WWE SD! LD 11/29/11 - The Livest of Live Discussions

[Harthan]

I really thought they were going to go for it, but yeah, the WWE underwhelmed at most occasions here. The cage match was pretty good, mostly because of a really nice finishing sequence. But all around...I feel like the WWE just trotted out the jobbers and the comedy segments constantly. Very little substance, lots of fluff. Oh well.

 

[Big Nick Dudley]

the 57 second long divas match

Boobs.

the backstage promos

Piper is still hanging around.

Michael Cole coming out dressed like reindeer

I laughed. Call me easily entertained, but I laughed.

 

[Uncle Sam]

It was a show of mediocre filler broken up by a genuinely fun Randy Orton match and a dramatic - if short - main event. That's what it was.

 

[Big Nick Dudley]

It was a show of mediocre filler broken up by a genuinely fun Randy Orton match and a dramatic - if short - main event. That's what it was.

Fine.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Yeah - that's what I thought.

 

[Harthan]

It was a show of mediocre filler broken up by a genuinely fun Randy Orton match and a dramatic - if short - main event. That's what it was.

More or less spot on.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Furthermore, this was the best part of the entire show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEo6m_SC9VE&t=6m56s

Orton's reaction to it mirrors my own.

 

[Ming]

Mark Henry is just awesome. The main event was great.

 

[Big Nick Dudley]

Yeah - that's what I thought.

Well, I didn't have much of an argument (the six or eight beers in my stomach said otherwise). Top to bottom, it wasn't a great show. A bit too enthusiastic, this guy was. Entertaining, to a drunkard. So, once again Samuel, you're right.

 

[The Champ]

I see nothing wrong with a show filled with some holiday fun/comedy.

No, it wasn't a great show wrestling-wise, which is generally something SmackDown is known for. But I found the skits to be pretty enjoyable, and the Orton match was hilarious.

 

[ShawnDiscipleSmith]

I actually made my chick sit with me and watch the whole episode. She hated wrestling to start the night but by the end of the main event she was as invested as I was, and she even popped for the false finish with the ankle lock! So all in all a great episode for me.

 

[¡Roján!]

Well, spank my arse and call me Ted, I enjoyed Jinder Mahal and Otunga. What Da Fudge?

 

[Uncle Sam]

I see nothing wrong with a show filled with some holiday fun/comedy.

I don't either, which is why I was so bemused when WWE bypassed that idea and headed straight for the unfunny, painfully drawn out shit drawer.

The only holiday fun to be had came from Randy Orton and David Otunga. I think we were all pretty surprised by that.

 

[TLC]

Otunga vs Orton was fucking amazing.

 

[Coco]

He wasn't as much as he should.

Considering how WWE books him, it was a miracle he was as over as he was. He definitely won over an ambivalent audience over the course of the match. Now if only Bryan got the chance to show those skills off every week.

 

[Vega]

Well, yeah, he wasn't as much as he should to be a serious contender for the title.

But that's just the WWE rollercoaster. There are no consistent pushes, either you're in the spotlight or not. It seems like they put the spotlight on Bryan now, and I'm sure he'll be ready when Mania comes around if the push continues ("begins" is probably the better term). Giving him the title yesterday wouldn't have done him any favors.