The One and Only WWE Smackdown Thread (12-12-02)

[Guest Nevermortal]

SmackDown! preview for Dec. 12, 2002

 

With just three days until Armageddon, Kurt Angle will be gearing up for his showdown with the WWE Champion, the Big Show. What will Paul Heyman do to help his client prepare for this daunting title defense? Will Angle find the key to toppling the giant? Tune in at 8/7 CT this Thursday night on UPN to find out!

 

The big day is almost here for Stephanie McMahon. After a grueling bidding war with Eric Bischoff, the SmackDown! General Manager has persuaded Scott Steiner to sign with her promotion. Ironically, Big Poppa Pump will sign his SmackDown! contract this Thursday night in Atlanta, the former home of Bischoff's World Championship Wrestling! Will the RAW GM make one last desperate attempt to change the Big Bad Booty Daddy's mind? Watch it all unfold on SmackDown!

 

What matches will be announced for this Sunday's pay-per-view? What is the status of Rey Mysterio after last week's vicious attack by Albert? Get all the answers this Thursday night on SmackDown! Catch it at 8/7 CT on UPN!

[Guest Goodear]

Bill and Show absolutely suck... I wish people would stop lumping Albert in with those lumps.

[Guest Nevermortal]

Albert definitely sucks.

[Guest bps "The Truth" 21]

Albert absolutely sucks.

[Guest Goodear]

But on the scale of suck he's about 8 notches above DeMott and Show. The guy can do more than moonsault or chokeslam... respectively.

[Guest El Satanico]

He can?

[Guest nikowwf]

Albert is the epitome of suck.

 

niko

[Guest bps "The Truth" 21]

Albert positively sucks.

 

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[Guest Goodear]

Bah, Albert is in the middle of the WWE talent pool and is a lot less sucky than everyone here gives him credit for...

[Guest El Satanico]

He's in the middle? riiiight

 

What exactly does Albert do that makes him talented?

[Guest bps "The Truth" 21]

Good question. I have yet to see Albert do anything remotely average.

[Guest nikowwf]

It takes guts to walk around dressed like a big gay biker man. Thats one thing!

 

niko

[Guest EricMM]

If albert is less sucky than people say, does that mean that he is good enough for our time? Does that mean that there aren't 50 people out there who aren't a million times better at putting a match together than he is? (And yes I'm sure SOME of them are as big as him)

[Guest Will Scarlet]

Well, I liked the Albert & Test tag team for some odd reason. Of course...I think Albert pretty much sucks now.

[ChrisMWaters 0]

Albert has never been a great solo guy.

 

He always worked better, if you ask me, with someone to help him.

 

With Droz he had something, even though that was unfortunately cut short. He then went to Bossman, then with Test being managed by Trish, then X-Factor, was nothing for a while, then teamed with Scotty as the "Hip Hop Hippo." Now, he's just...there.

[Guest nikowwf]

I think the Albert push would bother me less if I could remember even 1 albert match that I thought was really good.

 

niko

[Guest EricMM]

I don't know anyone who disagrees with the fact that Albert w/ a shirt can pull off one of the top 3 possibly best big man match in the wwe, at least on his end. I think Palumbo has some swank punches, and there are a few other big men who can work, but albert can sometimes work well. He can do ANYTHING the big show can do, and he can do a lot that the big show can't.

 

But he walks around with all that back hair, and he isn't really as good as say, matt hardy. So I mean, I don't think many people like looking at him, let alone watch him.

[Guest Goodear]

I'll say Albert is better (in that I would rather see an Albert match than one of these guys) than...

 

Big Show

Bill DeMott

Crash

Kidman (who's gotten terribly, terribly dull)

Chuck Palumbo

Rico

Bradshaw

Any Dudley in singles competition... (but not in tags)

Al Snow

Maven

Nowinski

B2

Cena

Rosie

Regal (for the last year)

Stamboli

Credible

Funaki (does nothing for me)

Rikishi

Mark Henry

 

So... he's about in the middle of the pack without really getting anything out of the WWE by way of a push as of the last 2 weeks.

[Guest tpww7]

I dont think Albert is better than Snow, Nowinski, or Cena.

[Guest buffybeast]

Thank God there are people out there who can see that Albert has some talent and does not suck. Really, some of you wouldn't know an untalented worked if he walked right up to you and said "I suck".

 

If you think he sucks, some of you geniuses should watch some of these guys on the indy circuit. You will truly see someone who sucks and has no talent.

[Paul Stanley 0]

People on the indy circuit > Albert

[Paul Stanley 0]

He's a bad worker, plain and simple along with Show, Henry, etc.

 

Wouldn't be nowhere if he wasn't a HOSS~!

[Guest El Satanico]

Once again...

 

what...talent...does...Albert...have

 

Do i need to use sign language

[Guest buffybeast]

People on the indy circuit > Albert

You obviously haven't attended a great many indy shows (besides TNA, ROH, etc). Most of the shows I've been to have workers who are horrible. They blow simple moves like headlocks or drop toe holds. There is a reason why Albert has a job in WWE.

 

 

Once again...

 

what...talent...does...Albert...have?

 

He's a talented big man. For the thousandth time, you cannot compare a guy like Albert to someone like Kidman. It's not fair.

 

He's a good power wrestler. That's his talent.

[Paul Stanley 0]

People on the indy circuit > Albert

You obviously haven't attended a great many indy shows (besides TNA, ROH, etc). Most of the shows I've been to have workers who are horrible. They blow simple moves like headlocks or drop toe holds. There is a reason why Albert has a job in WWE.

 

 

Once again...

 

what...talent...does...Albert...have?

 

He's a talented big man. For the thousandth time, you cannot compare a guy like Albert to someone like Kidman. It's not fair.

 

He's a good power wrestler. That's his talent.

I've attended more indy shows than you have orgasmed for Albert.

 

 

 

He has power yes, THAT'S ALL HE HAS!

 

A power wrestler is someone like Lesnar, and Lesnar > Albert

[Paul Stanley 0]

Oh and the reason Albert has a job in the WWE is because he is big, that's it.

 

You think they hired Paul Wight, Albert etc. for their wrestling talent?

[Guest BobBacklundRules]

Albert doesn't suck, he used to suck. Vince renamed Albert to A-Train, A-Train is the one sucks.

[Paul Stanley 0]

A-Train is as much of a stupid wrestling name as "Albert"

[Guest BorneAgain]

A-Train is as much of a stupid wrestling name as "Albert"

Its no H-bomb (Horace's nickname)

[Guest FeArHaVoC]

Albert's more useless then a Female in Jeff Hardy's Bed.