JHawk 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2004 SmackDown from JHawk's Beak (6/10/2004) Explanations and the like in the intro. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest pinnacleofallthingsmanly Report post Posted June 11, 2004 You don't have to reserve judgement on Kenzo Suzuki. Let it be known from this day forth that he is garbage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Trivia247 Report post Posted June 11, 2004 I didn't get to see the finish of the match what was the finisher? some said a legsweep with a head lock or something Was it a Russian Legsweep? or the Stroke or what Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest I Got Banned for Sucking Report post Posted June 11, 2004 Let's place bets on how long Kenzo Suzuki is employed by the company. I'll say a month max. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrVenkman PhD 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2004 It was an Iron Claw into an STO (Kenzo's finisher, that is) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anakin Flair 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2004 With Kenzo, it looks like they are still doing the Hirohito gimick without calling him Hirohito. Oh, and he really, truley, sucks. All he had were crappy looking chops. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2004 I actually watched pretty much the whole show. It wasn't extremely terrible, but I think a lot of it had to do with a good cruiser match, and the Gauntriple Challenge, or whatever. I agree that the psychology of the latter was all screwed up though--Booker wasting time, Cena NOT trying to waste time. It's bad when pro wrestlers make mistakes that a little bit of common sense should have taken care of. Kenzo sucks, but he isn't the Japanese Nathan Jones. His offense looked hella weak and his moveset was yeech. Working too "airy" spelled bad news for Ultimo, so we shall see. Note to WWE bookers: modern-day Japan is nothing like a Kurosawa sushi western film, and Kenzo is no Toshirô Mifune. Oh, JHawk--if all your Smackdown reports were formatted this way, I don't think people would miss the old ones much. Until SD gets good again, it isn't too pressing to recap it in much detail. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JHawk 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2004 Oh, JHawk--if all your Smackdown reports were formatted this way, I don't think people would miss the old ones much. Until SD gets good again, it isn't too pressing to recap it in much detail. Yeah, you're probably right, but I'm a sucker for detail. Did they give a name for Kenzo's finisher, or did Cole just call it something along the lines of "Japanese takedown"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Real F'n Show Report post Posted June 12, 2004 Wow Smackdown didn't sound that bad this week, but I still didn't watch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2004 Did they give a name for Kenzo's finisher, or did Cole just call it something along the lines of "Japanese takedown"? Nope, no name for it yet, I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted June 12, 2004 Sounds like a Downward Spiral from what I'm gathering, but it probably isn't. Cole: SUZUKI WITH A SIDEWALK SLAM! (actually a punch) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iggymcfly 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2004 I can't remember exactly what Cole said for the move, but I know the word "legsweep" was in there. All it really was was a legsweep with him pushing down on the other guy's head a little bit as he did it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Wondermouse Report post Posted June 12, 2004 Sounds like a Downward Spiral from what I'm gathering, but it probably isn't. Cole: SUZUKI WITH A SIDEWALK SLAM! (actually a punch) It's more like an STO. He puts on the iron claw, and then sweeps them forward, driving the back of their head to the mat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted June 12, 2004 Oh...damn it, my informers screw me up again. I didn't watch but someone told me he dropped him face first. Grr....Now I'm MAD!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest I Got Banned for Sucking Report post Posted June 12, 2004 The show's on in under 15 minutes and I'm kinda looking forward to it. *Takes temperature* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haVoc 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2004 WWE Smackdown did a 3.0 rating this week with a 5 share. That is down from a 3.2 last week and is another horrible rating for the show. Credit: PWInsider.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrVenkman PhD 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2004 I love the absolute and total difference in ratings reporting from PWI and Meltzer. Meltzer reported the same rating, but went on to say "This rating is quite good for being up against the NBA Finals and the MTV Movie Awards (which cut into SD's rating every year)." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Astro Report post Posted June 12, 2004 So in a few months when Raw's Main Event scene is stale again, and Shelton/Edge/Batista and Orton (Raw's Next level of stars) won't be able have any fresh matches since many of the matches between them have taken place already....will SD! Suddenly seem fresh since they'll have a wealth of fresh , albeit crappy new guys? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest pinnacleofallthingsmanly Report post Posted June 12, 2004 Kenzo's move looks more like a takedown than any kind of slam. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest I Got Banned for Sucking Report post Posted June 13, 2004 While bring far from a great show, I actually didn't mind it. I loved how much the wrestling portion was focused on. Some great wrestling on the show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clean rob 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2004 In case anyone's interested, Kenzo's finisher is a slightly modified jiu jitsu technique called Osotogari ('Major Outer Reap'), which Tazz called correctly. It's actually one of the first things most jitsu schools teach (because it's fairly simple and low-impact) and I've seen white belts do it better than Suzuki did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dark Age 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2004 While bring far from a great show, I actually didn't mind it. I loved how much the wrestling portion was focused on. Some great wrestling on the show. No there wasn't. Please show me this 'great wrestling' that took place on SmackDown! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
