SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2005 This has to be the weakest No Way Out in history Remember how awful 2003 was? The only thing it had going for it was the return of Stone Cold. It was a co-brand (as they all were back then), but Angle didn't even defend his title, and Triple H faced Scott Steiner. The mani event was the pointless Rock/Hogan rematch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kahran Ramsus 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2005 It was main evented by three straight negative-star matches if I recall. Poor Montreal. First the screwjob, then they had to endur that abortion of a show. The worst since 1999 easily. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tekcop 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2005 Cena vs Angle > Cena vs Taker Actually, Cena vs. Taker is better than Cena vs just about anyone. Anyways, I think I might just order this show. Other than the Rumble, I don't remember the last time I ordered a WWE PPV, but this looks pretty good. The build up for JBL vs. Show has sucked for the most part, but I'm a mark for both guys so I'll probably enjoy that anyways. Cena vs. Angle was good once, it should be good again. Taker vs. Reigns has the possibility of being really good if it isn't squashariffic That still leaves things like Eddie and someone vs. The Bashams, a CW Title match and something else. That's really not too shabby. See, SD! really is better than RAW. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 We have a fourth match! According to the PWInsider radio show, Eddie/Rey vs. Bashams for the tag titles was already announced at the tapings tonight, and Rey will be facing one of the Bashams either on Smackdown or Velocity (didn't catch which one). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
algrim 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 You can also expect a CW title match, along with the Ms.Smackdown Diva contest (if Meltzer's sources are correct). Personally I just the CW match. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 According to the latest WO.com update, there are still third-row ringside tickets available, and every major radio station in the market is giving tickets away as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 Forgot to add this from the press conference earlier: by Andrew Lorenz I just got back from the big No Way Out Press Conference at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh. Nothing really to report. Michael Cole MC'd it. Teddy Long opened up with the usual gimmick. He said that he's invited Batista to attend No Way Out and that he accepted. John Cena came out and did his thing, followed by Torrie who announced that there will be a contest for "Who's the Next Smackdown Diva" during the PPV that fans will vote on. (great, as if it's not enough to waste valuable time on free TV, now we have to pay to watch that! yay!) Booker T was there, then Rey Mysterio who introduced Eddie Guerrero. I got the feeling that they were playing up their friendship a little too much which should instensify the angle when Guerrero turns on Rey. Just a guess though. Kurt Angle got a big pop when he came out, even though he was 50/50 booed when Cena talked about him 5 minutes earlier. Big Show came out with Joy Gio-no-talent who proved her worth by not saying a word and just taking off her business suit jacket, then sitting down. There was only about 100 fans there. I think there was only 1 legit news camera there along with the WWE hard camera & a roaming camera. There may have been 2 news stations there though. It was only about a half hour long, then they rushed the workers backstage to get rid of the fans. I guess the media was to interview them later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FromBeyondTheGrave Report post Posted February 16, 2005 WWE Title, Barbed Wire Steel Cage Match JBL .VS. The Big Show. 25min - 40min. Winner: JBL. No. Not at all. I saw you list Triple H Vs. Batista as 25-40 as well. Again, not happening. Don't be silly. A man can dream. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 Torrie who announced that there will be a contest for "Who's the Next Smackdown Diva" during the PPV that fans will vote on. (great, as if it's not enough to waste valuable time on free TV, now we have to pay to watch that! yay!) Well, it's not like SD can get much worse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChick 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 At least it's only one night and not 10 weeks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 At least it's only one night and not 10 weeks. That's just to choose the Diva. Who knows how much air time she'll take up in the coming weeks and months. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChick 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 True, but can it be worse than the Diva Search? I mean, we have around half of them cluttering both shows and it indirectly killed the women's division. Unless this somehow kills the tag division or something, it just can't be as bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Young 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 It's also a nice bit of continuity by WWE, as Angle was Cena's first opponent, and I don't think they've wrestled one another since. They've wrestled each other several times, including at least 2 PPV matches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 Unless this somehow kills the tag division or something, it just can't be as bad. Vince already put the CW belt on a woman, and he thinks almost as little of the tag titles, which are worthless right now anyway. I won't be surprised if or when some faceless and meaningless diva wins another title Vince doesn't care about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChick 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 I won't be surprised if or when some faceless and meaningless diva wins another title Vince doesn't care about. So, every title but the two world titles? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 I won't be surprised if or when some faceless and meaningless diva wins another title Vince doesn't care about. So, every title but the two world titles? I wouldn't be surpised. At this rate, Smackdown will have more women than men on the roster. They've got to do something with them. Well, something they can put on TV. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChick 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 They should just be there for photo shoots or something. Really, what do they add on TV? Nothing. They are there to look pretty and be hot. That, or they should be managers. Amy and Joy had fine roles, same as Hiroko. But what the hell does Dawn Marie do? Or that fitness girl, Michelle? Or Jackie? Or Torrie? Yeah, there are males who have no roles too and flounder, but at least they wrestle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 Not to mention that with each additonal woman foisted onto Smackdown, all the rest mean that little bit less. With all these faceless, talentless, big tittied broads appearing, you'd think Vince Russo was booking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChick 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 I guess Vince doesn't realize that in this case, less is more. For the last little while, the main pretty divas have been Trish, Torrie and Stacy. Each, Stacy to a lesser extent I suppose, have contributed tons to WWE. Why? Because fans knew who they were. In Torrie's case, the really, really wanted to see her naked, so her Playboy did pretty well. In Trish's, she was the number one babyface, sold tons of merchandise, and had a big storyline romance with Jericho. Could they have done that with faceless bimbo #8? Yeah, pretty girls are great to look at, but why pay money for them if you don't care? These girls do NOTHING for Vince, with the exception of Playboy bound Christy. And even then, I really doubt that issue will sell as much as the ones in the past, because, get this, the fans really don't care for her. She's the redheaded broad who won that contest and is hyper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kahran Ramsus 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 WWE Title, Barbed Wire Steel Cage Match JBL .VS. The Big Show. 25min - 40min. Winner: JBL. No. Not at all. I saw you list Triple H Vs. Batista as 25-40 as well. Again, not happening. Don't be silly. A man can dream. Show can go 25 minutes, and so can JBL so I don't see why it can't be that long. I agree that it is too much time for Batista/Trip. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 Since when can Show go 25 minutes, at least not without having a heart attack ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FromBeyondTheGrave Report post Posted February 16, 2005 Since when can Show go 25 minutes, at least not without having a heart attack? That was the plan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 Since when can Show go 25 minutes, at least not without having a heart attack? That was the plan. If they want the JBL v Show match to go 25 minutes, it'll have to be overbooked into oblivion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kahran Ramsus 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 Since when can Show go 25 minutes, at least not without having a heart attack ? He went 23 in last year's Rumble, and he was the focus of the action pretty much the entire time he was in the ring. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 Since when can Show go 25 minutes, at least not without having a heart attack ? He went 23 in last year's Rumble, and he was the focus of the action pretty much the entire time he was in the ring. That had a bunch of other guys involved. In a BS singles match that goes 25 mnutes, they'll have to use every smoke and mirror trick in the book. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoff 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 The whole point of the Rumble, as well, is conserving energy, meaning that Show not doing a damn thing was actually solid booking. It'll bomb like Adam (5 points to the first to catch the reference) in a cage match where the fans'll be expecting violent action. JBL, despite improvements, isn't exactly a marathon man either, and that's not a good combo for a main event. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceman Spiff 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 I don't think Adam Bomb is that obscure. Unless you're referring to something else. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 The whole point of the Rumble, as well, is conserving energy, meaning that Show not doing a damn thing was actually solid booking. It'll bomb like Adam (5 points to the first to catch the reference) in a cage match where the fans'll be expecting violent action. JBL, despite improvements, isn't exactly a marathon man either, and that's not a good combo for a main event. BtVS ? I call this match at **, max. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoff 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 Spiff gets the points, and Spiffy, think of the numerous fans that have cropped up in the internet age that never say WWF before the Austin era. It's a safe bet a lot of them would never have heard of the mutant from Three Mile Island. HTQ -- I have no idea what Buffy has to do with this, but I do know that ** is pretty generous. JBL'll bust some hump, but it's not gonna go anywhere and I can't see it being better than *. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 HTQ -- I have no idea what Buffy has to do with this, but I do know that ** is pretty generous. JBL'll bust some hump, but it's not gonna go anywhere and I can't see it being better than *. Adam was the villian from the horrible season 4. I figured the reference was something obscure. I think the work itself will be *, but I'm adding * for the blood that will be needed to be shed to carry this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
