Stupidest/Worst/Most Offensive Smackdown (Special)

[Fuzzy Dunlop]

Okay, now I know that this was already billed as being Rey's tribute match to Eddie, and I thought that it was weird to promote a match for that already, but they could not have booked this any worse.

First, we see Rey in an Eddie shirt praying backstage, right? And he begs to win his match, and for Eddie to be his guardian angel during his match. At this point, as CRZ would say, my spider sense was tingling.

Then during the match, while he's getting the crap beat out of him, he starts screaming "Eddie! Edddddddiiiiiiiiiieeeeeee!!!!!" as if Eddie'll just jump the barricade and toss him a chair or something. Offensive.

Things would only get worse when Rey crawls over to Eddie's lowrider, and put his hands on it, and Tazz and Cole, don't remember which but probably both, surmise he's getting some sort of power from it? Buh?

Then Big Show, who turned face last night, and is entering a feud with the WWE's most hated heel, powerbombs Rey on top of Eddie's car, so now Big Show's a heel. Then Rey delivers multiple chair shots to Big Show even once he was already down and out, so now I guess Rey must be an even bigger heel.

And apparently Kane is now afraid of his brother, even with his fellow tag team champion, Big Show, the tag team, that is, that has been built as being completely unstoppable, but apparently one guy can take them.

Also, the only reason Taker interfered, from what I gather, is that as the Lord of Darkness, he oversees all dead souls, and was pissed at their treatment of Eddie's lowrider? I guess?

Then Randy Orton comes out of nowhere, and has a weapon waiting in Eddie's lowrider's trunk. So he must have known that Kane would interfere, leading to Taker interfering, leading to Orton getting an RKO on him, as that would be the only scenario to explain why he had a weapon in his dead rival's car.

Vince sees this as his opportunity to get Orton over, Orton destroys Eddie's car, and kills Taker in the process.

Meanwhile, the match they've built for over a week, Show/Rey, still hasn't actually happened.

[gWIL]

It was a tire iron, they tend to be in car trunks, so there wasn't a logic gap

[Downhome]

The last thirty minutes of the SD special was the most tasteless thing I've ever seen in pro wrestling, period. I'm highly disgusted with WWE right now over all of this.

[cbacon]

Jesus, this actually happened? I thought this was fantasy booking gone amok when I started reading.

[gWIL]

Alright it was bad. Most tasteless, maybe. But how many times has the Undertaker been killed? With a car even. Why does shit like this surprise you guys? This is WWE which is quite similar to a soap opera.

[BigDawgCarl]

Alright it was bad. Most tasteless, maybe. But how many times has the Undertaker been killed? With a car even. Why does shit like this surprise you guys? This is WWE which is quite similar to a soap opera.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

 

It's funny you mention the "soap opera" element, because switching from the dramatic-but-no-heat-drawing Shane/Eric segment to (I think) an Angle segment was very soap opera-like for some reason, more obvious than ever.

 

Austin is right, RAW is too polished nowadays. Dammit, take away all the flash and leave the curtain and TitanTron. It's 1997 bitches!

[BorneAgain]

Alright it was bad. Most tasteless, maybe. But how many times has the Undertaker been killed? With a car even. Why does shit like this surprise you guys? This is WWE which is quite similar to a soap opera.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Taker being "killed" is one thing. Its a bad thing to do less than three weeks after the death of a major talent, but still at least he's been "dead" before so the fans know not to take it seriously.

 

However doing so in the middle of a supposed tribute match, and using the favorite prop of the popular deceased wrestler to push a fued that's been going on to long already is complete shit.

[cbacon]

Nice to see Rey sacrfice more integrity after the whole debacle with his son.

[Downhome]

For anyone who didn't see it:

 

All you need to know is that Randy Orton used the late Eddie Guerrero's car, to "kill" Taker, after a Rey/TBS tibute match, which Rey just earlier dedicated to Eddie.

 

Just read that, and let that shit sink in.

[Guest clockworkraven]

I can handle a powerbomb through the car. That's fine. Cars are good for props. But the rest...

 

 

That really escalated quickly.

[Fökai]

I wonder if they were trying out new avenues in offending their audience without reprecussions?

 

Note: Canada, as well as a few states including Hawai'i won't see this show, thankfully.

[Hunter's Torn Quad]

Note: Canada, as well as a few states including Hawai'i won't see this show, thankfully.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

--Many people in Canada will be able to see tonight's special. Most digital cable systems in Canada pick up the Boston UPN affiliate WSBK. Those with dishes who have the American stations package also get that station. Many Southern Canada cable systems also pick up on cable UPN affiliates from the U.S. on basic.

 

From Meltzer.

[cbacon]

Damn. I wanted to see if it came off as bad as it sounds.

[BorneAgain]

I wonder if they were trying out new avenues in offending their audience without reprecussions?

 

Note: Canada, as well as a few states including Hawai'i won't see this show, thankfully.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

What sucks is that I had some high hopes for this show as more wrestling based hour, (which were actually getting fullfilled in the first 20 minutes) only to see it flushed down the toiled with the continual disgrace of Eddie's memory.

[2GOLD]

Eddie would have wanted it that way. Eddie loved stuff like this. Just like he loved Simon Dean and Eugene.

[Guest Leelee]

*cries the most*

[Lil' Bitch]

What a bunch of insensitive pricks, I can't fucking believe this.

[Fökai]

Note: Canada, as well as a few states including Hawai'i won't see this show, thankfully.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

--Many people in Canada will be able to see tonight's special. Most digital cable systems in Canada pick up the Boston UPN affiliate WSBK. Those with dishes who have the American stations package also get that station. Many Southern Canada cable systems also pick up on cable UPN affiliates from the U.S. on basic.

 

From Meltzer.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Thanks for ruining their week.

[Guest clockworkraven]

*cries the most*

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Orton went over Taker. You should be happy.

[The Niggardly King]

...

[gWIL]

If you guys are going to bitch, then quit watching. It's the only way ANYTHING will change.

[LaParkaYourCar]

I didn't even see it, but it sounds to me that everyone is overreacting.

[Silence]

Does anyone else think that the ending of the Tuesday Smackdown Special was by far the most tasteless segment that WWE has ever done?

[Hunter's Torn Quad]

If you guys are going to bitch, then quit watching. It's the only way ANYTHING will change.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Half of their audience has quit watching in the last five years. That didn't change anything.

[Guest Leelee]

I'd be happier that when Taker returns, Randall throws a bunch of drugs, steroids and a toothbrush at him... and tells him to die in Spanish. Might as well go all the way with it, now.

 

But, no, of course Randall will just run away like a little bitchcakes, get his ass kicked 99% of the time, cheat to win somehow, and then Taker makes more ouchies.

[The Niggardly King]

I don't know... maybe when Vince dies, we might get a segment of Shane and/or Stephanie dancing on his grave.

[The Czech Republic]

God I fucking love wrestling.

[Hunter's Torn Quad]

I don't know... maybe when Vince dies, we might get a segment of Shane and/or Stephanie dancing on his grave.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

They'd have to get in line first.

[gWIL]

Does anyone else think that the ending of the Tuesday Smackdown Special was by far the most tasteless segment that WWE has ever done?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Although it didn't really bother me, I'd put it at #2 right after Over the Edge not stopping.

[Golgo 13]

Let's hurry and start that petition.