OAO Smackdown Thread For 12/30/05

[Downhome 0]

Well at least MNM won the tag straps.

 

Nothing good can come from MH doing that to Batista though, nothing at all.

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

Mark Henry vs Batista at Royal Rumble?

 

I sure hope not.

 

But 2 years ago, SDs title match at RR was Lesnar vs Bob Holly.

 

Throwaway match..

 

MNM win the tag belts back, so I dont even understand why they had Batista/Rey win them in the first place.

[Guest Arnold_OldSchool]

"The World's Strongest man" almost dropped batista when he tried that press slam.

 

Its been 9 years and he's still "TWSM"

 

He was called "The World's 13th Strongest Man" by the boys back when he came in since he came in that place in the Olympics

 

 

Go eat another shit sammich Mark.

[ChrisMWaters 0]

And fuck Mark Henry. What would posess them to even think he has a chance of being remotely main event?

 

They have to justify how much they paid him SOMEHOW.

[Guest Nathan]

What the fuck went on in that spot...? :s

 

edit- OUCH. Nice bump there by Nitro.

 

I was just thinking...how great it is, seeing this dude come all the way from Tough Enough, to what he is now.

 

Oddly enough, that's what I was thinking too.

 

That match was really good... Henry as MNM's enforcer has me interested. Henry wrestling... not so much.

[AndrewTS 0]

 

2 months into the future:

 

Snitsky and Mark Henry, tag team champions.

[Guest Nathan]

Mark Henry vs Batista at Royal Rumble?

 

I sure hope not.

 

But 2 years ago, SDs title match at RR was Lesnar vs Bob Holly.

 

Throwaway match..

 

MNM win the tag belts back, so I dont even understand why they had Batista/Rey win them in the first place.

 

So they could hype the tag match at Armageddon as Champion vs. Champion.

[slimm44 0]

So they're basically wanting to injure Batista by putting him in a feud against Henry?

[Guest Nathan]

The main event was really good... if I were impotent I would allow Rey Mysterio to impregnate my wife.

[Exslade ZX 0]

The main event was really good... if I were impotent I would allow Rey Mysterio to impregnate my wife.

....the fuck?

[Guest Nathan]

Too far?

[Lord of The Curry 0]

Not far enough.

[AlaskanHero 0]

Is it just me or did Rey look a little pudgy?

[Scroby 0]

Should we start a poll on how soon Henry will get injured again?

[Matt Young 0]

Should we start a poll on how soon Henry will get injured again?

 

Not soon enough.

 

I wanted Matt Hardy to win, which he did... kinda. He and JBL, 2 guys I really like, have no chemistry together, however, judging from tonight and Armageddon. MNM winning the tag belts was great. Mark Henry... God, I hate that guy. Orton vs. Benoit was awesome as always, but Booker's commentary, while hilarious at times, really took away from the match. He should never be a regular commentator. And I marked out for Finlay... I never was a big fan of his, but I mark for just about anything WCW. Dude needs to feud with Regal and Benoit.

[UseTheSledgehammerUh 0]

The "spot" in question, I believe, was Nitro sliding/crawling over to cut off Rey from access to the corner and making the tag. It was realistic and a nice touch.

[Guest DuDe]

Except from Henry coming back, that was a very good Smackdown. Mexicools against the Dicks is worth a 3-star rating, Benoit - Orton was awesome and deserves a 4-star. If this is the start of a feud between Benoit and Orton then I'm satisfied.

A JBL vs Boogieman feud will at least give us some good promos...

 

Edit : Finlay, fuck yeah!

Edited December 31, 2005 by DuDe

[Hawk 34 0]

Should we start a poll on how soon Henry will get injured again?

 

Not soon enough.

 

I wanted Matt Hardy to win, which he did... kinda. He and JBL, 2 guys I really like, have no chemistry together, however, judging from tonight and Armageddon. MNM winning the tag belts was great. Mark Henry... God, I hate that guy. Orton vs. Benoit was awesome as always, but Booker's commentary, while hilarious at times, really took away from the match. He should never be a regular commentator. And I marked out for Finlay... I never was a big fan of his, but I mark for just about anything WCW. Dude needs to feud with Regal and Benoit.

 

What are you talking about? Booker T, in just two stints behind the table has outclassed everything Cole has done in the last 6 years.

 

Booker isn't his brother but he held his own. He was funny, smart and called the match. Which is all I can ask for from a commentator.

[Guest DuDe]

I want Nash to come back to the WWE and do color commentary.

[Just John 0]

I thought this was a solid SD. I don't know how this show manages to remain decent with all of the injuries and substandard writing.

 

I like Super Crazy and Psicosis as a tag team. They have good chemistry and are pretty over. Their match with the Dicks was surprisingly good. I loved the super-high dropkick spot and hope they use it again.

 

Benoit/Orton was decent, but not as good as their matches a year ago. I, too, thought the ending was stupid with Sharmell acting surprised that she got Orton DQ'ed after hitting him right in front of the ref. Actually, I liked the concept of Booker being replaced in the match, as it freshens up the series a bit and keeps things relatively interesting. As far as Booker on commentary goes, I thought his last performance was better. This week, he seemed like he was auditioning too much, and not letting anyone else talk. He still uses more move names than anyone else in WWE and could be really good as long as he learns when to NOT say anything.

 

What's with Kid Kash getting mic time? Is WWE actually going to focus on the CW's? Kash's promo reminded me of JBL when he started his heel run.

 

I'm glad MNM has the tag belts, but they need a real run, not a role as transtition holders. The Batista the sexual predator angle is stupid. Hopefully they just forget about that, but then his other option is fighting Mark Henry. I'm sure we're all looking forward to that one. The silver lining here is that this is likely the LAST Henry push we'll ever have to endure, as his contract ends this year. Once his ME program flops, his subsequent midcard programs go heatless, and he inevitably gets hurt, I don't see WWE re-signing him.

[Spaceman Spiff 0]

Looking over UTSU's win/loss thread, I totally forgot about SD's brief flirtation w/ the "Junior's Division". Glad they dumped that.

[LJSexay 0]

Should we start a poll on how soon Henry will get injured again?

 

Not soon enough.

 

I wanted Matt Hardy to win, which he did... kinda. He and JBL, 2 guys I really like, have no chemistry together, however, judging from tonight and Armageddon. MNM winning the tag belts was great. Mark Henry... God, I hate that guy. Orton vs. Benoit was awesome as always, but Booker's commentary, while hilarious at times, really took away from the match. He should never be a regular commentator. And I marked out for Finlay... I never was a big fan of his, but I mark for just about anything WCW. Dude needs to feud with Regal and Benoit.

 

What are you talking about? Booker T, in just two stints behind the table has outclassed everything Cole has done in the last 6 years.

 

Booker isn't his brother but he held his own. He was funny, smart and called the match. Which is all I can ask for from a commentator.

 

seeeriously. Booker was outstanding on commentary - not only giving his heel schitck great BUT also giving play by play! He certainly has a future there if/when he decides to retire.

 

Overall, Smackdown was awesome. Most of the matches were stellar, especially those already mentioned. I ony wish the production vaues were equal to those of RAW.. you can tell just by the opening credits that it's thought of as an afterthought.