When it comes to Romans return, you MUST have his music play, at this point it's really part of his character, it fits so well with how important he is.
I like the Bloodline 2.0 story, but the problem is just that the story of them has felt like it's in a holding pattern for the last month until Roman re-enters the picture.
My thoughts are if Gunther/Priest go on Before Liv and Rhea, you have Fin Balor turn on Rhea and side with Liv. Now you've got two sides of Judgment day, or Priest, Rhea, and Dom go off on their own.
I think Jacob Fatu has been booked as a beast for a reason, maybe the reports were a deliberate work because you can quite easily not have him taking out like 2 people every week. He is overshadowing Solo, but I think it’s by design.
Thing with Fatu is they’re presenting him as a beast (as they should) but they’re not even showcasing his amazing mic skills. He could easily be the main guy
I won’t be surprised if Rhea wins the title back only for the big betrayal reveal during Priest’s title match. Also expect Raquel to come back, probably during the raw after summerslam. Interesting to see which way Raquel goes since she hates Rhea but will she go along with this darker Liv. Don’t think Liv will get both Raquel and Dom by her side.
Priest wins - not sure how this happens but I just see Priest winning here and Gunther at Bash at Berlin. Nia wins - better stories going forward with Nia as champ. I think Tiffany plays a part and she'll even tease a cash-in but end up letting Nia take it. Liv 100% wins - Not sure who in JD (I'm leaning towards Finn and Dom is truly just a pawn at this point...I agree that Dom isn't clever enough) turns but someone in JD turns. Rhea will eventually win at Bad Blood. Logan wins - I am not confident on this one and I want LA Knight win but I just feel Logan retains here. Bron wins - I kinda think it should be almost a squash match. This is another no brainer. Sami shouldn't have the belt while being in the BL v BL feud. Drew wins - With Drew getting screwed over so much it just feels like Drew gets this one...Seth will of course play a role in Punks loss. Cody wins - I think Cody will win before Roman comes back. I'm not sure how it plays out and it could be with the help of Roman but I just don't see Roman helping Cody. HHH has been good about someone not just coming back and being buddy buddy with everyone they've wronged so I see a return for Roman, Paul and maybe even Jimmy Uso but they won't play a role in Cody's win. I do think Jey, KO, and Randy will add assistance though.
I have to say. Gunther is the obvious choice but they can still have priest win. Would be really funny and kinda cool if this is when he finally wins clean to cement his babyface turn. But then there’s Finn. Very interested in this match.
Surely the reports that WWE were hesitant to bring Jacob in because he would overshadow solo. Have been completely debunked. If you were scared, someone was going to overshadow someone, then why would you have them debut in such an epic manner? That doesn't sound like something you're going to do for someone that you're scared will overshadow somebody that you're trying to build. What's more if you actually look at Jacob , in MLW and you look at him now. It's clear why they've kept him off TV because the guy has been working out like a beast. That's why they waited not because they were scared he would overshadow solo. Because that just doesn't make logical sense.
Wwe have been teasing Roman’s return so much now, and people are now starting to expect him to return, but I don’t think he will. I think they will swerve us with a rock return, make the story feel like the bloodline is in control and must be stopped, and the only man who can stop them hasn’t and won’t return. Also I made a bet with my friend and would really like to not have to review every Kanye song!
The problem with the whole 1997 Summerslam Bret Hart v Undertaker finish is that Drew has a reason to hate both Rollins and Punk. Taker just lost the title due to a rogue chair shot. I personally think that Rollins would rather screw Punk than McIntyre due to his sheer hatred for him, calling him a cancer in the industry. It just writes itself.
Somebody has to be one who wins a belt and loses it quickly in this new world of long titles runs. I'd count the tag title switch last night but both tag belts feel like they can just be flipped whenever. All the singles belts have been treated like once you win you're guaranteed 6 months with it.
The fact people can't fathom the whole point of the bloodline standing tall was for them to take out each of cody's allies 1by1 and also turn randy heel. It's not that hard to grasp
I think a hooded figure will cost Solo. After Cody wins, the hood comes down to reveal Jimmy. The Bloodline surround him in the ring and then Roman's music hits to make the save. Good Bloodline stands tall as the show closes.
The show looks like it will be a fantastic time but man, with a 7 match card, the sheer amount of commercial breaks on this thing I am paying for is gonna be a struggle.
My Predictions: Gunther to beat Damien Priest to become the new World Heavyweight Champion Bayley to beat Nia Jax to retain the WWE Women's Championship Liv Morgan to beat Rhea Ripley to retain the Women's World Championship LA Knight to beat Logan Paul to become the new U.S Champion Bron Breakker to beat Sami Zayn to become the new Intercontinental Champion CM Punk to beat Drew Mcintyre Cody Rhodes to beat Solo Sikoa to retain the WWE Championship.
So...then Drew vs Punk should've been HIAC afterall since everyone is spinning off. The Itchy and Scratchy/Punk Drew routine is getting old. Drew needs to win or get dq'd for going too far.
Remember what Solo said after Wrestlemania. “Losing has consequences” I think that’s an important line to remember in Romans’s or maybe Rock’s potential return
Regarding JD, I think the end result should be everyone, including Dom, turns on Priest & Ripley to side with Liv. Rhea is already a face and Priest is ready to go full babyface, plus its an ironic twist that JD kicks out Priest and Rhea, as that's exactly what happened to Edge. As for Dom, he's a big heel. He should just be a heel going forward because it suits him so well.
I've got a crazy pitch. Have a DQ finish. Have Romans music hit to distract Solo, Cody hits the Cross Rhodes and as he goes for the pin the Bloodline 2.0 jump in, but have Solo loft the shoulder just in time
I've never bought Solo's thumb poke of doom as a finisher. Unless the wrestler who takes it kayfabes a crushed larynx for the next few weeks, then what the Hell is it? Dude pokes you with a thumb and it's all over.
I actually think its been a positive waiting on LA Knight to win the title. Its shown he can actually keep crowd support and momentum as a popular midcard talent
I’m thinking the swerve is Jimmy returns to cost Solo the match, Cody wins and then the Bloodline attack Jimmy and THEN Roman returns. It doesn’t really make sense for him to return and help Cody but it does make sense that he returns to assist Jimmy.
I’d argue that Drew has been Bret Hart and Punk has been Austin. Think of it Bret kept getting screwed and nobody seemed to care and Austin was the one stirring the pot. Also Luke hearing you talk about all the Fin clues I had a vision of seeing the clues revisited like the end of the Faith No More Strip Search video.
What if . Hear me out , one of the members of the blood line try to interfere, jimmy comes out and kicks one of them , they jump jimmy , distract solo , Cody wins , then the bloodline attack Cody .. when Jacob Fatu is about to place the necklace on solo , Roman’s theme song plays 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I've got a feeling that we might actually get Brock Lesnar coming in to help Cody when the odds are stacked against him. He hates the Bloodline, he's still a Paul Heyman guy when the chips are down, and he respects Cody.
My prediction for the main event. Randy and KO attack bloodline getting them out of there. Hooded figure attacks Solo causing Cody to win. After match hooded figure revealed as Jimmy Uso. Solo and Jimmy face off and Roman’s music hits.
Im starting to think Seths "i will count when i want to count" makes me think we will see a recreation of SummerFest 97 but Rollins refuses to count and when he and Punk are going at it Drew recovers and hits a claymore and gets the win
Here's what grinds my gears with Damien Vs. Gunther. Nobody can say a valid reason for Gunther winning other than Papa H loves the guy. There's no valid story reason for Gunther to win the title. Gunther wins, then what? Who does he fued with? There's nothing there yet for Gunther. The only way I see Gunther winning is having Finn cost Damien the title, but then you ruin the big reveal for Reah Vs. Liv. Damien retaining makes more sense. He proves he's the real deal. You can set up Damien Vs. Finn for the belt and give Gunther the redemption against Damien in the future. The other thing is Seth, McIntyre, and CM Punk are gunning for the title come Mania season. Are you going to feed them to Gunther? Idk. It doesn't make sense to have Gunther win.
Gunther can go on to winner of Phil-Drew, followup that with him facing the winner of Seth/Loser of Phil-Drew, circle back to Damien around Rumble time. Then if your going Dragonov-Gunther for Mania then you set it up by Ilija being the Iron Man in the Rumble only to fall just short, then he wins the Chamber after being either one of the first two or the first one out of the pod. If you really insist on waiting till Bash in Berlin... Fine? But as someone who believes we are heading towards Rhea-Dom-Damien vs Finn-JD-Liv.... Damien doesn't need the belt in that feud.
@SteintheKid so you feed either Seth, Punk, or Drew to Gunther just to have a repeat match from NXT at Mania? Idk..... I can't see that happening so soon. Besides, Gunther's gimmick isn't connecting with the fans. Or at least his promo doesn't seem to have any reaction from the fans. Other than the typical booing a heel gets by insulting the crowd. Having Damien drop the title now undermines the whole "I have to prove I'm worthy of this title" story. He loses the last 4 months of work just goes out the window. He wasn't good enough cause he just lost to a guy that before last monday, he hasn't had a televised match since May. Yeah, that doesn't make sense to me.
I have a feeling Nia vs Bayley might underdeliver. They had a good match in NXT sure, but (and this very much is just my opinion and probably not the prevailing one at the moment) Nia has only marginally improved on the return run. She got a little safer in the ring, but there hasn’t been a single match since she came back that I went “oh wow Nia really stood out and showed dramatic improvement.” Couple that with the NXT crowd from the black and gold days having their good match in their minds and it’s setting an even higher expectation that I don’t think it’ll live up to. I hope I’m wrong, the last thing I want to see is disappointing or bad matches, but I just have not seen anything that gives me the feeling of this being a big match.
The Punk Drew finish can go either way actually. I can see Drew winning thanks to unintentional interference from Seth. Drew leaves happy and now Seth has cost punk like he cost him
Ilja v Gunther would be an excellent BIB main. Both dudes are wXw legends and you can bet that a lot of that PLE crowd will be wXw fans. It's a nice treat for the crowd. I'd rather Bron, who presumably is winning the IC Title; have long reign and I think you can build to Ilja v Bron down the line. Possibly at Mania.
The Smackdown this Friday should end as follows: Bloodline 2.0 is in the middle of another beat down on Cody. From the entrance, Paul Heyman steps out, wearing a neck brace. He watches for a moment, as the Bloodline stands over a fallen Cody and raises the ones. Then just as the logo appears in the corner of the screen, Paul takes out his phone and, very deliberately, says. "Call Roman Reigns!", and fade to black.
man I'm excited for the whole show but looking at the card it makes me sad there isn't any tag title matches, and they haven't built to anything for them. i miss tag team wrestling it feels like both companies haven't been building there tag divisions much lately
Yeah, having the tag title match on smackdown is dumb, they should've had different challengers and been on the PPV. I mean.. with Gargano is just. makes. sense.. I definitely do prefer the product we're getting these days, but some of the booking decisions have been confusing to say the least.
Or...Roman's music hit after Solo win, someone walking in a hood and mask comes to the ring, puts the ulafala on Solo only for Solo to put the ulafala on him, hands him the championship, and reveals it's The Rock
What about this, Solo calls in Fatu to finish off Cody and Fatu takes out Solo and say "For MY Tribal Chief", then Raynes music hits. Raynes sent Fatu in.
Ok Gunther Bayley (WITH cash in, you need to pull the trigger now knowing how over Tiffany is) Liv (with Dom AND Finn turning on Rhea (not like that grow up)) LA Knight Drew Cody
Nia Jax wins here. Jordynne Grace vs Nia at Survivor Series. Grace wins the WWE Women's Championship!!! It's Tiffy Time! Stratton cashes in and wins the title from Grace. You want a first time ever? A non-WWE wrestler wins a WWE title on a WWE PLE. And it's counted.
I predict punk gets screwed over by Seth Rollins, bloodline win the tag titles, Liv Morgan retains, nia Jax wins the title but tiffy cashes in, Cody Rhodes retains only to get jumped then roman reigns returns to help Cody.
Suggestion for the Roman return: do what Dan said, rhan have him leave, Solo goes mad over the next few weeks, and then have the music pop on the go home show or at BiB. Roman isn't gonna be there every week anyway 😂
I have another idea for Roman return, if we go off history of the Bloodline, I think we will have the return of Roman at Summerslam but I see him doing the swerve of pretending to save Cody but infact joining the bloodline under Solo. Solo then will treat Roman like Roman treated Jey at the start of the Bloodline and over time Jey and Jimmy try and save Roman from Solo and the new bloodline members, (Sami role).
I don't think Roman physically returns at SS... but his music plays distracting and costing Solo. Solo then goes on TV and demands Roman show himself. Weeks pass, eventually Roman returns, asks who the hell Solo is to demand anything of him. Bloodline 2.0 attack and beat down Roman. Roman turns to Jey/Jimmy/Rock and sets up WarGames match, Rock turns on him there, setting up Roman/Rock at Wrestlemania.
I think drew will beat punk thanks to seth Damien beats gunther 🏆 Seth and Damien will have their rematch seth will win 🏆 Punk will beat drew during that ppv Punk drew seth have a triple threat drew wins that for the championship Gunther vs drew at royal rumble gunther wins 🏆 Seth vs punk showdown in the rumble wrestlemania seth vs punk
Honestly think you're being a bit harsh on Smackdown, for sure the past couple of weeks have been meh (really not a fan of Gauntlet matches) but it had a decent run of very good shows before that.
I'm predicting that in the 3hr preshow that unholy union will lose to jade and Bianca because they have done naout with the titles since winning them. And the bloodline will win the smackdown titles in the preshow also.
I agree. WWE needs to give me a reason to care that Roman is coming back beyond: "Hey... Remember that 4 year long storyline..? What if we... Continued doing it..!? 😮"
@@Ciki92 I agree with this in theory, but if Roman/Rock or both are coming back then that has to be your closing shot of the night. Purely from a business standpoint, that will get more eyes on SD than whatever ending we get from Drew v Punk will bring to Raw. It’s unfortunately just a purely numbers based thing.
Can we go back to defending the WrestleTalk championship during premium live events
Who is the current champ...I've forgotten...
Sat.
Sat curse
@@UnitedbytheWordMinistriesSat E Lesnar
Sat killed it mate
When it comes to Romans return, you MUST have his music play, at this point it's really part of his character, it fits so well with how important he is.
It’s crazy to think at this point, Sat E. Niangi has defended his Wrestletalk title LESS than Logan Paul has with the US title!
Too bad they wont read this comment because you didn't pay them $15 to do so 😂
I will say, Liv has far exceeded her first title reign, she’s been great and her promos have been much improved
Luke keeps saying Punk is Hart in this situation, he’s really not. Drew has been screwed numerous times, that was Bret’s entire thesis
I'm struggling to see how Drew is the heel here. Drew hasn't cheated or interfered or anything. Punk is constantly screwing him over
@@rr2637Dawg, taking a bracelet with someone’s wife’s name on it? That ain’t a good guy thing to do 😂 (they’re both terrible human beings)
Drew being mad about being screwed over makes him the "heel". 😂
@@rr2637 that’s the thing, he’s a justified heel, which was Bret’s whole thing. “I keep getting screwed & looked over & etc etc”
I like the Bloodline 2.0 story, but the problem is just that the story of them has felt like it's in a holding pattern for the last month until Roman re-enters the picture.
My thoughts are if Gunther/Priest go on Before Liv and Rhea, you have Fin Balor turn on Rhea and side with Liv. Now you've got two sides of Judgment day, or Priest, Rhea, and Dom go off on their own.
I think Jacob Fatu has been booked as a beast for a reason, maybe the reports were a deliberate work because you can quite easily not have him taking out like 2 people every week. He is overshadowing Solo, but I think it’s by design.
He's in the spot Solo was in with Roman, except Jacob is portrayed like a wild madman where Solo was the quiet killer
Thing with Fatu is they’re presenting him as a beast (as they should) but they’re not even showcasing his amazing mic skills. He could easily be the main guy
I won’t be surprised if Rhea wins the title back only for the big betrayal reveal during Priest’s title match. Also expect Raquel to come back, probably during the raw after summerslam. Interesting to see which way Raquel goes since she hates Rhea but will she go along with this darker Liv. Don’t think Liv will get both Raquel and Dom by her side.
McIntyre WINS Rollins screws Punk to kick start THEIR feud
Summerslam 1997 for sure
Priest wins - not sure how this happens but I just see Priest winning here and Gunther at Bash at Berlin.
Nia wins - better stories going forward with Nia as champ. I think Tiffany plays a part and she'll even tease a cash-in but end up letting Nia take it.
Liv 100% wins - Not sure who in JD (I'm leaning towards Finn and Dom is truly just a pawn at this point...I agree that Dom isn't clever enough) turns but someone in JD turns. Rhea will eventually win at Bad Blood.
Logan wins - I am not confident on this one and I want LA Knight win but I just feel Logan retains here.
Bron wins - I kinda think it should be almost a squash match. This is another no brainer. Sami shouldn't have the belt while being in the BL v BL feud.
Drew wins - With Drew getting screwed over so much it just feels like Drew gets this one...Seth will of course play a role in Punks loss.
Cody wins - I think Cody will win before Roman comes back. I'm not sure how it plays out and it could be with the help of Roman but I just don't see Roman helping Cody. HHH has been good about someone not just coming back and being buddy buddy with everyone they've wronged so I see a return for Roman, Paul and maybe even Jimmy Uso but they won't play a role in Cody's win. I do think Jey, KO, and Randy will add assistance though.
I have to say. Gunther is the obvious choice but they can still have priest win. Would be really funny and kinda cool if this is when he finally wins clean to cement his babyface turn. But then there’s Finn. Very interested in this match.
They had priest beating up gunther basically every week on TV I'd be shocked if gunther lost
Surely the reports that WWE were hesitant to bring Jacob in because he would overshadow solo. Have been completely debunked.
If you were scared, someone was going to overshadow someone, then why would you have them debut in such an epic manner? That doesn't sound like something you're going to do for someone that you're scared will overshadow somebody that you're trying to build. What's more if you actually look at Jacob , in MLW and you look at him now. It's clear why they've kept him off TV because the guy has been working out like a beast. That's why they waited not because they were scared he would overshadow solo. Because that just doesn't make logical sense.
My picks are Cody Rhodes, Gunther, Liv Morgan, Bayley, LA Knight, Bron Breakker, and CM Punk.
Wwe have been teasing Roman’s return so much now, and people are now starting to expect him to return, but I don’t think he will. I think they will swerve us with a rock return, make the story feel like the bloodline is in control and must be stopped, and the only man who can stop them hasn’t and won’t return. Also I made a bet with my friend and would really like to not have to review every Kanye song!
The problem with the whole 1997 Summerslam Bret Hart v Undertaker finish is that Drew has a reason to hate both Rollins and Punk. Taker just lost the title due to a rogue chair shot. I personally think that Rollins would rather screw Punk than McIntyre due to his sheer hatred for him, calling him a cancer in the industry. It just writes itself.
They´re not giving Bron Breakker a 3 week title run mate.
Somebody has to be one who wins a belt and loses it quickly in this new world of long titles runs. I'd count the tag title switch last night but both tag belts feel like they can just be flipped whenever. All the singles belts have been treated like once you win you're guaranteed 6 months with it.
@@realrobrose some might lose it quickly i agree but not a guy like Breakker.
Liv
Cody
Bron Breakker
Gunther
Logan Paul
Bloodline
Cm Punk
Unholy Union
Nia Jax
The fact people can't fathom the whole point of the bloodline standing tall was for them to take out each of cody's allies 1by1 and also turn randy heel.
It's not that hard to grasp
I think a hooded figure will cost Solo. After Cody wins, the hood comes down to reveal Jimmy. The Bloodline surround him in the ring and then Roman's music hits to make the save. Good Bloodline stands tall as the show closes.
Only Roman and Jimmy at this point. Need to build to Jey and Sami.
‘Only 1 match isn’t a title match’. Shame WT didn’t get in on the action. Has Sat defended the title yet?
The show looks like it will be a fantastic time but man, with a 7 match card, the sheer amount of commercial breaks on this thing I am paying for is gonna be a struggle.
Anybody else getting an echo from the video? Just slight, but it's like Dan's mic is picking up everything.
my prediction for Summerslam, Triple h announces the women's Intercontinental Championship
Dom chooses Liv and costs Rhea, then Liv just ditches Dom and goes with Finn, to utterly wreck Rhea and Judgment Day
My Predictions:
Gunther to beat Damien Priest to become the new World Heavyweight Champion
Bayley to beat Nia Jax to retain the WWE Women's Championship
Liv Morgan to beat Rhea Ripley to retain the Women's World Championship
LA Knight to beat Logan Paul to become the new U.S Champion
Bron Breakker to beat Sami Zayn to become the new Intercontinental Champion
CM Punk to beat Drew Mcintyre
Cody Rhodes to beat Solo Sikoa to retain the WWE Championship.
This is it for LA Knight, if Logan wins then it’s over for him, the ship will have officially sailed.
So...then Drew vs Punk should've been HIAC afterall since everyone is spinning off. The Itchy and Scratchy/Punk Drew routine is getting old. Drew needs to win or get dq'd for going too far.
"I know you're watching" after the "Cody will accept standing by and letting Rock fight Roman" is crazy 😂😂
We tried that already
Remember what Solo said after Wrestlemania. “Losing has consequences” I think that’s an important line to remember in Romans’s or maybe Rock’s potential return
When will the Jampionship be defended again?
Regarding JD, I think the end result should be everyone, including Dom, turns on Priest & Ripley to side with Liv. Rhea is already a face and Priest is ready to go full babyface, plus its an ironic twist that JD kicks out Priest and Rhea, as that's exactly what happened to Edge.
As for Dom, he's a big heel. He should just be a heel going forward because it suits him so well.
I think it's interesting that this is Nia Jax's SummerSlam debut.
@@ChrisLange-jx5jo this is also Sami debut in Summerslam. (At least main card, he was in the pre show in 2019, i think)
I've got a crazy pitch. Have a DQ finish. Have Romans music hit to distract Solo, Cody hits the Cross Rhodes and as he goes for the pin the Bloodline 2.0 jump in, but have Solo loft the shoulder just in time
I've never bought Solo's thumb poke of doom as a finisher. Unless the wrestler who takes it kayfabes a crushed larynx for the next few weeks, then what the Hell is it? Dude pokes you with a thumb and it's all over.
I actually think its been a positive waiting on LA Knight to win the title. Its shown he can actually keep crowd support and momentum as a popular midcard talent
I’m thinking the swerve is Jimmy returns to cost Solo the match, Cody wins and then the Bloodline attack Jimmy and THEN Roman returns. It doesn’t really make sense for him to return and help Cody but it does make sense that he returns to assist Jimmy.
I’d argue that Drew has been Bret Hart and Punk has been Austin. Think of it Bret kept getting screwed and nobody seemed to care and Austin was the one stirring the pot.
Also Luke hearing you talk about all the Fin clues I had a vision of seeing the clues revisited like the end of the Faith No More Strip Search video.
What if . Hear me out , one of the members of the blood line try to interfere, jimmy comes out and kicks one of them , they jump jimmy , distract solo , Cody wins , then the bloodline attack Cody .. when Jacob Fatu is about to place the necklace on solo , Roman’s theme song plays 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Side Bet: CM Punk gets injured in the match.
Oooo. Odds? I'd say like 4 to 1
1 Diet soda on him breaking his other foot
That’s cold 😭😭
1/4
Please no! I really want to see a real punk run
I've got a feeling that we might actually get Brock Lesnar coming in to help Cody when the odds are stacked against him. He hates the Bloodline, he's still a Paul Heyman guy when the chips are down, and he respects Cody.
Rock needs to come back cost Cody the match then solo stands tall then Roman music hits
14:43 I thought of this moment the second CM Punk stepped out in his black and pink gear 😂
How exactly do the joker picks work for wrestle league? I k own if you call it wrong, you get 0 points but outside that what does joker pick mean?
The joker pick gets you negative points if you miss it. So if you put your joker on Cody winning, and solo wins, then you lose 4 points.
Double points or double deduction. So risk reward. And it can put you in the negative.
@@SpaceViking2000 thanks.
My prediction for the main event. Randy and KO attack bloodline getting them out of there. Hooded figure attacks Solo causing Cody to win. After match hooded figure revealed as Jimmy Uso. Solo and Jimmy face off and Roman’s music hits.
Im starting to think Seths "i will count when i want to count" makes me think we will see a recreation of SummerFest 97 but Rollins refuses to count and when he and Punk are going at it Drew recovers and hits a claymore and gets the win
Here's what grinds my gears with Damien Vs. Gunther. Nobody can say a valid reason for Gunther winning other than Papa H loves the guy. There's no valid story reason for Gunther to win the title. Gunther wins, then what? Who does he fued with? There's nothing there yet for Gunther. The only way I see Gunther winning is having Finn cost Damien the title, but then you ruin the big reveal for Reah Vs. Liv. Damien retaining makes more sense. He proves he's the real deal. You can set up Damien Vs. Finn for the belt and give Gunther the redemption against Damien in the future. The other thing is Seth, McIntyre, and CM Punk are gunning for the title come Mania season. Are you going to feed them to Gunther? Idk. It doesn't make sense to have Gunther win.
Gunther can go on to winner of Phil-Drew, followup that with him facing the winner of Seth/Loser of Phil-Drew, circle back to Damien around Rumble time. Then if your going Dragonov-Gunther for Mania then you set it up by Ilija being the Iron Man in the Rumble only to fall just short, then he wins the Chamber after being either one of the first two or the first one out of the pod.
If you really insist on waiting till Bash in Berlin... Fine? But as someone who believes we are heading towards Rhea-Dom-Damien vs Finn-JD-Liv.... Damien doesn't need the belt in that feud.
@SteintheKid so you feed either Seth, Punk, or Drew to Gunther just to have a repeat match from NXT at Mania? Idk..... I can't see that happening so soon. Besides, Gunther's gimmick isn't connecting with the fans. Or at least his promo doesn't seem to have any reaction from the fans. Other than the typical booing a heel gets by insulting the crowd. Having Damien drop the title now undermines the whole "I have to prove I'm worthy of this title" story. He loses the last 4 months of work just goes out the window. He wasn't good enough cause he just lost to a guy that before last monday, he hasn't had a televised match since May. Yeah, that doesn't make sense to me.
My picks
Cody
Damien Priest
Liv Morgan
Nia Jax
Drew McIntyre
LA KNIGHT
Bron Breakker
I have a feeling Nia vs Bayley might underdeliver. They had a good match in NXT sure, but (and this very much is just my opinion and probably not the prevailing one at the moment) Nia has only marginally improved on the return run. She got a little safer in the ring, but there hasn’t been a single match since she came back that I went “oh wow Nia really stood out and showed dramatic improvement.” Couple that with the NXT crowd from the black and gold days having their good match in their minds and it’s setting an even higher expectation that I don’t think it’ll live up to. I hope I’m wrong, the last thing I want to see is disappointing or bad matches, but I just have not seen anything that gives me the feeling of this being a big match.
The Punk Drew finish can go either way actually. I can see Drew winning thanks to unintentional interference from Seth. Drew leaves happy and now Seth has cost punk like he cost him
Ilja v Gunther would be an excellent BIB main. Both dudes are wXw legends and you can bet that a lot of that PLE crowd will be wXw fans. It's a nice treat for the crowd.
I'd rather Bron, who presumably is winning the IC Title; have long reign and I think you can build to Ilja v Bron down the line. Possibly at Mania.
The Smackdown this Friday should end as follows:
Bloodline 2.0 is in the middle of another beat down on Cody. From the entrance, Paul Heyman steps out, wearing a neck brace. He watches for a moment, as the Bloodline stands over a fallen Cody and raises the ones. Then just as the logo appears in the corner of the screen, Paul takes out his phone and, very deliberately, says. "Call Roman Reigns!", and fade to black.
Predictions: Winners - Cody Rhodes, Gunther, Bron Breakker, Liv Morgan, Nia Jax, Drew Mcintyre and LA Knight
That’s what I was going to guess as well, but that would mean 4 title changes. I think that might be too many for anything beside Wrestlemania
@@ALDO_GOODENS I agree but LA Knight, Nia Jax and Bron Breakker are long overdue
man I'm excited for the whole show but looking at the card it makes me sad there isn't any tag title matches, and they haven't built to anything for them. i miss tag team wrestling it feels like both companies haven't been building there tag divisions much lately
Yeah, having the tag title match on smackdown is dumb, they should've had different challengers and been on the PPV. I mean.. with Gargano is just. makes. sense..
I definitely do prefer the product we're getting these days, but some of the booking decisions have been confusing to say the least.
Paul Heyman comes out. Then Roman. Roman and the bloodline brawl. Then Brock comes out to help Roman. Brock and Roman have Paul in common
Or...Roman's music hit after Solo win, someone walking in a hood and mask comes to the ring, puts the ulafala on Solo only for Solo to put the ulafala on him, hands him the championship, and reveals it's The Rock
Yup, Roman comes in a hoodie much like Solo was introduced, and get his revenge on Solo
What about this, Solo calls in Fatu to finish off Cody and Fatu takes out Solo and say "For MY Tribal Chief", then Raynes music hits. Raynes sent Fatu in.
Don’t mind that
Reigns*
Ok
Gunther
Bayley (WITH cash in, you need to pull the trigger now knowing how over Tiffany is)
Liv (with Dom AND Finn turning on Rhea (not like that grow up))
LA Knight
Drew
Cody
If Solo doesn't win the belt now, I can't see him as a long term main event player. He doesn't need to hold the belt for long.
Rock should cost Cody then sets up their match for mania
This video is intimadating, Gunther just standing the looking at me menacingly 😬
Nia Jax wins here.
Jordynne Grace vs Nia at Survivor Series.
Grace wins the WWE Women's Championship!!!
It's Tiffy Time! Stratton cashes in and wins the title from Grace.
You want a first time ever? A non-WWE wrestler wins a WWE title on a WWE PLE.
And it's counted.
I predict punk gets screwed over by Seth Rollins, bloodline win the tag titles, Liv Morgan retains, nia Jax wins the title but tiffy cashes in, Cody Rhodes retains only to get jumped then roman reigns returns to help Cody.
since we are making Raw after mania into RAM and Summerslam is trying to be the next mania is the Raw after Summerslam going to be RASS
Alexa Bliss Returns
Predictions Winners- Cody Rhodes, Damian Priest, Sami Zayn, Liv Morgan, Bayley, CM Punk and LA Knight
Just want to point out that only 1 of the 7 matches has potential to end with a clean finish…
Suggestion for the Roman return: do what Dan said, rhan have him leave, Solo goes mad over the next few weeks, and then have the music pop on the go home show or at BiB. Roman isn't gonna be there every week anyway 😂
10:30 yes. it has been
I have another idea for Roman return, if we go off history of the Bloodline, I think we will have the return of Roman at Summerslam but I see him doing the swerve of pretending to save Cody but infact joining the bloodline under Solo. Solo then will treat Roman like Roman treated Jey at the start of the Bloodline and over time Jey and Jimmy try and save Roman from Solo and the new bloodline members, (Sami role).
Roman returns and helps Cody win. Cody acknowledges Roman. Roman's new faction> Jimmy, Jay, Sami and Cody.
I don't think Roman physically returns at SS... but his music plays distracting and costing Solo. Solo then goes on TV and demands Roman show himself. Weeks pass, eventually Roman returns, asks who the hell Solo is to demand anything of him. Bloodline 2.0 attack and beat down Roman. Roman turns to Jey/Jimmy/Rock and sets up WarGames match, Rock turns on him there, setting up Roman/Rock at Wrestlemania.
Im reallg looking forward to the show but really think the wyatt family should be on the card
Love the boiiiiis❤️❤️
I think drew will beat punk thanks to seth
Damien beats gunther 🏆
Seth and Damien will have their rematch seth will win 🏆
Punk will beat drew during that ppv
Punk drew seth have a triple threat drew wins that for the championship
Gunther vs drew at royal rumble gunther wins 🏆
Seth vs punk showdown in the rumble
wrestlemania seth vs punk
When it became a bloodline rules match last night, my belief Roman returns tonight went up to 90%.......Roman helps Cody win.
I think they may take the belt off Logan because of the Prime vs. Olympics lawsuit.
Honestly think you're being a bit harsh on Smackdown, for sure the past couple of weeks have been meh (really not a fan of Gauntlet matches) but it had a decent run of very good shows before that.
Bron vs Walter
Goes for Spear
CHOP
I think Drew wins by Seth interference and takes his hypocrite win, and refuses to have a rematch with Punk.
That would be so great, and then have Punk be champion come around Mania time so drew is forced to get that rematch
Unsteady TV, but unmissable PPVs? That sounds familiar...almost like something that predates Triple H taking over by a few years...
I still love hearing your opinions but I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss the championship you guys used to compete over.
Praying for a Priest Dub
I think LA Knight is definitely winning now
i could be completely wrong but i thought Ilya was half german?
Feel like roman will be a surprise return for war games but jimmy uso will return at summerslam
CM Punk is the Taker in this situation!
Woaaaaaah, NXT was awesome week to week.
I'm predicting that in the 3hr preshow that unholy union will lose to jade and Bianca because they have done naout with the titles since winning them. And the bloodline will win the smackdown titles in the preshow also.
So no jampionship?
Little echoyy on sound
Cody Rhodes will beat solo
That is not Dan, his shirt neck is way too high.
Punk vs Drew should be the main event. Thats feud of the year. idc if Roman is showing up at summerslam.
Well WWE cares
How can one be so blasphemous and treasonous all at once? 😮
I agree.
WWE needs to give me a reason to care that Roman is coming back beyond:
"Hey... Remember that 4 year long storyline..? What if we... Continued doing it..!? 😮"
@@num1Jaysta people dont care much about Solo. He shouldn't be the main event. Crowd will be way more involved with Drew & Punk
@@Ciki92 I agree with this in theory, but if Roman/Rock or both are coming back then that has to be your closing shot of the night. Purely from a business standpoint, that will get more eyes on SD than whatever ending we get from Drew v Punk will bring to Raw. It’s unfortunately just a purely numbers based thing.
Cm punk vs drew at bad blood hell in a cell
Jay uso doesn't have a match somethings up
Dominick is gonna double cross Rhea and side with Liv.
If they give Stratton a gimmick briefcase she's not cashing in at Summerslam, she'll hold it for a while to milk the gimmick
Codys all alone...
Roman comes out not to save Cody but to save Cody from losing to anybody in the bloodline than him