Hello good sirs and lasses, and welcome to this week’s Smacking of WWE Smackdown. We’ve got a lot to go over this week, so let’s skip the part where I ask you to leave a comment below where you correct my spelling and grammar (because I no longer care) and get right into the vegan meat substitute and potatoes of this thing.
You ready? Because it’s time to smack it… down. (I’ll be honest, I’m not feeling very well so I don’t really have a catchphrase in me today. Maybe next week I will. Sorry.)
Hello and welcome to this week’s Smacking Of Smackdown. We’ve got a lot of stuff to go over, so let’s just jump right into it.
Okay, wait, I should tell you to leave a comment below to let us know what you thought of the show, and this review. Now, let’s get to it.
Oh wait, first, you should check out these Valentine’s Day cards made by myself and Steve Melo that were posted on Thursday. They’re funny/aggressively sexual and worth a quick look. Go ahead, I’ll wait.
You back? Good because while I was waiting I thought you might enjoy everything I’ve ever written at this blog here. Feel free to peruse that at your leisure.
You ready? Then it’s time to smack dat ass! (I know, too ghetto. I’ll come up with something better next week.)
Hello everyone, and welcome to the 5th, 3rd, 80th whatever Smacking Of Smackdown review. In lieu of asking you to leave a comment below after you read these carefully crafted words, I would ask you to send a fruit basket or maybe a flower arraignment instead. If that’s a little to inconvenient for you, then I suppose a comment will do.
Alright, let’s smack your cares away! (Great, I thought I finally found a catchphrase but now I have the “Fraggle Rock” theme song stuck in my head. That’s going to be there all day.)
Hello chumps and chumpettes, and welcome to another edition of The Smacking Of WWE Smackdown. I expected this review to go up a lot earlier, but that was before I hyperextended my knee and everyone started swinging chairs at each other.
So are you ready to get smacked up and then lay around for a while and not really do anything? I know I am! (Oh God, I forgot. That’s heroin abuse. I really wish this thing came with a delete key.)
aksana, alex riley, big show, brodus clay, Cody Rhodes, daniel bryan, Drew McIntyre, epico, funkasaurus, hunico, Justin Gabriel, Kaitlyn, Mark Henry, Natalya, primo, randy orton, santino, sheamus, tamina, ted dibiase, Teddy Long, wade barrett, yoshi tatsu
WWE Royal Rumble 2012 Preview
By John Canton, Andrew Johnson & Christian Michael
John Canton: I’ve always loved the Royal Rumble pay per view. I showed that love last year when I recapped every Royal Rumble match. The concept of the match is wonderful. Even if you think you know what might happen, there’s always a very good chance that something crazy will happen. I didn’t think Cena would win in 2008 or Edge in 2010 because they both made surprise returns. Could there be a surprise winner this year? You never know. The sad thing about the Rumble is that the winner doesn’t really get to “main event” WrestleMania anymore (especially this year), but it’s still one of my favorite matches and I know I’m going to enjoy it like I do every year. Right now there are only four announced matches. I’d expect some kind of midcard match to be added as a buffer to some of the big ones on the card, but I’m not going to guess what they will be.
chris jericho, cm punk, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, john cena, kane, r-truth, randy orton, raw, royal rumble, sheamus, smackdown, the miz, wade barrett, wwe
Monday Headlines: MVP Says John Cena is Ribbity-Rap-Rap-Raptastic by Jacob Lindsey
In a recent interview with The Miami Herald, former WWE Superstar MVP discussed the possibility of John Cena being involved in an EP he is working on, citing Cena’s impressive freestyle abilities.
From The Miami Herald:
The guy is exceptionally good. His freestyle abilities are better than most. For the people who say that he sucks, he could probably beat your favorite rapper in a freestyle competition. We sat in my studio in my house listening to a few beats and wrote a few things. They were really good. The one that I liked the most was something we worked on called ‘Urban Desperado.’
I thought that was pretty cool, because Urban Desperado is also the name of my friend’s Antonio Banderas tribute hip-hop/dance group. MVP talked about some other stuff, too…after the jump.
Cody Rhodes, Evan Bourne, Jim Ross, john cena, mvp, Parts Unknown, spaceships, ted dibiase, the rock, ultimate warrior, wwe, wwe hall of fame
Smacked Up!
Written by Christian Michael
Did you miss me? Probably not, but that’s ok because I’m back anyway. Before my hiatus I was covering SmackDown weekly here on TJR and I’ve been replaced by the super talented Andrew Johnson. This is the final edition of Smacked Up! and it’s the State of SmackDown Edition. I was watching the show that aired this past Friday and wondered to myself where many of the Superstars are headed as we near WrestleMania season. So, I decided that it would make a great return column to discuss that. So, let’s get this started. (more…)
Cody Rhodes, daniel bryan, randy orton, The Big Show, wwe smackdown
How Vital is Originality?
by Laurence Salford
It seems to me that every time a new character debuts, the first reaction is to compare them to someone in the past, and relate them to someone who has wrestled before they did, generally with a similar gimmick to their own. It’s always made me curious, as the gimmick side of wrestling is one of the things I find the most interesting, mainly as it can help diversify the stores that are told.
Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Gimmicks, hunico
Hello lasses and fellows. Welcome to this week’s smacking of WWE Smackdown. We’ve got a lot to go over this week, so let’s skip the part where I ask you to leave a comment below to express your love/disdain of this column and get right into the meat and potatoes of this thing.
It’s time to smack it around a little bit and see what happens! (This is getting sad. I should have come up with a catchphrase by now that doesn’t allude to some sort of masturbatory phrasing. You’d think I’d be better at this. Surprise, I’m not.)
AJ, brodus clay, Cody Rhodes, daniel bryan, Drew McIntyre, funkasaurus, hunico, jinder mihal, Mark Henry, sheamus, smackdown, ted dibiase, The Big Show, Tyson Kidd, wwe
Canton’s Corner: The Wrestling Week in Review – January 7
By John Canton
Follow me on Twitter at @johnreport
Welcome to Canton’s Corner. The holiday season is over, life is back to normal for most of us and the wrestling world does not skip a beat. That’s one of the good things about being a wrestling fan. There are no seasons. No breaks. There are some bad things about that too, but I think the good things outweigh the bad in that case. We’ve got the usual format this week with some thoughts about Chris Jericho’s WWE return, the likes & dislikes of Smackdown plus a preview of TNA’s Genesis PPV that is taking place this Sunday. Let’s roll with the polls as always.
chris jericho, Cody Rhodes, daniel bryan, impact wrestling, raw, smackdown, TNA, wwe
Hello you Princes of Maine, you Kings of New England. This is the fourth week that I’m attempting to review WWE Smackdown, and with your help I’ve crafted a format that I’ve become pretty pleased with. So instead of spending an entire intro telling you what I’m going to do and asking you to leave a comment below (oh look, I did it anyway) let’s just get right down to it.
Prepare to Smack It…HARD. (Oh lord, that came across a lot more sexual then I wanted it to. Geeze, I’m really, really sorry. I still haven’t gotten a handle on this catchphrase thing, please be patient. (Ugh, I feel like I need a shower now. (Shut up internal voice, get it together. You have a show to review. (Alright fine, don’t get your lack of underpants in a twist. (I have underwear, they’re just in the laundry. (Yeah, sure.)))))
air boom, AJ, aksana, booker t, chick busters, Cody Rhodes, daneil bryan, Drew McIntyre, epico, Evan Bourne, heath slater, hornswoggle, jinder mahal, Justin Gabriel, kofi kingston, Mark Henry, Natalya, primo, randy orton, sheamus, smackdown, tamina, Teddy Long, The Big Show, wade barrett, wweMonday Headlines: Mr. Belding Wants to be Raw GM
By Jacob Lindsey
Let's hear it for friendship!
Former Bayside High principal, Mr. Belding (Dennis Haskins), is trying his darndest to land a full-time gig as the General Manager of Raw. The post, which is currently held by Interim GM, “Mr. Excitement” John Laurinaitis, needs to be permanently filled. And if I can’t have Mick Foley, by golly give me Mr. Belding. (more…)
A-Rod, cm punk, Cody Rhodes, Dennis Haskins, Dusty Rhodes, Goldust, Mr. Belding, raw, Saved by the Bell, the miz, Torrie Wilson, wwe, Zack Ryder