Five Awesome Thoughts from SmackDown Live 01.03.2017:
AMBROSE GETS THE GOLD! -- IS HE A SILVER MEDAL CHAMPION?
NATTY AND NIKKI EXPOSING EACH OTHER! -- BUT, SO WHAT?
ELLSWORTH IS BEING USED! -- IS HE AWARE OF IT?
CENA VS STYLES! -- IS BARON CORBIN THE END-GAME?
HEEL ZIGGLER ACTUALLY GOES HEEL! -- IS IT GOING TO MEAN ANYTHING?
SmackDown Live delivered again. I really like this show a lot, and there was definitely more than 5 things that happened that were worthy of being talked about but I limit these articles to five Awesome Thoughts, so here they are:
DEAN AMBROSE WINS THE IC TITLE!
Dean Ambrose is your new Intercontinental Champion having defeated the Miz on SmackDown Live.
I like this storyline, as I think it's a good idea to incorporate real-life relationships into storylines whenever possible. However, I don't think I'm sold on the idea that Ambrose should have won the title.
Dean Ambrose, as much as I like him, hasn't really done anything of note with any title he's held. His character doesn't really seem to elevate due to the title, nor does the title elevate because he's holding it. The Miz's character, in comparison, feels much more elevated when he has a shiny belt hanging from his shoulder.
Now, I suppose it wouldn't do Ambrose any favors to just lose a title match in this feud, so perhaps it can eventually go back to the Miz and both guys get to pad their stats with another title reign.
Either way, I'm still enjoying this feud.
Either way, I'm still enjoying this feud.
NATALYA AND NIKKI BELLA CONTINUE TO SLING MUD AT EACH OTHER!
A vicious war of words is being waged between Natalya and Nikki Bella, each of them aiming for the throat.
Natalya continues to insinuate that Bella only has her position in the company because of her looks and her relationship with WWE poster-boy John Cena, while Bella keeps reminding Natty that she has found a way to be the least-impressive member of the famous Hart family.
Who's right? The answer is both of them! It feels like when two of your friends start calling each other out on their bullshit and all you can think is, "yeah, of course, you both suck as human beings, can we move on now?"
A vicious war of words is being waged between Natalya and Nikki Bella, each of them aiming for the throat.
Natalya continues to insinuate that Bella only has her position in the company because of her looks and her relationship with WWE poster-boy John Cena, while Bella keeps reminding Natty that she has found a way to be the least-impressive member of the famous Hart family.
Who's right? The answer is both of them! It feels like when two of your friends start calling each other out on their bullshit and all you can think is, "yeah, of course, you both suck as human beings, can we move on now?"
ELLSWORTH CAN'T BELIEVE HIS LUCK WITH CARMELLA!
The James Ellsworth and Carmella saga continued this week and I have a knock on the writing team. When Ellsworth was fumbling his words, why did they write it so he simply said his words in the wrong order?
No one does that. You say the wrong words when you're nervous, or your sentences trail off because you really don't know what to say, but you don't say words in the wrong order. That made no sense.
That aside, it's looking as though Carmella is taking advantage of Ellsworth so that he'll be in the right place at the right time to help her when she needs it, like he did in her match this week.
Now, Ellsworth is playing the idiot, as though he doesn't see Carmella for what she is, but how much fun would it be if Ellsworth turned out to be much smarter than we all give him credit for?
What if Ellsworth is PURPOSELY fumbling his words and acting like a complete idiot, knowing that Carmella is using him, simply to slowly turn it to his advantage?
What if Ellsworth slyly convinces Carmella to go a little bit further than she actually intended because she thinks that's what is needed to keep him on the line?
Think of it as a parasite using another parasite, now THAT would be a compelling story.
The James Ellsworth and Carmella saga continued this week and I have a knock on the writing team. When Ellsworth was fumbling his words, why did they write it so he simply said his words in the wrong order?
No one does that. You say the wrong words when you're nervous, or your sentences trail off because you really don't know what to say, but you don't say words in the wrong order. That made no sense.
That aside, it's looking as though Carmella is taking advantage of Ellsworth so that he'll be in the right place at the right time to help her when she needs it, like he did in her match this week.
Now, Ellsworth is playing the idiot, as though he doesn't see Carmella for what she is, but how much fun would it be if Ellsworth turned out to be much smarter than we all give him credit for?
What if Ellsworth is PURPOSELY fumbling his words and acting like a complete idiot, knowing that Carmella is using him, simply to slowly turn it to his advantage?
What if Ellsworth slyly convinces Carmella to go a little bit further than she actually intended because she thinks that's what is needed to keep him on the line?
Think of it as a parasite using another parasite, now THAT would be a compelling story.
BARON CORBIN STOOD TALL OVER JOHN CENA!
So John Cena returned after an absence from WWE television and was immediately thrust into a World Title program with AJ Styles, and we all groaned.
Some of us feel like Cena is just here in between movies and television roles and the WWE thinks he's best served as a main event name, even though no storyline showed him earning a title match, especially against a man he's 0-3 against.
Others worry Cena is going to actually win his 16th World Title, creating an IWC blowback the likes we may have never seen.
But what if Cena loses to Styles because of Baron Corbin? What if Corbin just wants to hurt John Cena and send him packing back to Hollywood? What if Cena's real purpose for being back is to actually put over Corbin?
Sure the AJ - Cena match is going to happen, but what if it's interrupted by Corbin who just completely demolishes Cena, moving them into a feud?
One can dream can't he?
So John Cena returned after an absence from WWE television and was immediately thrust into a World Title program with AJ Styles, and we all groaned.
Some of us feel like Cena is just here in between movies and television roles and the WWE thinks he's best served as a main event name, even though no storyline showed him earning a title match, especially against a man he's 0-3 against.
Others worry Cena is going to actually win his 16th World Title, creating an IWC blowback the likes we may have never seen.
But what if Cena loses to Styles because of Baron Corbin? What if Corbin just wants to hurt John Cena and send him packing back to Hollywood? What if Cena's real purpose for being back is to actually put over Corbin?
Sure the AJ - Cena match is going to happen, but what if it's interrupted by Corbin who just completely demolishes Cena, moving them into a feud?
One can dream can't he?
DOLPH ZIGGLER TURNED HEEL!
Dolph Ziggler turned heel by knocking out Kalisto just for trying to help Dolph when Baron Corbin was beating the crap out of him.
Now, Ziggler's face run has been stale for quite some time, so I'm happy to see him going in a new direction, but I wonder if it's going to amount to anything.
Who's he gonna face, Kalisto? I can't honestly say I'm super excited to see that.
But hey, he had to change SOMETHING up, so maybe he's got a good run in him.
Dolph Ziggler turned heel by knocking out Kalisto just for trying to help Dolph when Baron Corbin was beating the crap out of him.
Now, Ziggler's face run has been stale for quite some time, so I'm happy to see him going in a new direction, but I wonder if it's going to amount to anything.
Who's he gonna face, Kalisto? I can't honestly say I'm super excited to see that.
But hey, he had to change SOMETHING up, so maybe he's got a good run in him.
Now, Ziggler's face run has been stale for quite some time, so I'm happy to see him going in a new direction, but I wonder if it's going to amount to anything.
Who's he gonna face, Kalisto? I can't honestly say I'm super excited to see that.
But hey, he had to change SOMETHING up, so maybe he's got a good run in him.
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