BRM Reviews the 2/3/2012 Smackdown (very good)
Posted: Feb 6th, '12, 10:55
OPENING SEGMENT- eh. It probably would have been better, but Henry sounded really whiny at times, which killed it for me. Cody’s promo was good
SHEAMUS vs. CODY RHODES- 4.5/10. These guys should have been given A LOT more time. Like 20 minutes. These are two of your biggest up and coming stars. They should not be having four minute matches against each other.
KHALI STUFF- don’t care
TEDDY LONG & DREW MCINTYRE BACKSTAGE- Teddy says “there is nothing worse than predictable television.” Oh, Teddy. Let me tell you a story about a company called WCW. It was a wrestling company that put on not just one but two TV shows each week. At one point, one of the men responsible for coming up with ideas for these shows was a man named Disco Inferno. One day, Disco had an idea. This idea was that Team Canada and Mike Tenay would be unveiled to be space aliens. This was an utterly moronic idea. Possibly the worst concept every thought up by any booker ever… but I can assure you no one would have been able to predict it.
I really can’t get into this angle, mostly because Teddy is acting like such an out-of-character jerk.
TEDDY LONG & OTHERS BACKSTAGE- good
SANTIN-HO! vs PRIMO & EPICO (w/Rosa Mendes)- 3.25/10 This match was supposed to get heat on Epico, Primo, & Rosa, but they are hard to boo. I’m not exactly sure why, as they aren’t even that impressive or exciting, but there is something about them that makes me not want to boo them.
DANIEL BRYAN PROMO- I’m supposed to boo someone for being a vegan? Sure. I’ll go with that. I am a full-fledged member of PETA (People Eating Tasty Animals). Great job by Dragon not sounding like Punk rip-off. The tone of the promo was very different than Punk’s promos, so props to Dragon for that. This was a good turn for the Dragon vs. Big Show feud, but it likely means that Dragon will be losing the belt at Elimination Chamber to someone other than Show.
DANIEL BRYAN & THE BIG SHOW- good stuff. Props to AJ for her acting. She pulled the part off perfectly. One look at her and you could tell that this was the same AJ we know and love… and yet in a very different state of mind. I am anxious to see where they go with her.
THE DIVAS OF DOOM vs. TAMINA & AKSANA- okay squash…. And Nattie gets laid out again! WTF?
CENA VIDEO PACKAGE- good… but they can’t show this same video package again. One week is enough.
RANDY ORTON PROMO- GREAT!
NO DISQUALIFICATION: Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett- 7/10.
DRAGON STEALING ORTON’S THUNDER- I didn’t like it. It didn’t feel like it fit in with Dragon’s character.
Overall, a very good episode of Smackdown.
SHEAMUS vs. CODY RHODES- 4.5/10. These guys should have been given A LOT more time. Like 20 minutes. These are two of your biggest up and coming stars. They should not be having four minute matches against each other.
KHALI STUFF- don’t care
TEDDY LONG & DREW MCINTYRE BACKSTAGE- Teddy says “there is nothing worse than predictable television.” Oh, Teddy. Let me tell you a story about a company called WCW. It was a wrestling company that put on not just one but two TV shows each week. At one point, one of the men responsible for coming up with ideas for these shows was a man named Disco Inferno. One day, Disco had an idea. This idea was that Team Canada and Mike Tenay would be unveiled to be space aliens. This was an utterly moronic idea. Possibly the worst concept every thought up by any booker ever… but I can assure you no one would have been able to predict it.
I really can’t get into this angle, mostly because Teddy is acting like such an out-of-character jerk.
TEDDY LONG & OTHERS BACKSTAGE- good
SANTIN-HO! vs PRIMO & EPICO (w/Rosa Mendes)- 3.25/10 This match was supposed to get heat on Epico, Primo, & Rosa, but they are hard to boo. I’m not exactly sure why, as they aren’t even that impressive or exciting, but there is something about them that makes me not want to boo them.
DANIEL BRYAN PROMO- I’m supposed to boo someone for being a vegan? Sure. I’ll go with that. I am a full-fledged member of PETA (People Eating Tasty Animals). Great job by Dragon not sounding like Punk rip-off. The tone of the promo was very different than Punk’s promos, so props to Dragon for that. This was a good turn for the Dragon vs. Big Show feud, but it likely means that Dragon will be losing the belt at Elimination Chamber to someone other than Show.
DANIEL BRYAN & THE BIG SHOW- good stuff. Props to AJ for her acting. She pulled the part off perfectly. One look at her and you could tell that this was the same AJ we know and love… and yet in a very different state of mind. I am anxious to see where they go with her.
THE DIVAS OF DOOM vs. TAMINA & AKSANA- okay squash…. And Nattie gets laid out again! WTF?
CENA VIDEO PACKAGE- good… but they can’t show this same video package again. One week is enough.
RANDY ORTON PROMO- GREAT!
NO DISQUALIFICATION: Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett- 7/10.
DRAGON STEALING ORTON’S THUNDER- I didn’t like it. It didn’t feel like it fit in with Dragon’s character.
Overall, a very good episode of Smackdown.