SmackDown LIVE preview, Jan. 9, 2018: Is Styles ready for two challengers at the Royal Rumble? A controversial ending to the match between WWE Champion AJ Styles and Sami Zayn saw Kevin Owens, Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan get involved, and allowed Zayn to sneak away with a victory. When a frustrated Phenomenal One declared that he might as well face the two friends in a Handicap Match, Bryan liked the sound of that, so he made that exact match for the Royal Rumble event on the spot! How will Styles react to this unexpected decision? Find out on SmackDown LIVE, tonight at 8/7 C on USA Network. How will AJ Styles react to his Handicap Match at WWE Royal Rumble? Last Tuesday, after FIVE YEARSing to Sami Zayn in controversial fashion during a battle that saw Kevin Owens, Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan get involved, a frustrated AJ Styles lashed out, saying he may as well face Owens & Zayn in a Handicap Match. Bryan, whose leadership has been called into question in recent weeks, took the WWE Champion literally, making a Handicap Match for the title on the spot for the Royal Rumble event on Jan. 28. The Phenomenal One seemed less than thrilled with the decision. How will Styles react to this predicament tonight on SmackDown LIVE? >Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley clash in final U.S. Title Tournament First Round Match The first round of the United States Championship Tournament comes to a close this week on SmackDown LIVE, as Zack Ryder clashes with Mojo Rawley in the final opening round showdown. There’s no love lost between the former Hype Bros, after Rawley unceremoniously turned his back on Ryder and defeated him at WWE Clash of Champions. Long Island Iced Z wants to reclaim the star-spangled title and get payback on his former friend, while Rawley is looking to prove a point to Ryder, which he clearly stated in an intense video posted on Twitter Sunday night: https://twitter.com/MojoRawleyWWE/status/950169580135178240 Mojo Rawley✔ @MojoRawleyWWE Did you find your Killer Instinct yet @ZackRyder? See you Tuesday, Partner.

On EVERY kiketube video of a wrestler's entrance theme, titantron or video game BGM, this retard's always there in the comments typing some borderline computer-generated gibberish about a CAW of himself or Becky Lynch, his avatar and object of affection. Is he autistic? Is he a child that has yet to learn English properly? Is he an autistic child? Because boy oh boy, is he getting the fuck on my nerves.

SmackDown LIVE preview, Jan. 2, 2018: Styles to battle Zayn on first SmackDown LIVE of 2018 One week after a distraction allowed Kevin Owens to score a shocking victory over WWE Champion AJ Styles on the final SmackDown LIVE of 2017, the Phenomenal champion will ring in the new year by taking on Sami Zayn in a non-title match. Plus, Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin will battle The Usos for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles. >AJ Styles to battle Sami Zayn on first SmackDown LIVE of 2018 WWE Champion AJ Styles and Sami Zayn will square off in a non-title match on SmackDown LIVE tonight. The battle marks the first time these two Superstars will face each other one-on-one on the blue brand, though these two have been no strangers to one another in recent weeks. When the two match combatants last crossed paths, The Phenomenal One found his name in the loss column after a distraction by Zayn led Kevin Owens to a shocking victory on the final SmackDown LIVE of 2017. The result left Zayn & Owens celebrating on the entrance ramp while Styles engaged in a testy confrontation with SmackDown LIVE Commissioner Shane McMahon. Can Styles settle the score with Zayn after this past week’s actions? Will Owens return the favor to Zayn in his battle with The Phenomenal One, or will Shane-O-Mac make sure the match occurs without incident and then some bullshit technicality or meme happens and it's pointless and Owens cheats again? Find out when Styles and Zayn step into the ring on the first SmackDown LIVE of 2018 — tonight at 8/7 C on USA Network. >Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin to challenge SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos today on SmackDown LIVE SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos will defend their titles against Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin tonight on SmackDown LIVE. Gable & Benjamin earned the opportunity by defeating The New Day and Rusev & Aiden English in a thrilling Triple Threat Match on the Dec. 26 edition of SmackDown LIVE. There’s no love lost between these two teams. Gable & Benjamin felt they have been owed a rematch for the titles since their last opportunity in November. On that night, the mat wrestling mavens were victorious by count-out, thus they did not leave with the titles. Benjamin & Gable also scored a pinfall victory over the champions in non-title action on Team Blue on Dec. 19.

Wrestle Kingdom thread had way more posts than I expected so here's a new thread! It's NJPW's equivalent to the raw after mania, who's gonna show up? What angles are gonna play out? What reaction is the crowd gonna have? Find out tonight for FREE on njpwworld.com so you don't have to look around for some shitty stream to leech off of. Start time is 18:30 JST/1:30 PST/3:30 CST/4:30 EST/

It's only a week away bitches GET FUCKING HYPED UP! But it ain't just wrestle kingdom, oh no, we got a show before and a show after too! I'll run it all down in some posts below BIG TAKEAWAY: WRESTLE KINGDOM 12 STARTS AT 11 PM PT (day before obviously)/ 1 AM CT/ 2 AM ET THE CARD IS HERE https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/14309?showCards=1

WWE Raw preview, Jan. 1, 2018: Lesnar returns for New Year's Day edition of Raw Universal Champion Brock Lesnar will ring in the New Year by returning to Raw, four weeks before he defends his title against both Braun Strowman and Kane in a Triple Threat Match at the Royal Rumble event. How will The Beast Incarnate address his monstrous opponents? Also on Raw, Cedric Alexander challenges Enzo Amore for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship! >The Beast is back for 2018’s first Raw Raw is starting out 2018 in a major way as Universal Champion Brock Lesnar emerges once again, live in Miami’s AmericanAirlines Arena. It was in this very building that Lesnar returned to WWE back in 2012, obliterating John Cena with an F-5 that set the dominant tone for the rest of his career to date. As The Beast prepares to defend his title against Braun Strowman and Kane at the Royal Rumble event on Sunday, Jan. 28, will another Superstar face his fury in this building on Raw? >Brock actually wrestles outside of a PPV >Cedric Alexander challenges Enzo Amore for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship Cedric Alexander finally gets the opportunity he worked so hard to earn by winning one or two matches after Poor Goose got booked when he aims to separate Enzo Amore from his “booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo,” the WWE Cruiserweight Championship, on a special New Year’s edition of Raw. Alexander has been on a roll recently, winning back-to-back tag team matches on Raw and WWE Network’s 205 Live en route to his biggest bout to date. Will Alexander celebrate the New Year with his first championship victory in WWE? >Can Seth Rollins & Jason Jordan coexist as tag team partners? Few could have predicted that Seth Rollins & Jason Jordan would be able to work as a unit, but on Christmas night, they were celebrating with the Raw Tag Team Titles after defeating the nigh-unbeatable Sheamus & Cesaro.

What ever happened to big muscly lads in wrestling? Or is that just my rose-tinted shades?

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"Hideo, be another indy darling on nxt!" >Hideo is another indy darling on nxt >softened up wwe style which makes him look like Nakamura in wwe aka dogshit >Hideo's nxt time is 95% injured, 5% wrestling "God dang Hideo, come to flippyshit'o'5- I MEAN MAIN ROSTER, yeah main roster!" >Hideo goes to main roster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWiRuIoH42Q happens, "God dang Hideo you can't use that finisher of yours that's your only trademark point, here have this instead!" https://streamable.com/pd8mt >some fucking wacky ass submission The results: >Hideo whines about HIS gts on twitter >injures Kendrick >no gts >he's now discount Neville replacement >mfw

WWE Raw preview, Dec. 25, 2017: John Cena returns to deck the halls on a special Christmas Raw Free agent John Cena returns to WWE for the first time since Survivor Series on a LIVE Christmas Raw. How will The Cenation Leader deal with Team Red’s most notorious Grinches? Don’t miss any of the holiday action as Raw airs commercial-free for the first hour, beginning at 8/7 C on USA Network! >John Cena returns Cena Claus is coming to town! Indeed, after fighting for SmackDown LIVE at Survivor Series, John Cena returns to Team Red for a special Christmas celebration in Chicago, the city in which he made his WWE debut against Kurt Angle back in 2002. Given his history in the Windy City, the 16-time World Champion will no doubt make this a Christmas to remember. What holiday cheer does the “Ferdinand” star have in store? >inb4 jobbing to roman again <The Women’s division prepares to make history Who fucking cares? >Who will gain momentum en route to a battle with The Beast? After Raw General Manager Kurt Angle announced last Monday that Universal Champion Brock Lesnar will defend his title against both Braun Strowman and Kane in a Triple Threat Match at the Royal Rumble event before running away, The Beast Incarnate laid out both challengers — but neither stayed down for long. Both formidable challengers will be looking for a strong close to 2017 as they prepare to take on The Conqueror. Who will face the wrath of The Monster Among Men and The Big Red Machine on Raw?

SmackDown LIVE preview, Dec. 26, 2017: Will anyone step up to challenge AJ Styles? As 2017 concludes, WWE Champion AJ Styles is looking toward the future and awaiting the next challenger to his coveted title. As Team Blue gets closer to the start of The Road to WrestleMania, who will step up to The Phenomenal One? Find out tonight on SmackDown LIVE at 8/7 C on USA Network! >Will anyone step up to challenge AJ Styles? AJ Styles’ 2017 has been nothing short of phenomenal. He capped it off by regaining the WWE Championship in England, putting in a stellar performance against Universal Champion Brock Lesnar and turning back the challenge of previous titleholder Jinder Mahal. But as the new year approaches, The Phenomenal One is waiting for someone to step up and challenge him. Will a contender emerge on SmackDown LIVE? >Are Shane McMahon & Daniel Bryan on the same page? Between Shane McMahon & Daniel Bryan’s dispute while refereeing at WWE Clash of Champions and the spat that led to Shane leaving SmackDown LIVE last Tuesday, there’s plenty of reason for the WWE Universe to bolieve that Team Blue’s General Manager and Commissioner are at odds. '''' With Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn’s “Yep!” Movement gaining steam by the week, can the two figureheads of Team Blue present a united front and keep the unruly Superstars in check? >What will happen to the United States Championship? Dolph Ziggler left the WWE Universe baffled last week during his United States Championship Celebration. Just two days after winning the title, The Showoff ditched the star-spangled championship in the ring and walked out of the arena, leaving many to wonder exactly what that meant for the future of Ziggler and the title. '''' Will Smackdown LIVE’s brass (or Ziggler) shed any light on what the future holds for the United States Championship?