Better ending than the real Smackdown😂😂😂

@wrestleblake

6 ай бұрын

That seems to be the common theme in the comments! 😂

- It definitely feels like the Phenomenal One is going heel, which I'm excited to see. I honestly would love to see the whole O.C. join him with this move and bring back some old Bullet Club flair. - Orton not being medically cleared is surprising, I assume it's just to give him a break or did this happen in real life too? The roster is honestly so stacked at the moment that it feels like there are a lot of big names waiting for a moment. - One of the things I'd be cautiously hopeful for is the handling of some of the NXT call-ups. It feels like there's a few talents that were brought up by Hunter without much thought of long-term planning and Cameron Grimes, The Unholy Union feel like victims of that. Ultimately there always has to be winners and losers and Styles/Naomi were never going to lose in their current positions but I'm hoping that we see the ascension of some of these names, who maybe don't have a solid place currently. - I'm a fan of the Final Testament group and the feud with The Pride. Interested to see whether their match is part of a longer story of if it's the grand finale. - There are so many good stables at the moment! I'm a fan of the LWO vs. Escobar/Carillo/Garza feud. I was worried that Santos might turn into the mid-card heel, who puts on good matches but ultimately loses (but not quite a jobber), so a win here is a nice change of pace. I think the tag team division is really thriving at the moment, it would be a good time to start utilising the cross-brand element of the championships. That 2021 Garza tease too! - The Damage CTRL storyline is like a time bomb and I'm just waiting for the explosion. - I honestly believe SD would have been the better home for Andrade, if not for the LDF/LWO action. I'm so excited to have him back and he's another talent I would love to see climb to the top. - A rare B-Fab sighting in singles action! I did notice that you don't seem to be running storylines, is this intentional? I enjoyed how you played on Mania being the goal, it really builds up the sense of importance of the event. - Cody and Roman in the same building - something's going to go down! - The main event makes sense, Knight and Owens still need momentum after their losses so both benefit from this. Waller and Theory were always stepping stones to the ultimate goal. I'm curious as to what Knight will do next, especially with such fanfare on his side. Honestly, you've got such good tag teams that I feel Waller and Theory almost dilute each other, I wouldn't mind seeing them break away. - ...Ignore that comment about Knight! Now this is a feud I can get behind. - I don't know how I feel about Cody being dragged out by Solo. Obviously The Bloodline were always going to play a role in this feud but given that he's had his big moment, to have an off-screen beatdown by Solo kind of felt like the audience was being short-changed but I get the visual you were going for as part of Cody's story is the audience investment. All the same, I think Roman basically one-upping Cody and trying to put him in his place is an interesting moment and a cool visual.

@wrestleblake

6 ай бұрын

Great stuff as always, Ben! I enjoyed the reaction after the Styles/Knight exchange haha. I think that could be a fun feud. And completely understand your point on the Solo/Cody stuff, but yeah, we just went for the visual even if it would've been more ideal to have the beatdown in the ring. Appreciate the tremendous feedback!

The Hit? Bah Gahd! It's that damn Ernest Youngman!! Smackdown is definitely star heavy. Midcard seems pretty lacking for sure.

@wrestleblake

6 ай бұрын

Haha as soon as I said that I was hoping someone would reference Ernest! Only he (and The Rock) can halt Cody's story. But yeah, I'm not thrilled with the midcard on this brand but have some ideas for adding some depth to it.

@chriscarnage9467

6 ай бұрын

@@wrestleblake NXT could breathe some life into it certainly in the short term. Bron would be great, although I'd imagine he's a Raw after Mania debut.

This series has so much potential and im really exited to see how me you and Triple H branch of in how we book everything and i agree the Raw womens heels are lacking and smackdowns roster is lacking ALOT a superstar shake up might be in order because of how the rosters are but overall a good episode as always im interested to see how Codys story and Logan pauls story continue! After Smackdown: OH YEAH NO YOU DID THE RIGHT THING i cant believe they would ruin Codys character in that way having us wait 2 years for the story to be finished and then Dwayne shows up and why did Cody just walk away after preaching about how he is doing this for Dusty it just makes zero sense AH it annoys me

@wrestleblake

6 ай бұрын

Really love the feedback as always! Also excited to hear about how your save is going. Once I started booking SD, I realized that roster needs a bit of a refresh. Gonna try to do that with a few new additions and the post-WrestleMania draft. Just as confused as you on the Cody thing. I'm in no way surprised they decided to do Rock vs. Roman, but I'm very surprised at how they booked Cody in the process. All the talk about finishing the story and he just hands his spot to someone he has zero affiliation with and hasn't wrestled in a decade? Just a wild decision.

Coming in hot right after Smackdown tonight. all i ask is that you don't fuck up Finishing The Story. Rock v Roman is a money match but it completely invalidates Cody winning the rumble, spits in the face of over a year of storytelling, and it doesn't need the title on the line.

@wrestleblake

6 ай бұрын

In hindsight.....I'm really glad I decided to do Cody vs. Roman instead of the other option!

@darkhawkgames

6 ай бұрын

@@wrestleblake I literally don't see the point in doing it the way they did it! It made Cody look like such a punk!

@wrestleblake

6 ай бұрын

@@darkhawkgames You said it perfectly. It's not that they're doing Rock vs. Roman, it's how they booked it to make Cody look the opposite of everything he's stood for and a complete afterthought. Why WOULDN'T he challenge for the title at WrestleMania?! That doesn't match the story haha.

@darkhawkgames

6 ай бұрын

@@wrestleblake It feels like something Vince would do to get cheap pop at Wrestlemania. Which...this story doesn't need. This story was going to sell the stadium out and bring in views and I just don't get it.

Series request whenever you get time, would you do the Mark Carnie's SNP in the C-verse, I just think it would be a good series having to deal with the problem of wrestlers constantly leaving because your character is a massive piece of trash.

@wrestleblake

6 ай бұрын

I think SNP is the next company in our Exploring the CVerse series, so I might have to give that promotion a look!

You shouldve booked actual smackdown it would've been better 😂

@wrestleblake

6 ай бұрын

Haha I'm still scratching my head over the way they booked that....

@Metaldad87

6 ай бұрын

@@wrestleblake I've been vocal about it on social media and I'm rarely outspoken and vocal about wrestling booking on social media but this move got me