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SmackDown Greatest Superstar tournament

Posted: Sep 25th, '19, 10:29
by cero2k
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Re: SmackDown Greatest Superstar tournament

Posted: Sep 25th, '19, 10:35
by NWK2000
I would say Eddie or Rey should win. From the Smackdown 6, to their individual championship runs, these are the things that I think gave Smackdown its own identity. Guys like Batista, JBL, and Brock were obviously fixtures in their time, but Eddie and Rey are the guys I think of as part of team blue. Taker is obviously part of that but Smackdown was his brand when he came back at WM20, but the Smackdown 6 were tearing shit down long before that.

Re: SmackDown Greatest Superstar tournament

Posted: Sep 25th, '19, 18:10
by Big Red Machine
NWK2000 wrote: Sep 25th, '19, 10:35 I would say Eddie or Rey should win. From the Smackdown 6, to their individual championship runs, these are the things that I think gave Smackdown its own identity. Guys like Batista, JBL, and Brock were obviously fixtures in their time, but Eddie and Rey are the guys I think of as part of team blue. Taker is obviously part of that but Smackdown was his brand when he came back at WM20, but the Smackdown 6 were tearing shit down long before that.
I agree with your logic, but, for the same reasons, I think Edge belongs up there with them. Yes, he went to Raw fir a while and got his main event push there, but he then came back and carried SD from about 2008 until his retirement.

Re: SmackDown Greatest Superstar tournament

Posted: Sep 25th, '19, 20:30
by NWK2000
Big Red Machine wrote: Sep 25th, '19, 18:10
NWK2000 wrote: Sep 25th, '19, 10:35 I would say Eddie or Rey should win. From the Smackdown 6, to their individual championship runs, these are the things that I think gave Smackdown its own identity. Guys like Batista, JBL, and Brock were obviously fixtures in their time, but Eddie and Rey are the guys I think of as part of team blue. Taker is obviously part of that but Smackdown was his brand when he came back at WM20, but the Smackdown 6 were tearing shit down long before that.
I agree with your logic, but, for the same reasons, I think Edge belongs up there with them. Yes, he went to Raw fir a while and got his main event push there, but he then came back and carried SD from about 2008 until his retirement.
I see where you're coming from , I just recall his La Familia run being underwhelming and Edge losing me.as a babyface when he lost to Jericho at Mania. It's really just bias

Re: SmackDown Greatest Superstar tournament

Posted: Sep 25th, '19, 20:41
by KILLdozer
NWK2000 wrote: Sep 25th, '19, 20:30
Big Red Machine wrote: Sep 25th, '19, 18:10
NWK2000 wrote: Sep 25th, '19, 10:35 I would say Eddie or Rey should win. From the Smackdown 6, to their individual championship runs, these are the things that I think gave Smackdown its own identity. Guys like Batista, JBL, and Brock were obviously fixtures in their time, but Eddie and Rey are the guys I think of as part of team blue. Taker is obviously part of that but Smackdown was his brand when he came back at WM20, but the Smackdown 6 were tearing shit down long before that.
I agree with your logic, but, for the same reasons, I think Edge belongs up there with them. Yes, he went to Raw fir a while and got his main event push there, but he then came back and carried SD from about 2008 until his retirement.
I see where you're coming from , I just recall his La Familia run being underwhelming and Edge losing me.as a babyface when he lost to Jericho at Mania. It's really just bias
La Familia was due to the supporting cast, or lack thereof. Besides Edge and Vicki, no one was really a great heel.

You had fuckin' Bam Neely, for the love of Birnberg.

Re: SmackDown Greatest Superstar tournament

Posted: Sep 25th, '19, 21:48
by NWK2000
KILLdozer wrote: Sep 25th, '19, 20:41
NWK2000 wrote: Sep 25th, '19, 20:30
Big Red Machine wrote: Sep 25th, '19, 18:10
I agree with your logic, but, for the same reasons, I think Edge belongs up there with them. Yes, he went to Raw fir a while and got his main event push there, but he then came back and carried SD from about 2008 until his retirement.
I see where you're coming from , I just recall his La Familia run being underwhelming and Edge losing me.as a babyface when he lost to Jericho at Mania. It's really just bias
La Familia was due to the supporting cast, or lack thereof. Besides Edge and Vicki, no one was really a great heel.

You had fuckin' Bam Neely, for the love of Birnberg.
Comparing Brinberg to Bam Neely is more apt than you could ever imagine.

Re: SmackDown Greatest Superstar tournament

Posted: Sep 25th, '19, 21:59
by KILLdozer
NWK2000 wrote: Sep 25th, '19, 21:48
KILLdozer wrote: Sep 25th, '19, 20:41
NWK2000 wrote: Sep 25th, '19, 20:30

I see where you're coming from , I just recall his La Familia run being underwhelming and Edge losing me.as a babyface when he lost to Jericho at Mania. It's really just bias
La Familia was due to the supporting cast, or lack thereof. Besides Edge and Vicki, no one was really a great heel.

You had fuckin' Bam Neely, for the love of Birnberg.
Comparing Brinberg to Bam Neely is more apt than you could ever imagine.
I will ALWAYS remember...birnberg came into the WAC efed... cut some stupid asd fuck Steve Austin/Rock promo...

Then immediately in the following next segment..was swarmed by the top heel stable in the parking lot, and took a finisher on the hood of a car, that ended in a reverse Sto...

Re: SmackDown Greatest Superstar tournament

Posted: Sep 25th, '19, 22:54
by Big Red Machine
NWK2000 wrote: Sep 25th, '19, 21:48

Comparing Brinberg to Bam Neely is more apt than you could ever imagine.
Post of the Year Candidate.

Re: SmackDown Greatest Superstar tournament

Posted: Sep 25th, '19, 22:57
by Big Red Machine
KILLdozer wrote: Sep 25th, '19, 21:59
NWK2000 wrote: Sep 25th, '19, 21:48
KILLdozer wrote: Sep 25th, '19, 20:41

La Familia was due to the supporting cast, or lack thereof. Besides Edge and Vicki, no one was really a great heel.

You had fuckin' Bam Neely, for the love of Birnberg.
Comparing Brinberg to Bam Neely is more apt than you could ever imagine.
I will ALWAYS remember...birnberg came into the WAC efed... cut some stupid asd fuck Steve Austin/Rock promo...

Then immediately in the following next segment..was swarmed by the top heel stable in the parking lot, and took a finisher on the hood of a car, that ended in a reverse Sto...
You said the words "Rock promo" and "took a finisher on the hood of a car," so I was compelled to go find this:


Re: SmackDown Greatest Superstar tournament

Posted: Sep 26th, '19, 08:24
by Bob-O
I saw Lesnar vs McCool and about spit my coffee out.

What an odd situation at the Calloway breakfast table the next morning if she beat him...


Not to mention that the bracket is set up that they'd likely be wrestling one another in the quarter final...

Re: SmackDown Greatest Superstar tournament

Posted: Sep 26th, '19, 10:52
by XIV
Undertaker or Eddie Guerrero for me. Either one of those comes to mind first when I think of Smackdown. I'd argue Eddie should be winner because his whole development from Latino Heat angle with Chyna, to the lie, cheat, steal stuff both as a tag competitor with Chavo and singles title runs to his run as Champion these were all were great Smackdown angles.

Re: SmackDown Greatest Superstar tournament

Posted: Sep 26th, '19, 10:58
by KILLdozer
I mean...I'd say Edge is possibly the greatest heel of that entire era...so he deserves the mention definitely. Though you could argue his better stuff was on RAW with Cena, Orton, Triple H and Shawn Michaels...that was amazing stuff, I watched some back last night and yesterday.