Three Reasons Why You Should Watch WWE SmackDown

CM Punk has been killing it on WWE Monday Night Raw and has been lauded for making the show the most interesting it’s been in a long, long time. All of the praise is deserved. Punk has been amazing on Raw and deserves credit for carrying the most compelling WWE angle of 2011. While most wrestling fans have their eyes on Raw, SmackDown has been quietly improving. WWE’s Friday show usually has the better wrestling, but lately it has been evolving into a unique and complete show. Here are three reasons why I’ve been marking out for SmackDown.

1) Bryan Danielson: A lot of you know that I’m a big Daniel Bryan fan and have been following his career since his Ring of Honor days. I believe that he’s currently the best mat wrestler in WWE and a phenomenal talent. While he has yet to find his groove on the mic in WWE, he has wrestled some fantastic matches that remind me of classic NWA bouts I loved in the ’80s and ’90s. He has a brilliant style that blends modern moves with old-school technique. I’m looking forward to seeing the build-up to his WrestleMania title shot.

2) WWE Divas That Can Wrestle: The Divas division has been a joke for far too long. That’s changing on SmackDown. They’re actually letting the ladies wrestle — a novel idea, hey?!? Two of my current favorites, AJ Lee and Nattie Neidhart, have taken advantage of their wrestling time, showing that WWE Divas can put on great matches. I love that SmackDown is showcasing women that can actually work a match. I especially love that AJ is getting airtime. She wrestles, plays videogames, and reads comics. All nerds should love and support her.

3) Sheamus vs. Mark Henry: I’m absolutely shocked that this angle is working. I’m amazed that Henry’s “monster” angle has made him the most interesting he has ever been in his career. I’m surprised that the fans took to Sheamus’ face turn so quickly. He was such a great heel and a fantastic villainous champion. The writers didn’t have much for him to do so they turned him face and the fans are loving it. If you had told me two months ago that monster Henry vs. face Sheamus would be a popular SmackDown angle then I would have called you nuts. Eventually, Henry will run out of steam and he’ll revert to the world’s strongest jobber. What’s really fun is watching Sheamus evolve. He has already proven that he can be a great heel and I’m curious to see if he can be a great face.

Raw is the flagship show and that’s never going to change, but don’t ignore SmackDown. There are great things happening on WWE’s “other” show.

Author: RPadTV

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15 thoughts on “Three Reasons Why You Should Watch WWE SmackDown”

  1. I actually caught a littl bit of smackdown this past friday and saw nattie's heel turn. I thought it wouldve been much more shocking if beth phoenix had not done that on raw the past week. Then i remembered it was mob week on AMC and never changed it back but it did capture my attention for 5 mins so thats saying something.

  2. I actually caught a littl bit of smackdown this past friday and saw nattie's heel turn. I thought it wouldve been much more shocking if beth phoenix had not done that on raw the past week. Then i remembered it was mob week on AMC and never changed it back but it did capture my attention for 5 mins so thats saying something.

  3. -"I’m amazed that Henry’s “monster” angle has made him the most interesting he has ever been in his career."-

    I call shenanigans.

    There is no way this angle is more interesting than his forbidden love and hand-baby with Mae Young.

  4. GHA!! WHY?!! Why must you place those images that we were never to speak of again back into my brain?! I can still feel my eyes burning.

    -M

  5. I think it's fantastic that between Beth and Nattie, WWE is pushing a woman that can wrestle on each show. When was the last time you could say that about the Divas division?

    1. Ur right we've never seen divas that can actually wrestle but i wish it wasnt the same storyline for both of them. Also i'm waiting for alberto to win the belt! He deserves his time to shine!

  6. So I watched RAW last night for the first time in a month due to job travel and I agree that CM Punk has made it more interesting. However, he is not working as champ. When he came out and even when he beat ADR clean last night the crowd didn't care. Most of the crowd did not get out of their seats and the there was no huge pop whatsoever. A champion should be able to either draw a huge pop or huge heat. Punk can do neither. As much as I was against Miz being champ he eventually grew on me and earned my respect because he did his job drawing HUGE heat the way a heel champ should. Punk draws midcard pop which is what he is, midcard. I was shocked to seee such a stale reaction for the guy who will be headlining the PPVs now and that's a problem.

      1. If his first entrance got a good reaction it must have been due the his new "cult of personality" song by Living Colour.

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