WWE Raw & Smackdown Weekly Thread

[darkwarrior3007]

Former WWE Champion to Join an MMA Announce Team
by Nick Paglino
Apr 11, 2009

"Danny Davis of Ohio Valley Wrestling issued the following press release:

John “Bradshaw” Layfield & Layfield Energy Co. Join the Vyper Fight League

The Vyper Fight League and Vyper Productions are proud to announce the addition of John “Bradshaw” Layfield, formerly WWE’s “JBL,” and Layfield Energy Company to the VFL product. John Layfield, coming fresh off of his retirement from professional wrestling, will be joining the VFL broadcast team as one of its hosts. Layfield is a former WWE Champion; the longest reigning in Smackdown history, a former broadcaster on WWE Smackdown
, regularly appears on Fox News Channel’s The Cost of Freedom, is a best-selling author, and is the president and owner of Layfield Energy Company. John Layfield joins the VFL at its inaugural event, enter the Vypers Pit, on Friday April 24th, 2009, at 4400 Shepherdsville Road in Louisville, Kentucky.

In addition to John Layfield joining the VFL broadcast team, Layfield Energy Company is a proud sponsor of the Vyper Fight League. Layfield Energy Plus is a breakthrough supplement product that triggers energy, focus, and is an anti-inflammatory, with all the gain and none of the pain. Layfield Energy Plus is endorsed not only by John Layfield himself, but also by former WWE Diva and Covergirl, Torrie Wilson, as well as Baseball Hall of Famer, Wade Boggs. For more information go to www.LayfieldEnergy.com

Friday April 24th, 2009, the VFL presents Enter the Vypers Pit, where the world of Mixed Martial Arts will be revolutionized. The Vypers Pit is a state-of-the-art facility, equipped with stellar production capabilities and an intimate environment where every seat in the house is up-close-and-personal to the action. The facility is television ready and television friendly. Upon launch, the VFL will be taping monthly Friday Night Fights for future television broadcasts. The Vyper Fighters will be showcased with some of the most upscale production value in the MMA world.

The VFL is owned and operated by Danny Davis, a respected and successful member of the Sports Entertainment media for almost three decades. Davis has hosted and produced over 600 television tapings, and he has groomed hundreds of Sports Entertainment stars for the spotlight, including current UFC Heavyweight Champion, Brock Lesnar. Davis and Lesnar maintain a close relationship, and Lesnar has a keen interest in the success of the VFL and its fighters.

The VFL will host the most competitive fights in the region with the hungriest and most talented up-and-coming fighters around. For more information visit www.VyperFightLeague.com. In conjunction with Layfield Energy Company, and the addition of John Layfield to the VFL product, the Vyper Fight League is sure to rock the foundations of the MMA world on Friday April 24th, 2009, as the VFL presents Enter the Vypers Pit."

 

[jehuty23]

God Damn Michael Cole!

Like at how many people are leaving due to injuries/breaks:

Taker, HBK, Cena, Edge, JBL

Also, why the hell would Baptista work with HHH/McMahon? Makes no sense.

 

[darkwarrior3007]

God Damn Michael Cole!

Like at how many people are leaving due to injuries/breaks:

Taker, HBK, Cena, Edge, JBL

Also, why the hell would Baptista work with HHH/McMahon? Makes no sense.

Batista is really good friends with Triple H and story wise Randy Orton injured him. Makes sense to me.

 

[icerfan]

John Layfield joins the VFL at its inaugural event, enter the Vypers Pit, on Friday April 24th, 2009, at 4400 Shepherdsville Road in Louisville, Kentucky.

That address might look familiar ... it's also known as the OVW Arena. :2 cents:

 

[darkwarrior3007]

That address might look familiar ... it's also known as the OVW Arena. :2 cents:

Well it is an Ohio Valley Wrestling press release!

 

[broderic_randal]

i am sad to see jbl leave the wwe

 

[BAYAMONXXX]

i am sad to see jbl leave the wwe

and i'm happy to see JBL leave the WWE his gimmick sucked. he was alot better with Ron simmons DAMN!!

 

[jumbo_jim]

Glad JBL is no longer wrestling as he was getting slower and having poorer matches but would have liked him to stay around as he is a brilliant talker in his gimmick and feel he could have been used in a non-wrestling capacity to great effect.

 

[broderic_randal]

Glad JBL is no longer wrestling as he was getting slower and having poorer matches but would have liked him to stay around as he is a brilliant talker in his gimmick and feel he could have been used in a non-wrestling capacity to great effect.

i wish he had gone back to being commentator on smackdown

i dont mind todd grisham, but jbl would have been way better

 

[whalers90]

the draft is so predictable.
bring the guys to raw who have "heat"
move the guys who have gotten "stale" to smackdown or ecw.

and unlike just about all of you guys i like Cena.but just like we were upset that HHH didn't drop the strap to Orton @ WM25....
there was NO BETTER OPPORTUNITY than just now for Swagger to get over HUGE with a win vs Cena. it would be 1 quick easy way to elevate a new guy into the title scene and get some fresh faces into some storylines.
but Cena wins and then HHH gets drafted back to Raw.
im expecting Cena to get drafted to SD. they aren't gonna have both champs on the same show ....Will They?

 

[darkwarrior3007]

the draft is so predictable.
bring the guys to raw who have "heat"
move the guys who have gotten "stale" to smackdown or ecw.

and unlike just about all of you guys i like Cena.but just like we were upset that HHH didn't drop the strap to Orton @ WM25....
there was NO BETTER OPPORTUNITY than just now for Swagger to get over HUGE with a win vs Cena. it would be 1 quick easy way to elevate a new guy into the title scene and get some fresh faces into some storylines.
but Cena wins and then HHH gets drafted back to Raw.
im expecting Cena to get drafted to SD. they aren't gonna have both champs on the same show ....Will They?

Yeah I was hoping that Swagger would've gotten the win over Cena because it would be great for his career. I also picked Cena to go to Smackdown because of Triple H but they could always have CM Punk cash in the MITB at Backlash during the Cena/Edge match. I also knew Maryse was going to RAW the minute Melina was sent to Smackdown.

 

[Target 02]

Smackdown got better, but RAW is still going to be crap.

 

[beany_man]

Smackdown looks much better, more of a relaxed feel to it now. Some great wrestlers too watch and some good possible story lines. Jericho and taker would be a good 1. They have Long back as GM so vicki should be around less. I think they made it so raw is mostly aimed towards kids and smackdown is for the adults and its a good look.

 

[whalers90]

i like the possibility of a mysterio v. jericho feud....
harkening back to the old WCW cruiserweight days.
i don't watch smackdown ever. i just watch raw.
if jericho gets a huge push (u guys need to keep me updated) i guess i will have to start dvr'ng SD

 

[rookieb]

i like the possibility of a mysterio v. jericho feud....
harkening back to the old WCW cruiserweight days.
i don't watch smackdown ever. i just watch raw.
if jericho gets a huge push (u guys need to keep me updated) i guess i will have to start dvr'ng SD

Word has it they are working towards a Mysterio/Jericho feud. :glugglug:

Jericho will get a huge push on SD. He worked the Legends angle and prior to that the Michaels thing...he might be without peer on the mic. Too bad he'll have to sell for Rey-Rey if the feud comes down.

Undertaker/Matt Hardy is the lead match on the new Superstars program. Looks like 'Taker's back, at least for the moment.

 

[Dean Henneberg]

Word has it they are working towards a Mysterio/Jericho feud. :glugglug:

Jericho will get a huge push on SD. He worked the Legends angle and prior to that the Michaels thing...he might be without peer on the mic. Too bad he'll have to sell for Rey-Rey if the feud comes down.

Undertaker/Matt Hardy is the lead match on the new Superstars program. Looks like 'Taker's back, at least for the moment.

Is this Superstars program supposed to be a flashback of the past week or what?

 

[rookieb]

Is this Superstars program supposed to be a flashback of the past week or what?

It's apparently all original programming. Not sure where it's coming from, and they're not going to have their own roster (thank God), as it'll be all three brands. Might be the dark matches from before/after Raw/SmackDown that never make it to TV, as they have the TV crews on hand anyway. It's only scheduled to be an hour long, so can't see them wasting too much time on non-wrestling items like the Cutting Edge or anything like that.

 

[cephy123]

It's apparently all original programming. Not sure where it's coming from, and they're not going to have their own roster (thank God), as it'll be all three brands. Might be the dark matches from before/after Raw/SmackDown that never make it to TV, as they have the TV crews on hand anyway. It's only scheduled to be an hour long, so can't see them wasting too much time on non-wrestling items like the Cutting Edge or anything like that.

That's good- splitting the two shows makes storylines develop a tad too slow imo- you need a good filler type show to push some segments along.

 

[Dean Henneberg]

It's apparently all original programming. Not sure where it's coming from, and they're not going to have their own roster (thank God), as it'll be all three brands. Might be the dark matches from before/after Raw/SmackDown that never make it to TV, as they have the TV crews on hand anyway. It's only scheduled to be an hour long, so can't see them wasting too much time on non-wrestling items like the Cutting Edge or anything like that.

And it's on right before TNA, so that's an extra hour of wrestling on Thursday nights. They should put Superstars on Wednesday or Saturday or Sunday on a non-wrestling night.

 

[rookieb]

First show lineup sounds pretty good from what I heard. Apparently Finlay/Christian has been added to the bill for a shot at Swagger's title at Backlash. I may end up caring about the PPV yet...