Wrestling Fans - I Need Your Help

[MIKE D]

I've been tasked with researching a WWE event that's coming locally, because my nephews want to go, and we want to buy them the tickets as a gift. The event coming is called "Stand Up For WWE Presents Smackdown World Tour". How is that different from regular Smackdown? Is this all the wrestlers that suck too much to be on TV or something?

[Pat Loika]

It's basically a non-televised event. Which means you'll likely get better matches than you would from a TV taping.

[Prime]

I've been tasked with researching a WWE event that's coming locally, because my nephews want to go, and we want to buy them the tickets as a gift. The event coming is called "Stand Up For WWE Presents Smackdown World Tour". How is that different from regular Smackdown? Is this all the wrestlers that suck too much to be on TV or something?

read these reports if you want to know the kind of show you'll get.

AS mentioned you'll get real PPV style matches, as opposed to the TV shows style

http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/A...index_10.shtml

it should be the full roster though.

Here's the report on a smackdown show from my area this week.

Spoiler:

WWE Smackdown brand house show report
November 7, 2010
Glasgow, Scotland at Braehead Arena, Glasgow
Report by David Wallace, PWTorch subscriber
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(1) Finlay beat Tyler Reks. Slow, short match including a referee bump. While the ref was down, Hornswoggle appeared and Finlay hit Reks with the shillelagh for the three count. Big pop for Finlay.

(2) FCW champion Mason Ryan beat Chavo Guerrero. Good match despite no one really knowing who Ryan was. It was by no means a squash as Chavo had plenty of offense. Ryan has a huge build, similar in physique to Batista, and could well be the big powerhouse to replace Batistia after his departure earlier this year.

(3) WWE tag champions Nexus (Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater) beat Hart Dynasty (Tyson Kidd & D.H. Smith) to retain the WWE Tag Titles. No John Cena or Wade Barrett for this one. Enjoyable match with Justin Gabriel picking up the three count after a quick roll-up using his feet on the ropes for leverage. Nexus were both cheered and booed during the match.

(4) Chris Masters beat Jack Swagger (w/Eagle Mascot). Both stars were over with the crowd. Some good, funny spots including Masters having the Eagle in a Masterlock. The match ended after Masters reversed an attempted Anklelock by Swagger into a pin.

(5) Kofi Kingston beat Alberto Del Rio. This match was originally scheduled for Rey Mysterio vs. Del Rio, but as Mysterio came to the ring, Del Rio blindsided him and took him out for an injury angle. Cue Kofi to take Mysterio’s place in the match. Mysterio was then helped to the back. This was an energetic contest between two great workers. After a ref bump, Mysterio came back and gave Del Rio the 619 and Kofi scored the pinfall. Post-match, Mysterio and Kofi celebrated in the ring.

[Intermission]
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(6) Intercontinental champion Dolph Ziggler beat Drew McIntyre, MVP, and "Dashing" Cody Rhodes in a four-way match to retain the IC Title. Huge pop for McIntyre coming back to his home country. (FYI: Drew’s hometown, Ayr, is only around 35 miles away from Glasgow.) This match was over fairly quickly after Ziggler stole a pin from Drew.

(7) Natalya beat Layla via submission with Kelly Kelly as the special guest referee. A standard Divas match that seemed to last longer than necessary. Eventually, Layla tapped out to the Sharpshooter. Cue Hornswoggle to join in the celebration in the ring.

( Big Show beat World Hvt. champion Kane via DQ; Kane retained the World Hvt. Title. Slow-paced main event as we’ve come to expect from these two. Nexus ran in and attacked Big Show followed by the other heels on the roster also attacking him. The faces charged down and sent the heels packing. McIntyre (playing face for the evening) cut a promo with the Big Show, with Show saying that Drew’s mum had cooked him haggis for tea earlier. The faces celebrated in the ring to end the show.

Biggest pops:

-- McIntyre
-- Mysterio
-- Kingston

Most heat:

-- Del Rio
-- Ziggler
-- Kane

[MIKE D]

Do they do all the retarded storyline stuff, or is that for the TV shows? These kids are probably going to be more interested in seeing what they see on TV. I think it should be OK as long as some of the stars show up, but frankly the only guy I know out there now is Cena.

[Prime]

Do they do all the retarded storyline stuff, or is that for the TV shows? These kids are probably going to be more interested in seeing what they see on TV. I think it should be OK as long as some of the stars show up, but frankly the only guy I know out there now is Cena.

they may carry over some of the storyline stuff during the matches, but there is no back stage stuff or anything like that.

it's all done in the arena.

no announcers as well. you get the match without commentry. for obvious reasons.

[Pat Loika]

They don't do the storylines. The only thing close would be someone interfering in someone else's match, maybe some mic insults. None of the prolonged interviews or backstage stuff.