SmackDown Live Live SmackDown Discussion thread, August 25th 2023: RIP Bray Wyatt

[Dale]

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[Chris]

 

[John McHenry]

Tribute show now? Bells for Bray Graphic for Terry?

 

[Chris]

 

[Dale]

It's gonna hit different if Bo closes out the show and it ends with the rocking chair / Hawaiian shirt / hat in the middle of the ring under a spotlight

 

[John McHenry]

Wonder if it'll be empty arena too. Feel like it's not exploitive if it's empty arena.

Hopefully they do something with Bo after all of this assuming he was Howdy.

 

[Dale]

Wonder if it'll be empty arena too. Feel like it's not exploitive if it's empty arena.

Hopefully they do something with Bo after all of this assuming he was Howdy.

Fans being there is perfectly fine, it's not like they're selling tickets specifically for a Bray Wyatt memorial show.

 

[John McHenry]

Fans being there is perfectly fine, it's not like they're selling tickets specifically for a Bray Wyatt memorial show.

I guess exploitive was the wrong term. For me it has more of an emotional impact when it's empty. Like hey this is big we don't want your money this is for us and him type of deal?

If fans are there it's not a knock against them either. Hell a tribute show is something they don't have to do at all

 

[Cwalker]

Wonder if it'll be empty arena too. Feel like it's not exploitive if it's empty arena.

Hopefully they do something with Bo after all of this assuming he was Howdy.

I said it in the thread yesterday, I think the show cold opens with the fans and their cell phones. The fireflies as he used to call them.

And now that Dale brought it up, having the ending be just the rocking chair with a spotlight on it at the end of the ramp would be a nice touch.

 

[John McHenry]

I said it in the thread yesterday, I think the show cold opens with the fans and their cell phones. The fireflies as he used to call them.

And now that Dale brought it up, having the ending be just the rocking chair with a spotlight on it at the end of the ramp would be a nice touch.

That would be amazing visually.

 

[Sky]

I get the feeling this'll be like Raw is Owen or the Eddie show, everyone puts storylines aside to pay tribute. It's been a long time since we lost an active WWE-contracted wrestler after all

 

[King Kota]

Show should open with fireflies and his theme it should end with Bo in the ring sitting on rocking chair it will then do hid cyptic Jump scare and the chair will rock his latern on it

 

[Dale]

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[Dale]

I thought about the show ending with his lantern going out but didn't know it would be received.​

 

[BSE]

I guess exploitive was the wrong term. For me it has more of an emotional impact when it's empty. Like hey this is big we don't want your money this is for us and him type of deal?

If fans are there it's not a knock against them either. Hell a tribute show is something they don't have to do at all

They could donate tonight's ticket sales to Jojo and Bray's children