{"id":39987,"date":"2017-03-15T19:55:27","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T00:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=39987"},"modified":"2017-03-15T19:55:27","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T00:55:27","slug":"talking-points-talking-smack-314-parade-women-promoting-smackdown-womens-title-match-everybody-else","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/03\/15\/talking-points-talking-smack-314-parade-women-promoting-smackdown-womens-title-match-everybody-else\/","title":{"rendered":"TALKING POINTS FROM TALKING SMACK 3\/14: A parade of women promoting their Smackdown Women&#8217;s Title match, but where was everybody else?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3573288518\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Talking Smack has quickly become must see TV. That is very high praise for a network special that promotes sitting down and talking over wrestling on a wrestling network. It\u2019s smooth, easy viewing that appeals to those who want to know more about what really goes on without ever damaging the overall characters. Every episode gives us a few interesting things that it is definitely with knowing.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m <b>Tom Colohue<\/b> and this is <b>Talking Points From Talking Smack.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Follow <b>Tom Colohue<\/b> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tomcolohue\/\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/colohue\">@Colohue<\/a> for updates.<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Talking Points From Talking Smack<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>1. A.J.&#8217;s Domain<\/b><\/p>\n<p>With fewer\u00a0guests, the Talking Points are going to be a little different today, with more focus on format than not and fewer\u00a0points. One thing that hasn\u2019t changed, however, is that A.J. Styles continues to dominate Talking Smack just as he dominates Smackdown.<\/p>\n<p>With more pointed, physical storylines in presence and with less time than Raw to develop storylines, A.J. had been pushed largely on to Talking Smack, particularly lately given how often he has appeared with his manbun. The A.J. vs. Shane McMahon storyline has been a slow burn which has mostly been told using other storylines &#8211; particularly the Kevin Orton vs. Bray Wyatt storyline. Is this the right choice given that Talking Smack does not have the viewership of Smackdown? Does everybody win here?<\/p>\n<p><b>2. Where was everybody?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I want to drop a quick list of the people who could have appeared and furthered their own storylines and development.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1179545536\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Luke Harper? Cena and\/or The Miz? The Usos? A furious American Alpha demanding a rematch against said Usos? Randy Orton? Baron Corbin? Dolph Ziggler?<\/p>\n<p>These are just the good talkers I\u2019ve listed, by the way. Where on Earth was everybody? The tag teams in particular are in desperate need of attention but were given no platform at all. They could have pushed their Andre the Giant Battle Royal participants. Harper could have spoken about Orton and Bray Wyatt, reminding everyone that he could still play a part while putting both men over. Hell, Shane McMahon could have come on, full of adrenaline, and cut an anti-A.J. promo.<\/p>\n<p>Where on Earth was everybody?<\/p>\n<p><b>3. The Women&#8217;s Division risks imploding<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Seeing a ton of participants wander in to bicker like children was not a good showing of the Women\u2019s Division and it isn\u2019t the right way to build tension going into the match. Focussing on individual tensions is more likely to work and certain storylines, including existing tensions between Carmella-Natalya, Lynch-Bliss, Lynch-James and Bliss-James should be exploited.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s clear that the injury to Naomi has forced a lot of storylines to hurry to their finish. Carmella has been building slowly as a heel, Natalya has been made to look dominant, Mickie James finally got a decent win under her belt. A lot of things have happened very quickly and nobody seems to be entirely ready to go except for Becky and Alexa. The two of them dominated proceedings even in a crowd of five.<\/p>\n<p>Without a big shocker, we\u2019re missing an element of surprise. Naomi seems an obvious option. Please though, please, Asuka. She doesn\u2019t have to win, but just give me Asuka.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><strong>NOW CHECK OUT LAST WEEK&#8217;S ARTICLE:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/03\/08\/talking-points-talking-smack-37-bryan-expands-pool-women-wm33-shot-blisss-belt-miz-shines-format\/\">TALKING POINTS FROM TALKING SMACK 3\/7: Bryan expands pool of women for WM33 shot at Bliss\u2019s belt, Miz once again shines in this format<\/a><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1281203708\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1468321412\"><div id=\"pwtor-1668998020\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Talking Smack has quickly become must see TV. That is very high praise for a network special that promotes sitting down and talking over wrestling on a wrestling network. 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