{"id":40975,"date":"2017-04-05T22:22:23","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T03:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=40975"},"modified":"2017-04-05T22:22:23","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T03:22:23","slug":"talking-points-talking-smack-44-renee-talks-superstars-shakeup-tye-dillinger-waiting-long-time-naomi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/04\/05\/talking-points-talking-smack-44-renee-talks-superstars-shakeup-tye-dillinger-waiting-long-time-naomi\/","title":{"rendered":"TALKING POINTS FROM TALKING SMACK 4\/4: Renee talks about Superstars Shakeup, Tye Dillinger has been waiting a long time for this, Naomi on again"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1133993348\" 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<h2><b>Talking Points From Talking Smack<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>1. Dark days are coming for Talking Smack<\/b><\/p>\n<p>With the success of Talking Smack and the upcoming \u201cSuperstar Shake-Up\u201d it seems like that Raw Talk will become a permanent fixture on the calendar. This is a good thing for the Superstars. Talking Smack is one of the major reasons that Smackdown Live is doing so well. People have been able to get over and advance storylines with limited involvement regardless of their position on the card. Mojo Rawley became a thing on Talking Smack and look at him now.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Talking Smack is going to be stretched thin, and soon. Daniel Bryan is expecting a baby, and thus will not be available as often as he used to be. Renee Young is expected to host Raw Talk, despite Corey Graves being literally right there ready. Raw Talk and babies are going to hurt Talking Smack.<\/p>\n<p><b>2. Naomi needs more<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Naomi, the second two-time champion, appeared for the second\u00a0week in a row on Talking Smack. Clearly, they\u2019re going to give her a big push. This is probably the right thing. She has style, talent, and charisma. Character, though? She\u2019s suffering the Bayley problem.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1790523455\" 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>Naomi has a great entrance, and people have picked up her catchphrase. She looks unique in a very diverse division. She also seriously lacks personality right now. Over time, this will begin to punish her as people will fail to connect to someone when all we know about her is that she likes to dance and wrestle. She needs more.<\/p>\n<p><b>3. Limited Tye time?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Tye Dillinger opened by talking about how long he waited for his opportunity. We hear that a lot &#8211; a lot &#8211; but Tye sounded more genuine that you\u2019ll typically hear.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is that he\u2019s another person hitting one note right now. \u201cI\u2019ve been waiting a long time, here I am.\u201d I\u2019m left asking, now what? Maybe talk about the shake-up limited the possibilities, but Tye said absolutely nothing new. I\u2019ve been waiting a long time. I\u2019m here now. The fans are great.<\/p>\n<p>Tye\u2019s arrival, however, spells the end of something else. His finisher is exactly the same move as one that A.J. Styles uses and he\u2019s never gotten a pin from it. I\u2019m going to miss that because, you know, he does it better.<\/p>\n<p><b>4. It\u2018s all about the shake-up<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Nobody got a full interview devoted to themselves this time. Breaks between guests were devoted to talking about trades. It doesn\u2019t sound like a draft but more minor trades, and I am very happy with this set-up. There are some very bad choices that could be made and we\u2019re almost guaranteed to have at least one that does. Talking Smack gave a lot of attention to this.<\/p>\n<p>Then Renee Young mentioned that she would be good on Raw. No. Do not do that. No.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4206775145\" 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<p><b>5. The Usos are leading by example<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Remember when the tag teams got nothing? Then the Usos won the belts and suddenly they were appearing often. Clearly, American Alpha weren\u2019t trusted to keep things going.<\/p>\n<p>The Usos missed having Daniel Bryan to play off today, but they made great use of having Shane McMahon there. They represent as fighting champions, perfect representatives, and more than anything they are drawing attention to their division brilliantly.<\/p>\n<p>Is it possible to stay heel while being this positive? Smackdown has\u00a0been building their division around The Usos, so they\u2019re staying.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, quick thing, did you see that face drop when he mentioned Bullet Club? Oh that face dropped and it didn\u2019t recover.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT LAST WEEK&#8217;S ARTICLE:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/03\/30\/talking-points-talking-smack-328-j-styles-minor-detour-naomi-returns-rene-young-continues-shine\/\">TALKING POINTS FROM TALKING SMACK 3\/28: A.J. Styles on minor detour, Naomi returns, Rene Young continues to shine<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2908756316\"><div id=\"pwtor-4182981455\"><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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