{"id":42225,"date":"2017-05-10T11:26:18","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T16:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=42225"},"modified":"2017-05-10T11:26:18","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T16:26:18","slug":"59-wwe-talking-smack-review-jbl-says-hes-good-creating-controversy-renee-jbl-react-fashion-files-ziggler-talks-nakamura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/05\/10\/59-wwe-talking-smack-review-jbl-says-hes-good-creating-controversy-renee-jbl-react-fashion-files-ziggler-talks-nakamura\/","title":{"rendered":"5\/9 WWE Talking Smack Review: JBL says he&#8217;s good at creating controversy, Renee &#038; JBL react to Fashion Files, Ziggler talks Nakamura"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3465979485\" 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><h3>WWE TALKING SMACK REVIEW<br \/>\nMAY 9,, 2017<br \/>\nAIRED LIVE ON WWE NETWORK<br \/>\nBY CRAIG ELBE, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p>Renee Young was joined by JBL this week, and they talked about their great friendship and common trait of authentic looking fake follicles.\u00a0 JBL loves the city of London but didn\u2019t do anything cool today. \u00a0However, being a London tourist for 25 years he has been to Churchill\u2019s war rooms, one time getting tour of Buckingham Palace.\u00a0 It was set up by William Regal who knew an old wrestling promoter that worked security there. \u00a0He even got to serve beer at the Queen of England\u2019s bar!\u00a0 Renee said JBL was a former travel buddy and nobody had cooler stories than him.\u00a0 She also learned a lot about life from him.\u00a0 Last time they were in London together they recorded a horrible rap video.<\/p>\n<p>Onto something fantastic, Renee brought up tonight\u2019s main event that saw Jinder Mahal pin Randy Orton in the six-man tag team match.\u00a0 JBL said it\u2019s possible to see that again at Backlash and have Jinder become WWE Champion.\u00a0 It\u2019s not a best of seven or nine series, this is about getting on a roll for one match and anything can happen.\u00a0 Jinder has that opportunity and can make that happen.\u00a0 Renee has noticed Jinder\u2019s tighter focus as his tenure surely indicates this could be his only chance and must seize the moment.\u00a0 JBL mentioned Vince McMahon\u2019s grabbing the brass ring rhetoric, and Jinder has done just that while being in the best shape of his life.\u00a0 Renee can\u2019t wrap her head around Jinder\u2019s physique and had a schoolgirl chuckle about it!<\/p>\n<p>Renee wondered why Sami Zayn comes across like a neurotic maniac.\u00a0 JBL said he and many others love giving Zayn a hard time for overthinking everything, that he\u2019s accustomed to being that way.\u00a0 Renee added he spins his wheels makes himself nuts but she loves him. \u00a0JBL loves him too and thinks that is what made Zayn\u2019s backstage segment with Orton and A.J. Styles great.<\/p>\n<p>Renee gave a quick plug to Orton vs Jinder at Backlash for the WWE Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Also at Backlash will be Kevin Owens vs A.J. Styles for Owen\u2019s Unites States Championship.\u00a0 JBL predicts Owens will retain and stay the new Face of America, though he never imagined the Face of America would also speak French.\u00a0 He asked Renee, a Canadian like Owens, if she can speak French.\u00a0 She mumbled a few French words but said she can get by a little but isn\u2019t fluent like Owens.<\/p>\n<p>Renee transitioned to the Fashion Files and brought up JBL\u2019s citation from the pair.\u00a0 His violation was wearing a kilt to a Smackdown in Scotland.\u00a0 He comes from a McGregor heritage and was coming from a Rob Roy type dinner that night those weirdos ticketed him.\u00a0 JBL had to educate Renee on the Rob Roy movie but may have embellished Roy being an ancestor of his.\u00a0 He went on how golf was invented in Scotland and credits his good golf game to his heritage.\u00a0 Showing his old school wrestler tendencies, he bragged about how much money he drew\u2026.in a golf game\u2026.for $21\u2026..from his 71 year-old friend.\u00a0 His friend, Mr. Keith, was a former Bermuda champion so it wasn\u2019t quite robbery.<\/p>\n<p>Renee loved the Fashion Files segment and the Sherlock Holmes and Watson outfits Breezango donned. \u00a0JBL said they are one of the most entertaining team he\u2019s known and wants to see what they could do if they had carte blanche, though he\u2019s not sure what it will be.\u00a0 They are incredibly talented weirdos who are fun to watch.\u00a0 Renee said they are also number 1 contenders to the Smackdown Tag Team Championships.\u00a0 She threw to a video of tag team champions the Usos responding to what they said on Smackdown.<\/p>\n<p>Dasha Fuentes was backstage but not live to interview the Usos.\u00a0 The streak of being unnamed continued, even by fellow interviewer Renee.\u00a0 Dasha asked them to elaborate on the warning they seemed to issue to Breezango earlier tonight.\u00a0 Jimmy said all they were saying is they aren\u2019t afraid of rental cops.\u00a0 Jey chose to use the more \u201crespectful\u201d term of crossing guards. \u00a0Jimmy got more serious, saying Breezango has some momentum as they beat the Ascension tonight.\u00a0 Jimmy said they also beat the Ascension, and in 12 days at Backlash the tag titles will be on the line but will be coming back home where they belong, with them.\u00a0 As far as tonight goes, Jimmy said they heard the London club scene is crackin\u2019 and they are about to check out some club.\u00a0 Jey finger danced in excitement but then said no, Jimmy agreed, and they both walked off and left poor Dasha professional suspense.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2297542932\" 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>In the spirit of the Usos, Renee gave another 12 days from now plug for Backlash and said it will be the Usos vs Breezango for the Smackdown Tag Team Championships.<\/p>\n<p>JBL said Breezango is just a Bobcat Goldthwait shy of having a Police Academy movie cast, getting Renee to belly laugh. He said the Usos are just great and had one of their best promos tonight to an electrified crowd.\u00a0 He added the Usos talent level is exceptional, going back to their pre-show match days where they always got the crowd\u2019s loud attention at the end of those matches.\u00a0 \u00a0JBL said their amazing promos have brought them to another level. \u00a0Renee said the Usos are just cool people that you\u2019d want to hang out with, but maybe it\u2019s Breezango\u2019s time like it could be Jinder\u2019s.\u00a0 JBL said, and always has thought, Breezango will be tag team champions at some point and are very talented and entertaining.\u00a0 But the Usos are on a different level than most of all rosters.<\/p>\n<p>Renee talked about familiar talent falling into the pocket of where they belong over time, and offered Charlotte as another example.\u00a0 Regarding Charlotte\u2019s difficulty adjusting to a new locker room, JBL said it happened all the time on the territories.\u00a0 Making new friends and alliances in each new town all over again was a must, as well as introducing yourself to a new audience. He said Charlotte was in a comfort zone as the premier female, perhaps overall person, on Raw and was the greatest acquisition in the Superstar Shake-Up and is happy she\u2019s on Smackdown.\u00a0 He said there will be a bit of a phase for Charlotte before she\u2019s beck in her comfort zone.<\/p>\n<p>Still in her comfort zone, Renee gave Naomi as someone else who has found her pocket with her confidence being evident that she knows it.\u00a0 JBL and Renee \u201cglow\u201d about Naomi\u2019s dance club\/nightlife ring entrance, especially seeing it live.\u00a0 Renee couldn\u2019t wait to see her entrance at WrestleMania on that very long ramp and loved it.<\/p>\n<p>Mojo Rawley, giving back to the community, talked with some kids today about Andre the Giant.\u00a0 JBL wondered who that little brat was that kicked Mojo, and you can\u2019t just go around kicking people!\u00a0 Renee said the size discrepancy probably favored Mojo\u2019s shin but kicking people isn\u2019t okay even if Mojo is an easy target.\u00a0 Renee said Mojo had more to say.<\/p>\n<p>We saw Mojo staring more awkwardly than a person should at the Andre the Giant Battle Royal trophy he won at WrestleMania.\u00a0 Dasha Fuentes appeared on screen again and asked Mojo what the trophy means to him because he brought it with him from the United States.\u00a0 Mojo said he brings the trophy everywhere with him, even training and preparing with it.\u00a0 He added it was a long time coming, and it signifies the greatest triumph in his life and it means the world to him.\u00a0 There is nothing bigger than winning it at WrestleMania by eliminating 32 other people.\u00a0 More importantly, as he continued from what he told the kids earlier, Andre was different.\u00a0 He took what was different about him and made it special, and the trophy is a reminder to utilize what people may perceive as weaknesses and turn them into strengths.\u00a0 Being different by being loud and wearing Zubaz in public, Mojo gets haters and doubters.\u00a0 It\u2019s easy to let those people shape who you are, and the trophy is a constant reminder to stay the course, stay yourself and believe in yourself.\u00a0 Eventually you\u2019ll get what you want. More important than the WrestleMania win, the trophy makes him feel invincible.<\/p>\n<p>Renee wondered how a person travels with that trophy, then JBL was reminded of when Owen Hart always had his two Slammys with him and Davey Boy Smith had to carry a dog with him as a rib.\u00a0 Renee would travel with a dog any day over a huge trophy! JBL said there\u2019s something awesome about Mojo.\u00a0 He really is the upbeat and positive, good kind a guy with an infectious personality you want to be around.\u00a0 Renee remembered first seeing Mojo in NXT and he was the same way, loud and boisterous, but it\u2019s not an act.<\/p>\n<p>JBL said Houdini died from internal injuries by an invited punch to the stomach from a stranger.\u00a0 Seeing that little girl kick Mojo reminded him of that as it could have been bad, quickly clarifying it would be bad for Mojo, not the girl.\u00a0 He didn\u2019t want to say anything controversial, but is good at stirring it up,\u00a0 \u00a0although Ryan Ward told him he could say whatever he wanted.\u00a0 \u00a0He fined himself $2 for mentioning Ward\u2019s name, then said it\u2019s now $4 for saying it again.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-655705918\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" 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heel, you\u2019d love that crowd and Dolph will. \u00a0He reiterated the match will steal the show.\u00a0 Renee agreed, adding there is a lot of anticipation for the match after weeks of Dolph and Nakamura only talking.<\/p>\n<p>Renee said Dolph had more to say after what happened in the ring tonight.<\/p>\n<p>We get another non-live backstage interview with Dasha, this time with Dolph.\u00a0 She said to him Nakamura seems to have his number heading to Backlash.\u00a0 Dolph said he\u2019s been there long enough for her to call him Dolph Ziggler, his proper name, instead of just Dolph.\u00a0 He said he\u2019s also earned the respect of the WWE Universe and the locker room but they choose not to show it, and that\u2019s fine.\u00a0 He\u2019s gotten where he is because of what\u2019s he\u2019s done in this business, in the ring, and for himself.\u00a0 He\u2019s done it without any help from relatives paying the way or anybody holding his hand to the boss\u2019s office.\u00a0 Everything he\u2019s done is because of how good he is, and if he says he can back it up, it\u2019s because he can.\u00a0 No catch phrases, t-shirts, or even smiling to tell someone something fun.\u00a0 Every once in a while, he loses his way and forgets how damn good he is at this, and he has to readjust.\u00a0 Nakamura hasn\u2019t even had one match on Smackdown Live.\u00a0 If anyone can figure him out, it\u2019s him.\u00a0 He\u2019s spent eight years that feels like twelve\u00a0in WWE picking apart every opponent he\u2019s had because he can.\u00a0\u00a0 He also has a pretty sweet background as a collegiate wrestler who broke records because he was so good.\u00a0 Just in case everyone forgets how good he is, at Backlash he\u2019ll figure out Nakamura and introduce him to the WWE Universe and his foot.\u00a0 He\u2019ll show him and the world what he\u2019s always known, just how damn good he is.\u00a0 Dolph said it\u2019s too bad for Nakamura, it\u2019s too bad, and walked away from Dasha for more Stephanie staring into space practice.<\/p>\n<p>Renee said it\u2019s finally going down at Backlash between Dolph Ziggler and The Artist Known As (ugh) Shinsuke Nakamura.\u00a0 She\u2019s a big fan of both but can\u2019t wait to see what Nakamura brings to the table (Hey, that crappy show was on last night, and I reviewed it for those who don\u2019t want to watch it!).\u00a0 JBL said Nakamura was the youngest IWGP Heavyweight Champion and former NXT Champion and is used to big stages.\u00a0 HE said Nakamura will have the home field advantage in Chicago that he\u2019s probably never experienced.\u00a0 He said Dolph will cherish it, and there won\u2019t be anything greater than beating Nakamura in that home crowd like atmosphere for Nakamura.<br \/>\nRenee thanked JBL for joining her and signed off.<\/p>\n<h3>Craig\u2019s Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>Well my dear readers, it looks like one of our favorite shows may be turning a corner.\u00a0 Gone is Daniel Bryan, maybe forever.\u00a0 I hope not, but he made Talking Smack very good, sometimes great.\u00a0 JBL is probably the best replacement, as I\u2019ve said before.\u00a0 He can be entertaining with his intelligence and wide net of wrestling knowledge and history.\u00a0 As long as JBL is on TV in any way, he will be the voice of Vince McMahon, and that\u2019s not good. He used to be a great commentator who has\u00a0been neutered without any constitution.\u00a0 He has no rhyme or reason to say what he does, resulting in hollow words on deaf ears.\u00a0 Renee is still very good, but was more robotic tonight instead being more herself.<\/p>\n<p>The glaring weakness in this show was no live guests at the desk.\u00a0 Dasha may be talented, but she doesn\u2019t get to show it.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure why this week was different, but may have been due to the time difference being in London in WWE lore.<\/p>\n<p>The Usos were short and sweet with their segment, but Renee and JBL didn\u2019t follow up their choice of not clubbing.\u00a0 They should have pointed out the Usos are focused champions and won\u2019t be distracted during their title reign.<\/p>\n<p>They did better for Mojo Rawley, though, pointing out his great energy (sorry Bruce) and what makes him a great, positive person to be around.\u00a0 They omitted in-ring talent, though, but he is still developing and I can understand WWE choosing to focus on Mojo\u2019s great attitude and drive instead of his limited but improving ring work.<\/p>\n<p>Dolph was in the main event interview spot and delivered.\u00a0 He was better than he was on Smackdown with an improved delivery.\u00a0 His word choices still gave a glimmer on his wrestling IQ not being the highest but gave us something to anticipate for his match with Nakamura in a way he hasn\u2019t done in a long time.\u00a0 Renee calling Nakamura &#8220;The Artist Known As&#8221; is the point just before I lose my lunch, hoping there aren\u2019t any references to whom he resembles.\u00a0 He has influences but is too unique to be compared to any single person or multiple people.<\/p>\n<p>Everything else was just okay.\u00a0 JBL had some neat off-wall references but Mauro Ranallo was directly but non-directly insulted again like last night\u2019s (5\/8) &#8220;Bring it to the Table,&#8221; though not as bad, when JBL said he\u2019s good at making controversy.\u00a0 Renee and JBL have had betters shows before but, as Frank Zappa said, they all can\u2019t be zingers.\u00a0 Overall, this feels like too much WWE speak, but not on the level of last night\u2019s &#8220;Bring it to the Table.&#8221; It may be an illustration that Bryan truly did say whatever he wanted.\u00a0 But, for the love of God, please keep Shane McMahon away from this show and let all storylines with him develop on Smackdown where he\u2019s more over.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT LAST WEEK&#8217;S REPORT:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/05\/03\/52-wwe-talking-smack-review-styles-fired-shane-updates-jerichos-condition-shane-blames-sami-loss-owens-asks-renee-let-blind-person-cut-hair\/\">5\/2 WWE Talking Smack Review: Styles is fired up, Shane updates Jericho\u2019s condition, Shane blames Sami for his loss, Owens asks Renee why she let a blind person cut her hair<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1638290268\"><div id=\"pwtor-570832889\"><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>WWE TALKING SMACK REVIEW MAY 9,, 2017 AIRED LIVE ON WWE NETWORK BY CRAIG ELBE, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Renee Young was joined by JBL this week, and they talked about their great friendship and common trait <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/05\/10\/59-wwe-talking-smack-review-jbl-says-hes-good-creating-controversy-renee-jbl-react-fashion-files-ziggler-talks-nakamura\/\" title=\"5\/9 WWE Talking Smack Review: JBL says he&#8217;s good at creating controversy, Renee &#038; 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