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NOTES FROM LAST NIGHT'S WWE SMACKDOWN TAPING IN NEWARK, NJ

By Charles Bickford on 2015-12-16 09:05:20

I was in attendance at the Smackdown! taping in Newark and just wanted to add a few details.

Some fans were disappointed that the New Day Unicorn Horn was not available for purchase.

Even with the top tier tarped off there were empty seats to be found.

Lot of kids in attendance.  With the adult/child split chants were just dying too quickly.

After Rusev’s match, there was a mishap with his flag lowering. Bottom corner of the flag was folded over the top. From my seat it looked like it was knotted. Fans were really getting on him for it.  I just couldn’t tell if Rusev was naturally annoyed or just going with it. Real good bit. Hope it makes it into Main Event.

Roman Reigns got a nice ovation. Still had some giving him crap for usual reasons. Could definitely tell there were those who clapped and cheered just out of respect.

Before the Tyler Breeze vs Titus O’Neil match there was a vignette with Tyler and Summer Rae prepping for the match(it is Tyler so its just him taking selfies while Summer brushes his hair). Goldust walked in on the two of them. You could tell they are setting up Goldust and Tyler Breeze storyline.

All the Divas that appeared for the diva match got a nice ovation with little to no disapproval. Kind of shocking to see that with this crowd. The “We want Sasha” chants were there. One of the few times the adults actually could get in sync with chants.

Not sure what the cutoff point to the night was. Yes Owens stood tall as long as the Uso involvement is not shown. League of Nations comes back out minus Barret to attack Ziggler and Ambrose. The League is in the ring and Owens is still on the ramp. Uso’s music hits. They come out and hit Owens from behind. Then it only took one Uso to grab Owens and force him to the ring (Roman Reigns came out seconds later for the usual clear the heels out of the ring spot). Hope that was just for us cause it would really kill any momentum Owens built.

Before the League of Nations hit the ring there was a spot at the bottom of the ramp where Ziggler hit Ambrose with a super kick. Owens was already at the top of the ramp. Looked like Dolph it can be played off as an accident with Dolph not knowing it was Ambrose.  That I know will be on TV. What might not make it is Ziggler and Ambrose clearing the air in the middle of the ring. It was a brief moment after the heels were all taken out. If Owens on top of the ramp was the official end of Smackdown! then we have something to look forward to on Raw.

Only reason why I will not assume the cutoff point is due to the scoreboard. Titantron was not showing the action. If you wanted a close up you had to hope it was on the scoreboard(very unreliable tonight). Scoreboard was showing Smackdown! graphics during the whole bit.

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