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WWE Talking Smack Recap (10/18): Guests AJ Styles, Baron Corbin And The Hype Bros
- Updated: October 19, 2016
WWE TALKING SMACK
LIVE ON THE WWE Network
Host Renee Young welcomes the audience and Smackdown Live GM, Daniel Bryan to this week’s edition of Talking Smack. Daniel Bryan is sporting the brand new James Ellsworth t-shirt. Which Bryan plugs on WWE shop. Renee talks about how close, Ellsworth came to being champion tonight. Bryan puts over Ellsworth’s sweet chin music in the match. Bryan comments that AJ Styles didn’t handle the distractions by Dean Ambrose very well. That he could have beaten James on several occasions. Renee asks Daniel if there will be a rematch after Ellsworth defeated Styles by DQ. Bryan says that he will have to discuss that with Shane McMahon. Daniel Bryan states “Who needs Goldberg when we have James Ellsworth”.
The conversation then shifts to The Survivor Series Challenge. How Stephanie McMahon and Mick Foley accepted Shane and Daniel’s challenge on Raw. Even though, They accepted. Daniel wasn’t impressed with how they did it. He refers to Foley and Stephanie as being somewhat cowardly. How they both run Raw in a cowardly fashion. Daniel says that Raw doesn’t rely on it’s own talent to headline their shows. That they bring in talent from The Attitude Era like Goldberg. Bryan says that Smackdown Live doesn’t need to do that because they believe in their own stars.
The Hype Bros are the first guests on the show and they come to the stage….hyped up. Mojo Rawley actually grabs Daniel Bryan and shakes him up. The Hype Bros say that they are ready to talk smack. Rawley tells Daniel Bryan that when he is with The Hype Bros. He becomes “Dirty Dan”. Mojo says that Bryan is the dirtiest of all the dirty. Bryan disagrees and states that he can’t possibly be dirtier than Zack Ryder. Zack takes exception to that and says that his beard looks cleaner than Daniel’s. Renee defends Daniel and calls Zack’s beard “too thick”.
Mojo is then asked about his energy level in Denver with the high altitude. Mojo says that he and Zack did special training to deal with it. Renee says that they need to unwind a bit. Zack says that Mojo never unwinds. Daniel asks what the difference is between Ryder and Rawley. Ryder says that the show isn’t long enough to compare all the differences. Zack says that he gets 3 am facetimes from Mojo. Mojo says that Ryder never answers. He says that even though, Ryder calls himself Zack Daddy. No women ever call him that… Rawley admits that Zack is better looking than him and has a better body but he doesn’t have the game or dance moves that he does. Renee asks Zack if he has a special lady in his life. Zack hesitates and won’t answer. Which leads to everyone on the set laughing.
The conversation then shifts to the tag team division on SD Live. Mojo and Zack say that they are ready to step up and be champs. Renee comments on Rawley’s “Stay Hyped” hat. Mojo says that Zack would never wear it. He tries to put it on Zack, who refuses. Mojo instead puts it on Daniel and Bryan all of a sudden magically transforms into Mojo Rawley and starts getting hyped. Pretty funny…. After Bryan yells the stay hyped catchphrase. He says that he is blown up and tired from doing it. Daniel says that this is the first time in his wrestling career that he has ever blown up. Grabs a bottle of water to drink from it and Mojo gets up and massages Daniel’s shoulders. Renee tries to transition the conversation back to the tag division. Bryan remains in The Stay Hyped Hat. He looks like a little kid with a beard…. Mojo and Zack briefly talk about their ambitions as a team but the conversation reverts back To …