5 bets for Sin City SmackDown Live in Las Vegas
This coming Tuesday night, September 12th, SmackDown Live comes to Las Vegas, Nevada in what is basically being treated as a special episode of the show.
While technically just a normal edition instead of something like a draft or a King of the Ring special, whenever WWE comes to Sin City, they always try to kick it up a notch and this week is no stranger to that idea.
Three of SmackDown's four titles are on the line (all save for Jinder Mahal's WWE Championship) and there will even be an appearance from the chairman of the board himself, Mr. McMahon!
In a town known for gambling, what are the best bets we can make as far as predictions go for what is about to happen on the next SmackDown Live show?
Here's a breakdown of some of the things to look forward to come Tuesday night.
#5 Dolph Ziggler Will Hate Las Vegas
Over the past few weeks, Dolph Ziggler has made it a point to vent his frustrations that he's sick and tired of all the attention certain wrestlers are getting over him just because they happen to implement more "entertainment" aspects of their performances rather than purely in-ring skills.
He has a bone to pick with things like flashy entrances such as Naomi's blacklight glow show and the colorful costumes Macho Man Randy Savage used to wear.
There's absolutely no way Ziggler will be in a city known primarily for bright lights, distracting neon signs, an exorbitant amount of color and a needless overabundance of glitz without calling Las Vegas out for being the epitome of what's wrong with entertainment.
Just how he chastises the crowd and WWE in general for this will depend on the particular wording of his promo, but he will definitely take some time out of the show to express his dissatisfaction that he happens to be in a town that pretty much stands for everything that is problematic and that he wants to change.
Ideally, this could also be coupled with a grandiose entrance for Bobby Roode, as The Glorious One could make fantastic use out of his boisterous robe and the crowd's pop to be a thorn in Ziggler's side, kickstarting a feud between the two which will be much more advantageous for Roode than whatever he's doing with Mike Kanellis.
Somehow, in some way, Ziggler isn't going to be happy with being in Las Vegas, but by the end of the night, it seems as though SmackDown will be a good enough show that the crowd will be in good spirits nonetheless.