{"id":180492,"date":"2025-11-01T16:36:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T21:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=180492"},"modified":"2025-11-01T16:36:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T21:36:42","slug":"dot-net-members-exclusive-powells-bonus-blog-wwe-smackdown-thoughts-on-the-new-stipulation-for-cody-rhodes-vs-drew-mcintyre-ilja-dragunovs-latest-open-challenge-wrestling-mascots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2025\/11\/01\/dot-net-members-exclusive-powells-bonus-blog-wwe-smackdown-thoughts-on-the-new-stipulation-for-cody-rhodes-vs-drew-mcintyre-ilja-dragunovs-latest-open-challenge-wrestling-mascots\/","title":{"rendered":"Dot Net Members&#8217; Exclusive &#8211; Powell&#8217;s Bonus Blog: WWE Smackdown thoughts on the new stipulation for Cody Rhodes vs. Drew McIntyre, Ilja Dragunov&#8217;s latest open challenge, wrestling mascots"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-2519052300\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>-They just can&#8217;t stop themselves. If a WWE broadcast team member calls a big move and says the match is over, you know damn well it&#8217;s not. The Miz attacked Carmelo Hayes while the referee was distracted, and then Kit Wilson hit Hayes with a top rope elbow drop. Michael Cole saying the match was over completely ruined what could have been a believable near fall for Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>-It&#8217;s one thing to have college mascots &#8220;wrestle&#8221; in front of a live crowd, but showing the so-called highlights during the show was ridiculous. Kayfabe died a long time ago, but that doesn&#8217;t mean WWE needed to dig up its corpse and go all Ed Gein on it.<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>The rest of the blog is available for ProWrestling.net Members, who have received exclusive access to Powell&#8217;s bonus blogs since January 2024. 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