WWE Smackdown Review 13.7.2024

Intro

With Summerslam just three weeks away, and with the impending return of Roman reigns on the horizon, WWE are proving to me, just why the Summer, is my favourite time of year to be a wrestling fan, and with Aew All In also on the horizon, if you're a british fan like I am, in the words of Bob Dylan, Oh These Times Are Changing, because if we take our minds back to the dull days, of the fallen regime, us fans here in the UK, only got to see weekly tv shows get filmed, accompanied with house shows, twice a year, now things are being run differantly, the tides have turned, with WWE now hosting more international shows, as the market has grown expentially over the past decade. Both Companies have been on a steady trajectory, as they head into two of the biggest shows of the Summer. Has my excitement peaked, no, not yet, but with the promise that has been put on display. I have to say, it's not far off.

Tiffany Stratton Segment

Ok' i'm going to be honest. I wasn't the biggest fan of this opening segment, it was a standard promo, that turned into a promotrain. Stratton was out first, she put over her victory last weekend at. MITB, and wasted no time in putting the Womens division on notice, and just like that, as by magic Bayley came out, she took shots at Tiffany's lack of experience, and reminding Tiffany that she's the standard bearer, as she is a grandslam Champion. Tiffany committed a cardinal sin, she insulted crisps, I mean why. Nia Jax then came out, and I have to say, her verbalige was the worst, she belittled Bayley, whilst calling Tiffany her own Barbie doll, whilst quaring up to the former hugger. Bayley reminded the queen, that at Summerslam she will be facing a differant version of her. Michin then ran out wielding a kendo stick, and attacked our Queen, she was then flat out beaten by Jax, in a good, but fairly predictable match. All of this was a confusing mess.

Chelsea Green and Piper Niven Segment

Chelsea Green, and. Piper Niven then told Byron Saxton to do one, whilst waiting to get a word with Nick Aldis, this would be a running theme through out the show, with the likes of LA Knight cutting the que, ( well kind of ) and Blair Davenport beating down on Naomi, after their match later on, also one other thing. Am I the only person who thinks that Piper Niven is a Bring Me The Horizon fan. I mean she was reading a book about starting a cult, oh well, you know what they say, before the truth will set you free.

Corbin and Crews vs Angel and Berto

Angel and Berto, beat. Corbin and Crews, in a fun tv match. Can I have Apollo Crews on my tv please.

Mini Legacy Reunion

We then got a mini Legacy reunion, when. Randy Orton, and. Cody Rhodes were seen having a nice chit chat. Randy told Cody, that if he needs him tonight, then he's here. Aaaagh isn't that nice.

LA Knight Segment

I loved this segment. Knight walked out to the ring with purpose, he talked about his path to the MITB ladder match, that ran through Logan Paul. Knight said that he should have won the MITB ladder match, because he's the definition of MITB. He showed the fans what was in his hands, a contract for a match at summerslam, for Pauls United States Championship. It had Nicks signature. It had Knights Signature, the only thing that was missing was Logans. Knight sealed off his promo by saying, he won't need him to sign the form, in order to take Logans belt, not because Logan isn't good enough, because,Knight is better than him. And that's a fact of life. Yeeeeeeeeaaaaah.

Blair Davenport vs Naomi

Naomi, beat. Blair Davenport, in a fun tv match, that showcased a lot of promise, if only it had more time to breathe.

ATown Down Under vs DIY WWE Tag Team Championship Match

DIY, retained their Tag Team Championship, by beating ATown Down Under. I think that the life span for ATown Down Under, is slowly coming to an end.

The Bloodline Segment

All of this was excellent. Jakub Fatu laid waste to the tag Champs, and. ATown Down Under, as a way of saying, make way for your new Tribal Chief. Solo Sikoa. Solo and his crew came to the ring, and the first thing that was on the dockett, was getting the fans in Worcester Masachusettes, to acknowledge him, because if they don't, then they might get murdered, like his brother Jimmy, and. The Wiseman. The Chant of we want Roman echoed throughout the arena, but. Solo was having none of it, he told the fans, that if Roman did come back, then he'll have to acknowledge him. Solo then called out Cody Rhodes, and The American Nightmare, was more than a match on the mic for Solo. he told him, that they want the same thing, a match at Summerslam, but Cody said, why wait, lets do this right now. And at this point. The Hyenas from The Lion King surrounded the ring, and attacked Cody. Randy Orton came out to help his friend, but they were soon outnumbered by the fearsome faction. The beatdown levied the end of the broadcast. As the dust settled on another episode of Smackdown. Romans nonexistant pressence is starting to become ever more felt, so when he returns, you can already feel the pop.

Overview Of WWE Friday Night Smackdown

Even though this weeks show did have some good stuff on it. I also feel that, it was lagging a bit. The in ring work remained consistant, at a tv level, whilst the promos ranged from show stealing. Great, to a confusing mess.

This weeks Friday Night Smackdown is a decent 7/10.

Editors note

Carmelo Hayes, and. Andrade had a solid sitdown segment  that I also liked.