WWE Smackdown Live Review (23rd of April)
We're on the road to Money In The Bank as it's now Smackdown's turn to start their buildup to the show! So much twists and turns happened last night and it sure does make the MITB PPV look more interesting for weeks to come.
Show opened Shane McMahon calling out Roman Reigns for striking his father Vince last week. Reigns appeared and decided not to talk but to fight. The two began to brawl then Elias appears to join the fun as Shane and himself beat down Roman. The duo of these two guys were cool as I thought it makes them look like straight up bullies. I would enjoy a good Shane vs Roman feud and this seems to be the kickoff of it.
Backstage Elias sings a song and during the tune, he challenges Roman Reigns to a match at the MITB PPV. Shane implies that they must leave and they left in a vehicle very quickly.
Show opened Shane McMahon calling out Roman Reigns for striking his father Vince last week. Reigns appeared and decided not to talk but to fight. The two began to brawl then Elias appears to join the fun as Shane and himself beat down Roman. The duo of these two guys were cool as I thought it makes them look like straight up bullies. I would enjoy a good Shane vs Roman feud and this seems to be the kickoff of it.
Backstage Elias sings a song and during the tune, he challenges Roman Reigns to a match at the MITB PPV. Shane implies that they must leave and they left in a vehicle very quickly.
Finn Balor Vs. Andrade
Andrade and Zelina Vega were both drafted back to Smackdown and I'm not mad about that. This match does make sense to be put together as Andrade pinned Balor last week. That should mean that Andrade gets a shot at the IC champion himself. This match was good as Zelina did her best to interfere again but Balor was against that. He delivers the Coupe De Grace for the win, making the score between them two 1 - 1!
Kairi Sane Vs. Peyton Royce
This was Kari's debut singles match on Smackdown and she did well here. She laid waste to Peyton quickly then delivered the Insane Elbow for the win! I'm guessing IIconics will defend their Tag titles against Sane and Asuka at MITB and that will be fun to see.
Next we were supposed to see a match between Chad Gable and Jinder Mahal but that didn't happen as Lars Sullivan arrived and attacked Gable and the Singh Brothers, while Mahal bailed out of the ring. R-Truth arrived and attempted to fight Lars but was put down quickly by the Freak. Lars is onto big things on Smackdown as he's been beating down a few people lately and will continue his wrath going forward.
Charlotte arrives next and talks about how she wasn't pinned in the triple threat main event at Wrestlemania. She demanded that she gets her shot at the Smackdown Women's Championship. Becky shows up and basically tells Charlotte that she doesn't want to face her again. Becky wants new opponents and already has one right now with Lacey Evans. Bayley arrives and mentions how Becky has never beaten her before. Charlotte counterattacks as she tries to push away Bayley but she wasn't going anywhere. She challenges Charlotte to a match as the winner will become #1 contender for the Smackdown Women's title.
Next we were supposed to see a match between Chad Gable and Jinder Mahal but that didn't happen as Lars Sullivan arrived and attacked Gable and the Singh Brothers, while Mahal bailed out of the ring. R-Truth arrived and attempted to fight Lars but was put down quickly by the Freak. Lars is onto big things on Smackdown as he's been beating down a few people lately and will continue his wrath going forward.
Charlotte arrives next and talks about how she wasn't pinned in the triple threat main event at Wrestlemania. She demanded that she gets her shot at the Smackdown Women's Championship. Becky shows up and basically tells Charlotte that she doesn't want to face her again. Becky wants new opponents and already has one right now with Lacey Evans. Bayley arrives and mentions how Becky has never beaten her before. Charlotte counterattacks as she tries to push away Bayley but she wasn't going anywhere. She challenges Charlotte to a match as the winner will become #1 contender for the Smackdown Women's title.
Kofi Kingston Vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Kofi had New Day by his side as Nakamura had Rusev and Lana by his. The match was good and Shinsuke got more offense in against Kofi. Match never climaxed as Rusev interfered for the no contest finish. Xavier and Kevin Owens makes the save and fights off both heels. Speaking of heels, KO suddenly superkicks Kofi, turning heel! KO as a face didn't last long at all as he beats the crap out of Kofi! He attempts an Apron Powerbomb but Xavier makes the short save, only for him to receive the Apron Powerbomb instead. Heel Kevin Owens is back and by the looks of this, he wants the WWE Championship!
Smackdown kicking off their road to MITB right as they set up some interesting programs going forward. With the McMahons against Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens turning heel, we're in for an interesting ride going forward!
Show Rating: 8/10
Smackdown kicking off their road to MITB right as they set up some interesting programs going forward. With the McMahons against Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens turning heel, we're in for an interesting ride going forward!
Show Rating: 8/10
