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Three matches. Three. This is the fight we had for this recorded episode of SmackDown Live.
And I do not even know how many matches there are usually at SmackDown, to be fair. Four? Five? But this episode was a back-to-work show that makes it hard for me to find something to talk about.
I guess I'll start from the beginning. Roman Reigns wanted to bring Miz to SmackDown Live to continue his joint effort to defeat Shane McMahon, but Shane showed a lot of energy to keep Miz from appearing in the series. He also had Elias and SmackDown's new tag team champions, Erick Rowan and Daniel Bryan, to protect against the activities of babyfaces
. for the show: The Usos and Reigns vs. Shane, Elias, Rowan and Bryan
And as … this is not bad ! It's a handful of very good wrestlers that turned out to be a fun match. My problem here is to talk about the series as a whole. If you consider that the other two matches were similarly no other issue than "creating momentum" for Money in the Bank, it just is not important. These are the kinds of things you save or watch YouTube videos.
God, I'm going to be honest with you, Cageside. I've recorded this episode, I turned it off to go watch the NBA Draft Lottery – GRIZZLIES GET THE 2ND EYE DRAFTING PROJECT-THE SOOOOOO NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES! – and then we followed that by watching Ja Morant's highlights and resting in the glow for half an hour before returning to the show.
That's where I'm with people like Shane, Corbin and the WWE as a whole: I will eventually have them, or they will not do it. But that certainly will not happen in some random episodes of SmackDown.
… Sorry for the diatribe. I am not doing this game a favor. I would be so disappointed by some Reigns / Usos 6-man players, if they can organize a worthy competition. But in the current state of things, these are just two types who pursue Shane in vain.
Match number two
What do you do with 4 men who all participate in a Ladder Match in a week? Throw them in a match against each other. That's what happened during this episode with Randy Orton, Andrade, Ali and Finn Balor.
This is very similar to the match above. Tons of ridiculous talent on the ring, very entertaining fights, but all superficial entertainment. The most remarkable thing here was probably Andrade and Balor who really got involved towards the end of the match. They had a bit of rivalry about this Intercontinental Championship and of course, Andrade was able to capitalize on a Balor dive, throw him in the steps outside the ring and win a victory over the champion with a DDT Hammerlock.
What does this mean? Who knows. I could see Balor winning after his defeat to really annoy Andrade, Andrade winning the briefcase while pursuing his pursuit with the IC title, or not winning at all and becoming a real rivalry for the title. Again, there are not many intrigues here. No points to try to connect. Ricochet is beaten with Andrade in a post-match match, but there's not much to do other than trying to add a surprise to the series.
Match Number Three
When I hear the word "Kabuki". I think of Who owns this line? They had a sketch to do where they played a scene and had to change their style as they went. The Kabuki theater was one of those styles.
More you know,
Actually, I do not hate the name of Kabuki Warriors. In fact, let me draw some global help with homework that is Wikipedia: "As we think the word kabuki derives from the verb kabuku, which means" bend over "or" get out of the "ordinary", the kabuki can be interpreted as a "avant-garde" or "bizarre" theater. "
Bizarre. Out of the ordinary. These descriptions are not terrible from Kairi Sane and Asuka. I'm dealing with a very limited part of Japanese culture, apart from occasionally watching cartoons and New Japan, so that might be interpreted as lazy or insensitive. I would not know it, and at least the name suits him.
What's good is that they faced the Fire and Desire team as advertised … and they won! Hooray for the good guys win a game. I wish that the construction of this match was better, but it still works as an introduction to the Kabuki Warriors. In addition, the IIconics were on the comment; it's always a good time.
A crowd of promos
Now, C is interesting – Kofi Kingston agreed to come meet Kevin Owens face to face and guess who was present?
Sami Zayn.
This is the plot I need, much more than the WWE. Does Zayn look for allies? Will he scratch Owens' back on Sunday as Owens scratches the team's match? It's a continuation of Zayn's plot on Raw, and it really interests me.
Aleister Black still intrigues – I know we're all on the Firefly Fun House train, but the fact that Black is quietly killing him with these promos. There is something in the verbiage he uses, the turn of the head, the look in his eyes. In fact, he feels like he speaks slightly when he speaks. I think the WWE might have something here if it does something particularly buzzant when Black returns to the ring
Women's ladder participants cut the promos – It's like the men of Raw . Nobody said anything particularly remarkable.
Charlotte / Becky Video Package – Very similar to AJ and Seth's video package on Raw. Where the guys were fascinated by their individual stories, this video was about Charlotte and Lynch's relationship and rivalry over the years. Charlotte swears to end this at Money in the Bank; I am skeptical.
Lacey Evans promises to beat Lynch – Basically, do not forget that she also fights Lynch on Sunday.
Lars Sullivan frowns menacingly – So … like the guy who said Lars is my jam? I've read his stuff and uh … yeah.
At night, I am a television series critic, but during the day I work as a public relations officer. And let me tell you this: the WWE did a HORRIFIC job in this whole situation.
Grade: C
The show was good. In fact, I bet it was really fun in person. But by watching it as a TV show, you have missed very little if you missed it.
Thoughts, Cageside?
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