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WWE SMACKDOWN REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS WWE stretched out this story of Paul Heyman’s questionable allegiance for four months, which doesn’t seem like all that much but might as well be a lifetime by current WWE standards. The way they did so and kept it entertaining has been the performance of those involved in it. They all do the little things so very, very well. Heyman has been the perfect enhancement talent to facilitate a new beef between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns. Reigns, by the way, feels like the only true star in WWE anymore. This week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown was held in Chicago and it felt like there wasn’t much hype for anything all night — until Reigns showed up and demanded to be acknowledged. That’s what really makes all this work. Reigns is the only star, and he’s been on an unbelievable run of dominance that genuinely feels like it could extend for the next couple years. Would it really be that surprising if he was champion until, say, 2025? Why not? Who else could possibly be positioned to stop him. “I’m not protecting Brock Lesnar from you. I’m protecting you from Brock Lesnar.” That’s what Heyman said to Reigns on SmackDown this week to finally sever their relationship. It acts as a clean endpoint — or, if not that, one they can write around to come back from later if they so choose — while also reminding us once more that if there is one guy out there who could put an end to Roman’s reign as champion, it’s Brock Lesnar. It’s not just Brock Lesnar, it’s Brock Lesnar with Paul Heyman by his side as his hype man. This has been a beautifully told story that works as is and works just as well when you get all meta with it. Because, yeah, maybe Vince McMahon would put Lesnar over Reigns once again. Meanwhile, I’m intrigued to see how Reigns looks without Heyman, who couldn’t have been better in his role over the past year-and-a-half. All The Rest Toni Storm & Sasha Banks teamed up to take on Charlotte Flair & Shotzi to kick off this show, and the match saw Storm use a sneaky tag the SmackDown women’s champion didn’t see to get the edge with a crossbody off the top. Shortly after, she managed to pin Flair, ensuring she’ll be challenging for the title again. Sure enough, they announced she’ll get that shot next week. Running the tag here got Banks and Shotzi involved and reminded us they were in or around the title scene not long ago. Which is good, considering Storm still doesn’t look like much of a threat here. WWE had The Viking Raiders do their entrance before sending us to a commercial break with the promise that they would be in action “UP NEXT” against Jinder Mahal & Shanky, which was great because it gave us Pat McAfee enthusiastically saying “Viking Raiders and Shanky?!? Let’s go!” As though that’s all the reason in the world to stick around through the commercial break. If you did, you were welcomed back with a long ass video recapping Bobby Lashley overcoming all the odds to earn a title match on Raw this week, and then Mahal & Shanky making their entrance before WWE, oh yes they did, again hit us with the “UP NEXT” before sending the show to commercial once more. They really stretched that hard for a Viking Raiders vs. Mahal & Shanky tag team match. Ivar pinned Shanky after a short match. Xia Li’s big debut was followed up with a brief backstage interview where Natalya reminded us all she thinks she’s the best of all time. Madcap Moss is still telling bad jokes, and this crowd in Chicago reacted to them with “CM Punk” chants. It felt truly uncomfortable watching Moss and Happy Corbin fail so hard, even when that failure was intentional. It wasn’t heat they were getting, it was second hand embarrassment. I don’t really think that’s how you want to build to a match. Meanwhile, they weren’t strong enough to pull Drew McIntyre’s sword out of a desk, but he was, so I guess he’s Thor? I don’t know, this was all painfully dumb and bad and made me feel bad for spending my Friday night watching it.Ridge Holland beat Cesaro with help from Sheamus. There wasn’t much to this. Naomi managed to beat Shayna Baszler despite not being ready for her attacking from behind while Sonya Deville provided a distraction. We should applaud WWE for giving Naomi a win here but this program is moving painfully slow and still doesn’t have enough depth to feel like it matters at all. The New Day beat The Usos in yet another fun match between the two teams. They’ve done this a million times before but they just keep delivering the goods, be it on TV, PPV, a house show, whatever. They’re really good at this. I generally like SmackDown but this show felt very much like WWE was just trying to throw out some content to fill in two hours of programming time instead of putting together a meaningful show with actually interesting stories/matches. They did have an extra taping on this show, so it’s somewhat understandable, but we aren’t here to excuse bad shows. Were it not for the main event segment, I don’t think this show would have even registered enough to grade. Grade: C- |
ValeeLove:I think out of all the wrestlers in Hollywood right now only Batista has more range, and I think maybe it's due to the roles they've given them/ they decide to take on As long as it works tho |
ValeeLove:I've only watched other promotions in bits, be like say I sign life contract with WWE |
ValeeLove:Okay, I don't watch Flash and I don't think I've seen the Van Damme movie he did.. But Cena is thriving |
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ValeeLove:damn, that one really crushed me but at the same time also made me fall in love wig it more when I came to terms with it |
Kaycee7:Benthral just dey do like say no be am ![]() |
Chibudollar:You did well |
ValeeLove:Oh...okay....must have been trashy movies cos I've not seen anyone...oh wait, there was one I saw about breasts and aliens he was in it...very stupid movie ![]() |
ValeeLove:even Cena has been rumoured dead on a upon a time.... How did you feel when you found out Kane and Undertaker weren't brothers fr? |
ValeeLove:where was he at during those years sef? There was a time rumors were spreading that he died ![]() |
Chibudollar:You do that man |
Kaycee7:The Unforgivable |
Bacteria8:they really should be checked...na pure negligence be this |
Beorn:Pacing was too poor, acting was too fake...D'onofrio, Benthral and Viola Davis were poor supporting acts...I didn't enjoy it |
Devvy4:imagine that na...what kind of poor management from ATM is that |
Devvy4:That guy is a Vampire tbh |
Unforgivable...borefest that picked up a little in the end with a payoff that didn't really do much for me...Bullock with the same expression throughout the whole movie The punisher acting like a lil bvtch ![]() 2/10 |
ValeeLove:That's what I'm saying... people like Goldberg have that Longevity cos of how they didn't have to do 60minute matches every year... |
AnfieldFan:So why are you stressing over it? You clearly understand these things. besides, if you want to drag about the logic let's talk about the Zombie robot instead, that's more fun ![]() |
ValeeLove:I guess they'll say they want more Longevity for their guys...that's why someone like Goldberg can still go while Stone Cold can't |
AnfieldFan:But as an experienced movie watcher you should be able to deduce that he was intelligent/sentient from the way he moves and uses weapons, especially that ingenious helmet. So it's also possible that he raped Hera before turning her, hence the baby or it might have happened someother way..my point is, nothing about the movie suggests such a thing to be impossible in that universe |
AnfieldFan:you chose to accept the explanation for Hulk but you're still nitpicking at every explanation provided to you from the movie... If you no wan leave the Zombie baby, then carry on by all means man ![]() |
AnfieldFan:You can't explain it cos scientifically it's impossible...same way turning to Dr Manhattan who is omnipotent cos you were exposed to an intrinsic field is also scientifically impossible Leave the Zombie babies alone man |
ValeeLove:WWE no longer does these kinds of matches...I remember Cena Vs Orton I quit match |
AnfieldFan:Why does the Hulk regenerate? How did that amount of Gamma energy not kill him?How dense are his bones to be able to lift the amounts of weight he does without them crumbling? If you can't answer these then leave the Zombies alone man |
ValeeLove:oh, I didn't know this...but why didn't they like this one? |
BlackManta:this is huge news |
FirstbornWds:Lmaoooo, this is soo funny [img]https://c./d3zF01K6CE4AAAAM/lol-laughing.gif[/img] |
AnfieldFan:atall ![]() abduleez1:I don't know the person o but I know say na bbnaija meme ![]() |
AnfieldFan:Supes can fly cos he has alien physiology Zacks Zombies can give birth cos they have Alien physiology too Dead the arguement |
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Didn't hear that. Someone told me Lashley had died though. Lol.