Anywho, the episode was actually decent but there were moments where the show did drag on a bit.
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Sasha Banks vs Bayley For The SmackDown Women's Championship.
The blue brand kicked things off with a match that I thought would've ended the show, to be honest.
During the championship bout, Bayley used her legs to throw Banks on to the ring apron. Oh my God, that was brutal to watch.
Minutes later, The boss replied that with a beautiful crossbody from the ring apron on to Bayley.
The match ended with a banks statement and just like that, Sasha has retained a championship for the very first time.
This might be unpopular but I enjoyed this encounter more than their Hell In A Cell match.
Don't get it twisted though, I loved the Hell In A Cell match.
Post-match saw the returning Carmella taking out the champion. Gotta love it. First, she's a heel once again and now her outfit is inspired by the ICON herself, KELLY KELLY!?
Jey Uso was offended because Jey thinks that Kevin Owens believes that Jey's family is a joke.
After that, Jey spoke with Kayla Braxton for an interview.
He pretty much stated that family is forever and it wasn't personal regarding his attack on DB last week.
Paul Heyman told Jey that Roman didn't authorise Jey being interviewed by Kalya to which Roman himself told Heyman to call Adam Pearce so that the tribal chief can handle the KO problem.
I appreciate the fact that Jey cares about his family more than friendships and championships. It just feels like it's a big deal and it should be a big deal because the story is about family.
Rey Mysterio vs King Corbin. Survivor Series Team Qualifying Match.
Before the match took place, Rey was attacked by King Corbin after Rey said to his son Dominik to check on Aalyah.
The match itself was okay. Seth Rollins just showed up because??
Thanks to some Mysterio family shenanigans, Corbin took Rey's distraction as an opportunity to hit the end of days and won the match to qualify for the Men's Smackdown Survivor Series team.
Why's Seth still pissing off the Mysterio family? What does The Messiah character gain from this?
Can it just, you know, END?
Natalya vs Zelina Vega vs Ruby Riott. Women's Smackdown's Survivor Series Team Qualifying Match.
Ruby Riott picked up the win in an underwhelming match with a crossface.
Big E had an awkward verbal interaction with The Street Profits.
Then, Billie Kay gave her resume to The Street Profits and the tag team champs slowly walked away.
That last part with Billie Kay giving out her body of work was funny.
If done right, she could be the best thing about WWE with that resume bit.
Seth Rollins vs Otis. Men's Smackdown Survivor Series Team Qualifying Match.
Murphy showed up and distracted Otis for Seth to win the match.
Murphy then told Seth Rollins that Seth the messiah while Murphy is the disciple.
Aalyah was mad at him saying that she defending him against her family's will.
The disciple said to her that he knows what he's doing.
All she has to do is to trust him. Coooooooooooooooooooooool.
Lars Sullivan had another sit-down interview.
This time it was with Michael Cole and he noted that he hates bullies and he can do whatever he wants to them.
Lars shouting was probably the funniest thing I've seen all day and I do not think it was the creative team’s intention.
Jey Uso vs Kevin Owens.
Owens was distracted by Roman Reigns' music and Jey Uso used his head to hit Owens right on the balls.
Jey then nailed the superkick and the Uso splash to win the match.
The match was decent and as I mentioned earlier, I liked Jey's commitment to his family.
This is a type of storyline that we've not really seen on WWE TV. WWE did a great job on making this as special and unique as possible.
Based on the reports going around, it looks like we're getting a Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan feud and I. Can. not. Wait.
So, to recap for all of you slow mofos.
Like: Jey's new commitment to the family, Billie Kay in that backstage segment with The Street Profits, Bayley vs Sasha Banks, Carmella's return.
Didn't like: The entire Mysterio family Seth Rollins Murphy saga, Lars Sullivan interview was laughably bad, Natalya vs Ruby Riott vs Zelina Vega.
Sound off in the comments below on what do you think about this week's episode of Friday Night Smackdown? Follow the blog for honest pro wrestling opinions as well my Twitter @omartheplayaguy. As Always, stay safe smarks.
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