This episode was not good, to say the least.
A lot of disappointing things happened on this episode and it sucks because I've been enjoying the show as a whole for months.
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Daniel Bryan Interview With Michael Cole.
Before Bryan eventually faces Roman's cousin, Jey Uso in a steel cage match later in the night, he opened the show with an interview with Michael Cole (no sh*t, Omar).
Bryan passionately talked about how hard he's worked for the thing he loves dearly more than Edge and Roman Reigns this year.
Out came Roman Reigns and he tells the guy that Bryan doesn't love this business because he NEEDS this business while Reigns does love it because of his sheer importance.
In the main event an hour before Bryan brawled with Jey Uso, they fought inside a steel cage which was really good.
Bryan prevailed in the end and will go on to face Roman Reigns at Fastlane.
The best part about all of this is not Roman Reigns (even though he was pretty good in his role AS USUAL) but rather Daniel Bryan himself.
Bryan's promo work is the best I've seen from him in quite some time.
You can feel the passion and the drive of the tone he speaks alone.
It is, to quote Jon Moxley with a Vince McMahon impression, "such good sh*t".
King Corbin vs Montez Ford.
This was supposed to be a tag team match between Sami Zayn, King Corbin and The Street Profits but Corbin had an idea for a singles bout instead.
Corbin won the match with the end of days and I gotta ask since I've been thinking of this after the match, why's Corbin so protected?
Are they leading him to something? I just quite don't know.
Zayn's match with Angelo Dawkins is up next and Zayn lost due to some distraction from Montez Ford playing around with Sami's documentary crew.
Sami took his frustrations onto one of the documentary crew.
Coooooool.
Dominik Mysterio vs Chad Gable.
This encounter was decent. Mysterio pulled off the roll-up because WWE, am I right?
Carmella fired her sommelier, Reggie and honestly, I don't blame her. This is what happens when he's obsessed with Sasha Banks.
Shayna Baszler vs Bianca Belair.
The tag champs are facing Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair AGAIN. WHYEEEEEE? Who wants this?
They just lost at Elimination Chamber. Huh? Major sigh.
Anywho, Baszler took the L for the second time in a singles match this week. Fan...tastic!
Apollo Crews Embracing His Nigerian Heritage.
This entire dialogue from Apollo Crews was of course, about his ethnicity and a bit of the intercontinental champion, Big E.
I'm gonna say the same thing I've said in my last week's review, Apollo's dialogue work is the best I've seen from the guy.
However, I am not feeling too well regarding this new iteration. It's so typical of WWE using the old trope of "foreign ethnic heel".
It sucks that I had to be negative given that I've always wanted a heel Apollo Crews.
Cesaro vs Murphy.
Before the match, Murphy asked Seth Rollins if he could help Rollins on beating Cesaro.
Murphy? That same Murphy that wanted to have nothing to do with Seth Rollins and his motivation's? Well, that was dumb.
Cesaro won the match with the sharpshooter.
There was a "Ding Dong, Hello" segment backstage that ended oddly. Cool.
So, to recap for all of you slow mofos.
Like: The opening segment, Daniel Bryan vs Jey Uso in a steel cage.
Didn't like: The women's tag team championship situation on Smackdown, still not feeling with Apollo Crews' new persona, a bad backstage segment involving Seth and Murphy.
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