Yay. Crowds are back which means *in the tone of BackStreet* What chants boys are back!
All lame jokes aside, it feels weird to see a full crowd once again in WWE programming.
It almost felt like it was a new invention and not something we've had for what it feels like an eternity now.
And WWE actually tried here because this episode was enjoyable as a whole.
Vinnie Mac with his uncreative, fickle a**, welcomed the most oppressed group (beside gamers) in human history aka wrestling fans to SmackDown.
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Roman Reigns And The Usos vs Edge, Rey And Dominik Mysterio.
The live audience got electric for the Rated R superstar and I can't say that I blame them.
Speaking of the fans, they were into the bout until it ended via a roll-up from Jey Uso to Rey Mysterio.
All 3 guys then attacked each other in a post-match beatdown but Edge stood tall in the end.
This is one of those bouts where the crowd made it into an 8 out of 10 instead of a 5 out of 10 (kinda like Rock and Hogan at Wrestlemania 18).
While Edge was talking about winning the blue belt, Seth Rollins pulled a Jared Leto laugh throughout Edge's entire promo.
Just give me this feud, guys! I'm f**king ready.
Finn Balor Is Back On The Main Roster
Sami Zayn keeps on spewing the conspiracy theory that the corporate overlords have for Zayn because why not, am I right?
Out came Finnie Baylor and God, it's so nice to see the fans interact with Balor's entrance once again.
Oh, and Balor attacked Sami Zayn.
I'm hoping that the NXT version of Finn Balor is being showcased on the blue brand.
Because Finn's character before he came back to NXT was so bland, the generic create a wrestler from the WWE games has more personality.
Shotzi And Nox vs Natalya And Tamina.
A rematch that I honestly do not care about.
Liv Morgan and Zelina Vega were on commentary and they were trading "valley girl" impressions which led to a brawl.
As a result, the women's tag team champions lost to the newcomers once more.
The tag champs tried to attack Liv Morgan but Morgan somehow took out both women.
The creative overlords are convincing the audience that Morgan might take the briefcase and you know what? I'm all for it.
The commentary part of the match was annoyingly bad.
Bianca Belair vs Carmella For The SmackDown Women's Championship.
Hey. l like this match. Carmella showcased her technical wrestling moves that were executed with perfection. The KOD was how the champion retained the gold. Again, a fun match.
Cesaro vs Otis.
Before this match took place, Alpha Academy said that they smelled fear but according to Cesaro, he smelled some bull.
Cesaro's trash talk didn't pay off as he was taken down by the big man, Otis.
With insults like that from Cesaro, I would've done the same if I was Otis.
The match itself was fine. Otis destroyed Cesaro with a middle rope splash which kills the "big man misses a rope move" cliche and I love it.
Paul Heyman was about to cut a mean promo until Big E ruined the moment. That was unintentionally hilarious.
In an in-ring segment, Baron Corbin was talking about how he basically went from Jeff Bezos to Billy Ray Valentine in Trading Places.
Kevin Owens showed up and does what rich people do and that is, give an FU to people struggling financially in Baron Corbin.
This Corbin storyline screams "swipe right on Tinder" in that it's not interesting.
Kevin Owens vs Seth Rollins vs Shinsuke Nakamura vs Big E.
Speaking of the price fighter. This was an enjoyable main event encounter. Seth Rollins prevailed in the end.
So, to recap for all of you slow mofos.
Like: Kevin Owens vs Seth Rollins vs Big E vs Shinsuke Nakamura, Bianca Belair vs Carmella, the opening 6 man match, THE CROWD.
Didn't like: The Baron Corbin storyline, Zelina Vega and Liv Morgan on commentary.