Smackdown this week was solid. It did its job of making me somewhat look forward to Summerslam.
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John Cena Exchanged Some Words With Roman Reigns.
This opening segment was pretty much John Cena telling Roman Reigns that he'll slay the tribal chief at SummerSlam (which I forgot is next Sunday).
The scene sounds generic but it was constructed in such a way that it stands out which in return made the segment all that unique (*cough, cough* CM Punk and Dean Ambrose).
John Cena's confidence and aggression are the ones to thank here which is something that was missing in him going back to the sudden rise of the so-called "cenation".
Roman Reigns aka "I hate boring sex positions"? Well, he's still f***king excellent.
The Street Profits vs Chad Gable And Otis.
A decent match. Some miscommunications between the referee and Alpha Academy is how The Street Profits picked up the victory.
King Shinsuke Nakamura vs Apollo Crews For The Intercontinental Championship.
The king has captured the gold and I am not surprised given that the sentence "clean victory" doesn't exist in Apollo Crews' entire reign as champion.
The crowd reaction proved that Crews' outdated and tiresome "foreign heel" character is just that.
Seth Rollins Said That Everyone Including Edge Should Thank Him.
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| "I'm not an a**hole, I'm just Italian" face |
Why? Because, had Rollins didn't stomp the then retired Edge in 2014, the Rated R superstar wouldn't have the comeback tour and at SummerSlam, Rollins will not hesitate to put Edge down.
I loved the edited video of how Rollins is better than Edge in pretty much every possible way like how Edge joined the "brood" while Seth Rollins led the most dominant faction in WWE history in The Shield. It was just way too darn funny and fits Seth Rollins' character.
We all have been eyeing the possibility of this rivalry since Edge came out of retirement last year and we're finally going to witness it. I honestly cannot wait for the match at slamming summer.
Kevin Owens vs Baron Corbin.
Owens will give Corbin a 1000 bucks if Corbin wins this match otherwise he'll stop begging for money.
While I'm not the biggest fan of this storyline (mainly due to how over the top and silly it is for my taste), I do recognize the overall theme of it which is the fact that it pokes fun at rich people paying the consequences of the current economic system that they used to benefit from.
Baron Corbin's current arc isn't laughing at poor people contrary to what some people believe.
Now, I could talk about how suddenly Baron Corbin fell into poverty but this ain't CinemaSins.
On to the match itself and of course, Baron loses. Nothing surprising with that finish.
After the match, the dude stole the Money In The Bank briefcase from Big E because the word "Money" is what made him act like WWE after every earnings report or every dude into cryptocurrency.
Rey and Dominik Mysterio vs Dolph Ziggler And Robert Roode.
A fine match for what it was. No one is immune to the distraction but the Mysterios are the exception apparently as the good guys grabbed the W despite a titantron video of The Usos sarcastically cheering on Dominik.
Sasha Banks Brought In "Witnesses" For The Contract Signing With Bianca Belair.
Like every contracting signing, it started with trash talking and it ended with someone standing tall.
That's exactly how the segment was constructed minus the appearance of Carmella and Zelina Vega which I wouldn't mind a stable of some sorts between Banks, Vega and Carmella.
Other than the Rollins Edge match and the universal championship bout, I'm looking forward to this encounter mainly to witness a sequel of a great first act.
So, to recap for all of you slow mofos.
Like: The opening segment, The Seth Rollins Edge video package.
Didn't like: Nothing really.
Thursday is the return of talking about AEW Dynamite as well as its new series, Rampage called "THE Coherent AEW Take". That's right my 2 viewers (that joke never gets old), the Coherent Wrestling Wednesdays format is returning once again.
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