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WWE Smackdown 2/9/21 | A Coherent Review

Smackdown this week was nothing too special as per usual in recent weeks. 

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The Street Profits vs The Usos. 


A match that should've been good but it ended so darn abruptly (via a DQ due to Jey Uso beating up Montez Ford even though Jey isn't the legal man in the match) that it gave me nothing but disappointment. 

Do you know who's also disappointed? Roman Reigns and he wanted Heyman to bring his cousins. 


Speaking of Paulie E Dangerously, the dude got a call from Brick Lacquer (with a ring tone that sounded like it came from a Nokia 2300 and not a Goddamn IPhone) and Heyman fearfully told Reigns that the "real man's man (Steve Regal reference)" is coming to MSG on next week's episode. 

The plot is getting intriguing by the minute and I'm glad that they weren't shy about that given that Reigns for a week or so, had a program with Finn Balor. 

Becky Lynch Doesn't Want To Face Bianca Belair Immediately. 


Why? Because that's what heels do (assuming that she is considering that  Becky pulled a "not facing the contender until the champion says so" cliche and wanting nuanced characters in WWE is like asking Uwe Boll to make a good movie). 

Ever since Becky has reappeared on TV, she just doesn't feel like the same rebellious esque character that we all know and love. 

Becky is slowly turning into a generic heel that couldn't capture the essence of "The Man", ya know? 


Oh and the champ will defend her title against Bianca Belair anyways at Extreme Rules so that's cool, I guess. 

Rick Boogs vs Dolph Ziggler. 

Before the match, Ziggler had a chat with Toni Storm and it felt like Dolph was trying to signalize a date with Toni. Nitpicking but why's Toni acting like " generic fangirl #1"? That's weird. 

The match itself was okay. Ricky wins with the pump handle slam. 

Seth Rollins vs Cesaro. 


A decent match that ended with a disqualification due to my man Sethy using the chair hinge on Cesaro's mouth. 

Who would've thought that Cesaro is positioned right back to where he was before his "sudden push"? The answer is, everybody. 

Oh, and after that, Edge was like, "Imma beat the hell out of that honkey" (not his actual words but it sounds funny). All I can say is, I smell an Extreme Rules match! 

Dominik Mysterio vs Sami Zayn. 


WWE does a better job of making me hate being a wrestling fan each week with rematches like this. 

Based on the ending with Zayn winning the match once again, it looks like Dominik is going to turn on his father (no sh*t) and I'm hoping they approach the "father vs son" match differently because not all partnerships should end with bitterness. 


Sonya Deville was ignoring Naomi once again. Please, let Naomi join the Bloodline!? 

KO Show. Special Guest, Happy Corbin.

In this segment, you got the best heel right now and Baron Corbin. 

Corbin attacked Owens and that's how the scene unfolded. Meh. 

Roman Reigns vs Finn Balor For The Universal Championship. 


A good match although I wished it would last just a bit longer. Reigns win with the guillotine. As the champion walked out of the ring, the lights turned red which was followed by the sound of a heartbeat. 

Oh, shoot. It's demon time! 

So, to recap for all of you slow mofos. 

Like: Roman Reigns vs Finn Balor. 

Didn't like: Becky Lynch slowly turning into a cliche heel (hoping it changes), why Dominik vs Sami Zayn again and why Toni Storm is acting like "generic fangirl #1"? 

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