The blue brand has been really mediocre in recent weeks and this episode was no exception.
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Charlotte Flair Was Like, "I'm Done Facing Sasha Banks. It's Time For Newcomers"
That newcomer is Shotzi Blackheart or just Shotzi as she's now known and she got a number one contender's match against the champion herself which is another trope that I absolutely dislike especially since we just saw a number one contender's match as the main event attraction in the latest episode of RAW.
The match between Shotzi and Charlotte, ended with Shotzi losing the golden opportunity for being in the championship picture.
Post-match saw Shotzi's frustrations getting the best of her as she absolutely gave Banks a beating, signalling a heel turn in the process.
Banks doing the beating instead would've fit the scenario a lot better than what I've seen here because that heel turn is as unnecessary as putting oil in boiling water for pasta making.
"Hot old white guy" Adam Pearce, fined Brick landliner (Brock Lesnar for you slow mofos) a million dollars. This man said you're going to be fined multiple "racks on racks on racks" every day.
Heyman's response? Well, he "accidentally or not" advocated for Lesnar. Oh my.
Meanwhile, Xavier Woods honoured Kofi Kingston as a Knight. Cool.
Shinsuke Nakamura And Rick Boogs vs Happy Corbin And Madcap Moss In A Trick Or Street Fight Match.
A very unnoteworthy match. Thanks to Angel Garza and Humberto Carrilo, the bad guys prevailed in this match up. At least Garza and Carrilo are getting some showcase, right?
Naomi vs Shayna Baszler.
Sonya Deville is messing with Naomi once again by announcing that the referee for this match is injured due to the "devastation caused by Brock Lesnar (Bork Lasker if you’re autocorrect) last week".
So, Deville became the ref instead and of course, some shenanigans happened during the bout.
Deville with the quick count, awarded Baszler as the winner of the match.
I don't think this leads to that good old heel turn for Naomi since the division is a bit bloated with heel personas.
Will see what happens next because I'm interested in this angle.
Drew McIntyre's Open Challenge Was Answered By……….
Mustafa Ali and he lost because that's why WWE does to underutilize talents (*cough* like Sami Zayn). After the match, Mustafa pulled a "you people" promo that I've heard a million times at this point.
What a way to end an underwhelming episode of Smackdown with an underwhelming finish, am I right?
The New Day vs The Usos.
Nothing to say other than it was a decent encounter. The New Day picked up the victory which means a title match is happening soon and I don't mind it.
So, to recap for all of you slow mofos.
Like: The Naomi storyline is intriguing.
Didn't like: Shotzi's heel turn was unnecessary, an overall sense of blandness throughout the episode.