Check out the results, recap and highlights of the latest episode of WWE SmackDown that aired on June 12 from the ThunderDome.
The latest episode of WWE SmackDown emenated on June 12 (Saturday) from the ThunderDome at Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida. Ahead of the show, a confrontation between Universal Champion Roman Reigns and Rey Mysterio was teased. Last week, Reigns laid an almighty beating on Rey’s son Dominik. The ongoing saga between Reigns and his cousins Jimmy and Jey Uso would also be featured. How would Jey react to the ongoing tussle between Roman and brother Jimmy? Of course, there were also a number of matches scheduled and announced as the show came on air.
So who were the biggest winners and losers after this week’s episode of WWE SmackDown? Let’s take a look.
Since Roman Reigns returned to WWE last summer, it’s no exaggeration to say he’s been the best thing on WWE TV. Amazingly, his storylines continue to entertain, fascinate and leave the audience wanting more.
This week, he and cousin Jimmy had another heated confrontaton. This led to a masterful bit of TV between Jimmy and Jey, where the latter admitted he didn’t know how to get out of this role as the “right hand man”.
Amazingly, this wasn’t the end of it. Roman made it seem like Jimmy was the one at fault. He calmly explained to Jimmy that his actions were affecting Jey. And that he needs to make it right.
It worked, as Jimmy went to find his brother and put things right. Did we move one step closer to Jimmy acknowleding Reigns as the ‘Head of the Table’? Time will tell.
But that wasn’t Reigns’ only order of business on this show. On the final segment of the show, he went out to confront Rey Mysterio. Mysterio laid into Reigns but before the Universal champion could retort, the Master of the 619 attacked him with a kendo stick!
Reigns managed to overpower both Rey and Dominik – who ran out with a kendo stick of his own but was absolutely ragdolled by Reigns – and stood tall to end the show.
WHAT HAS @WWERomanReigns DONE?!?! ???#SmackDown @reymysterio @DomMysterio35 @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/cfWKzuTEjn
— WWE (@WWE) June 12, 2021
It seems SmackDown has their Hell in a Cell match for the PPV.
SmackDown is currently both amazing and frustrating in equal measure. On one hand, the Reigns-Usos storyline is fantastic and Roman’s match with Mysterio is all but certain to be a banger. The Rollins-Cesaro feud continues to entertain, as does Belair vs Bayley.
On the other hand, the constant rematches help no one. Upping the stakes in a feud can be done without doing rematches to death, after all.
Grade: C