SmackDown followed the theme of this week’s RAW where much was expected but little was delivered.
There were not a lot of ups and down in what was a largely underwhelming WWE SmackDown. SmackDown followed the theme of this week’s RAW where much was expected but little was delivered.
The show had Ronda Rousey continue her feud with Charlotte Flair. Three new faces come up from NXT. Madcap Moss and Happy Corbin brawl and seemingly split. Finally, Roman Reigns and The Bloodline lay out their future plans.
In this article, we take a look at the results.
Ronda Rousey opened the show and challenged Charlotte Flair to an “I quit” match at Backlash. Flair responded by saying she didn’t quit at WrestleMania and that “The Baddest Woman on the Planet” is a myth. She then shot down the challenge, telling Rousey to “get in the back of the line.”
Butch was livid after the loss, throwing chops and punches at teammates Sheamus and Ridge Holland.
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Ludwig Kaiser and Gunther made their SmackDown debuts with Kaiser introducing Gunther ahead of the match.
Raquel Rodriguez made her SmackDown debut. Los Lotharios attempted to get a kiss from Rodriguez only to be told off.
Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss brawled during “Happy Talk” when Corbin told Moss it was his fault Corbin lost to Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania. Corbin accused Moss of making the weekend all about him.
Zayn told Adam Pearce he would wrestle the next man to walk out of the locker room to rebuild his reputation after losing to Johnny Knoxville. McIntyre was that man, and after plenty of dominance, Zayn ran from the ring and got counted out.
An interview with Lacey Evans aired with Evans discussing her rough childhood and her time with the US Army.
Morgan and Rhea Ripley will challenge Banks and Naomi for the women’s tag titles on RAW.
Undisputed Champion Roman Reigns closed the show with a promo about how he is the man to hold two titles and his cousins, the Usos arent. In order to show the superiority of The Bloodline, Reigns said his cousins needed to unify the tag team titles. He said that The Usos need to go to Raw and take the titles.
Nakamura then made his way to the ring and was about to talk when Reigns him off. Reigns said he understands how Nakamura feels after losing his partner and offered Nakamura a hug only for The Usos to strike with a superkick, putting Nakamura down to end the show.