SmackDown Live Recap & Review – Episode 980
Even though certain promises were broken, was was an alright episode of SmackDown with a very good six man tag match.
Even though certain promises were broken, was was an alright episode of SmackDown with a very good six man tag match.
This was an okay episode of RAW with a mixture of good and mediocre segments, highlighted by an entertaining performance from Ruby Riott in a gauntlet match to determine the final woman to enter the Money in the Bank match.
Johnny Gargano returns to make an announcement about his future, Lars Sullivan takes on the team of Ricochet and Velveteen Dream, Kairi Sane looks for some revenge against Lacey Evans, and Heavy Machinery take on TM61 in a good episode of NXT.
Hideo Itami and Akira Tozawa settle things in the ring after weeks of disrespect.
Jeff Hardy faces Daniel Bryan, two more women qualify for Money in the Bank, new contenders for the tag titles are named, and New Day refuses to answer Miz’s questions on a good episode of SmackDown Live.
B Block put on another set of highly entertaining matches in night four of the 25th Best of the Super Jr. tournament!
AN okay episode of RAW featured some “friendly competition” between Balor and Strowman, a fatal four way qualifying match for the female Money in the Bank match, Chad Gable taking on Dolph Ziggler, and much more.
ACH and Will Ospreay deliver some great action in the second round of A-Block matches.
The B-Block of the 25th Best of the Super Jr. tournament begins with four matches, highlighted by a very good main event battle between Marty Scurll and Hirmou Takahashi.
The 25th Best of the Super Jr. tournament begins with a series of good matches including ACH vs Flip Gordon and Will Ospreay vs Tiaji Ishimori!
Candice LeRae confronts Tommaso Ciampa and The Undisputed Era faces Dunne, Lorcan, and Burch in a great main event on a pretty good episode of NXT.
Members of the WWE UK roster mix it up with the cruiserweights of 205 Live in a fun episode.
Nakamura battles Styles to determine the stipulation for their title match, New Day faces The Bar for a single spot in the Money in the Bank match, Lynch, Rose, and Deville fight for a spot in the women’s MitB, and Almas debuts on a good episode of SmackDown.
Money in the Bank continues to shape up with three more qualifying matches, and Seth Rollins once again attempts to steal the show with another IC Title match on this pretty good episode of RAW.
April was a time of change in the WWE. Wrestlemania, the nights after Wrestlemania, the Superstar Shakeup, and the Greatest Royal Rumble kept us busy, but was it all good? Was any of it good? Find out what we think in episode 109 of the Wrestling House Show, the April wrap-up episode!
Velveteen Dream has some strong words for Ricochet, and Kassius Ohno attempts to pay Tommaso Ciampa back for his attack on Gargano on a good episode of NXT.
Buddy Murphy looks to avenge his loss to Mustafa Ali during the Cruiserweight Title Tournament in a great main event on a good episode of 205 Live.
SmackDown starts getting ready for Money in the Bank with three qualifying matches including a good main event featuring Daniel Bryan versus Rusev.
Superstars from RAW begin to make their way to Money in the Bank in some qualifying matches including some nice triple threats for the men and the women.
Despite Backlash being an underwhelming show, there were some matches and moments that make it a show worth watching (or at least skipping through).