SmackDown Live Recap & Review – Episode 977
SmackDown starts getting ready for Money in the Bank with three qualifying matches including a good main event featuring Daniel Bryan versus Rusev.
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).
Bayley takes on Ruby Riott without the assistance of Sasha Banks in a good kickoff for this year’s Backlash.
Pete Dunne tries to get revenge on Roderick Strong in a pretty good episode of NXT.
Buddy Murphy returns to action, Itami and Tozawa have some issues dealing with Gallagher and Kendrick, and Drew Gulak looks to take down Kalisto in a good episode of 205 Live.
The last SmackDown before Backlash was light on wrestling, but it did have a couple of matches definitely worth checking out.
RAW ventures to Canada where Owens and Zayn are treated like heroes, Titus O’Neil makes fun of himself, Sasha Banks takes on The Riott Squad, and Balor convinces Rollins to put his IC Title on the line!
While the Greatest Royal Rumble was very long and ultimately didn’t mean much, there were some fun moments and good matches on the show.
The Undisputed Era beings a new era of domination, Heavy Machinery issues a challenge that may not be very wise, and Johnny Gargano continues to have things go wrong for him in a very good episode of NXT.
A five-man gauntlet match to determine a number one contender for the Cruiserweight Title takes up the entirety of this entertaining episode of 205 Live.
The Club reunites to take on Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev Day in the main event of an alright episode of SmackDown Live.
With the roster shenanigans over the past couple of weeks, RAW attempts to settle into new feuds while getting ready for the Greatest Royal Rumble in four days.
Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae close the chapter on Andrade Almas and Zelina Vega, and Killian Dain battles Lars Sullivan in a No DQ Match in a very good episode of NXT.
The tensions between Itama & Tozawa and the Lucha House Party come to a dramatic conclusion (maybe) as the two teams battle in a tornado match in the main event of a very good episode of 205 Live.
The second day of the Superstar Shakeup shapes an impressive SmackDown Live roster and already begins to deliver some intriguing match-ups.
The Superstar Shakeup brings the promise of new feuds, though this episode of RAW was more about spectacle than action.
While mostly a recap of Takeover, this episode of NXT had a fun debut and a good match between Kairi Sane and Lacey Evans.
A good show with two solid matches, the promise of a return next week, and a rather unsurprising but fine challenger for the new champ.
The SmackDown debuts of Peyton Royce and Billie Kay make a huge impact, and the new GM of SmackDown puts the former GM, Daniel Bryan, in a dream match against AJ Styles!