SmackDown Recap & Review – Episode 1050
The first episode of SmackDown on Fox had some fun moments, lots of guests (including The Rock), at least one good match, and a title match that sent a wave of anger through my body.
The first episode of SmackDown on Fox had some fun moments, lots of guests (including The Rock), at least one good match, and a title match that sent a wave of anger through my body.
NXT presented a stacked card with three huge title matches during a great night of wrestling.
The season premiere of RAW was a mixed bag of fun surprises, returns, and new looks combined with stuff we’ve seen before with no real changes or progression.
Killian Dain and Matt Riddle try again to have their street fight, Dijakovic and Keith Lee have a spectacular battle, KUSHIDA makes a fun choice of partners in his fight against Imperium, Dakota Kai returns, and more on a very good episode of NXT.
Cousins collide when Humberto Carrillo faces Angel Garza, and the team of Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan battle Tony Nese and Drew Gulak in the main event of a good episode of 205 Live.
Daniel Bryan picks a fight with Rowan, Ali battles Nakamura, there were two fun women’s tag matches, and more on a good episode of SmackDown Live.
Seth Rollins takes on maybe more than he can handle, a fatal five way match determines a new challenger for the Universal Title, Nikki Cross looks good against Sasha Banks, and more on an entertaining episode of RAW.
Roderick Strong challenges Velveteen Dream for the North American Title, Matt Riddle battles Killian Dain in a street fight, Io Shirai, Bianca Belair, Mia Yim, and Candice LeRae clash to determine a number one contender for the NXT Women’s Title, Lio Rush returns to fight Oney Lorcan, and more on a really good live two hour episode of NXT.
Lince Dorado and Ariya Daivari settle their differences in the ring, Kendrick finally battles Jack Gallagher, and Oney Lorcan looks for payback against Tony Nese in a good episode of 205 Live.
Though it was light on wrestling, this episode of SmackDown Live featured some interesting story developments including a new challenger for the WWE Title.
It’s a bad night for tag champs on a mostly entertaining episode of RAW that featured the finals of the King of the Ring, a couple of fun returns, another statement from The Fiend, and more.
Every main roster title is defended (minus the two defended on the kickoff show) on a mostly entertaining Clash of Champions.
The Cruiserweight and United States titles are on the line in a good warm-up for Clash of Champions.
Rhea Ripley battles Shayna Baszler in the main event, and Pete Dunne faces Angel Garza in a pretty good episode of NXT.
Jack Gallagher picks a very timely partner to take on Kendrick and Tozawa, and a tag match with title implications turns into a six-man tag as new(ish) alliances are formed on a good episode of 205 Live.
Chad Gable finds a new opponent in his King of the Ring match, Kevin Owens has a tough decision to make, Kofi Kingston recreates history, and The Undertaker appears on an underwhelming episode of SmackDown Live.
Steve Austin helped make a fun episode of RAW even better as Cedric Alexander looked for some payback on The OC, the Four Horsewomen battled in a tag match, Rey Mysterio took on Gran Metalik, and the semifinals of the King of the Ring tournament got underway!
Jordan Myles challenges Adam Cole for the NXT Title in a great main event on a good episode of NXT.
Lince Dorado gets a chance to qualify for a title shot in a match against Humberto Carrillo, Kendrick and Tozawa team up, and Mike Kanellis fights Tony Nese in a much-needed win for both men.
Daniel Bryan wants an apology from Reigns, the quarterfinals of the King of the Ring ends with two good matches, Bayley explains herself, and Aleister Black goes to the ring for a fight on a good episode of SmackDown Live.