WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.680 --> 00:00:05.160 Good morning, good afternoon, good evening. Hello, whatever time it 2 00:00:05.200 --> 00:00:07.120 is with you and wherever you are. Thank you for 3 00:00:07.160 --> 00:00:10.759 downloading this SmackDown review as part of the WW podcast. 4 00:00:11.320 --> 00:00:13.759 As always, it's an absolutely pleasure to have you listened along. 5 00:00:13.880 --> 00:00:16.000 Once again. I am a man that you're host of 6 00:00:16.039 --> 00:00:21.120 this SmackDown review. And before we get to our SmackDown review, 7 00:00:21.199 --> 00:00:23.280 I just want to have a look at the sun 8 00:00:23.359 --> 00:00:28.519 Aslam card and make some predictions. So in no particular order, 9 00:00:28.559 --> 00:00:32.320 but starting with Night one, which is tonight for the 10 00:00:32.560 --> 00:00:36.359 undisputed WW Championship, We've got Cem Punk, the current champ, 11 00:00:36.479 --> 00:00:39.479 versus Cody Rhodes and I'm going for a Punk retention, 12 00:00:39.799 --> 00:00:42.640 but I smell Shenanigan's. I think this is going to 13 00:00:42.679 --> 00:00:45.240 be a great match though, really looking forward to it. 14 00:00:47.000 --> 00:00:48.840 Got the hell in a Cell match which is brock 15 00:00:49.000 --> 00:00:51.520 Lesni versus Over For me, I think this will be 16 00:00:51.600 --> 00:00:54.439 brutal but potentially quite a quick one and I'm going 17 00:00:54.520 --> 00:00:58.479 to go for a Fermi win with this one, and 18 00:00:58.560 --> 00:01:04.439 it to be done is over the Women's World Championship. 19 00:01:04.959 --> 00:01:10.640 Liv Morgan, our champion versus EO Sky Guys Live has 20 00:01:10.799 --> 00:01:13.519 had the title for over one hundred days, and has 21 00:01:14.040 --> 00:01:18.359 zero title defenses. What the hell are WWE doing with her? 22 00:01:18.480 --> 00:01:21.640 This reign could have been epic her return at the 23 00:01:21.719 --> 00:01:27.319 Rumble and her win was so eagerly anticipated she'd been 24 00:01:27.319 --> 00:01:31.560 out for a reasonably long amount of time. It could 25 00:01:31.560 --> 00:01:34.040 have really been absolute fire. But instead it's been left 26 00:01:34.079 --> 00:01:36.599 to die, and I'm saying an EO win for that 27 00:01:36.719 --> 00:01:42.840 reason versus Nick orders. This one is tricky. I would 28 00:01:42.840 --> 00:01:45.400 love to see an Ordert win just because, let's remember 29 00:01:45.439 --> 00:01:48.239 he was Oblivion the Gladiator. So I'm going to go 30 00:01:48.400 --> 00:01:50.920 for a Nick win, but not with a huge amount 31 00:01:50.959 --> 00:01:56.200 of confidence. We've got the six man tag team match 32 00:01:56.239 --> 00:01:59.879 the USOS and Jacob Fattou versus Solos, Co, La Knight 33 00:02:00.159 --> 00:02:06.280 and Royce Keys. Does anyone care about this? Again? Like, 34 00:02:06.359 --> 00:02:10.240 liv what the fuck have WWUE done to Fatou? Well, 35 00:02:10.280 --> 00:02:13.240 we know he's been sacrificed for this absolute bobbins of 36 00:02:13.439 --> 00:02:17.439 a Roman and the Bloodline storyline. And as for the USOS, 37 00:02:17.520 --> 00:02:19.599 I'm so done with them. I actually don't care about 38 00:02:19.639 --> 00:02:21.840 this match, but I am going to say one for 39 00:02:21.879 --> 00:02:26.000 the USOS and Fatou, so WWE can continued to push 40 00:02:26.039 --> 00:02:30.360 the ridiculous Bloodline rerun storylines, which I hate if you 41 00:02:30.479 --> 00:02:34.560 hadn't noticed already, the one shining light in this hold 42 00:02:34.680 --> 00:02:40.560 Barkle and this whole just absolute cluster. Is Solo's character tweak. 43 00:02:40.639 --> 00:02:46.280 He has become very cool our six women tag match 44 00:02:46.360 --> 00:02:51.240 Nikki Bella, Bree Bella and Page versus Fatal Influence. I 45 00:02:51.280 --> 00:02:53.199 agree with Matt here. I was listening to his prediction 46 00:02:53.319 --> 00:02:58.120 show and the emails the other night, and I agree 47 00:02:58.840 --> 00:03:04.000 with him. Let Page be free. We have been dying 48 00:03:04.039 --> 00:03:08.039 to have her back, and now she's not really been 49 00:03:08.120 --> 00:03:11.759 used very well at all. In my opinion, I think 50 00:03:11.759 --> 00:03:13.639 we're going to get a Fatal Influence win here. I 51 00:03:13.639 --> 00:03:15.719 think we're finally going to get the Bella's turning on 52 00:03:15.840 --> 00:03:19.080 Page and off she goes on the singles run and honestly, 53 00:03:19.159 --> 00:03:21.360 the Bellas, all the irrelevant twins as we like to 54 00:03:21.400 --> 00:03:26.280 call them, can just do one. So night two Sunday, 55 00:03:26.840 --> 00:03:29.439 we've got the World Heavyweight Championship. This is Roman reigns 56 00:03:29.479 --> 00:03:35.280 versus Seth Rawland. Now, back in springtime, Roman said he 57 00:03:35.400 --> 00:03:37.919 was working all summer. Now does Summer Slam mean the 58 00:03:38.000 --> 00:03:40.879 end of Slummer? If so, I think, and I hope 59 00:03:40.879 --> 00:03:43.879 we see Roman drop the title to Seph. There are 60 00:03:43.960 --> 00:03:47.879 loads of rumors circling about possible possible returns, and I 61 00:03:47.919 --> 00:03:50.960 wonder if something of that ilk could go down here. 62 00:03:51.080 --> 00:03:54.199 Either way, Roman to drop the belt and go away 63 00:03:54.439 --> 00:03:56.680 and hopefully take the whole blood line and all the 64 00:03:56.719 --> 00:04:02.960 story reruns back with him. We've then got the Interim Championship, 65 00:04:03.039 --> 00:04:08.439 a ladder match, so this is Tiffany Stratton, Charlotte Flair, 66 00:04:08.560 --> 00:04:12.680 j Cargill, Chelsea Green and Juliet or Lash Legend winner 67 00:04:12.719 --> 00:04:17.000 of the final qualifier. I don't know. I guess the 68 00:04:17.079 --> 00:04:20.240 question here is who do want to see versus Rea? Well, 69 00:04:20.279 --> 00:04:22.839 I know who we don't want to see, and that's Jade, 70 00:04:22.920 --> 00:04:26.120 so she's out. I wouldn't hate to see Flair rear again. 71 00:04:27.000 --> 00:04:31.399 I would like to see Flair have another title run, 72 00:04:31.800 --> 00:04:34.800 but I do worry that that automatically and does all 73 00:04:34.839 --> 00:04:37.879 the good work that's been done making Flair a face 74 00:04:38.680 --> 00:04:43.199 as facing no pun intended Ria, she will get booed, 75 00:04:43.680 --> 00:04:46.759 no doubt and be the heel in that scenario. So 76 00:04:47.639 --> 00:04:51.079 my actual pick is Chelsea Green. That would be epic, 77 00:04:51.480 --> 00:04:53.319 and I'm going to go on a limb and say 78 00:04:53.319 --> 00:04:56.279 a Piper Niven surprise return to help her out, because 79 00:04:56.279 --> 00:05:02.199 we know that Piper hates Jade in real life, going 80 00:05:02.319 --> 00:05:04.639 by her tweets and some of the interactions they've had. 81 00:05:05.000 --> 00:05:06.680 So I'm wondering if it's going to come down to 82 00:05:06.720 --> 00:05:13.040 some kind of everyone else is down and out be up. 83 00:05:13.120 --> 00:05:16.279 We've got Chelsea versus Jade. Everyone assumes that Jade's going 84 00:05:16.319 --> 00:05:20.800 to roll over Chelsea, but actually Pipe and Niven comes 85 00:05:20.800 --> 00:05:23.720 from nowhere and helps her out. That would be awesome. 86 00:05:24.920 --> 00:05:28.639 We've got the undisputed WWE Championship Number one contenders match, 87 00:05:28.920 --> 00:05:32.720 Sammy versus Finn. I'm going to say Finn to win, 88 00:05:32.839 --> 00:05:36.399 Sammy to implode. We all agree that we're totally bored 89 00:05:36.399 --> 00:05:41.120 of this version of Sammy, Right, Dan Howis un versus 90 00:05:41.199 --> 00:05:43.920 Dominic Mystereo. This will be a Dan house On win. 91 00:05:44.040 --> 00:05:46.439 And again, I know he's not meant for me. I 92 00:05:46.600 --> 00:05:50.319 guess that his appeal and he is appealing to the 93 00:05:50.399 --> 00:05:54.160 old New Day type crowd who really appreciate the comedy elements. 94 00:05:54.759 --> 00:05:58.480 I wondered what his longevity is going with this gimmick. 95 00:05:59.279 --> 00:06:03.759 I think he potentially has got quite a limited shelf life. 96 00:06:03.800 --> 00:06:07.480 But again that's just my opinion, and I am well 97 00:06:07.519 --> 00:06:09.920 aware that this is a gimmick that isn't meant to 98 00:06:09.959 --> 00:06:14.360 appeal to people like me. Probably also ninety percent of 99 00:06:14.399 --> 00:06:20.160 the people listening to this podcast United States Championship Trick 100 00:06:20.199 --> 00:06:24.000 Williams versus Baron Corbyn. Well, I mean, why bring Corbyn 101 00:06:24.079 --> 00:06:26.120 back if you aren't going to put the title on him? 102 00:06:26.160 --> 00:06:30.279 On that basis my picke it is for a Corbyn win. Otherwise, 103 00:06:30.399 --> 00:06:33.160 is this just another version of his character that is 104 00:06:33.240 --> 00:06:37.600 buried before it even gets started. I'll give you the 105 00:06:37.639 --> 00:06:43.240 Commissioner Corbyn, the lone wolf Corbyn, happy Corbyn, bum Corbyn. 106 00:06:44.600 --> 00:06:48.199 They've all had potential but have all ended up actually 107 00:06:48.240 --> 00:06:52.360 just being buried. So I hope that Corbyn gets the 108 00:06:52.439 --> 00:06:56.399 title here and we've got the Intercontinental Championship. This is 109 00:06:56.439 --> 00:06:59.839 penter our current champion versus Chad Gable. I'm going to 110 00:06:59.879 --> 00:07:01.800 say this is a chadgab but when the end of 111 00:07:01.839 --> 00:07:05.600 his redemption story and this one could be the match 112 00:07:05.639 --> 00:07:07.360 that steals the show, I think it'll be a really 113 00:07:07.439 --> 00:07:11.639 really good match. Really quickly, before we get to the review, 114 00:07:11.720 --> 00:07:16.120 let's talk about some returns from various sources I've read 115 00:07:16.160 --> 00:07:21.480 and heard. I think probably the strongest rumor is Randy Orton. 116 00:07:22.600 --> 00:07:25.879 He could fit in easily, get involved. After the Punk 117 00:07:25.959 --> 00:07:31.079 Roads match, Punk wins, Randy comes out our KOs them 118 00:07:31.120 --> 00:07:33.639 both and we've got a nice setup for between now 119 00:07:33.680 --> 00:07:37.519 and Christmas. I guess another one which is quite exciting 120 00:07:37.560 --> 00:07:41.439 has been spoken about quite a lot is Ko. Ko 121 00:07:41.519 --> 00:07:44.279 returns been gathering more and more steam over the last 122 00:07:44.319 --> 00:07:47.240 few weeks. He is allegedly close to return, and I 123 00:07:47.279 --> 00:07:49.240 would be off the chart if he came back for me. 124 00:07:49.360 --> 00:07:53.360 I see him inserted into the SAMI picture them joining forces. 125 00:07:53.399 --> 00:07:55.759 So maybe Sammy takes the loss and while he's having 126 00:07:55.800 --> 00:07:59.000 a hissy fit, Ko comes out picks him up. We 127 00:07:59.079 --> 00:08:04.000 have the start of them working together again. Another person 128 00:08:04.040 --> 00:08:05.959 that I've missed a lot, and I think we probably 129 00:08:05.959 --> 00:08:08.600 all have, is Stephanie Vcur. She's been out for what 130 00:08:08.759 --> 00:08:11.000 seems like forever with I think a shoulder injury, and 131 00:08:11.000 --> 00:08:14.199 I've really missed her. I have no idea how close 132 00:08:14.199 --> 00:08:16.439 she is, but could we see her involved in the 133 00:08:16.480 --> 00:08:19.399 ladder match. That would be awesome, but doesn't feel super 134 00:08:19.560 --> 00:08:22.600 likely to be honest. We've got Becky. We haven't seen 135 00:08:22.600 --> 00:08:25.079 her for ages. She could easily come back in and 136 00:08:25.120 --> 00:08:27.920 fit in anywhere, especially if we get an age a 137 00:08:28.120 --> 00:08:30.920 Lee return, which is the one I really want to see. 138 00:08:31.000 --> 00:08:33.720 Haven't heard much about the possibility of this, and I 139 00:08:33.720 --> 00:08:38.279 think it's probably just me wishing and hoping. Let's see 140 00:08:38.279 --> 00:08:40.600 how it all happens. And before we start the review, 141 00:08:40.639 --> 00:08:42.679 and I promise this is my last point before we 142 00:08:42.720 --> 00:08:46.519 start the reason why you're all here. I would be 143 00:08:46.759 --> 00:08:50.000 remiss if I didn't mention Raw this week, guys, I 144 00:08:50.039 --> 00:08:52.600 didn't even finish it. What a load of crap And 145 00:08:52.679 --> 00:08:55.759 what was that nonsense with Over and Rock just absolute 146 00:08:55.759 --> 00:09:01.639 bollocks being locked in a cage which oultimately can we 147 00:09:01.720 --> 00:09:06.399 lifted up? It just didn't just nonsense. I'm hoping for 148 00:09:06.440 --> 00:09:08.840 a better SmackDown, and so let's get to it, and 149 00:09:08.919 --> 00:09:11.519 maybe the SmackDown the AED thirty versts of July and 150 00:09:11.759 --> 00:09:15.200 was the go home show for this year's SummerSlam. And 151 00:09:15.279 --> 00:09:18.279 we start off with Joe Test Welcome mister green Bay, 152 00:09:18.639 --> 00:09:21.000 and we've got our arrivals tonight. We're getting a face 153 00:09:21.039 --> 00:09:24.120 to face between Cody and Punk, and then we've got 154 00:09:24.120 --> 00:09:27.480 Tiffy and Chelsea who team Tonight face Jade and the 155 00:09:27.519 --> 00:09:32.120 beat card Army eye Roll. We've then got Lash versus 156 00:09:32.279 --> 00:09:35.120 Julia for the last spot in the ladder match. I 157 00:09:35.159 --> 00:09:38.080 hope we get something interesting there, and that's not as 158 00:09:38.120 --> 00:09:41.759 straight as it seems. We've got priests and truth versus 159 00:09:41.759 --> 00:09:45.200 the war Raiders title versus title, so all in all, 160 00:09:45.279 --> 00:09:48.720 not a bad looking card for tonight. We start off 161 00:09:49.279 --> 00:09:51.600 with Finn out, who gets an amazing reaction. And I 162 00:09:51.639 --> 00:09:54.039 know I've said it before, but I really do like 163 00:09:54.240 --> 00:09:58.960 face Finn. Finn says, whenever we get to this time 164 00:09:59.000 --> 00:10:01.639 of year, he can't help but think of twenty sixteen. 165 00:10:01.759 --> 00:10:04.799 We have heard this before his first Summer Slam, which 166 00:10:04.840 --> 00:10:08.000 was the best and worst night of his career. He 167 00:10:08.039 --> 00:10:10.240 went from the highs and winning the title to the 168 00:10:10.279 --> 00:10:14.519 loads and the heartbreak of having to relinquish it through injury. 169 00:10:14.639 --> 00:10:16.840 He says. He spent the last ten years chlorine scratching 170 00:10:17.039 --> 00:10:19.759 to get back to the glory of that night. He says, 171 00:10:19.759 --> 00:10:22.080 but now he's got the Battle Club behind him and 172 00:10:22.120 --> 00:10:25.879 we're so close to get him back. And this brings 173 00:10:25.879 --> 00:10:28.720 out Sammy, who tells Finn he understands this is an 174 00:10:28.679 --> 00:10:31.480 emotional time for you, but there are some things he 175 00:10:31.519 --> 00:10:34.919 needs to get off his chest. He says, this number 176 00:10:34.919 --> 00:10:37.840 one can tend a match, which Sammy is in shouldn't 177 00:10:37.840 --> 00:10:41.279 be happening. The main event should be him, Rhoades and 178 00:10:41.320 --> 00:10:45.080 Punk in a triple threat. He says he knows everyone 179 00:10:45.200 --> 00:10:48.840 is happy they have their marquee match. He knows everyone's 180 00:10:48.879 --> 00:10:50.559 wondering who's going to win. He says he would love 181 00:10:50.600 --> 00:10:53.039 to see Cody win because he's already beat Cody Clean 182 00:10:53.120 --> 00:10:55.080 to become champ and he knows that he can do 183 00:10:55.120 --> 00:10:57.799 it again. He says, though, that there's also a part 184 00:10:57.840 --> 00:11:00.360 of him that would like to see Punk retaine, and 185 00:11:00.399 --> 00:11:02.519 he goes on to really slag Punk off, calling him 186 00:11:02.600 --> 00:11:06.639 big food, biggest hypocrite, biggest baby guy who's livered the 187 00:11:06.679 --> 00:11:08.879 pipe bomb and then has gone on to become the 188 00:11:08.960 --> 00:11:12.519 corporate post boy number two. He says it would be 189 00:11:12.600 --> 00:11:16.159 his pleasure to take the title off of him. He 190 00:11:16.200 --> 00:11:19.240 tells Finn he has respect for him, and at that 191 00:11:19.360 --> 00:11:21.639 Finn interrupts him and tells him, how about he shows 192 00:11:21.679 --> 00:11:24.080 some respect and grows some balls, come down to the 193 00:11:24.159 --> 00:11:26.440 ring and say what you want to say to my face. 194 00:11:28.440 --> 00:11:30.519 Sammy does make his way to the ring and tells 195 00:11:30.600 --> 00:11:32.639 him that he does have respect for him, and anyone 196 00:11:34.039 --> 00:11:36.399 that has seen him in the last ten years knows 197 00:11:36.399 --> 00:11:38.399 how great he is and that he should have already 198 00:11:38.440 --> 00:11:43.440 been champion four or five times already, Sammy tells him, 199 00:11:43.440 --> 00:11:46.799 but this moment belongs to him. He says, You've had 200 00:11:46.799 --> 00:11:49.360 your time, and now it's my time. He says, this 201 00:11:49.399 --> 00:11:52.440 is all about justice, justice for Sammy, which obviously pushes 202 00:11:52.480 --> 00:11:55.679 his new merch Vin says, what about justice for me? 203 00:11:56.399 --> 00:11:58.679 He says, he's spent ten years getting here and this 204 00:11:58.759 --> 00:12:01.759 is his moment. Sammy tells him, it took you ten 205 00:12:01.879 --> 00:12:03.960 years and you didn't even get close. You should probably 206 00:12:04.000 --> 00:12:07.759 take the hint. Finn says back to him, ten years. 207 00:12:08.000 --> 00:12:10.000 It took you longer to even get a smell of it. 208 00:12:11.639 --> 00:12:13.879 Finn says that he had to relinquish the title after 209 00:12:13.919 --> 00:12:15.720 one day because he was injured, but Sammy had it 210 00:12:15.759 --> 00:12:18.240 for nine days and he wasn't injured, he wasn't screwed. 211 00:12:18.240 --> 00:12:22.360 He just lost, and the crowd starts a really big 212 00:12:22.559 --> 00:12:29.320 Sammy sucks chant, doesn't he just? Sammy goes on to 213 00:12:29.320 --> 00:12:31.159 say that if he didn't respect Finn so much, he 214 00:12:31.200 --> 00:12:33.399 would have dropped him right now, but he won't because 215 00:12:33.440 --> 00:12:36.000 he said last good guy. Still pushing that as well, 216 00:12:36.720 --> 00:12:38.799 and he's going to walk away, and he tells Finn 217 00:12:38.879 --> 00:12:43.559 he'll see him at Summertown, sorry Summer Slam. We then 218 00:12:43.840 --> 00:12:47.240 get a random insertion from Guntha, who attacks them both 219 00:12:47.240 --> 00:12:50.240 from behind and tells him that he is the rightful 220 00:12:50.440 --> 00:12:55.039 number one contender. We get pierced out and Gunter tells 221 00:12:55.080 --> 00:12:57.320 him would I have to do to get a title shot? 222 00:12:57.399 --> 00:12:59.440 He says, do I need to beat your ass as well? 223 00:13:00.519 --> 00:13:03.320 Then Gunsh is jumped by Sammy and Finn from behind. 224 00:13:03.480 --> 00:13:06.440 It all breaks down and then we get Nick out, 225 00:13:06.440 --> 00:13:10.440 who is A's opponent obviously SummerSlam. He's throwing punches at 226 00:13:10.440 --> 00:13:14.039 Gumpher and Nick gets a Texas clover leaf on Gunther 227 00:13:15.240 --> 00:13:18.440 and has to be dragged off by officials. So let's 228 00:13:18.440 --> 00:13:21.960 take a breath and just break that down. First of all, 229 00:13:21.960 --> 00:13:25.639 we're already one hundred cent better than the raw, so 230 00:13:25.720 --> 00:13:31.960 that's a huge result for us SmackDown folks. Finn is 231 00:13:32.039 --> 00:13:34.720 very over with the crowd and they genuinely seem to 232 00:13:34.720 --> 00:13:38.039 be behind him. On the other hand, apart from his 233 00:13:38.399 --> 00:13:41.600 Let's go in his theme song, Sammy is getting loads 234 00:13:41.600 --> 00:13:43.799 of heat from the crowd. So this number one contender 235 00:13:43.840 --> 00:13:49.159 match is the perfect face versus heel situation and wwwe 236 00:13:49.279 --> 00:13:52.200 have done well getting Finn into this position, starting off 237 00:13:52.240 --> 00:13:54.399 by the judgment day turning on him over and raw 238 00:13:54.480 --> 00:13:57.240 and then his move over to SmackDown. That's been very good. 239 00:13:58.320 --> 00:14:01.080 Now the attack by Gumpher, I don't actually mind it 240 00:14:01.120 --> 00:14:05.799 at all. It's believable. He would be pissed off still, 241 00:14:05.840 --> 00:14:08.440 wouldn't he? And rightly so? I mean, one on Earth 242 00:14:08.519 --> 00:14:11.039 does Sammy deserve to be near the title with Gumpher? 243 00:14:11.200 --> 00:14:15.440 Isn't the oldest attack I really like? And the crowd, 244 00:14:15.480 --> 00:14:17.960 oh my god, and let's go all of us. Chance 245 00:14:18.039 --> 00:14:20.679 started up straight away, So actually I think that match 246 00:14:20.759 --> 00:14:23.399 is going to be pretty awesome. All in all, are 247 00:14:23.440 --> 00:14:25.759 really good to start to the show, different voices, different 248 00:14:25.759 --> 00:14:29.240 angles and loads of stories crossing over, so for me, 249 00:14:29.519 --> 00:14:36.080 properly good. Our first engling action tonight is Chelsea and 250 00:14:36.120 --> 00:14:39.240 Tiffy versus Meechin and Bee Fab, who, by the way, 251 00:14:39.279 --> 00:14:41.279 don't even get their own entrance in music. They just 252 00:14:41.360 --> 00:14:44.120 have to come out to Jade's music, which must be 253 00:14:44.159 --> 00:14:48.200 pretty rubbish if you've been around, particularly as long as 254 00:14:48.279 --> 00:14:51.399 Meeting has, and she's done some stuff, you know, she's 255 00:14:51.440 --> 00:14:56.679 worked with some legends, she's worked with aj styles. Now 256 00:14:56.720 --> 00:15:00.000 she is just resorted to coming out to someone else 257 00:15:00.000 --> 00:15:04.799 this is entrance to music, who is not a great 258 00:15:04.840 --> 00:15:10.960 talent anyway. Jade, the B Card Army, they could come 259 00:15:11.000 --> 00:15:13.279 out to anything and it still just get crickets. No 260 00:15:13.320 --> 00:15:16.639 one cares. This one kicks off and by all rights, 261 00:15:16.639 --> 00:15:19.799 if KFA wasn't a thing, we should get the Bee 262 00:15:19.799 --> 00:15:22.600 Card Army absolutely handed their ass. But that's not where 263 00:15:22.600 --> 00:15:25.840 we are. Do start off like that, and Tiffy and 264 00:15:25.919 --> 00:15:29.279 Chelsea actually teaming up together. They've got matching outfits. They're 265 00:15:29.279 --> 00:15:32.440 actually look pretty good. Of course, though we get a 266 00:15:32.480 --> 00:15:37.679 Jade distraction outside the ring taking out Tiffy. Chelsea hits 267 00:15:37.720 --> 00:15:41.679 a brilliant looking missile drop kick, but she's overcome as 268 00:15:41.679 --> 00:15:44.679 the Bee Card Army hit their double team move and 269 00:15:44.799 --> 00:15:47.200 take the win over Chelsea and Tiffy once again to 270 00:15:47.519 --> 00:15:52.519 absolute silence. So Chelsea and Tiffy looking good here and 271 00:15:52.519 --> 00:15:54.600 as the B Card Army are celebrating, and we have 272 00:15:54.759 --> 00:15:57.399 Flare out that allows Tiffy and Chelsea to attack the 273 00:15:57.440 --> 00:16:00.879 B Card Army and leave Jade alone with Flair. You 274 00:16:00.960 --> 00:16:02.720 get Flair and Jade and a brawl in the ring 275 00:16:02.879 --> 00:16:06.120 and Flair takes out Jade, with Jade's scurrying off, and 276 00:16:06.159 --> 00:16:09.159 I really hope. That doesn't mean we're getting a Jade 277 00:16:09.159 --> 00:16:14.279 win at SummerSlam. But in old school wrestling laws, if 278 00:16:14.279 --> 00:16:18.519 you took a loss on the go home show, you know, 279 00:16:20.200 --> 00:16:22.360 sometimes it meant that you were you were going to 280 00:16:22.360 --> 00:16:25.480 get the victory on the pay per view. But maybe 281 00:16:25.480 --> 00:16:30.840 those rules don't really apply so much anymore. To be 282 00:16:30.840 --> 00:16:33.399 on a stream scenario is that after a loss at SummerSlam, 283 00:16:33.559 --> 00:16:36.720 WWE finally realized that Jade is not the one and 284 00:16:36.759 --> 00:16:40.120 they send her and her Bee card army back to NXT. 285 00:16:40.600 --> 00:16:43.200 It's not just me. Don't think I have ever heard 286 00:16:43.440 --> 00:16:45.919 a crowd of reaction for this group. No cheers, no booze, 287 00:16:45.960 --> 00:16:49.399 no nothing, And I think that just means people don't care. 288 00:16:50.840 --> 00:16:53.960 Send them back down to n XT, bring back beef, 289 00:16:54.000 --> 00:16:57.519 ob a meechin as singles performers. I've got no beef 290 00:16:57.519 --> 00:17:02.639 with them as singles performers, but they're being wrecked by Jade. 291 00:17:04.000 --> 00:17:07.720 We go backstage to Axiom and the Phoenix and they 292 00:17:07.759 --> 00:17:11.160 face off with Dom and JD. Don tell's Phoenix that 293 00:17:11.240 --> 00:17:15.680 he JD wants a title shot, and Phoenix agrees, So 294 00:17:15.759 --> 00:17:20.079 that could be fun angle tonight. I wouldn't mind JD 295 00:17:20.160 --> 00:17:22.359 getting a Singles title, but I fear if this match 296 00:17:22.359 --> 00:17:25.680 happens tonight, we'll get some kind of Dan house and 297 00:17:25.880 --> 00:17:29.920 interference to ruin it for him. We get Tama and 298 00:17:30.279 --> 00:17:35.039 Tala Tonga. In a promo, Tama is saying they've forgotten 299 00:17:35.039 --> 00:17:37.680 who they are. He says leaving solo was the right 300 00:17:37.759 --> 00:17:40.559 move and they lost sight of their own goals. They 301 00:17:40.599 --> 00:17:44.240 say from now on, they are the family. They're going 302 00:17:44.279 --> 00:17:46.920 back to getting the gold. And we get Hacker out, 303 00:17:46.960 --> 00:17:49.880 which is a surprise. He says they are the Tonguans 304 00:17:49.880 --> 00:17:54.559 he needs, and he basically sends them out to kick ass. So, hmm, 305 00:17:55.160 --> 00:17:58.559 I wonder if bear with me on this one. How 306 00:17:58.559 --> 00:18:00.319 are we going to get a Tonguan elder in each 307 00:18:00.400 --> 00:18:04.680 corner match to finally finish off all the bloodline solo 308 00:18:04.880 --> 00:18:08.559 Roman stuff. Imagine like the old WrestleMania. I can't remember 309 00:18:08.559 --> 00:18:11.960 what number it is, but there was a WrestleMania years 310 00:18:11.960 --> 00:18:15.559 ago where we had a mcmahont in each corner. There 311 00:18:15.640 --> 00:18:22.839 was Linda, Steph, Vince and oh my god, the son 312 00:18:23.400 --> 00:18:28.519 who was named forgotten anyway in each corner. That would 313 00:18:28.519 --> 00:18:31.000 be awesome, And then could we end up with just 314 00:18:31.279 --> 00:18:34.359 shame shamee mc mahon and then could we just end 315 00:18:34.440 --> 00:18:36.880 up at the end of that with just solo, which 316 00:18:36.920 --> 00:18:41.359 would be just great. Next out, we've got the tag 317 00:18:41.400 --> 00:18:44.400 title versus Title Priest and Truth versus war Raiders, and 318 00:18:44.440 --> 00:18:47.480 this one kicks off war Raiders in charge. Not sure 319 00:18:47.519 --> 00:18:49.720 which way this one will go. The war Raiders are 320 00:18:49.960 --> 00:18:53.319 ridiculously strong and mobile at the same time, which makes 321 00:18:53.359 --> 00:18:57.039 them epic in my opinion. It ends up taking quite 322 00:18:57.079 --> 00:18:59.839 hardcore turn as we go out into the crowd, resulting 323 00:18:59.839 --> 00:19:03.599 in he finish, and then Tala and Tama Tonga show 324 00:19:03.680 --> 00:19:07.079 up and totally flat and everyone. They are joined in 325 00:19:07.119 --> 00:19:09.759 the ring by Haku and the Tonguans end up standing 326 00:19:09.880 --> 00:19:13.839 with all that had gold in the ring, and I think, well, 327 00:19:13.880 --> 00:19:17.240 that certainly took a much more interesting turn. I like it. 328 00:19:17.440 --> 00:19:20.640 This should be a lot of fun looking forward to 329 00:19:20.720 --> 00:19:27.200 the Tongue and going on absolute tear and just destroying everything. Backstage, 330 00:19:27.240 --> 00:19:30.000 now Kathy has Punk. She asks him about the dynamic 331 00:19:30.039 --> 00:19:33.519 between him and Cody and how it's become contentious. He 332 00:19:33.519 --> 00:19:36.640 says it's competition. He says they've been running from this 333 00:19:36.759 --> 00:19:39.680 match for some time. He says, all they're friends right now, No, 334 00:19:40.319 --> 00:19:42.519 will they be friends. When the bell rings, he says, no, 335 00:19:43.279 --> 00:19:45.960 this is a chance to take on all comers. He 336 00:19:46.000 --> 00:19:47.480 says he'll still be a champed at the end of 337 00:19:47.519 --> 00:19:50.240 the night, and he's interrupted by Trick, who tells him 338 00:19:50.279 --> 00:19:53.359 that he's coming from the championship. Punk says he wants 339 00:19:53.400 --> 00:19:56.160 new faces and challengers, but he tells him that he's 340 00:19:56.160 --> 00:19:59.119 going to whoop that Trick once he does become number 341 00:19:59.119 --> 00:20:02.440 one contender, And for me, I think it is why 342 00:20:02.480 --> 00:20:06.200 it's important that Punk retains. He has explicitly said that 343 00:20:06.240 --> 00:20:08.359 he wants to face new people, and I think that 344 00:20:08.480 --> 00:20:12.240 might be the best way to keep things fresh, as 345 00:20:12.279 --> 00:20:15.720 if we don't go right back down the Cody line. 346 00:20:15.759 --> 00:20:17.400 I know we're going to get Cody again at some 347 00:20:17.400 --> 00:20:18.920 point in the future, and that's fine. I have a 348 00:20:18.920 --> 00:20:21.720 problem with that at all. But I think in order 349 00:20:21.720 --> 00:20:23.880 to keep things moving and keep things fresh for now, 350 00:20:24.279 --> 00:20:27.920 we need a Punk retention, and I hope his number 351 00:20:27.960 --> 00:20:35.319 one contender is thin and not Sammy. Next out, we've 352 00:20:35.319 --> 00:20:38.279 got Trick and he is still without Little Yochty, which 353 00:20:38.319 --> 00:20:41.119 is actually quite refreshing. Trick has the mic and he 354 00:20:41.160 --> 00:20:44.680 says he's arrived tonight. He's got a lot on his chest. 355 00:20:44.720 --> 00:20:47.319 This is over the past month, Big Bull Baron has 356 00:20:47.359 --> 00:20:50.599 come back to SmackDown and decided to hate on Trick Williams. 357 00:20:51.559 --> 00:20:54.039 He tells Corby and he makes him sick. He says, 358 00:20:54.079 --> 00:20:56.359 this is what we were doing about it, and he 359 00:20:56.440 --> 00:20:59.720 called corbyin out and he duly comes out and tells 360 00:20:59.759 --> 00:21:01.880 Trick he bets. He loves hearing the sound of his 361 00:21:01.920 --> 00:21:04.359 own voice. He says that while he was away he 362 00:21:04.440 --> 00:21:07.559 learned a lesson about patience, which is like Trick doesn't understand, 363 00:21:08.839 --> 00:21:11.119 and he doesn't need to because as soon as he arrives, 364 00:21:11.119 --> 00:21:14.920 they strapped a rocket to him and they gave him 365 00:21:14.960 --> 00:21:18.240 the entrance music, which makes everyone believe that he's more 366 00:21:18.240 --> 00:21:21.599 important than he is. He says, you want everything now, 367 00:21:21.599 --> 00:21:23.880 and that's your downfall. He tells him, at some slam 368 00:21:23.960 --> 00:21:26.559 it will feel like he's in quicksand and he'll submit him. 369 00:21:27.279 --> 00:21:29.400 Trick interrupts as as he's sick of him, saying how 370 00:21:29.440 --> 00:21:31.480 tough for he is than when he was here last time. 371 00:21:32.119 --> 00:21:35.359 He asks him what he's here for and ask him 372 00:21:35.400 --> 00:21:39.640 if he's just here for the check. Seems like Trick 373 00:21:39.720 --> 00:21:41.640 wants to go at it right here and right now, 374 00:21:41.720 --> 00:21:44.240 and Corbyn nips that in the bud, saying he doesn't 375 00:21:44.279 --> 00:21:47.640 care what anyone wants, especially Trick. He's just a dumbrecky 376 00:21:47.799 --> 00:21:50.240 he doesn't understand, and he tells him on Sunday he's 377 00:21:50.279 --> 00:21:53.200 taken his title and there's nothing Trick can do about it. 378 00:21:54.200 --> 00:21:56.680 I thought that was a really more than decent segment. 379 00:21:56.720 --> 00:22:00.759 I like Corbyn here. He's also speaking some serious Trick too, 380 00:22:01.640 --> 00:22:04.640 and Trick getting pushed too early yep. The thing about 381 00:22:04.640 --> 00:22:08.599 the theme music, yep, all true. And we know restling 382 00:22:08.720 --> 00:22:10.839 stories are at their best when they are in the 383 00:22:10.880 --> 00:22:14.000 gray area of being a little bit true. This should 384 00:22:14.039 --> 00:22:17.000 be a good match. I only hope we don't get 385 00:22:17.039 --> 00:22:22.039 little YoY shenanigans. I'm quite over him. Next out Ray 386 00:22:22.079 --> 00:22:26.599 Phoenix and j D McDonough for the tria A cruiseweight Championship. 387 00:22:26.920 --> 00:22:29.079 As I said, glad JD is getting the chance here. 388 00:22:29.119 --> 00:22:31.119 But I don't think this is going to end the 389 00:22:31.119 --> 00:22:34.079 way I want it to. It's not looking good as 390 00:22:34.200 --> 00:22:36.920 JD didn't get his entrance, not not that we saw 391 00:22:37.079 --> 00:22:41.200 on TV anyway, And yes called it out comes Dan 392 00:22:41.240 --> 00:22:43.839 Housen and his Mini housands to get rid of Dom 393 00:22:44.000 --> 00:22:47.559 causing the distraction. This allows Raid hit the Mexican muscle 394 00:22:47.559 --> 00:22:52.000 buster and get the wind, retaining the title. Honestly, as 395 00:22:52.000 --> 00:22:53.799 soon as the judgment day get rid of this dan 396 00:22:53.880 --> 00:22:56.720 House and angle, the better. It's awful. I hate it, 397 00:22:56.759 --> 00:22:58.559 and I feel like we're going to have to rotate 398 00:22:59.119 --> 00:23:01.920 through members of the roster to have a bit of 399 00:23:01.960 --> 00:23:04.720 a shit three months as they each work their way 400 00:23:04.759 --> 00:23:09.319 through the Dan House and segments. Next out, we've got 401 00:23:09.319 --> 00:23:11.480