WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.440 --> 00:00:03.680 It is Friday night. I am the solemn monster. It 2 00:00:03.799 --> 00:00:07.400 is your SmackDown review. But it's not just any SmackDown review. 3 00:00:07.559 --> 00:00:11.960 It is the fourth of July SmackDown review. It is 4 00:00:12.080 --> 00:00:16.440 pandemodium outside my window right now. It's pandemodium here wherever 5 00:00:16.480 --> 00:00:18.559 you may be. I hope you guys are having a 6 00:00:18.600 --> 00:00:22.399 good fourth keeping it safe. Not the best day of 7 00:00:22.440 --> 00:00:25.359 the year for pets if you have dogs and cats. 8 00:00:26.600 --> 00:00:29.800 I don't like the fireworks either, but it's something that 9 00:00:29.839 --> 00:00:32.399 you gotta deal with. But thank you for hanging out 10 00:00:32.439 --> 00:00:35.399 with me here on your fourth of July holiday. But 11 00:00:35.439 --> 00:00:37.560 you know what, you know what the best part of 12 00:00:37.560 --> 00:00:41.479 today is there's one thing in particular that really puts 13 00:00:41.520 --> 00:00:44.399 a smile on my face, and the fact that we're 14 00:00:44.439 --> 00:00:47.439 going to be talking about SmackDown tonight, which was not 15 00:00:47.520 --> 00:00:51.000 a great show. There's a fucking boring show. Not even that, 16 00:00:51.280 --> 00:00:54.439 it's the fact that SmackDown tonight it was the return 17 00:00:55.200 --> 00:00:59.640 to two hours of SmackDown. And you know what that 18 00:00:59.880 --> 00:01:05.239 is worth celebrating here with my flag, Happy holiday, everybody. 19 00:01:05.480 --> 00:01:11.959 Two hours Smackdowns are back. Yes, the three hour era 20 00:01:12.120 --> 00:01:17.359 of SmackDown is dead. It is over. It was long rumored, 21 00:01:18.120 --> 00:01:23.000 but it has finally happened. You could tell, man, I'm celebrat. 22 00:01:23.000 --> 00:01:26.079 I'm in a celebratory mood here tonight. This is great. 23 00:01:26.280 --> 00:01:31.439 I love it. I love it. I salute two hours 24 00:01:31.480 --> 00:01:35.280 of SmackDown. Anybody who's upset about that, you can go 25 00:01:35.799 --> 00:01:40.480 piss off. Let me tell you something. Two hours of 26 00:01:40.560 --> 00:01:44.319 SmackDown does not a good show. Make Let me just 27 00:01:44.400 --> 00:01:46.799 make that very clear here of the onset. I never 28 00:01:46.879 --> 00:01:50.040 said that SmackDown going back to two hours was going 29 00:01:50.079 --> 00:01:52.400 in and of itself to make SmackDown a great show. 30 00:01:52.799 --> 00:01:56.120 But you know what, I would much rather have two 31 00:01:56.200 --> 00:01:59.840 hours of a boring show instead of three hours of 32 00:02:00.200 --> 00:02:04.159 boring show. And so already SmackDown is much better than 33 00:02:04.159 --> 00:02:10.240 it used to be. There you go, I busted out 34 00:02:10.280 --> 00:02:14.240 the confetti in a while. Anyway, let's get rid of 35 00:02:14.240 --> 00:02:17.159 that confetti here. Yes, we're gonna talk about SmackDown here tonight, 36 00:02:17.960 --> 00:02:20.800 A very run of the mill main event on a 37 00:02:20.879 --> 00:02:24.479 very run of the mill, phoned in episode of SmackDown. Tonight. 38 00:02:25.800 --> 00:02:28.599 We have the new bloodline the same as the old 39 00:02:28.639 --> 00:02:32.520 blood line, closing the show, putting Jacob fought to through 40 00:02:32.560 --> 00:02:37.199 the announced desk as the new bloodline stands tall what 41 00:02:37.240 --> 00:02:39.280 else did we have on this show tonight? Well, you 42 00:02:39.360 --> 00:02:41.800 know what, Actually, there was one thing in particular that 43 00:02:41.879 --> 00:02:45.159 I really liked, which was the return of Drew McIntyre. 44 00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:48.919 Thank god Drew McIntyre is back. I actually thought he 45 00:02:49.000 --> 00:02:53.960 might miss SummerSlam. I didn't think that Drew McIntyre was 46 00:02:54.560 --> 00:02:56.919 going to be around for a little while. But he 47 00:02:57.039 --> 00:02:59.599 is back and back in time for a Saturday Night's 48 00:02:59.599 --> 00:03:02.599 main event match on SmackDown tonight for the first time 49 00:03:02.639 --> 00:03:05.319 since we saw him in a cage against Damian Priest 50 00:03:05.919 --> 00:03:08.520 back in May. So that was one positive of the show. 51 00:03:08.960 --> 00:03:11.719 We have a Women's championship match that has been set 52 00:03:11.759 --> 00:03:14.360 for Evolution, which is a little over a week away, 53 00:03:15.000 --> 00:03:18.000 and so Tiffany Stratton has an opponent for that show. 54 00:03:18.039 --> 00:03:20.400 Before she gets to Jade car Gill at SummerSlam, she 55 00:03:20.439 --> 00:03:23.439 will have to contend with Evolution first, and they set 56 00:03:23.479 --> 00:03:28.080 it up in the laziest possible way. You know what, 57 00:03:28.120 --> 00:03:33.280 I love. I love how in NXT Shawn Michael sets 58 00:03:33.360 --> 00:03:37.639 up an entire tournament to determine a challenger for j C. 59 00:03:37.879 --> 00:03:41.520 Jane and her NXT Women's Championship. Right, he goes through 60 00:03:41.520 --> 00:03:44.840 this whole rigmarole and Jordan Grace now is going to 61 00:03:44.879 --> 00:03:46.960 be challenging for the title. And you look at what 62 00:03:47.000 --> 00:03:50.520 they've done on the main roster with both women's championships 63 00:03:50.879 --> 00:03:53.520 on Raw with e O Sky and on SmackDown with 64 00:03:53.560 --> 00:03:55.960 Tiffitty Stratton, and I love how they just come out 65 00:03:56.159 --> 00:03:58.719 and they get to pick their opponent. They just come 66 00:03:58.759 --> 00:04:01.000 out and say, I'm going to defend my title against you. 67 00:04:01.800 --> 00:04:05.560 I'm going to defend my title against you now on 68 00:04:05.560 --> 00:04:07.439 one show, I can understand it, but to do the 69 00:04:07.479 --> 00:04:09.759 same thing on both shows at the same time, it's 70 00:04:09.759 --> 00:04:12.319 a little much. But basically we have the same thing 71 00:04:12.360 --> 00:04:14.520 going on right now on Raw and SmackDown. I will 72 00:04:14.560 --> 00:04:16.839 talk about who the challenger is going to be for 73 00:04:16.920 --> 00:04:19.759 Tiffity Stratton, how we got there, and everything else that 74 00:04:19.839 --> 00:04:25.839 happened on a very very dull episode of SmackDown tonight. 75 00:04:25.959 --> 00:04:29.839 This is your Friday Night SmackDown review for July four, 76 00:04:29.920 --> 00:04:32.480 twenty twenty five. IM the Solomn Monster. Thank you guys 77 00:04:32.480 --> 00:04:35.120 again for hanging out with me on a Friday night. 78 00:04:35.279 --> 00:04:38.199 Like and subscribe. I hope your week is going better 79 00:04:38.240 --> 00:04:40.879 than mine since I ended up having to dole out 80 00:04:40.959 --> 00:04:46.040 seventeen hundred dollars in breakwork on my car the other day. 81 00:04:46.480 --> 00:04:48.920 Now they want to steal another twenty one hundred from me. 82 00:04:50.160 --> 00:04:52.360 I will be going elsewhere to get a second opinion. 83 00:04:52.399 --> 00:04:54.639 But I was not expecting this news this week as 84 00:04:54.680 --> 00:04:57.639 I prepare to hit the road tomorrow this holiday weekend. 85 00:04:57.720 --> 00:05:01.360 So I am a sad, solemn monster. But hopefully hanging 86 00:05:01.360 --> 00:05:03.360 out with you guys will perk me right up here. Tonight, 87 00:05:04.160 --> 00:05:07.800 Solo Soakoa had some car troubles himself of his own 88 00:05:07.839 --> 00:05:10.879 tonight SmackDown Open with the Bloodline, pulling up to the 89 00:05:10.920 --> 00:05:15.600 arena with the United States Champion, the brand new United 90 00:05:15.639 --> 00:05:18.720 States Champion because he won the title from Jacob fa 91 00:05:18.800 --> 00:05:23.120 Ti in Saudi this past weekend. So he was in 92 00:05:23.160 --> 00:05:25.600 the backseat and he was talking about how tonight we're 93 00:05:25.639 --> 00:05:28.920 gonna have a celebration, when all of a sudden, Jacob 94 00:05:28.959 --> 00:05:31.120 Fatu showed up and he tried pulling him out through 95 00:05:31.120 --> 00:05:34.959 the window. And the great Tongaloa who made his return. 96 00:05:35.000 --> 00:05:36.920 I don't want to undersell this here. I didn't mention 97 00:05:37.000 --> 00:05:39.680 that yet, but yes, Tongaloa is bag. He was gone 98 00:05:39.759 --> 00:05:43.360 for six months and Tongaloa made his return at night 99 00:05:43.360 --> 00:05:46.120 of Champions. He got out of the passenger seat of 100 00:05:46.120 --> 00:05:48.560 the car to go try to take care of Jacob 101 00:05:48.600 --> 00:05:50.759 fa Tou. He got thrown into the side of a bus. 102 00:05:51.399 --> 00:05:55.240 Jac Mitteo came around to go after Fa Ti who 103 00:05:55.279 --> 00:05:58.199 threw him into the car door was open and so 104 00:05:58.240 --> 00:06:00.759 he threw him into the car door. Five to two 105 00:06:00.839 --> 00:06:02.920 went back after Solo when all of a sudden, Nick 106 00:06:03.000 --> 00:06:05.959 all this shows up. Officials show up and they get 107 00:06:06.040 --> 00:06:08.639 him to back off. So after that that's how we 108 00:06:08.759 --> 00:06:10.399 kicked off the show. And then we go to the 109 00:06:10.439 --> 00:06:14.959 arena and we have the King of the Ring, the 110 00:06:15.079 --> 00:06:20.560 number one contender for the WWE Championship, Cody Rhodes on 111 00:06:20.720 --> 00:06:24.920 his way out to the ring Salamaster, going to pawn 112 00:06:24.959 --> 00:06:27.600 the belt for a new car. Which belt I have? 113 00:06:27.680 --> 00:06:31.040 I have a few of them. Now I'm pawned that 114 00:06:31.120 --> 00:06:33.319 I inm ponded the winged eagle. The eagle is staying put. 115 00:06:33.360 --> 00:06:36.279 The eagle is not flying high, staying right where it is. 116 00:06:37.720 --> 00:06:40.519 But Cody Rhoads was on his way out to the ring. 117 00:06:40.920 --> 00:06:43.680 Now this was for those who don't know, they taped 118 00:06:43.800 --> 00:06:46.560 SmackDown on Monday night because they wanted to give people 119 00:06:46.600 --> 00:06:48.759 the night off here for the holiday. So this was 120 00:06:48.800 --> 00:06:52.519 taped on Monday after Rall was over. So at this point, 121 00:06:52.600 --> 00:06:54.800 these people in the building in Pittsburgh, who were not 122 00:06:54.920 --> 00:06:57.680 all that loud for the show on Monday, were already 123 00:06:57.720 --> 00:07:02.319 an hour three of w W so with his crown 124 00:07:02.399 --> 00:07:04.920 in one hand and a microphone in the other, Cody 125 00:07:04.920 --> 00:07:06.759 gave a shout out first to a young man named 126 00:07:06.839 --> 00:07:09.879 Cam who was sitting up in Club sixty six, he said, 127 00:07:09.920 --> 00:07:13.279 who was battling leukemia. And with that out of the way, 128 00:07:13.319 --> 00:07:17.120 he said that the crown represented where we've been, and 129 00:07:17.120 --> 00:07:19.439 he mentioned past King of the Ring winners like Bret 130 00:07:19.480 --> 00:07:24.720 Hart and Booker t and Stone Cold Steve Austin. He 131 00:07:24.800 --> 00:07:27.720 said that it also stood for where we're headed, and 132 00:07:27.800 --> 00:07:31.240 he mentioned the main event of SummerSlam, him in a 133 00:07:31.279 --> 00:07:34.920 rematch one on one with John Cena for the undisputed 134 00:07:35.199 --> 00:07:40.199 WWE Championship. And before he could go any further, Randy 135 00:07:40.319 --> 00:07:45.720 Orton interrupted, or i should say his music interrupted, and 136 00:07:45.759 --> 00:07:47.519 he made his way down to the ring, fresh off 137 00:07:47.519 --> 00:07:49.360 his defeat and the finals of the King of the 138 00:07:49.399 --> 00:07:52.680 Ring in Riod. Orton started by reminding his good friend 139 00:07:52.680 --> 00:07:55.199 here that for weeks he told Cody that he would 140 00:07:55.199 --> 00:07:58.879 not hesitate, but at Night of Champions, he had Cody 141 00:07:58.959 --> 00:08:01.399 dead to rights. He was setting up for the punt kick. 142 00:08:02.600 --> 00:08:04.040 He was all there. I mean, he got the all 143 00:08:04.079 --> 00:08:06.399 clear from air traffic Control. All he had to do 144 00:08:06.519 --> 00:08:10.000 was launch, and he couldn't do it. He hesitated Cody, though, 145 00:08:10.040 --> 00:08:13.879 pulled the trigger instead, something that Orton admitted he respected. 146 00:08:14.439 --> 00:08:16.839 And Orton told Cody to promise him that he won't 147 00:08:16.879 --> 00:08:20.240 squander the opportunity to go all the way to SummerSlam 148 00:08:21.000 --> 00:08:24.000 and kick John seen his ass and you could see Cody, 149 00:08:24.600 --> 00:08:26.920 you know, nodding his head in agreement. But before he 150 00:08:26.959 --> 00:08:31.519 could say anything, drew McIntyre's music kit and he made 151 00:08:31.519 --> 00:08:34.679 his way out for the first time since Saturday Night's 152 00:08:34.720 --> 00:08:39.879 main event in May May twenty fourth, I believe, he 153 00:08:39.960 --> 00:08:45.360 mocked Randy Orton and Cody for having beta male energy, 154 00:08:47.200 --> 00:08:50.879 stating that the alpha had returned. McIntyre said Orton lost 155 00:08:50.879 --> 00:08:54.279 the psychological battle because of Cody buttering him up for 156 00:08:54.440 --> 00:08:56.799 months and then stabbing him right in the back. He 157 00:08:56.840 --> 00:09:00.639 then turned his attention to orton surgically repaired back, pointing 158 00:09:00.679 --> 00:09:03.120 out how Cody targeted the back. At Night of Champions, 159 00:09:03.759 --> 00:09:07.440 McIntyre mocked Orton for losing his Edge as the legend Killer, 160 00:09:07.480 --> 00:09:10.600 because that legend of Randy Orton was dead as far 161 00:09:10.639 --> 00:09:13.840 as he was concerned. McIntyre then turned his attention to 162 00:09:14.159 --> 00:09:17.639 Super Cody, stating that he wanted him to win at 163 00:09:17.639 --> 00:09:19.720 Summer Slim because this was a match that he's been 164 00:09:19.759 --> 00:09:21.720 looking forward to and because he wanted to be the 165 00:09:21.720 --> 00:09:24.919 one to rip that title out of Cody's hands. So 166 00:09:24.960 --> 00:09:28.480 as McIntyre turned around, Orton delivered an RKO out of nowhere, 167 00:09:28.480 --> 00:09:31.320 which I mean out of nowhere, but everybody should have 168 00:09:31.320 --> 00:09:35.120 seen that one coming. So down goes Drew McIntyre. Orton, 169 00:09:35.159 --> 00:09:38.440 and Rhodes then shared a brief staredown and Orton left 170 00:09:38.480 --> 00:09:41.279 the ring. It is very good to have Drew McIntyre back. 171 00:09:41.639 --> 00:09:44.559 He has been consistently one of the more refreshing parts 172 00:09:44.600 --> 00:09:48.879 of WWE programming, going back to last year and frankly 173 00:09:48.919 --> 00:09:51.919 even the end of twenty twenty three. You know, he's 174 00:09:52.320 --> 00:09:55.399 consistently one of the best parts of television. So when 175 00:09:55.440 --> 00:09:58.799 he's not around, as with Kevin Owens right now, Kevin 176 00:09:58.840 --> 00:10:01.679 Owens hasn't been around for a few months, it's noticeable, 177 00:10:01.919 --> 00:10:04.120 you know, when they're not around, and Owens and McIntyre 178 00:10:04.159 --> 00:10:08.519 in particular, are two heels who were almost i mean, 179 00:10:09.039 --> 00:10:11.759 not running the same angle, but they're two heels who 180 00:10:12.480 --> 00:10:17.200 oftentimes would go on television and would explain their actions 181 00:10:17.840 --> 00:10:21.720 and it would make sense, you know, they would explain 182 00:10:21.799 --> 00:10:23.519 things in a way that made you go, you know what, 183 00:10:24.039 --> 00:10:27.440 They're not wrong, They're not totally wrong. They made sense, 184 00:10:28.559 --> 00:10:31.879 and them both not being on TV, at least to me, 185 00:10:32.000 --> 00:10:34.279 was very noticeable. Now Owens were not going to see 186 00:10:34.639 --> 00:10:37.080 for a very long time. But that's why I'm very 187 00:10:37.080 --> 00:10:39.720 happy to have Drew back. I thought he might miss 188 00:10:39.720 --> 00:10:43.159 Summer Slam. The reports indicated that he was banged up 189 00:10:43.200 --> 00:10:46.200 and he was taking time off and anyway, so he's back. 190 00:10:46.960 --> 00:10:49.320 Question is like, are we going to get a heel 191 00:10:49.440 --> 00:10:53.000 Randy Orton, which is where I thought we were headed. 192 00:10:53.039 --> 00:10:56.159 I still kind of feel like we're headed in that direction. 193 00:10:57.159 --> 00:10:59.919 I did float the other idea that again, Antonio wrote 194 00:10:59.919 --> 00:11:01.679 it to the podcast last week, and the way he 195 00:11:01.759 --> 00:11:03.799 laid it out it was very convincing. I am not 196 00:11:04.000 --> 00:11:06.600 convinced that it is the right time for Cody Roads 197 00:11:06.639 --> 00:11:09.120 to go heal, but if Cody was going to go 198 00:11:09.159 --> 00:11:12.000 heal and Orton was not the way he laid it 199 00:11:12.039 --> 00:11:14.519 out I thought was very well done. I didn't get 200 00:11:14.559 --> 00:11:16.519 to tell one way or the other from anything they 201 00:11:16.519 --> 00:11:19.480 did in this segment that Orton is going heel. I mean, 202 00:11:19.519 --> 00:11:22.080 he had a little tense stare down with Cody, but 203 00:11:22.159 --> 00:11:24.320 what did he do. He came out here, he admitted 204 00:11:24.320 --> 00:11:27.799 that I had the chance. I hesitated. That's my fault. 205 00:11:28.399 --> 00:11:32.360 You took advantage, you know what. I respect that now 206 00:11:32.360 --> 00:11:34.799 you can better go to summer slim and kick Johnson 207 00:11:34.840 --> 00:11:37.320 has asked for me and not squander the opportunity that 208 00:11:37.360 --> 00:11:41.519 you won by beating me. And then he dropped Drew MacIntyre, 209 00:11:41.559 --> 00:11:43.759 who was acting like a dick. So there was nothing 210 00:11:44.080 --> 00:11:46.679 that Randy Orton did or said that would indicate there's 211 00:11:46.759 --> 00:11:50.480 a a heel turn on the horizon, or that he 212 00:11:50.559 --> 00:11:53.759 is still harboring some sort of grudge against Cody for 213 00:11:53.799 --> 00:11:55.919 beating him in the King of the Ring final. The 214 00:11:55.960 --> 00:11:59.480 seed was planted. You know, they could come back to it, 215 00:12:00.240 --> 00:12:03.120 but nothing on this show that would hint at anything 216 00:12:03.159 --> 00:12:06.679 in his immediate future other than a mattredd for McIntyre. 217 00:12:08.679 --> 00:12:13.519 We got footage from earlier today show. Yes, happy fourth 218 00:12:13.759 --> 00:12:16.080 to Zachary and everybody in the chat. We'll have people 219 00:12:16.120 --> 00:12:18.519 coming in as things go on, So I just want 220 00:12:18.559 --> 00:12:22.759 to wish everybody a happy holiday, wherever you may be. 221 00:12:24.600 --> 00:12:27.519 We got footage from earlier today showing Charlotte Flair talking 222 00:12:27.559 --> 00:12:29.759 to Nick all This and learning that she would be 223 00:12:29.759 --> 00:12:33.840 in a women's tag team title qualifying match tonight against 224 00:12:34.080 --> 00:12:37.960 b Fab and Mechen and Alba Fire and Piper Nivid, 225 00:12:39.080 --> 00:12:41.360 and the winner of that match would go on to 226 00:12:41.440 --> 00:12:44.919 the Four Way at Evolution to challenge for the women's 227 00:12:44.919 --> 00:12:48.279 tag team titles. Charlotte was very confused about this whole 228 00:12:48.320 --> 00:12:51.519 tag team partner thing. What do you mean tag team partner? 229 00:12:52.279 --> 00:12:55.320 And at that point, Alexa Bliss appeared and revealed that 230 00:12:55.360 --> 00:12:58.000 she was going to be Charlotte's partner. She said, I 231 00:12:58.039 --> 00:12:59.879 know you don't want to be friends. I'm not trying 232 00:12:59.919 --> 00:13:01.720 to be your friend, but do you want to win 233 00:13:01.799 --> 00:13:07.000 gold or not? And ultimately Charlotte reluctantly agreed and then 234 00:13:07.120 --> 00:13:12.000 warned her don't get him my way. Elsewhere backstage, Drew 235 00:13:12.080 --> 00:13:14.360 McIntyre walked up to Nick all This and demanded a 236 00:13:14.399 --> 00:13:18.240 match against Randy Orton. Unfortunately for him, he was informed 237 00:13:18.240 --> 00:13:21.320 that Orton had already left the building, but how about 238 00:13:21.320 --> 00:13:24.399 a match on Saturday night's main event next weekend, and 239 00:13:24.480 --> 00:13:28.480 Drew said that works for him. So he went to 240 00:13:28.519 --> 00:13:33.399 go turn away and leave and he bumped into Jacob Fatu. 241 00:13:33.639 --> 00:13:37.200 They stared at each other just briefly. McIntyre left all 242 00:13:37.240 --> 00:13:39.440 this informed Jacob that if you wanted a shot at 243 00:13:39.440 --> 00:13:42.840 Solo's bloodline, he could go find a tag team partner 244 00:13:43.200 --> 00:13:46.159 and they can meet two members of Solo's family later 245 00:13:46.240 --> 00:13:49.679 on tonight on the show. So Fatu started to walk 246 00:13:49.720 --> 00:13:52.360 when Jimmy Usso walked up to him and offered to 247 00:13:52.360 --> 00:13:55.080 be his partner, and so the match was made and 248 00:13:55.120 --> 00:13:58.200 that ended up being our main event later on in 249 00:13:58.240 --> 00:14:02.679 the show. So we had a qualifier for the WWE 250 00:14:02.799 --> 00:14:05.519 Women's Tag Team Championship match at Evolutions. So, for those 251 00:14:05.519 --> 00:14:07.559 who may have missed Raw on Monday night, what they 252 00:14:07.600 --> 00:14:13.879 are doing next Sunday at Evolution. Raquel Rodriguez, rox Sane 253 00:14:13.919 --> 00:14:17.879 Perez are the Women's Tag Team Champions. Roxanne has officially 254 00:14:17.919 --> 00:14:21.480 replaced liv Morgan is one half of the champs. The 255 00:14:21.519 --> 00:14:24.200 two gms got together and they decided that they would 256 00:14:24.200 --> 00:14:27.919 have to defend their titles against one team one set 257 00:14:27.919 --> 00:14:32.799 of challengers representing each brand. So obviously Raquel and roxand 258 00:14:32.799 --> 00:14:34.919 are from Raw, but you would have a team from Raw, 259 00:14:35.279 --> 00:14:38.480 a team from SmackDown, and a team from nxteam. So 260 00:14:38.600 --> 00:14:41.799 this was to decide the team from SmackDown. Charlotte Flair 261 00:14:41.840 --> 00:14:45.200 and Alexa Bliss, b Fabin, Meechen and the Secret Hervists. 262 00:14:46.279 --> 00:14:50.720 Match got underway with Bliss, Meechen, and Niven starting off 263 00:14:50.759 --> 00:14:54.159 with their respective teams. Before Bliss could do anything, Flair 264 00:14:54.200 --> 00:14:57.120 blind tagged herself in, so already getting off to a 265 00:14:57.159 --> 00:15:00.679 great start here. Meechin took out Flair out inside the ring. 266 00:15:00.879 --> 00:15:04.039 Nivin then took flight and took down Meechin and Bfab 267 00:15:04.519 --> 00:15:06.519 Alba got her turn as she jumped from the top 268 00:15:06.600 --> 00:15:08.879 rope wiped out Flair and Befab with a dive out 269 00:15:08.879 --> 00:15:11.519 to the floor, and that took us into a commercial. 270 00:15:11.720 --> 00:15:16.000 So they come back and Piper lands a sentan on Charlotte. 271 00:15:16.360 --> 00:15:19.519 A missed sentan on Meachin allowed Beefab to enter the match, 272 00:15:19.559 --> 00:15:22.200 and she took down Flair and Piper with kicks galore. 273 00:15:22.480 --> 00:15:25.559 She was doling out these spinning heel kicks like they 274 00:15:25.559 --> 00:15:29.600 were nobody's business. Bfab shoved Flair into her corner, which 275 00:15:29.639 --> 00:15:32.759 allowed Bliss to get the tag. Bliss had Bfab set 276 00:15:32.840 --> 00:15:35.519 up for sister Abigail, but Miechen made the save with 277 00:15:35.600 --> 00:15:38.039 a kick to the side of the head. Alba Fire 278 00:15:38.080 --> 00:15:42.440 caught Befab off guard with a Canadian Destroyer Nivin, then 279 00:15:42.440 --> 00:15:45.279 connected with the boss Man Slam. There was an attempted 280 00:15:45.279 --> 00:15:48.120 double team moved by the Secret Hervist that got intercepted 281 00:15:48.159 --> 00:15:52.039 by Flair and Bliss. Flair scaled to the top rope. 282 00:15:52.440 --> 00:15:55.759 Now Alexa Bliss is standing on the apron. Charlotte Flair 283 00:15:55.879 --> 00:15:58.639 has well, she's climbed to the top. Clearly she's setting 284 00:15:58.679 --> 00:16:00.799 up for a moon Salt because her back is turned. 285 00:16:00.799 --> 00:16:03.720 But she looks down at Alexa Bliss and she pats 286 00:16:03.720 --> 00:16:06.759 her on the head in a very condescending way. But 287 00:16:06.840 --> 00:16:11.080 when she does this, the referee says tag counts that 288 00:16:11.120 --> 00:16:14.120 as an official tag. Now I could pick nits here 289 00:16:14.159 --> 00:16:16.200 and say that Charlotte patted her on the head for 290 00:16:16.240 --> 00:16:19.240 a second time, which should mean that Charlotte tagged herself 291 00:16:19.279 --> 00:16:23.399 back in. But that's okay, it's fine. So Charlotte came 292 00:16:23.440 --> 00:16:25.919 off the top of the Moon Salt to Albert M. Piper, 293 00:16:25.960 --> 00:16:28.320 who were laid out parallel to each other on the 294 00:16:28.360 --> 00:16:31.600 mat Chelsea Green jumps up on the apron, so Charlotte 295 00:16:31.600 --> 00:16:34.679 went over to go boot her off, not realizing that 296 00:16:34.759 --> 00:16:38.759 Alexa is now the legal person. So Alexa Bliss comes 297 00:16:38.799 --> 00:16:41.120 off with twisted Bliss to both women who were laying 298 00:16:41.159 --> 00:16:43.720 on the mat, and she covers Alba fire and she 299 00:16:43.799 --> 00:16:47.399 wins it for her team. This was a decent enough 300 00:16:47.399 --> 00:16:51.200 match with the predictable finish of Charlotte and Alexa qualifying 301 00:16:51.200 --> 00:16:53.320 and going to evolution. I said it in my Raw 302 00:16:53.360 --> 00:16:55.639 review on Monday night. You know, if you go back, 303 00:16:55.879 --> 00:16:59.919 we talked about this, I said, figuring Charlotte and Alexa 304 00:17:00.480 --> 00:17:04.839 are going to qualify or be chosen to be the 305 00:17:04.880 --> 00:17:08.119 team for SmackDown. I think un Raw it'll be Osca 306 00:17:08.160 --> 00:17:12.279 and Kyrie Sane. If it's not Osca and Kyrie, then 307 00:17:12.319 --> 00:17:14.720 I could see the Dungeon Dolls, which is what Natty 308 00:17:14.759 --> 00:17:17.599 and Maxine are calling themselves. But I'm thinking Oscar and 309 00:17:17.680 --> 00:17:22.240 Kyrie from NXT. My first thought was Zaria and soul Ruka. 310 00:17:22.359 --> 00:17:24.680 If it's not then then it could be Fatal Influence, 311 00:17:25.440 --> 00:17:27.640 and those are the teams that we're probably looking in 312 00:17:27.680 --> 00:17:30.000 addition to Raquel and Roxane. Those are the teams that 313 00:17:30.039 --> 00:17:33.039 we're looking at, I think for the four way at evolution. 314 00:17:33.519 --> 00:17:36.039 As far as the pairing with Charlotte and Alexa, I've 315 00:17:36.200 --> 00:17:38.480 said it multiple times over the last several weeks since 316 00:17:38.480 --> 00:17:41.279 they started teasing it. I like it. I like it. 317 00:17:41.480 --> 00:17:44.279 I like the fact that Charlotte for a while, it 318 00:17:44.319 --> 00:17:46.799 won't kill her to be out of the world title picture, 319 00:17:47.559 --> 00:17:49.880 So for her to be doing anything other than just 320 00:17:49.960 --> 00:17:53.000 challenging for the championship is a good thing. And now 321 00:17:53.000 --> 00:17:54.920 she's out of her comfort zone because she's doing the 322 00:17:54.920 --> 00:17:57.759 tag team thing. She's got this reluctant pairing going on 323 00:17:57.799 --> 00:18:00.359 with Alexa Bliss. I think it's good for Black too, 324 00:18:00.480 --> 00:18:03.079 because the rumor was always that Bliss was going to 325 00:18:03.119 --> 00:18:06.200 be associated with the Wyatt Six. Now maybe eventually she 326 00:18:06.279 --> 00:18:09.880 will be the Wyatt six. Right now, they just got 327 00:18:09.920 --> 00:18:12.160 nothing going on. I mean, they're doing their own thing, 328 00:18:12.200 --> 00:18:15.119 but there's just whatever magic was there before, it ain't 329 00:18:15.160 --> 00:18:18.119 there no more. And to me, if you associate Alexa 330 00:18:18.160 --> 00:18:20.480 Bliss in any major way with the Wyatt Six, it 331 00:18:20.480 --> 00:18:22.400 does more to drag her down than it does to 332 00:18:22.440 --> 00:18:25.039 elevate them. So it's good for her to be off 333 00:18:25.039 --> 00:18:26.960 on her own doing her own thing and not the 334 00:18:27.000 --> 00:18:30.599 spooky stuff. I like the pairing. It's an odd couple pairing. 335 00:18:30.680 --> 00:18:32.839 I think it'll work, and I absolutely think they are 336 00:18:32.839 --> 00:18:36.480 going to end up being tag team champions at some point, 337 00:18:36.519 --> 00:18:39.599 and it may not be evolution, but they are absolutely 338 00:18:39.599 --> 00:18:41.680 going to be the women's tag team Champions. And if 339 00:18:41.720 --> 00:18:43.960 it helps bring out a side of Charlotte at some 340 00:18:44.119 --> 00:18:47.640 point that we don't ordinarily get to see, I see 341 00:18:47.640 --> 00:18:50.759 that as a positive. We haven't seen it yet. Charlotte 342 00:18:50.759 --> 00:18:53.440 is still she's the queen and she's being herself. But 343 00:18:53.480 --> 00:18:57.640 if it helps pull out more of her personality, if 344 00:18:57.680 --> 00:18:59.400 it pulls out a side of her that we just 345 00:18:59.519 --> 00:19:02.680 do not get to see, I think that's a positive. 346 00:19:02.720 --> 00:19:06.200 Because Charlotte Flair on these shows is a very one 347 00:19:06.240 --> 00:19:09.319 dimensional character. If they could add a new dimension to her, 348 00:19:09.319 --> 00:19:12.920 if Alexic can help facilitate that, that is a plus. 349 00:19:13.680 --> 00:19:18.160 So I like this pairing. 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Earlier today, nick All, this 388 00:21:16.839 --> 00:21:19.440 spoke in the back with the tag team division all 389 00:21:19.480 --> 00:21:23.160 but the Wyatts. Everyone is running down all of the 390 00:21:23.200 --> 00:21:27.079 things that have happened over the last several weeks. Phraxium 391 00:21:27.480 --> 00:21:31.119 offers to wrestle Androti and Ray Phoenix tonight, and nick 392 00:21:31.160 --> 00:21:36.000 All disapproves. As for everybody else, one member of each 393 00:21:36.079 --> 00:21:39.839 team would be selected or would decide who among them 394 00:21:39.880 --> 00:21:43.119 would be participating, but they would all link up as 395 00:21:43.200 --> 00:21:46.240 partners in a match later on. In the show against 396 00:21:46.279 --> 00:21:49.559 the members of the Wyat Six, and all this reminds them. 397 00:21:49.559 --> 00:21:51.799 He says, Look, the Wyat six is here to stay, 398 00:21:51.839 --> 00:21:53.799 whether you like it or not. They're here to stay, 399 00:21:54.359 --> 00:21:56.480 and if they win their match tonight then they will 400 00:21:56.519 --> 00:22:01.680 be back in title contention. And so it was the 401 00:22:01.720 --> 00:22:06.039