Here are my Smackdown Thoughts:
OK opening segment with Nia Jax, Bayley, Chelsea Green, & Piper Niven to set-up some future matches.
Good segment with AJ Styles & Nick Aldis. I wonder what's going to happen later.
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OK segment with Bayley & Naomi.
Tommaso Ciampa VS Austin Theory was an excellent match. Uh oh, it looks like trouble is brewing between Theory & Grayson Waller.
Good segment with Nick Aldis, Blair Davenport, & Naomi. Bayley & Naomi VS Chelsea & Piper will be fun.
Good Promo by LA Knight.
Excellent promo by LA Knight. I said they should do Knight VS Logan Paul. Nice confrontation by Carmelo Hayes. I loved that he botched his promo & Knight corrected him.
Andrade VS Apollo Crews was a great match. It was great to see Crews back on TV instead of being on Main Event or Speed, though he has had great matches on both shows. I like that they're using Angel to recruit Angel into the LDF since they teamed up back in the day.
Great promo segment with The Bloodline & Paul Heyman. I can't wait to see what happens next.
Wow, Apollo Crews attacked Angel in Andrade's locker room. So many A's in one segment.
Tremendous segment with Kevin Owens & Paul Heyman. I thought Paul was going to have a heart attack.
What a fight with KO, The Street Profits (Happy Birthday Montez), & The Bloodline.
I was bored during the commercial, so I looked it up. This is Tanga Loa's 1st WWE match in almost exactly 10 years, he lost to Adam Rose at Takeover on 5/29/14, 1st on the main roster since he & Hunico lost to Los Matadores on Superstars on 11/22/13, & 1st on Smackdown since he & Hunico lost to The Great Khali on 11/15/13.
The Street Profits VS The Bloodline was an awesome match. Great showing for the former GOD.
Alright segment with Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill, & Indi Hartwell.
Wow, Michin getting into @nia Jax's face. I like Michin getting used both in NXT & on Smackdown.
Bayley & Naomi VS Chelsea Green & Piper Niven was a very good match. I'm so happy that Piper is finally being used properly.
Next week's Smackdown will be another great one. I like all of the matches that have been announced.
Wow. This looks very emotional as AJ Styles walked to the ring and met his 2 most recent opponents in LA Knight & Cody Rhodes & then asked The OC to come to the ring with him. I love Corey Graves talking about his personal relationship with AJ.
Wow, they got me. AJ Styles' promo was so emotional especially with The OC. Cody Rhodes coming out & crying got me more and then BOOM, AJ attacked Cody. I guess if Nick Aldis won't give AJ his re-match with Cody, he'll get it himself. What a way to end Smackdown.
Here are my Smackdown Match Rankings:
1) The Street Profits VS The Bloodline
2) Bayley & Naomi VS Chelsea Green & Piper Niven
3) Tommaso Ciampa VS Austin Theory
4) Andrade VS Apollo Crews
Here are my Level Up Thoughts:
Uriah Conners VS Cutler James was a great match. 2 future stars in the making. Congrats to Conners for getting his first win.
Solid promo by Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe.
OK match between Kendal Grey & Stevie Turner.
Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe VS No Quarter Catch Crew was a fun match. It's cool that Finlay & William Regal's sons both wrestled on the same show.
Here are my Level Up Match Rankings:
1) Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe VS No Quarter Catch Crew
2) Uriah Conners VS Cutler James
3) Kendal Grey VS Stevie Turner
Ends a fun Smackdown & a great Level Up. All of the matches were great. The promos were great as they continue to build to Clash At The Castle.
Ends Smackdown & Level Up Thoughts. Visit darrenswinloss.wordpress.com which might be updated this weekend, if I get bored.