Before getting to Smackdown, here are my Speed Thoughts & Facts:
Ricochet VS Andrade was great & a good final match for Ricochet. I like that it almost went the full 5 minute time limit. I'm happy that they acknowledged the show was taped on 6/7 to explain how Ricochet is wrestling after what happened with Bron Breakker on Raw. So, they are forgiven for Monday. FACTS: Ricochet - held the Speed Championship for 42 Days, which was the Longest & Shortest Reign of All-Time with 2 Defenses, which is the Most & Least Defenses of All-Time. Andrade is the 2nd 1st-time Champion in a row, the 2nd 1-named wrestler to be Speed Champion in a row, the 2nd United States Champion to become Speed Champion in a row, & the 1st former NXT Champion to become Speed Champion.
Here are my Smackdown Thoughts:
By the way, my work schedule changed, so I will be able to watch Clash At The Castle live.
Naomi VS Chelsea Green was pretty good. Chelsea has really improved lately. Looking forward to Bayley VS Piper Niven tomorrow.
OK segment with Nick Aldis, Baron Corbin, & Legado Del Fantasma. Apollo Crews VS Escobar could be a great match.
Good promo by Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill.
Here's the link from the QR Code continuing the countdown until Monday:
www.wwe.com/exordium?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0AQ9Gq0uEk3t8G3PD-JJVFIuOEj1PQ5t0p5i70Z9dz25wemUwUzC9k4Qs_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw#2Awesome segment with #DIY & A-Town Down Under continuing the seeds being planted for the split of A-Town Down Under. I like that they're not rushing to do a Tag Title Match. By the way, I love Johnny's jacket.
Fun segment with Kevin Owens & The Street Profits.
I like that segment going from Theory & Waller to Bayley & Naomi & then a confrontation with Blair Davenport. The QR Code during that segment went to the same site as before.
Apollo Crews VS Santos Escobar was an excellent match. I'm glad that Crews is finally being used to his potential. I'm intrigued in seeing how Baron Corbin fits in all of this.
I like them showing Andrade, Cedric Alexander & Ashante Adonis, & Pretty Deadly in the audience like they are celebrities or other sports figures.
That Smackdown Live & Loud meter is new. What are they singing anyway? It's going to be a crazy weekend.
Awesome segment with Cody Rhodes & AJ Styles. I love the references to NJPW, ROH, & AEW. I like that they didn't touch each other & they will save it for tomorrow.
What an attack by The Bloodline on The Street Profits & Kevin Owens.
Alright promo by Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark.
Michin VS Nia Jax was awful. What a waste of time & a waste of Tiffany Stratton. She doesn't deserve to be used as Nia's lackey.
Good promo by Kevin Owens.
Cool. LA Knight was in Logan Paul's pool.
Good promo by Carmelo Hayes. He will be great in MITB if he qualifies.
Wow, Nick Aldis laying down the law to The Bloodline but then Solo Sikoa threatening Paul Heyman.
OK promo by Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre. I feel so sorry for Fyre after losing her Mom recently.
Kevin Owens VS Solo Sikoa was a fun main event. I like The Bloodline coming out after the match & pushing each other out of the way to beat up Owens. Nice save by Randy Orton, though it took him a while since the aisle is so long. I hope they don't add another match for tomorrow. It's good as it is also I already posted everything including a fact about the last time that there was only Championship Matches on PPV.
Here are my Smackdown Match Rankings:
1) Kevin Owens VS Solo Sikoa
2) Apollo Crews VS Santos Escobar
3) Naomi VS Chelsea Green
4) Michin VS Nia Jax
Here are my Level Up Thoughts:
The D'Angelo Family VS Shiloh Hill & Jasper Troy was OK. Hill & Troy were very impressive.
OK promo by Kendal Grey.
Kendal Grey VS Izzi Dame was decent. Congrats to Kendal for her 1st win of her Career. I like Carlee Bright saving Kendal from the attack by Izzi.
Andre Chase VS Lucien Price was really good. Price has shown how good of a tag team wrestler he is, but now he showed that he's a good singles wrestler too. It was great to see Chase in action as well.
Here are my Level Up Match Rankings:
1) Andre Chase VS Lucien Price
2) The D'Angelo Family VS Shiloh Hill & Jasper Troy
3) Kendal Grey VS Izzi Dame
Ends a great Smackdown. 3 out of the 4 matches were great. The segments to hype Clash At The Castle helped to get me excited for tomorrow. The other segments were good to start building for the future. Level Up was good as usual.
Ends Smackdown & Level Up Thoughts, for the Complete W/L Records, Facts, & Stats for tomorrow's Clash At The Castle, visit
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