Hello friends from Space struggle I Nicola Tarantino and even today I will accompany you in this new issue Friday Night SmackDown.
Tonight’s episode of the blue show opens with a surprise appearance from Pat McAfee. The former SmackDown commentator welcomes us to this episode, saying he wanted to appear here this evening in front of the WWE Universe since he was near Denver due to his ESPN commitments. McAfee’s speech is interrupted by one of his old enemies, namely Austin Theory. Mr. McMahon’s old pet shows himself to be very arrogant in front of McAfee, throwing barbs. He then reprimands his old rival, telling him that his great flaw is his arrogance, as well as his gross lack of respect for the public. But soon after that, Rock comes on stage. After the People’s Champion introduced himself with his “Finally”, Theory silenced him with some mockery. With the public’s approval, Dwayne Johnson is ready to silence Austin Theory as best he can by making fun of Stone Cold, Pat McAfee and the fans. Rock incites the crowd to insult Theory, with the fans loudly making themselves heard, then hits him with a Spinebuster and then performs People’s Elbow. As if that weren’t enough, Pat McAfee also performs “The People’s Elbow in Theory.”
SINGLES MATCH: FINN BALOR (w/JUDGMENT DAY) VS. AJ Styles
The match was marked by a lot of outside interference, and in fact it was Bálor who ultimately emerged victorious, despite the ejection of his friends Dominik and Damien, thanks to the help of Jimmy Uso, who distracted AJ, thus securing the victory.
FINN BALOR DEFEATED AJ Styles
Backstage you can see Pat McAfee and The Rock still reeling from what happened at the beginning of Theory’s episode. Additionally, shortly after, The Rock also greets John Cena by hugging him.
Cut to Jimmy Uso telling Finn Balor that he was only helping him return the favor he did last week. Balor then invites him, as Dom did last week, to enter Judgment Day to reunite with his brother Jey, since there are no leaders in the group and no Roman Reigns on duty ready to submit you. Paul Heyman arrives soon after.
But we enter the ring, where the entire Latin American world order welcomes us. United States Champion Rey Mysterio says he’s happy with the decision he made months ago to return to SmackDown, thanking the LWO for the continued support he received following his personal vicissitudes with his son, and now considers his comrades his family. Santos Escobar is happy for his leader and then reveals to him his biggest dream – to face him in a match for the US title. The Masked Wrestler enthusiastically accepts the challenge, but Bobby Lashley and the Street Profits show up shortly after. Instead, Almighty intends to aim for the United States Championship. Soon after, Cruz del Toro and Joaquin Wilde offer to meet with the Street Profits.
TEAM MATCH: LATIN WORLD ORDER (CRUZ DEL TORO & JOAQUIN WILDE) (w/REY MYSTERIO, SANTOS ESCOBAR & ZELINA VEGA) VS. STREET PROFITS (ANGELO DAWKINS & MONTEZ FORD) (with BOBBY LASHLEY)
A short match dominated by Lashley’s new allies, who win with their combination maneuver.
STREET PROFIT WON LWO
After the match, the Profits attack Del Toro and Wilde, forcing Santos Escobar and Rey Mysterio to intervene to help them. Escobar is knocked out by Bobby Lashley and Rey is knocked out by Dawkins.
We are shown footage that summarizes the ongoing rivalry between LA Knight and The Miz.
SINGLES MATCH: THE KNIGHT VS. MIZ
Despite Magnificent’s constant misdeeds during the match, it is Megastar who emerges victorious thanks to his decisive BFT.
THE NIGHT WON Miz
After the match L.A. Knight says he is ready to take on any title in WWE, no matter who becomes champion.
Now we see Paul Heyman and Solo Sikoa, and the sage of the Bloodline gives Solo advice on what to do given the problems at hand. The stable’s solver takes the floor and promises that he will put an end to everything.
After the commercial break, the cameras pan to Adam Pearce, who is joined by the returning Pretty Deadly. The manager asks Keith Wilson and Elton Prince how the latter’s recovery from injury is going, but the two former NXT and NXT UK Tag Team Champions give a good positive answer regarding their quick return to the ring.
We now cut to Bayley and Dakota Kai talking about the showdown between Iyo Sky and Asuka we’ll see next week with the title on the line, but then their inevitable focus turns to Role Model’s recent past with Shotzi.
SINGLES MATCH: ASUKA VS. BAILEY
Despite the help of her stable friends, it is the Japanese girl who gets the better of the Damage CTRL leader via Roll Up thanks to Shotzi’s ringside intervention, which takes out Bayley’s allies, causing them to become fatally distracted.
ASUKA DEFEATED BAYLEY
After the match, Asuka and Shotzi exchange fist bumps as a sign of respect.
It’s time for the main event of the day – “The Grayson Waller Effect”, hosted by Grayson Waller with special guest John Cena. After taking some digs at the Cenation frontman, saying the latter’s career is in free fall given his inexorable age and therefore ailments, the Aussie introduces his guest, who doesn’t keep anyone waiting. Waller openly criticizes Cena’s organizational skills as seen in Payback, telling him that he needs to be a lot more like him and doesn’t let him talk, always interrupting him as soon as he takes the microphone. The Bostonian, fed up with being distracted, takes off his shirt and is ready to punish the host, but Jimmy Uso also comes to wait for the wet one. The former Uso member also stops Cena from talking by literally stealing the microphone from his hands and saying that no one wants to see him anymore because according to him, they all came to see Jimmy Uso. Solo Sikoa and Paul Heyman also appear shortly after, with the Pedigree solver attacking John Cena with a Superkick after attempting to attack his brother. AJ Styles comes to the aid of the sixteen-time world champion, and only thanks to the leader of the Organizing Committee does he manage to beat two retreating Samoans.
This concludes this episode and I will meet you next week for a new episode, always and only here. Space struggle .
I’m very passionate about wrestling and video games. I have every WWE game from PS1 to PS4. I started getting into wrestling in 1999 when, at the age of 5, my cousin gave me some VHS tapes of some wrestling PPVs. I write Friday Night Smackdown reports for SpazioWrestling.it.
In my daily life, I have served in public service in my community and have a degree in food science and technology.