WWE SmackDown Review: John Cena Responds to Brock Lesnar's Attack, Drew McIntyre Claymores Cody Rhodes, More

<v Speaker 1>Listen WWE superstar Drew mcintyr, and you're listening to the
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<v Speaker 3>And before we get started, this has show number fifty two.
<v Speaker 3>That means I have been doing your SmackDown with you
<v Speaker 3>for a year now. Now. Granted I've had a couple
<v Speaker 3>of weeks here and their holiday, but this is officially
<v Speaker 3>show fifty two, so yay for me. Let me know
<v Speaker 3>on Twitter or X apologies what you want more or
<v Speaker 3>less of in the show. I would love to hear
<v Speaker 3>your thoughts, so reach out. Let's talk SummerSlam quickly and
<v Speaker 3>what did we all think overall as an event? I
<v Speaker 3>think it was better than Mania. So how do we
<v Speaker 3>get on with the predictions. Let's have a quick look.
<v Speaker 3>So we had Randy Orton and Jelly Roll versus Drew
<v Speaker 3>and Logan and this I had predicted a win for
<v Speaker 3>Jelly and that Drew would turn on Paul and start
<v Speaker 3>as a program. I was completely wrong all ends up there.
<v Speaker 3>This was a win for the Heels, and apparently Jelly
<v Speaker 3>requested to lose because he is apparently a true fan
<v Speaker 3>and he is sick of celebrities always getting straight over.
<v Speaker 3>So if that's true, then nice one for Jelly. But
<v Speaker 3>we were wrong on that one. And we had the
<v Speaker 3>women's tag team champs, so this was the judgment. They
<v Speaker 3>Raquellen Roxanne versus Flair and Bliss, and this was a
<v Speaker 3>win for Bliss and Flair, which we predicted and absolutely loving.
<v Speaker 3>That really pleased. The Women's championship Tiffany versus Jade. I
<v Speaker 3>had hoped here that Tiffy would win, but I was
<v Speaker 3>worried that Jade would win, and thank god, good sense
<v Speaker 3>prevailed and we've got a win and a retention for Tiffy.
<v Speaker 3>Certainly not over Tiffy as a champion, loving her work
<v Speaker 3>in the Heavyweight Championship Good versus Punk. So we've got
<v Speaker 3>our Punk win as I hoped we would get, and
<v Speaker 3>then bloody Seth cashnin. I'm not gonna lie guys. This
<v Speaker 3>made me actually proper mad. I have a massive issue
<v Speaker 3>with injuries being used as works to this extent. It's
<v Speaker 3>fine for people that are saying they've got little bits
<v Speaker 3>and bobs, but to go to the links that they
<v Speaker 3>went to sell Seth's injury too. As somebody who's had
<v Speaker 3>massive issues with knee injuries myself have had ruptured ACL's maniscus, etc.
<v Speaker 3>From sports, I don't like it. I don't like it
<v Speaker 3>at all. I'm sorry to say that. I don't think
<v Speaker 3>I can stand along Seth title run. Take away his
<v Speaker 3>theme tune. This is controversial. Don't hate on me, but
<v Speaker 3>if you take away his theme tune, he's early midcard there.
<v Speaker 3>I said it. The six Pack TLC tag match. We
<v Speaker 3>had predicted that the Wyat six would retain, and they
<v Speaker 3>did call that one right, and it was a great match,
<v Speaker 3>some amazing spots. Candice taking that tumble off off the
<v Speaker 3>ladder was quite something. Intercontinental Championship Dominic versus AJ Styles
<v Speaker 3>got that one wrong. I had a AJ win, but
<v Speaker 3>Dominic retained. No DQ no count out. Women's Intercontinental Championship match.
<v Speaker 3>This was Becky versus Lyra. We said that Becky would retain.
<v Speaker 3>We also predicted that there would be some interference from Bailey,
<v Speaker 3>and right there on both counts, Bailey interfeared Becky retains.
<v Speaker 3>So something is definitely definitely brew in between those two.
<v Speaker 3>And I'd love to hear your thoughts on Becky his
<v Speaker 3>new theme tune. I quite like it, and I think
<v Speaker 3>that's WW show in their commitment to keep her as
<v Speaker 3>a heel this time her last heel run. They never
<v Speaker 3>changed her music, and I think that's the big thing.
<v Speaker 3>When you've got such a sing alongable theme tune as
<v Speaker 3>what Becky has and Seth, it's really hard to get
<v Speaker 3>them over as a heel when we love singing their music.
<v Speaker 3>So Becky with new music, you love to hear it.
<v Speaker 3>What you thought? US Championship still Cage match we had
<v Speaker 3>solo versus Jacob Fattu. I was wrong on this one.
<v Speaker 3>We've got a solo retention. Plenty of Shenanigans from the
<v Speaker 3>NFTs still on the outside. Women's World champ Triple Threat.
<v Speaker 3>This was Naomi versus Eo versus Rear. I called Rea here,
<v Speaker 3>but I was wrong. We got a Naomi retention. We
<v Speaker 3>then had the street fight as the main event of
<v Speaker 3>day two, which a Sena versus Cody Rhoades. I called
<v Speaker 3>this one wrong as well as Sena very firmly stayed
<v Speaker 3>his face and Cody won the title. And then dot
<v Speaker 3>dot Dot. Okay, so let's talk Brox return. This is
<v Speaker 3>so difficult. I've listened to everything this week on all podcasts,
<v Speaker 3>all dirt Sheets, et cetera, et cetera, and I've thought
<v Speaker 3>about where I stand. And here it is, guys, for
<v Speaker 3>anyone who's interested. I think if we look at WWE
<v Speaker 3>as entertainment, so in effect, like EastEnders or something like that, Istenders,
<v Speaker 3>Dot who whatever, and on Eastlanders. I don't know what's
<v Speaker 3>going on behind the scenes in any of those shows.
<v Speaker 3>All I know is is that I like EastEnders. I
<v Speaker 3>want to watch EastEnders, so I watch EastEnders out. Just
<v Speaker 3>to be clear, I don't like or watch EastEnders. But
<v Speaker 3>you get my point here. I don't need to know
<v Speaker 3>the ins and outs of every person involved in the show.
<v Speaker 3>That's me personally. That's my opinion. I'm watching entertainment I
<v Speaker 3>also think it's a bit of a sidebar that TKA
<v Speaker 3>must have some pretty massive legal minds on the payroll
<v Speaker 3>who have had input into the Brock return, and I
<v Speaker 3>feel like they must have risk assessed the situation and
<v Speaker 3>feel it's okay and that maybe there isn't anything to answer.
<v Speaker 3>So in summary, I'm okay with coming back. I don't
<v Speaker 3>have a problem with the actual fact that he's come back.
<v Speaker 3>What they might do with him and his storyline is
<v Speaker 3>another matter which remains to be seen. Anyway, let's get
<v Speaker 3>to it and review the SmackDown that aired August eighth
<v Speaker 3>from Montreal. We start with a bit of a Summer
<v Speaker 3>Slim review, and straight off the bat we get John
<v Speaker 3>Seena out, delighted to see that his entrance has gone
<v Speaker 3>back to what it used to be and on the
<v Speaker 3>face turn is one hundred percent completed. The crowd are
<v Speaker 3>completely off the chart. I'm looking around the crowd. It's
<v Speaker 3>got to be about seventy percent Sena shirts. He still
<v Speaker 3>gets his special announcement, but it's slightly tweaked, be a
<v Speaker 3>lot less aggressive, and as a result, was really well
<v Speaker 3>received by the Montreal crowd. He grabs the mic and
<v Speaker 3>he says that we've come a long way. He says
<v Speaker 3>for the longest time that wwe was afraid to come
<v Speaker 3>to Montreal, and there's a lot of history in this
<v Speaker 3>building and guessing he's talking, amongst other things, about the
<v Speaker 3>screwdel I guess. He says that they were afraid the
<v Speaker 3>audience would hijack the show. He says that he's never
<v Speaker 3>been afraid of that, as he knows. He knows the
<v Speaker 3>audience is the show Okay, a bit suckering, but totally fine.
<v Speaker 3>He says, he knows people at home wish they were here,
<v Speaker 3>and he says the noise in the arena is deafininge
<v Speaker 3>and that certainly comes over on the TV. He says
<v Speaker 3>some performers might get afraid to be in Montreal, but
<v Speaker 3>there's one thing he's been taught, and that's to embrace
<v Speaker 3>the crowd whatever they do, and enjoy every second. He says,
<v Speaker 3>it doesn't last forever, and he gets a nice thank
<v Speaker 3>you sena chant. He says after tonight he's only got
<v Speaker 3>eleven shows or appearances left. He says that every time
<v Speaker 3>a day goes by, he is afraid of no matter
<v Speaker 3>how much he gives, it won't be enough, and he's
<v Speaker 3>afraid that once he goes, the fans will forget about him.
<v Speaker 3>He says that, yes, he's even afraid of Brock Lesna.
<v Speaker 3>He also says, though, that he won't back down. He
<v Speaker 3>says he is afraid, but he's afraid that Brock just
<v Speaker 3>got himself a senior problem. He tells Brock to come
<v Speaker 3>get some. He then calls out a whole lock or
<v Speaker 3>room and says he's going down all guns lazim. We
<v Speaker 3>then get Logan Paul's music hits massive booze. Obviously. He
<v Speaker 3>tells Sina that whatever this is, it's making him sick.
<v Speaker 3>He says that he respected him, but now he doesn't
<v Speaker 3>even know him. He gets into the ring and Sea
<v Speaker 3>tells him that You've just made the biggest mistake of
<v Speaker 3>your life. Paul tells him, you don't know who you are.
<v Speaker 3>These people don't know who you are, and I've been
<v Speaker 3>real since day one. Well, yes, Logan you have. You've
<v Speaker 3>quite clearly always been a dick, he says, whether they
<v Speaker 3>like it or not. Sena said that Logan Paul does
<v Speaker 3>WWE better than any pro wrestler, and Sina agrees that yes,
<v Speaker 3>he did say that, but also that Logan Paul is
<v Speaker 3>the biggest dumbass that he's ever seen in his life.
<v Speaker 3>Logan call Sena a liar, says that he came out
<v Speaker 3>here and says pretty much whatever he's told by the bosses.
<v Speaker 3>He says Tina Sena turned into a charity case and
<v Speaker 3>that he wants a match with Sena. Paul says let's
<v Speaker 3>do this in a beautiful French speaking country and really
<v Speaker 3>winds up the Montreal crowd thinking that they might get
<v Speaker 3>this match here tonight, and then goes on to say,
<v Speaker 3>let's do it at Clash in Paris. From behind. Drew
<v Speaker 3>comes into the ring and attacks Sena and they start
<v Speaker 3>to beat down Cody and cuts out to beat down Sena,
<v Speaker 3>but then out comes Cody to see this defense. The
<v Speaker 3>grabs the mic and accepts the match at Clash in
<v Speaker 3>Paris and sets us sets up a tag match tonight
<v Speaker 3>Drew and Logan versus Cody and Sena. Well, where to
<v Speaker 3>start with that opening segment. I'm pleased that they turned
<v Speaker 3>Sena back face and the live crowd seem to be two.
<v Speaker 3>He's only got eleven more dates. That's basically no time
<v Speaker 3>at all. Now, Yes, first part of this promo was
<v Speaker 3>a bit sickly sweet, yes, a bit ott, maybe a bit,
<v Speaker 3>but the crowd absolutely lapped it up. I think I
<v Speaker 3>can handle eleven more times of that. And Sena goes
<v Speaker 3>out being adored. I think.
<v Speaker 1>So.
<v Speaker 3>He definitely firmly set up himself versus Brock at some point,
<v Speaker 3>but we know not for clash in Paris, which I
<v Speaker 3>don't think is really a surprise to anybody. Logan Paul
<v Speaker 3>coming out, well, that's very as per his character. I
<v Speaker 3>guess of course it was him that would be first
<v Speaker 3>to answer Sina's open challenge. He's a limelight stealing opportunist
<v Speaker 3>after all. Now, I didn't mind Paul's part of the
<v Speaker 3>promo either. He tells some truth and him and Sena
<v Speaker 3>have got some chemistry promoing together. Now I know that
<v Speaker 3>Wwe clearly want to give Montreal a great show. That's
<v Speaker 3>why we have Drew linked into this. Otherwise I don't
<v Speaker 3>believe for a second that Drew would continue his alliance
<v Speaker 3>with Logan. So we've got a great match confirmed for tonight.
<v Speaker 3>We get a Cody Saviet appearance, which again I am
<v Speaker 3>totally fine with, and we've got Logan versus Sena for Paris.
<v Speaker 3>A good, maybe even great opening segment. I'm not gonna lie.
<v Speaker 3>There's something about Seen It being so incredibly over that
<v Speaker 3>gives me the proper feels I like it. On coms,
<v Speaker 3>Joe Tess tells us that we have a sellout here tonight,
<v Speaker 3>and we go backstage to see the Motor City Machine
<v Speaker 3>Guns with Kathy Kelly. She asked them that after their
<v Speaker 3>match at SummerSlam, are they ready to face Solo's MFTs.
<v Speaker 3>Shelley says they are beat up, but they've made a
<v Speaker 3>legacy of getting up and getting on with the next match.
<v Speaker 3>They say they know they have to win tonight so
<v Speaker 3>they can get them another title shot, and they are
<v Speaker 3>really selling the battle injuries from the TLC match from
<v Speaker 3>Zammaslam and quite likely too it was all ends up brule.
<v Speaker 3>That match is coming up next, and it kicks off
<v Speaker 3>with Shelley and with JC and the MotorCity Machine Guns
<v Speaker 3>showing their tag team chops early on quickly, so we
<v Speaker 3>get Tamatonga causing a distraction and a massive Talatonga doing
<v Speaker 3>some damage to both members of the Moorsity Machine Guns.
<v Speaker 3>Shelley with tagged Sabin, who comes in hot w struggles
<v Speaker 3>to make any real impact on JC. Finally lands a
<v Speaker 3>springboard DDT, getting himself a close to count JC from
<v Speaker 3>nowhere pretty much hits a double clothes line and plaxing
<v Speaker 3>both of Motortaity machine guns. And this one ends quick
<v Speaker 3>as Talatonga hits a choke slam from about seven hundred
<v Speaker 3>foot in the air and gets the cover for the win.
<v Speaker 3>So I think we've clearly got the MFTs being maneuvered
<v Speaker 3>into the tag division, so not only here for Solo's benefit.
<v Speaker 3>After the match, Solo has the mic and says for
<v Speaker 3>Montreal to take a look, as this is what greatness
<v Speaker 3>looks like. He says, we are looking to become the
<v Speaker 3>tag team champs. He says it's a shame he's all
<v Speaker 3>dressed up, ready to fight and feeling good, there is
<v Speaker 3>no one backstage to fight him. He says they're leaving
<v Speaker 3>as he doesn't want to wrestle in this crappyat city anyway,
<v Speaker 3>so they can high tailor out. Nico Ldos comes out
<v Speaker 3>and makes a match. He says he has a special
<v Speaker 3>guest and it's someone Solo knows well and someone Montreal
<v Speaker 3>knows even better. He brings out the hometown hero Sammy zan,
<v Speaker 3>which lifts the roof of the arena. We get massive cheers.
<v Speaker 3>So this one kicks off with the mft's all ringsides
<v Speaker 3>so likely to play a part in this matter, and
<v Speaker 3>the crowd are absolutely mad for Sammy. Weighed on comms,
<v Speaker 3>telling us that these conditions are totally unfair for Solo,
<v Speaker 3>who can't even hear himself. Think as the crowd are
<v Speaker 3>chanting in French, they aren't they're charting in English. But
<v Speaker 3>never mind. Sammy starting off really strong, but it's not
<v Speaker 3>long before Solo polaxes in. Sammy turns things around on Solo,
<v Speaker 3>showing off press some impressive moves as he flies over
<v Speaker 3>the top and takes out Solo. Good talatonga from the
<v Speaker 3>outside takes out Sammy and gets some massive booze. Sammy
<v Speaker 3>wriggles out of Solo's clutches and hits a Sunset power
<v Speaker 3>bomb in the second rope, getting a really close cover.
<v Speaker 3>Sammy kicks out of the spinning Solo in about two
<v Speaker 3>point nine and Solo lines up the spike, but Sammy
<v Speaker 3>has its scouted, hitting an exploder into the corner. He
<v Speaker 3>has Solo set up for the Hallulo kick, but the
<v Speaker 3>bloody m FTS interrupt, Solo goes for a wild spike,
<v Speaker 3>which Sammy ducks, using Solo's momentum to roll him up,
<v Speaker 3>and Nick a whim a good match. I thought great
<v Speaker 3>that they brought Sammy in to get his hometown recognition
<v Speaker 3>and a good match. So what do we think is
<v Speaker 3>next for Sammy? Now he's rid himself of carrying Cross
<v Speaker 3>And I know there's been lots of back and forth
<v Speaker 3>about the contract of carrying Cross because apparently him and
<v Speaker 3>Scarlet both come out of contract this week and they
<v Speaker 3>hadn't been offered anything new. And I know there's a
<v Speaker 3>big fan movement to get him over, so I haven't heard.
<v Speaker 3>I hope he has signed, because I actually really like
<v Speaker 3>him and Scarlet's gimmick. I think WW here are clearly
<v Speaker 3>trying to build Solo and the MFTs to be a
<v Speaker 3>massive heel faction, and that's okay. I think there's plenty
<v Speaker 3>of scope here on SmackDown for a heel faction and
<v Speaker 3>potential for them to go head to head with the Wyatts.
<v Speaker 3>When I go backstage and we have the new women's
<v Speaker 3>tag champs Bliss and Flair, now I have to say
<v Speaker 3>putting the belts on these two has made me so
<v Speaker 3>much more interested and excited about these belts than I
<v Speaker 3>have been since maybe Bailey and Sasha back in the
<v Speaker 3>really early days. Some of the book with these titles
<v Speaker 3>has been let's be honest, woeful or woeful see what
<v Speaker 3>I did there? But this peering is really interesting and
<v Speaker 3>after watching Unreal, as I said last week, I am
<v Speaker 3>really pleased to hear Charlotte so over with the crowd.
<v Speaker 3>And we get a bit of a comedy stick here
<v Speaker 3>where we get Charlotte saying that she knows it's Bliss's
<v Speaker 3>birthday tomorrow. She wanted to give her a present, but
<v Speaker 3>she says she needs a crowd. Bliss says, oh my god,
<v Speaker 3>she feels quite nervous about the whole thing. This is fine.
<v Speaker 3>I guess we're getting to know a bit more character development,
<v Speaker 3>particularly from Flair. I think it's quite important that we
<v Speaker 3>know this side of her. We now get a spooky
<v Speaker 3>wookie promo from whyitat six and called Howdy says they
<v Speaker 3>will never lead us astray and when they speak, it's
<v Speaker 3>the truth. Gacey says, they have shown them all. Then,
<v Speaker 3>I think, but harmless illusion. Nicki says, this isn't about
<v Speaker 3>fame or glory. It's that's something much bigger and there
<v Speaker 3>are more lessons to be learned. Rowan says, the story
<v Speaker 3>has only just begun now. I'm glad that they chose
<v Speaker 3>to stick with the whit at six and build a
<v Speaker 3>bit on them. I would like them to do something
<v Speaker 3>with the other members, and maybe that's coming down the pipeline,
<v Speaker 3>I hope. So I'd like to see Bo Dallas in
<v Speaker 3>some single matches, and likewise, i'd love to see NICKI
<v Speaker 3>get into a program with someone. I still think Candice
<v Speaker 3>Larray is just there and that would be just perfect.
<v Speaker 3>We then going into the trainer's room when we've got
<v Speaker 3>Street Profits with Beefab who now fully looks to us
<v Speaker 3>transitioned back from wrestler into the full time Street Profits groupie,
<v Speaker 3>which I think is a shame. DIY show up and
<v Speaker 3>start chopping off about Candice falling off the ladder and
<v Speaker 3>blaming each other and everyone. Nick shows up and says,
<v Speaker 3>after you nearly killed each other at Sommerslam, I thought
<v Speaker 3>you might have calmed down. He says he's going to
<v Speaker 3>get control of the tag division if it's the last
<v Speaker 3>thing he does, and he makes profits versus Dio wife
<v Speaker 3>for next week. So we continue with the build of
<v Speaker 3>this super hot tag division and that bruise on Candace
<v Speaker 3>does lot Marley. I think she's lucky. That's all she got.
<v Speaker 3>It was one hell of a full and she had
<v Speaker 3>absolutely no reason to do it. It was not a
<v Speaker 3>mixed gender match. It was a men's tag team match.
<v Speaker 3>Kudos to her for having the balls to do that.
<v Speaker 3>Next up, we have Flair and Bliss out for a
<v Speaker 3>birthday surprise for Bliss. I think it's a little bit
<v Speaker 3>weird that Charlotte insists on using Bliss's actual first name
<v Speaker 3>rather than her character first name. As you know, I
<v Speaker 3>can't say either because if I do, then my device
<v Speaker 3>will start speaking to us. Flair says that she could
<v Speaker 3>have made this all about her, but she decided to
<v Speaker 3>be gracious and share the spotlight. There's a massive cake
<v Speaker 3>with Bliss's name in tiny and there's another gift. Bliss
<v Speaker 3>said that she doesn't need to bother and it gets
<v Speaker 3>all of it. Chuckle brothers to me, to you, to me,
<v Speaker 3>to you with this big pink parcel on the plimp.
<v Speaker 3>Charlotte says that Bliss once gave her a present, and
<v Speaker 3>she gives her Lily back and in the box is
<v Speaker 3>another Lily Doll, but of Charlotte, and it's called Charlie.
<v Speaker 3>The crowd cheer for Charlie, and this is all just
<v Speaker 3>getting a little bit weird, but I get it. I think.
<v Speaker 3>Flair says she needs more from Bliss, and so does Montreal.
<v Speaker 3>Flair tells Bliss that she may hug her. Bliss doesn't
<v Speaker 3>seem keen, and just as they're about to hug, we
<v Speaker 3>get interrupted by Chelsea and Chelsea says that as a
<v Speaker 3>true Canadian, she feels sick seeing Montreal fawn over Flair
<v Speaker 3>and Bliss. She says, we're in Canada and we should
<v Speaker 3>be celebrating her homecoming. Flair says that she's got one
<v Speaker 3>more gift for Bliss, and that's for her to kick
<v Speaker 3>Chelsea's ask. Chelsea tries to back out of the arena,
<v Speaker 3>but Nick appears again and makes the match, complete with
<v Speaker 3>a shiny referee wearing a bow, which I think is
<v Speaker 3>another present for Bliss. Side note here, don't we think
<v Speaker 3>that Nick is looking like he's been living in the gym?
<v Speaker 3>He has gone bulky? We now get Mellow with Miss backstage.
<v Speaker 3>Mellow asked Miss where's he'd been Mis tells him he
<v Speaker 3>deserves more and that he's sorry he disappeared. Melo says
<v Speaker 3>that he has come here because he wants the US
<v Speaker 3>title shot, and Miss says he has got them a
<v Speaker 3>tag title match for next week, but that might be
<v Speaker 3>a liar. As Nick rolls up and missays that he
<v Speaker 3>wants to speak to him. Okay, so ah, Mellow and
<v Speaker 3>Miss back together. I have to say, I don't really care,
<v Speaker 3>and I thought we were over that. Why on earth
<v Speaker 3>would Nick give them a title shot when the Tag
<v Speaker 3>division full of actual tag teams is on fire right now?
<v Speaker 3>Is this what we need? I don't think so. But
<v Speaker 3>let's see now to this woman's match, and it's Flair
<v Speaker 3>versus Chelsea. I must have been confused. I thought it
<v Speaker 3>was versus Bliss. Never mind Flair looking awesome in the
<v Speaker 3>ring with Bliss and the secret hervist ringside. Flair nearly
<v Speaker 3>nicks it early with a massive crossbody that pretty much
<v Speaker 3>went across the ring as she gets a close cover,
<v Speaker 3>and they're not kidding when they do say that she
<v Speaker 3>is one of the most athletic people on the roster.
<v Speaker 3>She's phenomenal, and they keep focusing on the birthday cake
<v Speaker 3>wing side, and I'm going to say that someone is
<v Speaker 3>going face first and that cake. Before we are done,
<v Speaker 3>Flair hits natural selection and Chelsea just manages to kick out.
<v Speaker 3>Chelsea hits the superflex off the top and Flair kicks out,
<v Speaker 3>Surprise to surprise, the cake is now brought to the ring.
<v Speaker 3>Bliss takes out the secret harvist and Chelsea tries to
<v Speaker 3>unpretty Flair into the cake, but fails as Flair puts
<v Speaker 3>Chelsea into it face first. She then goes for the
<v Speaker 3>figure four and taps Chelsea out, so a win for
<v Speaker 3>Flair and Chelsea doesn't get a winning homecoming. Now, I
<v Speaker 3>know that the role Chelsea is currently in is the
<v Speaker 3>comedy and it's definitely needed in the show, and for
<v Speaker 3>now that's good. I mean TV time is better than
<v Speaker 3>no TV time, right. I just hope she gets a
<v Speaker 3>push at some point. I mean, do you guys remember
<v Speaker 3>a couple of years ago at Money in the Bank
<v Speaker 3>when it came down to her and Tiffy and they
<v Speaker 3>took it to a great finish. Chelsea's really got some talent.
<v Speaker 3>Look how differently they've been booked since that time. Speaking
<v Speaker 3>of Tiffany, we go backstage where Kathy has Tiffy the
<v Speaker 3>triumphant Women's Champion after retaining at SummerSlam, and Kathy asked
<v Speaker 3>what's next for Tiffy and she says she'll just keep
<v Speaker 3>doing what she's been doing for the last two hundred
<v Speaker 3>odd days, and that's defending her title. Jade shows up
<v Speaker 3>and tells her next time the story will be different.
<v Speaker 3>Keana James shows up with Juliet and offers her services
<v Speaker 3>to Jade, who turns her down and meeting appears and
<v Speaker 3>takes the card, saying she's going to try and at
<v Speaker 3>herself a US title shot. So Jade, what do we
<v Speaker 3>think is next for her? As I said to you
<v Speaker 3>guys last week, I don't see her holding the main
<v Speaker 3>championship just yet, and maybe the US title would feel
<v Speaker 3>a bit more right than straight to one of the
<v Speaker 3>main titles. So maybe that's where we're going meeting with
<v Speaker 3>the US title. Yep, fine, she can come back into
<v Speaker 3>it now. We've had a bit of a break and
<v Speaker 3>a change around, But Jade, I don't know. Reach out,
<v Speaker 3>let me know what you think might be next for Jade.
<v Speaker 3>We get promo from Alistair Black who tells us the
<v Speaker 3>difference between good and evil as convictions. He says he
<v Speaker 3>loves violence and he has put Priest on the shelf
<v Speaker 3>with a fracture of the jaw. Now, wait a second,
<v Speaker 3>is pre Stout injured or is that a work? I
<v Speaker 3>haven't heard anything official, but that means nothing because we
<v Speaker 3>can't seem to trust these injury stories these days. After SETH,
<v Speaker 3>we get a Scena backstage, obviously on his way to Answered.
<v Speaker 3>On his way to the ring for his match. He
<v Speaker 3>bumps into Truth and they do a little comedy bit together,
<v Speaker 3>and Truth says he's back. They're both back. The exchange
<v Speaker 3>between them was actually pretty funny seen to turn the
<v Speaker 3>tables and all the things he did he put onto Truth.
<v Speaker 3>I actually really liked it. I thought it was quite
<v Speaker 3>a nice angle. We then moved straight into the main event, Logan,
<v Speaker 3>Paul and Drew, Sis Sina and Cody. We start off
<v Speaker 3>with Logan and Cody facing off. Way says this is
<v Speaker 3>basically a perly level match. He's not wrong. I mean,
<v Speaker 3>take Drew out. He's neither here nor there. But the
<v Speaker 3>other three guys, for sure are at the moment top
<v Speaker 3>of the card. Some typically heally behavior from Logan and Drew,
<v Speaker 3>laying Cody out ringside, the crowded dying to get Seena
<v Speaker 3>into the match. Finally Sena is in and doing a
<v Speaker 3>good job on Paul. We get the five knuckle shuffle
<v Speaker 3>and the crowd go nuts, and it's like your favorite
<v Speaker 3>band doing their greatest tits. I didn't get Oasis tickets,
<v Speaker 3>but I imagine this is what it feels like, you know,
<v Speaker 3>when you're at the Oasis concert and they do, you know,
<v Speaker 3>roll with it, wonder Wall, or they bring out all
<v Speaker 3>the greatest hits, and that's what we get here with Sina,
<v Speaker 3>and that's that's cool. Drew makes the save and Cody
<v Speaker 3>interrupts the claim war attempt. Paul hits a low blow
<v Speaker 3>and causes the deaky finish, and we get Paul and
<v Speaker 3>seen A brawling out the back of the arena, with
<v Speaker 3>Drew and Cody continue in the fight ringside. Drew hits
<v Speaker 3>Cody with the title and stands there holding it, and
<v Speaker 3>I guess and I hope that's as close as Drew
<v Speaker 3>is likely to get to the title belt at the moment,
<v Speaker 3>hopefully ever, and then we get Drew losing it. He
<v Speaker 3>claim was Cody through the front of the announced decks,
<v Speaker 3>absolutely crumbling it what an animal. We go off air
<v Speaker 3>with Drew basically being a maniac and whispering in Cody's ear,
<v Speaker 3>So I guess that's where we're going Cody. Maybe Cody
<v Speaker 3>versus Drew in Paris, which I'm not really that bothered about.
<v Speaker 3>As you know, I'm no fan of Drew mcinty. I
<v Speaker 3>really don't think he's all that. But guys, what a show.
<v Speaker 3>What a show Montreal brought it for sure, some great
<v Speaker 3>developments in stories and some decent things set up for
<v Speaker 3>the next pl e and with this rock Scena angle
<v Speaker 3>for the pls down the line as well. Reach out
<v Speaker 3>to me on X I'd love to know what you
<v Speaker 3>guys think and let me know if there's anything different
<v Speaker 3>you'd like to hear As we go into our second
<v Speaker 3>year of SmackDown Review with me as your host, I
<v Speaker 3>would really love to hear from you anyway. Guys, that's
<v Speaker 3>it for me for this week. I just about does
<v Speaker 3>it for the show, and you have me in your
<v Speaker 3>ears once again, and remember, until next time, be kind.
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