‘WWE Smackdown’ Review (Sept 27th 2024)
Welcome to this review of this past Friday’s episode of Smackdown, right here on Nerdly. Let’s see what went down on this week’s show…
Match #1: Bayley def. Naomi
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After both Superstars pinned Nia Jax one week earlier, Bayley hit Naomi with a Bayley-to-Belly/flying elbow combination pick up a hard-fought victory to earn the right to challenge the WWE Women’s Champion at WWE Bad Blood.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #2: Carmelo Hayes def. Andrade
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In the height Andrade’s sixth one-on-one showdown against Carmelo Hayes, LA Knight emerged in the hopes of getting retribution for a backstage attack he suffered. The United States Champion’s disruption allowed Hayes to steal a quick pin. After the match, Andrade was visible bothered that Knight’s actions costed him the match.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #3: Michin def. Piper Niven
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Although Chelsea Green distracted the referee, Piper Niven missed her target when she attempted to Cannonball Michin into a trash can at ringside. Michin quickly took out Green and hit Piper with Eat Defeat for the win. The victory gave Michin major momentum heading into her Dumpster Match against Green on Oct. 4 in Nashville.
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #4: Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu def. Randy Orton & Kevin Owens
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In a main event showdown pitting Randy Orton and Kevin Owens against Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa interfered in a key moment and brought Cody Rhodes to the ring to even the odds. But when Owens hit the stunner on Solo, Jacob Fatu threw The American Nightmare into the official and prevented the three-count. Moments later, Solo stole the win for The Bloodline. A frustrated Owens confronted Rhodes and Orton was forced to step in between them.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Final Verdict: 3/5
What an improvement over the first two weeks of Smackdown on the USA Network this episode was! Every match delivered solid action bell-to-bell, and even the weakest of this week’s matches still was a decent outing. Hey WWE, if we can keep this up as a baseline for Smackdown going forward that would be great! (THough that probably not going to happen and next week will be back to the past two weeks mundanity)
