‘Friday Night Smackdown’ Review (Jun 7th 2024)
Welcome to this review of this past Friday’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown, right here on Nerdly. Let’s see what went down on this week’s show!
Match #1: Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill def. Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell
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Right from the opening bell, Alba Fyre, Isla Dawn, Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark made their way to ringside to view the action. Hartwell and LeRae took down Belair with superb tag team offense, as Hartwell mocked Cargill with her own pose. When Cargill was tagged in, she dismantled Hartwell and LeRae. Cargill and Belair wrapped up the non-title match with a unique tag team maneuver. After the match, Fyre, Dawn, Baszler and Stark ambushed the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, but Belair and Cargill fended off their attackers.
My Score: 2 out of 5
Match #2: Grayson Waller def. Johnny Gargano
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After Austin Theory’s battle with Tommaso Ciampa last week, WWE Tag Team Champion Grayson Waller took on Johnny Gargano. In a thrilling back-and-forth match, Gargano hit a huge modification of a Canadian Destroyer. With Waller taking a breather outside, The Aussie Icon used Theory as a shield as Gargano flew over the top rope. As Gargano was distracted, Waller hit a flipping Unprettier to win the match.
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #3: LA Knight def. Carmelo Hayes
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LA Knight squared off against Carmelo Hayes for the first time in singles competition after the two traded verbal blows backstage in consecutive weeks. Hayes had Knight scouted for most of the match but resorted to holding Knight’s tights to try for an underhanded win. Knight, however, turned the pinfall attempt into one his own, surprising Hayes to earn the victory.
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #4: Kevin Owens & The Street Profits def. The Bloodline (DQ)
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Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa teamed together as a unified Bloodline for the first time, following Loa’s anointment ceremony earlier in the evening that was ruined by Kevin Owens and The Street Profits. KO landed a huge Swanton Bomb on Sikoa, but he could only garner a two-count. Just as Owens hit the Stunner on Sikoa, he was ripped out of the ring by the rest of The Bloodline, with everything breaking down until Montez Ford flew from the skies. Sikoa then attacked with a steel chair, causing the disqualification.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Final Verdict: 2.5/5
In terms of matches this episode was an improvement over last week’s but I still feel like there’s something missing from Smackdown right now. Maybe it’s because we’re only getting four matches on a two-hour show or maybe it’s because we’re in some weird holding pattern where the WWE are trying to generate interest in Clash at the Castle WITHOUT really affecting storylines that will lead into Summerslam (we ALL know nothing groundbreaking will happen at the UK-based PLE and if anything does it will be re-written the week after on TV). Still, after seeing the Cody/Styles match turned into and “I Quit” match, I’m at least interest to see how they get around THAT stipulation!
