‘Friday Night Smackdown’ Review (Aug 30th 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: United States Championship – LA Knight def. Ludwig Kaiser
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Germany’s own Ludwig Kaiser answered LA Knight’s Open Challenge for the United States Championship and gave The Megastar all he could handle. The raucous Berlin crowd was firmly behind the Hamburg native, leaving Knight in unfamiliar hostile territory. The champion weathered the early emotional storm, even enduring Kaiser’s brutal signature running dropkick into the steps on the outside. Kaiser’s quest to turn the United States Title into the European Title ended with a thunderous BFT that delivered Knight the victory.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #2: Los Garza def. Baron Corbin & Apollo Crews
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Representing Legado del Fantasma, Angel and Berto picked up a huge victory in tag team action against Baron Corbin and Apollo Crews. Corbin and Crews looked strong showing off their tandem offense, but the experience of Los Garza proved too much to overcome. Angel and Berto isolated Crews and hit MTY to secure their victory on behalf of Legado del Fantasma.
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #3: Carmelo Hayes def. Andrade
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The fourth installment of the epic rivalry between Carmelo Hayes and Andrade belonged to Melo, who tied the series at two wins apiece. Andrade’s scintillating offense was on full display as he hit a corkscrew dive to the outside as well as a huge Spanish fly just a short time later. However, Hayes found time for the perfect counter as he dropped Andrade on the exposed turnbuckle, allowing him time to hit Nothing But Net to score the win.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #4: WWE Women’s Championship Street Fight – Nia Jax def. Michin
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The WWE Women’s Championship remains with Nia Jax after her brutal Street Fight against Michin. Michin strolled to the ring with a host of weapons and brought the fight right to the champion, leading to a chaotic collision between the two. The challenger planted the champion with a thunderous powerbomb through a table, leading Tiffany Stratton to appear and seemingly consider cashing in her Money in the Bank contract. Stratton ended up deciding against it, however, and a returning Bayley chased her away from the scene. Jax capitalized on the madness and planted Michin through a table before hitting an Annihilator to retain her title.
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Final Verdict: 2.5/5
A weak go-home show for Bash in Berlin, this week’s Smackdown felt more like a “here the guys who couldn’t be on the PPV” – showing us superstars who wouldn’t be featured given a spot on the show for being given a spot’s sake… How the hell else do you – honestly – explain a Women’s Street Fight Main event? To be fair we did get two good matches on the card – the opener and then the match between Hayes and Andrade. But otherwise this was very much an underwhelming episode of the blue brand.
