Smackdown Articles - Page 6

With WrestleMania 39 rapidly approaching, WWE has found a fun way to give performers who aren’t booked on the biggest show of the year a chance to have their big Mania weekend moment in Los Angeles in the form of the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, where the winner earns not only the largest […]

While Rhea Ripley has been busy as of late accompanying Dominik Mysterio to the ring, discussing her desire to wrestle for the Intercontinental Championship, and just generally serving as the public face of The Judgement Day ahead of a choice spot at WrestleMania 39, one thing “The Eradicator” can’t forget about is the actual task […]

With the dynamic tag team of Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens officially reunited after a will-they, won’t-they storyline that ran through the entirety of the previous edition of Friday Night SmackDown, the WWE Universe was treated to a special edition of The KO Show with none other than “The Underdog of the Underground” lined up […]

After taking care of business on the penultimate edition of SmackDown in a match against LA Knight, Rey Mysterio found himself in a familiar spot, with his son, Dominik Mysterio, coming out to call him a poor father, accusing him of being a deadbeat, and demanding a match at WrestleMania 39. As per usual, the […]

Rhea Ripley is not someone folks typically want to mess with within the WWE Universe. She’s a powerhouse who can slam Luke Gallows, a dominant performer who has won 90 percent of her matches in 2023, and potentially the SmackDown Women’s Champion if she’s able to take care of business against the Charlotte Flair at […]

After being released from WWE due to “budget cuts” during the pandemic, did Karrion Kross have any apprehension about returning to The Fed, especially after having his first run on the main roster thoroughly botched by Vince McMahon and his Gladiator-inspired idea? Or was the former Killer ready to test his mettle on wrestling’s grandest […]

After delivering a beatdown on Sami Zayn in the final segment of SmackDown, at least until Cody Rhodes came out from the back for the save, Jimmy and Jey Uso, aka The Usos, caught up with Megan Morant of the SmackDown LowDown to deliver a message to two of the top babyfaces in the WWE […]

While most WWE fans were watching Roadblock to see if Roxanne Perez could overcome Meiko Satimora to remain NXT Women’s Champion – *spoiler alert* she did, even if it resulted in a trip to the hospital after the show – Liv Morgan was at a New York Knicks game to help promote the upcoming Road […]

Santos Escobar is a big Rey Mysterio guy. He grew up watching his matches in Mexico, dreamed of having a career of his caliber, and even gave the Hall of Fame-bound luchador one of his El Hijo del Fantasma masks during a criminally non-broadcasted segment for WWE social media. Sure, eventually, Escobar would like to […]

On February 19th, 2023, Sonya DeVille, the WWE Superstar, and former on-screen authority figure, was reportedly arrested in Atlantic City, New Jersey, for unlawful possession of a firearm after a parking attendant found a pistol in her glovebox. Taking to Twitter to announce the arrest nearly three weeks later, Sean Ross Sapp initially broke that […]

When Byron Saxton announced before RAW that Cody Rhodes was going to work a match with Chad Gable, it drew near-universal praise from WWE fans from around the world. Sure, Gable is pretty firmly in the lower mid-card at this point, but he’s still one of the best pure workers in WWE, as is evidenced […]

After successfully securing the win over Braun Strowman, Ricochet, and Madcap Moss in the opening segment of SmackDown, GUNTHER, Ludwig Kaiser, and Giovanni Vinci of Imperium accepted an interview with Megan Morant on the SmackDown LowDown to discuss their win and Drew McIntyre’s decision to come down to the ring to check out the competition. […]

After watching his brother remain conflicted before and during the 2023 Elimination Chamber, Jimmy Uso took it upon himself to enter the WWE ring in the main event segment of SmackDown in the hopes of working things out with his brother once and for all. “So if you’re not here, I know you’re out there […]

After powering through a fast-paced first hour of SmackDown, the WWE Universe waited with bated breath to finally see Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair stand in the same ring and talk some smack heading into their WrestleMania 39 match. Flair came out first and delivered the opening blows of what many expected to be an […]

Though things didn’t go the way The Judgement Day wanted at the Elimination Chamber, with Finn Balor, Rhea Ripley, and Damian Priest ending their respective matches with their shoulder on that mat, the faction isn’t in dire straights, as their “Nightmare” still has her ticket punched to WrestleMania after winning the Women’s Royal Rumble. Afforded […]

After exchanging in a short but fiery social media war of wills over making on-camera appearances for WWE, Ariel Helwani finally addressed what went down with Tony Khan during his appearance on SmackDown and then the Elimination Chamber on his MMA Hour show. Discussing the matter of objectivity, Helwani noted that he is not, in […]

Though her match with Shotzi, Ronda Rousey, and Shayna Baszler didn’t go as planned, Natalya’s return to Canada for the go-home show before the 2023 WWE Elimination Chamber was still a resounding success, as the crowd cheered her on like the ultimate hometown hero… well, the second-most ultimate hometown here behind Sami Zayn, who closed […]

When Sami Zayn took the ring for the final segment of the final SmackDown before the Elimination Chamber, the WWE Universe assembled in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, was beyond ready to welcome back their hometown hero. Earning basically every cheer in the books, with fans singing along to “The Underdog from the Underground’s” vintage theme song […]

After working through much of the best talents SmackDown has to offer, GUNTHER was afforded a chance to sit back and watch as four WWE performers, Rey Mysterio, Santos Escobar, Karrion Kross, and Madcap Moss, took part in a four-way match to decide on the next number one contender for the Intercontinental Championship. The winner? […]

Before Santos Escobar was Santos Escobar, the SmackDown star and leader of Legado Del Fantasma, he was known as El Hijo del Fantasma, a moniker given to the second-generation luchador because he is quite literally the son of El Fantasma, the long-time luchador who wrestled began working matches in the 1970s and still wrestles the […]

Karrion Kross is a fan of professional wrestling. While the WWE Superstar is always down to play the heel on television, using his size, his trickery, and Scarlett, to torment the likes of Drew McIntyre and Rey Mysterio, but when he’s off camera, the 37-year-old New York Native is more than willing to put over […]

WWE fans, it’s official: after six or so weeks away, “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey is officially back on Friday Night SmackDown. That’s right, after dropping her strap to Charlotte Flair to close out 2022, Rousey was summoned into action by Natalya, who was having words with Shayna Baszler about being nothing but a “Ronda Rousey Clone” […]

After winning the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Tournament on Friday, Ricochet and Braun Strowman have booked themselves a one-way ticket to challenge The Usos for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships. Speaking with Megan Morant on the SmackDown LowDown, Ricochet asserted that he isn’t afraid of The Usos, especially with Strowman by his side. “Sorry, but […]

After besting three other women for the honor, Natalya is officially going to the 2023 WWE Elimination Chamber, where she will take part in a six-women match to punch a ticket to WrestleMania 39 for a match against Bianca Belair for the RAW Women’s Championship. Speaking with Megan Morant after SmackDown on the SmackDown LowDown, […]

After watching Natalya rip off a surprising win on SmackDown to secure a spot in the Elimination Chamber, Liv Morgan decided to congratulate the WWE veteran for her accomplishment before warning her just how physically violent the “Premium Live Event’s” signature event can be. “You might find this hard to believe, but I’m actually so […]

After finally taking care of Sonya Deville in their SmackDown-broadcasted rematch for the WWE SmackDown Women”s Championship, Megan Morant caught up with Charlotte Flair to see how she felt about Rhea Ripley declaring her intentions to wrestle the second-generation star at WrestleMania 39. Fortunately, Flair was down to talk but not before she shouted out […]

When Shayna Baszler broke Natalya’s nose on WWE SmackDown, it created some serious ill-will between the two female submission specialists. Natalya was out of action for two months, had to get corrective surgery, and was absent from television as a result, which, considering how many years the survivor of the Hart Dungeon has left in […]

After becoming surprise replacements for Drew McIntyre and Sheamus on the final episode of SmackDown before the Royal Rumble, Ricochet and Braun Strowman had their toughest challenge as a tag team yet when, in the finals of the SmackDown Tag Team Tournament, they had to take on Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci of Imperium with […]

Cody Rhodes is a made man in WWE, with his Royal Rumble win guaranteeing him a championship match at WrestleMania 39 versus the current Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns. But to get there, Rhodes had to face off with one of the biggest, baddest stars in the entire promotion in GUNTHER, the current Intercontinental […]

After besting The Viking Raiders in the first round of the SmackDown Interim Tag Team Tournament, Drew McIntyre and Sheamus were feeling pretty darn good. While the match was far from a cakewalk, as Ivar and Erik are two of the biggest, baddest dudes in WWE, they were able to come out on top and […]

Ricochet is one of the most talkative wrestlers on the WWE roster. Never one to turn down an interview request, the high-flying former Prince Puma seemingly hangs out after SmackDown each week, looking for someone like Megan Morant or Cathy Kelley to ask him questions and is surprisingly forthcoming about pretty much anything, from his […]

Though he never wrestled a match for the promotion – not even a local jobber squash – WWE SmackDown did not go off the air without multiple shoutouts to former Ring of Honor Triple Crown Champion Jay Briscoe, who tragically passed away on Tuesday in a car accident. Much like on NXT and AEW before […]

Sami Zayn was dealt a bad hand on Friday Night SmackDown. Arriving at the WWE show alongside his Island of Relevancy buddies, The Bloodline, Zayn was rejected by “The Tribal Cheif” not once but twice on the show before being kicked out of the group’s locker room following an impassioned speech from Reigns declaring that […]

When Charlotte Flair boldly declares that she wants to be a “fighting champion” in her 14th title reign atop WWE, it drew rave reviews from fans. Sure, being a heel who carefully selects their challenger can be fun, as MJF is currently proving on AEW Dynamite and Rampage, but, in a surprising twist of fate […]

Though Charlotte Flair didn’t make her surprise return to WWE television until the final SmackDown of 2022, besting Ronda Rousey for the SmackDown Women’s Championship in a matter of seconds, not minutes, she actually discussed the prospects of returning a few months prior when she sat down with “Stone Cold” Steve Austin on Broken Skull […]

Folks, it’s official: Charlotte Flair is back in WWE, and “The Queen” is a champion once more thanks to a minute-long victory over Ronda Rousey to open up her 14th reign with one of the promotion’s main roster belts. Stopping by The Bump to discuss her return to WWE, Flair explained how her return to […]

Though Kevin Owens and John Cena worked together on the final SmackDown of 2022, their shared time in the WWE Universe didn’t start off so smoothly. No, as KO pointed out in an interview with Peter Rosenberg on The Ringer’s Cheap Heat, the duo actually began their time together as foes, with Cena serving as […]

Before SmackDown, Raquel Rodriguez made a bold prediction that Ronda Rousey wouldn’t leave the final SmackDown of 2022 as the SmackDown Women’s Champion, and like a regular WWE Nostradamus, her premonition proved correct… just maybe not in the way she hoped. That’s right, while the former NXT Champion wasn’t able to unseat “The Rowdy One” […]

Folks, Bray Wyatt and Uncle Howdy are two different people, and they might not even like each other. Crazy right? How did the WWE Universe even get here? Well, it all started just after 8 pm, where, after going absolutely berzerk on a cameraman on the previous edition of SmackDown, Bray Wyatt got on the […]