SmackDown June 7, 2024 Episode - The Rest of What Happened
Friday night SmackDown had a very up-and-down feel to it. As a long-time fan of WWE, I was eager to see the storylines develop. The show lived up to my expectations with thrilling matches, comic relief, and meaningful promos. This is what stood out for me during the evening.
Jade Cargill against Indi Hartwell appeared as a singles match. But because of some backstage pre-tape that happened, it ended up into a tag team frenzy. To showcase the depth of the women’s tag team division, Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark and Unholy Union joined the fray. Unfortunately, Indi Hartwell & Candice LeRae were decimated immediately as if they didn’t belong there at all. The other challengers didn’t have any success either because Baszler & Stark were also overthrown by Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair who are now the reigning champions. While it was an odd attempt at building any one unit as a viable challenger, it did lead to an interesting triple-threat match for Clash at the Castle. Despite everything that went on in there, it became obvious that the women’s division has limitless potential.
LA Knight was still looking for Logan Paul, and this made one of the most anticipated moments of the night. Carmelo Hayes took the opportunity to give a hot promo in his absence. Predictably, this ended up with Hayes facing Knight in a match. LA Knight went out victorious and grabbed Wade Barrett’s headset to give Paul some direct words. As a result, there was a video answer from Paul who ridiculed Knight mentioning that he was not on his level. The back-and-forth was intense and it got people interested in their eventual clash. It was a perfect combination of wrestling and storytelling.
Grayson Waller faced Johnny Gargano next during the course of that night. Having watched Tommaso Ciampa defeat Austin Theory last week, I had high expectations about Gargano. However, Waller did everything possible including assisted by his partner interference into his victory bag. The match itself was good but I felt there could be more depth to it regarding storyline development. Hints of tension and betrayal are littered all over this piece which implies that when properly guided, we may have an important story with multiple layers to unravel as time progresses.
The least expected, but the most hilarious moment of the night came from an unexpected source. A funny fight ensued between Nia Jax and Michin behind the scenes. Michin threw soda at Jax, making them wrestle each other on the floor as she kept slipping on it. It wasn’t meant to be funny but I could not resist chuckling. It was a refreshing relief from the heaviness of other parts and showed that WWE can still perform in so many ways.
My favorite part of the evening was an interview involving Bayley and Piper Niven. They wanted to promote their upcoming title match in Glasgow. Bayley began her promo by paying respects to Niven, however, Niven quickly took over the segment. She gave a fiery speech accusing Bayley of not comprehending her journey since the 2017 Mae Young Classic tournament. Thus it turned out to be her best promo since she joined WWE because of how intense and honest it sounded when delivered by Niven. In this way, Baylee’s attempt at being brave while subtly showing fear added layers to this section. This was so cleverly crafted by highlighting character depth and building anticipation leading up to their match-up.
Summing up, this episode of SmackDown was filled with excitement and fun. WWE did a great job on an enthralling episode that balanced thrill with fun, having me watch it until the end.
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