It comes as no surprise that SmackDown continues to push the women’s division to the side this week. Luckily we must have been good fans because we were actually graced with a match. Last week there wasn’t a single womens match and instead we were treated to just A Moment of Bliss segment. We see … Read more
Thankfully there was a women’s match on this week’s SmackDown because without it there would have been no women on the show. The hype of Sasha Banks returning on RAW must have caused creative or Vince McMahon himself to forget about the women from the blue brand. The match was a good showing between Charlotte … Read more
WWE’s move for their SmackDown brand to the FOX Network is moving closer and closer. With this move on Oct. 4 comes the 20th Anniversary show for SmackDown! It was previously rumored that this show would be SmackDown‘s reunion similar to the RAW reunion show that just took place in July. WWE has confirmed this … Read more
The last show before the biggest event of the summer and not a whole lot happened for the women’s division. SmackDown didn’t seem to highlight the SmackDown Women’s Title heading into SummerSlam this weekend. That match will be Bayley vs. Ember Moon and it wasn’t showcased very well at all. Before we get into that, … Read more
As SummerSlam creeps closer in just under two weeks the focus is surrounding the women’s matches for the event. The match on SmackDown this week was tag team action between the SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley and Ember Moon facing Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross. The match culminated with Moon in the ring after a tag … Read more
As previously reported, Charlotte Flair was looking for someone to face at SummerSlam that will take place on Aug. 11. It was rumored that it would be a Hall of Famer as her opponent and Trish Stratus’ name was heavily mentioned. As of tonight’s SmackDown Live, the match was made official. Stratus was announced over … Read more
WWE has officially announced that Trish Stratus will be appearing on this week’s upcoming SmackDown Live. The event will take place from Memphis, Tenn. She will be appearing on the return of Jerry Lawler’s interview segment, King’s Court from his hometown. There have been previous rumors circulating from Pro Wrestling Sheet that Stratus is in … Read more
This past week on SmackDown Live, Mandy Rose had a backstage segment with her tag team partner Sonya Deville. During the segment, she let her Fire and Desire companion know that they will have a match against The IIconics next week. Simple enough, right? What made this announcement awkward was that Deville asked Rose if … Read more
Last week SmackDown fans saw three women’s matches, this week there was only one and it lasted about one minute. In the advertised match, Ember Moon went up against Charlotte Flair. Moon picked up the win with a roll-up after Bayley’s music hit and the SmackDown Women’s Champion came out to cause the distraction. After … Read more
Ladies and Gentlemen, it appears that we have received Christmas presents in July as SmackDown delivered three women’s matches. The women were very well represented tonight. https://twitter.com/tde_wrestling/status/1151283598005297152?s=20 During the Town Hall meeting at the start of the show, Charlotte Flair spoke on how much she appreciates Shane and the McMahon family. She gave praise to … Read more
It has been two months since Asuka and Kairi Sane had Paige officially announce them as The Kabuki Warriors. Since then they have had exactly two backstage segments on SmackDown. During WWE’s tour of Tokyo, Japan, they finally had a match against the current Tag Team Champions, The IIconics. They defeated them in a non-title … Read more
SmackDown this week marks the last show prior to Extreme Rules this Sunday. The major focus was on the contract signing for the SmackDown Women’s Championship match. The champion Bayley met Nikki Cross in the ring to put ink to paper and make the match official. Alexa Bliss who will be Cross’ partner in this … Read more
SmackDown Live had a lot to live up to from RAW this week. The main thing that put RAW over SmackDown this week was simply the surprise of Maria Kanellis. The women’s division has been stagnant since WrestleMania that a new face is going to get people talking. SmackDown, unfortunately, did not have someone such … Read more
The Extreme Rules pay-per-view is now decided for the SmackDown Women’s Championship. That’s right, we are going to receive a spitting image of Stomping Grounds. Alexa Bliss has officially received another title shot at the next pay-per-view. Thanks to Nikki Cross, Bliss will go one-on-one with Bayley because Cross defeated the champion on tonight’s show. … Read more
SmackDown Live this week was the last moment for the superstars to grab the upper hand heading into Stomping Grounds on June 23. For the women, there wasn’t a match on this week’s show. None. Zero. We will get into that more a little later. Alexa Bliss hosted another A Moment of Bliss segment with … Read more
SmackDown Live continues WWE’s tour throughout California this week stopping in its capital of Sacramento. Stomping Grounds is just one week from Sunday where Bayley will put her title on the line against RAW’s Alexa Bliss. This weeks show was a solid one for the women as it showcased two women’s matches. The placement of … Read more
SmackDown Live this week featured the “same thing, different day” mentality. The show featured one women’s match and it was a triple threat to determine the No. 1 contender for Bayley’s Smackdown Women’s Championship. The match came to fruition during Alexa Bliss’ wild card appearance with her “A Moment of Bliss” segment where Bayley was … Read more
RAW this week produced a carbon copy of the show they did the prior week. From this, it has fans having little faith in what SmackDown will produce. SmackDown was better than RAW again this week, but only slightly. The matches from the blue brand were essentially the same as the prior week just like … Read more
Just two days removed from the Money in the Bank pay-per-view, SmackDown Live is ready to host a new champion. Bayley won both the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match and cashed in on Charlotte Flair to become the new SmackDown Women’s Champion. Becky Lynch takes advantage of the wild card rule and joins … Read more
Paige announced that Asuka and Kairi Sane will now be known as the Kabuki Warriors on this week’s SmackDown. The name has been met with much skepticism and controversy from the WWE fans on social media. A general consensus from the reactions is that the name plays on stereotypes and is walking the line of … Read more
Becky Lynch will officially defend both the Raw and SmackDown Women’s Championship at Money in the Bank. Tonight, Charlotte Flair defeated Bayley for the chance to challenge Lynch at the event. Earlier this week, WWE scheduled a match between Flair and the Man for this week’s episode of SmackDown. Instead, Charlotte came out to the … Read more
The IIconics did the unthinkable and won the Women’s Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania. Last night on SmackDown Live, the champions were ready to defend their titles. Former SmackDown General Manager, Paige, was keeping a close eye on their match via a monitor backstage. The IIconics’ first title defense was against an undefeated local team, … Read more
Twelve days before Charlotte Flair wrestles in the main event of WrestleMania, she has captured the SmackDown Women’s Championship from Asuka in an impromptu title match. In the first hour of SmackDown Live, Asuka and Charlotte were scheduled to compete, but unexpectedly, the match was announced as a title match. The two sparred for several … Read more
Looks like another match was announced for Fastlane. After this week’s episode of SmackDown went off the air, WWE confirmed via a Twitter exclusive that Asuka will defend her SmackDown Women’s Championship against Mandy Rose. Mandy made an official announcement after SmackDown during a backstage interview with Kayla Braxton. This challenge is coming off the … Read more
The field is officially set for the Women’s Tag Team Championship match this Sunday. Now, we know the two teams who will open the Elimination Chamber match, The Boss ‘N’ Hug Connection and Fire ‘N’ Desire; which, of course, is the team of Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville. Tonight, on SmackDown Live, Mandy Rose and … Read more
The women’s title picture is getting a tad clearer after tonight’s episode of SmackDown Live. Becky Lynch will now face Asuka for the SmackDown Women’s Championship at Royal Rumble. The main event of tonight’s episode was a triple-threat match between Lynch, Charlotte Flair, and Carmella. The prize? A championship match against Asuka at the upcoming pay-per-view. … Read more