Friday Night SmackDown
SmackDown Redux (July 9th, 2015): The Better Bad Girls
Welcome to SmackDown, known to many as the most skippable show in wrestling. Perhaps that’s not technically true, but as far as the Divas go these days, we’re almost guaranteed to not see anything in the way of storyline progress. Lately, SmackDown’s become the “Naomi loses to Team Bella” show, the point of which I … Read more
SmackDown Reaction: July 9th, 2015
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SmackDown Redux (July 2nd, 2015): Watch Your Back
Hello SmackDown Redux readers! I gotta tell ya: in this era of Paige-less SmackDowns, I have a feeling it’s going to be crapshoot determining whether or not the Divas Title storyline is going to see any progress on Thursday nights. This week, we have Team Bella taking on Naomi again, but this time it’s Brie … Read more
SmackDown Reaction: July 2nd, 2015
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SmackDown Redux (June 25th, 2015): Alicia Continues Team Bella’s Winning Ways
Welcome to another SmackDown Redux! For the second show this week, we’re without our uncrowned #1 contender to the Divas Title, as Paige is too busy calling out sexist assholes on Tough Enough. In her place, Alicia Fox and Naomi are claiming some of the spotlight in a one-on-one match. The overall story may be … Read more
SmackDown Reaction: June 25th, 2015
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SmackDown Redux (June 18th, 2015): Team Bella Recruits Another Member
Welcome to another SmackDown Redux! This week on the blue show, we’ve got Brie Bella taking on the lonesome Paige. It’s no two-on-one Handicap match, but Paige is still outnumbered, having converted no one to Team Paige yet. Will Paige’s performance here inspire someone to finally join her side? Let’s watch: Pre-match, we spy Brie … Read more
SmackDown Reaction: June 18th, 2015
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SmackDown Redux (June 11th, 2015): Alicia Tries to Deliver Some Change of Her Own
It’s SmackDown time! We’re just days away from Money in the Bank, and Paige has some ground to reclaim. She vowed to “change” the division and unseat Brie and Nikki Bella from the top of it, but to do so, she’ll have to win the Divas Title. Nikki scored a win on Raw, so it’s … Read more
SmackDown Reaction: June 11th, 2015
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SmackDown Redux (June 4th, 2015): Change You Can’t Believe In
It’s SmackDown Redux time, but only partially so. After all, we have no match to recap this week. Instead, we have a short (and, in my view, not-so-sweet) promo from Paige and another chance for Lana to grant Rusev her forgiveness. Let’s start with the Paige interview, spurred by the return of Brie and Nikki … Read more
SmackDown Reaction: June 4th, 2015
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SmackDown Redux (May 28th, 2015): Naomi and Paige Fight for Elimination Chamber Momentum
Welcome, Redux readers! We’re (yet again) at a SmackDown that’s knocking on the door of a Pay-Per-View. This time, it’s Elimination Chamber, where Divas Champion Nikki Bella (remember her?) defends the belt against both Naomi and Paige in a Triple Threat match. Here, we’re laying the foundation for more Paige/Naomi tension, which has a ton … Read more
SmackDown Reaction: May 28th, 2015
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SmackDown Redux (May 21st, 2015): I’m Rubber, You’re Glue…
Another SmackDown, another Thursday night without a Divas match. Perhaps the WWE just didn’t think they could follow the epic Women’s Title match at TakeOver. Surely, it would’ve been like following up college-level mathematics with an introduction to long division. If that was their fear, then maybe it wasn’t wise to instead book a segment … Read more
SmackDown Reaction: May 21st, 2015
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SmackDown Redux (May 14th, 2015): Talking the Talk
Welcome to this week’s (admittedly short) SmackDown Redux! We have no Divas in-ring action this week – which doesn’t exactly bode well for this Sunday’s tag team match at Payback – but we do have two nice character-building Diva segments to dissect. First, we have Naomi and Tamina Snuka, who have joined Renee Young for … Read more