Pat McAfee mentioned it finest: “Sami Zayn backs himself into TERRIBLE conditions ALL the time.”
He did so once more on Friday Evening SmackDown this week.
Nicely, McAfee truly referred to as him “Rusty,” as a result of Riddle, who came visiting with Randy Orton to attempt to get that tag staff title unification match they nonetheless need, determined Zayn’s hair is the colour of rust. So it’s an entire factor now, a lot to Sami’s chagrin. Zayn was solely on the market attempting to court docket favor with The Bloodline by convincing RK-Bro simply to return to Monday Evening Uncooked and do their factor over there. They don’t wish to become involved with something on the blue model.
That was coming from a self-professed “locker room chief.”
In fact, Orton tried to show that into Riddle vs. Zayn with a title unification match on the road, and Adam Pearce went together with the concept, no less than within the sense of constructing the match. Wouldn’t it, Riddle gained that match, as a result of Zayn can’t win something ever whereas he’s nonetheless this model of Sami Zayn.
Poor Rusty.
After, a defeated Zayn was strolling backstage and bumped into Shinsuke Nakamura, who gleefully informed him “Roman is the pinnacle of the desk however you? You’re the desk’s ass!”
Unimaginable.
I stay deeply entertained by Sami on this position. He truly believes he’s a genius who simply retains getting unfortunate or handled unfairly, and seeing him consistently slam right into a brick wall he himself was chargeable for won’t ever be something apart from wonderful to me. I’ll pop for it each time.
As for The Bloodline, they responded to all this as you may anticipate — they fully ignored Zayn’s delusions earlier than a turf warfare mentality overtook them with reference to RK-Bro’s invasion. They promised to hit the scene later and did so in the principle occasion.
Orton informed Reigns he’ll by no means be the wrestler John Cena is or ever was, and it was one hell of an insult that hit onerous with the reside crowd. Frankly, it type of made me need Orton vs. Reigns.
Efficient.
Orton made clear the concept that they had — unify the titles and name them the undisputed WWE tag staff championships. The Usos instantly accepted the problem for this unification match, however they’ll do it subsequent week on SmackDown.
They went out on Riddle kneeing Reigns within the face.
They did an ideal job of sustaining as a lot hype as doable for the tag title match however I’d be remiss if I didn’t be aware that they’re doing little or no for the WWE Common championship proper now. Drew McIntyre wasn’t even on this present, and Orton might have inadvertently established himself as the absolute best possibility there.
Shrug.
All the remaining
- Ronda Rousey determined she needs to be a preventing champion, so as a substitute of speaking an excessive amount of (which she’s getting higher at, by the way in which!) she merely issued an open problem. Raquel Rodriguez, recent off a win in her single SmackDown match a pair weeks in the past, answered the decision. They’d a match that was one million occasions higher than anybody may moderately anticipate it to be, with Rousey finally retaining however shaking arms with Raquel earlier than leaving the ring. It was a nifty means to assist in giving Rodriguez some shine earlier than there are any actual plans for her to be in the principle occasion scene whereas additionally placing over the champion of the division. Quite simple, very efficient.
- Additionally loved Shotzi and Aliyah arguing backstage about why they weren’t those to reply the decision, with Shotzi claiming Rodriguez pushed her out of the way in which and Aliyah saying Shotzi locked her in a room. They bothered to elucidate a fringe element whereas additionally kick beginning a problem with a easy backstage bit. It’s the small issues.
- Madcap Moss was given the highest of the second hour to proceed his challenge with Bum Ass Baron Corbin, who used the Andre the Big Battle royal trophy to slam a chair into Madcap’s neck. There have been a ton of boos, who is aware of what number of of them have been piped in, as a result of the gang combine sounded terrible for all the section, however Moss did a stretcher job. Earlier than he acquired in, Corbin stopped him and mentioned “you’re going to the MOSSpital.” Ha ha. He he. Ho Ho.
- Sasha Banks & Naomi efficiently defended the ladies’s tag staff titles in opposition to Shayna Baszler & Natalya in a match that didn’t fairly reside as much as what most ladies’s tag matches have been of late. It was adequate for what it was, however It is sensible why it was placed on this present the place it was.
- Butch gained a match and simply straight up took off into the gang. He got here again and celebrated whereas maniacally smiling. Butch is nice.
A good sufficient present.
Grade: C+
Your flip.
