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It’s Friday and WrestleTalk will be providing live coverage of WWE SmackDown. We’re heading to Backlash on Sunday. Will we get any fun surprises on tonight’s go-home episode?
Here is the advertised card for tonight:
- Drew McIntyre & RK-Bro stand face-to-face with The Bloodline tonight
- Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods take on Sheamus & Ridge Holland in a Tables Match
- Sasha Banks to battle Shayna Baszler one-on-one
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RK-Mc-Bro
Riddle, Orton, and McIntyre all take turns making statements that the others acknowledge. They do this by repeating the word acknowledge. The next to last one was Drew saying they were going to make a JOINT decision. Orton and Riddle particularly liked that one.
McIntyre then called Roman a piece of crap. That brought out The Bloodline. They are supposed to go face to face, but Roman stopped at the top of the walkway. Roman throws the mic and just heads to the ring instead.
The 6 men square off and then start to brawl. After the brawl, RK-Bro hit RKOs. Drew kicks Roman with a Claymore. That’s how the show went off the air.
I’m not sure I’m more excited for the Backlash show this weekend because of this episode. If WWE had to get me to shell out $50 to buy it, I don’t know that I would. But, for $10, I’ll watch.
See you Sunday!
A Claymore connects! 😱#SmackDown @DMcIntyreWWE @WWERomanReigns @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/03vjlYwfCT
— WWE (@WWE) May 7, 2022
Sami Zayn vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Shinsuke Nakamura is facing off with Sami Zayn. Nakamura is upset about getting attacked by Roman and for Sami Zayn tattling on him. Zayn comes out annoyed because McAfee dances when Nakamura comes out.
The match between these two is solid, but it is a match we’ve seen a few times before. They did a little bit to build this one, but it isn’t really leading to anything on Sunday. So, I’m not sure that it is the most interesting thing they could be doing on their build to Backlash.
Sami Zayn gets the win by count-out. Both men were outside. Sami was running from Nakamura but managed to hit a Helluva Kick to the face. He snuck back in the ring and got the win. The match was picking up. Nakamura came close to a win after a knee to the back of the head. He also tried to lock in an armbar. In the end, Sami was able to weasel his way to a victory.
.@SamiZayn pulls a fast one on @ShinsukeN.#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/0zCIcG07yf
— WWE (@WWE) May 7, 2022
More Lacey Evans story
Before Lacey talks, Sami Zayn is with Adam Pearce. He talks his way into Pearce booking him in a match with Nakamura.
Lacey Evans tells part 5 of her story. She talks about her dad overdosing. She talks about another person in her family trying to commit suicide. Another family member overdosed on the night of her first NXT match. She wants to know what the women in WWE can do to her that hasn’t already been done.
Lacey Evans promises she’s going to become the next SmackDown women’s champion. Samantha Irvin introduces her to the live crowd. She says the crowd should show her the proper respect she deserves that was almost heel for the introduction. If not heel, certainly weird.
We also get a video package for Raquel Rodriguez.
.@SamiZayn vs. @ShinsukeN… RIGHT NOW??!#SmackDown @ScrapDaddyAP pic.twitter.com/hSyQLhAECJ
— WWE (@WWE) May 7, 2022
Where's Butch?
Sheamus and Holland are wrestling against The New Day in a tables match. Apparently, Dunne is so mad about being called Butch that he decided to run away.
Before the match, we get two promos. One from Shinsuke Nakamura who reminded us that he was left lying in the ring by The Bloodline a few weeks ago. He promises he hasn’t forgotten. Sami Zayn was in the background. We also get Drew McIntyre who promises to kick Reigns’s head off in a preview of Sunday.
The tables match is a good one early on. We had several near calls, but each time people were able to avoid going into the table. At one point, Sheamus was leaning up against a barricade, Kofi jumps off the top rope and hits a cross body onto Sheamus sending both men through the barricade. That looked like it sucked for both men to take, but it was fun to watch.
Butch is back. Just when you think Woods is about to put Sheamus through the announcer’s table, Butch appears from under the ring. The distraction allows for Sheamus and Holland get the win. They ultimately put Woods through a table with a double chokeslam.
The match was pretty good. There were some pretty good moments. Sheamus dropped Kofi on the apron. Holland and Sheamus did dueling forearms to the chest. Woods and Kofi had some nice dives. The finish was pretty lame though.
After the match, Sami Zayn approaches Paul Heyman. He lets him know Shinsuke was talking crap. Zayn says he’ll handle Nakamura. Heyman says Roman appreciates Sami’s initiative.
👊 FIGHT NIGHT 👊#SmackDown #Butch @WWESheamus @RidgeWWE pic.twitter.com/E3WG8Xtzyg
— WWE (@WWE) May 7, 2022
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