Hall's WWE Smackdown Review 5.6.22

Smackdown
Date: Might 6, 2022
Location: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
Commentators: Pat McAfee, Michael Cole

It’s the go house present for Wrestlemania Backlash and meaning we have to hype up the six man tag which completely serves some type of a function. I’m not fairly certain what that function is however I’m certain it’s there. Apart from that, it is perhaps time so as to add one or two extra matches to the cardboard. Let’s get to it.

The opening recap appears to be like at Ronda Rousey profitable final week’s Beat The Clock problem.

Charlotte vs. Aliyah

Earlier than the match, Charlotte says Aliyah give up final week and now it’s time for her to do away with Ronda Rousey for good on Sunday. Charlotte wouldn’t be stunned if Rousey left WWE for good after she offers up. As for Aliyah, a single shot takes her down however right here is Rousey for the save. The brawl is on with referees and brokers (together with Jamie Noble, who has McAfee VERY excited) finally….not truly having the ability to preserve them aside as Rousey expenses at her once more. They’re lastly separated with no match after all.

Sasha Banks vs. Shayna Baszler

Naomi (injured) and Natalya are right here too. Banks (in a hairband) begins quick and goes proper after the arm however can’t hit the stomp. Baszler will get in a shot of her personal although and hits the gutwrench suplex. The stomping is on within the nook to maintain Banks in bother and a aspect slam takes her down once more as we go to a break.

Again with Banks combating out of an armbar and sending Baszler exterior for a ram into the announcers’ desk. Again in and Banks will get two off the Meteora as Natalya is shedding it on the ground. Banks tries a small bundle however Baszler reverses into one in every of her personal and grabs the rope (with Natalya serving to) for the pin at 8:15.

Ranking: C. Keep in mind when Baszler was superior and seemed destined to grow to be the brand new monster of the ladies’s division? Properly now she wants assist profitable a match through small bundle to arrange what might be going to be a loss in a Tag Staff Title match. The match was fantastic sufficient, however it’s unhappy to see what has occurred to Baszler.

Submit match Natalya goes after Naomi as Baszler hundreds up the Future Endeavored Stomp (McAfee’s phrases) however Banks fights up and makes the save.

Video on the Bloodline vs. Drew McIntyre/RKBro.

The Usos need RKBro.

RKBro isn’t that impressed with the Usos and are coming for them on Sunday.

It’s time for Blissful Discuss and we get a recap of Blissful Corbin vs. Madcap Moss. Corbin doesn’t suppose a lot of Moss, who pops up on display and mocks Corbin for being a charity case, as he lets tattoo artists check out their dangerous concepts on him. Corbin tells him to come back say this to his face so right here is Moss to interrupt. Moss talks concerning the numerous variations we’ve got seen of Corbin over time, however we haven’t seen him ever be entertaining. Keep in mind the Lone Wolf? Properly wolves have hair, so perhaps Corbin may be the BIG BALD WOLF! That’s sufficient to make Corbin….stroll off with out doing something.

Video on Drew Gulak’s latest makes an attempt at getting numerous jobs in WWE.

Drew Gulak vs. ???

Gulak is again within the ring in opposition to a thriller opponent and it’s…..Gunther. An early armbar has Gulak in bother and a chop makes it worse. The large boot units up one other chop and there’s the chop within the nook. Gunther grabs the sleeper and it’s a powerbomb for the pin on Gulak at 1:59. Transferring Gunther as much as barely higher competitors is an efficient transfer.

We glance again at Rick Boogs getting injured at Wrestlemania, plus Roman Reigns taking out Shinsuke Nakamura. I believed I dreamed that.

Nakamura doesn’t just like the Bloodline and guarantees to get a chunk of Roman Reigns. Sami Zayn is watching from behind a truck.

Drew McIntyre is prepared for Sunday however thinks Roman Reigns must get his head kicked off tonight.

Sheamus/Ridge Holland vs. New Day

Tables match. It’s a brawl to begin, as you may need guessed, with Woods diving onto Holland on the ground. New Day grabs a desk to hit Sheamus within the ribs however setting the desk up takes too lengthy. Holland is again up for the save however Woods breaks up a powerbomb by way of the desk. That lets Kofi go onto the put up for the HUGE dive off the highest to ship Sheamus by way of the barricade as we take a break.

Again with Sheamus and Holland each hitting their ten forearms to the chest. Kofi manages an SOS however will get dropped on the apron to chop him off. Woods strikes away at Holland again inside however has to knock Sheamus off the apron. Sheamus pulls Woods off the highest to avoid wasting Holland so Kofi takes Sheamus down with a hue dive. The announcers’ desk is loaded up however Kofi has to slide out of an Alabama Slam try. With Sheamus on the desk, Woods goes up however Butch comes out from below the ring for the save. Woods is put by way of the desk for the win at 12:31.

Ranking: C. The perfect factor right here is that I used to be questioning if they might use the WHERE IS BUTCH factor as a approach to launch him so this may very well be worse. The desk stuff right here felt like such a tacked on stipulation as this feud retains going for causes I don’t fairly perceive. Sheamus and Holland have destroyed New Day time and again however the feud retains going for some cause.

Submit match Butch needs to be pulled off of Woods.

Paul Heyman thinks Kayla Braxton is flirting with him and desires to be taken out for pizza in New York. Sami Zayn comes up and asks Braxton to depart so he can speak to Heyman (Heyman: “DON’T LEAVE ME ALONE WITH HIM!”). Sami talks about how Shinsuke Nakamura hasn’t forgotten something and as a locker room chief, felt Roman Reigns ought to know. Heyman agrees to inform Reigns, however this won’t be reliable.

Submit break, Zayn asks Adam Pearce for a match with Nakamura subsequent week. Pearce says they’ll simply do it now as an alternative.

It’s time for Chapter 5 of the Lacey Evans Story, as she talks about her father and a few members of the family overdosing earlier than she grew to become a wrestler. Then she determined that she wanted to do one thing along with her life. She had her first match in entrance of her daughter and now she desires to know who can cease her. Quickly, she goes to be the Smackdown Girls’s Champion.

Within the area, the announcer tells us that Lacey Evans is about to come back out right here, however desires the right respect with some applause. Cue Lacey, who celebrates with some followers after which leaves. Finish of section.

Video on Raquel Rodriguez.

Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Sami Zayn

Feeling out course of to begin till Zayn knocks him into the ropes. A working kick to the chest cuts that off and Nakamura provides a standing model to stagger him. The Kinshasa is countered right into a Michinoku Driver to provide Zayn two and we take a break. Again with Sami hammering on Nakamura for 2 and yelling on the official over the rely.

Nakamura will get two of his personal off a working knee and the cross armbreaker goes on. Zayn is ready to stack him up for 2 so Nakamura hits a kick to the top. They head exterior the place Zayn tries to run once more however Nakamura isn’t letting that occur. As a substitute Zayn hits a fast Helluva Kick to beats the rely again in at 9:12.

Ranking: C. This wasn’t fairly their Takeover: Dallas traditional. I’m not completely certain why they introduced Nakamura again right here simply to have him lose, although it’s good to FINALLY comply with up on that angle from a number of weeks in the past that went nowhere. Certain it’s a special path, however I’ll take it over completely nothing.

Listed below are Drew McIntyre and RKBro (who is perhaps mixed to grow to be, I child you not, RK McBro) for a chat. Earlier than they name out the Bloodline, Riddle asks what the opposite two acknowledge. This consists of McIntyre and Orton’s historical past in opposition to one another, and that Orton has muscular legs. Orton says he acknowledges that the sky is blue and the grass is inexperienced, with McIntyre saying it’s a joint choice. They name out the Bloodline and get what they need, with the brawl being on. The Bloodline is cleared out to finish the present.

Outcomes
Shayna Baszler b. Sasha Banks – Small bundle
Gunther b. Drew Gulak – Powerbomb
Sheamus/Ridge Holland b. New Day – Woods was put by way of a desk
Sami Zayn b. Shinsuke Nakamura through countout