{"id":141215,"date":"2022-06-11T16:19:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T21:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=141215"},"modified":"2022-06-11T14:20:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T19:20:12","slug":"wwe-smackdown-receipt-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/06\/11\/wwe-smackdown-receipt-2\/","title":{"rendered":"HEYDORN&#8217;S SMACKDOWN RECEIPT 6\/10: Riddle momentum should lead to good business with Reigns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3990969920\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/06\/10\/6-3-wwe-smackdown-results-kellers-report-on-gunther-challenging-ricochet-sheamus-vs-drew-and-lacey-vs-xia-li-in-mitb-qualifiers\/\">week\u2019s episode<\/a> of WWE Smackdown has wrapped. Let\u2019s take a stroll down memory lane and relive some of the madness.<\/p>\n<p>-The opening contest this week between Drew McIntyre and Sheamus may have been their best match together yet. This thing was hard-hitting and important due to the Money in the Bank qualifying situation. The finish? Eh. Smells like the beginning of a \u201clast chance\u201d match to get into Money in the Bank.<\/p>\n<p>-Also? I kind of love Butch. The gimmick is beyond silly, but Pete Dunne is doing his best to make sure it\u2019s not each wee on WWE Smackdown.<\/p>\n<p>-Lacey Evans was better this week? Maybe? She for sure toned back the narrative around her character significantly and while it still feels like she\u2019s reading her promos, the formula worked much better. Given how much Vince McMahon and company like Evans, she\u2019s a favorite to win the women\u2019s MITB ladder match.<\/p>\n<p>-Even the most babyface of lines sound heelish when <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1535698381280002048\">Ronda Rousey<\/a> delivers them. She just does not have the ability as a performer to adjust her tone to sound likable. Per the norm, her match was good with Shotzi, but it\u2019s hard to invest in her when she comes across as so blunt and bitter.<\/p>\n<p>-Gunther as WWE Intercontinental Championship just feels right at this point. A cherry on top of a damn good main roster run so far. How high can he go? If he keeps this up, pretty high. Size, look, promo \u2013 all skills that the main roster calls for in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>-Paul Heyman and Sami Zayn were just perfect in their backstage segment prior to Zayn\u2019s match. Heyman walked the line of encouraging and threatening in supreme fashion. Zayn sold it like a million bucks.<\/p>\n<p>-As for Riddle vs. Zayn? Great match. Both guys worked really hard and the crowd was along for the ride. Riddle winning wasn\u2019t a foregone conclusion given Reigns not being around, but it should do some nice business next week.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1452134980\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>-Speaking of Riddle, he\u2019s found a nice mix of serious and old Riddle that\u2019s really playing well for him right now. Obviously, he isn\u2019t beating Reigns next week, but the momentum he has culminating with this match should get him over even more than he already is \u2013 losing aside.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/06\/09\/aew-dynamite-receipt-6\/\">HEYDORN\u2019S DYNAMITE RECEIPT 6\/8: An epic miss of a show with a lot on the line for AEW<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3741559627\"><div id=\"pwtor-4257395745\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>This week\u2019s episode of WWE Smackdown has wrapped. 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