{"id":146533,"date":"2022-09-20T10:16:37","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T15:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=146533"},"modified":"2022-09-20T10:16:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T15:16:37","slug":"wwe-smackdown-hits-and-misses-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/09\/20\/wwe-smackdown-hits-and-misses-10\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE SMACKDOWN HITS &#038; MISSES: Logan Paul misses, exciting main event carries show, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2686509989\" 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><strong>Logan Paul opening segment &#8211; MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This segment went entirely way too long. It doesn&#8217;t seem very smart to book Roman Reigns ahead of time for a match in November when WWE still has a P.L.E. in October to promote. The traditional dynamic of heel and face will be thrown out the window for this feud between Logan Paul and Roman Reigns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sami Zayn vs Ricochet &#8211; HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ricochet is one of many wrestlers who has shined in this post-Vince McMahon era of WWE. Ricochet&#8217;s movements look electric at times. Of course, Sami Zayn bumping around like a madman is always a good time. I also enjoyed the continued tension between Sami and Jey throughout the match.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doomsday &#8211; MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I generally have patience for wrestlers and storylines, but this continued pet project of Karrion Kross is atrocious, and I need it off television ASAP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>M.M.M. segment &#8211; MINOR HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I appreciate Triple H reading hits and misses from last week&#8217;s Smackdown. This is the type of segment I don&#8217;t mind Braun Strowman in. M.M.M is a job group that can bump and get squashed by Braun without consequence towards the tag team division.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2050303611\" 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><strong>Damage Control promo &#8211; MINOR HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not a lot on the promo as far as substance, but I&#8217;m not going to complain about having Damage Control on both Raw and Smackdown weekly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bayley vs Raquel Rodriguez &#8211; HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By far, Bayley&#8217;s best singles match since returning to WWE. Bayley&#8217;s work in this match showed she could work with a stronger opponent in preparation for Bayley&#8217;s match against Bianca Belair. As a bigger wrestler, selling will always be tricky, but Raquel understands that well. Raquel was great as Bayley was working on her knee. Interesting post-match with Shotzi saving Raquel from Damage Control. Shotzi is a wrestler that has just been floating around for a while. I hope the Shotzi babyface turn helps her find a new fire and direction on Smackdown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Liv Morgan and Ronda Rousey backstage promo &#8211; MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ronda indeed came off as the cooler person in this confrontation. As a baby face using a roll-up and ref, botch finish as a scoreboard was not the way to go in this case. I&#8217;m disappointed WWE has entirely lost the momentum Liv had before winning at Money In The Bank.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drew McIntyre promo &#8211; MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Drew&#8217;s promo was fine on the surface, but I&#8217;m worried Drew and Kross will have some type of lights-out match at the Extreme Rules.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2618514189\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Madcap Moss vs Solo Sikoa &#8211; HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m glad Solo had the chance to shine against Madcap Moss. NXT titles appearing on Raw or Smackdown have a similar Ring of Honor vibe. Sami Zayn continuing his stick as the Martin Prince of the Bloodline is something that will never get old.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fatal four-way match New Day vs. Ridge Holland &amp; Butch vs. Hit Row vs. Imperium &#8211; HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It took a while to get there, but this was a very entertaining party match for the show&#8217;s main event. I loved the emotion shown for Ride and Butch after they scored the victory. I don&#8217;t think Butch and Ridge will be the team to beat the Usos, but if this leads to Roman and Sheamus down the line, I&#8217;m completely for it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:<\/strong> Minus the Logan Paul opening segment to open the show, this was an easy show to watch. With three weeks left until Extreme Rules, hopefully, there&#8217;s more focus on this show than the upcoming Crown Jewel PLE in November.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/09\/16\/9-16-wwe-smackdown-results-kellers-report-and-analysis-of-sami-vs-ricochet-logan-paul-appears-four-way-tag\/\">9\/16 WWE SMACKDOWN RESULTS: Keller\u2019s report and analysis of Sami vs. Ricochet, Logan Paul appears, Four-way tag<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2344318208\"><div id=\"pwtor-2917218779\"><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>Logan Paul opening segment &#8211; MISS This segment went entirely way too long. It doesn&#8217;t seem very smart to book Roman Reigns ahead of time for a match in November when WWE still has a <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/09\/20\/wwe-smackdown-hits-and-misses-10\/\" title=\"WWE SMACKDOWN HITS &#038; MISSES: Logan Paul misses, exciting main event carries show, more\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":142231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,28,27],"tags":[72,71,117],"class_list":["post-146533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opnionandanalysis","category-specialists_hitsandmisses","category-specialists","tag-smackdown","tag-wwe","tag-wwe-smackdown"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2022\/06\/Logan-Paul-WWE.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146533"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":146534,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146533\/revisions\/146534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}