{"id":159957,"date":"2023-06-05T15:10:41","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T20:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=159957"},"modified":"2023-06-05T15:10:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T20:10:41","slug":"wwe-smackdown-hits-misses-6-2-a-mixed-bag-for-the-bloodline-la-knight-hits-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/06\/05\/wwe-smackdown-hits-misses-6-2-a-mixed-bag-for-the-bloodline-la-knight-hits-more\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE SMACKDOWN HITS &#038; MISSES 6\/2: A mixed bag for The Bloodline, LA Knight hits, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-345188769\" 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>Six-Man Austin Theory &amp; Pretty Deadly vs. the Brawling Brutes &#8211; MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The match went nearly 20 minutes, (17:45), the official timestamp, and it went entirely too long. Sheamus looked decent throughout, but other than Sheamus, it was five guys in there doing wrestling moves that meant nothing. I&#8217;m unsure if WWE is attempting to pair Pretty Deadly and Theory moving forward, but I hope not. Austin Theory is a charisma vacuum, and he&#8217;s not the main roster; rub Pretty Deadly needs to excel on Smackdown. Finally, Michael Cole mansplaining Pretty Deadly&#8217;s name made me throw my remote at the t.v.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hit Row vs. The Good Brothers &#8211; MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best thing about this match was Michin roasting Hit Row on social media. Hit Row should move back down to NXT and have a hard reset.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Grayson Waller Effect &#8211; MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This segment wasn&#8217;t bad because of Grayson Waller. However, several things annoyed me about this segment. First thing, so is the draft dead at this point? Second, I don&#8217;t understand why the Raw&#8217;s women&#8217;s champion is on Smackdown with other Raw rosters team members during a Smackdown segment. Finally, I was not too fond of Asuka and Io getting what chants but WWE should know better with their audience that would happen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Money In The Bank Qualifying Match Lacey Evans vs. Zelina Vega &#8211; MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I want to start and say I feel bad for both women. With an arena that had nearly 10k sold, you could hear a pin drop during this match. Zelina won with a code-red finish. Happy to see Zelina get another opportunity at a PLE. Lacey Evans isn&#8217;t my cup of tea, but I shouldn&#8217;t have to tell fans don&#8217;t be weird online to wrestlers, even if they have an awful gimmick.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-643835173\" 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>Money In The Bank Qualifying Match LA Knight vs. Montez Ford &#8211; HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m confident to say other than Seth, Cody, and Roman, LA Knight is one of the most over-wrestlers in the company. Knight getting the win was the right decision, and honestly, he should be the won to win Money in the Bank.<\/p>\n<h3>The Roman Reigns 1000-day celebration &#8211; HIT &amp; MISS<\/h3>\n<p>For a company with a working relationship with the UFC, WWE sure does know how to make ugly belts with their logo in the middle. Yes, I&#8217;m aware WWE designs their belts for notoriety and toys. However, it doesn&#8217;t mean the belts have to be ugly.<\/p>\n<p>The entire purpose behind celebrating long title reigns is that eventually someone will beat you. The fact that a babyface challenger didn&#8217;t call his shot against Roman is such a plot hole and problem that I can&#8217;t overlook. Also, Cody should have won the damn belt at WrestleMania. Jimmy Uso gave a good promo and his interactions with Roman were excellent, but that doesn&#8217;t paint over how flawed this main event segment was.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:<\/strong> Other than the last 10 minutes of the episode, this show was phoned in and wasn&#8217;t enjoyable to watch. Friday Night Smackdown might be renamed as Friday Night Bloodline because there&#8217;s no thought or intent to this two-hour wrestling show other than Bloodline-related segments.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/06\/05\/spoiler-major-match-reportedly-set-for-summerslam\/\">SPOILER: Major match reportedly set for Summerslam<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-336831415\"><div id=\"pwtor-1629286137\"><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>Six-Man Austin Theory &amp; Pretty Deadly vs. the Brawling Brutes &#8211; MISS The match went nearly 20 minutes, (17:45), the official timestamp, and it went entirely too long. 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