{"id":169360,"date":"2023-11-18T17:26:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T23:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=169360"},"modified":"2023-11-20T14:55:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T20:55:34","slug":"wwe-smackdown-on-site-report-11-17-pre-smackdown-match-crowd-reactions-ranked-including-becky-and-la-knight-thoughts-on-live-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/11\/18\/wwe-smackdown-on-site-report-11-17-pre-smackdown-match-crowd-reactions-ranked-including-becky-and-la-knight-thoughts-on-live-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE SMACKDOWN ON-SITE REPORT (11\/17): Pre-Smackdown match, crowd reactions ranked including Becky and LA Knight, thoughts on live experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3859832451\" 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><h3>WWE SMACKDOWN ON-SITE REPORT<br \/>\nNOVEMBER 17, 2023<br \/>\nEVANSVILLE, IND.<br \/>\nREPORT BY JORDAN, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT<\/h3>\n<p><strong>BEFORE SMACKDOWN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(1) Karrion Kross beat Cedric Alexander. The crowd was into Kross a little bit even though he was a heel. Cedric had his moments in the match.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SMACKDOWN NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-The crowd was into the show, We had a good time, but it dragged at times with so many breaks between in-ring action.<\/p>\n<p>-Dragon Lee is impressive in person.<\/p>\n<p>-It&#8217;s sometimes hard to make out what they&#8217;re saying at times, which was especially the case with Damage CTRL at times.<\/p>\n<p>-When L.A. Knight&#8217;s music hit, boom, the crowd was into him. He was so over that at the AEW events we travel to, the crowd is chanting &#8220;Yeah!&#8221; and &#8220;Let me talk to ya&#8217;!&#8221; He&#8217;s a crowd favorite. Him, Becky, Lynch, and Charlotte got the biggest pops. It looks like he&#8217;s going to be the one who challenges Roman Reigns again for the title. I don&#8217;t see any way around that because he&#8217;s so big right now.<\/p>\n<p>-The crowd was more into the Brawling Brutes than the Street Profits or Pretty Deadly.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3313407669\" 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>-We weren&#8217;t expecting Becky Lynch so that got a huge pop. She got the biggest pop followed by Charlotte and then Belair in that final segment.<\/p>\n<p>-The crowd was really into booing Escobar after what he did to Rey Mysterio. It wasn&#8217;t at the level of fans trying to shut down Dominik Mysterio when he talks, but it was intense and the most heel heat of the night.<\/p>\n<p>-WWE is a lot more fun to watch now than it was a year and a half ago. They&#8217;re really picking up steam again.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>(If you attend a live TV event, send notes like above to <a href=\"mailto:pwtorch@pwtorch.com\">pwtorch@pwtorch.com<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED NEXT:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/11\/17\/wwe-smackdown-results-11-17-kellers-report-on-knight-vs-jimmy-uso-profits-vs-pretty-deadly-vs-holland-butch-return-of-solo-sikoa\/\">WWE SMACKDOWN RESULTS (11\/17): Keller\u2019s report on Knight vs. Jimmy Uso, Profits vs. Pretty Deadly vs. Holland &amp; Butch, return of Solo Sikoa<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OR CHECK THIS OUT AT PROWRESTLING.NET:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2023\/11\/13\/mcguires-mondays-the-five-most-confusing-things-in-pro-wrestling-today\/\">McGuire\u2019s Mondays: The five most confusing things in pro wrestling today<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-4070983818\"><div id=\"pwtor-307431520\"><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>WWE SMACKDOWN ON-SITE REPORT NOVEMBER 17, 2023 EVANSVILLE, IND. 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