{"id":175990,"date":"2024-03-30T18:28:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T23:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=175990"},"modified":"2024-03-30T18:28:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T23:28:00","slug":"wwe-smackdown-hits-misses-3-29-lack-of-cody-roman-seth-and-bloodline-plus-iyo-sky-promo-jade-cargill-segment-logan-pauls-interference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/03\/30\/wwe-smackdown-hits-misses-3-29-lack-of-cody-roman-seth-and-bloodline-plus-iyo-sky-promo-jade-cargill-segment-logan-pauls-interference\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE SMACKDOWN HITS &#038; MISSES (3\/29): Lack of Cody, Roman, Seth, and Bloodline, plus Iyo Sky promo, Jade Cargill segment, Logan Paul&#8217;s interference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1509841895\" 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>HIT: Production and overall vibe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The introduction to the show depicting the highways traveled by WWE on the Road to WrestleMania, high-quality lighting in the arena, shots of the concourse inside Mohegan Sun arena and casino, and ring entrances with fan interaction were all positives. The argument can be made that the world of WWE feels more lived in than any other time in history. Randy Orton\u2019s entrance to open the show also epitomized the joy of performance we\u2019ve been seeing from the entire WWE roster since the recent direction changes under Paul \u201cTriple H\u201d Leveque.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MISS: WWE2K24 Video Game Rankings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The rankings only hurt, they don\u2019t help. Kevin Owens at 86 and Orton at 91, despite Owens main eventing Night 1 of the last two WrestleManias, makes zero sense. The game is fantastic and should be advertised on WWE television, but the rankings are too subjective to be shown next to the real life wrestlers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MISS: Logan Paul\u2019s brass knuckle jab to Kevin Owens<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A bit of a whiff by Logan Paul. Having said that, Logan continues to look like he belongs against former world champions Randy Orton and Kevin Owens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HIT: Jade Cargill<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The sample size has been small, but you can\u2019t deny the star power, confidence, and charisma of Jade Cargill.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1937255803\" 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>HIT: Iyo Sky promo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I like seeing a more serious Iyo and think she is capable of a lot more character work when not sharing her air time with the rest of Damage CTRL. However, the subtitled promos feel like Shinsuke Nakamura\u2019s thing and begin to feel a little watered down when you start having Andrade and Iyo (who are also heels) getting the same presentation. I\u2019m not sure there is a better direction for promos of wrestlers who are not fluent in English, but I hope WWE can come up with a more varied approach to their international stars.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HIT: Dragon Lee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tagging with Rey can\u2019t hurt Dragon Lee\u2019s start-stop introduction to the main roster. The introduction from Rey Mysterio and his swanton to the entirety of Legado Del Fantasma made him feel the most important he has since his call up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HIT: L.A. Knight<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>L.A. Knight continues to be popular with the live crowd and feels like a worthy opponent for most of WWE\u2019s top stars. The problem to solve for WWE with Knight is finding accomplishments for him to achieve that don\u2019t feel mid tier if he\u2019s not going to get a run with one of WWE\u2019s secondary titles in the next year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MISS: No in-ring presence from Cody, Roman, Rock, Seth, or The Bloodline:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I get giving Monday\u2019s beatdown of Cody by Rock time to breath, but Smackdown certainly felt like the weak link compared to Monday\u2019s stacked episode of Raw. Hoping this doesn\u2019t become a trend once Raw becomes a Netflix exclusive.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1960581850\" 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<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED NEXT:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/03\/29\/wwe-smackdown-results-3-29-mcdonalds-alt-perspective-report-on-cargills-first-appearance-street-profits-vs-theory-waller-belair-vs-kai-new-catch-republic-vs-legado-del-fantasma-owens\/\">WWE SMACKDOWN RESULTS (3\/29): McDonald\u2019s \u201calt perspective\u201d report on Cargill\u2019s first appearance, Street Profits vs. Theory\/Waller, Belair vs. Kai, New Catch Republic vs. Legado del Fantasma, Owens\/Orton vs. Pretty Deadly<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OR CHECK THIS OUT AT PROWRESTLING.NET: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2024\/03\/29\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-3-29-barnetts-review-of-jade-cargills-appearance-randy-orton-and-kevin-owens-vs-pretty-deadly-wmxl-tag-team-title-ladder-match-qualifiers\/\">WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (3\/29): Barnett\u2019s review of Jade Cargill\u2019s appearance, Randy Orton and Kevin Owens vs. Pretty Deadly, WMXL tag team title ladder match qualifiers<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-357598480\"><div id=\"pwtor-3226092442\"><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>HIT: Production and overall vibe The introduction to the show depicting the highways traveled by WWE on the Road to WrestleMania, high-quality lighting in the arena, shots of the concourse inside Mohegan Sun arena and <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/03\/30\/wwe-smackdown-hits-misses-3-29-lack-of-cody-roman-seth-and-bloodline-plus-iyo-sky-promo-jade-cargill-segment-logan-pauls-interference\/\" title=\"WWE SMACKDOWN HITS &#038; MISSES (3\/29): Lack of Cody, Roman, Seth, and Bloodline, plus Iyo Sky promo, Jade Cargill segment, Logan Paul&#8217;s interference\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":175995,"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":[],"class_list":["post-175990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opnionandanalysis","category-specialists_hitsandmisses","category-specialists"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-6.24.23\u202fPM.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175990","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175990"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175996,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175990\/revisions\/175996"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}