{"id":178620,"date":"2024-05-18T23:07:07","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T04:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=178620"},"modified":"2024-05-22T12:20:39","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T17:20:39","slug":"over-unders-wwe-smackdown-5-17-solos-heyman-impression-slappy-time-fan-sign-of-the-night-l-a-knight-chewing-gum-logans-flub-orton-gets-slobbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/05\/18\/over-unders-wwe-smackdown-5-17-solos-heyman-impression-slappy-time-fan-sign-of-the-night-l-a-knight-chewing-gum-logans-flub-orton-gets-slobbery\/","title":{"rendered":"OVER &#038; UNDERS &#8211; WWE SMACKDOWN (5\/17): Solo&#8217;s Heyman impression, Slappy Time, Fan Sign of the Night, L.A. Knight chewing gum, Logan&#8217;s flub, Orton gets slobbery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3914786482\" 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>We\u2019re just shy of one week from getting royal in Saudi Arabia, so let\u2019s dive into the most overrated and under-appreciated moments from a show that is filled with quarter-final clarity, contract signings and likely a lot of talking because we\u2019re so close to a PLE.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; SOLO\u2019S HEYMAN IMPRESSION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you look at Solo Sikoa as he\u2019s entering the arena, his bleach blonde fohawk is shorter than normal, and with the sunlight hitting it just right, it looks like he shaved the top of his head and he\u2019s doing his best impression of Paul Heyman\u2026ladies and gentleman. It\u2019s worth a second look. Maybe a third. Okay one more. Yep, still funny.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; THAT WHICH ELUDED ORTON<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That was a nice hype package for the King and Queen of the Ring. Per usual the WWE promos team packs more punch than a hit from Braun Strowman (okay nothing packs that hard of a punch), but I was sitting here wondering why they\u2019re wasting a slot on Randy Orton\u2026until now. I didn\u2019t realize this is really the only accolade that has eluded him his entire career. Them&#8217;s some stakes y\u2019all. Whoever has the job to track all of this is an absolute saint, and deserves a free premium autograph signing at WWE world. It\u2019s expensive. I\u2019m still feeling the dent of meeting Cody Rhodes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; SLAPPY TIME<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tiffany Stratton and Bianca Belair have some great in-ring chemistry, but Tiffy\u2019s slappy time to Belair takes the cake, hell, it just repossessed the whole bakery. That slap could be heard in the cheap seats by Stevie Wonder, with noise-canceling headphones on, surrounded by French fans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; I KNEED TO KNOW THE TRUTH<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-875839520\" 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>I\u2019m loving this Tiffany Stratton versus Bianca Belair match. It\u2019s hard-hitting, fluid, fast-paced, and I\u2019m more entertained than a kid with A.D.H.D. in a bounce house after eating a bag of Halloween candy. But exaggerated metaphors aside, if you\u2019re going to have Belair favor the knee in a continuation of the storyline of last week, maybe don\u2019t have her skip to the ring during her entrance like her knee is healthier than Donald Trump claims to be in every medical exam. Is the knee injured? Is it not? I KNEED to know the truth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; SIGN OF THE NIGHT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Looking for great fan signs from WWE fans is like partaking in a \u201cWhere\u2019s Waldo\u201d book if it were written by Judd Apatow. So far, the sign of the night goes to \u201cMy Dogs Love to Wrestle.\u201d Classic dogs, amiright?<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; UNINTENTIONALLY FUNNY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During the Tiffany Stratton versus Bianca Belair match, did anyone else notice the hilarious timing of a Cory Graves line right when a graphic promoting the UFL came up? He said \u201cBianca Belair does not know the meaning of the word \u2018quit\u2019.\u201d Juxtapose that with the UFL graphic, formerly known as the XFL, and I think it\u2019s time to cue the meme of Leonardo DiCaprio\u2019s inquisitive look from \u201cInception.\u201d Google it. I\u2019ll wait. And\u2026you\u2019re welcome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; L.A. KNIGHT CHEWING GUM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In seeing L.A. Knight emerge from Nick Aldis\u2019 office, am I the only one that still cringes when I see him still addicted to chewing gum? After choke-gate, mid promo a few weeks ago, I still have P.T.S.D. How about a Jolly Rancher? An altoid? Or just pretend. You can\u2019t choke on imagination\u2026yeah.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; TAMA \u201cTHE GREMLIN\u201d TONGA<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3070784345\" 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>Okay, I don\u2019t know if Tama Tonga is trying to come off as feral, or doing his best gremlin impression, but whatever primal sound he is making backstage with the bloodline is terrifying and I\u2019m here for it. It\u2019s like watching the dog in \u201cCujo.\u201d I\u2019m terrified but I can\u2019t look away.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; L.A. KNIGHT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The backstage promo between Camelo Hayes and L.A. Knight was fire, largely due to the multitude of chili peppers Knight was spitting out non-stop during the segment. That was one of his best promos in a while, and served as a nice reminder that he\u2019s not a fad. He\u2019s the real deal and could talk a fish into doubting its own ability to breath under water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; TANGA LOA\u2019S CAVITY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This match between Tama Tonga and L.A. Knight is solid, if not a little clunky due to Knight\u2019s limited moveset. That said, I\u2019m so distracted by whatever cavities are clearly causing Tanga Loa pain. He clearly needs a root canal with all the wincing and seething he\u2019s doing with his teeth. Flossing is important Mr. Loa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; ANOTHER GREAT SIGN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During Logan Paul\u2019s entrance a fan held up a sign that said \u201cLogan Paul is the reason shampoo has instructions.\u201d Dearest fan, please go write for a late night talk show. You are comedy gold.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; LOGAN FLUBS A LINE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Logan Paul is a fantastic heel, but one flubbed line changed the entire dynamic of his contract signing segment with Cody Rhodes. He said \u201cYour contract is on the line, not mine.\u201d Contract? So his job is on the line?? Logan, you could have said title, championship, hell, Vince McMahon is gone so you could have even said belt. Contract? You didn\u2019t just put your foot in your mouth with that screw up, you just at a rack of them at Payless.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; NIA JAX UP THE EPIC ENTRANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was bound to happen eventually. WWE has been doing one of these epic talk then walk to the rings each week. A mistake had to happen at some point. After Nia Jax painfully mucked her way through a poorly acted promo, she got on track for the weekly epic entrance. The only problem? She walked too fast and once the cameraman got through the curtain, Nia had seemingly vanished. It\u2019s kind of hilarious if you go back and watch it. Who does she think she is, John Cena? There\u2019s only room for one invisible superstar around these parts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; A PAT ON THE BACK FOR THE CAMERAMAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I like D.I.Y. as much as the next NXT fan, same with Legado del Fantasma, but I absolutely hate the D.I.Y. self pat on the back gimmick. I\u2019d like to personally thank the cameraman for moving away from them right before they did it, in favor of A-Town Down Under mocking them. I think he deserves a pat on the back for avoiding the pat on the back, in favor of a team mocking the pat on the back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; RANDY GETS JIMMY USO\u2019D<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you go back and watch Randy Orton\u2019s entrance, he signs a fans shirt, then goes to fist bump her, and she totally ignores him. He shrugs it, hilariously making the best of an awkward fail. It just goes to show you. It doesn\u2019t matter how big of a star you are, no one is safe from fist bump rejection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; RANDY ORTON GETS SLOBBERY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know if Randy Orton has a cold, or if he\u2019s allergic to cats and Carmelo Hayes has one, or if maybe he just has a virus, but he\u2019s extra slobbery during his promo. If I were Solo Sikoa, I\u2019d get an umbrella, because he\u2019s flinging liquid like a 90s sprinkler, and not the fun kind you can run through. 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