WWE SmackDown: Vince McMahon appears following internal investigation
By Ryan Satin
FOX Sports activities WWE Analyst
Hours after stepping apart as CEO as a result of an investigation by WWE’s board of administrators, Vince McMahon made an look Friday on SmackDown.
Welcome again to a different SmackDown Roundup, this time overlaying the June 17 version of the present that includes Vince’s assertion, Roman Reigns defending the Undisputed title and Comfortable Corbin calling out Pat McAfee.
Right here’s a fast recap of the match outcomes:
– Madcap Moss defeated Comfortable Corbin through pinfall in a Final Snort match
– New Day’s Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods defeated Jinder Mahal and Shanky through pinfall after hitting Bother in Paradise on Jinder
– Raquel Rodriguez defeated Shayna Baszler through pinfall to qualify for the Ladies’s Cash within the Financial institution match
– Reigns retained the Undisputed Common title over Riddle after touchdown a spear on his opponent
Second of the evening: Vince McMahon promo
Mr. McMahon addresses the WWE Universe | WWE on FOX
Mr. McMahon opened Friday Night time SmackDown by addressing WWE followers.
I’m unsure what to make of this phase, because it was cryptic and Vince did not actually say all that a lot, however this was definitely probably the most talked about second of the evening.
McMahon walked to the ring together with his music taking part in, slapped fingers with followers and made a brief assertion.
“I’m right here merely to remind you of the 4 phrases we simply noticed, in what we name the WWE signature,” he stated. “These 4 phrases are ‘then,’ ‘now,’ ‘perpetually’ – and a very powerful phrase is ‘collectively.’ Welcome to SmackDown!”
After that, he dropped the mic and the present started.
Greatest match: Roman Reigns vs. Riddle – Undisputed Common title
Riddle seemed like he belonged right here.
Even in defeat, the previous tag-team champion got here out trying good, with a vibrant future forward in the primary occasion scene.
Riddle additionally acquired a plausible near-fall on Roman Reigns, which isn’t straightforward to do contemplating how dominant the champ has been.
This was a really pleasurable primary occasion.
Extra highlights:
As said above, Rodriguez certified for the Ladies’s Cash within the Financial institution match. With the best way she’s been pushed, this was anticipated.
After dropping to Moss, Corbin referred to as out McAfee and appears to be shifting right into a program together with his former roommate.
This ought to be a enjoyable one between two masters of the mic.
Lingering query: Do we’d like one other match between Brock Lesnar and Reigns?
This week’s SmackDown ended with Lesnar re-appearing and as soon as once more focusing on The Bloodline/Reigns.
These two simply completed an epic program that concluded with “the most important WrestleMania match of all time,” although, so going again to that just a few months later isn’t as thrilling.
I am guessing what is going to occur right here is Seth Rollins profitable Cash within the Financial institution, then cashing it in the identical evening to turn into Undisputed Common champ.
Rollins has teased that he needs to high his well-known WrestleMania heist, so what higher manner to try this then an evening the place two titles are on the road, in a match involving the very same two Superstars he defeated through cash-in again in 2015.
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Ryan Satin is a WWE analyst for FOX Sports activities. Satin beforehand appeared on FS1’s “WWE Backstage” and based Professional Wrestling Sheet, the place he broke numerous information tales as editor-in-chief.
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