[6.0] "I feel like if this was 2 hours it would be a lot better than it felt like. Several matches and segments felt very stretched out which could have been a lot better if a bit shorter. The first half wasn't very good but I liked the 2nd half."
[5.0] "Unfortunately, this Smackdown was easily the weakest show of this week, and for the most part a quite skippable show. This show did start hot with a great angle to open the show with the main takeaway being Roman Reigns entering the Rumble; but unfortunately this was the hottest angle of the night. I did enjoy the build of the main event throughout this show, but the match itself didn't live up to the hype. I would say this was a watchable show but a disappointing one, and one that also leaned a little too hard on old over-used match-making techniques."
[6.0] "Overall an enjoyable debut episode of Smackdown on Netflix and more enjoyable than the previous episode of Raw, showcasing a bit more actual wrestling"
[7.0] "This show was weaker that last week but It's not bad. It just didn't have enough exciting thing and had some average matches. It's kinda incredible that the tag team division was the best thing about this show."
[6.0] "I enjoyed the Machine Guns match as well as the women's four-way. The main event was decent enough and I am in favour of Chelsea Green's title reign. Not as groundbreaking as the first Raw on Netflix and three hours is far too long but a perfectly passable show."
[7.0] "This was an ok show and not as good as the following weeks SmackDown. The show did pick up with the MCMG Vs A Town Down Under which was a pretty good match. The opening of the show was good I thought as well. The women's fatal 4 way was the best match of the entire night and the women of SmackDown always seem to deliver when it matters most. The main event match was a fun match and I was entertained throughout the entire match. But again this episode of SmackDown was not as good as the previous week but this was still a decent episode."
[6.0] "This show was good in my opinion but at the same time most of the stuff felt bland, i don't know. The opening segment kind of disappointed me because it has Cody basically proving KO right by siding with the Bloodline more often now. The Women's US title match was decent I guess. Los Garza vs Pretty Deadly was meh. The U.S title match actually got good until the Bloodline once again interfered. The tag match between MCMG vs A-Town Down Under was pretty good but nothing really furthering outside of the new no1 contender. The women's segment was pretty good but it feels forced every time a title changes hands. The four way though, was good but once again forced. The main event tag match was good but weird as Cody just left Jimmy like that."
[5.0] "This was a very inconsistent show. Starts with something good, falls into mediocrity, slowly recovers until you get a surprisingly good women's segment and match, then once again falls into a generic main event. Kevin Owens never gets tired of being based AF. He was the voice of logic once again when he questioned how now, all of a sudden, Paul Heyman and Cody where really chill and cool with each other after all they went through. I just love KO when he points out nonsenses. The US Title matches were quite poor. Women's was slightly better than men's, I just can't understand how the fucking Shinsuke Nakamura can work so dull and bland. It's the worst I've ever saw from him. 14 minutes of boredom just to end in a no contest from a random attack by The New Bloodline. If all these attacks to LA Knight doesn't lead to Jacob going after the title it would only show they don't know what to do with The Bloodline after Tribal Combat. Tag Team division keeps its development going this time presenting Los Garza finally as a serious team to take in consideration while keeping Pretty Deadly in the foreground alongside DIY. Apollo Crews getting in between the teams to be the guy that tells them the reality is random and funny AF. Los Garza need to work on their performance level. Being jobbers for way too much affected them big time, and Pretty Deadly should start be treated as something more than jobbers. MCMG vs A-Town Down Under was a really fine match that ended when things looked like they were heating up. All four men have a lot more in them than what they just showed. This is the kind of match where WWE should really let their talent push forward. Tiffany Stratton segment was almost perfect. I don't really buy the idea of her planning the cash-in all along. It just sounded like they made up that idea after the thing happened as all what we've been seeing for months was presented as a legit union between her and Nia. Still, it's a good idea that shows how big of a villain Tiff can really be. The parade of wrestlers coming in to demand a title shot was also cool. At first, when I saw Bayley coming in I thought it was really random and she was being inserted in just because, but she made a valid point regarding the title, so did Naomi afterwards and it's cool how they all were screwed up in basically the same story. The match just elevated what the segment already built. With a better workrate, that match would've been the best in quite some time, because the construction of it was perfect, the finish was smooth and well put together, Nia did a very good job and her selling was amazing, the logic in the match was on point, Naomi delivering a solid performance, Bianca being great as usual and Bayley showing also a good level. Best part of this show by a mile. Then the main event was just a textbook tag team main event match, nothing you haven't seen a million times in wrestling already. Kevin Owens once again being the best thing in a Bloodline match in the same week, coming out to provoke Cody losing by taking him out of the match without causing a DQ, even if that means he has to allow Cody to beat him up. The brawl afterwards felt generic though, nothing really impressive and just the same table breaking spot we've seen over and over again. If some matches were just better this would've been a pretty good tv show, but we've had way too many dullness here."
[5.0] "The show overall was pretty bland and very mediocre. The matches were generic at best, and the promos and segments didn't get enough interest. Even the audience looked half asleep during the majority of this show. You can do better than this WWE."
[6.0] "A weaker episode of SmackDown than last week. Really enjoyed the opening segment with Heyman and Rhodes. None of the matches were bad. The women's fatal four way was very good. Interesting to see how they will book a three hour SmackDown going forward."
[7.0] "I thought this episode of SmackDown was pretty Satisfactory & did a pretty decent job into having me look forward to couple of things next week."
[5.0] "A very average episode of SmackDown. We saw things kick off with Paul Heyman and Cody Rhodes which led to Jacob Fatu, and Tama Tonga to come out and started a brawl. Jimmy Uso came out to help Cody Rhodes out. The matches on this show were okay I did enjoy the MCGM Match, and the Women's Fatal - Four Way Match. I think the issue SmackDown gonna have with this three hour show is the lack of superstars they don't have a big roster like RAW has so the transfer window they really need to land some big names and I really want them to put some Carmelo Hayes, and Andadre matches weekly because they make the shows enjoyable for people. But overall an very average match."
[7.0] "The major plot involving Rhodes, Owens, and the OG Bloodline as well as the women's title picture made this edition of SD worth a watch. The tag division feels underrated still, resulting in two matches that picked up steam for them to get interested. The US title matches were nice enough for a TV version, but their PPV/special matches were still better. Apart from the slow build around new stories, there was nothing eye-catching, unlike Raw's premiere. Nonetheless, it was a solid episode that is stacking up new stories and escalating existing rivalries further."
[6.0] "Second three-hour smackdown and unlike the first one this one felt like it dragged at times. The first few matches did not deliver but the MCMG vs A Town Down Under was good and the womens fourway was the MOTN. Main event was okay but a very stupid move to have Rhodes abandon Jimmy. The opening segment was the best closely followed by Tiffany Stratton's title celebration."
[5.0] "Match quality lacking on this weeks episode of Smackdown, with Motor City Machine Guns vs A Town Down Under being the highlight. Paul Heyman/Cody/KO opening promo is worth a watch though. KO's heel work is so good at this point. Some nice stuff with Tiffy going on, with the fatal four way match a bit botchy so some good parts."
[5.0] "Last week first 3 hour SmackDown was good but the first hour was pretty mid, this week like one hour and half of the show were pretty bad, with a both US title matches being dissapointing, Michin vs Chelsea was worse than their SNME and Knight/Nakamura was picking up before the finish, a lot of nothing happened, then MCMG vs ATDU and the 4-Way picked up the show and the main event was fun, but the show felt like it was a two hour show than they dragged to make it a 3 hour show and that REALLY hurt the viewing experience"
[6.0] "A very polarizing sd episode to say the least uh. Very strong opening segment with Heyman letting Cody know that Roman has the intentions of going after him again now that he has the ula fala back. It's good the WWE is letting the people know that a third match between Roman and Cody is going to happen in the future. Kevin Owens continues to be a hypocrite, we got another Jacob Cody tease which popped tf outta me, I need that match badly. But then after that things nosedived a bit up until the mcmg vs atdu tag match which was pretty good, same with the women's 4 way match to determine who faces Tiffany, and the main event tag match was fun too, with more story progression between Cody and Kevin so overall I give sd a 6/10 because of the strong second half to the show. Maybe even a 7"
[6.0] "The hate for this episode is kinda overblown in my opinion. Maybe it's because I was watched it after the show already finished airing (I.e no ads and only a 2 hour and ~15min show instead of 3 hours) but I had no problem with the pacing. The first 2 matches were VERY underwhelming, even for TV match standards, but from there, every match was at least a 6/10, maybe 7/10 if you want to be generous. Nothing that'll blow you away or you have to go out of your way to watch but I didn't regret tuning into this one"
[5.0] "Kinda boring episode, nothing new going on, unless maybe Roman reigns, or rather Paul heyman annoncing Roman entering Royal rumble. And the wrestling was great, but still kinda dragged. Also I'm surprised there was no build to Staurday's Night Main Even since that's closing even more than Royal Rumble. And I know Main Even is special while Royal Rumble is one of the big 4 PPV/PLE, but still, that is getting way closser as also commentary announced. And I guess a bit good that New Bloodline or whatever they will be called now are scatered through diffrent storilines, yet still i fully hope that they will soon finish. And also Owns/Rhodes winner is predictible, althozgh the closing second of the match kinda got me intrigued it Cody "abendoning" Jimmy, and I know that he brawled with Owens during the match will be aressed next week"
"I'm really puzzled by the low rating on this. After Netflix Raw left a bitter taste in my mouth, I was able to cure that with NXT but now I was in the mood for some quality weekly wrestling and that's what we got here. Unlike Raw, we got awesome singles championship matches, a whopping three tag matches and a women's fourway that went far above and beyond expectations. Every match was given enough time to shine and didn't feel rushed and every match was fast paced and high intensity all throughout. Despite this, there was still time for several good promos and the little moments in-between helped set up feuds and build up upcoming matches. And all of this in less time than Netflix Raw! Honestly, I couldn't ask for more. I can only dock some points for ruining the end of the Knight vs Nakamura match, I really hate this interference cop out crap. WWE should really stop doing that. Overall, I think we're back on the right track and hopefully next week Raw is back to business as usual too. The hype around the approaching Royal Rumble is starting to be felt, so I'm definitely getting pumped for that! 9/10 for this episode."
[5.0] "Another week, another average run-of-the-mill SmackDown show. It started with a decent promo and interaction between Paul Heyman and Cody Rhodes, only to be interfered with by KO, Fatu, and Tonga. Why does WWE insist on having interferences that destroy this kind of moment? The in-ring action was okay for the most part, with a tag-team action-oriented show. To me, the best match was MCMG vs. A-Town Down Under. The Fatal 4-Way was pretty good too. The main event was unnecessary. How often can one watch the Cody/KO/Bloodline feud-inspired matches? I think that WWE made a mistake announcing the Cody-KO match at the Royal Rumble too soon. There are still 3 weeks until the PLE. What are they going to do at this time?"
[5.0] "A very average SmackDown--decent matches that didn't reach their full potential, with the Bloodline once again serving as the central focus to close the show. Overall, just a mid-level SmackDown."
[7.0] "If it wasn't for the random women's Fatal Four Way that over delivered, this would have been a very average episode of SmackDown, which as we learned in all the time RAW was three hours isn't great. The men's US Title match was also going to be really good apart from the DQ finish, and MCMG performed well as they normally do, but other than that, nothing really memorable in-ring. Roman Reigns declared for the Royal Rumble match, not much else."
[3.0] "Smackdown was not great at all this week. The only thing worth watching is the opening promo. Other then that save yourself 3 hours and just watch highlights of this on YouTube."
"(3.0) I thought Smackdown was not great at all this week. The show dragged with so much filler. This felt like they were operating with a depleted roster, even a depleted roster of writers. Because they had NOTHING tonight. Smackdown already felt like the B show, and the 3 hours just makes it even worse. It was a thumbs down show for me."
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