[6.0] "Before the pleasant sounds of AC/DC ring in, McIntyre has already dismantled Karrion Kross at the rental car. However, the first match belongs to the Bloodline assistant Zayn, and it's actually quite acceptable. Rey wants to resign and gets a one-on-one meeting with the CEO. And because Strowman is practicing Omo's favorite discipline, namely the double dismantling of two jobbers, he is sent on a collision course with the alleged patent holder. Then LA Knight is officially LA Knight again. And with that, he also sets the record straight. Damage CTRL ends Bayley's results crisis and Legado dismantles Hit Row in a matter of seconds, which at least makes people sit up and take notice. Meanwhile, Liv Morgan has had enough of Deville. Rey slips into the main event for Kross and pulls off a surprise. The ending is a bitter story. Wyatt shows all his class, but unfortunately, the subject matter of his statements is so damn close to reality that it's hard to watch in light of later events."

[6.0] "The last match was the best thing on this pretty solid episode. There were two average encounters too."

[7.0] "The possible confrontation between Braun and Omos will hopefully affect the real story of why Strowman was fired and we will expect not only typical staring. Rey Mysterio is good that he decided to separate from his son and try himself again in a competitive environment, and this brought its new fruits. LA Knight is really better for business than a modeling agency. Bloodline never ceases to delight with their interactions. Bray is back and right off the bat I don't understand what's going on, this only causes more interest and clearly there will be something epoch-making here. In general, an event show with good wrestling and pleasant moments and plots for the future."

[10.0] "A fantastic episode of SmackDown. Rey Mysterio moving over and becoming a permanent member of the roster is perfect. Bray Wyatt being himself was wonderful before being interuptted by himself and now looks to be in conflict with the rest of his personalities. Can't wait for next week."

[9.0] "A damn perfect show. Fun opener between Kofi & Sami. Average Braun squash. I'm actually oddly looking forward to him vs Omos a bit. Cool backstage stuff with Liv & Sonya Interesting to see where that goes. Good story progression with Drew attacking Kross to also set up injury angle + Rey waiting to quit leading to him joining and winning the 4 way. Predictable but good storytelling. Decent LA Knight return, decent short Legado v Hit Row match. Great 6 women tag. But then the main. Chills. I don't know the last time I've felt this amazing from a WWE promo. Bray's music was amazing, his promo had me emotional, man. Then, the masked guy on screen stopping him. Wow. I don't know what to think. But it makes me want to tune in next week"

[5.0] "Can feel the lack of star power on this show when Reign's isn't on it. Mostly built around Bray's return which offered very little beyond hinting to another split personality gimmick. Too many commercial's during the main event. Too many short matches."

[7.0] "The opening stuff with Drew and Kross was good, the stuff with the bloodline continues to deliver on a weekly basis. The #1 contender match for the IC title was really good, but as usual the middle of SD fails to capture my attention. The stuff with Bray is interesting, but I have no clue how this works in a wrestling environment."

[7.0] "Smackdown is much better of a show to watch whenever the 5 Awful Hacks in Roman Reigns, Pat McAfee, Bianca Belair, Baron Corbin, and Riddick Moss aren't featured. Thankfully, none of them were visibly present on this episode. Anyway, Ricochet vs Sheamus vs Solo Sikoa vs Rey Mysterio and Kofi Kingston vs Sami Zayn were really good matches to watch here."

[8.0] "A pretty good show, interesting and entertaining. Drew's rivalry bores me, but I hope he gets revenge and wins, Rey's is amazing, a good way to separate the Mysterio family's ways, and The Bloodline seems to be coming to an end little by little."

[8.0] "A very enjoyable episode of Smackdown, the ring debuts of LA Knight and Legado were good in their own way. Rey moving to Smackdown is a nice twist in the story. Enjoyed Smackdown alot this week. Brays promo was very weird and so different that i expected from him."

[6.0] "It was an in the middle kind of show for me to watch. Rey moving to Smackdown was interesting and Sami is always entertaining. I wish they would let LA Knight be face though. I did love seeing Hit Row jump Legado and still lose the match. Legado deserves a good push."

[7.0] "Interesting episode. Rey's return to SD makes sense, explained well. Interesting Rey vs. GUNTHER. Good opener, good performance by Roxanne Perez, this girl is the future of WWE, she has talent. Good main event."

[9.0] "The show is super solid and it gives us a massive promo, unexpected and great, by the returnin Bray Wyatt."

[7.0] "That new Code Orange entrance theme slaps hard. I am glad Bray sticked with them still. Can't wait for what is about to happen with his character. Advance RIP to Rey, he is gonna realize that staying in Raw and get beat up by his son and his goth friends was gonna be less painful than being chopped by GUNTHER. Overall a fun Smackdown episode."

"Lots of stories were developed. Lets see where all go. I trust Triple H to do well with long term storytelling."