SmackDaddies 231 - Late Declarations

We’re back in Jolly Old’ England for tonight’s Smackdown.

Drew McIntyre came out flexing like the title made him invincible. It didn’t. Randy Orton shut that fairytale down fast, reminding Drew that championships just paint targets on your back — and Orton never misses.

Then the Contenders Tournament kicked off and turned SmackDown into a street fight. No respect, no patience, just bodies flying for a shot at Drew’s gold. Four wins, one Fatal 4-Way next week, and somebody’s getting fed to the champion… or doing the feeding. And the losers will just declare for the Royal Rumble when they get around to it.

The US Title Match has Brad believing a tag team maybe in the future for Leon Slater and Carmelo Hayes.

Greg is starting to get PTSD about going to Montréal next week.

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WWE begins the ESPN era tonight, and frankly, it wasn’t great.

This 6 match card was very skippable. And if you’re not in the US and watching on Netflix, you never want to watch a PLE live again.

We started with John Cena and Brock. Paul E is back in Brock’s corner again, and Brock destroys Cena.

The Usos vs the Brons with The LA Knight as special referee was a spot fest.

Stephanie Vaquer and Iyo Sky put on a hell of match. Booker T is probably reaching for a towel somewhere. The post match respect angle and Vaquer celebrating with her father was the second best thing on this show. Maybe the best thing.

CM Punk and AJ Lee took on the Pop-Tart Twins of Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins. This was an AEW tag match that made it on WWE TV. If you like tag wrestling, don’t watch this.

The highlight of the night was Undertaker announcing that he was inducting Steph McMahon into the 2026 WWE Hall of Fame was a surprising segment. I really want to see the view from the Gorilla position on this one.

The main event was Cody and Drew. Don’t worry if you missed this, they’ll be doing this match again in Australia next month.

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From pacing problems and marathon match times to the electric French crowd that stole the show, we’ve got all the hot takes, laughs, and critiques you need.

Highlights include:

• Roman Reigns vs. Bronson Reed – stretcher exit, Nike shirt controversy, and post-match chaos.
• Wyatt 6 on SmackDown – strong visuals but shaky future.
• Nikki Bella’s career crossroads – why a tag team role in NXT makes sense.
• John Cena vs. Logan Paul – Cena’s 100th European win, surprise new moves, and Logan’s star power.
• A possible “Bangers and Mash” tag team with Sheamus & Rusev, plus WWE’s streaming strategy for the future.

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