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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Description: Brad the Dad from SmackDaddies and Eric B from Draw Straws RAW join forces fresh off their Mixed Match Challenge victory to deliver a full breakdown of WWE’s Clash in Paris Premium Live Event.

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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We cross the pond, took an Uber and ended up at the Arena in Berlin for an afternoon SmackDown.

First, 3 hours is too long. We started this show when it was still daylight out. That was nice.

SmackDown is officially in chaos, as Nick Aldis announced a loaded No. 1 contender tournament with Orton, Miz, Trick Williams, Damian Priest, Solo Sikoa, Sami Zayn, and Ilja Dragunov.

Giulia’s Women’s U.S. Title reign comes with an asterisk, as Lash Legend shoved Alexa Bliss off the top rope to hand her the win.

Jordynne Grace got her SmackDown welcome… and her warning. She beat Alba Fyre, then Jade Cargill stepped in to remind everyone who believes this is “her show.”

The Wyatt Sicks lost thanks to distraction nonsense, as Solo Sikoa grabbing the Wyatt lantern allowed Tama Tonga to pin Uncle Howdy.

Carmelo Hayes survived Shinsuke Nakamura, gutting through a targeted leg attack to retain the U.S. Title—then shook hands like a fighting champion.

Johnny Gargano went full snake mode, attacking Nathan Frazer backstage while wearing an Axiom mask.

Drew McIntyre is WWE Champion… and nobody’s buying it. McIntyre escaped the cage to win 2–1 over Cody Rhodes after Jacob Fatu shockingly interfered, turning the main event into a robbery.

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The 3 hour Smackdown’s are back… and Brad is actively looking for someone to replace Greg.

Find out if they liked:

The 8 women tag match.

Kit Wilson’s new solo branding.

The return of Zack Ryder, no wait the debut of Matt Cardona

Sami Zayn is back.

The introduction on SmackDown of Trick Williams and Jordynne Grace

Carmelo Hayes first US title defense vs Johnny Gargano

Cody Rhodes and his lame super power

Chelsea Green vs Giulia.

Smackdown’s First Ambulance Match

Brad also brings some new friends to join us on the Smackdaddies.

At least next week we’re overseas!

We didn’t watch the show this week. Frankly, we recorded this on December 20th. We lie about what we did on Christmas and review the spoilers for the Boxing Day episode of SmackDown. Brad loses power, so it ends abruptly unless we remember to go back and put more in. We reconnect and chat about wrestling we saw this year.

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We review a not terrible, pre-recorded Smackdown. The wrestling on this show was fine. There were a few segments we loved, including the backstage interaction with Nick Aldis and the Miz, and Nick Aldis visiting Drew at home.

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Greg’s away, so Maddie jumps into the co-host chair for her birthday—and yes, she cracks her very first alcoholic beverage on air. We “watch” what might be a pretty good SmackDown, but honestly? We mostly talk over it, tell jokes, derail the plot, and forget to take notes. Was the show good? Maybe. Was the podcast fun? Absolutely. And if you don’t like this episode… well, there are plenty of other podcasts out there.

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