Readers the blog, not only has the content returned, the LIVE crowds returned to WWE TV for the first time in seventeen months. What a crazy journey it has been, we have been through the Performance Center times at the start of the pandemic, which then led to the ThunderDome era as it were, tonight's edition was a special occasion, one that we will remember for a long time. Below are the match results followed by thoughts of the show.
Match Results
Universal Champion Roman Reigns & The Usos defeated SmackDown Tag Team Champions Rey & Dominik Mysterio & Edge.
Shotzi & Nox defeated the Women's Tag Team Champions Natalya & Tamina.
Bianca Belair defeated Carmella to remain SmackDown Women's Champion.
Cesaro defeated Otis via disqualification.
Seth Rollins defeated Big E to win the Fatal Four Way match.
SmackDown Review-ish
The crowd in Houston, Texas was electric, it was great hear the cheers again. Vince McMahon walking out and saying "Where the hell have you been?" was a nice moment, the opening contest was a six man tag, as you can see by the match line up, it's worth noting Roman didn't really receive many boos from the crowd in attendance, whereas Edge got a great reaction, Jey rolled up Rey for the win, it will be interesting to see if the tag team titles change hands on Sunday, based on logic, probably not, but we shall see.
Finn Balor returned to SmackDown to confront Sami Zayn, there's a future story line for us to watch, it will no doubt be a good one, Shotzi & Nox won their non title match against champions, Natalya & Tamina, that victory will possibly earn them an opportunity for the gold later down the line, staying with the women's division, Bianca Belair remains your SmackDown Women's Champion after her win against a very impressive Carmella. Sasha Banks has been off from WWE TV for quite some time, it's inevitable she will return to challenge the EST.
Toni Storm will be making her SmackDown debut next week, looking forward to seeing who she will be feuding with on the main roster. Otis vs. Cesaro did not lost long as Chad Gable attacked Cesaro. Otis then attacked Cesaro during the swings on Gable. Baron Corbin cut a promo in the ring about his failures as of late, until he was interrupted by Kevin Owens, who went on to stun Corbin, prior to the Fatal Four Way match in the main event of the evening, Big E vs. Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins vs. Shinsuke Nakamaura, it was one hell of a match, won by Seth Rollins after he stomped Big E on to the ladder, in terms of SmackDown itself, very enjoyable, the focus now turns to Sunday's Money In The Bank Pay-Per-View.
Predictions for Money In The Bank will be available prior to the event.