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Hey everyone, it’s Friday so it’s time for WWE Smackdown. This isn’t live and was recorded earlier, if you want the spoilers they can be found HERE. This is the go home show for Night of Champions, so expect everyone involved in that to have limited action. We’ve got a triple threat between WWE champion Cody Rhodes, Gunther, and the living Garbodor that is Sami Zayn so expect them all to talk. Probably more than once but at least one promo segment with them. Also likely to have promo time will be King of the Ring finalists Jey Uso and Oba Femi. I’m a little surprised we’re going with Jey, because Femi is unlikely to be involved in a title match at SummerSlam as he’ll presumably be retiring Brock Lesnar there. Still no real update on women’s champion Rhea Ripley, but hey Jade Cargill and her flunkies are feuding with women’s US champion Tiffany Stratton. Speaking of US titles, Trick Williams will defend at Night of Champions against Ricky Saints. Trick feels like he’s lost a lot of momentum lately, we’ll have to see if this can get some back for him. Giulia and Kiana James will likely blow off their angle here as well. Last week Solo Sikoa cost the remaining members of Mildly Flatulent Tongans and it feels like Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga are probably about done with him. That means Solo will be back in the Bloodline in the near future because progress and completion are the enemies of modern entertainment. Jacy Jayne will take on Paige tonight, which should be fun for Paige back in London. Matt Cardona got shocked by Danhausen last week and might be returning to Zach Ryder, Miz and Kit Wilson are still stuck repeating catchphrases after being shocked as well. Still nothing for Shinsuke Nakamura, no sign of Ilja Dragunov, and Blake Monroe will allegedly show up at some point in the future. On a guaranteed happy note, this is the last 3 hour Smackdown for a while as next week we’re back to 2 hours. But until then let’s get to the action.

Michael Cole and Corey Graves welcome us to the show.

We get a recap of all the WWE title drama, mostly about the title match last week and the resulting chaos.

After that we get the usual shots of wrestlers walking around.

First to the ring is US champion Trick Williams, the “whoop that trick” chants have a little more life this week than the last couple of times at least. Trick has his diminutive boat in tow. OK they’re also sweetening a few of those chants now that I can see the crowd more clearly. Trick and Yachty have mics and Trick mentions missing Smackdown last week and says it was because he was in Jamaica getting married to Lash Legend. Congrats to them. Yachty and Trick talk about the party, Trick then sends love to Lash who isn’t here tonight. There’s a few odd editing choices here as Trick says he’ll beat Ricky Saints at Night of Champions. That brings out Ricky Saints, he wishes Trick well on his nuptials but feels that means Trick makes poor decisions. He also doesn’t give the marriage much time. Trick warns he’ll smack Ricky again if he keeps running his mouth. Ricky appreciates that the morons in the crowd can mostly follow a chant, then warns Trick not to overlook Ricky at Night of Champions. Reality is here and tomorrow Ricky will take the US title. Trick warns Ricky to find a good dentist because Trick will knock his teeth out. Ricky asks if Yachty comes with the title, then Ricky cheap shots Yachty and skedaddles. Trick turns his back on Ricky, so Ricky runs back down and cracks him with the mic to end the segment. Some odd editing choices there and it felt disjointed because of it. There were a few instances when the audio almost felt doubled and it was quite annoying.

Next a recap of Jade and company attacking Charlotte Flair last week and costing her the match with Liv Morgan.

In the back Jackie talks with Alexa Bliss, Bliss gives us the generic update on Charlotte then promises revenge on Jade. Tiffany Stratton is her partner tonight and the two don’t get along so they bicker but Tiffany is focused on Jade tomorrow not tonight.

Tiffany heads to the ring and we head to break as that tag match will be up next.

We come back to Bliss walking down the aisle. After her come B-Fab and Michin.

Match #1 – Tag Team Match: Tiffany Stratton and Alexa Bliss vs. Michin and B-Fab

Man the audio mixing is killing me, they’ve brought a ton of the music and “crowd” sound so far forward in the mix that it’s flattening the sound into something headache inducing. Tiffany and Michin start, Tiffany handily out wrestling her early and hitting the running low dropkick. Michin rakes the eyes then Bliss tags in. Bliss handles Michin with a striking flurry then a walk over Blockbuster. Jawbreaker from Michin then she avoids a finisher and B-Fab blind tags in to attack Bliss after Bliss hits a diving DDT on the floor. Good Lord B-Fab missed that wheel kick badly and even editing couldn’t save it. It does send us picture in picture though.

Bliss beats the count back into the ring but B-Fab keeps control. The Michin tags in and Bliss takes some tandem offense for a bit. Scoop slam from Michin then she tosses Bliss around for a bit. Real sloppy Gordbuster from Michin, then another scoop slam. We come back to Bliss avoiding an elbow drop. Enziguri from Bliss and both women tag out so Tiffany can run wild on B-Fab for a bit. Cartwheel Alabama Slam from Tiffany gets a 2 count. B-Fab fights back with a jawbreaker but Tiffany hits a handspring Stunner for another 2 count. Tiffany goes up top and hits a Swanton Bomb but Michin saves the match. Bliss yanks Michin out of the ring and brawls with her for a bit. Michin tosses Bliss, Tiffany fights Michin off but Jade Cargill shows up to attack Tiffany behind the refs back so B-Fab can hit her finish and win.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Michin and B-Fab won in 7:39

Rating: 1.5 stars
Thoughts: I still can’t get a handle on the audio choices here as it makes watching this a real pain. The work was a little weak, B-Fab still has no real crispness to her stuff and misses a lot of spots that others still have to sell. Michin’s heel work is coming along but she still does a lot of walking around instead of actually working her control segments.

Post match Chelsea Green runs down with a kendo stick, which she loses in the ropes getting in the ring, but she still avoids Michin then low bridges Jade. Tiffany and Green hug, Bliss shows up as well and they stand somewhat tall.

We get a recap of the temu Bloodline stuff from last week. In the back Solo talks with Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga, he puts himself over for attacking Jimmy Uso on RAW. Tama says they’re sick of being dragged around by Solo’s beef with Roman and his group. Last week they told Solo to stay out of it, now they’ve got no gold and Solo’s helping LA Knight? Talla says they got word from the elders, they’re leaving Solo. Solo says they can’t leave, Tama says they just did and they dub in a bigger crowd reaction that Tama ever got legitimately. Solo throws a fit as we head to break. So that’s it? They’ve spent how many months, and how much air time, all for this to just end like a fart in the wind in a backstage segment? That’s. . . well I guess it’s a choice.