This week’s SmackDown began as Braun Strowman got here out to the world for the primary match of the night time. He was scheduled to face Gunther for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. This match was in course of for fairly a very long time and at last it occurred.
Match 1 – WWE Intercontinental championship – Gunther defeated Braun Strowman to retain
WWE Smackdown 13.01.2023 Outcomes & Scores
The match went on for 11 minutes and it was a superb match. Clearly it was not booked below Vince McMahon’s steerage. He would by no means guide such a superb match free of charge tv. Absolutely it was booked by Triple H and it was a good way to begin the night time.
All through the match, Gunther targetted Strowman’s left arm and he defeated the previous WWE Common champion utilizing that injured arm solely. Shockingly it was a clear victory. It doesn’t appear like at present WWE has any large plans for Strowman. Gunther pinned him with the Energy Bomb.
Backstage Sami Zayn was trying to go contained in the locker room of the Bloodline. Paul Heyman got here out of it and knowledgeable him that nobody was right here tonight and it was solely him. Roman Reigns needed Sami to go all by himself towards Kevin Owens tonight and he didn’t wish to doubt him. Sami stated that Roman made the best name.
WWE Legend Rey Mysterio got here out to the world. He talked concerning the incident that came about in the course of the Christmas when his son Dominik Mysterio tried to spoil his day as soon as once more. Karrion Kross got here out to the world and accused him of not being a superb father by any means. Rey acquired indignant and attacked Kross however Kross fought again and beat him down.
Match 2 – Tegan Nox defeated Xia Li
Congratulations to Tegan Nox for incomes the primary pin fall victory on the primary roster all by herself. The match was guide for less than 3 minutes and it was largely dominated by Xia Li. However on the finish, Nox managed to get a pin fall victory with The Shinning Wizard. We hope WWE at the least pushes Nox as a mid card. She is simply too good to be a jobber.
Bray Wyatt got here out to the world after his normal lengthy entrance. By tonight’s promo he gave us vibes of his first ever WWE gimmick. On this promo he claimed to be Uncle Howdy himself. Possibly they’re planning to cease the Uncle Howdy storyline. Immediately, all of it looks like a Vince McMahon present.
Match 3 – Raquel Rodriguez defeated Liv Morgan
This match was booked for less than 4 and a half minutes and it was a simple and dominant victory for Raquel Rodriguez. We are able to perceive that Liv misplaced her push however she is a jobber now? That may be a bit an excessive amount of. It means two again to again Girls’s Cash within the Financial institution winners gained their respective matches with none long run plan.
Backstage Sonya Deville met Adam Pearce and he or she requested for a rematch towards Charlotte Aptitude for The Smackdown Girls’s Championship. Pearce stated that exit and win the Royal Rumble match. Deville stated that she would get a neater method to get the title shot. In the meantime she went on to assault Charlotte Aptitude backstage and the duo began preventing one another. The officers needed to come out to cease them.
Match 4 – Kevin Owens defeated Sami Zayn by DQ
Right here is one other chapter from one of many best rivalries in professional wrestling historical past. However this was extra of part of a special storyline. The match was booked for 9 minutes and it’s fairly unlucky that it didn’t meet a clear end. However this is perhaps good for the talked about storyline.
As Sami was lining up for a Helluva Kick, The Bloodline (No Roman Reigns, in fact) attacked Kevin Owens and began beating him down. It appeared like that Sami didn’t need it. The Bloodline delivered a large beat all the way down to Kevin Owens and Sami look actually puzzled. He was unsure if it was the best factor. The Bloodline gave a victory pose over Kevin Owens as this week’s SmackDown went off the air.
Total it was a greater week than among the latest episodes of Smackdown. There have been some good matches and good continuation of among the current storylines as nicely. The Intercontinental championship match was fairly good, certainly it was the very best match of the night time. However as soon as once more no look from Roman Reigns is a giant disadvantage. Liv Morgan turning right into a jobber just isn’t an excellent factor both. And if they’re deciding to omit the story line of Uncle Howdy after all of the issues occurred in the course of the latest weeks, that will be a horrible concept. We give this week’s Smackdown 2 out of 5.
Sportzwiki Scores – 2/5
