Fire 🔥, MID 😐, or Trash 🗑️ : A Smackdown match review for 4/21/23

Fire , MID , or Trash : A Smackdown match review for 4/21/23

The Judgement Day vs The L.W.O.

LET'S GO!!! 👏👏👏@FinnBalor & @ArcherOfInfamy vs. @reymysterio & @EscobarWWE is kicking off #SmackDown RIGHT NOW! pic.twitter.com/5P7N4k4mky

— WWE (@WWE) April 22, 2023

Headline: “The Judgement Day gets the best of The L.W.O.. Looking ahead to Bad Bunny”

Result: The Judgement Day win via pinfall

Verdict: MID

There's no doubt that @reymysterio and @EscobarWWE move FAST, but @FinnBalor and @ArcherOfInfamy are having no problem keeping up tonight! 💨#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/WuaSARq6qB

— WWE (@WWE) April 22, 2023

Editor’s Note: These matches are getting repetitive but the performers are good.

Ricochet and Braun Strowman vs The Viking Raiders

Headline: “With the draft on the horizon, Braun And Ricochet earn a tag team victory”.

Result: Braun Strowman and Ricochet win via pin fall

Verdict: MID

🚂 THE STROWMAN EXPRESS HAS LEFT THE STATION! 🚂

This match is INCREDIBLE! 👏👏👏#BraunStrowman @KingRicochet #VikingRaiders! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/kjwuADsIv4

— WWE (@WWE) April 22, 2023

Editor’s Note: For the love of God……The draft couldn’t come quick enough. I’m just tired of Ricochet and Braun being a team and tired of seeing these teams fight.

Raquel Rodriquez and Liv Morgan vs Chelsea Green and Sonya DeVille – WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships

Can @YaOnlyLivvOnce and @RaquelWWE hold on to their WWE Women's Tag Team Championships or will @ImChelseaGreen and @SonyaDevilleWWE be leaving #SmackDown tonight as the NEW champs? 🤔🏆

Find out NOW on #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/BPtHRv1avO

— WWE (@WWE) April 22, 2023

Headline: “Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan pull a fast one to go into Backlash as champions”.

Result: Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan retain vía pinfall

Verdict: MID

.@ImChelseaGreen and @SonyaDevilleWWE are giving @YaOnlyLivvOnce and @RaquelWWE a run for their money! 😳

Will we be crowning NEW WWE Women's Tag Team Champions tonight? #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/bS9QpI4hvi

— WWE (@WWE) April 22, 2023

.@YaOnlyLivvOnce 🤝 @RaquelWWE #AndStill WWE Women's Tag Team Champions… pic.twitter.com/Kg3k2zBmdu

— WWE (@WWE) April 22, 2023

Editor’s Note: The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

GUNTHER vs Xavier Woods – Intercontinental Championship

Headline: “The valiant effort of Xavier Woods is crushed by the excellence on the Ring General”.

Result: GUNTHER retains vía submission

Verdict: FIRE

The Ring General, @Gunther_AUT, will remain your Intercontinental Champion! 😤#AndStill… pic.twitter.com/zoy7f0NIcb

— WWE (@WWE) April 22, 2023

Editor’s Note: GUNTHER can’t miss right now. The Ring General sets fire to the ring every time he takes center stage.

Matt Riddle vs Solo Sikoa – No DQ

Headline: “Matt Riddle unable to exact his revenge on Solo Sikoa@

Result: Solo Sikoa wins vía pinfall

Verdict: FIRE

Editor’s Note: As with most Solo matches, this was hard hitting and physical and involved the Usos. The No DQ stipulation helped this come off very well but weekly the Usos make Solo look weak.

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