Smackdown Live opened in a bit of weird note from Lafayette, Louisiana. Jeff Hardy forgot his lines while delivering the opening segment promo. So it fell flat to a big extent failing to give a good start of the show. But the upcoming actions managed to make that up for him. Orton came out to cause the disqualification which was pretty much obvious.
Charlotte Flair won the singles contest against Sonya Deville which was not surprising. Later, the creative team continued to get boos out for Becky Lynch by letting her attack the champion. They even made her disguise as a fan so that the fans give her negative reactions, automatically. We are not pretty much sure whether that thing will work for the fan-favorite superstar.
The tag team tournament finale on Smackdown Live came to an end on the show in a solid way. The match between Rusev Day and The Bar was an entertaining one with back and forth contest. We expected the Bar to come out as the winners. But Rusev and Aiden English shocked us by picking up the win. So it will be two babyface teams competing for the tag team championships at Hell in a Cell PPV.
R-Truth got into a new feud on Smackdown against Andrade Cien Almas. They have their own partners by their side setting this up as a mixed tag team feud. This is a good way to make Truth relevant on the roster by aligning him with Carmella. Almas picked up the win on this week’s show which is only the beginning for them. They will continue fighting on the show for the next several weeks.
The main event of Smackdown was really interesting featuring the two former Divas Champions. Wrestling was not much during this match as Brie and Miz protected Maryse who might have forgot wrestling by now. This is why there were so much ringside shenanigans during the contest. It was good to see Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella standing tall to end the show. Hopefully, the scene will be the same for them at Hell in a Cell, too.
Overall, it was a decent outing from Smackdown to create final hypes for Hell in a Cell. Here are the Twitter reactions,
holy hell.
samoa joe is reading aj styles a bedtime story and “the end” has us shook. ??? #SDLive pic.twitter.com/DRokjevUQ3
— Pro Wrestling Sheet (@WrestlingSheet) September 12, 2018
I’ve been watching Jeff Hardy wrestle for 19 yrs…I don’t know how he’s still standing. #SDLive pic.twitter.com/KHEh0hdQzs
— Jonathan (@JLF_89) September 12, 2018
Show your true colors, @BeckyLynchWWE! #SDLive @MsCharlotteWWE pic.twitter.com/aX86XxULtQ
— WWE (@WWE) September 12, 2018
Oh, I do hope it’s not too late to submit for the Caldecott Medal.. #SDLive
— Samoa Joe (@SamoaJoe) September 12, 2018
.@SonyaDevilleWWE didn’t come to #SDLive as a “warm up” act. She came to beat the champ — you have to respect that.
And to the fan whose moment was ruined … we’ll get a selfie another time. I promise. ♥️
— Charlotte Flair (@MsCharlotteWWE) September 12, 2018
When she took the wig off my heart exploded.???#SDLive pic.twitter.com/g1WQnCeeuh
— Pro Wrestling Database (@prowres_data) September 12, 2018
We need more @RealPaigeWWE on #SDLive …A little ain't enough for me. pic.twitter.com/Hw4ALdfHFt
— David LaGreca (@davidlagreca1) September 12, 2018
i wonder where becky got that idea from?? #smackdown #sdlive pic.twitter.com/OSx5OTYEHR
— viccc (@thesweetvee) September 12, 2018
The hair flick never gets old from Maryse #SDLive pic.twitter.com/bU9fJMdKHV
— WWE Critics (@WWECritics) September 12, 2018
I was wondering how long before they started mocking Asuka and talking about Japanese food. Took longer than expected, but they never fail to disappoint. #SDLive
— Jason Solomon (@solomonster) September 12, 2018
When you realise she looks just as amazing with that disguise. #SDLive pic.twitter.com/n0yRhZyY8W
— R.Dream (@WWERDream) September 12, 2018
Am I the only one who thinks that @SonyaDevilleWWE can be a star on #SDLive pic.twitter.com/Ubk3Qh6DYK
— David LaGreca (@davidlagreca1) September 12, 2018
One couple's celebration is another couple's frustration.
This Sunday, may the BEST COUPLE WIN! #SDLive #HIAC pic.twitter.com/1Ic4gAMnp2
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) September 12, 2018
I smell Woman’s Tag Team Championship in the Air } ?{ #SDLive #TeamPowerGlow !!!! @WWEAsuka & @NaomiWWE pic.twitter.com/InaBGJDXIi
— TrapMoneyMarcy’s Wrestling Society X (@Black_Cena) September 12, 2018
How it felt when your parents got you out of bed on Christmas #SDLive pic.twitter.com/lfq6paycfv
— R.Dream (@WWERDream) September 12, 2018
aj styles looking relaxed as hell cutting an empty arena promo. #SDLive pic.twitter.com/YzZ5d4bdKh
— Pro Wrestling Sheet (@WrestlingSheet) September 12, 2018
Can we just take a sec to give some massive love to Brie @BellaTwins and @MaryseMizanin – stepping into the ring so quickly after having babies and showing us what women are capable of?! So bad ass. Oh, and good luck at Hell In A Cell ?
— Renee Young (@ReneeYoungWWE) September 12, 2018