Main Events of Smackdown
Daniel Bryan comes out and cuts an incredible promo about protecting his wife and his family. He says that everyone puts them first in their lives and says that he is going to put Kane through hell for putting his hands on his wife. He says this is much more than the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Kane comes on the screen and they show a package of him beating down Bryan. He laughs and the segment ends.
I loved the intensity of Daniel Bryan tonight. He rarely gets credit for his work on the microphone, but tonight had a perfect balance between intensity and intelligence. Kane laughing at the end of the segment was very Attitude Era. I loved how he continues to work to tweak the small details in his character, so he is not always repetitive. This match should be fun to watch and should have some sort of controversial ending.
Score: 7.5/10
The Booking of the WWE Intercontinental Champion
Big E and Titus O'Neil get extremely physical. Titus tosses Big E onto the announce table and throws him around. He sends him back into the ring and they end up going to the outside once again. Big E unleashes some Extreme onto Titus.
It was an odd segment because it seemed too sloppy to me. There was just not much flow and depth to what was actually happeneing. It seemed more like a segment that was thrown together at the last minute to make Big E seem extreme. Wade Barrett needed to come out and get the last laugh. That is "Booking 101."
Score: 4.5/10
Dean Ambrose Retains
I was pleasantly surprised to see WWE put a huge spotlight onto just Dean Ambrose. Del Rio, Axel and Ryback go a really good job of attacking Ambrose early in the match. Everyone else wanted to become United States Champion, which was logical and makes plenty of sense. Ryback counters Del Rio and slams him on his head with a Shell Shock. Axel drags him to the outside and Ambrose steals a victory.
Axel and Ryback attack Ambrose, but out comes The Shield. Rollins flies to the outside and Reigns hits a spear. Superman Punch connects onto Axel. They hit a Triple Powerbomb and Smackdown ends.
Ambrose needed the spotlight, as he seems to be the third most interesting guy right now. We all know what Reigns is about and Rollins is a weekly highlight reel. I can see Ambrose turning on The Shield. I can also see The Shield pick up the win at Extreme Rules. This match against Evolution will be stellar and will tell the fans all about the next few months of booking.
Score: 7/10
WWE Smackdown 5.5/10
Here is a list of WWE Superstars NOT on the Extreme Rules card that should be over a handful of guys:
Goldust
Cody Rhodes
Ryback
Alberto Del Rio
The Uso's
Luke Harper/Erick Rowan
Sheamus
The list goes on and on, but Woods, Truth, Rusev, Hornswoggle, Torito and more get the time. This frustrates me.
