SMACKDOWN LIVE SUPERTHREAD

I keep forgetting how big Carlito looks until I see him in the ring.

Is Rey the Dom Toretto of WWE with all his talk of "familia"?

So Dakota knew Kairi was joining them. Now who to join Bianca, Charlotte and Shotzi. Wouldn't surprise me if someone in the back thought it would be a good idea if they brought Natalya over just to get her in the match.

Just saw someone mention it online which reminded me of when she was there before, but we can now finally get the Mania main event match of Brock vs Kairi.

Apparently Becky rumoured for Bianca's team which makes no sense as she is starting a feud with Xia I presume and is on Pearce's Raw, I doubt he'd give to Aldis Smackdown, maybe Mia Michin?

Any word on Owens getting suspended as per the deal he made?

Good on Adam Pearce of Raw to allow Cody and Becky be on Nick Aldis Smackdown

Saw Cody in Nick's office when he opened the door after telling Charlotte and co to have their partner by the end of the night. So was wondering what was being teased. Could Knight be joining Team Cody to counter Drew?

Becky must've been sitting outside the arena in her gear waiting for a call.

Shotzi does feel the most out of place of the team. Wouldn't surprise me if she's the one to take the pin. Or maybe Iyo is pinned by Charlotte to set up yet another title match since it's been at least a week since she's had one.

I think after that showing and the reaction, Axiom could be moving up full time.

Santos going on about Rey's surgery not going well, felt like he was just winging it and thinking of stuff to say, though, at the same time, that seemed to be Zelina's cue. Unless someone told her to go.

B Fab now with Bobby Lashley?

Thought it was a decent if inessential Smackdown. That being said the crowd was pretty great and if that's an indicator for Survivor Series it could be class.

The Charlotte/Becky drama being played on is good and like the tension. I'm less sure of who's going to win the women's war games match. Shotzi's 'crazy' promo was pretty cringe but her later one was better. I really want to like Shotzi but when she acts too unhinged it is a pretty bad.

Santos is absolutely eating up with his heel turn and swapping out Carlito for Dragon Lee is a big step-up for Lee and also an upgrade to the card, could be an absolute banger.

KO/LA Knight was fun. Waller and Theory are such a perfect pairing tbh. Street Profits/Lashley has really lost my interest, seems directionless.

Saw someone suggest they should have had a traditional Survivor Series match with guys not on the card which would have been cool but still.

Very hyped for Survivor Series tbh, the build has been great and the card looks class. Also been a nice break from the Bloodline stuff on Smackdown.

Was that an advantage match for WarGames?

Yeah, I said before that Shotzi is so out of place on that team.

Where's Shéamus these days with his team imploding?

No - the advantage for the Women is decided by a fan vote online

The Randy semgent was hot, crowd ate it up and him RKO-ing Aldis was cool too, real Stone Cold vibe. Wonder if it means Punk is going to RAW. It feels like they're starting to ramp up the divide between the brands a bit more which is good. Think it will help in the long-term.

US title tournament, could be solid, interested to see who comes up from NXT. Aside from that Joaquin Wilde and Butch looked pretty good and nice to see them get some focus. Outside of that it was a fairly standard Smackdown.

Fairly poor Smackdown all things said

Saw that, I think we might get a signing segment again though. Randy on Smackdown/Punk on Raw maybe.

Charlotte flair was injured last night during her match. There’s video of her telling the referee that’s she’s hurt her knee and looks in obvious discomfort.

That AEW joke not landing is an interesting one.

Unless he says both (all three?), maybe Punk picking a show should be a decision made if/when wins the Rumble cause there's value in keeping the tension between Rollins/Reigns for a while longer - along with being in Rhodes' way and MitB lingering in the background - seems more interesting than, say, picking Smackdown then switching to Rollins for WM or saying Punk'll only be around one day a week.*

*Yes, pretending the brand split is respected especially around WM is naive

Can we expect a similar promo on Raw, naming potential Raw opponents outside of Seth?

Was trying to think who Waller's opponent could be next week. I said Axiom before, though I guess it depends on if it's a permanent move or not. Mello or Bron could be possible.