2025-04-18 WWE Smackdown - REVIEW

 2025 Malapert Smark Podcast Review System (Rev2):

🤯 - Mind Completely Blown!!! [+10]

🔥 - This Was Fire!! [+5]

❤️ - Loved It! [+3]

👍👍 - REALLY Liked It! [+2]

👍 - Liked It [+1]

½ - Kinda Liked It [+0.5]

👊 - Indifferent [0]

👎 - Didn’t Like it [-1]

👎👎 - Really Didn’t Like It [-2]

🤬- Hated It [-3]

🤮 - Made Me Sick [-5]

🙋‍♂️- Chris Jericho Bad [-10]


Or any combination of the like…


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STORYLINES:


(1) LA Knight on the front foot as WrestleMania showdown w/ Jacob Fatu looms, sneak attacks Tama Tonga… LA Knight vs Solo Sikoa turns into tag as Jacob Fatu & Braun Strowman get involved…



Participants:
Tama Tonga, Solo Sikoa, LA Knight, Jacob Fatu, Braun Strowman


Details:

-Parking Lot, Solo Sikoa & Tama Tonga arrive… LA Knight sneak attacks Tama Tonga and runs off…

-Later, announcers give news that Tama Tonga has been sent to medical facilities because of attack…

-Replay: events from last week w/ Jacob Fatu beating down LA Knight…

-Pre Match, LA Knight cuts in ring promo…

-Match: LA Knight vs Solo Sikoa…

Enter Jacob Fatu to attack LA Knight…

Winner: LA Knight bu DQ…

-Afterbirth: Post Match, Jacob Fatu continues attack on LA Knight…

Enter Braun Strowman… 

-Tag Match: Jacob Fatu & Solo Sikoa vs LA Knight & Braun Strowman…

Winners: Braun Strowman & LA Knight…

-Post Match, LA Knight & Jacob Fatu stare down…


🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - +1/2

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍


➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: 

⭐️Vlad: 

⭐️Robert: 


(2) Seth Rollins cuts promo ahead of WrestleMania Night 1 Main Event Superstar Triple Threat Showdown...



Participants:
Seth Rollins


Details: 

-Seth Rollins opens the show w/ in ring promo…

-Video Package highlights CM Punk vs Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins…


🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - +1/2

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍


➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: 

⭐️Vlad: 

⭐️Robert: 


(3) Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal… It's Carmelo Hayes' TIME!!!



Participants:
Carlito, R-Truth, Berto, Angel Garza, Kit Wilson, Elton Prince, Tyler Bate, Santos Escobar, Tazawa, Brutus Creed, Julius Creed, Otis, Grayson Waller, Austin Theory, Chad Gable / El Grande Americano, Juaquin Wilde, Cruz Tel Toro, Karrion Kross, Dragon Lee, Ludwig Kaiser, Miz, Pete Dunne, Shinsuke Nakamura, Andrade, Carmelo Hayes 


Peripheral Participants:


👉Subplots:

(A) Santos recruiting Rey Fénix…

TMS: ❤️


(B) Alpha Academy vs American Made… Otis eliminates Creed Brothers...
TMS: 👍


(C) Chad Gable feud w/ luchadors…
TMS: 👍👍


(D) Carmelo Hayes / Andrade Best of 7… rivalry renewed...
TMS: ❤️


Details: 
-Battle Royal: 

Eliminations In Order - Carlito, R-Truth, Berto, Angel Garza, Kit Wilson, Elton Prince, Tyler Bate, Santos Escobar, Tazawa, Julius Creed, Brutus Creed, Otis, Grayson Waller, Austin Theory, Chad Gable, Juaquin Wilde, Cruz Tel Toro, Karrion Kross, Dragon Lee, Ludwig Kaiser, Miz, Pete Dunne, Shinsuke Nakamura…

El Grande Americano enters and eliminates Rey Fenix…

Andrade eliminated…

Winner: Carmelo Hayes… who wins Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal…

-Post Match, Miz congratulates Carmelo Hayes…



🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍👍

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍


➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: 

⭐️Vlad: 

⭐️Robert: 


(4) Preview of Sit Down Interviews w/ WWE Title combatants…



Participants:
Charlotte Flair, Tiffany Stratton 


Details: 

-Replay: Charlotte Flair attacking Tiffany Stratton last week…

-Sit Down Interview w/ Charlotte Flair…

-Sit Down Interview w/ Tiffany Stratton…


🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - +1/2


➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: 

⭐️Vlad: 

⭐️Robert: 


(5) World Title Combatants seem set for FACE OFF when Naomi enters to speak personal things w/ Bianca... Jade enters to deal w/ Bianca and messy melee ensues...



Participants:
Rhea Ripley, Iyo Sky, Bianca Belair, Naomi, Jade Cargill


👉Subplots:

(A) World Title 3-Way…

TMS: 👊


(B) Naomi, Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill…
TMS: 👍


Details: 
-Rhea Ripley cuts in ring promo…

Enter Iyo Sky … before she can even talk…

Enter Bianca Belair… Bianca Belair cuts promo…

Enter Naomi… who wants to talk w/ Bianca Belair…

Enter Jade Cargill… huge melee ensues…

Enter security & officials…


🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - +1/2

Robert TheFrozenAsian - +1/2


➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: The only reason this was interesting at all is because Naomi & Jade Cargill showed up, otherwise i would not had wanted to see them three girls talk. … Naomi coming our is funny first of all, that she has such little respect for that world title match. … there was a little moment w/ Rhea Ripley & Jade Cargill too. …. but i think this whole thing got too muddied up, aew sytle. i think they’d be best to keeping it simple. are all these people gonna get in each others matches now or is this just a one off? 🤷‍♂️…

⭐️Vlad: 

⭐️Robert: Bianca Belair getting booed? That was surprising. 


(6) American Made pick up match w/ Masked Luchadors stemming from Battle Royal earlier in the night and recent DRAMA...



Participants:
American Made (Chad Gable, Julius Creed, Brutus Creed), LWO (Rey Fenix, Dragon Lee, Rey Mysterio)


Details: 

-Later, Backstage, as fallout to what happened in Battle Royal (See Storyline #2...), American Made (Chad Gable, Julius Creed, Brutus Creed) taunt Rey Fenix…

Enter Dragon Lee…

Enter Rey Mysterio… match made for tonight…

-6 Man Tag Match: LWO (Rey Mysterio, Dragon Lee) & Rey Fenix vs American Made (Chad Gable, Julius Creed, Brutus Creed)… 

Winners: LWO & Rey Fenix…


🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊

Robert TheFrozenAsian - +1/2


➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Just a clean loss for American Made, but still a nice tight booking. Liked the side with all 3 wearing masks …

⭐️Vlad: 

⭐️Robert: 


(7) DIY ruin WWE Tag Title match... TLC match made for next Friday...



Participants:
Street Profits (Montez Ford, Angelo Dawkins), Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin)


Details: 

-Tag Match: Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) vs Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)…

Enter DIY to ruin the match…

Result: No Contest… Street Profits retain WWE TAG TITLES…

-Post Match, DIY run off w/ WWE tag title belts…

-Backstage Segment Nick Aldis is on it, before getting interrupted by Green Administration (see storyline #8)…

-Backstage, DIY are trying to get away with the belts but get stopped by Nick Aldis…

Enter Street Profits…

Enter Motor City Machine Guns…

Aldis books TLC match for next Friday…


🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - +1/2

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👊


➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: well this made sense, considering Street Profits did the same thing... kinda funny... also funny that diy got a title shot out of their lowlife move…

⭐️Vlad: 

⭐️Robert: 


(8) Chelsea Green’s complaints to GM ends w/ her getting booked in match… Zelina gets deserved rematch and beats champion in non title match...



Participants:
Nick Aldis, Green Administration (Chelsea Green, Piper Niven, Alba Fyre), Zelina Vega 


Details: 

-Backstage Segment w/ Nick Aldis, Chelsea Green, Piper Niven, Alba Fyre. Nick Aldis books Chelsea Green to face Zelina Vega ….

-Match: Zelina Vega vs Chelsea Green… this was a non title match…


🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊

Robert TheFrozenAsian - +1/2


➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: man Chelsea Green really got bullied here by Nick Aldis… hopefully this clean loss means she’ll at least not lose when it’s really on the line. at least not to Zelina Vega, i’d say…

⭐️Vlad: 

⭐️Robert: 


(9) Randy Orton issue Open Challenge for WrestleMania…



Participants:
Randy Orton 


Details: 

-Randy Orton cuts in ring promo…


🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - +1/2

Robert TheFrozenAsian - +1/2


➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: 

⭐️Vlad: 

⭐️Robert: 


(10) Damian Priest cuts promo ahead of clash w/ Drew McIntyre...



Participants:
Damian Priest 


Details: 

-Replay: Drew McIntyre & Damian Priest fighting at WrestleMania kick off…

-Backstage Interview w/ Damian Priest…


🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊

Robert TheFrozenAsian - +1/2


➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: 

⭐️Vlad: 

⭐️Robert: 


(11) Another mysterious Video Package w/ the #4... arrival imminent...



Participants:
?


Details: 

-Another mysterious Video Package w/ #4…. to appear next Friday…


🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - +1/2

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - I MISSED THIS

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👊


➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: 

⭐️Vlad: 

⭐️Robert: 


(12) Final Face Off before UNDISPUTED TITLE SHOWDOWN: Cena thinks he's slick but ends up getting laid out again!!...



Participants:

Cody Rhodes, John Cena 


Details: 

-In Ring FACE OFF…

Enter Cody Rhodes…

Enter John Cena…


🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - ❤️

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - ❤️


➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: oh man! John Cena got laid out again! that means he’s winning the match for sure 😄… He looked really bad in this one. i mean he got humiliated the way he got laid laid out 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️😄😂… i’m ready for this match. …

⭐️Vlad: 

⭐️Robert: 

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