2025-05-16 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) Drama in Solo's crew amidst MITB qualifiers... JC Mateo debuts...
Participants:
Peripheral Participants:
Andrade
👉Subplots:
(A) JC Mateo officially introduced…
(B) Solo gives himself credit for Jacob’s success, but Jacob says he woulda done it on his own… Solo just wants Jacob to love him the way he used to…
(C) LA Knight feuds w/ Solo’s crew engaging in sneak attacks, but takes loss in JC Mateo's debut...
(D) Solo qualifies for MITB…
Details:
Enter LA Knight who sneak attacks the 3 from behind and runs off…
-Backstage Segment w/ Andrade & Rey Fenix…
Enter Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu & JC Mateo, who are looking for LA Knight…
-Pre Match, Jimmy Uso cuts a promo on the way to the ring…
-Triple Threat Match: Solo Sikoa w/ JC Mateo, Jacob Fatu vs Jimmy Uso vs Rey Fenix…
Physical Interference by JC Mateo…
Winner: Solo Sikoa… who qualifies for MITB…
-Afterbirth: Post Match, LA Knight tries another sneak attack, but gets surrounded by Solo, Jacob & JC…
Enter Nick Aldis, who books JC Mateo in his debut match right now!…
-Match: LA Knight vs JC Mateo w/ Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu…
Winner: JC Mateo…
-Post Match, Solo raises JC Mateo’s arm but Jacob Fatu doesn’t seem united…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - 👎
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️TheMalapertSmark: All right. I have a lot of thoughts about Solo and Jacob. First of all, Solo is a ditz for not understanding why Jacob is mad at him and doesn't love him and respect him the way he used to. It wasn't about losing, it was about the way Solo handled the loss, disappearing and not being strong... Secondly, Why does Jacob not express this to Solo? Bad communication... Third, Why in the hell does he even hang out w/ Solo if he has all this animosity for him?! I don't like the logic of this whole thing, which is my main reason for my THUMBS DOWN here..... As for the name change for JC Mateo, I actually don't mind it. I never thought Jeff Cobb rolled off the tongue.... As for LA Knight, he's the only aspect of this that I kinda liked. He has a beef and he is going to war over it. Im with that!...
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(2) Women’s MITB... Alexa Bliss qualifies... Qualifier set for next week w/ newest member of Smackdown roster, Giulia!…
Participants:
👉Subplots:
(A) Alexa Bliss qualifies for MITB…
(B) Alexa Bliss / Charlotte... Charlotte rejects Alexa's friendship advances...
(C) Giulia introduced as newest member of Smackdown roster... to face Charlotte & Zelina next week in MITB qualifier...
Details:
Enter Chelsea Green, Piper Niven, Alba Fyre…
Enter Alexa Bliss…
-Triple Threat Match: Alexa Bliss vs Michin vs Chelsea Green…
Winner: Alexa Bliss… who qualifies for MITB match…
-Backstage Interview w/ Alexa Bliss… Bliss leaves to talk w/ Charlotte Flair…
Enter Giulia…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - +1/2
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️TheMalapertSmark: I guess the Charlotte, Alexa thing could lead to a decent program, because I don't see them becoming a team... Giulia sneaking away from NXT to join Smackdown, I like that. She's done enough in NXT. She's really too good to be in developmental. Stephanie Vaquer needs to come up too...
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(3) Another solid night for Fraxiom...
Participants:
👉Subplots:
(A) Fraxiom defeat #DIY... MCMG run in to stop Post Match #DIY attack on Fraxiom...
(B) Fraxiom to get WWE tag title shot next Friday…
Details:
-Tag Match: Fraxiom (Nathan Frazier, Axiom) vs #DIY (Tomasso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano)…
Winners: Fraxiom…
-Afterbirth: Post Match, #DIY attack Fraxiom...
Enter Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin) to run off #DIY...
-Backstage Segment w/ Fraxiom (Nathan Frazier, Axiom) & Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins, Montez Ford)…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - +1/2
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️TheMalapertSmark: Man, Im rooting for Fraxiom, but some of this match seemed a little disjointed, especially the early parts... hopefully it was just a bad few minutes, but it seems like theyre really giving them the big push rn... wouldnt be surprised to see them win those titles next week...
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(4) R-Truth ready to beat some sense into John Cena at Saturday Night's Main Event...
Participants:
Details:
-Pre Recorded Backstage Sit Down Interview w/ R-Truth…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️TheMalapertSmark: I have a feeling this is gonna be really good...
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(5) Drew McIntyre accepts Damian's challenge... Steel Cage match set for SNME...
Participants:
Details:
-Video Package has Damian Priest cutting a promo…
-Replay: Drew McIntyre & Damian Priest taking each other out of 4 Way during this past Saturday’s Backlash…
-Drew McIntyre cuts IN RING PROMO…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️TheMalapertSmark: This Saturday Night's Main Event card is looking pretty stacked... Steel Cage match. Yes! This is how men settle beefs! INSIDE THE STEEL CAGE! This might steal the show...
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(6) Aleister Black defeats Carmelo Hayes by DQ but Melo Don't Miz take down Black Post Match...
Participants:
Details:
-Backstage, Melo Don’t Miz (Miz, Carmelo Hayes) cut a promo before heading to the ring…
-Match: Aleister Black vs Carmelo Hayes w/ Miz…
Physical Interference by Miz behind the ref’s back…
Physical Interference by Miz behind the ref’s back…
Physical Interference by Miz ends the match…
Winner: Aleister Black by DQ…
-Afterbirth: Post Match, Black lays out Miz but Hayes puts down Black and hits him with the Nothing But Net…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - +1/2
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️TheMalapertSmark: I found it amusing that Melo celebrated putting down Black despite losing, and celebrated instead of helping up Miz. lol... I had high hopes for this match... the match itself was good but the finish was pretty weak. I don't see how Melo could be happy after losing, but I guess that's wrestling. Black should wanna get back at them for the beat down, so this will continue...
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(7) One week after Berto walked out on Legado Del Fantasma, Santos wants Angel to bring Berto back...
Participants:
Details:
-Replay: Los Garza losing last Friday, Santos Escobar scolding Berto & Berto walking out…
-Backstage Segment w/ Santos Escobar & Angel…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - 👊
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️TheMalapertSmark: I feel for this stable. They're not bad but they've been given nothing good to work with since getting called up to the main roster...
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(8) Nakamura ready to face LA Knight & Aleister Black in MITB qualifier next week…
Participants:
Details:
-Video Package has Shinsuke Nakamura cutting a promo…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - 👊
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️TheMalapertSmark: I feel Nakamura is gonna win that match, seeing as how both LA Knight & Aleister Black currently have rivals that might get involved...
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(9) WWE title main event...
Participants:
👉Subplots:
(A) Jade wants WWE title…
(B) Tiffany Stratton retains WWE title, partly thanks to Jade Cargill preventing Naomi interference…
Details:
-Backstage Segment w/ Jade Cargill & Tiffany Stratton…
-Match: Tiffany Stratton vs Nia Jax…
Enter Naomi…
Enter Jade Cargill…
Winner: Tiffany Stratton… who retains WWE title…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️TheMalapertSmark: It was one of those night's where it was 100% that Tiffany would win, but they did a FANTASTIC job giving us that ONE SECOND where we thought MAAAAAYBE it could go the other way... As for Jade, man I can't believe Im saying this, but it looks like theyre looking to make her WWE Champion someday. That's wild to me, considering how I've watched all the way since back her start in AEW... But hey, she's improved, so I can see this happening...
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