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WWE Smackdown vs. Raw: Who won this week? July 2, 2018

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The Good

For Raw, the counseling segments were pretty entertaining this week between Bayley and Sasha Banks. You can tell the build for this is slow and the fans do not know what direction this is heading, which is good. WWE is just getting started with the counseling between these two and it’ll be interesting to see what happens next.

For Smackdown, the main event between the reunited Team Hell No and the Usos was a great match. There was something on the line in this match too because if the Usos won, they would be added to the tag team championship match at Extreme Rules. Team Hell No ended up winning, meaning they will face the Bludgeon Brothers at Extreme Rules and with Daniel Bryan involved, it does feel like the tag team division is getting recognition it deserves.

The Bad

For Raw, how many weeks in a row are we going to see the same matches? Bobby Lashley and Roman Reigns vs. The Revival and Curtis Axel vs. Matt Hardy have been on our TV screens for the past three weeks. While I do understand trying to build up rivalries since most of these competitors are facing off against each other at Extreme Rules, there are other ways about building them up than just putting on the same match week after week.

For Smackdown, I still do not understand what they are trying to do with Andrade Almas. The former NXT Champion still has not had his match with Sin Cara and we haven’t seen him on TV for weeks. Hopefully, he is either the next one to answer one of Jeff Hardy’s open challenges or he finds somebody else to have a rivalry with because the anticipation to see what he can do for Smackdown is running thin.

The Final Verdict

Overall, both shows were pretty good this week. Both shows did a great job of building up their matches for Extreme Rules and have laid out groundwork for possible upcoming feuds as well. Both brands had segments that felt like they were going to fall flat, turn out pretty good (New Day’s pancake eating segment, Bayley and Sasha Banks counseling). With that said, I will have to say that Smackdown had the better show this week. A great main event, proper build up for the WWE Championship match, and a New Day segment that led to Xavier Woods getting put through a table are all solid reasons for why their brand had the better show. In conclusion, WWE has done a good job of building up for Extreme Rules. Hopefully, WWE keeps the momentum rolling into the PPV because the card looks good.

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Mia Yim Returns to WWE: “I’m Ready to get My Retribution”

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Mia Yim made her return to WWE during Monday Night RAW following her release from the company back on November 4th, 2021, during a segment between The O.C. and The Judgment Day, by attacking Rhea Ripley.

AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, and Karl Anderson had been looking for some help as they battle with the faction, and Ripley has been a factor in their battles. Now, Yim joins them to help neutralize Ripley.

Yim commented on her return during a backstage interview, and made reference to the former Retribution stable that spelled the end for many promising runs.

“Oh my gosh, it feels so good to be back. It took me a year to try and find myself but now I’m ready. I’m ready to go. I’m ready to kick some ass and get my retribution. But the boys are waiting on me so I’ll see ya later.”

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WWE Announces Women’s Tag Team Title Tournament

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Following the walkout of Sasha Banks and Naomi, who were at the time the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, details have been mum on what would go on with the vacated titles, but now there finally are some details to share.

With rumors that both Banks and Naomi will be returning to the company with Vince McMahon now in charge, the Women’s Tag Team titles are now back in the spotlight after going off the radar at the time of Banks’ and Naomi’s departures.

WWE has officially announced a new tournament to crown new Women’s Tag Team Champions that will finally begin on Raw this upcoming Monday.

While it seems to lineup the returns of Banks and Naomi, no official word has surfaced as of yet.

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WWE Smackdown vs. Raw: Who won this week? May 7, 2019

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The Good

For Raw, the main event between Kofi Kingston and Daniel Bryan in a Wrestlemania rematch was a good way to end their show. With this new “Wildcard Rule” being introduced at the beginning of Raw, this led to two Smackdown superstars main eventing a Raw show. While we will look into the “Wildcard Rule” later, the match between these two was back and forth and ended with Kingston retaining his championship. Kofi has all the momentum going into the Money in the Bank PPV, which is great considering he is the WWE Champion.

For Smackdown, after the Hardy Boyz had to forfeit their tag team championships due to injury, the match to determine the new champions was great. After Shane McMahon originally was going to give the titles to Daniel Bryan and Rowan, the Usos interrupted and stated that they should at least get the opportunity to earn them. Daniel Bryan and Rowan ended up winning, which is a positive sight moving forward because it will bring more attention to the division with these two as champions.

The Bad

For Raw, even though things were good for the Usos on Smackdown, they were really bad on Raw. They came out during the Revival’s match and told them that they put Icey Hot on their ring attire. This led to bad acting and just an attempt at humor, which didn’t go well.

For Smackdown, while the Aleister Black promos have been good so far, they are starting to over welcome their stay. This has been going on for about a month, so hopefully we see him in the ring before he loses all momentum.

The Final Verdict

Both brands had interesting shows this week because this new “Wildcard Rule” was introduced.  This “Wildcard Rule” means that four superstars from Raw will be on Smackdown and four Smackdown superstars will be on Raw every week. This idea does seem like a bad one though because it will take time away from superstars in their respective brand. Along with that, this is right after the Superstar Shakeup, which now feels completely pointless. As to who had the better show this week though, Smackdown had better matches and was still able to help put good build towards Money in the Bank. In conclusion, Money in the Bank is still about two weeks away, but proper time has been put into it and all the matches gain momentum in build week by week.

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