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WWE Smackdown vs. Raw: Who won this week? June 4, 2018

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The Good

For Raw, the opening segment and match between Elias, Jinder Mahal, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns was all great stuff. Elias always knows how to get the crowd riled up and he did that to start the show off and say that he will beat Seth Rollins at Money in the Bank. Then, Rollins came out and started a brawl which led to the tag match between the four competitors. The match was great and it led to a shock ending as Elias pinned Rollins. Overall, these two rivalries are the only matches that Raw is putting in the proper buildup for.

For Smackdown, the contract signing between AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura was a great segment to help build up for this match. Unlike most contract signings, this one was backstage, which I am a fan of because it helped build the tension between these two. WWE has been lacking on giving the WWE Championship matches that “big match” feel recently, but they redeemed themselves here with this segment. With this match finally getting the proper buildup it deserves, this match now feels like a big deal.

The Bad

For Raw, the six women tag match between the Riot Squad and Sasha Banks, Ember Moon, and Alexa Bliss was really senseless. For starters, it makes no sense for Alexa Bliss to team up with Moon and Banks since they both have had problems with her. Along with that, Bliss left the match early with an “injury” so Bayley just decides to show up and win the match for them. Thankfully, Baron Corbin, who is now an associate of the Authority, made the referee overturn the decision, which angered Banks and Moon towards Bayley. The Bayley-Banks storyline has so many holes now that people have stopped really caring about it now.

For Smackdown, the tag team championship rivalry could’ve gotten more time this week. They had a singles match between Luke Harper and Karl Anderson and the match was only about three minutes long. Even though it got the point across that Anderson and Gallows could win at Money in the Bank, more than just three minutes would’ve helped make Anderson beating Harper feel like more of an upset.

The Final Verdict

Smackdown Live has recently been on a roll with their shows. They are putting in the time to build up each one of the rivalries they have going into the PPV and doing a good job at it as well. While Raw on the other hand, has lots of flaws in some of their buildup towards the PPV. A great example of this is Ronda Rousey and Nia Jax. Last week, Jax bullies a jobber and then this week she fights Natalya and hurts her and now is sympathetic towards her? Due to improper buildup from Raw, Smackdown had the better show again this week. In conclusion, Smackdown is doing the right things to build up the PPV, while it feels like Raw is just going with the flow and not putting in the proper storytelling to build up their matches.

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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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