Last night was another episode of SmackDown. So, you know what that means. It is now time for another edition of the Highs & Lows. All the SmackDown women stole the show, Pat McAfee was forced to apologise and the Beast was out for blood. It was yet another fun show. Of course, there were also some disappointing moments. Let’s look at them all. I would once again like to thank Simon Miller of WhatCulture Wrestling for this idea. Let us kick things off with the lows and we shall end on a high note.
The Lows of SmackDown
To be honest there was not a lot of disappointing moments on this week’s SmackDown. The only low point from the entire show was a 6-man tag team match. It was between the team of Happy Corbin, Jinder Mahal and Shanky and the team of Drew McIntyre and the Viking Raiders. The match, on the whole, was not that bad but this feud between Drew McIntyre and Happy Corbin is tiring. A pointless feud that has been going on for several months and now Jinder, Shanky and the Viking Raiders are all involved. It feels like all the superstars that creative have zero plans for are being dumped into this feud.
Oh, did I forget to mention who won? As usual, the baby-faces won just like the previous 50 times.
The Highs of SmackDown
The Beast is out for blood
SmackDown kicked off with the Bloodline addressing the WWE Universe. As the Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns was speaking, Paul Heyman interrupted and said that Brock Lesnar had an issue with his flight and will not be here. Upon hearing that Roman started to call the Beast a coward and so forth. Heyman stopped him once again and said that the Beast is on his way to SmackDown. Roman was actually terrified, he and the Bloodline walked away.
They reached their car and just at that time, Brock Lesnar came with a freaking forklift and crushed their car. The Bloodline escaped in just a hair’s breadth.
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?! ???? #SmackDown @BrockLesnar @WWERomanReigns @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/nX3qojE1AZ
— WWE (@WWE) March 19, 2022
Lesnar then ripped apart the door of their backup truck and brought it to the ring. The Beast said he is out for blood and will rip Reigns apart.
RIP OFF A TRUCK DOOR AND BRING IT WITH YOU!#TheBeast @BrockLesnar is here! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/zVG2FJbA7s
— WWE (@WWE) March 19, 2022
Pat McAfee Apologises
After his actions last week, Pat was ordered by Vince McMahon to apologise to Austin Theory. Before apologising, McAfee talked about how much he loves “professional wrestling“. It is a weird week isn’t it, we had AEW acknowledge “Sports Entertainment“ while WWE acknowledged “Professional Wrestling“.
Remember this date folks: a new era begins in #AEW, the era of the ‘Sports Entertainer’! Watch #AEWDynamite: #StPatricksDaySlam LIVE on TBS right now! pic.twitter.com/U55CDyOctx
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 17, 2022
The Pat McAfee promo segment was really fun to watch, which was cut short by Austin Theory. Pat struggled to say the words “I am sorry” to Austin’s face but then he did apologise to Austin Theory but for all the wrong reasons.
“@austintheory1, I apologize… that you’re a punk b****!”#SmackDown @PatMcAfeeShow pic.twitter.com/OSRAY8c3Gp
— WWE (@WWE) March 19, 2022
Surprisingly, Austin Theory accepted the kind of “Sorry not sorry” apology and took a selfie with Pat and then left.
Apology accepted ???? #ATownDown #allday #smackdown pic.twitter.com/L0yRfQsTfE
— Austin Theory (@austintheory1) March 19, 2022
The Women steel the Show
Last night on SmackDown we saw a tag team match involving the team of Naomi and Sasha Banks and they took on Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan. Honestly, it was a barnburner. If there is a match you want to see from last night, I highly suggest you watch this one. Multiple near falls, excellent wrestling and of course, a Tower of Doom spot, it was all absolutely phenomenal.
THIS. MATCH. ????#SmackDown @SashaBanksWWE @NaomiWWE @RheaRipley_WWE @YaOnlyLivvOnce pic.twitter.com/nPVrJW2Ekf
— WWE (@WWE) March 19, 2022
Sadly, the match did not get a proper finish as Natalya and Shayna Baszler, yup you read that right, Natalya and Shayna Baszler interrupted resulting in a disqualification. They demanded that they are added into the tag titles picture, and guess what, they are in. The tag team title match at WrestleMania 38 is now a fatal-4-way.
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I for one am excited, ignoring the horrendous acting and promo skills of Natalya, she is one the best wrestlers in WWE. Shayna is another exceptional talent. Both of them have been mistreated in the company for far too long and they have decided to team up. I love the idea and would not even mind them winning the match at WrestleMania.
The Queen, Charlotte Flair stands tall
Charlotte Flair came out to the ring gloating about beating up Ronda Rousey last week. The Queen called out the Baddest Woman on the Planet. Rousey came out and Charlotte seemed to be worried but it was all a ruse. Charlotte had several kendo sticks planted around the ring. It was a nice callback to their match at Survivor Series 2018. Rousey looked to have the upper hand for hardly a minute and then The Queen took total control. Charlotte beat up Ronda Rousey and powerbombed her through the announcer’s desk.
Charlotte Flair stood tall in her hometown.
.@MsCharlotteWWE puts the Baddest Woman on the Planet through a table!!!#SmackDown @RondaRousey pic.twitter.com/rHzXEhd83q
— WWE (@WWE) March 19, 2022
Last week their brawl was one of the lows, this week it was the complete opposite. Giving the two a lot of time makes a whole lot of difference. I am looking forward to their match now.
There were several reports that WWE is in panic mode for WrestleMania 38, but now it looks like they do have a clear picture. It is going to be one hell of a WrestleMania.
Did you like SmackDown this week? Are you excited for WrestleMania 38? Let us know.