WWE SmackDown aired live from the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona tonight. Goldberg appeared on the show to hype up his match against The Fiend at Super ShowDown.
SmackDown Results 2/21
- The Usos & New Day def. Robert Roode, Dolph Ziggler, The Miz, and John Morrison
- Braun Strowman & Elias def. Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro
- The Bella Twins are heading to the WWE Hall of Fame
- Daniel Bryan def. Heath Slater
- Naomi def. Carmella to earn a title shot at Super ShowDown
- Goldberg speared The Fiend
Here are 5 takeaways from the show:
The Usos & New Day Picked Up A Win
The Usos & New Day battled Roode, Ziggler, The Miz, and John Morrison in a 8-man tag match to begin the show. Before the match, Jimmy and Jey brought up Miz and Morrison disrespecting them last week and invited them to a superkick party tonight. New Day came to the ring and complimented The Usos and referred to them as future Hall of Famers. New Day added that they have had one more tag title reign which makes them better than The Usos. Jimmy and Jey stated that they want to challenge for the titles once again after New Day takes care of Miz and Morrison.
The Miz and Morrison then interrupted and vowed to win the SmackDown Tag Team Championships at Super ShowDown. Dolph Ziggler and Robert made their way to the ring as SmackDown went to a commercial break.
Match Recap: Roode, Ziggler, Morrison, and Miz controlled the match early and isolated Kofi in the corner. Roode and Ziggler hit a Spinebuster/Zig Zag combo on Jimmy but Jey broke up the cover. Roode hit the Glorious DDT but turned around into a Superkick from Jey for the pinfall victory.
Opinion: The only thing interesting that happened during this awful promo and meaningless match was the mysterious glitch that occurred. As you can see below, there was some static and a blue envelop that appeared during the match.
Braun Strowman & Elias Dominated
Elias & Braun Strowman squared off against Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro in a Symphony of Destruction match tonight.
Match Recap: Braun chased Sami around the ring and Shinsuke capitalized by hitting Strowman with a guitar as SmackDown went to a commercial break. When SmackDown returned, Nakamura connected with a kick that knocked Elias off the apron and through a table. Nakamura and Cesaro then Suplexed Strowman onto a bass.
Shinsuke went for a knee strike but missed and flew into a gong. Elias connected with an Elbow Drop off the top rope that sent Cesaro through a table. Strowman then planted Nakamura with a Powerslam off the announce table and onto a piano for the pinfall victory.
Opinion: This match was fun for what it was. Nakamura took a rough bump on the piano and it looked like he hit his head and was busted open.
The Bella Twins Are Heading To The WWE Hall Of Fame
The Bella Twins were guests on A Moment of Bliss tonight on SmackDown. Bliss listed off Batista, NWO, and announced that Nikki and Brie Bella are joining the WWE Hall of Fame.
They said it was great to be here tonight in their hometown and are grateful to be joining the WWE HOF. Daniel Bryan brought their daughter, Birdie, and handed her to Brie Bella. Bryan then battled Heath Slater once again as Drew Gulak was on commentary. Earlier in the show, Gulak approached Bryan backstage and told him he saw some holes in his game. Slater overheard and said he wanted another match tonight. Bryan suggested that Drew give Heath some pointers on how to defeat him.
Slater controlled the match early and made his way to the top rope. Gulak pleaded with Slater to climb down but Heath ignored him and went for a Splash. Bryan got out of the way and hit several Yes Kicks. Bryan followed it up with the Running Knee for quick win.
Naomi Will Face Bayley At Super ShowDown
Naomi faced Carmella tonight on SmackDown. The winner of the match will go on to face Bayley for the SmackDown Women’s Championship at Super ShowDown. Bayley was ringside for the match.
Match Recap: Naomi controlled the match early until Bayley hopped on the apron. Carmella capitalized with a Hurricanrana for a near fall. Bayley continued to try and distract Naomi until the referee threw her out. Carmella locked in the Code of Silence but Naomi battled through the pain and reached the ropes to break the hold.
Naomi hit the Rear View but somehow Carmella was able to kick out at two. Naomi followed it up with a Blockbuster and then a Moonsault for the pinfall victory. Naomi will battle Bayley for the SmackDown Women’s Championship at WWE Super Show Down on Thursday.
Goldberg Was Ready For The Fiend
Goldberg made his way to the ring in the final segment of this week’s SmackDown. The crowd chanted his name as Goldberg said it was good to be back. Goldberg vowed to win the Universal Championship at Super ShowDown and was quickly interrupted by an episode of Firefly Fun House.
Wyatt introduced Goldberg to all the puppets on the show and told Bill that he wouldn’t be walking away with the Universal Championship. Bray added that there is someone that is dying to meet Goldberg and the lights went out. When they came back on, The Fiend was in the ring but Goldberg was ready.
Goldberg leveled The Fiend with a Spear and set up in the corner of the ring for another one. The lights once again went out and The Fiend disappeared from the ring. SmackDown went of the air with Goldberg standing tall in the ring with his music playing.
Opinion: I thought the majority of this week’s episode of SmackDown was completely forgettable. The storyline between Otis and Mandy Rose progressed a bit tonight. Tucker confronted Mandy and Rose had no idea about the text sent to Otis saying that she was going to be late.
Sonya Deville also seemed to insist that Ziggler was a better option for her anyways and Mandy later accepted a ride from Ziggler as Otis watched them leave the arena. Other than that, the only other thing that caught my attention the entire night was the blue envelope thing that popped up twice during tonight’s show. It happened during New Day’s match and when Mandy left with Ziggler.
