The John Report: WWE SmackDown 07/11/25 Review
This is WWE SmackDown featuring Tiffany Stratton exchanging words with Trish Stratus, Ron Killings facing Aleister Black, musician Jelly Roll, and more.
It’s a jam-packed weekend for WWE with three more televised shows on top of what they already do. The NXT brand will present Great American Bash on Saturday afternoon, it’s Saturday Night’s Main Event at night, and then Sunday night has the return of the women-only Evolution PLE. I’ll do my best to review it all as usual, but the NXT review will be a day late because there’s also AEW All In Texas at the same time, and I’m going to do that one live. All three of those WWE shows will be in Atlanta. Busy times, my friends.
As for SmackDown, they returned to a two-hour format for last week’s taped show, and it will remain two hours again this week, as well as moving forward. I’m not sure if it will revert to three hours again next year, but for now, it’s back to being a two-hour show. That’s certainly fine with me.
From the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, this is SmackDown for episode #1351. Follow me on Twitter/X @johnreport. Let’s get to it.
There was some backstage walking shown of The Street Profits, who defend the WWE Tag Team Titles against the Wyatt Sicks. They showed singer Jelly Roll greeting Randy Orton backstage.
It was Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett on commentary. Mark Nash was the ring announcer.
Let’s Hear from LA Knight
LA Knight got a big ovation from the fans as he entered for a promo. Knight mentioned that predictions and spoilers are things we often hear about from Paul Heyman. Knight called Seth Rollins is a desperate man who is a little washed and made a desperate move by joining forces with Heyman. Knight trashed Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker for being idiots. Knight mocked Bron for his head shaking. Knight said those two men tried to hurt him and get him out of WWE because Seth Rollins couldn’t do it himself. Knight said in 24 hours, it’s him against Rollins at Saturday Night’s Main Event. Knight said dropping Rollins on his head this past Monday wasn’t enough. Knight said he wants his dignity, he wants justice and he wants to hurt Rollins. Knight said that you don’t have to be scared to get your ass kicked. Knight said Rollins will get his ass kicked because that’s a fact of life since Knight is a damn spoiler…yeah.
Paul Heyman, the WWE Hall of Famer, showed up for the interruption with the Money in the Bank briefcase in his hand. Heyman said that, as Seth Rollins’ Oracle, he can see into the future. Heyman said that he sees nothing in Knight’s future because he sees nothing at all.
The United States Champion Solo Sikoa and his MFT (My Family Tree) group of JC Mateo, Tonga Loa and Tala Tonga showed up. Solo said that when Heyman left his family, everything changed. Solo said there’s no more Bloodline, no more Tribal Chief and there is no more Wise Man. Solo advised Paul to leave the building before Solo’s MFTs put him through a table like they did last year. Heyman left through the back part of the beginning.
Solo addressed LA Knight in the ring while mentioning that he is the new US Champion. Solo bragged about beating Jacob Fatu, who beat Knight at WrestleMania. Solo told Knight he could leave, or Solo would make sure that Knight never walked again. Knight said the fans won’t let him leave, so Knight wanted them to make him leave.
LA Knight was surrounded by the four MFT guys when a chair was slid into the ring. It was Jimmy Uso who pulled Loa off the apron and hit a superkick. JC went into the ring, so Jimmy hit JC in the back with a chair. Tala Tonga was about to go into the ring, but Solo stopped him and said not now.
SmackDown GM Nick Aldis appeared by the entrance. Aldis said he knows Solo has some new friends, but Aldis runs the show. Aldis mentioned Solo defending the US Title against Jimmy Uso at Saturday Night’s Main Event. Aldis set up a tag team match for later in the show: Solo Sikoa & JC Mateo vs. Jimmy Uso & LA Knight. The fans cheered.
Analysis: It’s the classic opening segment confrontation leading to a tag team match that we have seen dozens of times (or maybe hundreds of times) in WWE history. I thought LA Knight did a good job with his promo, the crowd was behind him as always, and he was confident. Solo’s group took out Jacob Fatu last week, so that’s why it was Jimmy Uso making the save. Anyway, it’s a decent tag team match for later in the show.
In the backstage area, Alexa Bliss talked to Charlotte Flair, who was dressed like a cheerleader. Flair said that they aren’t friends. Bliss said they are allies of convenience. Bliss wanted Flair to be ringside for her match up next and Flair reluctantly agreed. Bliss said Flair would be a terrible cheerleader and Flair said she’d cheer for herself.
A commercial aired for the three shows this weekend: NXT Great American Bash, Saturday Night’s Main Event and Evolution.
(Commercial)
They showed singer Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit at ringside watching the show. I can remember a SummerSlam where Fred did a middle finger salute to the camera and it got edited out of the broadcast on WWE Network. No middle finger salute this time.
Alexa Bliss (w/Charlotte Flair) vs. Roxanne Perez (w/Raquel Rodriguez) vs. Kairi Sane (w/Asuka) vs. Sol Ruca (w/Zaria)
Bliss was wrestling in a “We’re Not Friends” shirt. Sane gave Sol a headscissors out of the ring. Perez was back with a Thesz Press, along with punches. Sol got back into it with a springboard dropkick. The super athletic Sol did a backflip over the top onto Sane, Perez and Bliss on the floor. They took a break for some fans as the action continued. Sol kicked Perez in the chest for a two count. Perez did a chop block to the back of Sol’s left leg, followed by a knee drop on the left knee. Perez hit a Russian legsweep for a two count on Sol. Bliss finally got involved with a rollup on Perez for two. Perez got a rollup on Bliss for two. Bliss hit Perez with a dropkick. Perez did a hair pull takedown and Perez stomped on the back of Alexa’s head. Sane jumped off the top and barely connected with a forearm on Perez for two. Sane hit Sol with a forearm off the apron. Perez hit Sane with a forearm. Perez followed up with an uppercut. Sane got a boot up to kick Perez.
The match returned from the break for some fans, leading to the Tower of Doom superplex/Powerbomb combo move. Bliss worked over Sol with punches, a knee and a flipping neckbreaker for two. Perez hit Bliss with a superkick. Perez hit a running uppercut on Bliss’s back. Perez hit a springboard leg drop for two on Bliss as Sol made the save. Sol hit two boots to the back of Perez and Sol hit a running knee on Perez for two. Sol went up top, Sane tripped her up and Sol was hanging off the turnbuckle, so Sane hit a double foot stomp for a two count because Bliss and Perez made the save. Perez rolled up Bliss for two. Bliss and Perez countered moves, Bliss elbowed Perez in the face and Sol hit a double Sol Snatcher on Perez and Bliss! That was awesome and it got a two count because Raquel put Perez’s foot on the bottom rope for a two count. Zaria went after Raquel, so Raquel slammed Zaria into the commentary table. Raquel kicked Asuka down too. Flair tossed Raquel over the commentary table into poor Joe. Sol was sent off the apron to the floor. Sane went for an Insane Elbow, but Bliss blocked it with boots up. Bliss hit the Sister Abigail DDT on Sane for the pinfall win. It went about 11 minutes.
Winner by pinfall: Alexa Bliss
Analysis: ***1/4 It turned into a good match with an exciting final few minutes. I was happy that Sol Ruca got to do the Sol Snatcher because it’s one of the best finishing moves in WWE, and it got a big reaction here because of how cool it is. They also found a way to involve the four women on the floor, so that’s good too. I just like how it was booked. I was going to pick Alexa and Charlotte to win at Evolution, but after seeing this finish, I’m not sure. I may go with Raquel & Roxanne keeping the titles. It’s a tough call.
In the ring, Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair celebrated the win with a high five.
The announcers did a rundown of the Evolution card on Sunday, July 13th.
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair vs. The Kabuki Warriors – Asuka & Kairi Sane vs. Sol Ruca & Zaria
- NXT Women’s Championship: Jacy Jayne (c) vs. Jordynne Grace
- Battle Royal for a Women’s World Championship match at Clash in Paris
- WWE Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Trish Stratus
- Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Bayley vs. Lyra Valkyria
- No Holds Barred Match: Jade Cargill vs. Naomi
- WWE Women’s World Championship: Iyo Sky (c) vs. Rhea Ripley
It was mentioned by Wade Barrett that the Sky-Ripley match is the main event. I agree with that decision.
The Street Profits made their entrance as the WWE Tag Team Champions. They have been champions for 119 days. Their title defense is up next.
(Commercial)
WWE Tag Team Championships: The Street Profits – Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins vs. Wyatt Sicks – Joe Gacy & Dexter Lumis
They wrestled two weeks ago on SmackDown, but it was thrown out after other tag teams interfered.
Dawkins sent Gacy into the turnbuckle, followed by a punch combo. Dawkins punched Lumis off the apron. Dawkins hit a spinebuster on Gacy, Ford got the tag and Lumis pulled Gacy out of the ring. Ford did a quick crawl across the ring to taunt their opponents. They went on a break for some fans as the action continued. Ford hit a suplex on Gacy for two. Gacy took over with punches on Ford. Lumis tagged in, he hit a body slam and an elbow drop on Ford. Gacy choked Ford across the middle rope. Lumis was back in with an elbow smash to knock Ford down. Gacy was back in with a running forearm on Ford. Lumis set up Ford on the top rope.
Ford fought back against Lumis with punches to the back as they battled on the turnbuckle. Ford blocked a superplex with a Sunset Flip Powerbomb. They showed Uncle Howdy (Bo Dallas), Erick Rowan and Nikki Cross watching from a distance in the aisle. Dawkins got the tag, leading to shoulder tackles, the leap over Gacy and a corner splash. Dawkins hit a jumping kick. Dawkins hit the double underhook slam on Gacy. Dawkins sent both opponents out of the ring, so Dawkins ran the ropes and hit a somersault dive over the top onto both opponents. It’s an impressive move by a powerhouse like Dawkins. Dawkins went up top, and hit a Swanton Bomb for a two count. That’s a newer move from Dawkins as Rowan moved closer to ringside. Gacy did his upside-down clothesline off the ropes. Lumis was back in for a double team neckbreaker on Dawkins for two. The fans chanted “this is awesome” as Lumis sent Dawkins hard into the turnbuckle. Lumis sent Dawkins out of the ring and they went to another break. I’ll take a break too. The action during those three minutes in the break was the challengers in control of Dawkins.
The match continued with Dawkins going to the ropes to break a hold, Ford made a blind tag and Ford hit an assisted German Suplex for a two count on Lumis. Ford went for a move, Lumis broke free, Gacy got the tag and he punched Ford. Gacy gave Lumis a Powerbomb onto Ford for two because Dawkins made the save. Gacy tried a rollup, but Ford rolled through and hit an enziguri kick. Dawkins put Gacy on his shoulders and Ford hit a top rope Blockbuster. Dawkins covered Gacy for a two count. The fans chanted, “This is awesome” again. Gacy sent a charging Ford out of the ring. Dawkins sent Gacy out of the ring. Dawkins hit a spinebuster on Lumis. Ford got the tag and hit a Frog Splash on Lumis. Gacy tried to go in the ring, the referee stopped him and Rowan pulled Ford out of the ring while the referee wasn’t looking. Dawkins hit a Pounce on Rowan on the floor. Ford kicked Lumis down. Ford went up top, jumped off with a Frog Splash and Lumis moved. Gacy tagged in and Lumis suplexed Ford into Gacy, who hit a sitout Powerbomb for the pinfall win after 17 minutes.
Winners by pinfall AND NEW WWE Tag Team Champions: Wyatt Sicks – Joe Gacy & Dexter Lumis
Analysis: ***1/2 It turned into a very good match that got a lot of time. As it went along, I thought there would be a title change since Lumis and Gacy kicked out of a lot of big moves, like that top rope Blockbuster that Ford does so well. The team of Lumis and Gacy worked hard, but the fans don’t know how to react to them during matches, so there are times in their matches when the fans aren’t into it. The key moment was when Rowan pulled Ford out of the ring, as the Wyatt boys took advantage and secured the win afterward.
The Wyatt Sicks celebrated with the WWE Tag Team Titles as Howdy, Rowan and Cross congratulated Gacy and Lumis on the win. They celebrated with the lights out in the building and the fans lighting the arena up with their phones.
There was a backstage scene as Fraxiom, Motor City Machine Guns and #DIY talked about how the Wyatt Sicks have ruined things. Ciampa said that they should have listened to them. Nathan Frazer and Axiom said they deserve the opponent. Rey Fenix and Andrade walked in, so Andrade said that they are now in the tag team division. Gargano and Ciampa complained about that, and they left.
Analysis: The SmackDown tag team division has so many good teams and not enough time to showcase them all. Raw could use some of these teams.
They showed UFC’s Michael Chandler, Daniel Cormier and Laura Sanko at ringside.
The stagehands set up some instruments by the entrance because Jelly Roll was up next.
A commercial aired for WWE Survivor Series tickets in San Diego. It’s WarGames coming to Petco Park on November 29th.
(Commercial)
There was a video about the Gunther-Goldberg match at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event for Gunther’s World Title on July 12th.
Welcome Jelly Roll To SmackDown
Jelly Roll performed his song “Liar” by the entrance area. He is from Nashville and he had members of his band with their instruments by the entrance. Jelly Roll went into the ring to continue his performance. I can’t say I know a lot of Jelly Roll songs, but I know that song.
Logan Paul interrupted the performance, so the music stopped. Logan walked toward the ring, saying that everybody was here to hear real WWE superstars. Paul trashed Jelly for having tattoos of his children, but he doesn’t have custody of them. Paul said that Jelly belongs on a stage, not in a WWE ring. Logan complained about others coming into “our” industry, interfering in a platform that “we” have built. Paul said that clout chasers like Jelly disgust him. Logan said that WWE doesn’t need Jelly Roll, but it needs Logan Paul. Logan said he sets the bar for what it means to be a pro wrestler. Logan talked about how his podcast Impaulsive just inked a long-term deal with WWE, but Jelly interrupted him.
Jelly said that this is his hometown and the fans cheered when he said it’s Nashville. Jelly said that down here, nobody gives a damn about your podcast.
Randy Orton showed up, saying “outsider,” and he yelled at Logan for calling Jelly an outsider. Orton said that Jelly is one of the biggest names in the music industry. Orton said if anybody is an outsider, it’s Logan. Orton got in Paul’s face and called him an entitled, whiny little bitch. Orton said that they move heaven and Earth to make sure that…and here comes Drew McIntyre with an Claymore Kick to put Orton down. The fans booed that. Orton dropped Drew with an RKO last week, so Drew got his revenge.
Logan Paul attacked Randy Orton with punches. Jelly Roll called for some help, but nobody was coming, so Jelly pulled Logan off Orton by the air. Jelly tossed Logan down by the hair and Logan left the ring. Security and referees showed up to get Logan out of there while GM Nick Aldis went into the ring to calm the guys down. Wade thought that was TV perfection. Logan grabbed a guitar and smashed it. Paul broke up a drum kit and broke other items.
Analysis: It was reported that Jelly Roll is going to be a part of SummerSlam, so it looks like Jelly will be against Logan Paul. I think a tag team match with Orton teaming with Jelly and Drew teaming with Logan makes the most sense because then there’s less pressure on Jelly. I’m sure Jelly will be ready for it and he’s been training, but I just think it’s smart to do a tag team match instead of a singles match. I thought the whole thing was executed well with Jelly Roll singing, Logan Paul with the rude interruption and Paul was complaining about Jelly the same way that fans and other wrestlers complain about Paul, so that was the funny thing about what Logan was saying. Good spot for a beloved figure like Randy Orton, while Drew McIntyre got a lot of heat for the cheap shot on Orton. It was a productive segment that was produced well and I think they did everything well to set up a tag team match at SummerSlam in Jelly Roll’s debut match.
This is CHAOS! 😱
Don't mess with @JellyRoll615, @LoganPaul 😡 pic.twitter.com/J2f3b4NDWS
— WWE (@WWE) July 12, 2025
R-Truth was shown walking backstage for a match up next.
(Commercial)
A replay was shown of the Jelly Roll-Logan Paul incident before the break.
Jelly Roll was shown backstage with his wife and Randy Orton, who thanked Jelly for helping him. Jelly said he wanted to support Randy Orton at Saturday Night’s Main Event, so Orton said sure and told Jelly to be in his corner. Jelly agreed.
Analysis: That will likely be another way to advance the storyline with Orton & Jelly against Drew & Logan at SummerSlam. That’s cool with me.
Aleister Black vs. R-Truth
I thought that Truth’s name was changed to Ron Killings officially, but they kept calling him R-Truth and the graphic said R-Truth. That’s what we’ll go with for him. Truth did the splits to avoid Black and Truth hit a jumping heel kick. Truth hit a splash on Black against the turnbuckle. Black came back with a sweep kick, followed by punches and kicks. Truth ran the ropes and hit a running forearm to knock Black out of the ring. Black got back in the ring quickly and hit a knee to the ribs. Black sent Truth out of the ring, Black went for a moonsault, Truth avoided it and Truth shoved Black into the ring post. Truth grabbed a steel chair from ringside. Back in the ring, Black stepped on the chair and Black hit Truth with a knee to the face. Referee Ryan Tran told Black he’ll get DQ’d if he uses the chair. The referee took the chair from Black, so Truth did an O’Connor roll-up and sat on top of Black for the pinfall win after three minutes.
Winner by pinfall: R-Truth
Analysis: *1/2 It was good while it lasted, with Truth getting the surprising win after the referee prevented Black from using the chair. Black has been booked strongly since coming back to WWE, so he’ll be fine with a rare loss. It gives Truth some credibility with his new attitude.
There was split-screen walking of Tiffany Stratton and Trish Stratus for their promo segment up next.
(Commercial)
Aleister Black was shown walking backstage. He saw R-Truth walking and went after him, but Damian Priest was there to tell Black to let it go. Priest said you lost, and it’s over. Black shook his hand. Black said on second thought…and Black hit Priest with a knee to the head. Black hit a Black Mass kick to knock Priest down. Black said now he can let it go.
Analysis: That should set up a Priest match against Black. It also looks like Black will be a heel moving forward.
Face To Face: Tiffany Stratton and Trish Stratus
The WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton was in the ring along with Trish Stratus while Wade Barrett moderated it. Their entrances were not shown. Trish Stratus had on an outfit that said “Your First Crush” on it and she looked amazing as usual. I’m a few years younger than Trish and I can say that Trish is still my all-time favorite WWE woman of all time. Stratton is a lovely woman as well and she’s 26 years old, so it’s an interesting matchup of generations.
Tiffany was asked why she picked Trish Stratus, so Stratton said that she’s already beaten other top stars, so if she beats Stratus, she’ll be considered one of the greats. Stratus said that Stratton needs to beat Trish to be considered one of the greatest of all time. Stratus said she’ll leave with the championship, and Stratton will leave with nothing. Stratus said she’ll show you why she’s been delivering Stratusfaction for 25 years. Stratton said she knows about Trish’s accomplishments because she’s seen VHS tapes. Trish said that was cute and asked if she saw them on TikTok. Stratus said that she is still delivering for this division. Stratus said that she loves Stratton, but on Sunday, she will become an 8-time Women’s Champion.
Analysis: I would have liked to see them get more time to make their points and perhaps engage in a fight, but with SmackDown being two hours, they are trying to move things along more quickly. That’s fine because both women had some good lines. I liked the VHS age insult by Stratton, which led to Stratus mocking TikTok, and that made me laugh. They should have a good match at Evolution, where I think Stratton will keep her title in a competitive match. I hope Trish sticks around after that, too, but I don’t know if she will.
Naomi made her entrance with the Money in the Bank briefcase. Naomi said that she wanted to remind them…and here comes Jade Cargill to attack Naomi. Jade and Naomi got into a fight, but it was quickly broken up by security and WWE Officials.
There were graphics shown of the Saturday Night’s Main Event lineup on Saturday, July 12th.
* World Heavyweight Championship: Gunther vs. Bill Goldberg
* LA Knight vs. Seth Rollins
* Randy Orton vs. Drew McIntyre
* United States Championship: Solo Sikoa vs. Jimmy Uso
Jimmy Uso made his entrance for the main event tag team match.
(Commercial)
It was announced that WWE Champion John Cena and Cody Rhodes will be on SmackDown next week. They are facing eachother at SummerSlam.
LA Knight & Jimmy Uso vs. Solo Sikoa & JC Mateo (w/Tala Tonga & Tonga Loa)
Knight and Jimmy were in control early on as Jimmy hit a running hip attack on little brother Solo. JC tagged in, Jimmy stopped him with a punch and a Samoan Drop. Solo pulled Jimmy out of the ring and sent him into the commentary table. Solo gave Jimmy a Samoan Drop onto the commentary table. It didn’t break the table as Solo taunted Jimmy. They took a break for some fans as the action continued for us on Netflix. Back in the ring, Solo hit a running hip attack on brother Jimmy against the turnbuckle. Solo gouged Jimmy’s eyes, so then JC choked Jimmy across the middle ropes. The heels remained in control as Solo hit another running hip attack. When Solo went for it again, Jimmy moved and Solo went crashing into the turnbuckle.
JC got the tag, Jimmy broke free, and Jimmy hit an enziguri kick. Knight got the hot tag as he worked over JC with punches, along with a leaping clothesline. Knight avoided a charging JC, which led to Knight hitting a jumping neckbreaker. JC sent Knight into the ropes, Solo tried to attack, but Knight avoided it and hit a clothesline. Knight hit a reverse DDT on JC. Knight jumped to the top rope and hit an elbow drop on JC. Jimmy tagged in, went up top and hit an Uso Splash on JC for two because Solo made the save. Solo tagged in, Knight avoided the Samoan Spike and Jimmy hit a superkick. Solo hit a Spinning Solo slam for a two count because Knight broke up the pin. Knight sent JC out of the ring, followed by Knight kicking JC down on the floor. Paul Heyman was shown at ringside with his phone in hand, so Knight was focused on him. When Knight turned around, Tala nailed Knight with a boot to the head. Back in the ring, Jimmy got a ROLLUP OF DEATH~! on Solo and it was enough for the three count. It went about 9 minutes.
Winners by pinfall: LA Knight & Jimmy Uso
Analysis: **3/4 A solid match for the time given. The finish felt a bit rushed. The ROLLUP OF DEATH~! strikes again. They were running short on time, so they had to get to the finish and then some time for the post-match angle as well. Jimmy pinning Solo isn’t much of a surprise since they are facing off at SNME. Having the champion take the pin in a tag team match before a title match is classic wrestling booking. Knight was really good in the match, and he had a lot of energy as usual.
After the match, Jimmy went over the barricade and ran away while Solo’s goons went after him. Knight was back in the ring, and he hit a BFT on Solo. Knight yelled at Heyman at ringside. Bronson Reed was in the ring, and he hit a Spear on Knight. Bronson Reed went up top and hit a Tsunami splash on Knight. The trio of Breakker, Reed and Heyman stood tall over a fallen Knight. Security guys went into the ring to stop it. No sign of Seth Rollins, who will face LA Knight at Saturday Night’s Main Event.
The trio of Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed and Paul Heyman left the ring while LA Knight was down in the ring. Heyman said we’ll see you tomorrow night at Saturday Night’s Main Event. That was the end of the show.
Analysis: I liked the post match attack by the Seth Rollins group even without Rollins there. The trio of Breakker, Reed and Heyman caused chaos while Knight couldn’t do much. It adds to the Knight-Rollins going into their match at SNME.
WAIT A MINUTE!@BRONSONISHERE and @bronbreakkerwwe just attacked @RealLAKnight ahead of Saturday Night's Main Event 😱 pic.twitter.com/pecFNcKwOR
— WWE (@WWE) July 12, 2025
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Three Stars of the Show
- Wyatt Sicks
- Jimmy Uso & LA Knight
- Jelly Roll and Logan Paul
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The Scoreboard
7.5 out of 10
Last week: 6.75
2025 Average: 7.36
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Final Thoughts on WWE SmackDown
I liked the show. Good mix of in-ring action and talking segments that flowed smoothly. The nice thing about the two-hour format is that everything seemed to have a purpose, a lot of angles were advanced, and it had some exciting moments. I know for the Tiffany-Trish segment, I said they should have gotten more time, but other than that, I didn’t think anything felt rushed. Like when Truth and Black only went three minutes, it didn’t bother me. Sometimes it’s okay to have shorter matches like that. It tells a story, and you can build off it.
The Wyatt Sicks winning the WWE Tag Team Titles from The Street Profits was a bit of a surprise. I liked that they got nearly 20 minutes for it, and Erick Rowan helped his buddies Gacy & Lumis get the win. The SmackDown tag team division is so deep.
The Jelly Roll segment with Logan Paul, Randy Orton, and Drew McIntyre was done very well. It’s not easy to do those kinds of segments, but I thought they executed it well. Jelly certainly fits in with the WWE guys since he’s a fan and a talented talker, obviously. The build to SummerSlam will continue at SNME, so that’s cool with me.
The next WWE PLE is the women’s only Evolution on Sunday, July 13th. Here’s the lineup.
* WWE Women’s World Championship: Iyo Sky (c) vs. Rhea Ripley
* WWE Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Trish Stratus
* Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Bayley vs. Lyra Valkyria
* No Holds Barred Match: Jade Cargill vs. Naomi
* WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair vs. The Kabuki Warriors – Asuka & Kairi Sane vs. Sol Ruca & Zaria
* NXT Women’s Championship: Jacy Jayne (c) vs. Jordynne Grace
* Battle Royal for a Women’s World Championship match at Clash in Paris
You can watch WWE Evolution on Sunday, July 13, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, streaming live on Peacock in the United States and on Netflix everywhere else.
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