Sami Zayn is a liar.
We learned this during this time Friday Night SmackDown This week, Jey Uso, who caught Kevin Owens lying while listening to him at the door, did his best to get into Zane’s head, further sowing the seeds of dissent. Jey asks if he has spoken to anyone since arriving. Zane said “no”.
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Oh, the tangled web we weave.
Moments earlier, Owens had asked his own question about what Sami would do when Bloodline — and more specifically, Roman Reigns — turned their anger on him. He saw how the tribal chief treated his own flesh and blood. What made Sammy think he couldn’t be any worse?
If it was Owens, he said, “I’d go first.”
It fits the story perfectly because it’s a legitimate compelling case. Bloodline, or at least Bloodline in general, really hasn’t quite embraced Zane yet. Most of them do, but not to a point where they can be trusted. Of course, Sammy was notoriously not very trustworthy either.
Now Jay, if he didn’t know before, surely now.
But that’s the beauty of this story. It was Jay who heard this, and this was most likely behind the turn. Will the others believe him when he tells them Sammy’s lie? Does he still have enough credit to earn their trust in his words?
What does this mean for wargame competition?
Later, Sami showed up, thinking he’d stay with The Bloodline, only for Owens to get in the way and manipulate the situation enough to give Sheamus a chance to hit the Brogue Kick for the win and give Babyface the advantage. Zayn can be portrayed as the bad guy out there, but at least it looks like he’s sticking with The Bloodline.
Maybe this will affect his next decision. He tried to stay the course and was burned to death. Does he do the same when he faces his next decision?
The whole story is incredible, and they really do a good job of pushing the narrative forward in a way that maximizes interest in the show before the final episode of TV airs on peacock and pay-per-view.
others
- Becky Lynch is back!She was announced as the fifth and final member of Bianca Bel Air’s team during their war games match survivor series Against team damage CTRL. She’s an appropriate choice, considering she was last seen fighting the group before she was injured. They had a fight on the show, and she gave a brief interview and later played the hit with her “here comes the men” gimmick. It’s good that she’s back.
- BUTCH lost to Santos Escobar in the SmackDown World Cup semifinals as Legado del Fantasma had a huge numerical advantage thanks to Sheamus and Ridge Holland being distracted by an erupting brawl between their wargame teammates. This is an easy way to get BUTCH back on that project and away from this project and promote Escobar without sacrificing him. Sure, such a finish doesn’t feel like the best, but it is what it is.
- This week, Bray Wyatt is back, and his overlong entry — rough for TV, but certainly unbelievable for a live audience — lied to us about his relationship with The Los Angeles Cavaliers attack had nothing to do. Uncle Howdy asks him to “wake up” from Titantron. Knight gets some interview time, and the interesting part of all of this is that as a pure entertainer, just a guy with a microphone and making you do something, Knight is a lot more interesting, at least in the traditional sense. We still have to see where it goes from here, but another week of little storyline development.
- The Viking Raiders took a big fight on Hit Row to clarify everyone’s pecking order in the blue tag team division right now. Shares of Hit Row plummeted while Erik, Ivar and the newly named Valhalla rose.
- WWE went ahead and had Ricochet take down Braun Strowman, though they did involve Imperium to get there. Afterwards, they made sure the Imperium put the boots on Strowman before Ricochet came down to save him. This both allows Ricochet to be his true blue babyface, and also allows Strowman to support Ricochet when they’re both overwhelmed. Well, of course they hope this will help put the whole thing behind them. All things considered, this is already booked.
- Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler surprise Raquel Rodriguez backstage minutes before a planned doubles match, in which Also includes Shotzi. Naturally, Rodriguez tried to come on heroically late in the game, and it ended in a loss for his team. Shotzi later said that Rodriguez had a broken arm and a dislocated elbow because of it all, which meant the world to her, and that Raquel would stand by her because she had been bullied before, but no one was there for her like this. So, for the honor of her friend, she’ll fight like hell to pay off in Survivor. It’s a better story than the one they gave us, I’ll say that!
I really like this show. It was a really good coming home episode. It’s worth noting that this one really feels like a coming home show.
Grade: B+
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