Smackdown Notes

Our condolences to Roman Reigns and his family at the loss of Afa Anoa’I. Uncle Afa along with Roman’s father Sika were The Wild Samoans.

Nia Jax, the Smackdown Women’s Champion, is a great heel, but I doubt she’ll change her ways. Back when she was in the WWE, she was notorious for injuring her opponents and not giving a damn. We’re still waiting for Charlotte to return, but I’m also curious when Tiffany will betray Nia and cash in her Money in the Bank briefcase.

Andrade and Carmelo Hayes are at it again! These two have been battling it out since Money in the Bank, and each match has been a banger. It’s like they’re playing tug-of-war, with one guy getting ahead only for the other to come back and shut him down. I wouldn’t be surprised if this rivalry leads to a match at Bash in Berlin.

Kevin Owens is a riot! He’s got this match against Greyson Waller, and before the match, he’s backstage talking to him, telling him he’s going to get an easy win over Kev. Classic KO! But even though Kev’s still salty about not getting a title match against Cody, he took his frustration out on Waller and got the win. Waller and Theory tried to jump Kev with some chairs after the match, but Cody came out and saved the day.

Solo’s in the ring, waiting for Roman to show up. But why would anyone want to acknowledge Solo Sokia? Roman’s the real Tribal Chief, no question about it. Triple H did something that Vince could never do: he turned Roman into a babyface. After a 2-1 assault, Roman had the Ula Fala, but then Jacob Fatu showed up out of nowhere. Solo got one over on Roman this time, but I don’t think it’s going to last.