SMACKDOWN LIVE SUPERTHREAD

I actually thought the title change was predictable. They didn't even give Apollo an entrance. Assume they wanted a title change because they expected Rampage would have one and didn't want to feel like the less important show.

I'm sure the Cena/Reigns promo will probably rub some people the wrong way for being a bit meta but I loved it. Really great to see Reigns keep up on the mic as well, shows how far he's come from the last feud they had. The Corbin stuff is still really entertaining, wondering where him and the Money in the Bank stuff goes. Tag matches were solid even if we've seen them all before. Bianca/Banks signing was what you'd expect but sure they'll bring it in the ring. Pretty solid show.

So glad they hyped up and debuted Toni Storm for nothing. Guess the forgot Finn this week too, hopefully it's so it can be more surprising if he gets involved at Summerslam. Also where the hell is Cesaro?

Where was Sasha's stamp she used to use at these signings?

Carmella and Zelina gave up chasing a title shot to be Sasha's back up

Only thing to be cautious about with that rating is that apparently in some major markets Smackdown was pre-empted with football and that may mess with the numbers. Be interesting when the adjusted numbers come in because if that's anywhere near true it's a massive number.

Very curious to see what the Rampage numbers will be.

They did the MitB theft thing last year as well. Pat asked Cole if he could cash in and Cole said no. Maybe Corbin challenges Big E for it and loses another chance at making money.

Speaking of Pat, what type of feedback is he getting? After all the complaints about Cole and co being so robotic we now have Pat playing air guitar on the desk

It made Meltzer a salty bitch and that's all that matters.

Lol Meltzer.

Edges entrance is still outstanding

Darn, no Gangrel. ☹️

That was class, bar the fact that it was the wrong colour. FFS "Broodbath"

Okay Smackdown at best.

Edge's segments were the highlight. Even though I feel like any time his feuds need some heat, they just plonk him in a chair give him an extreme close-up and he goes super intense. The Brood stuff was kinda great, shout out to Seth for flopping around some more to cover himself in the the 'Broodbath' (seriously?). A lot of the stuff on the show felt like we'd seen it before in previous weeks.

Was nice to see Shotzi and Nox get a good pop, because their use of them has been spotty at best. Bianca looked strong, no sign of Sasha which is a little suspicious. Wonder if this match is really going to happen Speaking of talent disappearing, it's now officially been 4 weeks since Toni Storm debuted. After weeks of hyping her up, they gave her one match and now she's disappeared, great work! Finn has also now vanished for the second week in a row despite having a reason to pick a fight with Cena. Sami has also been banished from television seemingly. Not sure what the end game with the Corbin stuff is, expected a match for the briefcase at Summerslam but apparently not.

I did enjoy Cena and Reign's face-off. Even though we got it last week, it was still great here even if adding the stipulation that Roman will leave WWE is a pointless one. Where's he gonna go like? Summerslam has shaped up to be a real disappointment, feels like a one or two match card if even. Not sure I'll even bother myself watching it live.

Will Brock, Cena and Finn be on tonight?

Brock is advertised.

No Cena.

Finn unknown.

Curious about the crowd reaction for Becky and the prospect of Brock doing face promos on his own.

Will mega rich Corbin be celebrating