SmackDown Hands John Cena His Flowers...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?

 

Enjoying this Friday? I’ve had better and I’ve had worse so there will be no complaints from me. As for the Wrestling World, there’s not that much going on so this shouldn’t be that long of a post but I got a few things to chat about so, let’s get into it.

 

First, allow me to restate my thoughts on the Paramount “hostile” counter-bid to Netflix’s offer to acquire Warner Bros./Discovery. I looked into what this means exactly and apparently, the “hostile” side of it is that Paramount is essentially going over WB’s head and attempting to cut a deal with the shareholders directly. From what I gathered, this is kind of hit or miss but makes it clear that Paramount does mean business and pledges to give the shareholders a better deal if they opt to side with them.

 

I still don’t know if that changes anything but to me, it seems that Paramount is hoping the shareholders are more swayed by greed than principle. Not sure it’s the best strategy but we’ll see if they get any traction. I have a Paramount+ subscription as well as Netflix so, in that sense I’m covered but my vote remains for Netflix.

 

As for the Wrestling World, in the Realm of AEW the Continental Classic continues and it looks like Jon Moxley took a little break so that Daniel Garcia and Wheeler Yuta could get some facetime this week. Yet, when it came to the in-ring action, it was Mike “Speedball” Bailey and this Kyle Fletcher dude I’ve been hearing about that took the cake. They had a stellar match that Bailey won in a shocker. It could have gone either way but I was quietly rooting for Bailey. His throwback charm has done its work on me, I’ll admit. Yet, I didn’t mind Fletcher either. I see why he’s getting some attention. Both were skilled and dramatic, which are key elements of performance in this business. I wish them both well. That match was a lot of fun as well as technical so can’t even complain.

 

And so, that brings us to tonight’s SmackDown. The WWE Universe will say its final good-byes to John Cena though, word is that he’ll be back a few more times before he hangs it up for good. Along with that, we can expect to see Tommaso Ciampa finally get his shot at the US Championship as he battles Ilja Dragunov. Alexa Bliss will get a look at Lash Legend’s chops as Bliss plays “Davida” to Legend’s “Golitha”. We have a seductive Mixed Tag Match as Rhea Ripley & Damian Priest take on Zelina Vega & Aleister Black. And probably to open, Cody Rhodes will make his public address as he prepares to take on NXT’s Oba Femi tomorrow night for the Saturday Night: Main Event.

 

I’ll have the post up for the SNME tomorrow afternoon before the show. I hear they’ll let it go as long as it takes since it’s Cena’s swan song. I believe the show starts at 4pm PST but the festivities will get going before that so I’ll probably start watching early. I’ll be settled in for SmackDown at 8pm PST tonight, per usual. Go ahead and get the popcorn ready if you’re set to do the same.

 

See You in a Bit,

-Nicole Alexis (^_~)