By Ryan Satin
FOX Sports WWE Analyst
Karrion Kross shocked the fumbling world with a return to WWE on SmackDown — and he had a message for Roman Reigns.
First, here’s a rundown of the match results:
— Ricochet beat Happy Corbin bymeansof pinfall due to Corbin being sidetracked by Pat McAfee at the commentator’s desk
— Shinsuke Nakamura beat Ludwig Kaiser through pinfall
— Shayna Baszler made a SmackDown females’s title shot after winning a Gauntlet match that consistedof Raquel Rodriguez, Shotzi, Aliyah, Xia Li, Natalya and Sonya Deville
— The Viking Raiders won a Squash match over regional skill
— Kofi Kingston beat Erik bymeansof roll-up pinfall
Moment of the night: Karrion Kross and Scarlett are back
Karrion Kross returns as Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre face each other on SmackDown
Roman Reigns returned to Friday Night SmackDown after beating Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam in one of the most ruthless matches in WWE history. The Universal Champion resolved Drew McIntyre priorto Karrion Kross made his stunning return.
Another big coup at the start of the Triple H age.
Kross and Scarlett neverever needto’ve been launched in the veryfirst location.
Even with an preliminary devastating launching that was out of his control, Karrion Kross still exudes trustworthiness and needs attention on-screen. He’s somebody you can construct an whole brandname around.
The method he was brought out on SmackDown this week is a much muchbetter method to make that occur.
Attacking Drew McIntyre and sendingout a message to Roman Reigns with the hourglass made you forget about the ridiculous clothing from last year and rather focus on the truth that he’s a beast.
Moves such as this from Triple H are producing enjoyment around the item onceagain and gainingback trust from the fanbase. Kudos all around.
Match of the night: Ricochet vs. Happy Corbin
Ricochet is one of the most excellent wrestlers in the world. A possible restored push on the horizon provides me hope in his WWE future.
A win over Happy Corbin, even due to interruption from McAfee, is a action in the right instructions.
Hopefully he can continue to rack up significant wins onceagain.
Additional highlights:
WWE revealed that beginning on Raw this week, there will be a competition to crown brand-new Women’s Tag Team champs.
No groups haveactually been revealed yet, and it’s uncertain at this time where the circumstance stands inbetween WWE and previous champs Sasha Banks/Naomi.
Shayna Baszler makes a possibility at Liv Morgan in a high-stakes Gauntlet Match | WWE on FOX
Raquel Rodriguez, Aliyah, Shotzi, Xia Li, Shayna Baszler, Natalya and Sonya Deville fought it out in a high-stakes Gauntlet Match for the chance to obstacle Liv Morgan for the SmackDown Women’s Title at WWE Clash of the Castle.
Shayna Baszler earning a title shot at Clash of the Castle was another W for fans of NXT 1.0 enjoying the program.
Kross, Ricochet and Baszler all had excellent runs in NXT when it was run by Triple H. The possibility of comparable placing in WWE with “The Game” as head of imaginative is really assuring.
As for Shayna and Liv, I’m looking forward to seeing how Ronda Rousey elements into the story.
Will the previous champ assistance her buddy? Or will she be more focused on restoring the title herself? Time will inform.
For a segment-by-segment breakdown of the reveal, listen to the SmackDown Roundup podcast in the “Out of Character” feed on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
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Ryan Satin is a WWE expert for FOX Sports. Satin formerly appeared on FS1’s “WWE Backstage” and established Pro Wrestling Sheet, where he broke numerous news stories as editor-in-chief.
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