SmackDown Review: Last Friday Night Edition

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Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Kane and Big Show promo

Rollins laughed about the end of Monday’s Raw, even showing a still-shot of John Cena’s shocked face when Dolph Ziggler, Erick Rowan and Ryback got fired. He went on o gloat about how he single-handedly forced Cena to do something that he swore he would never do, and that he manipulated Cena into a situation that got three of his friends fired.

Rollins then talked about his new spot for WWE Royal Rumble, in the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match against Brock Lesnar and Cena.

He brought up the skepticism that people have about The Authority’s decisions, then he asked for 10 seconds of silence to recognize the lost careers of Ziggler, Rowan and Ryback, though he noted that those careers don’t have much to celebrate. Rollins and J & J then bowed their heads, but they were interrupted by Reigns.

Reigns talked about how full of it Rollins is, and even made a funny reference to the hate his promos get from the IWC. Rollins rushed Reigns to get to the point, which Reigns did by punching Rollins in the face.

Rollins and J & J ran up the ramp, but Big Show came out to stand with them. Kane then followed, and announced that Reigns would be in a match against Show and Rollins, and he would have to find his own partner. He noted that any partner would certainly fall out of favor with The Authority.

Show then mocked the Superman Punch, comparing it to the KO Punch. He then said he would knock out Reigns, his partner, even the audience, if he has to.

Show said that Reigns has woken a sleeping giant, and he’s going to have to deal with the repercussions.

Rollins is a star, and he continues to prove it every single time he appears on TV. Kane is Kane. Reigns and Show, however, are awful. Can Reigns please just be himself? Instead of this wooden character they really seem to be behind.

Kane and The Miz backstage

Kane was on the phone when Miz and Damien Mizdow walked up.

Miz talked about how great it is that The Authority is back, and said that, since him and Mizdow are former tag champs, that they deserved a straight up title match, not a Triple Threat. Kane agreed that that would be more fair, and in Miz’s celebration, he accidentally covered Kane in water.

Kane then said that life isn’t fair, and that the Triple Threat was still on. Miz then stared angrily at Mizdow, who tried to copy Miz, but with a more petrified look on his face.

Pretty funny stuff. Miz is excellent in every role.