The SmackDown After Mania should have felt like a reset. Instead, it felt like a company trying to convince itself it had momentum while terrible WWE release news hung over the entire night. As mentioned in my LNC Wrestling article on the WWE releases, that news broke right before SmackDown went on the air last … Read more
Tonight’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown After Mania has the job of turning WrestleMania 42 fallout into the next chapter for the blue brand. This is not a show built around a stacked match card. It is built around consequences. Rhea Ripley arrives as the new WWE Women’s Champion, Trick Williams celebrates becoming United States Champion … Read more
Paige’s return to WWE at WrestleMania 42 Night 1 was already one of the weekend’s biggest stories before she ever said a word. Nikki Bella’s injury forced a last-minute change, Brie Bella suddenly needed a new partner, and WWE answered with one of the most emotional reveals of the show. But Paige stepping in, winning … Read more
WrestleMania Night 1 had the kind of card that looked loaded on paper, but the actual show ended up feeling more uneven than explosive. WWE packed this Las Vegas opener with title changes, major returns, a celebrity-heavy main event, and one closing angle that clearly points straight toward Backlash, but the through line of the … Read more
