Tonight on the With Spandex WWE Smackdown Live open discussion thread:
Samoa Joe got the WWE Championship Match he’s been looking for at Extreme Rules, and now he’s doing all he can to establish dominance over Kofi Kingston. Whether it’s putting Kingston to sleep with the Coquina Clutch or defeating the WWE Champion in Six-Man Tag Team action on Raw, The Samoan Submission Machine seems to have the upper hand as the title showdown draws near. Can he continue to one-up the champion? Find out tonight on Smackdown LIVE at 8/7 C on USA Network! (via WWE.com)
Our five-point preview:
1. Not much going on in the WWE.com preview for the show, just a lot of, “will the stories from last week continue this week?” So maybe they don’t know what they’re supposed to do with the paradigm shift from Raw, either.
2. Big E battles Daniel Bryan in a match with a 100% chance of ending within three minutes, going to commercial break, and restarting as a tag team match.
3. Fox apparently wants 45 to guest star on Smackdown in the fall, so don’t be surprised if Shane McMahon wins whatever fight he’s in tonight due to surprise Linda McMahon interference. She’s here to handle business … small business!
4. Bayley and Alexa Bliss are scheduled to have another confrontation that DEFINITELY won’t end up with them getting booked into a 2-out-of-3 falls match, or whatever.
5. Can Smackdown surprise us as much as Raw? Let’s hope so.
As always, +1 your favorite comments from tonight’s open thread and give them a thumbs up and we’ll include 10 of the best in tomorrow’s Best and Worst of Smackdown Live report. Make sure to flip your comments to “newest” in the drop down menu under “discussion,” and enjoy the show!
