Video summary
The video analysis begins by dissecting the intense psychological battle between Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes prior to their WWE Championship match. The commentator highlights how Randy effectively questioned Cody's willingness to cross the line into true villainy, contrasting his own ruthless nature with what he perceives as Cody's hesitation. Randy argues that while Cody claims to be a "nightmare," he is actually just a "daydreamer" who lacks the resolve to commit to evil deeds without regret. This confrontation sets the stage for the main event, where Randy challenges Cody to prove if he is truly willing to destroy him to win the title, suggesting that only by snapping and becoming a full-blown heel can Cody overcome his legendary status and finally earn the crowd's hatred.
The narrative then shifts to the tag team match between The MFTTs and Damian Priest against R Truth, which served as a warm-up for the main event. Although the commentator initially had low expectations for this bout, the match gained momentum due to an active crowd in Toronto, ultimately resulting in a victory for The MFTTs that felt logical given their history. A key storyline point was teased when it appeared Damian Priest might turn on R Truth after his partner got pinned, but the commentators note that such a betrayal would have been beneficial for advancing Damian's character, as he currently exists in a state of limbo. Despite not being the highlight, the match provided adequate entertainment before the focus turned to the main event featuring Kevin Owens and CM Punk.
The main event itself is described as a historic first-time encounter between these two rivals, filled with high intensity and significant crowd reaction, particularly against CM Punk. The match dynamics shifted early on when CM Punk successfully countered a Stunner into a neck breaker, allowing him to target Kevin Owens' injured neck and change the momentum of the bout. The action escalated dramatically when the referee was knocked out, leading to a chaotic finish where Sami Zayn interfered by attacking both competitors. After CM Punk kicked out at the very last second, Sami Zayn threw the referee back in to count a pin that he himself had orchestrated by clocking Kevin Owens with the WWE Championship belt, allowing Punk to retain the title while his friend was betrayed.
Following the conclusion of the match, the post-match chaos continued as Sami Zayn attacked both competitors with the championship belt, declaring that justice would be his once he reclaimed the title. The commentator expresses strong approval of the match quality and the storyline progression, noting that Kevin Owens refused to accept a win achieved through interference, which led to the controversial finish. Looking ahead, the analysis predicts that this feud will likely culminate in a triple threat match at Saturday Night's Main Event or possibly Sunday Night's main event rather than waiting until Money in the Bank. The commentator anticipates a role reversal where Kevin Owens will return as a babyface while Sami Zayn adopts a heel persona, setting up an exciting future chapter for this long-running rivalry on SmackDown.
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They touch each other. It's a no touch
clause situation. They both won't be
able to go for the WWE Championship. And
we know both know, well, everybody knows
that they want to go for the title,
especially Randy Orton. You know, Cody
wants to get his rematch. So, they can't
touch each other. So, after that, they
started going in. Um, and I like what
Randy was doing here. Randy was
basically questioning what Cody is
really willing to do because he said
what Cody was talking about last week,
how he's he's willing to be the bad guy.
He doesn't buy it because he talked
about how there was a moment where
[snorts]
he was thinking about bashing his skull
in the same way Randy did to Cody. There
was a moment where he was thinking about
bashing his skull in on those steel
steps with the steel chair and he
basically told him told Cody like look
if you would have did that you would
have regrets. You would have felt bad
with that bad bad about what you did.
You wouldn't have been able to live with
yourself. But me there was no second
thought. Once I had you down there I saw
Red and I I didn't care. See, that's the
difference between me and you. You're
you're you're not this American
nightmare like like you think you are.
You're more like a a daydream. Like you
say you want to do these things, but
you're not willing to go there. I'm
willing to go there. You're not. I know
you better than that. And then you sat
up there and say, "Who's going to kill
the legend killer?" Well, it's not going
to be you. And then that's when Cody's
like, I find that very interesting that
you feel that way. [snorts] I mean, at
the end of the day, it's not a bad thing
to do that to you considering you did
that to me and we're friends, right? We
were friends. So, why wouldn't it be
something that I wouldn't want to do to
you? And you keep telling yourself that
that's not going to be the case. He he
even told him, broke it down to him. You
can win title 15, 16, 17, 18. You can go
down as the greatest champion of all
time in WWE history, but it still comes
back to QB1. It still comes back to me.
At the end of the day, it's going to be
me. That's not a prediction. That's a
spoiler. He's using a Paul Heyaymon line
there. And then they had an intense
staredown. But I think anything I can
take away from this promo segment is I
like what Randy is saying here. He's
questioning how far are you willing to
go?
What are you willing to really do? Are
you willing to go to that next level?
Are you really willing to to be bad to
prove your point? And I do think at some
point that should be the route. I hope
that's the route they go. I hope Randy
is the catalyst to get him to snap
because I feel like if he's supposed to
win this feud over Randy, he would have
to ultimately snap.
Ry's at the point in his career, even if
he's doing heel like things, he'll never
get really booed because he's he's in
that legend status where, you know,
we're not trying to boo our favorites no
more. no matter what type of evil deeds
they do. So, if anything, the only
person that could really benefit from
this entire situation is Cody. And the
only way he really benefits from it is
if he's willing to destroy Randy Orton
in the process. You would have to get to
that point because ultimately he's going
to get booed regardless. And I'm talking
about Cody. So, I like that he
questioned, "Are you really about that?"
I am. People know I'm willing to do
whatever I need to do to win number 50,
but are you really willing to destroy
me? I don't believe you, Cody. You going
to have to show me. And honestly,
honestly, I'm willing to see if they go
that far. I am really actually willing
to see if they willing to go that far.
um throughout the show, like middle
parts of it, it was it was some stuff I
really too much, you know, it wasn't
bad, but it was stuff I wasn't just like
overly, you know, excited to see. I know
they had a rematch with Damen Priest and
um our Truth going against the MFTts um
for the Smackdown tag titles. And
honestly, I really wasn't looking
forward to this match. But ultimately,
as the match went on, it did pick up.
The crowd there in Toronto was very
active. So, it definitely made the show
better in in matches like this um seem a
little bit more entertaining. Um
ultimately, the the MFTts did retain
because it didn't make sense for them to
lose them back. And they teased like it
looked like um Damen Priest was going to
turn on Ruth because Art Truth was the
one that got pinned, but they didn't do
it. I don't know if that's the route
they're going to go. To be honest, I
wouldn't have a problem if they did
something like that cuz our truth will
forever get cheered. They need to do
something with Damian Priest because
Damen Priest is just kind of in this tag
team limbo. I think they've done what
they needed to do with the tag teams.
They've been feuding with the MFTts for
way too long. Honestly, you need to do
something with uh Damen Priest. So maybe
uh a heel turn on R Truth would get
people to actually care more about
Damian Priest because people love R
Truth regardless. So um ultimately match
wasn't looking forward to it but it was
okay and I think a lot of people were
just really waiting for the main event
and I'm glad that um we was able to
really enjoy that cuz we're going to
talk about the main event here. That was
really the highlight of the show and it
was really good. Honestly, this could
have been on a PL if they wanted to.
First time ever in WWE. A lot of history
between these guys even before the bell
rung. They're going at each other.
They're, you know, pushing each other,
mushing each other in the face. I love
the intensity. Crowd was pro Kevin Owens
as you expected. And the crowd was uh
definitely against CM Punk getting a lot
of booze. And early in the match, Kevin
Owens was stomping the mud hole in CM
Punk. He had the early advantage, but
then when Punk did I think I think Kevin
Owens went for the stunner, but Punk
ended up countering it into like a neck
breaker and that's when the tide of the
match changed because Kevin Owens was,
you know, selling his neck. We know he's
had some issues with his neck. And from
there, CM Punk started targeting the
neck. CM Punk was doing everything he
could. Multiple swinging neck breakers,
kicking at the neck, targeting it, and
Kevin Owens is selling it because he
literally been out for more than a year
because of the the the neck issues he's
had. So, that kind of changed the
dynamic. Kevin Ow Kevin Owens was
definitely the baby face clearly in this
match. CM Punk was operating more as the
heel. Um there was a cool little table
spot where CM Punk is laying on the
table. Kevin Owens goes to the
behind the uh noun announcer table area
and on the barricade does like a frog
splash onto or splash onto CM Punk
through the table. Nice little visual
there. Ultimately, we're getting toast
to the end of the match and then you
finally see the referee bump. I was
figuring it was going to happen. Referee
ends up getting knocked out and then
Kevin Owens hits the stunner on
on CM Punk, but the ref is down. Then as
he's trying to Kevin Owens is trying to
wake up the ref, CM Punk is able to hit
the GTS on the Kevin Owens, but once
again, the ref is down. Then as CM Punk
is checking on the ref, Sami Zayn comes
into the mix. Sami Zayn comes into the
mix. He ends up hitting um running CM
Punk into the ring post. Ref doesn't see
it. Throws him back into the ring. Then
um I want to say
C uh CM Punk ends up getting hit with
the stunner. Then Sammy throws in the
ref into the ring. Ref goes for the one
two and I thought the match was over. I
thought CM Punk lost the match because
of Sami Zayn's assistance, but no. CM
Punk kicked out at the very last
possible millisecond. He kicks out right
before the ref hits three. Crowd goes
crazy. I thought the match was done. So
at that point, Sammy gets the title,
gets on the ring apron. Ref doesn't see
it. Well, actually throws he throws the
title in the middle. Kevin Owen picks it
up. He looks at Sammy and he gives it
back to him like, "Lo, bro, we're not
going to do it this way. I'm not going
to win this way. So Sami Zayn just
saying [ __ ] it. Clocks Kevin Owens in
the head with the WWE Championship. Then
obviously the ref doesn't see it. CM
Punk takes advantage. Hits Kevin Owens
with the GTS for the one, two, and the
three. And CM Punk retains because Sami
Zayn helped. He attacked his friend,
bro. Clocked him upside the head with
the title. Then after the match was
over, then
Sammy said, "I'm not done." And decides
to hit CM Punk with the title. Then
Kevin Owens tries to get it, you know,
get his licks in on Sammy. Sammy hits
Kevin Owens with the title. Then as CM
Punk is getting back to his knees, Sammy
hits CM Punk with the title again and
telling him, "You took this from me.
This is mine. Justice will be mine once
I get the title back." And you hear
nothing but booze as Smackdown goes off
the air. And uh yeah, that's how the
match in the night ends. I kind of
figured Sammy was gonna get involved. Um
that it was it was a great great match.
Great match. I enjoyed this for the
first time ever matching WWE. um you
knew Sammy was involved in this story
and I do think the way things played
out, I can see them maybe adding another
match at Saturday night's or Sunday
night's main event, a triple threat
between CM Punk, Sami Zayn, and Kevin
Owens. I don't think they're going to
wait all the way until
um Money in the Bank because that's
October. That's that's a ways away. So,
I think we'll probably get Saturday
night's main event where they set up
another triple threat match. And
honestly, Saturday night's main event is
not looking like a bad card to be honest
with you. So, ultimately, I enjoyed the
main event. This was a fun main event.
And um you can kind of tell where they
were setting things up. Could they have
had Kevin Owens win the night? And would
anybody really have complained? I think
that would have been an interesting
swerve, but that's not the route they're
going. I do think most likely we're
getting that triple threat between
Sammy, Kevin Owens, and CM Punk. And
ultimately, I think Sammy and Kevin
Owens are going to revisit their feud
once again. But this time, this time,
Kevin Owens won't be the heel. He'll be
the baby face, while Sammy will be the
heel this time. So, nevertheless, I
enjoyed Smackdown for what it was
outside
of kind of that low point in the middle
of the show. The things I did enjoy
Kevin Owens, Sami Z or Kevin Owens and
CM Punk. That match, I enjoyed that. And
the beginning of the show with Randy
Orton, Cody, I enjoyed that. And uh I
did enjoy ultimately that tag team
match. Even though I wasn't looking
forward to it, I think overall it was
still enjoyable for the most part. But
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threat ma match at Sunday night's main
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