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How the NHL deal affects both WWE and AEW is the lead story in the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.   We look at the deal, have Tony Khans comments on it, update on AEW and TNT, AEW vs. NHL ratings, declining ratings equals larger right fees, notes on the next WWE and AEW deals, and key contract years for AEW and WWE. Also in this issue: A complete rundown of UFC 261, background of the show, match-by-match coverage, poll results, business notes, as well as what categories UFC wo...

Commentators: Michael Cole, Pat McAfee We are rapidly approaching Wrestlemania Backlash and that means it is time to start hammering the card home. However, that is going to have to wait this week as there is a major main event. In this case, that means Roman Reigns defending the Universal Title against Daniel Bryan, who has to leave Smackdown if he loses. Let’s get to it. The opening (and narrated) video sets up tonight’s Universal Title match. Opening sequence. Here’s Bianca Belair to g...

WWE SmackDown Results – Daniel Bryan Vs. Roman Reigns, Apollo Crews Defends, More (Photo Credit: WWE) WWE SmackDown Viewing Party. Tonight’s show comes from the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida. – Tonight’s WWE SmackDown on FOX opens up with a video package to hype tonight’s Career vs. Title main event. We cut to the SmackDown intro video. – We’re live from the WWE ThunderDome at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida as Michael Cole welcomes us and the pyro goes off. He’s joi...

WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results for April 30, 2021 Credit: WINC We start with an advertisement for our main event, Roman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan for the Universal Title. ); Out comes Bianca Belair, who attempts to open us up before being cut off by Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler. Why did they cut her off? Because they’re the best and they can. They’re interrupted by the Street Profits, who take offense to them interrupting. The Street Profits are then interrupted by Bayley, who goes st...

A high-stakes Universal Championship match headlines tonights episode of SmackDown. Universal Champion Roman Reigns will put his title on the line against Daniel Bryan in tonights main event. If Bryan loses, hell be banished from SmackDown. Bryan pushed for Cesaro to get the next Universal title shot during last weeks SmackDown. Reigns refused to give Cesaro a title shot. He noted the answer will always be "no" because Cesaros not at his level.  Instead, Reigns demanded to face Bryan in a tit...

Commentators: Michael Cole, Pat McAfee We are rapidly approaching Wrestlemania Backlash and that means it is time to start hammering the card home. However, that is going to have to wait this week as there is a major main event. In this case, that means Roman Reigns defending the Universal Title against Daniel Bryan, who has to leave Smackdown if he loses. Let’s get to it. The opening (and narrated) video sets up tonight’s Universal Title match. Opening sequence. Here’s Bianca Belair to g...

WWE Friday Night Smackdown (Episode 1,132) Live from Tampa, Florida at Yuengling Center Aired April 30, 2021 on Fox A video preview aired to start. It covered Daniel Bryan vs. Roman Reigns, and how Daniel Bryan has to leave Smackdown if he loses. We then got the normal Smackdown video package, followed by the arena pyro. Michael Cole and Pat McAfee joined on commentary. They plugged Roman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan in the main event. Bianca Belair then made her ring entrance wearing her signature ...

SmackDown episode during the five week build towards the upcoming WrestleMania Backlash event on May 16. Say goodbye to Daniel Bryan In an attempt to counter the NFL Draft, WWE has loaded tonight’s card with two championship matches. The big one is Daniel Bryan challenging Roman Reigns for the Universal championship. If Bryan fails, he faces banishment from SmackDown. It would be strange for Reigns to lose the title on an episode of SmackDown, so I don’t like Daniel’s chances here. That...

One thing I’m looking forward to here in 2021 is the opportunity to attend live wrestling shows again. Even before the pandemic hit, it’s been far too long since I got a chance to go out to the matches. Seems like I always have other stuff going on, like a job or a writing thing. Once these major companies get up and running again, and make their way towards the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area, I’ll do whatever I can to be there and enjoy some pro wrestling alongside my fellow w...

Hall’s WWE Smackdown Review 4.23.21   Hello. My name is Thomas Hall and 411 has allowed me to post a review of Raw, NXT, Dynamite and Smackdown every week starting this week. I’ve been reviewing wrestling for over twelve years out of the thirty plus I have spent as a fan so hopefully the learning curve isn’t that steep. I’m certainly not replacing Larry as that can’t be done, but I’ll do my best to follow him. Much like Larry, I don’t rate matches under three minutes as I...