WWE Smackdown Live Results and Review December 11 2018 : Bowen’s Botches and Bodyslams
WWE Smackdown Live is from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada this week. In a Wrestlemania rematch, Charloote Flair will face Asuka. WWE Champion will face 205 Live Superstar Mustafa Ali. And The New Day will host a Rap Battle between The Usos and The Bar.
Show Opener with Daniel Bryan In Ring
Do you drive an SUV? If so, #WWEChampion @WWEDanielBryan thinks you’re IGNORANT! #SDLive @MustafaAliWWE pic.twitter.com/B8wB9tKv2F
— WWE (@WWE) December 12, 2018
Daniel Bryan vs. Mustafa Ali
Daniel Bryan forces Mustafa Ali to tap out to the Yes Lock for a Submission victory. Bryan continued to assault Ali after the match on the entrance ramp.
Welcome to #SDLive, @MustafaAliWWE… @WWEDanielBryan pic.twitter.com/FO7SoJ0jt9
— WWE (@WWE) December 12, 2018
Rap Battle hosted by The New Day
The Usos (Jimmy and Jey) vs. The Bar (Sheamus and Cesaro)
#TheBar‘s #IceIceSheamy > @VanillaIce‘s #IceIceBaby
It had to be said. #RapBattle #SDLive @WWESheamus @WWECesaro pic.twitter.com/w9k65mNxty
— WWE (@WWE) December 12, 2018
The Miz In Ring
Can you PLEASE just come to the ring and hear what @mikethemiz has to say, @shanemcmahon?! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/sMr6cjxFuq
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) December 12, 2018
The Miz and Shane McMahon vs. The Vegas Boys (Chip and Chad)
Shane wins by Submission with a Triangle
LOOK AT @ShaneMcMahon GO!!! The Commissioner of #SDLive and #BestInTheWorld isn’t holding back against The #VegasBoys! @mikethemiz pic.twitter.com/JLZt1grRtS
— WWE (@WWE) December 12, 2018
Smackdown General Manager Paige Backstage
Now’s NOT the time to ask #SDLive General Manager @RealPaigeWWE for a paycheck, #VegasBoys! pic.twitter.com/uP2KR4gFyn
— WWE (@WWE) December 12, 2018
Randy Orton In Ring
This Sunday at #WWETLC, should @reymysterio fear the R-K-O or should #TheViper @RandyOrton fear R-E-Y? #SDLive pic.twitter.com/X4RuG4sB8V
— WWE (@WWE) December 12, 2018
Becky Lynch Backstage
The odds aren’t in @BeckyLynchWWE‘s favor this Sunday at #WWETLC.
And #TheMan LOVES IT. #SDLive pic.twitter.com/pmnoEn3PHb
— WWE (@WWE) December 12, 2018
Jeff Hardy and Rusev with Lana vs. Samoa Joe and Shinsuke Nakamura
Rusev wins by Pinfall over Shinsuke Nakamura after the Machka Kick.
It’s @JEFFHARDYBRAND & @RusevBUL vs. @ShinsukeN & @SamoaJoe…
🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 DANCE BREAK 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
…RIGHT NOW on #SDLive! @CarmellaWWE @RonKillings pic.twitter.com/gNRNypNKoq
— WWE (@WWE) December 12, 2018
Shane McMahon and The Miz Backstage
.@mikethemiz explains his actions… but things with @shanemcmahon have yet to be repaired. #SDLive pic.twitter.com/t4le9lY35a
— WWE (@WWE) December 12, 2018
AJ Styles Backstage Interview
This Sunday at #WWETLC, @AJStylesOrg will do WHATEVER IT TAKES to dethrone the “new” @WWEDanielBryan. #SDLive pic.twitter.com/Dm9usifx4Q
— WWE (@WWE) December 12, 2018
Charlotte Flair Backstage
What does @MsCharlotteWWE believe @BeckyLynchWWE and @WWEAsuka will do this Sunday at #WWETLC?
BOW DOWN to #TheQueen! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/ok3F6bfRnt
— WWE (@WWE) December 12, 2018
Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka with Becky Lynch at ringside
Asuka wins by Disqualification when Charlotte Flair attacked her with a Kendo Stick. Flair then attacked Becky Lynch, and all three women brawled at ringside with Asuka finally getting the Kendo Stick and standing tall on the announce table at the end.
With #TheMan @BeckyLynchWWE looking on, @MsCharlotteWWE & @WWEAsuka COLLIDE in an epic #WrestleMania rematch on #SDLive! pic.twitter.com/9eblV6kVPH
— WWE (@WWE) December 12, 2018
Botches
- The Rap Battle was embarrassing. The last time it worked, but that was New Day vs. The Usos. This time The Bar was a bad caricature, and The Usos had little to feed off of.
- Naomi vs. Mandy Rose didn’t happen, and there are several segments that could have been shorter to give up enough time for a quick match between them.
Bodyslams
- Daniel Bryan vs. Mustafa Ali was an incredible match and a great way to start off the show.
- Jeff Hardy and Rusev vs. Samoa Joe and Shinsuke Nakamura was a good match for a hodge-podge tag team match being used to get four men from two feuds on television before the TLC Pay Per View.
- Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka was almost as good as their Wrestlemania match and a worthy main event for the go home show before TLC.
This was not the best episode of Smackdown Live lately, but it did have two fantastic matches. Daniel Bryan vs. Mustafa Ali was an unexpected surprise. Not that the two men could pull off such a match, but that the two would be matched up at all. There was a time when smaller guys ruled WWE, such as Chris Jericho and Eddie Guererro. If the 205 Live guys keep getting opportunities like this, we could see that happen again. The Rap Battle that followed was not nearly as good as some of the gimmicks these tag teams have been involved in lately, but not all of them are going to be hits. The main event with Asuka and Charlotte Flair was perfectly executed in every way, including where the pieces are before TLC this Sunday. Naomi and Mandy Rose may have had their match dropped from the card, but the stories that needed attention got that time, so at least it was not wasted. The matches that have me the most excited for TLC all come from Smackdown Live, and all of them were showcased tonight.
