WWE SmackDown results, recap, grades: Becky Lynch-Charlotte Flair Evolution build culminates

The historic 1,000th episode of SmackDown came about final Tuesday, so you may say that this week formally marked the start of the march to 2,000 with episode No. 1,001 for the blue model. Tuesday evening’s present additionally served because the go-home present for the all-women’s Evolution pay-per-view set to happen this Sunday, and whereas the overwhelming majority of SmackDown this week was not essentially on the extent of lots of the more moderen efforts, the build to the Final Lady Standing match at Evolution this Sunday as soon as once more captured essentially the most consideration.  Massive fan of WWE? Subscribe to our podcast — In This Nook with Brian Campbell — the place we go in depth on every part you could know in WWE every week. Becky Lynch takes the struggle to the WWE PC Pictures surfaced on-line this week — courtesy of WWE social media — of SmackDown ladies’s champion Lynch attacking Charlotte Flair as she was assembly with recruits on the WWE Efficiency Middle. Tuesday, we have been capable of see what really went down in Orlando, Florida. Flair was lecturing the NXT ladies, after which she started to take questions from the scholars. Properly, in fact, the third query got here from the champion herself. Lynch emerged and informed the recruits to not hearken to a phrase Flair has to say earlier than she finally pounced as NXT assistant coach Sara Amato tried to carry them again. The 2 ladies have been finally pulled other than each other, with Lynch nonetheless trash-talking on the best way out.  They then lower to a pre-taped promo from Flair, the place she mentioned what occurred on the Efficiency Middle was disrespectful to the inspiration of the corporate. There isn’t any line Lynch will not cross, and when she wins the title again at Evolution, she’ll not solely be standing over a fallen opponent, however a pal who misplaced her approach.  They hold creating extra nice layers for this feud, and taking it again to the place all of it started for the “4 Horsewomen” down on the WWE Efficiency Middle was yet one more unbelievable twist. This Final Lady Standing match at Evolution on Sunday actually must be introduced with the primary occasion slot, however likelihood is that will likely be awarded to Uncooked ladies’s champion Ronda Rousey vs. Nikki Bella. Nonetheless, the build to this subsequent bout that includes Lynch and Flair has been very nicely completed. Grade: A What else occurred on SmackDown? Massive Present vs. Kofi Kingston led to a no contest: New Day opened SmackDown this week discussing not solely their title loss to The Bar final week on SmackDown 1000, however the heel flip from Massive Present that led to it. We discovered that New Day will get their rematch at Crown Jewel, and we additionally discovered that the opening bout Tuesday evening was a random member of New Day towards both Sheamus, Cesaro or Massive Present. It turned out to function Massive Present vs. Kingston, which ended into chaos when The Bar bought concerned and the brand new threesome decimated the previous champs. There was no clarification from Massive Present as to why he determined to hitch forces with The Bar.  The Usos def. AJ Kinds & Daniel Bryan by way of pinfall: But once more, communication points plagued the WWE champion and his challenger at Crown Jewel. Kinds stopped himself from inadvertently nailing Bryan with a Phenomenal Forearm, however not lengthy after, he by accident linked with a Pele kick, sending Bryan down. This allowed The Usos to get the pinfall win for the second week in a row, and Bryan stared down Kinds as he was laying on the apron after the match. Backstage after industrial, Kinds was requested whether or not what came about was an accident, and whereas he completely agreed, Bryan alluded to him being a liar, which Kinds took offense to. Because the champ walked away disgusted, Bryan trolled him with the “Too Candy” hand gesture. Through the end, it must be famous that Jimmy Uso paid a pleasant, refined tribute to cousin Roman Reigns through the splash that ended the bout.  Rusev def. Aiden English by way of submission: English distracted himself by screaming “That is all of your fault!” at Lana on the skin in reference to ripping aside Rusev Day. He circled to eat a Machka Kick from Rusev earlier than tapping to the Accolade.  Rey Mysterio def. The Miz by way of pinfall: Mysterio appeared on “Miz TV” as scheduled, however as with most babyface company, the trolling from Miz grew to become tiresome. The legendary Mysterio informed Miz that he got here right here to struggle, and following a industrial break, the match was on. Mysterio bought the win after the 6-1-9 adopted by the springboard splash.  Evolution battle royal hype: The scheduled tag match that includes Naomi & Asuka vs. Sonya Deville by no means started. Earlier than the bell may ring, The IIconics made their approach out, adopted by Lana, Carmella and Zelina Vega. All the ladies brawled within the ring, culminating in inaugural ladies’s Royal Rumble winner Asuka disposing of Vega excessive to face tall.  Randy Orton def. Jeff Hardy by way of pinfall: Hardy tried a Whisper within the Wind however Orton was capable of counter it into an RKO for the 1-2-Three within the battle of those two World Cup individuals. Previous to the bout, we have been handled to an look for the second week in a row from SmackDown commissioner Shane McMahon, who merely ran down the listing of World Cup entrants from his model earlier than disappearing.  https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/wwe-smackdown-results-recap-grades-becky-lynch-charlotte-flair-evolution-build-culminates/