Two More. What Happened Before And After This Week’s SmackDown Live?

Before and after. There are a lot of people on the WWE payroll and that means that WWE has a lot of people to juggle one way or the other. That leaves a lot of people both out of the ring and off the show in general. It can be rather annoying to the fans who pay their money to see some of the top stars, but luckily there are other ways to get a lot of people on the show, even after the main portion is over.

According to Wrestlinginc.com, WWE ran their usual dark match both before SmackDown Live and after 205 Live. Before the shows went on the air, the Kabuki Warriors defeated Fire and Desire. None of the four appeared on television. After the shows were over, Roman Reigns defeated Samoa Joe. Reigns did not wrestle on SmackDown Live but appeared in the ring at the end and speared Daniel Bryan.

Here’s a preview. Check out Reigns’ actions while the cameras were still on:

Opinion: It makes sense to put Reigns out there to end the night as a lot of people are going to stick around to see him. There are some big names on the roster but Reigns is bigger than all of them and that is going to keep the 205 Live crowds from dying as badly. For the life of me I can’t understand how Asuka and Kairi Sane can’t get a better spot on the shows though, as this tag team has been a rather horrible run for them.

Which of these matches sounds better? What is next for the Kabuki Warriors? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 30 wrestling books. His latest book is KB’s Complete 2004 Monday Night Raw Reviews.

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