The Other Way To Get In. What Happened Before And After SmackDown Live?

Haven’t I seen you before? There are a lot of people on the WWE roster. Like, a ridiculous amount really. With five full time television shows, there are several people who can’t even manage to make it onto TV for weeks at a time. These wrestlers still want to perform though, which is where WWE has to get creative. One of those places is in dark matches, some of which took place on Tuesday.

According to Wrestlinginc.com, there was a dark match both before and after SmackDown Live. Before the show went on the air, Heavy Machinery defeated the B Team. Heavy Machinery has challenged Daniel Bryan and Rowan for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles but neither team made the main show. After the show was over, Bayley successfully defended the SmackDown Women’s Title against Charlotte. Both were on SmackDown Live, with Charlotte losing a triple threat match for the #1 contendership to the title.

Heavy Machinery did talk to the champs backstage. Check out this online exclusive segment:

And then there’s what happened on television. Check out Charlotte in action:

Opinion: For the life of me I can’t understand how so many people can’t make television week in and week out. There were three matches on this week’s SmackDown Live and one of them was less than thirty seconds long. You couldn’t fit Heavy Machinery in a minute long squash, just to get them on TV for a few minutes? They’re not exactly an established team, so letting them do something would be a smart move.

Which of these matches sounds better? Will Heavy Machinery win the titles? 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 28 wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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