WWE Improvised SmackDown Segment After Botched Effect

Sometimes it has to be done. Wrestling is a unique breed among sports, as it is certainly athletic but it is predetermined and often planned out in advance. That makes for some interesting situations, as you can see things go off script, or at least off plans, right in front of your eyes. That can make for some interesting moments and that was the case this week on SmackDown.

This week’s SmackDown featured a segment between Drew McIntyre, Karrion Kross and Scarlet. While McIntyre and Kross were fighting, Scarlet launched a fireball at McIntyre, which missed him entirely. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Kross was told to keep going to get to the planned ending of the segment. As a result, McIntyre gave Kross a spinebuster before Scarlet hit him low, allowing Kross to lock in the KrossJacket.

This could have been worse. Check out what happened in the segment:

Opinion: They didn’t have a choice but to improvise here, as McIntyre selling that fireball would have been a disaster. The good thing is that they realized what had happened and figured out the right way to go. It saved the segment as they got to the ending and Scarlet looked like she missed rather than something that made the whole thing seem fake. Well done on the quick thinking, as it could have been a disaster.