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Ups & Downs: WWE Smackdown Review (Apr 3)

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Sports & Recreation, Wrestling, Sports

4.41.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Our WWE SmackDown review as Simon Miller recaps:

0:00 Pat McAfee Returns

7:41 Rhea Ripley vs. Michin

9:45 Uncle Howdy vs. Tama Tonga

11:30 Backstage promos

12:34 Trick Williams steals Sami Zayn's celebration

14:43 Aleister Black vs. Matt Cardona

16:03 Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley & Lyra Valkyria

17:07 Damian Priest & R-Truth vs. The Miz & Kit Wilson

19:46 Cody Rhodes promo

21:30 Sami Zayn vs. Carmelo Hayes


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0:00.0

So boy, am I excited? Because last night on WW Smackdown, we had an event that caused the internet to meltdown and do I like some chaos? Yes, I do, because my name is Dr. Robotnick. It's always such a shame that some people have to take it so far and just make it insulting. And like it is the end of days and Baron Corbyn isn't in WW anymore. But you bet your ass. We're going to talk about it. A big question is going to be what the flood was WWE thinking.

0:23.8

But hello, my friends. but isn't in WW anymore, but you bet your ass, we're going to talk about it.

0:37.5

A big question is going to be what the flub was WWE thinking, but hello, my friends, welcome to ups and downs. The only rest of you show you need. The finger of power gives the good bits enough and the bad bits of downs, and we're going to keep this intro short, because once again, good grief, do we have a lot to talk about. That's the mate that kicked off with Randy Yorton coming out.

0:39.2

And he was like, oh, hi, St. Louis.

0:37.5

It's so nice to be here because it is my hometown. good grief, do we have a lot to talk about. That's right now, I'm kicked off with Randy Yorton coming out,

0:39.2

and he was like, oh, hi, St. Louis.

0:40.4

It's so nice to be here,

1:11.2

because it is my hometown. But remember, even though I am going to win that world title at WrestleMania, it's nothing to do with you fans, and I'm doing it for those people in the front row. And who was in the front row? it was his family. He also wanted to remind Cody Rhodes and it was he who gave him the green light to start hearing voices in his head again. And that's another reason why he will win at the show of shows, because Randy has now become a killer. And if there's one thing that Cody doesn't have, it is a killer instinct because he saw him on Monday Night Raw and he's just coming across like an absolute Patsy. Now quite clearly Cody Rhodes was backstage and he walked out like, I can't believe you said that to me, and they got into a big brawl. And how did this brawl end?

1:16.7

Because from nowhere, Pat McAfee, that's right, in terms of the story, and in terms of the characters,

1:22.2

the way we have been introduced to them, the commentator of Monday Night Raw a few months ago got in the ring and he punted,

1:29.9

which is quite apt, Cody Rhodes right in his penis. He also told Randy Orton to get a chair and

1:34.7

they laid waste to Cody Rhodes where Pat McAfee cut one of the most confusing promos I've ever heard

1:39.6

in my life because he said that he has been the person on the phone to Randy Orton and they both

1:44.4

agreed that the business sucks right now. One of the reasons is Cody Rhodes. I remember that

1:47.9

Smackdown for a few weeks ago that did terrible ratings and oh my gosh, WrestleMania tickets.

1:52.2

They're not selling well at all and it's your fault Cody Rhodes. And apparently it's also

1:57.2

Cody Rhodes's fault. The wrestling these days and I'm here, is five foot five people in 45 minute Iron Man matches, and that we don't have the same kind of spirit that we had of the attitude era. I was like, all right, that's great. I want to be that guy. I don't want to come here and, you know, poop on your party, but Randy Orton wasn't in the attitude era. So I actually went to my own television. What are you talking about when Pat McAfee and Randy Oates said they were going to save the business as they left? Now, listen, I have many points that I want to address here. We are going to get into them. But my major one was, if we're going to talk about ticket sales, which actually annoying, by the way, I don't care about ticket sales. I do not care. I hope that there's 50 million people at WrestleMania. 50 million people are all in. It has nothing to do with me when I am watching wrestling on my television. But if we are going to bring it into the story, Randy Orne's in that main event as well. So all Cody would have to do is go, well, okay, maybe I'm not selling

2:51.2

tickets, but also Randy, you're not either. Now I do have to caveat this because we are living

2:55.7

in a 2026 world. If you enjoyed this and you thought it was awesome, I am genuinely happy for you

3:00.7

because if you are going to dedicate three hours of your entertainment time to WWE, you should walk away

3:05.9

with something. But here's just a few problems I have with it. Number one, why would Randy Orton listen to Pat McAfee? There's been no connection between those two people. And now it just makes me go, has it been Pat McAfee's voice that's been in Randy Oron's head for 20 plus years? And then Randy O'Neart, realize, oh my gosh, you sound like those voices, so now I must listen to you. I guess so. Number two, I want to go back to the Iron Man match comment because this one has totally befuddled me. I assume it was a shot at AEW maybe. And listen, if WW wants to take shots at AEW and AEW wants to take shots at WWE. It's fine by me. Just make sure it doesn't

3:41.9

take over the show. But WWE doesn't do matches like that. And the last time they did was Dolph Ziegler versus Seth Rollins, I believe in 2018. Dolph Ziegler's around about six foot. I think Seth Rollins is about six foot one. But they're not five foot five guys. But it means that on the main roster at least what I'm talking about here,

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