WWE SmackDown - Best and worst - Roman Reigns and Goldberg's disappointing face-off, piped-in crowd cheers

Modified Feb 19, 2022 06:16 GMT

Ronda Rousey attacks Charlotte Flair during contract signing; Roman Reigns and Goldberg come face to face

Drew McIntyre's feud with Madcap Moss on WWE SmackDown hasn't garnered much interest from fans. The two men are set to collide in a Falls Count Anywhere match at Elimination Chamber.

McIntyre spiced things up a little bit with a heartfelt promo on tonight's episode. The Scottish Warrior showed a replay from WWE Day 1, where Moss and Baron Corbin attacked him backstage. He also looked back at WrestleMania 36, where he defeated Brock Lesnar to become the WWE Champion.

McIntyre did a great job of hyping up a match that not many fans were interested in, in the first place.

Here's hoping WWE has a concrete plan for McIntyre for this year's WrestleMania.

#2 Worst: WWE needs to work on how it pipes in crowd noise

WWE has been piping in crowd noises for a long time now. The piped-in crowd noise made for a bunch of awkward visuals tonight as well. A short while ago, a clip made the rounds on Twitter showing Ronda Rousey's promo, with WWE piping in cheers from the live audience.

WWE mistimed the fake crowd noise, though, and fans blasted the company over the same on Twitter.

Have you noticed the fake crowd noise that WWE has been adding to its shows quite frequently?

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

Abhilash checks his articles thrice before sending them to the editing team, ensuring his work is highly accurate and reliable.

He has interviewed prominent pro wrestling personalities like Noam Dar, Angry Miz Girl, Brendan Cobbina, and Jesse Lambert. Abhilash is a big fan of AEW star Orange Cassidy, as he believes the former International Champion’s on-screen gimmick of an extremely lazy guy resonates with him.

Given the opportunity to script WWE’s next big storyline, Abhilash would treat fans to the second installment of The Bloodline Civil War. He would book Roman Reigns to re-form The Bloodline with The Usos and Sami Zayn upon his comeback. The angle would see The Tribal Chief-led group go head-to-head with The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a blockbuster family feud.

When not reporting on pro wrestling, Abhilash likes to work out, go on walks, read, and explore new eateries.

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