WOL: WWE SmackDown underdelivers on the way to WrestleMania

It’s the Sunday Wrestling Observer Live with Andrew Zarian.

This past Friday’s WWE SmackDown might have been one of the more disappointing shows on the road to WrestleMania so far. He discussed the show and the disappointing parts outside the main event, built around Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton, which has been good, but there’s too much repetition throughout the rest of the show.

He also previewed this week’s WWE Raw which takes place at Madison Square Garden, and discussed whether they are doing too much of the same thing when it comes to the build to the main event between Roman Reigns and CM Punk.

Saturday’s AEW Collision saw a great main event between Kevin Knight and Kazuchika Okada in which Knight had a great showing despite the loss.

Also, the whodunnit storyline continues as AEW was forced to pivot after Toni Storm’s surprise absence. Is this leading to a Mina Shirakawa title run in the future?

Plus, WrestleMania ticket sales, the Intercontinental title in AAA, and American Gladiators’ names revealed.

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