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Many changes made to June 23 Smackdown

Smackdown is not excluded from heavy changes.

Most of the WWE Smackdown script was changed ahead of the show on Friday, June 23.

One talent even asked -- "Did Smackdown get Vinced?" Many of the matches that had been promoted ahead of the episode of Smackdown were adjusted and cut, and there were significant changes to the version of the show that existed Friday morning.

We can confirm WRKD Wrestling's recent tweets that several talent were frustrated by all of the changes. This was the case for the start of WWE Raw the prior Monday, as well.

The originally planned LA Knight triple threat match was changed to a singles match, and a previously unplanned Charlotte Flair match was added to the card. Bayley vs. Shotzi was scrapped after Bayley was in town and did local media for the show. 

We'll post more about the changes here as we learn them.

Comments

Sometimes shit just goes over ppls heads & then again sometimes ppl just like to jump on everything. Glad you got it bruv 🫡

S B

Yeah, seemed like you were obviously joking to me. Some people miss context. Lol

Troy A Palek

This. AEW should strike as well.

kidfavre4

Touchè

Michael Stapp

When someone big or the entire WWE locker room decides to strike or stands in solidarity with the WGA, Vince is as good as gone

Colin Boyle

Of course I did, it was a joke about Dave Meltzer claims that aew morale is the worst its ever been...and a top aew star went home in a bad mood...yet claims he doesn't take ppls feeling into his reporting its just journalism. As for ppl being frustrated at SD I'm sure they are unless your The Bloodline

S B

Yes but he said "top SD star". This report didn't say it was a top star who was frustrated. .

Troy A Palek

I’ve never seen someone as toan deaf as Vince McMahon. Look we know he’s going to make changes & him changing a match or segment or changing the match or segment order doesn’t bother me. But when he completely rewrites show & cuts segments & matches it’s when I get annoyed. No one wanted him back the talent didn’t higher ups didn’t not even his own board of directors wanted him back. A board that had Nick Khan Triple H & Stephanie McMahon. I don’t why Endeveour would want to merge to company & keep the old prick on board no one wants to deal with his shit. You look at WWE from when Vince retired last year in July up until WrestleMania 39 a phenomenal product. The product isn’t bad it hasn’t gone back to the way it use to be under Vince & most week it feels like a Triple H show with some Vincism in it. But if your Endeavour if your Ari Emnaul you have to see how frustrated the talent is with this & you need to get rid of him. My hope is after the Merger happens Vince gets the boot now the earliest he could be voted out is October but there are allegations that the public don’t know about it they come out Endeveour could vote Vince out or force him to resign. Unlike last time he won’t have majority voting power he can’t hold the company hostage & force himself back in. I feel for Triple H & the talent. You know for years I use to think I hated WWE not including black & gold NXT. But the last year has shown me I just hate Vince McMahon. Last year when he was gone I genuinely fell back in love with the product I don't want to hate because I know how good it can be & while it hasn’t gotten bad like it was previously under Vince there is that fear that Vince could shit the bed & it does get bad

Matt Hennessy

So skip the articles that cover this particular story. Seems pretty easy to do.

Troy A Palek

Do you not see in the report above that people there are frustrated?

Jamie OD

Hey Anthony -- tough shit. We're gonna keep reporting the news. Feel free to unsubscribe

Fightful Select

This report is turning meaningless at this point. It doesn't matter anymore what changes are not changes happen to the show we're all going to watch it anyway and people are going to complain about everything every time go report something else, report something that's important this is not important.

Anthony R

WWE won’t be to it’s full potential till Vince is “gone”.

Mike Harp

You could’ve stopped at leave.

Mike Harp

Fair enough.

Tori Melching

I wish Vince would just leave shit alone

Michael Stapp

I don't think it was better than what was actually planned. You'll learn more soon

Fightful Select

????

Fightful Select

Justmask

Thanks, I thought so but couldn't place the timeline

Troy A Palek

Yeah that sucks since it’s been advertised for a week

Brian35

It was going to be the Raw women’s title match at Mania 37

Jon Blain

Wasn't Charlotte/Lacey going to be a big WM match before she got pregnant?

Troy A Palek

I know you are joking but... if he did it would have to be Bayley cuz she is the only one who fits that definition that appears to have been cut entirely from the show. I like Pete Dunne but he definitely isn't treated as top SD star

Troy A Palek

Wonder if Dave will report that a top SD star goes home in a bad mood after these changes 🤔 ....🤣🤣

S B

It seems Bayley vs Shotzi may have been scrapped sadly

ARose Lab

I at least hoped the women's tag unification would get the cross over, if not the main event. More so now that it also brought Liv back. But no matter who is booking they don't care about that division so I should have known better

Troy A Palek

I don’t care as long as its entertaining. Raw was better with the changes.

Tori Melching

And we’re getting Solo v Sheamus? Ty Vince, I guess

Brian35

Congrats on college. Not sure Elon is worse, just a different kind of bad

Troy A Palek

And if LA Knight loses? We Riot right?? (LA Knight fan)

Scott R

And Knight-Rey made more sense given last week

Jon Blain

I’m good with the triple threat changing, get LA Knight a win here and let Santos and Butch have their own barn burner. Just hope we don’t have too much other funny business.

Trevor D.

Welp, I’m glad Elon is far worse than Vince, and I’m going to college and that’s far better than anything… unhwildcats.com

Colin Boyle

You can always scroll past. Things were changed

Fightful Select

What match was changed besides the three way to LA v Rey? Tag titles and Shotzi v bayley were advertised. I’m just exhausted about caring whether Vince is there or not. Just keep putting on quality shows.

Brian35

That’s USOs opener was fire though.

Evan Nelson

well shoot that was a good couple of months sucks were back to normal again

Jamal Johnson

Something has to be done about Vince.

Jason saurbaugh

man

Geo

“No time to be in the weeds, Pal.”

BG

The old bastard can’t help himself.

Magan Yusuf


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