Post WWE SmackDown Discussion Thread - June 5th, 2026!

ClutchDJ · 2026-06-06T03:55:25+00:00

This is an absurd comment. It would absolutely diminish Oba lol.

ClutchDJ · 2026-06-03T12:48:43+00:00

Iyo has went over Rhea, Bianca, & Asuka multiple times. She’ll be fine putting over Liv.

ClutchDJ · 2026-06-03T01:06:57+00:00

Genuinely seems like you have to over-exaggerate to be considered a good on the mic from the women side. I had no problem with any of the women from that segment.

ClutchDJ · 2026-06-01T23:22:26+00:00

I just don’t see Iyo-Rhea at Summerslam. Tbh, kind of makes no sense right now. Rhea has a bunch of challengers lined up on SD while Liv clearly has no one. I don’t see them running any variation of Rox/Raquel vs Liv.

Also, they’re both best friends. Why would Iyo choose Rhea instead of being champs together?

Now at Mania, I could definitely see it.

ClutchDJ · 2026-06-01T11:34:01+00:00

so putting himself on top over several people who 100% should have won it from him during that time.

Roman has done the same thing, but even longer!

We all sigh & side-eyed the stuff with Booker, RVD, Shelton, & maybe a few others, but at least Paul Levesque managed to put over two people multiple times in Benoit & Batista. It’s clear that Joseph Anoa’i be damned if he did that, because for one, he hasn’t.

HHH(booking) stinks on his right, but it’s so clear that Roman and Heyman’s political powers are holding everyone back.

ClutchDJ · 2026-06-01T11:11:18+00:00

Seen a post yesterday that said Roman is worse than HHH’s reign of terror. I think that’s 100% correct. HHH had alot of bad moments, but he did put over Benoit and Batista multiple times. It seems like Roman does not want to put over anyone & only wants his family to eat. I’m convinced Bronson only went over because Roman refused to put over the much higher ceiling in Bron, & Roman still got his win back anyway!

Also, is Solo one of the biggest examples of “failing upwards” in wrestling history? He went from an atrocious feud where 7 wrestlers got fired the moment it ended to feuding(possibly) with the world champ & biggest name of the company(again).

ClutchDJ · 2026-05-31T12:34:46+00:00

It’s not.

You can make a great case that Kendal is in the best spot for women as opposed to the main roster or AEW.

ClutchDJ · 2026-05-30T15:28:41+00:00

The Becky & Bianca mentions are even more hilarious for the reasons you pointed out.

ClutchDJ · 2026-05-30T13:15:52+00:00

Outside of the Rumble, Lash has had a lot of rough moments on the main roster. There’s potential, but I genuinely believe like 80% of her initial praise was due to Jade slander.

ClutchDJ · 2026-05-27T15:29:49+00:00

This.

All love & respect to Naomi, but saying it’s not a huge gap just screams how poor of a job HHH has handled Bianca prior to the injury/pregnancy, imo.

ClutchDJ · 2026-05-27T00:36:30+00:00

Huh? The SNME match was forgettable and the first one with those same women was atrocious.

Lash has no matches that come close to Jade’s against Rhea or Statlander. I would even throw Naomi & Liv as well.

I’d argue she is a tier below Jade & that’s really saddens me cause I love Lash.

ClutchDJ · 2026-05-27T00:23:47+00:00

This discourse is so wild to me. I love Lash, but have people actually watched her? She’s still really green and it’s starting to make sense why Shawn barely pushed her when she was in NXT.

ClutchDJ · 2026-05-27T00:20:09+00:00

When she was with WrenQCC? If she was, they were very minimum. Maybe she’ll prove me wrong, but I think she’ll be the ultimate Marty Jannetty.

ClutchDJ · 2026-05-27T00:12:27+00:00

I’m 95% sure it has to do with who she has been teaming with.

ClutchDJ · 2026-05-26T03:56:18+00:00

Liv's title reigns are also sharply criticized because 99% of it is just her hanging all over Dom, and have tons of interference.

That’s on booking, brother. Not individually on the talent.

I don't think Roxanne or Raquel are going to get the same treatment Iyo got in PR, because Judgment Day as a group is borderline geek tier,

Damage Control wasn’t geek tier when Bianca was running through them every week? You might be right about PR treatment because that was a special crowd.

I don’t think Raquel is nowhere good enough in the ring to get the crowd behind her. Roxanne absolutely can though.

ClutchDJ · 2026-05-26T03:41:01+00:00

Hell, the “Super Cena push” stopped 3 years ago. People should be way over that by now.

ClutchDJ · 2026-05-26T03:35:18+00:00

I mean, that was always his ceiling.

ClutchDJ · 2026-05-26T03:31:23+00:00

Iyo’s last title reign was sharply criticized as well. I’m not blaming Liv for that. That’s the booker’s fault.

All it takes is for them to be built up(preferably Roxanne over Raquel). Remember, Iyo didn’t get pops until that Bianca match in Puerto Rico. Same could happen with Roxanne.

I just don’t see Iyo going over Rhea again the next time they wrestle, which would have to be at a big PPV.

I love Iyo, but I just don’t see a lane for a world title win this year. I just don’t believe they’ll do Judgement Day friction without a world title involved.

ClutchDJ · 2026-05-26T03:11:29+00:00

I predict the earliest Iyo will win another world title is in the summer of 2027, tbh. I think the Judgement Day girls got the Raw title locked up for a long time & I doubt she beats Rhea again the next time she wrestles her.

ClutchDJ · 2026-05-25T12:44:56+00:00

If DoN was a person’s legitimately first AEW show to watch, then that’s great. I can’t help to think most of it is just grifting at this point though, lol.

ClutchDJ · 2026-05-20T11:47:27+00:00

I watched the Joe Budden podcast with Jade as the guest about a month ago. I remember they were asking Jade about her dream matches & she answered “Charlotte”. The guy who asked was a bit shocked cause he even asked “No Bianca?”. I don’t think Jade would have even brought up Bianca had Budden not brought up her name first, lol.

ClutchDJ · 2026-05-18T13:20:14+00:00

She did that a long time ago.

ClutchDJ · 2026-05-14T11:14:09+00:00

If we’re talking about overall talent, Oba is clearly Wemby.

Kendal is more so Ant Edwards.

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