#SmackdownTaped: Greg DeMarco’s Accelerated Look at WWE Smackdown (2/12/19)

Greg DeMarco is back and FAST FORWARDing his way through WWE Smackdown. How much did he skip? How was the show?

This will be an interesting experiment, as WWE has a Gauntlet that might impact the FAST FORWARD aspect tonight. Let’s see what we have on Smackdown!

Enter Charlotte Flair

• Excuse me for a moment… YASSS QUEEN!
• Charlotte Flair is doing the best work of her career.
• Charlotte’s bordering on having too much work done on the ol’ face, though.
• Let’s stop using the close shot.
• Don’t let her face take away from the fire she’s spitting in this promo. Seriously, she’s killing it.
• Charlotte pointing to the sign is perfect.
• Corey Graves is right, The Queen does belong in the main event at WrestleMania.
• Side note: Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair are the modern day, female Steve Austin and The Rock.

FAST FORWARD talking, entrances, and commercials, and more talking

The IIConics vs. Carmella & Naomi vs. Sonya Deville & The Goddess Mandy Rose

• Carmella continues to be such an underrated worker by everyone not named Patrick O’Dowd.
• The IIConics standing on the same site of the ring post when neither is in the ring is a little thing that goes a VERY long way.
• Mandy and Naomi are this generation’s Rick Martel & Tito Santana.
• NO NOT MANDY!
• Will Nia Jas & Tamina fit in a pod? (YOU WERE THINKING IT!)

FAST FORWARD talking, entrances, talking, videos, etc.
Timestamp: 16:20 (Real time: 36:18)

McMiz TV with The Usos

• FAST FORWARD talking
• 53 tag team title matches? DAYAM!
• Best tag team in the world? I think The Revival (and The Bar) would have something to say about that.
• THE TOLEDO MUDHENS!
• HOLY TOLEDO!
• Quiche?
• MANDY ROSE REFERENCE!
• I liked the segment.

FAST FORWARD commercials

Gauntlet Match

• Daniel Bryan is out first, with Rowan The Recycler, and his first opponent is he’s talking
• IT’S A NEW DAY, YES IT IS!
• And the opponent is Kofi
• FAST FORWARD commercials
• Great match so far, FAST FORWARD more commercials
• I may not write much about this match–because I’m WATCHING IT.
• I’d love to see Kofi Kingston get the win here over the WWE Champion.
• FAST FORWARD more commercials
• Can we get a 60-minute draw between these guys at Extreme Rules?
• When was the last time Kofi wrestled this long in one match?
• Kofi advances!
• Next up for Kofi Kingston is…Jeff Hardy!
• Kofi technically brought Jeff Hardy back at WrestleMania 33.
• FAST FORWARD the commercials
• Not gonna lie, this math defies the #SmackdownTaped concept.
• STILL WATCHING THE MATCH!
• This whole thing was very well done, and I am fine with Orton coming out last in the Chamber. I wanted Kofi to win, but this was great.

Timestamp: 1:19:22 (Real time: 2:00:00)

Not as much time saved today, but that’s because the Gauntlet was a fun watch. For a go home show this worked, and let’s not complain about no Asuka again. She’s just fine, things are busy now.