{"id":118032,"date":"2023-02-24T05:46:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T10:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=118032"},"modified":"2023-02-24T11:03:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T16:03:12","slug":"preview-wwe-smackdown-elimination-chamber-fallout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2023\/02\/24\/preview-wwe-smackdown-elimination-chamber-fallout\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: WWE SmackDown (2\/24\/23) \u2013 Elimination Chamber Fallout"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Another work week is almost at an end, meaning that <em>FOX<\/em> and <strong>WWE<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>Friday Night SmackDown<\/strong> is here once more with a show based around the fallout from Elimination Chamber. Last Saturday, we saw an interesting <em><strong>Elimination Chamber<\/strong><\/em> PLE (premium live event) which set the stage for <em><strong>WrestleMania 39<\/strong><\/em>. As we all know, the SmackDown based storyline of <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong> and<strong> The Bloodline<\/strong> has dominated programming for years now, and it feels as though we are now finally approaching something resembling an end game coming out of<em> Elimination Chamber<\/em>. What does it all mean for tonight&#8217;s show? Read on to find out!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What&#039;s in the forecast for The Bloodline?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6DQLiURcss0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Firefly Funhouse Returns to SmackDown<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_97356\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97356\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-97356 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/07\/bray-wyatt-released-wwe.jpg\" alt=\"Bray Wyatt Released From WWE\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/07\/bray-wyatt-released-wwe.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/07\/bray-wyatt-released-wwe-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just a few short weeks ago, following the Lights Out victory over <strong>LA Knight<\/strong> at <strong><em>Royal Rumble<\/em><\/strong>, <strong>Bray Wyatt<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Uncle Howdy<\/strong> laid the SmackDown on <strong>Hit Row<\/strong> and then proceeded to issue an open challenge to the victor of <strong>Bobby Lashley<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Brock Lesnar<\/strong>. Of course, Lesnar was never going to allow his legitimacy to come into question in a feud with Bray Wyatt, so Lashley is the unlucky victim for Wyatt &amp; Howdy after his victory over Lesnar at <em>Elimination Chamber<\/em>. Tonight&#8217;s SmackDown will witness the return of the Firefly Funhouse and we can be sure that Wyatt will address his next feud here.<\/p>\n<h3>Rematch: Rey Mysterio Vs. Karrion Kross<\/h3>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/rVXhaNE.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Karrion Kross<\/strong> came up short against the masked legend a few weeks ago, and tonight, he will have a second opportunity to take down <strong>Rey Mysterio<\/strong>. Additionally, Rey&#8217;s crime-obsessed son,<strong> Dominik Mysterio<\/strong> (he&#8217;s seen things, man), will be there to watch the match in person &#8211; meaning we can be sure of some kind of shenanigans taking place during this match. Kross has been floundering for some time and could use the win, so for his sake, let&#8217;s hope Dominik is there to do more than just watch this match.<\/p>\n<h3>Imperium Vs. Braun Strowman, Ricochet &amp; Madcap Moss<\/h3>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/VcAo1oz.jpg\" alt=\"SmackDown Elimination Chamber Fallout: Imperium Vs. Braun Strowman, Ricochet &amp; Madcap Moss\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There&#8217;s not many in professional wrestling right now riding a wave of momentum quite like <strong>Gunther<\/strong>&#8216;s. The man broke all the longevity based records in the <em>Royal Rumble<\/em> match this year, and now he&#8217;s turning up to SmackDown tonight to chop <strong>Braun Strowman<\/strong>&#8216;s chest off of his chest. This six-man tag team match has arisen out of Strowman &amp; <strong>Ricochet<\/strong>&#8216;s failed SmackDown Tag Team Championship challenge and<strong> Madcap Moss<\/strong>&#8216; own failed challenge for the WWE Intercontinental Championship last week. Gunther, <strong>Ludwig Kaiser<\/strong> and <strong>Giovanni Vinci<\/strong> look to maintain their dominance on SmackDown tonight.<\/p>\n<h3>Charlotte Flair Meets Rhea Ripley Ahead of WrestleMania 39 Match<\/h3>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/bfgrnKD.jpg\" alt=\"SmackDown Elimination Chamber Fallout: Rhea Ripley &amp; Charlotte Flair to Meet\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just a few short years ago, <strong>Rhea Ripley<\/strong> was <strong>NXT<\/strong>&#8216;s Golden Girl &#8211; the one widely tipped to be the star of the main roster&#8217;s women&#8217;s division post-Horsewomen Era. Unfortunately, she was defeated by <strong>Charlotte Flair<\/strong> at <em><strong>WrestleMania 36<\/strong><\/em> and is only now recovering from what was widely deemed an unnecessary defeat. Here&#8217;s the thing though: Rhea Ripley <em>is<\/em> money. If there is anyone in the WWE that can carry an entire division on her back, it&#8217;s the young woman (she is still only 26!) from Adelaide, Australia. At this year&#8217;s <em>WrestleMania<\/em>, she will have the opportunity to reclaim what was her rightful destiny against the one who took it all away in Charlotte Flair. On tonight&#8217;s SmackDown Elimination Chamber fallout episode, they will meet face to face and no doubt discuss their upcoming, well-anticipated match.<\/p>\n<h4>Not Announced But Expected For SmackDown<\/h4>\n<p>&#8211; It is a certainty, given how important this storyline is, that we will get more Bloodline related drama tonight. We can be sure that <strong>Kevin Owens<\/strong> and <strong>Sami Zayn<\/strong> will continue their path towards the rekindling of their friendship, as well as more focus on the tumultuous, fractured relations between Roman Reigns &amp; <strong>Jey Uso<\/strong> (the man who should be the one to dethrone Reigns, of course).<\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/span><\/em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<\/span><\/em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Network<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Peacock<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Photo Credits: WWE<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another work week is almost at an end, meaning that FOX and WWE&#8216;s Friday Night SmackDown is here once more with a show based around the fallout from Elimination Chamber. Last Saturday, we saw an interesting Elimination Chamber PLE (premium live event) which set the stage for WrestleMania 39. As we all know, the SmackDown [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2482,"featured_media":118033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,26,4,3],"tags":[183,255,224,403,8506,5042,1724,6340,73,8507,886,3041,77,106,7994],"class_list":["post-118032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-smackdown","category-wwe","category-wwe-universe","tag-bobby-lashley","tag-braun-strowman","tag-bray-wyatt","tag-charlotte-flair","tag-giovanni-vinci","tag-imperium","tag-jey-uso","tag-karrion-kross","tag-kevin-owens","tag-ludwig-kaiser","tag-rey-mysterio","tag-rhea-ripley","tag-roman-reigns","tag-sami-zayn","tag-the-bloodline"],"modified_by":"Niklas George","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2482"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118032\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}