WKH – WWE Smackdown review: Cody vs. Sami, Rhea & Charlotte vs. Fatal Influence, Trick vs. Hayes, Keys-Priest tension, Barrett comments on Lesnar return (26 min.)

About this episode

Wade Keller reviews the May 22 edition of WWE Smackdown, covering key matches and events.

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews the May 22 edition of WWE Smackdown including Cody Rhodes vs. Sami Zayn, Rhea Ripley & Charlotte Flair vs. Fatal Influence, Trick Williams vs. Carmelo Hayes, Royce Keys-Damien Priest tension, Wade Barrett comments on Brock Lesnar’s temporary retirement, and more. DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); Follow us on Blue Sky… –https://bsky.app/profile/pwtorch.bsky.social Emails… wadekellerpodcast@gmail.com kellerwade@gmail.com pwtorch@gmail.com freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING

People in this episode

Host: Wade Keller

Topics covered

• WWE Smackdown
• Cody Rhodes
• Sami Zayn
• Rhea Ripley
• Charlotte Flair
• Wade Barrett
• Brock Lesnar

Keywords

• WWE
• Smackdown
• Cody Rhodes
• Sami Zayn
• Rhea Ripley
• Charlotte Flair
• Wade Barrett
• Brock Lesnar

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