4 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE SmackDown (April 21)
Ups...
4. Call For The Priest!
Time for some good.
Making Damian Priest look strong going into this Backlash tag match involving Bad Bunny is a shrewd move. Priest has history with the rapper, and that should defo be one of the bigger hooks heading in. The same goes for the better-established Rey vs. Dominik drama that boiled over back at 'Mania.
Damian was the Judgment Day's difference-maker here, and it was cool to see a bit of subtle miscommunication cost Mysterio and Santos Escobar in the end. They failed to spot that Priest was still the legal man. WWE did a lot to show off the difference between longer-term stablemates and new ones with that.
Subbing out Bálor for Dominik and Santos for Bad Bunny could drop the in-ring quality significantly, but enough story is there to make the Backlash bout a marquee attraction domestically. It was a solid plan to make Priest the focal point on Friday regardless.