One of the perils of live television is that segments don’t always go precisely as planned. Fans noticed that Scarlett didn’t exactly hit Drew McIntyre flush with a fireball on Friday’s episode of “WWE Smackdown.”
One fan pointed out the similarities to AEW’s Chris Jericho, and his latest “Wizard” persona that also throws fireballs. Reportedly the flash paper used to simulate Scarlett’s fireball didn’t work in the moment, and didn’t catch enough of Drew McIntyre’s face for McIntyre to sell. Kross and McIntyre were reportedly told to keep going, and improvised the rest of the segment, which fans appeared to appreciate. “Don’t act like we didn’t see what happened,” one user wrote. “Just find a way around it.”
Scarlett used the fireball to protect her husband Kross from McIntyre’s assault. McIntyre had tied himself to Kross with a leather strap, and was attacking Kross, when Scarlett used the defective stunt. When the fireball didn’t work, McIntyre was able to slam Kross with a Spinebuster. Scarlett retaliated by giving McIntyre a Low Blow, which gave Kross an opportunity to lock “The Scottish Warrior” in his trademark Kross Jacket. One user wrote “Scarlett Bordeaux proved that if the fireball don’t get ya, then the punch balls will.”
Kross has been toying with McIntyre since returning to the company in August, and even got involved in McIntyre’s match at Clash at the Castlewhich saw McIntyre come up short once morest Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns. The two are set to face each other in a Strap Match at WWE Extreme Rules on October 8th in Philadelphia, PA.