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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (12/9/22)

Happy Birthday, Kurt Angle!

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1 year ago

December 9, 2022

Steven Mitchell

WWE celebrates the Olympic Gold Medalist with gold!

SmackDown is in Pittsburgh to celebrate WWE Hall of Famer, Kurt Angle, and to see the Usos defend their Undisputed Tag Team Championships! Who will have the better time tonight?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships: The Usos w/ The Bloodline VS Sheamus & Pete Dunne w/ Ridge Holland; The Usos win and retain the titles.
Legado Del Fantasma VS The Viking Raiders; Legado wins by disqualification.
Six Man Tag: Ricochet & The New Day VS Imperium; Ricochet & The New Day win.
Liv Morgan & Tegan Nox VS Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler; Liv & Tegan win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships: The Usos w/ The Bloodline VS Sheamus & Pete Dunne w/ Ridge Holland!

Jimmy & Jey were going to face the Celtic Connection of Sheamus & McIntyre, but a ruptured ear drum is keeping McIntyre out of action. But never fear, BUTCH is here! Will he and The Fella win big on Fight Night? Or will the Usos still be the ones?

The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see if the historic reign comes to an end!

The teams sort out and Sheamus starts against Jimmy. Fans are fired up already as the two circle. They tie up, Sheamus puts Jimmy in a corner but Jimmy turns it around. Sheamus turns it back around, Sami protests and the ref counts. Sheamus lets off but Jimmy shoves him away. Jimmy holds up the finger, #WeTheOnes, but Sheamus headlocks for a takeover! Jimmy fights back up, powers out, but Sheamus runs Jimmy over! Jimmy goes to a corner, but then he bails out as Sheamus storms over. Fans rally and a ring count starts while the Bloodline talk strategy. The Brutes shout for Jimmy to get back in. Jimmy tells the others he’s got this and gets back in.

Jimmy circles with Sheamus, and he kicks low! Jimmy HEADBUTTS Sheamus, CHOPS him, then whips him to ropes. Sheamus reverses, Jimmy blocks the hip toss but Sheamus blocks the hip toss to CLOBBER Jimmy! Sheamus fireman’s carries Jimmy to ROLLING SENTON! Tag to Dunne and he climbs up. Sheamus fireman’s carries Dunn, ROLLING SENTON SENTON! Dunne then drops double knees! Fans rally, Dunne wrenches but Jimmy pulls hair. Tag to Jey, he runs in and forearm smashes! Cover, TWO! Jey throws a forearm but Dunne hits back! Dunne ROCKS Jimmy, back to Jey, repeat! BASEMENT DROPKICK!

Dunne drags Jey up but Jey fireman’s carries! Dunne slips off to waistlock but Jey tags Jimmy while he bucks the O’Conner Roll! FLAPJACK HOTSHOT! Dunne sputters and Sami is fired up while SmackDown goes to break!

SmackDown returns and Dunne is reaching for Sheamus but Jey holds him back! Dunne keeps fighting, he ROCKS Jey but Jey holds on! Dunne ROCKS Jey again! Jey whips Dunne away into the Uso corner! Dunne bounces off buckles and Jey tags Jimmy. Jey drags Dunne up, Jimmy climbs, BACKBREAKER AX HANDLE COMBO! Cover, TWO! Jimmy stomps away on Dunne, he lets off at the ref’s count, but then stomps Dunne again. The ref counts again, Dunne lets off, and Jey drags Dunne out of the ring. Ridge calls to Dunne while Sami and Solo back up. Jimmy goes out but Dunne kicks him! And SLAPS him!

Dunne hurries into the ring but Jimmy anchors a foot! Jimmy keeps Dunne from Sheamus, drags him back, but Dunne ENZIGURIS! Tag to Jey! Jey flounders in but he BLASTS Sheamus away! Jey drags Dunne back while the ref has to keep an angry Sheamus back. Jey drags Dunne up but Dunne grabs Jey by his face! Dunne SLAPS Jey, Jey ROCKS Dunne! Jey fires off hands on Dunne in the corner, then goes corner to corner for a HIP- NO, Dunne BOOTS Jey first! Dunne then sidesteps Jey to SNAP GERMAN! Fans fire up while both men are down! Dunne and Jey crawl, hot tags to Sheamus and Jimmy!

The Fella rallies on Jimmy with big sledgehammers! Clothesline in the corner for Jimmy! Sheamus DECKS Jey! Jimmy BOOTS back, runs, but Sheamus scoops to POWERSLAM! Fans fire up with Sheamus and he storms over to Jimmy at the apron. Jey hurries up but Dunne ROCKS Jey! The Brutes have the Usos on the ropes and fans are thunderous for DOUBLE BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! They go past TEN, Sheamus stops at 15 but Dunne goes to 20! Maybe even 25!! Fans are thunderous for Dunne & Sheamus and Dunne goes outside. Dunne scares Sami off before he CLOBBERS Jey! But Jimmy rolls Sheamus! TWO!!

Sheamus runs in at the corner but Jimmy POSTS him! Jimmy hurries up top, but Sheamus ROCKS Jimmy first! Sheamus throws more hands, then CHOPS! And CHOPS! Sheamus climbs up, he drags Jimmy back up, and he hits a SUPER WHITE NOISE!! Cover, TWO!! Jimmy survives and Sami is relieved while SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns again and Jey has Dunne up top in a corner. Dunne resists the superplex and he bends Jey’s fingers! Then SNAPS them! Jey falls back, fans fire up with Dunne and he adjusts, but Jey dodges the leap! Dunne runs in, but into a POP-UP NECKBREAKER! Cover, Sheamus breaks it! Jimmy runs in but Sheamus kicks him back out. They go to the apron, Jimmy mule kicks Sheamus! But Sheamus fireman’s carries! APRON WHITE NOISE!! But Jey DIVES to take out Sheamus! Dunne goes to the apron, and then up the corner! ASAAI MOONSAULT takes out the Usos! Dunne puts Jey in and hurries back up!

Dunne leaps, TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO!! Jey survives and Sami is relieved again. Dunne snarls and watches Jey get back up. Dunne beats his chest while Ridge rallies the fans. Dunne stomps the hands, then BUZZSAWS! Jey staggers away, but he puts Dunne on the apron, Jey UPPERCUTS Dunne, tags Jimmy, then the Usos DOUBLE UPPERCUT Dunne! Jimmy goes up but Sheamus drags Jey out! Sheamus RAMS Jey into barriers! Dunne shifts to sunset flip! Jimmy holds on but Dunne brings him off, RUNNING POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!!!! Sami feels faint but the Usos are still in this.

Dunne tags Sheamus, Sheamus drags Jimmy up and has a crucifix. “This is Awesome!” RAZOR’S EDGE LONG DART!! Cover, JEY BREAKS IT!! All four men are down but the fans are thunderous. Jimmy and Sheamus rise, Sheamus throws a haymaker! Jimmy wobbles but he ROCKS Sheamus back! Sheamus ROCKS Jimmy again, Jimmy UPPERCUTS back! Jimmy elbows Sheamus, Jey tag sin, but Dunne gets Jimmy with a SLEEPER! But the ref is busy with him! Sami is up but Ridge CLOBBERS Sami! Jey sunset flips, Sheamus rolls through, Sheamus dodges the superkick to KNEE Jey down! Cover, TWO!!!!

Fans fire up as Ridge and Solo brawl now! Solo ducks a lariat to URENAGE Ridge into the timekeeper’s area! Sheamus fire sup as he aims at Jey. Jey slowly rises, Sheamus runs in, into a SUPESRKICK! Dunne tags in! Dunne ROCKS Jey, ENZIGURIS, then runs in! Jimmy sneaks a tag before the forearm! Jey slips out of the pump handle, shoves Dunne, ONE D!!! SAMI KEEPS SHEAMUS OUT! Cover, USOS WIN!!!

Winners: The Usos, by pinfall (still Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions)

The Bloodline stays golden with help from Sami! Will anyone ever stop the longest tag title reign in history with the deck stacked in the Usos’ favor?

Kurt Angle and Gable Steveson.

Braun Strowman says hey and happy birthday. Kurt makes introductions and Braun congratulates Gable making it to the WWE. But he doesn’t need to take so long at the performance center, he should get on SmackDown and #GetTheseHands. Gable says he’ll let Braun know when he’s ready. Braun looks forward to it. When and where will the newest Olympic Gold Medalist in WWE history make his in-ring debut?

BREAKING NEWS!

The one and only JOHN CENA will be back on SmackDown on December 30th! What will happen with the living legend showing up on the last SmackDown of 2022?

LA Knight is here!

The Megastar has been hit with two blindside attacks, all having to do when he mouthed off to Bray Wyatt. Knight demands answers and justice! Will he get either here tonight? We find out, after the break.

SmackDown returns and fans boo as Knight has a mic. Knight says, “I don’t recall asking you, I’m talking now, so lemme talk to ya. Bray Wyatt…” Fans cheer that name. He figures the puppets would. But Knight says it is obvious that he struck a nerve. It’s obvious he’s even struck fear in Bray. But think about that. Week after week, Knight gets blindsided but Bray says he didn’t do it. And then if he did, there’d be none of Knight left. Right? WRONG! Knight’s calling Bray’s bluff! Every time Bray knocked Knight down, Knight got up. And why does he know it’s Bray? Look at the footage.

First, Knight was buried under a bunch of random stuff from the backstage area. Okay, enough, this ain’t a snuff film. But see, out of context, that could be anyone. But look right before. Footage shows Knight opening the exit and look! What is that spooky mask in the shadows? Is that one of Bray’s toys? Knight thinks it is! Okay, go to the next week. Knight gets stuck behind a road case. And look in the background! THE MASK! Knight told Bray what he can do with the puppets, but now he’ll tell Bray what to do with the masks. But then UNCLE HOWDY interrupts! “Do it. What are you waiting for? DO IT!

“Don’t you want to be respected? To be feared? He deserves to be punished. Do it. Do it now! He deserves to suffer. The door is closed.” Knight isn’t sure what to make of Uncle Howdy’s message. “If you need any more evidence, you’d have to be a cross-eyed halfwit to not know that was him.” Well, if no one else is gonna do it, Knight will do something about it! He’ll go find Bray backstage right now, YEAH! Will Knight find Bray? Or will he find who really did those things to him?

SmackDown shares footage of another backstage incident.

Cathy Kelley was interviewing Legado del Fantasma, and she brought up how the Viking Raiders have annihilated everyone. Does LDF go into tonight’s match with apprehension? Santos Escobar is offended by that insinuation. Legado del Fantsama- Wait! Someone is screaming! It’s Shotzi! Shayna Baszler & Ronda Rousey are laughing as they leave Shotzi behind, clutching her hand.

Backstage interview with Shayna Baszler & Ronda Rousey.

Megan says Shayna & Ronda are a dangerous force in the ring, but are they going too far outside the ring? They don’t get what Megan is saying. We only saw Shotzi crying on the ground like always. Kinda like Raquel and Emma. The SmackDown Women’s Champion says to warn the china shop that the bulls are coming. But then Liv Morgan and Tegan Nox walk over to say that sounds very scary. But Liv admits, they are very dangerous. They broke Natty’s nose, Raquel’s arm and Shotzi’s arm. But they haven’t beaten everyone. The china shop is open. Well, you mess with the bull, you get the horns.

Ronda says Liv & Tegan don’t understand metaphors. The Baddest Women on the Planet leave, but Liv & Tegan aren’t afraid. Will Liv & Tegan take these bull-ies by the horns and turn them into ground beef?

Legado del Fantasma w/ Santos Escobar & Zelina Vega VS The Viking Raiders w/ Valhalla!

Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde aren’t afraid of Erik & Ivar, but should they be? Or will facing Ragnarok themselves put the fear of the Norse gods in them?

SmackDown returns and the Vikings make their entrance. Vega is on commentary while the teams sort out, saying that LDF is never afraid. Wilde starts with Erik, gets around and headlocks, Erik back suplexes, Wild lands on his feet and runs. Erik scoops, Wilde slips off but Erik bucks the waistlock to run Wilde over. Things speed up, Wilde hurdles but runs into a kitchen sink knee! Erik drags Wilde up, bump shim off buckles and tags Ivar. The Vikings mug Wilde with hammering fists! Ivar drags Wilde up, bumps him off buckles and he tags Erik. Ivar RAMS into Wilde, Erik runs in to RAM into Wilde!

Erik drags Wilde up to whip him to ropes, but Wilde RANAS back! Erik comes back to run Wilde over again! Erik glares at Escobar but here comes “HIT~ ROW~!” Vega is upset to see B-Fab with a chair, but she just takes a seat on stage. She then laughs as Erik & Ivar shout for Dolla & Adonis. But Adonis & Dolla ATTACK LDF!!

Winners: Legado Del Fantasma, by disqualification

Then Adonis JAMS Erik with a chair! And Ivar with a chair! Dolla joins Adonis in the ring to SMACK Ivar on the back! Fans fire up as Hit Row stands Erik up for a float over DDT! But Valhalla joins on Adonis! B-Fab jumps in to drag her off Adonis, wrench her and HOOK KICK! Valhalla bails out but B-Fab RAMS her into Vega! Fans fire up but Wilde is up top. Wilde leaps, into Dolla’s arms! For a pop-up, DEATH VALLEY NECKBREAKER! Hit Row hits back on all their haters, but is this only gonna escalate from here?

LA Knight is searching.

He shouts for Bray, but then he finds a White Rabbit shirt. He throws that down, but the lights go out! Knight uses his phone to light the way, but then the MASKED MAN FINDS HIM!! SmackDown goes to break, but what is LA Knight’s fate?!

Kurt Angle’s birthday party is going on backstage.

He and Gable greet Shinsuke Nakamura, Emma, Riddick Moss, and JASON JORDAN! Jordan and his gold medal dad hug it out, what other big guests will show up for the bash?

Ricochet is here!

Pittsburgh fires up to see the SmackDown World Cup Champion and NEW #1 contender to the WWE Intercontinental Championship. Adam Pearce is already in the ring, because tonight is the official contract signing for the title match! Ricochet tells the fans and his World Cup trophy that this is just the beginning. But then Imperium makes their entrance. They join Ricochet in the ring and Gunther takes his seat at the table. Pearce welcomes everyone to the contract signing for next week’s title match. As discussed, “It’s a New Day, yes it is!” Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods make a surprising entrance, but Ricochet welcomes it.

Woods has a mic to say, “Now hold on, hold on, hold on. Adam, we are so incredibly sorry for interrupting all this, but ya bois, the NEW~ DAY~! Wanted to make sure that we got a front row seat to all this happening right here.” Kofi says we all know how these goes. Gunther will get mad, have his “Resting Gunther Face,” and then ImperiYUCK will get mad. Then they will all try to jump Ricochet, and the New Day can’t have that. So they could’ve stood in the back, and that helped them get a shot at the NXT Tag Team Championships at NXT Deadline tomorrow night. Peacock, 8 PM Eastern, see them become WWE Triple Crown Tag Champs.

but they wanted to be here to see Ricochet sign the contract. And they want to be here should Imperium have a problem with that so they can put a whooping on them here in Pittsburgh. Pearce says that couldn’t possibly happen. Has Pearce not watched pro-wrestling? Oh, true. Fans chant “NEW! DAY ROCKS!” but Gunther wants Ricochet to remember something: Gunther took this title off Ricochet, and has beaten him twice, proven he is NOT worthy of being Intercontinental Champion. So trust Gunther when he says that next week, Gunther wins again, in the worst way possible, and there is nothing that can save Ricochet from that

“The difference between us and you and your two goofs is that we respect this great sport. We are professional wrestlers! We are not performers.” Gunther then signs his part of the contract and Ricochet asks if we heard what he heard. These guys have a problem performing? ImperiYUCK can’t perform. They make that a chant! “Imperium Can’t Perform! Imperium Can’t Perform!” There are pills for that. Ricochet signs his part and says to put the personal issues aside, next week, Gunther is in the fight of his life! Ricochet doesn’t quit, Ricochet doesn’t give up! We will witness Ricochet taking the title from Gunther’s shoulder!

Gunther gets heated but Pearce wants the ring crew to get the furniture out. Gunther throws the table out! Ricochet throws the chairs! Alright, let’s get a ref! A BRAWL BREAKS OUT! The New Day throw out Vinci & Ludwig, Ricochet DROPKICKS Gunther! Gunther stays up, so New Day DOUBLE DROPKICKS him! And then Woods & Kofi get the corners, Ricochet builds speed, TRIPLE FLIGHT!! Direct hit on Imperium and fans fire up! The ref slides in, a Six Man Tag is happening NOW!

Six Man Tag: Ricochet & The New Day VS Imperium!

Ricochet and Ludwig start, Ludwig kicks low then bumps Ricochet off buckles. Ricochet reverses the whip, Ludwig goes up and over but Ricochet reverses the whip again. Ludwig rolls, RANAS, but Ricochet handsprings through it! Ricochet mocks the Imperium pose then DROPKICKS Ludwig down! Fans fire up as Ricochet drags Ludwig up. Tag to Woods, Ricochet scoop SLAMS Ludwig then runs, Woods gives him a tilt-o-whirl boost for the SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Woods fires off forearms, whips Ludwig to ropes, and CLOBBERS him! Cover, TWO! Woods gets fans to echo “NEW~ DAY~!” while he stalks Ludwig.

Woods whips Ludwig to the corner but Ludwig reverses. Ludwig runs in but into a BOOT! And the HONOR ROLL! Fans fire up as Woods brings Ludwig up but Ludwig clinches. Tag to Vinci and Ludwig whips Woods for Vinci to arm-drag! Vinci slams Woods’ arm on the mat, bumps Woods off buckles, then CLUBS him in the chest! Vinci stomps away on Woods, lets off at the ref’s count, then he scrapes Woods out of the ring. Imperium stands tall while SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and Vinci chinlocks Woods but Woods fight sup. Fans rally, Woods throws body shots, and he ROCKS Vinci! And CHOPS! And ROCKS! And CHOPS again! Woods keeps firing off but Vinci keeps him from Kofi and Ricochet! Woods throws more haymakers, Vinci whips him away! Woods BLASTS Ludwig, elbows Gunther, then BOOTS Vinci! HONOR- BACKBREAKER! Vinci says no go, and he drags Woods back to the Imperium corner. Tag to Gunther, and he grabs Woods’ head for a NECK TWIST! Gunther drags Woods up, scoops and SLAMS him, then runs to BOOT Ricochet down!

Fans boo but Gunther HIP DROPS onto Woods! Cover, TWO! Fans rally but Gunther stands on Woods’ arm to tag in Ludwig. The Impeccable German drags Woods into a chinbar armlock combo. Ludwig digs his elbow into Woods, then his knuckles. Woods fights up, fans rally and Woods throws body shots. Ludwig ROCKS Woods, whips him to a corner, then he runs in, but he blocks the boot! Ludwig shouts “NEIN!” Then he SLAPS and GAMANGIRIS! Ludwig puts Woods up, throws haymakers, but Woods hits back! Ludwig GAMANGIRIS Woods again! Ludwig taunts Woods as he crawls, then drags him up.

Ludwig UPPERCUTS Woods, stalks him to the corner, and he brings Woods up. Ludwig ROCKS Woods, throws elbow after elbow, but the fans rally. Vinci gets a cheap shot but Woods hits Ludwig again and again! Ludwig knees low, whips Woods to a corner, then CHOPS! Ludwig puts Woods up top, ROCKS him again, then climbs up after Woods. Fans rally and Woods fires body shots and haymakers! Ludwig falls back, Woods climbs up, and Woods leaps to MISSILE DROPKICK! Both men are down and fans fire up! Woods crawls, Ludwig does, too. Hot tags to Kofi and Vinci! Kofi rallies on Vinci with double chops, a DROPKICK!

Vinci avoids the leaping lariat, back suplexes but Kofi lands on his feet! Kofi baits Vinci into a SWING KICK! Kofi goes up top, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Kofi stomps Vinci down and he fires up! “NEW~ DAY~!” BOOM DROP! Fans fire up as Kofi aims from the corner. “NEW! DAY ROCKS!” But Ludwig rushes over! Kofi KICKS Ludwig away, Vinci avoids the Trouble in Paradise! Vinci kicks and runs but Kofi slides and trips him up! But Ludwig anchors Kofi’s slingshot! Vinci CLOBBERS Kofi! And Ludwig UPPERCUTS Kofi off his feet! Vinci TOSSES Kofi over the announce desk! Imperium is fired up while SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns again and Ludwig facelocks Kofi for a GROVIT! Kofi endures, fights his way forward, and fans rally as he reaches out. Ludwig powers Kofi back, CLUBS him then DECKS him! Ludwig DECKS Woods but Ricochet avoids the cheap shot. Kofi BACK DROPS Ludwig! Fans rally as Ludwig and Kofi crawl, hot tags to Gunther and Ricochet! Der Ring General and the One and Only talk some trash, and then Ricochet fires off hands! Gunther CHOPS Ricochet right back! And BOOTS him down! Gunther talks more trash, he pushes Ricochet around, then stands him up. Ricochet ENZIGURIS!

Ricochet runs to V-TRIGGER! And then he fires off kicks and fast hands! Gunther shoves Ricochet way but Ricochet comes back with more! Ricochet has Gunther in the corner and he just fires off fists! The ref backs Ricochet up, Ricochet goes Matrix to avoid the boot! PELE!! Ricochet runs, but into a scoop! Ricochet slips off but Gunther CHOPS him down! Gunther hauls Ricochet up but Ricochet SUNSET BOMBS! Cover, TWO!! Both men are down and fans fire up again! Ricochet and Gunther crawl now, hot tags to Vinci and Woods! Vinci runs in but into a GAMANGIRI! Woods slingshots, TORNADO DDT!

Tag to Kofi and Woods drags Vinci up! BACKBREAKER! But Ludwig returns, so Kofi has to AX HANDLE him instead! Vinci throws Woods out, Kofi catches Vinci but Vinci powers out! Fireman’s carry, ROLLING SENTON! Tag to Ludwig before the MOONSAULT! Ludwig goes up, Vinci drags Kofi up but Kofi RANAS! Ricochet gets Ludwig with a SUPER STEINER! Ricochet then triangle jump DROPKICKS Gunther away! Woods LEAPS and CLOBBERS Gunther and Vinci! TROUBLE IN PARADISE for Ludwig! Tag to Ricochet and Kofi sets Ludwig in the drop zone, for the SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Cover, Ricochet& The New Day win!

Winners: Ricochet & The New Day, by pinfall

The King of Flight takes flight, and he helps win this one for ya bois! Will Woods & Kofi become Tag Team Triple Crown Winners at Deadline? Will Ricochet become Intercontinental Champion once again?

The party for Kurt Angle continues!

The Alpha Academy think they’re on the list, but the bouncer doesn’t see their names. Oh, Kurt probably put it under “Master Gable.” Uh, no, no Master Gable. Check again! Maybe under Mr. 4.0? But the Street Profits walk over and the bouncer sees them on the list. A THANK YEW~! Gable is upset! Can the Alphas at least get in as the Profits’ plus ones?

The Bloodline regroups backstage.

Sami is in awe of the Usos! Two title defenses in one week, and they win! Is Jimmy feeling Ucey? Yeah, just look at that! Is Jey looking Ucey? He’s Ucey Juicy! Sami says they should get something to eat, and the guys are all for it. Jimmy and Solo go first, but Jey has Sami hold back. The Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns, is returning next week, so Jey says it might be a good idea to groom the hair and the beard a bit. What? Why? Just saying, after WarGames and how Sami’s been leveling up, Chicago is gonna be a real big night for Sami. Really? Yeet! Sami starts liking how that sounds, so Jey says trim it up. Is Sami going to truly be Ucey next week?

Rey Mysterio rehabs his knee.

Scarlett walks in, followed by Karrion Kross. The trainer says they can’t be in here but Rey says it’s okay. And Kross tells Rey it isn’t like that. Kross heard about the situation with Rey, the fallout with Dominik. Rey must be in hell. Yeah, he is. But Kross says Rey has demonstrated restraint and that’s great. Rey turned over a new leaf, turned the page, and is here on SmackDown. But then Rey gets hurt. Did Rey know Scarlett is Romanian? Life can be rough over there, especially for kids. Scarlett told him a story he cannot forget. When Scarlett was little, they had a thoroughbred horse, a real champion.

But the horse couldn’t run as fast as it could, jump as hard as it could, so it became a workhorse. But then it couldn’t even drag the cart. Scarlett can never forget the look in the horse’s eyes when it realized it was useless. It is always sad to see when it gets to the point when you have to put an animal out of its misery. Security walks over and asks if there’s a problem. Kross says no. But he wants Rey to look at the time. Tick-tock. Kross & Scarlett head out. Are they going to put the lucha legend down like that horse?

Lacey Evans continues he retraining.

Her drill sergeant shouts, “Tens of thousands of Marines start their outstanding service to our country on the very footprints you are standing. You are already part of that proud tradition. Do you understand?” Lacey shouts back, “AYE, MA’AM!” The narrator says, “Most people choose comfort. They make the safe choice, take the easy way, avoid pain at all costs. This training would break them. Within minutes, they would be crying for their mama, or crawling back to the safety of their couch. Not you. You embrace the suck. You choose the hard way. You welcome the pain.” The Model Soldier’s mission continues, will she complete it?

Liv Morgan & Tegan Nox VS Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler!

Kindred spirits reunited last week to fight off Damage Control, so you can bet they won’t back down from even the Baddest Women on the Planet! Will these two look to shine even brighter together? Or will Rowdy Ronda & The Queen of Spades make sure one of them #TapsNapsOrSnaps?

SmackDown returns as Ronda & Shayna make their entrance together. The teams sort out and Shayna starts against Nox. They tie up, Shayna headlocks, hammerlocks then headlocks again. Shayna wrenches to a wristlock but Nox spins and bridges, handsprings and slaps free. Shayna shoves Nox to the corner! The ref counts, Shayna lets off, but Shayna sits Nox down with a leg sweep. Shayna drags Nox up but Nox turns it around to grind her forearm into Shayna’s face, then trip her up! Shayna is mad but she runs into arm-drag after arm-drag! Nox whips, Shayna reverses but Nox goes up and over!

Nox UPPERCUTS Shayna, ROUNDHOUSES her, and fans fire up as Shayna sits down. Nox runs in to CANNONBALL! Nox drags Shayna out of the corner, goes up the corner, but Ronda distracts. Shayna GAMANGIRIS Nox down! Fans rally but Shayna tags Ronda. Ronda taunts Nox, drags her up and SAYANAGIS her again and again! Ronda mocks Liv right down to the blue tongue. Liv says watch out and Nox rolls Ronda up! TWO, and Ronda has an ANKLE LOCK! Nox rolls, kicks Ronda, but Ronda holds on! Ronda ANKLE LOCKS all over again! Nox fights, rolls, and she sends Ronda out of the ring!

Ronda hurries back in, she and Nox crawl, hot tags to Shayna and Liv! Liv dodges Shayna, SHOTGUNS her down, then has her in a corner. Liv runs in to back body block! Liv rolls and comes back, SHINING WIZARD Liv snapmares Shayna, goes up, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Fans fire up as Liv kips up! Liv shrieks, runs and jumps to DOUBLE STOMP Shayna down! Cover, TWO! Shayna flounders to the ropes, but she avoids ObLivion to GERMAN SUPLEX! Fans rally, but here comes Raquel Rodriguez! Bad arm or not, she doesn’t care, she wants to kick Ronda’s ass! Pearce and refs stop Raquel, Ronda tells them to get Raquel outta here.

Shayna drags Liv up but Liv JAWBREAKERS! SHINIEST WIZARD from Nox!! Cover, Liv & Nox win!!

Winners: Liv Morgan & Tegan Nox, by pinfall

Raquel smiles, the damage has been done. Liv & Nox come away with a big win, will they use this to get even bigger opportunities?

SmackDown checks in with Kurt Angle’s party.

Montez Ford leads the group in a cheerful chant of “You Suck! You Suck!” Kurt says time for the main event of the celebration. Steveson asks if Angle wants him to go out there, but Angle says no, he’ll be fine on his own. Steveson stays back with the superstars as the partying continues, will anyone crash the party?

BREAKING NEWS for next week!

After the big win for Liv & Nox, we’re getting a WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship match! Can Liv & Nox take control away from Damage Control? And after Hit Row returned to beat down their enemies, we are getting a HUGE Triple Threat Tag! Hit Row VS Legado VS The Viking Raiders! Who wins big and potentially positions themselves to go after the Undisputed Tag Team Championships?

Kurt Angle heads to the ring!

Pittsburgh is fired up to chant “YOU SUCK!” at their favorite WWE Hall of Famer! The Olympic Gold Medalist gets pyro and continues to the ring, to a “It’s True, It’s Damn True” cake! Angle thanks Pittsburgh for this wonderful celebration, but he’s interrupted by the Alpha Academy! “SHOOOSH~!” Gable can’t believe every clown here gets an invite but not him and Otis?! He knows it can’t be the dress code, he and Otis wore formal wear, and ties! You know how hard it is to get a tie on a guy with no neck? But y’know what it is? Angled didn’t wanna get upstaged by a REAL Olympic Hero! Angle didn’t want Chad Gable outshining him. How petty! Pettiness sucks!

Fans boo Gable but Gable says for once, he’ll admit something. He agrees with the fans, they’re right to say, “You suck.” Fans boo him again but he says to SHOOSH! Fans still come out to celebrate Angle, but Gable says he sees what’s become of Angle. Angle has NO integrity, lost that intensity, and if he wants to keep a shred of that intelligence, he’ll get out of the ring. The party’s over, Otis is having that cake. Fans chant, “Eat The Cake! Eat The Cake!” If Angle doesn’t leave, he’ll end up with another broken freakin’ neck! A THANK YEW~! Angle does leave, and Gable says Otis can help himself. How does it taste? Creamy!

Gable and Otis mock Angle that the candy gold medal tastes like tears. Angle says if they’re gonna eat cake, they’re gonna need milk! And here comes a MILK TRUCK! Gable Steveson and Kurt Angle ride with the truck, and they get the bottles of milk to THROW at the Alpha Academy! Direct hit on Otis! And then again! Gable is furious, but the milk bombs keep coming! Angle gets the HOSE!! MILK SHOWER!! Flashbacks to 2001, anyone? Angle & Steveson then storm into the ring while the Academy flounders out! Angle & Steveson crack open a couple more bottles, and they CHUG! Now that’s how you celebrate the legen-dairy Kurt Angle!

My Thoughts:

A great SmackDown and with a lot set up for the following weeks. Another great opening tag title match from the Usos, with Dunne looking great even in defeat. I also liked the little promo from the Bloodline to get hyped. I wonder if Jey saying Sami should trim the hair and beard is good advice or him messing with Sami. I suppose Roman’s reaction will tell us. I bet there’ll be a swerve, where it looks like Roman is upset, but he actually loves the new look. That’ll just upset Jey when his plan backfires, furthering the coming break-up.

Cool to hear Cena is on his way back, but could he be back now to set something up for the Royal Rumble? Maybe even getting in the Royal Rumble? We do need more people to declare for that match, but there’s also a lot of time. Good promo from LA Knight and Uncle Howdy, and of course Howdy finds Knight first. If I missed what happened after Howdy grabbed Knight, I’m sorry, KFox14 sucks. But I really hope this is getting us closer to that match between Knight and Bray. And good promo from Kross walking up to Rey in the trainer’s room to move things along in that story. Rey will definitely make Kross look great in their match and put the younger guy over.

Nice blending of promos as Legado’s interview turns into Shotzi being attacked by Shayna & Ronda. We didn’t get much out of LDF VS Viking Raiders since it was all to set both teams up for Hit Row’s retaliation. The Triple Threat Tag we’re getting is going to be awesome stuff, but I also hope there’s a Triple Threat of B-Fab VS Vega VS “Valhalla” to go along with it. And really good tag match from Liv & Nox VS Shayna & Ronda. I like that Raquel is not caring about the bad arm, and that was a good way to give Liv & Nox the win. The tag title match between Liv & Nox VS Kai & Sky is going to be great stuff, especially with the story of Nox and Kai being former friends. Also, I feel like this is a way to get Raquel back to a SmackDown Women’s Championship opportunity in time for the Rumble.

Great contract signing segment because the New Day got meta about it. Good promos from Gunther and Ricochet, too, and a great Six Man Tag. New Day & Ricochet winning make sense, they all need momentum going into their title matches. But using go-home math on this, this surely means Gunther wins next week and Pretty Deadly win at NXT Deadline, all champions retaining their titles to move into 2023. And with NXT Vengeance Day being advertised, I wonder if this means no New Year’s Evil. Gunther retaining also makes sense since they’ve already given us teases of Braun VS Gunther.

And great stuff for the Kurt Angle birthday celebration. Nice to see Kurt and his kayfabe son, Jason Jordan, reuniting. And of course Alpha Academy still have beef with Angle and Steveson. The milk truck was rather clunky and old-timey, I wonder if this was a “best they could do on short notice” situation. But still, throwing plastic milk bottles and eventually getting the milk hose was a great way to reference on of Angle’s many iconic moments. The Academy still being Raw superstars, maybe Angle and Steveson show up there at some point, because obviously they set up stuff between Steveson and the Academy back at WrestleMania, so why not continue that? And Angle can make for a great manager while Steveson is finding his footing, both in the ring and on the mic.

My Score: 8.7/10

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Did you know that challenger in French is still “challenger?”

In a WrestleMania rematch, AJ Styles takes on LA Knight in a #1 contender’s match, to challenge WWE Champion Cody Rhodes at Backlash in France!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Undisputed WWE Championship #1 Contender’s match: AJ Styles VS LA Knight; Styles wins and will challenge Cody Rhodes for the title at Backlash.
SmackDown/WWE Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way: The Street Profits VS New Catch Republic VS The Authors of Pain VS Legado Del Fantasma; The Profits win and will challenge A-Town Down Under for the titles.
Carlito w/ Zelina Vega VS Santos Escobar w/ Elektra Lopez; Santos wins.
WWE Women’s Championship: Bayley VS Naomi; Bayley wins, by disqualification, and retains the title.

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Undisputed WWE Championship #1 Contender’s match: AJ Styles VS LA Knight!

After fighting their way through Triple Threats, the Phenomenal One and the Mega Star meet again, YEAH! It’s a WrestleMania Rematch, the winner moving on to Backlash, YEAH! Will AJ Styles avenge his loss at the biggest WrestleMania ever? Or will everyone from here to France know whose game it is?

The bell rings and the two step to each other. The fans in Pittsburgh “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” and Knight lets Styles know it. Styles snarls, they tie up, and they go around. Knight puts Styles in a corner, the ref counts, but Knight lets off slowly. Styles kicks low! The fans boo but Styles headlocks. Knight pulls hair, throws body shots, then headlocks in return. Styles pushes Knight to ropes, powers up and out, then hurdles, drops and DROP- NO, Knight avoids the dropkick to BOOT, and LARIAT! Knight then TOSSES Styles out of the ring, storms out after him, and brings him to commentary. Knight SMACKS Styles off the desk! And again! And again!

The fans chant “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” with every SMACK, then Knight tops it off with one last SMACK! Knight drags Styles up and into the ring, storms in, but Styles KICKS Knight in the ropes! Styles reels Knight in, but Knight back drops Styles up and out! Styles flounders on the floor, Knight runs to WRECK him with a dropkick! Styles hits desk again and Steel City is loving “L! A! KNIGHT, YEAH!” as SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and Styles soaks up the heat as he taunts Knight. Styles brings Knight up, but Knight fires haymakers! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight backs Styles down, whips, but Styles ducks ‘n dodges! Knight ducks ‘n’ dodges, then DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! Both men are down and the fans fire up. Both men slowly sit up, crawl around, and then stand. Styles fires a shot, but Knight gives it back! The haymakers go back and forth, “YEAH! BOO! YEAH!” Styles staggers but he still ROCKS Knight! Knight ROCKS Styles again and again, but Styles throat chops! Styles fires off the Phenomenal Blitz, but Knight ducks the lariat!

Knight JABS, JABS, JABS, and DECKS Styles! Knight stomps a mudhole in at the corner, “YEAH!” Knight then runs corner to corner to KNEE Styles down! The fans fire up, Knight puts Styles up, and Knight ROCKS Styles. Knight climbs, but Styles ROCKS him back! Knight staggers away, but returns to spring right up! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Cover, TWO!! Styles survives that crash but both men are down again. The fans rally as Knight rises, and he brings Styles around. Knight reels Styles in, suplexes, but Styles slips free! Styles goes to a corner, ELBOWS Knight away, then goes up to QUEBRADA DDT! Cover, TWO!

The fans fire up as Knight stays in this and Styles starts losing his cool. The fans rally for Knight but Styles looms over him. Styles brings Knight up and in, but Knight RAMS him into a corner! Knight then scoops Styles, but Styles slips free to roll up, TWO!! Knight escapes, swings, but Styles dodges to PELE! Knight ends up in a corner, Styles runs in, but Knight puts Styles on the apron! Styles ROCKS Knight, springboards, but Knight gets under! Styles comes back, into a scoop and POWERSLAM! Then JUMP ELBOW DROP! The fans fire up with with Knight as he storms around. Styles rises, Knight winds up, B F- NO, Styles bails out!

The fans boo but Knight storms over. Knight drags Styles up but Styles HOTSHOTS him! And pokes him in the eyes! Then ROCKS him! And springboards, to PHENOMENAL FOREARM!! Cover, Styles wins!

Winner: AJ Styles, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the Undisputed WWE Championship)

Styles bent the rules, but a win is a win! He will get his shot at the American Nightmare in Lyon, France, will this year’s Backlash be phenomenal?

The Bloodline arrives backstage.

The car pulls up, Solo Sikoa steps out in a suit, and Paul Heyman is there to greet him. Nice threads, Solo. Tama Tonga walks over and Solo says meet the newest member of The Bloodline, Solo’s MFT. The Wise Man is stunned. But Solo cuts him off to ask if Kevin Owens is here. Heyman hesitates and Solo asks again, is Kevin here? If he is, he’s probably already in the locker room. Then take them to him. Heyman obeys and leads on. There have already been changes to the chain of command, is there about to be a change to the landscape of SmackDown, too?

Nick Aldis is in the ring.

In a familiar scene to Monday Night Raw, there is a podium with something under a satin sheet. The SmackDown General Manager welcomes to Pittsburgh the Chief Content Officer, Paul “Triple H” Levesque! The fans fire up as The Game makes his way to the ring! HHH joins Aldis in the ring, gets a mic, looks around at the crowd as he revels in the cheers, then says, “On the heels of the biggest, most epic, history making, record breaking, epic, unbelievable WrestleMania of all time, we are here tonight, sold out, 15 thousand strong, Pittsburgh, PA! So let me say, welcome to SmackDown!” The fans cheer that!

HHH wants to take a moment to say that he thinks Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis are both doing great jobs at leading their respective brands into the future. Thank you to both of them. And when we talk about the future, we have to talk about the history made coming into the future. So when history is made, HHH wants it to be represented here befitting of those that make it. So Aldis, if we could, let us bring the… champions out here. Aldis says without further ado, the NEW SmackDown Tag Team Champions, Austin Theory & Grayson Waller. The fans boo as A-Town Down Under make their way, blue belts in hand.

Theory & Waller join Aldis and HHH in the ring, mics already in hand, and they soak up the heat from Steel City. Waller says this is huge. Monday, we saw the second place champions get new belts. And now A-Town Down Under will be presented new titles! Theory says speaking of truth, didn’t Truth think HHH was a magician? Well, who knows what magic trick HHH has to make these guys look better than they already do, but hey, give it a try. HHH says congratulations on becoming tag team champions, so he will show them what they will wear going forward. From now on, they will be the WWE Tag Team Champions.

Reveal! In the style of the Attitude Era and Ruthless Aggression Era belts, the solid gold shines. HHH offers a handshake, but Waller leaves him hanging to shake Theory’s hand! Aldis makes it clear to them. They ever pop off and disrespect HHH like that, here’s a real magic trick: A-Clown Down Under will disappear, permanently! The fans like the sound of that! Aldis snatches the blue belts away since they won’t need them, and speaking of disappearing, there’s a chance one of the following four teams will make their title reign disappear. That #1 contenders match starts right now! The fans fire up, but which team defies the odds to get some golden tickets to France?

Backstage interview with Naomi.

Kayla Braxton is with The Glow and says last week, she beat Tiffany Stratton to get this title opportunity tonight. Will the friendship with Bayley get in the way of this match? Naomi says no, of course not. Bayley’s her sister, and she needed help against Damage CTRL, so Naomi was more than happy to help. But in no way will friendship get in the way of this opportunity. It has been over two YEARS since Naomi’s last WWE singles championship match, and there is nothing that will get in the way of making the most of this moment. Now last week, Tiffy Time felt the glow, so that same energy keeps going tonight.

Naomi is also looking forward to next week’s WWE Draft, where she will walk in the NEW WWE Women’s Champion. Naomi is ready, but will she be able to best Bayley in Bayley’s first title defense?

WWE Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way: The Street Profits VS New Catch Republic VS The Authors of Pain VS Legado Del Fantasma!

SmackDown returns as Legado makes their entrance, followed by Akam & Rezar with the Final Testament. Waller & Theory are on commentary, Waller admitting he wants any team but AOP, and Theory saying these teams are fortunate to have real superstars leading their division. In this form of Fatal 4 Way, only two teams are active, so the Big Strong Boi, Tyler Bate, starts against Montez Ford. They circle, tie up, and Ford headlocks. Bate powers up to pry at the hold but Ford clamps on tighter. Bate powers up and out, drops, but Ford leaps over! The fans cheer, things keep moving, Bate feints high to drop low!

Bate shows knuckle lock, Ford obliges, but Bate wrenches, baits and double pump handles to FLIP Ford! Cover, TWO! Ford gets up to sweep and cover, TWO! Bate steps over, La Magistrol, TWO! Ford gets up, dropkicks cancel out, and both men kip up! The fans fire up and the two reset. But then Humberto Carrillo sneaks a tag, before he DECKS Bate with a sucker punch! Ford dodges Humberto but Angel Garza holds the ropes open! Ford tumbles out, Garza tags in, and Humberto sits Ford up. Garza runs in to KNEE Ford down! The fans boo, Garza drags Ford to a cover, TWO! Garza back suplexes, Ford lands out!

Ford tags Dawkins and he dodges Garza to FLYING ELBOW! Garza tags out to Akam, but then the Bruiserweight, Pete Dunne, tags in off Dawkins! Rezar tags, Dunne runs up but Akam LARIATS him down! Rezar DECKS Dawkins, then the AOP start clearing the corners! But Ford goes up to leap, but into an URENAGE! The fans boo but the AOP roar and soak up the heat. Waller’s worst case scenario might end up reality, but SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and the fans rally as Ford endures a facelock. Ford fights up, pries at the hold, but Rezar shoves him to ELBOW him down! Rezar talks trash, Waller taunts the Steelers players sitting in the front row that they don’t really know what championships are, and then Rezar sucker punches Dawkins down! Rezar stands Ford up, Canadian Racks and bends him! Ford endures, the fans rally, but Rezar thrashes Ford around! Ford kicks and flails, he gets free, hot tag to Dunne! Bate sneaks a tag, Dunne GAMANGIRIS Akam and then NCR fire off on Rezar! The fans fire up, Humberto runs in, but Dunne dodges to SNAP GERMAN!

Bate & Dunne STOMP Humberto’s hands! Then BASEMENT DROPKICK! Garza runs up, but into the REBOUNDER GERMAN COMBO!! The fans fire up with NCR, but Rezar runs up! He grabs Dunne, but Bate says Bop up, BANG! Bate fireman’s carries Rezar?! But Rezar ELBOWS right free! Dunne GAMANGIRIS, Ford SUPERKICKS, and Dawkins ENZIGIRIS! Rezar wobbles, and everyone helps Bate gets Rezar up! BIG STRONG AIRPLANE SPINE! But then Legado CLOBBER Bate and Rezar! They BOOT Dunne, whip the Profits but the Profits reverse to TOSS Legado out! Ellering coaches Rezar while the Profits regroup.

Bate gets up, Dawkins ROCKS him! Dawkins brings Bate to the very top, but Dunne CLUBS Dawkins! NCR mug Dawkins but Ford joins in! They brawl, but AOP add on! Humberto finds Rezar to tag in, before the DOUBLE TOWER OF DOOM!! Bate’s the only one left up top, so Legado mug him! They double trophy lift Bate, to DOUBLE ROCKET LAUNCH him onto everyone!! Humberto then finds Bate, sunset flips and rewinds, Garza jumps, MISSILE DROPKICK DOOMSDAY! Cover, DUNNE BREAKS IT! “This is Awesome!” as all eight men are down around ringside, and Waller says this is gonna be easy pickings for A-Town Down Under now.

Dunne grabs Garza, Bate has Humberto, STEREO ANKLE LOCKS!! Grapevine for Garza! But Humberto BOOTS Bate onto Dunne! Legado is free, Ellering has AOP regroup, and SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns again and Rezar CLUBS Dawkins down. Rezar soaks up heat, taunts the other teams, then CLUBS Dawkins again. Rezar brings Dawkins up again, but Dawkins fires off body shots! Rezar KNEES low, reels Dawkins in, talks more trash, and lifts Dawkins up, to POWERBOMB! But then Dunne runs up to ROCK Rezar! Akam gets in to scoop Dunne and SLAM him on Dawkins! Cover, TWO! Rezar looks to Ellering and he coaches AOP. Rezar HAMMERS Dawkins, Akam tags, and AOP get NCR up! The fans boo but NCR RANA free to send AOP into each other! Ford jumps in, as does Garza.

All the teams realize, they gotta do something about AOP. So they all mug AOP! The fans fire up as AOP tumble out, but now who strikes first? Dunne runs up but Garza SUPERKICKS him first! Bate waistlocks Garza and Ford winds up, but Garza ducks so the BACKHAND hits Bate! Garza SUPERKICKS Ford, but Dawkins DECKS Garza! Humberto springboards to FLYING CHUCK! Cover, TWO!! Theory says if A-Town Down Under were in this match, he’d knock everyone out and Waller could just sneak in to cover. Humberto and Dawkins rise and go to corners. Humberto runs up, but Dawkins POUNCES him away!

Dawkins gets Humberto up, Ford returns and tags in! Dawkins Electric Chair Lifts Humberto and Ford climbs! The stars are out for the BLOCKBUSTER DOOMSDAY! Cover, DUNNE BREAKS IT! Another save from the Bruiserweight and Ford is frustrated. Dunne drags Dawkins up to CHOP, but Dawkins ROCKS him! Dawkins whips Dunne out of the ring, but Dunne grabs the arm! And he pulls off the glove so he can SNAP fingers! The fans fire up, but Ford ENZIGIRIS Dunne down! Ford brings Humberto up, Humberto JAWBREAKERS! Bate tags in off Ford, BOOTS Garza, then runs up, but into a POP-UP! But Bate RANAS Humberto!!

Bate then DUMPS Garza out, goes to the apron, and Dunne lines up targets. Bate and Dunne climb, Ford runs in, NCR DOUBLE ARIHARA MOONSAULT while Ford FLIES over the corner post!! Down goes Legado and AOP!! The fans are losing their minds as Bate hurries to get Humberto up. Bate puts Humberto in, reels him in, underhooks, but Humberto fights it! Humberto back drops but Bate lands on his feet! Humberto cradles, TWO! Humberto LARIATS Bate, tag to Garza! Legado gets Bate up, feed to the POP-UP KICK!! #FTY! Humberto then DIVES to take out Dunne! Garza goes up the ropes to LIONSAULT!!

But Ford flies in FROM THE HEAVENS!! The fans are thunderous as everyone is down again! Bate flounders, Dawkins tags in! Dawkins whips Legado, Ford joins in, THE REVELATION!! Cover, PROFITS WIN!

Winners: The Street Profits, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the WWE Tag Team Championships)

Waller & Theory are relieved it isn’t AOP, but they still look a bit annoyed that it is Ford & Dawkins. The Profits are Triple Crown Tag Team Champions from Raw to SmackDown to NXT, but will they soon add the WWE Tag Team Championships to make it a grand slam?

Backstage interview with Bayley.

Byron Saxton is with The Role Model, and brings up the emotional moment from Monday Night Raw where Rhea Ripley had to relinquish her title. But let us focus on Bayley’s title, as she defends it for the first time against Naomi. Where is her head at ahead of the main event? Bayley says after seeing Rhea vacate the Women’s World Championship on Raw, Bayley appreciates her reign more. She is focused, and she has realized she’s THE Women’s Champion in WWE right now, something she does not take for granted. Because we all know that with the WWE Draft, things are bound to change.

And as excited as Bayley is to face her friend, Naomi, one thing that won’t change is her as THE WWE Women’s Champion. Bayley is just as confident at Naomi, so something’s gotta give! Will The Role Model #FeelTheGlow? Or will she still be shining with gold after tonight?

Paul Heyman talks with Solo Sikoa.

The Wise Man apologizes that they haven’t found Kevin Owens, but he has to be here somewhere. Just look at the time. They will find him, somewhere. Solo stops listening and heads to gorilla. Heyman follows after, but Solo gives him a look. Heyman says he isn’t trying to upset Solo. Please believe him. The last person on this planet Heyman wants to piss off is Solo. But respectfully, Solo is making decisions that are not his to make, yet. One day, these will all be Solo’s decisions. But not now, not here! These are decisions that can only be made by one man. Solo asks Heyman if he’s done talking. Heyman asks if MFT is coming with Solo.

Solo just gives a thumbs up, with that taped thumb. The music hits and Solo makes his entrance, Heyman still following all the way into the ring. What does the Enforcer have planned? We’ll find out, after the break.

SmackDown returns and Heyman has the mic to give his usual introduction. And he doesn’t know if there is a list of the most brilliant backstage maneuvering politicians int he history of the WWE, but if there were, Heyman would have to think that he personally is in the top… Well, permit Heyman, with Solo’s permission, to explain what’s going on right now within The Bloodline, “the premier act in the history of WWE.” The fans chant, “We Want Roman!” but Solo shrugs that off. Heyman assures us that as The Wise Man for… Heyman gets emotional, so Solo just snatches the mic! The fans boo but Solo paces.

Solo tries to talk but the fans boo. Solo says last week, he had to lose a brother! He had to! It was in order for him to find a new one! His MFT, Tama Tonga! And with that, a bloodied Kevin Owens is tossed out, by the Good Bad Guy! Tama shoves Kevin down the ramp, stalks behind him, and referees rush out to stop him from doing anything further! Kevin can’t even sit up, but Tama steps over him to go to the ring. The fans boo as Tama joins Solo in the ring while the refs help Kevin to his feet and to the back. Tama raises his finger to the sky, because he acknowledges Solo! Heyman has no choice but to go along, but wait! Kevin is heading back down the ramp!?

The fans fire up as Kevin shows his grit and defiance! He drags Tama out to fire off hands!! The fans cheer but then Solo whips Kevin into steel steps! Solo drags Kevin back up, puts him in the ring, but now security rushes in! Tama storms in after Kevin but Kevin TACKLES Tama! The security gets Kevin away from Tama, but Solo SAMOAN SPIKES Kevin down!! The fans boo but then Tama SPLASHES Kevin! Tama rains down fists on that bloody wound, then he DECKS guard after guard! Producers try but Tama is a madman! Tama shoves everyone away so he can slip out of the ring, to grab a chair!!

The fans boo as Tama storms back in, but now Aldis steps up! Aldis warns The Bloodline here, and Solo has Tama stand down. Solo takes the chair from Tama to show they’re done here. The fans chant “YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!” but the damage is done. Solo & Tama are a dangerous duo, will nothing and no one stop them from taking over SmackDown?

Heyman goes to the parking lot.

He’s in shock, but Aldis finds him and pulls him along. Was Heyman aware of this? Aldis shows Heyman the aftermath of one car T-boning another! And in case Heyman can’t guess, the struck car was Kevin’s. The attacking car was Tama’s! Heyman says this wasn’t authorized! No, Heyman, Aldis is speaking now. He gets this is a conflict within The Bloodline, but on his show, things are settle din the ring. Next week is the Draft, a lot of eyeballs on it, and a lot top brass are gonna be here. So Aldis will not tolerate this behavior. So make sure The Bloodline understands. Because, Heyman, if you don’t, the repercussions will be equally savage.

Aldis brings Heyman in close to tell him losing isn’t the only thing that has consequences. Will the Wise Man be able to rein in such an unruly force as Solo and Tama?

Carlito w/ Zelina Vega VS Santos Escobar w/ Elektra Lopez!

The LWO still doesn’t believe Legado’s claims that they had nothing to do with Dragon Lee going down before WrestleMania, so they’re going to get to the bottom of this one themselves! Will Caribbean Cool make the Emperor of Lucha confess his crimes? Or will Santos prove he was right all along?

The bell rings and the two talk trash. Then they start throwing hands! Carlito backs Santos down but Santos gets around to whisper something in Carlito’s ear. Carlito ELBOWS Santos away, runs up and hits a THESZ PRESS! Carlito then bumps Santos off buckles, fires hands, then has him in another corner. Carlito whips corner to corner, runs up, but Santos BOOTS him! Santos runs up, but into a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Vega coaches Carlito to stay on Santos and he brings Santos up. Carlito ROCKS Santos, whips, but Santos KICKS him! Santos runs, but into a DROPKICK! Carlito kips up and the fans fire up!

Santos is on the outside, the ref won’t let Carlito go after him, but then Carlito WRECKS Santos with a dropkick! Carlito loads up to PLANCHA! Direct hit on Santos and Carlito hoists Vega up to celebrate! The fans cheer the LWO on as SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and Santos whips Carlito hard into buckles. Carlito falls over, Santos soaks up the heat, then Santos HEADBUTTS Carlito to a corner. Santos then CHOPS, gets space and runs in, to DOUBLE KNEE! Carlito slumps in the corner but Santos puts him up top! Santos GAMANGIRIS then climbs up! SUPER STEINER! Carlito flounders, Santos pushes him to a cover, TWO! Vega is relieved but Santos huffs and puffs. Santos rains down fists on Carlito, then clamps on a top wristlock. Carlito endures and Vega coaches him while the fans rally. Carlito rises, throws body shots, then LARIATS!

The fans rally as Carlito starts to rally with more clotheslines, and an ELBOW! Carlito kicks, runs, and KNEE LIFTS! Santos wobbles, Carlito LARIATS again! Cover, TWO! Santos is tougher than that but Carlito says he’s going up! Carlito climbs, but then Lopez gets on the apron! Vega storms right over to YANK her down! The fans fire up as Vega goes up, and RANAS, only for Lopez to block! Lopez SWINGS Vega into barriers! Carlito ROCKS Santos, steps in, but the ref is reprimanding Lopez so he misses Santos KICK ropes to jam Carlito low! Santos reels Carlito in to POST him, then brings him back for the fireman’s carry! PHANTOM DRIVER!! Cover, Santos wins!

Winner: Santos Escobar, by pinfall

La Madrina helps The Emperor steal this victory, them taking down the Caribbean Cool and La Muneca! Whether or not Legado beat down Dragon Lee, will nothing stop them from conquering SmackDown?

VIP Skybox interview with Damage CTRL!

Kayla is with Iyo Sky, Dakota Kai, Kairi Sane & Asuka as they sit way up in the back. What made the former WWE Women’s Champion and crew want a special view of this main event? Dakota takes offense for Iyo with the use of “former” there. Is Kayla trying to disrespect them? Iyo will take that title back when they’re good and ready. But for now, they’re here to watch two people they can’t stand tear each other apart! Does Dakota need to remind everyone here that DMG CTRL is still the most dominant force in the WWE!? The fans boo but Dakota says the Kabuki Warriors are STILL the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, and that will not change-

WAID! Jade Cargill is here! She makes her entrance from the other skybox, with Bianca Belair alongside her! The strongEST duo argues with DMG CTRL, their own title intentions clear. But for now, it’s time for the main event! Who shines with gold here in the Steel City? We find out, after the break!

Cody Rhodes speaks.

The American Nightmare is in the UK as part of Raw’s tour, but he still took time to say, “What is the task? Run up the score, leave no doubt, right? Formerly, the task was ‘win the big belt, in the big place.’ We’ve done that. Now, it’s a whole new frontier for us, undiscovered country.” There’s an old expression: the title can make the man, or the man makes the title. Which will it be for Cody? He’s in London tonight, the O2, 16 THOUSAND, then it’s on to Belfast, Ireland. Cody is keeping his promise to bring this title all around the world. Back home, AJ Styles has emerged the #1 contender to this championship.

So then, it will be two Georgia boys duking it out in Lyon, France. The first time ever, at that. Styles has an unprecedented reputation in pro-wrestling. The modern day Excellence of Execution, if you will. Styles rarely misses. But the same goes for Cody. So Backlash in France, Cody looks forward to it. The contract signing is next week, even as the WWE Draft is going on! Will things be explosive when American Nightmare and Phenomenal One meet face to face?

WWE Women’s Championship: Bayley VS Naomi!

SmackDown returns and Bayley makes her entrance. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and either we shine or we glow!

The bell rings, the fans rally, and the two circle. The two tie up, go around, and Bayley headlocks. Naomi powers up but Bayley wrenches to wristlock. Naomi slips through, rolls Bayley up, ONE!! The fans rally as the two go again. Naomi waistlocks, Bayley headlocks to hit a takeover, and she makes it a cover, TWO! Naomi fights up to her feet, powers up but Bayley wrenches gain. Naomi waistlocks, O’Conner Rolls, ONE! Both women get up, Naomi ducks the boot but Bayley arm-drags her around! Bayley has the cording hold, the fans rally up, and Naomi fights to her feet. Naomi whips Bayley away, but Bayley runs her over!

The fans cheer and Bayley tells DMG CTRL she’s watching them, too. Things speed up, Naomi does the splits to duck under, then she comes back to kick from below! She drags Bayley into a cradle, ONE!! Bayley hurries to step over, LA MAGISTROL! ONE!! Naomi and Bayley get up, Naomi trips Bayley to jackknife, ONE!! Ghost pin, TWO! Both women hurry up, DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! The fans rally while both women are down, evenly matched in this chess game so far. Both women rise, and Naomi SHOTGUNS first! Then she runs up, uses the ropes to slingshot and BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Naomi is frustrated but keeps her focus.

Naomi drags Bayley up, Bayley shoves her away. Naomi dodges the lariat to hit REAR VIEW! Cover, TWO!! Bayley survives but Naomi lets her know it was that close, and SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns again and Bayley whips Naomi to a corner, runs in, but into a BOOT! Bayley gets up, Naomi runs up, JAWBREAKER! Bayley ends up in a corner now, Naomi runs in, and she forearm SMASHES! Naomi then runs Bayley corner to corner for a BUCKLE BULLDOG! Naomi slips out to the apron while Bayley flounders, and Naomi climbs. The fans duel as Naomi CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Bayley is tougher than that but Naomi knows that. Naomi keeps her focus while DMG CTRL, Bianca & Jade all focus on them. Naomi ROCKS Bayley, tries the ropes again, but Bayley stops the bulldog to SMACK Naomi off buckles!

Bayley then reels Naomi in, SAIDO! High stack, TWO! Naomi is still in this and Bayley remembers Naomi’s tougher than that, too. Bayley drags Naomi into a drop zone, then goes up the corner! Bayley aims, to MACHO ELBOW onto knees! Bayley writhes, Naomi goes to the apron. Bayley stands, runs up, but into a ROUNDHOUSE! Naomi slingshots, for a FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Bayley survives and Naomi is stunned! Naomi refocuses, goes to the corner, and goes up to SPLIT LEG MOONSAULT onto knees! Bayley returns the favor and both women are down. Bayley shakes out the leg, stands and runs, to KNEE Naomi down!

Bayley hurries to put Naomi back in a drop zone, and then hobbles her way to a corner. Bayley climbs, to MACHO ELBOW!! Direct hit this time and Bayley covers, TWO!! Naomi survives and Bayley is frustrated. Bayley hobbles on the bad leg, leans on ropes while she catches her breath, and the fans duel even more. Bayley stalks Naomi, hooks her up, but Naomi PELES free! Naomi hurries to a corner, Bayley runs up, but Naomi goes up to sunset flip! TWO!! But into the BUTTERFLY LOCK!! Bayley endures, reaches out with her legs, but then she tucks to a cover, TWO!! Naomi gets up, both women throw forearms!

They both wobble, storm up, and Bayley eggs Naomi on. Naomi wants this, right? So hit her! Naomi fires a forearm, Bayley hits back! Naomi winds up to forearm, Bayley comes back with another! The fans fire up as the forearms go harder and faster! Bayley gets the edge, but Naomi SWATS one, to SCORPION KICK, and then JUMP KNEE! Bayley tumbles out of the ring, Naomi PLANCHAS! Direct hit and a hard one, both women are down on the floor! The ring count starts, Naomi stirs at 3 of 10. Naomi brings Bayley up, but BAYLEY2BELLY onto the desk!! The count is 7! Naomi flounders on the desk, but then TIFFANY ATTACKS BAYLEY!!!

Winner: Bayley, by disqualification (still WWE Women’s Champion)

Tiffany makes herself the center of attention as always as she ruins this main event! She dribbles Naomi off the desk, then RAMS Bayley into steel steps! Then she drags Naomi off the desk to POST her! Tiff storms back over to Bayley, puts her in the ring, then adds Naomi in, too. Tiff says sorry not sorry, but it’s Tiffy Time! Tiffy goes to the corner, for the PRETTIEST MOONSAULT EVER! Tiff flexes over both champion and challenger, having upset Bianca & Jade but having entertained DMG CTRL. But will Wrestling Barbie pay for pissing off the Role Model?

My Thoughts:

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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 4.18.2024

Motor City Machine Guns either go out on their backs, or head to Rebellion as champs! Lets see how they finish their current run in TNA!

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1 day ago

April 18, 2024

Andrew Balaz

No burying the lead here! The Main Event is The System versus Motor City Machine Guns, and it’s the Go Home episode before Rebellion! So we’re guaranteed a damn good tag match, and we should get either new wrinkles, or ways to keep the storylines cooking going into the Pay-per-View.

With all the rumors and innuendo about the Guns being on their way out, I think we all assume that MCMG is losing, but my inner fanboy is still excited.

Part Three: Acceptance @TheJonGresham #TNAiMPACT pic.twitter.com/NE9FPzCCz2

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 19, 2024

Ratings:

Little Guido w/New FBI vs Hammerstone: Hammerstone wins via Torture Rack – SQUASH
LSG vs Joe Hendry: Hendry wins via Standing Ovation – SQUASH
Mustafa Ali & GYV vs Cody Deaner, Jake Something & Rhyno: Ali wins via 450 Splash – ** 3/4
Rosemary w/Havok vs Jody Threat w/Dani Luna: Rosemary wins via Spear – ***
Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) vs The System (Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers) w/Alisha Edwards: System wins via Roster Cut + Knee Party – *** 1/4

Results:

So we kick off the match with Josh coming out to commentary again to watch Hammerstone’s match. They really need a new way to try and keep heat without reusing the same tired gimmick of “ring side seat” to a Squash match.

Little Guido w/New FBI vs Hammerstone

Guido tries to shoot the half, but Hammerstone shrugs him off, lifts him like a child and runs him into a corner, few short shots and then just tosses him across the ring. Hammer gets a little distracted talking smack to Josh and eats a foot, but then tosses Guido with the ole Sack of Shit move and keeps working over Guido.

Hammer shoves Clayton, and provokes him to push him back right in front of the referee. She ejects them, Guido tries to take advantage but when he goes for the pinfall Hammer kicks out immediately and presses Guido out of thing through the ropes. Continues to dog walk Guido, puts the head gear on the ECW Original and then Torture Racks him while staring directly at Josh, and of course picks up the submission victory.

.@XiaBrookside and @Ashamae_Sebera face off NEXT WEEK on #TNAiMPACT! pic.twitter.com/Q0S3wSRpeu

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 19, 2024

LSG vs Joe Hendry

Hendry cuts a little promo, mentioning the Fat Uncle Phil joke…something about shopping at the TOP Dollar Store. Solid mic work.

LSG is a damn good local talent, he’s been seen in ROH and AEW in the past (perhaps others, but that’s what comes to mind immediately for me), but we all know this is an enhancement match. A few nice chain wrestling spots early, but Hendry uses his power to stop the smaller wrestler, Sack of Shit into Standing Ovation and the match is over quickly.

Mustafa Ali & GYV vs Cody Deaner, Jake Something & Rhyno

Well okay, having Deaner ask the crowd if they wanted a 3v2 or their third member…RHYNO…is pretty much a no brainer in Philly. But at least the gimmick isn’t quite as cringe as I expected.

Jake starts with Zack Gibson and throws him around. Jake goes for the tag and Deaner asks the crowd who Jake should tag, and the crowd picks Rhyno. Rhyno Whips Gibson into a corner, Drake actually softens the impact, allowing Gibson to fire back, tag out, but Rhyno levels both GYV members and then even knocks Ali off the apron. Rhyno tries to call to the crowd to tag in Deaner and that goes over like a fart in church. He tags him in anyway, and the crowd is kinda dead and doing whatever it wants after the obvious ECW chants when Rhyno tagged in.

GYV take a couple lumps but they of course start to work over Deaner and capture some momentum. Solid tandem work from GYV, they cut off Deaner from making a tag and goad Jake a little to cause the ref to block off the babyfaces so the heels can take a few shortcuts. Cody eventually makes the tag to Rhyno, hot tag, he tries to set up the Gore but the GYV manage to stop him in his tracks and hit an Enzuigiri to daze the Man Beast, he falls to his corner and Jake tags himself in. Jake literally runs them all over, tags in Cody and Launches him from the Top Rope into Zack Gibson. Ali makes the save and Jake tries to get his hands on Ali, but the GYV keep throwing themselves at him, literally. The triple team finally gets the best of Jake, they hit 3 Dives and then post Jake, so they gather around Cody like hyenas.

They forgot about Rhyno, he’s set up for a Gore, he Gores Drake, Gibson and Ali take out Rhyno, but then Cody starts to fight back. Ali stops Deaner’s offense with an Avalanche Sunset Bomb, then hits his 450 Splash. Jake barely misses being able to break up the pin.

.@TheEricYoung channels "The Sickness" as he prepares for FULL METAL MAYHEM with @FrankieKazarian at #Rebellion! #TNAiMPACT pic.twitter.com/tm1TqxZBLo

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 19, 2024

Rosemary w/Havok vs Jody Threat w/Dani Luna

Jody tries to start quickly with Shoulder Tackles, Lariats and Scoop Slams, and it does seem somewhat effective. Rosemary is having trouble finding offense against the intensity, but she keeps kicking out. Shotgun Dropkick finally gives Rosemary an opening, she goes into full mount and rains down strikes. Rosemary shoves Jody into a corner and Bites her in the corner. Jody tries to fight out, they go across and Rosemary catches her with the legs and puts her in the Upside Down. Splash in the corner from Rosemary, Exploder Suplex and Jody is eating a lot of offense.

Rosemary looks like she’s caught after she gets tripped up into the ropes and Jody goes for her Rope Knee into the German, but Rosemary dodges. Rosemary hits her own suplex and pulls out a beautiful Last Chancery! I haven’t seen her do that in a long time. Jody manages to fight to the ropes, Rosemary is a little slow to capitalize and eats a Pump Kick. Rosemary goes flying into the ropes, Jody hits the Double Knees into the German this time for 2, and they trade a few haymakers after that. Jody folds Rosemary with a low Lariat, Zombie rise spot a few times, Jody goes for a pinfall and Rosemary kicks out.

Havok jumps up on the apron, Dani meets her and they decide to step down, but the distraction was enough. Jody turns around and eats a Spear. Rosemary wins!

Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) vs The System (Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers) w/Alisha Edwards

Eddie and Shelley start off, and its a very simple slow start. Mostly an early stalemate, the typical Japanese style the TNA seem to love to employ. Starters tag out, but then Shelley with the blind tag, Sabin Baseball Slides out, picks Eddie’s ankle and sends his face bouncing off the apron, while Shelley sneaks up being Myers and they hit a tandem move before we cut to commercial. Off of the commercial it looks like Eddie and Myers regained control. But a nice Jawbreaker from Shelley sends Eddie falling back into the MCMG corner. Dragon Screws to both legs from Sabin and Shelley, and we get the Dragon Screw dissection spot for the Guns.

Myers gets sick of things, tries to get involved, but Simultaneous Figure Fours from the MCMG makes The System look silly. Alisha does the classic “push the rope forward” gimmick to assist Eddie in breaking the hold. She keeps chirping at Shelley until she finally grabs his foot. Shelley doesn’t take kindly, tries to grab her by the hair but she gets away, Shelley eats a strike and falls back to the ropes so Lish can just throttle him with the rope, Sabin walks over and acts like he’s going to PK her and the look of disgust on her face is hilarious, like “how dare he threaten to kick her”. Would I be mad is Masha decides to team with Lish and they win the Knockouts Tag titles? No, because the Knockouts Tags are trash. But I still prefer Lish as valet/manager.

Shelley starts fighting back after another commercial break, Eddie tries to cut him off, but Sabin clocks Eddie and Shelley manages to make the tag and Sabin comes in. Lights up both System members, Kick off Tornado DDT, into a Running Gamengiri. Eddie tries to counter but Shelley assists, tandem strikes, Double Baseball Slide into the classic MCMG spot 5 Hole Dive! Keeping up with the classics Shelley stacks the System members on each other and hit the Missile Dropkick/Flatliner spot. As the Guns are rolling, Sabin accidentally catches Sabin with his foot and The System take control! They hit their pieces of the System Overload spot, but Sabin kicks out. Roster Cut attempt from Myers, but Shelley is back. High Speed Dirt, Machine Gun Sandwich, but Lish grabs Shelley’s foot when they’re setting up Skull and Bones. Shelley gets dropped on the turnbuckle and thrown out, Sabin eats the Roster Cut followed up with Boston Knee Party and System retains!

Its a little weird to have had the two commercial cuts and the fact there’s still Nic Nemeth to follow. So it feels a little flat, I hope this wasn’t their swan song match, because it was nice to see some classic spots, but it was entirely too abbreviated.

Nemeth comes out, goes into the crowd and finds a kid with a kendo stick and borrows a beer from someone, so he does a bit of a Sandman tribute. Moose cuts off his promo basically immediately. He throws out the “can’t beat the system” line again, and Nic rolls with the punches well. Moose uses a few cute analogies about Nic having a failure laden past, but Nemeth bites back and its really damn good. He says he can see it in Moose’s eyes that he thinks he’s getting in the ring with Dolph Ziggler, but no, there is no more old Dolph Ziggler, just the new Nic Nemeth. And Moose’s cool seems to be slightly shaken after those words. Good promo.

Overall Score: 6.5/10

So this was okay, if it didn’t end as strongly as it did, I would’ve rated this much lower. Two squash matches in the beginning, reusing the Josh comes out to the announce table to watch trope is boring, hell even Clayton’s shove to Hammerstone was super lame looking. The Deaner match was luke warm at best, but things picked up around the Rosemary match.

Lets also not overlook the segments with ASH & Xia, Jonathan Gresham’s whole deal and EY having to return to the violence/sickness/world class maniac, whatever you want to call it, were all great building blocks. This definitely wasn’t what I would call a strong Go Home, but it didn’t hurt things for Rebellion. The whole injury of Cardona was addressed, which honestly sounded weird since Jordynne basically said she was expecting them to have a backup plan so she has a backup plan. I don’t really like how that video package came across.

But who knows, all I know is, this wasn’t an awful episode, it just wasn’t really strong either. Here’s to hoping Rebellion Saturday is still strong.

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