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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Live Report! (6/26/18)

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After being made an example of by the King of Strong Style, something has awoken within the Charismatic Enigma, and it’s hungry for revenge! Can Jeff Hardy get back at Shinsuke Nakamura while retaining his United States Championship? Plus, Miz TV will have the SmackDown Tag Team Champions as the special guests!

 

All images courtesy of the WWE’s official Twitter

 

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Xavier w/ The New Day VS Rusev w/ Aiden English; Rusev wins.
  • WWE United States Championship Open Challenge: Jeff Hardy VS Shinsuke Nakamura Eric Young; Young wins by disqualification, Hardy retains the WWE US Championship.
  • Six Man Tag: SAnitY VS Jeff Hardy & The Usos; Hardy & The Usos win.
  • Becky Lynch VS Sonya Deville w/ Mandy Rose; Becky wins.
  • Daniel Bryan VS Harper w/ Rowan; Bryan wins, by disqualification.

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SmackDown opens with Miz TV!

The Most Must-See Talk Show in WWE has fans chanting “Daniel Bryan!” Miz asks them, “Are you done?” That aside, Miz kicks off his show by introducing “actual soul-devouring” real-life monsters, it’s The SmackDown Tag Team Champions, The Bludgeon Brothers! Harper & Rowan appear and make their way to the ring. They then stand across from The Miz, intimidating as always.

Fans actually cheer, and Miz says that these three actually have something in common: they all proved how easy it is to “dismantle” Daniel Bryan. Miz’s agenda was crystal clear, but we’re all wondering why these two attacked. Why, 2B, why? Fans cheer for Bryan while Harper & Rowan are scarily stoic. Miz tries to silence the fans, to keep them from disrespecting the tag champions. Miz understands these two strong silent types, but to explain it to the fans, here is the “feature presentation.”

Daniel Bryan was all set to face anyone in the Gauntlet, but that was just Act One. Not that these two would understand that. Miz doesn’t mean to insult them, but he’s just saying, Bryan was the overconfident protagonist who was “about to get a rude awakening.” Cut to Act Two: Harper & Rowan defeating The Club, only to be met on the ramp by Daniel Bryan. It was all coincidence of their match ending and his match beginning, but it seems like there was some offense taken. Miz frames it as such, Bryan is a “glory hound” and he can’t stand it when someone else has the spotlight. He tries to steal their thunder, but then, the plot twist. Daniel Bryan is actually our villain! Yes, he is the villain!

And Miz’s favorite part is in Act Three: the BLUDGEON BOMB! This of course allowed Miz to easily defeat Bryan and move on, but he ignores that part. Miz wants the fans to cheer for that! The Bludgeon Brothers are award winning supporting actors, maybe even the new Miztourage. Well maybe not that far, but– Harper slaps the mic out of Miz’s hand… Then both Harper & Rowan move in on Miz. But to the rescue, it’s Daniel Bryan! What a shocker! Bryan is stealing the spotlight again. Bryan tells Miz to shut up. Harper, Rowan, you two cost Bryan a shot at the WWE Championship. But their size isn’t as important as heart.

Bryan is not afraid of Harper & Rowan, or The Miz who cowers behind them. Bryan just wants to know who is up first. Harper says Bryan never learns. But he’s gonna learn, tonight. Is that Harper accepting the challenge?

 

The New Day gets their pancakes turned into milkshakes!

Mr. Bootysworth serves up a pancake-shake, and the New Day is pumped up! They’re ready to take on the new #1 Contender to the WWE Championship, Rusev!

Xavier w/ The New Day VS Rusev w/ Aiden English!

The Bulgarian Brute is now the #1 Contender after winning the SmackDown Gauntlet last week. But with Extreme Rules still weeks away, he needs to keep up momentum. Can he defeat the brains of the most positive trio in the WWE? Or will his momentum be stopped so soon after his triumph?

MC Artiste English comes out and the fans chant “Rusev Day!” English sings a question for Xavier. “Do you have a waffle? Because everyone here thinks your pancakes are awful~!” The Brute’s going to wear you out like a toupee, and hopefully AJ Styles is watching so that he’ll know he’s losing on… RUSEV DAAAAY~! Rusev himself appears, and the match begins.

Woods and Rusev circle while fans chant “Rusev Day!” Woods gets a headlock, but can’t get the takedown. Rusev powers out and runs Woods over! Rusev stomps Woods to the ropes, then whips, but Woods kicks Rusev back. Woods chops, throws hands, then runs, but into a tilt-o-whirl headscissors. Big E speaks for Rusev via speech bubble.

And a fitting choice as Woods dropkicks Rusev into the ropes! Woods clubs on Rusev, then whips him corner to corner. Rusev reverses but runs into a boot. Woods rolls, but Rusev SPINEBUSTERS the Honor Roll down. Cover, TWO, and Woods rolls to ropes while we go picture in picture.

Rusev stalks Woods, then drags him up to throw him out. Rusev keeps on Woods as he bumps him off the announce desk. He then puts Woods into barriers, and into the ring. Cover, TWO, but Rusev grabs Woods by the hair to drive in elbows. Rusev wraps Woods into a chinlock, but Woods endures as the New Day and fans rally for him. Woods stands, hits body shots then a dropkick. Woods runs in, but into a boot! He goes down in a heap while Rusev walks it off. Rusev drags Woods back up, then kicks the legs out until Woods sits down. Rusev reels Woods into a roundhouse! He glares at Kofi & Big E before toying with Woods. They go to a corner and Woods hits back with body shots. Woods runs, but into a back elbow!

Rusev looms over Woods, and drags him up while fans rally. Rusev throws forearms into Woods’ back, and Woods doubles over. Now Rusev shoves Woods, but Woods hits back on the rebound! Woods throws haymakers, then runs, but into a bearhug. Rusev squeezes Woods tight, but Woods endures. We go back to single picture as Woods gives ear claps and haymakers. Woods frees himself, then jawbreakers Rusev back. Rusev gets up but Woods counters with more haymakesr and even kicks. Woods chops, chops and chops, then whips. Rusev reverses but Woods dodges and slides under to hit the roaring elbow! Woods runs in, but Rusev puts him on the apron. Woods kicks Rusev back, then springboards in for the DDT! Cover, TWO!

English is relieved, because he knows Rusev’s tougher than that. Fans chant for Rusev Day, but Woods drags Rusev up for a fireman’s carry! But Rusev fights out, only for Woods to throw forearms. Rusev knees low but Woods ducks the roundhouse to SUPERKICK! Woods runs, but into a Samoan Drop! Cover, TWO! Rusev keeps his cool while Woods crawls for ropes. He puts Woods on the top rope, throws hands, then climbs up. Woods fights back with body shots and sends Rusev down. Woods adjusts but Rusev corners him. Rusev runs in, but into a post as Woods evades! Woods hurries to a corner and the top rope. Woods walks the ropes, but has to land on his feet. They speed up, and Woods slides again, but spins into a roundhouse! MACHKA KICK! Rusev is fired up, “Rusev, MACHKA!” Accolade! Woods taps, Rusev wins!

Winner: Rusev, by submission

The Super Athlete is laser focused towards a singular obsession: become WWE Champion! Rusev speaks, “Tonight was not about Xavier Woods.” Not about trombones, pancakes, Booty-O’s or whatever. This is about AJ Styles! Styles is scared, which he proved by punching English out last week. Fans duel between Styles and Rusev Day, but this is just a preview of Extreme Rules. Rusev will break down the door on the House AJ Styles Built, and when he wins, it’ll be a phenomenal Rusev Day!

 

Jeff Hardy speaks.

Adrenaline coursing through his veins, heightening his awareness and threshold for pain while clarifying his vision. The Charismatic Enigma is ready to take flight, and fight. What has Shinsuke Nakamura awoken within the US Champion? However, Nakamura is not medically cleared to compete this week, so Hardy will have to wait for revenge. But being a fighting champion, Hardy issued an open challenge! Who will accept?!

 

Naomi & Lana are backstage arguing.

The Glowbug and the Ravishing Russian are still not over their dance-off controversy. But they encounter the cast of GLOW!

The Glamorous Ladies of Wrestling are here, and are so excited to #FeelTheGlow! Naomi loves Allison Brie’s own Russian persona. Lana should not be the sad, they are both Ravishing Russians. They could even be sisters. Well yes, that’s a good accent, for a peasant. Zoya is no peasant, she’s a warrior! The cast of GLOW loved their dance off, they should be partners instead of opponents. Yeah, but Lana is tripping. Lana didn’t fall. Thta’s not what she meant. But Naomi admits Lana is a good dancer, too. Maybe they can be ravishing together while snatching opponents bald? Then everyone will #FeelTheGlow!

WWE United States Championship Open Challenge: Jeff Hardy VS ???

Hardy is #ImmuneToFear, so he does not fear the possibility of losing. The challenge has been issued, and the superstar to accept is… a member of SAnitY! But which member? Eric Young, Alexander Wolfe & Killian Dain all come out together. They all hit the ring, but it’s Eric Young who enters.

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we begin. Eric goes right after Hardy with clubbing hands. He clubs and stomps Hardy in a corner while Wolfe & Big Damo taunt the champ. Eric whips Hardy but Hardy reverses, so Eric tumbles up and out to the apron. He slides back in under Hardy, but Hardy catches him with a kick. Hardy hits a partial Twist of Fate stunner, then climbs up top. Eric bails out, regroups with SAnitY, and we go to break.

SmackDown returns and Eric has Hardy in a neck wrench. Hardy stands up, fights out and runs, but into a back elbow. Cover, TWO, and Eric is frustrated. Eric stalks Hardy to a corner, climbs up, and drags Hardy into a hangman dragon sleeper! He lets go at 4, then drops ax handles. Cover, TWO! Eric grins, he knows he’s in control. He drags Hardy up and tries to spin Hardy’s head off! Eric stalks Hardy while fans rally. Eric does it again, and the referee checks on Hardy. Hardy refuses to quit, so Eric drags him back up for a chinbar. Hardy endures while fans continue to rally, and he fights out of the hold. Eric throws him down by his hair, cover, TWO! Back to the chinbar and neck wrench.

Hardy endures the twisting and wrenching, and the fans rally again. He stands up, fights out again, then whips. Eric reverses, and hard! Cover, TWO, but Eric doesn’t lose focus. Eric stomps on Hardy, then brings Hardy up. Hardy fights back, backs Eric to a corner, then whips. Eric reverses again, but Hardy is ready this time, and he rolls Eric up as he comes in. TWO, and Eric clobbers Hardy! Cover, TWO, and now Eric is frustrated. Eric declares himself the new champion as he stomps on Hardy. He drags Hardy up, then twists the neck more. Hardy endures while fans rally again. Hardy stands up and jawbreakers out! Eric staggers, and Hardy throws hands. Hardy whips but Eric reverses again, only for Hardy to rally. Atomic drop to leg-splitting leg drop, and dropkick! Cover, TWO!

Hardy keeps focus, he calls for another Twist. He kicks, but Eric slips out, double clotheslines wipe them both out! Fans rally while both men stir. But wait, it’s the Usos!  Jimmy & Jey want some payback for last time, and SAnitY is willing to give it. It’s an explosion of a brawl on the outside!

Eric jumps out to join in, bringing Jey in. Jey tackles, the match is thrown out!

Winner: Eric Young, by disqualification; Hardy retains the WWE US Championship

But just because the match is over, doesn’t mean the fight is! Hardy & The Usos fight SAnitY all over the ring! Jimmy & Jey run over Damo & Wolfe while Hardy holds onto Eric. They all work together to dump Eric out, and we go to break while the chaos calms down.

 

Six Man Tag: SAnitY VS Jeff Hardy & The Usos!

Holla holla, the SmackDown GM Paige clearly followed in Teddy Long’s footsteps to make the brawl into a match! Can Hardy help The Usos get that revenge they’re after?

SmackDown returns as Jimmy fights off Big Damo with body shots and a jawbreaker. Hot tag to Jey! Jey leaps over the Beast of Belfast, then hits Wolfe & Eric just because. Jey builds speed while dodging Damo, but still gets caught by the Divide! Damo’s big crossbody flattens Jey underneath! Damo glares down at Jey as he stomps him at the ropes. He scrapes Jey out while tagging Wolfe, and Wolfe rams Jey into barriers, then flapjacks him on the apron. Wolfe puts Jey back in the ring, covers, TWO. Wolfe tags to Eric, and Eric hops up while Wolfe gives a gutbuster, and Eric adds an elbow drop! Cover, TWO, and Eric is upset again. Eric wrenches Jey’s neck now, like he was to Hardy earlier.

Fans rally while Jey stands up and fights back. Jey runs but Eric runs him over. Eric stomps Jey, then pulls him into the ropes for a choke. Jimmy protests, but that leaves Jey open to Damo’s cheap shot stomp. Eric drags Jey up, then tags in Damo. Damo gives a boot to the ribs, then stalks Jey to a corner. He brings Jey up and suplexes him down. Cover, TWO! Damo keeps on Jey with a neck wrench of his own. Fans rally and Jey gets up. Jey throws body shots, then an uppercut. Damo shoves Jey but Jey hits SAnitY. Jey leaps but Damo intercepts. Damo rocks Jey with an uppercut, then does the same to Jimmy. Jey ends up in SAnitY’s corner, and Damo squashes him with the corner splash. Eric tags in, and Damo holds Jey in place for Eric to rock him with a right.

Eric drags Jey up, suplex, but Jey lands on his feet! Jey shoves Eric out of the ring, but he’s still far away from Hardy! He leaps to tag, but Eric trips Hardy! Jey is isolated as Eric drops elbows. Eric tags in Damo and brings Jey up. They double whip Jey into the corner, then Damo whips Eric in. Jey puts Eric out, then dodges to send Damo into the post! Jimmy returns, and Jey heads to his brother. Hot tag to Jimmy just as Wolfe tags in. Jimmy rallies, pop lock uppercut! Then, Samoan Drop! Jimmy is fired up while Wolfe gets to a corner. He runs in, but Wolfe put shim on the apron. Jimmy punches Wolfe away, big crossbody! TWO!

Jimmy takes aim, but Wolfe blocks the superkick. Jimmy still hits the dragon whip! Then he gets the hip attack! Jimmy covers, but Eric breaks it with an elbow outta nowhere! Hardy dropkicks Eric out, but Damo throws Hardy out. SUPERKICK from Jey, but Damo stays up. Jey SUPERKICKS Eric away, but Damo grabs Jey. Jimmy SUPERKICKS, but Damo stays up, so DOUBLE SUPERKICKS send him out. The fans and Usos fire up, Jimmy holds the ropes for Jey to FLY! But Wolfe rolls up, TWO! Wolfe German Suplexes Jimmy but Hardy tags in. SUPERKICK from Jimmy, then Hardy climbs up! SWANTON BOMB!

Cover, Hardy & the Usos win!

Winners: Hardy & The Usos, Hardy pinning

The Uso Crazy Enigma trio succeeds in curtailing the chaos! Will SAnitY come back for more? Will Hardy be able to get his revenge on Nakamura in the near future?

 

The Lass Kicker fires up.

She’s so focused for her match, she almost hits one of the staff. Her match with the Gladiator Gal approaches, will she burn her up with #StraightFire?

Becky Lynch VS Sonya Deville w/ Mandy Rose!

The duo formerly known as Absolution found humor in Becky’s supposed comeback story. Becky dared one of them to step up and get their arm ripped off, so here we are.

The bell rings and the two circle. Sonya swings kicks but Becky ducks and dodges each of them, to then sweep the leg. Sonya out at One, and the two grin. They tie up, and Becky bends Sonya back. Sonya bridges, but Becky covers, ONE. Sonya stands back up, and she knees low. She runs and runs Becky over with a shoulder. She and Mandy embrace the heat, then cover, but Becky slips out even before a count. Becky mule kicks the shocked Sonya, then waistlocks. Sonya bucks her off, then mule kicks back. Sonya waistlocks to a takedown, then again. Becky headlocks and spins around to a waistlock. Sonya standing switches, but Becky runs and tosses Sonya off. Mandy coaches Sonya up while calming her down. Sonya drags Becky out and goes to throw her at the announce desk, but Becky turns that around and sends Sonya over!

Becky returns to the ring and dares Sonya to return while we go picture in picture. Mandy and Sonya regroup, then Sonya returns. Becky is right on her with a drop toehold to roll, TWO. Sonya kicks low, then rolls Becky, TWO. Sonya grabs Becky in a facelock, but Becky stands up. Becky reverses and whips, then follow to dropkick Sonya down. Sonya bails out while Becky fires up. Becky sees Sonya regroup with Mandy again, so she slides out. Sonya and Mandy get clear, and Sonya rams Becky into the apron. Sonya then throws Becky into barriers, and embraces the heat. She talks Becky, then puts her back in the ring. Sonya covers, TWO, and she grows a bit frustrated.

Sonya kicks Becky against ropes while we return to single picture. She throws body shots, kicks and knees, then wraps Becky in body scissors and a chinlock. Becky endures the squeeze and grind, and fans rally up. She makes it a cover, TWO, but then SPINEBUSTER. Cover, TWO! Mandy is frustrated for Sonya, but Sonya toys with Becky. Becky hits back with European Uppercuts, but ends up in a backslide. TWO, and Sonya rocks her with a heel kick. Cover, TWO, and Sonya puts Becky back in the body scissors. Becky endures again as Sonya puts on the chinlock. Fans rally and Becky feeds off the energy. She stands up, Sonya rocks her with a right and puts her in the corner. Sonya runs in, but misses, and Becky responds with a jump kick!

Becky runs, and rallies on Sonya with lariats! Calf kick dropkick on top, then a handspring. Becky uses a Becksploder and throws Sonya, cover, TWO! Becky keeps her cool as she runs in at Sonya, but that knee drives Becky right down! Cover, TWO! Sonya goes for a high stack, TWO. Sonya runs, but she misses the knee, and Becky hits a forearm. Cover, TWO. Becky keeps going, bringing Sonya up and going after the arm. Sonya pushes her off, rolls up, holds the gear, TWO! Step-up enziguri! Sonya crawls to a cover, TWO! Becky gets to a corner, and Sonya runs in, but into a boot. Becky hops up but Mandy distracts so Sonya can yank Becky off. Cover, TWO!

Sonya rains down rights while Mandy shouts for Becky to give up. But Becky yanks Sonya into Mandy! Then she yanks Sonya into Disarm-Her! Sonya taps, Becky wins!

Winner: Becky Lynch, by submission

The Lass Kicker’s comeback continues! Can she heat up even more this Summer and make it back to the SmackDown Women’s Championship?

 

James Ellsworth prepares backstage.

And by “prepare”, he really just puts on an Asuka mask. But then he encounters the Perfect Ten, Tye Dillinger! Sup, ya boy’s back. No no no. That mask is more of a ten. Wait, “Todd”, he’s a ten, right? No, put down a hand. So, a five? No, put down like four fingers. That’s you. A one?! Yep! Well, Ellsworth still thinks of himself as number one, but what will Ellsworth do after the break?

 

Andrade “Cien” Almas & Zelina Vega speak.

El Idolo sent a message to Sin Cara when he put Sin Cara on the shelf. But why is there on other competition? Is everyone else afraid? They should be. Get the message and stay out of their way, “if you know what’s good for you.”

 

James Ellsworth heads to the ring.

Ya boy Jimmy L is back again to once again do the bidding of “the greatest woman ever”, Carmella. That includes him taking the bullet for Carmella last week against Asuka, it seems. But he says there are two types of men in the world: the kind who wear sandals, graduate high school, and “talk about their feelings”; then the real men like Ellsworth! Men who stand up for their beliefs! Asuka ruined the Mellabration and attacked him for no reason. But that’s okay, because Asuka is here tonight. So listen up “babe”, this is a man’s world, and when you mess with a bull, you get the horns! Now before you blow up his Twitter getting all triggered, Ellsworth lets everyone know he loves and respects women. His love life is so hot, you could fry an egg on it. And the feeling is mutual, wink wink.

But Asuka, there’s no love lost between them. Nor is there respect. Ellsworth wasn’t ready last week, but now that his shirt’s off, he’s ready this week! Try it again, Asuka, he dares you! Ellsworth waits, and fans hope she shows up, too. That and hopefully he puts his shirt on. Instead, it’s the GM, Paige!

She asks Ellsworth what he’s doing. He knows full-well Asuka is not here, because Ellsworth was asking the entire time where Asuka went. And when he found out Asuka was back home in Japan, that’s when he decided to come out and pull this stunt. But since he’s here, let’s get to business. Ellsworth’s appearance at MITB warrants love and respect for Asuka, from Paige. Carmella WILL defend her SmackDown Women’s Championship at Extreme Rules against Asuka! That’s funny, everyone knows Asuka doesn’t’ deserve that rematch. But is that all she’s got? Or is it… Is she out here because she wants to go out with him? Fans already know the answer to that. Paige plays along and says yes, so how does next Tuesday sound? Y-Yes! Okay shush. See you there.

But um, it’s not a date with Paige. No. And it’s not a date, but a match. With ASUKA!! Ellsworth’s words will come to haunt him, because he messed with a bull, and now he gets the horns. Will Ellsworth get gored by the Empress of Tomorrow?

 

Bryan warms up with the help of the Good Brothers.

Gallows & Anderson know what it’s like to go up against Harper & Rowan, so they can give good advice. Will their hints and tips help The Goat overcome one half of the duo of doom?

 

Daniel Bryan VS Harper w/ Rowan!

The Bludgeon Brothers claim they’re trying to teach the Grand Slam Champion Goat a lesson the hard way, but have not explained what the lesson is about. Will Harper get it through to Bryan by breaking him? Or will Bryan prove the bigger heart trumps the bigger man?

The bell rings, and Harper immediately powers Bryan to a corner. Harper uppercuts, then throws Bryan out. Rowan lurks but Bryan gets away. Harper chases and corners Bryan but Bryan slips out to kick away. Harper rocks Bryan with a right, then throws him back out. Bryan gets back in, builds speed, and dropkicks, but Harper catches him to drag him out and put him into barriers. Harper drags Bryan up for chops, then brings him around the corner to scoop him. Bran slips out and shoves Harper into posts. Bryan kicks away, then goes back into the ring to kick Harper on reentry. He kicks and kicks, then wrenches, but Harper decks him with a forearm. Harper rakes and hooks the face of Bryan, then puts him in a half-clutch.

Bryan endures being bent back, and fans rally. Harper rakes the face again, but Bryan chops and kicks back. Harper hits another uppercut, then brings Bryan up. He pushes but Bryan kicks back. Bryan dumps Harper out, then builds speed to DIVE! But Harper catches him, to throw him at the announce desk!

Harper lines up a shot, and boots Bryan into the timekeeper’s area! Bryan is down, but we go to break.

SmackDown returns and Harper has Bryan in a chinlock. Fans rally and Bryan feeds off the energy. Bryan fights back, but Harper knees low. Harper has Bryan in a corner, then chops him again. Bryan gets to another corner, but Harper is upon him. Harper whips him corner to corner, but Bryan goes up and over. Bryan runs, dodges, but runs into a scrapbuster! Cover, TWO! Harper grows a bit frustrated, but he’s still calm because he has control. He sits Bryan up to clobber him in the back. Harper grinds his foot into Bryan, then slingshots with the senton atomico! Cover, TWO, so it’s back to a chinlock. Harper also traps an arm, so it’s half straitjacket. Fans rally again, and Bryan gets up again. Bryan jawbreakers out, but Harper clubs and clamps on again!

Harper keeps Bryan on the mat, but fans keep rallying. Bryan stands up, fights out, but Harper rocks him with another right. Harper takes aim, runs in, but into a boot! Bryan runs and dropkicks the arm. Bryan runs corner to corner, for a big dropkick! Then another! He tries one more time, but runs into a scoop Michinoku driver! Cover, TWO! Harper keeps focus, and stands up. He brings Bryan up by his hair to club and clamp on again. Harper brings Bryan backward into the body scissors. Bryan endures while fans rally again. Bryan gets loose, then stands back up for more body shots. He kicks the leg, then the bad arm. “YES! YES!” but Bryan runs into Harper’s dropkick!

Harper gets feeling in his arm while Bryan gets to a corner. Harper brings Bryan up and chops him swiftly. Bryan staggers but chops back. Harper headbutts Bryan down then stalks him to a corner. Harper chops Bryan again, then hoists him up top. He chops more, then climbs up to join Bryan. Bryan resists, sends Harper down, then fights with haymaker after haymaker! Tornado DDT! Both men are down, but Bryan is firing up. Bryan stands to give YES Kicks! “YES! YES!” over and over. He prepares the buzzsaw, but Harper mule kicks him back. Harper brings Bryan up, but Bryan slips out to a roll up, TWO. Harper misses the discus, Bryan goes after the bad arm! They go around, YES Lock is on!! Rowan attacks!

Winner: Daniel Bryan, by disqualification

Rowan throws hands and body shots, then stomps away. Harper comes back to give knees, then Rowan gives more stomps. They stand Bryan up, and Harper slaps Rowan to fire him up. Rowan whips Harper in for a big back elbow! And Rowan adds the crossbody! The Bludgeon Brothers aren’t done with Bryan, they drag him back up. Harper climbs, but fire and brimstone! It’s KANE!!

The Big Red Machine has returned! And he’s saving his old Team Hell No partner! Kane stands toe to toe with both Harper & Rowan, but no one backs down. Kane throws hands! He boots Harper down, then grabs each of them with a hand. They kick back, but Bryan flies in to double dropkick them! KNEE PLUS for Rowan! Then for Harper, the CHOKE SLAM! The Bludgeon Brothers retreat, and fans chant “Welcome back!” for the Devil’s Favorite Demon. Bryan himself isn’t so sure if Kane is a friend or foe. But fans hope for it as they chant “Team Hell No!” Bryan and Kane approach each other, and fans chant “Hug it out!” Kane steps forward, and offers a hug! Bryan isn’t sure about that. But then, after thinking about it, he accepts!

Team Hell No is back together! Paige won’t let this moment slip through her fingers. Extreme Rules will see a SmackDown Tag Team Championship match, The Bludgeon Brothers VS Team Hell No! That deserves a Hell “YES! YES!” And as if the answer isn’t obvious, will they take those titles from Harper & Rowan?

 


 

My Thoughts:

What an all-around fun SmackDown. There were some changes to what I remember being announced this morning, but SmackDown still adjusted to them well. Nakamura may actually be hurt enough to take a week off, but it was a great shift to have SAnitY appear and bring in The Usos for the “impromptu” Six Man Tag. That was a great match, and it’s fine that Hardy & Usos go over, SAnitY is still new and yet is used more than AoP or Revival have since their call-ups. Then I thought it was to be Becky VS Peyton for the possible IIconics sweep, but perhaps something changed. Becky VS Sonya still turns out great, and either way, Becky wins to keep herself going strong.

Woods VS Rusev was a solid opener, and Rusev wins to stay strong for Extreme Rules. I’m sure Styles will get a chance to respond in some way next week since he was absent today. The GLOW cast shows up mostly as a catalyst to Naomi & Lana thinking about a team-up, and if SmackDown is the show that starts a WWE Women’s Tag Division, it does make a lot of sense for Naomi & Lana to be a dancing duo to go against IIconics and Sonya-Mandy. I’m surprised WWE is going with a co-ed match, but it makes sense for it to be Asuka VS Ellsworth, mostly on story. And for anyone who is worried, it won’t be “Oh no, that guy should stop beating her up” to “Damn, Asuka just kicked his teeth in.”

Almas & Vega have a good point: just because Sin Cara is “out”, doesn’t mean Almas should be off TV. Put him in a match with someone, like Hardy or Dillinger. Maybe that can start next week while we still wait on Nakamura to return for Hardy or Sin Cara to return at all. Bryan VS Harper was set up perfectly via Miz TV, and their match was incredible. While SmackDown copies Raw with “great main event is ruined by interference”, SmackDown does it better because of who comes out to save Bryan: KANE~! I was hoping for this last week, and I’m so glad we got it this week. Nothing against Harper & Rowan, but I hope Team Hell No wins the titles at Extreme Rules as a last hurrah for Kane before he truly retires.

My Score: 8.5/10

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AEW Coverage

Mitchell’s AEW Rampage Results & Report! (11/8/24)

Top Flight is on another Rampage!

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Will this be a smoother flight for Top Flight?

Action Andretti got punked out on Collision, and his team is looking for a fight! Plus, Lio Rush and Komander run it back, will the Bad Child get his lick back?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Hikaru Shida VS Viva Van; wins.
  • Triple Threat Tag: The Kingdom VS The Dark Order VS The Infantry; win(s).
  • Top Flight VS JD Drake & BEEF; win(s).
  • Lio Rush VS Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes; wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Hikaru Shida VS Viva Van!

The Shining Samurai is back, and she is still determined to show she is The Ace of AEW! Will Shida continue to march towards history? Or will the Hellbent Vixen get the biggest win of her career?

The bell rings and the fans rally for Shida as she circles with Viva. They tie up, Viva pulls hair, and the ref reprimands as Viva puts Shida on ropes. Viva steps back, and the two reset. They circle, tie up, and Shida headlocks. Viva powers up and out, they RAM shoulders, and fans cheer as neither woman falls. Viva runs, RAMS Shida, but Shida fires up! The fans cheer, Viva fakes a run to kick low! Viva headlocks, Shida fires body shots, and Shida slips out to hammerlock. The two go around, Viva throws elbows then switches. Shida pries the hold open to switch with Viva. Viva switches again, but Shida switches again.

The two go around and around again and again, and Shida picks Via up to swing her around! The fans cheer and Shida SLAMS Viva down! Shida stalks Viva to the apron, drags her around, and CLUBS her. Shida says iku zo (let’s go) and runs up! KNEE LIFT! The fans fire up with Shida again and she goes back to the ring. Shida drags Viva up on the apron, but Viva HOTSHOTS back! Viva slingshots up and over, gets moving, and she WHEEL KICKS Shida down! Cover, TWO! Shida survives but Viva keeps on her with forearms. Viva rains down those shots, then she turns Shida over. Viva pulls Shida’s hair, the ref reprimands, and Viva stops at 4, to switch hands!

The ref counts again, Viva CLUBS Shida down. Viva soaks up heat, runs, somersaults, and poses! Viva shimmies to taunt Shida, then tells fans to shut up. But Shida fires body shots! Shida rises, fires hands, but Viva kicks low. Viva goes to run but Shida reels her in! Viva fights the lift, fires elbows, but Shida ROCKS her in return! Viva fires another forearm, but Shida fires one back! The shots go back and forth and the fans rally up! Shida fires a flurry and the fans cheer! Shida ROCKS Viva, but Viva pulls hair! Viva dodges a forearm, Shida dodges Viva! Shida goes up and up to MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up with Shida as she storms around.

Shida brings Viva up, puts her in a corner, and she climbs to rain down fists! The fans count all the way to TEN! Shida then SUPER BULLDOGS Viva, and runs to TAMASHII KNEE! Cover, TWO! Viva survives but Shida doesn’t stop! Shida aims, for the KAT- NO, Viva ducks! BUCKLE BULLDOG! Viva goes up, springboards, CROSSBODY! But Shida rolls through to cover! TWO!! Viva hurries to her feet to BOOT Shida! And CLUB her! Viva uses the Electric Chair Lift, fold, but Shida victory rolls! TWO! Viva escapes and is furious! Shida runs up to clinch, and ROCK Viva! And QUESTION MARK KICK! And then FALCON ARROW! Cover, Shida wins!

Winner: Hikaru Shida, by pinfall

She’s done the deal and she’s back with a win! Will Shida be back in the title chase with this momentum?

 

Backstage interview with Harley Cameron.

Renee Paquette is with the wild Aussie and says it has been a wild week for her. Or, weeks. Or even a few months. Quite the year, really. Harley says yes, let’s recap, shall we? Deep breath and Harley begins: she made a calculated plan to join The Outcasts to break up a couple that ended up getting married and having a baby, so congrats to them; Harley was mauled by Mariah May, trounced by Toni Storm, and not to mentioned a woman named after the atmosphere, and even a doctor; standing next to her mentor, Saraya, and her entire Knight family, she then made her Wembley Stadium debut appearance, only to be assaulted by an even more “Bri’ish person,” who loves to dress in 1970s vintage attire!

Later, said woman put Harley through two tables at Arthur Ashe Stadium, and those tables were covered in tiny toy cars. And then Harley had an encounter with Anna Jay’s fat ass, non-sexually, then it was Tacoma, Stockton, and then Harley was a kitty cat for Day of the Dead, to be sacrificed at the altar by Thunderrrrrrrosa, so yes, all in all, quite a rough year for Harley. But what does the future hold? Renee says they’re not out of time. What? Renee apologizes, Harley shouts, “Fear the wrath of Harley Cameron!” Will all this fire inside of Harley burn whoever faces her next? Or will Harley just end up with burnout?

 

Triple Threat Tag: The Kingdom VS The Dark Order w/ Evil Uno VS The Infantry w/ Shane Taylor Promotions!

Matt Taven & Mike Bennett, Alex Reynolds & John Silver, Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo. All top tier tag teams that want tag titles, but only those in the Full Gear Contenders Series will fight for their opportunity. Will the winner of this match prove they should’ve been included in the chase?

 

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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (11/8/24)

Is SmackDown feeling Ucey?

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Will The OTC accept Sami Zayn?

Jimmy says no, Jey says yes, so Roman Reigns must be the tiebreaker. Will Sami Zayn’s return to SmackDown also be a return to their family?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Bayley VS Candice LeRae; Bayley wins.
  • DIY VS Pretty Deadly; DIY wins.
  • Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill VS Nia Jax & Tiffany Stratton; Bianca & Jade win.
  • Motor City Machine Guns VS A-Town Down Under; MCMG wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Roman Reigns is here!

Buffalo, New York is all fired up as The OTC steps out on stage, #BigJim Uso by his side. His shirt even has “YEET!” added to it! They raise their ones to the sky and the pyro goes off. The fans chant for “O T C! O T C!” as Roman & Jimmy continue into the ring. Roman has the mic, but then JEY Uso makes his entrance! Roman is a bit surprised by this, and Jey is wearing a red YEET shirt! The fans sing along and bounce as Jey makes his way into the ring. Jey grabs a mic, takes off the sunglasses, and says there is a lot of misunderstanding going on right now. If Roman could just hear him out, listen to what he has to say, please.

And when Jey says, “Him,” he means SAMI ZAYN! The fans fire up as now all the OG Bloodline are here in one place! The fans sing Sami’s song and chant “Sami Uso!” Jey hands the mic over to Sami, and Sami takes a moment before saying, “Look. First of all, I want to address what happened at Crown Jewel. I want you to know that that kick to the face… It wasn’t on purpose, okay? But I want you to know something. The only reason I showed up at Crown Jewel was for Jey.” The fans “YEET!” for that. Sami would love to say the only reason Sami’s here is because of Jey, but that’s not rue. Because it has been a long time since Sami and Roman have been in a ring together.

Sami thought of all the things he’d do and say if he was in the ring with Roman again. But when it was the four of them, for just a moment, it was special. It took Sami back to that special time in his career and in his life, a special time… with family. The fans cheer but Roman frowns. Sami says he won’t lie. There has been a lot here between them all, there is a part that still has a soft spot for that time as The Bloodline. And the thing is, Sami knows Jey felt it, he knows Jimmy felt it, and he damn sure knows that on some level, Roman felt it, too! And the way Sami knows that is because Roman is here now.

The only reason Sami, Jey, Jimmy and Roman are all here, is because on some level, they all want this back. But the thing is, Roman. People think the opposite of love is hate. It’s not. The opposite of love is indifference. And Sami doesn’t think Roman is indifferent here. Sami thinks Roman loves Sami. The fans cheer that! Sami calls out the smirk! He sees it! Roman is confused but Sami says it is still there! Roman remembers the old days just like everyone else! And it could be like that, all of them partying in the SUV, Sami and Jimmy doing the handshake, Jey in the back, hater of the year. Roman in the front seat, being all jacked and cool.

They could run nit all back! And here’s what Sami will do. He puts the ball in Roman’s court. If Roman wants Sami to turn around, leave, and never be part of The Bloodline again, Sami will do it. The fans boo that idea! But Sami doesn’t think that’s what Roman wants. Sami thinks Roman wants Roman, The Usos & Sami fighting together, side by side! The fans love that idea! If that is what Roman wants, then Sami will do it. Sami just needs Roman to do one thing for Sami: Apologize. Roman is really unsure now, but the fans want them to “Hug It Out! Hug It Out!” Roman wants to get this right. Sami wants Roman to apologize to Sami?

The fans are a bit torn here but Sami says no, it’s not for Sami. This apology is to Jey. The fans “YEET!” and Jey’s the one surprised now. Roman looks to Jey, Jey looks at Roman, and Roman steps forward. The fans continue to chant “Hug It Out!” Roman tells Jey, “I’m sorry.” The fans cheer that and Sami smiles. Roman is sorry he ever let Jey waste his time with this! Sami is NOT family! He’s not blood! He’s not honorary! He ain’t no Uso! Quit wasting time! This isn’t about Sami, this is about SOLO!! Roman demands Solo bring his ass out to the ring so they can handle business. Jey apologizes to Sami and Sami heads out.

But on the tron, Jacob Fatu calls out Roman. It has been so long since Roman’s been Tribal Chief, so Jacob will “lace you up.” Roman is stupid! See, there’s the Tribal Chief, and then there’s everyone else. Solo is Tribal Chief, so Roman is like everyone else. Solo doesn’t jump when Roman says jump, and Solo doesn’t move when Roman tells him to move. Solo does things on his own time. Solo will come out there when he damn well pleases. So at the end of the day, you will ACKNOWLEDGE that. The fans boo the Samoan Werewolf and Roman is pissed. Roman talks with Jimmy that they need to handle this. Will Roman still fight Solo, even when the numbers aren’t in their favor?

 

Roman returns backstage.

Jimmy wants Roman to hold on, but Jey catches up first. Jey wants to talk. Roman says no, but Jey grabs Roman’s arm. Jey asked Roman to hear Sami out. Roman asks why Jey even cares about that fool! Sami ain’t nothing to us! If Jey loves Sami and Sami means so much to Jey, go find Sami. Jey warned Roman, if Roman talks to Jey like that, Jey’s out. This is Roman’s free pass. Jey heads off, Jimmy asks what Roman’s doing. Roman asks who Jimmy is talking to. Why doesn’t Jimmy go with his brother? Jimmy goes the other way, does Roman need to see he is the problem?

 

Bayley VS Candice LeRae!

The Role Model and Poison Pixie have gone back and forth with each other as the collateral in Nia Jax’s reign of terror. But will Bayley get even with Candice and get back on track? Or will the WWE Women’s Speed Champion find her own way up the ladder?

The bell rings and the two tie up. Candice kicks low, then ENZIGIRIS! Cover, ONE! Candice brings Bayley up, whips, but Bayley reverses. Candice holds ropes, KICKS Bayley, and then runs. But Bayley CLOBBERS Candice! Bayley runs to BASEMENT UPPERCUT! Then a SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Bayley stalks Candice, TOSSES her through ropes, and the fans fire up. Candice fires body shots, then RAMS Bayley. Candice brings Bayley into the ropes, turns her, and hits a HOTSHOT NECKBREAKER! A very Bayley move and Candice is in control as SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Candice stalks Bayley, pushes her to a cover, TWO! Candice CLUBS away on Bayley, then looms over her. Candice clamps onto Bayley with a chinlock and digs her knee into Bayley’s back. Bayley endures, fights around, and fights up, only for Candice to throw her down! STEP-UP SENTON FLOPS as Bayley moves! Bayley hurries to Oklahoma Roll, TWO! Bayley rolls Candice to a ghost pin, TWO! Candice scurries to the apron but Bayley is right on her. Bayley fires hands but so does Candice! They go back and forth with forearms, then Candice hits an APRON FLATLINER! Bayley dangles, then slumps to the floor!

Candice lines up a shot, then STEP-UP SENTONS! Candice leaves Bayley behind to soak up some heat. Candice takes a bow while Bayley flounders into the ring. Candice CLUBS away on Bayley, covers, TWO! Bayley stays in this and goes to the ropes, but Candice CLUBS Candice again. Candice pulls Bayley through ropes to pull her back against them! Candice lets off as the ref counts, and then she stalks Bayley to a corner. Candice stomps away on Bayley but steps off as the ref counts. Candice storms back up to snapmare and NECK SNAPPER! Jackknife bridge, TWO! Bayley escapes and goes to a corner, but Candice is on her again.

Candice drags Bayley into a chinlock, then shifts around for a LAST CHANCERY! Bayley endures being stretched way back by the bridge! Bayley reaches out, so Candice lets go to CLUB away on her again! Back to the Chancery, and SmackDown is back to single picture. Bayley still endures, still fights, and she fights around. The bridge is breaking but Candice keeps her grip. Candice shifts to a headlock but Bayley fires body shots! Bayley fires forearms, Candice RAMS Bayley into a corner! Candice RAMS Bayley again and again, then backs up. Candice runs back in, but Bayley puts her on the apron. Candice ROCKS Bayley! And throws her by her hair!

The ref reprimands but Candice climbs a corner. Bayley ROCKS Candice! Bayley fires shots, Candice hits back! They’re on opposite ends of the corner, but it’s Candice who YANKS Bayley into the post! Candice shoves Bayley back in, climbs back up, and aims for a MISSILE DROPKICK! But Bayley’s right up! LARIAT! The fans fire up and Bayley feeds off that energy. Bayley stalks Candice, brings her up, and RAMS her into a corner! The fans fire up as Bayley fires off forearms! The ref counts, Bayley lets off, but Candice turns things around! Candice ROCKS Bayley, runs back up, but Bayley FLAPJACKS Candice off buckles!

Bayley puts Candice in ropes, HOTSHOT STUNNER! Then a fireman’s carry! Bayley swings for the SIDE SLAM! Cover, TWO! Candice survives but Bayley brings her to a drop zone. Bayley climbs and the fans fire up! But Candice rolls to the far side apron! Bayley is annoyed so she goes out the side. Bayley chases Candice back into the ring, and Candice says her leg hurts! The ref checks Candice, but he also has to keep Bayley back. Bayley backs off, and Candice springs after her! But Bayley knew it, and she spins through the roll-up to sit on the cover! BAYLEY WINS!

Winner: Bayley, by pinfall

Candice is furious but Bayley says she’s been watching Candice her whole life, she knows her tricks! Will Bayley make sure no one gets the drop on her ever again?

 

Johnny Gargano finds The Motor City Machine Guns backstage.

Johnny Wrestling says hey, and congrats on the big win for the tag titles. Everything they’ve done in tag team wrestling, being in WWE is long overdue. Alex Shelley thanks Gargano for that, it means a lot coming from Gargano. Chris Sabin says that they can’t wait to face DIY again. Gargano wishes MCMG luck tonight. Punching Grayson Waller is one of Gargano’s favorite things to do, so have fun. Seriously, a very punchable face. MCMG head out, Ciampa walks in and asks what the hell that was about. Gargano says he’s known those guys since he was 19. They’re like brothers to him. They talked about this.

Ciampa says he does not care. Does Johnny not get that those guys only just got here and they took DIY’s spot? They took DIY’s titles! The titles that DIY got screwed out of in the fist place because of The Bloodline, with no actual rematch for! Gargano knows, and Ciampa knows Gargano knows. But whatever it takes, right? Gargano did say that, right? So tonight, DIY makes an example of Pretty Deadly! And after that, they go to the Motor City Machine Guns and let them know that DIY are taking those titles back! Ciampa storms off, and then in steps Randy Orton. The Viper is going right to gorilla!

Buffalo fires up as Voices starts playing and Orton makes his way to the ring! The Crown Jewel match between him and Kevin Owens never even started, will the Apex Predator call out the Prizefighter? Will Kevin choose to respond? We find out after the break.

 

SmackDown returns and…

Randy Orton has a mic as he paces in the ring. Orton’s voice is hoarse as he says, “Crown Jewel was only the beginning. I’m gonna end this s*it right now! Kevin Owens! I want you to get your ass out here right now, and I’m gonna whip your ass in front of the entire world! You hear me?! Get out here right-” Wait, Kevin walks out, no music, and with refs and producers telling him not to. He even has a new shirt, “KEVIN IS RIGHT.” The fans boo Kevin while Orton is raging. Kevin stares Orton down as Orton dares Kevin to get in the ring. Kevin turns around, only to turn right back around to head to the ring!

The fans fire up as Kevin slides in, and the brawl is on! Orton gets the edge, he has Kevin in a corner to punch and stomp, but more producers rush out here! They pull Orton back, but Kevin LOW BLOWS Orton! Kevin reels Orton in, for a PILEDRIVER!! The fans boo, the producers push Kevin, and the refs worry for Orton’s neck and back. Nick Aldis hurries out here, he tells the producers to get Kevin out of this building! The refs call for medics to help Orton, and the medics hurry with a stretcher and backboard. The team secures Orton, rolls him from ringside to the stage, and around the back. Did Kevin not just cross the line, but end an iconic career?

Cody Rhodes joins everyone bringing Orton to the ambulance, wanting to know his mentor and friend is okay. The team loads Orton into the back, and Cody rides with him. Aldis tells Cody he’ll handle things here. The ambulance heads out, what consequences will The Prizefighter be facing?

 

DIY VS Pretty Deadly!

We heard how determined the Sicilian Psycho is about getting the tag titles back, and Johnny Wrestling has to get his head in the game. As for Kit Wilson & Elton Prince, it seems they care more about their side project, “Pretty Deadly: The Musical.” Will Ciampa make them care when he turns them into an example for the rest of SmackDown?

The teams sort out, and speaking of, Ciampa goes right after Pretty Deadly! The ref reprimands as Ciampa stomps away at the ropes! Ciampa lets off, to then stomp away on Elton again! Ciampa kicks Elton out, then goes out after Kit! Ciampa whips Kit hard into a post! Even Gargano is in shock as Ciampa dribbles Elton off the desk! Ciampa is in a rage! The ring count is 5 of 10, Ciampa finally stops bouncing Elton like a basketball, and then he refreshes the count. Ciampa TOSSES Kit over barriers and into the timekeeper’s area! Ciampa whips Elton into steel steps! Ciampa does it again, and harder!

The fans are freaking out a bit as Ciampa puts Elton in the ring. Gargano reaches out, but Ciampa refuses to tag! Underhooks, FAIRYTALE ENDING! Cover, DIY wins!

Winner: DIY, by pinfall

That was really more like Ciampa VS Pretty Deadly 2v1. Ciampa then tells Gargano they’re getting outta here. Is Ciampa’s black heart going to be what tears the gold away from Motor City?

 

Candice LeRae walks backstage.

But now Tiffany Stratton walks in with a sarcastic, “Aww~. Looks like you beating Bayley a couple weeks ago was a fluke. You’re gonna have to work a little harder than that to earn Nia’s respect.” Candice counters with, “Like you did last week?” Nia storms in shouting at “Tifferson! I’ve been looking for you everywhere. Did you go to Nick Aldis and put this match together between us and Jade & Bianca?” Tiff says just imagine! If they beat the tag champs, they’d be in line for a title opportunity. Before Liv & Raquel, of course. And imagine them as tag team champions together! They would rule the WWE Women’s Division!

Uh, Nia already does. O-Of course Nia does, but Tiff- Candice laughs and says it’s a “great” plan. Almost as good as Tiff’s plan at Crown Jewel. If Candice had been there, Nia would’ve won. Tiff says no one asked Candice’s opinion. Nia says this plan better work. C’mon. Nia & Tiff head out, but will Candice find her way around Tiff to become Nia’s number one?

 

Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill VS Nia Jax & Tiffany Stratton!

While The StrongEST Duo has beef with Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez on Raw, the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions are clashing with the top women of SmackDown! Will Bianca & Jade make sure everyone on all brands know better than to mess with them? Or will Tiffy’s Two Woman Power Trip plan pan out?

The teams sort and Tiff starts against Jade. The fans rally up as these two stare down, and Tiff talks trash. Jade grabs Tiff to TOSS her to a corner! Jade runs up to ELBOW Tiff, then she scoops Tiff. But Tiff slips free, and SLAPS Jade! That was a Tiffy Mistake! Jade storms up on Tiff, and grabs her before she can run away! Scoop and FALL AWAY SLAM! Tiff ends up in the corner, tag to Nia as Jade kips up. Jade eggs Nia on and the fans fire up as forces of nature meet. But Tiff YANKS Bianca off the apron! SAMOAN DROP in the distraction! Nia & Tiff soak up the heat, and SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and Nia anchors Jade from reaching Bianca! Nia then CLOBBERS Jade, and clamps on a chinlock. Jade endures, fights around, and fights up. We get a picture in picture ad with Golden Corral and their Veteran’s Day Military Appreciation Night. All US veterans and active service members eat free from 4 PM until closing time. In the ring, Jade fights up, and JAWBREAKERS free! Jade leaps, but Nia catches her! Jade sunset flips, but Nia drags her back up to HEADBUTT! Nia brings Jade in, suplexes, but Jade fights to SNAP SUPLEX back! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Jade crawls, hot tags to Bianca and Tiff!

Bianca rallies on Tiff with big forearms and a DROPKICK! Bianca kips up, runs up, but TIff dodges. Tiff swings, but Bianca wrenches her to a suplex! Another kip upa nd the fans fire up again! Bianca runs in to RAM Tiff at the corner! Bianca climbs to rain down fists! The fans count along, and Bianca goes all the way to TEN, then a little more! But Tiff slips out to grab the braid! Bianca reels Tiff back in, flips up and over, then SPINEBUSTER! Bianca handsprings, to MOONSAULT, but onto knees! Tiff hurries, tag back to Nia! Nia runs, but Bianca dodges! Nia hits buckles, and Bianca torture racks?! Nia’s too much for bianca!

Nia ELBOWS Bianca, fireman’s carries, and tag to Tiff. Tiff goes up, BLOCKBUSTER SAMOAN DROP COMBO! Cover, JADE BREAKS IT! The fans are thunderous, but Nia storms back in. The fans fire up as Nia and Jade stare down again. The ref says no, but Nia fires a forearm! Jade fires back! Nia HEADBUTTS! Jade BOOTS Nia! Nia CLOBBERS Jade! Both women fall out of the ring, Tiff HIP ATTACKS Bianca! Tiff keeps moving, but Bianca avoids the stomps! Sunset flip, ONE! Tiff runs, Bianca follows and SPEARS! Both women are down but Bianca fires back up! The fans are with her as she goes to a corner!

Bianca climbs, but Nia steps in! The ref stops Nia, and CANDICE SHOVES BIANCA! Bianca lands in the ring, Tiff takes it! TIFFY STOMPS!! Only for Tiff to tell Candice to go away! Naomi runs out here to go after Candice! The fans fire up, and Bianca trips Tiff up! Nia CLOBBERS Naomi, but then Jade BOOTS Nia! Bianca has Tiff in the torture rack! KISS OF DEATH! Cover, Bianca & Jade win!

Winners: Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill, by pinfall

The #Big3 stick together, and that helps them turn things around on The Queen of the Ring and her jesters. Will Nia have no choice but to #FeelTheGlow when the gold is on the line?

 

A-Town Down Under walk ‘n’ talk backstage.

Grayson Waller is loudly saying this is their show, it is always their show, and they’re getting their match with MCMG. The titles aren’t on the line, but will the champs still suffer the Grayson Waller Effect?

 

Motor City Machine Guns VS A-Town Down Under!

SmackDown returns as the WWE Tag Team Champions make their entrance, the former champions already waiting. The teams sort out and Shelley starts against Theory. They circle, but Waller grabs at Shelley! The ref reprimands, but Theory CLOBBERS Shelley in the distraction! The fans boo but Theory ROCKS Shelley, bumps him off buckles, then talks trash. Shelley hits back with haymakers! The fans fire up but Theory headlocks. Sabin tags in as Shelley powers out. Atomic drop, dropkick tot he legs, and then the DREAM SEQUENCE! Sabin covers, ONE, but Sabin brings Theory up. Theory kicks low and pushes Sabin down!

Theory tags Waller, but Sabin arm-drags Waller down! Sabin has the arm, grinds then wrenches, then wristlocks. Waller rolls, kips up, kips, kips, and then laughs. Sabin wrangles him right down! Waller fights up, whips Sabin away, then drops down to hurdle over. LEG LARIAT! Waller talks trash on the Buffalo Bills, then he drags Sabin up. Waller fires knees, the fans rally for “Motor City!” Waller whips, Sabin sneaks a tag to Shelley, then Sabin slides out to trip Theory up! Shelley has Waller with a SLEEPER! Shelley sits Waller down, Sabin returns, PENALTY KICK SANDIWCH! Cover, ONE! Another cover, ONE! A third cover, ONE!

Waller scrambles to ropes to be protected, and Shelley sighs. Shelley waits to bring Waller up, and then CHOPS! Waller turns things around, but misses his chop! Shelley CHOPS back! Shelley puts Waller in a corner, climbs up, and he rains down fists! Shelley gets 9 before Theory runs up, so Shelley AX HANDLES Theory down! Shelley then PLANCHAS! Down goes Theory again and the fans fire up! Shelley shakes out a leg, that may have been one risk too many. Shelley rolls into the ring, but Theory anchors him! Waller hits an ELBOW DROP! Cover, ONE! Waller drags Shelley up, KNEES him in the side, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Waller stalks Shelley to a corner, drags him up, and then bumps him off buckles. Tag to Theory and ATDU double whip. They DOUBLE ELBOW Shelley down, roll him to his feet, and double whip again. POP-UP DOUBLE HAYMAKERS! Cover, ONE!! Shelley is tough but Theory won’t let up. Theory brings Shelley over and RAMS him in the corner. Tag to Waller and ATDU POSTS Shelley! ATDU soaks up the heat from Buffalo, then Waller drags Shelley out. Shelley resists the suplex but Waller fires body shots. Waller tries again but Shelley cradle counters! TWO! Waller escapes, and he ELBOWS Shelley down!

Tag to Theory and Waller pushes Shelley down. Theory stomps the bad leg! Then he stomps Shelley in the ribs! Theory taunts Sabin, then brings Shelley up. Theory whips Shelley hard into a corner! Shelley falls back, Theory soaks up heat #AllDay, then he slaps Shelley around. Shelley rises to CHOP! And CHOP! Shelley ROCKS Theory, runs, but Waller gets a cheap shot in! Theory sucker punches Sabin, too! SmackDown returns to single picture as Theory throws hands on Shelley. Waller talks trash while Theory whips Shelley. Shelley holds ropes, BOOTS Theory away, but Sabin’s still down!

Shelley runs at Theory but Theory hurdles over. Theory bypasses Shelley, tags Waller, and CLOBBERS Shelley! Waller JUMP KNEES Shelley, then sets Shelley up, DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOWS! Cover, TWO!! Shelley survives but Waller clamps onto him. Waller CLUBS Shelley, talks smack and pie faces Shelley around. Waller TOSSES Shelley out, drop steps just to taunt everyone, and then slides out. Shelley dodges to SUPERKICK! Shelley hurries for the ring, but Theory drags Shelley back out! The ref reprimands, but Shelley BOOTS Theory away! Waller intercepts Shelley to keep him from Sabin!

Waller has the cravat, throws knees, then wrenches to whip. Shelley is in the corner. Waller runs up, Shelley dodges again! Waller hits buckles, hot tags to Theory and Sabin! Sabin fires off on Theory! Sabin whips, Theory reverses but Sabin dodges with a roll! CALF KICK for Theory! Sabin DROPKICKS Waller! Sabin BOOTS Theory, goes to the apron, and RAMS him! Sabin then goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up but Waller returns. Sabin TOSSES Waller out! Shelley holds the way open, Sabin DIVES! Down goes ATDU as the fans fire up for MCMG! Sabin puts Theory back in, wrenches him and tags Shelley.

MCMG double whip Theory corner to corner, then Sabin runs up. Theory puts Sabin on the apron but Shelley LARIATS! Shelley has Theory, Sabin goes up, MISSILE DROPKICK FLATLINER! Cover, TWO! Theory toughs it out but Shelley keeps him down with an armlock. Theory endures, fights up, but Shelley wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER! Tag to Sabin, he takes the handoff to wrench. Theory throat chops Sabin! Waller YANKS Shelley down! Theory fireman’s carries but Sabin slips free! Sabin has the O’Conner Roll, but Waller somersault FLATLINERS! Theory covers, TWO!! Sabin survives and fans fire up!

Theory tags Waller and Waller storms up on Sabin. Waller rains down fists and talks trash. The fans boo Waller as he goes up a corner. Waller goes along the rope, for the BALLER- FLOP!! Sabin ghost pins, TWO! Waller is up, Shelley tags in! MCMG dodge to BOOT ENZIGIRI COMBO! Shelley goes up, Sabin turns Waller, SKULL & BONES!! Cover, MCMG wins!

Winners: Motor City Machine Guns, by pinfall

MCMG > ATDU, it’s why Shelley & Sabin are tag champs only a month into their WWE careers! But will these tag team icons only become more iconic as they go through the tag team division?

 

MCMG return backstage.

And Ciampa is there to say he hopes they’ve been enjoying those titles. But then The Profits step in to say THEY have next. Ciampa asks what the hell they mean by that. B-Fab has Ciampa hold on. The Profits talked with Aldis and it’s official! Next week! Street Profits VS MCMG for the WWE Tag Team Championships in Milwaukee, Wisconsin! Ciampa is furious, and this is what he’s been talking about! Ciampa storms off, Gargano follows, but Shelley says hey, that’s fine. They came to WWE to face the best. Sabin says The Profits are one of the best teams in WWE, so they want this. Oh, these guys did their homework, huh? Okay, okay.

Angelo Dawkins tells MCMG it’s time to see how they handle the real pressure. The Profits head out, will MCMG have more than they bargained for next week?

 

Nick Aldis speaks.

“The women of WWE have broken every glass ceiling, overcome every obstacle, and proven themselves to be the definition of talent, resilience, athleticism, and yes, even ruthlessness. But above all, they’ve redefined success for women in professional wrestling. Here on SmackDown, we have a roster of world class athletes who push themselves to the limit night after night to do one thing: Leave a legacy. And now, it’s time to reveal something that represents exactly that. A new symbol of excellence in WWE, the WWE Women’s United States Championship.

“This championship will not be awarded, it will not be handed over. It will be earned by whoever’s willing to go above and beyond and seize the moment. Ladies, opportunity knocks. It’s time to answer and make history.” A HUGE move for WWE, and the main roster will have its first women’s midcard title! Who will stamp their name in the history books as the inaugural WWE Women’s United States Champion?

 

The Bloodline prepares backstage.

Jacob Fatu adorns Solo Sikoa with the ula fala, and then they walk with Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa to gorilla. The fans can already be heard booing even before the music plays. Solo’s Bloodline heads to the ring, ready for the Acknowledgement Ceremony of the UNDISPUTED Tribal Chief. Will the ceremony all happen without a hitch? Or will there be certain detractors that refuse to acknowledge Solo?

SmackDown returns and the fans boo as Solo stands in the ring. Solo has the mic, and he says, “There’s only one way to start this off. Buffalo… ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” The fans boo more, but then ROMAN REIGNS makes his entrance! Solo is naturally surprised and upset by this, but The OTC makes his way down the ramp and to the ring. The fans chant for the “O T C! O T C!” Solo says first off, good to see Roman out here. Before Solo has the fans acknowledge him, he has something for Roman to do first. Roman needs to acknowledge Solo as the Undisputed Tribal Chief. The fans boo and tell Solo off while Roman thinks on that.

Roman brings up his mic to say, “Buffalo. Do you acknowledge him?” The fans boo and shout “NO! NO! NO!” Roman nods, and says, “Neither do I.” The fans cheer that! Roman says he will never acknowledge Solo. Roman is here to challenge Solo. One on one, winner is the ONLY Tribal Chief. Solo laughs and says the winne ris the only? Solo doesn’t need to fight Roman, he already IS the Undisputed Tribal Chief! And in case Roman hasn’t noticed, all these people acknowledge Solo! The fans boo because they don’t. Solo says as a matter of fact, Roman cannot become Tribal Chief if there’s no tribe. The fans ‘YEET! YEET! YEET!”

Solo says oh, as a challenge, here’s one to Roman. Solo challenges Roman to go find four people that will even team up with him. Because then, they can go to war. Yeah, that’s right, Roman. Roman likes to go to war, Solo’s side is always ready for war. Roman asks, “Are you talking about WarGames? I only see four of you.” Solo says oh, sorry, hold on. He’s one, Tama is two, Jacob is three, Loa is four. And the fifth man is Solo’s guy, Sami Zayn. What? Roman is confused, but now Sami walks out here! This looks a little like Crown Jewel. And now The Bloodline beats down Roman! Solo taunts Roman! That wasn’t a mistake! It was all on purpose!

The Usos run past Sami to get in there! They fight off Solo’s Bloodline, toss them out, and Jimmy SUPERKICKS Loa! Jey SUPERKICKS Tama! But Jacob SUPERKICKS Jimmy! And he SUPERKICKS Jey! The fans boo as Solo’s side stands tall! Solo hauls Roman up, tells Sami to come here, and Sami obeys! The fans boo, is Sami really going to do this? Solo tells Sami to kick Roman in the face again! Truly join Solo with a kick to Roman! Remember what he did! Solo BOOTS Solo!! Another swerve on Solo, maybe Solo’s too naive. Jacob runs up, into a SUPERMAN PUNCH! And a BOOT from Sami! Roman then aims at Solo, “OOOAH~!”

Roman runs in to SPEAR Solo! Sami and Roman stand together in the ring and the fans chant “O T C! O T C!” Jey & Jimmy join them. With the fans cheering them on, Jey raises the one! Jimmy raises the one! Sami and Roman stare down a little longer, but then SAMI raises the one! Roman finally accepts, and he raises the one! The fans fire up as these four are finally united! No more wavering in the heart of the Honorary Uce, will these four go to war with Solo’s four? And who will come out the other side in one piece?


My Thoughts:

A great SmackDown to not only follow Crown Jewel, but to also pivot towards WarGames. The Bloodline story had great stuff again, though some redundancies. Great promo from Face Bloodline with Roman not being ready to accept Sami or humble himself, and good response from Jacob Fatu to establish Solo’s authority. Roman getting attitude with The Usos was also good promo stuff. Roman didn’t really humble himself, or else he wouldn’t have demanded the match with Solo. Good on Solo to turn it around on Roman to call for WarGames, but this is the redundancy. I suppose Sami flipflopping was fine, but maybe a little too much in the span of a week.

Sami of course still sides with the Face Bloodline, and maybe they settle for 4v4. But with Hikuleo still waiting in the wings, and potentially Zilla Fatu joining WWE soon, we could have two “mystery” fifth men. As it stands, it feels like Hikuleo debuts on the go-home to help Solo’s Heel Bloodline stand tall, and then Survivor Series night, Zilla can show up to tip the scales back in favor of Face Bloodline. And then with adding these extra men, that freshens up the feud so that we can get all sorts of other matches going on, like Six Man Tag: Guerrillas of Destiny VS Zilla & Usos or something. As Paul Heyman said, it was only bottom of the third inning, this saga still has a long way to go.

We also got great stuff in all the other divisions and stories tonight. Great match between Bayley and Candice, but it really is a shame Indi Hartwell was let go. There were moments perfect for Heel cheap shots. But either way, great win for Bayley, maybe she and Candice go another round and go even bigger. And great stuff with Tiff and Candice bickering and Tiff persuading Nia to go for more gold. Great tag match of Nia & Tiff VS Jade & Bianca, especially with Candice and Naomi getting involved. Nia VS Naomi is officially set now, who knows how it goes when Tiff could still cash in.

Speaking of titles, so glad to see the Women’s US Championship is real now. My only gripe is that WWE still just copy pastes designs. Why couldn’t the Women’s US Championship have the Statue of Liberty on it instead of the big eagle? Why can’t WWE just stop being lazy when it comes to their big expensive belts? That aside, I would think a tournament begins and Survivor Series is where we crown the inaugural champion. Though, there’s some irony to a US Championship being crowned in Canada. And I would think we get the same thing with a Women’s Intercontinental Championship, both tournament and copy-paste design.

It was wild seeing Ciampa damn near kill Pretty Deadly after seeing Kevin Owens go after Orton, but it certainly feels like Ciampa is moments away from going Heel. Whether Gargano joins him or not, hard to tell. MCMG VS ATDU was really good stuff, really good win for MCMG, and Profits getting a title shot also adds to Ciampa’s turn. MCMG VS Profits will be great stuff, but I would think MCMG wins to have their first defense on the books. A Heel DIY facing MCMG in a rematch would be a lot of fun, and SmackDown really needs to build the tag division again as Los Garza doesn’t feel like they’d stand much of a chance, either.

And back to Kevin, he and Orton had a great segment for being a rather quick one. Orton was selling the Crown Jewel table spot, even though it’d been a week. And Kevin going after Orton was great, because for WWE to play up the dangers of piledrivers, all these other companies out there use those almost as much as superkicks. But in Orton’s case, it does work because the concern is his neck and back. Cody sees Orton to the hospital, so this has to give us Cody VS Kevin Round 2 at Survivor Series, escalate to a No Disqualification match and let them really go nuts. Especially if Kevin wants to use a Piledriver again for the kayfabe fear of what it’ll do to Cody.

My Score: 8.9/10

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