The Mysterios’ first title defense will be a rematch against the former champions.
WWE has announced that Rey & Dominik Mysterio will defend their SmackDown Tag Team titles against Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode on tonight’s episode of SmackDown. The Mysterios defeated Ziggler & Roode to win the titles at WrestleMania Backlash earlier this month.
During the pre-show for WrestleMania Backlash, there was an angle where Ziggler and Roode attacked Dominik backstage. The Tag Team title match began as Rey facing Ziggler & Roode on his own until Dominik came out and joined the match as it was going on. The finish saw Dominik hit a frog splash and pin Roode after Rey had given Roode a 619.
Rey & Dominik are the first father-son tag team champions in WWE history.
Dominik defeated Roode in a singles match on SmackDown last week. Dominik pinned Roode after hitting a 619 and a frog splash.
Tonight’s SmackDown will also feature The Usos facing The Street Profits in a tag team match. In storyline, Jimmy Uso had the match made without telling Jey Uso about it beforehand. Jimmy has been trying to get Jey to focus on teaming together again instead of backing up Roman Reigns.
The next episode of The New Day’s Feel the Power podcast will be a tribute to Jon Huber (Brodie Lee in AEW and Luke Harper in WWE).
WWE has announced that Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, and Big E will honor the life of Huber on their podcast this Monday (January 11). Cesaro, Tyler Breeze, and Erick Rowan will join The New Day for “an in-depth conversation about their friend, whose legacy in the ring, in the locker room and beyond will live forever.”
Rowan also appeared on AEW Dynamite’s Brodie Lee tribute show.
A video version of The New Day podcast’s tribute to Huber will be available for free on the WWE Network starting at 10 a.m. Eastern time on Monday.
WWE’s full announcement is available below:
The tragic passing of Jon ‘Luke Harper’ Huber on Dec. 26 shook the WWE Universe and the wrestling world to its core, leading to an outpouring of stories, memories and tributes celebrating the former Intercontinental Champion as a competitor, as a cherished friend and as family.
On tomorrow’s special episode of The New Day’s podcast, The New Day: Feel the Power, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods and Big E invite special guests Cesaro, Tyler Breeze and Erick Rowan – Huber’s longtime tag team partner – for an in-depth conversation about their friend, whose legacy in the ring, in the locker room and beyond will live forever.
Watch the full episode on the free version of WWE Network at 10 a.m. ET. Listen and subscribe to The New Day: Feel the Power on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
With The New Day being split up in the WWE Draft, they had their farewell match on last night’s season premiere episode of SmackDown.
Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods & Big E defeated Shinsuke Nakamura, Cesaro & Sheamus in a six-man tag match on last night’s show. Kingston & Woods were moved over to Raw in the draft, while Big E is staying on SmackDown.
The New Day also shared an emotional moment before the match as they discussed the journey they’ve been on together over the past six years.
Roman Reigns retained his Universal Championship against Braun Strowman in last night’s main event. Like he did against Jey Uso at Clash of Champions, Reigns low blowed Strowman when kicking out of a pinfall attempt. Strowman kicked out after Reigns hit a spear but ultimately passed out when put in a guillotine by Reigns.
Reigns is defending his Universal Championship against Uso in a Hell in a Cell I Quit match at Hell in a Cell on Sunday, October 25. Uso came out to the stage after last night’s main event. With Uso watching on, Reigns laid out Strowman with a post-match spear. Reigns then told Uso to come down to the ring. Reigns hit Strowman repeatedly with a steel chair and warned Uso that — if this is what he can do to Strowman — imagine what he’ll do to Uso.
Reigns dared Uso to use the steel chair and prove something to Reigns and their family. Reigns turned his back to Uso, but Uso initially refused to hit him. When Reigns turned around, Uso punched him, hit a superkick, and then hit him with the chair twice. As officials were holding Uso back, Reigns dropped him with a Superman punch.
The build to Hell in a Cell also continued with SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley and Sasha Banks having a contract signing for their Hell in a Cell match. The segment ended with Bayley leaving without signing the contract. Banks vowed that Bayley will be signing the contract one way or another.
Two matches have been announced for next week’s season premiere episode of SmackDown.
Roman Reigns will defend his Universal Championship against Braun Strowman on SmackDown’s season premiere next Friday. After being split up in the WWE Draft, The New Day will have their “farewell to SmackDown” match next Friday. Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods & Big E will face Cesaro, Shinsuke Nakamura & Sheamus in a six-man tag match.
The Reigns vs. Strowman title match comes in advance of Reigns defending his Universal Championship against Jey Uso at Hell in a Cell on Sunday, October 25. It was announced on SmackDown tonight that Reigns vs. Uso will be the first-ever Hell in a Cell I Quit match. Reigns also warned Uso that — after Uso says I Quit — there will be consequences.
Kingston & Woods returned to the ring on SmackDown tonight and defeated Cesaro & Nakamura to win the SmackDown Tag Team titles. After the match, it was announced that Kingston & Woods have been drafted to Raw and Big E has been drafted to SmackDown. Big E also defeated Sheamus in a falls count anywhere match tonight.
Reigns stayed on SmackDown in tonight’s draft. Strowman, Cesaro, Nakamura, and Sheamus are in the night two draft pool and are eligible to be selected by SmackDown or Raw on Monday.
There will be a special 30-minute pre-show airing on Fox before next week’s SmackDown season premiere. The pre-show is a Fox broadcast that will be hosted by Renee Paquette (formerly known as Renee Young in WWE) and Booker T.
Nikki & Brie Bella are returning to WWE television on this week’s episode of SmackDown.
WWE has announced that The Bellas will be Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross’ guests for a Moment of Bliss segment on this Friday’s SmackDown. Dave Meltzer confirmed last week that The Bellas are scheduled to be part of this year’s WWE Hall of Fame class, though the official announcement of that has yet to be made.
Nikki & Brie revealed last month that they’re both pregnant and expecting babies later this year.
Season five of Total Bellas will premiere on E! at 10 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, April 9.
An eight-man tag match has also been added to this week’s SmackDown. The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Big E) will team with The Usos against The Miz, John Morrison, Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode.
New Day are defending their SmackDown Tag Team titles against Miz & Morrison at Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia next Thursday (February 27).
This week’s SmackDown is taking place at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Goldberg will appear on the episode to continue the build to him challenging “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt for the Universal Championship at Super ShowDown.
Carmella and Naomi will face off on SmackDown to determine who will challenge for Bayley’s SmackDown Women’s Championship at Super ShowDown. There will also be a sit-down interview with Lacey Evans on the episode.
The New Day and The Revival are set to face off for the SmackDown Tag Team titles once again.
Kofi Kingston & Big E will defend their titles against The Revival at this month’s TLC pay-per-view. The match was confirmed for the PPV after The Revival won a fatal four-way number one contender’s elimination match on tonight’s SmackDown.
The number one contender’s match came down to The Revival vs. Mustafa Ali & Shorty G, with The Revival hitting the Shatter Machine on Shorty G to get the win. The elimination match also included The Lucha House Party and Heavy Machinery.
The New Day’s current SmackDown Tag Team title reign began when they won the titles from The Revival on the November 8 episode of SmackDown. The Revival got a rematch the next week, but it was interrupted by NXT’s Undisputed Era.
TLC is taking place at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on December 15.
The New Day will be featured on the second series announced for WWE’s Podcast Network.
On today’s episode of After the Bell with Corey Graves, it was revealed that “The New Day: Feel the Power” will premiere on Monday, December 2. The show will be hosted by Kofi Kingston, Big E & Xavier Woods, with new episodes airing weekly.
The description for the show says: “Every week, ya boys will be telling personal stories from in and outside the ring and engaging in passionate debates on some of their favorite topics, including sports, video games, music and more. Nothing is off limits, from Booty O’s to pancakes to everything in between. New episodes will be available weekly, so don’t you dare be sour. Hit that sweet, sweet subscribe button, and feel the POWERRR!”
Kingston & Big E are the current SmackDown Tag Team Champions. Woods is out of action after suffering a torn Achilles tendon in October.
Kingston & Big E will face Raw Tag Team Champions The Viking Raiders and NXT Tag Team Champions Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish in a non-title match at Sunday’s Survivor Series pay-per-view.
WWE announced in August that they were partnering with Endeavor Audio to launch an official podcast network. Graves’ After the Bell podcast debuted on October 30.
The build to Survivor Series continues as Friday Night SmackDown takes place from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Daniel Bryan appears on Miz TV tonight. Last week, Sami Zayn continued to push for Bryan to join him and Shinsuke Nakamura. Suddenly, Universal Champion “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt appeared and attacked Bryan.
SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day defend against The Revival in a rematch tonight. New Day defeated The Revival last week to win the titles.
SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley takes on Nikki Cross in a non-title match. If Cross is victorious, she earns the final spot on SmackDown’s Survivor Series women’s team.
Survivor Series spots will also be on the line as Mustafa Ali & Shorty G face Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode. The match was set up by King Corbin complaining on Twitter that his current Team SmackDown members aren’t as good as his buddies Ziggler & Roode.
Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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King Corbin made his way down to the ring to start SmackDown. He was carried down the ramp on his throne and met Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler in the ring. The fans broke into a loud “You Suck” chant and booed Corbin when he tried to speak. He praised Roode and Ziggler’s ability and loyalty.
Corbin discussed beating down Roman Reigns and declared himself team captain of Team SmackDown. He even showed a graphic with Corbin as the team captain.
Corbin noted he’s not impressed with Shorty G and Ali. Ziggler and Roode promised to defeat Ali and Shorty G tonight to take their places on Team SmackDown.
Corbin challenged Roman Reigns to witness Ali and Shorty G losing. He then introduced “the big dog,” which was a guy in a dog costume wearing a Roman Reigns vest. Reigns music played but featured a dog barking.
They recapped CM Punk’s return on WWE Backstage last Tuesday and pushed his appearance this Tuesday.
Shorty G & Ali defeated Robert Roode & Dolph Ziggler (w/King Corbin & “The Big Dog”)
The heels had a brief advantage, but the faces took over and worked over Ziggler’s arm. Ali caught Ziggler with a hurricanrana and hit a rolling X factor for a near fall. The heels regained control and isolated Ali on their side of the ring.
Ali fought back and ended up on the apron. Corbin distracted Ali, and Roode pushed him off the apron into the announce table. Corbin celebrated over a fallen Ali.
Suddenly, Roman Reigns music hit, and he made his way down to the ring.
Back from the commercial, Ali made a brief comeback and crawled towards Shorty G. Ziggler cut him off and scored a close near fall. He attempted a superkick, but Ali hit a superkick instead.
Shorty G got the hot tag and ran wild. He hit a neck breaker and picture-perfect moonsault for a very close two count.
The heels fought back and hit a spinebuster/zig-zag combo for a near fall. Ziggler caught Ali with a superkick. He attempted a superkick on Shorty G, but he got the leg and applied the ankle lock.
Corbin tried to interfere, but Reigns hit the drive-by and spear. Shorty G then hit a rolling German suplex on Roode, and Ali hit the 450 splash for the win.
They recapped Sami Zayn trying to get Daniel Bryan to join him. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt then attacked Bryan with the mandible claw.
Wyatt then hosted an edition of FIrefly Funhouse. He changed the color of the Universal title from red to blue. Wyatt’s excited for Miz TV and his guest Bryan. He noted that “The Fiend” will be watching too.
In the back, Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler complained to King Corbin about not being on Team SmackDown and blamed Reigns. Corbin promised to do something about it and walked off with “The Big Dog” right behind him.
They recapped Tyson Fury and Braun Strowman agreeing to be a team last week and then beating down the B Team.
Strowman made his way down to the ring to meet Drew Gulak and the B Team.
Gulak showed a graphic of what would happen if he replaced Strowman on Team SmackDown. The graphic showed Gulak leading Team SmackDown to victory. He noted Storwman lasted longer with Fury than he thought. The heels tried jumping Strowman, but he fought back. Gulak ran off, and Strownman beat down The B Team.
In the back, Kayla Braxton interviewed The New Day. Big E mentioned the Philadephia Eagles beating the Patriots at the Superbowl in 2018. The fans popped big for that comment. The New Day promised to retain the tag titles tonight against The Revival.
In the back, Sami Zayn and Shinsuke Nakamura approached Daniel Bryan. Zayn begged him to join up with him and Nakamura. He mentioned that Cesaro wants him to join them too.
Bryan wondered why Zayn ran away last week when Bray Wyatt attacked him. He turned down the offer and told them to consider Braun Strowman instead. Zayn mocked the idea of Strowman, who was standing behind him. Nakamura and Strowman had a brief staredown.
SmackDown tag team champions The New Day vs. The Revival
The Revival used double team moves to isolate Kofi Kingston. Scott Dawson used a northern light suplex for a near fall.
Kingston fought back and hit a missile dropkick. He attempted to tag Big E, but Dash Wilder caught him with a power slam for a two count.
Back from the break, Dawson prevented Kingston from making the tag and hit a neck breaker. Dawson missed an elbow off the top, and Big E got the hot tag. He attempted a splash on Wilder, but he got his knees up.
Big E fought back, but Wilder hit a tornado DDT for a near fall.
Wilder put Big E on his shoulders and tried to make the tag. Kingston got the tag and hit a missile dropkick. He followed up with a huge dive to the floor, taking out the heels. New Day attempted midnight hour, but WIlder cut off Kingston.
The Revival attempted a draping DDT, but Big E backdropped the heels to the floor. Big E launched Kingston over the top rope to the floor, but Revival caught him and then threw him into the ring post.
The Revival then gave Big E a double back suplex on the announce table. They hit the shatter machine, but Kingston flew in the ring to make the save.
Suddenly, The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish) attacked both teams and beat them down. The SmackDown roster ran down for the save.
Heavy Machinery defeated Kip and Stevens
Heavy Machinery dominated the match in a total squash. Otis hit the caterpillar and the compacter for the win.
They recapped Bayley attacking Becky Lynch on Raw and Shayna Baszler on NXT.
Kayla Braxton interviewed Bayley and Sasha Banks in the back. She proved that she’s not an afterthought and is excited to beat Nikki Cross. Bayley teased joining Team SmackDown.
SmackDown Woman’s Champion Bayley vs. Nikki Cross
Cross tried to jump Bayley to start the match, but Bayley fought back.
Suddenly, NXT Woman’s Champion Shayna Baszler showed up, but Bayley ran off. Rhea Ripley, Tegan Knox, Mia Yim, and Dakota Kai attacked Bayley.
Sasha Banks showed up and attacked Baszler from behind. Banks then challenged the NXT women to a match right now.
Sasha Banks, Carmella, Dana Brooke & Nikki Cross defeated Rhea Ripley, Tegan Knox, Mia Yim & Dakota Kai
The NXT women took over and isolated Carmella on their side of the ring. Banks got the tag and regained control for the SmackDown. Banks faced off with Ripley and slapped her in the face.
All eight women jumped in the ring and argued.
Back from the break, Cross fought off the NXT women on her own. All the women came in and hit a big move. Kai rocked Cross with a scorpion kick but Cross hit the neck breaker for the win.
After the match, the NXT women jumped Cross and the SmackDown women ran out for the save.
Michael Cole and Corey Graves ran down the Survivor Series Card.
Miz TV with Daniel Bryan
Miz brought out his guest Daniel Bryan and asked him why he thinks Bray Wyatt attacked him. However, Bryan remained silent. Miz believes Wyatt sees Bryan isn’t the same person anymore. Bryan finally spoke and noted he’s silent because Miz TV sucks.
Bryan talked about his passion but Miz interrupted him. Bryan snapped and said Miz and the people don’t understand. He’s got passion and is mentally unstable. Miz doesn’t understand but Wyatt does because he’s unstable too.
Bray Wyatt and The Firefly Funhouse interrupted. Wyatt noted The Fiend attacked Bryan just to scare him or maybe he remembers what Bryan did.
Wyatt went through his toy chest and pulled out the Universal title. He asked Bryan to say that one magical word but Bryan said no. Bryan and the Firefly Funhouse puppets went back and forth with yes and no.
Bryan noted if Wyatt wants to fight then they should fight. Of course, Bryan wants the Universal Championship on the line. Wyatt agreed and started chanting “Yes”.
Miz then announced Universal Champion “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt vs. Daniel Bryan at the Survivor Series.
Next Week: Friday Night SmackDown kicks off Survivor Series weekend and features Roman Reigns, Ali & Shorty G vs. King Corbin, Robert Roode & Dolph Ziggler.
WWE has announced two matches for tomorrow’s SmackDown and revealed Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair’s roles for the show.
The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Big E) will face Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode on the episode. Nikki Cross vs. Mandy Rose is also set.
Hogan and Flair will appear on Miz TV, with Hogan being joined by Roman Reigns, Ali, and Shorty G (Chad Gable). Flair will be joined by Shinsuke Nakamura and King Corbin.
Team Hogan (Reigns, Rusev, Ricochet, Ali & Gable) are facing Team Flair (Randy Orton, Corbin, Bobby Lashley, Nakamura & Drew McIntyre) at Crown Jewel next Thursday (October 31).
New Day and Ziggler & Roode will both be in the World Cup tag team turmoil match at Crown Jewel. The Viking Raiders, Heavy Machinery, The Lucha House Party, Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins, The Revival, The O.C., and The B-Team have also been confirmed for the match.
Big E, Xavier Woods & Heavy Machinery defeated Ziggler, Roode & The Revival on SmackDown last week. Woods is out of action after suffering an Achilles injury at Monday’s house show in Sydney, Australia.
Cross won a six-pack challenge last Friday to become the number one contender to Bayley’s SmackDown Women’s Championship. Cross pinned Rose in the match, which also included Sonya Deville, Carmella, Lacey Evans, and Dana Brooke.
Due to game three of the World Series being on FOX, SmackDown will air live on FS1 tomorrow. A face-to-face segment with Brock Lesnar and Cain Velasquez is also set for the episode. Lesnar will defend his WWE Championship against Velasquez at Crown Jewel.
– NXT’s Daniel Vidot cut a promo, with Sami Zayn then coming out and burying the city. Vidot hit him with an Irish whip with a spin and a Samoan drop neckbreaker.
– Women’s Tag Team Champions Asuka & Kairi Sane defeated Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville and Peyton Royce & Billie Kay in a triple threat match to retain their titles
Asuka pinned Deville to retain. This was weird because The IIconics were working as the local faces, the Kabuki Warriors were working heel but getting cheered like faces, and Rose & Deville had no heat of any kind.
– The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Big E) & Buddy Murphy defeated Randy Orton & SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Revival
Murphy pinned Scott Dawson after hitting Murphy’s Law. New Day cut a promo before the match informing the crowd about Xavier Woods’ Achilles injury and bringing out Murphy. They did a dance segment in the ring after the match.
– Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura (w/ Sami Zayn) defeated Ali to retain his title
Nakamura retained with the Kinshasa.
– SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley defeated Charlotte Flair to retain her title
Bayley jumped Charlotte before the match. She won by pinning Charlotte with a roll-up with her feet on the ropes.
– Roman Reigns defeated Erick Rowan in a street fight
Harper interfered, but Reigns took them both out. Reigns got the pin after spearing Rowan through a table.
SmackDown takes place from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia tonight and features the fallout from Clash of Champions.
The New Day will take on Randy Orton and new SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Revival in a six-man tag match. WWE Champion Kofi Kingston defeated Orton on Sunday night to retain his title, but The Revival defeated Xavier Woods and Big E for the tag titles.
Erick Rowan sits down for an exclusive interview tonight. He defeated Roman Reigns at Clash of Champions with help from the returning Luke Harper. WWE is hyping that Rowan promises to answer questions regarding the attacks on Reigns.
Shane McMahon will also address Kevin Owens’ “firing.” McMahon forced Owens to referee his King of the Ring semifinal match against Chad Gable last week. McMahon blamed Owens for losing and fired him after the match.
Baron Corbin defeated Gable in the King of the Ring finals last night on Raw. King Corbin’s coronation takes place tonight.
Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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They announced Daniel Bryan appears later to address Erick Rowan giving him the Iron Claw through the announce table a few weeks back.
They also announced Charlotte Flair vs. Sasha Banks for later tonight.
The New Day defeated Randy Orton & The Revival
They started with the six-man tag match and not a lengthy promo, which was a nice change.
Big E caught Dash Wilder with a belly-to-belly suplex to start the match. He followed up with the splash on the apron. Wilder attacked Woods’ injured knee to take over briefly. Kofi Kingston got the tag and caught Orton with a dropkick. The New Day fired back and used triple team moves to take back over.
Back from the break, the heels regained control and isolated Woods in their corner. They worked over Woods injured knee. Woods fought back and went for a DDT, but Wilder dumped him on the floor. Orton then gave Woods a back suplex on the announce table.
During the break, Scott Dawson attempted a superplex, but Woods pushed him off and hit a missile dropkick. Kingston got the hot tag and ran wild on the heels. He hit the SOS on Orton, but Dawson broke up the pin.
On the floor, Big E ran over Dawson with a clothesline. Wilder rocked Big E with a tornado DDT off the apron. Kingston then caught Wilder with a dropkick. He attempted a dive, but Orton hit the draping DDT.
Orton and Revival set up for the RKO Machine, but Big E pulled Orton out of the ring. Woods then hit an elbow off the top on Wilder. The finish came when Kingston hit the Trouble In Paradise on Dawson for the win.
The New Day celebrated the win after the match.
Suddenly, Brock Lesnar’s music hit and he made his way down to the ring with Paul Heyman. Kingston then sent Big E and Woods away. Kingston stood alone in the ring as Lesnar and Heyman entered.
Heyman noted Lesnar stands in the way of the longevity of Kingston’s title reign. Heyman said his client authorized him to inform Kingston it’s a bad day for the New Day.
Heyman then challenged Kingston to defend the WWE Championship against Lesnar on Friday, October 4th for SmackDown’s debut on FOX. Kingston promised to be a fighting champion and accepted the challenge. Lesnar attacked Kingston and gave him the F-5. Kingston defending against Lesnar on Friday Night SmackDown’s FOX debut is official.
In the back, Kayla Braxton interviewed Sasha Banks and Bayley. Banks promised to defeat Becky Lynch in Hell in a Cell.
Erick Rowan sat down for a sit-down interview with Michael Cole. Cole asked about Luke Harper, but Rowan doesn’t want to answer questions about him. Cole pointed out that Rowan almost killed Roman Reigns, but Rowan told Cole to lower his voice.
Rowan pointed out that everyone thinks he’s just a goon in the background, but he’s not a follower. Cole asked about Rowan betraying Daniel Bryan. Rowan said Bryan’s not his intellectual equal. He demanded nobody ever disrespect him again.
Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura (w/Sami Zayn) vs. Ali
The match didn’t take place. Zayn came out wearing a neck brace and demanded respect from the audience. Zayn got in Ali’s face and said he’d never be a champion. Ali attacked the heels, but they outnumbered him. Zayn grabbed Ali’s leg, and Nakamura hit the Kinshasa.
Kevin Owens walked down through the audience and took a seat in the crowd. Corey Graves noted Owens doesn’t work here and the cameraman should take the camera off of him.
In the back, Shane McMahon’s served papers. He walked out to address Owens in the crowd.
Shane McMahon made his way down to the ring with security. He demanded security let Owens enter the ring because he has something say.
McMahon sent the guards away and revealed that he just received the largest wrongful termination lawsuit ever. McMahon noted if Owens wins he gets $25 million. He said the case is weak, but Owens disagreed.
Owens pointed out that McMahon is trying to make his life a living hell. He noted he got fined for attacking McMahon’s crooked referee Elias. Last week, McMahon attacked Owens when he was the referee. McMahon fired him for being insubordinate, which strengths his case.
Owens pointed out that he wants to hurt McMahon. He knows it hurts McMahon the most in his wallet and pride. Owens pointed out it’s not just about money. There’s a clause that notes McMahon gets fired if Owens wins the lawsuit.
In the back, Charlotte Flair was getting ready for her upcoming match when her father Ric Flair showed up.
An AOP promo aired disusing the reason’s they haven’t been around. All the tag teams are soft, and they’re the future of the tag team division.
Charlotte Flair defeated Sasha Banks (w/Bayley) By DQ
Atlanta recording artist Offset did the ring introduction for Flair.
Flair had the early advantage and used a suplex. Bayley tried to take the turnbuckle pad off, but Flair caught her. Bayley distracted Flair and Banks shoved her into the ring post to gain control.
Back from the break, Banks was firmly in control, but Flair fought back with a big boot. She rocked Banks with several hard chops and then hit a fallaway slam. Banks fought back and attempted a hurricanrana. Flair countered with a Boston crab, but Banks fought out.
Flair then hit a big boot sending Banks off the apron. Flair followed up with a huge moonsault to the floor wiping out Bayley and Banks. Banks rolled up Flair, but she countered into the figure eight. Bayley jumped in the ring for the disqualification.
Carmella ran out for the save and super kicked Banks. The announcers pointed out that Carmella and Bayley are friends. Bayley tried to talk to Carmella, but Flair rocked Bayley with a big boot.
Baron Corbin’s coronation took place next. He put on the cape and crown and noted he’s the king the fans need. He’s got everything it takes to be king. He’s strong and dominant but also gentle and kind. If he doesn’t get his respect, he’ll rule with an iron fist.
Corbin then brought out the man he beat last night Chad Gable. Corbin made a bunch of short jokes aimed at Gable. Gable couldn’t take the jokes and attacked Corbin. They fell on the throne, and it broke. Gable tore up the cape, and the scepter went flying into the crowd.
Gable then stomped on the crown and destroyed it.
The announcers pushed NXT’s debut on USA Network tomorrow night.
Heavy Machinery defeated The B-Team
Tom Philips and Byron Saxton made a big deal out of Otis’s outfit change. He’s no longer wearing a singlet and switched to more traditional tights.
The heels isolated Tucker in their corner and worked him over. Otis got the hot tag and ran wild on the heels.
He hit a splash in the corner on Bo Dallas and hit the Caterpillar. Heavy Machinery then hit the Compacter for the win.
Daniel Bryan made his way down to the ring. The fans broke into a “Daniel Bryan” chant. He pointed out that the fans chanting his name are the same ones that accused him of attacking Roman Reigns.
He said good or bad he’s never lied to the fans. The fans gave him a mixed reaction. He stands in the ring an exonerated man. Bryan’s not out there to talk about that. Instead, he wants to talk about Rowan.
He said he saw something special in Rowan. He didn’t treat him as his equal but saw him as his equal. He didn’t just treat him as his equal but also as his friend. Rowan interrupted and made his way to the ring.
Rowan pointed out that Bryan never let him talk and was too busy trying to make him into his puppet. Nobody disrespects Rowan. Bryan told him to do something about it because there’s nothing worse than lying to him and destroying their friendship.
Luke Harper attacked Bryan from behind Rowan hit the Iron Claw on Bryan.
Roman Reigns music hit, and he made his way down to the ring. Reigns speared Rowan, but Harper gained the advantage on Reigns. Rowan power bombed Reigns against the ring post.
The heels lifted the ringside pads and attacked security. Rowan kicked down a part of the barricade and hit Reigns with it. Rowan and Harper then slammed Bryan through the announce table.
Following their respective matches at Clash of Champions, The New Day and Randy Orton & The Revival will face off in a six-man tag match on SmackDown.
WWE has announced The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E & Xavier Woods) vs. Orton & The Revival (Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder) for tonight’s episode. It’s taking place at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
Kingston retained his WWE Championship against Orton at Clash of Champions, while The Revival defeated Big E & Woods to win the SmackDown Tag Team titles.
The last time the teams faced off in a six-man tag match on television, Orton & The Revival defeated The New Day on the August 13 episode of SmackDown.
After he won the King of the Ring tournament on last night’s Raw, there will be a coronation segment for Baron Corbin on SmackDown tonight. Corbin defeated Chad Gable in the King of the Ring finals.
A sit-down interview with Erick Rowan is also set for tonight’s SmackDown, and Shane McMahon will address last week’s “firing” of Kevin Owens.
Rowan defeated Roman Reigns in a no DQ match at Clash of Champions, with Luke Harper making his return and helping Rowan win.
After announcing The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E & Xavier Woods) vs. The O.C. (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson) for the show earlier today, it will now be WWE Champion Kingston (w/ Big E and Woods) vs. United States Champion Styles (w/ Gallows and Anderson) in a non-title match.
Dave Meltzer has confirmed that Vince McMahon called for a rewrite of the entire show for tonight. Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet first tweeted about the rewrite being called for.
SmackDown Tag Team Champions Big E & Woods vs. Drew McIntyre & Elias in a non-title match had originally been announced for tonight’s show over the weekend.
Gallows & Anderson defeated The Revival and The Usos in a triple threat match last night to win the Raw Tag Team titles.
Kingston is set to defend the WWE title against Randy Orton at SummerSlam on August 11, while Ricochet will challenge for Styles’ U.S. title at the pay-per-view.
Tonight’s SmackDown is taking place at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.
WWE has added two matches to the lineup for Tuesday’s SmackDown.
Finn Balor vs. Dolph Ziggler is set for the episode, along with SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods) vs. Drew McIntyre & Elias in what looks to be a non-title match.
WWE is hyping that Balor is “out to teach Ziggler some respect” after Ziggler superkicked Shawn Michaels during Michaels’ appearance on Miz TV this week. The New Day agreeing with Kevin Owens in his feud against Shane McMahon is the reason for Big E & Woods vs. McIntyre & Elias.
Balor issued a SummerSlam challenge to Bray Wyatt this week and will face “The Fiend” version of Wyatt at the August 11 pay-per-view in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ziggler vs. Seth Rollins has been announced for Monday’s Raw.
Tuesday’s SmackDown is taking place at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. Trish Stratus will appear on a King’s Court segment with Jerry Lawler, and Women’s Tag Team Champions The IIconics (Peyton Royce & Billie Kay) vs. Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville in a non-title match has also been set up for the episode.
After announcing a SmackDown Tag Team title match for Extreme Rules earlier in the day, another team was added to the mix on this week’s SmackDown.
Heavy Machinery defeated Kevin Owens & Dolph Ziggler in the main event of Tuesday’s show. The stipulation was that the winning team would be added to the SmackDown Tag Team title match at Extreme Rules. It will now be Daniel Bryan & Rowan defending their titles against Big E & Xavier Woods and Heavy Machinery in a triple threat match at the pay-per-view.
Heavy Machinery vs. Owens & Ziggler was set up during tonight’s opening segment. Owens and Ziggler argued on the KO Show and both wanted a title shot against WWE Champion Kofi Kingston. Shane McMahon responded by having them team together in a match where they could earn a Tag Team title shot.
After their loss, Owens attacked Ziggler and gave him a stunner. Ziggler had accidentally hit a superkick on Owens at the end of the match, which led to Heavy Machinery hitting The Compactor on Owens to get the win.
Bryan, Rowan, Big E, and Woods were on commentary at the start of Heavy Machinery vs. Owens & Ziggler. New Day started a brawl with Bryan and Rowan. Bryan hit a running knee on Big E, then Rowan slammed Woods through an announce table.
Bryan defeated Big E in a singles match earlier on tonight’s SmackDown after Rowan interfered.
The updated card for Extreme Rules is listed below. The PPV is taking place at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 14:
The Undertaker & Roman Reigns vs. Shane McMahon & Drew McIntyre in a no holds barred match
Universal Champion Seth Rollins & Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defending against Baron Corbin & Lacey Evans in an extreme rules match (winners-take-all stipulation with both titles on the line)
WWE Champion Kofi Kingston defending against Samoa Joe
SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley defending against Alexa Bliss
SmackDown Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Rowan defending against Big E & Xavier Woods and Heavy Machinery in a triple threat match
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Drew Gulak defending against Tony Nese
