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 Miz & John Morrison are getting a SmackDown Tag Team title shot when WWE returns to Saudi Arabia next month.
SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Big E) will defend their titles against Miz & Morrison at Super ShowDown on Thursday, February 27. Miz & Morrison were set up as New Day’s challengers by defeating The Revival, The Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado), and Heavy Machinery in a fatal four-way number one contender’s match on SmackDown tonight.
After The Miz gave Scott Dawson the Skull Crushing Finale, Morrison pinned him with Starship Pain. The Revival had hit a double-team superplex/splash combo on Dorado, but Miz tagged himself in during it.
Tonight was the first time Miz & Morrison have teamed together since Morrison’s return. They’ve been feuding with New Day since Morrison came back to WWE television earlier this month.
This is the first match announced for Super ShowDown. The show is taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and will air live on the WWE Network starting at noon Eastern time.
Friday Night SmackDown takes place from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York tonight, and features the fallout from TLC.
Daniel Bryan returned at TLC with a new look and attacked Universal Champion Bray Wyatt. It had been two weeks since Bryan last appeared after Wyatt pulled him into a hole in the ring and proceeded to pull out clumps of Bryan’s hair. Bryan should appear tonight.
SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day will face Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro in a non-title match. The New Day successfully retained the titles against The Revival in a ladder match at Sunday’s pay-per-view.
A non-title match between SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley and Dana Brooke is also set. Last week, Elias sang a song mocking Bayley and Sasha Banks. Brooke thought the song was hilarious, which offended Bayley. Later, Bayley defeated Brooke, but Brooke went to social media to request a rematch.
Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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They recapped Daniel Bryan making his return at TLC and attacking Universal Champion Bray Wyatt.
SmackDown starts with Daniel Bryan making his way to the ring. The fans broke into a massive “Daniel Bryan” chant.
He noted for the last few weeks people asked him where he’s been. He can’t remember and isn’t sure.
He remembers “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt pulling out his hair and beard. When Bryan came to, he realized he got rid of the brand.
Bryan’s daughter didn’t recognize him without his long hair and beard. That’s because his daughter knows Daniel Bryan, the brand. However, Bryan recognized the person in the mirror and recounted his achievements.
Bryan noted Wyatt changes the people he faces, but Bryan’s going to change him. He called out Wyatt, but The Miz came out instead.
The Miz pointed out that Wyatt attacked his family. Bryan doesn’t understand Wyatt. Miz noted Wyatt has nothing but the Universal Championship. He promised to beat Wyatt for the title.
King Corbin came out and mocked Miz and Bryan. He called Bryan a failure and baby Yoda. Corbin then ran down all of his accomplishments, including defeating Roman Reigns at TLC.
Corbin doesn’t care about Miz and Bryan’s issues with Wyatt. He only cares about the Universal Championship and demands a title shot. He said Miz and Bryan failed as WWE Superstars and fathers.
Miz and Bryan walked towards Corbin, but Dolph Ziggler jumped them from behind. Ziggler and Corbin beat down the faces, including hitting a superkick and end of days.
The Miz & Daniel Bryan vs. King Corbin & Dolph Ziggler in a tag team match is official for later tonight.
Miracle On 34th Street Fight: Heavy Machinery defeated The Revival
The stage and ringside area had Christmas trees, presents, cookies, and other decorations.
Cathy Kelly interviewed Heavy Machinery behind the curtain. They were both wearing Santa hats.
Mandy Rose approached and gave Otis a ham because she got him in Secret Santa. She then gave him a kiss, which got a big pop. Otis was beyond happy to get the ham and a kiss from Rose.
Otis gave the ham to Corey Graves to watch during the match.
The faces had an early advantage, but The Revival took over. Scott Dawson sent Tucker into the ring steps. The Revival then dropped Tucker on the announce table.
Wilder stuffed the cookies in Otis’ face, and Dawson hit him with a present. Heavy Machinery fought back and set Wilder on the table. Dawson used a fire extinguisher on Otis.
The Revival gave Otis a double powerbomb through a table.
Back from the break, Wilder nailed Tucker with a Chrismas present. Tucker tried to fight back, but The Revival recovered. Tucker gave Dawson a suplex on the ramp.
Wilder hit Tucker with a present and revealed a bowling ball. He hit Tucker with the bowling ball again, but it didn’t look good.
The Revival brought in a tree, but Wilder missed a splash and went into the tree.
The Revival threw Tucker into the announce table, and the ham flew off. Graves and Michael Cole made a massive deal out of the ham falling.
Otis snapped because of the ham falling on the ground. He ran wild on the heels and brought in a bag of legos. He spread them all over the ring.
Otis slammed Dawson onto the legos, which stuck to his back. He then gave Revival an electric chair and fallaway slam at the same time.
Otis hit the caterpillar followed up by the compacter for the win.
In the back, Lacey Evans and her daughter approached Dana Brooke, Alexa Bliss, and Nikki Cross.
Backstage, Otis ran into Mandy Rose. He had the ham with him and apologized for it getting destroyed. Rose said it’s okay and gave Otis a hug, which he loved. Otis’s sweat covered Rose, and she walked off disgusted.
In the ring, The Revival complained about the gimmick matches and the joke being on them. They wondered what happened to tag team wrestling.
Elias came out and sang a song about The Revival. He mocked them and told them to go away.
In the back, Sami Zayn approached Braun Strowman. Zayn got Strowman in Secret Santa and wants to know what he wants. Strowman was upset and pointed out that Zayn mocked the holidays for the last few weeks. Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro approached.
Strowman asked for a shot at Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura and the title. Zayn acted like he was disappointed that they couldn’t do the match tonight because they’re taking on the New Day.
Carmella defeated Sonya Deville
Deville nailed Carmella with knees and sliding knee for a near fall. Carmella fought back and caught Deville with an elbow, a boot, and a flying clothesline.
Carmella ducked a kick and hit a superkick. She then locked on the code of silence for the win.
Another Sheamus vignette aired for his upcoming return.
SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day defeated Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro (w/ Sami Zayn) in a Non-title match
Nakamura knocked Big E off the apron when the bell rang. Cesaro made a blind tag and rocked Kingston with an uppercut. Nakamura followed up with a backstabber.
The heels isolated Kingson on their side of the ring and cut him off from his corner.
Big E got the hot tag and ran wild. He caught Nakamura with a belly-to-belly suplex and big splash.
Kingston used his feet to toss Cesaro to the floor and followed up with a dive.
Cesaro rocked Big E on the floor with a clothesline. Nakamura then threw Big E into the steps.
Back from the break, the heels were in control until Big E sent Cesaro to the floor.
The heels cut Big E off from his corner and isolated him on their side of the ring.
Nakamura went for the Kinshasa, but Big E rocked him with a massive clothesline.
Kingston got the hot tag and ran wild. He hit the boom drop and set up for the trouble in paradise.
Cesaro countered by lifting Kingston and hit him with an uppercut for a close two count.
Big E threw Kingston over the top rope onto the heels on the floor. Kingston attempted the tag, but Nakamura pulled Big E off the apron.
Cesaro gave Kingston the big swing into the double foot stomp for a very close near fall. Kingston recovered and suddenly rolled up Cesaro from the win.
After the match, the three heels beat down The New Day. Braun Strowman’s music hit, and he walked to the ring. The heels briefly had control until Strowman ran wild and hit a splash on Nakamura.
Zayn pulled Nakamura out of the ring to safety.
In the back, The Miz approached Daniel Bryan. They discussed their upcoming match and argued about who hates the other more.
SmackDown Woman’s Champion Bayley (w/Sasha Banks) defeated Dana Brooke in a Non-title match
Corey Graves pointed out that Bayley defeated Brooke last week, so it makes no sense that she’s facing Bayley again.
Brooke had an early advantage and scored a close near fall. Bayley slowed the pace down with a chin lock.
Brooke made a comeback and hit a Swanton bomb for a near fall. She followed up with a shoulder tackle and a cartwheel into a splash for a two count.
Bayley recovered and dropped Brooke on the top turnbuckle. She then dropped Brooke face first for the win.
After the match, the heels yelled at Brooke until Lacey Evans ran down to the ring.
Evans challenged Sasha Banks to a match.
Lacey Evans (w/ Dana Brooke) vs. Sasha Banks (w/ Bayley)
Banks was firmly in control and hit a suplex for a two count. Banks slowed the pace down and worked over the arm. She followed up with the Meteora for a near fall.
Evans fired back with a big knee.
Banks missed a charge in the corner. Evans and Banks fought on the apron.
They fought on the floor, and Bayley distracted Evans. Banks pushed Evans face-first into the ring post. They brawled around ringside and got counted out.
Banks beat down Evans in front of her daughter. Banks and Evans’s daughter had great interactions.
Evans’ daughter was pretty good here for a little kid. She seemed concerned and screamed at Banks. Banks taunted her, and Evans’ daughter took a couple of swings at Banks.
Evans recovered, and the heels ran off.
Daniel Bryan & The Miz defeated King Corbin & Dolph Ziggler
Michael Cole pushed the idea that Miz and Bryan are enemies, and it’s odd for them to team up. They team up because they both want to face Bray Wyatt.
Bryan and Miz argued about who’s going to start the match. The heels jumped the faces to start the match.
Bryan rocked Ziggler with Yes kicks, but Miz made a tag. Miz then hit the It kicks on Ziggler.
Bryan and Miz then hit the Yes, and It kicks on Ziggler and Corbin at the same time.
Back from the break, Bryan rocked Corbin with a running clothesline. He followed up with the running dropkicks in the corner, but Corbin countered with the deep six for a near fall.
The heels took over and isolated Bryan on their side of the ring. Corbin rocked Bryan with hard elbows to the shoulder.
Bryan fought back and hit a missile dropkick on Corbin.
Miz got the tag and ran wild on the heels. He caught Ziggler with a DDT, but Corbin made the save.
Ziggler fought back and hit a DDT for a close near fall. Ziggler attempted the superkick, but Miz caught the leg and applied the figure four leg lock for the win.
After the match, some of the lights turned off, and Bray Wyatt’s evil laugh played in the background.
Next Week: On the final SmackDown of the year, Daniel Bryan takes on King Corbin and The Miz in a triple threat number one contender’s match for a title opportunity against Universal Champion “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt.
The SmackDown Tag Team Champions are set for non-title action tomorrow night.
WWE has announced that SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Big E) will face Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro (w/ Sami Zayn) in a non-title match on this week’s SmackDown. The show is taking place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The New Day retained their titles against Nakamura & Cesaro on SmackDown three weeks ago after Nakamura & Cesaro answered an open challenge.
New Day also had a Tag Team title defense at TLC. They defeated The Revival in a ladder match.
It was announced on this week’s episode of WWE Backstage that — along with Kingston — Big E and Xavier Woods have signed new five-year deals with WWE. WWE noted that all three members of The New Day “solidified a pact of identical length and compensation on their contracts to maintain equal status among the team.”
Woods underwent surgery in October after suffering a torn Achilles tendon.
Four more wrestlers have signed multi-year extensions with WWE.
On last night’s WWE Backstage, it was announced that Big E, Xavier Woods, and The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) have signed new multi-year deals with WWE. WWE noted that all three members of The New Day “solidified a pact of identical length and compensation on their contracts to maintain equal status among the team.”
Kofi Kingston had revealed on this week’s episode of The New Day’s Feel the Power podcast that he recently signed a new five-year contract with WWE.
Kingston & Big E are the current SmackDown Tag Team Champions. They retained their titles against The Revival in a ladder match at Sunday’s TLC pay-per-view.
Woods is out of action after suffering a torn Achilles tendon at a WWE house show in October.
Former NXT Tag Team Champions Dawkins & Ford lost to The Viking Raiders after answering their open challenge on Raw’s go-home show for TLC last week. Dawkins & Ford also hosted a “Monday after Weekend Update” segment where they parodied Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update and looked ahead to TLC.
A stipulation has been added to The New Day and The Revival’s SmackDown Tag Team title match at TLC.
Before tonight’s SmackDown, WWE announced that The New Day vs. The Revival at Sunday’s pay-per-view will now be a ladder match. The Revival were set up as Kofi Kingston & Big E’s challengers for the PPV by defeating Mustafa Ali & Shorty G, The Lucha House Party, and Heavy Machinery in a fatal four-way elimination match last week.
This is the fourth stipulation match announced for TLC. Asuka & Kairi Sane’s Women’s Tag Team title defense against Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair and Roman Reigns vs. Baron Corbin will both be tables, ladders, and chairs matches, while Rusev vs. Bobby Lashley will be a tables match.
Here’s the updated card for TLC:
Women’s Tag Team Champions Asuka & Kairi Sane defending against Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair in a tables, ladders, and chairs match
Roman Reigns vs. King Corbin in a tables, ladders, and chairs match
Bray Wyatt vs. The Miz
Rusev vs. Bobby Lashley in a tables match
SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day defending against The Revival in a ladder match
Aleister Black vs. Buddy Murphy
The Viking Raiders Raw Tag Team title open challenge
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.
A Tag Team title match will take place on tonight’s episode of SmackDown.
WWE has announced that SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Big E) will issue an open challenge for their titles tonight. The episode is taking place at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.
Tonight’s SmackDown is the first episode of the show since Survivor Series. New Day took part in a non-title triple threat match between tag team champions at the pay-per-view, with Raw Tag Team Champions The Viking Raiders defeating New Day and NXT Tag Team Champions Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish.
SmackDown got two wins against Raw and NXT at Survivor Series. They won the men’s elimination tag match, and Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode won a tag team battle royal on the pre-show.
Roman Reigns last eliminated NXT’s Keith Lee to win the men’s elimination tag match for Team SmackDown.
WWE is also hyping that Bray Wyatt will reveal a new face in the Firefly Fun House tonight. Wyatt retained his Universal Championship against Daniel Bryan at Survivor Series.
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 and a segment for next week’s post-Crown Jewel episode of SmackDown.
Before their match against Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode on tonight’s show, it was announced that The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Big E) will challenge for The Revival’s SmackDown Tag Team titles next Friday.
Roman Reigns vs. King Corbin has also been confirmed for next week’s SmackDown, and Bray Wyatt will appear on Miz TV the day after challenging for Seth Rollins’ Universal Championship in a falls count anywhere match in Saudi Arabia.
New Day & Heavy Machinery defeated The Revival, Ziggler & Roode on SmackDown last week, with Xavier Woods getting the pin on Scott Dawson. Tonight, Ziggler pinned Kingston with a roll-up in their tag match. The Revival attacked Kingston & Big E after, but Heavy Machinery came out to make the save.
Kingston & Big E, The Revival, Ziggler & Roode, and Heavy Machinery will all be part of the World Cup tag team turmoil match at Crown Jewel.
Reigns, Ali, Shorty G (Chad Gable), Ricochet & Rusev will be on Team Hogan for the five-on-five tag match against Team Flair at Crown Jewel. Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura, Randy Orton, Bobby Lashley & Drew McIntyre will be on Team Flair.
Reigns, Ali & Gable defeated Corbin, Nakamura & Cesaro in the main event of tonight’s SmackDown. There was then an angle where Corbin attacked Reigns during an interview on WWE Backstage.
SmackDown will be back on FOX next week after tonight’s episode aired on FS1 due to the World Series.
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.
