This week’s SmackDown saw Roman Reigns-LA Knight exchange words, Bianca Belair in action against Bayley and more.
It was SmackDown at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee with Michael Cole, Corey Graves & Kevin Patrick on commentary. It was taped one week earlier due to Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
LA Knight started the show with the promo saying he was going to end Roman’s reign. That led to Roman Reigns interrupting (with Paul Heyman) to brag about all of his accomplishments. Reigns claimed he turned this into a multi-billion-dollar business. Reigns wondered what Knight has done while saying that he has done a redneck cosplay version of his cousin (The Rock). Knight said that Reigns has made himself damn near a megastar because of that title, but Knight is a megastar that lives it every day. After Knight’s speech, referees and SmackDown GM Nick Aldis appeared to stop any physicality from happening.
Match #1: Kevin Owens defeated Austin Theory by pinfall. Owens hit a Popup Powerbomb and Stunner for the clean win. Grayson Waller was on commentary to support Theory.
Bianca Belair was interviewed when she got attacked by Damage CTRL. SmackDown GM Aldis broke it up quickly, so Belair wasn’t hurt.
Backstage, Logan Paul was congratulated by Bobby Lashley & The Street Profits for Paul’s cheap shot on Rey Mysterio. After Paul left, Lashley praised him for his confidence. B-Fab walked in and she wanted to talk to Bobby Lashley, so Lashley went with her.
Match #2: Charlotte Flair & Shotzi defeated Chelsea Green & Piper Niven by pinfall in a non-title match. Flair won with a boot to the face on Green.
Solo Sikoa and Paul Heyman started a promo segment talking trash about John Cena. Solo rarely speaks, but he told Cena to come out here. Solo told Cena he was instructed by Roman Reigns to let Cena say goodbye to the fans. Cena said he was going to “cook” Solo. Cena said that we know Solo only has a job here is because of his cousin (Roman Reigns). Cena said that Solo said that Solo acts like an enforcer, but he acts like a bargain basement Tazz rip-off. John Cena told Solo that the thumb is going to get shoved up Solo’s ass. There was no physicality.
Match #3: Good Ol’ Fashioned Donnybrook Match: Pretty Deadly – Elton Prince & Kit Wilson defeated The Brawling Brutes – Butch & Ridge Holland. Weapons were legal. The ring was surrounded by bar items. Pretty Deadly won when Prince smashed a bottle on Butch’s head and Pretty Deadly slammed Butch through a table to win.
There was a US Championship weigh-in. Nick Aldis read Logan Paul’s weight at 213 pounds and Rey’s official weight was 175 pounds. They exchanged words, Rey got in a cheap shot, Logan knocked down a security guy, Rey hit Logan with a microphone and Rey got away.
Match #4: Bianca Belair defeated Bayley by pinfall. Belair won with KOD slam.
After the match, Belair gave Bayley a KOD slam on the commentary table. End show.
Next week on WWE SmackDown:
* Carlito vs. Bobby Lashley
There are eight matches official for WWE Crown Jewel on November 4th.
* Undisputed WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. LA Knight
* World Heavyweight Championship: Seth “Freakin” Rollins (c) vs. Drew McIntyre
* Women’s World Championship: Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Nia Jax vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Zoey Stark
* Cody Rhodes vs. Damian Priest
* John Cena vs. Solo Sikoa
* United States Championship: Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Logan Paul
* WWE Women’s Championship: IYO SKY vs. Bianca Belair
* Sami Zayn vs. JD McDonagh in the Kickoff Show Match
That’s all for this week.