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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: NUMBER ONE CONTENDERS, THE FACE OF AMERICA OPEN CHALLENGE, TAG TEAM ACTION, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2017-04-18 21:59:00

Match Number Two:  Charlotte Flair versus Naomi in a Non Title Match, but if Charlotte wins, she gets a title match next week Match

They lock up and Charlotte with a clean break but she responds with a discus forearm and kicks in the corner.  Charlotte tosses Naomi across the ring by the hair and she gets a near fall.  Charlotte with a snap mare and reverse chin lock. 

We see the Charlotte Flair Welcoming Committee looking at each other while a monitor is behind them with the match.

Charlotte maintains the reverse chin lock but Naomi with a hammer lock.  Naomi with a double leg take down and a near fall.  Naomi with a back slide for a near fall.  Naomi with a wrist lock.  Charlotte with a cartwheel and leg sweep for a near fall.  Charlotte with a figure four head scissors and she drives Naomi's head into the mat.  Charlotte gets a near fall and then she rolls Naomi around the ring while holding on to the figure four head scissors.  Naomi gets a near fall with a rollup.

Charlotte with a knee and she sends Naomi to the mat and gets Naomi in a reverse chin lock.  Naomi with a head scissors take down and a leg drop for a near fall.  Charlotte with a running chop but Naomi with a kick to the leg.  Charlotte with more chops and Naomi with more kicks and then Naomi goes Speedball with the kicks and then she hits a round kick for a near fall.  Charlotte goes for a power bomb but Naomi is able to counter and they both go over the top rope to the floor on a head scissors.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Charlotte with a series of back breakers while Naomi is in a Dragon Sleeper. 

We go back to the rest of the Women's Division and Ellsworth watching something besides the monitor in the back.

Charlotte with a leg drop for a near fall.  Charlotte with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall.  Charlotte pulls down the knee pad and she connects with a series of knee drops and she gets a near fall.  Charlotte sends Naomi into the turnbuckles and Naomi lands on her feet on a belly-to-back suplex attempt.  Naomi goes for a sunset flip but Charlotte with a knee drop and she gets a near fall.  Charlotte misses a Flair knee drop when Naomi moves.  Naomi with an elbow.

Charlotte tries to send Naomi to the apron but Naomi with a round kick.  Naomi with a rollup.  Naomi with forearms followed by kicks and a head scissors.  Naomi with a clothesline followed by a stunner out of a wheelbarrow.  Charlotte sends Naomi to the apron and Naomi with a round kick and Naomi hits a cross body for a near fall.  Naomi gets Charlotte on her shoulders and goes for a round kick but Charlotte with a chop.  Naomi goes for Rear View but Charlotte with a kick to the back and she hits Natural Selection for the three count.

Winner:  Charlotte Flair

Chad Gable and Jason Jordan walk in the back as we go to commercial.

We are back and Charlotte Flair walks in the back and she is confronted by the Welcoming Committee again, but she walks past.

Match Number Three:  Epico and Primo versus Chad Gable and Jason Jordan

Gable and Primo start things off and Gable with a waist lock take down followed by crossfaces.  Jordan tags in and he hits a double sledge from the turnbuckles.  Jordan sends Epico into the air and Gable tags in.  Gable is sent into the ring post after Epico distracts the referee.  Epico tags in and he punches Gable.  Epico with a butterfly gutbuster and he punches Jordan.  Epico with a reverse chin lock.  Gable with an arm drag but Epico with a clothesline.

Epico slaps Gable on the turnbuckles but Gable with a triangle on the arm in the ropes.  Jordan tags in and he hits a clothesline on Epico followed by a drop kick to Primo.  Jordan with an overhead belly-to-belly to Epico followed by a running shoulder for a near fall.  Gable clotheslines Primo over the top rope.  Primo with a round kick to Jordan when the referee was not looking and Epico gets the three count.

Winners:  Epico and Primo

We take a look back at the end of the Number One Contender Match for the WWE Title and the interference by the Bollywood Boyz.

We see a Lana dancing on the stage video package.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Tye Dillinger is in the interview area.  He is asked about what gives him such a positive response.  Tye says he has a few ideas, but he has something that can explain things ten times better than he can.  We see a video package for Tye.

Tye says that is why they call him the Perfect Ten.

It is time for the Face of America Open Challenge and the United States Champion Kevin Owens makes his way to the ring.

Kevin tells Greg Hamilton to leave because he is not good.  Kevin introduces himself as the Face of America Champion and being from Quebec.

Match Number Four:  Kevin Owens versus Gary Gandy in a Face of America Challenge Match

Owens with kicks and forearms.  Owens with punches and a slap.  Owens with a pop up power bomb for the three count.

Winner:  Kevin Owens

After the match, Owens tells all of the lazy citizens of the United States to put their hot dogs down, shut up and listen to him.  Kevin says as long as he is your United States Champion, he will remain the Face of America.  Kevin says Chris Jericho will not take that from him.  AJ Styles will not take it from him.  No one will take it from him.  Kevin says that we will get some Canadian analysis for this main event.  Kevin speaks in French and takes his spot at the announce table.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Charlotte Flair will face Naomi for the Women's Title next week.

We get comments from Austin Aries about his match against TJ Perkins on 205 Live.

Match Number Five:  AJ Styles versus Baron Corbin

Styles with a kick to the leg.  Corbin blocks a kick and he sends Styles to the mat but he misses stomps when Styles moves.  Corbin misses a kick and Styles with kicks to the leg.  Corbin with a forearm and Styles goes down.  Styles with a sleeper as he gets on Corbin's back and Baron backs AJ into the corner.  Corbin sends Styles to the floor and AJ ends up in front of the announce table.  Corbin goes to the floor and AJ goes into the ring.  Styles tries for a sliding knee but Corbin blocks it and he hot shots AJ onto the apron.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Corbin with a half nelson and chin lock.  We see Corbin clotheslining Styles when he returned to the ring after sliding to the floor on an Irish whip.  Styles with punches but Corbin sends Styles ribs first into the ring post. Corbin goes to the floor and he runs Styles back first into the apron.  Corbin has some words for Owens before returning to the ring.  Corbin kicks Styles but Styles with chops.  Corbin with a punch and Styles goes down to a knee.

 Corbin runs into boots from Styles and he connects with a forearm.  Corbin with a forearm.  Corbin slides to the floor but Styles side steps Corbin when he returns to the ring and Corbin goes shoulder first into the ring post.  Styles with strikes to Corbin followed by a Pele Kick.  Styles with a clothesline into the corner and he gets Corbin up but Corbin escapes.  Styles with a kick to the leg followed by a flying forearm for a near fall.  

Styles sets for the Styles Clash but Corbin pushes AJ away and Corbin with a choke breaker for a near fall.  Styles with the Calf Crusher but Corbin gets to the ropes to force Styles to release the hold.  Corbin kicks Styles away and then he hits Deep Six for a near fall.  Corbin charges at Styles and goes over the top rope to the floor when Styles ducks.  Styles with a forearm to Corbin and then he goes to the apron and hits a sliding knee.  They both go to the floor.

Styles sets for a Styles Clash on the floor but Corbin counters with a back body drop onto Owens.  Corbin goes for End of Days on the floor but Styles counters and hits a kick.  Styles with a forearm off the apron that sends Corbin into the crowd and then Styles gets into the ring before the ten count.

Winner:  AJ Styles (by count out)

We go to credits.


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