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We are in Corpus Christi, Texas and your announcers are Booker T, Rich Brennan, and Jerry Lawler.
Kane is in the ring and he welcomes everyone to Smackdown on behalf of the Authority. After a much needed vacation, Kane says he is thrilled to be back as the Director of Authority. Kane says he is of two minds. On one side, so much had happened while he was gone and with everyone so talented, he did not want to bring anyone down. On the other hand, this is the right time because WWE is on fire. Who better to handle that heat than someone with his administrative experience.
Tonight, in this very ring, the new Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens will join forces with the Bulgarian Brute Rusev as they face Ryback and Dolph Ziggler. The war rages when Luke Harper faces Roman Reigns. There will no outside interference in that match because Dean Ambrose is barred from ringside. Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman are also barred from ringside. Kane says he has a great . . .
Seth Rollins comes out to interrupt Kane and he is not in a good mood even though Kane is applauding the FORMER United States and current WWE World Champion as he introduces him.
Seth tells Kane to cut the crap. He says that Kane is not fooling anybody. He says this Bruce Banner situation is a joke. Underneath that cheap suit, everyone knows you are the Demon Kane.
Kane tells Seth he seems angry. Kane says that when he became the Director of Operations, he underwent conflict resolution training so he asks Seth to come to the ring to discuss things peacefully.
Seth reminds Kane of what happened after his two matches at Night of Champions.
Kane says that was a shame because Sheamus almost cashed in as he watched from the comfort of his own home.
Seth brings up what happened on Monday.
Kane says he was looking forward to giving Seth his rematch against John Cena.
Seth reminds Kane of what happened after the match.
Kane asks Seth who is speaking to him right now. Some demon from the depths of hell who is determined to inflict immeasurable hell until you scream in agony? Or a man in a suit? Your friend Kane, who helped you become WWE Champion.
Seth asks Kane why is he doing this to him. He never did anything to him. Brock Lesnar broke your leg.
Kane says he knows that, but you did call him a ‘seven foot piece of crap’. Kane says that Seth was only saying that to motivate him.
Seth says that Kane is not fit to be Director of Operations any more. He says that Kane is not welcome around him or his WWE Championship. Seth says he is saying this as a colleague and friend. He says that Kane needs serious help.
Kane thanks Seth and he says he will take that under advisement. Kane says that Seth interrupted him before he could finish saying what was going to be on the show. He tells Seth that he will be facing someone he knows very well in the main event . . . Dean Ambrose.
We go to commercial.
Match Number One: Roman Reigns versus Luke Harper
Luke tries for a discus lariat but Roman moves. Luke avoids a Superman punch and kicks Roman. Luke sets for a power bomb but Roman escapes. Roman goes for a power bomb but Luke goes to the floor. Roman goes after Luke but Luke returns to the ring and he goes for a suicide dive but Roman with a punch as Luke tries to leave the ring. Roman sends Luke into the ringside barrier and then the apron. Roman with a Juggernaut broad jump drop kick.
Roman sends Luke back into the ring and Roman with a wrist clutch pump handle suplex. Roman punches Luke but Luke with a kick. Roman gets Luke on his shoulders for a Samoan drop but Luke with elbows to the head and Roman is down on his knees. Roman gets Luke up but Luke counters and tries for a sunset flip but Roman with an uppercut.
Roman with the Neverending Story in the corner. Roman with an Irish whip but Roman runs into a boot. Roman with an uppercut. Luke with a knee and Roman with another clothesline and an uppercut that sends Luke over the top rope to the floor.
Roman goes to the floor and Luke walks away from Roman. Luke returns to the ring and Roman tries to pull him back to the floor. Luke with a rake of the eyes followed by a running boot to Roman on the floor. Luke sends Roman back into the ring and Luke with a slingshot senton followed by a super kick. Luke with a sit out power bomb for a near fall.
Luke waits for Roman to get back to his feet for the discus lariat but Reigns with a Superman punch and spear for the three count.
Winner: Roman Reigns
We see the New Day in the back and they are in a good mood. They see a production worker and while Kofi talks to him, Xavier gets the basket over his head. Big E is about to dunk, but the backstage guy sees him. Big E decides to alley oop to Kofi for the dunk.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, and Big E are in the ring.
Kofi asks if you can feel it. Can you feel the excitement in the air? On October 3rd at Madison Square Garden on the WWE Network, the New Day will put an end to the Dudleys once and for all.
Big E says that means bye bye D-Von. That means bye bye Booty Ray. Don’t let the door hit you where the New Day split ya.
Xavier says that when they are done with them, they can make the WWE great again. They will SAVE THE TABLES.
They start a Save the Tables chant until Neville’s music interrupts.
Match Number Two: Xaiver Woods, Big E, and Kofi Kingston versus Neville, Kalisto, and Sin Cara
Kofi and Neville start things off and Neville blocks a kick and he takes Kofi down with a back leg sweep. Neville with a side head lock and Kalisto tags in and Neville with a back heel kick and then he sends Kalisto towards Kofi with an alley oop and Kalisto with a seated splash and Neville with a double stomp. We have a stand off with the New Day on the floor discussing strategy.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Kalisto kicks Big E and hits a drop kick. Big E with a back elbow. Big E sends Kalisto into the turnbuckles. Woods tags in and he kicks Kalisto in the corner. Kofi tags in and kicks Kalisto. Big E tags in and Woods . . . GETS THE TROMBONE to play along with the kicks. Kofi tags back in and he kicks Kalisto. Big E tags in and kicks some more. Kofi tags in and Big E Irish whips Kofi into the corner for a drop kick as Xavier changes his tune.
Kofi with a kick to the midsection and he gets a near fall. Kofi with a quarter nelson and chin lock. Kofi with a knee to the midsection and Irish whip but Kalisto sends Kofi over the top rope to the floor. Big E sends Kofi back in to tag Woods but Cara tags in and he hits a springboard head butt followed by a springboard cross body and springboard back elbow. Cara with chops and a springboard moonsault.
Cara sends Big E to the floor and Neville kicks Big E off the apron. Kalisto sends Kofi to the floor and Cara sends Woods to the floor. Cara with a flip dive while Neville and Kalisto hit moonsaults off the turnbuckles onto the New Day.
Cara rolls Woods into the ring and Kofi distracts Cara to allow Woods to hit the Shining Wizard for the three count.
Winners: Kofi Kingston, Big E, and Xavier Woods
After the match, the New Day celebrates on the announce table with Kofi and Big E dancing while Xavier continues to play the trombone.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Bo Dallas has something to say to his opponent before their match. He tells Cesaro that he feels his pain. He too has stood toe to toe with devastating foes. He survived Suplex City while you cannot get yourself off Big Show Boulevard. Bo says he has the road map to life. If you want to achieve all of your goals, all you have to do is . . .
BOLIEVE!
Match Number Three: Cesaro versus Bo Dallas
They lock up and Bo with a wrist lock. Cesaro with a kip up and arm wringer and a hey for the people. Cesaro with a snap mare and a rollup for a near fall. Cesaro with a body scissors and he rolls Bo over for a near fall. Cesaro with another near fall with a rollup. Cesaro rolls Bo around the ring and gets a near fall. Bo with punches and a kick.
Cesaro with a clothesline. Cesaro with an Irish whip but he runs into an elbow. Bo sends Cesaro into the ropes and connects with a forearm to the kidneys. Bo sends Cesaro into the ropes again but Cesaro with a European uppercut. Bo goes to the floor and Cesaro kicks Bo from the apron. Bo pulls Cesaro off the apron and Cesaro goes to the floor holding his back. Bo runs Cesaro back first into the apron.
Bo sends Cesaro back into the ring and he pulls the ring skirt over Cesaro’s head and punches him. Bo gets a near fall. Bo with a reverse chin lock. Bo with a short arm clothesline and then he connects with forearms to the back and a knee to the lower back. Bo with a belly-to-back suplex and he gets a near fall. Bo with a rear chin lock followed by knees to the back.
Bo takes Cesaro back to the mat and maintains the reverse chin lock. Cesaro with a wrist clutch inside cradle for the three count.
Winner: Cesaro
We take a look at photos of Charlotte’s Divas Title victory at Night of Champions and then we take a look at what happened on Raw, before Paige ruined the party.
We are back and Charlotte and Becky Lynch make their way to the ring.
Charlotte wants to know what is going on and she woooos. She says if she had a dream scenario on how she would become Divas Champion, last Sunday at Night of Champions was it. She went against the odds. Nikki was the Divas Champion for 301 days for a reason.
Charlotte says that they wanted to thank everyone for believing in them and the Divas Revolution. The future has never been brighter.
Paige’s music plays and she makes her way to the stage.
Paige tells Charlotte she has never been a team player. She has never apologized for being herself. She is trying this whole sincerity thing and she is going to go into the ring.
Paige asks if she can continue and Becky allows her to continue.
Paige says she shouldn’t have dumped on Charlotte on Monday. She told Becky she was the least relevant in the locker room, but that won’t stop you from proving everyone wrong and becoming the Divas Champion. Paige says that she expected to be in that position as the Divas Champion. Paige wonders if Charlotte is woman enough or strong enough to handle the championship.
Charlotte tells Paige that she sucks at this.
Paige says that she started the Divas Revolution and she deserves some recognition. Paige says that she is being a little honest.
Becky says that Paige has been honest enough and Paige tells Becky to shut up.
Natalya’s music plays and she makes her way to the ring.
Charlotte and Becky hug Natalya.
Paige tells the crazy cat lady this has nothing to do with her.
Natalya says she couldn’t be more proud of the next generation of Divas in the WWE. You have Charlotte and Becky and Sasha, who is like a feisty Chihuahua. This is the best the Divas division has ever been and she cannot remember the last time she felt excited to come to work. It was probably the night you won the Divas Championship when you debuted. Natalya says that she was proud of Paige because she earned it. She says that Paige is one of her best friends. It is ridiculous that you are fighting over something like this. Why are you jealous that Charlotte is the champion? You are better than that.
Paige says that she is better than that. She is better than Nattie too. The revolution has passed you by and you are hanging on to the youthful Divas to feel relevant again. Paige says that is pathetic.
Paige slaps Natalya and then she leaves.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Four: Kevin Owens and Rusev (with Summer Rae) versus Dolph Ziggler and Ryback
Owens and Ryback start things off but Owens decides to tag in Rusev. Rusev wants Ziggler to start and Ryback makes the tag. Ziggler with punches but Rusev with a knee and punch. Rusev with kicks and punches in the corner. Rusev yells at Ziggler and he tells him that he is the best. The referee warns Rusev. Rusev goes for a belly-to-back suplex but Ziggler lands on his feet and hits a drop kick.
Ziggler with a Stinger Splash on Rusev and he tries for the neck breaker but Rusev pushes Ziggler away. Owens tries to get involved but Ziggler sees him and tries for a super kick but Owens gets back to the apron. Rusev with a uranage for a near fall. Owens tags in and they kick Ziggler.
Owens kicks Ziggler in the ropes and the referee warns him. Owens sends Ziggler into the turnbuckles and Rusev tags back in. Rusev with a shoulder to the back followed by kicks. Rusev continues to work on the back. Ziggler with punches and a hesitation DDT. Both men are down and we go to commercial.
We are back and Owens kicks Ziggler and gets a near fall. Owens with a rear chin lock. Ziggler gets to his feet and he punches Owens but Owens sends Ziggler to the mat when Dolph tries to make the tag. Owens with a back senton to Ziggler’s back and he gets a near fall. Owens runs Ziggler into the corner and he chops Ziggler. Owens helps Ziggler by telling where his corner is but he stands in the way and punches Ziggler.
Owens with a reverse atomic drop and clothesline. Owens mocks Ryback on the apron and then he gets a near fall. Rusev tags in and he kicks Ziggler. Rusev with a leaping splash to the back as Ziggler comes off the ropes. Rusev shows Ziggler where Ryback is and he stops Ziggler as well. Rusev with kicks to the back. Rusev with an elbow drop for a near fall.
Rusev with a slam and he tags in Owens. Owens kicks Ziggler and he slams Ziggler and he asks Rusev if he watched him and he tells Rusev to do it the same way. Ziggler escapes a slam attempt and Ziggler slams Rusev. Owens tags in and Ziggler slams Owens as well. Both men are down. Ziggler flops around like a fish on the mat but he is able to tag in Ryback and so does Rusev. Ryback with shoulder tackles but Rusev with a jumping spin kick for a near fall. Ryback blocks the jumping thrust kick and Ryback with a spinebuster. Ryback knocks Owens off the apron and Rusev is able to use the distraction to hit a jumping thrust kick.
Owens takes his title belt and walks to the back Rusev grabs Ziggler and brings him into the ring but Ziggler with a super kick and Ryback with the marching musclebuster for the three count.
Winners: Dolph Ziggler and Ryback
We go to commercial.
We take a look back at Big Show’s comments for Brock Lesnar about their match next Saturday at Madison Square Garden along with a video package.
The Dudleys are walking in the back and Bubba says he definitely wants to take care of the guy with the trombone.
Renee Young stops them and brings up that the New Day won tonight and they have a match at Madison Square Garden.
Bubba says that Renee was doing so well until she said those two words ‘New Day’. Bubba says she is a fan of theirs and the New Day act like they care about the WWE Universe and saving the tables. They don’t act like champions. On October 3rd at Madison Square Garden, they will change that when they beat them and become ten time tag team champions.
D-Von says this is not about tables, it is about championships.
Darren Young and Titus O’Neil show up and say that the Dudleys are who they are looking for.
Darren says he wants to wish D-Von luck in the match at MSG. Titus says that when you are done with the New Day, it is Prime Time. Titus wishes them luck.
JoJo is in the interview area with Seth Rollins.
She asks Seth about Kane’s return as Director of Operations and whether it will affect your match with Dean Ambrose. Seth says that you cannot buy what that monster in a cheap suit is selling. He is a demon. Something snapped. Does he resent what Seth has done. They need to talk and get Kane serious help. He has to do what Kane says since he is Director of Operations so he has to face Dean Ambrose. He will do to Dean what he has done every time he has faced him. He will destroy Dean Ambrose.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Five: Dean Ambrose versus Seth Rollins in a Non Title Match
They lock up and Ambrose with a hammer lock and Rollins gets to the ropes and Ambrose pushes Rollins as he goes to the floor. Rollins returns to the ring and they lock up in a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock but Ambrose with a wrist lock to take Rollins to the mat and then he applies an arm bar and then leans back to add more pressure to the shoulder. Ambrose stomps on the arm and then applies a side head lock.
Rollins with a shoulder in the corner followed by punches and he sends Ambrose into the turnbuckles and kicks him. Rollins chokes Ambrose with his boot. Rollins with an Iris hwhip and Ambrose floats over and hits a running drop kick that sends Rollins to the floor.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Rollins with a slam and he gets a near fall. Rollins with a reverse chin lock. We see footage from the commercial break when he hit a double stomp onto Dean Ambrose on the steps. Back to the action in the ring and Ambrose sends Rollins to the floor and Rollins with a punch when Ambrose goes for a suicide dive. Rollins with a knee to the temple from the turnbuckles.
Rollins kicks Ambrose and punches him. Rollins with more punches and he chops Ambrose in the corner. Rollins with another chop as they go around the ring. Rollins with another chop. Ambrose with chops to Rollins. Rollins with an Irish whip but Ambrose gets his boot up. Ambrose goes for a tornado DDT but Rollins pushes Ambrose away and he hits a super kick for a near fall.
Rollins argues with the referee and then he connects with a running forearm to Ambrose in the corner. Rollins with a running forearm into the corner but Ambrose with a forearm of his own. Rollins with a forearm and Ambrose with a rebound clothesline and both men are down. Ambrose punches and chops Rollins and hits a few running forearms. Ambrose with a running forearm into the corner and he puts Ambrose on the turnbuckles for a superplex.
Ambrose hits a Butterfly Superplex but he can only get a near fall. Ambrose goes up top but Rollins recovers and goes for a superplex. Ambrose with a head butt and Ambrose leaps over Rollins and he goes for an O’Connor Roll but Rollins holds on to the ropes. Rollins goes for a sunset flip but Ambrose drops down. Ambrose and Rollins alternate near falls until Ambrose sends Rollins over the top rope to the floor. Ambrose with a suicide dive onto Rollins.
Ambrose rolls Rollins back into the ring and Ambrose blocks a kick and Ambrose with a fisherman suplex for a near fall. Ambrose goes for the double underhook DDT but Rollins escapes and Rollins with an enzuigiri and both men are down.
Rollins and Ambrose exchange punches with Ambrose getting the advantage. Ambrose with a knee to Rollins but Rollins with Slingblade and Rollins tries for the Pedigree but Ambrose escapes and goes for the double underhook DDT but Rollins gets out of the hold. Rollins with a kick and he tries to send Ambrose into the referee. Ambrose moves and Rollins almost hits the referee. Rollins with a thumb to the eyes followed by a buckle bomb.
Rollins is about to give Ambrose the Pedigree but the pyro goes off and the lights go red as Rollins looks for Kane. Rollins looks towards the entrance and Ambrose with an O’Connor Roll for the three count.
Winner: Dean Ambrose
We see Kane watching in the back on the monitor.
Rollins wants to know where Kane is. He says that you think you have the upper hand. Do you want to play mind games? He asks Kane if he knows who he is. He asks if Kane knows what he is capable of. He says that everyone who has stepped in the ring with him pays the ultimate price. Did you see what he did to the Icon Sting at Night of Champions? If you continue to mess with him, you will suffer the same fate. He is still the man and still the WWE Champion.
We go to credits.
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