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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: WE HAVE A MAIN EVENT FOR THE FOX DEBUT, HARPER AND ROWAN MAKE THEIR MARK, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2019-09-17 21:59:00

We are in Atlanta, Georgia and your announcers are Corey Graves, Tom Phillips, and Byron Saxton.

Match Number One:  Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston, and Big E versus Randy Orton, Dash Wilder, and Scott Dawson

Wilder and Big E start things off and Big E with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex and then he pulls Wilder over the apron and connects with forearms to the chest.  Big E with a splash on the apron for a near fall.  Woods tags in and Big E sends Woods onto Wilder with a wheelbarrow slam for a near fall.  Woods with a chop but Wilder with a kick and Dawson tags in.  Dawson sends Woods into the turnbuckles and he chops and punches Woods.  Woods with punches and chops.  Woods with a rolling elbow and Woods gets a near fall.  

Woods with punches and he sends Dawson into the corner.  Kofi tags in and he comes off the turnbuckles with a double sledge.  Orton tags in and he chops Kofi while Dawson holds Kofi.  Orton with an Irish whip but Kofi with a drop kick and Woods tags in.  Kofi with a kick and Woods with a kick.  Kofi with a slingshot splash followed by an elbow drop from Woods.  Big E with a splash followed by a belly-to-belly suplex.  Kofi tags in and he sets for Trouble in Paradise but Orton goes to the floor.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Dawson with a take down on Woods and Wilder tags in and works on the knee and hits a KneeDT.  Wilder with a step over toe hod.  Dawson tags in and he stands on the knee and then hits a splash onto the knee.  Dawson with a step over toe hold and he drops back to add more pressure to the knee.  Orton tags in and he kicks Woods in the hamstring.  Orton has a punch blocked and Woods with punches and chops.  Orton with thumbs to the eye and Woods goes down.  Orton with a chop in the corner.  Orton stomps on the injured knee.  Dawson tags in and he hits a spinning leg drop to the injured knee and then he applies an Indian Death Lock.  

Woods with forearms to escape.  Woods kicks Dawson to the floor and Wilder tags in and blocks Woods' path to the corner.  Woods with a sunset flip for a near fall.  Orton tags in and Woods with an elbow to Orton and an enzuigiri to Wilder.  Wilder counters a tornado DDT by sending Woods over the top rope to the floor and then Orton with a back drop driver onto the announce table.  Orton with another back drop driver onto the announce table and then he returns to the ring to break the referee's count.  Orton breaks the referee's count and sends Woods back into the ring.

Orton gets a near fall.  Wilder tags in and he kicks Woods.  Wilder with a step over toe hold and he falls back to the mat to add more damage to the knee.  Woods kicks Wilder to get out of the hold.  Dawson tags in and he stops Woods from making the tag.  Dawson puts Woods on the turnbuckles and Scott chops Woods.  Woods with punches on the turnbuckles to send Dawson to the mat.  Woods pushes Dawson off again and Woods with a missile drop kick.  Orton tags in and so does Kofi.

Kofi with a springboard chop and more chops to Orton followed by a drop kick and running clothesline.  Kofi with a drop kick to Wilder.  Kofi with SOS for a near fall.  Kofi sends Dawson to the floor.  Big E with a clothesline to Dawson but Wilder with a tornado DDT off the apron.  Wilder with a leg sweep on Woods and Kofi with a kick to Wilder.  Orton stops Kofi on a suicide dive attempt and he hits an IEDDT.  Orton looks around and twists to the mat.  Orton tags in Wilder and Dawson tags in.  They set for the ShatteRKO Machine but Big E pulls Orton out of the ring and Orton is sent into the ring post.  Kofi with a double DDT and Woods with a springboard elbow drop to Wilder.  Kofi with Trouble in Paradise to Dawson for the three count.

Winners:  Kofi Kingston, Big E, and Xavier Woods

After the match, Brock Lesnar's music plays and he makes his way to the stage wtih Paul Heyman.  Brock makes his way to the ring.    Kofi tells Big E and Xavier to leave the ring.  

Paul and Brock get on the apron and Paul addresses Mr. Kingston and he introduces himself and his client.  They enter the ring while Paul does the introduction.  Paul says his client has authorized him to inform Kofi face to face, like a man, it is a bad day for the New Day, yes it is.  In layman's terms, it means the following.  Kofi, my client, Brock Lesnar, hereby challenges you to a match for the WWE Championship on Friday October 4th at the Smackdown Premiere on Fox.  

Paul hands the mic to Kofi.

Kofi says when he won this title at Wrestlemania, he made a promise to the entire WWE Universe that he would be a fighting champion.  As far as your challenge is concerned, I accept.

Brock offers his hand and then he gets Kofi up for an F5.

We take a look back at Shane McMahon firing Kevin Owens last week and we will hear from Shane later tonight.

We go to commercial.

Kayla Braxton is in the back with Sasha Banks and Bayley.  Sasha is asked about her challenge for the match at Hell in a Cell.  Sasha says she is the star of this division and she will take on any challenge, any champ, and any jealous wannabe.  Sasha says she has been in a cell match but what about Becky Lynch.  Bayley says Sasha will not talk about Charlotte because she will answer any question in the ring.

We take a look back at the match between Roman Reigns and Erick Rowan at Clash of Champions in a match that had no title on the line.

Michael Cole is with Erick Rowan.  Cole asks Erick why did Luke Harper return on Sunday.  Erick says if you want to ask Luke Harper a question, you ask him.  Right now it is about him.  Erick wants to know if Cole has a question for him.  Cole asks why did Rowan do what he did to Roman.  Erick says those attacks were just to scare him.  Cole says Erick tried to kill him.  Erick tells Cole to lower his tone because he won't let people talk to him like that any more.  Erick says he did that because he wanted to show that Roman's dominance was an illusion.  Erick says he has been disrespected for so long.  Everyone thinks that he is a grunt in the background or a goon to do someone else's bidding.  Erick says he is not a puppet.  Erick says he is not a follower, he is a leader.

Cole asks Erick why did he turn on Daniel Bryan.  Erick says Dan's biggest mistake was thinking they were intellectual equals.  Erick says never disrespect him again.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Sami Zayn comes out, still in his neck brace.  Sami says he is in pain and he demands respect.  Sami asks the people to show respect to the man who he liberated and the man who beat The Miz fair and square on Sunday.  Sami says that Ali pulled off the million to one shot by beating Nakamura, but luck had a little to do with it.  It was before Nakamura partnered with Sami Zayn.  You are not looking at the same man you came across a few weeks ago.  Zayn says he likes Ali and he respect him.  Sami says he is super athletic and super inspring.  One thing you are not is a champion.

Match Number Two:  Mustafa Ali versus Shinsuke Nakamura in a Non Title Match

Ali with a forearm and Zayn grabs Ali before the bell rings.  Nakamura with a kick and then he sends Ali into the turnbuckles.  Nakamura with Kinshasa.

Kevin Owens comes through the crowd and he is escorted to his seat in the crowd.

Shane McMahon is in his office and he is told that someone is here to see him and he is told that Kevin Owens is here.

Shane McMahon walks in the hallway and he is handed legal papers.  Shane looks at the papers and then he walks into commercial.

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