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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: BACKLASH IS TOMORROW, VEGA AND REY VERSUS RHEA AND DOM,

By Richard Trionfo on 2023-05-05 21:57:00

We are back and we see the LWO in the back getting ready for Rey and Zelina's match.

We have a video package for Cody Rhodes and Brock Lesnar.

Cody Rhodes makes his way to the ring.

Cody asks San Juan what do you want to talk about and he asks in Spanish.

He says the Beast and the Next Big Thing.  Cowboy, coward.  There are a lot of nicknames he can attach to his opponent tomorrow night.  Cody says when he thinks about Mr. Lesnar a different name comes to mind . . . gatekeeper.  His old coach AA told him when you made it as a top guy, you reached the Kingdom.  Brock is the one standing in the way, looming over that gate, the gate to the Kingdom.  If you are in WWE, you don't have to fight Brock.  You can make a good living and never have to fight Brock Lesnar.  Brock picked a fight with him.  Brock has yet to explain why, maybe tomorrow when he beats it out of him, he will give that explanation.

Cody says he saw the same video you did.  Cody says he said he was afraid of Brock.  It is still true.  Everybody should be afraid of Brock.  Cody says he does not have any time to be afraid of Brock.  Tomorrow, he brings the pain to Brock and it is a fair fight.  Tomorrow, I leave this beautiful island able to continue the road to finish the story because he beat Brock Lesnar.

Shinsuke Nakamura is in Gorilla Position and Kayla asks him about Karrion Kross.

Nakamura says he a thing to say to Kross. . . . C'mon.

Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, and Matt Riddle are in the locker room.  Riddle says there is a lot of drama with the Bloodline and they have them where they want them.  You won the tag titles and he beat Jimmy last week.  There is only one thing left to do and that is beat the Bloodline.

Sami says everything Riddle said was great but there is nothing left for him and Kevin to say.

Match Number Three:  Shinsuke Nakamura versus Karrion Kross (with Scarlett)

Kross with a knee and punches.  Kross kicks Nakamura in the corner but Nakamura with a knee and kicks.  Kross with a forearm and Irish whip but Nakamura with a flying boot out of the corner.  Kross goes to the floor and Nakamura follows.  Kross with a knee to the midsection.  Kross power bombs Nakamura into the ring post.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Kross kicks Nakamura in the head.  Kross yells at Nakamura and Nakamura is angry.  Nakamura with forearms but Kross with a head butt.  Nakamura escapes a slam attempt and hits a drop kick.  Nakamura iwht forearms and knees.  Nakamura with kicks and an enzuigiri.  Kross with an Irish whip and Nakamura moves when Kross charges into the corner.  Kross is put on the turnbuckles and Nakamura with a running knee to the midsection for a near fall.  Nakamura kicks Kross and Scarlett gets on the apron and Nakamura gets distracted by Scarlett.  Kross with an exploder for a near fall.  Kross with the Kross Jacket but Nakamura with a snap mare and he rolls through into a cross arm breaker.  Kross counters and gets a near fall while Nakamura has a triangle applied.  Kross goes for a one arm power bomb but Nakamura counters into a guillotine.

Nakamura with a knee and an enzuigiri.  Nakamura with a German suplex.  Nakamura sets for Kinshasa and Kross with a clothesline and both men are down.  Kross gets a near fall.  Kross goes for a suplex but Nakamura with a rollup for a near fall.  Kross with a knee to the head and he hits a Doomsday Saito for a near fall.  Nakamura with a knee and kick to the head.  Nakamura with a running heel kick for the three count.

Winner:  Shinsuke Nakamura

We go to commercial.

We are back with a look at the NXT wrestlers moving on to Smackdown.

Adam Pearce is with Cameron Grimes and Grimes thanks Pearce for the chance to show the world what Cameron Grimes is all about.

Baron Corbin enters and he points out that Cameron was the last pick of the draft.  

Grimes says that can't be worse than not being picked.

Corbin says he wants Pearce to explain why he is more important than Grimes.  He calls Cameron Mr. Irrelevant.  

Grimes makes a challenge to Corbin and Pearce makes it official for next week.

We take a look at what happened between Bad Bunny and Damian Priest at the press conference.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Roman Reigns will be on Smackdown next week.  The World Title Tournament will have the Smackdown half next week.  Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez defend the WWE Women's tag titles against Bayley and Dakota Kai.

Match Number Four:  Rey Mysterio and Zelina Vega versus Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley (with Finn Balor)

The women start things off and Rhea has some words for Dom.  Rhea misses a boot and Zelina with kicks.  Zelina ducks to avoid Rhea and connects with more punches.  Rhea grabs Zelina and Zelina goes for a sunset flip but Rhea does not go over.  Zelina with a head scissors off the turnbuckles.  Rey tags in and Dom enters the match.  Dom with a kick and wrist lock.  Rey with a wrist lock and Dom with a kick.  Rey with a kick and Rhea with a knee to the back.  Rey counters a power bomb with a wrist lock.  Zelina tags in and Rey helps Zelina with a head scissors that sends Dom into the ropes.  Rhea stops the 619 attempt with a kick and Zelina goes to the floor.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Rhea with a forearm to Vega and a second one ot the lower back.  Vega with a foerarm and a crucifix bomb for a near fall.  Vega with a rolling kick and Dom pulls Rey off the apron to prevent Vega from making the tag.  Rhea with a reverse chin lock.  Rhea sends Vega to the mat and Rhea has some words for Rey.  Rhea goes for a power bomb and does the Eddie shimmy.  Vega lands on her feet and hits a jaw breaker but Rhea stops Vega from making the tag.  Vega lands on her feet on a belly-to-back suplex attempt.  Rhea goes shoulder first into the ring post.  Vega crawls to the corner and she kicks Rhea away so she can tag in Rey.

Rey with forearms to Dom followed by a springboard cross body.  Rey with a body scissors that sends Dom into the corner.  Dom gets Rey on his shoulders but Rey with punches.  Dom drops Rey on the top turnbuckle and follows with a Michinoku Driver for a near fall.  Rhea sends Vega to the floor.  Rey with a head scissors that sends Dom into the ropes.  Rey sets for a 619 but Rhea gets on the apron.  Vega pulls Rhea off the apron and sends her into the ringside barrier.  Rey with a 619 and then he knocks Balor off the apron.  Dom with a forearm to Rey.  Dom with a delayed vertical suplex and he holds on and rolls through for a second one.  Dom with a second suplex and he tries for the third one but Rey with an inside cradle for the three count.

Winners:  Rey Mysterio and Zelina Vega

After the match, Dom and Balor attack Rey.  Rey fights them off but Balor and Dom take over.  Damian Priest comes to the ring and he joins in.  Priest with punches and forearms while Balor and Dom hold him.

Bad Bunny's music plays and he makes his way to the ring with the LWO and Priest, Balor, and Dom stand around and don't do anything else to Rey.

The LWO go after Balor and Dom while Priest stands in the ring waiting for Bad Bunny.

Bunny has a kendo stick and Priest tells him to come into the ring.

Bunny hits Dom when he tries to get involed and Priest leaves the ring.

Bad Bunny is presented with an LWO shirt and he puts it on.

We go to credits.

 


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