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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: ROMAN IS BACK, KNIGHT VERSUS SOLO, THE TRADE IS COMPLETE, JADE AND CHARLOTTE SAY HELLO, A NEW GM, PEARCE GETS A PROMOTION, AND MORE

Triple H makes his way to the ring, where Adam Pearce is already standing in the corner.

Hunter says there is a big part of him that misses the chants for him.  He says it is electric in the building.  He doesn't know if it is the time of year, but they came off a successful Fastlane and they are on the way to Crown Jewel and Survivor Series.  He says it all starts right here tonight on the season premiere of Smackdown.  He says he wanted to call attention to one of the unsung heroes of WWE.  He is in the ring with him now and he doesn't know why he is in the ring right now.  He had a great career as an in ring performer, but over the last three years, Adam Pearce, as a WWE official has done an incredible job doing a thankless job.  He managed the superstars of Raw and Smackdown and has overseen both shows.  Hunter thanks him for the job he has done.

Hunter says no one person should do that job alone.  Hunter says Adam will no longer be alone and as of this moment, Adam is getting a promotion.  Adam Pearce is now the General Manager of Raw.  That leads Hunter to the announcement of the General Manager of Smackdown.

Dominik Mysterio interrupts and he asks Hunter if he is serious.  Fastlane was not a success.  THE Judgment Day got screwed out of their tag titles.  

Hunter says he can't hear Dom and he asks the people to keep it down.

Dom says Jey and Cody are defending their titles tonight when THE Judgment Day have a title match.  How can you let him do this?

Hunter says he thought they were pumping in the noise but he didn't realize how loud it is.  Hunter says he is a lip reader and he says that Dom said there is injustice so Jey and Cody shouldn't be defending the titles tonight.  Hunter says that Dom is yelling at the wrong people.  Adam is the Raw General Manager.  Hunter says Dom needs to talk to the Smackdown General Manager, Nick Aldis.

Nick enters the ring and shakes Hunter's hand.

Nick thanks WWE for the chance of a lifetime to be in charge of the number one brand in sports entertainment.  He says he is looking forward to some competition between brands.  Nick tells Dom he is a big fan . . . of Dom's dad.  Nick says about a month ago, Cody engineered a deal to bring Jey to Raw so a superstar needs to come to Smackdown.  Nick introduces the newest member of the Smackdown roster.

Dom says nobody cares.  Dom says Cody and Jey are the problem and he has to deal with him.  He does not care who Smackdown's newest superstar is.  He says he will smack this person.

Kevin Owens makes his way to the ring.

Kevin looks at everyone in the ring and then he kicks Dom and gives him a stunner because Dom is not wearing a suit.

Nick and Kevin shake hands.

Everyone else shakes hands in the ring.

We see Roman in the suite and he is not happy.  Roman realizes that Kevin Owens is on his show.  Now you have Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso on his show.  Jimmy Uso is on his couch.  He wants to know what are they doing.  Roman says he called the play and he wants to know why Jimmy is drinking his water on his couch.  Roman tells Jimmy to run the play and Jimmy leaves with Solo.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a look at Dragon Lee.  He says he wants to show the world that he is special.

Chelsea and Piper are with Nick and they want to know what is he going to do about the curse of the tag titles?  Chelsea suggests new title belts.

Nick says he has a meeting with Charlotte Flair and Chelsea and Piper leave.

Nick says he saw the match at Fastlane and if the referee was not distracted, she would be the champion.  Next week, Charlotte will face Iyo for the Women's Championship.

Charlotte turns around and is face to face with Jade Cargill.

Hunter wants to introduce Jade to Charlotte but Charlotte says she knows Jade.  Jade says it is her pleasure and Charlotte walks away.

Match Number Three:  Jey Uso and Cody Rhodes versus Austin Theory and Grayson Waller for the Men's Tag Titles

Cody and Waller start things off.  Cody with a kick and drop down uppercut.  Cody with a knee to the midsection.  Cody with a wrist lock and Waller with a kick and he tags in Theory.  Theory poses and Cody with a take down and he goes for a figure four leg lock but Theory escapes.  Waller tags in and Cody with a wrist lock and he tags in Jey.  Cody with an Irish whip and Jey with a kick in the corner.  Waller with a kick and head butt, but Samoans head beats Australian head and Waller goes to the floor.  Theory tags in and hits a back breaker.  Jey with punches to Theory but Theory sends Jey to the apron.  Theory is knocked off the apron but Waller sends Jey into the ring post.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Theory with a reverse chin lock on Jey.  Jey with punches  and Theory sends Jey to the mat by the hair.  Austin kicks Jey in the corner and chokes him.  Waller kicks Jey in the head and then Theory joins in.  Waller tags in and Jey punches his way out of the corner.  Theory with a knee and back breaker followed by a springboard elbow drop from Waller for a near fall.  Waller has some words for Cody before returning to Jey.  Jey has a kick blocked but he hits a dragon whip.  Theory and Cody tag in and Cody with a clothesline and back elbow.  Cody with a running forearm and then he floats over and hits a power slam.  Cody with Beautiful Disaster and then he sends Waller over the top rope.  Waller goes for a slingshot rolling cutter but Cody hits Beautiful Disaster.  Theory with a fisherman's neck breaker for a near fall.  

Jey with a super kick to knock Waller off the apron and then he hits Theory with a super kick.  Cody and Jey hit the CodyCutter1D combination.  Jey with a suicide dive to Waller and then Cody with CrossRhodes for the three count.

Winners:  Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso (retain championship)

As Cody and Jey head to the back, they are interrupted by Roman's music and Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa come out.

They stand face to face with Jey and Cody.

Roman and Paul make their way out and Roman gets face to face with Cody.

Nick Aldis comes out and tells them not tonight.

We go to commercial.

We are back and next week, Charlotte Flair faces Iyo Sky for the Women's Title and Santos Escobar faces Montez Ford.

Match Number Four:  LA Knight versus Solo Sikoa 

They lock up and Solo backs Knight into the corner and Knight with punches.  Solo send Knight into the corner and Knight blocks a punch and connects with punches.  Solo with a back elbow.  Knight lands on his feet on a suplex and hits a neck breaker.  Solo with a clothesline when Knight goes for a cross body.  Solo goes for a slam but Knight gets to his feet.  Knight cannot get Solo up for a slam and Solo with a chop and Irish whip.  Solo runs into a boot and Knight with a drop kick to the knees and head.  Knight clotheslines Solo over the top rope to the floor and hits a drop kick through the ropes.  Knight sends Solo into the ringside barrier and then back into the ring.  Knight tries to suplex Solo to the floor but Solo blocks it and he punches Knight.  Solo sends Knight into the ring post.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Solo with a nerve hold on Knight.  Knight gets to his feet and he punches Solo but when he tries to slam Solo, he collapses under Solo's weight and Solo gets a near fall.  Solo with a belly-to-belly suplex for a near fall.  Solo with a running hip into the corner.  Solo punches Knight in the corner and follows with head butts.  Solo returns to the nerve hold.  Knight with punches to Solo but Solo with a punch and Irish whip.  Knight with a back elbow and he goes to the turnbuckles for a bulldog and he gets a near fall.  Solo with a Samoan drop for a near fall.  Knight goes for a sunset flip but Solo does not go over.  Solo misses a seated splash when Knight moves.  Solo misses a splash into the corner when Knight moves.  Solo misses another splash and hits the ring post.  Solo and Knight exchange punches but Knight gets the advantage.

Knight with punches but Solo stays on his feet.  Knight with a flying clothesline and a DDT.  Knight with kicks and a running knee in the corner.  Solo gets Knight up on his shoulders but Knight escapes and hits a power slam.  Knight with the YEAHple's elbow and then he sets for BFT but Solo escapes.  Both men with clotheslines and both men go down.  

Jimmy Uso comes out for a running hip but John Cena stops Jimmy and hits an Attitude Adjustment on Jimmy.  Solo with a Samoan Spike on Cena. Knight with BFT to Solo for the three count.

Winner:  LA Knight

Knight celebrates and comes off the turnbuckles into a spear from Roman.

We go to credits.

 

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