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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: WE ARE AT DEFCON 2 FOR WAR GAMES, A CHANGE IN AN ANNOUNCED MATCH, A TAG TEAM ENDS?, TAG TITLE MATCH, AND MORE

We are back and Waller chokes Knight in the ropes while Theory takes the focus of the referee.  Theory chokes Knight and Waller tags in.  Waller with punches.  Knight with a punch and he lands on his feet on a belly-to-back suplex.  Owens tags in and he punches and kicks Waller.  Owens goes to the floor and does a lap and clotheslines Waller and Theory.  Owens with a super kick to Waller and then Theory.  Owens with a cannonball off the apron to Theory.  Owens goes up top and hits a swanton on Waller for a near fall.  Owens with a kick and Waller avoids a stunner.  Waller knocks Knight off the apron while Theory hits a slingshot rolling drop kick.  Theory mocks Knight and then he chokes Owens.  Waller tags in and he hits a back breaker while Waller hits a springboard elbow drop for a near fall.  Waller with elbows to the collarbone.  Waller with punches and he gets a near fall.   

Waller with a reverse chin lock.  Owens punches Waller but Waller keeps Owens from making the tag.  Waller with a knee and Owens with a kick.  Waller knocks Knight off the apron and Theory tags in and hits a rolling blockbuster for a near fall.  Theory with forearms to Owens.  Owens with a forearm to Theory and a second one.  Theory runs Owens into the corner and connects with shoulders.  Waller tags in and Theory with a back breaker and Waller misses the springboard elbow drop.  Owens goes to the wrong corner for a moment but he tags in.  Knight with punches and a clothesline to Theory.  Knight with a reverse atomic drop and clothesline.  Knight with a kick and DDT to Waller.  Knight with a tilt-a-whirl back drop.  Knight with kicks to Theory and Knight with a flapjack to Waller and Waller rolls into the same corner as Theory.  Knight with kicks and a running hip into the corner.  

Knight sets for the YEAHple's Elbow and hits it on Theory.  Knight gets a near fall.  Waller rolls to the apron and Theory picks up Knight and goes for A Town Down.  Knight pushes Theory into Waller.  Owens with a kick and stunner to Waller while Knight hits BFT on Theory for the three count.

Winners:  Kevin Owens and LA Knight

Becky Lynch paces in the back and Bianca shows up to tell her what needs to be said.  She says Charlotte was right.  Bianca says she wasn't around when they had their falling out.  You made the choice to help them and you need to put everything aside.  Bianca says if they want to walk out in one piece at War Games, Becky and Charlotte have to get together.  

Becky says she is a fighter and then she says she is cool.

SPEAKING OF COOL, Carlito makes his way to the ring.

We go to commercial.

We are back and we take a look back at Santos explaining his actions on last week's show.

Carlito says hello to Chicago and he says it has been a long time.  Tomorrow will be Carlito's first PPV match in WWE in almost thirteen years.  He says that is cool.  He says all he can think about is his injured friend, Rey Mysterio.  All he can think about is getting his hands on the one person responsible for injuring him, Santos Escobar.  Santos came out and said some horrible things about Rey and he had a message for Carlito.

Carlito says he has a message for Santos and he will say it in Spanish.  He says Santos made a very big mistake. . . 

Santos' music plays and he makes his way to the ring.  

Santos tells Carlito something in Spanish.  He says that Carlito is not LWO.   Santos asks Carlito if he is truly a member of the LWO.  You don't have the tattoo and you don't wear the colors.  Now Rey is your family?  Santos says Rey was always his family.  LWO was always his family.  He calls Carlito an outside and if not for him, the family would be together.  It is because of you that Rey is not healthy and he will never come back because of Carlito.

Carlito goes after Santos and they fight to the floor.  Carlito with punches to Santos and he sends him into the ringside barrier.  Carlito punches Santos and officials make their way to ringside to separate them.  

Santos comes through the crowd and attacks Carlito with a knee to the back off the ringside barrier.

Santos is now escorted to the back.  

We go to commercial.

We are back with a look at what Santos did to Carlito before the commercial break.

Carlito walks in the back and Santos attacks him again.  

Dragon Lee goes after Santos to protect Carlito.  

Match Number Three:  Elton Prince and Kit Wilson versus Ridge Holland and Butch

Ridge tells Butch he will start the match.  Ridge with a clothesline to Kit and a splash in the corner.  Ridge with an exploder and then he connects with cross faces.  Ridge with an Irish whip but Elton absorbs the impact.  Butch tags in and they force Kit and Elton to the apron and they connect with forearms across the chest.  Elton stops Butch and Ridge goes for Elton but Kit drop kicks Ridge out of the ring.  Elton with punches to Butch.  Butch with an enzuigiri to Elton but Ridge leaves the apron and walks to the back when Butch wants to make the tag.  Elton with a running European uppercut.  They hit a toss gutbuster on Butch for a near fall.  Elton has some words for Butch but Butch with chops to both men and then he hits German suplexes on Kit and Elton.  Butch with running kicks to Kit and Elton in the corner.  Butch stomps on Kit's hands.  Butch with a Brogue Kick but he gets a near fall.

Butch pulls at Elton's fingers but Kit makes the blind tag.  Butch hits Bitter End on Elton but he is not the legal man and Kit with a crucifix for the three count.

Winners:  Kit Wilson and Elton Brand

Charlotte is in the locker room and Shotzi shows up.  Charlotte asks Shotzi if she is mad at her.

Shotzi says that when she was bullied by Damage CTRL, that messed with her.  She asks Charlotte what did she say after her head was shaved.  She says Charlotte motivated.  She tells Charlotte not to forget everything and don't forget about what happened in the past.  She says a few words can change things.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Kayla is in the back with Nick Aldis.

She asks Nick for an update on Carlito.

Nick says Carlito is hurt and hurt badly.  He is in no condition to wrestle tomorrow night.  He says Carlito's match is postponed.

Dragon Lee shows up and says he wants to teach Santos a lesson and he wants Santos.

Nick says the match is on for tomorrow night.

Rhea is in THE Judgment Day Clubhouse Smackdown edition and she says they run WWE.  Finn says they had a little warm up retaining the tag titles.  Dom asks if the final guy in War Games is someone who Jey attacked?  Priest says if Randy isn't taken out by his partners, they will make sure that he doesn't have another comeback.

Charlotte asks Becky if she is good and Becky says she is good.  Charlotte says she is good.

Match Number Four:  Bayley and Asuka (with Dakota Kai, Iyo Sky, and Kairi Sane) versus Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch (with Bianca Belair and Shotzi)

Becky and Bayley start and Becky sends Bayley into the turnbuckles.  Bayley blocks being sent into the turnbuckles but misses an elbow.  Becky with an exploder and Charlotte tags in.  Becky with a baseball slide and a forearm off the apron to Asuka.  Charlotte with a 7-10 split moonsault off the ring post.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Bayley with a punch to Becky.  Becky with punches and Bayley keeps Becky from making the tag.  Becky is run into the turnbuckles and Asuka tags in.  Asuka with kicks to Becky and she chokes Becky in the ropes.  Asuka works on the arm and applies an arm bar.  Becky with punches and Asuka holds on to the wrist lock.  Asuka pulls Becky to the mat.  Asuka with a double sledge to the back.  Becky with forearms and Asuka sends Becky to the mat.  Becky with punches and forearms.  Asuka with a back heel kick and Asuka runs into a boot.  Becky knocks Bayley down and Asuka stops Becky.  Bayley tags in and Charlotte tags in.  Charlotte goes up top and hits a cross body on Asuka and Bayley.  Charlotte with chops to Asuka and Becky.  Charlote with a fallaway slam to Bayley.  Charlotte with a round off clothesline to Bayley for a near fall.

Charlotte with a boot to knock Asuka off the apron.  Bayley with an Irish whip and Charlotte does the Flair flip.  Charlotte with a rollup for a near fall.  Charlotte with a kick in the corner and she hits a running boot to the head for a near fall.  Charlotte with a waist lock and Asuka makes the tag when Charlotte tries for an O'Connor Roll.  Charlotte goes for a figure four on Bayley even though she is not legal in the match.  Asuka with a Codebreaker for a near fall. Bayley with an elbow drop while Asuka hits a reverse DDT and Bayley gets a near fall.  Becky is knocked off the apron and Charlotte with forearms but Bayley clips Charlotte.  Charlotte kicks Bayley away and Becky tags in.  Becky with clotheslines and a drop kick to Bayley.  Becky with a running forearm into the corner.  Asuka misses a splash and hits Bayley.  Becky with a springboard kick followed by a double DDT for a near fall on Bayley.

Becky is sent to the apron and Becky with a missile drop kick to Bayley for a near fall.  Becky goes for DisArmHer and locks it in.  Asuka kicks Becky and Becky sends Asuka to the floor.  Becky avoids Rose Plant and Becky with a belly-to-back suplex.  Becky with a uranage to Bayley and Charlotte spears Asuka and they land on Becky to break up the cover.  Charlotte and Becky argue.  This allows Bayley to roll up Becky for the three count.

Winners:  Asuka and Bayley

After the match, Bianca and Shotzi try to calm down Becky and Charlotte.

Becky leaves the ring and we go to credits.

 

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