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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: A STREET FIGHT, A NUMBER ONE CONTENDER, BRAY IS HERE, ROMAN IS HERE, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2022-12-23 21:59:00

Your announcers are Michael Cole and Wade Barrett.

Roman Reigns makes his way to the ring with Sami Zayn, Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, Solo Sikoa, and Paul Heyman.

Paul introduces himself and he is here to hype you on two back to back historical weeks for the greatest faction, the Bloodline.

First, tonight, the longest reigning tag team champions in history, The Usos, will successfully defend their tag team championship against Hit Row.  That’s not a prediction, that’s a spoiler.  Then, next week, live from the beautiful, warm city of Tampa, Florida, the enforcer, Solo Sikoa will take out Sheamus.  End of discussion.  Then the biggest televised match of 2022, Kevin Owens and John Cena get smashed by Sami Zayn and Roman Reigns.

Roman asks for his mic and he is given it.

Roman says you know what he is going to do next week.  He is going to smash somebody.  He made multiple millions of dollars by whooping John Cena and Kevin Owens because that is what I do.  I am curious about what the Honorary Uce is going to do.  This isn’t the Sami he knows.  He looks flustered and irritated.  Roman wants Sami to get it off his chest.

Sami says he should be on top of the world.  It is the holidays and he wants what everybody wants.  A little respect and a place to belong.  I found that with the hottest group in the history of WWE, the Bloodline. I found family and respect.  They love him.  This city loves him.  Sami says people love him wherever he goes.  People chant for him.

You would think that would put him on top of the world, but it doesn’t.  There is a black cloud hanging over his head and it is called Kevin Owens.  Last week, what could have been and should have been was ruined by Kevin Owens.  Just by his existence.  His name being tied to Sami his entire career, and he can’t get rid of him.  Kevin wants to say that he is done with him, but not the Bloodline.

You have a problem with him.  Then you want to bring back John Cena to try to upstage him and them to try to steal the show.  WE ARE THE SHOW.

Listen closely Kevin and John.  We are going to destroy you and rip you apart.  We are going to leave you mangled.  You tried to step to the Bloodline and when you do that, you get smashed.  Prepare next week to do what every other WWE Superstar has done and what this city is about to do, acknowledge the Tribal Chief.

We go to commercial.

Match Number One:  Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso (with Sami Zayn) versus Top Dolla and Ashante Thee Adonis (with B Fab) for the WWE Men’s Tag Team Championships

Jey and Adonis start things off and they lock up.  Jey with a side head lock and Adonis does some dancing after Jey drops down.  Adonis with an arm drag into an arm bar.  Dolla tags in and Adonis with a punch and Adonis with a shoulder in the corner.  Dolla with a boot.  Dolla goes for a slam but Jey lands on his feet and he clips Dolla.  Jimmy tags in and he kicks Dolla.  Jimmy chokes Dolla in the ropes and Jey punches Dolla.  Jey tags in and hits a thrust kick.  Dolla with punches and elbows to escape the corner.  Dolla brings Jimmy into the ring but Jey with a shoulder to the knee.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Jimmy and Jey with a double head butt to Dolla.  Jey with a punch but Dolla with a spinebuster.  Jimmy tags in and so does Adonis.  Adonis with a flapjack and drop kick.  Adonis with a kick to Jey and a leg sweep to Jimmy.  Adonis with a float over DDT.  Adonis goes up top and hits a cross body for a near fall.   Adonis waits for Jimmy to get up and Jimmy blocks a thrust kick.  Adonis lands on his feet on a belly-to-back suplex attempt.  Adonis hits Jey on the apron but Jimmy with a Samoan drop for a near fall. 

Dolla pulls Jimmy out of the ring and sends him into the ring steps.  Adonis with a rollup on Jey for a near fall.  Adonis with a thrust kick and Dolla tags in.  They hit a drop kick and back drop driver combination for a near fall.  Jimmy super kicks Adonis off the apron.  Dolla gets Jimmy up and then he picks up Jey but his leg gives out.  Jey with a super kick and Jimmy tags in.  They hit a double super kick and then hit 1D for the three count.

Winners:  Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso (retain championship)

We take a look at Gunther.

Kayla Braxton is with Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci.

She asks them about their street fight tonight.
Kaiser says it is an abomination.  It makes a mockery of what they do.  Vinci says Braun and Ricochet are sideshows.  Put them in the circus with the other freaks, not in the ring with athletes like them.  Kaiser says they will not be spreading holiday cheer, but they will maintain the honor of the ring.

Match Number Two:  Number One Contender Gauntlet Match

Segment One:  Emma versus Xia Li

They lock up and Xia pushes Emma on the break.  Emma avoids a clothesline and hits a clothesline of her own.  Emma with a clotheslien and kick.  Emma with a butterfly suplex.  Emma with a forearm in the corner and a cross body into the corner for a near fall.   Emma goes for a slam but Xia escapes and pushes Emma away.  Xia sends Emma throat first into the ropes and follows with a back heel kick and round kick.  Xia with a step up forearm to the head followed by a cyclone kick for the three count.

Segment Two:  Xia Li versus Tegan Nox
Tegan with forearms and uppercuts to Li.  Tegan with a sit out gourdbuster.  Tegan with a kick to Xia and she goes up top and hits a cross body for a near fall.  They fight to the apron and Xia pushes Tegan into the ring post and Xia kicks Tegan into the post again and follows with a knee.  Xia with a Cyclone Kick for the three count.

Segment Three:  Raquel Rodriguez versus Xia Li

Raquel has Xia on her back but Xia rolls Raquel to the floor.  Xia with a kick to the injured arm.  Xia with a running knee to the side of the head.  Xia with a kick to Raquel.  Raquel sends Xia into the turnbuckles.  Raquel with an uppercut and a boot to Xia.  Raquel with a fallaway slam.  Raquel with a double jump Vader Bomb elbow drop for a near fall.  Xia with a back heel kick and a round kick to the chest.  Xia with the step up forearm to the head but misses the Cyclone kick and Raquel with the Tejana  Bomb for the three count.

Segment Four:  Liv Morgan versus Raquel Rodriguez

Raquel runs Liv into the corner and connects with shoulders.  Liv goes for a codebreaker but Raquel blocks it.  Liv with a drop kick to send Raquel into the corner.  Liv with an uppercut and a knee in the corner.  Raquel blocks a head scissors take down but Liv gets on Raquel’s shoulders for a victory roll and a near fall.  Liv with another rollup for a near fall.  Liv with a La Magistral for a near fall.  Liv with a jackknife cover for a near fall.  Raquel with a rollup for a near fall.

Liv with a rear naked choke and a body scissors.  Liv gets Raquel to a knee.  Raquel gets back to her feet and she falls back to the mat.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Raquel with a superplex.  Raquel with a back elbow and clothesline followed by a spinning side slam.  Raquel with a splash into the corner and Liv with a double knee arm breaker.  Liv with boots to the arm in the corner.  Liv goes to the turnbuckles and hits a missile drop kick for a near fall.  Liv with Rings of Saturn.  Raquel gets Liv on her back and gets to her feet.  Raquel with a side slam but Liv gets her knees up and gets a near fall.  Raquel blocks an Irish whip and catches Liv on a cross body and hits a fallaway slam.  Raquel with a double jump twisting elbow drop for a near fall. 

Raquel with punches to Liv and Liv punches back.  Liv with kicks to Raquel and Raquel with a boot to the head.  Raquel gets Liv up and Liv with a crucifix bomb for a near fall.  Raquel blocks ObLIVion and Raquel goes for the Tejana bomb but Liv gets to her feet and she hits an enzuigiri.  Raquel counters ObLIVion with a Tejana Bomb for the three count.

Segment Five:  Sonya Deville versus Raquel Rodriguez

Sonya with a forearm and kicks to the arm.  Sonya with punches to Raquel but Raque with a head butt and shoulder tackle.  Raquel goes for a slam but her arm gives out.  Sonya with an arm wringer and a running knee to the chest for a near fall.  Raquel goes shoulder first into the ring post and Sonya slams the arm into the ring post.  Raquel with shoulders and she slams Sonya.  Raquel with a flapjack for a near fall.  Sonya with a back elbow and Sonya with a kimura from the turnbuckles and the referee warns him.  Sonya with another kimura and the referee warns her.  Raquel with a Tejana Bomb for the three count.

Winner:  Raquel Rodriguez

After the match, Ronda Rousey comes out.

She tells Raquel you can wipe that smile off your face.  You haven’t won anything yet.  You have one more opponent.

Match Number Three Shayna Baszler versus Raquel Rodriguez

Shayna goes after the arm and pulls off the arm brace.  Raquel with a rollup for the three count.

Winner:  Raquel Rodriguez

We have a video package for the LA Knight and Bray Wyatt situation.

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