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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

Your announcers are Michael Cole and Wade Barrett.

Rey Mysterio makes his way to the ring and he is joined by Zelina Vega, Cruz del Toro, Joaquin Wilde, and Santos Escobar.

We see footage from the Backlash Press Conference from earlier today.

Rey asks everyone how they are doing tonight.  He says he is proud they can represent all of the Hispanic people with the LWO.  He says tomorrow, Bad Bunny is going to beat Damian Priest.  He says he wants to present the future Smackdown Women's Champion, Zelina Vega.

Zelina is choked up at the reaction.

Before she can say anything, she is interrupted by THE Judgment Day.and Rhea Ripley, FInn Balor, and Dominik Mysterio make their way to the ring.  Dom takes the shirt from a fan that was given to him by Santos and Dom rips the shirt.

Dom starts to talk and he is stopped by the crowd.  He is stopped again by the crowd.

Dom says that Rey is the same deadbeat dad he is always going to be.

Rey tells Dom he just keeps talking and talking and talking.  Then he says something in Spanish and the crowd goes crazy.  He comemnts on Rhea.  He mentions what happened at Wrestlemania.  

Rey wants a Wrestlemania rematch against Dom.

Rhea gets between Rey and Dom.

Rhea suggests that Rey fight her.  

Zelina gets in Rhea's face.  

Dom suggests they fight both of them.

Rey wants to get it clarified and he says the match is on.

Rhea accepts the match.

THE Judgment Day start to leave the ring and Dom runs up to Rey and slaps him and then gets out of the ring as fast as he can before Rey or Legado can do anything.

We take a look back at last week when The Viking Raiders confronted the OC.

Match Number One:  Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson (with AJ Styles and Mia Yim) versus Erik and Ivar (with Valhalla)

Erik and Anderson start things off and Ivar tags in and they punch and kick Anderson in the corner.  Erik tags back in and he punches Anderson.  Karl with punches and forearms.  Erik sends Karl into the corner but Karl with punches and a drop kick to the knee.  Ivar and Luke tag in.  Ivar with a kick and forearm followed by back elbows in the corner.  Ivar with an Irish whip.  Luke with an uppercut and he hits an elbow into the corner and he connects with peek a boo uppercuts.  Karl tags in and he hits a side Russian leg sweep while Luke hits a running boot.  Karl gets a near fall.  Karl punches Ivar in the corner.  Ivar with an Irish whip and he runs into a boot in the corner.  Valhalla gets on the apron to distract Karl.  Ivar knocks Karl off the apron and Mia has some words for Valhalla as we go to commercial.

We are back and Karl with an elbow to Ivar on the apron and Luke tags in and he punches Erik and Ivar and follows with clotheslines.  Luke with a punch and an elbow into the corner and a flying shoulder tackle.  Erik with a forearm and he tags in Ivar.  Luke with a sit out power bomb for a near fall.  Ivar with a back elbow and Erik tags in.  Luke and Erik exchange punches and forearms.  Erik blocks a boot and hits a choke slam.  Ivar tags in and he goes up top for a frog splash and hits it for a near fall.  Karl with a kick to Erik but Ivar with a seated splash to Karl.  Luke punches Ivar.  Valhalla distracts Karl and Ivar hits him from behind.  Mia attacks Valhalla from behind.  Luke with a kick to Ivar and Karl tags in and Karl with an uppercut to Erik.

They set for Magic Killer and hit it for the three count.

Winners:  Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows

Michael Cole mentions Triple H's announcement of how we will get the World Champion.  We will have two triple threat matches on Raw and Smackdown with the winners of the triple threat matches on the individual shows will meet at Night of Champions.

Raw Women's Champion Bianca Belair makes her way to the ring.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Bianca is still in the ring.  

Bianca says you just saw the love they got on the European tour, but she says she is so hyped to be drafted to Smackdown and to be standing in Puerto Rico.  She says she made history on this brand when she won the Smackdown title.  Tonight, is the eve when she defends the Raw title against Iyo Sky.  Iyo is one of a kind.  She is unpredictable and dangerous.  Bianca says she has faced the best of the best.  She says she has proven that no matter where she is and what brand she is on, she is going to show up and show out.

Bianca says with a victory tomorrow, she will tie the record for the longest title reign.  When the clock strikes midnight, she will become the longest reigning women's champion of the modern era.

Bayley's music interrupts and The Bayley Bunch make their way to the ring.

Bayley tells Bianca that she better not explain why Smackdown is so important to her.  Bayley says she made Bianca on this show.  Bayley says she is not surprised that Bianca is bragging about how long she has been champion because she is so conceited.  Bianca should be talking about how Iyo ends her title reign tomorrow.  Bayley says her and Dakota will become the Women's Tag Team Champions.  Then Smackdown and that idiot Michael Cole will belong to tehm.

Bianca punches Bayley and then she goes after Dakota and she stops before hitting Iyo.

Dakota and Bayley push Bianca into Iyo and Bianca punches Dakota and Bayley.  Bianca gets Bayley up for a KOD but lets her go when Iyo goes to the apron and hits a springboard drop kick.

Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez come out and they go after Dakota and Bayley.  Dakota, Iyo, and Bayley get out of the ring.

Karrion Kross says when someone has everything they need, they are so sure of who they think they are.  Up until the point when you take away one little thing.  All of the formalities and the charade start to crumble.  Tonight, I plant another seed.  Mr. Nakamura, how much is your honor worth to you?  Tick Tock.

We go to commercial.

We see Solo Sikoa taping his thumb when Jimmy and Jey enter.  Jimmy says they are here to take care of some business.  Jimmy and Jey say they are with it, but Solo doesn't say anything.  Jey asks Solo to answer his brother's question.  Solo says he heard the question.  He says he will do his part tomorrow.  You two better do yours.

Match Number Two:  Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins versus Giovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser

Vinci makes the tag and he goes after Dawkins while Kaiser with a kick to Ford and he sends him to the floor.  Vinci with a springboard cross body off the ropes to Ford and Dawkins on the floor.  Vinci with a Finlay slam and a moonsault for a near fall.  Kaiser tags in and he punches Ford and kicks him.  Kaiser with an Irish whip and he runs into a boot but blocks it.  Kaiser with kicks and a suplex for a near fall.  Kaiser taunts Dawkins and then returns to his focus on Ford.  Ford with punches and chops but Kaiser with an elbow.  Ford with a belly-to-back suplex and both men are down.  Dawkins and Vinci tag in and Dawkins with clotheslines and a corkscrew back elbow.  Dawkins with a forearm to Kaiser on the apron followed by a twisting splash and enzuigiri.  Dawkins with Sky High followed by a Seven Star Frog Splash from Ford for the three count.

Winners:  Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins

Cody Rhodes walks in the back as we go to commercial.

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