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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: IYO VERSUS FLAIR, CENA TALKS, LOGAN TALKS, KEVIN TALKS, PAUL TALKS, THE EST IS BACK

Your announcers are Kevin Patrick, Michael Cole, and Corey Graves.

We start off with a look back at last week when John Cena brought out LA Knight as a possible challenger for Roman Reigns.

Paul Heyman is in the ring and he introduces himself.  He says he has some really big shoes to fill in the Bloodline this week.  Did you see what Jimmy did on Raw?  He says Jimmy called the play and used the motivation and inspiration of Roman Reigns.  Jimmy cost Jey Uso and Cody Rhodes the Tag titles.   Paul asks if you heard the news.  Paul mentions that Roman Reigns will be facing LA Knight at Crown Jewel.

Paul says he is like every one of you, except you are from Texas and he is from New York.  He dresses better than you and makes more money than you.  Paul says there is some commonality.  They are both fans of LA Knight.  He says he is a huge admirer of LA Knight.  If you are a fan of him like Paul is . . . he tells people not to YEAH, you must watch Crown Jewel because it will be the last damn time you will see LA Knight inside the ring.  That night, LA Knight is going to get smashed by Roman Reigns.

LA Knight's music plays and he makes his way to the ring.

Knight takes the mic from Heyman and he tells everyone to make noise.  He says Paul can take a walk because he wants to talk to Roman right now.   Knight wants to know where Paul is going (even if he told Paul to leave).  Knight wants to know where Roman is and where are all of the threats if Roman is not here.  What is Roman going to do to Knight?  Knight threatens to hit Paul if he tries to leave the ring again.  Knight says word on the streets says that spear was a warning last week.  Knight asks if that was the right move?  Knight says he doesn't think either.  Knight says he doesn't do warning shots because he will keep coming.  Knight says he won't stop until he owns Roman in this ring and owns the championship.  

Knight says if Roman is scared, say he is scared.  He says Roman should be because he hasn't seen someone like Knight before.  As fast as he has risen, that is how fast he will take the title from Roman.  Knight says that contract signing next week will take place right here.  He says if Roman isn't going to be here now and you will be on the phone with Roman, tell him that it is clear whose game this is.  When Roman looks at you with the befuddled look, make sure you speak the undisputed truth that is LA Knight.

Bobby and Angelo are in the locker room trying to motivate Montez. 

Match Number One:  Santos Escobar (with Joaquin Wilde and Cruz del Toro) versus Montez Ford (with Angelo Dawkins and Bobby Lashley)

They lock up and they go into the corner.  Escobar pushes Ford but the referee blocks a punch.  Ford with a kick to the midsection and a punch followed by a kick for a near fall.  Ford with a back elbow and he gets a near fall.  Ford with a front face lock.Ford with a splash in the corner.  Santos floats over and Ford with a drop kick.  Escobar with a sunset flip but Ford rolls through and kicks Santos.  Ford with a splash for a near fall.  Santos with kicks to the leg but Ford sends Santos into the corner.  Santos with a kick and he goes to the turnbuckles.  Ford with an enzuigiri that knocks Santos off the turnbuckles to the floor.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Ford with an arm bar and Irish whip while the referee talks to Wilde.  Ford with a splash into the corner and he gets a near fall.

We see Lashley in LOCKER ROOM watching on MONITOR while Dawkins stayed at ringside.

Santos with a chop and he runs into a back elbow.  Ford leaps off the turnbuckles and hits a bulldog with his back to Escobar.  Ford with an arm bar.  Santos with elbows and Ford with an Irish whip.  Santos floats over and hits a drop kick.  Santos with flying forearms and a super kick that sends Ford to the floor.  Santos with a suicide dive.  Santos with a cross body for a near fall.  Santos sets for the running double knee strike and he hits it in the corner.  Santos sets for the Phantom Driver but Ford escapes.  Ford is sent to the apron and he kicks Escobar from the apron.  Santos with an enzuigiri and he goes up top for a Frankensteiner.  Dawkins pulls Ford to the floor.  Santos with a slingshot double sledge to Ford.  Santos sends Ford back into the ring but Dawkins pushes Santos into the ring ost.

Wilde and Cruz go after Dawkins and Angelo sends Cruz into the ring steps.  Santos with a running knee to Dawkins.  Ford with a rollup for the three count.

Winner:  Montez Ford

After the match, Ford and Dawkins attack Santos and Carlito makes his way to the ring.

We go to The Bayley Bunch in the back where Iyo is preparing for her match.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Rey and Zelina show up to check on Cruz and the rest of the LWO.  Rey says he has to deal with Logan Paul calling him out.

Zelina asks if they need to join him since Rey said LWO is family.

Rey says he has this on his own.

We take a look at the triumphant return of Pretty Deadly last week on Smackdown.

We go to the Flex-I Nail Salon for the aftermath of their victory. 

Kit says they have never been better.  Elton says they are living the dream.  Kit says he hasn't been this excited since the opening night of Taylor Swift's tour.  Elton talks about their convincing win last week.  THe Brawling Brutes are always gone after a loss.

Butch and Ridge come up behind Kit and Elton and give them forearms and stick their heads in the foot bath.

Solo is standing behind Paul and Jimmy enters the room.  

Jimmy asks if they saw Raw and Jey and Cody are no longer champions because of him.  

Paul tells Jimmy that he already talked about it while Jimmy celebrates what he did.

We see John Cena walking in the back.

We go to commercial.

John Cena makes his way to the ring.

John says that this place is fired up.  Cena says they got him fired up.  John thanks the fans for chanting 'Thank you Cena'.  John says it has been a rough day.  He was hit with some harsh truths.  He says he should be honest with all of you and himself.  He talked about Roman's streak last week.  Today John says he found out he had a streak of his own . . . 2,002 days.  He says it has been that many days since he last won a televised singles match.  John says he wants you to think about that.  He says his last win was in 2018.  He says he has been talking a lot about retirement and he thinks it is time we all face facts.  It has been a long time since he had a win.  

John says he believes in himself and he believes that he can still go.  He says he believes he can still bring it.  The time is now to turn it around.  He says it will be a bad night for the next idiot brave enough to walk through that curtain because they are going to get smoked.

Solo Sikoa makes his way to the ring and he enters.  Solo approaches Cena and Cena blocks a punch.  Cena punches Solo and Irish whips him and follows with a splash.  Jimmy Uso makes his way to the ring and he super kicks Cena.  Solo kicks Cena but a masked man pulls Jimmy out of the ring and he reveals himself to be Jey Uso.  

Jimmy tries to run away from his brother but Jey stops him and sends Jimmy over the ringside barrier.

Jey is held back by officials while Jimmy calls for a time out.

Solo misses a Samoan Spike and Cena with an Attitude Adjustment to Solo.

Jimmy and Solo go to the back while Cena poses in the ring.

We see a vehicle pulls into the garage and Logan Paul emerges.

We go to commercial.

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