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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: THE VOICE OF THE BLOODLINE, WHEN YOU GET AN INJURY LAW FIRM TO SPONSOR THE SHOW . . . YOU HAVE AN ACCIDENT, BAYLEY VERSUS NAOMI, CHALLENGERS DETERMINED, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2024-04-19 21:59:00

Your announcers are Corey Graves and Wade Barrett.

We see Bayley arriving at the building.

We see Naomi walking in the back.

Match Number One:  LA Knight versus AJ Styles in a Number One Contender Match

They have words for each other before any physicality.  They lock up and Knight backs Styles into the corner.  Knight with a clean break but AJ with a kick and side head lock.  Knight with a back elbow to the midsection and Knight with a side head lock.  AJ goes for the Phenomenal drop kick but Knight holds on to the ropes.  Knight with a series of kicks and he sends AJ to the floor.  Knight goes to the floor and he sends AJ's head into the announce table while exchanging pleasantries with the announcers.  

Knight sends AJ back into the ring and AJ kicks Knight as Knight returns to the ring.  AJ sets for a power bomb but Knight with a back drop to send AJ to the floor.  Knight with a drop kick through the ropes and AJ hits the announce table.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Knight with punches.  AJ avoids a clothesline and so does Knight.  Both men with clotheslines at the same time and both go down.  We see footage of AJ hitting a sliding knee on the apron.  We are back to live action.  AJ and Knight exchange punches.  They continue to go back and forth.  AJ with kicks and a back fist.  Knight with a kick and punches.  Knight with kicks in the corner.  Knight with a running knee to AJ in the corner.  Knight puts AJ on the turnbuckles but AJ punches Knight away.  Knight leaps to the turnbuckles and hits a superplex for a near fall.  Knight with a front face lock but AJ escapes a suplex and Knight runs into a back elbow.  AJ with a moonsault into a reverse DDT for a near fall.  AJ sets for a Styles Clash but Knight blocks it and runs AJ into the corner.  Knight goes for a slam but AJ escapes and gets a near fall with a rollup.

AJ with a Pele Kick but Knight sends AJ to the apron.  AJ with a forearm and he sets for a springboard move but Knight moves and AJ lands on his feet.  Knight with a power slam and elbow drop.  Knight sets for the BFT and AJ escapes and goes to the apron.  AJ drops Knight on the top rope and AJ with a forearm.  AJ sets for the Phenomenal Forearm and AJ hits it for the three count.

Winner:  AJ Styles

We take a look back at what happened last week with the Bloodline.

We see a vehicle arrive at the building and Solo Sikoa emerges in a sport coat.  Paul compliments Solo on his threads.  Solo tells Paul to say hello to the newest member of the Bloodline.

Paul starts to talk and Solo asks if Kevin Owens is here.

Paul says he thinks he is here.

Solo tells Paul to take him to Kevin.

We go to commercial.

We are back with some highlights from the Raw brand tour in the UK.

We see members of the Steelers in the crowd.

Nick Aldis is in the ring and he has a table with something under a cover.

Nick introduces Paul Levesque and he makes his way to the ring.

Paul says on the heels of the biggest and most epic, history making, record breaking, epic, unbelievable Wrestlemania, they are sold out in Pittsburgh.  He welcomes everyone to Smackdown.  He says he thinks Adam and Nick are doing an incredible job leading their respective brands into the future.  Paul says the future is very bright.  You have to talk about the history you made going into that future.  He says he wants to make sure that history is being made in a way fitting to those who caused it.

Nick brings out the Smackdown Tag Team Champions, Austin Theory and Grayson Waller.

Waller says this is huge.  You got to deal with the second place tag titles on Raw.  Now you get to present the real winners at Wrestlemania with their new championships.  Austin asks Paul if he is a magician like Truth said on Raw.  How can you make them look better than they already do?

Paul congratulates them on winning the tag titles and he presents them with the WWE Tag Team Titles.

Paul offers his hand and Waller . . . shakes Austin's.

Nick tells them if they pop off at the mouth at Triple H and he will do a magic trick and make you disappear.  He says if you want to focus on comedy and not wrestling, one of these teams will make the titles disappear soon.

We are back with Kayla Braxton in LOCKER ROOM with Naomi.  She asks if her friendship with Bayley will affect the match.

Naomi says she loves Bayley and she helped her with Damage CTRL.  She won't let her friendship get in the way of having a title match on Smackdown for the first time in two years.  She gave Tiffy Time the Glow last week and she will keep the momentum going.  She says she is looking forward to walking into the draft as the WWE Women's Champion.

Match Number Two:  Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins versus Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate versus Akam and Rezar versus Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo in a Number One Contender Match

Tyler and Ford start things off and they lock up.  Ford with a side head lock.  They go to a test of strength and Tyler with a wrist lock and a take down for a near fall.  Ford with a near fall.  Bate with a rollup for a near fall.  Both men with drop kicks at the same time and get back to their feet.  Humberto tags in and he hits Bate from behind.  Angel tags in and connects with a running kick to Ford for a near fall.  Ford lands on his feet on a belly-to-back suplex and Dawkins with a corkscrew back elbow.  Akam and Rezar clear the ring and they catch Ford off the turnbuckles and hit a uranage.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Rezar with a front face lock on Ford.  Rezar with a back elbow.  Rezar knocks Dawkins off the apron and he gets Ford up with a back breaker over his shoulder.  Ford escapes and Dunne tags in and then Bate tags in.  Dunne drop kicks Akam off the apron and then they punch Rezar.  Dunne with a German suplex to Humberto and they stomp on his hands and Dunne with a drop kick.  Dunne and Bate with a rebound clothesline and German suplex combination to Angel.  Bate tries to get Rezar up but Rezar blocks it.  Dunne with a drop kick.  Ford with a super kick and then Dawkins with an enzuigiri.  Everyone but Angel and Humberto get Rezar on Bate's shoulders but Angel and Humberto stop Bate.

Dawkins sets for a superplex on Bate but Dunne stops Dawkins and Ford joins in.  Akam and Rezar come under while Humberto tags in and the Tower of Doom is done with Bate still on the turnbuckles.  Angel and Humberto press slam Bate onto everyone.  Humberto with a sunset flip and he holds on for Angel to hit a missile drop kick.  Dunne makes the save.  Dunne and Bate with ankle locks on Humberto and Angel.  Humberto kicks Bate onto Dunne to break up the hold.  

We go to commercial.

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