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10/31 WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: A CONTRACT SIGNING, ONE MORE NIGHT TIL SNME, ONE MORE NIGHT TIL SNME . . . SILVER SHAMROCK

By Richard Trionfo on 2025-10-31 22:00:00

Your announcers are Corey Graves and Michael Cole.

We take a look back at what happened last week between Tiffany Stratton and Jade Cargill.

Tiffany Stratton cuts in front of Corey and Cole to get in the ring because she has something to say.

She says she has a bone to pick with Jade Cargill and she is not going to wait until tomorrow night.

Nick Aldis comes out and he tells Tiffany to think about this.  You are cleared as tolerated.  No physical contact before tomorrow's match.

Tiffany asks Nick if she cares what the doctors have to say after what happened last week.  She tells Jade to come out.

Jade's music plays and Nick tells her there is no physical contact.

Nick asks for security.

Jade says it is not that serious.  She is not going to do nothing.  She tasted her own blood a few weeks back and she wants that titlte.  Tomorrow night, Taffy time is up.

Tiffany comes up the aisle and goes after Jade but security stops Tiffany in mid air.

Jade backs up the aisle and Tiffany returns to the ring.

We take a look at Ilja Dragunov with a video package.

He says difficulties show.  We walk through hell, not to be consumed but to be defined.  Suffering is the true test of life.  

R Truth is dressed like Santa handing out candy to Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin.  

They ask Truth if he knows that it is Halloween but Truth says they ahve the wrong month.

Solo Sikoa says the Machine Guns were talking trash about his family.

Alex and Chris say they are going after the tag titles.

Solo tells Harry Potter that his guys are next in line.

Sabin says they are next in line so Solo says he will talk to Aldis about getting a match.

Tommaso Ciampa walks to the ring and interrupts the entrance and says Ilja can't give a title match to this nerd.

Frazer and Ciampa push each other and Ilja stops him.

Ilja says this challenge is for everyone, but Frazer is first and there are no rewards for jackasses.

Match Number One:  Ilja Dragunov versus Nathan Frazer (with Axiom) for the Men's United States Championship

Frazer wit a jumping knee and chops.  Ilja with a forearm.  Ilja with a chop and Irish whip.  Ilja runs into a boot and Ilja blocks a thrust kick.  Frazer with a thrust kick to send Ilja to the floor.  Frazer with a suicide dive.  Frazer sends Ilja back into the ring and he goes up top but Ilja stops Frazer and tries to press slam him but Frazer with punches and he leaps over Ilja.  Ilja with a waist lock and Frazer with back elbows.  Frazer avoids a kick and Ilja with a chop.  Ilja with a chop and he gets a near fall.  Ilja with knees to the head.  Frazer with a punch but Ilja with a forearm.  Ilja sends Frazer into the turnbuckles and chops him.  Frazer with a cutter on the top rope and he goes for a springboard move but Ilja moves so Frazer leaps back to the apron.  Ilja with a jumping knee to send Frazer into teh announce table.  Ilja with a German suplex on the floor.

Ilja sends Frazer into the apron and then back into the ring.  Frazer kicks Ilja and Ilja lifts Frazer from the ropes and Frazer lands on his feet and he gets a near fall with a rollup.  Ilja gets a near fall.  Ilja with a kick and chop.  Ilja sends Frazer into the turnbuckles.  Frazer pushes Ilja away and Ilja kicks Frazer.  Ilja with an Irish whip and a knee into the corner.  Ilja with a running boot to the head in the corner.  They go to the floor.  Ilja runs Frazer into the apron and hits a choke slam onto the apron.  Ilja gets a near fall.  Ilja with a side head lock.  Ilja with a slam and back senton for a near fall.  Ilja with chops and head butts.  Ilja with a German suplex and he holds on to the waist lock.  Ilja with a second German suplex and he holds on.  Frazer with an elbow and he powers out of the hold for a moment.  Ilja with a third German suplex but Frazer lands on his feet. 

Ilja goes for Konstantin Special but Frazer with a springboard moonsault into a reverse DDT and a shooting star press for a near fall.  Ilja and Frazer exchange forearms.  Ilja with a knee and chop.  Ilja misses a back fist but Frazer with a thrust kick.  Ilja blocks a second thrust kick.  Ilja with a back first and kick.  Ilja with a belly-to-back into an elevated forearm and slam.  Ilja gets a near fall.  Ilja goes up top and misses.  Ilja with a chop and Frazer with a kick.  Ilja with a chop and a knee.  Ilja misses a cross body and he goes over the top rope to the floor.  Frazer goes for a springboard move but Ilja with a clothesline from the apron.  Ilja misses a back senton from the turnbuckles.  Frazer goes up top and he hits a frog splash for a near fall.

Frazer backs Ilja into the corner and he chops Ilja.  Frazer with another chop.  Ilja with an Irish whip and Ilja misses a splash into the corner.  Frazer with a kick and a springboard drop kick for a near fall.  Frazer with punches and he goes to the turnbuckles for a Phoenix Splash.  Ilja moves and Frazer over rotates to roll through.  Ilja with elbows to the clavicle followed by a suplex for a near fall.  Ilja with punches to Frazer followed by a head butt.  Frazer kicks Ilja a few times.  Ilja with a kick to Frazer.  Ilja with an abdominal stretch with elbows to Frazer.  Ilja sets for a power bomb but Frazer with punches and he escapes.  Frazer with a chop and he puts Ilja on the turnbuckles and follows with a kick.  Frazer sets for a Frankensteiner but Ilja blocks it.  Ilja goes for a super power bomb, but Frazer counters with a Frankensteiner that sends Ilja to the floor.  Frazer with a suicide dive and a drop kick into the ring steps.

Frazer goes up top for the Phoenix Splash and he hits it for a near fall.  Frazer with punches to Ilja.  Ilja grabs Frazer's ankle and Frazer with more punches.  Frazer slaps Ilja and goes up top again.  Ilja goes up and crotches Frazer.  Frazer with a back elbow to send Ilja to the mat.  Ilja chops Frazer in the back of the legs.  Ilja goes to the turnbuckles for a German superplex and he hits it.  Ilja gets gets a near fall.  Ilja with orearms and Ilja falls to the mat.   Ilja with a forearm and a power bomb.  Ilja with H Bomb for the three count.

Winner:  Ilja Dragunov (retains championship)

After the match, they shake hands and hug.

Ciampa with a running forearm to the back of Frazer's head.

We go to commercial.

We are back with footage from the commercial break after Ciampa's attack.

We are in the back and Ilja stares down Ciampa and wants to know what is going on here.

Ilja sees Tama Tonga holding the title belt and he makes his noises and gives him the title belt back.

Match Number Two:  Kit Wilson versus Carmelo Hayes

Kit throws his jacket and punches Hayes.  Hayes with punches to Kit.  Kit with a thumb to the eye and a corkscrew back elbow.  Kit with an uppercut into the corner.  Kit with a Japanese stranglehold and he stomps on the back of the neck.  Kit with a swinging DDT for a near fall.  Kit with a European uppercut and a front face lock and punches.  Kit goes for a suplex but Hayes lands on his feet and he punches and chops Kit.  Hayes with a springboard clothesline and La Mistica.  Hayes with a suplex into a cutter for a near fall.  Kit rolls to the floor.  Hayes with a flip dive onto Kit.  Miz sends Hayes into teh ring post when the referee was focusing on Wilson.

Kit goes up top and hits an elbow drop for a near fall.  Kit charges at Hayes and Hayes with First 48 for the three count.

Winner:  Carmelo Hayes

After the match, Miz gives Hayes a Skull Crushing Finale.

Cathy Kelley is with Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair and she congratulates them on their title defense on Raw.

She asks about the Kabuki Warriors.

Alexa says if they have a problem with them, they know where they are.

Flair says she opened her life to Lexi and her life is better.  She says Nia has no friends.

Alexa says that Nia has been bitter for years.

Sami is in Nick's office and Sami says he knows that he isn't cleared.  He asks to be at ringside with the Machine Guns because of what will happen.

Nick says Sami is not cleared and it will only get worse with the MFTs.  He asks Sami to sit it out.

Cody shoes up and he tells Sami he is proud of what he did with the US Title.

Sami wish Cody luck tomorrow.

Nick asks Cody if he had anything to do with the attack on Jacob Fatu.

Cody says no.

Nick shows Cody the contract and he asks if everything is good. 

Cody says he knows everything is on the up and up, so he only has to show it to Drew.

Match Number Three:  Nia Jax versus Alexa Bliss (with Charlotte Flair)

Nia with a splash to the back when the bell rings.  Nia with a head butt.  Nia with an Irish whip and a splash into the corner.  Ni with an Irish whip and splash.  Nia puts Alexa on the turnbuckles and Alexa kicks Nia.  NIa with an arm drag but Alexa with a slap.  Nia screams and hits a body block. Nia with a head butt and she misses an elbow drop.  Nia goes for a power bomb and Alexa tries to counter with a rana but Nia holds on.  Nia sends Alexa shoulder first into the ring post but misses a hip on the apron into the ring post.  Alexa drop kicks Nia off the apron to the floor.  Nia catches Alexa off the apron and she hot shots Alexa and then sends Alexa into the ringside barrier.

\Alexa with punches to Nia.  Alexa with a drop kick but Nia with a clothesline for a near fall.  Nia puts Alexa in the ropes and she stink faces the back of Alexa's head.  Nia sends Alexa to the floor.  Alexa with a few jaw breakers but Nia with a head butt.  Nia with a Million Dollar Dream.  Nia with a splash into the corner and a running hip.  Nia goes for another one but Alexa moves and Nia hits the turnbuckles.  Alexa with a drop kick.  Nia sends Alexa to the floor and then knocks her off the apron into Flair's arms.  Alexa drops Nia on the middle rope.  Alexa with a punch but Nia with an Irish whip and she gingerly moves into a boot in the corner.  Alexa with a head scissors take down followed by kicks.  Alexa with punches and a drop kick.  Alexa with a cross body for a near fall.  Nia sends Alexa into the corner but misses a shoulder and hits the ring post.  Alexa sends Nia to the mat and Alexa goes up top.  Nia with a Samoan drop for a near fall.  

Nia kicks Alexa on the floor and she pushes Charlotte away.  NIa sends Alexa back into the ring and Nia sets for aNIAlator.  Flair gets on the apron and Alexa kicks Nia in the back of the leg and Alexa hits a drop kick for the three count.

Winner:  Alexa Bliss

Solo and the Insane Samoan Posse walk and they see Rey Fenix.

Solo asks him what does he want.

Fenix walks away and he comes back and he says he wants a piece of Talla.

Solo says the match will happen next week and Fenix slaps Talla.

Solo tells Talla to focus on tonight.

Damian Priest tells Aleister Black with everything you have done to him over the past few months, he should hate him, but he doesn't.  He doesn't hate the sneak attacks or that you used your wife.  He does not hate that you set his face on fire.  His existence is personal to you.  You win, now it is personal to him.  You know what is coming.  You won't know when and you won't know how, but you will know why.  Not even the devil himself will know.  You will feel his venom when punishment comes for him.  

They run through the card for Saturday NIght's Main Event.

Nick walks with Tiffany and they talk about the match tomorrow night.

Kiana and Giulia stop them and Kiana says Tiffany should have taken their offer.

Giulia says that Tiffany won't be able to speak after tomorrow night.

Chelsea says we are nine days away and Nick isn't sure what she is talking about.  Alba says she wants justice.

Green says she demands a match.

Giulia says if she thinks she is a better champion than she can prove it.

Nick makes the match for next week.

Green turns around and sees Nikki Cross and she freaks out and runs away.

Match Number Four:  Tama Tonga and JC Mateo (with Solo Sikoa, Talla Tonga, and Tonga Loa) versus Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley

Mateo backs Alex into the corner and he kicks and punches him.  Alex with chops and Sabin tags in.  Alex with a kick and they hit a missile drop kick and flatiner combination for a near fall.  Mateo with kicks and Tama tags in.  Tama with an elbow to the back of the head and he punches Sabin and applies a side head lock.  Alex tags in and they hit a double back elbow.  Thy knock Mateo off the apron and then send Tama to the floor.  They hit stereo pescados.  Sabin sends Tama back into the ring but Tama with a back elbow and forearm.  Sabin with a knee to the midsection and he tags in Alex.  Alex with a reverse atomic drop and they hit the Dream Sequence for a near fall.  Alex with jabs to Tama and a punch.  Mateo tags in and he hits a power slam and he knocks Sabin off the apron.

Mateo goes to the floor and he sends Alex into the apron.  Mateo with a punch.  Mateo gets a near fall.  Tama tags in nd he hits a clothesline.  Tama with a double sledge and punches for a near fall.  Tama with a suplex and he gets a near fall.  Mateo tags in and they hit a double head butt.  Alex with chops and Mateo with a back elbow and a short arm clothesline.  Mateo gets a near fall.  Mateo stops Alex from making the tag.  Mateo with a shoulder tackle.  Tama tags in and they Irish whip Alex.  Mateo with a splash and Tama with a flying splash for a near fall.  Mateo tags in and Alex with punches and elbows.  Alex with a flatliner into the turnbuckles and he starts the trip across the ring.  Tama tags in and Alex kicks him away and tags in Sabin.

Sabin with a baseball slide to Mateo and he goes up top and hits a missile drop kick on Tama.  Sabin with a super kick to Mateo and hits a tornado DDT using Tama.  Sabin with a tornado DDT to Tama from the turnbuckles for a near fall.  Sabin with a monkey flip and Alex tags in and he clotheslines Tama over the top rope to the floor.  Sabin tags in.  Alex with a baseball slide and Sabin with a suicide dive to Tama and Mateo.  They send Tama back into the ring and Talla goes after Sabin and misses.  They kick Talla.  Alex and Chris with kicks to Tama while Solo makes his way to the apron and he distracts the referee so Loa can knock Alex off the turnbuckles.  Tama with the Cutthroat for the three count.

Winners:  Tama Tonga and JC Mateo

After the match, Talla with a choke slam to Sabin while Loa kicks Alex.

Rey Fenix comes out and he kicks Talla from the apron and hits a springboard drop kick to Talla.  Talla with a boot and then Loa punches Rey.

Shinsuke Nakamura's music plays and he comes to the ring and he punches Loa and then he connects with an elbow to Tama and a kick to Mateo.  Talla catches Nakamura off the turnbuckles and he hits a choke slam.

Nick is in his office and he asks Drew if he looked at the contract and if there are any issues.

Drew says there are no problems.  Does Nick think he is going to go out there and say something he shouldn't.

Nick says he does and Drew tells him not to worry about it and let the job stress him out so much.

We go to commercial.

Next week, Rey Fenix faces Talla Tonga.  Ilja Dragunov has his open challenge.  Charlotte Flair faces Nia Jax. 

Nick Aldis is in the ring with TABLE, CHAIRS, and CONTRACT.

Nick brings out Cody Rhodes.

Cody wishes Salt Lake City a Happy Halloween.

Drew McIntyre makes his way to the ring.

Nick says there is only one thing to do and that is sign on the line.

Drew says he cannot sign this.  

Cody shows that he can sign a contract and he does it.

Nick tells Drew to give a reason why he will not sign it.

Drew says it is lopsided.

Nick says it is the standard contract so he tells Drew to sign it.

Drew says no.  He asks what happens if he gets disqualified?  He keeps the title.  If he gets counted out?  He keeps the title.  If Cody gets counted out or disqualified again, Cody keeps his title.  Drew says he will not sign the contract.

Nick tells Drew if he doesn't want to sign it, he has had it with him.  There are tons of men back there who will gladly take your place and he will happily get someone to sign the contract and have a shot at Cody tomorrow night.

Drew tells Nick to get one of them.

Cody stops Drew and he tells him to sit down.  

Drew says this better be good.

Cody asks Drew what does he really want.  Does he want a stipulation or clause added to the contract that says if he is disqualified or counted out, he loses the title. 

Drew says yes.

Cody says he is 110 percent fine with that.

Nick tells Cody to think about it.

Cody says he does not want an easy way out.

Drew says he will sign the contract now.

Nick says he is not happy with that and Cody says we all need to end this so let it happen.

Drew tells Nick to do the right thing.

Nick give the okay.

Drew signs the contract.

Drew says this is a happy moment but he is sad that they are not friends.  He says he wrote the blueprint for Cody to finish the story.  You are corporate America and everyone cheers you when they should boo you.  Drew says he does not use his influence to get things.  He says he is the Real American Dream.  

Cody chuckles at the word play.  He says you should be proud of what you did.  You made a blueprint that people still follow today.  When the bright lights were shattered and you had to climb back up the mountain.  You did this because you loved it.  We owe you a debt of gratitude when you became the Scottish Warrior.  You did so much that WWE had to call you back.

That is where the stories change.  Cody says when he got fed up, he grew some balls and walked out.  You got fired.  Good luck tomorrow.  Nice guys used to finish last, and then he showed up.

Drew syas Cody will not get the last word and spin this your way to have the fans cheer you.  You give and give and they take.  One day they will turn on you like so many have turned on him.  You wear your orange suit to impress the people on Halloween.  What would be impressive is if you were with them right now trick or treating.  Your lovely daughters.  Drew asks Cody what are his daughter's names.

Cody sends Drew's head into the table and he swings at Drew with the title belt but he misses and Drew goes to the floor.

Nick reminds Cody that if he hits Drew tomorrow, he loses the title.

Cody pushes Nick out of the way and Drew with a Claymore to Cody.  Drew with a powr bomb through the table.  He tells Cody to go home and see his precious family because he will take what means the most to him.  He will become the new WWE Champion, no matter what it takes.

We go to credits.

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