Smackdown
WWE Performance Center
May 22, 2020
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WWE SmackDown kicks off with a video tribute for Memorial Day.
The Dirt Sheet with The Miz, John Morrison and Braun Strowman
In the WWE Performance Center, it’s The Dirt Sheet with The Miz and
John Morrison. They welcome everyone to the show as Morrison says
that his abs are now Twitter-certified influencers. Miz says he
refuses to believe that we live in a world where this man is Money
in the Bank. We see a clip of Otis with the briefcase.
They go on to insult Otis as Miz says it’s people like Braun
Strowman who are to blame. Strowman got into their business last
week when he decided to team with Otis to go against them. Miz says
Otis has the contract and he could cash in any time, any place. It
doesn’t make sense.
Morrison says like how Becky Lynch decided to have a child with Seth
Rollins and he wouldn’t show his face around here either. Miz asks
what’s wrong with Morrison. They go on to say how even Wyatt chose
stuffed animals over Braun Strowman. And for a Dirt Sheet exclusive,
they have other FireFly Fun House puppets which were rejected by
Wyatt which he still likes more than Strowman.
We see sock puppets on the screen. The first one is called Shiloh
the lonely laundry lass and the second is Dookie the Diaper boy. The
third one is a barbie doll called Mandyquin Rose.
As they are talking, Braun Strowman’s music hits and out comes
Strowman with a smile on his face as he’s laughing.
Strowman gets in the ring and roars, scaring the tag team. He tosses
both chairs out of the ring and asks them what’s up. He says they
are kind of funny, their show is not half bad and thanks them for
having him on. Morrison says he wasn’t booked. He tells them to ask
him a question about Bray Wyatt and his puppets at Money in the
Bank. Miz asks Strowman if he thinks Wyatt is done with him. Miz
tells him he fought with Wyatt and Wyatt sent him spiraling down and
Morrison was there to save him.
Morrison says Strowman will never be the man the Miz is. He must
feel like a bad ass because he pinned him last week. Morrison gets
in Strowman’s face as Miz tries to calm him down as Strowman accepts
Morrison’s challenge against The Miz. Strowman tells Miz he is about
to get these hands.
-Commercial Break-
Braun Strowman vs. The Miz with John Morrison
The bell rings and we are under way. A right hand by Miz which
doesn’t faze Strowman as he gets Miz in the corner and a right hand
by Strowman. He taunts Morrison who is on the outside. Strowman
slams Miz into the turnbuckle. He sends Miz to the ropes and a
shoulder tackle takes The Miz down. Strowman sends Miz to the ropes
and runs towards him. Miz lowers the top rope and Strowman goes to
the outside. With the referee distracted, Morrison hits Strowman
with a flying knee to the face.
Strowman gets up and runs towards The Miz but Miz moves out of the
way and Strowman hits the ring post. Strowman gets in the ring, a
double axehandle by Miz. He jumps off the top rope but Strowman
catches him, Miz with a rake to the eyes. A dropkick to the knee by
The Miz, he goes for a DDT but Strowman blocks it.
Braun throws Miz across the ring. Morrison gets on the ring apron
but he’s knocked down by Strowman. The Miz is down and as he gets
up, Strowman lands a running powerslam. He goes for the cover and
gets the pin.
Winner: Braun Strowman
John Morrison gets on the microphone after the match and challenges
Braun Strowman to a match. He challenges Braun Strowman to a
handicap match at Backlash for the WWE Universal championship. Braun
Strowman accepts.
-Commercial Break-
WWE Intercontinental Championship Qualifier – AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke
Nakamura
The bell rings and we are under way. Styles gets Nakamura in the
corner as the referee breaks it up. Both men in the middle of the
ring and a head lock by Styles as Nakamura pushes him to the ropes
and the referee breaks it up. Nakamura with a head lock of his own
as he wrestles Styles down and both men are back up.
Styles reverses it into an arm bar waist lock. Nakamura reverses
that and AJ gets out of it. Both men exchange reversals. Nakamura
sends Styles to the ropes but Styles with a double chop. A drop kick
by Styles takes Nakamura down. AJ gets Shinsuke in the corner and a
chop to the chest by Styles as he sends Nakamura to the ropes.
Styles runs towards Nakamura but an elbow to the face by Nakamura
followed by a knee to the midsection.
Nakamura with a right hand as both men exchange right hands and
Styles with a step up inzighuri. Styles goes for a suplex, Nakamura
lands on his feet and a kick by Nakamura. He gets AJ in between the
ropes as Nakamura drops him onto the mat.
-Commercial Break-
Back form commercial, both men in the ring and Nakamura with kicks
taking Styles down. Nakamura goes for a kick but Styles blocks it
and an overhead kick by Styles as both men are down. A clothesline
by Styles as he lifts Nakamura up and drops him neck first onto his
knee. He goes for the cover but Nakamura kicks out. Styles gets up
as Nakamura runs towards him but Styles grabs Nakamura’s leg and he
locks in the calf crusher. Nakamura gets to the ropes and the
referee breaks it up.
Styles grabs Nakamura but an overhead kick by Nakamura. He goes for
a sliding knee, AJ ducks and Styles hits him with a forearm to the
face. He goes for the cover but Nakamura kicks out. Both men up as
Nakamura lands the Mishinoku driver. He goes for the cover but
Styles kicks out. Nakamura tries to lift Styles up but Styles fights
back. Nakamura flies fof the second rope and lands a flying knee.
Nakamura with a sliding knee. He goes for the cover but once more
Styles kicks out. Nakamura goes for the Kinshasa but Styles reverses
it into a cover but Nakamura reverses it into a triangle choke.
Styles reverses it into the Styles Clash. He goes for the cover but
Nakamura kicks out.
Both men get back up as Styles gets on the ring apron. He’s about to
jump off the top rope but Nakamura catches him with a kick. Nakamura
runs towards Styles as AJ hits him with a kick. Styles with the
Phenomenal Forearm off the top rope. He goes for the cover and gets
the pin.
Winner: AJ Styles
Sasha Banks and Bayley are backstage. Bayley tells Banks she doesn’t
want her in her corner for her match tonight because people think
she can’t win without Banks. Bayley says she doesn’t want to get
anyone any reason to believe that she can’t win without her and she
knows Sasha has her back.
-Commercial Break-
NXT Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair vs. WWE SmackDown Women’s
Champion Bayley
The bell rings and we are under way. Charlotte slams Bayley into the
corner. She runs towards Bayley but Bayley moves out of the way and
slams Charlotte onto the mat. She goes for the cover but Charlotte
kicks out. Bayley mocks Flair as she does the Flair strut.
Charlotte gets back up and a waist lock by the NXT champion which is
reversed by Bayley. Charlotte with a back elbow takes Bayley down.
She walks towards Bayley and Bayley with a double leg take down. She
goes for the cover with both of her feet on the ropes but the
referee sees it. Flair drops Bayley and goes for the cover with her
feet on the ropes as the referee breaks that up.
Both women back up as Bayley sends Flair to the corner but Flair
flips over and lands on the ring apron. Bayley runs towards Flair
but Flair with a kick onto Bayley. Flair still on her feet as Bayley
trips her up. Bayley goes to the outside but Flair sends her over
the barricade. Flair grabs Michael Cole’s headset and she calls out
Sasha Banks.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, Charlotte with a head lock in the middle of
the ring. We see Sasha Banks standing backstage watching the match.
Flair slams Bayley into the corner and a chop to the chest as Bayley
falls to the mat. Flair drags Bayley into the corner. She gets on
the third rope but Bayley trips her down. Bayley runs towards Flair
but Flair with a knee. She runs towards Bayley but Bayley lowers the
top rope and Flair falls to the outside. Flair grabs Bayley’s foot
but Bayley kicks her into the ring post.
Bayley goes to the outside and slams Flair into the barricade and
into the ring apron. She gets in the ring and as does Flair. Bayley
goes for the cover but Flair kicks out. Flait with a back elbow and
she goes for a roll up but Bayley kicks out. Both women back up and
a clothesline by Bayley. She goes for the cover but Charlotte kicks
out. A headlock by Bayley and right hands by Flair but Bayley with a
knee to the stomach slows Flair down.
A run to the ropes by Bayley but Flair catches her and a fall away
slam takes Bayley down. Both women back up and Flair with right
hands as she gets Bayley in the corner. Flair goes for a right hand,
Bayley ducks and she gets Flair in the corner. Bayley backs up, runs
towards Flair but Flair catches her and lands a neck breaker as she
throws Bayley into the corner as Bayley falls to the mat.
Flair gets on the third floor, goes for the moon sault as Bayley
moves out of the way. Flair lands on her feet and she hits Bayley
with a big boot. She goes for the cover but Bayley kicks out. Flair
stomps on Bayley’s left leg. She places Bayley’s leg on the bottom
rope and Flair gets on the ring apron. Bayley fights back as she
hangs Flair up on the middle rope. Flair gets back in the ring as
Bayley grabs her and places her in the corner.
Bayley with a running knee into the corner. Bayley gets on the top
rope and an elbow drop by Bayley but Flair gets the knees up. Flair
drops Bayley and a Walls of Jericho by Flair. Bayley reverses it
into a cover but Flair kicks out. Flair runs towards Bayley but
Bayley moves out of the way and Flair lands face first into the
second turnbuckle pad. Bayley climbs the top rope and an elbow drop.
She goes for the cover but the NXT champion kicks out. Bayley with a
chop to the chest as Flair asks for more.
Again, Bayley with more chops to the chest. She grabs Flair’s leg
and goes for the Figure Four but a right hand by Flair takes Bayley
down. A chop to the chest by Flair as she gets Bayley in the corner.
The referee breaks it up, Bayley catches her with a kick, Flair
reverses it into a cover, Bayley reverses that and gets Flair in the
cover. Bayley puts her arms on the ropes for momentum and gets the
pin.
Winner: WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley
-Commercial Break-
Sasha Banks and Bayley are backstage celebrating. Bayley tells Sasha
she didn’t believe she could beat Flair. There’s a pause and Bayley
says she was kidding, she knew that Sasha knew she would beat Flair.
Mixed Tag Team Match: Sonya Deville and Dolph Ziggler vs. Mandy Rose
and Otis
The bell rings and we are under way. Mandy and Sonya start the
match. Otis says he wants to start the match and it’s Otis and
Ziggler. Otis throws Ziggler around followed by a spinning power
slam. Otis with a splash on Ziggler in the corner. Ziggler gets in
between the ropes, forcing Otis to back away. Sonya is tagged in and
it’s her and Mandy in the ring.
Sonya gets Mandy in the corner and right hands by Sonya. The referee
breaks it up as Mandy with takes Sonya down. Meanwhile, Ziggler
trips Otis off the ring apron and pushes Otis shoulder first into
the ring steps. Mandy goes to the outside to check on Otis.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, Sonya with a kick takes Mandy down in the
middle of the ring. She kicks Mandy around as Otis is still down on
the outside. Sonya throws Mandy into the corner and right hands by
Sonya. The referee breaks it up and Mandy with a right hand. She
goes for the roll up but a kick out. Sonya with a kick onto Mandy
who tried to tag Otis into the match. Sonya with a head lock.
Mandy with a jaw breaker counter but Sonya with a kick takes Mandy
down. A kick to the chest by Sonya as she taunts Otis. Sonya runs to
the ropes but a jumping knee to the face by Mandy takes Sonya down.
Mandy tags Otis in and Ziggler is in. Otis slams Ziggler down. A big
splash in the corner. Otis goes for another splash and Ziggler falls
to the mat. Ziggler tags Sonya in and Mandy is tagged in. A
clothesline by Mandy followed by a right hand.
Otis and Ziggler are fighting on the outside. Mandy with a flying
knee. She goes for the cover but Sonya kicks out. Otis with right
hands on the outside. Mandy with a double under hook on Sonya but
Sonya with a knee followed by a kick to the back of the neck. She
goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winners: Sonya Deville and Dolph Ziggler
Otis checks on Mandy in the ring as Ziggler hits Otis with a super
kick.
Jeff Hardy is backstage. He says two weeks ago he asked the WWE
Universe to join him for one more good run. And now, it has lead him
to the Intercontinental championship tournament. Hardy says it was
the first championship he won on his own and if he could win it
again, everything would be coming full circle for him. And what
better way to start it than to beat the bully who tried to pull him
down. He says he will beat Sheamus tonight.
-Commercial Break-
An image plays in tribute of the late Shad Gaspard who passed away.
The Forgotten Sons are backstage. They cut a promo talking about how
they they have gone through dark times and aren’t afraid to admit
it. They talk about how they have their blood on the hands of others
and it’s only fair that the blood of others be on their hands.
Miz asks Morrison what he was thinking putting him in a match
earlier tonight. Morrison tells him to look on the bright side, they
have a championship match. In comes Renee Young who asks about their
match at Backlash. Morrison says Strowman’s track record in handicap
matches sucks. Miz says they will make Strowman’s life a living
hell. Miz and Morrison yell hey, hey as they lean into Young who
reluctantly says ho ho.
-Commercial Break-
WWE Intercontinental Championship Qualifier – Jeff Hardy vs. Sheamus
The bell rings and we are under way. Sheamus gets Hardy in the
corner as the referee breaks it up. Sheamus lifts Jeff and gets him
in the corner. A head lock by Hardy followed by a take down. Sheamus
reverses it into an arm bar but Jeff reverses that. Sheamus sends
Jeff to the ropes and a right hand by Sheamus. He sends Jeff to the
ropes but a kick to the face by Jeff followed by a forearm punch.
Jeff runs to the ropes but Sheamus takes Hardy down. Hardy on the
ring apron as Sheamus taunts Hardy but Hardy throws Sheamus to the
outside. Hardy on the ring apron jumps off but Sheamus catches him
and slams him into the ring post. Sheamus gets Hardy on his
shoulders and throws him onto the announce table. Sheamus yelling at
Michael Cole about how he kept putting Jeff Hardy over but not
himself.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, Sheamus with a head lock on Hardy in the
middle of the ring. He drops Hardy and a jumping knee to the head by
Sheamus onto Hardy. Right hands by Hardy but Sheamus quickly takes
him down. Sheamus with a clothesline. Hardy gets up and right hands
by Hardy. Sheamus runs towards Hardy but he knocks Sheamus away.
Jeff climbs the top rope and the whisper in the wind. He goes for
the cover but Sheamus kicks out. Jeff with right hands but Sheamus
kicks him away.
Sheamus with the Irish curse back breaker on Hardy. Sheamus with
three back breakers. Sheamus says this is a great work out. Sheamus
throws Hardy onto the ring apron. Sheamus clobbering Hardy. Sheamus
tells Corey Graves he’s in the best shape of his life. He lifts
Hardy up but Hardy lands on his feet. Right hands by Hardy as
Sheamus runs towards Jeff but Jeff moves out of the way and Sheamus
lands shoulder first into the ring post.
Jeff with a forearm takes Sheamus down. An atomic drop followed by
the leg drop. He goes for the cover but Sheamus kicks out. Jeff goes
for the Twist of Fate but Sheamus rolls to the outside of the ring.
Jeff goes to the outside and slams Sheamus shoulder first into the
steel post. Jeff climbs the barricade and walks it jumping and lands
a clothesline on Sheamus.
Both men are down on the outside. Jeff throws Sheamus into the ring
and climbs the top rope. Jeff goes for the Swanton but Sheamus gets
the knees up. Sheamus goes for the cover but Jeff kicks out. Sheamus
with a knee to the face. He goes for the cover but Jeff kicks out.
Sheamus goes for the Brogue Kick but Jeff ducks, he runs towards
Sheamus and rolls Sheamus up and gets the pin.
Winner: Jeff Hardy