Smackdown
WWE Performance Center
May 29, 2020
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“Then. Now. Forever.” The WWE video leads us into the show.
We go outside the Performance Center to see an ambulance. Elias is
on the ground being looked at by EMTs. Elias is gripping his arm in
pain. Renee Young is on the scene. There’s a crashed Toyota up on a
curb that apparently hit Elias. The police pull out a bottle of
whiskey and discover the vehicle is registered to Jeff Hardy.
Kayla Braxton is with WWE Universal Champion Braun Strowman, who was
a witness. Strowman says he was just getting here when he saw the
car crash and hit Elias. He hopes they catch the SOB who did this.
All of a sudden the camera cuts over and officials run up to Jeff
Hardy, who is unconscious and in rough shape. Jason Jordan is one of
the producers. Police grab Hardy and say he smells like alcohol.
Hardy says he hasn’t been drinking. The police then handcuff Hardy
and arrest him. Renee Young says Hardy appears to be inebriated.
Elias is being loaded into an ambulance and looks in rough shape.
Hardy looks devastated. Hardy has no idea what is going on. Jamie
Noble tells Hardy to just cooperate. The police drive off with Hardy
in the back of the car. The ambulance drives off with Elias.
-Commercial Break-
The WWE SmackDown roster is backstage wondering what is going on.
Adam Pearce addresses them and says Elias was hit by a car, but his
injuries aren’t life threatening. Someone comes up and whispers
something to Pearce. Pearce announces Jeff Hardy has been arrested.
Sheamus is outraged and says Hardy is a dirty junkie with a bunch of
strikes. AJ Styles says it should be him against Daniel Bryan in the
finals. Bryan says a lot of people would like an opportunity. Styles
says that’s the dumbest thing he’s ever heard. Bryan should take a
free ride to the finals. Bryan says he isn’t a coward. Sheamus she
he agrees with Bryan and deserves another shot. Hardy is a junkie
that got a quick one over him. Sheamus challenges Bryan.
King Corbin walks up and doesn’t think Sheamus should get another
shot. Styles says this is not what he signed up for. All the guys
making noise already lost. Styles is taking his free ride to the
finals since Elias can’t compete. Sheamus wants to face Corbin and
Bryan in a triple threat with the winner going to the
Intercontinental Championship finals. Jey Uso walks up and says he
wants a chance. Dolph Ziggler says he’s a 6-time Intercontinental
Champion. Everyone has forgotten how good he is. Shorty G says no
one forgot… they just remembered that Ziggler is an enormous
jackass. Pearce says Styles will get a free ride to the final. We’ll
have a Battle Royal with the winner facing Daniel Bryan. The winner
of that match will face Styles in the finals. Pearce says the Battle
Royal is next. Everyone leaves but Bryan and Styles. Styles says
Bryan really is an idiot.
-Commercial Break-
10-Man Battle Royal
Participants: King Corbin, Sheamus, Drew Gulak, Dolph Ziggler,
Cesaro, Shinsuke Nakamura, Shorty G, Jey Uso, Lince Dorado, and Gran
Metalik
The winner will face Daniel Bryan in the Intercontinental
Championship tournament. The winner of that match will face AJ
Styles in the finals of the tournament.
The bell rings, and a big brawl breaks out. Metalik kicks Cesaro
back. NXT wrestlers are at ringside rooting it on. Corbin gets Uso
over the top rope, but he hangs on. Gulak and Nakamura battle on the
apron. Cesaro powers Dorado onto the apron, but he gets back in.
Cesaro nearly eliminates Dorado again. Metalik nearly eliminates
Ziggler and he wildly hangs onto the ropes. Cesaro presses Ziggler
above his head and throws him, but Ziggler grazes the ropes and
hangs on somehow! Sheamus is choking Uso when Shorty G runs up and
nearly eliminates him. Corbin fights off Dorado and Metalik. Corbin
then eliminates Dorado.
Gulak sneaks up on Corbin and dumps him over the top rope to the
apron. Corbin snaps Gulak off the top rope and gives him a hip toss
over the top rope to eliminate him. Sheamus chokes Metalik. On the
other side of the ring, Shorty G avoids a knee from Nakamura.
Metalik hits Corbin and Ziggler with a double handspring elbow.
Ziggler soon superkicks Metalik, and Corbin throws Metalik over the
top rope to eliminate him. Corbin and Ziggler high five before
trying to eliminate Corbin. Ziggler says he was just messing around.
Corbin then eliminates Ziggler. Jey Uso then superkicks Corbin out
of the ring to eliminate him!
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Sheamus and Cesaro double-teaming
Shorty G. They double clothesline him and high five. It’s a brief
reuniting of The Bar. G attacks Sheamus, but Sheamus puts him on the
top rope. G then applies an arm bar to Sheamus while hanging over
the top rope. Sheamus powers him up, so G kicks him back. G then
hits a tornado DDT. Uso superkicks Cesaro and Nakamura. G hits a
rolling kick to Cesaro before Uso hits a running hip attack.
Nakamura misses kick on Uso, but catches him on the back end. Cesaro
saves Nakamura from G eliminating him. Cesaro throws G over the top
rope, btu he hangs on. Cesaro uppercuts him, but G hangs on. G pulls
Cesaro over the top rope, and his feet hit the ground! Cesaro is
furious!
Nakamura knees G and goes for some kicks, but G ducks them all. G
then gives Nakamura a belly-to-belly overhead suplex over the top
rope to eliminate him! Referees try to keep Nakamura from getting
back in the ring. While they’re distracted, the already eliminated
Cesaro eliminates Shorty G! The referees didn’t see it despite
Shorty G’s protests.
We’re down to Sheamus and Jey Uso. Uso unloads on Sheamus with
punches. Uso hits Sheamus before snapping him off the top rope. They
eventually fight to the apron and Sheamus thumbs the eyes. They
punch it out on the apron, both having gone over the top rope. If
one goes down, the other wins. Sheamus blocks a superkick and sends
him hard into the ring post. Sheamus then Brogue Kicks him off the
apron to win!
Winner: Sheamus
Sheamus will face Daniel Bryan later tonight in the Intercontinental
Championship semifinals.
We’ll see another episode of A Moment of Bliss with special guests
The New Day.
Sonya Deville is warming up backstage. She says the same fate Mandy
Rose faced is coming for Lacey Evans. She needs to put her hair up
and square up. Evans attacks her from behind and says she’ll see her
in the ring.
-Commercial Break-
Shorty G is arguing with Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura. G says they
stole his opportunity. Cesaro says this is the big leagues. Does
Shorty G really believe someone like him can be Intercontinental
Champion? Cesaro says he’ll let Shorty G be the bigger man and walk
away rather than get in the ring with him again. G knocks Cesaro
down and says, “Challenge accepted.”
Lacey Evans vs. Sonya Deville
Evans takes Deville down and says she’ll show Deville what a blonde
can do. Evans drops down and gives Deville a chance. Evans tries to
outwrestle her, but Deville fights back. They reach a stalemate.
They lock up, and Evans hooks a side headlock. Deville shoulder
blocks her down and laughs. Deville puts her hair up, and Evans kips
up. Evans puts her hair up as well. Evans ducks a right hand and
kicks her down. Evans wipes the sweat off before throwing the hankie
in her face. Deville viciously punches her in the face and shoves
her hard into the corner. Deville pulls the hair and punches her in
the face. Deville takes her down and stands on the hair. Deville
kicks her in the chest and covers for a two count.
Deville stands on the hair, and Evans takes her down. Evans kicks
her in the midsection and hits a facebuster before doing a gator
roll. Evans rolls her to the apron and puts the apron over her face.
Deville quickly takes her down on the floor. They brawl, and the
referee counts them both out.
Double Count-Out
Evans and Deville continue to brawl before Evans whips her hard into
the corner of the commentary table. Evans gets in the ring and
demands to fight. Deville says she’ll fight on her own terms and
walks off.
A disclaimer comes up for The Forgotten Sons. Wesley Blake, Steve
Cutler, and Jaxson Ryker talk about being different together. Blake
says their blood is on their hands.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross are
talking backstage. The New Day walk up and get psyched. A Moment of
Bliss is next. It’s a Tag Team Champion Summit.
-Commercial Break-
A Moment of Bliss with The New Day
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross make
their way to the ring. They introduce SmackDown Tag Team Champions
The New Day. Big E and Kofi Kingston are wearing black arm bands
that say, “Shad.” Bliss welcomes them to the show and mention this
is a Tag Team Summit. Cross says she has a present for The New Day.
She gives them a box of Scottish pancakes. They’re handmade. It’s
her grandma’s special recipe. The New Day didn’t come empty handed.
Big E pulls out coffee beans from his tights and says it’s from
“Jabooty.” They stir it up and give it to Bliss, who looks grossed
out.
Bliss asks them what tag teams standout to The New Day. Kofi
Kingston says The Forgotten Sons stood out at Money in the Bank. Big
E says Bliss and Cross have been mixing it up with The IIconics, but
who on SmackDown…
SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley comes out to the ring with Sasha
Banks. Bayley says she sees two great Tag Team Champions in the
ring, but not the best Tag Team Champions. Banks says she doesn’t
see it. They get in the ring. Banks takes off her jacket and throws
it in Bliss’ face. Banks is wearing a black arm band that says,
“Hana.” Bliss says there are five champions in the ring… where’s
Banks’? Bayley says Banks is the G.O.A.T. Banks says since she is
the conversation, they put the Tag Titles on the map. If it weren’t
for them, the titles wouldn’t even be here. If they wanted to, they
could win them right back. Bliss tells them to name a time and
place. Bayley says at this time and place, her best friend Sasha
will show what a great tag team they are when she beats Bliss right
here and now. Banks doesn’t look happy about that since she’s
wearing big heels. Bayley runs off to get her wrestling boots. Bliss
dropkicks Banks out of the ring.
-Commercial Break-
Nikki Cross and Bayley will be on commentary for this match.
Alexa Bliss vs. Sasha Banks
Sasha Banks is still putting her sneakers on before pushing Bliss
into the corner. Bliss blocks a kick and rolls her up a few times
for one counts. Banks sends her to the ropes, but Bliss takes her
down again. Banks rolls her up for a two count. Banks blocks a kick,
but Bliss punches her in the face and poses. Bliss hits a takedown
and attacks the arm. Bliss hits Insult To Injury for a near fall.
Banks blocks a slap and drives her into the turnbuckle before
hitting a slingshot double knee for a near fall. Banks punches away
at Bliss for another two count. Banks slaps Bliss in the face and
stomps her before choking her. Banks hits a snapmare followed by a
meteora for another near fall.
Banks applies a double arm rest hold. Bliss fights up, so Banks hits
a backbreaker for a near fall. Bliss punches back at her before
slamming Banks down. Nikki Cross is standing on the table chanting
for Bliss. Bliss hits a pair of clotheslines before countering a hip
toss and hitting a dropkick. Banks quickly puts her in the corner
and hits another meteora followed by a double knee drop for a near
fall. Bliss rolls through a backstabber before hitting a
head-scissor takeover. Bliss then drops her with a punch. Bliss goes
to the top rope. Bayley gets on the apron, so Cross jumps up to stop
her. Bayley pushes Cross into Bliss, knocking her off the top rope.
Banks rolls her up for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Sasha Banks
We’ll take a look at Otis and Mandy Rose’s vacation later tonight.
We’ll have an update on the Jeff Hardy situation, next.
-Commercial Break-
Replays are shown of how the show kicked off with Elias down and
Jeff Hardy being arrested.
Daniel Bryan will take on Sheamus in the Semifinals of the
Intercontinental Championship Tournament.
Cesaro w/ Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Shorty G
The bell rings, and G hits Cesaro with a pair of rolling kicks. G
rolls him up for a near fall. G connects with a back elbow and hits
a moonsault block off the top rope for a near fall. G takes him down
and hits a leg breaker. Cesaro quickly knocks him back before
connecting with a stiff clothesline. Cesaro clubs him and uppercuts
him down. Cesaro connects with a deadlift gutwrench suplex for
another near fall. Cesaro applies a chin lock before kneeing him.
Cesaro sends him into the ropes, but misses a clothesline. G then
hits a dropkick to the knee. G goes for a rolling kick, but Cesaro
counters into a wicked powerbomb for a near fall!
Cesaro hits a running uppercut on G and puts him on the top rope.
Cesaro clubs the back and goes for a back suplerplex. G flips
through and lands on his feet! G applies an ankle lock, but Cesaro
rolls through. G hits the ropes hard. Cesaro annihilates him with an
uppercut, but G kicks out. Cesaro goes for a Gotch Neutralizer, but
G counters with a back body drop. G counters a powerbomb and rolls
him up for the win!
Winner by Pinfall: Shorty G
Coming up next, we’ll take a look at Otis and Mandy Rose in the
pool.
-Commercial Break-
Video Package: Otis and Mandy Rose are at a pool drinking peach
champagne. Mandy wants to take a nap and dreams about making out
with Otis. Otis does a cannonball and splashes her, waking her up.
She gets in the pool and makes out with him.
WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle makes an appearance. Angle says back in
the day he used to run SmackDown with guys like Undertaker, Hulk
Hogan, Edge, and Randy Orton working for him. Angle is looking
forward to Edge and Orton will do at Backlash. Angle then announces
the next SmackDown superstar, a guy he’s gotten to know over the
past few months and refereed his last match on NXT.
Video Package: Matt Riddle is coming to Friday Night SmackDown
Sheamus is backstage with Kayla Braxton. Sheamus says he’s never won
the Intercontinental Championship. If he wins, he’ll be the first
Ultimate Grand Slam Champion. No one will stop him. There’s no place
for the weak. Daniel Bryan walks up, and they go face-to-face.
Sheamus says if Bryan has something to say, then he should say it.
Sheamus pokes him, so Bryan kicks him in the shin.
Daniel Bryan takes on Sheamus, next.
-Commercial Break-
John Morrison and The Miz will have a warning for WWE Universal
Champion Braun Strowman next week. We’ll also see Alexa Bliss and
Nikki Cross defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship against
Bayley and Sasha Banks.
Intercontinental Championship Tournament Semifinal Match
Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus
They lock up, and Sheamus takes him down with a headlock takeover.
Bryan fights up, but Sheamus takes him back down. Bryan gets up and
digs his foot into the back of Sheamus’ knee. Bryan gets out and
applies a chin lock. Sheamus fights up and backs him to the corner
before slamming him. Sheamus kicks him and mocks Bryan. Sheamus
talks a little trash to Bryan and takes him down. Bryan backs
Sheamus to the corner and chops away at the chest before kicking
away at him. Bryan punches him, but Sheamus explodes out of the
corner with a clothesline. Sheamus stomps him and hits an uppercut.
Sheamus clubs the back and rips at the face. Sheamus jumps on the
lower back and applies an arm bar. Sheamus knees him to the corner
before whipping him to the opposite side. Bryan backflips over him,
hits the ropes, ducks a clothesline, and hits a flying elbow. Bryan
gets him out of the ring and hits a suicide dive!
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Bryan attacking Sheamus’ arm.
Sheamus whips him off, but Bryan gets out of a slam. Sheamus backs
him to the corner and viciously elbows him in the head a few times.
Sheamus continues to elbow him in the face to take him down before
taunting the crowd. Sheamus knees Bryan in the face before sending
him hard into the barricade. Sheamus mocks Michael Cole and does the
“YES” chant.
Bryan gets in the ring, so Sheamus goes to the top rope. Sheamus
hits a diving clothesline for a near fall. Sheamus shouts that he’s
the creator of the “YES Movement” because he beat Bryan at
WrestleMania in 18 seconds. Bryan fights back and comes off the
second rope, but Sheamus counters with an Irish Curse Backbreaker!
Sheamus goes to the Cloverleaf, but Bryan pulls himself to the
bottom rope to break the hold. Sheamus talks more trash to Bryan and
goes for the 10 Beats of the Bodhrán, but Bryan fights back and
snaps him off the top rope. Bryan goes to the top rope, but Sheamus
kicks his feet out. Sheamus goes for a superplex, but Bryan fights
it and head-butts him down to the mat. Bryan then hits a missile
dropkick before getting up and hitting some YES Kicks to Sheamus’
chest. Sheamus ducks a big kick and goes for a slam, but Bryan
counters with a crucifix pin for a near fall. Sheamus powers him up
and hits White Noise for a near fall.
Sheamus punches Bryan to the corner and uppercuts him. Sheamus looks
like his equilibrium is affecting him. Bryan hits a drop-toe-hold
into the ropes before attacking. Sheamus quickly turns him inside
out with an Irish Hammer. Sheamus sets up for a Brogue Kick when all
of a sudden Jeff Hardy walks down! Bryan hits a distracted Sheamus
with a Busaiku Knee Kick for the win!
Winner by Pinfall: Daniel Bryan
Jeff Hardy immediately attacks Sheamus and knocks him out of the
ring! Sheamus quickly retreats from the ring.
Daniel Bryan will face AJ Styles in the finals of the
Intercontinental Championship Tournament in two weeks.