Smackdown
WWE Performance Center
June 12, 2020
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WWE SmackDown kicks off with clips from last week’s show involving
Jeff Hardy and Sheamus.
WWE Backlash contract signing – Jeff Hardy vs. Sheamus
Live in the Performance Center, Renee Young is in the ring for the
contract signing. Young welcomes Sheamus out to the ring first. He
makes his way down to the ring with a doctor who is holding a jar
and security guards. They place a large black square in the ring as
well. Renee welcomes Jeff Hardy to the ring.
Young asks Sheamus what everything is about. He says he doesn’t want
to offend her. Jeff accuses Sheamus of hitting a man with a car.
Sheamus says he had nothing to do with what happened between himself
and Elias. Hardy tells him not even his security team will be able
to help him at Backlash.
Sheamus says the security is here for him. Before he signs the
contract, he needs assurance. He says Jeff can’t be trusted. It
could be the alcohol or the pills. That’s why he got his lawyer to
convince WWE management that for the safety of everyone, before he
signs, Jeff will have to take a urine test. He tells Jeff if he
fails, which he probably will, he will be in a lot of trouble. And
there would be no match at Backlash because he won’t step in the
ring with a junkie.
Jeff says his name is Jeff Hardy and he is an alcoholic. And if this
is what he has to do to get to Sheamus, he’s fine with that.
Alcohol, addiction, he is tired of fighting. He goes to meetings
every week where he talks about how he let his family, fans and
himself down. And he is sick and tired of being sick and tired. His
demons are starving and sometimes is all it takes to feed them is to
be in the presence of a bastard like Sheamus. But not this time. He
will go along with it just to get his hands on him on Sunday.
Sheamus says it takes 24 hours to get the results of a test but
thanks to the doctor, he will administer a rapid test. And Sheamus
even paid for it himself. And just so there are no shenanigans, the
doctor will supervise the whole thing. Sheamus tells Renee to leave
because Jeff looks like he is having a bit of stage fright.
Renee leaves the ring as Jeff goes to urinate. Sheamus says this is
a message to the kids. If you’re a user, you’re a loser. Don’t end
up like Jeff Hardy, don’t do drugs. The whole thing is done as the
referee does his examination. Sheamus asks Jeff if he wants to
apologize to his family or if he wants to issue a positive message
to everyone at home.
Jeff says sometimes it’s better to be pissed off than to be pissed
on. Jeff throws the jar of urine onto Sheamus and signs the
contract. Sheamus is disgusted as Jeff leaves the ring.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, Sheamus is in the washroom cleaning his mouth
with mouth wash. The doctor comes in and tells Sheamus that Jeff’s
test results came out negative. Sheamus gets even more angry as he
continues to wash his face.
The New Day vs. Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura
The New get in the ring and take a knee and they throw their jacks
onto Michael Cole. Kofi and Big E air play the violin and dance as
Nakamura’s music plays. The bell rings and we are under way. Cesaro
and Kofi start off the match.
An arm bar by Cesaro as Kofi flips and reverses it dropping Cesaro.
He goes for the cover but Cesaro kicks out. Kofi sends Cesaro to the
ropes but Cesaro lands a tilt-a-whirl back breaker onto Kofi.
Nakamura is tagged in. Nakamura runs towards Kofi but Kofi with a
double stomp. He goes for the cover but Nakamura kicks out. A
clothesline by Kofi takes Nakamura to the outside as Big E is tagged
into the match. Big E throws Kofi over the top rope onto Nakamura.
Cesaro clotheslines Kofi on the outside and Big E clotheslines
Cesaro on the outside.
Big E throws Nakamura into the ring. Big E on the ring apron but
Nakamura with a kick takes Big E down. Cesaro with an uppercut onto
Big E.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, Cesaro is in the ring with Big E. He has an
arm bar locked in but Big E with right hands. Cesaro pushes Big E
into the corner and hits him with an uppercut. Nakamura is tagged in
as they double team Big E. Nakamura goes for the cover but Big E
kicks out. Cesaro is tagged back in and he goes for another arm bar.
Cesaro throws Big E into the corner. He runs towards Bigt E but Big
E with an uppercut. Big E with a belly to belly onto Cesaro.
Both Kofi and Nakamura are tagged in. Kofi with a drop kick onto
Naka,ura. He runs to the ropes and a flying punch onto Nakamura.
Cesaro on the ring apron istracts Kofi, Nakamura goes after Kofi but
Kofi reverses it into an SOS. He geos for the cover but Cesaro
breaks it up. Big E clotheslines Cesaro to the outside. A kick to
the face by Kofi as he climbs the second rope. Nakamura runs and
both men are on the second rope. Right hands by Kofi and Nakamura
falls to the mat. Kofi goes for a splash but Nakamura gets a knee up
and gets it into a cover for the pin.
Winners: Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura
Heavy Machinery are backstage as Otis is wearing a blindfold. Tucker
tells Otis he will have to rely on his other senses. Tucker rings a
bell and Otis says it’s a bell. He waves burger patties in front of
him and Otis knows it’s burgers. Mandy gives him a kiss. Otis says
he appreciates it as he takes it off the blindfold and realizes it’s
Mandy. She hands him the Money in the Bank briefcase and walks away.
Tucker tells him tonight they team with Braun Strowman and it could
be his night.
Sheamus and Jeff Hardy start fighting backstage as referees break it
up.
-Commercial Break-
We see a video package where Corey Graves talks about the WWE
Intercontinental championship.
WWE Intercontinental championship match – AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan
The bell rings and we are under way. An arm bar by Bryan as AJ rolls
out of it and reverses it. Bryan reverses that into an arm bar and
AJ reverses it again. Bryan gets out of it and lands a drop kick.
Both men on their feet. AJ with a kick as he slams Bryan into the
corner. AJ grabs Daniel and goes for a suplex but Bryan blocks it.
AJ with a rake to the throat. He goes to clothesline Bryan to the
outside but Bryan moves out of the way and AJ onto the outside.
Daniel Bryan with a suicide dive through the ropes.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, Daniel is in control as he drives his knee
into AJ’s back. Daniel sends AJ to the ropes as AJ lands a drop
kick. AJ gets Daniel in the corner and a big chop to the chest.
Bryan with an uppercut as he gets AJ in the corner. A snapmare take
down by Bryan as Bryan goes for a submission but AJ reverses it into
an arm bar. He slams Bryan onto the mat.
AJ continues to work on Bryan’s arm but Bryan sends AJ to the ropes
and a knee by Bryan takes AJ down. Bryan grabs AJ’s leg as he twists
it. Bryan stomps on AJ’s calves. Bryan with a leg submission on AJ
as AJ tries to grab the ropes but Bryan with an inverted Mexican
surfboard. AJ’s shoulders are down for the cover but AJ kicks out.
An uppercut by Bryan.
AJ in the corner as Daniel hits him with the Yes kicks. Bryan backs
up and runs towards AJ but AJ grabs him into the cover. Bryan
reverses it into a cover of his own and AJ reverses it as Bryan
reverses that. AJ reverses it into a submission but Bryan reverses
that. Both men on their feet and runs towards each other knocking
each other down.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, Bryan with an arm bar as he continues to work
on AJ’s arm. He continues to work on the arm but AJ rolls him up for
the cover. Bryan reverses it and goes for the Yes lock but AJ gets
out of it and sends Bryan to the outside of the ring with a
slingshot. AJ jumps over the top rope but Bryan moves out of the way
and sends AJ arm and shoulder first into the ring post.
Bryan gets on the ring apron and stomps on AJ’s elbow. Both men back
in the ring as Bryan grabs AJ’s arm again but AJ with right hands
but Bryan slams AJ into the mat. Daniel with another submission onto
AJ’s arm, this time with a hammerlock. Bryan goes for the cover but
AJ rolls out onto the ring apron. Bryan grabs AJ and gets him in the
corner. He slams AJ into the opposite corner. He goes for the double
knees but AJ Styles moves out of the way.
AJ gets to his feet and kicks Bryan on the back of his left leg. AJ
stomps on Bryan’s leg. AJ goes to the outside and slams Bryan’s leg
leg across the ring apron. AJ gets back into the ring. He continues
to work on Bryan’s left leg. He places Bryan’s left leg onto the
second rope and twists it as Bryan’s leg is hung up on the ropes. AJ
stomps on Bryan. AJ grabs Bryan by the left leg but Bryan hits him
with an inzighuri.
Both men back up as AJ tries to jump off the top rope but Bryan
pushes him down. Daniel with the Yes kicks on AJ Styles in the
corner. He places AJ on the top rope as Bryan climbs the top rope
and a frankensteiner takes AJ down. Bryan with the Yes kicks in the
middle of the ring. He goes for one more kick as AJ ducks. Punches
by AJ followed by a clothesline.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, both men with right hands and kicks. AJ runs
towards Bryan but Bryan throws him to the outside. Bryan goes for a
suicide dive but AJ with a kick and Bryan falls onto the mat. AJ
gets onto the ring apron. He goes for the Phenomenal Forearm, Bryan
catches him and lands an under hook suplex and converts it into an
arm bar. AJ reverses that into the calf crusher. Bryan gets AJ’s arm
and goes for the triangle. He trips AJ down and kicks his left arm.
Bryan goes for the cover but AJ kicks out. Bryan places AJ on the
top rope with his back facing the mat.
Bryan climbs the top rope but AJ elbows Bryan down. Bryan gets back
up and hits AJ from behind. Bryan gets back onto the second rope but
AJ with back elbows and Bryan falls to the mat. Bryan gets back up
and again hits AJ. Bryan onto the top rope and a back suplex as both
men go down.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, AJ jumps backwards off the second rope, lands
on his feet and slams Bryan down onto the mat. AJ picks Bryan up but
Bryan with elbows onto AJ’s shoulder. Bryan goes for a clothesline
as AJ ducks and hits him with an overhead kick. AJ with a brain
buster. He goes for the cover but Bryan kicks out. AJ goes for the
Styles Clash but Bryan drops him, he goes for a jackknife cover, AJ
gets out of it. AJ goes for the overhead kick but Bryan catches him
and gets the ankle lock in. AJ gets up but Bryan with a waist lock
suplex. AJ reverses it into a German suplex. He goes for the cover
but Bryan kicks out. Bryan reverses it into a German of his own.
Bryan goes after AJ’s shoulder and gets the Yes lock in on AJ Styles
in the middle of the ring. AJ gets his foot on the ropes as Bryan
breaks up the lock. Bryan grabs AJ’s arms and stomps AJ’s head into
the mat. Bryan goes for the flying knee as AJ gets to his feet.
Bryan runs, he goes for the flying knee but AJ catches him in mid
air and hits the Styles Clash. Both men are down.
AJ rolls onto the ring apron. He lands the Phenomenal Forearm onto
Daniel Bryan. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: New WWE Intercontinental champion, AJ Styles
Renee Young gets in the ring as she asks AJ what it means for him to
win the title. He says he said it before and he’ll say it again.
He’s the best WWE champion the WWE Universe has ever seen. He says
he is phenomenal as he celebrates with the WWE Intercontinental
championship.
We see a clip of last week’s SmackDown involving The Miz, John
Morrison, Braun Strowman and Kayla Braxton.
Strowman says there’s a lot going on tonight. From urine testing to
a new Intercontinental champion. He says he can fix the windshield
on his car but there’s nothing that can fix what he will do to Miz
and Morrison at Backlash. He says he likes Otis but he has played
this game before. If Tucker and Otis try anything funny, we saw his
actions last week, he has no obliterating some heavy machinery.
-Commercial Break
WWE Women’s Tag Team championship celebration – Bayley and Sasha
Banks
Out come the new WWE women tag team champions. Balloons fill the
ring and the outside of the ring. Bayley says this is their party
and those in attendance are lucky they are invited. Bayley says she
is at the top of her game. When you get to the top, it’s lonely and
she understands that. When you’re untouchable, beaten everyone and
the dominant champion like her, it could get lonely. She says she’s
not lonely because she has her best friend, the boss, the standard,
the blueprint, Sasha Banks. And they are the WWE women’s tag team
champions.
Sasha says they are the role models. They are the leaders. They are
not liars. She told everyone they would win back their titles when
they wanted to. These titles represent their friendship because they
have been and done everything together. And together, they are
unstoppable.
Bayley says Sasha is right and she actually wrote a poem for Sasha
which expresses how she feels. As she’s about to read the poem,
Alexa’s music hits and out she comes with Nikki Cross.
Alexa says she is fine with them celebrating but when they start
reciting poetry, that’s when they draw the line. Bayley says she is
trying to have a moment. Cross says her and Alexa love a good party
as they get into the ring. As they are arguing, The IIconics are on
the big screen. They say that at Backlash,l their time as champs
end. Peyton says they have both beaten Alexa and Nikki recently.l
And they ended Sasha and Bayley’s first tag titles reign.
Billie says they left them laying on Raw. And if they don’;t want
the same thing to happen on SmackDown, for Banks and Bayley not to
turn their backs. Bayley and Sasha turn around as Alexa Bliss and
Nikki Cross attack them and throw them to the outside.
Kayla Braxton is backstage as she welcomes Miz and Morrison. She
says she wants to talk about their actions last week. Miz says she
got hit with slime, it was her birthday gift. Kayla says she wanted
to talk about Braun Strowman. Miz says they have a new music video
as they air a music video involving The Miz and John Morrison. As
the video starts, out comes the WWE Universal champion Braun
Strowman.
-Commercial Break-
Six Man Tag Team Match – Braun Strowman and Heavy Machinery vs. The
Miz, John Morrison and Dolph Ziggler
The bell rings and we are under way. Ziggler and Otis start the
match. Ziggler jumps over the top rope and onto the outside as Miz
asks Ziggler what he’s doing. Miz is tagged and Otis throws him into
the ring. Otis with a body slam taking Miz down as Tucker is tagged
in. They double team the Miz.
Tucker with a headbutt onto Miz as Morrison is tagged into the
match. Morrison with a kick onto Tucker as he grabs Tucker by the
head but he’s sent to the ropes. Tucker goes for a back drop but
Morrison lands on his feet. Morrison jumps off the second rope but
Tucker slams Morrison down. He goes for the cover but Morrison kicks
out. Morrison tags Ziggler in. Ziggler with a waist lock but Tucker
knocks him down and Otis is tagged in. Strowman tags hismelf in.
They triple team Ziggler in the corner
Braun with a bear paw onto Ziggler and Tucker is tagged back in.
Tucker lifts Ziggler and he has him in a vertical suplex.
We see King Corbin on the giant screen. He walks up to Mandy Rose
and Otis runs to the back. Corbin says he wants to talk about last
week where Otis stole his crown and asks her if it was her idea. He
tells Mandy she is fantasizing about being with him. In comes Otis
who starts to beat up on Corbin. WWE officials break it up.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, Ziggler with a jumping elbow drop on Tucker.
He goes for the cover but Tucker kicks out. A head lock by Ziggler
and with The Miz distracting the referee, Ziggler grabs Tucker by
the hair and gets him into the corner. Morrison is tagged in as he
hits Tucker with a few kicks. He goes for the cover but Tucker kicks
out. Morrison with an arm bar as The Miz is tagged in. Tucker throws
Morrison to the outside and Miz as well. As Miz is being thrown out,
Morrison is tagged in. Tucker knocks him down.
Tucker goes for the tag but Miz and Morrison knock Strowman off the
ring apron. Miz hits Strowman with a DDT on the outside. Otis and
Mandy walk down to the ring. Ziggler goes for a super kick but
Tucker hits Ziggler with a kick taking him down. Otis is
tagged in as he knocks Miz and Morrison off the ring apron. He hits
Ziggler with a shoulder tackle.
Miz and Morrison get in the ring but he knocks them out and to the
outside. Ziggler with a kick to Otis but Otis doesn’t feel it. Otis
begins to dance as he hits Ziggler with a headbutt. He throws
Ziggler over the top rope and onto the outside. Strowman runs on the
outside and knocks Miz and Morrison down. He grabs Ziggler and
throws him into the ring. Otis with the caterpillar on Ziggler. He
goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winners: Braun Strowman and Heavy Machinery
All three men and Mandy Rose celebrate in the ring.