Smackdown
WWE Performance Center
April 24, 2020
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WWE SmackDown kicks off with a small video hyping up the Triple H
25th Anniversary event.
Live in the WWE Performance Center, it’s the new WWE SmackDown Tag
Team champions as The New Day come down to the ring. Kofi says last
week they became the WWE SmackDown Tag Team champions for the 8th
time. Kofi says they have to put respect on Big E’s name for winning
it. Big E says there’s no one there to clap but speaking of 8 times,
there is nothing like having their girls back wrapped around their
waist.
Kofi says hold on. Let’s not get into those details but what he does
want to get into is the historical significance that they
accomplished. They have more tag team reigns than The Hart
Foundation, The British Bulldogs, The New Age Outlaws, Demolition,
Edge and Christian and they are proud to have their names etched
next to the greatest names. That’s more championships than Tom
Brady, it’s a new day in Tampa.
Out come The Lucha House Party. They congratulate The New Day on
winning the titles. But sitting in the back watching team after team
getting opportunity and not them. But they challenge The New Day and
as they are talking, out come Miz and Morrison.
They walk right through The Lucha House Party and into the ring. Miz
says they come out acting like they are legitimate champions. Big E
says he beat him in a singles match for the tag team championships.
Morrison says they’ve kept getting the short end of it all.
Elimination Chamber, Singles Tag Team ladder match. John Morrison
says they have never beaten them in a traditional tag team match.
Miz says they don’t deserve the titles, they elevate the titles and
tag team division. Miz says they want their titles back, right here,
right now. In come the Lucha House Party speaking in Spanish and
tell them to shut up and here they are, they deserve a chance for
the tag team titles. Morrison falsely translates what he said to Miz
saying they said they respect them. Kofi says that’s not what they
said and he won’t repeat what they said. Out come The Forgotten
Sons.
All four teams in the ring as Miz asks who they are. They introduce
themselves and say they served their country. And they have been
tossed to the side since they came back. They will now who they are
because they are the ones who will reign over the SmackDown tag team
division. And it will be forgotten no more. Miz says there’s a thing
called respect. He has been there for 15 years. They call him a
poser. They say he played a Marine in a movie but he’s a real life
marine.
The Forgotten Sons say they can attack anywhere, any time and they
wouldn’t see it coming as they all fight. Lucha House Party are
taken out as Miz and Morrison leave. The Forgotten Sons beat up on
The New Day. The Forgotten Sons stand tall.
-Commercial Break-
We see a clip from 1995 involving Triple H.
The Miz and John Morrison and in comes Renee Young. They tell her
that they will get a match and make it right against The Lucha House
Party tonight.
Money in the Bank qualifying match – Drew Gulak with Daniel Bryan
vs. Baron Corbin
The bell rings and we are under way. Corbin throws Gulak to the
outside as Gulak lands on his feet. Corbin talks to Daniel and tells
him Gulak doesn’t belong in the ring with the big boys.
Gulak gets back in the ring as both men lock up. Corbin with a right
hand and another. Gulak goes for Corbin’s leg and lands a drop kick
onto it as Corbin is knocked down to the outside. Gulak with a
baseball slide ass he goes to the outside.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, Corbin with a clothesline takes Gulak down. He
goes for the cover but Gulak kicks out. Corbin tells Bryan that
Gulak has no chance as he hits Gulak with a right hand. Gulak fights
back with a right hand and goes for the cover but Corbin kicks out.
Corbin first to his feet as he picks Gulak up and drops him. He goes
for the cover but Gulak kicks out.
Corbin stomps on Gulak in the corner. Corbin goes for another kick
but Gulak catches Corbin’s leg and a drop kick by Gulak takes Corbin
into the corner. A cross body by Gulak as he geos for the cover but
Corbin kicks out and rolls to the outside. Gulak goes to the
outside. Corbin goes for a kick but Gulak catches him and a dragon
screw throws Corbin into the ring steps.
Gulak throws Corbin back into the ring. A cross body off the top
rope by Gulak. He goes for the cover but Corbin kicks out. On the
outside, Nakamura and Cesaro beat up on Bryan. Gulak goes to the
outside and takes out Cesaro as Corbin pushes Gulak into the ring.
Corbin throws Gulak back into the ring and hits him with the End of
Days. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Baron Corbin
Michael Cole and Corey Graves mention Rob Gronkowski’s return to the
NFL.
-Commercial Break-
Sheamus vs. Daniel Vidot
The bell rings and we are under way. Daniel with forearms but
Sheamus catches him and throws him in the corner. Sheamus with right
hands followed by a back elbow. A knee to the head by Sheamus. Vidot
gets up and the Brogue Kick by Sheamus. He goes for the cover and
gets the pin.
Winner: Sheamus
Michael Cole and Corey Graves talk about Jeff Hardy and this week
it’s Jeff Hardy Chapter 3: The Redemption.
-Commercial Break-
We see a clip from April 1998 when DX invaded WCW.
Cole is talking about Jeff Hardy and Sheamus is behind him. He
throws Cole’s headset away as the Lucha House Party come out.
The Miz and John Morrison vs. Lucha House Party
The bell rings and it’s Miz and Dorado in the ring. Dorado with
kicks followd by a chop to the chest. Dorado jumps off the second
rope but Miz knocks him down with a kick. A chop to the chest by Miz
as he and Morrison double team Dorado. Morrison is tagged in.
Morrison goes for the cover but Dorado kicks out. Morrison kicks
Dorado around the ring. Morrison lifts Dorado up but Dorado with an
arm drag. He tags Metalik into the ring as they double team
Morrison. Metalik goes for the cover but Morrison kicks out.
Morrison back up as he pushes Metalik to the outside and Dorado is
tagged in. Dorado gets in the ring and Morrison knocks him down and
hits him with a knee to the face. Miz is tagged in as they double
team Dorado.
Miz with a left hand as Morrison is tagged back in. They double team
Dorado as Morrison lands a standing shooting star. He goes for the
cover but Dorado kicks out. Both men back up as Dorado hits him with
a right hand but a single leg take down by Morrison. He sends Dorado
to the ropes as Dorado hits him with a springboard stunner.
Morrison tags Miz into the ring as is Metalik. Chops by
Metalik as he lands a bulldog on Miz. Metalik climbs the top rope
and goes for a moonsault but Miz gets his feet up. Miz goes for the
Skull Crushing Finale as Metalik reverses it into a cover and gets
the pin.
Winners: Lucha House Party
John Morrison and Miz are in disbelief in the ring.
-Commercial Break-
Money in the Bank qualifying match: Sasha Banks with Bayley vs.
Lacey Evans
Sasha Banks walks down to the ring with a picture of Lacey’s
daughter. The bell rings as Evans goes after Bayley but Sasha
attacks her from behind. The fight goes to the outside as Evans
throws Sasha into the barricade. Evans grabs Bayley but Sasha throws
Evans into the ring post as she lands right hand first.
Banks throws Evans back into the ring. She goes for the cover but
Evans kicks out. Sasha keeps attacking Lacey’s right hand. Sasha
throws Evans into the corner and works on her arm. Evans kicks her
away and lands a drop kick. A running knee to the face takes Sasha
down. Lacey tries to jump using the ropes but her arm is hurt as
Sasha takes advantage of it. Sasha with the double knees off the top
rope. She goes for the cover but Evans kicks out.
Sasha working on Lacey’s right hand but Lacey trips Sasha up as
Sasha lands face first onto the turnbuckle. Evans goes to the
outside and slams Sasha’s face into the ring post as the referee
breaks it up. Sasha on the ring apron as Lacey is back in the ring.
Both women on the second rope as Lacey goes for a suplex but Sasha
blocks it. Sasha on the top rope stands on Lacey’s right arm. Sasha
slides into the ring and works on Lacey’s right arm. She picks Evans
up and a powerbomb. She goes for the cover but Evans kicks out as
Sasha reverses it into the Banks Statement. Evans gets out of it.
Evans with a backslide but Sasha kicks out. Both women back up and
Sasha with a kick to Lacey’s right hand. Sasha runs to the ropes as
Evans hits her with the Women’s Right. She goes for the cover but
Bayley puts Sasha’s right leg on the ropes.
Evans goes after Bayley as Sasha rolls Evans up for the cover but
the referee is distracted by Bayley. Sasha looks at Bayley and tells
her to stay out of it. Sasha turns around and Lacey hits her with
the Women’s Right. She goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Lacey Evans
As Banks and Bayley are leaving, Tamina’s music hits. She comes out
and hits Bayley with the superkick as she stares at Sasha Banks and
heads to the back.
-Commercial Break-
They air a video package showing the history between Braun Strowman
and Bray Wyatt.
Carmella is backstage warming up and in comes Dana Brooke. She tells
Carmella she has a Money in the Bank qualifying match next week and
she should be focusing on their match. Carmella says they will focus
on tonight and they can do this.
-Commercial Break-
We see a clip of Triple H from 2001 when he tore his quad and his
2002 return to Raw.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Match – Alexa Bliss and Nikki
Cross (c’s) vs. Carmella and Dana Brooke
The bell rings and we are under way. Brooke with a drop kick on
Cross takes her to the outside. Carmella with a cross body on Alexa
who was checking on Cross on the outside. Nikki throws Carmella into
the barricade as Brooke takes out Cross.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, Carmella with a clothesline in the ring takes
Alexa down. Carmella with the bronco buster followed by a kick. She
goes for the cover but Nikki breaks it up. On the outside Brooke
takes Nikki out. Alexa with a baseball slide takes Brooke out.
Carmella goes for the cover but Alexa kicks out. A right hand by
Bliss followed by a snap mare. Bliss climbs the second rope but
Carmella takes Alexa down as Nikki is tagged in. Carmella goes for
the cover on Alexa but Nikki is legal. Nikki takes Carmella down as
she tags Alexa. Nikki and Alexa with a modified 3D on Carmella.
Alexa Bliss goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winners: Still WWE Women’s tag team champions, Alexa Bliss and Nikki
Cross
-Commercial Break-
Triple H 25 year anniversary with Shawn Michaels and Vince McMahon
Triple H’s music hits as he comes down to the ring. He jokes about
how there’s no water bottle for him and he gets in the ring. As he’s
about to talk, Shawn’s music hits and out comes Shawn Michaels to
the ring.
Michaels says 25 years of the game. And if you’re not down with
that, Triple H moves on but Michaels tells him social distancing.
Triple H says those are the two words? Michaels says he sent out
hundreds of invitations to his closest friends and everyone who
cares about him. Michaels says they are all here for him.
Shawn says it doesn’t look good now as they point to Cole and Corey.
Michaels says they are required to be here for the show as Michaels
calls Triple H a draw. Michaels says they have been friends for the
entire 25 years and before they celebrate, he wants to take a moment
to thank him for his 25 year anniversary show on SmackDown. Michaels
says that was a good show. Triple H says it was a wild night.
Michaels asks what his favorite moment was? Triple H says so many,
Michaels says if he had to pick just one from the Shawn Michaels 25
year show, what would it be. Michaels says he can’t pick because he
never had one!
Triple H says he didn’t have one? He was supposed to. Triple H says
when he gets to the office, heads will roll.
Triple H says it does make him want to thank many people because he
worked with incredible athletes. The Rock, Austin, The Undertaker,
Batista, Foley, Orton, Michaels. It was incredible and without them,
his career would be nothing. Michaels says they probably feel the
same as he does to have been able to share the ring with him.
Michaels says it was because of all of those moments that his career
began to take off. And there was a thing where he met her, that
girl. Stephanie No Fun. Triple H’s phone rings as he puts Stephanie
on speaker. She says she is watching his celebration and it’s
incredible. And after that Shawn starts talking about Steph No Fun?
Triple H tries to cover up as Steph says she sees Michaels making
fun of her and to tell that no good lazy eye as Triple H hangs up.
He tells Michaels that Steph says hi as Michaels says he has a lot
of whacky people in his life.
Shawn mentions Ric Flair and Evolution, calling it a special moment.
Triple H’s phone rings and it’s Ric Flair. Triple H answers as Flair
congratulates him and tells Triple H not to let Shawn superkick him
at the end. Ric hangs up.
-Commercial Break-
Road Dogg calls Triple H as Road Dogg says he would have shaved his
beard. Triple H hangs up. Michaels says they have to end it as
Triple H says he spoke to Fox and they have time. Michaels says they
haven’t even gotten to the Katie Vick segment. Vince McMahon’s music
hits and he comes out.
Michaels tells Vince he will back off and let them share the moment
of 25 years together. Vince congratulates Triple H calling him Paul.
Vince says under normal circumstances he would give him a bear hug
but there are people standing all over the world in aprpeciation of
this. McMahon said we’ve heard the Triple H chants many times and
the first row would be Hunter’s family while the rest of us would
chant boring.
Vince says what about the Gobbledy Gooker. They needed a mascot and
promoted an egg and it hatches at Survivor Series where The
Undertaker made his debut. And there was no reaction when the egg
hatched. He’s not saying Triple H’s moment was more of a Katie Vick
thing. Vince talks about the Katie Vick incident and he tells Triple
H he doesn’t know why he went that low and it was in poor taste. He
likened his performance to Bayley, this is your life. Vince says
Triple H he loves him as Triple H tells him he loves him.
McMahon says tonight, his performance and himself in general is
truly God awful. What a horrible way to go out. It really sucked, it
was rotten. He’s ashamed of them both. McMahon says good night and
let’s wrap it up as he leaves. Triple H asks if he’s throwing them
out as the lights at the Performance Center start going down. We
hear crickets as the lights go off.