WWE SmackDown Worcester, Massachusetts
The commentators are Michael Cole and Wade Barrett.
– Tonight is the Season Premiere of WWE SmackDown, the blue show starts with Triple H who is in the ring! The Game says there will come a day when we think it’s all over… but that’s just the beginning! Triple H welcomes us to SmackDown and Roman Reigns enters with the Bloodline. Roman Reigns asks Worcester to recognize him then Logan Paul enters. Roman Reigns tells him it’s his show, but he invites him to come in front of him.
Paul Heyman claims Roman Reigns asked him who this Logan Paul was. It hit him in the head, like Anderson Silva will hit Logan Paul’s brother in the head. This is the current version of Mr. T and Cyndi Lauper. This is the celebrity that WWE can bring in to bring more attention to the product. Which means more people are kneeling for Roman Reigns. Heyman cites a few names he thought were potential opponents for Roman Reigns like Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro or Andrew Tate, but they don’t have the balls to come face off against Roman Reigns. Here we have Mr. Big Balls in the person of Logan Paul, the brother of Jake Paul. He will be able to offer the experience of being beaten by Roman Reigns to people who follow him on YouTube.
Logan Paul has a question for Paul Heyman: Heyman says he’s going to get destroyed by the Tribal Chief, is he talking about Roman Reigns or Jey Uso? Jey Uso gets angry, Roman Reigns faces him. Sami Zayn takes the mic and tells them to calm down. Roman Reigns is the Tribal Chief, Everyone knows it. Jey Uso is his family, he did nothing wrong. The only person who poses a problem is Logan Paul who will be destroyed like never before at Crown Jewel. After that, the Bloodline will still be here and stronger than ever because they are the Ones!
Singles Match
Solo Score vs Ricochet
At the end of the match, Ricochet chained the Kicks on Solo Sikoa then climbed on the third rope. He tries a Shooting Star Press but Solo Sikoa counters him with his Uranage followed by a pinfall for the victory.
Gagnant : Solo Scoring
– In the Bloodline locker room, Jey Uso and Sami Zayn yell at each other. Zayn tells him that he is angry. Roman Reigns tells Jey Uso he’s always been a bad temper and that’s a problem. But he doesn’t want it to be his problem, so it’s Sami Zayn’s problem now.
– Behind the scenes, The Usos and Sami Zayn walk and cross paths with the New Day. Kofi Kingston says Jey Uso went from Main Event to having Sami Zayn as boss. Zayn invites them to find a partner and come face them.
– Hit Row enters… but three masked men attack them! Zelina Vega is also with them. The men take off their masks and that’s it. Ghost Legacy ! Vega says she’s back and she didn’t come alone. Santos Escobar takes the mic and says they are Legado Del Fantasma and SmackDown is theirs!
– A video on the White Rabbit is shown. She gives us an appointment on October 8 (date of Extreme Rules).
Tag Team Match
Raquel Rodriguez and Shotzi vs. Sonya Deville and Xia Li
At the end of the match, Raquel Rodriguez and Shotzi double-team Xia Li and then Rodriguez Tejana Bombs Sonya Deville for the pinfall victory.
Winners: Raquel Rodriguez and Shotzi
– A video about the rivalry between Ronda Rousey and Liv Morgan is released.
– Karrion Kross makes his entrance accompanied by Scarlett… Drew McIntyre shows up behind him in the ring and attacks him! He attaches a strap and security arrives to separate them. McIntyre manages to get the safety to the ground, but Kross holds the other end of the strap and uses it to attack Drew McIntyre. The latter ends up getting up with marks on his back.
– Behind the scenes, we see a man from behind. A male voice tells us that they watched, waited and grew stronger. We now hear a female voice saying that when the gods speak, she listens. They obey and Valhalla waits…
– The Usos and Sami Zayn make their entrance. It’s New Day’s turn to arrive and their partner for the evening is… Braun Strowman!
6-Man Tag Team Match
The Usos (Jimmy & Jey) et Sami Zayn vs The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) et Braun Strowman
At the end of the match, Braun Strowman charged Sami Zayn and Jey Uso outside the ring and the New Day made the Backbreaker combo followed by a Diving Double Foot Stomp on Jimmy Uso then pinned for the victory.
Gagnants : The New Day et Braun Strowman
– Backstage, Max Dupri beat up ma.cé and mån.sôör. Maxxine Dupri arrives and calls him Max Dupri. The latter says that his name is not Max, his name is LA Knight!
– Next week on SmackDown: Kofi Kingston will face Sami Zayn / LA Knight will face mån.sôör. Note that a white rabbit was sitting behind the commentators when the matches were announced.
– Sheamus and Gunther enter and their teammates go backstage.
Intercontinental Championship – Singles Match
Sheamus vs Gunther (c)
At the end of the match, Sheamus applies a Cloverleaf to Gunther and the latter seems to tap but the referee assures that it is not the case. Sheamus is confused and the Imperium arrives to support Gunther, but Butch and Ridge Holland also arrive to attack Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci. In the ring, Sheamus prepares a Brogue Kick on Gunther, but Ludwig Kaiser gives him a shillelagh which he uses when Sheamus approaches him. The referee saw nothing and pinned it.
Winner: Gunther – Still Champion
– The show ends with Gunther celebrating as the fight continues outside the ring.
Photo credit: WWE