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Today we will once again enjoy a new live coverage of WWE SmackDown, which this time will be broadcast live from the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. This will be the last episode of the blue brand before WWE Saturday Night's Main Event and will feature several segments and matches of interest, highlighting the contract signing for the match between Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre on tomorrow's show.
Additionally, Alexa Bliss will face off against Nia Jax one-on-one. On the other hand, it is expected that Ilja Dragunov will hold a new open challenge for the United States Championship. As always, we invite you to comment on the post to give your opinion on what happens on the show.
WWE SmackDown begins on Netflix!
We see the arrival of some of tonight's protagonists at the venue: Drew McIntyre, Cody Rhodes, Nia Jax, Alexa Bliss (alongside Charlotte Flair), and Jade Cargill ("disguised" as The Punisher).
Tiffany Stratton interrupts the presentation of Corey Graves and Michael Cole to step into the ring. Stratton orders the show's music to stop playing. "I have scores to settle with Jade Cargill and I'm not going to wait for my music to play or for tomorrow night. Jade Cargill, I want you here and now! Let's go!", exclaims Tiffany.
Nick Aldis appears on the scene to remind the WWE Women's Champion that she has a medical clearance up to a certain point, which means she is not allowed any physical contact before her match tomorrow night. "Do you really think I care about what the doctors have to say after what happened last week? For someone so strong, The Storm seems like a coward. Jade, come out! Face me!", shouts Tiffany.
Cargill soon appears on the entrance ramp, followed by several security members and officials. Aldis explains the same to Stratton: she is forbidden from physical contact with the champion. With that said, he calls the show's security to escort her back to backstage. Meanwhile, Jade assures that she didn't come out to fight, as it doesn't benefit her in any way. "A couple of weeks ago, my head was split open and I tasted my own blood. Now I know what I want. What I want is that title. So tomorrow at Saturday Night's Main Event, Tiffy Time will come to an end", says Jade. Furious, Stratton limps back to the ring, where she raises her championship. Meanwhile, a smiling Jade exits through the entrance ramp. And so we reach the end of the first segment of the night.
We see a promotional video starring Ilja Dragunov. "Suffering is life's true test," says the Russian as we see some of his best moments in the ring. "Pain will entertain you," he concludes.
Ilja Dragunov makes his entrance to head inside the ring.
Dressed as Santa Claus, R-Truth hands out gummy bears to Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) backstage. They ask their companion if it's his Halloween costume, because tonight is not Christmas. "Do you think it's Halloween? You're in the wrong month. God bless you," R-Truth replies before leaving. Solo Sikoa approaches Motor City Machine Guns to advise them not to accept candy from strangers. With that said, he points out that he overheard them last week speaking ill of his family. Shelley clarifies that they were talking about the WWE Tag Team Championships. Sabin recalls that a year ago they were stripped of the titles, and it's something they aim to achieve for the second time. Solo mocks Sabin calling him "Harry Potter" before making it clear that MFT are first in line to fight for those titles. Chris responds that if he were Harry Potter, he would use a magic trick to shut him up. Regarding the championships, Sabin assures that they are first in line. And they can prove it tonight in the ring. Sikoa thinks it's a good idea, so he will talk to Nick Aldis to make it official. "I'll show you how much things have changed in a year," says Solo before leaving.
Nathan Frazer (accompanied by Axiom) appears on the scene to respond to Dragunov's open challenge, but Tommaso Ciampa doesn't take long to interrupt, stepping into the ring before Nathan to confront the champion. Ciampa doesn't believe the Russian would give an opportunity to a nerd like Frazer before him. Annoyed, Frazer pushes Tommaso. Dragunov shouts at them to make peace. The Russian makes it clear that the challenge is open to everyone. However, this time, Nathan responded first, so the opportunity is his tonight. "When it comes to the United States Championship, there are no rewards for fools," adds Dragunov. Tommaso threatens to attack the Russian, but ultimately decides to leave the ring. Axiom embraces his partner to wish him luck.
United States Championship Match
Ilja Dragunov (c) vs. Nathan Frazer
Frazer surprises the champion with a knee strike right as the bell rings. Ilja quickly responds, but receives an enzuigiri that sends him straight to ringside. Frazer dives onto him with a suicide dive. Nathan brings Dragunov back inside the ring, where the action continues. Nathan tries to use his speed advantage, but the Russian stops him with a chop. A second - and more forceful - chop knocks Frazer down again. 1..2..NO.
Dragunov continues to dominate the match. Frazer tries to recover, but a big boot from the champion sends him out of the ring. Dragunov goes after him to execute a release german suplex. Nathan lands directly on the floor. Ilja continues to attack Frazer before bringing him back into the ring. Nathan surprises the champion with a roll-up. 1..2..NO. The Russian responds with a big boot. 1..2..NO.
Dragunov crushes Frazer in one of the corners before executing another big boot. Nathan falls to ringside. Ilja goes after him to hit him against the apron. After that, he applies an uranage on the apron. The Russian brings his opponent back inside the ring to apply a headlock on the canvas. Frazer tries to break free, but Dragunov throws him against the mat with a powerslam before finishing him off with a senton. 1...2...NO.
Ilja punishes Frazer in one of the corners with a rain of headbutts and chops. After that, he grabs him to execute two consecutive german suplexes. Frazer escapes a third one to respond with an inverted springboard DDT. Nathan finishes him off with a standing shooting star press. 1..2..NO. "This is amazing!" chant the fans.
Nathan and Dragunov exchange attacks in the center of the ring. Frazer knocks out Ilja with a superkick. The Russian blocks a second superkick to respond with a rain of chops. After that, he knocks down his opponent with a slam. 1..2..NO. The champion seeks height to launch himself at his rival. He dodges it, but can't avoid a knee strike.
Frazer sends the Russian out of the ring. The champion returns to knock out his opponent with a right hand. Frazer dodges a diving senton. Dragunov impacts the mat. Nathan seeks height to launch himself with a frog splash. 1..2..NO. "This is amazing!" chant the fans once again. Frazer takes the champion to one of the corners, where he executes several chops. Nathan continues with an enzuigiri, followed by a missile dropkick. 1..2..NO.
Frazer hits Ilja repeatedly. Nathan drags him to one of the corners to launch himself with a Phoenix Splash. Dragunov dodges it to respond firmly. The Russian unleashes a series of attacks on his opponent before trapping him in a painful submission hold. Frazer blocks a powerbomb to take the champion to the top of one of the corners.
Ilja tries to block a hurricanrana, but his opponent finally manages to execute it. The Russian ends up at ringside. Nathan dives with a tope before executing a dropkick. The impact sends Ilja into the metal stairs. Frazer brings him back into the ring to execute a Phoenix Splash. 1..2..NO. "This is amazing!" chant the fans once again.
Furious, Frazer unleashes a flurry of punches on the champion. Nathan seeks height once more. Dragunov recovers to unleash a rain of chops on his opponent, who ends up seated on the top turnbuckle. Ilja executes a superplex. Nathan lands on his head on the mat. 1..2..NO. Dragunov continues with a flurry of punches before executing a powerbomb. Ilja finishes off Frazer with a definitive H Bomb. 1..2..3.
Winner and STILL United States Champion: Ilja Dragunov
Dragunov helps Nathan to his feet. The Russian raises Frazer's arm in a sign of respect. Nathan steps aside to let the Russian celebrate. Suddenly, Tommaso Ciampa bursts onto the scene to attack Frazer from behind! A furious Ilja confronts Tommaso. Axiom appears to attack Ciampa, which in turn brings Johnny Gargano into the mix. #DIY and Fraxiom start a brawl that is soon joined by Dragunov. The venue's security intervenes, but only manages to move the conflict backstage. Finally, with the help of the Russian, security members manage to separate #DIY and Fraxiom, who are taken in opposite directions. Ilja turns to see Tama Tonga with the United States Championship in his hands, which he observes with great interest. Dragunov faces off with Tama, who returns the belt to him. "Ye Ye Ye Ye Ye," says Tonga before leaving.
Kit Wilson vs. Carmelo Hayes
Wilson throws his jacket at Hayes to surprise him with an initial attack. Kit takes control of the match. Wilson crushes Hayes in one of the corners before trapping him in a painful submission hold. Kit executes a spinning DDT. 1..2..NO. The Brit unleashes a flurry of punches against HIM's stomach, who responds with a springboard clothesline. Hayes continues with a tilt a whirl facebuster, followed by a neckbreaker. 1..2..NO.
Kit escapes to ringside, where he receives a tope. Carmelo brings him back inside the ring. The referee assists Wilson, at which point The Miz appears on the scene to attack Hayes. The Miz throws his former partner against one of the posts before bringing him back inside the ring, where Kit finishes him off with a diving elbowdrop. 1...2...NO. The Miz can't believe it. Wilson tries to execute a new attack, but Melo stops him with a facebreaker. 1..2..3.
Winner: Carmelo Hayes
The Miz surprises Hayes with a Skull Crushing Finale! "You don't tell me when it's over, I tell you! This doesn't end until I say so!", shouts The Miz at a knocked-out Carmelo before leaving.
Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss are interviewed backstage. Neither of them is surprised by the attack they received at the hands of The Kabuki Warriors last Monday, as the Japanese, like all the women on the roster, want their tag team championships. Regarding Nia Jax, Flair regrets that she continues to live in fear, as that is the reason that prevents her from having friends. Something common among Geminis. "Nia Jax has been living in bitterness for years. Tonight I will remind her why I have surpassed her", adds Bliss before leaving.
Sami Zayn talks with Nick Aldis in the General Manager's office. Sami knows he doesn't have medical clearance, but still wants to be present at ringside when Motor City Machine Guns face MFT. Zayn just wants to support his partners because he doesn't trust the faction led by Solo Sikoa. Aldis appreciates the Canadian's warrior spirit, but reminds him that he doesn't have medical clearance, so he can't let him be out there facing a threat like MFT. "Please, stay here," Nick asks. Sami accepts the General Manager's request. Before leaving, Zayn meets Cody Rhodes. They greet each other with a hug. Cody is proud of Sami's reign with the United States Championship. Zayn is also, but now he has another concern: MFT, hoping they behave properly tonight. Sami bids farewell to Rhodes and leaves, wishing him luck for his match tomorrow. Aldis approaches Cody to ask him two things. The first is if he had anything to do with the attack on Jacob Fatu. "I know it's your job to ask, but no. I like Jacob. I'm sorry for what happened to him," Cody replies. With this issue settled, Aldis points out that only the contract signing for their match at Saturday Night's Main Event remains. Nick offers him a copy of it to check that everything is fine. "Coming from you, I trust that everything is fine in the contract. You don't have to show it to me, but to Drew," Rhodes replies. Aldis points out that he will do so. "I'll see you out there," says Cody before leaving.
Alexa Bliss (with Charlotte Flair) vs. Nia Jax
Nia attacks Alexa while she hands her championship to Charlotte. Jax crushes Bliss in one of the corners. Alexa recovers to look for a sleeperhold. Nia quickly frees herself, at which point Alexa slaps her. Jax screams in fury before knocking down her opponent with a tackle. Alexa dodges an elbowdrop. Nia traps Bliss to throw her against one of the corners.
Alexa dodges a hip attack, causing Jax to hit the post. Nia ends up at ringside. Bliss jumps on Jax, but she catches her in mid-air. Nia throws her opponent against the audience barrier. Jax returns to the ring. Charlotte helps her partner to stand up to return to the ring.
Jax knocks down Bliss with a clothesline. 1..2..NO. Nia punishes Alexa with the help of the ropes. After that, she expels her opponent from the ring. Nia taunts the fans with the "Yes!" gesture. Flair helps her partner stand up once again so she can return to the ring. Alexa surprises Jax with several attacks, but a tackle from her opponent ends her offensive. Jax traps Bliss in a headlock on the canvas.
Nia crushes Alexa in one of the corners before executing a hip attack. Bliss dodges a second hip attack, causing Jax to crash into the turnbuckle. Nia pushes Bliss toward ringside, but Charlotte picks up her partner, who quickly launches a counterattack that ends with a crossbody. 1..2..NO. Alexa dodges a corner spear, causing Jax to hit the post.
Bliss tries to climb high, but Nia catches her to execute a Samoan Drop. 1..2..NO. Jax continues attacking Alexa at ringside. Nia shoves Charlotte before bringing Bliss back to the ring. Nia prepares to hit her Annihilator, but Charlotte distracts her from the apron. Bliss takes advantage and kicks Nia, who falls to the mat. Alexa finishes her with a dropkick. 1..2..3.
Winner: Alexa Bliss
Rey Fenix approaches MFT backstage. “What the hell do you want? You looking for a fight or something?” asks Solo Sikoa. “No. I don’t want to fight you,” replies the Mexican before walking away. “Fine. Go trick-or-treat somewhere,” says Sikoa. Fenix returns with a box and stands on it. “I want to fight you!” he shouts while pointing at Talla Tonga. “Last week you put your hands on me. So now I want a piece of you!” he exclaims. Talla and Solo laugh. Sikoa accepts the masked man’s challenge, granting him a one-on-one match against Talla next week. “Good!” Fenix shouts before slapping Talla. He tries to retaliate, but Sikoa stops him. “Focus on tonight. We’ll deal with him next week,” says Solo. The entire MFT heads toward the ring.
Damian Priest addresses Aleister Black in a video promo. The Puerto Rican recalls everything Black has done to him over the past few months. However, he doesn’t hate him for it. “For some reason, my existence is something personal to you. Well, guess what, Aleister—you win. Now this is personal for me,” says Priest. “When I get my hands on you, Aleister, not even the devil will be able to stop me. You spread your poison. Now you’ll feel my toxin when you receive my punishment. Happy Halloween.” adds a smiling Damian to end his promo.
Nick Aldis talks with Tiffany Stratton backstage. The WWE Women’s Champion assures the General Manager that she’ll be 100% ready to face Jade Cargill at Saturday Night’s Main Event. Kiana James and Giulia interrupt the conversation. Kiana thinks Stratton should be worried, especially considering the state of her knee. Kiana is convinced the champion won’t be able to beat Cargill. It’s a situation she wouldn’t be in if she had accepted her offer for an alliance—then she’d have someone to blame when Jade destroys her. Both women begin to argue, with Tiffany threatening to beat Kiana up. Giulia interrupts them. “Don’t worry. She won’t be able to talk like that after tomorrow. Or she simply won’t be able to talk at all,” says “The Beautiful Madness” to James. Stratton leaves without another word.
Chelsea Green and Alba Fyre appear on the scene. Green reminds Aldis that Giulia is only nine days away from breaking her record as the longest-reigning United States Champion in history, and that’s starting to worry her. That’s why she’s asking for a match against the Italo-Japanese star. “If Chelsea thinks she’s the better champion, she’ll have the chance to prove it,” says Giulia. Aldis agrees, informing them he’ll schedule the match for next week. Nick leaves, as do James and Giulia. “Arrivederci,” says “The Beautiful Madness.” Chelsea celebrates with Alba, imagining herself as the first woman to win the United States Championship twice. Suddenly, they come face to face with Nikki Cross behind them. Fyre and Green scream in fright and then run away in panic.
Tag Team Match
Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. MFT (Tama Tonga & JC Mateo) (with Solo Sikoa, Tonga Loa & Talla Tonga)
Shelley and JC start the match. Mateo drives his opponent into one of the corners. The Motor City Machine Guns team up against JC, who takes a diving dropkick from Sabin. 1..2..NO. Tama gets the tag, only to be sent out of the ring by his opponents. They both dive onto JC and Tama with parallel topes. Sabin brings Tonga back into the ring.
Tonga surprises Sabin with a powerslam. The Motor City Machine Guns team up once again, this time against Tama. 1..2..NO. Shelley continues to attack Tama, who tags in Mateo. Alex doesn’t notice and is surprised by a scoop powerslam from JC. Mateo knocks Sabin off the apron and continues his assault on Shelley. JC assists Tama, allowing him to hit a clothesline on Shelley.
Tonga delivers a suplex to Alex. 1..2..NO. JC tags in to keep attacking Shelley. Alex tries to fight back but ends up taking a clothesline. 1..2..NO. Mateo keeps up the offense on Alex. The members of MFT crush Shelley in one of the corners. Tonga covers him. 1..2..NO. Tama locks Alex in a headlock.
Alex escapes his opponents and tags in Sabin, who comes in full force. Chris takes down JC and Tama with a pair of DDTs. Sabin covers Tama. 1..2..NO. The Motor City Machine Guns double-team Tama, sending him to ringside alongside JC. Sabin dives onto both men with a suicide dive. Chris rolls Tama back into the ring. Sikoa gives an order, and Talla rushes toward Chris and Alex’s position, but they stop him with a pair of kicks.
The Motor City Machine Guns unleash a flurry of kicks on Tama, trying to finish him with the Skull and Bones. Solo climbs onto the apron to distract the referee. Tonga Loa takes advantage and shoves Alex, sending him to ringside. Sabin gets rid of Loa, only to be surprised by a running back elbow from Tama. 1..2..3.
Winners: MFT
MFT continue attacking the Motor City Machine Guns. Talla hits a chokeslam on Chris.
Rey Fenix bursts onto the scene! Talla waits for the Mexican in the center of the ring. Fenix charges in fearlessly but is quickly dropped by a big boot from Talla. Now Shinsuke Nakamura runs to the ring! The Japanese star takes on the entire MFT, but the numbers game works against him. A chokeslam from Talla ends Nakamura’s momentum. MFT pose over Rey and Shinsuke as the segment comes to an end.
Drew McIntyre talks with Nick Aldis in the General Manager’s office. Aldis asks if he’s reviewed the contract and, if so, whether everything looks good. “Yes,” replies the Scotsman. “No objections?” asks Nick. “No,” Drew quickly responds. Aldis seems surprised. McIntyre wonders if Nick’s afraid he might go out there and say something he shouldn’t once he has a microphone in his hand. Aldis admits he is. “Mate, you’ve got a very, very stressful job. You need to learn to relax. I’ll see you out there,” says McIntyre before leaving.
We return from commercial to see Nick Aldis in the ring, where the contract signing for the Undisputed WWE Championship match taking place tomorrow at Saturday Night’s Main Event will happen. Without further delay, he introduces Cody Rhodes. The fans give him a huge ovation. “Well, Salt Lake City, happy Halloween,” says the champion before taking his seat. Aldis then introduces Drew McIntyre, who takes his time making his entrance.
Aldis places the contract on the table for Rhodes and McIntyre to sign. Both men remain silent as the crowd chants the champion’s name. Drew is the first to grab the document but refuses to sign it. Rhodes, however, wastes no time putting his signature down. Aldis asks McIntyre why he didn’t sign. The Scotsman replies that he can’t sign a contract that favors Rhodes. Nick assures him everything is fair. Drew disagrees, pointing out that any disqualification victory would mean Cody retains the title, which he doesn’t find fair. Tired of his excuses, Aldis tells him to leave so another talent who actually wants this opportunity can sign the contract instead. “Alright, bring one of them out then,” says McIntyre before getting up and heading backstage. However, Cody stops him. “Drew, sit down,” he orders. The Scotsman complies. “This better be good,” he mutters while sitting back down.
Rhodes isn’t naive. He knows what Drew wants—he wants clauses added to the contract stating that a loss by count-out or disqualification would cost Cody the championship. “Yes, that’s right,” replies Drew. “I’m 110% on board with that!” exclaims Rhodes. Aldis tries to talk him out of it, but the champion is firm in his decision. Cody promises that it won’t be easy for the Scotsman. Satisfied, Drew asks Nick to make the necessary adjustments as Cody suggested. If he has Nick’s word, he’ll sign immediately. Aldis insists he disagrees with the idea. “Nick, please, we all need this to end. Make it happen,” says Cody. “Nick, just do the right thing,” adds Drew. Aldis agrees. “It’s official,” says McIntyre as he signs the contract.
McIntyre turns to Cody, saying that while this is a happy moment for him, it’s also a sad one. The two could have been great friends, but they took different paths. Now Rhodes has become a corporate American, and instead of hating him for it, the fans cheer him every week. Cody might be the “American Nightmare,” but Drew claims he’s the one who does things right—he tells the truth, works hard, and never uses his influence. “I’m from another country and an American citizen. You know what I am? I’m the real American Dream,” says the Scotsman.
Rhodes recalls how both men had to leave WWE to make a name for themselves and earn the company’s attention again. In fact, Drew should be proud because many have followed in his footsteps. However, the similarities end there. “When I got tired of WWE, I had the guts to leave. You, my friend, were simply fired. Good luck tomorrow, Drew. The good guys used to finish last, but then I showed up,” says Cody, ending his remarks.
McIntyre stops him from leaving to assure him that the fans will eventually turn their backs on him. He says Rhodes gives and gives to the audience—so much so that on a night like Halloween, he’s here instead of out trick-or-treating with his daughters. “Tell me, what are their names?” asks the Scotsman. Furious, Rhodes attacks McIntyre, slamming his face into the table. Cody tosses the table aside and grabs his championship, ready to use it as a weapon, but Drew escapes to ringside. Nick approaches Cody to calm him down, which McIntyre uses as an opening to return. Rhodes notices and pushes the General Manager out of the way, leaving himself open for a Claymore. Drew finishes the champion with a powerbomb through the table, smashing it to pieces. McIntyre grabs the belt and kneels beside Cody. “This is your last night as champion, Cody. Go see your beloved family, because tomorrow I’ll take from you what you love most. I’ll become WWE Champion. I swear it. I swear it! I SWEAR IT! I’ll do whatever it takes!” shouts the Scotsman before posing with the title. That’s how this week’s episode comes to an end.
