WWE
SmackDown Live
May.Week 2.2017
London,
England
WWE
CHAMPIONS
WWE
CHAMPION: The Rock
WWE
UNITED STATES CHAMPION: Chris Jericho
SMACKDOWN
WOMEN'S CHAMPION: Natalya
SMACKDOWN
TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso)
SHOW
OPENER PROMO
The
WWE Champion The Rock comes out to the ring to address his upcoming
Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship against Rusev and Roman
Reigns this Sunday at Backlash.
The
Rock talks about how he's got nothing but love for his blood, Roman
Reigns and looks forward to competing with him this Sunday to see if
“The Big Dog” can take the torch from “The Brahma Bull” as
they proceed to layeth the smacketh down on “The Super Jabroni”
Rusev.
Jinder
Mahal then interrupts the proceedings to reminisce about the days
when Rock and Jinder were on RAW and Jinder would shock the WWE
Universe with big victories over The Rock. The Rock joins in on the
reminiscing and smiles at the times where he would beat the holy hell
out of Jinder and whoop his ass from pillar to post.
The
Rock proposes that they lace up their boots and make some new
memories with each other right here tonight but Mahal refuses.
Instead, Jinder proposes that since he's got a past win over The
Rock, and since he beat Randy Orton within an inch of his life last
week, Jinder should be the one to challenge The Rock for the WWE
Championship.
The
SmackDown Live Commissioner Shane McMahon arrives on the scene and
makes a Six-Man Tag Team Match featuring The Rock's team taking on
Jinder Mahal's team. Jinder's case for a WWE Championship could gain
clemency if he were able to pin the WWE Champion in this match
tonight.
The
Rock vs Jinder Mahal
PROMO
BATTLE WINNER: Jinder Mahal
MATCH
#1
#1
CONTENDER'S MATCH FOR THE WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP
Normal
Match
Kane
vs Kevin Owens
WINNER
and #1 CONTENDER: Kevin Owens
Method:
Pinfall
Finish:
Chokeslam!
NEXT:
The Bella Twins talk about the recent rivalry between Naomi,
Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch against the team calling themselves
“The Welcoming Committee” (The SmackDown Women's Champion
Natalya, Carmella and Tamina). They note how since this rivalry has
been raging on, The Bellas have noticed that it's been a little more
difficult to find competition on SmackDown Live. So they've taken
this opportunity tonight to issue an open challenge.
MATCH
#2
Tag
Team Match
The
Bella Twins (Nikki & Brie Bella) vs Luna Vachon & Alundra
Blayze
WINNERS:
Luna Vachon & Alundra Blayze
Method:
Pinfall
from Vachon on Brie
Finish:
Luna Bomb
LAST
WEEK ON SMACKDOWN LIVE:
Naomi and Charlotte Flair defeated the team of Natalya and Carmella.
TONIGHT:
The SmackDown Women's Champion Natalya is scheduled to go one on one
against Becky Lynch!
EARLIER
TONIGHT:
Becky Lynch bumped into Natalya and asked her if she wouldn't suppose
making tonight's scheduled match a title match. Natalya predictably
declined. “Negotiator” Becky then continued by proposing that
they at least make tonight a Dis-Arm-Her vs Sharpshooter Submission
Match. Natalya replies with a hearty laugh and tells Becky that
everyone already knows that the superior submission hold is The
Sharpshooter and if Becky wants title matches, submission matches or
anything else, Becky is going to have to earn those opportunities.
MATCH
#3
(Non-Title)
Normal
Match
Natalya
(w/Carmella & Tamina) vs Becky Lynch (w/Naomi & Charlotte
Flair)
WINNER:
Natalya
Method:
Pinfall
Finish:
Nattie By Nature
Rating:
*** ½ Great
LAST
WEEK ON SMACKDOWN LIVE:
Kofi Kingston of The New Day defeated Jey Uso in a promo battle.
MIDDLE
CARD PROMO
One
half of the SmackDown Tag Team Champions, Jimmy Uso calls out The New
Day for a promo battle just days before their title match at
Backlash. Jimmy talks about how The New Day are walking around like
they're already the SmackDown and RAW Tag Team Champions. He
continues on about The New Day not knowing just who they are dealing
with come Sunday.
Jimmy
Uso vs Big E
PROMO
BATTLE WINNER: Jimmy Uso
IN
THE BACKSTAGE AREA: SmackDown Live General Manager Daniel Bryan
meets with a person shown off-screen and talks about how he's happy
to resign this person and have him back on SmackDown Live once again.
After recent events on RAW, Bryan saw firsthand where this person
ended up being ranked with RAW officials and Bryan felt this this
person earned the right to be ranked way higher than he was. Bryan
asks this man whether he prefers to be buried deep in the rankings of
RAW's singles title division or if he prefers how things were before.
A
somewhat familiar, gruff voice can be heard stating how Bryan has
always said that SmackDown Live was the land of opportunity.
MATCH
#4
Normal
Match
Luke
Harper vs Erick Rowan
WINNER:
Luke Harper
Method:
Pinfall
Finish:
Back Suplex Facebuster
Rating:
*** ½ Great
THIS
PAST SUNDAY NIGHT AT WWE PAYBACK:
The New Day of SmackDown Live defeated Cesaro and Sheamus to become
the new RAW Tag Team Champions, bringing the RAW Tag Team Titles to
SmackDown Live!
SHOW
CLOSER PROMO
Dolph
Ziggler and Shinsuke Nakamura's ongoing conflict continued in the UK,
as “The Showoff” called out “The King of Strong Style” for
not yet having a match on SmackDown Live. Nakamura retorted by
telling Ziggler that he was ready to show him what he was made of
right then and there. A referee rushed to the ring, and it looked
like Dolph was going to take him up on the offer for a match.
However, Ziggler quickly rescinded and said that they would do this
on his terms — at WWE Backlash.
Dolph
Ziggler vs Shinsuke Nakamura
PROMO
BATTLE WINNER: Shinsuke Nakamura
MATCH
#5
Tag
Team Match
Breezango
(Fandango & Tyler Breeze) vs The Colóns (Primo & Epico
Colón)
RESULT:
DRAW
Method:
Double
count out on Breeze and Epico
LAST
WEEK ON SMACKDOWN LIVE:
John Cena defeated AJ Styles in a promo battle.
SHOW
CLOSER PROMO
AJ
Styles talks about how much a win over John Cena would do for him
this Sunday at Backlash. A win over John Cena is definitely an
achievement that earns you a spot at the table when you talk about
WWE Title contention and “The Phenomenal One” is looking to put
on the show of a lifetime at Backlash.
Baron
Corbin interrupts and facetiously asks AJ who won the rivalry between
them a few months back and who was the one that eliminated AJ's
WrestleMania main event dreams by eliminating him in the Royal Rumble
match. Corbin doesn't care to hear from AJ because Corbin already
knows the answer. The answer that Corbin really wants to know is why
is Styles facing John Cena when Styles was already handily defeated
by Corbin. “The Lone Wolf” says that it should be him facing John
at Backlash.
Before
leaving, Corbin drops a bombshell on AJ and the WWE Universe. He has
gone over the heads of SmackDown Live Commissioner Shane McMahon and
SmackDown Live General Manager Daniel Bryan, all the way to the WWE
Board of Directors and they agree with Corbin's statements. As a
result, in the interest of fairness, Corbin has been added to the
John Cena vs AJ Styles match at Backlash this Sunday, making it a
Triple Threat Match! The WWE Universe in London showers this
revelation with the fiercest of jeers.
Styles
agrees with the WWE Universe and is suddenly laid out by Corbin,
prompting a brawl.
AJ
Styles vs Baron Corbin
PROMO
BATTLE RESULT: DRAW/NO CONTEST
BRAWL
WINNER: Baron Corbin
IN
THE BACKSTAGE AREA: A facetious SmackDown Live Commissioner Shane
McMahon confronts Baron Corbin and commends him for going over Daniel
and Shane's head to the Board of Directors, calling the move very
inspiring. So inspiring that Shane took a page out of Baron's book
and went over Baron's head.
When
Corbin asks Shane what he's talking about, Shane explains that he's
not a fan of having two Triple Threat Matches at the Backlash PPV
this Sunday and adds that he had already booked Baron in a match on
Sunday. So Shane has gone over Corbin's head and made his Triple
Threat a Fatal Four-Way Match. It will be John Cena versus “The
Phenomenal” AJ Styles versus Baron Corbin versus Sami Zayn! This
sends Corbin into an outrage as Shane wishes him the best of luck on
Sunday.
MATCH
#6
MAIN
EVENT
Six-Man
Tag Team Match
The
Rock, Roman Reigns & Randy Orton vs Rusev, Jinder Mahal & The
Great Khali
WINNERS:
The Rock, Roman Reigns & Randy Orton
Method:
Pinfall
from Orton on Khali
Finish:
Avalanche RKO
Countdown
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