My WWE 2K20 Results: WWE SmackDown Live (Sep.W1.18)

WWE SmackDown Live

September.Week 1.2018

Detroit. MI

CHAMPIONS

WWE Champion: Samoa Joe (1x)(0D)(Since SummerSlam Aug.W3.18)

WWE United States Champion: Shinsuke Nakamura (1x)(1D)(Since SmackDown Live Jul.W3.18)

WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions: The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro)(1x)(1D)(Since SummerSlam Aug.W3.18)

WWE SmackDown Women's Champion: Becky Lynch '17 (7x)(0D)(Since SummerSlam Aug.W3.18)

WWE SMACKDOWN LIVE POWER RANKINGS

1. Kofi Kingston

2. Cesaro (WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion)

3. Sheamus

4. Big E

5. Xavier Woods

MATCH #1

(Dark Match)

Normal Match

AJ Styles vs Mike Kanellis (w/Maria Kanellis)

WINNER: AJ Styles

TONIGHT ON SMACKDOWN LIVE: Despite Asuka losing in the Triple Threat for the SmackDown Women's title Match at SummerSlam, the SmackDown Women's Champion Becky Lynch has accepted “The Empress of Tomorrow” Asuka's challenge for the title tonight because according to her, not everybody gets the opportunities that “The Queen” Charlotte Flair always gets!

NEXT: The Bar's SmackDown Tag Team Championship victory at SummerSlam marks their fifth tag team titles (the other four being on RAW). As a result, The Bar have joined the Five-Timers Club and call out Booker T to help welcome them into the fold. However, the five-time WCW Champion isn't the most enthusiastic about the occasion which offends The Bar who look like they're about to make an example out of him. All of a sudden, Detroit's own Diesel appears to even the odds!

MATCH #2

IMPROMPTU

Tag Team Match

Diesel & Booker T vs The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro)

WINNERS: The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro)

Method: Pinfall from Cesaro on Diesel

Finish: Very European Uppercut

NEXT: It will be the first of two Triple Threat Matches to determine who The Bar will defend their SmackDown Tag Team Titles against at WWE Hell in a Cell!

MATCH #3

WWE SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP #1 CONTENDER'S TOURNAMENT

FIRST ROUND

Triple Threat Tornado Tag Team Match

The Club (Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows) vs The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods) vs Harper & Rowan

WINNERS: The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods)

Method: Pinfall from Woods on Rowan

Finish: Eat Defeat

LAST WEEK ON SMACKDOWN LIVE: After weeks of being the victim of physical and mental torment from Randy Orton, Jeff Hardy squared off against “The Viper” in a highly personal contest that saw “The Viper” gain the pinfall after an Avalanche RKO!

MIDDLE CARD PROMO

Jeff Hardy is still out for payback against Randy Orton but mentioned that he felt born again after pummeling “The Viper” last week during their match. “The Charismatic Enigma” is now intent on finishing what Randy has started and calls out WWE's Apex Predator, but Orton, averse to appeasing the WWE Universe, refuses to give his foe the satisfaction.

Unphased by Randy's mind games, Jeff makes a bigger challenge to “The Viper” for WWE Hell in a Cell... inside Hell in a Cell itself! Hardy will have to wait for a response though, as Orton simply drops his microphone and walks away without a response. However, “The Charismatic Enigma” decides that if Randy won't give him an answer then he'll beat one into him, and launches an attack on “The Viper”, setting off a brawl that Hardy gets the better of!

Jeff Hardy vs Randy Orton

PROMO BATTLE WINNER: N/A

LAST WEEK ON SMACKDOWN LIVE: Billie Kay of The IIconics defeated Naomi!

NEXT: Following Billie Kay's victory over Naomi last week, The IIconics doubl down on their verbal jabs, drawing the ire of the WWE Universe by mocking Naomi and the Toronto Raptors prior to Peyton Royce's attempt to dim The Glow.

MATCH #4

Normal Match

Peyton Royce (w/Billie Kay) vs Naomi

WINNER: Peyton Royce

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Spinning Leg Lariat

Post-Match: Naomi leaves disappointed.

MIDDLE CARD PROMO

After last week's big news that Brie Bella would return to action to team up with her husband Daniel Bryan to take on The Miz and Maryse in a Mixed Tag Team Match at WWE Hell in a Cell, the happy couple hits the scene to talk about that major showdown.

Before the gleeful Bryan and Brie can reminisce on last week or look too far ahead to their match at Hell in a Cell, they're interrupted by Andrade “Cien” Almas and Zelina Vega, with Andrade boldly challenging Bryan to a match who was quick to accept! SmackDown Live General Manager Paige then arrives to declare that match would be next!

Daniel Bryan vs Andrade “Cien” Almas

PROMO BATTLE WINNER: Andrade “Cien” Almas

MATCH #5

Normal Match

Daniel Bryan vs Andrade “Cien” Almas

Mid-Match: The Miz interferes, attacking Daniel Bryan!

WINNER: Daniel Bryan

Method: Submission

Finish: YES! Lock

LAST WEEK ON SMACKDOWN LIVE: As the new WWE Champion Samoa Joe was getting set for an interview, he was attacked by the former champion Kane who left Samoa Joe laying with a Tombstone Piledriver!

SHOW CLOSER PROMO

A furious WWE Champion Samoa Joe wastes no time in calling out Kane to the ring who wastes no time himself in obliging. Joe launches his attack with kicks off a brawl that Kane gets the better of!

Samoa Joe vs Kane

PROMO BATTLE WINNER: N/A

MATCH #6

WWE SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP #1 CONTENDER'S TOURNAMENT

FIRST ROUND

Triple Threat Tornado Tag Team Match

The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso) vs Eric Young & Shelton Benjamin vs Rusev & Sin Cara

WINNERS: Rusev & Sin Cara

Method: Submission from Rusev on Jey Uso

Finish: The Accolade

MATCH #7

Normal Match

The Miz vs R-Truth

Mid-Match: Daniel Bryan interferes against The Miz!

WINNER: The Miz

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Skull Crushing Finale

MAIN EVENT

WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP

Normal Match

Becky Lynch '17 (c) vs Asuka

WINNER and STILL WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN'S CHAMPION: Becky Lynch '17

Method: Submission

Finish: Dis-Arm-Her

Post-Match: Becky is attacked by the payback-seeking Charlotte Flair '18!