My WWE 2K20 Results: WWE SmackDown Live (Tue.Sep.W4.18)

WWE SmackDown Live

Tuesday.September.Week 4.2018

Denver. CO

CHAMPIONS

WWE CHAMPION: Samoa Joe (1x)(1D)(Since WWE SummerSlam, Sun.Aug.W3.18)

WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPION: Shinsuke Nakamura (1x)(2D)(Since WWE SmackDown Live, Tue.Jul.W3.18)

WWE SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro)(1x)(2D)(Since WWE SummerSlam, Sun.Aug.W3.18)

WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN'S CHAMPION: Charlotte Flair '17 (7x)(1D)(Since WWE Hell In A Cell, Sun.Sep.W2.18)

WWE SMACKDOWN LIVE POWER RANKINGS

1. Sheamus (WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion)

2. Cesaro (WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion)

3. Asuka

4. Big E

5. Xavier Woods

ONE WEEK FROM SUNDAY AT WWE SUPER SHOW-DOWN: Daniel Bryan and The Miz will compete in a #1 contender's match for the WWE Championship!

SHOW OPENER PROMO

Clearly looking to get a little bit of a mental edge heading into their WWE Mixed Match Challenge match against The Miz and Asuka, MMC partners R-Truth and Carmella hosted “Truth TV” to kick off SmackDown Live. Their guest? None other than Miz's Super Show-Down opponent, Daniel Bryan!

“Truth TV” instantly proved to be a much different experience than “Miz TV.” For example, after Truth dropped an insightful question on Bryan regarding his match against The A-Lister in Melbourne (in which the winner will receive a future WWE Championship opportunity), R-Truth and Carmella took a seven-second dance break before Bryan could get more than a few words out. The good times quickly ceased when Miz showed up, though. The Miz was irate that Truth and Carmella had stolen his talk show and even more belligerent at Bryan's squeaky-clean reputation.

Bryan contemplated those words, but Truth responded to them ... BY BANNING MIZ FROM “TRUTH TV” FOR LIFE! Miz, of course, retorted by reminding R-Truth that “Truth TV” isn't a real show, which prompted Truth to reply with a challenge — a match where the winner gets the rights to the show—even though it's not really Truth or Carmella's in the first place. A notion The Miz scoffs of.

The Miz looks to get an early advantage by drilling Truth with a cheap shot that sparks a brawl that Truth gets the better of as an official restores order for the match to begin proper.

R-Truth vs The Miz

PROMO BATTLE WINNER: N/A

IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA: SmackDown Live General Manager Paige stops The Miz and informs him that his match with R-Truth is next!

MATCH #1

Normal Match

The Miz (w/Maryse) vs R-Truth (w/Carmella)

WINNER: The Miz

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Skull Crushing Finale

NEXT ON SMACKDOWN LIVE: With The Bar's defense of the SmackDown Tag Team Titles against The Club at WWE Super Show-Down less than two weeks away, Sheamus goes one-on-one against Luke Gallows! This is one week removed from Karl Anderson's big win against Cesaro!

MATCH #2

Normal Match

Sheamus (w/Cesaro) vs Luke Gallows (w/Karl Anderson)

WINNER: Sheamus

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Brogue Kick

IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA: Lana bumps into Rowan who roars at her with a ground-quaking ferocity in an effort to get her to move out of his way, an effort he succeeds in.

MIDDLE CARD PROMO

A fired-up Rusev calls out Rowan and kicks off a brawl after a heated argument where “The Bulgarian Brute” stood up for the honor of his wife. However, in the end Rowan would be the one standing tall!

Rusev vs Rowan

PROMO BATTLE WINNER: N/A

NEXT ON SMACKDOWN LIVE: With their Super Show-Down opponents, The IIconics, on commentary, the new super-team of Asuka and Naomi look to make a major impression while matched up against the deadly combo of Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville! The two teams nearly came to blows earlier in the evening during an altercation backstage, and the animosity spilled into the ring for a heated tag team collision!

MATCH #3

Tag Team Match

Asuka & Naomi vs Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville

WINNERS: Asuka & Naomi

Method: Pinfall from Asuka on Mandy

Finish: Asuka Lock

NEXT ON SMACKDOWN LIVE: After a performance last week that once again impressed WWE officials, Sin Cara has received another opportunity Shinsuke Nakamura and the WWE United States Championship! SmackDown Live GM Paige announces that if anyone interferes in this match they will be suspended!

MATCH #4

WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP

REMATCH

Normal Match

Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs Sin Cara

WINNER and STILL WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPION: Shinsuke Nakamura

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Kinshasa

Post-Match: Humble in a fair-and-square defeat, Sin Cara shakes Shinsuke's hand, raises his arm and somehow exits the situation without getting dropped by a low blow.

ONE WEEK FROM SUNDAY AT WWE SUPER SHOW-DOWN: “The Phenomenal “ AJ Styles will challenge “The Samoan Submission Machine” Samoa Joe for the WWE Championship!

SHOW CLOSER PROMO

The WWE Champion Samoa Joe and his challenger at WWE Super Show-Down, AJ Styles meet face-to face in the ring. AJ touts his four reigns as WWE Champion and his eight combined successful title defenses and says that those numbers should worry Joe and his first-time reign.

On the flipside, Samoa Joe says that his first and current run reign will eclipse AJ's who will be known as nothing more than “Samoa Joe's second successful championship defense” at Super-Showdown! Joe puts an exclamation mark on his statement by landing a vicious strike on Styles which sets off a brawl that Joe gets the better of!

AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe

PROMO BATTLE WINNER: N/A

LAST WEEK ON SMACKDOWN LIVE: With the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship match right around the corner, Charlotte Flair '18 called out her challenger to the ring to get one last word in. Becky Lynch '17 responded with confidence, but revealed her true intentions of trying to hurt the champion after she threw a punch to start a brawl!

MAIN EVENT

RIVALRY

Normal Match

Becky Lynch '17 vs Charlotte Flair '18

WINNER: Charlotte Flair '18

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Natural Selection

Post-Match: Charlotte drives off an attempted sneak attack from Becky, sending her reeling out og the ring!

NEWS

Charlotte Flair '18 took the win against her opponent, aggravating Becky Lynch '17 to the point of attacking her from behind while she was celebrating. The winner easily saw the attack coming and reversed it into one of her own, further embarrassing the loser after dumping her to the outside.