Friday, June 26, 2020

Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for June 26, 2020

The show begins with a video package tribute to The Undertaker.



The locker room is on the stage and the ramp, clapping and chanting "Thank you, Taker."

We look back on The Undertaker's debut at Survivor Series 1990.

We hear John Cena and Roman Reigns talk about The Undertaker's dedication to professional wrestling.



We look back on the Boneyard Match between The Undertaker and "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles from WrestleMania 36. (During the show, it is announced on commentary that this is The Undertaker's final match, confirming that The Undertaker has retired from in-ring competition.)



We hear from Edge on his thoughts on The Undertaker.

Kane and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair talk about what The Undertaker means to them.



King Corbin is in the ring. He calls The Undertaker is "an old bag of bones" and a shell of what he used to be despite having a storied 30-year-career, then brings up The Undertaker being a founding member of the Kiss My Ass Club. Corbin says The Undertaker only has a 30-year career because he was "coddled and protected" by the owners and that The Undertaker has stolen money from WWE for the last 20 years. He goes on to call The Undertaker "a selfish son-of-a-bitch" who kept talented wrestlers like him down, then says he does not thank The Undertaker at all before leaving him with one final thought: "You suck!" Suddenly, Corbin is attacked from behind by Jeff Hardy.



We hear from "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Kurt Angle about their thoughts on The Undertaker.



Backstage, Sarah Schreiber interviews Jeff Hardy, who says that King Corbin hit a nerve and that if it were up to him, The Undertaker - whom he calls his mentor - would be on WWE's Mount Rushmore four times. After saying that he will teach Corbin a lesson in The Undertaker's stead, he challenges Corbin to a match, saying that he got his degree from Deadman University and he is about to unleash some painful knowledge.

Bayley and Sasha Banks guest on commentary for the next match.

Nikki Cross beats Lacey Evans, Dana Brooke and Alexa Bliss in a Fatal 4-Way Match with a schoolkid pin to Lacey, who has just hit Dana with a Woman's Right, to face Bayley for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship.



We hear from Triple H and "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels concerning their thoughts on The Undertaker.

The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Big E) and The Lucha House Party (Lince Dorado and Gran Metalik) beat Cesaro, Shinsuke Nakamura, The Miz and John Morrison.



Backstage, Sarah Schreiber interviews King Corbin, who says that Jeff Hardy's mentoring only led him in and out of jail and that Jeff should hang it up like The Undertaker. He says that Jeff will rest in peace like The Undertaker after tonight.

Braun Strowman shows up. He talks about the first time he saw Bray Wyatt, saying he felt fear that makes one's hair stand on end and leave a feeling in the pit of one's stomach. He mentions one night in the swamp of the Wyatt compound and how Bray stopped him from stomping a water moccasin, saying it was his friend before kneeling down and taking multiple bites to the face only to laugh. It was then that he knew that he was in the presence of evil, as all Bray Wyatt did was laugh as he was repeatedly bit. He knew that Bray was not only "the devil himself," but that he was "the serpent." It was then that he did "the devil's work." His voice gets even deeper as he says that he loved every second of it and that parts of him still do, then it goes back to normal when he says he has tried to lock that part of him away only for it to call for him. Strowman tells Bray that he cannot continue to live this way and proposes to Bray that they return to the swamp he calls home, saying he will either come out "the most evil son-of-a-bitch the world has ever seen" or having torn the devil apart. He then says he will let the alligators finish Bray Wyatt off when he is done with him, as he will turn his home into the site of his destruction. Bray's laughter is heard, and Strowman laughs along with it.



We hear from Batista and Mick Foley about their thoughts on The Undertaker.

Sheamus' toast to Jeff Hardy has been pushed back to next week. (This is due to positive tests of COVID-19 at the Performance Center, which has caused the plans for this week's show to be changed into a tribute show for The Undertaker.)

Jeff Hardy beats King Corbin. After the match, Corbin attacks Jeff Hardy from behind. This causes The New Day to get in the ring, and after Corbin clotheslines Kofi, Big E catches Corbin and hits the Big Ending. Hardy then asks Braun Strowman to get in the ring. Strowman gets in the ring and hits Corbin with a powerslam, then Hardy asks Matt Riddle to get in the ring. Riddle gets in the ring and hits Corbin with the Floating Bro. The show ends with everyone in the ring celebrating as a photo of The Undertaker is shown on the TitanTron.



Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!



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