Friday, October 23, 2020

Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for October 23, 2020

Tonight's show beings with The Kevin Owens Show. Tonight's guest is Daniel Bryan. Owens thanks Daniel Bryan for mentioning him as a wrestler he wants to face, as he is looking forward to the potential match as well. Daniel says they both pushed each other to be better, and that SmackDown has some of the best fresh, young talent in the world. After saying that he wants to see who gets to step up next, Daniel Bryan says he would like to see a championship defended each and every week on SmackDown, and that championship should be the Intercontinental Championship. Owens then mentions that he brought Daniel Bryan over to the show over a championship, and mentions he has never been a tag team champion in WWE, and asks Daniel to imagine what they would be as a team, complete with the team name of "Team Hell KO." Daniel does not really like the name, and Owens admits they can work on the name later. Suddenly, Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode show up, and Ziggler thinks Daniel is talking about them concerning "fresh young talent." Roode says that Owens and Daniel should be talking about them and are wasting everybody's time, then The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) show up. Angelo Dawkins says Roode and Ziggler look like they came straight out of 1984, and Montez Ford says they are excited to be on SmackDown. Suddenly, Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura show up. Cesaro says he and Nakamura have carried the tag team division on SmackDown for months, and that The Street Profits had their titles handed to them. Daniel takes Owens up on his offer to team up, then a tag team brawl begins. Adam Pearce shows up to try to restore order as the show goes to a commercial break.



Kevin Owens, Daniel Bryan and The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) beat Dolph Ziggler, Robert Roode, Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura.



Otis, The Miz and John Morrison are in court. Ron Simmons is the bailiff, and JBL is the judge. Miz says he is here for the truth, and says case law is on his side and he can quote several cases. He says that Otis has victimized him physically and emotionally, and has not upheld the qualifications of being a Money In The Bank winner. Miz says he wants the contract removed from Otis and placed in the hands of an honorable Superstar, and says he is that Superstar. Otis, representing himself, says he won the Money In The Bank Ladder Match and deserves it based on that. When Miz's attorney agrees with Otis, Miz fires her.

We see a vignette for Bianca Belair, who is in action next.

Backstage, Daniel Bryan, Kevin Owens and The Street Profits celebrate their victory. Despite Bryan not being with it when it comes to current slang, The Street Profits know what Bryan is talking about. Owens and The Street Profits leave, then Sami Zayn shows up and tells Daniel Bryan does not share his vision of the Intercontinental Championship being defended every week, as he feels it is special and he calls the shots with the title. He tells Daniel Bryan to keep his visions about the title to himself, as nobody will listen to him and he will continue to do things his way for as long as he is champion.

Bianca Belair beats Zelina Vega.



We see a vignette for Lars Sullivan, who is in action next.

Kayla Braxton is in the ring with Shorty G. Shorty G says he is fed up with being unable to get drafted on either brand and says he has been disrespected, and to right the ship, he will prove he belongs in SmackDown by beating Lars Sullivan.

Lars Sullivan beats Shorty G. After the match, Kayla Braxton interviews Shorty G, who simply says "I quit."



Backstage, Alyse Ashton interviews Seth Rollins. Rollins says he plucked Murphy from obscurity and guided him only for Murphy to betray him, and says his idea of fun is what he will do to Murphy tonight, as Murphy needs to understand that the greater good is "all of us." He says that all of us have a role to play and that Murphy needs to understand his, as he is a messiah and Murphy is "a walk-behind-er." Rollin says he will determine Murphy's role for him, which he says is a lot of fun for him.

At the trainer's room, Adam Pearce meets with Shorty G, who says he is done being "Shorty G" and talking about accepting being who one is. He says he is tired of being a punching bag with a smile on his face, and says only one man can achieve anything he wants. He says that this man has earned so many achievements they have to be seen to be believed, and that man is "Gable...Chad Gable."



Bayley is in the ring. She says she feels annoyed having to address having four interviews where everyone asked "the same damn questions" about Sasha Banks, who she feels she cannot get away from. Bayley says she is not afraid, and that Sasha Banks does not deserve a title shot as she is "an ungrateful brat," and refuses to give her what she wants. Instead, Banks is "a bigger pain in [her] ass than she was before." Bayley says that Sasha has gotten conceited and that her head is so big it will not fit in the cell, and says the contract might as well be burned as Sasha is not the boss of her. Suddenly, Sasha Banks shows up. Sasha Banks carries the contract for their match at Hell In A Cell with her on the way to the ring, and demands Bayley sign the contract. Bayley tries to strike her with a chair, but Sasha ducks it and takes the SmackDown Women's Championship. Sasha forces Bayley into negotiating for the championship in exchanged for a signed contract, but grabs the belt. Sasha yanks her forward and knees her, then wraps the chair around her head. When Bayley refuses to sign, Sasha goes for a submission hold. Bayley finally gives in and signs the contract, then Sasha lets go of Bayley and stomps her before telling Bayley she will take her title and finish what she started.



Back in court, John Morrison says that Otis assaulted him, and says that the mental trauma endured is the trauma that hurts the most. Rey Mysterio is also in the courtroom, and confirms that Otis won the contract and should be able to cash it in. Asuka is also in the courtroom, and after she speaks, Teddy Long says he got "every single word of that." Tucker is also in the courtroom, where he tells Miz that he deserves everything coming to him, and Tucker says that with everything he has done to Otis, Otis is focused on beating Miz up, and so is he. JBL and Ron Simmons have to restore order, and JBL orders a short recess. JBL also announces that he will render a verdict when the court reconvenes. When court reconvenes, JBL says that the truth is missing within all the uproar, and says that Otis is a WWE Superstar and that the accusations against him are part of his job description, and if it were not, he and Ron Simmons would be serving life sentences right now. He also rules that Otis still has a full year after winning the contract to cash in, and is not practicing negligence. The Miz interrupts him, saying he has forgotten a key piece of evidence. The Miz produces a black briefcase, which he hands to Ron Simmons, which in turn he hands to JBL. JBL looks inside and smiles, then says that in light of new evidence, he rules in favor of The Miz. JBL then makes a match between Otis and The Miz at Hell In A Cell where the winner gets and keeps the Money In The Bank contract. Ron Simmons says "Damn!", then we see the left side of a scale lower while the other side rises up.





We see a video package chronicling the recent events between Murphy and Seth Rollins.

Seth Rollins beats Murphy after taking advantage of Murphy's injured left shoulder, which Murphy hurts during the match. During the match, Aalyah is watching the match backstage. Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio show up, and tell Aalyah not to involve herself in any matters regarding Murphy. After the match, Seth Rollins gets a Kendo Stick, and Aalyah heads to the ring when Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio refuses to help. Rollins strikes at Murphy, but Aalyah gets in the ring, which causes Rollins to run. When Dominik checks on Aalyah, Rollins attacks him, and Rey Mysterio runs into the ring with a steel chair, forcing Rollins to flee. As Rey and Dominik argue, Aalyah tends to Murphy.





Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman show up. As Roman is about to speak, Jey Uso is on the TitanTron and in Roman Reigns' dressing room. He says that Roman has changed and has his head so far up his "Tribal Chief ass" that he has lost touch with himself and his family. We then find out this is not really Jey, but Jimmy Uso after he takes off his bandanna, and Jimmy Uso tells Roman that Jey is right behind him. Sure enough, Jey strikes from behind, and while Roman tries to strike back, Jey comes out on top with a top rope Uso Splash. Roman tells The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) that they do not understand like he does, and says that if he quits, he is no longer Universal Champion, the face of WWE, the provider of the bloodline or Tribal Chief. He says that he can live with that, then asks Jey if he can do the same. He says that if Jey Uso quits, he will make him acknowledge him as the Tribal Chief, and if not, he, his brother and everyone in their family are out of the family lineage, and his part of the family will turn their backs on them. The Cell then lowers around Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman. Jey Uso then climbs halfway up the Cell and has a staredown with Roman to end the show.



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





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