Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for October 28, 2022

Backstage, Sami Zayn has a word with Jey Uso, who tells him that it is "all hands on deck" tonight and that Roman Reigns needs to see their hands raised in victory when he makes it to the arena. Jey Uso is happy to oblige.

The Brawling Brutes (Ridge Holland and Butch) beat Sami Zayn and Solo Sikoa with an inside cradle from Butch to Sami Zayn after Jey Uso pulls Sami Zayn out of the ring as Sami is about to avoid a top rope move, causing an argument between Jey and Sami that Solo has to stand in between until Ridge Holland takes out Jey and Solo. Sami gets back in the ring, but Butch rolls him up for an inside cradle for the pin and the win. After the match, Sami, Solo and even Jimmy Uso get on Jey's case for costing them the match, then Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman show up. After the commercial break, Roman Reigns says that people are going to act like kids, then they will be treated like kids, then says that he wants what is going laid out on the table and fixed right now. Sami Zayn admits that there is a communication breakdown as of late and that it is specifically with Jey, and while he likes Jey and has tried to get along with him, Jey has a problem with him and he wants it to stop. Sami Zayn apologizes to Jey Uso for whatever he did and asks to bury the hatchet before offering to shake his hand. Jey hesitates, then pulls out a microphone and tells him to get his hand out of his face. Jey tells Sami that he does not like him, his hair, his face, his "Honorary Uce" T-shirt or him being around his family because he is not a true blood relative and never will be, calling him "a fake-ass Uce." Jey says he will shed blood for the family and asks Sami if he is willing to do it too, and when Sami wants peace because Roman says there should be peace, Jey says he does not give a damn what Roman says. Sami has to get between Jey and Roman and say that Jey did not mean what he said as he has gone through a lot and has not been himself and has not been "very Ucey." Roman smiles, and Jey Uso is really trying not to corpse as Roman says that if Jey cannot find his "inner Ucey" again, he is going to do something Jey is not gonna like. Roman threatens to take the "honorary" away from Sami Zayn and make him "a full-blown Uce," and also threatens to rename him "Sami Uso." This starts a "Sami Uso" chant. Paul Heyman then plugs Roman's match against Logan Paul for the undisputed WWE Universal Championship at Crown Jewel before counting down to another commercial break.

We see another vignette for The Viking Raiders (Ivar and Erik). In this vignette, Ivar and Erik drink a clear liquid out of sheep horns.

The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) beat Maximum Male Models (Mace and Mansoor).

Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Sonya Deville. Sonya says Liv Morgan will not answer "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey's open challenge because Ronda broke Liv. Once again, Liv Morgan rushes in and attacks Sonya Deville, and officials have to intervene.

Backstage, we hear from Braun Strowman. He says it is clear that Omos is bigger than him, but everyone has seen that he can be stronger than Omos and that everything he did to prove his strength was exciting and a challenge. He says that he felt that excitement with Omos and that when it comes to challenges, the bigger, the better. Strowman then says that Omos will find out that there is no challenge too big for "the monster of all monsters."

Before the next match, Ronda Rousey says that the Smackdown Women's Championship is back where it belongs and that the fans are in luck to see her issue an open challenge tonight. She says that she does not expect the fans to be grateful, as only the great can recognize greatness and everyone is too mediocre to recognize what they are looking at. Ronda then asks who her challenger tonight is, and it is Tennille Dashwood, who returns to WWE as Emma.

"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey retains the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship against Emma after gouging the eyes prior to Piper's Pit and the arm breaker.

Backstage, Jey Uso meets with Paul Heyman regarding Logan Paul's knockout punch from last week, and Paul Heyman tells Jey Uso that he has his back.

Backstage, "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler congratulates "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey before Natalya shows up and says that if she took the open challenge, she would beat Ronda. Shayna chokes her out before she finishes her sentence.

Before the next match, B-Fab says Hit Row (Ashante "Thee" Adonis, Top Dolla, B-Fab) has friends in high places and introduces Shinsuke Nakamura as their tag team partner.

Hit Row (Ashante "Thee" Adonis and Top Dolla) and Shinsuke Nakamura beat Legado del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde, Cruz del Toro).

Backstage, Paul Heyman asks Roman Reigns to watch footage of Logan Paul practicing in a boxing ring. When Roman asks why they are watching this, Heyman says it takes one lucky punch. Heyman talks about how Logan Paul once broke his knockout hand and had steel pins inserted into it, and when Roman says it is Logan Paul's third match, Paul Heyman mentions that Brock Lesnar won the UFC World Heavyweight Championship in his third match. This angers Roman, and Paul Heyman decides to take his leave.

Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews LA Knight. LA Knight mentions the ring announcer not getting his hometown right last week, then Ricochet shows up and says LA Knight would get a warmer reception if he did not act like "God's gift." He also says that when shows up with a big head, one is more likely to knock it around. LA Knight leaves after saying he is God's gift to SmackDown, then Ricochet tells him to keep going, as somebody is going to shut his mouth.

Karrion Kross beats Madcap Moss. After the match, Kross puts Moss in the Kross Jacket and tells McIntyre that Moss put up more of a fight than he did because Moss is not a hypocrite and a coward. He then says that history will repeat itself when he beats McIntyre at Crown Jewel while two referees try to break the hold.

We briefly see Bray Wyatt backstage.

Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Rey Mysterio. Rey Mysterio says he is excited to be back on SmackDown and competing for the Intercontinental Championship when Imperium (Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser, Giovanni Vinci) attack him.

Bray Wyatt heads to the ring. Bray says it is just him and the fans right now, and that there is no mask and no smoke and mirrors. He says that he wants the fans to get used to "the real" him and the best version of himself that will ever be. He says he is proud to be here today and that he will spectacular things while he is here, then says that for much of his life, he has been out of control and he cannot help that, as his emotion do not work like most other people's. He says that sometimes he does not have control and can go to a very dark place, and other times, he does not feel anything at all. Bray says that is part of what makes him "him," and that he has to do horrible things and part of him likes doing it. Bray then says that is not the end of it and that there will come a time when he is forced to do something completely horrible when the lights on the ring darken. He then see images of an old man in a hat wrapped in barbed wire. He says "You killed the world," and says that Bray Wyatt still wears a mask and that he will never be able to hide from his Uncle Howdy. We then see a tear fall down Uncle Howdy's face as the show ends.

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This week on The SmackDown Low Down: Imperium (Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser, Giovanni Vinci)! Liv Morgan! The Bloodline (Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, Solo Sikoa, Sami Zayn)!