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A video of last week of Adam Pearce telling the Usos they’ll go to Raw to get their title shot and then being denied by Stephanie McMahon is shown. DECEMBER WEEK 3 RESCH CENTER GREEN BAY, WI The show begins with Adam Pearce in the ring. He says last Monday was not a good day and he is aware of all the concern about the Unified Tag Team Championship. He is also aware of the threats being thrown around by some people which really isn’t a ‘wise’ move. But after speaking with WWE Officials he has a solution, and he’d like the Usos to come out. Jimmy and Jey come out and let Pearce know they better hear what they want to hear. He tells them that a few weeks back they earned a title match. Unfortunately, it seems Stephanie McMahon pulled a fast one and there’s nothing that can be done about it. The Unified Tag Team Championship is a Raw exclusive now. So after much thought, he’s decided that Stephanie can take those belts and shove them up her….well, you know. Smackdown, the A show, will not be beholden to the whims of the B show. The Usos seem surprised at this. Pearce motions to ringside and they hand him two black sacks. Pearce says in two weeks, Smackdown will celebrate the turn of the year with a special event, New Years Revolution. And at that event the Usos will fight for these…. The Smackdown Tag Team Championship. Now, who will they fight? That will be determined over the next two weeks as eight teams will attempt to qualify for a fatal four way next week, and the winner of that fatal fourway will face the Usos, and those matches start right now! THE ROUGH RIDERS VS AUSTIN THEORY AND GRAYSON WALLER W/PAT MCAFEE Storm, being the ring veteran, takes over early and shows his two younger opponents the business end of an offensive flurry. When Grimes gets in, it continues until McAfee calls his men outside for a conference. What the referee doesn’t see, is that McAfee hands something to Waller who immediately drops Grimes with one bunch before tossing the item back to Pat. The Brand keeps control and Theory ends it with A-Town Down. RESULT: AUSTIN THEORY AND GRAYSON WALLER WIN BY PINFALL The Brand celebrates for their questionable victory, but what’s done is done, and they’re moving on to the fatal fourway. Kayla Braxton welcomes her guest, Cora Jade. Cora says that while most imbeciles would say her title match with Charlotte was a failure, they didn’t see what she saw. She saw fear in the eyes of Charlotte Flair. She saw the champion acknowledge that she was moments from taking that title away. And like the taste of a fine wine, Cora wants another sip, but this time, she wants to make it interesting, she wants to offer something to Charlotte that is irresistible. Cora wants a submission match. Come on Charlotte, don’t you want to hear me scream in agony? Don’t you want me to say that I can’t take it anymore? New Years Revolution. What do you say, champ? Backstage the Street Profits approach Adam Pearce and want to know why they’re not part of the qualifiers tonight. Pearce says to be honest, they lost their qualifier a few weeks ago to the Usos. If they’d won, they’d have gotten the bye at New Years’ Revolution. He says they’re one of the best teams on the roster so keep getting wins and their time will come. When he leaves they’re disappointed but determined. THE GOOD BROTHERS VS ILJA DRAGUNOV AND PETE DUNNE A hard hitting affair with some spots of quick move for move when Anderson is in. The Good Brothers hold the advantage until Dragunov tags in and he pushes Gallows to the edge with a count of two and a half. That ends when Ilja runs right into a boot to the mouth. Anderson and Gallows keep up their attacks and are setting up for the Magic Killer when…. Carmello Hayes hops the barrier and jumps onto the apron. They drop Dragunov and both turn their attention to Hayes. This allows Dunne to tag back in. He dropkicks Gallows in the back and sends him over the top. Anderson charges but Dunne ducks a clothesline and hits a bridged german suplex for the win. RESULT: ILJA DRAGUNOV AND PETE DUNNE WIN BY PINFALL Carmelo Hayes is all smiles as he backs up the aisle and the Good Brothers look like they want to kill him. In their dressing room, Bayley, Naomi, and Tamina are talking strategy about tonight….actually Bayley is doing all the talking and going beyond the match how the three of them could run this division. She almost feels like she’s been adopted already into the Bloodline. She tells them she’ll be back and they can keep planning. When she leaves, Naomi and Tamina share a silent confused expression. THE LWO VS PRETTY DEADLY Fast paced and high energy attacks have Pretty Deadly on the ropes early on, but an unseen low mule kick from Prince allows Wilson to tag in and from there Pretty Deadly shows what it can do as a well oiled machine. Wilde falls to Spilt Milk and that gets the 123. RESULT: PRETTY DEADLY WIN BY PINFALL Kayla Braxton catches up to Paul Heyman backstage and asks him if he’s satisfied with Adam Pearce’s announcement about the new Smackdown Tag Team Championship. Heyman says he’s never satisfied because the Tribal Chief is never satisfied. However he’s analyzing the situation. He walks into the Bloodline Lounge. In their locker room, the OC is fuming. AJ stops his pacing, and swirls on the camera. He says Carmelo Hayes must think he was cute tonight but he won’t be smiling in two weeks at New Years’ Revolution because AJ is personally going to wipe that smirk off his face and it will be ... .phenomenal! THE BRAWLING BRUTES VS THE AOP W/WILLIAM REGAL A pure wrecking ball of a match. Both teams just beat the hell out of each other. It isn’t long until all four men are in the ring, ignoring the referee’s warnings for two of them to get out. When Sheamus and Akam shove him down at the same time, he calls for the bell. RESULT: DOUBLE DISQUALIFICATION (BOTH TEAMS ELIMINATED) We see MVP and Omos backstage. It’s a close shot, so all we see of Omos is equal to MVP’s height. MVP says he is happy to announce that Smackdown will be taking a ‘giant’ leap in 2024. Because he has secured a very lucrative contract for his man and right now he’d like to allow everyone to see what every man in that locker room will be dealing with. The camera pans up to an angry Nigerian giant growing down at it. BAYLEY, NAOMI AND TAMINA VS BIANCA BELAIR, IYO SKY, AND ZELINA VEGA An even match that sees both sides control large sections with double and even triple teams. Bayley is always careful to tag out when Bianca tags in. But that doesn’t stop the EST from showing off in the match. She scoops up Tamina with a big power slam and awaits her to get up for the KOD when…. Asuka appears on the tron, staring blankly, as a thick black liquid spills from her mouth. Bianca is transfixed, allowing Bayley to tag in and hit a surprise Rose Plant on Belair. She makes the cover and Naomi and Tamina stop Iyo and Zelina from breaking it up. RESULT: BAYLEY, NAOMI AND TAMINA WIN BY PINFALL Backstage, Adam Pearce is approached by a smiling Paul Heyman. Heyman says after careful review, the plan for the Usos is acceptable. Pearce says he’s happy to hear that and he’s happy to see Heyman because he has another announcement for New Years Revolution. Heyman’s smile fades as he asks what that is. Pearce tells him that in two weeks, LIVE on Fox, Roman Reigns will be defending the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship….against Keith Lee. Pearce leaves the scene as a scowling Heyman takes out his phone. “Call……Roman….Reigns.”

Hell to Pay Smackdown Managing Director Adam Pearce and the Usos were turned away at Raw after Pearce promised the brothers would get their earned shot at the Unified Tag Team titles. Now the Bloodline’s Wiseman has declared that Pearce is out of time and excuses. The Tribal Chief has given Heyman permission to settle the issue. Pearce maintains he has an announcement coming that will shake up Smackdown and WWE but will it be enough to save him from the Bloodline’s wrath? Since losing her chance at the WWE Women’s Championship at Survivor Series, Cora Jade has been on a quest to get another shot. She says she has an offer that Charlotte Flair can’t refuse. What is it? We’ll find out this week. Ahead of her match with Bayley next week on Superstars, Bianca Belair will team with Iyo Sky and Zelina Vega this week against Bayley and the Bloodline’s Naomi and Tamina. With the Empress of Darkness looming over her, can the EST focus or will her nightmares come back to haunt her? All this and more, this Friday Night*, LIVE on Fox! *Show will be posted TONIGHT!

DECEMBER WEEK 3 MICHELOB ULTRA ARENA LAS VEGAS, NV We begin in the ring with Kelly Kinkaid and her guest, Bianca Belair. She asks Bianca how she is, following that…disturbing attack by Asuka. Bianca says she’s still having nightmares and she won’t lie, she was scared more than any point in her life. But…. “Blah, blah, blah!” Bayley comes out and says that nobody cares about what happened to Bianca. In fact, nobody cares about her at all. What people do want to know is, why isn’t Bayley being interviewed right now? Bianca says if she wants to be interviewed maybe they can have a match next week and then Kelly can interview Bayley from her hospital bed. Bayley laughs it off before cheap shotting Bianca with a right hand then quickly leaves the ring. Bianca holds her cheek, with fire in her eyes. A replay of a moment ago is shown and we hear that Sonya DeVille has agreed. Next week we’ll see the continuation of the long rivalry between Bianca Belair and Bayley. RONDA ROUSEY VS NATALYA These two are very familiar with each other and early on, it’s an open and equal match but Rousey shows her stripes, attacking Natalya relentlessly over the official’s warnings. She rams Natalya into the ring post shoulder-first several times before locking in her arm bar which gets a quick submission. RESULT: RONDA ROUSEY WINS BY SUBMISSION Much like Monday night, Rousey refuses to release the armbar and Natalya is screaming in pain. It takes almost half a dozen referees and officials to get her to break the hold, but there is no amusement on Ronda’s face, only a scowl. BLAIR DAVENPORT VS MICHIN Davenport gives Michin a fight from the opening bell, and both try a few pin attempts but can’t put the other away. Davenport sends Michin to the outside, and while the referee counts, they brawl around ringside, ending in the timekeeper’s area. Sensing an opportunity, Blair ties one of the power cables around Michin’s ankle in a knot and slides back in. Michin can’t get free, and falls victim of the ref’s count. RESULT: BLAIR DAVENPORT WINS BY COUNTOUT A spotlight video focusing on the Genius of the Sky, Iyo Sky is shown. RHEA RIPLEY VS ROXANNE PEREZ Perez never gives up but sometimes retreat is the better part of valor. Ripley shuts down any hopes Roxanne had with a boot to the face halfway through the match. From there, Rhea relishes dealing out punishment before she hits the Riptide and stacks her opponent for the win. RESULT: RHEA RIPLEY WINS BY PINFALL Rhea isn’t satisfied. She picks up Perez by the hair and flings her out of the ring. Mami follows, giving Roxanne a few stomps before she picks her up and delivers another Riptide, this time through the announcer’s table. Graves closes the show saying whoever wins at Day 1 better ask for a tank for christmas because they’re gonna need it at the Royal Rumble!

DECEMBER WEEK 2 DUNKIN DONUTS CENTER PROVIDENCE, RI The show begins with Adam Pearce in his office and Paul Heyman is in the middle of what seems to have been a long diatribe. Heyman, on behalf of the Tribal Chief, demands to know what Pearce is going to do about what happened on Raw. When will the Usos get the Unified Tag Team Championship match they earned? Pearce finally has had enough and shouts down Heyman saying he’s working on it and he’ll have a plan by the end of the show. We go to Gorilla, where William Regal and the AOP are standing by. Regal says that since their return, he and the AOP have left a trail of destruction and people sometimes ask why. The answer to that question should be obvious. They enjoy it. They enjoy dealing out punishment, they enjoy the screams of their opponents. Some people would call them sadists, but you can call them whatever you like. The important thing is, there’s nothing you can do about it. LWO VS AOP W/WILLIAM REGAL Regal’s prediction of punishment comes to pass early and often in this. Del Toro and Wilde have all the speed and quickness but it doesn’t help when two bruisers like Akam and Rezar and demolishing them. The match comes to an end following the Last Chapter. RESULT: AOP WINS BY PINFALL We find Butch and Ilja Dragunov in the back. He thanks Dragunov for helping him last week and they discuss the respect they gained for one another during their best of five series of matches. Ilja tells Butch he was happy to help then says he’ll see him in the ring later for their tag match. Butch stops him and says Butch isn’t his name. Ilja is surprised and says that’s what Sheamus and Holland have been calling him forever. He shrugs and says they never asked what his name was. Dragunov leaves him with a bit of advice….”be yourself.” Kayla Braxton is backstage with Keith Lee. They discuss his match last week with Solo Sikoa which ended in a countout. He says he thought Solo was a fighter but apparently he does what he’s told like a good little boy. Well, maybe they’ll meet again…in the Royal Rumble and if they do, there’s no place Solo can run. SHELTON BENJAMIN VS LA KNIGHT A good back and forth match and Shelton shows he’s still a great in ring performer but Knight overcomes any difficulty, takes over, and ends it with some Blunt Force Trauma. RESULT: LA KNIGHT WINS BY PINFALL Knight is celebrating in the ring when the lights go off, and when they come back on…… Karrion Kross and Scarlett are standing at ringside. She slowly places an hourglass on the apron, as Knight and Kross lock eyes as we go to commercial. When we come back from break all four members of the Brand are face to face with the Street Profits. There is a lot of back and forth trash talk but when Montez and Paul get face to face an on-the-spot challenge for the United States Championship is made and accepted. We have a title match later tonight! PRETTY DEADLY VS PETE DUNNE AND ILJA DRAGUNOV A solid tag match which goes back and forth. Wilson and Prince use their tag experience to their advantage but they’re up against two guys who love to fight and the match goes from tag team action to just a brawl. Half of the action spills to the outside, and while the referee is focused on Dragunov and Prince in the ring…. Sheamus and Ridge Holland run down to the ring and attack Butch, running him into the ring post. Wilson gets back in the ring and together with Prince turn the match in their favor, hitting Spilt Milk on Dragunov for the win. RESULT: PRETTY DEADLY WINS BY PINFALL As Pretty Deadly celebrates, Sheamus and Ridge Holland back up the aisle with big smiles. Kayla Braxton is with Carmelo Hayes. He says last week the OC beat him like a dog but he was raised to give better than he gets. AJ….Good Brothers…this ain’t over by a long shot and it won’t be over until he pays them back for each kick, each punch, every ounce of pain they made him feel. He is HIM, and they will know it. DAVE COLE VS OMOS W/MV Omos wins this one quick and easy as you’d expect. He does use a new finisher however, an elbow drop off the second rope. RESULT: OMOS WINS BY PINFALL We are shown a darkened room. Asuka has her back to us, standing in the corner, slowly banging her forehead into the wall, as Jake Roberts sits on a chair, watching the footage from inside the dumpster last week. We see Bianca being dumped in, the lid slamming shut, and then the sound of the snakes and Bianca screaming. Then it loops and plays again. Roberts turns to us with a sly grin. He says that Bianca has gotten a small taste of the darkness. She felt the forked tongues, the slippery scales as they slid over her. It’s only the beginning. MONTEZ FORD VS LOGAN PAUL © W/PAT MCAFEE A showcase of quick action, Paul and Ford really steal the show and show off what they can do. Neither is shy from going off the second or top rope. At one point half way through the match, Ford nearly scores a win following a Blockbuster off the second rope but Paul kicks out at the last second, to McAfee’s relief. Paul pulls it together and begins leaning more on boxing skills, busting Montez up in the corner with shots to the body. Montez makes a comeback, and pushes Paul to the brink again. At this point, McAfee gets on the apron, drawing the referee, allowing Paul to hit a blatant right hand for the win. RESULT: LOGAN PAUL RETAINS THE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP BY PINFALL Adam Pearce walks up to the Usos outside the Bloodline Lounge. He tells them he does not like how the Bloodline has operated over the last years, but they earned a tag title match. Jimmy demands to know when it will happen and Pearce tells them they’ll get their answer on Monday night because they’re going to Raw, and he’s coming with them!

Blindsided On Monday, Raw Managing Director Stephanie McMahon signed the Unified Tag Team Champions to exclusive contracts, locking them away from Smackdown. Now her Smackdown counterpart Adam Pearce must find a way to respond. Last week, Ilja Dragunov stopped the Brawling Brutes from beating down their former partner Butch. This week the two former enemies join forces in tag action versus Pretty Deadly. MVP has made it known he intends to get Omos off the Free Agent list. A few weeks ago he was seen talking to Adam Pearce and this week, his Nigerian Giant will be in action. Will the largest Free Agent on the market find a home soon on the blue brand? To end last week’s show, Bianca Belair was assaulted and locked in a dumpster by Asuka and Jake the Snake Roberts. This week, the Empress of Darkness and her nefarious mentor will address their actions. All this and more, this Friday Night*, LIVE on Fox! *Show will be posted TONIGHT!

DECEMBER WEEK 2 DENNY SANFORD PREMIER CENTER SIOUX FALLS, SD The show begins with Zoey Stark and Liv Morgan in the midst of a backstage fight. Officials pull them apart as Sonya DeVille enters the scene. She tells them if they want to fight they can do it later tonight in the ring. They both seem to like that idea. Kelly Kinkaid is standing by with Trish Stratus and Lita. She congratulates them on making the fatal four way but they say that’s two weeks away. They’re both free this Monday night so since Shayna and Piper want to get frisky, how about we have a little tag team match this Monday on Raw? They end it by telling their two would-be opponents they’ll see them there. CHARLIER EVANS AND STEVIE TURNER VS NAOMI AND TAMINA The Bloodline Sisters, as Graves calls them, dominate the match, with Naomi supplying the quick action, and Tamina the power. Naomi hits the Rear View on Evans which sets up Tamina for a Superfly Splash. RESULT: NAOMI AND TAMINA WIN BY PINFALL A video highlighting The Man Becky Lynch is shown, ending with her holding up her title. LIV MORGAN VS ZOEY STARK The earlier fight has not cooled down and these two really go eat each other without any fear or hesitation. As much punishment as Zoey dishes out, Liv keeps getting up, to the point that Zoey gets angry, screaming at her to stay down when she keeps kicking out. Liv staggers to her feet, and slaps Zoey in the face. Irate, Zoey kicks Liv in the stomach, then scoops her up and delivers the Z-360. RESULT: ZOEY STARK WINS BY PINFALL A replay of what happened on Smackdown between Bianca Belair and Asuka is shown. LYRA VALKYRIA VS ASUKA W/JAKE ROBERTS Valkyria puts up a good fight but Asuka cuts her down with a stiff looking spinning kick to the head. She toys with her opponent in between strikes, allowed momentary grins when she causes pain. When Roberts gets the signal, Asuka hits the DDT, then immediately moves to the Asuka Lock for which there is no escape for Lyra. RESULT: ASUKA WINS BY SUBMISSION Asuka gets her hand raised and gives a bow to Roberts, who points at Valkyria who’s trying to get up. Asuka runs over and puts her back in the Asuka Lock. As the referee tries to get her to break it, and Roberts laughs outside the ring, the show goes off the air with a closeup of Asuka.

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A recap video is shown of the Smackdown matches at Survivor Series. DECEMBER WEEK 1 BARCLAYS CENTER BROOKLYN, NY The show begins with Paul Heyman already in the ring. He says he’s never been one to say he told you so, but…oh, who is he kidding, of course he is. So…he told us so! The Bloodline walked into War Games, not even knowing who their fourth opponent was and they walked out with their arms raised and their finger in the air. Once again, the Bloodline has remained at the top of the mountain. It doesn’t matter if it’s Bobby Lashley or Rey Mysterio or Edge or Kevin Owens or Sami Zayn or John Cena or….Cody Rhodes… or take your pick. Roman Reigns, the undefeated, undisputed, WWE Universal Champion and his Bloodline will always rise to the top. So that begs the question what’s next, or with respect to Bill Goldberg, who’s next. The short answer is we don’t know and ladies and gentlemen, we don’t care. Put whoever you want in that ring and the result is the same to the point I believe WWE Management must be insane because the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Bloodline enters, Bloodline handles its business, Bloodline leaves triumphant. And that, is not a prediction, it’s a spoiler! Bianca Belair is backstage looking everywhere for Asuka and asking people if they’ve seen her. When nobody gives her any help she continues her search. MICHIN VS ISLA DAWN Michin, fresh off that double countout with Cora Jade on Superstars is still in an aggressive mood and quickly overcomes Isla with both technical and brawling prowess. She ends it with Seoul Food. RESULT: MICHIN WINS BY PINFALL Backstage, Kayla Braxton is standing by with WWE Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair. She asks Charlotte about the aggression she showed at Survivor Series and Charlotte says that was just rising to the challenge. Cora Jade is a fantastic talent with a long career ahead of her but she thought this was her time. She was wrong. It is the Queen’s time until the Queen says otherwise. And everyone around here, whether they’re new or old, better learn to love it! Adam Pearce is in his office when the Usos enter. They want to know why they haven’t gotten the Unified Tag Team Championship match they earned weeks ago. Pearce says he shares their frustrations, he’s tried to schedule Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn for weeks but there have been…complications. He’ll hopefully have an answer for them next week. AJ STYLES W/THE GOOD BROTHERS VS CARMELO HAYES As advertised, this is a generational matchup and does not fail to deliver. Styles and Hayes go move for move, hold for hold.Just when one gains control, the other flips the match around with their athleticism. Styles uses his friends on the outside to build momentum and lines up for a Phenomenal Forearm but when he soars, Hayes dropkicks him out of the air. Hayes sees opportunity and goes to the top, signaling it’s time for Nothing But Net. The Good Brothers have seen enough and Gallows gets on the apron and shoves Hayes off the top causing a disqualification. RESULT: CARMELO HAYES WINS BY DISQUALIFICATION The OC all converge on Hayes and begin a beatdown. The Good Brothers rough him up before hitting the Magic Killer. Then they hold him up on his feet for Styles to hit a Phenomenal Forearm. With Hayes sprawled out on the mat, they exchange a ‘too sweet’ over his body. Backstage an angry Butch finds his former compatriots. He wants to know why they betrayed him at Survivor Series. They laugh it off and Sheamus says he’ll get answers in the ring. They walk off through the curtain and Butch is ready to explode. Michael Cole says we have an impromptu match right after the break! BUTCH VS RIDGE HOLLAND W/SHEAMUS Though former friends, there is no love lost in this match as Butch and Holland lay into each other from the opening bell. Butch is a wild man, taking out his anger and frustrations from the betrayal a week before. Holland fires back with brute force and at ringside, Sheamus gets in a few shots as well. As Holland builds momentum, Butch stops him cold with a series of forearms to the face, then gets a two count on a crucifix. Butch it up quick and knees Holland under the jaw before hitting the Bitter End for the win. RESULT: BUTCH WINS BY PINFALL Butch is in trouble as both his former friends are beating the hell out of him. That is until….. Ilja Dragunov, the man who went to war with Butch, runs down the aisle and breaks up the beatdown. After a few moments it’s the Brawling Brutes who are sent from the ring. Dragunov and Butch have a moment together and it’s Butch who offers his hand of thanks which is shaken. It appears he has a new friend. Kayla Braxton is with LA Knight. He says finally getting the pack of jackals known as The Brand off his back feels a thousand pounds lighter. But now it’s time to look ahead. We have the Royal Rumble, we have WrestleMania, and there is a lack of gold around his waist. Before he can continue…. Scarlett walks up to them, and focuses on Knight. She hands him an envelope and tells him that a man who makes himself an island, is surrounded by sharks. She walks away and he opens the envelope showing what was inside it. He and Kayla both look unnerved. LACEY EVANS VS IYO SKY Lacey has been a thorn in the side of Iyo for weeks now and it finally comes back to bite her. While holding an early advantage, Evans loses control of the match and then Sky shows why she’s one of the best with a constant flow of offense which ends with a huge moonsault for the win. RESULT: IYO SKY WINS BY PINFALL A pre-taped vignette of The Brand is shown, with Pat McAfee in a neck brace. He says that the elite never let a fluke get them down and now it’s about focusing on The Brand and what’s ahead in 2024. They have the United States title, and it’s time for more gold so everyone is on notice! KEITH LEE VS SOLO SIKOA W/PAUL HEYMAN These two go right at each other and don’t hold back. Lee shows off in his first televised match in years and does what few have been able to do with Solo, which is anything he wants. But that doesn’t mean Sikoa is a victim, he’s far from it. He gives as good as he gets and has Lee looking down and out following a running splash followed by a running knee. Solo muscles Lee up on his shoulders for a Samoan Drop but Lee escapes and hits a standing drop kick which knocks Solo out of the ring. Sikoa is enraged but Heyman stops him from getting back in, whispering something in his ear. Solo takes a moment to nod and follows Heyman back up the aisle, leaving Lee the winner once the referee reaches ten. RESULT: KEITH LEE WINS BY COUNTOUT Bianca explodes out of the arena, looking around the parking lot and spots Jake Roberts smiling at her as he leans against a wall. Bianca makes a beeline for him, demanding to know where Asuka is. He keeps smiling, telling her that darkness is never hard to find. Asuka, who had been crouched beside a dumpster, springs into action, blindsiding Belair and ramming her into the dumpster. As Asuka kicks and stomps, Roberts opens the lid on the dumpster and Asuka puts Bianca in it. They slam the lid and padlock it closed. A camera inside the pitch black dumpster catches Bianca groaning in pain, demanding to be let out and then we hear it. A hiss….then another…and another. We can’t see the snakes but we can hear them. The show ends with a shot of the dumpster, Asuka and Roberts long gone, and a frantic Belair screaming to be let out and pounding on the inside.

‘Don’t say I didn’t tell you.’ The Bloodline has survived yet another challenge to their dominance, coming out on top at War Games. This week their Wiseman will open the show with more spoilers about what lays ahead for the Tribal Chief. War Games saw the return of the Limitless Keith Lee who began the match across from the Bloodline’s enforcer Solo Sikoa. In this week’s main event these two powerhouses will meet a continuation of what they started Saturday night. Survivor Series also saw Michin walk away from the OC after weeks of being fed up with their actions. We’ll see her in action this week versus Isla Dawn, while the OC’s leader AJ Styles meets Carmelo Hayes in a generational first-time matchup. Finally, Bianca Belair has been wanting to get her hands on Asuka since Crown Jewel. Last week the devious Jake the Snake Roberts told Bianca Asuka will be present this week. What will happen when the EST and the Empress of Darkness finally go face to face? Don’t miss all the action LIVE this Friday night* on FOX! *Show will be posted Monday

DECEMBER WEEK 1 ALASKA AIRLINES ARENA SEATTLE, WA A recap of Stephanie McMahon’s dual announcements on Raw concerning the women’s division is shown. Backstage, Ronda Rousey is in the middle of beating the tar out of Indi Hartwell. Indi is down and Ronda continues to throw punches until four officials separate her and force her away. CORA JADE VS MICHIN This is a fight from the opening bell. Michin and Jade both have some lingering personal frustrations and take it out on one another, spotlighted by a cannonball by Jade off the apron. They continue to fight until the referee reaches a ten count. RESULT: DOUBLE COUNTOUT Kelly Kinkaid is standing by with Piper Niven. Piper says that her entire career people have never given her the respect she deserves so now she’s going to take it. She has qualified for the fatal fourway and she will be the one to take the Women’s World Championship from Becky Lynch. Then she’ll beat Rhea Ripley and everyone will know who to fear. TEGAN NOX VS JORDYNNE GRACE Grace shines in this, using an incredible power game and athleticism to overwhelm Nox. After she spends several minutes punishing Tegan’s back, she ends the match with a sit down powerbomb. RESULT: JORDYNNE GRACE WINS BY PINFALL A spotlight video of WWE Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair is shown. CHELSEA GREEN VS SHOTZI Shotzi as always puts up a valiant fight, but Chelsea is too much in this contest, using a couple underhanded tactics to keep the advantage and ending it with an Unprettier which Graves calls the “I’m Prettier.” RESULT: CHELSEA GREEN WINS BY PINFALL Before the show ends, the final two Raw fatal four way qualifiers are hyped. Trish Stratus will take on Nikki Cross and Shayna Baszler will go up against Natalya, this Monday on Raw!

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Following John Cena, Big E and the New Day, and Charlotte Flair fielding questions, Chief Content Officer Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque sat down to address the assembled media. “Chicago never disappoints, does it? Okay so quick housekeeping notes. First off some great matches on the pre-show with Shin and McIntyre and then how good is Dolph and how much of a future does Wes Lee have? I think that kid is gonna be a big deal for a long time to come. As for the main show, what can I say? You go from seeing Cora Jade hang with Charlotte Flair, you have a brutal personal grudge match with Cody and Randy, you have Big E come back and if you thought that crowd popped, you shoulda seen the boys and girls backstage. We managed to keep that one under our hat. Two great War Games matches. Dom hanging with John, another guy who’s gonna be a top star for the next couple decades. I know I’m leaving some guys out here but everyone busted their ass and I’m proud as hell of them. We’re fortunate not to have any major injuries. Cody needed some stitches but he’s gonna be okay. Business wise, we had a full house with 18,211. I don’t have much else to go over so we’ll turn it over to you all for questions.” (48 HOURS FOR ANY OF YOU TO ASK THE CCO WHATEVER YOU WANT! )

NOVEMBER WEEK 4 ALLSTATE ARENA CHICAGO, IL The Bloodline comes out and has a quick strategy discussion. Michael Cole mentions that earlier today that a coin-toss was held and the Bloodline gained the advantage in the match. After a moment, Reigns and the Usos get into their holding area as Solo Sikoa heads to the ring to begin the match. Team Lashley comes out and shares a staredown with the Bloodline but all three of them get into their holding cell. Roman is concerned and begins looking to the backstage area for their last man. Keith Lee has returned to WWE and he makes his way down the aisle towards the cage. We have our first pairing. Lee and Solo immediately go at each other but as strong as Solo is, Lee has the definite power advantage. He throws Sikoa into one side of the cage, then runs him into the other side. They brawl into the 2nd cage as the timer runs down. Jimmy Uso gets released and for a few minutes Lee pays the price but soon Angelo Dawkins makes it even again. Jey is next and the three brothers dominate, tying Lee’s arms up in the ropes and hitting multiple double superkicks. Montez is next to be released and at first the Bloodline still holds an active advantage but they lose track of Lee who goes to the top rope, and walks the ropes holding the cage before hitting a cross body block, flattening all three Bloodline members. Now it’s time for the Tribal Chief but he waits outside the cage door as all three members of Team Lashley await him. But all he’s doing is buying time for his cousins who attack from behind. Roman suddenly grabs the referee at the door and slams him into the cage. Heyman goes through the ref’s pockets and locks the door once Roman enters. Now the full Bloodline go on a rampage, beating down the Profits and then grouping up on Lee, who tries to fight them off but he’s swamped. Lashley is released and sprints down to the cage but he can’t get in. He looks around frantically and then spots Heyman on the other side of the ring. They lock eyes and Heyman loses all color. Lashley begins chasing him and it doesn’t take long for him to catch the Wiseman. Soon Heyman is begging for mercy as Roman shouts at him not to give him the key, but Heyman doesn’t have a choice, as Lashley rips his expensive suit jacket off him and finds it himself. Lashley walks up the steps and unlocks the door. WAR GAMES HAS BEGUN! For the next several minutes the two teams ferociously battle with a few high spots thanks to the Usos and Ford. Lee and Lashley brawl with Roman and Solo and things are looking good for Lashley as he hooks Roman into the Hurt Lock. Reigns can’t escape but just before he’s going to tap, Solo hits a Samoan Spike to break it up. This frees up Reigns and as Ford goes for a double axe handle from the top on Jimmy, Jey connects with a superkick which stands Ford up and lets Roman hit the spear. The rest of Team Lashley is held at bay long enough for a three count. RESULT: THE BLOODLINE WIN WARGAMES BY PINFALL Following a physical and oftentimes dangerous battle, the Bloodline stand tall and salute their fans with their index fingers in the air. A video recap is shown of the history leading to tonight’s rubber match between Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton. The two circle each other for a moment before they go to war. The rope and the bell come into play several times, and early in the match Cody is busted open with the bell. The referee tells Orton to step back while he checks on him but at the same time, Orton recognizes there’s no DQ and he runs in, clotheslining Cody into the corner and begins stomping him when he sinks to the mat. Orton keeps up the attack, further opening up the cut in the top of Cody’s head but Cody keeps fighting, kicking out of each pin attempt. Orton puts him on the top rope and moves up for a superplex but Rhodes fires right hands and shoves Orton back to the mat. He gathers the rope and jumps off, clotheslining Randy with the bull rope but it only gets a two count. They continue to pull out all the stops until they’re standing face to face in the ring just punching each other in the face. Orton hits a punch and immediately goes for an RKO but Cody shoves him away. Orton whips Rhodes into the ropes with the aid of the rope but Cody jumps up and springboards off with a Cody Cutter. The crowd is on their feet as their blood runs down his face. He wraps the rope around Orton’s throat and rains down right hands before muscling Orton onto his feet and hits a CrossRhodes onto the Cowbell for the win. RESULT: CODY RHODES WINS BY PINFALL The referee removes the rope from Cody’s wrist and he climbs the ropes, holding the rope and the bloody bell high in the air to the fans’ cheers. The American Nightmare has finally dispatched himself of The Viper! We see a split screen of both Women’s War Games teams preparing for their match later tonight. These two ring veterans put on a move for move performance where little is settled in the first half of the match. Half way through the match both the OC and the LWO come down to the ring. Gallows and Anderson pick a fight with Escobar, Cruz, and Del Toro, getting the referee’s attention. It’s at this point Styles, who has Mysterio down, calls Michin into the ring and holds out his hand. She hesitates, before she begins to hand over what looks like brass knuckles. Zelina Vega slides in and stands between AJ and Styles. He turns and threatens to hit her and that’s when Michin makes her decision, as she drops to as knee and low blows AJ from behind. He falls to his knees, holding himself as Mysterio gets to his feet and takes the match over. Rey hits his usual offense, ending the match with the 619. RESULT: REY MYSTERIO WINS BY PINFALL Following the match, the OC are furious and confront Michin but she’s in no mood for any of them and stands up for herself. All three men aren’t sure what to do, but she then kicks Gallows low and as the big man falls she storms away. Neither Styles nor Anderson are in a hurry to follow her. Byron Saxton has John Cena in Gorilla. Cena reemphasizes an apology to his good friend Rey for what he’s going to do to his boy because he’s going to give him the ass whooping he’s had coming for a long time. Dominik may be Mami’s Dom Dom, but in a few moment’s, he is going to be Cena’s bitch. No more games, son…it’s time to man up. The Champ - Is - Here!!! Cena’s strength plays a big role starting out as he throws Mysterio around in the opening minutes, frustrating his younger challenger. When Mysterio gets back into the ring following a regrouping moment on the outside, he uses his quickness to attack the champ with success. Dominik stuns Cena with a standing Enziguri before hitting a running kneelift which catches Cena under the chin. Cena battles back, hitting a few body punches, then a few clotheslines, then his running shoulder blocks before planting Dom on his back and signaling it’s time for the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Finn Balor and Damian Priest come down the aisle and stand at ringside that cause an instant distraction for Cena and Dom takes advantage, blindsiding the champion with a forearm to the back of the head, knocking him to the floor. As Dominik keeps the referee busy, Balor and Priest put a beating on Cena, with Balor hitting the Slingblade before rolling the champ back into the ring. Dom hits the three amigos suplexes and climbs to the top and gives an Eddie wiggle before flying off for his frog splash but at the last minute Cena rolls out of the way and Dominik bellyflops off the mat. Cena kips up just as Balor and Damian get on the apron. The champ nails both men who fall to the floor and when Mysterio turns, Cena scoops him up and delivers an Attitude Adjustment for a three count. RESULT: JOHN CENA RETAINS THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BY PINFALL John Cena is almost instantly swarmed by Finn Balor and Damian Priest. They get some shots in, along with Dom but then the crowd pops. Seth Freakin Rollins is back too, and he has a chair in hand. He slides in, cracking all three members of the Judgment Day before helping Cena to his feet. The two shake hands as Judgment Day heads up the aisle vowing revenge. Kayla Braxton is backstage in Gorilla with Charlotte Flair. She begins to repeat what Cora Jade said on the Bump but Charlotte stops her and says she knows what she said. She also can still feel that slap from Smackdown. Tonight, the Queen shows the world what happens to pretenders to the throne. Charlotte is taking off her robe when Cora jumps her from behind and the first several minutes of the match has the champion on her heels as Jade hits her with offense from every possible angle, getting a close two count following a bulldog off the second rope. Flair tries to clear the cobwebs and stops Jade with a kick to the stomach, then sends her into the corner post shoulder-first. Flair then brings her out into the middle of the ring and kicks her knee out to force her into a kneeling position and hits Natural Selection but Jade kicks out. Charlotte’s demeanor changes and he gets more aggressive, chopping Jade nearly a dozen times in the corner before whipping her to the opposite corner and then hitting a boot to the face. She goes for the pin but Jade kicks out. Charlotte begins working over Jade’s left leg, and locks in the Figure Eight. Cora fights to get out of it and barely drags them both to the ropes where she grabs the bottom rope. Now Charlotte seems incensed. She drags Cora to the corner before leaving the ring and applies the figure four around the ring post. She breaks just before the referee’s five count. Cora is definitely hurt and she tries to scurry away, but the left leg is too damaged. Charlotte slides in and chop blocks her behind that knee before re-applying the Figure Eight again and this time Cora has to submit. RESULT: CHARLOTTE FLAIR RETAINS THE WWE WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP BY SUBMISSION The Bloodline is walking backstage and they’re in a good mood, even Heyman who still looks disheveled and slightly traumatized after his run in with Bobby Lashley. The smiles fade as they come to a stop. The camera pans over. Cody Rhodes stands his ground, even if outnumbered. He looks at the title on Roman’s shoulder, shows Roman his Money in the Bank briefcase. Nobody says a word before officials arrive on the scene but no fight breaks out. Cody walks away and it’s Roman who is left looking uncomfortable. Imperium is in the ring awaiting Gunther’s open challenge opponent. Stephanie McMahon comes out and says she’d like to introduce his opponent. Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods come out and do a little dance with Stephanie before both face the ring, then take a few steps apart. In what can only be called a shocking moment, the crowd is on their feet as Big E makes his way to the ring. The crowd is uniformly doing the Daniel Bryan ‘Yes!’ chants. There are those in the crowd who are legit crying tears of joy as the powerhouse of the New Day enters the ring that everyone thought he would never step foot in again. Corey Graves says he cannot believe what he’s seeing but ‘E’ looks in tremendous shape and it does appear that miracles do happen, as Big E has been cleared for action! It’s obvious that this is the last opponent Gunther expected or trained for. And while the champion is strong, Big E is on another level and looks to be in fantastic shape. He muscles Gunther into the corner and wears him out with shoulder blocks before delivering a big scoop slam. Gunther takes Big E’s legs out and begins a ground and pound with heavy forearms, but Big E rolls him over and gives him the same treatment. E whips Gunther into the corner and charges but eats a big boot followed by a lariat. For the next few minutes, Gunther looks as dominant as ever, laying into his challenger with thundering chops. Big E looks like he’s hitting a wall. Gunther backs up and runs into the corner but Big E dodges out of the way and Gunther crashes into the corner. He backs up, holding his abdomen where he hit the turnbuckles and walks into Big E who scoops him up and delivers the Big Ending. He makes the cover…. 1 2 Kickout! Big E begins to look deflated but then his expression changes into one of determination. He gets up, arms shaking. He brings Gunther back up to his feet and presses the champion over his head. Big E walks around the ring with Gunther in that position before slamming him to the mat. Now Big E is feeling it and he pulls down his straps and begins the clap with the crowd chiming in. ‘New…Day Rocks!’ ‘New…Day Rocks!’ Gunther, his face etched with pain and exhaustion, gets to his feet before he’s scooped up again for a second Big Ending. 1 2 3! RESULT: BIG E WINS THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP BY PINFALL BIG E HAS DONE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kofi and Xavier are instantly in the ring and the three best friends all hug as Big E is handed the Intercontinental Championship. Big E has tears in his eyes when he is lifted into the air on the shoulders of his best friend. Cole stresses that Gunther’s record breaking reign is over and perhaps the biggest comeback story in WWE history has happened before our eyes. We have a NEW Intercontinental Champion!! The Brand is very confident, some might say too confident, as Waller begins against Knight. Waller hits a stabbing dropkick on Knight then immediately turns to his brethren to show off, but Knight is up and as soon as Waller turns back, he’s nailed with BFT for a very quick and early elimination. Theory comes in and doesn’t make the same mistake as Waller. He gets Knight in their corner and The Brand is able to take advantage of quick tags. Logan Paul shows off his incredible athleticism, but he goes for a springboard moonsault and Knight gets the knees up. He makes the tag to Hayes and Carmelo turns the tables, isolating Paul in their corner and letting Ilja and Butch to take turns punishing the US Champion. Paul is eventually whipped into the ropes by Dragunov but he reverses it. Ilja ducks a clothesline and then rebounds off the ropes, nailing Paul with Torpedo Moscow for another elimination. Theory and McAfee seem to be arguing about who’s going next with Theory reentering the ring. He shows off what he can do in the ring, getting several close falls on Ilja, who keeps kicking out. Theory hoists him for A-Town Down but he doesn’t notice Hayes has tagged in. Carmelo yanks Ilja down off Theory’s shoulders, kicks him in the gut and hits the HIMplex. Pat McAfee is all alone! McAfee knows he’s in trouble and he’s in there with Butch. McAfee plays a hit and run game, making Butch chase him outside where he suckers Butch in with a kick to the gut before slinging him into the barricade. Sheamus and Ridge Holland come down to the ring, yelling at Butch to get up and fight. He responds, pulling himself up as McAfee gets in the ring. When the ref turns to admonish Pat, Ridge turns Butch around and Sheamus nails him with a Brogue Kick. They roll Butch back in and McAfee makes a cover for a cheap elimination. McAfee doesn’t have much time to celebrate as Knight is back in the ring and finally gets his hands on the man who betrayed him at Summerslam. Knight relishes every ounce of the beating he gives Mcafee who is bumping around like crazy to the crowd’s delight. McAfee is worn out and falls victim to a Nothing But Net from Hayes, another Torpedo Moscow from Dragunov and finally Knight gives him some Blunt Force Trauma. RESULT: LA Knight, Ilja Dragunov and Carmello Hayes survive As Knight, Dragunov, and Hayes celebrate, two officials help McAfee walk back down the aisle. McAfee flips off the victors just before he disappears backstage. A video recap is shown hyping tonight’s main event, the Women’s War Games match. In an unusual move, Lynch and Ripley both start the match and as soon as the cage door is locked, they go tooth and nail at each other. Showing no regard for their own safety, let alone their opponent’s, both women employ the cage and some high flying, Becky hitting a cross body off the top and Rhea a powerbomb. As the timer ticks down, Graves tells us that team Mami has the advantage. Zoey Stark is the first woman released and she and Ripley beat the hell out of Lynch for a few minutes until Liv Morgan enters and the match settles down. Liv ends up pairing with Rhea and holding her own, while Becky finds a second wind against Zoey. Piper Niven gets released and immediately makes an impact, hitting an avalanche on Morgan and allowing Rhea to move back towards Becky. Raquel Rodriguez is next and she immediately protects her friend Liv and goes toe to toe with Niven. Liv moves to Zoey as Rhea and Becky continue to brawl. Rhea goes to the top but Becky catches her and delivers a Becksploder from the top rope! Shayna Baszler is next and the Submission Magician strikes all of her opponents but finally settles on Rodriguez. Liv is pummeled by Niven in the corner as Becky contends again with Rhea and Zoey. Lita enters the match and goes right to the top. When Rhea and Zoey turn, she flies off with a cross body block. Ronda Rousey is the last member of Team Mami to enter the match and she makes an immediate impact by downing Rodriguez, Lita, and Morgan with powerful judo suplexes. Team Mami is united and begin picking the bones of their fallen enemies until Trish Stratus runs down and gets in the cage. WAR GAMES HAS BEGUN! The Hall of Famer stuns all of them with old fashioned right hands followed by a series of Chick Kicks. Team Man and Team Mami all get to their feet looking at each other from about ten feet away. Everyone’s ready for battle and all ten women charge at each other, beating the hell out of one another. Lita and Trish work in tandem taking Piper and Zoey out of it. Becky and Ronda tangle in the corner while Shayna and Raquel are standing on the top rope, exchanging punches as they hang onto the cage. Shayna tries for a jumping knee, but Raquel catches her and delivers a Tejana Bomb to the mat but Rhea breaks up the pinfall. Liv jumps on Rhea’s back with a sleeper but Rhea runs backwards, crushing her in the corner. Lita grabs Zoey from behind, and Trish lets loose with a Chick Kick, but Zoey moves and she connects with Lita. Before Trish can react, Piper bowls her over from behind. Lita is stunned and stagers back right into Rhea who scoops her up and delivers Riptide before stacking Lita for the pin. RESULT: TEAM MAMI WINS WAR GAMES BY PINFALL Team Mami celebrates in the ring as the show goes off the air but from the look on Becky Lynch’s face, a battle may have been won tonight, but this is not the end of the war. Goodnight from Survivor Series War Games!

The show opens with a video recap of Roman Reigns accepting the War Games challenge on behalf of the Bloodline. NOVEMBER WEEK 4 ALL STATE ARENA CHICAGO, IL The show begins with Adam Pearce walking into the locker room of Bobby Lashley and the Street Profits. He tells them by the end of the night he needs to know their fourth man or the match is off. They say they understand and he leaves but they look nervous. Charlotte Flair is walking backstage when she comes face to face with her opponent tomorrow night, Cora Jade. They silently stare each other down for a moment before Charlotte leans in and begins to WOOOO, but Cora slaps her right across the face and leaves. Charlotte stands there, her hand on her cheek, and fire in her eyes. RIDGE HOLLAND VS CAMERON GRIMES *Holland’s power works for him early on, but Grimes digs down and makes a comeback. He uses Holland’s aggression against him, and when Ridge misses a charge into the corner, Grimes rolls him up for a flash pin. RESULT: CAMERON GRIMES WINS BY PINFALL The OC is backstage and Michin finally gets their attention and says she wants to know what’s going on. Why did they attack the LWO? Why did they act that way with Rey? This isn’t what they do or what they stand for. AJ gets in her face and tells her she has two options. Shut up and do what she’s told or get the hell out. Styles and the Good Brothers walk off and leave her to make her decision. Grayson Waller invites us to the Grayson Waller Effect and his guests are his fellow members of The Brand. They spend the next few minutes mocking LA Knight and his team, promising to eliminate and embarrass all of them tomorrow night. They then hype tonight’s main event, a non-title match between Knight and Logan Paul. Paul is extra douchey promising that he’ll knock Knight right out of Survivor Series before it even begins. TAMINA W/NAOMI VS ZELINA VEGA *Tamina overpowers Zelina early on and Naomi at ringside doesn’t help much either for Zelina to get back into the match. But Zelina keeps fighting. Naomi gets on the apron to distract her but Zelina sees Tamina charging from behind and moves. Tamina slams on the brakes and barely avoids Naomi, until Zelina dropkicks her in the back and she bangs heads with Naomi, knocking her off the apron. Tamina falls back and Zelina hits the springboard moonsault for the win. RESULT: ZELINA VEGA WINS BY PINFALL Kayla is backstage with LA Knight and his team. She asks them how they can unite against a group like The Brand who already has so much cohesion. Knight says the only cohesion The Brand has is because they’re all asses. His team, however, are fighters. They’re united in a single cause, to eliminate The Brand one by one until they survive. And tonight we’ll see a preview of that. Yeah! COLBY CORINO AND NOAM DAR VS AOP W/WILLIAM REGAL *The AOP make quick work of Corino and Dar, punishing their smaller opponents before they win with the Final Chapter. RESULT: AOP WINS BY PINFALL In their locker room, Bobby Lashley and the Street Profits are all on their cellphones, apparently trying to find a fourth partner. BAYLEY VS IYO SKY *A very good match between these two former friends. They both get in equal offense and Iyo is building momentum when Bayley stops her with a knee to the gut and hits a quick Rose Plant. 1 2 Kickout! * Bayley backs off Iyo and begins arguing with the referee. Behind the ref’s back, Lacey Evans slides into the ring. *She cocks her fist back and when Iyo gets to her feet, she spins her around and delivers a Woman’s Right. Lacey slides out of the ring and Bayley drops her argument and makes the cover. RESULT: BAYLEY WINS BY PINFALL Kayla Braxton is backstage with Rey Mysterio. Rey says he doesn’t know what’s gotten into AJ and his guys. He thought they were cool. But he needs to learn a lesson. You do not disrespect a man’s familia. Tomorrow night, Rey is going to teach AJ a hall of fame level lesson and that’s a promise. NON TITLE MATCH LA KNIGHT VS LOGAN PAUL *Knight lights up Paul from the opening bell and the United States Champion needs to take several powders to the outside. *Finally Knight follows and he’s suckered into a trap. Paul peppers him with punches to the body, softening him up but when he goes for a knockout punch, Knight ducks it. Paul turns around, right into a BFT. but Paul rolls out of the ring. *Pat McAfee runs down to ringside, and picks up Logan, who’s on spaghetti legs and helps him back down the aisle. Knight isn’t happy about a count out, but he’ll take it tonight. RESULT: LA KNIGHT WINS BY COUNTOUT Cole and Barrett run down the Smackdown matches for this Saturday’s Survivor Series. When we return from the break. the Bloodline will be here to settle the question of who is the fourth man? We don’t have long to wait because the Bloodline team comes down to the ring. Heyman gets on the mic and demands that Lashley and the Profits come out and tell them who their last teammate is, but instead….. Adam Pearce comes out to the beginning of the aisle and tells Heyman that he is in charge here, not the Wiseman. He asks Lashley to come out. The trio comes out and Pearce asks them if they have a fourth man. Lashley says they do. Pearce asks him who it is. Lashley and the Profits share a glance and Lashley then leans over to Pearce, putting his hand over the mic as he tells him. Pearce begins to smile and announces that at Survivor Series tomorrow night it will be four on four inside War Games! Roman and his cousins look concerned as Heyman is screaming “WHO IS IT?!” as the show goes off the air.

Who is the fourth man? We’re 24 hours from Survivor Series and Team Lashley still is officially one man short. Smackdown Managing Director Adam Pearce has ordered Lashley and the Street Profits to name their last partner. Meanwhile the Bloodline prepares for war and the Wiseman Paul Heyman promises they’ll call out Lashley and the Profits to find out once and for all. As we head towards Survivor Series we now know we’re in store for an old school elimination match between The Brand and LA Knight and his team. This week, the Brand will be the special guests on an episode of The Grayson Waller Effect. What else could Pat McAfee possibly say about Knight and his teammates? Tune in and find out. Also in Action: Ridge Holland vs Cameron Grimes Tamina vs Zelina Vega The AOP will be in action Don’t miss all the action LIVE this Friday night* on FOX! *Show will be posted Tuesday