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NOVEMBER WEEK 4 WINTRUST ARENA CHIGAGO, IL Rhea Ripley and her team come down to the ring. She says that she has to give credit where it’s due. She really didn’t think Becky Lynch would find four people stupid enough to want to go into War Games against her and this team but amazingly she did. Now comes the bad part for them. They have to step into those cages with the most dangerous assortment of women this sport has ever known. They’re not going to be satisfied with just winning War Games, no, this time they’re going to tear and rip and maul and break everyone in their way. Becky and her team won’t be fighting to win, they’ll be fighting to survive! A vignette is shown highlighting Bianca Belair and her short but incredible career. NATALYA VS NIKKI CROSS *A hard hitting and physical match in which both women give as good as they get. Nikki’s crazy nature gets her an early advantage, but she’s not happy with it and sets up a table at ringside. After battering Natalya at ringside she puts her on the table and goes to the top. But Natalya moves and Nikki crashes through the table. Natalya gets in just before the referee’s ten count. The camera catches a glimpse of Cross smiling as she lays in the remnants of the table. RESULT: NATALYA WINS BY COUNTOUT Kelly Kinkaid is with Cora Jade. She says this Saturday the Queen will be dethroned. She’s the future, she’s the next generation, and she’s tired of people like Charlotte Flair thinking their time isn’t over. You’re looking at the next WWE Women’s Champion. It’s the Generation of Jade. ZELINA VEGA VS GIGI DOLIN *Zelina and Gigi trade the momentum back and forth, but half way through Dolin’s expression changes into something more stern and she lays into Zelina for several minutes before slapping on the STF for the win. RESULT: GIGI DOLIN WINS BY SUBMISSION KATANA CHANCE AND KAYDEN CARTER VS EMMA AND CHELSEA GREEN *Chance and Carter show how good of a team they are, controlling the match. Green’s comedic and crowd interactions give the match a small boost of entertainment. That doesn’t save her from Total Elimination and the loss. RESULT: KATANA CHANCE AND KAYDEN CARTER WIN BY PINFALL Becky Lynch and her team come down to the ring and none of them are smiling, even Liv. Becky says Rhea Ripley and her team are certainly confident. They think they’ve won before the cage door has even slammed shut. Survivor Series, War Games, is not the time to count chickens before they hatch because a lot of bad things can happen in that cage. Moonsaults off the top. Tejada Bombs into the steel. Arms can get ripped out of their socket and Stratusfaction can strike anywhere. She looks at Liv with a hint of a smirk. And the people who are so confident can find themselves in ObLIVion. Becky won’t promise victory, but she will promise pain and suffering. The five women put their fists together, SHIELD-style to close the show.

I'm hoping HHH's presser will have a variety of questions concerning the state of the industry as a whole.

Last week’s show is recapped including Bobby Lashley’s War Games challenge, the debut of AOP and the shocking return of William Regal, and Ding Dong Hello! which saw Cora Jade be announced as the newest female Superstar on Smackdown and came face to face with WWE Women's Champion Charlotte Flair. NOVEMBER WEEK 3 FORD CENTER EVANSVILLE, IN The Brand comes to the ring and are very full of themselves, even more than usual. McAfree plays up his connection to the nearby Indianapolis Colts and has the fans on his side for a minute. He says that he was inspired so much by these three fine gentlemen he decided he’s going to be part of this match at Survivor Series. That is, of course, if LA Knight can find some partners. But let’s be optimistic and assume he does. Let’s up the ante even more. Let’s make it a traditional Survivor Series elimination match! But don’t get too excited, because it probably won’t….. LA Knight comes out and Ilja Dragunov is right by his side. Knight says he’s glad to see The Brand so optimistic because he’s optimistic too. He’s optimistic that at Survivor Series he’s going to kick each and every one of their asses. Dragunov nudges him and indicates he is too. Knight says that’s two but they need a couple guys who would like to join in the ass kicking. Luckily, he knows someone. Carmelo Hayes and Butch walk out. Now the Brand goes from cocky to a little concerned and talking amongst themselves. Hayes and Butch stand next to Knight and Dragunov as the eight men stare each other down as the commercial break begins. A replay of the show’s opening is shown in which the eight man tag is officially a traditional Survivor Series elimination match. We then find out who else is on LA Knight’s team. Michael Cole tells us during the break Adam Pearce made two matchups to begin the show. CARMELO HAYES VS AUSTIN THEORY *A good match which sees the momentum switch back and forth. Theory gets the advantage but as he often does he begins talking too much and Hayes makes him pay for it. *Hayes shows off insane athleticism, and Theory doesn’t know where the next attack is coming from. When Theory is all but worn out, Hayes hits a scissor kick, then the HIM-Plex for the win. RESULT: CARMELO HAYES WINS BY PINFALL As soon as the bell rings, Grayson Waller runs down to the ring and tackles Hayes. Soon, Theory and Waller are getting in some cheap shots on Hayes but it doesn’t last long…. Butch runs down and once it’s two on two, the Brand thinks twice. As the officials get Hayes and Theory to the back, our next matchup will happen after the break. Butch takes on Grayson Waller…next! Coming back from the break, the Bloodline is in their lounge. Everyone is tense and either looking at the floor or at Roman. Heyman begins to talk, several times, but can’t utter a noise. Finally Roman looks at him and asks him what he wants to say. Heyman blathers platitudes and then asks if Roman has made his decision. Roman looks away and nods, but doesn’t say what it is. The room continues in silence. BUTCH VS GRAYSON WALLER *Butch is a wildman and early on it pays off for him as Waller doesn’t know what to do with him or his attacks. *That changes when Butch gets crotched on the top rope when he goes for a high risk attack. Waller shows excellent athleticism by jumping up and nailing a superplex. From there he works over Butch’s neck, and although the brute stages a late comeback, Waller takes advantage of another mistake and hits the Down Under DDT for the win. RESULT: GRAYSON WALLER WINS BY PINFALL Kayla Braxton is backstage and approaches William Regal and the AOP. She welcomes them all back to the WWE and asks what the WWE Universe can expect from them. Regal is all smiles. He says that the expectations are simple. A lot of pain and an absence of mercy. These two men have spent months, years, unable to release the violence which lives in their black hearts. Now like the conductor of a fine orchestra, he will get it out of them and what beautiful music they’ll make. Sheamus and Ridge Holland find Butch backstage who isn’t happy about losing. They tell him they’re not happy finding out about this Survivor Series business with Knight and The Brand. The Brawling Brutes take a backseat to no one. There is tension until Sheamut puts a hand on Butch’s shoulder and tells him they can’t wait to watch him kick those four pompous arse’s. The Brutes share a group hug and are on the same page and united again. ISLA DAWN VS BIANCA BELAIR *Bianca is in no mood, and she takes it out on Isla from the opening bell. Dawn can barely mount an offense as Bianca uses non-stop aggression, ending it with a KOD. RESULT: BIANCA BELAIR WINS BY PINFALL Before Bianca can even get her arm raised, the tron flashes with an image of Jake Roberts in the Snake Pit. He says he’s happy to see how angry Bianca has been for weeks since Crown Jewel. He can feel it, it’s palpable, and it’s the anger which will be her downfall. Next week, his Empress of Darkness will return to Smackdown and if Bianca wants to unleash that anger, she won’t be hard to find. The OC are walking down the hallway, and Michin looks troubled. She tells AJ she needs to talk to him about last week but before she can go on…. A pissed off Rey Mysterio walks up to them and then directly to AJ. They’re face to face as Rey asks what the hell they were doing last week. It was a friendly match, it was an honest match and then they attacked the LWO? Is that what the OC stands for now? Not only is Rey angry, but he’s disappointed in AJ. This is a matter of honor now and he challenges AJ to a match at Survivor Series. AJ looks to Gallows and Anderson and they all start chuckling. Styles says he accepts but Rey better watch himself. While Rey and AJ are locked in a staredown, Gallows hammers him with a big right hand and soon the Good Brothers are stomping the Hall of Famer as Styles watches and Michin tells them to stop. Styles and his boys walk away but before Michin can check on Rey…. Zelina Vega arrives on the scene and tells her to get the hell away from Rey. Michin hesitates but walks away. KYLE FLETCHER VS OMOS W/MVP *Omos toys with Fletcher showing off his incredible strength before putting him down with a double handed chokeslam. RESULT: OMOS WINS BY PINFALL Kayla Braxton is waiting outside the Bloodline Lounge. When Paul Heyman exits she immediately puts a microphone in his face, asking what Roman will do tonight. Heyman is flustered, sweating and stammers out an answer that the Tribal Chief will do exactly what he wants to do. When pressed, Heyman scowls at her, and storms away. BOBBY LASHLEY VS SHEAMUS *Calling this match physical doesn’t give it credit. These two beat the hell out of each other with power versus power. *Sheamus at one point hits White Noise but gets a two count. He sets up Lashley for a Brogue Kick, but Lashley ducks it, hits the ropes and hits a spear for the win. RESULT: BOBBY LASHLEY WINS BY PINFALL Lashley shows his thanks to the fans with a wave and begins to exit the ring…… The Undisputed WWE Universal Champion comes from the back, by himself. Once the music ends, he stops half way down the aisle. He and Lashley silently stare each other down as Lashley awaits the answer to his challenge. Finally, Roman just gives him a simple nod of acceptance and the crowd erupts. Cole and Barrett hype the now-official War Games match pitting the Bloodline against Lashley and the Profits but Barrett raises the question as the show ends. Who is their fourth man?

Will he or won’t he? Live from the Ford Center in Evansville, we await the decision of Roman Reigns. Last week, the Almighty Bobby Lashley and the Street Profits challenged the Bloodline to War Games. This week, the Tribal Chief will give his answer and either way, this conflict continues to brew just eight days from the Survivor Series. While he waits, Lashley will take on Sheamus in a hard hitting main event this week. The Brand and LA Knight have been on a collision course since Summerslam. Last week Pat McAfee let it be known that he’s throwing himself into the challenged match making it an eight man tag. LA Knight has to find some partners quickly. The Brand will kick off the show in ‘McAfee Country’, Evansville, Indiana. Does Knight have an answer or will The Brand never be shut up? Also in Action: Isla Dawn vs Bianca Belair Omos in action Don’t miss all the action LIVE this Friday night* on FOX! *Show will be posted tonight!

NOVEMBER WEEK 3 MASS MUTUAL CENTER SPRINGFIELD, MA We see a split screen from “earlier today” of Women’s World Champion Becky Lynch and Rhea Ripley arriving at the show. Kelly Kinkaid is with Lacey Evans backstage. Evans doesn't even let her ask a question. She says things haven’t been going well lately but she is picking herself up and coming back stronger because that’s what real Americans do. She then goes on to say she isn’t done cleaning up the riff raff around here. STEVIE TURNER VS MICHIN *A good match that allows Turner to get in some offense, mainly because Michin seems distracted. But she recovers and regains the momentum, getting the win following Seoul Food. RESULT: MICHIN WINS BY PINFALL A vignette of some highlights of Liv Morgan is shown VALHALLA VS TEAGAN NOX *Teagan puts up more of a fight than Valhalla expects and grows more frustrated as the match goes on. When she draws Nox to the outside, Valhalla hits a flapjack, then grabs Corey Graves’ chair and whacks Teagan over the back. She continues to wear out the chair until referees force her away. RESULT: TEAGAN NOX WINS BY DISQUALIFICATION ROXANNE PEREZ VS BAYLEY *Perez is spirited and puts up a fight, but Bayley is a ring veteran and she finally shuts down Roxanne with a stiff back elbow. From there Bayley controls, while taking trash to Cole at ringside before ending things with the Rose Plant. RESULT: BAYLEY WINS BY PINFALL Becky doesn’t have to wait long for her nemesis. Rhea takes her sweet time coming down to the ring and once both women are in, the crowd is electric. Becky says Rhea wanted this so go ahead and talk. Rhea runs down their history and how this is not the Man’s division, this is Mami’s and when you have such powerful poles there is only one way to decide who is the best and that is to go…to…war. Rhea challenges Becky to find a team of five to meet her in War Games. Becky says she could say it’s short notice, a week and a half away. She could say she has nothing to prove to anyone, let alone Rhea Ripley because she’s got the belt and that means this IS the Man’s division. Yea, she could say that, but it is an enticing challenge, so yes, Team Man vs Team Mami. Rhea and Becky approach and shake hands with a dual level of respect and disgust when Rhea says she forgot something. She’s already got her team. From over the barrier, four women emerge. Becky looks around at the four and Rhea takes advantage of still being close to her and headbutts her in the face. Rousey, Baszler, Niven, and Stark slide in and it’s five on one. Becky puts up a fight but it is truly too much and after they take turns, ending with a Riptide, all five stand over Becky’s broken body with their arms raised.

A video recap of Crown Jewel is shown highlighting the United States Championship match, the Women’s battle royal which saw Cora Jade become the number one contender, and the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match in which Roman Reigns again walked away thanks to his Bloodline. NOVEMBER WEEK 2 NATIONWIDE ARENA COLUMBUS, OH The Bloodline comes down to the ring and they are in a joyous mood. Roman says he doesn’t even need the people of Columbus to acknowledge him because he just had an entire kingdom do that. And just as he predicted he put Bobby Lashley down 1-2-3. So now that’s over, its the past, now it’s time to look forw……. Bobby Lashley and the Street Profits come out from the back. Lashley says Roman may want to turn the page but it doesn’t work like that. Time after time, the Bloodline has saved his title. Time after time they’ve gotten involved in matches. Lashley tells Roman that if his boys want to get involved so bad, there’s a solution for that. This is bigger than that title, it’s personal now. As a matter of fact, it’s war. The crowd begins to buzz as that remark hits home with Roman. Lashley says it’s time to settle this…inside War Games! The crowd explodes but as Roman begins to answer, Heyman whispers something in his ear. Roman nods and says he’ll think about it as a staredown commences. Following the commercial breaks, a replay of the War Games challenge is shown. When we go back live, the Bloodline are filing into their Lounge to discuss the matter. IYO SKY VS LACEY EVANS *Iyo and Lacey split the early minutes of the match with even offense. Iyo begins building momentum, putting Lacey on the defense. They go to the outside where Iyo hits a hurricanrana off the apron. When they get into the ring, Lacey quickly uses the referee to shield herself. *Lacey hits the Woman’s Right as a cheapshot over the ref’s shoulder and makes the cover. Iyo gets her foot on the rope at the two count but the referee doesn’t notice but Lacey does and quickly knocks it off the rope before the three count. RESULT: LACEY EVANS WINS BY PINFALL The Brand is psyching up Austin Theory ahead of his match tonight versus Ilja Dragunov. Cole mentions it looks like a frat party and Barrett shoots back how would Cole know, he wasn’t ever invited to one. Kayla Braxton is waiting outside the Bloodline Lounge when Paul Heyman exits. She asks him if he has an answer to the challenge of Bobby Lashley for War Games. Heyman smirks and says the Tribal Chief will deliver the answer next week on Smackdown. The Rough Riders are in the ring and awaiting their mystery opponents. The arena goes dark and again we see vignette on the tron of a black screen, then the twin silhouettes of two large men. When the lights come back on they’re standing at the entrance of the aisle. Barrett pops for the return of the Authors of Pain as they stomp towards the ring. The AOP is back and looks mean as ever. THE ROUGH RIDERS VS AOP *AOP dominates their return match, roughing up both Storm and Grimes. The match comes to an end when they hit the Final Chapter, a combination Russian Leg Sweep and Lariat. RESULT: AOP WIN BY PINFALL The AOP are in the ring, hulking over their opponents when the sound of clapping comes over the mic. “Very good gentlemen, very good indeed.” From the back, a third man steps out into the aisle looking smug. William Regal has returned and as AOP leaves the ring and stands beside him it’s clear he’s calling the shots. Michael Cole says this is bad news for everyone as we go to break. Bayley is in the ring and welcomes us to the return of Ding Dong, Hello! Tonight she has a huge guest, someone who made a splash at Crown Jewel and quite possibly, the next WWE Women’s Champion. Smackdown’s newest female Superstar….Cora Jade! Jade comes out and says that it’s a pleasure being introduced by a true role model, but she has to correct Bayley on one thing. She WILL be the next WWE Women’s Champion. When she looked into Charlotte’s eyes, she saw fear. Charlotte knows that Cora is the biggest threat she’s ever faced and…… Charlotte comes down to the ring. She tells Cora that it wasn’t fear she saw it was a mixture of admiration for a job well done and excitement for a new challenge but she wants Cora to look her in the eye and see what she sees now. That’s right, its determination. Good luck, little girl, you’re going to need it! Woooooo! Charlotte leaves the ring, and poses for the fans. What she doesn’t see is Cora who makes a springboard dive off the top rope and dropkicks Flair in the back. Cora quickly continues her attack, sending Charlotte into the stairs. Bayley cheers her on from the ring as Cora backs up the aisle with her arms out and Charlotte is down holding her shoulder. AUSTIN THEORY W/PAT MCAFEE VS ILJA DRAGUNOV *Dragunov lights up Theory with stiff chops that redden and then eventually break the skin. Theory can’t seem to do much as Dragunov uses a balance of hard hitting strikes and suplexes to send Theory to the outside to get advice from McAfee. *Once he’s back in the match settles into a back and forth and Theory takes advantage of a McAfee distraction. He goes for A-Town Down but Dragunov slips off his shoulders and bounds off the ropes but McAfee trips him. Dragunov reaches through the ropes for McAfee, allowing Theory to hit a running knee to the back and then finally hit A-Town Down for the win. RESULT: AUSTIN THEORY WINS BY PINFALL Paul and Waller run down and now it’s a four on one beatdown. This goes on for a few moments until…. LA Knight runs down and for a moment he’s hitting every Brand member in sight but then he focuses on McAfee. Before he can hit Blunt Force Trauma, Paul lands a huge right hand and knocks him out cold. Now it’s four on two and it takes a horde of officials to get them out of the ring leaving Dragunov and Knight down. On the outside of the ring, McAfee gets a mic and says Knight better find two new partners because he’s decided to be in the match too. Barrett questions who Knight can get to be in this eight man tag after seeing what a united Brand can do. Kayla Braxton is standing by with Bianca Belair. Bianca says she knew Asuka was trouble but at Crown Jewel she crossed the line. If she thinks Bianca is scared, she doesn’t know the EST. The next time she sees the Empress, she’s gonna show her what happens when the light conquers the dark. NAOMI VS ZELINA VEGA *A good open match between these two which sees Zelina frustrate Naomi with her never say die attitude. Naomi nearly loses on a roll up when she begins to complain to the referee. *As the match drags on, Naomi is increasingly reliant on questionable tactics to keep Zelina on defense, the last one being an ‘accidental’ eye poke according to Barrett. It opens the door for Naomi to hit the Rear View and she scores the win over it. RESULT: NAOMI WINS BY PINFALL THE OC VS THE LWO *Both teams control the match and trade the advantage back and forth. The LWO’s offense is fast paced with quick tags while the OC rely on slow and more deliberate offense. *Finally we get Styles and Escobar and they put in the majority of the time in the match really showing what they can do. *Escobar tags in Wilde while Anderson gets a tag from Styles. A few moments later Gallows causes a skirmish outside the ring in the LWO’s corner. With the referee’s back turned, Styles flies with a Phenomenal Forearm. Anderson makes the cover and gets the win. RESULT: THE OC WINS BY PINFALL The two teams approach each other after a very hard fought fight. Escobar steps up to AJ and offers his hand. His men do the same to the good brothers and soon we have three handshakes and a couple hugs. All six men turn to the audience, accepting their cheers….. AJ glances at Gallows and Anderson and they all turn on a dime, blasting the LWO from behind. Taken by surprise, they’re not able to defend themselves and the OC is showing no mercy. Gallows chokeslams del Toro over the top rope, dumping him to the floor below. Anderson is launching high knees into Wilde before hitting a spinning lariat. Styles and Escobar are brawling but with his friends out, it’s now 3 on 1 and he ends up planted with a Styles Clash. As the show ends, the OC stands together and gives the ‘too sweet gesture.

NOVEMBER WEEK 2 CROSS INSURANCE ARENA PORTLAND, ME Rhea Ripley comes down to the ring with a confident grin. She gets a mic and says that people have been saying that she ran away from Becky Lynch but that simply isn’t true. The truth is, Mami decides what to do and when to do it. And that time and place is next week right here on Superstars. She says if Becky is half the Man she claims to be, she’ll see her next week. A vignette highlighting Charlotte Flair and her career highlights is shown. CANDICE LARAE VS CHARLI EVANS *NXT’s Evans gives LaRae a good match but in the end it’s not enough as the Poison Pixie wins after snapmaring Evans and then locking in a dragon sleeper and wraps her legs around her torso, which Graves calls Pixie Dust. RESULT: CANDICE LARAE WINS BY SUBMISSION Kelly Kinkaid and a camera man are walking backstage until they find Nikki Cross sitting by herself in a side closet room. She approaches carefully and asks Nikki what she’s doing. Nikki smiles crazily and asks Kelly if she wants to play. Kelly declines and backs out as Nikki rocks herself and keeps repeating that she wants to play. ROXANNE PEREZ AND THEA HAIL VS NAOMI AND TAMINA *These two youngsters surprise the veterans with quick tags and a flowing offense. They lay everything they have into Tamina but she withstands it and flattens Hail with a clothesline. *Naomi tags in, wears down the energetic Thea, then hits the Rear View while Tamina sends Perez into the barricade. Tamina tags back in and ends it with a Superfly Splash. RESULT: NAOMI AND TAMINA WIN BY PINFALL ASUKA VS SHOTZI *Shotzi is not intimidated by Asuka and goes right at her but Asuka proves that to be a bad idea as she knocks Shotzi to her knees with a kick to the stomach and then spends the next several minutes picking her apart with strikes and stretches. *Roberts at ringside just smiles and encourages his protege to do even more damage, to cause even more pain. Asuka hits a picture perfect DDT, but pulls Shotzi’s head up at 2. *Shotzi has no idea where she is, and it gets worse when Asuka slaps on the Asuka Lock and the referee immediately calls for the bell. RESULT: ASUKA WINS BY SUBMISSION Roberts enters the ring, and raises Asuka’s arm, before pointing down at Shotzi and ordering her to re-apply the Asuka Lock. Shotzi is helpless as officials try to force Asuka to stop. As the show ends, Cole questions if Asuka is even more dangerous than she’s ever been.

Following John Cena, Becky Lynch, and Cody Rhodes fielding questions, Chief Content Officer Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque sat down to address the assembled media. “That crowd tonight was crazy, wasn’t it? We’re thankful as always for the Crown Prince and his government for their assistance in putting on the show tonight. I know someone will immediately tweet something to prove me wrong but I think tonight may have been one of the best shows of the year and that’s saying something for how 2023 has been going. No major injuries tonight which is always a great thing. We had a crowd of I believe 47,000. Can’t say enough about the performers and the action tonight. Next up in three weeks is Survivor Series in Chicago which is a very unique crowd to be in front of. I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the history that was made here tonight. John Cena is the most deserving person I know to be the 17 time world champion and to stand alone on that pedestal. He works his ass off, always has, to make genuine connections to our fans and I’m very proud of this moment. So that said, I’ll open it up for questions.” (48 HOURS FOR ANY OF YOU TO ASK THE CCO WHATEVER YOU WANT! )

NOVEMBER WEEK 1 MUHAMMAD ABDUL STADIUM RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA Michael Cole and Corey Graves welcome us to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Crown Jewel! They hype the eight matches we’ll see tonight and pick some winners and losers. We’re then sent to the ring for our opening contest. LOGAN PAUL © W/PAT MCAFEE VS CARMELO HAYES *It’s clear early on that this match may be the future of Smackdown, with two blue chip studs who go move for move early on. *They trade the momentum back and forth but neither can get a firm advantage until Paul misses with a right hand and punches the turnbuckle. He protects his hand and allows Hayes to take over, wearing the champion out with a flurry of offense as McAfee panics at ringside. *Hayes plants Paul with a facebuster and then goes to the top and hits Nothing But Net. He quickly makes the cover. 1 2 Paul gets his foot on the rope at the last second! *Hayes has to rain in his shock and disappointment and regroup. He picks Paul up and tries to deliver the HIMplex, but Paul blocks it and reverses it into a northern lights suplex. 1 2 Paul reaches out and grabs the middle rope, using it to push down more in the pinfall. 3! RESULT: LOGAN PAUL RETAINS THE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP BY PINFALL Paul and McAfee immediately head back up the aisle. The look on Paul’s face shows no semblance of cockiness. He knows how close that was and how lucky he is to still be the US Champion. Byron Saxton is backstage in gorilla with Becky Lynch. The Man says that tonight is a night she’s waited five years for. Five years ago at WrestleMania 35 it was supposed to be the Man versus the baddest woman on the planet and then Charlotte Flair stuck her nose in it. But here we are, full circle, with a title on the line and just like that night, when that bell rings for the final time, it’ll be her who gets her hand raised and settles the question about who’s the baddest. BECKY LYNCH © VS RONDA ROUSEY *These two go tooth and nail at each other with everything they have. Ronda takes an early advantage and targets Becky’s left arm to weaken her for the arm bar. Lynch does her best to minimize the damage but its clear she’s favoring it. *Rousey continues to work on Becky’s arm and the champ looks in trouble. Ronda takes pleasure in causing pain, but Becky fires some forearms with her good arm, which staggers Rousey and a kick to the stomach sends her falling into the corner. Lynch quickly runs her way, and hits a running knee. *Rousey is seeing stars, and Lynch drags her to the middle of the ring for a pin but Ronda kicks out. Becky picks her up works her over a little more but Rousey begins a comeback, peppering Becky with body shots. Becky backs up into the corner. Ronda takes a step back and then charges but Becky lifts herself up and lets Ronda crash her shoulder into the post. Becky then slides down Rousey’s back and rolls her with a sunset flip for the win. RESULT: BECKY LYNCH RETAINS THE WOMENS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BY PINFALL Becky climbs the ropes, holding her title high in the air, but the moment of celebration is coming to a sudden end. Rhea Ripley slides into the ring and with Becky celebrating, she grabs the champion and delivers a german suplex. Lynch lands in a heap, but that doesn’t stop Ripley from mounting her and raining down right hands. The referee tries to intervene but Rhea throws her across the ring. Rhea goes back to her attack, before picking up the champ and driving her down with Riptide. With Lynch sprawled out on the mat, it’s Mami who picks up the title and holds it up with a smirk. Charlotte is watching everything that happened backstage on a monitor when Bianca Belair walks up from behind. She tells Charlotte that she better worry more about her title than Becky’s because after tonight, when Bianca wins that title match at Survivor Series, Charlotte won’t be able to duck her any longer. Bianca storms off while Charlotte scowls. THE ROUGH RIDERS VS PRETTY DEADLY *Pretty Deadly gains an unexpected early advantage in this match which is essentially a no disqualification tornado tag. *It doesn’t take long however for Storm and Grimes to take over and punish Prince and Wilson for everything they’ve done to them. A general assortment of weapons are used until both Prince and Wilson are flat on their backs. *Storm and Grimes wait in opposite corners and when Pretty Deadly stand, with the aid of each other, they both eat a superkick. Storm and Grimes both make a pinfall for double three counts. RESULT: THE ROUGH RIDERS WIN BY PINFALL We see the Judgment Day in their locker room. Priest, Dom, and Rhea are hyping up Balor as he prepares for his ladder match tonight against John Cena. Kayla Braxton catches Paul Heyman outside the Bloodling Lounge before he enters it. She asks him what his plan is to defeat the Almighty Bobby Lashley again tonight and also is Roman Reigns scared of Lashley? Heyman scowls at the second question saying the Tribal Chief fears no man. Furthermore, he does have a plan and Kayla will find out like all the other irrelevant people in the WWE Universe. DREW MCINTYRE VS BRONSON REED W/THE MIZ *Two behemoths go to battle and they punish each other for the early minutes of the match. When the action goes to the outside the Miz comes into play and helps distract McIntyre, allowing Reed to flatten him and then work him over. *Reed delivers a world’s strongest slam but McIntyre is up at 7, resting on the ring post, although he looks shaky. Reed charges him but eats steel when McIntyre moves. *Reed is staggered, and McIntyre moves in, blasting him with big right hands. He whips Reed into the stairs and begins signaling for a Claymore when the Miz jumps on his back. Holding a handkerchief over his mouth. Graves questions if he’s chloroforming McIntyre and it appears to be working. That is until…. Rex Steiner runs down the aisle and grabs the Miz, pulling him off of McIntyre. The Miz spins and tries to throw a clothesline, but Steiner ducks it, and then launches a Steinerline, knocking the Miz flat. *McIntyre and Reed are now both on their feet and begin trading punches. McIntyre slams Reed’s head off the apron over and over. Reed is wearing down, throwing wild punches. McIntyre shows off his own strength, picking up Reed and running a few feet to spinebuster Reed through the announcer’s table. *McIntyre takes a breath and watches as the referee counts to ten. RESULT: DREW MCINTYRE IS THE LAST MAN STANDING The Miz is besides himself as he looks down at Reed and begins pacing. Meanwhile, Drew McIntyre has taken notice and waits for the Miz to turn around. When he does, he gets a Claymore for his trouble to the crowd’s delight. A video package is shown reviewing the history between Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton with special focus on their match at Fastlane and their interactions in the past few weeks. CODY RHODES VS RANDY ORTON *Psychology is on full display in this as both men try and get in the other’s head early on. Orton is particularly frustrated by this. He makes a few uncharacteristic early mistakes opening the door for Rhodes to do some damage focused on Orton’s well known bad back. *Orton stops the attacks by hitting a cheap shot over the referee’s shoulder and then turns on his normal offense, picking Cody apart piece by piece. Rhodes makes a short comeback, which Orton shuts down with a knee lift which knocks Rhodes flat on his back and from the look in his eyes he’s clearly dazed. Orton hits the mat in his normal setup for his finisher. *Orton springs for the RKO but Rhodes puts on the break and reverses it into a Crossrhodes, and then rolls through it, to deliver a second one. He hooks the leg and gets the win. RESULT: CODY RHODES WINS BY PINFALL A video package is shown reviewing the history between Roman Reigns and Bobby Lashley that’s brought us here tonight. ROMAN REIGNS © W/PAUL HEYMAN VS BOBBY LASHLEY *Lashley is angry and he takes it out on Reigns which puts the champion in an unusual position. Heyman is watching in horror as Reigns is thrown across the ring. The look on Reigns’ face is pure shock. *Lashley presses his advantage and almost gets the Hurt Lock but Reigns sheds him and Lashley tumbles through the ropes. That’s when two more faces arrive. The Usos walk down towards Lashley intent on interfering when they’re suddenly not alone. The Street Profits blindside the Usos from behind and a small four man brawl in the aisle keeps the match fair and square. *But it also draws the attention of the referee. Lashley rolls back in and brawls with Reigns. Roman shoves Lashley into the ref, knocking him out of the ring. This allows someone else to get involved. *Solo Sikoa jumps the barrier behind the time keeper and hits the ring just as Roman runs at Lashley and is summarily planted on his back with a pop up spinebuster. Solo grabs Lashley and goes for the Samoan Spike, but Lashley blocks it to Solo’s amazement before he scoops Solo up in a military press. Lashley walks Solo around, but when he turns, Reigns demolishes him with a spear, which also causes Solo to hit the mat and roll out of the ring. *Lashley doesn’t stay down and Reigns hits a Superman Punch which drops Lashley to a knee but he gets up. Reigns hits another Superman Punch and Lashley again goes to a knee but rises, through gritted teeth. Reigns can’t believe it and goes for another but Lashley dodges and locks in the Hurt Lock. *Reigns is flailing but he can’t get out. Solo slides back in and delivers a Samoan Spike, then a second before Lashley releases Roman, who quickly bounds off the ropes and hits another spear. Heyman does his best to manhandle the ref back into the ring and he makes the slowest three count in the world. RESULT: ROMAN REIGNS RETAINS THE UNDISPUTED WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP BY PINFALL Reigns leaves the ring and is handed his title, leaving with his Bloodline. Lashley slowly pulls himself up to his feet with aid of the ropes and by his expression and those of the Street Profits they’re sick of the Bloodline. Following a Peacock advertisement, Charlotte Flair has taken a seat at the announcer’s desk for a bird’s eye view of the upcoming battle royal. NUMBER ONE CONTENDER BATTLE ROYAL *The match is your usual battle royal with some close eliminations which are saved at the last minute. *It boils down to Cora Jade, Bianca Belair, and Gigi Dolin. They’re about to size each other up when Gigi is again distracted by the aisle. This allows Cora to dump her over making it one on one. Bianca dominates with her power and is close to eliminating Cora when…… Asuka, sporting a more evil look crawls out from under the ring as Bianca is trying to get Cora over the top. She gets on the apron and by her wide eyed expression, Bianca is shocked. Asuka spits a plume of black mist into Bianca’s face before dropping down to the floor. *Cora sees what’s happened and wastes no time in eliminating a blinded Bianca to win. RESULT: CORA JADE WINS AND BECOMES NUMBER ONE CONTENDER As Bianca is attended to outside the ring, Charlotte stands from her seat and locks eyes with Cora Jade who stands on the ropes, pointing down at the champion. A video package is shown reviewing the history between Finn Balor and John Cena that’s brought us here tonight. FINN BALOR © VS JOHN CENA *Cena looks like his old self, feeding off the crowd and his power pays dividends early on as he throws Balor around. The champion is not easy to keep down though and Balor fires back at Cena, using strikes, kicks, and chops to get him down. Balor jumps up on the second rope and comes down with a knee on Cena’s throat. *With Cena out of action for the moment, Balor gathers a ladder outside the ring and sets it up. He scurries up the ladder but Cena grabs his foot and yanks him down. The two brawl for a few moments, before Cena is run into the ladder face first followed by a slingblade. Balor goes to the top and hits the Coup d’Grace. *Balor again tries to go up the ladder and he almost has his hands on the championship when…… *Seth Rollins has returned! Rollins pushes the ladder over, crotching Balor on the top rope. When Balor gets himself untangled, Rollins runs and crossbody blocks him over the top rope. *Cena pulls himself to his feet and looks down at Balor and then to the crowd, his eyes wide in recognition of the situation he’s in. He resets the ladder and makes the slow climb to the top before he pulls the championship down. RESULT: JOHN CENA WINS THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Cena stays up on the ladder, tears in his eyes, as he holds up the World Heavyweight Championship. He stands alone at the top of the list of greatest world champions in history with this historic 17th victory. As the fireworks go off to close the show, one thing is certain. The Champ is….back!

A video replay of last week is shown, of Bobby Lashley winning by disqualification, then fighting off the Bloodline to the point Paul Heyman all but begs Roman Reigns not to engage him. 11-1-23 FISERV FORUM MILWAUKEE, WI “Milwaukee…..acknowledge me!” Reigns spends the next several minutes running down Bobby Lashley as a loser. He lost at Summerslam, and he’ll lose at Crown Jewel. People act like they’re afraid of Lashley but Reigns isn’t. Reigns isn’t afraid of anyone and tomorrow night it’s gonna be a bad rerun. Arrive, dominate, win, leave…still with the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. We go to the announcers who welcome us to Friday Night Smackdown. They hype what we just heard from the Tribal Chief, and also the huge main event between the Street Profits and the Usos. Barrett says he’s also looking forward to the face-to-face between United States Champion Logan Paul and the rookie, Carmelo Hayes. MICHIN VS LYRA VALKYRIA *Michin shows the same initiative that the Good Brothers showed last week. Valkyria puts up a solid fight, but Michin is laser focused and when she loses control, she quickly regains it and puts the match away with Seoul Food. RESULT: MICHIN WINS BY PINFALL Kayla Braxton is standing by with The Brand ahead of a busy night for them. Pat McAfee says it's going to get busier because he is sick and tired of LA Knight, so it’s time to finally crush the cockroach under their shoe. At Survivor Series The Brand challenges him to a six man tag….if he can find two partners. MVP is standing outside Adam Pearce’s office. He knocks and opens the door. MVP tells Pearce he has some business to discuss and Pearce offers a chair. We don’t see or hear anything else after the door closes. ILJA DRAGUNOV VS GRAYSON WALLER *Waller is uber confidant and that is not good for him early on. Dragunov takes him to school with a flurry of hard hitting strikes and a clothesline to the outside over the top. *Pat McAfee comes down to the ring and calms Waller down. From there it’s more of an even match but Dragunov begins to build momentum again. That’s when we see McAfee dig in his pocket and put the black glove out. When the opportunity presents itself and the referee is busy with Waller, McAfee hits a single right hand that drops Ilja. Waller shoves past the ref and hits the Down Under for the win. RESULT: GRAYSON WALLER WINS BY PINFALL Waller and McAfee begin attacking Dragunov who is still down when…. LA Knight runs down to the ring and goes for Waller. Once he’s dealt with him, he turns on McAfee who quickly leaves the ring. Knight helps Dragunov to his feet and it looks like Knight has found his first partner to answer The Brand’s challenge. As Cole and Barrett discuss what they just saw, Bayley comes down to ringside and interrupts, saying she has a big surprise next week. It will be the return of Ding Dong, Hello! and her guest will be the newest addition to the Smackdown Women’s Division! Adam Pearce is in the ring as we come back from break and introduces United States Champion Logan Paul and his challenger Carmelo Hayes. Paul questions why he even has to be out there when everyone in Milwaukee and everyone around the world knows how this match will end. “And still….” Hayes cuts him off with a thank you. Paul is confused but Hayes explains he’s thankful that Paul is so confident because that means tomorrow night when we hear “And new….” Paul won’t be able to bitch and complain because it’ll be his fault. Hayes explains he’s built different, because he’s HIM, and that title will be around his waist. Paul scoffs and pays a little too much attention to the crowd chanting “HIM” and it throws off his delivery in his retort a little. Paul blames the audience for his mistake and cuts the segment off, telling Hayes he’s going to prove once and for all he’s nothing but a rookie who got lucky before leaving the ring. SHEAMUS W/RIDGE HOLLAND AND BUTCH VS SANTOS ESCOBAR W/LWO *A great back and forth match and the extra men on the outside ensure it stays 1v1 for the most part. Sheamus as always is brutal but Escobar hangs in and fires back with his own offense. *With Sheamus unable to gain a real advantage, Ridge Holland runs around the ring to attack the LWO, but he obviously expects Butch to follow. When Butch stays where he is, Holland is double teamed by Wilde and del Toro and send into the barricade. *Sheamus turns his attention to Butch, screaming at him for not helping and before he knows it, Escobar as rolled him up from behind for a three count. RESULT: SANTOS ESCOBAR WINS BY PINFALL Backstage a fight has broken out in the women’s dressing room and it’s spilled into the hallway. After several moments, officials arrive on the scene and get it cooled down. Adam Pearce takes a look at all six women and says if they want to have a warmup before tomorrow’s battle royal, then it’s official…right now! The announcers hype this unexpected six woman tag which will happen right after the break. BAYLEY, LACEY EVANS, AND GIGI DOLIN VS BIANCA BELAIR, IYO SKY, AND ZELINA VEGA *Everything is going the heels’ way early in the match as they keep Zelina in their corner. That plan works until Gigi begins getting distracted by someone down the aisle, though we can’t see anyone. She animatedly tells them to leave her alone, before jumping off the apron and going to confront them, much to Bayley and Lacey’s confusion. *This allows Bianca to get the tag and now that it’s a handicap match, the EST takes out her recent frustrations with Charlotte Flair on both Bayley and Lacey. Lacey gets the KOD while Iyo tags in and hits her moonsault. Bayley tries to break it up but Zelina dropkicks her out of the ring as the ref counts to three. RESULT: BIANCA BELAIR, IYO SKY, AND ZELINA VEGA WIN BY PINFALL Kayla Braxton is standing by with the Rough Riders. She talks to them about their Bunkhouse Rules match with Pretty Deadly tomorrow night and they are both very excited to get their hands on the men who tried to end their careers. Storm promises that they’re going to teach the ‘pretty boys’ what a hard night’s work is all about. Michael Cole and Wade Barrett run down the Smackdown matches for tomorrow’s Crown Jewel. THE STREET PROFITS VS THE USOS *As expected, this match is fantastic between two great teams with a history. The teams trade the momentum back and forth with the crowd firmly behind Ford and Dawkins. *The Usos try some underhanded double teams behind the referee’s back to keep Ford in their corner but he finally breaks free and makes the hot tag to Dawkins. *Dawkins’ power flattens both Jimmy and Jey and he’s building momentum to a victory when Jey pulls the top rope down while he’s trying to run to it and Dawkins tumbles out. Jey lays in some shots while Jimmy gets Dawkins back in the ring. *Meanwhile Jey lures Ford in and then trips him into the steel steps. Jimmy rolls up Dawkins and Jey slides onto to the apron and uses his feet to help give his brother leverage. As soon as the bell rings, the Usos take off running up the aisle, not even waiting to get their arms raised. RESULT: THE USOS WIN BY PINFALL The camera follows the Usos as they run backstage, having literally stolen a win, and the rest of the Bloodline is waiting by their custom SUV. Roman enters first and Heyman orders the rest to quickly get in. When the door slams shut, the car pulls away but suddenly jams on its brakes. Bobby Lashley is standing in the path of the car, with an aluminum baseball bat in hand. He busts out both headlights as we hear the Bloodline in the car freaking out. He dents the hood, and knocks off a side mirror before he smashes out the driver’s window. The car peels out and leaves Lashley behind but it’s clear tomorrow night is going to be a war.

Live from the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, and we’re one day away from Crown Jewel. Long time adversaries, the Usos and the Street Profits will main event Smackdown this week and Managing Director Adam Pearce has declared the winners will be in line for a Unified Tag Team Championship match. Tomorrow night Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns will face arguably his biggest challenge in the Almighty Bobby Lashley. The two met at Summerslam with the Bloodline getting involved. Now Lashley has a second chance and has shown his ability in recent weeks to fight off the cousins of the Tribal Chief. What will Reigns have to say when he addresses the WWE Universe this week? We’re also headed towards a United States Championship match between Logan Paul of the The Brand and new Smackdown Superstar Carmelo Hayes. While Paul has shown his acumen inside a WWE ring, Hayes’ career in NXT is hard to surpass. Paul and Hayes will meet face to face this week just 24 hours before their match. Also in Action: Ilja Dragunov vs Grayson Waller Sheamus vs Santos Escobar Michin vs Lyra Valkyria Don’t miss all the action this Friday night on FOX!

NOVEMBER WEEK 1 ADDITION FINANCIAL ARENA ORLANDO, FL The show begins in Sonya DeVille’s office. She’s with Charlotte Flair and says she wants to inform the WWE Women’s Champion that next week here on Superstars we’ll have the contract signing between her and whoever wins the battle royal at Crown Jewel. Charlotte just smiles and says she’ll be happy to bring some class to this place before she exits the office leaving Sonya with a less than pleasant expression. Thea Hail is backstage very happy and energetic when Naomi and Tamina approach her. They begin to bully her and threaten her when someone behind yells for them to back off. Roxanne Perez walks over and stands next to Hail. She tells the Naomi and Tamina that if they want to talk crap, the four of them can settle it in the ring next week. Naomi and Tamina agree through their laughter and walk off. Hail thanks Perez for the help and she’s assured that next week they’ll make a statement. ISLA DAWN VS COURTNEY RUSH *Rush puts up a fight but Dawn controls the match throughout. After putting Rush down with a spinning backhand, Dawn comes off the second rope with a knee drop to the back of the head, Graves refers to as the Witching Hour. RESULT: ISLA DAWN WINS BY PINFALL Kelly Kinkaid is with Rhea Ripley. She asks Rhea about her match tonight with Natalya but Ripley scoffs and says tonight is just another night at the office for Mami. Show up, eradicate, hand raised. Rinse and repeat. LITA VS SHAYNA BASZLER *An open match and Lita keeps her promise to go to the extreme by hitting three different moves off the second rope early in the match. Shayna is reeling but when Lita goes for the swanton, Shayna hits the ropes and Lita falls awkwardly. *Baszler jumps on Lita like a hungry lion on a gazelle. She ground and pounds for a moment before locking in a dragon sleeper. Lita fights to get to the rope but Baszler cranks her neck back and the referee calls for the bell when Lita won’t submit. RESULT: SHAYNA BASZLER WINS BY STOPPAGE The referee checks on Lita and signals an ‘X’. He’s careful with her neck as medical officials comes to the ring. Lita is crying as they check on her and we go to a WWE Network commercial. We come back from a quick advertisement and Lita has been loaded onto a stretcher. As she is wheeled up the aisle, Rhea Ripley comes out for her match. She smiles at Lita, and gives her a little wave goodbye. RHEA RIPLEY VS NATALYA *Ripley controls the early going but Natalya makes her comeback and gets Mami in the Sharpshooter. Ripley is flailing but finally gets to the rope. She goes to the outside and Natalya follows but its a trap and she gets tripped into the ring post. *Ripley is back in control, and brings Natalya back into the ring. Ripley goes for Riptide but Natalya is fighting her, trying to get free. Rhea delivers three sharp and violent elbows into Natalya’s neck before hitting Riptide and stacking her opponent for the win. RESULT: RHEA RIPLEY WINS BY PINFALL To end the show, Michael Cole and Corey Graves run down the final card for Crown Jewel. This Saturday only on Peacock!

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