
WWE SmackDown Live
November 7, 2017
Manchester Arena
Manchester, England
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Transcription by Josh Lopez
Shane McMahon, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn and The New Day In-Ring Segment:
What’s up Manchester? On November 19, Raw will never be able to say that Smackdown is the B Show. The blue brand will become The Show. This year is personal. Shane blames Stephanie and Kurt Angle for what happened to Daniel Bryan. At Survivor Series, Shane will get his revenge on behalf of Bryan. Bryan will be back next week. The SmackDown locker room has a lot of fight. Shane goes on to introduce a couple of men who did something phenomenal last night, The New Day. Kofi says that The New Day made The Shield look silly. There are consequences of putting Raw under siege. Xavier Woods says that the Raw Roster will do nothing. Shane starts dancing with The New Day. The Sami and Kevin Show invades Manchester.
That was the stupidest and most painful thing Kevin Owens has seen in his entire life. Zayn hates to break it to Shane, but’s not cool. He should never dance again. The New Day is mocking Zayn’s dance. Shane is having a hard time dealing with the fact that Owens beat him at Hell in a Cell. To deflect that, Shane redirects his focus back to his daddy issues. Zayn and Owens are men of honor and they’ll not deal with the Shane’s propaganda machine. Shane says that their attitude’s are the reason why they’re not representing the blue team at Survivor Series.
Shane points out the fact that Zayn lost to Randy Orton and Owens got knocked out by Shinsuke Nakamura. Owens says that they shouldn’t need qualifying matches because they’re the top two guys on the roster. Does Shane want them to dance and sing like his New Day Puppets? The only puppet Kofi sees is that 1930s paperboy looking, never been to a gym in his life, Sami Zayn. Big E says that Owens hands is so far up Zayn’s ass, that when he brushes his teeth, Owens gets a manicure. It will be funny when Team Raw beats Team Smackdown and New Day will have no one to blame, but Shane McMahon. Zayn and Owens have no brand loyalty. Shane says that Zayn will be entitled to a match tonight against Kofi Kingston. That will match will start right now.
First Match: Sami Zayn w/Kevin Owens vs. Kofi Kingston w/The New Day
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Zayn backs Kofi into the corner. Zayn pats Kofi on the chest. Zayn is distracted by paper boy chants. Kofi with a Waist Lock Go-Behind to Zayn. Kofi transitions into a wrist lock. Zayn reverses the hold. Kofi uses his athleticism to apply an arm-bar. Zayn leapfrogs over Kofi. Zayn delivers a deep arm-drag. Zayn drops Kofi with a shoulder tackle. Kofi leapfrogs over Zayn. Kofi with a Spinning Uppercut Strike. Zayn side steps Kofi into the turnbuckles. Zayn goes for the Monkey Flip, but Kofi lands back on his feet. Kofi starts twerking in the center of the ring. Kofi ducks a clothesline from Zayn. Kofi dropkicks Zayn. Zayn is regaining his composure on the outside.
Kofi was shortly distracted by Owens. Zayn with a ground and pound attack to Kofi. Zayn clotheslines Kofi. Zayn bounces Kofi’s head on the top turnbuckle. Zayn goes for a Flying Crossbody Block, but Kofi counters with a dropkick in mid-air. Kofi follows that with a Flying Double Axe Handle off the ring apron. Zayn whips Kofi face first across the steel ring post. Zayn rolls Kofi back into the ring. Zayn applies a rear chin lock. Kofi gets back to a vertical base. Zayn drives Kofi’s head to the canvas. Zayn lands a series of knife edge chops. Zayn kicks Kofi in the chest. Zayn catapults Kofi’s face to the top turnbuckle. Zayn with the lateral press for a two count. Zayn goes back to the rear chin lock.
Coming out of the commercial break, Kofi starts regaining momentum. Kofi clotheslines Zayn over the top rope. Kofi with a SlingShot Plancha to the outside. Kofi rams his shoulders to the midsection of Zayn. Kofi connects with the SOS for a two count. Kofi goes for the Trouble in Paradise, but Zayn counters with the Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count. Kofi dodges a Helluva Kick Attempt by Zayn. Kofi creates separation with a Big Boot from the ring apron. Following a standing switch exchange, Kofi decks Zayn with a Flying Crossbody Block to pickup the victory. After the match, Kevin Owens starts attacking Kofi. Big E kicks Owens out of the ring.
Winner: Kofi Kingston via Pinfall
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Second Match: Rusev w/Aiden English vs. Randy Orton. If Rusev Wins, He’ll Join Team SmackDown At Survivor Series
Rusev immediately goes for the Machka Kick, but Orton ducks out of the way. Orton misses with the RKO. Rusev drops Orton with a Leg Lariat for a two count. Rusev repeatedly stomps on Orton’s back. Rusev applies a rear chin lock. Orton gets back to a vertical base. Orton creates separation with multiple bodyshots. Orton HeadButts Rusev. Rusev responds with a Spinning Heel Kick for a two count.
Rusev is mauling Orton in the corner. Rusev drags Orton to the center of the ring. Rusev with the lateral press, but again Orton kicks out. Rusev delivers Back to Back Running Elbow Drops for a two count. Rusev is pissed off with the referee. Rusev continues to be relentless with these multiple pinning combinations. Orton catches Rusev off guard with the RKO to pickup the victory.
Winner: Randy Orton via Pinfall
Safe to say @BeckyLynchWWE intends on making @realellsworth EAT his words TONIGHT on #SDLive! pic.twitter.com/M8jaiA52jg
— WWE (@WWE) November 8, 2017
Third Match: Becky Lynch vs. James Ellsworth w/Carmella
The entire SmackDown Women’s Locker Room is surrounding the entire ringside area. Ellsworth starts the match with push ups in the corner. The Manchester Crowd says that Becky is gonna kill Ellsworth. Becky backs Ellsworth into the ropes. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Ellsworth with a Waist Lock Go Behind to Becky. Ellsworth delivers a Waist Lock TakeDown. Ellsworth follows that with a Side HeadLock TakeOver. Ellsworth floats over into a front face lock.
Becky drives Ellsworth into the corner. Becky and Ellsworth starts running the ropes. Becky with a Cradle Cover for a two count. Becky lands the Becky Roll. Becky is wearing Ellsworth down with the Airplane Spin. Becky tosses Ellsworth out of the ring. Ellsworth is taunting The SmackDown’s Roster. Ellsworth shoves Becky out of the ring. Becky with a Missile Dropkick for a two count.
Ellsworth side steps Becky into the turnbuckles. Ellsworth rolls Becky over for a two count. Ellsworth launches Becky back first across the top turnbuckle. Ellsworth goes for No Chin Music, but Becky counters with an Inverted Atomic Drop. Becky connects with the BexPloder Suplex. Charlotte rolls Ellsworth back into the ring. Ellsworth begs for mercy. Ellsworth hugs Becky. Becky responds accordingly with the DisArmHer which forces Ellsworth to tap out. After the match, Carmella SuperKicks Ellsworth
Winner: Becky Lynch via Submission
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— WWE (@WWE) November 8, 2017
Fourth Match: The Usos (c) vs. Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable For The WWE SmackDown Live Tag Team Championship
The Usos dishes out stereo haymakers after welcoming them to The Usos Penitentiary. Jimmy Uso and Benjamin will start things off. Jimmy and Benjamin are trading back and forth shots. Jimmy ducks a clothesline from Benjamin. Benjamin hits The Back Body Drop. Gable knocks Jey off the ring apron. Benjamin and Gable are double teaming Jimmy. Gable goes for a Exploder Suplex, but Jimmy counters with the Leaping Enzuigiri. Jimmy tags in Jey. Jey with a Leaping Lariat to Gable.
Jey follows that with a Spinning Heel Kick. Jey connects with the Samoan Drop. Jey goes for another Samoan Drop, but Benjamin counters with a SpineBuster. Benjamin decks Jimmy with the Leaping Reverse STO. Jey rolls Benjamin over for a two count. Benjamin lowers the top rope which sends Jey crashing to the outside. Gable delivers a Vicious Chop Block to Jey on the outside. Jey refuses to get back in the ring. The referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable via CountOut, but still WWE SmackDown Live Tag Team Champions, The Usos
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1) Become the new #WWEChampion on #SDLive
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— WWE (@WWE) November 8, 2017
Matches on Next Weeks SmackDown Live from Atlanta, Georgia
– The New Day vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn
– Natalya (c) vs. Charlotte Flair For The WWE SmackDown Live Women’s Championship
– Baron Corbin (c) vs. Sin Cara For The WWE United States Championship
Fifth Match: Jinder Mahal (c) w/The Singh Brothers vs. AJ Styles For The WWE Championship
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Jinder shoves Styles to the corner. Styles with a waist lock go-behind to Jinder. Jinder creates separation with a back elbow strike. Styles kicks Jinder in the hamstring. Styles applies a side headlock. Jinder drops Styles with a shoulder tackle. Styles rolls Jinder over for a two count. Jinder chucks Styles out of the ring. Styles dropkicks Jinder. Styles follows that with a Leaping Forearm Smash. Jinder drives Styles face to the ring apron. Styles goes for a Flying Crossbody Block, but Jinder catches him in mid-air. Jinder deposits Styles back first on the announce table. Jinder rolls Styles back into the ring.
Jinder repeatedly stomps on Styles chest. Jinder applies an arm-bar. Jinder continues to apply pressure to the back of Styles. Jinder tells Styles to bring it. Jinder changes his focus to the midsection of Styles. Styles kicks Jinder in the jaw. Jinder goes for a Body Avalanche, but Styles ducks out of the way. Styles delivers the Phenomenal Blitz. Styles decks Jinder with a Falling Forearm Smash. Jinder goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Styles counters with the Ushigoroshi for a two count. Styles with a series of roundhouse kicks across the chest of Jinder. Styles with jackknife cover for a two count. Jinder regains momentum with a Back Body Drop.
Jinder places Styles on the top turnbuckle. Styles takes out the legs of Jinder. Styles locks in the Calf Crusher. Styles and Jinder are trading back and forth shots. Jinder with the Inside Out Lariat for a two count. We have a stale mate in the corner. Styles goes for the Tornado DDT, but Jinder blocks it. Styles lowers the top rope which sends Jinder crashing to the outside.
Styles lands a SlingShot Forearm. Styles follows that with the SpringBoard 450 Splash. The Singh Brothers drags Styles out of the ring. Styles takes out both Singh Brothers. Styles goes for the Standard Phenomenal Forearm, but Jinder counters with the Khallas for a two count. Jinder goes for the Avalanche Khallas, but Styles blocks it. Styles drops Jinder with the Top Rope Stunner. Styles lands the Signature Phenomenal Forearm to pickup the victory.
Winner: New WWE Champion, AJ Styles via Pinfall