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WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results (10/8/21): Edge Responds To Seth Rollins

   October 8, 2021

WWE Friday Night SmackDown
October 8, 2021
SAP Center
San Jose, California

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Commentators (Michael Cole & Pat McAfee)

Transcription by Josh Lopez

Becky Lynch, Bianca BelAir and Sasha Banks Contract Signing 

Becky Lynch: The Man has come around to San Jose. Oh, they love me, who wouldn’t? I decided I was gonna sit here so I could get a good look at everything. Ester, you must be feeling pretty bad about yourself on a hot losing streak. Not a good look going into the big title match at Crown Jewel. Knowing you, Sasha Banks, you disco ball looking fool, you come back and attack me from behind and no thank you for saving SummerSlam when you couldn’t make it or get the job done. Well, I’ll tell you now, there will be payback.

Sasha Banks: Oh, Becky, did you miss me? Because I know these people did. Or are you jealous that my spotlight is bigger than the both of you, combine?  I mean, that’s why I’m the conversation. The Blueprint. The Boss. The Standard.

Bianca BelAir: No, no, no, the only conversation that we should be having is about you signing this contract here. I mean, you call yourself, The Boss? Well all you keep doing is returning and returning to cheap shot me. And, Becky, you want to bring up SummerSlam? Okay, let’s be real. The only thing you did at SummerSlam was ride off the momentum of my work to get an opportunity. So you weren’t prepared, you were just lucky.

Becky Lynch: I beat you in 26 seconds.

Bianca BelAir: Because every big moment this year had my name in it. I’m the common denominator to all of this. You know it and you know it. That’s why the both of you keep coming for me, but I’m in the ring now and now y’all don’t want to get in the ring? You want to come for me every week, come get in the ring because I’m ready now.

Bianca throws a table out of the ring. Becky flips her table over. Sasha attacks BelAir from behind. Sasha with forearm shivers. Becky punches Sasha. Becky repeatedly stomps on BelAir’s chest. Sasha drives Becky’s head first into the top turnbuckle pad. Sasha repeatedly stomps on Becky’s chest. Becky slams Sasha’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Becky with a SpringBoard Side Kick. BelAir rocks Becky with a forearm smash. BelAir gets Becky and Sasha on her shoulders. Sasha lands back on her feet. BelAir kicks Sasha in the gut. BelAir uses Becky’s legs as a weapon. BelAir connects with The KOD through the table.

First Match: Rey Mysterio vs. Sami Zayn In A First Round Match In The 2021 WWE King Of The Ring Tournament 

Mysterio avoids The Helluva Kick. Mysterio rolls Zayn over for a two count. Mysterio with a forearm sash. Zayn launches Mysterio over the top rope. Mysterio with a leaping forearm smash. Mysterio with The Flying Hurricanrana. Zayn puts Mysterio on his shoulders. Zayn with The SitOut PowerBomb for a two count. Zayn with two haymakers. Zayn whips Mysterio across the ring. Mysterio ducks a clothesline from Zayn. Mysterio with The Tilt-A-Whirl Headscissors Takeover. Mysterio with The Slingshot Headscissors Takeover on the floor. Mysterio rolls Zayn back into the ring. Mysterio with The Flying Splash for a two count. Mysterio transitions into a corner mount. Mysterio applies a wrist lock. Short-Arm Reversal by Zayn. Zayn kicks Mysterio in the gut. Zayn sends Mysterio shoulder first into the steel ring post. Dominik comes down to the ring to check on his father. Zayn has complete control of the match during the commercial break.

Zayn is throwing haymakers at Mysterio. Mysterio kicks Zayn in the gut. Mysterio with forearm shivers. Zayn reverses out of the irish whip from Mysterio. Mysterio dives over Zayn. Zayn with The Exploder Suplex into the turnbuckles. Zayn goes for The Helluva Kick, but Mysterio counters with The Hurricanrana for a two count. Mysterio with The Canadian Destroyer for a two count. Zayn decks Mysterio with a back elbow smash. Mysterio has Zayn perched on the top turnbuckle. Zayn sends Mysterio to the ring apron. Mysterio with two haymakers. Mysterio hits The SpringBoard FrankenSteiner for a two count. Zayn whips Mysterio across the ring. Zayn avoids The SpringBoard Crossbody Block. Zayn goes for The Blue Thunder Bomb, but Mysterio counters with The Headscissors Takeover. Mysterio dropkicks Zayn into the middle rope. Zayn dodges The 619. Zayn connects with The Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count. Zayn removes the top turnbuckle pad. Zayn puts Mysterio on the top turnbuckle. Zayn gets distracted by Dominik. Mysterio with The Flying Seated Senton. Rey tells Dominik to get off the apron. Zayn shoves Rey into Dominik. Zayn rolls Mysterio over to pickup the victory.

Winner: Sami Zayn via Pinfall 

Second Match: Toni Storm vs. Zelina Vega In A First Round Match In The Inaugural WWE Queen’s Crown Tournament 

Storm blocks a boot from Vega. Following a snap mare takeover, Storm with a Hip Attack. Storm tells Vega to bring it. Vega with a Lou Thez Press. Vega transitions into a ground and pound attack. Vega with a Running Knee Strike for a one count. Vega applies The Dragon Sleeper. Vega stomps on Storm’s back. Vega poses for the crowd.

Storm with forearm shivers. Storm HeadButts Vega. Storm with The Atomic Drop. Storm with a running forearm smash. Storm follows that with a Running Hip Attack. Vega has Storm perched on the top turnbuckle. Vega with a Leaping Head Kick. Vega hits The Iconoclasm. Storm ducks a clothesline from Vega. Storm goes for The Gory Bomb, but Vega counters with The Code Red to pickup the victory.

Winner: Zelina Vega via Pinfall 

Roman Reigns & Paul Heyman Segment 

Roman Reigns: San Jose, Acknowledge Me! So my special counsel had one job to do before tonight, and that was to make sure that my cousins, The Usos, were drafted to SmackDown. And that’s what he did. So, San Jose, Acknowledge Him. I love you, Paul. My cousins, they love you, too. You’re part of our family. You’re the wise man to The Bloodline. And that’s what I want you to do. I want you to be wise right now. I want you to come clean. I want you to tell the truth. Silly, San Jose, Suplex City doesn’t exist, this is The Island Of Relevancy. Now, back to what your tribal chief was talking about here. I want you to tell the truth. I want you to come clean. I want you to admit that you’re responsible for Brock Lesnar’s free agency.

Paul Heyman: My Tribal Chief, I’m in a terrible position here, because no matter what I say, it’s gonna sound like I’m spinning things. I am loyal and faithful to my Tribal Chief. I’ve been with your family for 40 years. You chose me, rescued me, saved me to be your special counsel because you knew, I am the wise man. You know, I’ve been accused of many things in my life and I’m guilty of even more, but I’ve never been accused of being stupid. And pulling the trigger now on a scheme to dethrone The Tribal Chief would be stupid. Think about it, why pull the trigger before Crown Jewel?

Wouldn’t the whole thing be for me to stay within your circle of trust, and then counsel you on a strategy at Crown Jewel, and then leak the strategy over to Brock Lesnar so that Brock Lesnar would think that he has a chance? And Brock Lesnar has no chance, but he would think that he would have a chance against you. Wouldn’t that be the time to pull the trigger? You know how you know Brock Lesnar is lying to you, because we’re telling you in advance of a move that would be made against you and only someone stupid would do something like that. And my Tribal Chief, I think so highly of you, you wouldn’t choose a stupid man to be your special counsel. Brock Lesnar cannot stand the fact that at Crown Jewel, the conqueror will be conquered by Roman Reigns.

Roman Reigns: I don’t want you to tell me. I want you to look into that camera and I want you to tell Brock. Don’t worry, I’ll protect you because I can.

Paul Heyman: Brock, I have to give you a ton of credit. You outsmarted the wise man on this one. You know what’s going to happen to you at Crown Jewel. We had this conversation years ago. They said The Undertaker couldn’t be defeated at WrestleMania. I told you The Undertaker met his match and the match’s name was Brock Lesnar. Brock Lesnar has met his match and his match’s name is Roman Reigns. Roman Reigns will walk into Crowl Jewel as your tribal chief, and he will fight you as a tribal beast. And you will learn at Crown Jewel, one thing, the winner and still reigning, defending, undisputed, uncontroverted, WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion, The Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns. And that’s not just a prediction, Brock Lesnar, that is a spoiler. And you can believe that.

Third Match: Liv Morgan vs. Carmella In A First Round Match In The Inaugural WWE Queen’s Crown Tournament 

Carmella puts on her face protector after the bell rings. Morgan with a double leg takedown. Morgan transitions into a ground and pound attack. Morgan with The Jackknife Cover for a two count. Carmella applies The Code Of Silence. Morgan tugs on Carmella’s mask. Carmella with clubbing blows to Morgan’s back. Morgan decks Carmella with a back elbow smash. Morgan ducks a clothesline from Carmella.

Morgan blocks a boot from Carmella. Morgan with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Morgan hits The Jersey CodeBreaker for a two count. Carmella had her foot on the bottom rope. Morgan is displaying her frustration. Carmella kicks the left knee of Morgan. Carmella is raining down haymakers for a two count. Carmella avoids The Oblivion. Carmella slams Morgan’s head on the top rope. Carmella SuperKicks Morgan to pickup the victory.

Winner: Carmella via Pinfall 

Fourth Match: Finn Balor vs. Cesaro In A First Round Match In The 2021 King Of The Ring Tournament 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Wrist Lock Exchange. Balor applies a side headlock. Balor with a side headlock takeover. Cesaro answers with the headscissors escape. Cesaro grabs a side headlock. Cesaro whips Balor across the ring. Balor ducks a clothesline from Cesaro. Cesaro with The Tilt-A-Whirl BackBreaker for a two count. Cesaro whips Balor into the turnbuckles for a two count. Following a snap mare takeover, Cesaro with a Running Leg Drop for a one count. Cesaro with a gut punch. Cesaro uppercuts Balor. Cesaro punches Balor in the back. Cesaro sends Balor to the corner. Balor dives over Cesaro. Balor with a double leg takedown. Balor with a Double Foot Stomp. Balor back drops Cesaro to the floor. Cesaro with The Pop Up European Uppercut for a two count. Cesaro has complete control of the match during the commercial break.

Balor and Cesaro are trading back and forth shots. Cesaro sends Balor to the corner. Balor kicks Cesaro in the face. Balor with a forearm smash. Knife Edge Chop Exchange. Cesaro whips Balor across the ring. Balor ducks a clothesline from Cesaro. Balor with The Spin Out Elbow Drop for a two count. Balor repeatedly stomps on Cesaro’s chest. Cesaro denies The SlingBlade. Cesaro delivers The Uppercut Train. Balor hits The SlingBlade. Balor side steps Cesaro into the turnbuckles. Balor with an Apron Enzuigiri. Balor ascends to the top turnbuckles. Cesaro with a leaping uppercut. Cesaro HeadButts Balor. Cesaro with The SuperPlex for a two count. Cesaro applies The CrossFace. Balor rolls Cesaro over for a two count. Cesaro uppercuts Balor. Cesaro with a double leg takedown.Cesaro goes for The Cesaro Swing, but Balor rolls him over for a two count. Balor sends Cesaro shoulder first into the steel ring post. Balor lands The SomerSault Plancha. Balor rolls Cesaro back into the ring. Balor delivers The Shotgun Dropkick. Balor connects with The Coupe De Grace to pickup the victory.

Winner: Finn Balor via Pinfall 

Updated WWE Crown Jewel 2021 Match Card 

1.) Roman Reigns (c) w/Paul Heyman vs. Brock Lesnar For The WWE Universal Championship

2.) Becky Lynch (c) vs. Bianca BelAir vs. Sasha Banks In A Triple Threat Match For The WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship

3.) Randy Orton & Matt Riddle (c) vs. AJ Styles & Omos For The WWE Raw Tag Team Championship

4.) Big E (c) vs. Drew McIntyre For The WWE Championship

5.) Goldberg vs. Bobby Lashley In A No Holds Barred Match

6.) Edge vs. Seth Rollins In A Hell In A Cell Match

Seth Rollins & Edge Segment 

Seth Rollins: So, Edge, come on out here and answer my challenge. Ah, come on, Edge. Don’t keep the people waiting. Come on, we don’t even have to do this tonight, man. Oh, yeah, I know what happened to that guy. I ended him with one stomp in Madison Square Garden. And if you’re not going to show up here tonight and answer my challenge, Edge, then I’m going to take that as an admission. An admission from you that I am not Edge lite, and that I am better than you in every conceivable, possible way.

No, hey, I understand, you guys are disappointed. I am disappointed too. This is not how I thought this was gonna go, but this isn’t about me. Edge, you’re not just disappointing me, you’re disappointing all of your fans, man. You’re disappointing all of your fans. And more importantly, you’re disappointing your family. It’s embarrassing, but it’s true. I cannot imagine what it’s like for your little girls to have to know that their daddy is no longer an inspiration, but he’s a coward. It must break their little hearts into tiny pieces.

Edge storms into the SAP Center. Rollins grabs a steel chair. Edge Spears Rollins. Edge tackles Rollins over the announce table. Edge and Rollins are brawling around the ringside area. Edge wraps the headset around Rollins neck. Edge rolls Rollins back into the ring. Edge grabs the steel rod. Edge prepares for The Glasgow Grin. Rollins decks Edge with a back elbow smash. Rollins retreats to the outside.

Edge: You. Me. Hell In A Cell.

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Author: Josh Lopez