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SmackDown: April 24th, 2024
A 5-Star Classic Main Event! + Roman Reigns makes a bombshell announcement! and Seth Rollins competes on SmackDown + A New Opposition begins against Judgment Day!
SUMMERSLAM IS THREE WEEKS AWAY!
(this episode was meant to be published on July 29th but was delayed)
🔵 Roman Reigns agrees to face Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam: 15min*
The Tribal Chief, the Head of the Table, the Universal Champion Roman Reigns and the SmackDown Tag Team Champions Usos are on SmackDown! They have promised a response for WWE Champion Brock Lesnar's Title vs. Title Championship Unification Match at SummerSlam in three weeks!
The Bloodline lets The Beast know that Roman Reigns does not acknowledge his championship, but he will be taking it at SummerSlam to free Monday Night Raw from Brock Lesnar's filthy farm hands. Roman says the entire WWE Universe will acknowledge the Bloodline once more when they gain the Raw Tag Team Championships from Rollins & Ali next Monday on Raw. Roman Reigns claims this move is only more reasons for the WWE Universe to understand that he is the Face of the WWE.
As Reigns and the Usos are about to leave, Sami Zayn quickly stopped them, asking them if they saw his heroic efforts in defending their honour last week when he "took one for the Bloodline" by taking on Brock Lesnar! Sami Zayn labels himself as the honorary Uce, but the Bloodline informs him that he's going to have to do more to join the Bloodline, they offer him a match with Seth "Freakin" Rollins and if he can successfully take out Seth Rollins, he will be "considered" to join the Bloodline! That match is next, and it was first announced as Jey Uso vs. Seth Rollins!
🔹 BACKSTAGE: Bianca Belair wants to "end it all" with Asuka.
Last week on SmackDown, SmackDown Women's Champion Bianca Belair successfully retained her championship against Lacey Evans but after the match, The EST of WWE was confronted by her recent "frenemie" Asuka, who spit green mist on Belair's face to close the show!
Tonight, Bianca Belair vows to end it all with Asuka when they look eye-to-eye! Belair is on the hunt!
🔵 Sami Zayn vs. Seth "Freakin" Rollins w/ Ali: 8min*
Sami Zayn has a large ship on his shoulder and that is defeating Seth "Freakin" Rollins to only be considered for a spot with The Bloodline.
For Seth Rollins, he looks to make a statement ahead of the Tag Team Championship Unification Match on the next Raw installment!
The physical battle takes a turn when Riddle's music hit, causing a distraction to Seth Rollins who is in deep waters with Riddle!
Riddle never showed up and it was later revealed that Sami Zayn plotted this trick in order to distract the tag team champion.
Sami Zayn shocks the WWE Universe and The Bloodline with a massive win over Seth Rollins!
*Still to come: Ciampa vs. Rey Mysterio! The Judgment Day are HERE! + Gunther vs. Sheamus in a No Holds Barred Match for the US Title and MORE!
🔹 BACKSTAGE: Ciampa is recognized at the expense of Rey Mysterio.
Last week on SmackDown, The Mysterios were set for a match with The Viking Raiders which never happened when Ciampa made a sudden ambush on The Mysterios during their entrance.
Tonight, Ciampa claims he'll finally get recognized and seen at the expense of Rey Mysterio because the moment he attacked the legendary luchador, Ciampa has been slated for a match with Rey Mysterio where the winner will get a future U.S. Title Shot!
🔵 Raquel Rodriguez toys with Sonya Deville: 5min*
It was over a month ago when Sonya Deville lost to Raquel Rodriguez & WWE Official Adam Pearce in a Mixed Tag Team Match, however, since then, Sonya Deville has gone on to qualify for the Women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match whereas Raquel Rodriguez failed to guarantee a spot in the match. Sonya Deville shoved this achievement in Rodriguez's face but ended up not winning the Ladder match anyway. Last week, an embarrassed Sonya Deville vowed to turn Raquel's life to hell and she made sure it happened during Raquel's biggest match of her career against multi-time champion Becky Lynch. Sonya Deville cost her that match and Becky Lynch ended up winning.
Tonight, Sonya Deville was out to address the WWE Universe and solidify herself as the backbone of Friday Night SmackDown who was behind the rise of its popularity when she was a WWE Official. Moments into her address, Raquel Rodriguez made her way out and used her feats of strength to toy with Sonya Deville, getting her revenge in the process! Can Sonya Deville handle the muscle of Raquel Rodriguez?
🔹 BACKSTAGE: The Street Profits proclaim themselves as "Next" for the future Undisputed Tag Team Champions.
This past Monday on Raw, The Street Profits managed to defeat the Raw Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Mustafa Ali in a thrilling match!
Tonight, The Street Profits proclaim themselves as next in line to whoever wins the Undisputed Tag Team Championship next Monday on Raw between The Usos and Rollins & Ali.
🔵 Rey Mysterio vs. Ciampa - Future United States Title Shot: 9min*
This is Rey Mysterio's chance to get his revenge on Ciampa with the US Title shot at stake!
Rey Mysterio collides with his attacker Ciampa!
Ciampa is dominant over the legend, but Rey Mysterio capitalizes after a distraction by Dominik Mysterio!
Rey Mysterio def. Ciampa!
After the match, Ciampa is furious and begins destroying the ringside area which led to Pat McAfee standing up to him when Ciampa started directing threats to Michael Cole at the announce desk. Ciampa delivers a low blow to McAfee and begins verbally insulting him, Ciampa was later pulled away by security.
🔵 Asuka vs. Natalya: 5min*
Asuka returns to singles action against Natalya!
During the match, the SmackDown Women's Champion Bianca Belair made her way out to throw down with Asuka!
The physical encounter between the two led to Asuka winning the match via disqualification!
🔹 BACKSTAGE: Max Dupri's offer to The Viking Raiders leads to his demise.
Backstage on SmackDown, Max Dupri visited a corner where The Viking Raiders were making some weird viking-themed movements.
Max Dupri asked The Viking Raiders to join the Maximum Male Models so they could add some "viking goriness" to their agency thus captivating more people and ultimately titillating the juices of their guilty pleasures!
The Viking Raiders offered Maximum Male Models to join the Raid which Dupri declined. The Viking Raiders mauled Max Dupri and left him crushed on the ground for Maxxine Dupri to find him later and call for help.
🔵 Rousey returns to side with Styles and McIntyre against Judgment Day: 13min*
The Judgement Day of Finn Balor, Damian Priest, and Rhea Ripley make their way to the ring and offer out an invite to any superstar in the back to join them so they could revitalize their career but instead of someone new walking out to the arena, it was AJ Styles, Finn Balor's former friend! It was last week when Finn Balor laid waste to The Phenomenal One when he was demanding answers for Balor's sudden change of values and character. AJ Styles marched to the ring again and entered the ring to stand face-to-face with Finn Balor despite the clear disadvantage in numbers. When Finn Balor started threatening Styles again, the unfazed Styles asked The Judgement Day if they believed he would make the same mistake twice and come alone to confront them. A swish of a blade echoed in the arena before Drew McIntyre made his appearance to stand by AJ Styles! It is now 2-to-3 and Styles is still at a disadvantage but that did not last long as a suspended Ronda Rousey made her shocking return to fight Rhea Ripley!
The Judgment Day may have made it to their own judgment day because Styles, McIntyre, and Rousey are bringing in a fight!
🔵 MAIN EVENT: Gunther (c) vs. Sheamus - United States Title No Holds Barred Match: 12min*
Sheamus competes once again for the United States Championship, this time, with the Brawling Brutes giving him an advantage, but the Ring General United States Champion Gunther has more back up that we did not know about...
It's Giovanni Vinci! The former member of Imperium! He makes his impressive debut to even the odds allowing the Ring General Gunther to retain his prestigious United States Championship!
Gunther w/Imperium def. Sheamus w/The Brawling Brutes
Sheamus sustained multiple injuries during this brutal United States Championship match, he was carried away on a stretcher in a sad scene to close SmackDown.
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