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SmackDown: May 1st, 2024
Three SummerSlam Matches Announced! + Brock Lesnar wreaks havoc on Roman Reigns! An unexpected guest makes an appearance on SmackDown and MORE!
SUMMERSLAM IS TWO WEEKS AWAY!
(this episode was meant to be published on August 5th but was delayed)
🔵 Mustafa Ali interrupts the Undisputed Tag Team Champions Usos: 7min*
This past Monday on Raw, The Usos were able to defeat Seth Rollins & Mustafa Ali to become the new Undisputed Tag Team Champions, unifying the Raw and SmackDown Tag Titles!
It was all thanks to a sudden and shocking arrival by the Universal Champion Roman Reigns who was key to The Usos' win.
Tonight, the new and first-ever Undisputed Tag Team Champions The Usos opened SmackDown in celebration! The Bloodline proved that they're the face of this industry and they re-iterated to the WWE Universe that no "twos" can ever take out the Ones before being interrupted by one half of the former Raw Tag Team Champions, Mustafa Ali.
Mustafa Ali dubbed his team's loss on Raw as another day of Seth Rollins sabotaging himself but unlike The Visionary, Mustafa Ali does not backdown and he's out looking for a fight!
Before The Usos can respond to Ali, Sami Zayn made his way out to the ring, saying he'll take "one for the Bloodline" when he embarrasses Mustafa Ali tonight.
Sami Zayn continues his journey in trying to satisfy The Bloodline and one day get formally accepted with them by Roman Reigns.
🔵 Sami Zayn vs. Mustafa Ali: 5min*
It's official! Sami Zayn faces Mustafa Ali on SmackDown!
Last week on SmackDown, Sami Zayn knocked off Seth "Freakin" Rollins shockingly due to questionable tactics.
Tonight, he'll take "one for the Bloodline" when he faces Mustafa Ali!
Sami Zayn defeats Mustafa Ali!
*Still to come: Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar sign their 'Last Man Standing Match" SummerSlam Contract! + Drew McIntyre clashes with Damian Priest + Raquel Rodriguez vs. Sonya Deville!
🔵 Bianca Belair falls victim to Asuka's Green Mist again: 8min*
Bianca Belair and Asuka's issues go back to Hell in a Cell in February, nearly three months ago. On that day, Bianca Belair was ambushed by Asuka during a Six Pack Challenge for a shot at the Undisputed WWE Women's Title. Bianca Belair ended up winning the match anyway but threatened Asuka to stay away from her.
The stubborn and fearless Asuka would continuously meddle in the SmackDown Women's Champion Bianca Belair's business and their rivalry reached a whole new level when their common friend, Raw Women's Champion Liv Morgan was forced to pick sides in this conflict.
After Belair's first championship defense a couple of weeks ago, she was sprayed with green mist by Asuka.
Tonight, Bianca Belair and Asuka come face-to-face to agree to a SmackDown Women's Championship match at SummerSlam but things escalated quickly when they face-to-face became a confrontation and then to a brawl in which The Empress of Tomorrow Asuka sprayed the champion with green mist again!
🔹 BACKSTAGE: The Viking Raiders raid through Maximum Male Models.
Backstage on SmackDown last week, 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.
Tonight, Maximum Male Models' ma.cé & mån.sôör were on the hunt for The Viking Raiders to get revenge for Max Dupri but their journey comes to an end when the vicious Viking Raiders pummel them with their size!
🔵 Ludwig Kaiser & Giovanni Vinci vs. Butch & Ridge Holland: 7min*
Last week on SmackDown saw the debut of Giovanni Vinci to help his former partner Gunther in Imperium retain the U.S. Title against Sheamus, who is now out of action due to an injury he suffered that night.
The Brawling Brutes fight a war with Imperium without Sheamus on their side in this epic tag team match!
Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci win under the watch of the Ring General U.S. Champion Gunther!
After the match, Rey Mysterio, who is now Gunther's future challenger for the U.S. Title, came out to stand face-to-face with the champion in an epic stare down!
🔵 Pat McAfee silences Ciampa's rant into a SummerSlam challenge: 6min*
Last Friday on SmackDown, Ciampa was furious for losing a U.S. Title Shot against Rey Mysterio and began destroying the ringside area which led to Pat McAfee standing up to him especially when Ciampa started directing threats to Michael Cole at the announce desk. Ciampa delivered a low blow to McAfee and began verbally insulting him, Ciampa was later pulled away by security.
Tonight, the rebellious Ciampa made his way out through the crowd in a public rant about his lost direction on SmackDown and calling out the lie that "SmackDown is the land of opportunity" but it all came to a stop when Pat McAfee decided it was enough and asked him to shut up and step inside the ring. Ciampa refused to enter the ring and stayed among the crowd which led McAfee to issue a challenge to Ciampa for a match at SummerSlam! Ciampa accepted after pressure from the fans of the WWE Universe.
🔹 BACKSTAGE: Alpha Academy argue The Street Profits' Tag Title claim.
Last week on SmackDown, The Street Profits positioned themselves as the number one contenders for the Undisputed Tag Team Titles no matter who wins the Tag Title Unification Match.
Tonight, The Street Profits, Alpha Academy, and The Usos crossed paths backstage and argued The Street Profits' Championship wishes are "unfair" to all the teams in the locker room.
The Usos leave the area to a massive verbal argument between the Profits and the Academy.
🔵 Drew McIntyre vs. Damian Priest: 10min*
This past Friday on SmackDown, The Judgement Day of Finn Balor, Damian Priest, and Rhea Ripley made their way to the ring and offered 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 two weeks ago 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 by coming out 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 and it became more true after McIntyre, Styles, and Rousey's united front speech on Raw this past Monday.
Tonight, the two parties enter the battleground when McIntyre and Priest go one-on-one!
Drew McIntyre defeats Damian Priest to the shock of Finn Balor and Rhea Ripley after an epic clash!
🔵 Raquel Rodriguez vs. Sonya Deville: 4min*
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. Two weeks ago, 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.
Then last week, 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? It's what we'll find out tonight in this highly anticipated match between the two!
Sonya Deville shockingly rolls up Raquel Rodriguez for the win!
🔵 MAIN EVENT: Brock Lesnar laid waste to Reigns’ security guards during Winner Take All Contract Signing: 15min*
With Universal Champion Roman Reigns and WWE Champion Brock Lesnar set to battle in The Biggest SummerSlam Match of All-Time on SummerSlam on May 16, The Beast and The Head of the Table were scheduled to meet in the ring to make the Winner Take All Championship Unification Match official in a contract signing on SmackDown. With numerous security guards present in the ring, Paul Heyman first pontificated on how Reigns matchup against Lesnar was truly The Biggest Fight of All Summer. Then, both titleholders eventually came face-to-face and signed the document. Before it was over, however, The Head of the Table exclaimed once again that SmackDown was his show. He listed all the things that were his from the announcers to the fans themselves to, most importantly, all the security guards in the squared circle.
Before the guards could attack Lesnar, though, The Beast engaged the entire force as The Bloodline took their exit. The Conqueror laid waste to Reigns' security team and sent a message to Reigns on The Road to SummerSlam.
Brock Lesnar has never been more powerful!
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