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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: DID ROMAN APOLOGIZE?, BAYLEY EXPLAINS HER ACTIONS, THE SEMIFINALS ARE SET, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2019-09-03 21:59:00

Randy tells Kofi what is on his mind right now.  No more games and traps or waiting until Clash of Champions.  Let's do this right now.  Come face him like a real man.

The New Day's music plays and Kofi fights off Wilder and Dawson as he tries to get to the ring.  Dawson and Wilder have the advantage and Wilder with a forearm while Dawson punches Kofi.  Kofi with punches to Dawson and he sends Dawson into the ringside barrier.  Randy Orton makes his way to the floor and he hits a short arm clothesline after Kofi punches Wilder.  Randy puts Kofi in the ring.  

Randy calls Kofi stupid as he does the Garvin Stomp.  Orton tells Wilder and Dawson to pick Kofi up.  Randy tells Kofi at Clash of Champions he will beat him once and for all in front of his fans, friends, and family.  He will do it with the three most devasating letters in sports entertainment.  Kofi kicks Orton and then Wilder and Dawson punch Kofi.

Dawson, Wilder, and Orton hit the ShatteRKO Machine.

Orton, Wilder, and Dawson stand over Kofi while Orton continues to call Kofi 'stupid'.

Tom brings up the Roman Reigns attacks and the recent events.

We are told that Roman Reigns will face Erick Rowan at Clash of Champions in a battle for no title.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Three:  Andrade Almas (with Zelina Vega) versus Chad Gable in a King of the Ring Quarterfinal Match

Before the match, Zelina tells Chad from one vertically challenged superstar to another, she appreciates how Chad has overcome the odds.  Zelina says Chad would be the next King of the Ring, if Andrade wasn't in this tournament.  Andrade is in this tournament and he will beat Chad.  There is no shame losing to the Future King Andrade.  You keep going, little guy.

They lock up and Gable with a waist lock take down.  Andrade with a back elbow and wrist lock.  Gable floats over and gets a near fall with a sunset flip.  Andrade with a kick and forearms to teh back .  Gable with an arm drag and monkey flip.  Gable goes for another monkey flip but Andrade counters and sends Gable to the floor.  Almas chops Gable on the floor and connects with a knee to the midsection before Irish whpping Gable into the ringside barrier.  Andrade with a kick to the back of the head for a near fall.  Andrade with a reverse chin lock.

Almas goes for a belly to back suplex but Gable lands on his feet and hits a German suplex into the turnbuckles.  Almas and Gable exchange forearms.  Andrade with a chop and Gable with forearms and knees.  Gable with a back heel kick and rolling kick followed by a flying swinging neck breaker.  Gable with a wrist clutch chicken wing suplex for a near fall.  Gable sets for Chaos Theory but Andrade holds on to the turnbuckles.  Andrade with a kick but Gable with a palm strike when Andrade goes to the turnbuckles.

We see Elias watching the match in the back.

Andrade puts Gable in the tree of woe and hits a double stomp but can only get a near fall.  Andrade with a waist lock but Gable wit a rollup for a near fall.  Almas with a suplex and he holds on for a second one.  Almas with a second suplex and he holds on for a third one but Gable counters into a German suplex and Gable with a second German suplex.  Andrade with a back elbow to Gable and Andrade hits a suplex.  Andrade goes to the turnbuckles for a moonsault and Gable moves and when Andrade goes for his second moonsault, Gable gets his knees up.

Gable goes up top and hits a moonsault for a near fall.  Gable goes for Chaos Theory again but Andrade holds on to the turnbuckles.  Andrade with a biel into the turnbuckles.  Gable avoids the running double knee strike and Gable hits Chaos Theory but Vega distracts the referee so he does not make the count.  Andrade with a back elbow and he sets for the hammerlock DDT but Gable counters into a sunset flip for the three count.

Winner:  Chad Gable (advances to Semifinals)

Aleister Black makes his way to the ring.

Match Number Four:  Aleister Black versus Shelton Benjamin

Benjamin with a punch and Black with a springboard into a seated position.  Black goes for Black Mass and Benjamin avoids it.  Black with a knee and then he goes to the floor after Benjamin and punches Shelton and sends him back into the ring.  Black with a punch and Benjamin with a jumping knee to knock Black off the apron.  Black with a back elbow and round kicks.  Benjamin with knees and Black blocks a punch.  Black with kicks and a back elbow.  Black misses a knee and Benjamin misess a kick.  Benjamin misses a leg whip and Black with Black Mass for the three count.

Winner:  Aleister Black

Shinsuke Nakamura stands in the back while Sami Zayn jumps around him.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Drake Maverick and Renee Michelle are in the back and they are ambushed by the Shinghs and Gran Metalik.  Axel with a rollup for a near fall.  Bo Dallas with a rollup for the three count and we have a new champion.

Sami Zayn says tonight is not about the fans.  It is about Shinsuke Nakamura and he is your Intercontiental Champion.  Nakamura's opponent is, it does not matter what your name is.  As far as you are concerned, your name is the Miz and you are all in store for a taste of what is going to happen to the Miz when Nakamura gets his hands on Miz.

Match Number Five:  Shinsuke Nakamura (with Sami Zayn) versus Andrew Morton in a Non Title Match

Nakamura with kicks to Morton followed by a forearm.  Morton with a slap and Nakamura with knees.  Nakamura kicks Morton in the head.  Nakamura puts Morton on the turnbuckles and he hits a running knee to the midsection.  Nakamura sets for Kinshasa and hits it and gets the three count.

Winner:  Shinsuke Nakamura

After the match, Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas enter the ring and Curtis runs interference for Bo but while Axel deals with Gran Metalik, Drake rolls up Bo to win the title back.  Drake avoids Axel and Dallas.  Truth shows up from behind the robe on the King of the Ring stage and he rolls up Drake for the three count.

Daniel Bryan walks in the back as we go to commercial.

We are back and Daniel Bryan makes his way to the ring.

Daniel says it finally looks like we have a group of people who believe him.  Daniel says he knows how it looks to everyone else.  They have video footage of Rowan attacking Roman Reigns and people think he is guilty by association.  Daniel says he has said this entire time that he had nothing to do with it.  Here is the thing.  There are a lot of people who might not like Daniel Bryan and what he says.  Nobody can say about him that he is a liar.  Daniel says he has never lied to any of you.

They are right, he hates liars.  Daniel says he is demanding an apology from Roman Reigns, not just for accusing him of what he didn't do, or for spearing him.  He wants an apology from Roman because Roman is calling him a liar.

Roman Reigns makes his way to the ring.

Erick Rowan attacks Roman on the stage and sends Roman into the ringside barrier.  Rowan sends Roman into the ring steps.  Rowan sends Roman face first into the apron. 

Bryan confronts Rowan and Rowan sends Bryan to the floor.  Rowan power bombs Roman into the ring post.  

Rowan sends Roman into the ring and Rowan gets for the claw slam and hits hit.  

Rowan tells Roman if you think Daniel did this, the joke is on you.  Rowan says hello to his buddy Daniel.  Rowan says you are worse than everybody else.  You think you can control him.  Rowan says he is nobody's puppet.  You slapped me over and over last week.  Why don't you step in the ring and slap him again.

Rowan says he is proud of what he has done to Roman.  He is proud he caused that accident backstage.  He is proud of crashing his car into yours.  He is more proud of the pain you are going to feel at Clash of Champions.  Rowan sends Roman to the floor and Rowan grabs the ring steps and he hits Roman with them.

Rowan rearranges the announce table and Daniel tries to stop Rowan.  Bryan tells Rowan he is his friend.  Bryan slaps Rowan.  Rowan grabs Bryan and gives his a claw slam through the announce table.

Rowan tells Bryan nobody tells him what to do.

We go to credits.

 


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