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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: TAG TITLE MATCH, MITB QUALIFIERS, SONYA AND MANDY, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2020-04-17 21:57:00

We are back and Sonya Deville makes her way to the ring.

She says that she has been trying to call Mandy for two weeks.  She says she has to give a public explanation because you won't answer her calls or texts.  She asks Mandy to come to the ring.  Sonya says she never had anyone like Mandy in her life before.  Ever since Tough Enough.  You were at my sister's wedding with me.  She wants Mandy to come out so she can tell her what she has wanted to tell Mandy.

Mandy Rose makes her way to the ring.  

Mandy says she doesn't have anything to say to Sonya after what she did to her and Otis.

Sonya says that over the last five years she has spent more time with Mandy than her own family.  It makes her feel like less than nothing.  Sonya wants to tell Mandy that she is the most . . . You are the most selfish human being she has ever met in her life.

Mandy wants to know what Sonya is talking about.  What does this have to do with her and Otis.

Sonya says as soon as Mandy was ready to get involved with Otis, she knew it was over.  Sonya was always coming out to Mandy's music and holding up her magazine covers.  She says she almost had to gag and you must be doing that because you are around Otis.  You could have gone along with the plan.  Dolph cares about you and look at Dolph and look at Otis.  She helped Dolph because Dolph helped that.  You ruined it all.

Mandy wants to know how she ruined it.

Sonya says all she wants is to see Mandy hurt.  You might be pretty Mandy, but you are nothing a dime a dozen bottled blonde who looks like she was created in a lab.  Five years of her life wasted and she is being overlooked for a Barbie doll.  Sonya says she will use every ounce of her being to ruin your life.  Then people will raalize who the star of Fire and Desire is.

Dolph Ziggler's music plays and he comes out.  He wants Mandy to calm down.  They went about this the wrong way.  You can't deny what we have.  You can't fake what we know about each other.  Dolph vows to make it up to Mandy.  He wants Mandy to look him in the eye and tell him you don't feel anything for him.

Mandy pushes Dolph's hand away and Sonya knocks Mandy down. 

Dolph wants to know what Sonya is doing.  

Otis Dozovic's music plays and he comes to the ring and punches Dolph.  Sonya gets on Otis' back and Mandy pulls Sonya off.  

Dolph and Sonya leave the ring.

Dolph tries to go after Otis and Otis with a splash into the corner.  Otis with a Caterpillar and elbow drop to Dolph.

Michael Cole mentions that when he started in WWE, he traveled for four months with Howard Finkel.  Corey talks about how everyone had a story about Howard Finkel.   

We see a video paying tribute to Howard Finkel.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Miz says this has to be the greatest injustice in WWE history.  John Morrison already defended the titles on his own.  Now he has to show that he is part of the greatest tag team of the 21st Century.

We take a look at the Forgotten Sons.

Match Number Four:  Cesaro (with Shinsuke Nakamura) versus Daniel Bryan (with Drew Gulak) in a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match

Cesaro with a side head lock and shoulder tackle.  Bryan goes for the leg and Bryan sends Cesaro over the top rope to the floor.  Bryan with a suicide dive.

We get an appearance from the mystery man talking about when will we hear the truth.  We see a number of teams.  Some keep their friends close and others keep their enemies closer.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Bryan with kicks to the leg but Cesaro with European uppercuts and a snap mare but Bryan with a wrist lock and kick to the arm.  Bryan works on the arm and applies a hammer lock.  Cesaro with a side head lock  but Bryan with a hip toss and he goes for a cross arm breaker but Cesaro blocks it.  Cesaro with a one arm power bomb.  Cesaro slams Bryan and follows with a kick to the back.  Cesaro with a slam and he gets a near fall.  Bryan works on the arm from the apron.  Bryan goes up top and goes for a cross body but Cesaro catches Bryan and hits a back breaker for a near fall.  Cesaro with a Sharpshooter.and Bryan gets to the ropes.  Cesaro with a running European uppercut to Bryan against the ringside barrier and we go to commercial.

We are back and Cesaro wtih a European uppercut but Bryan tries for a backslide.  Cesaro blocks it and Bryan goes for a cross arm breaker and Cesaro blocks it.  Bryan with a aingle leg take down and he kicks the injured arm.  Bryan with kicks to the shoulder.  Cesaro blocks a kick but Bryan follows with a round kick for a near fall.  Bryan with elbows to the upper chest but Cesaro blocks and gets Bryan on his shoulders and he runs Bryan into the turnbuckles.  Cesaro with Go 2 Sleep.  Cesaro gets a near fall.  

Cesaro with a crossface but Bryan rolls through to try to escape.  Cesaro locks in the crossface and Bryan rolls through and counters into the LeBell Lock.  Cesaro escapes and he gets a near fall.  Bryan gets a near fall.  Cesaro with a clothesline.  Cesaro with European uppercuts to Bryan.  Bryan flips out of the corner but Cesaro catches Bryan.  Bryan counters into the LeBell Lock.  Gulak keeps Nakamura from getting involved and Cesaro taps out.

Winner:  Daniel Bryan

Big E says he stands here tonight with a peculiar challenge of fighting for a title for two.  He got out of the triple bunk bed and he told Xavier and Kofi to get into those La-Z Boys and grab the popcorn because they will become eight time tag team champions tonight.

We see Elias walking in the back, and . . . 

Elias is ambushed by Baron Corbin and Elias is knocked over the snacks table and into a production truck.  Corbin punches Elias and kicks him.  Elias is sent into a storage case.  Corbin grabs Elias' guitar and tells him to play him a song.  Corbin drags Elias as we go to commercial.

We are back and Elias is down and Baron Corbin punches him.  Corbin slams Elias' head into the case.  He says he is going to make an example out of Elias.  He stands on Elias' wrist.  He tells Elias to sing that song.  Corbin hits Elias in the throat with his scepter.  Corbin says he is not a joke and he will make everyone bow down.

Corbin hits Elias with his guitar.

We are told that Drew Gulak will face Baron Corbin in a Qualifying Match.  We will also see Lacey Evans versus Sasha Banks in a Qualifying Match.  We will also have the Women's Tag Title Match.  We will also take a look at the history between Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman.

Match Number Five:  Big E versus Miz versus Jey Uso for the Smackdown Tag Titles

Miz is sent into the corner by Big E and Big E with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex to Miz.  Big E sends Miz into the ringside barrier.  Big E pulls off the cover on the table and he rearranges it.  Jey with a super kick to Big E and Miz with a kick to Big E.  Jey tells Miz to help him put Big E through the table and they hit a double suplex through the table.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Jey with a Samoan drop to Miz and he sends Miz to the floor.  Jey with a suicide dive onto Big E and Miz.  Jey with a cross body to Miz for a near fall.  Jey with an enzuigiri to Big E.  Jey with running hip strikes to Miz and Big E.  Big E with a uranagE to Jey.  Miz sets for the Skull Crushing Finale to Big E but Jey with super kicks to Big E and Miz.  Jey gets a near fall on Big E.  Jey kicks Miz away on a figure four attempt and Big E is knocked off the apron.  Miz with a Skull Crushing Finale to Jey for a near fall.  Miz with a Figure Four Leg Lock on Jey.  Big E pulls Miz off Jey and Big E with the Big Ending for the three count.

Winner:  Big E (new Champions)

We go to Kofi Kingston watching from home.  He is in a good mood that they are champions again.  He pays tribute to Howard Finkel with an AND NEW.

We see Xavier Woods at home while Big E fails at Social Distancing with the people at ringside.

We go to credits.

 

 


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