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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: TAG TITLE MATCH, CHALLENGERS FOR THE NEW DAY, AND A CELEBRATION FOR THE AGES

By Richard Trionfo on 2020-04-24 21:58:00

We are at the WWE Performance Center and your announcers are Michael Cole and Corey Graves.

The new Smackdown Tag Team Champions, the New Day, make their way to the ring.

We look at highlights from last week's title match.

Kofi says last week, the New Day became your tag team champions for the eighth time.  Kofi says Big E was the man responsible and he beat the odds.  

Big E points out there is no one here to clap with him.  Big E says there is nothing like having their girls around their waist again and he starts to talk about last night and Kofi stops him.

Kofi says he wants to talk about the historic accomplishments.  They have more reigns than the Hart Foundation, the British Bulldogs, the New Age Outlaws, Demolition, and Edge and Christian.  

Big E says it is more champions than future Hall of Famer Tampa Bay Buccaneer Tom Brady, and then he has to calm down Kofi since he is a Patriots fan.

The Lucha House Party comes out and Lince Dorado says they want to come out and congratulate the new champions.  He says that is Lucha Lit.  It is not Lucha Lit to see team after team get chances.  They wanted to congratulate you and be the first team to challenge you . . . 

Miz and John Morrison walk past the Lucha House Party and Miz and Morrison throw out reallys.  

Miz says you act like legitimate champions when you won the titles in a singles match.  Morrison mentions their first title defense was in the Elimination Chamber.  The next two title defenses were in singles Triple Threat Matches.  Morrison says you have never beaten them as a team.  Miz says they elevate the titles and the division.  They want the titles back and they want them right here and right now.

Gran Metalik tells them to shut up.  He challenges Miz and Morrison.

Miz asks Morrison what they said and Morrison says that Miz is a great man and warrior.

Big E says that is now what he said.

The Forgotten Sons come out to the ring.

Miz asks if they can help the Forgotten Sons and wants to know who the hell they are.

Steve Cutler introduces the Forgotten Sons to Miz.  They served their country and since they have come home, they have been treated like trash and thrown to the side.  You will know who we are because we will reign over the tag team division and we will be forgotten no more.

Miz says there is a thing called respect and he main evented Wrestlemania.

Jaxson Ryker calls Miz a poseur and says that he played a Marine on television.

Wesley says that some might call us savages.  We can strike anywhere at any time and you wouldn't see it coming.

Blake attacks Big E and then everyone starts to brawl but Miz and Morrison leave the ring as well as Lucha House Party.  The Forgotten Sons lay out Big E and Kofi.  Cutler and Blake hit the reverse DDT and curb stomp combination.  Ryker power bombs Kofi onto Big E.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a look at Triple H's WWE debut in 1995 and his early matches.  

Miz and John Morrison walk in the back and they are stopped by Renee Young and they are asked about The Forgotten Sons.  Miz and Morrison say they are going to take care of the Lucha House Party because they started it and they will have a match tonight.

Match Number One:  Baron Corbin versus Drew Gulak (with Daniel Bryan) in a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match

They lock up and Corbin sends Gulak to the floor over the top rope.  They lock u and Drew with a take down and a side head lock.  Corbin misses a punch but he is able to connect with a few followed by a forearm to the back of the head and a punch.  Drew goes for the leg and he drop kicks Corbin in the leg.  Drew with a punch and baseball slide that sends Corbin into the announce table.  Gulak drop kicks Corbin over the announce table.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Gulak with an arm bar.  Corbin with an Irish whip and Gulak tries to float over and Corbin slides around the ring post and hits a clothesline for a near fall.   Corbin with a punch.  Corbin with a kick and knees to the midsection.  Gulak returns to the leg and Gulak with a rollup for a near fall.  Corbin with a knee and a wrist clutch accordion slam for a near fall.  Corbin wtih kicks to the leg in the corner.  Gulak blocks a kick and he connects with forearms and punches.  Corbin pushes Gulak away and Corbin misses a clothesline.  Gulak with a drop kick.  Corbin sets for a choke breaker but Gulak counters into a sunset flip for a near fall.  Gulak with an elbow and cross body for a near fall.

Gulak misses a baseball slide but Corbin has a kick blocked and Drew with a dragon screw that sends Corbin into the ring steps.  Corbin is back into the ring first and Gulak goes up top and hits a flying clothesline for a near fall.  

Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro attack Daniel Bryan and pull him over the ringside barrier.  Gulak hits Cesaro off the steps.  Corbin hits Gulak from behind and sends him into the ring post.  Corbin with End of Days for the three count.

Winner:  Baron Corbin

After the match, Nakamura and Cesaro hold Gulak and Corbin hits Gulak in the head with the scepter.

Michael Cole mentions that WWE 24/7 Champion Rob Gronkowski is now a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a look at the 2014 Money in the Bank Ladder Match when Seth Rollins got back dropped onto a ladder.

Match Number Two:  Sheamus versus Daniel Vidot

Sheamus with punches to Vidot followed by back elbows and forearms.  Sheamus with forearms across the chest.  Sheamus with a Brogue Kick for the three count.

Winner:  Sheamus

Corey and Michael talk about how Sheamus has had issues with him recently.  We take a look at part 3 of the Jeff Hardy Story:  Redemption.

Jeff says Fatherhood has helped him get on the straight and narrow.  He was a selfish person.  He never wanted his daughters to see him like that.  He named one of his daughters after his mother Ruby.  He says his mother would have been disappointed in him.  Jeff said he had to go back to the WWE.  It is where they started and where they needed to end.  We go back to Wrestlemania in 2017.  He says they were hiding all day.  He says he was a ball of nerves all day.

Christian says that return was amazing.  Big Show says he felt good when they returned.

Jeff says the goosebumps were taking over.  He says he felt like he should have been there.  Jeff says he will never forget that night.  He has been through the dark days but to be able to come back to the WWE is special.  It was a great way to resume his career again.

We will see Chapter Four next week.

We go to commercial.

We are back with Degeneration X invading Impact in 1998.

Sheamus is back at ringside and he rips off Michael Cole's head set and he stares Cole down as the Lucha House Party makes their way to the ring.

Match Number Three;  Miz and John Morrison versus Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado

Miz and Lince start things off and Dorado with kicks and a chop.  Miz with a boot to Dorado.  Miz with a chop.  Morrison tags in and catapults Lince into the bottom rope and Morrison with a slingshot elbow drop.  Morrison with kicks and knees to Dorado.  Morrison with a gutwrench into a back breaker and Dorado with an arm drag.  Metalik tags in and he kicks Morrison and hits a splash off Dorado's shoulders for a near fall.  Dorado tags in and Morriosn with a rolling Alabama Slam and a running knee.  Miz tags in and they hit a double gutbuster.

Miz punches Dorado and kicks him.  Morrison tags in and Miz with a snap mare and running kick.  Morrison with a running knee and shooting star press for a near fall.  Morrison chokes Dorado in the ropes.  Dorado with a forearm and chop.  Morrison with a forearm and leg sweep and punches.  Dorado with a handspring cutter but Miz tags in and so does Metalik.  Metalik with a springboard cross body.  Metalik with a handspring back flip but Miz with a kick.  Metalik with a kick and wraparound bulldog.  Metalik goes for a moonsault but Miz gets his feet up to stop Metalik.

Metalik counters the Skull Crushing Finale with a victory roll for the three count.

Winners:  Lince Dorado and Gran Metalik

We go to commercial.

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