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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: THE DRAFT BEGINS, WOMEN'S TITLE MATCH, ROLLINS VERSUS REIGNS, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2019-10-11 21:59:00

We are in Las Vegas, Nevada and your announcers are Michael Cole and Corey Graves.

Match Number One:  Roman Reigns versus Seth Rollins in a Winner Determines the First Pick in the Draft Non Title Match

They fist bump before locking up.  Rollins with a side head lock.  Roman with a shoulder tackle.  They lock up and Rollins with another side head lock.  Rollins with an arm wringer into an attempted side head lock take down but Reigns blocks it.  Rollins with the side head lock take down but Reigns gets a near fall.  They lock up and they go into the corner.  Reigns with a clean break but Rollins with a rollup for a near fall.  Rollins sends Reigns to the floor and hits a drop kick but Reigns with a forearm to stop a suicide dive.

Reigns misses a drive by and Rollins misses a knee off the apron.  Rollins gets in Reigns' face.  Rollins with a punch.  Reigns punches back.  Rollins with punches and Roman with a flying clothesline and he sends Rollins over the top rope.  

We go to commercial.

We are back and Rollins with a reverse chin lock.  Rollins goes for a suplex and Reigns blocks it.  Rollins blocks a suplex attempt and they go back and forth.  Roman gets Rollins up but Rollins with a knee.  Rollins misses Black Out and Roman with a rollup into a one arm sit out power bomb and a near fall.   Roman sets for the Superman punch but Rollins blocks it and hits a flatliner into the turnbuckles.  Rollins with a clothesline that sends Roman over the top rope.  Rollins with two suicide dives that send Roman back first into the announce table.  Rollins with a springboard knee to the head and then Rollins goes up top and hits a frog splash for a near fall.  Rollins sets for a super kick and hits a thrust kick but he misses Black Out.  Roman with a punch but Rollins with an enzuigiri.  Rollins with a kick and he goes for a buckle bomb and hits it but Roman with a Superman punch for a near fall.  

Roman sets for the spear and Rollins counters it into a Pedigree for a near fall.  

Rollins sets for Black Out and the lights go out and The Fiend comes up through the ring and he applies the mandible claw and pulls Rollins through the mat.  

The lights come back on and Rollins gets back into the ring.

The lights go out again.and Bray appears in the strobe lighting on the stage.  

Winner:  Seth Rollins (by disqualification)

We are in the Fox War Room for the Draft and then we take a look in the USA Draft room.

We are told that Raw is on the clock due to the actions of The Fiend.

Michael and Corey discuss the rules for the Draft.  There are 30 people eligible to be drafted tonight.

Stephanie McMahon makes her way to the stage with the first pick.  She announces that Raw has drafted Becky Lynch.  Going to Smackdown will be Roman Reigns.  The OC will be on Raw.  Smackdown selects Bray Wyatt.  Raw selects Drew McIntyre.

Renee Young is at the Draft Panel with Samoa Joe, Booker T, and Beth Phoenix.  

Booker talks about Smackdown getting Roman Reigns.  Beth talks about Raw choosing Becky Lynch.  Samoa Joe says the draft is indicative of things.  Drew is a great pick and Raw is off to a good start.

Baron Corbin comes out for his match and he has something to say.  Baron says before he makes short work of Chad Gable, he wants to address you as your king.  It does not matter which show he gets drafted to, he will tell you what kind of king he will be.  He will be a benevolent king and share all of his riches with you.  Baron is only joking and he says he will sit in his throne as far away from any of you.  He cannot stand the smell of the flith coming off all of you.

We go to commercial.

We are back with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman.  Joe mentions Troy being drafted number one overall in 1989.  Joe asks Troy what would be his finisher, and Troy says it would be a piledriver.

Match Number Two:  Baron Corbin versus Chad Gable

Corbin sends Gable into the corner and hits a splash followed by a biel.  Gable goes to the floor and Corbin follows.  Corbin sends Gable into the ringside barrier.  Corbin breaks the count and Gable escapes a slam attempt and sends Corbin into the ring post.  They return to the ring and Gable clips Corbin and works on the leg.  Corbin rakes the eyes and connects with a knee.  Gable with an arm drag but Corbin with a boot to the head for a near fall.   Corbin with a forearm to the back

Corbin goes to the floor around the ring post and Gable with a baseball slide and forearms.  Corbin pushes Gable over the announce table.  Corbin catches Gable off the announce table and choke slams Gable onto the announce table.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Gable is on the turnbuckles and Corbin with forearms.  Gable gets to his feet and Corbin with Deep Six attempted by Gable counters into a bulldog.  Gable with a rolling kick into the corner followed by a second one.  Corbin goes to the floor and Gable follows and drop kicks Corbin over the ringside barrier.  Gable sends Corbin back into the ring and Gable goes up top and hits a moonsault for a near fall.  Gable goes for Chaos Theory but Corbin holds on to the ropes.  Corbin slams Gable to the mat for a near fall.  Gable escapes an End of Days attempt.  Gable with Chaos Theory for a near fall.  

Gable with a waist lock and he hits a deadlift German suplex.  Gable holds on and tries for a second one but Gable could not get Corbin up.  Corbin goes for the choke breaker but Gable with a rollup for a near fall.  Gable with an ankle lock and Corbin tries to kick Gable away but Gable holds on.  Gable with a jackknife cover for a near fall.  Corbin with End of Days for the three count.

Winner:  Baron Corbin

We go to the Fox NFL Sunday panel and Tony Gonzalez says a good draft helps an organization.  Terry Bradshaw says his number one pick would be Dusty Rhodes.  Howie Long says he would go with Bruno Sammartino.  Michael Strahan mentions Ric Flair.  They also mention Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan.

Stephanie McMahon is back for round two.

Going to Raw is Randy Orton.  Smackdown will get Sasha Banks.  Raw gets Ricochet.  Smackdown gets Braun Strowman.  Raw ends the round with Bobby Lashley.

We see the USA reaction when they drafted Randy Orton.

Back to the panel and Renee asks Beth if Lana will stay with Lashley.  Beth says Raw made out better if Lana goes with Lashley.  Joe says Raw is going for youth over experience.  Raw has some mean individuals.  Booker mentions Sasha and Braun going to Smackdown.

We take a look at what happened last week between Braun Strowman and Tyson Fury.

We see Braun Strowman and Tyson Fury in the back and they will be meeting at Crown Jewel.

We go to commercial.

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