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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: THE SEMIS ARE SET, THE CONTRACT IS SIGNED, AJ NEEDS DIRECTION, BAYLEY IS FEELING FRISKY, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2024-05-17 21:58:00

Your announcers are Corey Graves and Wade Barrett.

We take a look at the first round matches in the King and Queen of the Ring Tournaments.

LA Knight walks on one half of the screen while Tama Tonga walks with his family members on the other side.

Jade Cargill and Nia Jax walk with a blue line separating them on the screen.

Randy Orton and Carmelo Hayes are walking.

Cody Rhodes walks alone.

Match Number One:  Bianca Belair versus Tiffany Stratton in a Secone Round Match in the Queen of the Ring Tournament

They lock up and Bianca with a clean break.  They lock up again and Bianca with another clean break.  Tiffany pushes Bianca and Bianca pushes back.  Tiffany slaps Bianca and Bianca misses a clothesline.  Tiffany pulls Bianca down by her braid.  Bianca gets back to her feet and she slaps Tiffany and gives her a waist lock take down.  Bianca with another waist lock take down. Bianca with a rollup for a near fall.  Tiffany with an elbow but Bianca with a shoulder tackle.  Bianca taunts Tiffany and Tiffany kicks Bianca when she goes for a back roll.  Tiffany sends Bianca into the turnbuckles a few times.  Tiffany kicks Bianca in the corner and she kicks Bianca.  Bianca with a tilt-a-whirl gutbuster.  Bianca with a handspring moonsault despite favoring one leg and she gets a near fall.  Bianca with a running shoulder tackle into the corner.

Bianca goes to the turnbuckles to punch Tiffany but Tiffany escapes and grabs the hair.  Bianca pulls Tiffany into the turnbuckles and she goes to the floor.  Tiffany grabs the braid and pulls it to twist Bianca's injured leg in the ropes.  Tiffany sends Bianca's knee into the ring steps.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Tiffany with a step over toe hold and a bridge to work on the knee.  We saw Tiffany sending Bianca's leg into the ring post during the commercial.  Bianca gets to the ropes to force a break.  Bianca kicks Tiffany and she kicks Tiffany to the floor to avoid having her knee driven into the mat.  Tiffany trips Bianca and tries to wrap the leg into the ring post but Bianca pulls Tiffany into the ring post. Tiffany misses a clothesline and Bianca with a shoulder tackle and slam followed by a fallaway slam.  Bianca cannot keep Tiffany up on a suplex attempt.  Bianca with an elbow and a forearm.  Bianca with a punch in the corner.

Bianca with a spinebuster for a near fall.  Tiffany with a jaw breaker but she misses a stomp.  Bianca gets a near fall.  Tiffany with a victory roll for a near fall.  Bianca reverses and gets a near fall.  Bianca with a forearm and she gets Tiffany up for KOD but her knee gives out and Tiffany lands on her feet.  Tiffany with a running hip and a double stomp for a near fall.  Tiffany with a forearm to the back and she sends Bianca into the corner.  Tiffany with a handspring back elbow but Bianca blocks it and hits a German suplex for a near fall.  Bianca struggles to pull Tiffany back into the ring but Tiffany grabs the ring skirt.  Tiffany with a thumb to the eye and Tiffany clips Bianca and hits a sliding clothesline for a near fall.  Bianca crotches Tiffany on Prettiest Moonsault Ever and Bianca with KOD for the three count.

Winner:  Bianca Belair (advances to face winner of Jade Cargill versus Nia Jax)

After the match, Cathy asks Bianca about her knee being an issue.  

Bianca says her knee isn't 100 percent.  She says she will show up and show out every time.  She says next week, injury or not, nothing will stop her from becoming Queen of the Ring.

We take a look at Cody Rhodes and Logan Paul with a video package.

Logan Paul walks in the back and he opens Nick Aldis' office door and LA Knight emerges.

They stare at each other while Nick Aldis comes between them and he tells Logan he is ready to talk to him.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a look at some of the WWE talent at the Naval Base in Jacksonville.

We go to Byron Saxton in the back with Jade Cargill.

Byron asks Jade about her match against Nia and her preparation.  

Jade says she heard all about Nia.  She is one of the best, a beast, the irresistible force.  Nia is just in her way.

Bianca stops by and Jade congratulates her on her win.  Jade asks about Bianca's knee.  She says it will be fine if she has to stand across the ring from her next week.

Wade talks about how Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio were tag champs who had to wrestle each other, like Jade and Bianca might have to next week.

We take a look at what happened last week in Days of our House of Bloodline.

Tama Tonga is in LOCKER ROOM growling and Solo stands up.  Solo says it is time to go and Tama makes his best Gremlin sound.

Paul asks Solo if he talked to Roman today and Solo says all the time.

Cathy Kelley is with LA Knight in BACK.  She asks him how he is feeling.

Knight says you talk about the Bloodline and they ain't looking like they used to.  You will get introduces to a BFT and he will introduce himself to the crown.

Carmelo Hayes shows up and says that Knight can introduce himself because he is a first round draft pick.

Knight says people talk about how he looks a lot like Tom Brady but who was the first pick when Brady got drafted.

Hayes says the most important letters in WWE will not be RKO, it will be HIM.

Knight says no one will say that crap.  The crowd goes YEAH and Knight tells Hayes to play somewhere else because he is busy.

Match Number Two:  Tama Tonga (with Solo Sikoa, Tanga Loa, and Paul Heyman) versus LA Knight in a Second Round Match in the King of the Ring Tournament

Knight with jabs to Tama when Tama charges at Knight.  Knight with a back elbow and Tama escapes a slam and applies a sleeper.  Knight backs Tama into the turnbuckles to escape.  Tama with a sleeper and Knight with a snap mare.  Tama with a kick and clothesline.  Tama sends Knight to the floor in front of Solo and Tanga but Knight returns to the ring and he clotheslines Tama.  Tama with an Irish whip and he misses a splash into the corner.  Knight with a back body drop.  Knight kicks Tama in the corner and hits a running hip into the corner.  Solo gets on the ring steps and so does Tanga.

Knight goes to Tanga and Solo but they go to the floor.  Tama with a splash to Knight in the corner and he sends Knight shoulder first into the ring post.  Tama goes to the floor and he hits a clothesline off the ring steps.  

We go to commercial.

We are back and Tama kicks Knight.  Tama with forearms across the chest and a sliding clothesline.  Tama goes up top and he misses a frog splash when Knight moves.  Knight with punches.  Tama with a kick and Knight with a leaping clothesline.  Knight clotheslines Tama over the top rope to the floor.  Knight follows and he slams Tama's head into the apron many times because Solo and Tanga are standing by the usual announce table.  Knight gets Tama up and sends him into the turnbuckles.  Knight with a power slam and a leaping elbow drop.  Knight sets for BFT but Tama reaches for the ropes.  Tanga pulls Tama to the floor.

Knight with a drop kick to Tanga through the ropes.  Knight sends Tama back into the ring and he has some words for Solo and he tells him to punch him.  Knight returns to the ring and Tama with a leaping flatliner for the three count.

Winner:  Tama Tonga (advances to face winner of Carmelo Hayes versus Randy Orton)

We go to commercial.

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