SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with the announcers recapping the results of Fastlane. When we go live to the arena, AJ Styles makes his way to the ring.

The Phenomenal One talks about retaining the title with the odds stacked against him at Fastlane. He says he Cena putting him through a table made him think he would lose the match, but he found a way to succeed. Styles seems genuinely proud to be going into WrestleMania as WWE champion. He talks about how it was once unbelievable that he would even be in WWE, let alone be the champion.

Shinsuke Nakamura makes his way to the ring after AJ is done speaking.

Nakamura says everyone likes AJ, but everyone likes him, too. He says he respects Styles, but his dream is going to come true at WrestleMania and he will win the WWE title. Rusev's music hits and he gets a huge pop when he comes out on the stage with Aiden English.

AJ Styles vs. Rusev w/ Shinsuke Nakamura at commentary.

English jumps in the ring and attacks Styles to cause a DQ. Nakamura just sits and watches at ringside.

Shinsuke eventually comes in and takes out Rusev and English to make the save. Nakamura leaves without helping AJ to his feet.

Big E and Jimmy Uso will team up to take on The Bludgeon Brothers tonight. They appear to be on the same page after a backstage interview. Uso promises they will have another title match soon, but he wants them to focus on Harper and Rowan tonight.

The Bludgeon Brothers vs. Big E and Jimmy Uso

Big E skips his usual intro and is all business as he heads to the ring. Big E and Jimmy attack Harper and Rowan during their entrance. They grab a pair of steel chairs and bring them in the ring. The Bludgeon Brothers grab their mallets and get on the apron. The ref bails out of the ring as all four men have a standoff. Harper and Rowan knock the chairs out of their hands, but Big E and Uso are able to escape the ring. Back after the break the match has finally started.

The Bludgeon Brothers won

Harper and Rowan attack Big E and Uso after the match just to put an exclamation point on their performance.

Sami Zayn gives an interview backstage and talks about how he should have won the WWE title and blames Owens and 

McMahon for being obsessed with each other.

After the break, Charlotte heads to the ring for Asuka's first 

appearance on SmackDown Live.

Asuka comes out and Charlotte welcomes her to SmackDown. She vows to end Asuka's streak and cement her legacy as the greatest women's champion of all time. Asuka says she likes a challenge and bows to no one because nobody is ready for Asuka. Surprisingly, the 

segment ends without anyone interrupting them or anyone throwing a punch. Even more surprisingly, Randy Orton's music hits and he makes his way to the ring while Charlotte and Asuka are still staring at each other.

Orton says he has been called many different things throughout his career, but he has never been called United States champion until now. Randy talks about being a Grand Slam champion and says Roode earned his respect at Fastlane. He claims nobody can stop him from taking the title to WrestleMania. This brings out Bobby Roode.

Roode congratulates Orton on his win and says their rematch

will take place at WrestleMania. Jinder Mahal comes out and he also congratulates Orton, but he reminds him that Roode won that title before Orton did after over a decade in WWE.

Bobby Roode vs. Jinder Mahal

Sunil Singh gets on the apron and Roode shoves him into the ring post. Mahal crotches Roode on the top rope and hits the Khallas for the pin and the win.

Mahal is celebrating when Orton runs in the ring and hits him 

with an RKO. He holds up his U.S. title and looks at the WrestleMania sign.

Renee Young asks Kevin Owens what he thinks of Sami Zayn blaming him for what happened on Sunday. KO says Zayn was selfish and everything is Shane McMahon's fault. He is mad Sami betrayed him and calls him a liar and manipulator.

Carmella vs. Naomi

Carmella won

Shane McMahon comes out and to make a WrestleMania announcement

Shane talks about his problems with Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn over the past several months. He says he talked to Daniel Bryan today and he is going to be running SmackDown alone since Shane is going to be taking a hiatus as commissioner. Shane books Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn at WrestleMania. This brings Owens out to the stage.

KO says he finally agrees with one of Shane's decisions and he wishes him the best in his future endeavors. He claims he can beat up Zayn whenever he wants, so Zayn comes out to share his thoughts. Sami rips into Shane for listening to the fans to make his decisions. KO distracts Shane so Sami can attack him from behind. Owens holds McMahon so Zayn can nail him with the Helluva Kick.

KO hits Shane with a Popup Powerbomb while he and Zayn fight off several officials. Zayn grabs a chair and sets it up around Shane's neck. They ram Shane and the chair into the ring post before dragging him up the ramp to the backstage area. They powerbomb Shane into some equipment and Shane makes sounds like he is dying. 

The show ends with Shane being loaded onto a stretcher.

Rating: 80/80

Pretty intense show and matches leading us to WrestleMania.

SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with a video recapping last week's match between Kevin Owens and AJ Styles.

AJ Styles makes his way to the ring. He says his New Year's resolutions are to carry the WWE title to WrestleMania and leave with it still around his waist.

Styles complains about Daniel Bryan allowing KO to accompany Zayn to the ring for their match, so he asks D-Bry to come out and explain himself. Bryan wastes no time heading to the ring. Before he can say anything, Shane McMahon joins them.

Shane starts by apologizing to AJ for costing him the match last week and Styles forgives him with a fist bump. Then Shane McMahon asks Bryan is he is turning the Yes Movement into the Yep Movement. He says he will be at ringside tonight to make sure KO doesn't interfere. Bryan says it Shane and Owens will be out there, he may as well join them.

The Usos (c) vs. Gable and Shelton for the Tag Team Titles

One of the Usos is telling the ref he was the legal man and the wrong brother was pinned while Gable and Benjamin celebrate. Another ref heads to the ring to talk with the first one.

The ref realizes his mistake and restarts the match.

The Usos RETAINS The Tag Team Titles!!

Bludgeon Brothers vs. Breezango

No Contest

The Ascension come out to help Breezango but they get taken down by Bludgeon Brothers!

Xavier Woods vs. Rusev - 1st Round US Title Tournament!

Xavier Woods won and advances to the semi-finals of the US Title.

Riott Squad vs. Carmella and Natalya and Tamina

Riott Squad won

The entire Riott Squad will be in this year's Royal Rumble. Charlotte comes out on the stage to respond. She says actions have consequences and reintroduces them to Naomi and Becky Lynch.

They took out the Riott Squad and Becky Lynch was on fire though.

AJ Styles vs. Sami Zayn w/ KO at his corner! With Danie Bryan and Shane McMahon at ringside.

Styles looks pissed and yells at the ref while Shane shoves Owens. The ref boots Owens from ringside. Bryan grabs a mic and tells Shane he should leave, too. Zayn sticks AJ with the Helluva Kick during the confusion and gets the win.

Styles grabs a mic and starts yelling at everyone to stop acting like children. He says he may as well face Zayn and Owens in a handicap match, so Bryan books it for the Rumble with the title on the line.

The show ends with Zayn and Owens celebrating Bryan's decision while Shane looks at him disapprovingly. The Royal Rumble should be a very interesting.

Rating: 80/80
Great show and matches as we look on to Royal Rumble.


SmackDown Live: Aftershow

Clash of Champions

Kick off panel gives us insight of what is in store tonight and their own predictions for the matches.

Mojo Rawley vs. Zack Ryder 
Mojo Rawley won 


Baron Corbin (c) vs. Bobby Roode vs Dolph Ziggler in a Triplr Threat Match for the USTitle
Dolph Ziggler won and is the NEW United States Champion!


The Usos (c) vs. The New Day vs. Rusev and Aiden English vs. Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin in a Fatal 4 Way for The Tag Team Titles
The Usos retained the Tag Team Titles! 


Charlotte (c) vs. Natalya in a Lumberjack Match for the Women’s Title
Charlotte retains the Women’s Title! 
Natalya is interviewed after the match. She says she has been carrying the division for the past 10 years and she has received nothing but disrespect. She says if everyone wants to turn their backs on her, then she is going to do the same thing. She leaves the ring and starts crying. Does this mean she is walking away from WWE?! is she retiring? 


The Bludgeon Brothers vs. Breezango 
The Bludgeon Brothers won


Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn vs. Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura w/ Special Guest Referees of Shane McMahon & Daniel Bryan. (if Owens & Zayn lose they are fired from all of WWE.)

Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn won 


AJ Styles (c) vs. Jinder Mahal for the WWE Title
AJ Styles retains the WWE Title


The Show Ends With AJ Styles celebrating! Clash of Champions was great PPV to close out 2017! 

SmackDown Live

The show opens up with Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn making their way to the ring. Sami is doing his cocky dance moves to Owens’ theme music.

Owens and Zayn talk about being the victims of a McMahon family vendetta as the crowd chants "You suck." They list off several Superstars the McMahon have had it out for over the years to prove their point.

Zayn jokes about how he didn't break the rules last week because he attacked Randy Orton in the aisle, not in the ring or at ringside. While Zayn gives his speech from the aisle, Owens gets with an RKO out of nowhere from Orton, literally it was outta nowhere. 

Shane McMahon comes out and books Zayn and Owens to face Orton and a partner of his choosing at Clash of Champions. But for tonight, Zayn will have to face Orton all by himself. Shane says KO is welcome to be at ringside, but he will be handcuffed to the ring rope. 

Owens and Zayn are shown talking backstage. KO says he is going to go find Daniel Bryan and fix Shane's decision.

The New Day vs. Rusev and Aiden English 

Rusev and Aiden English won.

Mojo Rawley gives a flimsy excuse for why he turned on Zack Ryder last week.

Bludgeon Brothers vs. Jobbers 

Bludgeon Brothers won

Bobby Roode vs. Baron Corbin w/ Dolph Ziggler at commentary 

Dolph slides in the ring and hits Roode with a Zig Zag to cause a DQ. He follows it up with one for Corbin. 

Charlotte vs. Tamina

Charlotte won

The Riott Squad comes out and Ruby gives a short promo on their way to the ring. Sarah Logan leans into her southern upbringing with one quick line and Morgan gets in a few words, too. Tamina takes the first shot at Logan, but their fight is quickly broken up 
while Charlotte leaves the ring.

Randy Orton vs. Sami Zayn w/ KO handcuffed on the ring ring rope.

Owens manages to cut the cuffs off, but Orton clotheslines him off the apron.

KO immediately attacks him after the bell.

Shinsuke Nakamura runs down to the ring and makes the save. He dispatches Zayn before hitting the Kinshasa on Owens. Orton recovers and nails Zayn with an RKO.

Shane is shown telling Bryan that not only will he be the special guest referee for the tag match at Clash of Champions, but if Sami and Kevin lose, they are fired from all of WWE.

SmackDown ends with Nakamura picking up Owens’ so Orton can hit one last RKO. Then he picks up Zayn to Nakamura can nail him with the Kinshasa.

Rating: 80/80

Great show and matches leading to Clash of Champions.

SmackDown Live: Aftershow

SmackDown Live

The show opens with a recap of the Survivor Series fallout involving Shane McMahon, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens.
Shane McMahon dances his way to the ring to kick off the show. He talks about being happy to be in Lexington, Kentucky. He brings up Owens and Zayn.
Shane says he wished he had fired Owens and Zayn, but he liked Bryan's idea of putting them in a Lumberjack match last week. He brings out Bryan to explain why he didn't fire them after the match was over.
Shane brings up all the reasons why Sami and Kevin should be fired. When he mentioned KO beating up Vince, half the crowd cheers and Shane looks surprised. Bryan says he didn't take this job to be a puppet and wants to be the guy who pushes young talent to be as good as they can be. He asks Shane to trust his decisions. McMahon is happy Bryan booked Owens vs. Orton and he bans Zayn from ringside and makes it a No Disqualification match. He and Bryan shake hands and Shane's music plays to end the segment.

Zayn and Owens confront Bryan backstage. He says he is trying to help them, but he won't reverse Shane's decisions.

The New Day vs. Gable and Benjamin 

The New Day won 

Natalya, Naomi and Charlotte have a pre-game session to prepare for their six-woman match.

The Hype Bros vs. Harper and Rowan (The Bludgeon Brothers)

The Bludgeon Brothers won 

Charly Caruso interviews The Hype Bros after the match. Ryder talks about needing to make a change, but Mojo attacks him from behind. He yells "The Hype Bros are dead" 
as he beats Ryder into the mat. The crowd chants "This is 


Awesome" while Mojo continues his attack as a few refs try to pull him off of Ryder.

Mojo is asked why he attacked Ryder backstage. He says the landscape has changed and walks away.

As AJ poses for the crowd during his entrance, Jinder Mahal jumps him from behind.

AJ Styles vs. Singh Brothers in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match

AJ Styles won

After AJ leaves, Mahal grabs one of the Singhs and hits his finisher on him. He does the same thing to the other brother as the crowd chants "You still suck."

Ruby Riot, Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan give and interview where they reveal their name as The Riot Squad.

Charlotte and Naomi and Natalya vs. The Riot Squad
Natalya walks out on Naomi and Charlotte.
The Riot Squad won
Naomi is loaded onto a stretcher as The Riott Squad celebrates in the ring.

Randy Orton vs. KO in a No Disqualification Match
KO won thanks to Sami Zayn taking out Orton with a chair to his knee.
The show ends with KO standing tall and then leaving the ring.

Rating:70/70
Pretty great show and matches as we look onto WWE Clash.

SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with a recap of the invasion of Raw.

Shane McMahon comes out dances his way to the ring looking very satisfied with his recent actions. He says he is happy to be back in the ring and back in charge of SDLive. He discusses Survivor Series and the nature of the Raw vs. SmackDown feud. 
Sami Zayn comes out with a huge smile on his face and dances right in Shane McMahon's face. Zayn sarcastically sticks out his hand and says no hard feelings about Hell in a Cell. Shane says his actions put him in danger and lost him the match.
Sami says is this was Shane the competitor, he would take him out in one second and leave him hurting worse than Hell in a Cell, then he offers for him and Owens to join team SmackDown at Survivor Series as its leaders. Shane tells him he doesn't want him or Owens representing SmackDown Live at Survivor Series and he doesn't need them  to represent SmackDown Live at Survivor Series. But, seeing as SmackDown is the land of opportunities 
McMahon books Zayn vs. Orton for the first spot on the Survivor Series team.

New Day vs. Shelton Benjamin and Chad Gable 
Shelton Benjamin and Chad Gable won


Baron Corbin vs. Sin Cara
Sin Cara won by DQ
Corbin wasn't happy about that so he took is anger out on Sin Cara and it took officials to get him to stop.

AJ Styles vs. Sunil Singh 
AJ Styles won

Jinder Mahal asks Bryan is Samir can face Styles next week since Sunil couldn't get the job done. (dumb)

Becky Lynch vs. Naomi vs. Charlotte vs Tamina vs Carmella (Fatal 5-Way) Winner comes the Captain to SDLive's Women's Team 

Natalya demands to be introduced with a long set of nicknames even though she isn't competing in this match. (Not even about her or the Women's Title). 

Becky Lynch won and is the captain for SDLive Women's Team at Survivor Series.

We see a promo for the Bludgeon Brothers

Randy Orton vs. Sami Zayn (Winner comes the first member of SDLive Team at Survivor Series)

Kevin Owens distracts him so Sami can roll him up for a two count. KO argues with the ref while Orton hits a low blow and an RKO to get the win.

Randy Orton won and is the first member of SDLive Team at Survivor Series 

The show ends with Bryan telling McMahon he better be prepared for Raw to invade at some point.

Rating 80/80

Great show and matches leading to Survivor Series. I was hoping for RAW to show up and invade SDLive but matter of time before they do. 

SmackDown Live: Aftershow

SmackDown Live

Daniel Bryan comes out to get the show started to a big ovation.

After taking a long time to soak up the love from his hometown crowd, Bryan announces a six-woman tag match for tonight. He also hypes a special announcement from Jinder Mahal and Ziggler vs. Roode in a rematch from HIAC. Then he brings up Sami Zayn and how disappointed he was with him at HIAC. This brings Zayn out. 
Bryan says he never expected Zayn to do what he did at HIAC. Sami says he and Bryan have a lot of similarities, but Bryan always had the crowd and he didn't. He claims he feels amazing since taking ownership of his career and tells Bryan to lose his martyr complex.
Zayn says Bryan put his body through hell just to end up a housewife. Before Bryan can respond, Kevin Owens comes out and takes the insults even further by calling Bryan a failure. Bryan says KO doesn't care about Sami or anyone else because he only cares about himself. Owens says Bryan has become The Authority and Sami agrees with him. Zayn calls him a sellout.
Bryan decides to leave instead of engaging them any further. Owens says all Bryan can do these days is walk out of the arena and Bryan says he is going to go find a couple of dudes to punch them in the face.

Six Women Tag Team Match

Charlotte and Becky Lynch and Noami vs. Natalya and Tamina and Lana w/ Carmella at commentary

Charlotte and Becky Lynch and Noami won

Natalya tries to attack Charlotte after the match, but The Queen turns the tables and chases after Nattie with a chair until she escapes through the crowd.

Daniel Bryan is shown backstage telling KO and Zayn they will be facing Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura tonight.

Baron Corbin vs.  Sin Cara

Sin Cara won by Count out

Jinder Mahal issues a challenge to Brock Lesnar for Survivor Series. AJ Styles comes out and says Mahal may have beaten some top guys, but he has never defeated The Prince of Phenomenal. Jinder says AJ is a loser and there is no worthy competition on SmackDown. Styles says if he is a loser, then Mahal shouldn't be afraid to defend the title against him.

Styles ends up attacking Mahal and the Singh Brothers. He is able to send all three of them out of the ring to end the segment standing tall.

Bobby Roode vs. Dolph  Ziggler

Dolph Ziggler won by grabbing onto Roode's tights.

Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. KO and Sami Zayn

Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn won

Zayn and Owens run into Bryan backstage and he tells them Shane McMahon will be booking their match for next week. KO and Zayn come back out to the arena chanting Yes and bragging about their win over Nakamura and Orton on the mic.

Rating: 80/80

Awesome show and matches as look on to Survivor Series

SmackDown Live: Aftershow

SmackDown Live

The show opens with a recap of Hell in a Cell, with focus on the match between Owens and McMahon. 

The Usos come out to kick off the show by talking about their HIAC win on Sunday.  

The Usos asks The New Day to come to the ring so they can say something to them face to face. Big E does his usual intro and the former champs came out to listen to what The Usos had to say. 

The Usos talk about how two of the best tag teams in WWE went to war on Sunday and made history. They say every other tag team sucks except for the two in the ring. it comes down to The Usos saying they respect The New Day. Before they can all shake hands, The Hype Bros come out to interrupt.  

Mojo says he is sick of seeing the same two teams every week while everyone else is left out in the cold. The Usos tell him to sit on the sidelines like he did in the NFL. Then Gable and Benjamin come out to throw their hat in the ring. Breezango come out. 

The Ascension come out right after Breezango.  

Daniel Bryan eventually comes out. 

Bryan books a Fatal 4-Way match to see who gets to challenge The Usos for the titles next. 

Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin vs. Hype Bros vs. Breezango vs. The Ascension in a Fatal 4 Way. 

 Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin won and became #1 Contender to the Tag Team Titles. 

  

Natalya is shown hugging her title when Lana and Tamina walk in. Charlotte comes in and attacks Nattie, which leads to the entire division trying to break up the fight. We cut to Renee Young interviewing Baron Corbin about his title win and upcoming defense against AJ Styles. 

Becky Lynch vs. Carmella 

Becky Lynch won 

  

Kevin Owens comes out and talks about how he did what he promised and took Shane to hell on Sunday. He recalls how it felt to be on top of the cell and compares it to a near-death experience. He says St. Peter sent him back from heaven because we need Kevin Owens. KO calls Sami Zayn his guardian angel and says his new purpose is to turn SmackDown into his own personal paradise. 

KO introduces Sami Zayn is his best friend before bringing him out. Zayn is dancing around the stage like normal. Owens makes sure to mention he had no idea Sami would help him or why he did it. He thanks Zayn from the bottom of his heart for what he did.  

Sami talks about how he has always been a people pleaser and all it ever got him was mediocrity. He lists off KO's accomplishments and says he was sick of just doing the right thing. He says Shane told him about how SmackDown would give him the opportunity he deserved without delivering on his promise. Zayn claims Shane never actually wanted to give him a chance and he decided to turn on McMahon when he had the match won and still chose to climb back to the top of the cell just to hurt Owens.  

Sami thanks Owens for opening his eyes and they hug in the middle of the ring.

Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Rusev and Aiden English

Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura won

Harper and Rowan give a weird promo after the break.



Roode talks about Ziggler attacking him after their match at HIAC and challenges him to come out and fight like a man. Ziggler comes out and sarcastically congrats Roode.

Dolph says he exposed Roode as a fraud by dominating their match.



They agree to another match. Dolph teases to have the match right now but he refuses..



Bobby Roode vs. Dolph Ziggler will take place NEXT WEEK on SDLive.





Baron Corbin (C) vs. AJ Styles for the US Title

Baron Corbin retained the US Title



Corbin gives an interview after the match and says he is going to buy a board and float down a river of the tears of his haters.

Now maybe, AJ Styles can move on to the WWE Title.





Rating 80/80



Great show and matches.. 

SmackDown Live: Aftershow

SmackDown Live

SmackDown Live opens with the roaster of SDLive in an moment of  silence for Las Vegas. 

We see an recap of the events from last week between Jinder & Nakamura. 

Shinsuke Nakamura joins Renee Young in the ring to start things off with an interview.

Young asks about Jinder Mahal's recent promos and how they have affected Shinsuke. He says sticks and stones will break his bones, but words will never hurt him.

As Nakamura waits for the Singhs to introduce Mahal, the WWE champion appears out of nowhere and attacks his HIAC opponent. Nakamura manages to take out the Singh Brothers at first, but the numbers game catches up with him and Jinder takes control. Jinder hits the Khallas to end the attack.

Natalya and Carmella vs. Charlotte and Becky Lynch

Natalya and Carmella won

WWE airs a video package for the Shane McMahon and Kevin Owens.

Bobby Roode vs. Mike Kanellis

Bobby Roode won

Dolph Ziggler comes out and mocks Roode for being nothing more than an entrance. Roode mocks him with his Glorious post as his music plays to end the segment.

The Usos head to the ring to talk about their HIAC match against The New Day inside Hell in a Cell.

The Usos deliver an outstanding promo promising to win the title for a fifth time on Sunday. The New Day interrupts them and tries to plug some New Day underwear.

New Day talk about dominating the division for five months while having the best matches at every PPV. They promise to leave HIAC as champions. The segment ends without any physicality.

Baron Corbin vs. Tye Dillinger

Tye Dillinger

AJ Styles comes on the big screen and mocks Corbin or losing and trying to take the easy way out of everything.

Dana Warrior and the women's division are out to present another three breast cancer survivors with custom WWE title belts.

Randy Orton vs. Aiden English w/ Rusev at ringside

Randy Orton won.

Shane McMahon comes out to confront Kevin Owens before their Hell in a Cell match.

After Shane makes the HIAC match Falls Count Anywhere, Kevin Owens appears in the crowd with a mic. McMahon tells Owens to get in the ring, but KO says he has already spent too much time in Denver and starts to leave. Shane calls him a coward and starts chasing Owens through the crowd.

Owens attacks Shane near a concession stand and they start fighting all around the merchandise stands. KO ends up powerbombing Shane through a table. KO heads back into the arena and heads to the ring.

Owens talks about the violent things he is going to do to Shane inside the cell. He says he is going to throw McMahon off the cell. Shane is seen struggling to make his way down the arena steps. KO warns him not to come to the ring if he wants to make it to Hell in a Cell.

Owens goes after Shane and they continue their fight. Shane gets thrown over the announce table, but he gets back up again. He gets in a few good shots before taking a superkick from Owens. The Prize Fighter changes his mind about leaving and goes back to dish out more punishment. He delivers a Popup Powerbomb to end the segment and the show.

Rating 80/80

Incredible end of SDLIVE. Great show and matches leading to HIAC.

SmackDown Live: Aftershow

SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with a recap of last week's events.

Kevin Owens heads to the ring after we rewatch his half-hearted fake apology from last week.

Owens says all he has heard is how Shane will have something to say this week and asks where he is right now? KO says he knows Shane isn't a coward because he is a very smart man. He talks about how he respects and likes Vince. Sami Zayn comes out to add his two cents.

Sami says Owens went too far when he headbutted Vince and tries to talk some sense into him for the sake of his family. KO thinks Zayn is just mad that he has done more than Sami has in less time as a WWE Superstar.

Daniel Bryan comes out before things get physical between the former best friends. He says Shane isn't there yet, but we will see Zayn vs. Owens tonight.

Baron Corbin vs. Tye Dillinger

He throws a drink in AJ's face and then whips Dillinger into the U.S. champ and both men go tumbling over the table. 

Dillinger fails to beat the count, so Corbin wins by Countout. Styles chases him out of the ring. 

Baron grabs a mic and says he knew AJ and Tye would work together and he
 got the better of them. He says Styles couldn't beat him one on one and challenges him to a title match at HIAC.


Mahal shows several more pictures of Nakamura with different looks on his face to mock him, and the Singhs just keep rolling around the ring laughing. The last picture turns out to be a live shot. The lights go out and Nakamura makes his way to the ring.

Nakamura takes out the Singhs before Mahal is able to jump him and drive his head into the ring post. He rolls Shinsuke in the ring and ends up on the receiving end of some of his kicks. Nakamura hits the WWE champion with the Kinshasa to end the segment.

The Usos vs. Hype Bros

The Usos won

The New Day say they want to defend the title inside Hell in a Cell. The Usos don't seem to have a problem with this.

Rusev brags about beating Randy Orton. He calls himself the Lion of Bulgaria
 and says he ripped the fangs from the Viper's mouth and destroyed the legend of the Legend Killer. He declares SmackDown to be his personal jungle. English sings another song in Rusev's honor.

Orton literally comes out of nowhere to deliver an RKO to English and Rusev.

Charlotte vs. Carmella

Charlotte won

Natalya come out to ruin Charlotte's celebration.

After the break, the familiar sound of The Undertaker's entrance music begins to play as The Deadman walks out onto the stage.

obviously, it is Dolph. (It was)

Bobby Roode heads to the ring with his trademark entrance to respond to Ziggler's recent rants. He admits Dolph is an amazing talent, but also calls him a hypocrite. He challenges Ziggler to a match at HIAC.

Ziggler says Roode is everything that's wrong with WWE and he's not on Ziggler's level. Dolph accepts his challenge.

Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn

Owens powerbombs him into the apron. The ref calls for the bell.

The medics help Sami as Owens watches with a blank look on his face. He attacks Sami again, knocking everyone else out of the way to get to him. He grabs a steel chair and puts it around Zayn's neck. Shane's music hits before he can do anything else. Owens shoves Sami into Shane before escaping through the crowd. The chair on Zayn's head hit Shane in the face.

The show ends with Owens blowing a kiss to Shane as he stands in the ring fuming.

Rating : 70/70

Great show and matches as we head toward HIAC.

SmackDown Live: Aftershow