November 12th Smackdown

*Live from Norfolk, VA.

*Sonya is in the ring to introduce the SmackDown Women’s Survivor Series team, who are standing with her…Shotzi, Natalya, Shayna Baszler, Aliyah, & team captain Sasha Banks (who gets her own entrance & some seriously dirty looks from Shotzi)…Naomi’s music interrupts…she slides in & gets right in Sonya’s face…when Shayna turns her around, Naomi swings & the brawl starts as we go to commercial…back from commercial & we find that Sonya has booked a 6-woman tag match:

(1)  Naomi, Sasha Banks, Aliyah defeat Natalya, Shayna Baszler, Shotzi…Natty locks in the Sharpshooter on Aliyah & grabs the ropes for leverage…Naomi yanks Natty down throat-first across the middle rope which sends Natty stumbling backwards & allows Aliyah to roll her up for the win (12:58).

*Sami Zayn is backstage practicing his Survivor Series hype speech into a mirror when Jeff Hardy comes along to let him know it sucked.

*Aliyah backstage with Sarah…she’s ecstatic over her first SmackDown win…Sonya approaches & informs Aliyah she is no longer on the SmackDown Survivor Series team.

*Roman Reigns is approached backstage by Kayla…he passes her off on Paul Heyman…Heyman informs her that Roman has “upped the ante” for his match with Woods…Woods bends the knee if he loses…Roman bends the knee if he loses or he will be stripped of the Universal Championship & banned from SmackDown.

*Happy Corbin & Madcap Moss backstage…Moss has more Viking jokes & these two idiots fall all over themselves laughing.

(2)  Los Lotharios defeat Shinsuke Nakamura & Rick Boogs…Garza sweeps Nakamura’s legs with a low kick as Carillo hits a simultaneous springboard high kick & Garza covers for the win (04:50).

*Von Wagner in Pearce & Sonya‘s office…Sami Zayn interrupts, wants Jeff Hardy removed from Team SmackDown…Pearce books Sami vs. Jeff, loser is off the team.

*Charlotte to the ring…she leads the crowd in giving Big Time Becks/The Man/Becky 2-Belts a new nickname…Becky “UhOh” …which is what she’ll be once Charlotte beats her at Survivor Series…Toni Störm interrupts, points out that Charlotte hasn’t defended her title since showing up on SmackDown…Toni challenges her to do so tonight…Charlotte replies, “Absolutely not” & bounces.

*King Woods backstage with Kayla…New Day has had a rough week, but Roman will bend the knee tonight.

*Mustafa Ali backstage with Aliyah…Ricochet interrupts, congratulates Aliyah & tells her not to listen to Ali…the two walk away from Ali.

(3)  Jeff Hardy defeats Sami Zayn…Sami gets caught with his feet on the ropes…as Sami argues with the ref, Hardy hits a Twist of Fate…follows with a Swan-ton Bomb for the win (09:16).

*Hit Row backstage promo…I literally have no idea what was said but they were happy & didn’t seem to be calling anyone out.

*Jinder Mahal & Shanky backstage…Shanky raps in Hindi…Jinder drops some bars & makes fun of Hit Row…so that’s where that is going…OK, terrific!

*Xia Li video package…coming soon!

*Ridge Holland backstage with Kayla…Sheamus is his idol…Cesaro interrupts, reminds Holland that he knows Sheamus better than just about anyone…Holland says he’s taking Cesaro’s place & will make a far better team with Sheamus.

(4)  King Woods defeats Roman Reigns by DQ…Woods hits the Limit Break elbow but the Usos pull him out of the ring, causing the DQ (09:25)…AFTER…the Usos punish Woods at ringside before “crowning” Roman.

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WWE SmackDown PREVIEW – November 19, 2021

+ Sasha Banks vs. Shotzi

+ Sheamus returns

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