November 5th Smackdown

*Live from Evansville, Indiana tonight!

*Roman Reign (& the Bloodline) to the ring…Roman took a vacation while “that dumbass” Brock Lesnar got himself fined & suspended…Roman moves on, he’s not pleased that the cousins lost to the New Day…Jimmy got pinned so he has to make things right…New Day interrupt, bust Roman’s balls…then King Woods challenges Jimmy…if Woods loses, he acknowledges Roman…if Jimmy loses, he bends the knee to King Woods…Jimmy says no way but Roman accepts.

*Sonya backstage with Kayla…Sonya takes credit for lighting a fire in Naomi.

(1)  Shayna Baszler defeats Naomi…Naomi escapes the Kirifuda Clutch by dropping down & hitting a unique Roll Up from underneath for a three count at the 6 minute mark…BUT…Sonya comes out to explain why the match needs to be restarted…Shayna locks in the Kirifuda Clutch immediately & Naomi goes limp, forcing the ref to call for the bell & the submission win (06:18).

*Roman (& Bloodline) in the locker room…Roman still pissed about last week, “I take one week off & SmackDown sucks almost as bad as Raw”…Jimmy chuckles, but Roman makes him understand losing is no laughing matter.

*Xia Li video package…coming soon.

*Ridge Holland backstage with Kayla…he’s so happy to be on SmackDown with his idol, Sheamus…he’s learned from watching Sheamus & that is bad news for the rest of SmackDown.

*Shotzi backstage with Sarah…still blaming Sasha for her loss…so Sasha Banks is her next target.

(2)  Los Lotharios defeat Cesaro & Mansoor…Los Lotharios hit their doubleteam maneuver Cero de la Cía (Carillo with a Muta Lock, Garza with a basement dropkick to the face) & Garza covers Cesaro for the win (04:58).

*Jeff Hardy backstage talking to Aliyah when Kayla approaches…Aliyah leaves them to their interview…Jeff walks away before answering any questions when he sees Aliyah only made it about 15 feet before Sami Zayn approached her…Sami gives some fashion advice before he walks away.

*Drew McIntyre to the ring for another open challenge…answered by Ricochet, who warns Drew that someday someone will answer his challenge & slap him right in the mouth…and then Ricochet does exactly that…

(3)  Drew McIntyre defeats Ricochet…Ricochet attempts a 2^nd buckle moonsault but gets sniped out of mid air by a Claymore for the win (03:41).

*Mustafa Ali is interviewed by Sarah in picture-in-picture during the last match…says he & Ricochet have a lot in common.

*King Woods & Sir Kofi approached backstage by Kayla…Woods hopes Jimmy is limbering up because he wouldn’t want to see him pull a muscle when he bends the knee.

*Mustafa Ali talking to Ricochet in the locker room…Ali suggests they would make a great team…Ricochet turns him down because he treated Mansoor so poorly.

*Happy Talk with Happy Corbin & Madcap Moss…they make fun of Nakamura & Boogs after beating them last week…this week’s guests: the Viking Raiders…Corbin & Moss insult the Vikings…Vikings destroy the set as the hosts bail…commercial…

(4)  Viking Raiders defeat Happy Corbin & Madcap Moss by COUNTOUT…Erik powerbombs Moss & Ivar sets up for a 2^nd buckle splash…Corbin pulls Moss out & they head up the ramp, resulting in a countout (05:15).

*Hit Row run in to Sami Zayn backstage…the elder statesman offers advice on their entrance…he’ll lead by example…COMMERCIAL…Sami “dances” half way down the ramp & introduces Hit Row…they play along for a minute or so, then lead the crowd to a “Sami Sucks!” chant…Sami heads backstage, not pleased by the betrayal.

(5)  King Woods defeats Jimmy Uso…Jimmy rolls Woods up but Jey gets caught by the ref giving the two-footed assist…as Jimmy complains to the ref, Woods rolls Jimmy up & yanks the pants for the win (10:52)…

AFTER THE BELL…Jimmy hesitates just long enough in bending the knee to King Woods to allow Roman Reigns to sneak in & deliver a Superman Punch to the King…the Bloodline 3-on-2 advantage leaves the King & his Hand laying…after a vicious attack on Kofi’s leg, Roman stands over Woods & declares, “if you show up next week I’ll show you what a king looks like.”

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