Friday Evening SmackDown aired this week from the Barclays Heart in Brooklyn, New York.
The present instantly kicked off with WWE Ladies’s Champion Nia Jax making her approach to the ring for her promo battle with Ladies’s World Champion Liv Morgan. The 2 champions face off tomorrow at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia, with the winner being topped the Ladies’s Crown Jewel Champion. Jax says that proper now, there is just one factor on her thoughts: the Ladies’s Crown Jewel Championship. She needs it, and he or she all the time will get what she needs. Final time she was in Saudi Arabia, she wished to turn into Queen of the Ring and he or she did. At SummerSlam, she wished to turn into WWE Ladies’s Champion and he or she did. Something and every little thing that is available in her means will get annihilated, which is what’s going to occur to Liv Morgan tomorrow. She makes an attempt to taunt Morgan however is interrupted by her entrance music.
The lady that comes out although is Raquel Rodriguez, flanked by Morgan and Dominik Mysterio. Morgan says that Nia retains bragging about her accomplishments as if she’s particular, however she’s not, as Morgan additionally walked out of King and Queen of the Ring profitable, retiring Becky Lynch and turning into the best Ladies’s World Champion of all time, all because of slightly assist from Dominik, who in her phrases is the “most beautiful man in the entire total world”. Including on to her level, King and Queen of the Ring was in Could, months earlier than SummerSlam, and Morgan has really held on to the Ladies’s World Championship since, so she thinks she is aware of what it takes to turn into the Ladies’s Crown Jewel Champion. She additionally beat Nia the final time they fought, so if she have been her, she would cease dreaming, as a result of if anybody’s going to turn into the very first ever Ladies’s Crown Jewel Champion, it’s her.
Tiffany Stratton’s music then hits, together with her saying that the 2 can argue all they need as a result of at Crown Jewel, it’ll be Tiffy Time! Stratton plans on taking her briefcase to money it in and turn into the brand new Ladies’s World Champion. This enlightens Jax, who reminds Morgan that she doesn’t have only one girl to fret about on Saturday, however Stratton interrupts, politely warning her to not get too snug, as a result of she will probably money in on her title too. Liv makes use of the warning as a approach to remind Nia that not like her, no less than she has folks she will belief in Rodriguez and Mysterio. However Morgan shouldn’t get too excited, as a result of Stratton hasn’t made her determination but, and the 2 of them are beginning to piss her off, so tomorrow, she’ll be cashing in on a kind of titles, however there’s one factor that might assist her make that call slightly bit quicker, and asks Liv that if she wins her title, does that imply Dom comes together with her too? In any case, Stratton may use slightly “Soiled” in her life. This angers Morgan, who tries to clap again by alluding to the Buff Barbie’s issues together with her bestie as having sufficient “soiled” in her life, leading to Stratton retaliating by throwing a punch to Morgan, who escapes the ring, however asks for a referee.
The present returned from a industrial break with Morgan throwing fingers with Stratton, the match having already been made official and clearly nonetheless offended by her phrases concerning her boyfriend. Jax bought up on the apron to try to distract the referee, sliding Stratton’s Cash within the Financial institution briefcase into the ring to try to hit Morgan with it, however it will be reversed right into a roll-up, hooking her opponent’s tights and shortly profitable the match. Morgan wasn’t achieved nevertheless, as she hit Stratton with the briefcase, however her Judgement Day cohorts could be chased out of the ring as Jax hit the Annihilator on Morgan.
B-Fab appeared managing The Avenue Earnings as traditional for a match with Fairly Lethal. Noticeably sporting extra ring-appropriate apparel than regular, the fab feminine gave Elton Prince a bodyslam at ringside, and her fees would find yourself victorious.
Backstage, Nia was confused by Tiffany’s phrases about probably cashing in on her, however Stratton rebuffs, saying that she solely wished Liv to suppose she would money in on her, which is all a part of her plan. Naomi and Bayley enter the shot, with The Position Mannequin questioning if that was Stratton’s reputable plan. Zooming in on Naomi and Jax observing one another, the Woman with the Glow reminds the Irresistible Power to maintain that Ladies’s Championship heat for her.
Naomi and Bayley made their entrances for his or her tag crew match with Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell. Hartwell and LeRae begin by respectively attacking Bayley and Naomi. Hartwell and Bayley would commerce blows, with LeRae hitting Bayley outdoors the ring earlier than a industrial break. They remained in charge of the match because the present resumed. Michael Cole defined on commentary as this was occurring that Bayley and Candice had a match collectively a few years in the past, with the Ladies’s Pace Champion believing it will be her night time to shine. Bayley was found that night time and would in fact go onto superstardom. The second has caught with LeRae, who believes she is a job mannequin to folks world wide.
Bayley ultimately tagged in Naomi, who went at it with LeRae and fended off an assault from Hartwell. Ultimately, in any case 4 rivals bought concerned, Naomi would end the match off for her crew with a Rear View on LeRae for the win.
Be aware: Information of Indi Hartwell departing WWE was introduced right now earlier than Friday Evening SmackDown went on the air. She nonetheless appeared for this match as tonight’s episode was taped instantly after final week’s episode concluded.
The ladies’s motion saved on coming with IYO SKY of Harm CTRL coming into the squared circle for a deadly four-way match forward of the four-way tag crew match for the Ladies’s Tag Workforce Championship at Crown Jewel. With Lash Legend and Piper Niven already within the ring, the present lower to the backstage space the place Ladies’s Tag Workforce Champions Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill have been on the brink of make their entrance. Bianca says that ever for the reason that two have received the titles, they mentioned they’d defend it in opposition to anyone that wished a possibility, whether or not they have been from NXT, SmackDown, or Uncooked. Jade interjects as fortunately for them, they’ve some contenders who wish to step as much as the plate. Bianca says that tonight might be a preview of what’s going to occur at Crown Jewel, as a result of they all the time keep on enterprise.
The match then started with all 4 ladies brawling with one another. This saved going for a lot of the match, because it was apparent that every crew wished to get an early head begin. Legend virtually bought the win as she tried to pin Belair, however Chelsea Inexperienced would pull her leg to verify the referee wouldn’t be capable of rely to a few. This led to an altercation at ringside with Jakara Jackson, who fought off Inexperienced and Kairi Sane, however bought kicked by Jade Cargill. Cargill would then have a stare down with Legend, setting the Meta-4 member up for a KOD, however IYO SKY would hit a moonsault out of nowhere. Seizing the chance as Legend was laid out, SKY coated and bought the victory.
Crown Jewel takes place tomorrow on Saturday, November 2nd. The next instances listed beneath are for United States viewers watching on Peacock:
- Countdown: 11 a.m. Jap Time / 8 a.m. Pacific Time
- Essential present: 1 p.m. Jap Time / 10 a.m. Pacific Time
The post-show will air following the conclusion of the primary occasion.
The next matches might be happening on the occasion:
- Liv Morgan (c) vs. Nia Jax (c) for the Ladies’s Crown Jewel Championship
- Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill (c) vs. Chelsea Inexperienced and Piper Niven vs. Harm CTRL (IYO SKY and Kairi Sane) vs. Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend
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