
Mauro Ranallo: Welcome everyone! This is Smackdown Live, and I am Mauro Ranallo! To my right is David Otunga, and to my left and JBL, and we are in for a treat here tonight as we are on the path to Roadblock!
JBL: That’s right Mauro! We are only a few weeks out of Roadblock, and I couldn’t be more excited! It is the first Raw and Smackdown PPV, and the rumor is that there will be eleven matches on this stacked card!
David Otunga: I can’t wait to see what develops here tonight!
Shane McMahon: Hello Arizona! Man I thought this state was hot, but this crowd is on fire here tonight! Now, I am out here for a little personal gain. Daniel Bryan is at home here with Brie Bella as they are expecting their baby girl, so with that I am in full control here tonight! So with that, I have a little selfish act because I am dying to see this! AJ Styles does not have an opponent for Roadblock in a few weeks with Finn Balor being injured now, John Cena and Neville have unfinished business that I would like them to settle, so I think we can two potential contenders for the WWE Championship. Those two men are, Bray Wyatt, and Broken Matt Hardy! That is why in tonight’s main event, it will be Bray Wyatt versus Broken Matt Hardy and the winner will go on to face AJ Styles at Roadblock for the WWE Title.
Mauro Ranallo: What a pipebomb from the commissioner!
JBL: Bray Wyatt and Broken Matt Hardy will meet up finally in a match here tonight, I don’t think any of us are ready for that!
*Commercial Break*
John Cena vs. Stardust
The crowd chants, “Cody” toward him, and Stardust flips out. Charles Robinson, the greatest referee ever, is the official for this match. They lock up, and Cena applies a side headlock before wrenching the arm. Stardust twists out and wrenches Cena’s arm. Cena goes for a hammerlock, but Stardust punches and kicks him. Cena reverses a whip and lowers his head. Stardust goes for something, but Cena counters into a back body drop attempt. Stardust counters and rolls him up for a two count. Stardust kicks him and goes to throw him out of the ring, but Cena reverses it. Stardust holds the top rope and skins the cat to reenter the ring. Cena immediately body slams him down before dropping a trio of elbows. Cena hits the ropes and connects with a flying shoulder tackle. Cena whips him to the opposite corner hard, and Stardust drops to his knees in pain. Cena connects with a delayed vertical suplex for a near fall. Cena’s eye is bruised. Cena pushes him into the ropes and clotheslines him down for a near fall. Cena applies a chin lock, but Stardust fights up and punches out. Stardust hits the ropes, but Cena takes him down with a back elbow. Cena focuses in on him and viciously kicks him in the ribs before punching him down. Stardust rolls out of the ring to recover.
We come back from the break to see Stardust writhing in pain on the mat. Cena goes for the Attitude Adjustment, but Stardust elbows out. Stardust ducks a clothesline and connects with the Disaster Kick for a two count. Stardust boots him in the face and hits a flipping cutter off the second rope for a two count. Stardust goes to the apron and waits for Cena to get up. Stardust goes for a springboard seated senton, but Cena counters into a nasty powerbomb for a near fall. Cena goes for an AA, but Stardust lands on his feet. Stardust then connects with the Alabama Slam for a near fall. Stardust pulls himself up to his feet and waits for Cena to get up. Stardust goes for Cross Rhodes, but Cena counters into the AA for the win.
Winner: John Cena
John Cena: Neville, if you want to be a true top talent here in the WWE you have to be on my level. Nobody gets to the top without going through me, nobody. So…
Neville: How about you shut it John, and I will show you why I am better than you.
Neville vs. Lince Dorado
Neville goes for a punch, and Lince dodges before going for a monkey flip that Neville gets out of. Neville with a takedown and high flying antics ensue as Dorado hits a headscissors takedown on Neville. Lince goes for a hurricanrana, but Neville turns it into a powerbomb…but Lince hits the hurricanrana after all, sending Neville right into the barricade! The ref starts the count as Neville gets back into the ring, followed closely by Dorado as we go to commercial.
Back from commercial, Dorado goes for a springboard seated senton…but Neville counters into a powerbomb for the nearfall! Lince in the corner and Neville charges at him before hitting a big boot on the head of the champion. Dorado trying to fight back, but Neville hits him with an elbow to the face! Neville takes Dorado into the corner, and on the apron he picks up the champ onto his shoulders. Lince fighting back with forearms to the back of Neville, and hits a HUGE hurricanrana off the top rope that drives Neville into the mat! Dorado with the cover and a nearfall. Both men are slow to get up, but the champ is up going for the Mexican Dream…but ends up taking an enziguri from Neville! Red Arrow!
Winner: Neville
John Cena on the ramp has a stare-down with Neville before turning around and exiting the arena.
*Commercial Break*
Nikki Bella I was the heart and soul of the Divas division here in the WWE for many years. When I left so many people went to social media crying for me to come back. I came back, and kept winning. I was the longest reigning Divas Champion, and I have battled through an almost career ending neck surgery just to come back, and see this fake “Boss” in my ring, holding up the Women’s Title. No. I refuse to accept that this is what the Women’s Revolution has come too. You wanted us to show our wrestling skills, but the girl doesn’t look like she has eaten since a session with Snoop, if you are sniffing what I am smoking. So, Sasha, I know you aren’t here tonight…but I have a proposition for you. Me, you, Roadblock for that Women’s Championship. Show what a true champion you are, or aren’t. I am ready, and will take back what is mine!
Mauro Ranallo: What a speech right there from Nikki Bella, everyone! Up next we have a true Fatal Four Way. If you haven’t been following the CWC you have been missing a lot! Up next we have a Fatal Four Way with four of the talents, and the winner will advance to the finals of the tournament to see who will be our Cruiserweight Champion.
Winner Heads to Finals of CWC Fatal Four Way:
Kalisto v. Rich Swann v. Noam Dar v. Richie Bishopp
The bell rings, and Noam Dar gets out of the ring and tells them to fight it out. Richie Bishopp attacks and rolls up Rich Swann, but Noam Dar breaks it up. Kalisto superkicks Bishopp. Swann attacks Kalisto and sends him into the ropes, Kalisto does a handspring into the ropes and lands on his feet. Kalisto sidesteps Swann, and Swann does a flip and sticks the landing to avoid a monkey flip, and dropkicks him down. Noam runs in and delivers a back elbow to Swann to get him out of the ring. Dar forearms Kalisto before eating an elbow from Richie. Bishopp chops the chest before sending him into the ropes, but Dar gets out of the ring. Bishopp baseball slides him down and gives Kalisto a sunset flip for a two count. Richie kicks Kalisto in the head and takes him down. Richie chops the chest and sends him into the ropes, but he quickly comes back with a springboard back elbow. Kalisto runs into a boot, and Bishopp takes him down with a flying clothesline. Swann runs in and kicks Bishopp. Swann connects with a snapmare and kicks him in the spine. Dar runs in, but Swann quickly throws him out. Swann applies a modified dragon sleeper, but Bishopp fights up. Bishopp chops him, but Swann chops him right back. They stand in the ring and trade chops to see who is tougher. They duck kicks. Swann goes for a head-scissor, but Bishopp flips and lands on his feet! Swann then floors him with a right hand. Swann chops the chest and sends him to the corner, but Bishopp avoids him and does a backflip into a head-scissor takeover! Swann flies out of the ring. Kalisto runs in and chops Richie. Richie hits the ropes and takes Dar out with a flipping plancha and sticks the landing! Swann and Richie fight at ringside before Kalisto takes all three out with a Brillo Dorado!
Kalisto gets Bishopp back in the ring and goes for a springboard, but Dar pulls his legs out from under him. Dar gets on the apron and shoulders Richie back. Swann pulls Noam down and punches him. Noam comes back by sending Swann into the barricade before sending him into the steps. Noam kicks Kalisto before wedging Swann’s foot into the hand hole of the steps. Noam then kicks him in the head.
We come back from the break to see Dar applying a head-scissor to Bishopp. Kalisto springboards off the top rope an elbow drop on Dar! Kalisto covers Noam, but Swann breaks it up. Swann grabs Kalisto, but Kalisto walks the ropes and dropkicks him down. Kalisto connects with a standing shooting star press for a two count. Kalisto goes to the top rope for a moonsault, but Swann gets the boots up. Swann connects with a tiger bomb into a jackknife cover, but Richie Bishopp breaks it up! Bishopp grabs Swann and punches him in the face. Bishopp sends him into the ropes, but Swann gets a waistlock. Bishopp elbows out, but Swann connects with a springboard enzuigiri for the victory!
Winner: Rich Swann
Hardcore Tourney Match
Rhyno v. Samoa Joe
Samoa Joe catches Rhyno with a quick boot from the corner early. Rhyno responds with a big uppercut launching Joe through the middle ropes. Joe grabs a pipe, but Rhyno cuts him off from using it. Rhyno grabs the pipe and hits Joe in the stomach with it. Rhyno uses the pipe over the back of Joe, and then knocks him over the top rope using it as well. Joe and Rhyno brawl into the crowd. Joe with a big knee to the head of Rhyno up against a wall among the crowd. Rhyno with a scoop slam to Joe on the arena floor. Rhyno with a running boot to the face, Rhyno with a cover and gets a two count. They continue to brawl through the crowd and now up the stairs among the fans. Joe with a dropkick to Rhyno near the Smackdown Live set. Joe covers and gets a two count. Rhyno responds immediately with a big boot that levels Joe, another cover and Joe gets a shoulder up after two. Rhyno drags Joe backstage. They exchange shots. Rhyno tosses Joe through a door where WWE stars are watching the show on a TV. Heath Slater starts attacking Rhyno! Joe drops Rhyno over his back and gets another two count after a pin attempt. Joe sends Rhyno into a series of steel poles up against a wall. The camera man even takes a bump. Joe throws Rhyno into some chairs and gets another two count. Joe drags Rhyno back out inside the arena. Rhyno with some big right hands. Crowd chanting “YES!” with each right hand Rhyno lands. Rhyno sends Joe into the steel ring steps and then tosses Joe back inside the ring. Rhyno with some spears to Joe in the corner.
Rhyno with a quick powerslam on Joe and more right hands. Rhyno leaves the ring and grabs a steel chair. Rhyno drives the chair into the gut of Joe and then cracks it over his back. Rhyno with more shots to Joe on the mat using the chair. Rhyno with even more repeated shots using the chair. Joe quickly rolls out and Rhyno throws him face first into the announce table at ringside. Joe with a big uppercut that sends Rhyno back. Joe clears off the main announce table. Joe starts choking Rhyno, Rhyno with elbows and then tosses Joe over the announce table. Rhyno hooks the head of Joe and drops him with a big DDT through the announce table below! JBL notes that Rhyno took a lot of that as well falling on the back of his head. Rhyno with a cover and Joe kicks outs. Joe counters a spear sending Rhyno face first into the steel ring post. Rhyno looks unconscious! Joe picks up Rhyno and delivers a Muscle Buster on the outside of the ring, 1-2-3.
Winner: Samoa Joe
Chad Gable: What's up Arizona!? American Alpha is here, and we are here to stay! We are your Smackdown Live Tag Team Champions, no matter what the Perfectionists would like to think.
Jason Jordan: That is so right, man! We will be your tag team champions for a very long time, and it is..
Mr. Perfect, and Curtis Axel jumping over the barricade, and rushing inside the ring! Perfect takes down Gable, while Axel and Jordan are trading rights! Jordan with a dropkick to Axel, Perfect turns him around for a Perfectplex! Gable tries to come and save his partner, but Axel cuts him off! The father and son duo works over Gable before delivering a lethal double perfectplex on Chad. The Perfectionists pick up the titles to a chorus of boo's.
*Commercial Break*
Mauro Ranallo: Up next we have one of the biggest matches people have been clamoring to ever since Matt Hardy became, Broken. We have our main event, Bray Wyatt versus Broken Matt Hardy with the winner going on and facing AJ Styles for the WWE Championship at Roadblock.
Number One Contenders Match
Broken Matt Hardy w/Abyss v. Bray Wyatt w/Erick Rowan
This match has been built up ever since Extreme Rules, and it is the main event here tonight on Smackdown Live! We finally get to see Broken Matt Hardy take on the Eater of Worlds, Bray Wyatt. Abyss and Erick Rowan look like statues at ringside, just staring in the ring at the two men.
Bray Wyatt gets down on his knees and yells at Matt Hardy to end this right now. “Be the broken man you are Matt. Break me! Break me Matt!” Hardy with a quick headlock takedown on Wyatt. Hardy with another headlock takedown. Wyatt with big shots to Matt in the corner. Wyatt with headbutts to Matt repeatedly. Matt with a huge clothesline that dropped Wyatt. Matt jumps on Wyatt dropping a few rights. Wyatt is laughing as Hardy unloads on him with some huge shots. Matt with a big kick to the face of Wyatt who continues to keep laughing. Wyatt with a big suplex on Hardy tossing him aside. Wyatt mounts Matt and drops big rights. Matt with a big dropkick on Wyatt. Wyatt applies a sleeper on Matt. Matt fights outs and Wyatt adjusts to a headlock. Matt with flying elbow charges and his side-effect to plant Wyatt. Matt stands up smiling as the crowd starts booing, “DELETE!” Wyatt does his spider walk to stop Hardy in his tracks as he was going for the running leg drop. Matt gets in shots on Wyatt before Wyatt then plants Hardy with a quick slam. Wyatt with a splash to Hardy in the corner.
As we come back from commercial break, AJ Styles and the Authors of Pain are now standing mid-way up the ramp. Crowd is behind Wyatt. Matt with a twisting tornado DDT off the second rope for a two count. Matt is up top, jumps attempting his leg drop and Wyatt counters into a powerbomb for a two count. Hardy comes back landing his twisting side-effect and running leg drop combo on Wyatt. Wyatt counters a Twist of Fate attempt and drops Matt gut first over his knee for another two count. Wyatt is up on the corner with Matt. Matt with headbutts to Wyatt to drop him backwards to the ring. Matt stands up, jumps and takes out the Bray Wyatt in a very unique way. Wyatt runs outside, Hardy follows, and sends Hardy shoulder first into the steel ring steps that go flying. Wyatt picks up the top part of the steel steps, Hardy counters and tosses Wyatt aside. We go back into action in the ring, Wyatt misses a body splash. Hardy with a Twist of Fate, Wyatt kicks out! Bray with a big shot to Matt. Wyatt with a body splash over Hardy. Cover and Matt now kicks out!
Wyatt runs out. Wyatt with kicks to Hardy near Rowan, who still has not moved an inch, along with Abyss on the other side…they seem to be in a trance? Wyatt tosses Hardy back in the ring, leans back in the corner and is trying to setup Sister Abigail. Hardy counters into a Regal Stretch. Wyatt reaches the ropes to break it up. Wyatt leaves the ring, clears off the Spanish announce table and then brings a steel chair back in the ring. Rowan is now in the ring getting in the face of the referee. Wyatt drops the steel chair near Hardy telling him to take it. Wyatt gets down on his knees and says, “BREAKE ME!” Hardy hits Rowan instead with the chair. Wyatt with a roll up for a two count. Wyatt goes for Sister Abigail, CONNECTS! One…two…THREE!
Winner: Bray Wyatt
AJ Styles and the Authors of Pain are rushing the ring! Bray Wyatt is getting beat down by the three men, Abyss is carrying Broken Matt to the back over his shoulder…where has Erick Rowan gone!? He has vanished! Authors of Pain pick up Bray…DOUBLE CHOKESLAM! AJ Styles tells them to pick him up, Styles Clash!
Mauro Ranallo: I can’t believe what we just saw! Bray Wyatt and Broken Matt Hardy just went to war, with Bray Wyatt coming out on top, and then that bastardly man we have to call champion comes in with his oversized lackeys and attacks his new number one contender.
JBL: I think AJ Styles is in for a very rude awakening next week. You don’t do that to someone like Bray Wyatt.
David Otunga: We will see you all here next week, same time!
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