We are live from the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI. Elias is in the ring and he has a song for you.
He sings a song talking about how we need Elias and he runs down 2019 joking about how we’ve had a few regrets like Bayley’s haircut. Elias also notes that at least on Smackdown there’s no Lana and Lashley weddings. He welcomes everyone to Smackdown as we get the intro video and pyro.
Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz vs. Baron Corbin – Number 1 Contender Match for the Unviversal Title
Daniel Bryan is out first. Baron Corbin is next and he has something to say before he makes his way to the ring.
Baron says he sees Daniel Bryan chomping at the bit and this is his kingdom and we do things his way. All of these people like you. That is because these bottom feeders are jealous of his success. Baron says he will make this very simple. You and The Miz have families. You and the Miz are terrible fathers. You and the Miz want to face Bray Wyatt. You and the Miz are former World Champions who have main evented Wrestlemania. If you think you are going to win, the Fiend ripped out some brain matter in addition to your hair. You should step aside because it is an absolute disgrace that the King has to compete tonight. He earned his opportunity when he beat Roman Reigns twice. That is something that no one has done since Roman’s return. The people should be begging him to vanquish Bray Wyatt. The strongest superstar should be Universal Champion. You are a nice guy, but you are no longer championship material. Just like the Miz who plays an action hero in the movies but he is not a hero. He is the only one who can beat Bray Wyatt.
Roman Reigns‘ music plays and Corbin falls of his sedan. His minions leave and Roman with an uppercut to Corbin. Corbin sends Roman into the ringside barrier and Roman does the same to Corbin. Roman with a Superman punch off the ring steps. Roman winds up for a spear and Corbin goes into the crowd. Officials stop Roman from following after Corbin. Reigns stands tall and looks out at the crowd while his music starts back up.
We go to commercial.
– We are back with a look back at what happened before the commercial break thanks to Roman Reigns. Baron Corbin is in the back and he wants the match to be postponed. Adam Pearce says he does not have the power to delay the match. Michael asks Corey if the match should be postponed and Corey says it should be postponed.
The New Day and Braun Strowman vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Cesaro, and Sami Zayn
We go to the ring and out comes SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day – Kofi Kingston and Big E. We see what happened last week with Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. The New Day. Braun Strowman is out next to team with the champs. Cesaro is out first for his team, followed by WWE Intercontinental Champion Nakamura and Sami Zayn, who is returning to action tonight for this six-man match.
Big E starts the match off with Cesaro and they lock up. Cesaro with a headlock. Big E reverses it and dances some, then drops Cesaro with a shoulder. Kofi tags in and drops double legs over Cesaro for a 2 count. Cesaro turns it around and tags Nakamura in. Nakamura with strikes. They run the ropes and Kofi drops Nakamura with a flying elbow. Kofi clotheslines Nakamura over the top rope to the floor. Kofi goes to run the ropes for a dive but Sami grabs his leg. Nakamura grabs Kofi, allowing them to turn it back around. Sami tags in and keeps Kofi down, then taunting Big E.
Sami tosses Big E out of the ring to the floor. The referee is distracted, allowing Cesaro to charge Kofi on the outside and send him flying over the announce table with a big uppercut. Kofi lands in Graves’ lap. Strowman and Big E check on Kofi at ringside as the others stare them down, also coming out to the floor. We go to commercial.
We are back and Cesaro with an arm bar but Kofi with a forearm and a missile drop kick. Nakamura tags in and he stops Kofi with a baseball slide to the head. Nakamura with a kick to the chest. Cesaro tags in and he hits a deadlift gutwrench suplex for a near fall. Cesaro with a reverse chin lock. Kofi with a jaw breaker but Ceasro stops Kofi from making the tag. Kofi with a sunset flip for a near fall. Cesaro with a European uppercut for a near fall. Nakamura tags in and Nakamura with a gourdbuster followed by knees to the ribs. Nakamura with a reverse chin lock. Nakamura with an abdominal stretch. Big E comes into the ring and Nakamura hits him from behind. Kofi with SOS and both men are down.
Cesaro tags in and he hits a drop kick through the ropes on Strowman while Sami distracts Strowman. Kofi gets to his corner but both partners are down on the floor. Nakamura tags in and he Irish whips Kofi. Cesaro with a running European uppercut followed by a sliding German suplex for a near fall. Big E breaks up the cover and Nakamura kicks Big E. Nakamura sets for Kinshasa but Kofi with a leaping double stomp. Braun tags in and Sami gets out of the way to avoid a tag. Braun with shoulder tackles to Nakamura and a splash. Braun signals for the Wacky Lap and Strowman knocks down Nakamura and Cesaro but Zayn escapes Strowman and Nakamura with a jumping side kick off the steps.
Nakamura sends Braun into the ring and Strowman with a clothesline to counter a Kinshasa attempt. Strowman goes for a power slam and Cesaro makes the save. Cesaro with a springboard European uppercut but Big E sends Cesaro to the floor and over the ringside barrier. Kofi takes the platter from Nakamura and hits Nakamura in the back of the head when the referee was distracted by Zayn. Strowman with a power slam for the three count.
Winners: The New Day and Braun Strowman
After the match, Braun and The New Day stand tall as Braun’s music hits. We go to replays. Sami is complaining about how the winners cheated. Kofi takes the mic and calls for the “scary music” to be cut. Kofi says we all know about Strowman’s hands, but he also has a great set of hips we don’t know about. Big E says it’s time for the fans to “get this dance” now. The New Day’s music starts back up and they try to get Braun to dance but he’s not interested. The music stops. Braun shoves Kofi back into the corner. Strowman returns to the middle of the ring as a “get these hips!” chant starts up. Strowman looks out at the crowd and finally starts dancing. The New Day joins him and the crowd cheers them on.
– Still to come, Lacey Evans will address what happened last week with her daughter, Sasha Banks and Bayley. Evans and Dana Brooke will face Bayley and Banks in tag team action.
– We see Kayla Braxton backstage talking to WWE Producer Adam Pearce outside of the trainer’s room. We will have an update on the Triple Threat later. Back to commercial.
– We are back with a look at the attack on Baron Corbin before the start of the Number One Contender match. Kayla Braxton says that Baron Corbin has refused to compete and wants the match postponed. The match is now a singles match between Miz and Daniel Bryan.
– We take a look back at the problems between Baron Corbin and Roman Reigns.
Backstage:
We see Sonya Deville signing an autograph and Mandy tells Sonya to join her for her match against Carmella. Sonya asks Mandy if she wants her to be at ringside for her after not being there last week. Sonya says she has a few autographed programs to deliver and she will be there. Mandy turns around and Otis says that his mom made a fruitcake for her. Mandy appreciates it and Otis apologizes for sweating on her dress. Otis wants to give her a hug but Mandy says she has to go to her match.
– Carmella tells Mandy that you are pretty and strong, but God’s greatest creation made a mistake. She will show everyone why Mella is Money. Back to commercial.
Carmella vs. Mandy Rose
Mandy with a knee and shoulders in the corner. Carmella avoids Mandy and moonwalks. Mandy with a double leg take down and punches. Mandy with an Irish whip and drop kick. Mandy with a running knee for a near fall. Mandy with a Japanese Stranglehold. Mandy sends Carmella to the mat and she pie faces Carmella. Carmella slaps Mandy. Mandy slaps back. Carmella with punches to Mandy. Carmella with a kick and head scissors. Carmella with a clothesline for a near fall. Carmella with a crucifix for a near fall. Mandy with a near fall. Carmella with a back slide for a near fall. Mandy with a waist lock and she tries for an O’Connor Roll but Carmella holds on to the ropes. Carmella with a thrust kick for the three count.
Winner: Carmella
We go to commercial.
– We are back and Sheamus says when someone wants an opportunity, they build the door. He saw other people take the opportunity when he left. Men who were inferior and men who were unworthy of the name champion or worthy of facing him. Five months ago, the Celtic Warrior left and he is back to break down the door on a brand new Smackdown.
Daniel Bryan vs. Miz in a Number One Contender Match
They lock up and Bryan with a side head lock and hammer lock. Miz with a side head lock. Miz with a shoulder tackle. Bryan wants a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock and Miz obliges. Bryan with the advantage and a wrist lock take down. Miz with an elbow and Bryan with a kick to the chest. Bryan works on the arm and sends Miz into the turnbuckles. Miz with kicks to the chest. Bryan is sent to the apron and Miz slides through the legs and drops Bryan face first onto the apron. Miz hot shots Bryan on the ringside barrier. Miz misses a round kick and Bryan with a leg sweep. Bryan misses a kick and then both men with cross bodies at the same time and both men go down.
Corbin’s security comes to the ring and the referee calls for the bell.
Double Disqualification
Miz and Bryan take care of the security. Bryan with a flying knee while Miz hits a Skull Crushing FInale on another. Miz and Bryan have some words.
We go to Baron Corbin in the Gorilla Position and he says that was justice. Baron tells Kayla to save her questions for Roman Reigns. He says there is a rabid dog making this an unsafe work environment. Kayla tells Baron that Roman has been asked to leave. Baron says maybe he will be part of the match and he will compete. Bryan and Miz go into Gorilla Position and attack Corbin.
We go to commercial.
– Back from the break and the announcers confirm that the #1 Contender’s Triple Threat is back on for tonight.
A Moment of Bliss:
We go to the stage and it’s time for the FOX debut of the “A Moment of Bliss” segment. Bliss is joined by co-host Nikki Cross. She welcomes us. Cross then introduces their guest for tonight and out comes Lacey Evans.
Bliss welcomes Evans and Evans thanks her. Bliss brings up Evans’ recent troubles with Sasha Banks and SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley, and how Banks taunted Evans’ daughter last week. Bliss shows us a replay of what happened on last week’s SmackDown as Evans’ daughter was sitting in the front row with her husband. Evans says she’s proud of her kid because she’s a fighter like her mother, but Banks crossed a line that you don’t cross. Evans says her daughter is the most important person to her and she snapped last week when she heard her cry out for her. Evans says she speaks for other parents when she says you just don’t mess with a child. Evans goes on and says there’s nothing in this world she wouldn’t do to stop someone who comes in between she and her baby, and Banks put herself there.
Evans says Banks would not have walked out of the arena last week if people didn’t pull her off. Evans is thankful that Bliss invited her on her show tonight, but she knows what happens on these shows and she’s not going to turn her back so two nasties can attack her. She says she knows Banks and Bayley are in the arena tonight, so she’s going to excuse herself and head to the ring so she can fight. Evans drops the mic and marches to the ring as her music hits.
Lacey Evans and Dana Brooke vs. Sasha Banks and Bayley
Lacey Evans waits in the ring as Dana Brooke makes her way out next. Sasha Banks and SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley appear instead, holding Dana by her hair. Banks says Evans may be a great mother but she’s a terrible tag team partner. Banks drops the mic and they double team Brooke on the stage but she fights back. Evans rushes up the ramp and joins in on the brawl. Referees rush out and try to keep them all separated on the ramp. We go to commercial.
We are back and Bayley with punches to Lacey and she Irish whips Lacey but Lacey with a clothesline. Lacey sends Bayley into the turnbuckles and Dana tags in and hits a handspring elbow followed by a snap mare and elbow drop for a near fall. Dana with punches. Bayley runs Dana into the turnbuckles and Sasha tags in. Sasha chokes Dana in the corner. Sasha with shoulders in the corner. Dana with a boot from the turnbuckles and she hits a tornado suplex for a near fall. Sasha sends Dana to the mat. Sasha hits Lacey on the apron and the referee deals with Lacey so that allows Bayley and Sasha to double team Dana.
Sasha gets a near fall. Bayley tags in and they send Dana into the turnbuckles and Bayley gets a near fall. Bayley with a short arm clothesline and she gets a near fall. Sasha tags in and she hits a double knee drop for a near fall. Sasha with a cravate. Dana with elbows and Sasha with a knee and Irish whip but Dana knocks Bayley off the apron. Dana with an enzuigiri. Bayley and Lacey tag in and Lacey with clotheslines. Lacey with a swinging neck breaker and Lacey wtih a baseball slide to Sasha. Lacey with a kick to the leg and a slingshot elbow drop to Bayley. Lacey with a hesitation bronco buster to Bayley and then Lacey goes to the turnbuckles. Lacey with a double jump moonsault but Sasha breaks up the cover.
Lacey chases Sasha around the ringside area and then Bayley with a belly-to-belly but Dana breaks up the cover. Sasha sends Dana to the apron. Sasha tags in and they go for a double suplex but Lacey lands on her feet. Dana makes the tag. Lacey with a Woman’s Right to Bayley and Sasha sends Lacey into the ring post. Dana with a rollup for a near fall. Sasha with Banks Statement and Dana taps out.
Winners: Sasha Banks and Dana Brooke
Backstage:
Dolph Ziggler and Mandy Rose are backstage at catering now. Ziggler brings up New Year’s Eve and wants Rose to be his date. She says she has no date and Ziggler can’t believe she will be alone when the clock strikes midnight. He also can’t believe Mandy got him a gift – the fruit cake from Otis, which is sitting on the table. Mandy says it came from Otis and his mom made it. Ziggler isn’t impressed with the fruit cake and isn’t impressed with Otis as he takes shots at the big man. He says Otis probably gave a cake to everyone in the locker room and someone even found a roach in one. Ziggler says Otis can’t possibly know anything about a woman like Rose. Ziggler puts the cake on the ground and stomps all over it. King Corbin walks up and needs to speak with Ziggler. They hurry off.
– Still to come, Corbin vs. Miz vs. Bryan in the main event. Back to commercial.
– We are back and Mustafa Ali says things didn’t go to plan in 2019. At Money in the Bank, he had the briefcase in his hand but he was stopped. Then he tried for the Intercontinental Title but he could not win. He was in some dark times but he will not stay in the dark. He will be in the light. He broke down barriers and shattered stereotypes about people who look like him. He will continue the chase and he will become a champion.
– Otis walks in the back and he sees what is left of the fruitcake. Otis looks around and then he feels sad.
Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz vs. Baron Corbin – Number 1 Contender Match for the Unviversal Title
Miz and Bryan go after Corbin and both men kick Corbin against the ropes. Corbin goes to the floor. Miz with a rollup for a near fall on Bryan. Miz with punches and an Irish whip. Bryan flips out of the corner and hits a suicide dive on Corbin. Miz is sent into the ring post and Bryan with a flying knee off the apron. Bryan is sent into the timekeeper’s area by Corbin. Corbin sends Miz into the ringside barrier. Corbin with a forearm to Miz but Miz with a jaw breaker and kick. Corbin with a knee and he sends Miz into the ring post. Baron slides to the floor and he clotheslines Bryan. Corbin with a choke breaker to Miz.
Corbin sends Bryan back into the ring and Bryan with punches. Corbin with a back elbow for a near fall. Corbin goes for a belly-to-back suplex but Bryan lands on his feet and he kicks Corbin. Miz with Reality Check to Corbin. Bryan kicks Corbin in the corner. Byran with a running drop kick into the corner and Miz with a running knee. Bryan and Miz with another series of kicks. Bryan is sent to the apron and Corbin gives Miz Deep Six. Bryan with a missile drop kick to Corbin.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Bryan with a sunset flip for a near fall. MIz and Bryan go back and forth with near falls. Miz with punches to Bryan and then he kicks Corbin. Miz with a DDT to Bryan. Miz kicks Corbin in the corner. Miz puts Corbin’s leg in the ropes and Miz knees the leg. Miz sets for the figure four leg lock and he locks it in. Bryan with a diving head butt to Corbin and Bryan gets a near fall while still in the figure four leg lock. Bryan rolls Miz over to reverse the figure four and he applies the LeBell Lock. Miz gets free and he breaks up the submission hold. Bryan chops Miz and Miz chops Bryan. They go back and forth.
Miz with punches and kicks. Miz kicks Bryan to the floor. Miz with punches to Corbin. Corbin escapes the Skull Crushing Finale and Corbin hits End of Days but Bryan breaks up the cover. Corbin grabs Bryan and sends him into teh corner. Bryan with a flying knee to Corbin. Ziggler super kicks Bryan and puts Corbin on top of Bryan. Roman Reigns pulls Baron out of the ring and sends him into the ring post. Roman with a Superman punch to Ziggler. Roman clotheslines Corbin into the crowd.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Miz with an Awesome Clothesline as we are told that Corbin and Roman have fought out of the building. Bryan stops Miz on the turnbuckles. Bryan with a superplex and he hangs on to the turnbuckles. Bryan stays on the turnbuckles and Miz crotches him. Miz with an atomic drop to the knee from the turnbuckles. Miz with kicks to the chest. Miz has a kick blocked and Bryan with a slap. Bryan with kicks of his own. Miz blocks a kick and hits a double knee strike to the lower leg.
Miz drives the knee into the mat and then he hits a KneeDT. Miz sets for the figure four leg lock but Bryan sends Miz to the apron. Miz comes off the ropes but Bryan with a butterfly suplex into an arm bar but Miz blocks it. Bryan goes for the LeBell Lock and Miz bites Bryan. Miz with a rollup for a near fall. Bryan with a round kick to the temple and both men are down. Bryan sets for the flying knee and Miz side steps it and Miz with a Skull Crushing Finale for a near fall. Miz with a figure four leg lock. Bryan tries to escape the hold and Miz rakes the eyes. Bryan goes for the LeBell Lock but Miz blocks it. Bryan with a partial Regal Lock and then Miz taps out.
Winner: Daniel Bryan
After the match, we go to the Firefly Funhouse and they congratulate Daniel on winning. Bray Wyatt tells Daniel he is looking good. You are going to have so much fun, but Bray says he doesn’t know if HE is quite done with you yet. Are you willing to do whatever it takes? Are you willing to let him in?
We go to credits.
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