WWE SmackDown Pittsburgh, PA, December 9, 2022
The commentators are Michael Cole and Wade Barrett.
– WWE Friday Night SmackDown kicks off with the commentators welcoming us.
The Brawling Brutes make their entrance for the match once morest The Usos.
– Michael Cole announces that Matt Riddle will be out for 6 weeks following Solo Sikoa’s attack on RAW.
WWE Tag Team Championship
Brawling Brutes (Sheamus & Butch) (accompanied by Ridge Holland) vs. The Usos (Jimmy & Jey) ©
At the end of the match, Butch wants to make his Bitter End on one of the Usos but the champions make their 1D on Butch for the pinfall victory.
Gagnants: The Usos
– Backstage, Kurt Angle is walking with Gable Steveson and they bump into Braun Strowman. The three of them chat for a few moments.
– Commentators recall that John Cena will be present during the last SmackDown of the year, on December 30.
– LA Knight enters and takes a microphone. He tells us that week following week, Bray Wyatt claims he didn’t attack him but that’s not true. How does he know it’s Wyatt? Let’s look at the pictures. A video of LA Knight being interviewed is broadcast, we see a mask in the background. A video of Uncle Howdy cuts him saying he deserves to be punished. LA Knight says he’s going to get him backstage.
– In an interview recorded earlier in the evening, Cathy Kelley is with the Legado Del Fantasma when suddenly… Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler leave Shotzi who appears to have been attacked next to a car!
– Backstage, Megan Morant is with Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler. She says we just saw Shotzi crying in pain on the floor. Maybe she just fell and or maybe she’s just unlucky. Liv Morgan and Tegan Nox show up. Morgan tells Rousey and Baszler that they beat everyone…except them!
– It is announced that Roman Reigns will return to SmackDown next week.
– Zelina Vega is at the commentary table for the next game.
Legado Del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde & Cruz del Toro) (acc par Santos Escobar) vs Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar) (acc par Valhalla)
At the end of the match, the music of Hit Row plays and B-Fab arrives on the stage with a chair and sits down. Meanwhile, Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla attack the Legado Del Fantasma from behind! The referee ends the match.
Winners: Legado Del Fantasma by DQ
– The fight continues following the match with Hit Row celebrating in the ring at the end.
– Backstage, LA Knight walks in and comes across a Bray Wyatt t-shirt in the locker room. The lights go out and Knight turns on his phone light…then comes across a masked Bray Wyatt!
– Behind the scenes, Kurt Angle celebrates his birthday with several people including Jason Jordan, his “son”.
– A video is released of Gunther’s title defense once morest Ricochet next week.
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