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Randy Orton kicked off SmackDown Live and called Kofi Kingston a fool and a coward. He was going off about how Kofi let his family down when Kofi hit a Trouble in Paradise on Randy out of nowhere and then went out to get a steel chair. Dash Wilder ran to the ring followed by Dawson but both were decimated with the steel chair. Randy ran away and so did the Revival and the short intro segment was over.
Segment rating: A
Andrade vs. Apollo Crews - King of the Ring: Round 1
Crews came out swinging as the bell rang and dominated the first moments of the match. Apollo reversed the Hammerlock DDT and got a near fall. Cien went for a springboard but Apollo caught him in mid-air with a dropkick.
Crews hit a standing Shooting Star press and got another near fall. Vega interfered and Andrade got a huge back elbow followed by the Hammerlock DDT for the three-count
Result: Andrade def. Apollo Crews and moved on to round two
Match rating: A
Kevin Owens was summoned to Shane McMahon's office and Shane asked Kevin what was on his mind. KO told him that he reacted badly to being fined $100,000 and said, "Man to man, father to father, I wish you'd reconsider". Shane just said that he will think about reconsidering.
Daniel Bryan and Rowan were escorting a person in a black hood who was likely the suspect for the attacks on Roman Reigns. Meanwhile, Elias foiled Drake Maverick's plans of sneaking up on him and pinning him for the 24/7 title and showed him a letter from Shane that declared that the rules for the title were to be suspended until the end of the night so Elias could focus on the King of the Ring tournament.
A Moment of Bliss with special guest, Charlotte
Alexa Bliss admitted that Charlotte had asked her to include her in the show. Charlotte came out and claimed that Bayley wasn't the face of the SmackDown Women's division, instead it was Flair. Bayley came out to respond to the ragging from the former champ. Flair challenged Bayley to a title match at Clash of Champions and Bayley accepted, before knocking over Charlotte's chair with her in it, symbolizing a fall from grace.
Segment rating: B
Roman met up with Buddy Murphy in the locker room yet again and asked him about the first night of the attacks. Murphy said he thinks it is Rowan and he is not fully sure about it. Roman threatened him saying if he is lying, he will be in for another beatdown from The Big Dog.
Daniel Bryan got on the mic as the match was about to start and called Murphy a liar and insinuated that he was involved in the attacks as well as the unnamed culprit.
Buddy Murphy vs. Daniel Bryan - King of the Ring: Round 1
Buddy Murphy came out with a knee strike and took control early but Daniel Bryan was too quick to be taken off-guard for long. We returned from commercials to see Murphy in control again. Bryan quickly locked in the Labelle and Murphy found the ropes with his foot. Bryan told him to stay down and kept kicking his opponent. Daniel caught Murphy with an upside-down Dropkick and then a Belly to Back Superplex.
Byan hit some more kicks but Murphy hit a running powerbomb and got a near fall. Murphy got a knee strike and a Brainbuster for another near fall. Rowan was on the apron and Murphy hit a superkick to him. Buddy hit the Murphy's Law and got the big win over Bryan.
Result: Buddy Murphy def. Daniel Bryan
Match rating: A
Backstage, Murphy was getting ready for an interview when Rowan and Bryan attacked him and had to be broken up by the officials.
The Revival came out and challenged The New Day to a tag title match. Heavy Machinery came out instead and things got interesting as their match began.
The Revival vs. Heavy Machinery
Tucker and Dash Wilder kicked us off and The Revival was in trouble right out of the gate. Heavy Machinery hit simultaneous suplexes on both opponents as we headed for commercials. We returned to see Wilder in control and kept Tucker from making the tag while Dawson missed a top rope move.
Otis tagged in and took out Wilder. He did the Caterpillar and Dawson interrupted the Compactor. In the commotion, Wilder got the rollup and the thee-count.
Result: The Revival def. Heavy Machinery
Match rating: C
Chad Gable was being interviewed backstage and Shelton Benjamin was seen sneakily putting up a "You must be this tall to participate in the King of the Ring Tournament" sign on Gable's locker room door. Gable didn't find it funny.
Miz TV with special guest Sami Zayn
Miz TV kicked off with Sami Zayn and The Miz accused him of losing every match lately. Sami went on a rant about altruism and doing what was right. He said there were many Superstars who needed his help and when Miz asked who, he introduced Shinsuke Nakamura who came out to the ring.
When Miz asked how Sami could help Shinsuke and Zayn said that they understood each other from day one in the WWE and since he couldn't express himself well in English, Sami would be the intermediary.
Nakamura attacked The Miz and hit the Kinshasa and knocked out the host of the show. Nakamura hit another Kinshasa and that was it.
Segment rating: B
Still to come, was the King of the Ring Round 1 match between Elias and Kevin owens, our main event of the night as well as the big reveal from Daniel Bryan.
We saw Bryan talk to his mystery captive before Shane called Kevin Owens back and made him apologise for hurting a WWE official. Shane waived the fine but said that if he ever hurt an official again, he would be instantly fired.
Elias vs. Kevin Owens - King of the Ring: Round 1
Kevin Owens sent Elias outside early on and hit a German Suplex followed by a cannonball in the ring. Shane McMahon came out mid-match and the match continued as Elias hit a big knee strike on KO. Elias caught Owens in the corner and continued the assault, following up with a powerslam.
Elias hit a spin-out powerbomb and things looked dire for KO. Owens hit the senton and Elias got his knees up high, hurting Owens badly. Ko hit a cannonball on the outside and Shane interrupted, stepping in as guest referee. Owens went for a stunner but Elias pushed him away, almost sending him into Shane. Elias got a rollup off the distraction and got the win.
Result: Elias def. Kevin Owens to progress into the second round
Match rating: A
Daniel Bryan was with his prisoner and Roman came in, demanding to know what was going on. Bryan removed the hood from his prisoner and it turned out to be a Rowan lookalike!
Episode rating: B
Overall a decent episode with some great segments and a big twist at the end.
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