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Kevin Owens kicked off SmackDown after the beating he got last week, and addressed Roman Reigns, calling him a coward and taking shots at his family. He tried to taunt Roman into coming out to the ring before Paul Heyman came on the Titantron to threaten him on Reigns' behalf. Owens finally gave up and said 'if Roman won't come to him, he shall go to Roman', as he stormed off backstage.
Back after a break, Adam Pearce was trying to stop Owens from getting to Roman but as KO walked up to Reigns' locker, we heard the Universal Champ's music hit and Reigns and Heyman walked out to the SmackDown ring. Roman got on the mic and said that he was only doing what he had to do to stay on top and that he wasn't a bad guy.
Reigns gave Owens the same offer he gave Jey Uso before their match - apologize and acknowledge that Roman as the Tribal Cheif of his family and Roman would let Owens go.
Owens ran up to the ring but before he could get to Roman, Uso attacked him from behind. Together, Roman and Uso destroyed Owens and the officials had to try and separate them.
Backstage on SmackDown, we heard Roman tell Uso to 'end Owens' and 'take him out'.
The Street Profits (c) vs. Robert Roode & Dolph Ziggler - SmackDown Tag Team Title match
Dawkins and Roode kicked us off on SmackDown but the tags were made early and the champ hit double dropkicks on their opponents before Ford took control of the match.
Ziggler tried to get a Suplex in but failed before Ford was dropped from the top rope by Roode and hit the barricades outside as we headed for commercials.
Back to the match, Ford was taking a beating but managed to kick out of a pin.
The Street Profits (c) vs. Robert Roode & Dolph Ziggler - SmackDown Tag Team Title match (contd...)
Ziggler was in control but Ford managed to counter a double-team move and sent him outside before making the tag on SmackDown. Dawkins came in strong and took out the challengers before getting a near fall on Roode.
Dawkins countered the Glorious DDT but Ziggler hit the Famouser. Dawkins recovered and hit the anointment and Ford followed with the Frogsplash but hurt himself. Roode and Ford were trading rollups when Ford walked away with the win on SmackDown after getting a sneaky pin.
Result: The Street Profits def. Rober Roode & Dolph Ziggler to retain the SmackDown Tag Team Titles
Roode & Ziggler got into a shouting match with the referee after the bout who eventually threatened to suspend them before they backed off.
Match rating: B
Backstage on SmackDown, Pearce was trying to convince Owens to wait until Sunday before going after Roman when Uso attacked KO from behind with a steel chair, yelling at him to give up and stay down.
Still backstage on SmackDown, Bianca Belair gave a short interview on how she expected to beat Bailey before heading to the ring where The Riott Squad was waiting for their opponents.
The Riott Squad vs. Tamina & Billie Kay on SmackDown
Tamina and Morgan kicked off the match and Morgan was in trouble early on before Ruby tagged in and got some offense in. Tamina hit a Samoan Drop after Kay sneaked in a tag and Morgan broke the following pin on SmackDown.
The Riott Squad dropped Tamina from the apron and went after Kay in the ring. The Riott Squad picked up the win with a missile dropkick/reverse STO combination on Billie Kay.
Result: The Riott Squad def. Tamina & Billie Kay
Match rating: C
Carmella was out next to make a toast and said that Sasha Banks was weak, not physically but mentally. She added that Banks disqualified herself last week so she didn't lose and that Carmella will be walking out of TLC with the SmackDown Women's Championship.
Sasha Banks' music hit and Carmella's assistant went to stop her but Banks came in from behind the ring and threw a champagne glass at her before Carmella broke another bottle on her back in the following struggle, taking out the Boss.
Owens was recovering in the trainer's room on SmackDown from the attacks from earlier when Uso assaulted him once more.
Otis vs. Shinsuke Nakamura on SmackDown
Otis took a bit of offense as the match started and managed to shrug it off before hitting a huge splash in the corner. He was going for the caterpillar when Chad Gable stopped him and told him to finish with a suplex on SmackDown.
Nakamura nearly pinned Otis with a rollup but The Blue Collar Brawler kicked out and hit a suplex before going for the splash. Otis picked up the win regardless of Gable's little distraction.
Result: Otis def. Shinsuke Nakamura
Match rating: C
Sami Zayn was getting ready for his award show when Big E sneaked up and did an evil laugh.
Backstage, Gable told Otis that he should have hit the caterpillar. "Don't do what I say.", he told Otis, "Do what I mean".
The Sami Awards kicked off with a small tribute to, you guessed it, Sami Zayn. The first award was for Comeback of the Year and it was won by, well, Sami Zayn.
Next up was Match of the Year and that too was won by Sami for his Clash of Champions win. We headed for our next award, Superstar of the Year and it was Big E! Sami was furious for having the award stolen from him and Big E took him out before smashing the award and walking off on SmackDown.
Bayley vs. Bianca Belair on SmackDown
Belair was dominating early on before Bayley used the ropes to take her down. Belair hit dropkick but Bayley took her down on the apron and drove her into the barricades.
We returned to SmackDown after commercials and Bayley called herself the ER of WWE before Belair took back control of the ring. Belair hit a vertical suplex and took her out with a springboard moonsault before hitting backbreakers.
Belair hit a Suplex before Bayley went for a pin using the ropes but nearly got caught in a rollup. Belair went for a powerbomb but Bayley apparently raked her eyes to get out and hit a Rose Plant to get the win on SmackDown.
Result: Bayley def. Bianca Belair
Match rating: A
Roman Reigns was back out with Uso and Heyman to hand over the title so it can be hung up for TLC before we headed for another break. Back on SmackDown, Reigns started talking about the island of relevancy and the 'opportunity' he was offering Owens.
KO walked out to everyone's surprise and attacked Uso and then Roman with a steel chair. Uso ran back in the ring and superkicked him before Roman smashed him with a Steel Chair.
Uso went and got two tables and set them up in the ring while Reigns was pounding away with the chair. Jey speared Owens through one of the tables and set the other before Roman hit a Samoan Drop through it.
Reigns literally buried Owens with the broken tables and added some ladders and chairs on him for good measure before walking out on SmackDown.
Backtage, Roman saw Owens get up after all that and call him out in the ring as he walked out. Kevin declared he will get the title on Sunday at TLC or 'die trying' as SmackDown came to a close.
Episode rating: B
The go-home show this week on SmackDown was a bit mellowed down. Owens and Reigns' promos were impressive but that was about it. Bayley had a good match while Banks and Carmella's feud continued. Otis is still getting questionable training from Gable while the Street Profits retained ahead of Sunday's PPV.
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