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Friday Night SmackDown kicked off with the announcement that a new face would be added to the FireFly Fun House tonight. Roman Reigns came out to the ring to talk about Thanksgiving and congratulated his teammates for picking up the win at Survivor Series.
Roman called Corbin out and they got into a slight quarrel and Corbin refused to face Reigns, sending Robert Roode to do his bidding instead.
Segment rating: C
Roman Reigns vs. Robert Roode
Corbin and Ziggler were at ringside and the latter ran a distraction giving Roode the upper hand early on, but not for long. Roman dumped Roode outside and hit the drive-by before scaring away Corbin. Ziggler got involved again and Roode sent Reigns into the announce table.
Roman hit a sit-up powerbomb after taking a blockbuster but only got a near fall. Roode took a Superman Punch and still managed to kick out. Roode attacked Reigns with Corbin's scepter but Reigns was too quick and hit a spear for the win.
Result: Roman Reigns def. Robert Roode
Ziggler attacked Reigns after the match but took a Samoan Drop before Corbin was sent into the post. Roode attacked Reigns with the scepter again and then set up a steel chair with Reigns' head on top of it.
Roode missed and took a Superman Punch before being put through the barricade thanks to a spear. Reigns tossed the announcer's chairs at Roode before hitting Ziggler with the steel steps. He then toppled the entire announce desk onto Roode and walked out.
Match rating: A
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Bray Wyatt was back with his FireFly Fun House and teased a Fiend themed title belt. He then said that he was willing to face Daniel Bryan again for the Universal title.
Sheamus announced his return to SmackDown in a short promo.
Mustafa Ali vs. Drew Gulak
Ali started off strong but was slowed down by Gulak. Drew went for some submission moves but Ali fought him off and hit the 450 Splash for the win.
Result: Mustafa Ali def. Drew Gulak
Match rating: C
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Sasha Banks and Bayley were out to address the locker room and said that their loss at Survivor Series was due to their teammates being awful.
They called out Lacey Evans who came out to defend herself and call herself the leader of the locker room. She hit Sasha with the Woman's Right and Bayley stood and watched.
Segment rating: B
Daniel Bryan was backstage and we saw Wyatt celebrating Thanksgiving dinner with his 'friends'. He then gave us a kooky story about Thanksgiving before doing the 'muscle man dance'. Bryan saw the whole thing on a tv and said nothing.
Sonya Deville vs. Nikki Cross
Mandy said Nikki looked like a 'cold plate of thanksgiving dinner' before the match started, whatever that meant. Cross picked up a quick victory over DeVille before she was attacked by Mandy and Sonya.
Alexa Bliss made her WWE return and took out the attackers before hitting a DDT combo on Mandy with the help of Nikki.
Match result: Nikki Cross def. Sonya Deville
Match rating: B
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Backstage, The Miz was still worried for Daniel and advised him not to face Bray again. Bryan gave The Miz the death stare and sent him off.
Dana Brooke and Drake Maverick were having a 'moment' when Elias interrupted them and announced that he was back for Christmas!
The New Day were out next and to celebrate Black Friday, put out an open challenge for the SmackDown Tag Team titles. Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro came out and Sami Zayn got on the mic to diss Black Friday and take the challenge.
The New Day (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro - SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match]
Kofi Kingston and Shinsuke faced each other first and Kingston landed on his feet after being hit with the Monkey Toss. Nakamura hit Kingston with a knee to the gut before he and Cesaro double-teamed Kofi in the corner.
Big E tagged in and was hit with a big kick but he reversed the Equalizer. The New Day hit a combined move on Nakamura but Cesaro broke the pin. Zayn was sent backstage and Kofi hit the Trouble in Paradise on Cesaro for the win.
Result: The New Day def. Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro to retain the SmackDown Tag Team Championship
Match rating: B
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Daniel Bryan was out next and said that the fans changed his mind. He said they brought the Yes movement back to life. Bryan Chanted 'YES YES YES' before Bray Wyatt came on the screen and was about to introduce his new friend when the lights went out.
The Fiend appeared from under the ring and hit the Mandible Claw and pulled him under the ring before resurfacing with fistfuls of hair.
Segment rating: A
Episode rating: A
Three huge returns and three appearances from Bray Wyatt made this an exciting episode even though some of the matches were lackluster.
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