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Roman Reigns kicked off the SmackDown after Payback and Paul Heyman was in the ring with him. Heyman said he didn't corrupt Roman, Reigns corrupted him. The Universal champ stared angrily at the camera while Heyman went on about Roman being better than everyone else on the roster.
He said that there will be a Fatal Four-Way match to determine who will be the next to be slaughtered by Roman at Clash of Champions. Reigns got on the mic to gloat and reminded how he was right about walking out of Payback as champion. Roman said this was his island and he was ready to face anyone.
Backstage on SmackDown, Jey Uso ran into Roman but Reigns hurried off before Jey could say anything.
Heavy Machinery vs. Miz & Morrison on SmackDown
Tucker was in the ring with Morrison and he was dominating early on before tagging in Otis who tackled Morrison into oblivion. Miz came in and was tossed over the ropes by Tucker before we headed to commercials on SmackDown.
Back to the match, Miz was taking a beating from Tucker before Otis came in and slammed Miz into the mat before taking a kick from Morrison. Otis tossed Morrison outside where Morrison delivered a spinning neckbreaker to Tucker.
Otis hit a splash and went for the caterpillar elbow drop on Miz and got the pin off a splash from the middle rope.
Result: Heavy Machinery def. Miz & Morrison
Morrison stole Otis' Money in the Bank contract and ran away after the match.
Match rating: B
Backstage on SmackDown, Big E was excited about Xavier Woods' birthday and had a cake ready as he went to the parking lot to greet him. Sheamus attacked him instead and hit a Brogue Kick, knocking him out and then slammed his head on the hood of a car.
Sheamus finished Big E off on SmackDown with a White Noise on the windshield, smashing it, before officials came in to check on Big E.
Big E was being looked at by the EMT and was about to be sent to a medical facility while Sheamus was gloating while saying that he was 'defending himself'. He was sure it would be a triple threat match now for the No.1 Contender's spot.
Backstage on SmackDown, Sasha Banks and Bayley were looking forward to getting their tag team titles back.
Adam Pierce said that Big E will not be able to perform tonight and they are looking for a replacement in the Fatal Four-Way when Paul Heyman called him away on SmackDown.
Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax (c) vs. Sasha Banks & Bayley - Women's Tag Team championship match on SmackDown
Jax and Baszler were arguing about who would go first when Banks and Bayley attacked them. They were soon overpowered by the champs and were driven into the barricades before being ragdolled at ringside. We returned to SmackDown after a break to see Nia Jax toss Bayley around the ring.
Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax (c) vs. Sasha Banks & Bayley - Women's Tag Team championship match on SmackDown (contd...)
Baszler was tagged in and was focusing on Bayley's shoulder. Jax came back in and Sasha distracted Nia and the referee, allowing Bayley to flee and make the tag on SmackDown.
Banks had Nia in her corner and hit a Meteora but Nia kicked out. Bayley and Banks hit a double team move allowing Banks to drop Nia from the apron before getting a nearfall on Shayna.
Banks went for a knee strike on the apron and went right into the ringpost, injuring her knee. Baszler caught Banks who was legal and worked on the injured knee. Bayley hit the Belly to Bayley and Banks locked in the Banks Statement but Nia broke it up.
Jax was tagged in and she was rolled up off a counter by Banks. Nia recovered and climbed to the top with Banks. Bayley rescued Banks but hit a splash on both women and got the double pin on SmackDown.
Result: Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax def. Sasha Banks & Bayley to retain the Women's Tag Team championships
Match rating: A
Banks was still in the ring when we came back to SmackDown after a break and Bayley was helping her up after she pushed all the medical staff away. Bayley suddenly attacked Sasha and drove her injured leg into the steel steps before tossing her into the barricades and ringposts.
Bayley tossed Banks in the ring and attacked her knee before getting a steel chair. Bayley set up the chair on Banks' leg and kicked it and then kept hitting her. She set Banks' head inside the steel chair and stomped on it after jumping from the top rope.
Bayley smiled and mumbled something before SmackDown headed for another break.
Back on SmackDown, Sasha was being put on an ambulance in the arena parking lot.
Sami Zayn was out on SmackDown and still claimed to be the real Intercontinental Champ. Zayn got really mad at the production crew because they didn't mention that he was champion. He wanted to do his entrance once more but Jeff Hardy, the real Intercontinental champion interrupted him.
Sami and Jeff were arguing in the ring when AJ Styles came out. Styles wanted a shot at the title as well and attacked Jeff. Sami was helping AJ but Styles turned on him. Jeff recovered and took AJ out before Sami hit the Helluva kick on him and ran away on SmackDown.
Heavy Machinery were backstage on SmackDown and Otis revealed that the briefcase Morrison stole was not the one with the Money in the Bank contract, it was just his lunchbox.
Roman Reigns was backstage before the main event on SmackDown and Jey Uso thanked him for adding him to the fatal four-way main event.
Corbin and Riddle got into a fight before the main event Fatal Four-way match even began and Sheamus came out to join them. The three of them headed to the ring as Jey Uso joined them and the match had still not begun as we headed for commercials.
We returned for a short FireFly Funhouse and Wyat teased a 'brand new friend' for next week.
Alexa Bliss apologised to Nikki for attacking her but left before Cross could speak.
Matt Riddle vs. Baron Corbin vs. Jey Uso vs. Sheamus - Fatal Four-Way match to determine the No.1 Contender for the Universal title on SmackDown
Uso got a superkick in early on SmackDown and sent Corbin outside before Sheamus cleared the ring. Corbin and Sheamus were decimating Riddle in the ring before Uso broke up Corbin's pin attempt. Sheamus and Corbin were working on Riddle and Jey respectively before Sheamus turned on Corbin.
Riddle was back in after a break on SmackDown and almost pinned Sheamus off an Exploder Suplex before locking in the triangle. Sheamus recovered and locked in the cloverleaf but Uso broke it up. Jey superkicked all three men in the ring before wiping out Sheamus and Riddle who had allied against Corbin.
King Corbin took the Brogue Kick and Sheamus took the Floating Bro but Uso came in with the Splash on Riddle and got the win on SmackDown.
Result: Jey Uso won the Fatal Four-Way match and is the No.1 Contender for the Universal title
Jey was excited about the win and was ready to face his cousin Roman Reigns at Clash of Champions!
Match rating: A+
Episode rating: A
Tonight's SmackDown was had a lot of things happening; Bayley turned on Banks and Big E was taken out before his big match. Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman made a statement while Baszler and Jax had their first title defense.
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