Oct.4: SmackDown Live 20th anniversary.

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Aug 15, 2020

Retribution kicked off the show by attacking Big E and John Morrison:
Asuka won a battle royal to win a shot at Bayley's SmackDown women's championship
Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville agreed to a SummerSlam hair vs. hair match:
Sheamus def. Shorty G via pinfall:
AJ Styles introduced a new ranking system, received a challenger:
Gran Metalik def. Shinsuke Nakamura via pinfall:
Matt Riddle was attacked by King Corbin
Alexa Bliss addressed her involvement in the issues between Braun Strowman and The Fiend
Big E def. John Morrison via submission as Retribution attacked again:
Braun Strowman called out The Fiend, attacked Alexa Bliss:
 

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Aug 28, 2020
Roman Reigns alliance with Paul Heyman revealed in stunning twist.

Results.

Vince McMahon sends Adam Pearce on a mission:
Intercontinental Championship -- Jeff Hardy (c) def. Shinsuke Nakamura via pinfall to retain the title:
Sami Zayn made a surprise return, attacking Jeff Hardy:
Matt Riddle def. Shorty G via pinfall:
Bayley and Sasha Banks cut an in-ring promo:
Braun Strowman def. Drew Gulak via pinfall:
Cesaro def. Kalisto via pinfall:
Alexa Bliss showed some of the effects of having been with The Fiend:
Heavy Machinery & Big E def. Miz, John Morrison & Sheamus via pinfall:
Roman Reigns enlists an advocate:
 

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Sept 4, 2020

Coming into SmackDown, WWE fans knew that Roman Reigns would both address the crowd and learn who the first challenger would be for his universal championship. There was no way, however, to predict that Reigns would be lined up to face a member of his family at Clash of Champions on Sept. 27


Results.
Women's Tag Team Championship--
Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler def. Bayley & Sasha Banks via pinfall
Heavy Machinery def. The Miz & John Morrison via pinfall
Sami Zayn was the last man standing in a confrontation with Jeff Hardy and AJ Styles.
Bray Wyatt hosted a new edition of the Firefly Fun House.
 

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Sept 11, 2020

Reigns and Uso joined forces two weeks before they face off at the Clash of Champions pay-per-view


recaps and highlights of all the night's action.
. Roman Reigns and Jey Uso team up
. Jey Uso & Roman Reigns def. Sheamus & King Corbin via pinfall
. Bayley explains attack on Sasha Banks, gets new title challenger
. Nikki Cross def. Tamina, Lacey Evans & Alexa Bliss via pinfall
. Intercontinental Championship -- AJ Styles def. Jeff Hardy (c) via disqualification.
. Lucha House Party def. Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura via pinfall
. Otis def. John Morrison via pinfall
. Bray Wyatt introduced a new friend into the Firefly Fun House.
 

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Sept 18, 2020

Uneasy Roman Reigns and Jey Uso alliance, Bayley attacks Sasha Banks

Recaps and highlights of all the night's action.

.Tensions escalate between Roman Reigns and Jey Uso
.Roman Reigns & Jey Uso def. King Corbin & Sheamus via pinfall
.Bayley attacks Sasha Banks again
.Miz and John Morrison opened the show with The Dirt Sheet.
.Cesaro def. Gran Metalik via pinfall
.Nikki Cross def. Lacey Evans via pinfall
.AJ Styles def. Sami Zayn via pinfall
 

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Roman Reigns delivers chilling message to Jey Uso
Sept 18, 2020

Recaps and highlights of all the night's action.
.Sami Zayn def. AJ Styles & Jeff Hardy via pinfall
.Otis attacked John Morrison
.Bayley cut a promo about her plans for Nikki Cross at Clash of Champions.
.King Corbin def. Matt Riddle via pinfall
.Lacey Evans def. Alexa Bliss via disqualification.
 

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Roman Reigns and Jey Uso set up rematch for Hell in a Cell


Recaps and highlights of all the night's action.
. Jey Uso def. AJ Styles via pinfall
. Otis def. John Morrison via pinfa
. Sheamus def. Shorty G via pinfall
. Kevin Owens hosted Alexa Bliss on the KO Show.
. Lucha House Party & Matt Riddle def. King Corbin, Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura via pinfall
. Carmella was revealed as the woman in the last few weeks of vignettes
. Sasha Banks cut a brief promo on Bayley.
. Intercontinental Championship -- Sami Zayn (c) def. Jeff Hardy via pinfall to retain the title.
 

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Bittersweet night for New Day highlights night one of WWE Draft

Recaps and highlights of all the night's action.
. Big E def. Sheamus via pinfall
. SmackDown Tag Team Championship -- The New Day (Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston) def. Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura via pinfall to win the titles

. Two more Hell in a Cell matches announced
Roman Reigns revealed his Hell in a Cell stipulation for the upcoming pay-per-view.
SmackDown Women's Championship -- Sasha Banks def. Bayley (c) via disqualification
. In the first round of the WWE Draft, Raw selected Drew McIntyre, Asuka and The Hurt Business, while SmackDown selected Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins.
. In the second round of the WWE Draft, Raw drafted AJ Styles, Naomi, Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler, while SmackDown selected Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair.

. Matt Riddle & Jeff Hardy def. The Miz & John Morrison via pinfall
. In Round 3 of the WWE Draft, Raw drafted Ricochet, Mandy Rose and Miz & John Morrison, while SmackDown selected Jey Uso and Dominick & Rey Mysterio.
. In Round 4 of the WWE Draft, Raw selected The New Day, Dana Brooke and Angel Garza, while SmackDown drafted Big E and Otis.
. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt def. Kevin Owens via pinfall
 

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Roman Reigns defends title, delivers emotional plea to Jey Uso

Recaps and highlights of all the night's action.

. WWE Universal Championship -- Roman Reigns (c) def. Braun Strowman via submission
. Lars Sullivan def. Jeff Hardy via pinfall
. The New Day def. Cesaro, Shinsuke Nakamura & Sheamus via pinfal
. Seth Rollins found himself outnumbered by Daniel Bryan, Murphy and Rey & Dominik Mysterio.
. SmackDown Tag Team Championship -- The Street Profits (c) def. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode via disqualification
. Bayley refused to sign the contract for her Hell in a Cell match with Sasha Banks
 

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Roman Reigns raises the stakes for Jey Uso at Hell in a Cell

Recaps and highlights of all the night's action.

Daniel Bryan, Kevin Owens & The Street Profits def. Dolph Ziggler, Robert Roode, Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro via pinfall after Montez Ford hit Cesaro with a frog splash. The match stemmed from a "KO Show" segment where Owens pitched forming a tag team with Bryan. This brought out Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode, then The Street Profits and then Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura before a brawl broke out between the four teams, leading to an impromptu match.

Sami Zayn confronted Daniel Bryan backstage. Bryan had suggested that the intercontinental championship should be defended weekly on SmackDown, but Zayn said that as long as he is champion, he will continue to do things his own way.

Bianca Belair def. Zelina Vega via pinfall after hitting the KOD. This was a showcase match for Belair and she delivered her usual flurry of impressive offense before getting a fairly quick win.

Lars Sullivan def. Shorty G via pinfall after hitting the Freak Accident. Shorty G said he was trying to prove a point after not being selected in the WWE Draft. He was beat in short order. Shorty G was asked how he felt following the loss and simply said, "I quit." Later in the show, Shorty G said what he "quit" is being Shorty G and being a smiling punching bag. He then switched his name back to Chad Gable, thus ending the Shorty G era.

Bayley cut an in-ring promo stating that she did not, and would not, sign the contract to face Sasha Banks inside Hell in a Cell on Sunday, bringing "The Boss" to the ring carrying the contract. Banks told Bayley, "You better sign this," only for Bayley to try to hit her with a chair. Banks ducked the chair shot and grabbed Bayley's belt. As Bayley tried to take the title back, Banks attacked her before sticking the champion's head in the chair and forcing her to sign the contract.

The Miz defeated Otis in court after bribing Judge JBL. The courtroom segments also featured Ron Simmons as bailiff and Teddy Long as stenographer. JBL was about to find for Otis when Miz handed him a suitcase full of cash, leading JBL to announce that Otis would defend the Money in the Bank contract at Hell in a Cell.

Seth Rollins def. Murphy via pinfall after a Stomp. This was a very long match with solid momentum swings. Aalyah Mysterio was watching the match backstage and begged Rey and Dominik to help Murphy after the match when Rollins grabbed a kendo stick. They refused, so she stormed to the ring by herself, covering Murphy before Dominik came to the ring. Rollins then blindsided him before Rey hit the ring with a chair and chased off Rollins.

 

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Jey Uso acknowledges Roman Reigns as head of the table

Recaps and highlights of all the night's action.
Reigns and Uso opened the show in the ring, with Uso immediately telling Reigns that Reigns had not defeated him at Hell in a Cell, he simply used "the one person" who could make him quit when the champion locked Jey's brother Jimmy in a guillotine choke and refused to release the hold. Reigns again reminded Uso of the consequences of his loss, that he must fall in line or be kicked out of their family, stressing that every member of the extended family was backing him as champion and "head of the table." Uso broke down crying, yelling, "I hate you" repeatedly, but Reigns simply stated that Uso had until the end of the night to fall in line.

Survivor Series Qualifying Match -- Jey Uso def. Daniel Bryan via pinfall after an Uso Splash. Uso fought angry in the early going, clearly emotional from his situation with Reigns. After a Bryan comeback, Reigns' music hit and the universal champ made his way to ringside. The action continued, going back-and-forth, with Bryan eventually locking in the LeBell Lock before Uso was able to escape. Uso hit a superkick shortly after and an Uso Splash to pick up the victory. Reigns climbed into the ring after the match and Uso said, "You're the head of the table, alright? I'm with you." Reigns then turned and stared at Bryan and Uso delivered another superkick and splash to show his commitment to Reigns as he repeated, "I understand now. I love you too." Reigns pointed to Bryan and said, "Make him understand," so Uso dragged Bryan out of the ring, continuing to beat on him before driving him through an announce table with a splash from the top rope to the outside. Uso continued to batter Bryan as the show went off the air.
  • Survivor Series Qualifying Match -- Kevin Owens def. Dolph Ziggler via pinfall after a stunner. Robert Roode involved himself on the outside early, getting in a cheap shot on Owens. The referee caught on, however, and ejected Roode from ringside. Down the stretch, Owens countered a Ziggler superkick with one of his own before going for a pop-up powerbomb, but Ziggler countered into a fameasser for a near fall in a nice exchange. In the end, Owens was able to hit the stunner to pick up the victory and secure a place on Team SmackDown.
  • Lars Sullivan was interviewed by Corey Graves. Sullivan took issue with being called "a freak," recalling being made fun of in his youth before crying and making those same kids scream 20 minutes later. Now he wants to make the world his personal playground -- and personal hell on Earth.
  • Survivor Series Qualifying Match -- Bianca Belair def. Billie Kay and Natalya via pinfall after hitting Kay with the Kiss of Death. The match came about when the three women confronted Adam Pearce backstage, all claiming they should captain the women's team at Survivor Series. Pearce told them that they could settle things in the ring, with the winner earning a spot on the team. After a short match with some wild swings in momentum, Belair finished off Kay with the Kiss of Death.
  • The Street Profits def. Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro via pinfall when Montez Ford hit Nakamura with a frog splash. Before the match, the Profits cut a promo on Survivor Series opponents The New Day, promising to get the victory in their champions vs. champions bout.
  • Sasha Banks cut a promo on Bayley after beating her for the SmackDown women's championship at Hell in a Cell. Banks said that she realized when Bayley turned on her, it wasn't their team that was unstoppable, it was her. Bayley cut off the promo, pointing out that everyone knows Banks can win a championship, but she's never been able to hold on to one. Finally, Bayley threw down the challenge for a title rematch on next week's SmackDown.
 

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Sasha Banks defends title, Roman Reigns lays down the law

Recaps and highlights of all the night's action.
. SmackDown Women's Championship -- Sasha Banks (c) def. Bayley via submission
. Jey Uso def. Kevin Owens via pinfall
. Survivor Series Qualifying Match -- King Corbin def. Rey Mysterio via pinfall
. Survivor Series Qualifying Match -- Ruby Riott def. Natalya and Zelina Vega via submission
. The Street Profits tried to pump Big E for a scouting report on New Day.
. Survivor Series Qualifying Match -- Seth Rollins def. Otis via pinfall
. Lars Sullivan huffed and puffed through another interview.
 

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Drew McIntyre invades Roman Reigns' island

Recaps and highlights of all the night's action.
Rey Mysterio def. Seth Rollins via pinfall in a No Holds Barred Match
Intercontinental Championship -- Sami Zayn (c) def. Apollo Crews via count out to retain the title
Carmella attacked Sasha Banks for the second week in a row.
Otis def. Dolph Ziggler via pinfall
Chad Gable offered Otis a chance to be mentored.
Survivor Series Qualifying Match -- Liv Morgan def. Natalya, Tamina and Chelsea Green via pinfall
The Street Profits and Big E traded insults backstage.
 

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Roman Reigns, Drew McIntyre, Asuka, Sasha Banks and other champions all addressed their upcoming matches

Recaps and highlights of all the night's action.
. The New Day & The Street Profits def. Robert Roode, Dolph Ziggler, King Corbin & Sami Zayn via pinfall
. Daniel Bryan was backstage when Zayn walked into his interview
. Adam Pearce announced that Otis and Bayley had been chosen members of their respective teams for . . . . SmackDown at Survivor Series.
. Survivor Series Qualifying Match -- Natalya def. Tamina via submission
. Carmella attacked Sasha Banks for the third straight week
. Daniel Bryan def. Jey Uso via pinfal
 

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Owens made a statement with a beating of Jey Uso to set up a potential showdown with Reigns

Recaps and highlights of all the night's action.

. Sami Zayn def. Daniel Bryan via count-out.
. Kevin Owens def. Jey Uso via disqualification
. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode def. The Street Profits via pinfall
. Bianca Belair def. Natalya via pinfall
. Murphy def. King Corbin via pinfall
. Sami Zayn was confronted by Big E.
. Sasha Banks attacked Carmella after a promo.
 

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Reigns ended the show standing tall after a brutal assault on Owens


Recaps and highlights of all the night's action.
. The show opened with a 10-bell salute to Pat Patterson
. Natalya def. Bayley via submission
. Daniel Bryan, Rey Mysterio & Big E def. Sami Zayn, Dolph Ziggler & Shinsuke Nakamura via pinfall
. Carmella and Sasha Banks were interviewed at the same time from different locations.
King Corbin def. Murphy via pinfall
 

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Carmella assaults Sasha Banks, Roman Reigns destroys Kevin Owens

Recaps and highlights of all the night's action.
Roman Reigns delivers another harsh message to Kevin Owens
Dolph Ziggler def. Montez Ford via pinfall
Sami Zayn def. Big E via count out.
The Riott Squad def. Natalya & Billie Kay via pinfall
Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura def. Otis and Chad Gable via pinfall

King Corbin was interviewed backstage
 

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Owens suffered repeated beatings but wouldn't back down from the universal champion


Recaps and highlights of all the night's action.
. SmackDown Tag Team Championship -- Street Profits (c) def. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode to retain the titles.
. Riott Squad def. Billie Kay & Tamina via pinfall
. Carmella hosted a "champagne tasting
. Otis def. Shinsuke Nakamura via pinfall
. Sami Zayn hosted the Sami Awards
. Bayley def. Bianca Belair via pinfall
 

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Three titles were on the line during a special holiday edition of WWE's signature TV program.

Recaps and highlights of all the night's action.

Universal Championship – Roman Reigns (c) vs. Kevin Owens (Steel Cage Match):
Women's Tag Team Championship – Asuka & Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Bayley & Carmella vs. Sasha Banks & Bianca Belair (Elimination Match):
Bryan def. Uso via pinfall
Big E def. Zayn (c) via pinfall to win the title
 
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