Post by Slade on Dec 26, 2020 7:24:16 GMT -5
Date: December 18, 2020
From: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan
Commentary Team: Michael Cole, Tony Schiavone and Paul Heyman
Ring Announcer: Lillian Garcia
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ANGELICO vs. WALTER
WALTER has his first match since the relaunch of the WWE and he makes it count. WALTER brutalizes Angelico with chops and just throws his weight around. Jack Evans tries to cause a distraction to help his tag team partner out, but Angelico doesn’t get much mileage out of it. In the end, WALTER levels Angelico with a chop so vicious it spins him head over heels and then drops him with a ripchord lariat for the win. (5:11)
After the match ends, WALTER grabs a mic and says that this is am example of a typical day in the ring for him. If he likes you, this is as bad as it gets. If he doesn’t, it gets much worse. Hulk Hogan should think twice before running his mouth about him because if he isn’t careful, he’ll end up like Roman Reigns.
Winner: WALTER
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AMERICAN ALPHA vs. THE MIZ & MORRISON
Gable and Jordan execute Grand Amplitude on The Miz. Morrison breaks it up with a springboard elbow drop to Gable. Jordan tries to take Morrison out, but he back body drops Jordan to the floor. Gable dropkicks him in the back to send him out of the ring. When he goes back to grab The Miz, he gets pulled into a small package pin. The Miz reaches out with a hand to add leverage by grabbing onto the bottom rope and holds Gable down for a 3-count. Gable complains to the referee, but the decision stands. (14:45)
Winners: The Miz & John Morrison
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Jonathan Coachman is standing by at our Smackdown interview set with Rhea Ripley and Jazz. Both women express their frustration at not winning last week’s main event and earning a title shot opportunity against MUW Women’s World Champion Asuka. They say that tonight, they will get their revenge against both Bellas when they team up to take them on in tag team competition.
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TOMMASO CIAMPA vs. ALEXANDER WOLFE
Wolfe misses an elbow drop off the second rope and Ciampa gives him a lungblower. This is the beginning of a rally that culminates with Wolfe receiving Project Ciampa. Marcel Barthel pulls the referee out of the ring on the pinfall count so Ciampa slingshots over the top rope and takes him down with a plancha. Fabian Aichner shows up and knocks Ciampa down with a clothesline as Wolfe distracts the referee. Johnny Gargano comes out to help his partner out and when Wolfe exits the ring and starts to fight, AJ Styles shows up. Wolfe sends Ciampa back into the ring, but when he climbs onto the apron to try to enter, Ciampa grabs him and gives him the Willow’s Bell DDT and then pins him for the win. (8:34)
Winners: Tommaso Ciampa
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BUBBA RAY DUDLEY vs. TED DIBIASE
Bubba Ray takes the early advantage. He has it so easy that he pins DiBiase for a long 2-count in the third minute of the match. DiBiase leaves the ring to go for a walk. He either looks like he’s giving up or faking it. Either way, when Bubba comes after him, DiBiase rakes his eyes and then whips him into the steps. This turns the tide in his favour. DiBiase slowly works over his opponent, cheating along the way to snuff out any attempt at a comeback. He can’t stop them all, and Bubba rallies to the point where he is ready to try for the Bubba Bomb. He applies the full nelson, but DiBiase scrambles to his leg between the ropes. Right after Bubba breaks off, DiBiase clips his knee. He does this a few times before pouncing on him for the Million Dollar Dream. (10:14)
Winner: Ted DiBiase
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Jonathan Coachman is backstage with Dominik Dijakovic to get his comments on his WWE Universal Championship tournament match next week, making a point to ask him how he feels about the fact that an opponent has yet to be announced for this match. Dijakovic is very confident, saying that it doesn’t matter who his opponent is because he can defeat anyone. Feast your eyes on him because he is the athlete everyone should be watching.
Ted DiBiase walks in and tells Coachman it is time for him to be interviewed about winning his match. Dijakovic takes offense to being interrupted. DiBiase pulls some $100 bills out of his tights and tries to hand them over to Dijakovic, telling him that his interview is over and this is now the Million Dollar Man’s time. Dijakovic refuses to take the money, so DiBiase forces the money into his hands. Dijakovic throws it back in his face. DiBiase looks unhappy and tells him that he can expect to lose next week. Dijakovic asks why and DiBiase says he knows who his opponent will be and he’s going to send Dijakovic straight to hell.
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RHEA RIPLEY & JAZZ vs. THE BELLA TWINS
Ripley and Jazz isolate Brie Bella and give her a large beating. Brie tags out and Nikki doesn’t fare much better until Brie buries a knee in Ripley’s kidneys as she’s running the ropes. The move is not seen by the referee. Nikki and Brie make constant tags and work the referee’s 5-count to perfection in order to double team Ripley as much as possible. When Nikki lifts Ripley onto her shoulders, Ripley gets down and gives her a jawbreaker and then tags out. Jazz gets the hot tag and takes it to Nikki and Brie until she gets popped in the mouth by a punch from Brie, who then slips what appears to be brassknuckles into her trunks. She pretends to struggle to get to her corner to tag in Nikki, who comes in and gives Jazz the Rack Attack. She pins Jazz for the win. The Bellas leave the ring to celebrate as a frustrated Rhea Ripley gives Jazz a running big boot and the Riptide. (12:20)
Winners: The Bella Twins
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Our cameras catch up with #DIY who knock on a dressing room door. AJ Styles opens the door. Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa thank him for the help. They fully expect an attempt at getting payback by Imperium so they form a pact to watch each other’s backs against a common enemy.
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HULK HOGAN vs. FABIAN AICHNER
Fabian Aichner is surprisingly in control of large parts of this match. It helps that the rest of Imperium has joined him at ringside. Marcel Barthel, Alexander Wolfe, and WALTER are a constant threat and distraction to Hulk Hogan. Aichner executes a double springboard moonsault and pins for what he thinks will be the win, but Hogan kicks out and hulks up. Aichner throws punches as Hogan gets up from his knees but none of them affect him. Hogan finally catches his foot, wags his finger and starts the come back. He hits a suplex, atomic drop, bodyslam, and some elbow drops, with punches thrown in between each move. A whip to the ropes, big boot and then a patented running leg drop are all it takes to complete the comeback and get the win. As soon as Hogan gets up and the referee grabs his hand to raise it, Hogan is knocked down with a single brutal chop from WALTER. Barthel and Wolfe are in and putting the boots to him. AJ Styles, Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa rush to the ring and help out Hogan. WALTER calls on the troops to retreat. Styles lays out a challenge for an 8-man tag team match next week. WALTER accepts. Hogan shakes hands with Styles, Gargano and Ciampa and implores them to join him in a Real American pose down as the show goes off the air. (11:08)
Winner: Hulk Hogan
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