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Karrion Kross Targets Rey Mysterio, House Of Black Stands Tall | WWE SD x AEW Recap

Wrestling
Colin Tessier Dec 3, 2022 2:06AM

Here is your post SmackDown and Rampage fight size update for December 2, 2022.

WWE SmackDown

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- In a vignette, Karrion Kross made it clear that Rey Mysterio is his next target.

- The Bloodline (Sami Zayn, Solo Sikoa, and The Usos) kicked off the show and celebrated their win in the Men's WarGames Match at WWE Survivor Series. Jimmy Uso said Zayn was the MVP of the match, while Jey told Zayn he earned his respect. Zayn then faced Sheamus in a singles match, and thanks to some interference from The Usos, "The Honorary Uce" scored the victory.

- In a promo, Bray Wyatt stated that he didn't attack LA Knight; he said that if he did, there would be nothing left of Knight.

- Despite a pre-match pep talk from Madcap Moss, Emma still lost to Shayna Baszler. Shotzi and Raquel Rodriguez saved her from a post-match attack.

- Jimmy Uso asked Jey Uso about Zayn lying to his face last week. Jey stated that the win in the WarGames Match was all that mattered. Sheamus then laid the duo out, making it clear their feud isn't over.

- Ricochet won the SmackDown World Cup by defeating Santos Escobar. As a result, he will challenge Gunther for the WWE Intercontinental Championship in two weeks.

- A vignette teased the return of Lacey Evans.

- In a promo, Uncle Howdy said that he knows the way Bray Wyatt thinks, and everything he says is fiction. He told everyone to trust him.

- Liv Morgan confronted Damage CTRL (Bayley, IYO SKY, and Dakota Kai), and Tegan Nox made her return by joining the fight against the trio.

- As announced during SmackDown, JBL will host a poker tournament on WWE Raw.

- Kofi Kingston announced that he is entering the WWE Royal Rumble Match. Following a confrontation wiith Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci, he faced WWE Intercontinental Champion Gunther in a singles match. Despite Braun Strowman running to the ring and attacking Vinci and Kaiser, Gunther still scored the win.

- Check out the card for next week's episode of WWE SmackDown here.

- In a WWE Digital Exclusive, Shayna Baszler stated that she doesn't need her friends to handle business, but no one will mess with her when Ronda Rousey has her back.

- In a WWE Digital Exclusive, Braun Strowman declared that Imperium (Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser, and Giovanni Vinci).

- Gunther commented on his looming title match with Ricochet in a WWE Digital Exclusive. He noted that he has already defeated Ricochet twice, so he has nothing to prove. Gunther praised Ricochet as an athlete but called him a little boy who is full of himself.

- Catch up on our coverage of WWE SmackDown here.

AEW Rampage

- Orange Cassidy defeated QT Marshall in a Lumberjack Match to retain the AEW All-Atlantic Championship. After the bell, the House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King & Buddy Matthews) attacked everyone and stood tall.

- Athena scored a dominant win over Dani Mo and laid her out with a post-match attack.

- Darby Allin defeated Cole Karter in a hard-fought bout.

- RUSH, Jose the Assistant, Alex Reynolds, and John Silver discussed Preston Vance betraying the Dark Order.

- Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett defeated Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen).

- In an interview, Saraya discussed her return to the ring at AEW Full Gear and made it clear that she has her sights set on the AEW World Championship.

- Shane Taylor made his AEW debut. He confronted Shane Taylor and challenged him to a match at ROH Final Battle.

- Juice Robinson challenged ROH World Television Champion Samoa Joe to face him at ROH Final Battle.

- Two title matches were added to the December 7 episode of AEW Dynamite. The Acclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens) agreed to defend the AEW World Tag Team Championship against FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) on Wednesday.

- A video package hyped up the match between Hikaru Shida and The Bunny, which will take place on next week's episode of AEW Rampage. Shida will defend the Regina Di Wave Championship.

- Darby Allin challenged TNT Champion Samoa Joe o a match on AEW Rampage.

Catch up on our coverage of AEW Rampage here. For a full review, check out our post-show podcast on our YouTube channel.

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