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Preview.
- WWE Undisputed Tag Team Championship Match: The Usos (Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso) (c) vs. New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods).
- Santos Escobar (w/ Zelina Vega, Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura.
WWE SmackDown Women's Title Number One Contenders Six-Pack Challenge: Sonya Deville vs. Liv Morgan vs. Xia Li vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Lacey Evans vs. Shotzi.
- SmackDown World Cup Begins.
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WWE SmackDown (11/11/2022) Live Coverage.
- After a video recap of the 11/5/2022 edition of Crown Jewel, Michael Cole & Wade Barrett welcomed the audience to the broadcast before transitioning to the opening match, it being none other than the WWE Undisputed Tag Team Championship Match between champions The Usos and challengers The New Day.
WWE Undisputed Tag Team Championship Match.
The Usos (Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso) (c) vs. New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods).
WWE Undisputed Champion Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman & Solo Sikoa watched the match backstage. Jey Uso and Xavier Woods began the match by staring each other down and talking trash to one another before they locked up, with Jey hitting a running shoulder tackle on Woods. Woods did a takedown on Jey before locking in a headlock on Jey. Woods ran the ropes and hit a shoulder tackle on Jey for a near fall before tagging in Kingston, who hit a cross-body on Jey for a near fall. Jey cornered Kofi before tagging in Jimmy, who hit a punch on Kofi before locking in a headlock on Kingston. Kingston broke the hold and hit a leaping back-elbow on Jimmy for a near fall. Kingston and Woods stomped down Jimmy in the corner before Woods hit a basement dropkick on Jimmy. Woods tossed Jey out of the ring and hit him with a running knee strike to send him off the apron before Kingston hit a trust fall on Jimmy & Jey to the outside before the commercial break. Back from the break, Jey lowered the rope as Kingston ran the ropes to dump him on the outside. Jimmy attacked Kingston on the ringside area before Jey Uso hit a Tope Suicida on Kingston, Jey launched Kingston to the barricade with an Irish Whip before Jey got Kingston and himself back in the ring. Jey laid in the crossface strikes on Kofi before Jimmy hit a slap on Kingston's face as the referee was distracted. The crowd chanted "We Want Sami" as Jey covered his ears. Jimmy tagged in and they extended Kingston's legs. Jimmy stomped Kingston's hand. Jimmy gauged Kingston's nose before Jey hit a cheap shot on Kingston. Jimmy & Jey extended Kingston's legs again before Jimmy kicked Kingston in the abdomen. Jimmy got Kingston in an S-Grip headlock, but Kingston got off the hold and hit a middle rope dropkick on Jimmy. Jey tagged in, but Kingston separated off Jey and tried to tag in Woods, but Jimmy pulled Woods off the apron. Jey caught Kingston and hit a pop-up neck breaker on Kingston for a near fall before the second commercial break of the match. Back from the break, Kingston hit a leaping Cave-In on Jey before tagging in Woods. Woods hit a clothesline, slid underneath Jimmy, hit a discus lariat on Jimmy, launched Jey onto Jimmy, hit a Russian Leg Sweep on Jey, and hit a Gut buster on Jimmy for a near fall. Kingston and Woods hit running PKs and lariats before Kingston hit a Frog Splash on Jimmy and Woods hit an Elbow drop on Jimmy for a near fall. Kingston hit the Boom Drop on Jimmy and set up for the Trouble In Paradise on Jimmy, but Jimmy evaded and tagged in Jey. Jey hit a slap on Kingston, but Kingston caught him and hit the SOS on Jey for a near fall. Jey hit an enziguri kick on Kingston, but Woods tagged in and hit a headbutt. Jey hit a thrust kick on Woods before he and Jimmy hit stereo thrust kicks on Woods and a double superkick on Kingston. Jey & Jimmy hit a double Frog Splash on Woods, but Woods kicked out at one to the shock of the Usos & the crowd who went wild. Jimmy and Jey went and set up for the 1D, but Kingston pulled Jey out of the ring and launched him onto the stairs. Woods and Kingston hit the Midnight Hour on Jey on the outside. Woods hit a slingshot DDT on Jimmy back in the ring before he and Kingston hit the Midnight Hour on Jimmy, but Jey came in and broke the pin attempt at the count of two. Kingston, Woods, Jey & Jimmy stood back up and started firing away with punches before Jey hit two vicious thrust kicks on Woods. Jimmy and Jey attacked Kingston on the top rope, but Kingston knocked them down. Kingston went for a cross body, but Jimmy & Jey caught him mid-air and hit a hellacious 1D on Kingston for the pinfall win, retaining the Tag Titles and becoming the longest reigning champions in WWE history.
Winner: The Usos (Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso).
- The Usos, Reigns, Sikoa & Heyman celebrated backstage, with Reigns saying that he needed them in the ring tonight for him to handle some business.
- Butch, Sami Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura, Santos Escobar, Braun Strowman, Ricochet, Jinder Mahal & Mustafa Ali were announced to be a part of the SmackDown World Cup, with the winner facing GUNTHER for the Intercontinental Championship.
SmackDown World Cup: First Round Match.
Santos Escobar (w/ Zelina Vega, Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura.
Nakamura got a headlock on Escobar, but Escobar broke the hold and hit a dropkick on Nakamura. Nakamura hit an enziguri kick on Escobar to send him to the outside. Nakamura placed Escobar in the apron before laying a knee drop on Escobar. Nakamura tossed Escobar onto the barricade before getting back in the ring and taunting Escobar before the commercial break. Back from the break, Escobar locked Nakamura in a Single Leg Crab but Nakamura pushed Escobar off with his leg before hitting a leaping enziguri kick. Nakamura hit a forearm strike and a sliding kick on Escobar before placing Escobar in the middle rope and hitting a sliding German Suplex on Escobar for a near fall. Escobar and Nakamura laid in the strikes before Escobar hit a dropkick on Nakamura's leg and got La Casita on Nakamura for a near fall. Nakamura got to the middle turnbuckle and hit a flying knee on Escobar for a near fall. Escoabr hti a dropkick, a V-Trigger, and went for a Fireman's Carry but Nakamura reversed ti and hit a Sleeper Suplex on Escobar. Del Toro & Wilde distracted Nakamura before Escobar got a roll up on Escobar for a near fall before connecting a spinning kick on Escobar. Nakamura laid out Wilde and Del Toro on the outside before climbing to the top rope but Escobar caught him with an Enziguri kick and hit an Avalanche Phantom Driver on Nakamura for the pinfall win, with Escobar advancing to the next round.
Winner: Santos Escobar (w/ Zelina Vega, Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro).
- WWE played a video package to celebrate Veteran's Day, honoring those who served for the United States Army forces.
- Megan Morant interviewed LA Knight backstage, with Knight saying that it was a major fumble that he was not a part of the World Cup, but the screen behind him cut away to Bray Wyatt's logo. Knight complained that the screen was cutting in before Bray Wyatt popped from out of nowhere to confront Knight. Wyatt tried to befriend Knight before admitting that he may have been pretending to regret his actions. Knight told Wyatt to stick his muppets down his bum, to which Wyatt responded by hitting a headbutt on Knight before walking away.
WWE SmackDown Women's Title Number One Contenders Six-Pack Challenge.
Sonya Deville vs. Liv Morgan vs. Xia Li vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Lacey Evans vs. Shotzi.
Deville attacked Morgan as Evans stomped down Shotzi and Rodriguez slammed Li on the apron. Evans hit a drop toe-hold on Shotzi before hitting the Women's Right punch on Shotzi, but Deville broke the pin with a running knee on Evans. Deville got a near fall on Evans before morgan slammed Deville's head on the corner repeatedly. Morgan and Deville brawled on the outside before Morgan tossed Deville onto the stairs. Rodriguez went for a running splash on Li onto the post, but Li evaded to slam Rodriguez onto the post. Deville hit a drop toe-hold on Morgan onto the stairs. Li got back in the ring and climbed to the top rope, but Raquel met her there. Shotzi hit a senton on Evans before Raquel hit a Stalling Superplex on Li. Deville got back in the ring immediately and got a near fall on Li before getting a near fall on Evans. Deville proceeded by hitting a running knee strike on Raquel for a near fall before slamming Raquel's head onto the mat before the commercial break. Back from the break, Li hit a forearm strike on Shotzi's back before hitting a running spinning kick on Shotzi for a near fall. Li laid in the kicks on Evans before hitting two punches and an Exploder Suplex on Evans for a near fall. Morgan hit a Shotgun Dropkick on Li from the top rope before hitting corner splashes on Li & Evans repeatedly. Morgan hit a springboard Codebreaker on Evans before hitting an Implant DDT on Raquel, but Deville tossed Morgan to the outside and pinned Raquel, but Morgan broke the count. Shotzi hit a spinning neck breaker on Deville, but Evans hit a lariat on Shotzi. Li hit a spinning kick on Evans, but Raquel hit a Tejano Bomb on Li before Deville stole it and got a near fall on Li. Raquel got Deville outside of the ring and pulled a table. Raquel went for a powerbomb on Deville off the stairs onto a table, but Morgan hit a cross-body on Raquel. Shotzi and Evans laid in the strikes before Shotzi hit the Never Wake Up DDT on Evans for the pinfall win, becoming the #1 Contender for the SmackDown Women's Championship. She will face champion Ronda Rousey on Survivor Series: War Games on 11/26/2022 for the title.
Winner & #1 Contender for the SmackDown Women's Championship: Shotzi
- Shotzi celebrated backstage with her tank before being confronted by Emma. Emma asked Shotzi if she had seen Madcap Moss before she went and looked for him. Shayna Baszler confronted Shotzi afterwards to talk trash to Shotzi, but Shotzi refuted by saying that she was unlike anything Rousey had faced before. Shotzi turned around and saw Rousey but Baszler got Shotzi in a sleeper hold and made her pass out.
- Kayla Braxton interviewed Ricochet backstage, revealing Ricochet would face Mustafa Ali in a First Round World Cup Match. Ricochet said that he was eyeing regaining the Intercontinental Championship before Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER confronted him and told him that he would beat him again if he won the World Cup.
- There was a brief recap of the match between Braun Strowman & Omos from the 11/5/2022 edition of Crown Jewel ahead of his involvement on the SmackDown World Cup.
- After a video package showing Drew McIntyre defeating Karrion Kross in a Steel Cage Match from 11/5/2022's Crown Jewel event, Jinder Mahal cut a promo at ringside ahead of his match against Braun Strowman. Mahal promised to win the World Cup and become the Intercontinental Championship before being interrupted by Braun Strowman to set up their match.
SmackDown World Cup: First Round Match.
Braun Strowman vs. Jinder Mahal.
Mahal laid in the stomps and strikes on Strowman before the match. Mahal hit a thrust kick on Strowman followed by a series of punches. Mahal hit a sliding dropkick and a knee strike on Strowman for a near fall. Mahal went to attack Strowman, but Strowman hit a vicious push and two shoulder tackles on Mahal. Strowman ran the train on the outside before hitting a shoulder tackle on Mahal on the outside. Back in the ring, Strowman hit a corner splash on Mahal before getting. Mahal and hitting the Jack-Knife Powerbomb on Mahal for the decisive pinfall win and advancing to the Second Round of the World Cup.
Winner: Braun Strowman.
- Before a match between Zelina Vega & B-Fab, The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar) made their return and attacked Top Dolla, Ashante Adonis, Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde. The mystery woman attacked B-Fab as Erik & Ivar beat down all the men at ringside before hitting double-powerbomb on Top Dolla. The mysterious woman was revealed to be none other than a returning Sara Logan, who hit a vicious pop-up headbutt on B-Fab. Logan & Viking Raiders stood tall in the ring.
- Paul Heyman, Solo Sikoa, Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns & Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos (Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso) came to the ring to cut a promo. Reigns asked the Indianapolis crowd to acknowledge him, to which they obliged. Heyman then cut a promo called Indianapolis a hellhole, to the dismay of The Usos, Sikoa, and Reigns. Heyman responded to the crowd's reaction by saying that it was not very Ucey of them. Heyman talked about the great rivalries, incorrectly saying England vs United States was a big feud (when it's actually United States vs Mexico & England vs Germany). Heyman then said that The New Day did not compare to The Usos nor could anyone compare to Roman Reigns. Reigns was about to congratulate The Usos before being interrupted by Brawling Brutes (Butch & Ridge Holland). Holland said that he brought back up, before revealing a returning Sheamus. Sheamus called Reigns a legend and told Reigns that it was the start of the end of The bloodline. The Brawling Brutes and The Bloodline brawled before Drew McIntyre came in to make the save for the brutes. McIntyre and Sikoa exchanged strikes before Reigns hit a big boot on McIntyre. Reigns and Sheamus exchanged strikes before everyone got back in the ring and caused an all out brawl as the broadcast ended.
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