Welcome to the Fightful.com live discussion & coverage for the 10/28/2022 edition of SmackDown on Fox. We will bring full results and breakdowns for every match and segment on the show. Follow Fightful on Twitter.com/Fightful and Facebook.com/FIGHTFULONLINE
Preview.
- WWE Undisputed Universal Champion Roman Reigns Returns.
- Ronda Rousey Host SmackDown Women's Championship Open Challenge.
- Sami Zayn & Solo Sikoa vs. Brawling Brutes (Butch & Ridge Holland).
- Legado Del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde w/ Zelina Vega) vs. Hit Row (Top Dolla & Ashante "Thee" Adonis w/ B-Fab) & Mystery Partner.
- Bray Wyatt Addresses His Demons.
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WWE SmackDown (10/28/2022) Live Coverage.
- Michael Cole & Wade Barrett welcomed the audience to the broadcast before quickly transitioning to the opening match.
Sami Zayn & Solo Sikoa (w/ Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso) vs. Brawling Brutes (Butch & Ridge Holland).
Butch & Zayn locked up before Zayn kicked Butch and got him in a headlock. Butch leapfrogged before hitting a running knee on Zayn. Holland tagged in and hit a hip toss on Zayn. Butch & Holland hit the 10 Beats of the Battering on Zayn in the ring. Zayn got Butch in a headlock before Sikoa tagged in and hit a wicked lariat on Butch. Sikoa hit a leg drop on Butch. Jimmy Uso smacked Butch in the face as the referee was distracted. Zayn tagged in and kicked Butch in the abdomen. Butch and Ridge got some control before Sikoa hit another vicious lariat on Butch before the commercial break. Back from the break, Sikoa went for a hip attack on Butch but Butch evaded. Sikoa tried to hit a backdrop on Butch but Butch turned it mid-air into a DDT. Zayn tagged in, but Butch rolled over Zayn before tagging in Holland. Holland hit two shoulder tackles, a diving lariat, four corner splashes, and caught Zayn from a cross-body into a Uranage on Zayn for a near fall. Zayn hit a back elbow on Holland before Sikoa tagged in and hit a thrust kick and a Samoan Drop on Holland for a near fall. Sikoa smacked Holland before he and Holland exchanged headbutts before Ridge hit a clothesline on SIkoa. Zayn hit a boot on Butch and went for the Blue Thunder Bomb, but Butch evaded twice and went for a Cloverleaf. Jimmy got on the apron, but Butch caught him with an enziguri kick, but Zyan rolled Butch for a near fall. Zayn hit an Exploder Suplex on Butch and went for a Helluva Kick, but Butch evaded and hit an enziguri kick on Zayn's neck. Butch climbed the top rope, but Jey pulled Zayn out of the ring. Zayn & Jey argued outside the ring before Ridge Holland hit a double lariat on Sikoa & Jey. Zyan got back in the ring, but Butch got him in an Inside Cradle for the pinfall win.
Winners: The Brawling Brutes (Butch & Ridge Holland).
- Jey Uso argued with Zayn, Sikoa & his brother Jimmy Uso before WWE Undisputed Universal Champion Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman came to the ring to interrupt proceedings before the commercial break. Back from the break, Reigns asked St. Louis, Missouri crowd to acknowledge him. which they obliged. Reigns said that if they wanted to ask like kids, they would be treated like kids. Reigns asked to fix their issues in the ring to stop any difficulties moving forward. Zayn apologized to Jey Uso for the difficulties he has been having for the last few months with Jey. Jey hesitated for a bit and told Zayn that he had two seconds to take his hand off his face. Jey said that he does not like Zay's shirt, hair, face, and his attitude with the Bloodline thinking he was part of the family. Jey said that he did not belong and that he was a fake Uce. Jey said that he would bleed for the family unlike him. Zayn told Jey that he was trying to make peace with the Tribal Chief, to which Jey responded by saying that he did not give a damn about what the Tribal Chief said, which Reigns reacted in awe and rage Zayn tried to simmer down by saying Jey had not been very Ucey, which the crowd and Reigns reacted with a slight giggle. Reigns then asked if Jey was not feeling Ucey before Jey started corpsing in the ring. Reigns told Jey that if he did not get Ucey, he would promote Zayn from Honorary Uce to Uce and rename him Sami Uso. Jey Uso agreed before Paul Heyman started promoting the Main Event of Crown Jewel between Reigns against Logan Paul.
- There was another video package of some sort of ritual before revealing The Viking Raiders and a still-mysterious figure.
Ma.çé & Mån.sôör (w/ Maxxine Dupri) vs. The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods).
Woods & Mån.sôör locked up before Mån.sôör broke Woods' wrist lock and posed in the ring. Mån.sôör got Woods in a wrist lock, but Woods broke the hold and hit a leg sweep/ running senton combo on Mån.sôör. Woods & Kingston hit an assisted suplex on Mån.sôör for a near fall. Kingston got Mån.sôör in a wrist lock before Woods hit a double axe handle on Mån.sôör. Ma.çé attacked Woods from behind before Mån.sôör & Ma.çé hit a double back elbow on Woods. Ma.çé hit an elbow drop on Woods for a near fall. Woods rolled under Mån.sôör before Kingston tagged in. Kingston hit two fore strikes, a diving lariat, and the Boom-Drop on Mån.sôör. Ma.çé distracted Kingston but was hit with an enziguri before Woods hit a single-leg drop kick on Ma.çé. Kingston hit a Frog Splash on Mån.sôör's back before he and Woods hit the Midnight Hour on Ma.çé for the pinfall win.
Winner: The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods).
- Sonya Deville was interviewed backstage by Kayla Braxton and talked trash about Liv Morgan, but Morgan attacked Deville backstage as the referees, Adam Pearce & Jamie Noble split the two away from each other.
- Braun Strowman was interviewed backstage, talking about his actions flipping multiple vehicles and saying that it brought him excitement and saying he felt that feeling again confronting Omos. Strowman said that Omos would feel why there is no other monster of all monsters.
- SmackDown Women's Champion Ronda Rousey came to the ring to set up an open challenge for the title. Rousey ran down the crowd before calling out whoever wanted a shot at the title. The challenge was answered by none other than a returning Emma (formerly known as Tenille Dashwood in IMPACT Wrestling). Dashwood got in the ring before the commercial break.
SmackDown Women's Championship Match.
Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Emma.
The two locked up before Rousey leaned Emma onto the corner. Rousey hit an arm drag on Emma before slamming her onto the mat. Rousey went for the Piper's Pit on Emma, but Emma turned it into a sunset flip for a near fall. Rousey hit a vicious thrust kick on Emma to send her to the outside. Rousey tossed Emma into the stairs and went for a running knee, but Emma evaded and made Rousey land on the corner. Emma got Rousey in the Tarantula on the ropes before breaking the hold and hitting a cross-body on Rousey for a near fall. Rousey hit an up-kick on Emma and got Emma in a Rondaconda before breaking the hold. Rousey got Emma in rope-assisted head scissors on Emma. Rousey got Emma in a modified crucifix on Rousey before taunting the crowd, but Emma hit a series of punches on Rousey before connecting a lariat on Rousey. Emma hit the Tijeras into a Russian Leg Sweep on Rousey for a near fall. Emma went for a running move, but Rousey got Emma in an ankle lock. Emma rolled to send Rousey onto the corner before hitting a wheelbarrow German Suplex on Rousey. Emma hit the Emma Sandwich on Rousey in the corner for a near fall. Rousey racked Emma's eyes as the referee was distracted. Off the Eye rake, Rousey hit Piper's Pit on Emma before locking in the Arm Bar on Emma for the submission win.
Winner & Still SmackDown Women's Champion: Ronda Rousey.
- Jey Uso argued with Paul Heyman backstage as he tried to get back in the Bloodline locker room to talk with Reigns, but Heyman told him that he would be the one to relay Uso's message.
- Shayna Baszler reached back to Ronda Rousey backstage. Natalya interrupted them and told Rousey that she would have beaten Rousey, but Baszler choked out Natalya from behind.
- Legado Del Fantasma was in the ring to wait for hit Row and their mystery partner. Hit Row revealed that their mystery partner was none other than former WWE & IWGP Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura. Before the match, Hit Row, Nakamura, and Legado Del Fantasma brawled in the ring, with Top Dolla hitting a crossbody on Wilde in the corner before Adonis hit a Monkey Flip on Wilde. They then repeated the dose on Cruz Del Toro before B-Fab hit a pump kick on Vega before the commercial break.
Legado Del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde w/ Zelina Vega) vs. Hit Row (Top Dolla & Ashante "Thee" Adonis w/ B-Fab) & Shinsuke Nakamura.
Back from the break, Del Toro got Adonis in a half-nelson before hitting a corner lariat on Adonis. Del Toro, Wilde & Escobar hit corner lariats before hitting a leaping double knee on Adonis. Escobar & Del Toro hit a double suplex on Adonis before Wilde hit a frog splash on Adonis for a near fall. Adonis and Escobar tagged in. Nakamura & Escobar exchanged strikes before Nakamura hit a leaping enziguri kick and a sliding German Suplex on Escobar, followed by a spinning kick on Escobar for a near fall. Top Dolla hit the World's Strongest Wasteland on Del Toro & Wilde, but Escobar responded with a running lariat. Top Dolla hit a Walk-rope axe handle on Escobar before slamming Del Toro face-first. Nakamura hit Del Toro with a Kinshasa for the pinfall win.
Winner: Hit Row (Top Dolla & Ashante "Thee" Adonis w/ B-Fab) & Shinsuke Nakamura.
- Paul Heyman watched a video montage of Logan Paul evading punches. Heyman was worried that Paul has a screw on his hand from an injury, but Reigns pointed out that Paul has only wrestled two matches. Heyman realized he messed up and retreated to prepare Reigns' private jet before the commercial break.
- LA Knight was interviewed backstage by Kayla Braxton but was interrupted by Ricochet. Ricochet told Knight that he should not behave as God's Gift to SmackDown. Knight agreed with Ricochet that he was God's Gift of SmackDown before walking out of the shot by yelling "YEAH!".
Karrion Kross (w/ Scarlett) vs. Madcap Moss.
The two locked up before Moss got Kross in a waist lock. Moss hit an atomic drop and a running forearm strike on Kross. Moss slammed Kross' head onto the turnbuckle before hitting a chop on Kross, but Kross responded by hitting forearm strikes and punches on Moss. Kross hit a big boot on Moss in the corner. Kross hit a back elbow on Kross before hitting a shoulder tackle from the middle turnbuckle before hitting a clothesline to send Kross to the outside before the commercial break.
Madcap hits Kross with a few corner tackles, however, Scarlett distracts Madcap and Kross hits him with the boot. Kross then lays Moss out with a big shot to the back of the neck of Moss. Kross gets the victory.
After the match, Kross cuts a promo on McIntyre and saying what he will do at Crown Jewel while holding Moss in the Krossjacket.
Winner: Karrion Kross (w/ Scarlett)
- Rey Mysterio Jr. is with Kayla Braxton and tells her that he is excited for his match against GUNTHER, but suddenly gets attacked by Imperium.
- Bray Wyatt makes his way out. Bray starts things off, saying how he loves being back, and when the crowd begins cheering him, he feels vulnerable. He tells the crowd there are no smoke and mirrors. He says the crowd is seeing the real Bray Wyatt, and the fans will see him do spectacular things while he is there.
Bray says his emotions can send him to a very dark place. Bray says "that's what makes me, me and I have had to do some horrible things." Bray is cutoff, and a character appears onscreen and says to Bray "you killed the world." He then tells Bray he will never be able to hide, and reveals his name as Uncle Howdy. The show then goes off the air.
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