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Match Card.
- Bayley vs. Shotzi.
- Hit Row (Top Dolla & Ashante "Thee" Adonis w/ B-Fab) vs. Los Lotharios (Angel & Humberto).
- Ricochet & Madcap Moss vs. Sami Zayn & Solo Sikoa.
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WWE SmackDown (9/30/2022) Live Coverage.
- Michael Cole & Corey Graves welcomed the audience to the broadcast before transitioning to the opening match.
Ricochet & Madcap Moss vs. Sami Zayn & Solo Sikoa.
Ricochet & Zayn began the match, with Zayn getting Ricochet in a headlock and transitioning into a wrist lock. Ricochet flipped over and hit a wrist lock takedown on Zayn before hitting the head scissors and a dropkick on Zayn. Moss hit three shoulder tackles and aback-body drop on Zayn before laying in the strikes on Zayn, but Zayn tripped Moss onto the middle rope with a drop toe-hold. Sikoa tagged in and stomped down Moss before Zayn kicked Moss' head. Zyan tagged back in and punched Moss in the middle rope, but Moss tossed Zayn out of the ring. Moss hit a knee strike on Sikoa to send him out of the ring. Moss then tossed Ricochet onto Zayn & Moss outside of the ring with an assisted crossbody before the commercial break. Back from the break, Sikoa got Ricochet in a nerve hold, but Ricochet broke the hold by punching Sikoa in the head. Sikoa slammed Ricochet with an Irish Whip before hitting a Pop-Up Samoan Drop on him for a near fall. Sikoa stomped down Ricochet before hitting a leaping leg drop on Ricochet. Ricochet tried to pin Sikoa with a sunset, but Sikoa pulled him and slammed him in the corner. Ricochet hit a middle turnbuckle dropkick on Sikoa before tagging in Moss. Moss hit two shoulder tackles, a fallaway slam, a series of punches on the corner, two corner spears on Zayn and a shoulder tackle on Sikoa to send him outside. After a distraction from Sikoa, Zayn got a roll-up on Moss for a near fall before hitting a Blue Thunder Bomb on Moss for a near fall. Zayn went for a crossbody on Moss, but Moss rolled over and hit a Jackhammer on Zyan for a near fall. Ricochet hit a knee strike on Sikoa. Zayn tripped Ricochet, but Moss tossed him to the barricade. Ricochet went for a Tope Suicida, but Sikoa caught him by launching a chair on Ricochet's head, launching him into the timekeeper's area. Sikoa tagged in and hit a leg lariat on Moss before hitting a Spinning Uranage on Moss for the pinfall win.
Winners: Solo Sikoa & Sami Zayn.
- Solo Sikoa hit two vicious hip attacks on Moss before Zayn stopped him and raise his hand in the air.
- Backstage, 1/2 of the WWE Tag Team Champions Jey Uso confronted Sami Zayn saying that he saw through Zayn. Jey said that if he put the family in danger, he will get him but Zayn responded by saying that he should take it up with WWE Undisputed Champion Roman Reigns. Jey Uso was bamboozled & livid by Zayn's response.
- Karrion Kross & Scarlett cut a video vignette with Kross that he needed to start from the bottom and send someone to the hospital to climb his way to the top. Kross said that at Extreme Rules, he would send Mcintyre to a point of no return and will make his way to become the new WWE Undisputed Champion, but will first drag down McIntyre to hell so he can burn. The promo ended with a QR Code.
- Kayla Braxton interviewed Mr. Money In The Bank Austin Theory backstage. Theory talked trash about Drew Mcintyre before McIntyre came from behind and challenged him to a match ASAP.
Austin Theory (w/ Chad Gable & Otis) vs. Drew McIntyre.
From out of nowhere, Otis & Chad Gable joined Austin Theory at ringside. Theory evaded Mcintyre's offense before taunting him. McIntyre hit a chop on Theory before hitting a deadlift suplex toss on Theory. McIntyre had Theory run the ropes before Theory rolled out of the ring. Theory got back in the ring and hit a rolling dropkick on McIntyre before laying in the punches on McIntyre. McIntyre hit the Future Shock DDT on Theory. Gable got tossed to the ring by McIntyre but Otis pulled McIntyre out of the ring and tossed him into the stairs, awarding McIntyre the disqualification win.
Winner: Drew McIntyre via Disqualification.
- Alpha Academy attacked Drew McIntyre in the ring before Johnny Gargano came to the ring and made the save for McIntyre.
- Max Dupri was confronted by Mace, Mansoor & Maxxine Dupri before Maxxine revealed that they would become the team with the most posses ever in Canadian History. Dupri stormed out of the shot before Hit Row made fun of them.
- Shotzi cut a promo ahead of her match against Bayley, with her saying that she would stomp down Bayley and end the reign of Damage Control.
Hit Row (Top Dolla & Ashante "Thee" Adonis w/ B-Fab) vs. Los Lotharios (Angel & Humberto).
Adonis and Angel exchanged strikes before Angel and Humberto hit a double hip toss/ double superkick on Adonis for a near fall. Angel and Humberto stomped down Adonis in the corner before Angel took his pants off. Adonis hit a neck breaker on Angel before Top Dolla & Humberto tagged in. Top Dolla hit two shoulder tackles, a knee strike, and a dancing elbow drop on Humberto for a near fall. Top Dolla got Humbert on his arms and Angel on his shoulders before hitting a double powerslam. Adonis & Top Dolla hit the Heavy Hitter on Humberto for the pinfall win.
Winners: Hit Row (Top Dolla & Ashante "Thee" Adonis w/ B-Fab).
- Ronda Rousey was interviewed by Kayla Braxton backstage, with Rousey saying that she is the most dangerous woman on the planet and was not afraid of SmackDown Women's Champion Liv Morgan because she hit a senton onto a table. She then told Braxton to imagine her with a baseball bat before Braxton walked out o the shot.
Ronda Rousey vs. Natalya.
Natalya got Rousey in a double leg takedown before locking in the ankle lock, but Rousey flipped under Natalya and tossed her onto the turnbuckle. Rousey got Natalya in rope-assisted head scissors before locking Natalya in a midfield arm bar. Rousey went for a knee strike on Natalya on the corner, but Natalya evaded and hit a corner powerbomb on Rousey. Rousey hit a judo throw and went for Piper's Pit, but Natalya reversed with a double-leg takedown on Rousey. Rousey went for an ankle lock but Natalya turned it into a pin for a near fall before hitting a discus lariat on Rousey for a near fall. Rousey got up and got Rousey in an Ankle Lock on Natalya for the decisive submission win.
Winner: Ronda Rousey.
- After the match, SmackDown Women's Champion Ronda Rousey went to the ring with the bat and attacked Rousey. Rousey and Morgan brawled across the ring and got in a tug of war to get the bat before Morgan pushed Rousey into the barricade. Security tried to calm things down, which Rousey obliged. Morgan attacked Rousey from behind, but the Security Guards separated Morgan and Rousey. Morgan launched herself at Rousey and started throwing strikes on Morgan, but everyone involved stopped the confrontation.
- Johnny Gargano, Kevin Owens, and Drew McIntyre talked backstage ahead of their match against Alpha Academy and Austin Theory. Owens passed by Maximum Male Models before confronting Sami Zayn. Owens told Zayn he needed a new shirt before walking away.
- Maximum Male Models remained in a pose before Sonya Deville & Shinsuke Nakamura saw them. Nakamura posed with them quickly before leaving, while Deville disregarded them completely.
- Ludwig Kaiser, Giovanni Vinci & Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER (All caps when you spell the man's name) came to the ring to cut a promo. Kaiser said that there was nothing that ruined the sport more than the Brawling Brutes. Gunther guaranteed that he would bury Sheamus once and for all in their match for the Intercontinental Champion. Sheamus without Butch & Ridge Holland confronted IMPERIUM, revealing that Butch & Holland were stuck in Florida. Sheamus attacked Kaiser & Vinci with a shillelagh before confronting Gunther. Gunther and Sheamus exchanged strikes before Sheamus hit a knee strike on GUNTHER. GUNTHER triple-teamed Sheamus before GUNTHER hit three chops, a boot to the chest, and shouted at Sheamus before hitting a third chop and a Powerbomb on Sheamus. Sheamus got on his knees and asked GUNTHER "Is that all you got?". Kaiser & Vinci got their payback from earlier on Sheamys by stomping him down before GUNTHER hit Sheamus with the shillelagh on his head. Sheamus was knocked out as IMPERIUM made their way out of the ring.
- Bayley cut a promo backstage ahead of her match to say that she would beat Shotzi and then beat Raw Women's Champion Bianca Belair on Extreme Rules.
- Michael Cole & Corey Graves paid tribute to WWE Hall of Famer and Japanese Wrestling Icon Antonio Inoki. We send our condolences to his family, friends & fans.
Bayley vs. Shotzi.
Bayley laid in the strikes on Shotzi before Shotzi hit an enziguri and two judo throws on Bayley. Shotzi got a victory roll on Bayley for a near fall. Bayley hit a middle rope arm drag before kicking Shotzi in the face. Shotzi tripped Bayley into the middle rope and went for a running senton, but Baley slammed her into the mat. Shotzi hit the running senton on Bayley on the middle rope. Shotzi hit a high kick before connecting a DDT on Bayley onto the apron before the commercial break. Back from the break, Shotzi hit a dropkick, a corner splash, a reverse sling blade, a knee strike, a rolling elbow, a pump-fake kick, and a suplex on Bayley onto the corner. Shotzi got to the middle rope, but Bayley slammed Shotzi on her face before hitting the Rose Plant on Shotzi for the pinfall win.
- After the match, Bayley hit a second Rose Plant before getting a ladder on the ring. Bayley placed Shotzi on the leader before Raw Women's Champion Bianca Belair came to the ring to make the save for Shotzi. Bayley attacked Bianca from behind. Belair tried to hit Bayley with a KOD onto the ladder, but Bayley pulled herself out of the ring to the outside.
- Maximum Male Models continued to do the pose and nearly broke the record before Max Dupri attacked Mansoor. Max Dupri threw his MMM Branded Belt on Mansoor before saying that this did not fit him anymore. Dupri walked out of the shot by saying " YEAH", a tease of the return of Dupri's LA Knight gimmick.
Austin Theory & Alpha Academy (Otis & Chad Gable) vs. Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens & Johnny Gargano.
Gable & Gargano began the match locking up before Gargano got a wrist lock on Gable Gable turned it into a double wrist lock on Gargano, but Gargano rolled into a dropkick on Gable. Gargano hit two chops on Gable and was confronted by Theory before Gable attacked him from behind and stomped him down. Theory hit two corner spears on Gargano, but Gargano hit a low kick and a slingshot spear on Theory. Gargano tossed Gable to the outside of the ring. McIntyre attacked Otis before Owens hit a cannonball on Gable & Theory to the outside off the apron before the commercial break. Back from the break, Gargano went for a slingshot DDT but Gable caught him with a Northern Lights Suplex for a near fall. Theory tossed McIntyre into the barricade. Gargano went for another low kick but Gable caught him with an Ankle Lock, but Gargano turned it into a Victory Roll for a near fall. Owens tagged in and hit two chops, a lariat, a senton on Gable, a DDT on Theory, a neck buster on Gable, a cannonball & a Swanton Bomb on Gable before Otis broke Owens' pin attempt. Gable hit a German Suplex on Owens. Theory & McIntyre tagged in before Drew hit a lariat, a judo throw, an overhead suplex, and a neck breaker on Theory before doing a kip-up. Theory got out of the ring and Mcintyre chased him down before Otis ran him down. Owens and Gargano hit multiple superkicks on Otis before They placed him on the broadcast table. Gable hit a suplex on Owens. Gable got on the table with Owens, but Owens caught him with a Gable while Gargano hit a Tornado DDT off the apron on Otis. Theory went for a rolling dropkick, but McIntyre caught him with a Claymore for the pinfall win. McIntyre hit Theory with a strap on the back before standing tall to end the broadcast.
Winners: Drew McIntyre, Johnny Gargano & Kevin Owens.
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