The road to WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event and WWE Clash In Italy continues tonight.
WWE SmackDown takes place at 8/7c on USA Network this evening, live from Columbia, SC.
‘WWE Then. Now. Forever. Together.’ airs to get things started as always. Joe Tessitore welcomes us to the show on commentary as we see the usual show-opening Superstar arrival shots, including Trick Williams inside an empty college football stadium in the middle of the field. A WWE Backlash recap package airs.
Trick Williams & Lil Yachty Interrupted By The Miz & Kit Wilson
Live inside the arena, the lights go out and then the familiar sounds of Trick Williams’ them hits. The WWE United States Champion emerges to loud “Whoop that Trick!” chants. Out behind him comes Lil Yachty and the local team mascot. He makes his way to the ring to kick off this week’s show. The crowd are waving mini-white towels.
“Straight outta South Car, and don’t know how to act,” he begins, before mentioning the local high school and the University of South Carolina and the local streets he grew up on as the hometown hero. He reminisces about the chicken wings and special sauce he would consume back in the day.
He talks about The Lemon Pepper Steppers and playing for the GameCocks, where he had some good days and some not-so-good days. He points out his family, who are shown on the camera sitting in the front row. He recalls them telling him he’s a king made by God that can’t be broken.
As he tells his mom to look at the superstar he created, he is cut off by the theme for The Miz. Miz comes out with Kit Wilson mocking Trick Williams for coming out with the GameCocks mascot and Gingerbread Man like his sons birthday party. He asks if they’re from Sesame Street.
Lil Yacthy says the way they are talking is the reason they are cursed. Miz gets offended and says he’s not cursed. Fans chant “Whoop that Trick!” at him. Kit speaks up and says he’ll speak in a language they understand. Slam poetry by Kit Wilson. He then proceeds to “lyrically mess them up.”
Wilson recites his poem and calls the Gamecocks toxic. Yachty responds to Wilson with a rap/poem and says The Miz has tiny balls. Everyone chants “Tiny Balls” and The Miz crashes out and says they’re not bringing “Tiny Balls” back.
He again says that he isn’t cursed and says he can’t wait to leave Columbia after he whoops Williams’ ass. Williams strikes Wilson and The Miz. Williams sends The Miz and Wilson out of the ring and then he poses in the ring as we shift gears and head into our first commercial break of the evening.
The Miz vs. Trick Williams
The show returns and we get the bell. Williams and The Miz lock up. The Miz gets Williams in the corner and Williams pushes The Miz to the mat. The Miz is chopped in the corner and Williams takes The Miz down with a flying forearm. The Miz guillotines Williams and then climbs the ropes.
The Miz jumps at Williams who punches The Miz and then strikes him some more. The Miz gets Williams on the mat and kicks him. Williams is choked on the ropes and then kicks Williams on the back of his neck. The Miz taunts Williams’ parents in the front from the ring, and then starts kicking Williams.
Williams dodges a kick and hits a neckbreaker and then punches The Miz in the corner. Williams boots The Miz over and over again in the corner. The Miz rolls out of the ring and Williams chases after him. The Miz gets back in the ring and goes to fly out onto Williams but Williams punches him and then beats him up around the ring.
Williams sends The Miz back in the ring and as the ref is distracted, Wilson hits Williams with a spinning elbow. The Miz kicks Williams off the apron as he tries to get in the ring and then gets in the face of Yachty and we cut to a commercial as the action in our opening contest continues.
When the show returns, we see The Miz has Williams on the mat and tries to suplex Williams. Williams counters and suplexes The Miz to the mat and both men are laid out. Williams and The Miz trade punches in the middle of the ring, Williams then uppercuts The Miz, kicks him and slams him to the mat.
Williams slams down The Miz with a Bossman Slam and covers The Miz for a near fall. The Miz strikes Williams and goes for The Skull Crushing Finale but Williams counters and rolls up The Miz for a near fall. The Miz hits a DDT and covers Williams who kicks out at two.
The Miz kicks Williams several times as the crowd sings “Tiny, Tiny Balls”. Williams knocks The Miz to the mat and Wilson distracts Williams. The two trade pinning attempts and both kick out. The Miz hits The Skull Crushing Finale and Williams kicks out at two.
Wilson gets on the apron and distracts the ref. The Miz gets a Kendo Stick and gets in the ring and Yachty takes the stick from The Miz, Wilson gets off the apron and runs to Yachty. Yachty strikes Wilson with it outside the ring. The Miz watches all this and Williams hits Trick Shot for the victory.
Winner: Trick Williams
Backstage With Carmelo Hayes & Ricky Saints
Backstage, we see Cathy Kelley standing by with Carmelo Hayes. Hayes says he’s been gone for a month and he’s watched everyone make a mockery of the United States championship. Ricky Saints comes by and tells Hayes that he hasn’t even said hello to him.
He says since Hayes was gone for a month the landscape has changed. Saints tells Hayes to ask people about him and Hayes says this place has a way to humble people and that’s absolute. Saints says he has to teach Hayes a lesson tonight.
Backstage With Nick Aldis, Rey Fenix & Sami Zayn
In a different area backstage, we see Rey Fenix and SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis talking. Aldis commends Fenix on his work in AAA. Fenix leaves and Sami Zayn approaches Aldis. Zayn wants a rematch for The United States title. Aldis tells Zayn he’s had his rematches and he now has to earn a title shot.
Zayn gets pissed that people forget what he’s done and Aldis says he hasn’t forgotten anything and tells Zayn to deal with whatever is going on in his head. Aldis leaves and Zayn spazzes out. Fenix comes back and tells Zayn he doesn’t even recognize who he is anymore.
Backstage With Paige, Brie Bella, Nia Jax & Lash Legend
In a third backstage segment, Cathy Kelley is standing by with WWE Women’s Tag-Team Champions Paige and Brie Bella. Kelley asks them about their thoughts with so many teams coming for them and let us know they’re fighting Judgement Day (Roxanne Perez & Raquel Rodriguez) on Monday at Raw. Bella and Paige says they’re ready for anything.
Nia Jax & Lash Legend come in and tell them they’re rooting for them because they want to beat them at Saturday Night’s Main Event. Jax continues talking and Bella’s music hits and she tells them they have to leave because they have somewhere to be and leave. Jax and Legend feel disrespected.
Paige & Brie Bella vs. Giulia & Kiana James
Back inside the arena we go, as it’s time for our next match of the evening, which will be contested in the women’s tag-team division. The entrances are in the rear view and the bell sounds to get things officially off-and-running. James and Bella start things off for their respective teams at the onset.
James sends Bella into the corner right off the first lock up. James kicks Bella in the gut and Bella strikes James back and slams her down. Paige is tagged in and James is double teamed. Bella hits a bulldog and Paige kicks James and covers her for a two count.
James tags out and Giulia comes in and kicks Paige. Giulia kicks Paige into the corner and then unleashes some strikes to Paige. Paige is suplexed to the mat and covered and she kicks out at two. Paige kicks Giulia and slams her down and then kicks Giulia to the mat.
Paige gets on the apron and kicks Giulia through the ropes. James takes Paige out on the apron when the ref has her back to them and Giulia then sends Paige into the ring post outside the ring. On that note, the show shifts gears and settles into a mid-match commercial break as the action continues.
When the show returns, we see things starting to pick up.
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