WWE SmackDown Review – November 3, 2023
Kicking off this week’s Smackdown with a video recapping what happened during the contract signing between Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns & LA Knight last week.
LA Knight says 1,200 days as Undisputed WWE Universal Champion is impressive but it’s not as impressive as how quick it can all come to an end. He reminisces over hitting Roman Reigns with a BFT last week and says tomorrow night will be no different. He says he’s coming for everything Reigns’ stands for and says the Undisputed WWE Universal Title will be coming home with him.
Reigns’ music hits and he makes his way down to the ring alongside Paul Heyman. He says he would typically ask the crowd to acknowledge him but they already know to do so. He says he can’t say the same for Knight and formally introduces himself. He says a lot has changed during his time off and he expected people to step up but not Knight. He says Knight managed to capture the attention of fans and gives him credit for being able to do so. He encourages fans to chant for Knight but says it’s the last time that it’ll happen and asks him what he’s done except for getting chants. He tells Knight that his dream is over because it’s his reality and says he’ll finish him tomorrow night.
Knight tells Reigns he must be feeling pretty unbeatable but what he doesn’t understand is that he’s not coming after him from the same angle as everyone else. He says he’s not here to finish something but rather to start the LA Knight era and says the only reason Reigns has made himself a megastar is because he’s carrying the Undisputed WWE Universal Title. He tells Reigns to make sure he doesn’t miss because he’ll come after him time and time again. Officials appear at ringside to make sure that nothing becomes physical.
Kevin Owens vs. Austin Theory
Match starts off with a lock up then the action spills to the outside and Austin Theory sends Kevin Owens into the ring apron and announce table face first.
They get back in the ring and Theory fires off right hands but Owens sends him crashing back to the outside and lands a senton as we go to a break.
After the break Owens lands a forearm on Theory outside and sends him bouncing off the announce desk then they get back inside the ring and Theory lands an elbow on Owens.
He follows it up with a rolling stunner and fires off stomps in the corner before they teeter on the top and Owens lands a brainbuster then follows it up with a powerbomb and a Stunner for the win.
Winner: Kevin Owens
We head backstage to Bianca BelAir chatting with Cathy Kelley before BelAir is blindsided by Damage CTRL.
After the break we see Logan Paul run into Bobby Lashley & Street Profits before B Fab interrupts them and asks to speak to Lashley.
Non Title Match
Women’s Tag Team Champions Chelsea Green & Piper Niven vs. Charlotte Flair & Shotzi
Shotzi fires off forearms then Piper Niven sends her crashing into the mat and hits a shoulder breaker before Chelsea Green tags in and fires off stomps on Shotzi in the corner then tags Niven back in before Shotzi connects with an enzuigiri on her and tags in Charlotte Flair.
Flair delivers a crossbody to Green & Niven off the top rope then delivers chops to both of them and lands a boot on Niven’s jaw then she rolls her up but Niven kicks out.
Green makes the blind tag and ascends to the top then she looks for a double stomp but Flair moves out of the way and lands a boot for the win.
Winners: Charlotte Flair & Shotzi
Paul Heyman says he wonders how many people realize that it’s the end of days for John Cena. He says things didn’t pan out the way he wanted them to and says Cena chose to pick a fight with The Bloodline. He says Roman Reigns calls the shots and he turned to Solo Sikoa. He says he has a huge future in WWE as Tribal Chief and that role doesn’t come without any victims. He says Cena will be amongst those but before he can continue Sikoa grabs the mic and asks Heyman why he’s wasting his breath talking to fans when they came to talk to Cena.
Cena’s music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. Sikoa tells Cena he’s upset he has to wait until tomorrow to fight him but Reigns ordered him to give Cena the microphone to say goodbye to fans because he won’t be able to after tomorrow. He hands the mic over to Cena and he takes it before asking Sikoa if that’s it. He asks him if he realizes who he’s in the ring with and questions if what he said was all he brought to the table. He says he can do this with half a voice in 90 seconds and says he’ll say goodbye but not to fans and for them. He says Sikoa only has a job because of Reigns and he’s nothing but a bargain Taz rip off then say he will stick Sikoa’s thumb up his ass.
We head backstage and see Damage CTRL strategize for Bayley’s upcoming match with Bianca BelAir. Nick Aldis approaches them and informs Bayley that Dakota Kai & Women’s Champion Iyo Sky will be barred from ringside.
Tag Team Donnybrook Match
Brawling Brutes (Ridge Holland & Butch) vs. Pretty Deadly (Kit Wilson & Elton Prince)
Brawling Brutes blindside Pretty Deadly on the ramp as they pose then they get Pretty Deadly back in the ring and the bell sounds.
Brawling Brutes hits 10 Beats Of The Bodhran before Butch delivers a dropkick to Elton Prince on the apron and Ridge Holland lands a bodyslam on him in the ring.
Butch grabs a pair of shillelaghs from under the ring and tosses one over to Holland.
Holland sends Wilson crashing into the mat and holds him in place with the shillelagh as Butch lands a dropkick to his face. Butch then delivers a knee off the apron to Prince.
Prince sends him crashing on top of the bar top at ringside as Wilson lands a right hand on Holland & Prince fires off stomps on him. Wilson then fires off more right hands on Holland and grabs the shillelagh as Prince does the same.
They look to hit Holland with them but Holland sends them crashing out of the ring but Butch lands a moonsault off the top to level everyone on the outside as we go to a break.
After the break Butch delivers a tornado DDT to Prince on the outside as Holland sends Wilson crashing through a garbage can then Holland locks in a Boston Crab on Wilson but Prince cracks a barstool across his spine to break the hold.
Prince sends Butch crashing into the top rope and follows it up with a running elbow but Holland lands a powerslam on him. Wilson then takes out Holland & Butch connects with an enzuigiri on him.
Wilson turns him inside out with a clothesline before Butch snaps his fingers before Prince clocks him with a shillelagh and Wilson rolls him up but Butch kicks out.
Holland sends Prince crashing through a table set up between 2 barrels on the outside as Wilson runs into a Brogue Kick from Butch then goes for the cover but only gets a 2 count.
Holland grabs a table from under the ring and slides it inside where Butch helps him set it up in the corner. Butch & Wilson teeter on the top rope but Prince climbs up to provide a hand to his partner and Pretty Deadly hits Spilt Milk through the table for the win.
Winners: Pretty Deadly
We head backstage where Nick Aldis welcomes fans to the Crown Jewel Weigh In between Logan Paul & United States Champion Rey Mysterio and introduces both men. Paul & Mysterio appear both stepping on the scales here Paul weighs in at 213 lbs and Mysterio at 175 lbs. They then stare one another down and exchange verbal jabs. Mysterio slaps Paul and Paul fires back with a right hand of his own. Mysterio hits him in the head with a mic as officials and Aldis separate them.
Bianca BelAir vs. Bayley
Bayley fires off right hands on Bianca BelAir before BelAir fires off a few shoulders on her midsection in the corner then plants her with a suplex and a brainbuster.
She delivers a springboard moonsault before Bayley slides out of the ring.
BelAir chases her back in and plants her with 3 bodyslams but Bayley catches her with a running knee on the apron as we go to a break.
After the break Bayley delivers an elbow drop off the apron to BelAir’s spine on the outside and gets her back inside the ring before BelAir catches her with a backbreaker and follows it up with a series of forearms.
She lands a shoulder tackle and a single leg dropkick then delivers a shoulder to her midsection and fires off right hands in the corner. BelAir plants Bayley with a spinebuster and sits her on the top turnbuckle then joins her up there and executes a superplex.
The action spills back out of the ring and Bayley sends BelAir colliding with the ring post then she gets her back inside and ascends to the top rope then delivers an elbow drop and goes for a pin but BelAir kicks out before Bayley clears the announce table.
BelAir sends her crashing into the ring post shoulder first and lands a crossbody over the top rope then she gets her up on her shoulders but Bayley counters into a pinfall but Belair kicks out then hits Bayley with her hair and hits KOD for the win.
Winner: Bianca BelAir
After the match BelAir hits a 2nd KOD to Bayley through the announce table and is left standing tall to close out Smackdown.
