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Tonight’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown is five days before Christmas. It won’t be WWE’s final show before Santa Clause comes to town, but if you want those RAW spoilers you can click here.
There a few things confirmed for tonight’s show already. We will see Daniel Bryan in his new trimmed up look. He resembles the same look he had a decade and Renee Young is jealous of his anti-aging abilities.
Dana Brooke will also have a match against Bayley. Let’s see if Sasha Banks gets involved in that one. Lacey Evans could be around as well because she’s the one going after Bayley’s SmackDown Women’s Title.
Also, we will have a tag team match with The New Day taking on Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro. Sami Zayn is also likely to be around and hopefully, work a microphone.
All that and more is expected for tonight so check back at 8:00 PM EST and we’ll get rolling when the show starts on Fox.
Opening Segment
Daniel Bryan came out looking like it was 2009. He did Yes Chants all the way to the ring.
There were some “Daniel Bryan” chants before he spoke. He said it’s great to be back in Brooklyn. Then he addressed the last couple of weeks. He doesn’t know where he’s been. All he knows is that he felt the Fiend rip out his beard and hair and then when he looked in the mirror he didn’t notice what was missing… the “Daniel Bryan brand.” He said it was gone, but it didn’t feel lacking.
Bryan said his daughter cried when she saw him without his beard. She didn’t know who she was because all she knew was Daniel Bryan the brand. She didn’t recognize him, but he recognized himself. He saw the man who never main evented Mania. He had to scratch and claw so he kicked Wyatt’s ass.
Then he said he’ll change Bray Wyatt. He said he’ll prove Bray wrong when he said that he can’t feel pain. Then The Miz came out instead.
The Miz said what happened to Bryan was awful, but Bray Wyatt violated his family. He said at TLC it wasn’t about winning or losing, it was about protecting his family. Miz said all Wyatt has is his title so he’ll take it.
Insert King Corbin. He mocked Miz for being scared of a doll in his daughter’s crib. Then he said if his daughter had more of Maryse’s genes it wouldn’t be so scary. Then he mocked Daniel Bryan’s daughter for being scared of him looking like Baby Yoda. He said Bryan’s brand is failure and Corbin brought up all the matches he won.
Corbin said he’s next in line for the Universal Title because he beat Roman Reigns at TLC. Then he said Bryan and Miz failed at being Superstars and fathers. They dropped their mics and then Ziggler jumped both of them from behind. Corbin nailed an End Of Days and then the heels celebrated.
Heavy Machinery vs The Revival – Miracle On 34th Street Fight
Heavy Machinery cut a promo backstage. Mandy Rose walked up and gave him a ham and a kiss on the cheek.
Otis and Tucker took control early. They did their Bushwhackers impressions. Then The Revival bounced Tucker off the announce table before shoving cookies into Otis’ mouth.
Dawson knocked the presents away and used one as a weapon. Otis took control and almost splashed Wilder through a table, but Dawson sprayed him with a fire extinguisher and they put Otis through a table with a powerbomb off the apron.
We came back from commercial and Heavy Machinery turned things around on The Top Guys. Wilder ended up taking a Christmas tree to the crotch in the corner. Then Tucker was sent over the announce table and the ham went flying. They got a good close up of the ham.
Dawson picked up the ham and then he bounced it off the floor. Otis was upset. He loves ham. Mandy ham. He no-sold a candy cane kendo stick show and then he put Wilder through a Christmas tree.
Otis went in the ring and started to work on Scott Dawson. Then Otis got out Legos. The Revival took bumps on the Legos and those bumps were underappreciated because Legos hurt. Then Otis got the pin.
Winners: Heavy Machinery
Otis ate the Mandy ham.
Otis was seen backstage and he saw Mandy. He apologized about the ham being destroyed. Mandy said “it’s alright” and they hugged. Then she pulled away and she was covered in Otis’ man sweat. She was disguisted like she’s never seen a wreslter sweat before.
The Revival were still in the ring. Dawson talked trash about the gimmick match. Dash said Christmas trees and Legos is not their legacy. Every week it’s a different joke and it’s at their expense. They want to know what to do about wrestling.
Then Elias came out as Dawson complained about it being “sports entertainment now” instead of wrestling. Elias was super over and he played a little bit of Jingle Bell Rock. Then he played a song about how the Revival should go away. Guess what? They’d like to. Elias said he made his grandma watch a Revival match and now she’s on life support. Then Elias said The Revival are gonna have to make a big change “kinda like Caitlyn Jenner.” The Brooklyn crowd loved that.
Braun Strowman was backstage and Sami Zayn was talking to him because he drew his name in Secret Santa. Braun said something about how Zayn’s tried to ruin the spirit of Christmas. Braun was really getting aggressive about the Holiday Spirit.
Braun wanted an IC Title match… Zayn said “that’s an idea.” They can’t do it tonight because they’re in a tag match tonight. Then they left.
Carmella vs Sonya Deville
Carmella had 3d graphics and pyro in her entrance. That’s new, right?
Sonya kicked Carmella around and then Mella hit a clothesline. Mella hit two kicks and talked some trash. Then she latched on her Code Of Silence and got the submission.
Winner: Carmella
