It’s the SmackDown after the “Hell in a Cell” pay-per-view, and the blue brand has seen some changes after the big show.
While Universal Champion Roman Reigns retained his title, Sasha Banks defeated Bayley for the SmackDown Women’s Championship. It’s the first time “The Boss” has conquered this title, but what does that mean for the rest of the SmackDown women’s locker room?
Will Bayley be looking for a return game or will a new player be competing against Banks?
The defense of Reigns against his cousin Jey Uso has led to Roman being recognized as the tribal chief. Reigns gave Jey an ultimatum before the game; should he lose, he would either become a “contracted servant” under him or he and his family would be excluded from the family forever. How will Jey react and what will happen for Roman?
Otis lost his money in the bank contract to The Miz at Hell in a Cell. How will the SmackDown superstar react to the loss of his golden ticket and will we see the continuation of the fight between him and his former best friend Tucker?
WWE builds on the Survivor Series and the brand-to-brand war that will take place there. All of the blue brand champions will be competing against the Monday Night RAWs, but will Sasha Banks, Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn and The Street Profits still be champions when it comes to pay-per-view in November?
Big E goes solo as Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods have been moved to Monday Night RAW. Big E has defeated Sheamus and is now on his way to his next opponent, but who will that be? What will be the next chapter for Big E?
Here is everything that happened in the October 30th episode of Friday Night SmackDown.
WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN RESULTS
Roman Domination Segment
Roman Reigns comes out with Paul Heyman to start the night. Jey Uso is already in the middle of the ring.
The WWE plays a summary of Jey and Roman’s play at Hell in a Cell on Sunday.
Jey Uso takes the microphone out of Heyman’s hands and says he didn’t hit him. Jey says Roman knows that no matter how hard he hit him, he would never have said “I give up”. He says that he is not.
Roman says that Jey can feel whatever he wants. He said he could make Jey say, “I give up,” and he did. He tells Jey to take the oath and accept the membership to conform.
Jey says that he doesn’t respect Roman and that he can’t “go down with him”. He tells Roman that the championship is making him stumble. He says Roman used the only person he would say “I quit” for, and that his cousin knows what he’s doing.
Roman says that the elders and the youngest in their family acknowledge and support him. He says if he can’t do that, he can’t be in the family. He tells Jey that he knows he hates him, but Roman loves his cousin.
He tells Jey that at the end of the night, he will be in line.
This, uh… this is incredibly hard to watch. #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/7crIq8GMVR
– WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) October 31, 2020
Kevin Owens against Dolph Ziggler (with Robert Roode) – Survivor Series qualifier
Robert Roode is thrown out of the ring because of his constant involvement in the game.
Kevin Owens wins by pinfall after a stunner in a highly competitive match.
Behind the Scenes
Natalya talks to Adam Pearce about joining the Women’s Survivor Series team. Billie Kay and Bianca Belair appear and try to join the team. Bianca and Natalya argue verbally when Pearce tells the ladies that they will face a triple threat, with the winner getting a spot on the Survivor Series team.
Somehow, maybe not quite, we feel sorry for @ScrapDaddyAP. #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/18ImHgwfuE
– WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) October 31, 2020
Lars Sullivan Interview
Lars has an interview with Corey Graves earlier today. He is asked if he likes to be called “The Freak”. Lars says he doesn’t, and tells a story from his childhood and how the other kids called him a freak. He tells how they laughed at him and he cried.
Then he laughs as he explains how the laughter stopped, but the crying lasted for hours and he was not allowed to return to school.
Lars says that he wants to inflict pain and humiliation on anyone who gets in his way for a lifetime. He wants to make this world his own “personal playground”.
[email protected]’s plan for #SmackDown is simple: “Unleash a life of pain and humiliation”. pic.twitter.com/UDqQgKlJM2
– WWE (@WWE) October 31, 2020
Behind the Scenes
Aalyah Mysterio is backstage with Murphy and says that her mother accepts him, but Rey and Dominik haven’t spoken to her since last week.
Murphy explains that he is not the same person he was and that he has to make up for that.
Bianca Belair against Billie Kay against Natalya – qualifying match of the Survivor Series
Belair plucks Billie Kay after KOD.
Carmella vignette
Carmella sits in a dimly lit room and drinks champagne. Carmella says she is the woman who will do everything to move forward. She will always win, so next week at SmackDown the whole world will know why she is “untouchable”.
What has @CarmellaWWE planned for #SmackDown next week? ð¤ pic.twitter.com/06KIQOP0zP
– WWE (@WWE) October 31, 2020
Murphy and Aalyah advertising
Murphy says he is not the same person he used to be, but he understands why Rey and Dominik Mysterio don’t want to have anything to do with him. As a man he has to apologize to them face to face.
Dominik and Rey don’t get out, but Seth Rollins does. Seth says that Rey and Dominik will not accept him, but he will. He says that he will forgive Murphy for what he did and he welcomes this relationship with Aalyah.
When Seth asks Murphy and Aalyah to join him, Dominik pounces on Seth. Murphy tries to break them up, which causes Dominik to beat him. Furious, Murphy starts to attack Dominik, whereupon Rey comes out and the two of them beat him in a double play. Just as Rey is about to hit the 619 on Murphy, Aalyah gets in the middle and tells Rey that he loves him. The two then kiss as Rey and Dominik leave.
Backstage
Daniel Bryan is interviewed about Jey Uso. Bryan says Jey has a lot on his mind, but he knows he’ll be ready for their game tonight.
