WWE is taping this week’s edition of SmackDown today in Manchester, England. Below are results of the taping, which is currently in progress.
– The Wyatt Family kicked off this week’s show in the ring with a promo segment that led to a match. Bray Wyatt issued a challenge to The Undertaker and Kane for Survivor Series. The challenge was for The Brothers Of Destruction to take on two members of The Wyatt Family of Bray’s choosing. Fandango ended up coming out, setting up Braun Strowman vs. Fandango. Also announced for later in the show is Luke Harper and Erick Rowan vs. The Usos.
– Braun Strowman def. Fandango in a quick squash match. He scored the win with a bear hug. After the match, Bray got back on the microphone and demanded that his challenge be answered by the end of the night.
– WWE Title Tournament: Neville def. King Barrett to advance. The finish saw Neville score the 1-2-3 after hitting Barrett with his Red Arrow finisher.
– Renee Young interviews The Usos backstage. The Usos were full of energy and spoke about their tag-team match later in the evening against Harper and Rowan.
– The Undertaker came out and made an impact. King Barrett had stayed in the ring during the commercial break to cut a promo on Wayne Rooney. He says he is going to ask Vince McMahon to never come back to Manchester. It was at this point that the gong hit and the lights went out. The Undertaker came out and stared down Barrett. Barrett asked if he could help him and threatened to hit him with a Bullhammer. Taker then beat him down and walked away, only to turn back around and hit him with a Tombstone for good measure.
– WWE Title Tournament: Kalisto def. Ryback to advance. The match started off with the two shaking hands. There was said to be a bit of a style issue in the ring with these two. Regardless, Kalisto managed to get the win. After the match, Ryback raised Kalisto’s arm.
– WWE Title Tournament: Alberto Del Rio def. Stardust to advance. Del Rio picked up the win after blasting Stardust with a stomp in the corner. Del Rio won and wrapped up the first round of the tournament to crown a new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
– Renee Young interviews Roman Reigns backstage. Reigns said he’s not a sellout and spoke about turning down Triple H’s offer on RAW.
– The Usos def. Luke Harper & Erick Rowan via disqualification in the final match taped for this week’s SmackDown. The finish saw Wyatt and Strowman interfere, which caused the DQ ruling. The Wyatt Family beat up The Usos until The Undertaker’s gong hit. We then hear The Undertaker’s voice accept Bray’s challenge from earlier in the evening.
