WWE Smackdown 11/1/2024

WWE Smackdown 11/1/2024

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/10/wwe-smackdown-10252024.html

Nia Jax comes to the ring to talk. The Women's Crown Jewel Title is in the ring. Nia says she wants the title and says she usually gets what she wants. She says anything that gets in her way is annihilated and that's what will happen to Liv Morgan.

Liv, Dom and Raquel come out. Liv says she retired Becky Lynch and says Nia isn't that special. She says she's held her title longer than Nia has so she knows what it takes to be champ. She said she beat her last time they fought too. She says she will be the next Crown Jewel champ.

Tiffany Stratton comes out. She says it'll be Tiffy Time at Crown Jewel and become women's champ. Nia interjects and Tiff says don't get too comfortable as she could cash in on her too. Liv mocks Nia for that. Tiff says both are starting to p!ss her off. She says she will cash in at Crown Jewel and take one of the titles. 

Tiff asks if Dom comes with her if she takes the title. She says she could use a little Dirty in her life. Liv says Tiff has enough dirty in her life. Tiff nails her and knocks her out of the ring. Tiff says Liv's nothing without Dom. Liv says to get a ref as we go to break.

Liv Morgan vs Tiffany Stratton

This started during the break. Tiff is thrown out and thrown into the rails and the Prime Hydration Station. Tiff hits mounted forearms. Tiff misses a handspring elbow and takes a dropkick. Liv misses a step up knee and gets powerbombed for 2.

Liv hits a codebreaker for 2. Tiff double stomps her. Nia gets on the apron and distracts the ref. Tiff swings her briefcase at Liv and Liv pins her while holding the tights.

Thoughts: It was a quick one here and didn't really do much for anyone as Tiff lost easily.

Liv dropkicks Nia in the knee after and hits Tiff with the briefcase. Nia headbutts Liv and hits Liv/Dom/Raquel with the briefcase. Nia banzai drops Liv.

Kevin Owens talks. He says he's been trying to call Randy Orton all week but he won't answer. He says he doesn't want to fight him and has been looking up to him for so long. He says he never wanted to hurt him but is going to and says it's Orton's fault. He says Orton did this.

Pretty Deadly vs The Street Profits

Kit nails Ford before it starts and flying euros him in the corner. Ford is thrown into a gut buster for 2. Elton does The Profits' dance and stomps on Ford. Elton leapfrogs Ford and Kit ddt's Ford.

Kit hits shots on Ford. Ford flips over PD then tags in AD. AD throws Kit off and flying back elbows Elton. AD flapjacks Kit and hits corkscrew splashes. AD takes a stun gun. Kit goes off of Elton's back and hits a codebreaker.

Ford takes a euro off the apron. They botch some spot and B-Fab slams Elton on the floor. Kit takes an electric chair blockbuster and was pinned.

Thoughts: They messed up the spot before the finish here which hurt things some. It was quick and they got what they could out of it.

Nia and Tiff talk in the back. Tiff says she wanted Liv to think she was cashing in on Nia. Tiff has big mark on her head. Naomi tells Nia to keep the belt warm for here and Bayley points out the mark on Tiff's head.

Bayley and Naomi vs Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell

Indi was supposedly fired today yet is here. CL's team jumps the faces. Indi hits some shots on Bay. CL 2nd rope twisting crossbodies Bay outside.

We go to break and return. Indi chinlocks Bay. Indi side slams her then Indi drops CL on Bay for 2. CL armlocks her. Bay pushes CL into the post. Indi is laid on the 2nd rope and Bay double knee drops her down.

Naomi is tagged in. She kicks CL from the apron and bulldogs her into the top buckle. Naomi heatseeker piledrivers CL on the apron then split drops her for 2. CL step up enzugiri's Naomi. Naomi jumps off of CL's back to lariat Indi. Bayley stunners CL over the middle rope.

Indi forearms Bay then Bay hits a belly to belly suplex on her. CL step up sentons Bay then asai moonsaults her. Naomi's the legal wrestler though so the ref won't count the pin. Naomi hits a hip attack on CL by surprise and wins.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good here and the finish was dumb with the wrong person being in and the ref allowing it to go on but not counting the pin. This may be Indi Hartwell's last WWE match.

Roman Reigns and Jimmy Uso come out. Jimmy tells Roman to drop his issues with Jey. He says he fixed the issues with Jey and needs Roman to do the same. Jimmy says they will lose tomorrow if they don't.

Jey Uso comes out through the crowd. Jey takes forever to come out and the crowd sings his song loud. Jey says he only took this fight to go against Solo. Jey says their issues aren't fixed and says it takes all of him just to even stand by Roman. He says he remembers.

Jey says Roman won't tell him what to do this time and says he's not his lackey or right hand anymore. He says he's his equal now. He says he's gone if Roman disrespects him. He says if he acts like his cousin though, he'll see him at Crown Jewel. Jey asks if they are going to do this or not. Roman says "yeet". Jey and Jimmy hold up the one finger then Roman does as well.

Thoughts: It's so funny that Jey took this fight to get back at Solo for costing him his title yet is joining Jimmy and Roman despite them costing him the world title. That just makes no sense at all.

The Motor City Machine Guns are interviewed. Theory and Waller interrupt. Waller says they know who they are and respect them but they need to be put on a proper pedestal. Alex asks if it's Miz TV. Waller says there's no Miz and it's The Grayson Waller Effect. They says they will see him next week. 

Bianca Belair vs Lash Legend vs Iyo Sky vs Piper Niven

Jade and Bianca talk during their entrance. They say everyone can get a preview of what's about to happen at Crown Jewel.

Thoughts: Iyo won here. This got a lot of time. I thought it was dumb that the seconds didn't get involved until late into the match when there were no DQ'd. They put out a good effort here and Lash did fine in 2nd or 3rd main roster match. They had a Piper/Lash alliance here that of course broke up during the match. Bianca nearly killed Lash near the end on a KOD.

Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes talk in the back. Cody asks Orton save a piece of KO for him when he's done with him. Orton says he doesn't know if there will be anything left of him.

Andrade/Carmelo Hayes/LA Knight talk about tomorrows match. Andrade says he wants to become champ tomorrow. Melo says he might pin both opponents and says Knight will pay. Melo tells Andrade to put extra ketchup on the fries. LA says he knows the deck is stacked against him and doesn't regret dropping them. He says that's how it will go at Crown Jewel.

The Bloodline does a video. Solo doesn't understand how he's the bad guy. He says he went with family who will never let him down. He says he was always there to help Roman but Roman was never there to help him. Solo says he's not the bad guy, he's the tribal chief. He says Roman's team will respect Bloodline and acknowledge him.

Imperium (Gunther and Ludwig Kaiser) vs Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton

Gunther teases going at it with Cody but slides out. Kaiser nails Cody from behind. Cody gordbuster him then lariats him over the top. Cody then topes Kaiser.

We go to PiP break and return. Gunther knees Cody in the back form the apron. Cody goes for a springboard and Kaiser kicks him. Gunther kicks Cody in the face then Kaiser hits mounted punches. Cody is sent into the post shoulder first. Cody hangs over the middle rope and takes a kick from both opponents.

Gunther boots Cody around. Gunther hits a hard chop on him. Kaiser PK's Cody for 2. Kaiser cobra twists him. They then do a double clothesline and both go down.

Orton comes in and hits lariats on Kaiser then powerslams him. Orton hits a ddt over the 2nd rope on Gunther. Gunther shoves Orton off of an RKO attempt. Cody hits forearms and punches on Kaiser then hits a bionic elbow. Cody runs up the buckles and hits a cody cutter. Gunther comes in and takes an RKO from Orton. Cody hits cross rhodes on Kaiser and wins.

Thoughts: The break ate a decent bit of this one up. I didn't think it was anything special. I didn't expect it to be though as they had a big show this weekend and nobody wanted to get hurt. Orton and Cody won here as expected.

Kevin Owens comes in after and chairs Orton while wearing a Dusty Rhodes shirt. Gunther puts Cody in a sleeper and refs try to break it to close the show.

Overall thoughts: It was a pretty average episode. We didn't really learn anything too new here and the stars took it easy as they had to be ready for Crown Jewel this weekend. There was nothing really must see on this one and and I would not recommend this. I'd give it a 4 out of 10.