WWE Smackdown 11/29/2024

WWE Smackdown 11/29/2024

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/wwe-smackdown-11222024.html

Bianca's Survivor Series team comes out. Rhea says they aren't the best of friends but it doesn't matter. She says they go to Wargames tomorrow and they all have someone they want to get their hands on. She says no one can stop them from brutalizing their opponents tomorrow. Naomi says Nia and Tiff will get what they deserve. She says the glow will be felt and dealt. Bianca says all 5 of her opponents can get it since they don't know who took out Jade. Rhea says Liv will wish she didn't know them. Iyo says they will destroy them.

Liv Morgan's team comes out. She says what they are saying is funny. Nia talks about the things Damage Ctrl did to Bayley and says they will implode before they get to the ring. Naomi says they got bigger problems, like them. Bayley says they won't have any friends after Wargames. Liv says they are a united front.

Rhea says to stop wasting time and says there's nowhere to run or hide tomorrow. Liv says she will finish the job she started when she breaks Rhea's face on the cage. Rhea says she will cave her face in so bad that Dom won't even want to look at her. Liv's team teases fighting but says they are leaving and will see them tomorrow. They all then end up fighting. Guards come out to try and stop it. 

Andrade vs Shinsuke Nakamura

SN = Shinsuke Nakamura

Andrade has a new tron with like a robot with his mask on shooting lasers out of his eyes. SN has a new remix of his song. SN also has new gear and black/red paint around his eyes.

SN takes him down and misses a stomp. SN hits shots in the corner. Andrade flips out of the corner then top rope crossbodies. SN hits corner spears and knees to the face. Andrade rolls him up then flying headscissors him.

Andrade goes to dive and gets kicked. SN sits on the top rope and Andrade dropkicks him over. SN top rope moonsaults him outside. We go to break and return. Andrade hits shots to the gut. SN knees him in the gut. Andrade back elbows him then dragon screws him. Andrade flying forearms him. SN is knocked off the buckles. Andrade does a top rope moonsault into a standing moonsault for 2.

SN overhead elbows him and takes a spinning back elbow for 2. Andrade hits three amigos and the third has SN going into the buckles. Andrade goes for a meteora put SN pulled the turnbuckle pad off and Andrade goes face first into it. SN hits a kinshasa in the back of the neck and wins.

Thoughts: It was a decent match. They overdo it too much here and the finish was something unique.

LA Knight comes out after SN and SN sprays him with black mist in the face.

The Bloodline and Bronson Reed talk in the back. Solo says Fatu has got this tonight. Nick Aldis comes in tonight. He says tonight is important and he doesn't want the number's game factoring into this match. He says everyone is banned from ringside tonight. Solo says we got it and understand each other.

DIY talk in the back. Ciampa says JG told him whatever it takes and says they got screwed out of the tag titles. He asks if he wants his kids to say he's a loser. Ciampa says he's not a loser and they aren't loser. JG says things change. Ciampa says nothing changed. He says he doesn't care if Alex Shelly was his mentor and says it seems that's more important than getting the tag titles back. JG says let him talk to him. Ciampa says he doesn't want to talk to him and says we will do it his way. Ciampa says he has one more chance to figure things out or it will be done his way.

Kevin Owens says there's people out there still on Cody's side. We see videos from 2021 with KO being thrown off the Thunderdome through a table. We then see Roman running him over with a golf cart. We see KO getting handcuffed at the 2023 Royal Rumble and taking tons of superkicks. KO says Cody was in the building but was nowhere to be found during that. He says Cody was there for Roman though when Roman needed him this year. KO says that's just 3 examples of why Code deserves everything that is coming to him. 

Cody Rhodes vs Carmelo Hayes

Melo gets on the mic beforehand. He says KO was right and Cody did turn his back on him. He says Cody is the guy to stab someone right in the heart, not in the back. He says who needs enemies when you got friends like Cody. He says if Cody wants to evaluate the first round draft pick, he says the evaluation will show why he got picked.

They lock up. Melo pushes him and side headlocks him. Melo rolls up and Cody crucifixes him. Cody back rolls him and punches him. Cody tells him to come on. Melo slaps him and backs off.

Cody lariats Melo over the top. Cody topes him into the commentary table and bangs his head off the table. Melo dropkicks him as he comes back in. Cody hits a disaster kick. We go to break and return. Cody 2nd rope delay superplexes him. Cody hits punches and running forearms him. Melo la mistica drops him for 2. Cody powerslams him then figure fours him. Melo boots him and get stuck on a disaster kick attempt. Melo then springboard legdrops him while he's on the 2nd rope. Melo suplex lifts him and cutters him. Melo misses a top rope move. Melo misses a lariat then is caught with a cody cutter. Cody hits cross rhodes and wins.

Thoughts: It was an average match. They didn't go as much into the story of this as I would have hoped. The finishing stretch could have been a bit better. Cody won as expected which didn't really do much to help out Melo's standing. 

We get a sit down talk with Paul Heyman, Roman Reigns and CM Punk. Punk isn't there and Roman isn't happy about Punk making him wait. Punk then arrives and says he doesn't have a lot of time. Roman says it's a good thing he came late. Punk says he didn't show up for him but Paul. Roman says he doesn't need Punk's help. Punk said he thought he would feel that way and didn't want to give him his help. He says he's not here for him but for Paul.

Roman says he doesn't like him or his tone and doesn't want to team with him tomorrow. Paul says it's over if they don't get Punk's help. Paul says Solo will come after Punk if they don't take care of him. Paul says Solo knows Punk is the threat. He says divided we all fall to Solo but united, at best, we all survive.

Punk says he's not here for him, he's here for Paul. Punk says he wants his revenge and says they can revisit this conversation is they make it through Wargames. Roman and Punk both says "one time" and Punk says, "one favor". Roman asks if Punk owes him a favor. Punk says no and says Paul will owe him a favor. 

Punk leaves. Roman asks Paul what the favor is. Paul says let's get through Wargames and we'll have all the time in the world to talk about it.

WWE Women's United States Title Tournament First Round - Piper Niven vs Lash Legend vs Michin

Lash hits a big forearm on Piper and takes shots from Michin. Piper low crossbodies Mich then Lash splashes Piper. Lash catches Piper's crossbody but Michin dropkicks them over. Michin hits a top rope diving hurricanrana. Michin PK's her from the apron. Michin then moonsaults onto them outside.

Chelsea Green superkicks Michin outside. B-Fab comes down and rams Green into the apron. She then hits forearms and fights with Green to the back. Lash pump kicks Piper, who is distracted. We go to break and return.

Piper cannonballs Michin in the corner then michinoku drivers her for 2. Piper runs over Lash. Piper vader bombs Lash for 2. Lash swinging backbreakers Michin. Lash hits a big chop on Piper then chokeslams her for 2. 

Mich hits a big kick on Lash. Lash catches her headscissors and powerbombs her for 2. Piper sentons both opponents at once for 2. Mich goes up top and gets hit. Piper misses a 2nd rope senton on Lash. Lash hits lash extension on Piper. Mich top rope sentons Lash and pins Piper.

Thoughts: It went a little longer than it needed to. It had the usual limitations these matches have and was just average for the most part. Lash showed some nice power here with Piper.

LA is being checked on in the back. Byron interviews him. LA asks if we have to talk about his match with Nakamura right now. He says Nakamura has been gone for a bit and now has a problem with him. He says Nakamura will have a big problem with him. He says he lives and breaths in survival mode and says he will continue to be the US champ. He says he'll be looking Nakamura in the eyes at Survivor Series. He says he will drop him on his head and have him do 3 the hard way.

Sami Zayn and Jimmy Uso hype up Jey Uso. Nick Aldis walks in and says everyone is banned from ringside. They tell Jey he got this.

Wargames Advantage Match - Jacob Fatu vs Jey Uso

They lock up and go into the corner. Fatu shoves him and Jey hits punches. Jey side headlocks him and shoulders him over. Fatu chokes him on the ropes then stomps on him. Jey goes up and over in the corner and then lariats him over the top rope. Jey tries to tope him but is caught and sent into the post. Jey then is sent over the commentary table. 

We go to break and return. Fatu hits a nice flying back elbow. Fatu trapezus holds him. Fatu is pushed into the post shoulder first then spears the post when Jey leapfrogs him. Jey hits punches on Fatu then spinning enzugiri's him. Jey hits a corner hip attack for 2. Jey is caught off the buckles and takes a swinging side slam. Fatu handspring moonsaults him for 2.  

Fatu corner hip attacks him. Solo superkicks him then takes a pop-up samoan drop for 2. Fatu misses a top rope swanton and kind of hits his head on Jey's knees. Jey spears him then hits a top rope splash for 2. Jey tope forearms him over the commentary table.  

Jey runs into a Fatu superkick. Fatu samoan drops him on the commentary table. Fatu does an implant ddt and double jump moonsaults him off the top. Fatu then wins.

Thoughts: It was a solid main here. Fatu beat up Jey some as expected and we got a couple of dives and top rope moves. It wasn't anything to out of the norm for these guys but they put out a good effort and there were no real issues with this one. 

Solo hugs Fatu after.

Overall thoughts: It was the usual okay Smackdown and it was the go home show for Survivor Series. There was nothing must see. It all made sense though and nothing was super offensive. The main was the best thing on here. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 and I don't think you need to see this one.