WWE SmackDown outcomes and grades: Roman Reigns destroys Jey Uso

The Tribal Chief made an instance of his cousin (Picture: WWE)

In a development which isn’t any manner an indictment on the remainder of WWE’s blue model, SmackDown was the Roman Reigns Present but once more this week.

Friday evening’s episode was bookended by superb character work from the Tribal Chief, who kicked off the present after an emotional tribute to the late, great Pat Patterson with Vince McMahon and Gerald Brisco becoming a member of the roster on the stage for a 10-bell salute.

Reigns – accompanied by Paul Heyman and Jey Uso – laughed off Kalya Braxton’s questions on Kevin Owens, earlier than the latter made his manner right down to the ring and made a problem for the TLC pay-per-view on December 22.

Uso accepted the match to his cousin’s dismay, whereas Roman refused to combat KO there after which as a result of Kayla was current and he’s a gentleman.

A tag staff match with the 2 members of the family going through Otis and Owens was arrange, whereas Reigns promised there can be penalties for Jey’s actions.

Roman didn’t come out for the principle occasion at first, that means it began as a handicap match, however he did take his spot on the apron as his cousin had turned the tide of the bout.

He battered Otis, and a particular point out has to go to the trash speak – significantly between Reigns, Owens and Uso, who’re actually stepping up the character work from an already excessive commonplace.

Reigns induced a DQ loss for his staff when he broke up KO’s pin try after a stunner, and caught him within the guillotine and stared at Jey till he grabbed two chairs.

They laid into Owens, together with a prime rope splash onto a chair and their rival earlier than Roman destroyed his cousin as payback for his actions earlier.

He warned Kevin that he and his household ‘are going to concern’ him, because the Tribal Chief stood tall to finish the present.

Better of the remaining

The primary match of the evening noticed Bianca Belair – who was on commentary – trigger a distraction that led to Bayley dropping to Natalya in one thing of an upset.

After another Pat Patterson tribute aired for the first ever Intercontinental Champion, six males who’ve held that belt collided in a six-man tag staff match.

Large E (along with his new music and entrance), Daniel Bryan and Rey Mysterio overcame Dolph Ziggler, Shinsuke Nakamura and Sami Zayn in a rattling wonderful match with sufficient nods to Pat.

This continued after the bell, as Ziggler was on the receiving finish of an atomic drop, 619 and Large Ending in a second Patterson would have been happy with.

Pat Patterson would have been proud (Picture: WWE)

Elsewhere, Michael Cole handled us to an interview with Sasha Banks and Carmella, who had been showing on a cut up display screen after their latest interactions.

Carmella accused the SmackDown Ladies’s Champion of being jealous that she was in a position to simply waltz into the Efficiency Heart ‘on a whim’ and grow to be a star.

She insisted she is even higher than the Legit Boss, who dreamed of this profession since childhood – however Banks bought the final phrase as she offered their TLC pay-per-view bout, and insisted her opponent has by no means met a ‘b***h like’ her.

Lastly, Murphy and King Corbin’s rivalry continued this week with Dominik, Rey and Allyah Mysterio as soon as once more at ringside for the previous.

The latter was accompanied by two hooded associates, who had been revealed to be Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake, previously of the Forgotten Sons.

The duo bought concerned and confronted the Mysterio household, ultimately attacked them which induced a distraction and allowed Corbin to hit the Finish of Days for the win.