Category: SmackDown

WWE SmackDown Preview 10/30/20

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown on FOX will feature the fallout from the recent Hell In a Cell pay-per-view.

WWE has not announced any matches for tonight’s show but it was noted that Jey Uso will be forced to face the consequences of losing to WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns at Hell In a Cell.

New SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks is also advertised to appear tonight. She defeated Bayley for the title at Hell In a Cell.

* Jey Uso faces the consequences of losing to Roman Reigns inside Hell in a Cell

* What’s next for Sasha Banks on WWE SmackDown?

* Will Survivor Series teams be formed this week?

* Possible invasions from RAW?

WWE SmackDown Preview 10/23/20

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown episode will air on FS1 due to the MLB World Series airing on FOX. This will be the go-home episode for Hell In a Cell.

A special edition of WWE Talking Smack will air tonight on FS1 right after SmackDown goes off the air.

WWE SmackDown Preview 10/16/20

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown on FOX episode will be the season two premiere.

There will be a special Kickoff pre-show that airs tonight at 7:30pm ET, featuring WWE Hall of Famer Booker T and former WWE on-air personality Renee Young as the hosts.

2020 WWE Draft Results

ROUND 1 (ON SMACKDOWN)
* WWE Champion Drew McIntyre stays on RAW
* RAW Women’s Champion Asuka stays on RAW
* The Hurt Business (MVP, Cedric Alexander, Shelton Benjamin, WWE United States Champion Bobby Lashley) stays on RAW
* WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns stays on SmackDown
* Seth Rollins goes from RAW to SmackDown

ROUND 2 (ON SMACKDOWN)
* AJ Styles goes from SmackDown to RAW
* Sasha Banks stays on SmackDown
* Naomi goes from SmackDown to RAW
* Bianca Belair goes from RAW to SmackDown
* WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax stay on RAW

ROUND 3 (ON SMACKDOWN)
* Ricochet stays on RAW
* Jey Uso stays on SmackDown
* Mandy Rose stays on RAW
* Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio go from RAW to SmackDown
* The Miz and John Morrison go from SmackDown to RAW

ROUND 4 (ON SMACKDOWN)
* SmackDown Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods go from SmackDown to RAW
* Big E stays on SmackDown
* Dana Brooke stays on RAW
* Otis stays on SmackDown
* Angel Garza stays on RAW

FREE AGENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT PICKS FROM TALKING SMACK
* Humberto Carrillo stays on RAW
* Tucker goes from SmackDown to RAW
* Drew Gulak goes from SmackDown to RAW
* Kalisto stays on SmackDown
* Shorty G stays on SmackDown
* Murphy goes from RAW to SmackDown
* Mickie James TBA

ROUND 1 (ON RAW)
* “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt goes from SmackDown to RAW
* Randy Orton stays on RAW
* SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley stays on SmackDown
* RAW Tag Team Champions (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) go to SmackDown from RAW
* Charlotte Flair stays on RAW

ROUND 2 (ON RAW)
* Braun Strowman goes to RAW from SmackDown
* Daniel Bryan stays on SmackDown
* Matt Riddle goes to RAW from SmackDown
* Kevin Owens goes to SmackDown from RAW
* Jeff Hardy goes to RAW from SmackDown

ROUND 3 (ON RAW)
* RETRIBUTION stays on RAW
* Lars Sullivan stays on SmackDown
* Keith Lee stays on RAW
* King Baron Corbin stays on SmackDown
* Alexa Bliss goes from SmackDown to RAW

ROUND 4 (ON RAW)
* Elias goes to RAW from SmackDown
* WWE Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn stays on SmackDown
* Lacey Evans goes to RAW from SmackDown
* Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura stay on SmackDown
* Sheamus goes to RAW from SmackDown

ROUND 5 (ON RAW)
* Nikki Cross goes to RAW from SmackDown
* Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler go to SmackDown from RAW
* WWE 24/7 Champion R-Truth stays on RAW
* Apollo Crews goes to SmackDown from RAW
* Dabba-Kato stays on RAW

ROUND 6 (ON RAW)
* Titus O’Neil stays on RAW
* Carmella stays on SmackDown
* Peyton Royce stays on RAW
* Aleister Black goes to SmackDown from RAW
* Akira Tozawa stays on RAW

ROUND 7 (ON RAW TALK)
* Lana stays on RAW
* Riddick Moss stays on RAW
* Arturo Ruas stays on RAW
* Natalya goes to SmackDown from RAW
* Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan go to SmackDown from RAW

ROUND 8 (ON TWITTER)
* Erik stays on RAW
* Billie Kay goes to SmackDown from RAW
* Tamina Snuka stays on SmackDown
* Zelina Vega goes to SmackDown from RAW
* Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado go to RAW from SmackDown

The remaining free agents from the pools as of this writing are Andrade and Mickie James.

WWE Draft Results From SmackDown and Supplemental On Talking Smack

ROUND 1
* WWE Champion Drew McIntyre stays on RAW
* RAW Women’s Champion Asuka stays on RAW
* The Hurt Business (MVP, Cedric Alexander, Shelton Benjamin, WWE United States Champion Bobby Lashley) stays on RAW
* WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns stays on SmackDown
* Seth Rollins goes from RAW to SmackDown

ROUND 2
* AJ Styles goes from SmackDown to RAW
* Sasha Banks stays on SmackDown
* Naomi goes from SmackDown to RAW
* Bianca Belair goes from RAW to SmackDown
* WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax stay on RAW

ROUND 3
* Ricochet stays on RAW
* Jey Uso stays on SmackDown
* Mandy Rose stays on RAW
* Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio go from RAW to SmackDown
* The Miz and John Morrison go from SmackDown to RAW

ROUND 4
* SmackDown Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods go from SmackDown to RAW
* Big E stays on SmackDown
* Dana Brooke stays on RAW
* Otis stays on SmackDown
* Angel Garza stays on RAW

Here are the moves announced Talking Smack:

* Humberto Carrillo stays on RAW
* Murphy goes from RAW to SmackDown
* Drew Gulak goes from SmackDown to RAW
* Kalisto stays on SmackDown
* Tucker goes from SmackDown to RAW

The following Superstars are still free agents:

RAW: Mickie James
SmackDown: Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado), Shorty G

WWE SmackDown Preview 10/9/20: Draft Begins

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown on FOX episode will feature Night 1 of the 2020 WWE Draft.

WWE Champion Drew McIntyre and WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns are both eligible to be drafted tonight. You can click here for full rules on the Draft, and details on the Superstar pools for tonight.

WWE Draft Rules And Pools Announced

WWE has announced the official rules and Superstar pools for the 2020 Draft. The Draft kicks off this Friday during SmackDown on FOX, and then will wrap during Monday’s RAW on the USA Network.

There will be more than 60 Superstars and tag teams that are eligible in the Draft. More than 20 Superstars from both brands will be eligible to be drafted on Friday, and more than 30 will be eligible to be drafted on Monday.

Due to the length of each show, RAW will get 3 picks for every 2 picks that SmackDown selects. Tag teams will count as 1 pick unless FOX or USA, in conjunction with WWE officials, want to pick just one Superstar from the team. Any undrafted Superstars will be declared free agents, and will be able to sign the the brand of their choosing.

The biggest news on the pools is that RETRIBUTION, as a group, will be eligible to be drafted to the blue brand. All 6 members (Mustafa Ali, T-BAR, Slapjack, Mace, Retaliation, Reckoning) will be included in the pick, which kills any speculation on Retaliation (Mercedes Martinez) being nixed from the group.

WWE Champion Drew McIntyre and WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns are both eligible to be drafted on Friday night. Several RAW Underground regulars will also be eligible, including Dabba-Kato. Another interesting note from the pool is that Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio will be drafted as a team, while Erik of The Viking Raiders is going by himself due to Ivar being out of action. It was reported this week that Erik is also currently out of action after undergoing a minor operation to remove old surgery hardware from his arm. There are no WWE NXT Superstars listed in the pools.

The following Superstars are eligible to be drafted on Friday: RAW Women’s Champion Asuka, Sasha Banks, Bianca Belair, Dana Brooke, Humberto Carrillo, Elias, Angel Garza, Drew Gulak, Heavy Machinery (Otis & Tucker), The Hurt Business (WWE United States Champion Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander and MVP), Mickie James, Lucha House Party (Kalisto, Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado), WWE Champion Drew McIntyre, Murphy, Rey & Dominik Mysterio, Naomi, The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods), WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, Ricochet, Seth Rollins, Mandy Rose, WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax, Shorty G, AJ Styles, Jey Uso.

The following Superstars are eligible to be drafted on Monday: Andrade, SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley, Aleister Black, Alexa Bliss, Daniel Bryan, Carmella, King Corbin, Apollo Crews, Nikki Cross, Dabba-Kato, Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode, Erik (of The Viking Raiders), Lacey Evans, Charlotte Flair, Jeff Hardy, Billie Kay, Lana, Keith Lee, The Miz & John Morrison, Riddick Moss, Natalya, Titus O’Neil, Randy Orton, Kevin Owens, WWE 24/7 Champion R-Truth, RETRIBUTION (Mustafa Ali, T-BAR, MACE, SLAPJACK, RECKONING & RETALIATION), Matt Riddle, The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan), Peyton Royce, Arturo Ruas, Sheamus, SmackDown Tag Team Champions Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro, RAW Tag Team Champions The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford), Braun Strowman, Tamina, Akira Tozawa, Zelina Vega, Bray Wyatt, WWE Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn.

Stay tuned for updates on the WWE Draft. Below is WWE’s full announcement issued to us today:

WWE Draft rules and Superstar pools set for 2020 edition

The WWE Draft will get underway this Friday, Oct. 9 on SmackDown and conclude Monday, Oct. 12 on Raw. WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon will once again preside over both nights of selections.

As reported by FOX Sports, the rules and Superstar pools have now been finalized for the 2020 WWE Draft.

* Over 60 Male Superstars, Female Superstars and Tag Teams have been placed into the 2020 WWE Draft.
* More than 20 Superstars are eligible to be drafted on Friday night and more than 30 Superstars are eligible to be drafted on Monday night.
* Due to the length of each show, for every two picks that SmackDown selects, Raw will get three picks.
* Tag Teams will count as one pick unless FOX or USA Network, in conjunction with WWE Officials, wants to pick one Superstar from the team.
* Any undrafted Superstars will immediately be declared free agents and able to sign with the brand of their choosing.

WWE Superstars have been split into eligible pools for the Friday and Monday episodes of the WWE Draft. Here is the breakdown of who is available for selection each night:

FRIDAY
Asuka
Sasha Banks
Bianca Belair
Dana Brooke
Humberto Carrillo
Elias
Angel Garza
Drew Gulak
Heavy Machinery (Otis & Tucker)
The Hurt Business (Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander and MVP)
Mickie James
Lucha House Party (Kalisto, Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado)
Drew McIntyre
Murphy
Rey & Dominik Mysterio
Naomi
The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)
Roman Reigns
Ricochet
Seth Rollins
Mandy Rose
Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax
Shorty G
AJ Styles
Jey Uso

MONDAY
Andrade
Bayley
Aleister Black
Alexa Bliss
Daniel Bryan
Carmella
King Corbin
Apollo Crews
Nikki Cross
Dabba-Kato
Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode
Erik (of The Viking Raiders)
Lacey Evans
Charlotte Flair
Jeff Hardy
Billie Kay
Lana
Keith Lee
The Miz & John Morrison
Riddick Moss
Natalya
Titus O’Neil
Randy Orton
Kevin Owens
R-Truth
RETRIBUTION (Mustafa Ali, T-BAR, MACE, SLAPJACK, RECKONING & RETALIATION)
Matt Riddle
The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan)
Peyton Royce
Arturo Ruas
Sheamus
Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro
The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford)
Braun Strowman
Tamina
Akira Tozawa
Zelina Vega
Bray Wyatt
Sami Zayn

Don’t miss this WWE Draft on Friday, Oct. 9 at 8/7 C on FOX and Monday, Oct. 12 at 8/7 C on USA Network to see where your favorite Superstars are headed.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE SmackDown Preview 10/2/20

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown on FOX will air live from the Amway Center in Orlando, FL with fallout from last Sunday’s Clash of Champions pay-per-view.

WWE SmackDown On FOX To Be Preempted This Month

The October 23 WWE SmackDown on FOX episode is scheduled to be preempted due to Game 3 of the MLB World Series. It will likely air on FS1.

FOX Sports released their October schedule this afternoon and it shows that SmackDown will be preempted on October 23 due to Game 3. It also indicates that the October 16 SmackDown on FOX episode could be preempted for Game 5 of the MLB National League Championship Series, if necessary.

SmackDown on FOX was also preempted on October 25, 2019 due to Major League Baseball. That episode aired on FS1, which meant it was live for both coasts. There was also a replay of SmackDown at 11pm ET on FS1 that night, following a special edition of WWE Backstage. Backstage is no longer airing, so there’s no word yet on what that means for a potential replay.

The October 23 SmackDown show will be the go-home episode for the Hell In a Cell pay-per-view, which takes place on October 25.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Announces 2020 Draft Dates For RAW And SmackDown

WWE has confirmed the 2020 Draft for next month.

It was announced during last night’s Clash of Champions pay-per-view that the WWE Draft will kick off on the October 9 SmackDown episode. It will then end on the October 12 RAW episode.

There’s no word yet on potential WWE Draft plans.

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