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Alright everyone, it’s Friday and Halloween is tomorrow but tonight on WWE Smackdown we’ve got “Danhausen’s Very Nice, Very Evil Smackdown” to check out. We’ve got a couple of title matches again tonight, the WWE women’s belt is on the line as Chelsea Green defends against Nikki Bella with the obvious note that everyone’s still waiting on Tiffany Stratton cashing in on Green. They’ve literally been coping and pasting Tiffany’s current briefcase bit with her last one, right down to Dominik Mysterio dragging Liv Morgan out of the ring which apparently stops the cash in. Also WWE champion Sami Zayn will defend against US champion Trick Williams, expect Damian Priest to get involved and attack Trick given how last week went. AAA cruiserweight champion Rey Fenix will defend his belt against Ricky Saints again, so there’s that. Next week, in a pre-taped edition of Smackdown, we’ll get CM Punk vs. Kevin Owens so expect something between them tonight. At Crown Jewel Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton meet in a Last Man Standing match, Cody’s been standing tall lately so expect Randy to get the upper hand tonight on any interaction. Blake Monroe is ready to move on from Giulia, not sure where she’ll focus her attention though. The tag division is still a giant mess, Jordynne Grace is MIA, Drew McIntyre at this point is likely saving his return for the Rumble, and Gunther is likely to mess with Danhausen again while Finn Balor makes a sporadic appearance. Crown Jewel is two weeks away, and TKO is hoping no major violence breaks out in the region, so let’s see what else WWE has in store as we build to that event.

We open with a special intro in black and white hosted by Danhausen in the style of a 50’s Universal monster flick. Danhausen runs down the card for us. We’re going to reveal Danhausen’s most recent evil experiment tonight as well, the thing under the cloth.

Michael Cole and Corey Graves welcome us to Charleston, West Virginia for the show then we see various wrestlers arrive and walk around the venue.

We see the entrance stage, which is decorated for Halloween. Up first tonight is Cody Rhodes to a big pop. Suited and booted Cody makes his way to the ring as commentary remind us Cody Punted Baron Corbin back to catering a couple of weeks ago. Cody gets a mic and plays with the crowd, he wants to talk about Randy Orton and Crown Jewel. He’s never been in a Last Man Standing match but the concept is simple as well as barbaric. Next he reminds us of the rules for that match. He wants to do something a little different with his time tonight, he’d like to apologize. Apologize because Randy has a wonderful wife and five kids, plus fans in ever arena around the world, and he’s sorry for what he’s going to do to Randy. He shows off pictures of his face in the aftermath of their Mania match, a moment that should have been a milestone for Cody turned into this. Randy doesn’t just have a receipt coming, Cody’s going to bankrupt him. The spirit of everyone Randy has Punted will be loaded into Cody’s leg when it blasts across Randy’s oversized skull. And whoever wins between them should get a WWE title shot, the last man standing will be the only man Punting and that will be Cody. Solid promo from Cody, his fire is always admirable but they’re really putting themselves in a corner with this because if Cody falls short against Randy it’s all for naught.

We recap some stuff from RAW, the very obvious repeat of Tiffany failing to cash in just like last time.

In the back Cathy talks with Chelsea Green and Tiffany Stratton. Tiffany says Liv Morgan survives only because of Judgement Day and she’ll cash in on her eventually. Green says once she wins at Crown Jewel and Tiffany cashes in they’ll be the best duo in WWE. Green is dressed like Nikki Bella and says her costume is that of a monster. As Green leaves here’s Danhausen shows up and offers Tiffany a jar of teeth for her briefcase of human monies. Tiffany leaves and Danhausen thinks Cathy scared of Tiffany.

To the ring and here’s Nikki Bella walking while we head to break.

We come back and here comes Green.

Match #1 – WWE Women’s Title Match: (c) Chelsea Green vs. Nikki Bella

They tie up, then tease finishers that don’t land and stand off. Cole is already confusing Green and Nikki since Green is dressed like Nikki. Green avoids a Rack Attack and hits some Japanese armdrags. Corner Flatliner from Green then she heads up top, Nikki climbs up with her then just kind of awkwardly pulls Green down. They head to the floor and Nikki throws Green around the barricades a few times. Back in the ring Nikki hits a Bella Buster for a 2 count. That sends us to break.

Some very weak body blows from Green then she runs into a spinebuster for another 2 count. Some corner work from Nikki then a suplex that looked less than stellar. Incredibly weak kicks and stomps from Nikki, good heavens these two have no oomph on their offense. Green fights upright but Nikki cuts her off with a knee to the face. Nikki winds up on the floor and Green follows with a suicide dive that connects. Back in the ring they trade slaps then Green starts firing up with some of her usual offense as we rejoin the broadcast. Green heads up top but misses a flying nothing, then Nikki with a truly awful second rope kick for a 2 count. Nikki misses a Broski Boot then Green with a mid rope double knee attack. Rough Rider from Green gets a 2 count. Nikki avoids an Unpretty Her and tries the Fearless Lock, man that is just a bad looking hold. Green fights free but Nikki finally lands an elbow that looks decent, then hits a Rack Attack but they’re in the ropes so no pin count. Small Package from Green gets the 3 count.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Chelsea Green retained the title in 8:02

Rating: 1.5 stars
Thoughts: This was not good, weak looking offense, slightly odd layout, no crowd investment, and frankly a bizarre finish as Green had to kind of get a very lucky win over Nikki Bella of all people.

Post match here’s Liv Morgan to make everything worse. Liv has a mic, God have mercy on our ears, and mocks Green’s match and win. She realizes that they’re a bit more alike than they thought though. Neither of them were given much of a chance when they started in WWE, but hard work and determination caused them to rise to the championship level. But there’s a big difference between them, Liv has made it to the ring now, and it’s that Liv is a real champion while Green is a joke. If Green got fired again no one would even notice. Green is just a sad panda. At Crown Jewel Green’s luck will run out and Liv will eat her alive. Tiffany’s music hits and here’s the briefcase holder. As Tiffany walks she gets jumped by Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez, that lets Green hit Liv with the Unpretty Her. Tiffany whacks Perez and Raquel with the briefcase then calls for a ref. Pretties Moonsault Ever to Liv as the ref shows up, Tiffany tries to cash in again but Raquel and Perez show back up to attack the faces. Liv, who’s done her contractual selling, recovers in time to be scared off by Iyo Sky who runs down. You know, you kind of need the heels to be lying when they run down the faces and it’s unclear it Liv lied about anything she said given how WWE has presented Green.

In the back Cathy talks with WWE champion Sami Zayn. Sami whines, then says after everything he’s not dropping the title to Trick Williams. He says everything good about Trick can be bought while everything that makes Sami special aren’t for sale. He whines more and puts himself over. He’s going to beat Trick tonight and see Roman Reigns on the other side. Yawn, same thing Sami’s been saying for weeks and his good delivery can only improve that experience of hearing it so much.

After this break we’ll get another match between Rey Fenix and Ricky Saints.

Match #2 – AAA Cruiserweight Title Match: (c) Rey Fenix vs. Ricky Saints

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