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Steve Notes Smackdown 1/8/21

ROman Reigns opens SD

I like Kevin Owens. He’s a pain in my ass, but I respect someone as ambitious as KO, someone who keeps getting up, a cockroach. I never wanted anything bad for him. He put me in a tough spot. I had to do what I had to do. Being on top, you have to care about these people, I care about them all. I’m putting food on everybody’s tables. Now KO doesn’t have that opportunity. PEople blame me, say I’m the bad guy. Don’t blame me, blame SCRAP IRON. Bring your ass out here.

Scrap Iron comes out, Roman runs a video package of the past events, Roman gives him shit, says we do our job, what do you do? You’re supposed to be taking care of talent and you threw him back into the deep end. You book a gauntlet match like I can’t choose my own challenger. You gonna book yourself in the match? Scrap Iron: Complete conflict of interest. Roman: You must think I’m stupid, am I stupid? Is Vince McMahon stupid? You’re def saying I’m stupid. You’re insulting me. You don’t respect me, you don’t respect my family. When they don’t respect my bloodline, there are consequences. He puts hands on Scrap Iron, Paul calms him down. My bad. Maybe right now, you’re perfectly safe.

Apollo Crews vs. Big E

Apollo comes out STRONG and fast against Big, but E comes back with Judas Effect

Apollo seemingly wins the title on a superplex double pin as we go to COMMERCIAL CLIFFHANGER

OH SHIT Ref says it’s a draw so the belt stays with Big E, Apollo gets PISSED, slaps Big, they restart the match, Big goes on a tear of belly to bellies, almost hits Big Ending, Apollo hits frog splash for 2

Big E hits Big Ending for 3 to win

Pearce is with Sonya, she wants to put the past behind her, she wants to be co-WWE Official with Pearce. She says you have so much on your plate, putting yourself in the match tonight…

Iron says I’m not doing that, I haven’t wrestled in six years. She says ok.

Bianca Belair interview as she declares for the Rumble, Bayley interrupts and quizzes her on being in the Rumble, she says even if she DID win, she’d squander the opportunity. Bianca comes back saying at least she knows if she wins she won’t have to face Bayley cuz she’s not champion anymore.

Carmella Promo: Congrats Sasha on being top SI superstar 2020 on the year I was on vacation. When it comes to talent, you can’t touch me.

Street Profits vs. Dirty Dawgs

DD attack Ford’s leg, reinjuring it during the match, so he can’t do shit most of the match.

Roode goes for GDDT, Ford gets out of it, but Dolph and Roode hit their finish for the win and the TITLES.

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Dolph yells HIT OUR MUSIC and they just play Dolph’s cuz that’s their music now

Paul Heyman confronts Scrap Iron backstage, Paul pumps up Pearce, he refers him to SCRAP DADDY, imagine how far you could have gone with Paul E Dangerously managing you? I pulled some strings tonight, YOU’RE IN THE GAUNTLET MATCH.

Billie rolls up to Riott Squad, happy about THEIR win, wants it to be OFFICIAL that she’s in RS. Billie cries, 2021 was supposed to be a better year but it’s NOT! Liv tries to calm her down and Billie takes that as acceptance, and says she can be punk, listen to Blink 1-8-2 and put mosh pitting on her resume.

Sami Zayn has an “unbiased” docu crew with him, for the Gauntlet match, says its a conspiracy targeting him putting him first in the gauntlet match, the conspiracy that cost him the IC championship.

Sami vs. Rey kicks off Gauntlet, Sami chats with his crew as the bell rings, Rey hits him with 619 and a splash for 3, wins in seconds.

Shinsuke vs. Rey Mysterio

Shinsuke hits a counter knee strike to the face on the outside, rolls him in for 2

They botch a rana spot, Rey ends up hitting a 619, eats knees on a splash, Shinsuke taps him out with an arm bar, Corbin runs down, attacks Rey

Shinsuke vs. Corbin

Shinsuke wins, didn’t see how

Shinsuke vs. Daniel Bryan

They go back and forth, eventually trading arm bars, Bryan gets Nakamura in Yes Lock, another submission, Nakamura gets to ropes

Bryan misses a rana from the corner, Shinsuke takes over

Daniel hits corner kicks, Shinsuke counters with Kinshasa for 3

Roman comes out for commercial cliffhanger, brings Pearce out with him, Jey and Roman attack Shinsuke, leaving him laying, superkick Pearce and drape him over Nakamura for 3

SCRAP IRON UNIVERSAL CHAMPION CONFIRMED!