{"id":106825,"date":"2020-10-23T12:26:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T17:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=106825"},"modified":"2020-10-23T12:26:21","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T17:26:21","slug":"wwe-friday-night-smackdown-primer-10-23-final-hell-in-a-cell-hype-consequences-for-jey-law-otis-sasha-and-bayley-and-unsigned-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/10\/23\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown-primer-10-23-final-hell-in-a-cell-hype-consequences-for-jey-law-otis-sasha-and-bayley-and-unsigned-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN PRIMER 10\/23:  Final Hell in a Cell Hype, Consequences for Jey, Law &amp; Otis, Sasha and Bayley and Unsigned Contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2512285551\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN PRIMER<br \/>\nOCTOBER 23, 2020<br \/>\nORLANDO, FL. AT THE THUNDERDOME IN THE AMWAY CENTER<br \/>\nAIRS ON FS1 NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT<br \/>\nBY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH.COM CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Michael Cole and Corey Graves<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Show Airing on FS1<\/h4>\n<p>Smackdown tonight will air on FS1 because of Fox airing game three of the World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The show returns to Fox next week.<\/p>\n<h4>Top Three Developments from Last Week<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>New Day (Big E and Raw Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston &amp; Xavier Woods) defeated Cesaro &amp; Shinsuke Nakamura and Sheamus in their final match on Smackdown. Kofi &amp; Woods are now with obviously with Raw as the tag champs while Big E remains on Smackdown. They gave an emotional address prior to the match talking about how the New Day concept came about and how they became true best friends through the years. They embraced following their victory. Here they are in a WWE exclusive:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The New Day share emotional moment after SmackDown farewell: SmackDown Exclusive, Oct. 16, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BlHD9jsIrjA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Daniel Bryan returned to WWE television and made his first Thunderdome appearance. He checked off several wrestlers on Smackdown he\u2019d loved to face but left off Seth Rollins, which brought him out to the ring. Seth told Bryan he was either with him or against him for the greater good, which led to them going at it, which led to Rey &amp; Dominik Mysterio coming to the ring. Bryan left the ring, but then Murphy came out. He teased joining Seth against the Mysterios but attacked him instead. After Seth left the ring, Murphy offered an olive branch handshake to the Mysterios, but they didn\u2019t bite. Here\u2019s Rey and Dominik in a WWE exclusive:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rey &amp; Dominik Mysterio still don\u2019t trust Murphy: SmackDown Exclusive, Oct. 16, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rr4rRTb3OH0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sasha Banks signed the contract for her Hell in a Cell match against Smackdown Women\u2019s Champion Bayley, her former best friend. Bayley walked out before signing, raising doubt as to whether she\u2019ll participate in the match.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Items Advertised by WWE<\/h4>\n<p>WWE is light in their preview for tonight. It makes me wonder if they are sort of \u201cphoning in\u201d the show because they think everyone will be watching the World Series on Fox. A lot of people may not have FS1 too, so the audience could potentially be smaller. Either way it is the go-home show for Hell in a Cell, so here\u2019s what they do have advertised thus far:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Roman Reigns to reveal consequences for Sunday\u2019s Universal Title Hell in a Cell \u201cI Quit\u201d Match with Jey Uso.<\/li>\n<li>Law &amp; Otis comes to Smackdown tonight<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Roman Reigns Reveals Consequences for Jey Uso<\/h4>\n<p>Roman Reigns will defend the Universal Championship against his cousin Jey Uso this Sunday in the first ever \u201cI Quit\u201d Hell in a Cell match. Roman has been trying to get Jey to acknowledge that he\u2019s the \u201ctribal chief,\u201d but he\u2019s refused. Last week, Roman retained the championship against long-time rival Braun Strowman, and beat him down after the match with Jey looking on. Jey slapped and superkicked Roman and hit him with a chair before Roman returned the favor with his signature Superman Punch. He left the ring with his music playing.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, Roman will reveal the \u201cconsequences\u201d Jey will face in the upcoming championship match. The WWE Network\u2019s Twitter account decided to troll Jey highlighting his father, Rikishi, getting thrown off the top of a Hell in a Cell cage back at Armageddon 2000:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oh y\u2019all funny huh <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cW7R8kd3Uq\">https:\/\/t.co\/cW7R8kd3Uq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Usos (@WWEUsos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEUsos\/status\/1318978124781096960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: This feud continues to be compelling not just regarding what will happen this Sunday, but what will happen going forward. There\u2019s something to this trying to get Jey to admit Roman is the tribal chief. Let\u2019s not forget undrafted Jimmy Uso is still out there and could factor into the happenings. I wonder if he steps in and acknowledges Roman for Jey to try and get him to have mercy.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Otis and the Money in the Bank Contract Lawsuit<\/h4>\n<p>Mr. Money in the Bank Otis continues to be plagued by a lawsuit filed by the Miz, seeking to gain control of the Money in the Bank contract. Last week, he shoved down Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn after he taunted him about the pending lawsuit. The Miz is now on Raw, and a continuance was filed by Miz\u2019s attorney. This past Monday on Raw, Otis appeared as El Gran Gordo and teamed with his former Heavy Machinery partner Tucker and took on Miz and John Morrison. Before the match, Miz emphatically made his case as to why he should have the Money in the Bank contract.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, Otis has a date in court and will represent himself as he tries to hang on to the contract he won back in May.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1784665898\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: Am I a bad person if I want to see Miz win this lawsuit and be the new Mr. Money in the Bank?<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Bayley and the Contract for the Hell in a Cell Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<\/h4>\n<p>This isn\u2019t advertised in the preview but is an important issue following what happened on last week\u2019s show.<\/p>\n<p>I talked about Smackdown Women\u2019s Champion Bayley not signing the contract for the Hell in a Cell match with her former best friend Sasha Banks. To expand on the signing, Sasha said she had been waiting for this moment for a long time.\u201d Bayley said she had as well to get past her and wants to continue to prove she\u2019s the best women\u2019s champion of all time. She said she\u2019s done it all by herself and beat Sasha to the punch regarding turning on each other. Sasha said friends don\u2019t turn their backs on each other, and she is going to end Bayley\u2019s title reign. Bayley said she didn\u2019t have to sign anything and walked out, to which Sasha called her a coward and said there\u2019d be no place to run at Hell in a Cell.<\/p>\n<p>The match is advertised in WWE\u2019s Hell in a Cell preview, so we\u2019ll see tonight how they navigate to it with Bayley not signing last week. She pushed the narrative of not partaking in the match with this tweet:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m free Sunday if Ryan wants a fight. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eQ5KN9mPGH\">https:\/\/t.co\/eQ5KN9mPGH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bayley (@itsBayleyWWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsBayleyWWE\/status\/1319263130568912897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: Maybe I\u2019ve watched wrestling too long, but Bayley not signing the contract annoys me more than intrigues me because we know they\u2019re going to have the match. I do understand though why they set it up this way as the idea is to get people to watch Smackdown to find out how they get her to sign or how they make the match happen. I guess when you\u2019ve \u201cseen it all\u201d you get immune to the little tricks they try to pull to create a story, intrigue, doubt or whatever you want to call it. The story is still a misfire for me because Sasha is more upset that they\u2019re not friends anymore. If they\u2019re trying to make Sasha a babyface, shouldn\u2019t she want to rid herself of Bayley and do things the right way? I like Sasha and all, but she hasn\u2019t given me a reason to cheer for her.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Other Match Results and Segments from Last Week<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A vignette aired for Bianca Belair. Look for another tonight and perhaps and in-ring debut (Smackdown debut anyway) after Hell in a Cell.<\/li>\n<li>Smackdown Tag Team Champions the Street Profits retained their titles over Dolph Ziggler &amp; Robert Roode despite losing the match via DQ. Here they are in WWE exclusive:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Street Profits bring smoke season to SmackDown: SmackDown Exclusive, Oct. 16, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9rjvB4D07mY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n<p>With two major stories on which to focus, I\u2019m not worried about what they do with the rest of the show. The Roman-Jey program is the best program WWE has done in quite some time and I\u2019m looking forward to seeing it play out. I\u2019m down on the Sasha-Bayley story, but still looking forward to the outcome (while dreading it at the same time). With the show on FS1 and the World Series going on, they\u2019ll likely focus on the major stuff and not have too noteworthy of an episode, despite it being the go-home for Hell in a Cell.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. Questions and discussion are welcome. Thank you for reading!<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1796968062\"><div id=\"pwtor-1191844159\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN PRIMER OCTOBER 23, 2020 ORLANDO, FL. 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