{"id":107639,"date":"2020-11-06T10:27:58","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T16:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=107639"},"modified":"2020-11-06T10:27:58","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T16:27:58","slug":"wwe-friday-night-smackdown-primer-11-6-the-boss-attempts-to-retain-against-the-role-model-more-survivor-series-hype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/11\/06\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown-primer-11-6-the-boss-attempts-to-retain-against-the-role-model-more-survivor-series-hype\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN PRIMER 11\/6:  The Boss Attempts to Retain Against the Role Model, More Survivor Series Hype"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1027406860\" 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 \/>\nNOVEMBER 6, 2020<br \/>\nORLANDO, FL. AT THE THUNDERDOME IN THE AMWAY CENTER<br \/>\nAIRS ON FOX 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>Top Three Developments from Last Week<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bayley challenged Sasha Banks to a match for the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship, citing her inability to successfully defend a newly won title.<\/li>\n<li>Aalyah Mysterio admitted to her father Rey and brother Dominik that she loved Murphy and kissed him in front of them. Earlier, Murphy tried to apologize for Rey and Dominik, but Seth Rollins got involved.<\/li>\n<li>Jey Uso qualified for team Survivor Series by defeating Daniel Bryan with his cousin, Universal Champion Roman Reigns, looking on. After the match he told his cousin he was with him, and \u201cI understand now\u201d about a hundred times while beating down Bryan. Jey is apparently in alignment with Roman.\u00a0 On their website, WWE is saying that Bryan is \u201cconvalescing\u201d at home because of the injuries suffered at the hands of Jey.\u00a0 Here\u2019s a WWE exclusive of what happened when Smackdown went off the air last week:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watch unseen footage of Jey Uso\u2019s brutal attack on Daniel Bryan: SmackDown Exclusive, Oct. 30 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WktHdgw3m9U?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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Items Advertised by WWE<\/h4>\n<p>We move towards Survivor Series as the teams are starting to fill out. This past Monday, Braun Strowman joined team Raw while Jey Uso and Kevin Owens qualified for team Smackdown on the men\u2019s side. Bianca Belair qualified for the women\u2019s Smackdown team by defeating Natalya and Billie Kay last week. All the champion vs. champions are announced and thus we await the remainder of the men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams to fill out. Here\u2019s what\u2019s advertised by WWE for tonight, and there\u2019s only one item which we knew about from last week\u2019s episode:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sasha Banks to battle Bayley in a SmackDown Women\u2019s Championship Rematch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship: Sasha Banks (champion) vs. Bayley<\/h4>\n<p>Less than two weeks after capturing her first Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship, Sasha Banks must put her title on the line against Bayley, the woman from whom she took the title at Hell in a Cell. As I mentioned earlier, Bayley issued to challenge to Sasha citing her inability to successfully defend a championship. Sasha won the Raw Women\u2019s Championship three times from July-October of 2016, ironically once in a Hell in a Cell match against Charlotte Flair at Hell in a Cell 2016 but lost it back to Charlotte each time. She defeated Alexa Bliss at SummerSlam 2017 but lost it back to Alexa eight days later on Raw. Finally, she defeated Asuka on Raw this year, only to lose the title back to her at SummerSlam. That\u2019s five reigns with no successful title defenses.<\/p>\n<p>As Sasha rolls on with reign number six, we\u2019ll find out if Bayley will continue to add to Sasha\u2019s misfortunes as she challenges her for the title tonight.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: It\u2019s so hard to know what they\u2019re going to do since they\u2019re having a rematch so soon. In theory I expect a wonky finish, but it\u2019s hard to say because of the historical factor of Sasha not retaining. One thing is for sure, and that\u2019s if Sasha retains via a crappy finish (DQ, count out, or something to that effect) than it trashes the whole story. She should retain for the first time via a clean pin or submission.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Other Match Results and Segments from Last Week<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Kevin Owens qualified for team Smackdown at Survivor Series by defeating Dolph Ziggler in a qualifying match. Here\u2019s Kevin in a WWE exclusive:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kevin Owens is looking to be a team player at Survivor Series: SmackDown Exclusive, Oct. 30, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KNzEgmFI62w?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>During an interview with Corey Graves, Lars Sullivan spoke about the origins of him being called the Freak and got emotional at one point.<\/li>\n<li>Bianca Belair defeated Natalya and Billie Kay in a triple threat match to qualify for the women\u2019s Survivor Series team for Smackdown. Here\u2019s Bianca in a WWE exclusive:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bianca Belair looks to make it two Survivor Series wins in a row: SmackDown Exclusive Oct. 30, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7pyJU_NwLVc?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>Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn hyped his match with U.S. Champion Bobby Lashley at Survivor Series. He said he represents many countries while Bobby only represents one.<\/li>\n<li>Smackdown Tag Team Champions the Street Profits (Montez Ford &amp; Angelo Dawkins) defeated former champions Cesaro &amp; Shinsuke Nakamura.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n<p>I was the cohost on the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post Show with Zack Heydorn this past Monday following Raw. If you haven\u2019t done so, check out that show! We talked Raw, but also talked Survivor Series in general. We kicked around ideas to generate more fan interest around this time of year, which seems to decrease. It\u2019s understandable since people aren\u2019t interested in the battle for brand supremacy. I expect more Survivor Series hype tonight as well as more qualifying matches to fill out the teams as I mentioned earlier.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. Questions and discussion are welcome. 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