{"id":108739,"date":"2020-11-27T13:12:16","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T19:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=108739"},"modified":"2020-11-27T13:12:16","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T19:12:16","slug":"wwe-friday-night-smackdown-primer-11-27-survivor-series-fallout-roman-reigns-and-the-bloodline-pivoting-towards-tlc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/11\/27\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown-primer-11-27-survivor-series-fallout-roman-reigns-and-the-bloodline-pivoting-towards-tlc\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN PRIMER 11\/27:  Survivor Series Fallout, Roman Reigns and the Bloodline, Pivoting Towards TLC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-257050322\" 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 27, 2020<br \/>\nORLANDO, FL. AT THE THUNDERDOME IN THE AMWAY CENTER<br \/>\nAIRS ON FOX NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EST<br \/>\nBY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH.COM CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Michael Cole and Corey Graves<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Match Results and Segments from Last Week<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Raw Tag Team Champions New Day (Kofi Kingston &amp; Xavier Woods) and Smackdown Tag Team Champions the Street Profits defeated Sami Zayn, King Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, and Robert Roode. Here were the Street Profits in a WWE exclusive:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Street Profits are ready to smoke at Survivor Series: SmackDown Exclusive, Nov. 20, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_TSGXd5Zi2M?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>Otis was chosen by Adam Pierce to be the final member of team Smackdown and celebrated with Chad Gable.<\/li>\n<li>Natalya defeated Tamina in her 137th chance to participate on team Smackdown. Here was Natalya in a WWE exclusive:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Natalya has never doubted she&#039;s a Survivor: SmackDown Exclusive, Nov. 20, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SZGMp69OU4Y?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>Universal Champion Roman Reigns and WWE Champion Drew McIntyre (Raw) signed the contract for their match at Survivor Series.<\/li>\n<li>Murphy defeated Seth Rollins. Here\u2019s Murphy in a WWE exclusive:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Murphy knows Aalyah and the Mysterios have his back: SmackDown Exclusive, Nov. 20, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TO6gefAGvsw?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>Michael Cole interviewed Raw Women\u2019s Champion Asuka and Smackdown Women\u2019s Champion Sasha Banks ahead of their Survivor Series match. Everybody said their catch phrase and said nothing of substance.<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Bryan defeated Jey Uso.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See Monday\u2019s Raw primer for a list of the Survivor Series results.<\/p>\n<h4>Items Advertised by WWE<\/h4>\n<p>We\u2019re past Survivor Series and on our way towards TLC, the final PPV of the year on the WWE calendar. It will be the first PPV in Tropicana Field, home of the MLB AL Champion Tampa Bay Rays, in Tampa, FL. The string of shows in that venue starts two weeks from tonight with the December 11 edition of Smackdown.<\/p>\n<p>As of this writing, WWE does not have their preview up nor any advertised items and segments. They put out a video talking about what\u2019s next for Roman Reigns and his \u201cbloodline.\u201d Here\u2019s that clip:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What\u2019s next for Roman Reigns and his bloodline this Friday?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VntPLXdQl2g?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>Since there\u2019s nothing to preview, I anticipate these will be the items to which we should look in tonight\u2019s episode:<\/p>\n<h4>What will be the TLC match from the Smackdown side?<\/h4>\n<p>They typically like to have a match from Raw and one from Smackdown. It\u2019s hard to say what feud on Smackdown is at the level of TLC, but that hasn\u2019t stopped WWE before. I suppose if I were to guess they could have something with Daniel Bryan against Jey Uso and\/or Roman Reigns. I don\u2019t think there\u2019d be a triple threat match, but god knows, you can\u2019t rule it out. I could see Daniel Bryan against Jey Uso with a stipulation of Jey needing to win to stay in Roman\u2019s good graces, or Roman against Bryan for the Universal Championship. Bryan did beat Jey last week after all. Bryan and Roman\u2019s name have been connected for years. I maintain to this day that it was Bryan\u2019s return in 2015, amongst other things, that poured gasoline on the fire that became the long-standing negative reaction towards Roman. Thankfully, we\u2019re in a better place with Roman as a heel, but lord knows how business could have went if they wised up and did what they\u2019re doing now with him years ago.<\/p>\n<h4>Is Carmella positioned as Sasha Banks next challenger for the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship?<\/h4>\n<p>It\u2019s apparent that the feud between Sasha Banks and Bayley has been tabled for now. With Sasha retaining over Bayley several weeks ago after Hell in a Cell and Bayley taking a pin from Raw\u2019s Peyton Royce at Survivor Series, one can only wonder what\u2019s next for her after holding the Smackdown title for over a year. Carmella has attacked Sasha three times in her new character, including last week after Sasha and Raw Women\u2019s Champion Asuka met face to face ahead of their Survivor Series match. I think it\u2019s safe to say Carmella is Sasha\u2019s next challenger, with the question being do they do that match on TV or wait until TLC. I would save it for TLC and have Carmella get some wins ahead of time, but I get the sense that won\u2019t happen. I\u2019m not sold that Carmella\u2019s ability in the ring has gotten any better so they may want to avoid exposing that.<\/p>\n<h4>Who will be positioned for the Intercontinental and Tag Team Championships?<\/h4>\n<p>Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn took the loss to U.S. Champion Bobby Lashley at Survivor Series while Smackdown Tag Team Champions the Street Profits defeated Raw champs New Day. I mentioned Daniel Bryan being involved in the Roman Reigns situation earlier. While I feel that is possible, his being involved with Sami Zayn is also on the table. They had a backstage interaction last week after Sami took the pin in the eight-man tag I mentioned earlier, and it was Sami who beat Bryan at WrestleMania to retain the Intercontinental Championship. I don\u2019t know where that would leave Jey Uso and Roman Reigns. Since Murphy beat Seth Rollins last week, perhaps he gets elevated and moves into something with them? There is history with Murphy and Roman as they were involved in the \u201cwho ran Roman over\u201d story last year, although I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s a good idea to revisit that!<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1907899755\" 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>As far as the Smackdown Tag Team Championship, I\u2019d suspect Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode get rolled into a feud with the Profits based on their interaction last week. Otis and Chad Gable are possibilities, but that would be positioning a babyface team against a babyface team. I\u2019d avoid that and get some wins for them to build them up strong, but no sense in being logical.<\/p>\n<h4>Other Expectations and Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n<p>TLC will be the focus and it\u2019s anybody\u2019s guess what Vince has in mind. With the previews and announced matches &amp; segments coming out later and later, it seems like ideas are changed or they just don\u2019t know what they\u2019re doing until close to showtime. Outside of Carmella and Sasha Banks, which is a low-end story at best, others need to be started. I laid out some scenarios, but they\u2019re educated guesses at best. Obviously, we\u2019ll know for sure what\u2019s going on when we tune in!<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. Questions and discussion are welcome. 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