{"id":126923,"date":"2021-09-17T13:55:13","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T18:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=126923"},"modified":"2021-09-17T13:55:13","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T18:55:13","slug":"wwe-friday-night-smackdown-primer-9-17-bianca-homecoming-seth-answers-for-actions-boogs-vs-roode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/09\/17\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown-primer-9-17-bianca-homecoming-seth-answers-for-actions-boogs-vs-roode\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN PRIMER 9\/17:  Bianca Homecoming, Seth Answers for Actions, Boogs vs. Roode"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3974816483\" 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 \/>\nSEPTEMBER 17, 2021<br \/>\nKNOXVILLE, TN. AT THE THOMSON-BOLING ARENA<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 Pat McAfee<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Match Results, Key Segments and Exclusives from Last Week<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Brock Lesnar questioned his (advocate?) Paul Heyman as to why he didn\u2019t tell Universal Champion Roman Reigns he would be at SummerSlam. He asked Paul to accept his challenge to Roman for the Universal Championship and nearly gave him an F5 before being stopped by Roman.<\/li>\n<li>Big E, Rick Boogs, Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura, and Rey &amp; Dominik Mysterio defeated Sami Zayn, Apollo Crews, Otis (w\/Chad Gable), and Dolph Ziggler &amp; Robert Roode. Sami introduced Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young, much to the dismay of the New York crowd. The Hawks defeated the New York Knicks in the first round of the NBA playoffs last season.<\/li>\n<li>Smackdown Women\u2019s Champion Becky Lynch and Bianca Belair signed the contract for their match at Extreme Rules.<\/li>\n<li>Seth Rollins defeated Edge. Edge was taken to a medical facility after the match as a result of taking the Stomp from Rollins after a vicious finishing sequence.<\/li>\n<li>It was announced that the 2021 Draft would take place over two nights, starting with the October 1 edition of Smackdown and concluding with the October 4.<\/li>\n<li>The Street Profits (Montez Ford &amp; Angelo Dawkins) defeated Smackdown Tag Team Champions the Usos (Jimmy &amp; Jey) via DQ when Roman Reigns intervened. The Profits did not win the titles per WWE rules (lol WWE rules). After the match, Roman accepted Brock Lesnar\u2019s challenge after he \u201cgot through\u201d with Finn Balor. Balor emerged, but as his Demon character. The Demon challenges Roman at Extreme Rules for the WWE Championship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trae Young walks out on Sami Zayn: SmackDown Exclusive, Sept. 10, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zbdZIEEZzbs?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><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Street Profits are left unresponsive to The Bloodline\u2019s actions: WWE Exclusive, Sept. 10, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IeHpTlMew_k?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>Arena<\/h4>\n<p>Smackdown returns to the Thomson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN. for the first time in nearly six years. WWE\u2019s last appearance was two years ago yesterday (yours truly\u2019s birthday) for an episode of Raw. The arena opened in 1987 and is home to the collegiate Tennessee Volunteers (men\u2019s) and Lady Vols basketball teams.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s a quiet night in terms of what\u2019s advertised as they only show one match and two talking segments. Here\u2019s the hype video for the show:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Demon continues to set sights on Roman Reigns\u2019 Universal Title this Friday\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7qnXjtUtJoU?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<h3>Advertised Matches &amp; Segments<\/h3>\n<h4>Rick Boogs vs. Robert Roode<\/h4>\n<p>Rick Boogs continues his singles push, going one-one-one with Robert Roode tonight. Two weeks ago, he defeated Roode\u2019s partner Dolph Ziggler in about two minutes. Last week, he was on the winning end of the 10-man tag match mentioned earlier. Boogs has been doing Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura\u2019s entrance for a while and been getting more involved with in-ring action.<\/p>\n<h4>Bianca Belair Homecoming<\/h4>\n<p>Bianca Belair will be coming home tonight as she is originally from Knoxville, TN. WWE is planning a \u201chomecoming celebration\u201d for the 2021 Royal Rumble winner and former Smackdown women\u2019s champion. Last week she signed the contract to face current champion Becky Lynch at Extreme Rules in a little over a week.<\/p>\n<h4>Seth Rollins Answers<\/h4>\n<p>Seth Rollins defeated Edge by giving him three superkicks followed by his signature Stomp for the win. Edge was taken to a medical facility as I mentioned earlier. After Edge was loaded into the ambulance, Rollins was questioned about his actions. He said he wasn\u2019t sure how he felt, and perhaps he didn\u2019t feel anything at all. Tonight, WWE has advertised that he will answer for his actions. Here\u2019s Rollins on Twitter:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After some deep introspection this past week, I believe my true feelings have come to the surface. I\u2019m very excited to share this experience with you all tonight on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/smackdown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#smackdown<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWERollins\/status\/1438893846201503745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2021<\/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: In terms of what\u2019s advertised, I don\u2019t have a ton to say. It\u2019s not worth predicting how talking segments will go, and Rick Boogs vs. Robert Roode is not much of a match to talk about. Boogs is getting his chance to prove himself, that\u2019s for sure. I\u2019m more interested in how things play out with the Demon Finn Balor vs. Roman Reigns at Extreme Rules, with Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar now official for Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia. It\u2019s interesting that the Demon has been put in a losing situation given that Balor has never lost while using that character. I\u2019m not totally ruling out Balor beating Reigns for the title, but it seems they\u2019re committed to Roman holding the title for a longer period.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I liked Seth in his reaction to what happened with Edge. A heel not having any feeling for his actions is intriguing, and you wonder to what depths he will sink if they have another match. I get the sense that will take place in Saudi Arabia. That gives them time to sell Edge\u2019s \u201cinjury.\u201d They don\u2019t need to have a match at Extreme Rules.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As far as Bianca\u2019s homecoming goes, they\u2019ll just lead to something with Becky Lynch. With only one match advertised, I could see Bianca finding a partner and Becky doing the same and having an impromptu tag match. These days, somebody can drop a banana peel in front of someone and that would lead to a match.<\/em><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2024797735\" 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>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. 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