{"id":169985,"date":"2023-12-01T14:05:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T20:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=169985"},"modified":"2023-12-04T14:14:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T20:14:47","slug":"wwe-smackdown-preview-12-1-announced-matches-where-and-how-to-watch-orton-paul-appearances-featured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/12\/01\/wwe-smackdown-preview-12-1-announced-matches-where-and-how-to-watch-orton-paul-appearances-featured\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE SMACKDOWN PREVIEW (12\/1): Announced Matches, Where and How to Watch, Orton &#038; Paul appearances featured"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-240033698\" 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><p><strong>When: <\/strong>Friday, December 1, 2023<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Brooklyn, N.Y. at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barclayscenter.com\/\"><span lang=\"EN\">Barclays Center<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Attendance:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/wrestletix\/posts\">WrestleTix<\/a> reports today that 10,622 tickets were distributed so far; arena set up for 11,960.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>8:00 p.m. EST, 7:00 p.m. CST on FS1<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matches &amp; Segments Advertised<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Randy Orton to appear<\/li>\n<li>U.S. Champion Logan Paul to appear<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Owens vs. Grayson Waller<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Announcers: <i>Michael Cole, Kevin Patrick, and Corey Graves<\/i><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Match Results &amp; Segments from Last Week<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finn Balor &amp; Damian Priest (Judgment Day) defeated The Street Profits (Montez Ford &amp; Angelo Dawkins) to retain the WWE Undisputed Tag Team Championship.<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Owens was a guest on The Grayson Waller Effect.\u00a0 Austin Theory initially came out dressed as Kevin Owens.\u00a0 L.A. Knight came out afterwards, and a tag match was set up.\u00a0 Knight &amp; Owens defeated Waller &amp; Theory.<\/li>\n<li>Carlito cut a promo ahead of what was supposed to be his match with Santos Escobar, saying he would put him in his place due to his recent actions against the LWO.\u00a0 Escobar attacked Carlito, first during the promo, and then when he was being assisted backstage.<\/li>\n<li>Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince &amp; Kit Wilson) defeated Butch &amp; Ridge Holland (Brawling Brutes).<\/li>\n<li>G.M. Nick Aldis announced Carlito vs. Santos Escobar was cancelled for Survivor Series. Dragon Lee asked to replace Carlito, as he wanted to teach Santos a lesson.<\/li>\n<li>Bayley &amp; Asuka (Damage CTRL) defeated Charlotte Flair &amp; Becky Lynch.\u00a0 This match was set up during the promo that opened the show where Charlotte, Becky, Bianca Belair, and Shotzi talked about their upcoming WarGames match against Damage CTRL.\u00a0 Bayley interrupted and tried to stir up trouble with the focus on Charlotte and Becky, playing into their roller coaster-like history.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>WWE Exclusives<\/b><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2907498555\" 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><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pretty Deadly believe they\u2019ve broken The Brawling Brutes: SmackDown exclusive, Nov. 24, 2023\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BJmQ5XTEa3o?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><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s episode of Smackdown will feature the follow-up to last Saturday\u2019s Survivor Series, and will emanate from a familiar venue in the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.\u00a0 On a personal level I wish I could attend the show since it\u2019s about an hour drive from my house, but I will be unable due to work.<\/p>\n<p>It looks like the show is built around appearances, the first of which is Randy Orton.\u00a0 Randy, who returned to the WWE at Survivor Series, will appear at the behest of G.M. Nick Aldis.\u00a0 He cut a return promo on Raw, was interrupted by Rhea Ripley and the Judgment Day, and defeated North American Champion Dominik Mysterio later in the show.\u00a0 He\u2019s not designated on either brand, nor is he listed as a free agent on WWE\u2019s website.\u00a0 Randy has a history with the Bloodline, against whom he vowed vengeance on Raw. \u00a0He\u2019s now involved with Judgment Day as a result of partaking in WarGames on Saturday and what took place this past Monday night.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realnickaldis\/status\/1729552079809581312?s=61&amp;t=TcFa1IBlEpI9mAVN3x\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/realnickaldis\/status\/1729552079809581312?s%3D61%26t%3DTcFa1IBlEpI9mAVN3x&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1701543877890000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1JQXkVzGqHXPzn_tnoxzve\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/realnickaldis\/status\/1729552079809581312?s=61&amp;t=TcFa1IBlEpI9mAVN3x<\/a> vZUQ<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Orton, Logan Paul returns to Smackdown.\u00a0 He won the U.S. Championship from Rey Mysterio at Crown Jewel.\u00a0 What took place in that match involving the foreign object Logan used led to strife within the LWO, which has seen Santos Escobar split away from the faction.\u00a0 WWE is hinting on their website that the next challenger will emerge.\u00a0 I don\u2019t read a ton into this, but there was an indirect social media exchange between he and Intercontinental Champion Gunther:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/loganpaul\/status\/1726285695021637763?s=61&amp;t=TcFa1IBlEpI9mAVN3xvZ\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/loganpaul\/status\/1726285695021637763?s%3D61%26t%3DTcFa1IBlEpI9mAVN3xvZ&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1701543877890000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0aVFNJD02raGGUaZVB_FO9\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/loganpaul\/status\/1726285695021637763?s=61&amp;t=TcFa1IBlEpI9mAVN3xvZ<\/a> UQ<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t expect Gunther to be the next challenger, but a match between these two guys is something that should be on our radars moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Kevin Owens is advertised to wrestle Grayson Waller.\u00a0 These two have been at it for a little while now, with the latest chapter taking place on last week\u2019s show when Kevin was scheduled as a guest on the Grayson Waller effect.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3659905876\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Coming out of PPVs there tends to be less matches set up, so I suspect other matches will be set up throughout the show if not announced closer to showtime.\u00a0 WWE released a sneak preview which talks about follow up on the inner goings of Damage CTRL, which appears headed for changes with Bayley\u2019s ouster being the most obvious.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7_Ru_Eiw7os?si=aNdktTgKIzdOOeTe\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/youtu.be\/7_Ru_Eiw7os?si%3DaNdktTgKIzdOOeTe&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1701543877890000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2UqN_mBFP67v5klsUuY1r9\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/7_Ru_Eiw7os?si=aNdktTgKIzdOOeTe<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. Thank you for reading!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>LAST WEEK\u2019S RAW RESULTS: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/11\/24\/wwe-smackdown-results-11-24-kellers-report-on-balor-priest-vs-the-street-profits-kevin-owens-on-the-grayson-waller-effect-final-survivor-series-hype\/\">WWE SMACKDOWN RESULTS (11\/24): Keller\u2019s report on Balor &amp; Priest vs. The Street Profits, Kevin Owens on The Grayson Waller Effect, final Survivor Series hype<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OR CHECK THIS OUT AT PROWRESTLING.NET: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2023\/11\/30\/roman-reigns-returning-for-three-upcoming-smackdown-events\/\">Roman Reigns returning for three upcoming Smackdown events<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-772270233\"><div id=\"pwtor-3898731352\"><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>When: Friday, December 1, 2023 Where:\u00a0 Brooklyn, N.Y. at Barclays Center Attendance: WrestleTix reports today that 10,622 tickets were distributed so far; arena set up for 11,960. 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