{"id":87848,"date":"2019-10-18T14:52:44","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T19:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=87848"},"modified":"2019-10-18T14:53:08","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T19:53:08","slug":"wwe-smackdown-primer-10-18-this-artist-aint-throwin-the-big-dog-a-bone-eight-man-tag-six-pack-challenge-the-new-bayley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/10\/18\/wwe-smackdown-primer-10-18-this-artist-aint-throwin-the-big-dog-a-bone-eight-man-tag-six-pack-challenge-the-new-bayley\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER 10\/18:  This Artist Ain\u2019t Throwin\u2019 the Big Dog a Bone, Eight-Man Tag, Six-Pack Challenge, The New Bayley"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4029379273\" 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 SMACKDOWN PRIMER<br \/>\nOCTOBER 18, 2019<br \/>\nINDIANAPOLIS, IND. AT THE BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE<br \/>\nAIRS ON FOX NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT<br \/>\nBY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Arena, Additional Roster Moves, News, and Items Advertised by WWE<\/h3>\n<p>WWE Smackdown returns to the Bankers Life Fieldhouse as we now roll into the next era, if you will, of the roster split as the draft is now complete. The arena opened in 1999 and is the home of the NBA\u2019s Indiana Pacers. It has hosted many WWE events as well as WCW towards the end of their existence. Smackdown emanated from here earlier in the year in March during the \u201croad to WrestleMania.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There were additional picks made once the draft concluded this past Monday on Raw. Here are those results according to \u201cThe Bump\u201d on WWE.com:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Raw&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No Way Jose (and his conga line?)<\/li>\n<li>Mojo Rawley (I\u2019m not sure about his mirror)<\/li>\n<li>Zack Ryder &amp; Curt Hawkins<\/li>\n<li>The IIconics (Peyton Royce &amp; Billie Kay)<\/li>\n<li>Sarah Logan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Smackdown&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Luke Harper<\/li>\n<li>Cesaro<\/li>\n<li>Drake Maverick (hopefully he can consummate his marriage now)<\/li>\n<li>Fire &amp; Desire (Sonya Deville\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b &amp; Mandy Rose)<\/li>\n<li>Dana Brooke<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It was also announced on FS1\u2019s WWE Backstage show on Tuesday by Triple H that Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross were traded to Smackdown. Here is that announcement as well as Nikki and Alexa\u2019s reactions:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As announced by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWE<\/a> COO <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TripleH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TripleH<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWE<\/a> Backstage, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexaBliss_WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AlexaBliss_WWE<\/a> &amp; @NikkiCrossWWE have been traded to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWE<\/a> Friday Night SmackDown. <\/p>\n<p>In exchange <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RAW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RAW<\/a> will get future draft pick considerations. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DiZGFbloyy\">pic.twitter.com\/DiZGFbloyy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEonFOX\/status\/1184265973207048192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiCrossWWE\/status\/1184268302354440192?s=20<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexaBliss_WWE\/status\/1184268962059735042?s=20<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-154838207\" 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 was previously reported here at PWTorch, Bruce Prichard has replaced Eric Bischoff as Executive Director of Smackdown. He will report directly to WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon. Prichard had been a longtime member of the WWE creative team before leaving in 2008. He returned earlier this year. Bischoff was hired for the position over the summer when Paul Heyman was named for the same position on Raw. He had kind words on Twitter:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bruce is a great producer, good friend and I am certain he is going to thrive in his position. He\u2019s going to be working with a great team of the most dedicated and hard working people I have had the pleasure of working with and getting to know. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aMKk8d3Rx7\">https:\/\/t.co\/aMKk8d3Rx7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Bischoff (@EBischoff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EBischoff\/status\/1184193985952268288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We head towards the Crown Jewel event taking place in Saudi Arabia in less than two weeks. Here is what\u2019s advertised for the show thus far:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Roman Reigns ready to take the Intercontinental title from Shinsuke Nakamura<\/li>\n<li>Bayley joins \u201cMiz TV\u201d in the wake of reclaiming the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship in brash fashion<\/li>\n<li>Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship opportunity on the line in Six-Pack Challenge Match<\/li>\n<li>The New Day team up with Heavy Machinery against the Revival and Dolph Ziggler &amp; Robert Roode<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Matches &amp; Segments<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Intercontinental Championship: Shinsuke Nakamura (w\/Sami Zayn, champion) vs. Roman Reigns (challenger)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>About a year and a half ago at WrestleMania in New Orelans, A.J. Styles was the WWE Champion while Brock Lesnar was the Universal Champion. Their challengers were Shinsuke Nakamura and Roman Reigns, respectively. Nakamura won the Royal Rumble that year to earn a championship match of his choosing, and ironically the final man eliminated was Roman Reigns.<\/p>\n<p>Their paths haven\u2019t crossed since and they\u2019ve had their own levels of success. Nakamura has had multiple Intercontinental and U.S. Championship runs while Reigns had a run as Universal Champion. Of course, that run was cut short when he surrendered the title last year around this year as a result of leukemia.<\/p>\n<p>Reigns has long since returned. WWE announced that he will be granted an Intercontinental Championship match tonight against Nakamura, whom will have Sami Zayn in his corner. Sami started a little trash talk on Twitter as he was unhappy about he and Nakamura being drafted in the third round. Reigns responded and Nakamura chimed in:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nakamura-san &amp; I were eligible to be drafted together &amp; got picked in the 3rd round by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Smackdown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Smackdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine being able to get a generation-defining performer AND the Intercontinental Champion together in one pick &amp; still deciding to pick The Big D Roman Reigns first. Unreal. &#8211; SZ<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sami Zayn (@SamiZayn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamiZayn\/status\/1184842981557362689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/wweromanreigns\/status\/1184870688575971328?s=21<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2049\ufe0fAre we talking about same thing?<br \/> If the Big Dog wants to play, I \u2019ll allow him to come into <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MyYard?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MyYard<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/treats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#treats<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dcttC8xJE2\">https:\/\/t.co\/dcttC8xJE2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shinsuke Nakamura (@ShinsukeN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShinsukeN\/status\/1184876821264982016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2019<\/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: I\u2019m old school, so I\u2019d prefer a build to a match like this. These two have never faced one-on-one, and thus some promos and build-up would have been nice. It seems like social media is the platform for that these days. With that said, it\u2019s an interesting and fresh match. It wouldn\u2019t surprise me now that rosters are set that Reigns wins the title. Nakamura has had the title for a while and could chase Reigns if they want to do a longer-term feud.<\/em><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1424640057\" 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><strong>Smackdown Women\u2019s Champion Bayley on MizTV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week, Bayley regained the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship from Charlotte Flair for the second time this year. It was actually the third time overall Bayley has taken a title from Charlotte as she won the Raw title from her back in 2017 shortly after her call-up from NXT. This was no ordinary Bayley though, as she destroyed the Bayley buddies on the way to the ring. After the match, she got on the mic and said, \u201chey bitches, screw you!\u201d She wasn\u2019t done there, as she did this WWE exclusive with Cathy Kelly:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bayley only has two words for the WWE Universe: SmackDown Exclusive, Oct. 11, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ESNXvJpRJWI?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>Tonight, Bayley joins the Miz for an episode of MizTV in the wake of her title win.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: This a great character change for Bayley. I wonder if she\u2019s totally into it, as I can\u2019t help but think deep down inside, she\u2019s still the fun-loving Bayley we saw in NXT and in her initial call-up. If she goes all in on this side of her, it will work. Now they just need the opponents for her. Unfortunately, in the wake of the draft, they\u2019re not there unless Sasha Banks turns babyface again.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Eight-Man Tag Match: New Day (Xavier Woods &amp; Big E) and Heavy Machinery (Otis &amp; Tucker) vs. Dolph Ziggler &amp; Robert Roode and Smackdown Tag Team Champions the Revival (Scott Dawson &amp; Dash Wilder)<\/p>\n<p>This past Monday, WWE announced a World Cup tag team turmoil match for Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia to determine the best tag team in the world (&#x1f644;). It\u2019s going to involve the teams listed above plus the B-Team, the O.C., new Raw Tag Team Champions the Viking Raiders, Lucha House Party, and Zack Ryder &amp; Curt Hawkins. In advance of that, there will be an eight-man tag match with New Day teaming up with Heavy Machinery taking on Dolph Ziggler &amp; Robert Roode and Smackdown tag champs the Revival.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I don\u2019t have much to say about this as it\u2019s just showcasing the top teams on Smackdown in the wake of the draft. They may actually be the only teams on Smackdown? They\u2019ll try to add some juice to the turmoil match coming up in Saudi Arabia.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Six-Pack Challenge for Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship Match:<\/h3>\n<p>In the wake of the draft, WWE will have a six-pack challenge match tonight to determine who will face Bayley for the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship. This will include Nikki Cross, Carmella, Dana Brooke (signed after the draft), Lacey Evans, Sonya Deville, and Mandy Rose. Here\u2019s some Twitter chatter from Dana Brooke, who was enthusiastic after \u201csigning\u201d with Smackdown as well as:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanaBrookeWWE\/status\/1184938690600226827?s=20<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarmellaWWE\/status\/1184941436271317026?s=20<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Done living in the shadows. I apologize now for the damage I\u2019m gonna do to your faces. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EaelCe7bX7\">https:\/\/t.co\/EaelCe7bX7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daria\/Sonya Deville (@SonyaDevilleWWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SonyaDevilleWWE\/status\/1184946840162197510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE_MandyRose\/status\/1184955569607729152?s=20<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: It will be interesting to see who emerges as a top babyface out of this group. I could see someone like Dana Brooke winning, which would give Bayley a safe win to start her run with her new character. Carmella is possible too, as they have history of being friends and can play off of that. I\u2019m not strong in either of those predictions.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Other Match Results and Segments from Last Week<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cThe Fiend\u201d Bray Wyatt interrupted the Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns match, with the angle continuing on Raw with Rollins burning down the Firefly Fun House.<\/li>\n<li>King Corbin defeated Shorty Gable.<\/li>\n<li>New Day defeated the O.C.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CATCH UP:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/10\/11\/leclairs-wwe-smackdown-report-10-11-alt-perspective-on-going-coverage-of-night-one-of-the-draft-rollins-vs-reigns-more\/\">LECLAIR\u2019S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 10\/11: Alt perspective, detailed coverage of night one of the draft, Charlotte vs. Bayley, Rollins vs. Reigns<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\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-227789534\"><div id=\"pwtor-3812851177\"><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 SMACKDOWN PRIMER OCTOBER 18, 2019 INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 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