{"id":88476,"date":"2019-11-01T13:48:48","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T18:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=88476"},"modified":"2019-11-01T13:48:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T18:48:48","slug":"wwe-smackdown-primer-11-1-travel-issues-in-saudi-arabia-will-lead-to-an-unpredictable-format-and-mix-of-wrestlers-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/11\/01\/wwe-smackdown-primer-11-1-travel-issues-in-saudi-arabia-will-lead-to-an-unpredictable-format-and-mix-of-wrestlers-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER 11\/1: Travel issues in Saudi Arabia will lead to an unpredictable format and mix of wrestlers tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2411671623\" 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 \/>\nNOVEMBER 1, 2019<br \/>\nBUFFALO, N.Y. AT THE KEYBANK CENTER<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<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER 11\/1 AMENDMENT\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Travel Issues from Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to multiple wrestling media outlets, WWE experienced travel issues coming back from Saudi Arabia.\u00a0\u00a0After my primer was written earlier today, WWE broke the news on their website.\u00a0\u00a0They said the issue was due to a mechanical problem with the chartered aircraft after the door was closed.\u00a0\u00a0Apparently some talent, although they don\u2019t specify whom, took it upon themselves to book their own charter flights and fly home in time for Smackdown.\u00a0\u00a0That will not land in time for the live broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>They are saying the show will go on tonight with a few \u201csurprises.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0They advertise that Daniel Bryan, the Miz, Carmella, Nikki Cross, Dana Brooke, and the surprises to which they allude.\u00a0\u00a0Here\u2019s a tweet from WWE talking about the issues:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Despite travel delays from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SmackDown<\/a> will still air LIVE TONIGHT at 8\/7c on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOXTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FOXTV<\/a> with special surprises! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ifkLluBG9u\">https:\/\/t.co\/ifkLluBG9u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1190300241599324160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot of speculation on social media as to various explanations of why the talent was delayed other than the mechanical delay.\u00a0\u00a0I won\u2019t cite anything but rather stick to what WWE is saying.\u00a0\u00a0WWE had their preview posted earlier today, but pulled it along with all the matches and segments they had advertised.\u00a0\u00a0Those were included in my primer.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Frank\u2019s Analysis:\u00a0\u00a0Being an airline pilot myself, I could certainly understand and believe the mechanical delay.\u00a0\u00a0If there are other reasons, I\u2019ll let others speculate on that.\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019ve been in the charter business previously, so I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if they had issues getting something so quickly in Saudi Arabia.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s a pain enough to get something in the states.\u00a0\u00a0As far as tonight goes I\u2019d imagine the six-woman tag match goes as scheduled since those involved were not on the Crown Jewel card.\u00a0\u00a0They probably do something with Sami Zayn and Daniel Bryan.\u00a0\u00a0With the announcement that NXT will partake in Survivor Series, perhaps they bring in some of the talent.\u00a0\u00a0Everything else is up in the air.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So, below the write-up for the show I anticipated happening before the flight delay. It will be substantially different, of course&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Arena, Crown Jewel Results Pertinent to Smackdown, Top 10 Moments of Last Week\u2019s Show, and Items Advertised by WWE<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4203954929\" 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>WWE Smackdown returns to the Keybank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. for the first time in over two years. Raw made an appearance during the summer of 2018. The building opened in 1996 and is home to the NHL\u2019s Buffalo Center. It used to be named the Marine Midland Arena, HSBC Arena, and First Niagara Center. Wrestling events started appearing here in 1997 the first of which being an episode of WCW Monday Nitro. Numerous PPV events have taken place here as well, the last of which was Battleground in 2013 just before the WWE Network era began.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the WWE YouTube clip of the top 10 moments of last week\u2019s show:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 10 Friday Night SmackDown moments: WWE Top 10, October 25, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/My2R6PWTvNE?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>Crown Jewel is now behind us and we turn our attention to Survivor Series. It\u2019s a bit of a quick turn as that event takes place in a little over three weeks on Sunday, November 24. Here are the results of Crown Jewel pertinent to Smackdown:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brock Lesnar defeated Cain Velasquez to retain the WWE Championship.<\/li>\n<li>Mansoor defeated Cesaro.<\/li>\n<li>Tyson Fury defeated Braun Strowman via countout<\/li>\n<li>Natalya defeated Lacey Evans in a cross-brand match. This was the first women\u2019s match in these Saudi Arabia events since their start in 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Team Hogan defeated Team Flair<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Fiend\u201d Bray Wyatt defeated Seth Rollins to win the Universal Championship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s Smackdown returns to Fox after appearing on FS1 last week. There was a lot of promotion for the show during the NFL games this past week. Charles Davis, broadcasting the Giants-Lions game with Kenny Albert, briefly discussed the Bayley heel turn. He even likened a play to what might happen in WWE. That being said, here is what\u2019s advertised for tonight\u2019s show thus far:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Roman Reigns collides with King Corbin<\/li>\n<li>Bray Wyatt to join \u201cMiz TV\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The Revival to defend Smackdown Tag Team Titles against The New Day<\/li>\n<li>Nikki Cross, Carmella &amp; Dana Brooke square off against Bayley, Mandy Rose &amp; Sonya Deville<br \/>\nSurvivor Series Announcement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During Crown Jewel it was announced that NXT will partake in this year\u2019s Survivor Series. The catch phrase for the show this year is \u201cWho owns the night?\u201d. Here is a clip of the commercial:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Raw, SmackDown and NXT set to battle at Survivor Series\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x0z9CVqqA9Q?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><em>(Frank\u2019s Analysis: I\u2019m not going to be the one to say don\u2019t do this, because NXT taking part is Survivor Series is a positive. It\u2019s going to be interesting to see how things are booked for sure especially since NXT hasn\u2019t been touched by Vince McMahon at all and now, they\u2019ll be under his umbrella. Does NXT winning any matches define down the main roster and vice versa? Also, I\u2019m skeptical of the \u201cbattle for brand superiority\u201d narrative starting. People I would think see NXT as the superior brand and so does Vince mess that up at all.)<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Matches &amp; Segments<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Roman Reigns vs. King Corbin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Smackdown portion of Team Hogan defeated the Smackdown contingent of Team Flair in advance of their five-on-five match at Crown Jewel yesterday. Prior to the match they cut a promo to start the show. King Corbin was doing his usual trash talking and was interrupted by Roman Reigns, who told him to shut his mouth. Corbin has been on Reigns case lately, taking out his frustration with Reigns\u2019 cousin The Rock. The Rock, as we recall, joined Becky Lynch on the Fox debut to verbally attack Corbin and gave him a Rock Bottom and People\u2019s Elbow. Fast forward to last week, Reigns joined the crew on WWE Backstage via video from the locker room. He was attacked by Corbin. Here is a clip from that incident and also the tweet from Corbin that explained his whole deal with the Rock and Reigns:<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-805350720\" 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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is an announcement from your KING! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SmackDown<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AllHail?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AllHail<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheRock<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWERomanReigns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWERomanReigns<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rgYvYwihH2\">pic.twitter.com\/rgYvYwihH2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Corbin (@BaronCorbinWWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BaronCorbinWWE\/status\/1185318968866852864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Roman Reigns joins WWE Backstage only to be attacked by Baron Corbin | WWE BACKSTAGE | WWE ON FOX\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/10rmaoLvh4E?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<p>These two are no strangers to each other, and they worked together previously while on Raw. Yesterday at Crown Jewel, Team Hogan defeated Team Flair. There\u2019s more juice to this now with Corbin\u2019s frustration with the Rock which he\u2019s taking out on Reigns. They go one-on-one tonight.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Frank\u2019s Analysis: I have to admit I like the exchange between Reigns and Corbin. Corbin came off like that annoying kid in high school and Reigns was like the starting quarterback telling him to buzz off. When they let Reigns sound more relaxed and more like himself, it\u2019s an enjoyable listen. Keep it in this lane and everything will be fine. The Backstage stuff is cool as well. Reigns felt incredibly relaxed and real and discussing the match.)<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Bray Wyatt on Miz TV<\/h3>\n<p>Miz TV has been around for a little while and had a wide array of guests. The Miz has had his future opponents, wrestlers scheduled to face each other, legends, Hall of Famers, and once even had the Ball brothers. Like any other wrestling talk show, they\u2019ve ended either in a stare down, a brawl, or setting up a future angle. He\u2019s never quite had the guest he\u2019s about to have tonight.<\/p>\n<p>For those watching WWE regularly, Bray Wyatt needs no introduction. He hosts the Firefly Funhouse but is also \u201cThe Fiend.\u201d Last week on the reconstructed Firefly Funhouse, he resurrected Ramblin\u2019 Rabbit, who seems to have nine (maybe more) lives. Yesterday at Crown Jewel, he defeated Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship. This week, he makes his first appearance on Miz TV. WWE says the Miz is \u201coffering the perfect forum to shine a light onto Wyatt\u2019s dark world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>(Frank\u2019s Analysis: Yowie wowie! The Fiend as Universal Champion, on Smackdown, has definitely gotten my attention. You have both main roster champions on one show. My guess is WWE underestimated the poor reaction they\u2019d get at Hell in a Cell and how badly the crowd would turn on Rollins. It sure seems like we\u2019ve been here before with a former Shield member getting booed by the masses. As far as tonight on Miz TV, I just don\u2019t know what in the world to expect but that\u2019s fine. It\u2019s ok to tune in a wrestling program and not think about what the result will be but rather see what happens.)<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Smackdown Tag Team Championship: The Revival (champs) vs. New Day (Kofi Kingston &amp; Big E)<\/h3>\n<p>A little under two months ago at Clash of Champions, the Revival (Scott Dawson &amp; Dash Wilder) defeated New Day (Big E &amp; Xavier Woods) for their first Smackdown Tag Team Championship. They had previously held the Raw title twice and the NXT straps as well.<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks ago, New Day paired with Heavy Machinery (Otis &amp; Tucker) to defeat the Revival and Dolph Ziggler &amp; Robert Roode in an eight-man tag match. This was a showcase of the \u201cnew teams\u201d on Smackdown if you will. Last week, Ziggler &amp; Roode defeated New Day in about five minutes. The Revival attacked them after the match. Yesterday at Crown Jewel, during the World Cup Tag Team Turmoil match won by the O.C. (as predicted by yours truly), New Day beat the Revival.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, in a rematch from Clash of Champions, the Revival puts the titles on the line against your world famous six-time champs, so FEEL \u2026. THE POWER! Here\u2019s New Day in a WWE exclusive following their loss to Ziggler &amp; Roode:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The New Day ready to turn the page: SmackDown Exclusive, Oct. 25, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gmr5YRH0jwk?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><em>(Frank\u2019s Analysis: It\u2019s good to finally see Kofi show some emotion following the loss of the WWE Championship. I still find it a travesty that they haven\u2019t touched upon that with him on TV. Hopefully they get to it at some point. It will really be interesting to see how things go with New Day with Woods on the shelf. Say what you want, he was the spokesperson for the group. It could be time for Kofi and Big E to go in a different direction. Big E was once a big favorite of Vince\u2019s, so we\u2019ll see.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Six Woman Tag Match: Nikki Cross &amp; Carmella &amp; Dana Brooke vs. Fire &amp; Desire (Mandy Rose &amp; Sonya Deville) and Smackdown Women\u2019s Champion Bayley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two weeks ago, Nikki Cross earned a title match for the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship. It\u2019s not known when that match will take place, but the shot at the title is intact. Last week, with Bayley and Sasha Banks on guest commentary, Nikki defeated Mandy Rose with her Fire &amp; Desire partner Sonya Deville in her corner. Here\u2019s Nikki in a WWE exclusive following the match:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nikki Cross ready to ride to the top: SmackDown Exclusive, Oct. 25, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pM8upcJomgk?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, Nikki teams with Carmella and Dana Brooke to take on Fire &amp; Desire who will be joined by Bayley in a six-woman tag match. All parties were involved in the six-pack challenge to determine the challenge except the sixth woman was Lacey Evans, not Bayley of course.<\/p>\n<p>Frank\u2019s Analysis: This is just a straight-forward six-woman tag without any real talking points. I like that Nikki is getting a chance to be the head babyface on Smackdown. I don\u2019t think this would have happened with Charlotte or Becky Lynch on the show. We\u2019ll see how it goes, but I am positive. Nikki is likable and fun to watch.<\/p>\n<p>Other Match Results and Segments from Last Week<\/p>\n<p>Lacey Evans won a squash match. She talked about it afterwards in a WWE.com exclusive. Also, check out an exclusive with her discussing the Saudi Arabia match against Natalya:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lacey Evans happy to teach a \u201cnasty\u201d a lesson: SmackDown Exclusive, Oct. 25, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rNskLC5qS2E?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=\"Lacey Evans in disbelief over Crown Jewel news: WWE Exclusive, Oct. 30, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N8u2AP-HaBc?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<p>Kalisto defeated Drew Gulak in a virtual squash match. We at least got to see some of Gulak\u2019s slide presentation. He probably should skip slide two next time.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Cole interview Daniel Bryan. He asked him if the Yes movement was back. Before he could answer, Sami Zayn and his protegee Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura proposed joining them. He teased accepting but walked away. Here\u2019s Sami and Shinsuke in a WWE.com exclusive afterwards:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sami Zayn and Shinsuke Nakamura state their case: Smackdown Exclusive, Oct. 25, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mOuZ8mfRzAk?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>Summary and Closing Thoughts<\/h3>\n<p>Smackdown lost nearly two thirds of its viewers last week. Raw had its worst viewership of the year and both NXT and AEW were under a million viewers. I\u2019ll personally give WWE a mulligan on Smackdown because it was on FS1 last week and the World Series was on Fox. Raw has been terrible, but the rating they got while still alarming doesn\u2019t surprise me especially since you had so much wrestling to watch this week if you were tuning into Impact\u2019s AXS debut and watching Crown Jewel this week. Who knows what\u2019s truly happening, but when you have a lot of wrestling, fans are going to cherry pick. You would think WWE would put their best foot forward with their shows, but it\u2019s not happening with Raw or Smackdown. We\u2019ll see what happens now that Survivor Series is coming.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. Questions and discussion are welcome. 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