{"id":90738,"date":"2019-12-20T13:52:33","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T19:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=90738"},"modified":"2019-12-20T13:52:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T19:52:33","slug":"wwe-smackdown-primer-12-20-continued-tlc-fallout-next-up-for-bryan-bray-nakamura-cesaro-vs-new-day-in-a-non-title-affair-bayley-answers-danas-social-media-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/12\/20\/wwe-smackdown-primer-12-20-continued-tlc-fallout-next-up-for-bryan-bray-nakamura-cesaro-vs-new-day-in-a-non-title-affair-bayley-answers-danas-social-media-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER 12\/20: Continued TLC Fallout, Next Up for Bryan &#038; Bray, Nakamura &#038; Cesaro vs. New Day in a Non-Title Affair, Bayley Answers Dana\u2019s Social Media Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1194871197\" 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 \/>\nDECEMBER 20, 2019<br \/>\nBROOKLYN, N.Y. AT THE BARCLAYS CENTER<br \/>\nAIRS ON FOX NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EST<br \/>\nBY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Arena, TLC Results Pertinent to Smackdown, Top 10 Moments of Last Week\u2019s Show, and Items Advertised by WWE<\/h3>\n<p>WWE Smackdown returns to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., which is a little over 30 miles from my home in Long Island. My wife and I have had the pleasure of attending the last two Smackdown events in August of 2018 post-SummerSlam, as well as the post-WrestleMania show this past April. Logistics will not allow us to keep that streak going tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the 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, Dec. 13, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JnxWyz2kBfo?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>We continue to move away from TLC and move towards the holidays. We\u2019ll \u201ctake a break\u201d in a way and get ready to start thinking about the Royal Rumble if we haven\u2019t done so already. Here are the results of TLC pertinent to Smackdown:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New Day (Big E &amp; Kofi Kingston) defeated The Revival (Dash Wilder &amp; Scott Dawson) in a ladder match to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Championship<\/li>\n<li>King Corbin defeated Roman Reigns in a TLC match. Dolph Ziggler and The Revival provided outside interference on behalf of Corbin.<\/li>\n<li>Universal Champion Bray Wyatt defeated The Miz in a non-title match.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Here is what\u2019s advertised for tonight\u2019s show thus far:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The New Day welcome challenge from Shinsuke Nakamura &amp; Cesaro<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s next for Daniel Bryan and Bray Wyatt?<\/li>\n<li>Dana Brooke takes to social media to set rematch with Bayley<\/li>\n<li>Matches &amp; Segments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Non-Title Match: Smackdown Tag Team Champions New Day (Big E &amp; Kofi Kingston) vs. Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura &amp; Cesaro (with Sami Zayn)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This past Sunday at TLC, New Day retained the Smackdown Tag Team Championship over the Revival (Scott Dawson &amp; Dash Wilder) in a ladder match to start the show. They continue their seventh reign as overall tag team champions having held both the Raw and Smackdown titles through the years. Kofi Kingston took to Twitter following the win:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Beat up, bruised, battered, and incredibly sore as the adrenaline has worn off, but I still woke up with a smile on my face. There\u2019s just something gratifying about waking up in the morning knowing you went to war the night before&#8230;and survived.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kofi Kingston (@TrueKofi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrueKofi\/status\/1206587274642804736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Several weeks ago, on Smackdown, New Day issued an open challenge that was answered by Sami Zayn\u2019s crew of Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro. New Day won that match and will be facing them again tonight this time in a non-title match. Nakamura and Cesaro are coming off a win over Heavy Machinery (Otis &amp;Tucker) last week.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3804795246\" 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><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: There\u2019s not much to say about this other than they continue to establish the faction, dare I call it that, run by Sami Zayn. I\u2019d be curious if WWE considers Nakamura and Cesaro serious contenders to New Days championship. Looking at the depth chart, there aren\u2019t many heel teams, if any, behind Revival so it\u2019s definitely possible. The question is where that leaves the Intercontinental title. WWE doesn\u2019t tend to do double champions all that often and are Nakamura &amp; Cesaro potential champions?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Non-Title Match: Smackdown Women\u2019s Champion Bayley vs. Dana Brooke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week, Bayley defeated Dana Brooke after Bayley challenged her to a match in a backstage segment involving Elias. He sang a song that suggested Bayley looks like a dude. The match last around three minutes. Dana took to social media looking for a rematch, and Bayley responded. Bayley also spoke in a WWE.com exclusive:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last week wasn\u2019t about stepping up to YOUR level <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsBayleyWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@itsBayleyWWE<\/a> , it was about showing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Smackdown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Smackdown<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWE<\/a> Universe what I am capable of. How about another go, champ? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wwe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wwe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WRBt012DzH\">https:\/\/t.co\/WRBt012DzH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ash By Elegance (@Ashamae_Sebera) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ashamae_Sebera\/status\/1207782867427844096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 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=\"Bayley a level above the rest of SmackDown: SmackDown Exclusive, Dec. 13, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qokVHsGrMfQ?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><strong>Bayley and Dana go at it in a non-title match tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I appreciate that they\u2019re using Dana Brooke but making this look like a big deal is kind of comical when there\u2019s no reason to have any expectation beyond it being a squash match.<\/p>\n<h3>Storyline Follow-Up<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Universal Champion Bray Wyatt and Daniel Bryan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This past Sunday, Universal Champion Bray Wyatt portraying his Firefly Funhouse character defeated The Miz in a non-title match. This followed a situation last week on Smackdown where Renee Young was interviewing Miz in his home. His wife Maryse interrupted showing a video of Bray\u2019s puppets from the Funhouse in their daughter Monroe\u2019s crib. They rushed to Monroe\u2019s aid and pulled out a doll with his alter-ego, the Fiend\u2019s face. That said, the match went a little under seven minutes and at the end, the lights went out which usually signifies the Fiend is appearing. Instead, a man in a hood appeared which turned out to be Daniel Bryan and gave him his signature running knee. Bryan revealed a trimmed beard and crewcut, circa his look from around 2009. The lights went out again and Bray retreated, followed by Bryan doing the Yes chants with the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Bray is certainly never shy about putting up weird and creepy tweets. Here\u2019s one pre-TLC and one he put up post-match:<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2406212165\" 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\">Dear Miz, <\/p>\n<p>I would never hurt a fly, <br \/>unless it was to stop him from hurting himself. <\/p>\n<p>I forgive you. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YnTCYQti4K\">pic.twitter.com\/YnTCYQti4K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WYATT 6 (@Windham6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Windham6\/status\/1206024306611957761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 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\/WWEBrayWyatt\/status\/1206422581034795008?s=20<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll follow up on what\u2019s next for Bryan and Bray tonight.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: They\u2019re likely headed towards a Universal Championship match at the Royal Rumble. I don\u2019t see the haircut and shave having any kind of impact, unless Bryan is telling the story of going back to his roots and how he used to look I suppose. I don\u2019t see Bryan beating the Fiend for the title, so it\u2019ll be interesting to see how they tell that story and what happens going forward. I wonder if Bryan will branch off into a feud with Shinsuke Nakamura for the Intercontinental Championship when this is all done. If Roman Reigns wins the Royal Rumble, it\u2019s 2015 all over again! As far as the Miz is concerned, I don\u2019t know where he goes after this. For all intents and purposes, he\u2019s the #4 babyface on Smackdown, so you\u2019d think they\u2019d find something for him to do. There\u2019s nothing appealing at the moment unless I\u2019m missing something.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Match Results and Segments from Last Week Not Followed Up at TLC<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alexa Bliss &amp; Nikki Cross defeated Fire &amp; Desire (Mandy Rose &amp; Sonya Deville).<\/li>\n<li>The Revival defeated Shorty G &amp; Ali<\/li>\n<li>Kofi Kingston defeated King Corbin via DQ. Kofi &amp; Big E then took on Corbin &amp; Dolph Ziggler and fought to a no-contest. \u201cUnchained\u201d Roman Reigns appeared to help. Dog food was almost used again. Nobody helped Reigns this past Sunday in his loss to Corbin in a TLC match.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Closing Thoughts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They did have the brawl involving Corbin and Reigns plus people from Raw and Smackdown to close out TLC, but I want to know why nobody helped Reigns especially when he\u2019s been framed as the locker room leader and he came out to help New Day. Since moving to Fox, the show has felt like it\u2019s been written for Vince McMahon\u2019s amusement even worse that what it had been before. I\u2019d be curious to see how long the show lasts on Fox proper although given it\u2019s a Friday night, I doubt they move it because what else are they going to put on in that spot?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. Questions and discussion are welcome. 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