• Triple-H is already in the ring. A loud “Triple H” chant picks up.
Triple H says there will come a time when you believe that everything is finished, but that is the beginning.
Triple H says, “Welcome to the season premiere of Friday Night SmackDown!”
• A QR code is shown on his microphone. It directs you to a video of a cartoon pig with “Let me in” said over and over again.
• The Bloodline make their way to the ring. Roman Reigns says, “Wooster, Mass… acknowledge me!” Logan Paul interrupts.
Paul stands on the apron. Reigns chuckles and says he gets it. This is Reigns’ show which means Paul is his guest. This is a safe place.
Paul decides to get in the ring. A loud “Logan sucks” chant fires up.
Reigns says the crowd did that to him years ago, and he’s the greatest of all time now.
That’s why it’s important for Paul to come out here because they can teach him a lot of things. Reigns tells The Wise Man to smarten Paul up.
Paul Heyman says his Tribal Chief asked him the other day who in the hell Logan Paul is.
It hit him in the head just like Anderson Silva will hit his brother Jake Paul in the head when they fight.
Heyman says Logan Paul is this generation’s version of Mr. T and Cyndi Lauper.
Paul is the outside celebrity that’s number one on all pop culture platforms that they bring more eyeballs to their product, which also means they all get to acknowledge The Tribal Chief.
Heyman says they tried to figure out which celebrity will get smashed by Roman Reigns at Crown Jewel.
They thought about Jordan Peterson, but he’d never have the balls to fight Roman Reigns.
Maybe Ben Shapiro who talks so fast that no one can debate him. Heyman would love to have an open mic night with Shapiro on SmackDown.
Heyman says Shapiro wears a yamulka and doesn’t have the balls to fight Roman Reigns.
Then there’s Andrew Tate, but the less said about him, the better. Who does that leave? Jake Paul’s schmucky brother.
Heyman says while Paul is in the hospital with a breathing tube and a catheter, which he hopes they put in the right holes, Logan Paul will be able to create content about being smashed by Roman Reigns.
Logan Paul asks when Heyman says that he’ll get smashed by The Tribal Chief, does he mean “The Tribal Chief” Roman Reigns or “The Tribal Chief” Jey Uso?
Jey yells at Paul and says he sees what Paul is trying to do. An “Uso” chant breaks out.
Reigns steps to Jey but Sami Zayn tries to calm things to a pop. Fans chant “Sami” now.
Zayn tells Reigns and Jey to take a deep breath. He says Roman is The Head of the Table, The G.O.A.T. & The Tribal Chief, and nobody here is questioning that.
Zayn says Paul will wind up as a number two stain on the bottom of Reigns’ shoe at Crown Jewel.
Zayn says The Bloodline will be stronger than ever and more united than ever because they are the ones.
• Solo Sikoa def. Ricochet (8:20).
Grade: B
• Backstage, Roman Reigns & Paul Heyman are watching the match when they turn over to Sami Zayn sitting between The Usos.
Jey Uso is offended by Sami Zayn saying he took Sikoa under his wing from day one. Zayn tells Jey not to be such a hothead.
Reigns says that Jey is a hothead and it’s been a problem their whole lives. Now it’s Zayn’s problem. Zayn looks surprised and says OK.
• Backstage, New Day tease Jey Uso about Sami Zayn being his boss. Zayn tells them to find a partner, and they can settle this in the ring.
• Hit Row make their entrance, but they’re attacked by Legado del Fantasma (without Elektra Lopez).
B-Fab checks on Top Dolla before Zelina Vega comes off the top rope with a missile dropkick. Vega says she is back.
Santos Escobar says they are Legado del Fantasma, and this show is theirs.
• A video is aired with a white rabbit going to an X and heading down a hole. The rabbit hole was then hit with a beam.
A message displays "Tomorrow Night", "10-8-22" & “Feed Your Head”.
• Shotzi & Raquel Rodriguez def. Sonya Deville & Xia Li (2:20).
Rodriguez pins Deville for the win.
Grade: C
• Karrion Kross makes his entrance alongside Scarlett. As Kross stands in the ring, Drew McIntyre sneaks up behind him.
McIntyre lays him out and puts the leather strap around his wrist. Security quickly runs down to pull him off.
McIntyre lays them out, but Kross recovers and uses the strap to pull McIntyre’s face into the ring post.
Kross then brutally smacks McIntyre on the back with the strap.
• A vignette is shown for Viking Raiders. Raiders say fools have confused their absence for weakness, but they have been watching, waiting and getting stronger.
A woman’s voice says “Valhalla awaits” to end the promo.
• New Day & Braun Strowman def. The Usos & Sami Zayn (10:25).
Xavier Woods pins Jimmy for the win.
During the match, there are a lot of argument between Sami & Jey, which also costs them the match.
Grade: B+
• Backstage, ma.çé & mån.sôör are laid out. Maxxine Dupri runs up to Max Dupri and says she’s had it with him.
Max says he gave them gold, and they turned it into trash. He’s not Max Dupri. He’s LA Knight!
• A White Rabbit is sitting behind Michael Cole & Wade Barrett.
• Next Week:
- Sami Zayn vs. Kofi Kingston
- LA Knight vs. mån.sôör
• Michael Cole references to West Side Xtreme, PWG & Progress Wrestling, while hyping up GUNTHER.
• GUNTHER def. Sheamus to retain the Intercontinental Championship (18:20).
Ending:
GUNTHER hits Sheamus with a lariat while holding shillelagh, but the referee doesn't see the weapon strike and that gets the pin.
During the match, GUNTHER slaps his hand on mat two times but the referee doesn't count it as a tap out or maybe doesn't see it.
Grade: A-
Post-match, Ludwig Kaiser & Giovanni Vinci continue brawling with Butch & Ridge Holland, while GUNTHER stands tall.
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