WWE SmackDown Results (11/18) - Two First Round World Cup Tournament Matches, Kevin Owens Returns, Shayna Baszler Vs. Shotzi - Wrestling Inc.

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Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results of "WWE SmackDown" connected November 18, 2022, coming to you unrecorded from the XL Center successful Hartford, Connecticut!

A archetypal circular lucifer for the "SmackDown" World Cup are acceptable to beryllium held tonight, arsenic Canada's Sami Zayn volition spell head-to-head with United Kingdom's Butch. Zayn and Butch person been astatine likelihood with 1 different implicit the past fewer weeks done the feud betwixt The Bloodline and The Brawling Brutes respectively, and volition some beryllium participating successful the upcoming WarGames match. Who volition travel retired connected top?

Another archetypal circular lucifer for the "SmackDown" World Cup volition besides beryllium taking spot tonight, arsenic Mustafa Ali volition correspond Pakistan erstwhile helium faces disconnected with United States' Ricochet successful what promises to beryllium a high-flying spectacle. Which antheral volition get 1 measurement person to earning a changeable astatine GUNTHER's Intercontinental Championship tonight?

In addition, the fig 1 contender to the "SmackDown" Women's Championship, Shotzi, volition beryllium squaring disconnected with "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler. Baszler sided with her longtime person and existent rubric holder Ronda Rousey astatine the tail-end of past period aft attacking Natalya for comments she made astir Rousey's title. Baszler came to Rousey's defence past week erstwhile again erstwhile she attacked Shotzi backstage pursuing her triumph to go adjacent successful enactment to person a changeable astatine Rousey's rubric for Survivor Series: WarGames. Will Shotzi beryllium capable to question retribution for Baszler's actions?

We are live! Michael Cole and Wade Barrett greet audiences astatine location arsenic The Brawling Brutes and Drew McIntyre marque their mode to the ring.

Sheamus asks however Hartford is doing and says a batch of radical are not blessed to spot McIntyre basal by his broadside going into WarGames. He says they person gone to warfare galore times implicit 20 years, but that clip has allowed a communal respect and a enslaved betwixt the 2 to form. He says The Brawling Brutes privation the "brutey" and says there's nary 1 helium would alternatively beryllium successful the trenches with than him. He asks McIntyre to beryllium their honorary Brute and McIntyre says nary 1 knows amended than him what it's similar to beryllium outnumbered by The Bloodline. He says it's a antithetic communicative erstwhile the likelihood are adjacent and accepts his offer. The brace shingle hands.

Ridge Holland says that was nice, past says it's combat night. McIntyre says helium sees 4 men, but questions who the 5th subordinate of the squad is. Sheamus looks to present them, but Sami Zayn cuts him disconnected and heads to the ring. He says The Bloodline doesn't attraction who the 5th subordinate of their squad is and says they're feeling ucey. He asks them if they deliberation The Bloodline is disquieted and puts his sanction connected the match. He says The Bloodline volition win, and tells Butch helium doesn't person to wait. He says helium volition tally close done him and springiness them a sensation arsenic to what to expect.

Sheamus says helium admires his confidence, but erstwhile helium finds retired the 5th member, past helium volition "crap his pants." He says it volition beryllium the past happening helium expects.

Ricochet and Mustafa Ali past caput to the ring.

Back from the break, the doorbell rings and the 2 fastener up. They rotation 1 different up earlier Ali whips Ricochet successful the country and delivers a clothesline. He delivers a chop, but Ricochet fires backmost with a close hand. The 2 men ascend to the apical rope, and Ali delivers a backstabber to Ricochet.

Back from different break, Ali sends Ricochet to the extracurricular and delivers a crossbody implicit the apical rope. He looks to spell flying again, but Ricochet catches him and plants him with a bodyslam. He tosses Ali into the ring, past ascends to the apical and delivers a 450 Splash. Ali rolls retired of the mode and locks successful a afloat assemblage submission. Ricochet gets his ft connected the bottommost enactment to interruption the hold, past delivers a clothesline and a moonsault. He goes for a pin, but Ali kicks out. Ali hits a sunset flip, but Ricochet fires backmost with a footwear to Ali's midsection. Ali deliversa Tornado DDT, past ascends to the apical enactment and looks for a 450 Splash of his own. Ricochet rolls retired of the way, past climbs to the apical and delivers a Shooting Star Press for the win.

Winner: Ricochet

After the match, the 2 men bump fists and Ricochet helps Ali to the back.

We past caput backstage to The Bloodline. Jey yells astatine Sami Zayn for 'talking connected behalf of The Bloodline' and Zayn asks what the occupation is. Jimmy says they request to beryllium connected the aforesaid leafage earlier Roman Reigns gets present and tells Zayn to calm down. He past tells Jey not to interest astir Zayn and tells him they request to fig retired who the 5th subordinate of The Brawling Brutes and Drew McIntyre's squad is.

Back from the break, we caput to a video of the Undisputed Tag Team Championship Match past week betwixt The Usos and New Day. We past caput backstage to Kayla Braxton and New Day. Braxton asks them however they're doing aft losing the grounds of being longest reigning tag squad champions and Woods says not good. Kingston says that each of their hard enactment is goneGiovanni Vinci calls them "the biggest clowns successful WWE" and Lugwig Kaiser says they are everything incorrect with the wrestling business. He says they person to prime up the pieces to reconstruct grant to WWE. New Day mocks the trio, past says that they volition find a tag squad spouse truthful they tin conscionable successful the ring.

We caput to Madcap Moss warming up. Emma walks successful and asks however he's doing aft Karrion Kross' attack. Moss says that it was humiliating and wants his revenge tonight. Emma encourages him and says she knows however diversion helium is. The 2 speech a glimpse earlier helium heads to the ring. Karrion Kross and Scarlett follow.

Back from the break, the doorbell rings and Moss wastes nary clip going aft Kross, firing disconnected close hands and boots. Kross delivers a forearm, but Moss manages to deed a suplex. He hits a backmost elbow, past clotheslines Kross retired of the ring. He tosses Kross into the barricade gut first, past throws him backmost into the ring. Kross hits a Chicken Wing Suplex, past delivers respective stomps to Moss successful the corner. Moss delivers a Fallaway Slam earlier Kross rolls to the outside. He goes aft Kross, but Scarlett blocks his way. Kross takes vantage and locks successful the Kross Jacket for the win.

Winner: Karrion Kross

After the match, Emma checks connected Moss.

Back from the break, Bray Wyatt heads to the ring.

Wyatt introduces himself and says he's started to recognize he's been conditioned to beryllium a definite mode each of his life. He says helium was conditioned to instrumentality and beryllium strong, but he's been looking astatine the way helium near down him. He says it's been covered successful humor and ash, and questions wherefore helium does the things helium does. He says helium would cognize "how to grip the situation" if helium were LA Knight and says helium wants to apologize for what helium did to him. He says helium had a infinitesimal of weakness and strayed from his path.

Knight's euphony hits and helium heads to the ring. Knight says he's been playing their brushwood from past week implicit and implicit successful his head. He says that his apology has him conflicted due to the fact that helium sees thing successful his eyes. He says the information that helium didn't fearfulness him garnered immoderate respect and says nary 1 has ever gotten him. He says he's not definite what to marque of his apology, but helium sees respect successful his eyes. He slaps Wyatt successful the look and says his apology is accepted present that they're even.

Wyatt says they're even. He says there's tons helium wants to bash to him, but he's warring his urges. He offers his manus to Knight and Knight slaps him again. Wyatt becomes progressively irate and a power flips successful him. He stares astatine him coldly arsenic Uncle Howdy flashes connected the Titan Tron.

We past caput to the brushwood betwixt Shayna Baszler and Shotzi past week. Shotzi, Shayna Baszler and Ronda Rousey past each caput to the ring.

Back from the break, The Usos attack Karrion Kross and inquire if he's the 5th subordinate of The Brawling Brutes and Drew McIntyre's WarGames team. Kross says he's not a follower.

The doorbell rings and Baszler clocks Shotzi with a close hand. She fires disconnected respective more, but Shotzi rolls her up. Baszler kicks retired and clocks Shotzi from behind. She delivers respective stomps successful the corner, past follows it up with a snapmare and a footwear to her spine. Shotzi fires backmost with a bid of kicks and a close hand, but Rousey pulls Baszler retired of the ring. Shotzi tosses her backmost wrong and exchanges words with Rousey. The 2 look 1 different down earlier Shotzi delivers an enziguri to Baszler. She faces disconnected with Rousey erstwhile again, allowing Baszler to instrumentality vantage and present a German Suplex. Shotzi delivers a driblet kick, past follows it up with a modified bulldog and a senton. Baszler pushes Shotzi into the ringing station arsenic Rousey taunts her.

Raquel Rodriguez's euphony hits and she heads to the ringing to enactment Shotzi and beryllium the equalizer. Shotzi takes vantage of a distracted Baszler by rolling her up for the win.

Winner: Shotzi

We caput backstage and spot LA Knight leaving the arena. Megan Morant asks if he's leaving due to the fact that he's frightened and Knight says he's leaving due to the fact that he's done moving for the night. 

Back from the break, we spot a clump of signifier instrumentality stacked connected apical of Knight arsenic helium lays unconscious.

Back astatine ringside, Imperium heads down followed by New Day and their enigma partner...Braun Strowman!

New Day goes consecutive aft Vinci and Kaiser. GUNTHER levels New Day, but Strowman meets him successful the ring. The doorbell rings and GUNTHER retreats towards his teammates.

Back from the break, Woods looks to marque the tag to Kingston oregon Strowman. Vinci whips him to the mat, past delivers a spinebuster and tags successful Kaiser. Woods fires backmost with respective chops, past makes the blistery tag to Strowman. Strowman delivers a enarthrosis tackle to Vinci earlier Vinci makes the unsighted tag to GUNTHER. GUNTHER delivers a chop to Strowman, but Strowman no-sells it. Strowman looks for a powerslam, but GUNTHER delivers different chop to him. Storwman plants him, past sets up for the Monster Bomb. GUNTHER escapes and tags successful Kaiser. Kingston tags successful and levels Kaiser with a crossbody disconnected the apical rope. Woods tags successful and New Day delivers Midnight Hour for the win.

Winners: New Day and Braun Strowman

We past caput to a backstage confrontation betwixt Ricochet and Braun Strowman up of their "SmackDown" World Cup Match adjacent week.

The Brawling Brutes and Drew McIntyre caput to the ring, followed by The Bloodline.

The doorbell rings and the 2 fastener up. Butch stomps connected Zayn's hand, but Zayn fires backmost with a Pop-Up Powerbomb. He tosses Butch retired of the ringing arsenic The Bloodline and The Brutes look off, past tosses him backmost successful the ring. Butch delivers a Tornado DDT, past delivers an enziguri and ascends to the apical rope. Zayn pushes him disconnected to the outside.

Back from the break, Butch manipulates Zayn's fingers connected the apical rope. Zayn pushes Butch off, past goes flying but Butch catches him with a forearm. Butch gets fired up, but Jey tries to distract Butch. Zayn takes vantage by rolling up Zayn. He follows it up with a Blue Thunderbomb, past goes for a pin but Butch kicks out.

On the outside, the Brutes and The Bloodline statesman to brawl and nonstop each other. Meanwhile, Butch manipulates Zayn's fingers. He takes The Usos retired with a moonsault disconnected the mediate rope, past charges astatine Zayn. Zayn catches him with an Exploder, past looks for a Helluva Kick. Zayn and Jey spill into the ringing momentarily, stopping Zayn from completing the move. Butch takes vantage and delivers the Bitter End for the win.

Winner: Butch

After the match, the 2 teams proceed to brawl. Roman Reigns' euphony hits and helium heads down to the ringing with Paul Heyman. He delivers the Superman Punch to Holland, past hits Butch with a Spear. McIntyre calls for him to get successful the ringing with him, and Reigns meets him determination with a Spear. Sheamus past gets successful the ring, and the 2 look 1 different down. They speech forearms, but Zayn attacks Sheamus from behind. Sheamus takes him out, but Reigns delivers a Superman Punch. He sets up for the Spear, but Kevin Owens' euphony hits and helium heads to the ring, revealing himself arsenic the 5th subordinate of Team Brawling Brutes and Drew McIntyre. He stares down Reigns successful the ringing earlier the 2 men brawl with 1 another. He past stares down Sami Zayn, but Reigns hits him with a Superman Punch. He sets up for the Spear, but Owens manages to antagonistic it into a Stunner.