Tonight’s edition of Smackdown was taped earlier in the day at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. You can click here to see complete spoiler-filled results for the show, or follow along below with our traditional, exclusive coverage.
WWE Smackdown Results
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Report by Mike Killam for ProWrestling.com
IN-RING SEGMENT
Shane McMahon kicked off the show and got a huge reaction from the Manchester crowd. He called out Kurt Angle and promised that he will be held responsible for the damages done to general manager Daniel Bryan last week on Raw. Bryan will return to television next week. The New Day came out and rolled footage of their second invasion of Raw last night, costing Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose the tag team titles. All three guys took turns mocking the red brand and showing no remorse for The Shield losing the belts, and said they would be first in line to beat down Raw if they tried to retaliate here tonight.
Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn made their way out to the entrance ramp before all the babyfaces in the ring could make fools of themselves by dancing around and chanting “New Day Rocks”. Owens reminded the commissioner that he lost at Hell in a Cell because of him, just to rub salt in that wound. Sami claimed that they could have gone to Raw and beat down the entire roster, but they didn’t because they have “honor” and “integrity”. He rightfully pointed out that he lost to Randy Orton last week because of a low blow, and if he or KO had done that they would have been fined or suspended. Owens mocks the New Day and calls them “dancing puppets”. Shane O’Mac trashes them for having no balls, and no brand integrity, and books Sami in a match with Kofi Kingston.
SAMI ZAYN vs. KOFI KINGSTON
Good back and forth to get things started with both guys looking for position advantage, and Kofi taking control after some nice dropkicks and high-flying moves. Sami hit a lariat to the back and slowed things down, showing a mean streak and putting the boots to his opponent. After a few minutes Kofi came back countering a top rope dive with a big dropkick to send the “underdog from the underground” rolling to the floor.
Zayn dominated during the commercial break after a distraction from Kevin Owens led to Kingston getting thrown hard into the ring post. The rest of the New Day came back to even the odds and Kofi rallied back with a tope con hillo to the floor, followed by a sunset flip powerbomb to send them back into the ring. He lined up for Trouble in Paradise, but Sami ducked under it and reversed into a huge Blue Thunder Bomb for two-and-a-half. Great spot. He looks to put it away with a Brainbuster but the two trade a dozen counters back and forth, each man scouting everything perfectly. Kofi came off the second rope with a triangle springboard crossbody and rolled his opponent up for three.
Winner: Kofi Kingston