WWE SmackDown Live Results (18th November, 2022): Superstar destroyed backstage, Two World Cup matches

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KO is all over the Tribal Chief, stomping him in the corner. Sami is now back in the ring as the two former best friends square off and go face-to-face. Reigns takes out Owens with a Superman Punch. Reigns goes for a Spear but KO lays him out with a Stunner. Sami looks shocked at how events have transpired. The Tribal Chief will not be happy!

Kevin Owens' music hits! He's back from injury! Owens will be the 5th member of the Brawling Brutes' WarGames team!

Reigns is making his way down to the ring. Superman Punch to Ridge Holland and Butch! Drew McIntyre invites Roman to join him inside the win. Reigns cuts down Drew with a Spear before looking at Sami who's laid out in the corner of the ring. Sheamus is in the ring now and goes face to face with the Tribal Chief. Both men are hitting each other with everything they have. Zayn is up and distracts Sheamus for long enough as Reigns cuts him down with a Spear.

Sami goes for the Helluva Kick but Sheamus and Jey Uso get in the way and stop him. Butch hits Sami with The Bitter End and puts him away.

Butch def. Sami Zayn

The brawl continues around ringside and Roman Reigns' music hits. The Head of The Table has finally arrived.

Back from commercial, it's still neck and neck. Zayn pushes Butch off the turnbuckle and leaps off at him. Butch catches Sami with a right hand, taking Sami down. Jey Uso gets on the apron for a distraction but a roll up from Sami only gets a two. Jimmy Uso is up on the other apron and this time Jey hits Butch with a boot to the head. Brawling Brutes have had enough and we have a brawl at ringside.

Butch hits back with a tornado DDT and he climbs the turnbuckle. Sami recovers quickly and pushes Butch off and he crashes and burns at ringside.

Butch vs Sami Zayn

Excellent commentary from Wade Barrett and Michael Cole as this one starts. Barrett says that England have just won the cricket world cup and they will next win the FIFA World Cup and the SmackDown world cup. Michael Cole quips back that USA will beat England in the world cup group stages. Meanwhile inside the ring, it's Sami all the way as he dominates early on.

Braun is backstage and is confronted by Ricochet, who takes a shot at Braun Strowman's controversial Tweet about flippy flippers.

Back in the ring, Strowman hits Gunther with a spinebuster. We haven't seen Gunther manhandled like this before. Strowman goes for the Monster Bomb but Gunther kicks him in the thigh and tags out, as does Strowman. New Day go for the Midnight Hour in Kaiser and hit it. That's enough to put him away! A big win for New Day and Braun Strowman.

New Day and Braun Strowman def. Imperium

Imperium vs New Day and Braun Strowman

Giovanni Vince is all over Xavier Woods earlier on as Imperium dominate. He tags in Kaiser and the heels try to islolate Woods in their corner. Woods fights back and tries to tag out. He finally tags the Monster in and Strowman runs through Vince. Gunther tags in and hits Strowman with a nasty chop. The monster looks incensed and Gunther runs out of the ring and runs. Strowman follows him out and runs down both Vinci and Kaiser.

The New Day are out next for their match against Imperium. Who is New Day's mystery partner? Well, it's a monstrous choice! It's former Universal Champion Braun Strowman!

We're back from the break and officials are checking on LA Knight who has been attacked by someone and laid out backstage.

We catch up with LA Knight backstage as he's leaving the arena. He's asked if he's running from Bray. He hits back that his work is done for the night and has no reason to stay back.

Shotzi hits back, planting Shayna Baszler face-first in the middle of the ring. Ronda Rousey gets on the apron for another distraction. Raquel Rodriguez's music hits and she comes out to even the odds. SHotzi immediately makes use of it and rolls Shayna Baszler up for the win.

Shotzi def. Shayna Baszler

Ronda Rousey pulls Shayna out of the ring. Shotzi heads out to ringside but Ronda distracts her again. Shotzi gets back in the ring and catches Baszler with an enzeguiri. Shotzi is distracted and it taken out with a German Suplex.

Shayna Baszler vs Shotzi Blackheart

Ronda distracts Shotzi from ringside, giving Baszler the opening to take her down. Shotzi tries to fight back but Ronda grabs her foot for another distraction. Baszler stomps the #1 contender in the corner and follows it up with a snapmare. Shotzi makes her way back to her feet and rocks Shayna with a series of kicks and a rolling elbow.

It's women's division action next as Shotzi takes on Shayna Baszler. Shotzi is now the #1 contender for Ronda Rousey's SmackDown Women's Championship.

Bray grudgingly says they are even now before offering LA Knight his hand. LA Knight instead slaps him across the face again and calls it a 2 for 1 special.

LA Knight's music hits. He says that he feels a little conflicted but when he looks in Bray's eyes, he felt that the lack of fear he showed last week made Bray respect him. LA Knight gets in the ring and sneakily slaps Bray Wyatt and walks away.

Bray is in the ring. He says the path behind him has been covered in ashes and blood. He doesn't understand why he does the things he does. He then says he wants to apologize to LA Knight for happened last week.

Up next on SmackDown, it's Bray Wyatt!

Kross locks in the Kross Jacket once again and Madcap is forced to tap out.

Karrion Kross def. Madcap Moss

Emma rushes down to the ring after the match to check on Madcap Moss. He holds his neck but he looks to be okay.

Madcap takes Kross down with a series of clotheslines. He follows it up with a series of shoulder charges in the corner followed by a Fallaway Slam. Kross rolls out of the ring to regroup

Karrion Kross vs Madcap Moss

Madcap will be looking for revenge after the Kross Jacket that was put on him three weeks ago. Madcap sends Kross crashing out of the ring and follows him out. He gets a couple of shots in and the action heads back in the ring. Kross hits a German Suplex before stomping Madcap in the corner. As the ref has his back turned, Scarlett slaps him across the face.

The New Day are backstage and aren't in the best mood because their record was broken by The Usos. They are confronted by Gunther and his boys. Kofi says Gunther looks like Large before New Day challenging them to a match. New Day will also have to find a partner ahead of the match.

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Sami Zayn and Jey Uso are arguing backstage again. Jey isn't happy that Sami has been guaranteeing W's. Jimmy steps in to calm things down and he says that Roman is on his way and that they need to get on the same page as there was Bloodline business to handle.

It will be Ricochet vs Braun Strowman in the semi-finals of the SmackDown world cup next week.

Ricochet boots Ali in the ribs but gets taken out by a Tornado DDT. Ali heads to the top rope but misses with his 450 Splash. It's Ricochet's turn to head to the top rope. He hits a Shooting Star to the injured ribs and that puts Ali away.

Ricochet def. Mustafa Ali

Ricochet goes for a moonsault but Ali locks him in a submission as soon as he lands. Ricochet reaches the ropes and breaks it up, following it up with a German Suplex and a clothesline. He then takes a page out of Chris Jericho's book, hitting a springboard moonsault off the middle rope.

Back from the break, Ali sends Richochet down with a hurricanrana. He follows it up with a boot to the jaw as Ricochet tries to get back in the ring. Ali leaps over the top rope but Ricochet catches him and rolls through before hitting a Michinoku Driver out at ringside.

Ricochet vs Mustafa Ali

Ricochet immediately rolls Ali up. He then tells Ali, who's still hurt after his match against Lashley, that he doesn't have to wrestle if he's injured/ Ali isn't happy and goes for a waistlock takedown. He fails and he clubs Ricochet across the back before taking him down with a clothesline. Ricochet stops Ali with a right hand. Both men are on the turnbuckle and Ali hits a leaping backstabber.

We have a SmackDown World Cup first-round match as Ricochet takes on Mustafa Ali.

Sheamus is about to reveal who the 5th member of his team is but Sami Zayn interrupts. He says The Bloodline don't care who's in Sheamus' team. The Honorary Uce then guarantees that The Bloodline will win WarGames. Zayn then promises to run through Butch in their match later tonight and give him a taste of what's coming at WarGames.

Sheamus asks Drew McIntyre to join their team at Survivor Series and be an Honorary Brute. McIntyre responds that if he's going to war, he wants to go with his brother.

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Sheamus has mic in hand and he thanks Drew McIntyre for being on their side. He talks about the mutual respect between them thanks to their 20-year rivalry. He also points out how Drew was his best man when he got married three weeks ago.

Welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of WWE SmackDown! It's fight night as we start off with the Brawling Brutes making their way down to the ring, accompanied by Drew McIntyre.

WWE SmackDown Live Results (18th November, 2022): Superstar destroyed backstage, Two World Cup matches

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