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WWE SmackDown Results: 7 Things You Missed as Raw invades Ahead of Survivor Series
Survivor Series is just days away, and after weeks of build-up, we will finally see Raw and Smackdown go head to head across a series of matches on Sunday night.
This week's Smackdown built up to the eagerly-anticipated pay-per-view, with one title change on the show, with Raw making their presence felt ahead of the show.
Charlotte Flair, Natalya, Jimmy Uso, Baron Corbin, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn were all in action on Tuesday night.
Here are seven things you missed overnight from this week's edition of Smackdown...
Shane McMahon attempts to rally his troops
Smackdown's final show before Survivor Series opened with commissioner Shane McMahon opening proceedings, attempting to rally his troops not only ahead of Sunday's pay-per-view, but also due to fears over a Raw invasion.
The likes of Becky Lynch, Baron Corbin, Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston all laid down the gauntlet with threats to Raw competitors, whilst McMahon hyped up the addition of John Cena to the Smackdown Men's Survivor Series team, with brand warfare just days away – but Raw weren't put off by McMahon's words...
Daniel Bryan hypes up AJ Styles ahead of Brock Lesnar showdown
Having defeated Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship in Manchester last week, AJ Styles will now face Raw's Universal Champion Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series, and he had to watch on as Lesnar's advocate Paul Heyman threatened complete destruction on Monday night.
This week, Smackdown General Manager Daniel Bryan offered Styles an advocate of his own, with Bryan emulating Heyman by not only bigging up Styles, but he also went after Lesnar, accusing him of being a quitter, as seen from his time in UFC.
Styles – stating that he isn't a puppet like Lesnar – took the microphone himself, and vowed to somehow, some way, beat The Beast and prove that Smackdown is the true 'A' show.
Baron Corbin defeats Sin Cara, retains United States Championship
Baron Corbin and Sin Cara have faced off a number of times in recent weeks, and ahead of Survivor Series, the pair went head to head again, this time with Corbin's United States Championship up for grabs.
Sin Cara may have had some confidence having recently beaten Corbin, but The Lone Wolf managed to hit an End of Days for the victory, enabling him to retain the United States Championship.
That means that Corbin will face Intercontinental Champion The Miz at Survivor Series, and their recent arguments over social media will certainly add some intrigue to their match-up.
Charlotte Flair becomes Smackdown Women's Champion – and Ric Flair makes shock appearance
Natalya will have seen Jinder Mahal lose his WWE Championship just before Survivor Series, and she won't have wanted anything like that to happen to her and the Smackdown Women's Championship – but she did in fact lose to Charlotte Flair.
After some brutal offense from Natalya on the outside of the ring, Charlotte had to twice valiantly fight out of the Sharpshooter, before forcing Natalya to tap out to the Figure Eight leg lock submission, handing Charlotte the Smackdown Women's Championship in her hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina.
Flair celebrated after the match by thanking her absent father, but just as she was retreating to the back, Ric Flair did emerge to celebrate with his daughter in an emotional moment.
Jimmy Uso warms up for Survivor Series by beating Chad Gable
Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Usos are set to take on Raw's Tag Team Champions The Bar on Sunday, but Jimmy Uso had a chance to generate some momentum by taking on Chad Gable on Smackdown.
Gable and Shelton Benjamin couldn't prise the Smackdown Tag Team Championships from The Usos last week, and Gable lost here, with Jimmy Uso hitting a Superkick for the victory in a warning to Cesaro and Sheamus.
Bludgeon Brothers to debut next week
Whilst The Usos claim that they have the Smackdown Tag Team Division on lock, they will have some new blood to contend with after Survivor Series, with the Bludgeon Brothers set for action.
Erick Rowan and Luke Harper have been teasing their return in recent weeks, with a number of vignettes showing both men – formerly of the Wyatt Family – gearing up for a comeback, and it was confirmed this week that they will debut as the Bludgeon Brothers on the next episode of Smackdown, with their eyes surely set on the Smackdown Tag Team Championships.
Raw invade during The New Day v Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn
After Kofi Kingston defeated Sami Zayn last week, The New Day took on Zayn and Owens in a tag team match on Smackdown, but their match was cut rather short by an invasion from Raw – kicked off by The Shield, who were gunning for The New Day ahead of their Survivor Series match.
The rest of the Raw roster stormed the building, with the likes of Asuka, Sasha Banks, Nia Jax and Alexa Bliss invading the Smackdown women's locker room, whilst Samoa Joe, Finn Balor, Braun Strowman and more sparked chaos in the ring against Smackdown stars.
The Shield eventually grabbed hold of Smackdown commissioner Shane McMahon, hitting him with two patented Shield Triple Powerbombs, before Raw General Manager Kurt Angle hit him with an Angle Slam, warning him of the destruction to come on Sunday.
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