WWE SmackDown went by in a big way for the second consecutive night on the FOX Network, last night. It was the first night for the 2019 edition of WWE Draft that altered both Raw and SmackDown rosters. Several superstars from the announced 30 superstars’ pool cemented their spots either on the red or blue brand whereas the others are still free agents. Also, there were two solid main events on the night that ended with a huge championship change.
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"If I'm a bad person, you don't like me
Well, I guess I'll make my own way
It's a circle, a mean cycle
I can't excite you anymore."@paramore @yelyahwilliams @itsBayleyWWE #AndNew #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/fQ1OlIHrSN— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) October 12, 2019
But there were more in-store as the night went off the air. A huge dark match took place to entertain the audience to live in attendance. It actually never took place since 205 Live superstars interfered ended up receiving a beatdown from the main-eventer duos. Check out more on the happening as reported by wrestlingINC.com,
“The dark main event segment after last night’s WWE 205 Live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas saw Randy Orton and Kevin Owens team up to take out several cruiserweights. Owens vs. Orton was set to begin until Tony Nese and Drew Gulak interrupted them and had words, then a brawl. Ariya Daivari tried to attack Orton from behind but Orton hit him with the RKO. Mike Kanellis then took the mic but was quickly hit with an RKO and a Stunner to end the show.”
Meanwhile, a huge opening contest was announced for the next episode of Raw following SmackDown went off the air with a huge Draft stipulation attached to it. Monday’s WWE RAW from Denver will open with Sasha Banks vs. RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch in a non-title match. These two squared off in a title match inside Hell in a Cell on this past Sunday with Lynch retaining her title over Sasha via clean submission win.
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— $asha Banks (@SashaBanksWWE) October 12, 2019
This time around, the title won’t be hanging in the balance when WWE Raw goes on air in Denver. But Banks and Lynch will be fighting to earn the next WWE Draft pick for their brand. As per the latest news from WWE, Becky Lynch is staying on Raw as the women’s champion whereas Sasha Banks is heading to the SmackDown brand. So they will be representing their respective brands on Monday.
