Date: 09/10	7:00 PM
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This week's SmackDown Live is the fifth SmackDown after SummerSlam on Aug. 11, 2019! Enjoy Ian's recap of the latest show.

Smackdown opens with The Undertaker. "I wanted to come out here and take a minute, and absorb all this. For the past 30 years, I've considered these hallowed grounds my home. Now, I don't know how many times I'm going to get to come home anymore, but there's one thing that I want everyone to remember about this place: the titans that were born here. The legends that made their name here, and the heroes that were created right here in Madison Square Garden. And it's rewarding to know that each and every one of those souls, I took a little piece of it with me. But they will not be forgotten, because the echoes of their memories will go through these hallways for all of eternity. And now, we usher in a new era of Superstar."

Sami Zayn comes out. "Hey hey hey, wait a minute! Ladies and gentlemen, come on. Ladies and gentlemen, The Undertaker! The Phenom, the deadman! Hey look, I don't know much, but if there's one thing I know about New York City, it's that they respect legends. And you sir are a legend. But truthfully, I think what I find most impressive about your career is what you've done in this arena. Because you've been selling out this arena not for 10 years, not for 20, but for 30 years! Madison Square Garden has been your yard. But I think you can agree, tonight, it probably shouldn't be you opening Madison Square Garden. Even you can admit it should've been me. No disrespect, but 30 years! When is enough enough? I know you love WWE, and I know everything you do is about paving the way for the future. I'm trying to tell you, the future is here. The future is now, and the future is Sami Zayn. Now, I know these unruly fans in New York City probably want nothing more than for Sami Zayn to take out The Undertaker! That's not why I'm here. I am here out of respect, and I am here respectfully, I am here to ask you, turn around, and to leave this ring right now. I'm asking you to do the right thing, to leave this ring to me, and to pass the torch. And I promise you, Madison Square Garden and the future of WWE is in good hands with Sami Zayn. I give you my word."

Undertaker drops the mic, starts to leave the ring, sees Sami gloating behind him, and re-enters and stares him down. He grabs him by the throat and drops him with a chokeslam.

Backstage, Shane McMahon informs Chad Gable that Elias is out with a broken ankle. Chad says that he gets a bye, and Shane says that that wouldn't be fair, and he knows that Chad doesn't want that, so he's found him a replacement. Could be someone from either brand, could even be someone who's already been eliminated.

Match One: The Miz vs. Andrade

Match begins during commercial, and returns to air with Shinsuke on commentary and the competitors jockeying for position, Miz with a rollup for two, tosses Andrade to the floor, Andrade misses a clothesline, nearly hits Vega, Miz with a kick, Vega distracts, Andrade attacks from behind, knees for two, commercial.

Back on air, both guys trying to get up, Miz with a knee, knee lift, running knee, Miz Combo for two, roundhouse kicks, misses the last one, hits kicks in the corner instead, chops, kicks, ref forces a break, Miz with a running knee, another, Andrade tries to chase him for one of his own, Miz dodges and Andrade hits the floor, Miz with a baseball slide, stares down Shinsuke, tosses Andrade into Shinsuke, rolls him into the ring, Vega grabs a leg, Andrade with a spinning back elbow for two, misses a moonsault, Miz hits a Skull-Crushing Finale for three.

Winner: The Miz

Shinsuke boots Miz immediately after the bell, Kinshasa.

Backstage, Shane tells Chad that he's found his opponent, and Elias thoroughly approves. Shane then announces that he, himself is the replacement.

Fire and Desire hit the ring.

Mandy: "Last week, I told my opponent, Nikki Cross, that she will never look like me. I'd be embarrassed looking like her in public, and why is that? Because I'm beautiful, and she is ugly. What, you guys don't believe that? Let's take a look. (side by side comparison) Yikes, that's all I've got to say. Handsome men hold doors open for me, they slam them in Nikki's face. I'm in the front of the line, she's in the back. Nikki looks like an oversized rat, crawling out of the Lincoln tunnel."

Match Two: Mandy Rose vs. Nikki Cross

Nikki Cross opens by charging across the ring and beating down Mandy, continues doing that, Mandy with a boot to the face, Nikki with a backpack sleeper, Mandy forces a rope break in the corner, whip, Nikki goes for a crossbody, Mandy reverses into a fallaway slam for two, toss to the corner, stomps, snapmare, straightjacket hold, Nikki with an elbow, blocks a toss to the corner, tosses Mandy into the corner repeatedly, "Delete!" style, forearms, avalanche, bulldog, goes up top, Sonya tries to distract, Bliss takes her out, Nikki misses a crossbody, dodges a knee, rolls Mandy up for three.

Winner: Nikki Cross

Backstage, Ember Moon confronts Bayley in the locker room and accuses her of betraying her morals. Bayley says she's the same person she's always been, and she's doing this for the division, because she's elevating the title. Moon says that Bayley is struggling to stay relevant and she's lashing out, but reminds her that she got pinned by Charlotte last night.

Match Three: Heavy Machinery vs. Two Jobbers

Tucker starts off with hair jobber, takedown, rear waistlock takedown, body slam, hip toss, beard jobber in, Tucker with a hip toss, boot to hair jobber, tosses beard jobber into hair jobber, clothesline, Otis in, avalanche to both men, Caterpillar, Compactor for three.

Winners: Heavy Machinery

Backstage, Kevin Owens walks into Shane McMahon's office. Shane summoned him. Shane says he'll get rid of the $100,000 fine. Kevin asks what the catch is, Shane says there's no catch, just a job. He hands him a referee's jersey, says this is very important to him, just like KO's family is important to him, and if he does his job correctly, the fine will disappear.

Rowan hits the ring. "See, all my life, people just don't seem to get me. See, all of you, you think that I'm controlled by somebody, that somebody tells me what to do. Until last week. All of you need to look me in the eyes, because all of you are afraid to look me in the eyes and see what makes me tick. You need to look me in the eyes and see what I'm capable of. I'm a mastermind, a manipulator, a schemer. All you see is a big brute who victimizes, just like I did to Roman Reigns last week."

Roman comes out. He floors Rowan with a Superman Punch, Rowan tumbles to the floor, Roman goes for a drive-by, Rowan kicks him in the gut, tosses him into the barricade, Roman with a punch, tosses Rowan over the barricade, they brawl through the crowd, Rowan tosses Roman back over the barricade, Roman with a Superman Punch, then another. Rowan powerbombs a fan into Roman, then screams that he has something to say. He floors Rowan, and everyone else, with a crossbody, stomps, drags Roman up the ramp, Roman with punches, Rowan with a punch to the back, punches, Roman with a Superman Punch, beats Rowan down on the KOTR set, Rowan tosses a camera crane arm at him. Rowan walks off, and Roman slowly gets to his feet.

Match Four: Women's Champion Bayley vs. Ember Moon (non-title)

Charlotte is on commentary.

Ember opens with a dropkick, arm drags Bayley to the floor, Bayley with a knee on the floor, toss into the timekeeper's area, Ember straddles it and hits a forearm, Bayley trips her, forearm, commercial.

Back on air, Ember is beating Bayley around the ring, avalanche, springboard crossbody for two, kick, Bayley with a rollup, reversed into a rollup for two, Ember with a powerbomb, reversed into a hurricanrana, Ember to the apron, Bayley with a knee, crossbody, blocked, Ember with a kick, goes up top, misses an Eclipse, Bayley hits a Bayley to Belly for three.

Winner: Bayley

Charlotte applauds Bayley, then motions that she's going to win the belt.

Kofi Kingston hits the ring after a commercial. "Hey! It feels good to be back at the world's most famous arena, Madison Square Garden, baby! Hey, this arena will always hold a special place in my heart, because it's here in this very building that my career changed forever. It was here that I decided to step up and prove that I belonged here, and that's exactly what I did when I whooped Randy Orton all around this very building! I beat him out of the ring, through the crowd, and the best part was when I laid him out and I put his ass through a table! The whole city of New York was chanting my name, and I knew that, one day, I would be back in this arena, as your WWE Champion, and that day has come! I see a lot of kids out here, some of you may have forgotten what happened, but that's okay, we've got some footage to remind you. (footage) That right there is just a very small taste of what I'm going to do to Randy Orton at Clash of Champions, when I remain your--"

Orton comes out through the crowd. "Stupid, stupid, stupid! I can't keep listening to you list the only two things you've done. You won a world title and you put me through a table? In the past ten years, I've won the WWE Title seven times, the Royal Rumble twice, and Money in the Bank. But none of that matters. I'm here to prove that you've been pretending to be something you're not. Whether it was the Jamaican accent and dreadlocks, or that Power of Positivity bullshit."

Kofi goes out after Orton, who attacks him with a previously hidden chair. He tosses him into a barricade, hangman's DDT from a table, Kofi blocks, double-leg, punches, Kofi gets the chair, beats Orton down with it, Orton rebounds with punches, lays him across the table, grabs a chair, Kofi boots it out of his hand, the table breaks, Kofi grabs a second table, punch, rolls Orton onto the table, chair shot, climbs a staircase, Boom Drop through the table.

Main Event: King of the Ring Semi-Finals: Chad Gable vs. Shane McMahon (Kevin Owens Special Guest Referee)

Shane comes out with his Best in the World trophy and puts the KOTR crown on it.

Shane drops to his knees to mock Gable, then a side headlock, break, Gable with a rollup high angle German for an only somewhat fast three-count.

Winner: Chad Gable

Shane grabs a mic. "No, no, no, hold on. this match is now 2/3 falls!"

Revised Outcome: Chad Gable leads 1-0

Shane attacks Chad on the floor with a clothesline, tosses him into the announce table repeatedly, tosses him into the timekeeper's area, commercial.

Back on air, Gable is struggling to get into the ring, breaks the count at 9, Shane celebrates on the turnbuckle, stomps, body slam, punch, Gable with a punch, another, a third, rear waistlock, blocked, Shane with punches, Gable with a crucifix, KO is hesitant to count, counts to one before a kickout, Shane with a rollup for a quick 2-count, stomp, another, punch, Gable with a forearm, another, Gable with a knee, European uppercut, mule kick, flip kick, neckbreaker, moonsault for a slow two count, Shane drops Gable's neck across the top rope, clothesline, torture rack into a neckbreaker for a fast two-count, Shane yells at KO, grabs a chair, Owens tells him not to use it, asks if he really wants him to use it, Shane hands him the chair, goes for a low blow on Gable, Gable blocks, ankle lock, Shane taps.

Chad Gable wins 2-0

Owens shrugs, motions to Shane as if to say, "Nothing I could do", then holds Gable's arm up. Shane yells at Owens, who says he did literally everything he could and reminds Shane that he tapped out. Owens starts to walk away, Shane attacks Owens from behind and beats him down, grabs a mic. "You're fired! You hear me? You're fired!"

Smackdown goes off the air with Shane beating KO down.