

McIntyre had Corbin down and did the countdown to his finisher, but Moss distracted him from the floor and McIntyre walked into a Deep Six that led to a near fall. Moss clotheslined Hardy into the timekeepers area and then laughed. He made the comment to Vince McMahon about the $100 million value of the golden egg being along the lines of what his next contract will be worth, and now he mentioned that he might be finished with WWE sooner rather than later. Powell’s POV: I’m curious to see what they have in mind for Reigns. Jeff Hardy and Drew McIntyre made their entrances for the tag team match with Corbin and Moss… Reigns played to the crowd while the broadcast team hyped the battle royal…Ī video package aired to recap issues Jeff Hardy beating Madcap Moss last week with help from Drew McIntyre, followed by the two babyfaces performing their finishers on Happy Corbin… He said that when he’s finished, and added that it could be sooner rather than later, the whole world will acknowledge him. Reigns boasted that he’s the best of all-time. He said they could let three or four or five people win because he would smash them all. “Come on, battle royals, elimination match, gauntlet match, three-way, four-way, five-way, it doesn’t matter to me,” said Reigns. Reigns said management was getting desperate and pointed to the Black Friday Battle Royal being used to determine his next challenger. Reigns said they are both part of a long list and said he’s beaten them all. Reigns said WWE Champion Big E is also a loser because he smashed him at Survivor Series. He said he flew around the world and smashed Lesnar’s ass. Reigns said he beat Lesnar when it wasn’t even ideal conditions.

“And Brock Lesnar is the number one loser around here.”

Reigns said that compared to him, everyone is a loser. Reigns called Heyman “wise man” and said rumors give losers false hope. Reigns held out his hand and was handed the mic by Heyman. Braxton stormed away while the fans chanted “We Want Brock.” Heyman said that until she’s a legit journalist, this was her cue to leave. He said there’s no Instagram filter for being a legit journalist.

Heyman said he used to like Braxton because other people thought she was pretty. Heyman told Braxton to get a confirmation or a denial and come armed with facts. Heyman told the fans not to boo her because none of the fans were worthy of casting any judgment on them. Heyman accused her of trying to put the spotlight on herself with rumors. He said they don’t do rumors on the Island of Relevancy. Heyman asked Braxton if “rumors” was the best she had. Highlights aired of Reigns defeating Big E in the champion vs. WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns made his entrance with Paul Heyman while Cole noted that Reigns’ title reign was up to 453 days. She was quickly interrupted by entrance music. Braxton started to talk about rumors of Brock Lesnar’s indefinite suspension coming to an end. Kayla Braxton stood in the ring and welcomed viewers to the show. Cole plugged the sponsor and then McAfee announced a Black Friday Battle Royal to determine who gets the next shot at the WWE Universal Championship… Michael Cole and Pat McAfee checked in on commentary. Greensboro, North Carolina at the Greensboro Coliseum By Jason Powell, Editor ( Friday Night Smackdown (Episode 1,161)
