December 4th, 2018
WWE Smackdown Live Recap – December 4, 2018

Mandy Rose comes out with Sonya Deville. Manyd asks if this is how you want to make history? With these two women? These undeserving women? What about the two women you groomed for stardom in the WWE? Mandy reminds Charlotte she lost at Survivor Series.

Sonya says it was a fluke that Asuka won last week. Sonya says she made one tiny mistake. Sonya promises that won’t happen again. Mandy says if you want to see fire and desire, you are looking at it Baby Girl. Mandy asks what happens if Asuka and Charlotte don’t make it to TLC? Paige suggests that they have a tag match.

Charlotte Flair and Asuka vs Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville

Asuka and Sonya start things off and they avoid each other as they go for the legs. Sonya with a front face lock but Asuka with a waist lock. Sonya with a standing switch. Asuka with a wrist lock and Sonya with a reversal. Asuka with another reversal. Sonya with a shoulder tackle and Asuka does not move. Sonya with a side head lock. Sonya and Asuka miss round kicks and Asuka with an arm bar. Sonya with a knee and Mandy tags in. They double team Asuka with kicks and knees. Mandy gets a near fall.

Mandy pie faces Asuka and Asuka with strikes to Mandy. Asuka goes for the pop up knee but Mandy blocks it and hits a forearm. Asuka with a missile drop kick for a near fall. Asuka taunts Sonya on the apron and Charlotte tags in. Charlotte with a snap mare and kick to the back. Charlotte with an Irish whip but Mandy with an elbow. Mandy escapes a slam attempt and Charlotte is sent into the turnbuckles. Charlotte with a fall away slam to Mandy and a kick to Sonya followed by a fallaway slam. Charlotte with a pescado onto Mandy and Sonya. Charlotte struts.

Becky Lynch walks out to watch the match.

Charlotte gets a near fall on Mandy. Asuka tags in and she kicks Mandy in the leg. Asuka with knees to the midsection and a snap mare. Asuka with a kick to the back and she hits a sliding kick after pointing at Beck. Asuka gets a near fall and she goes for the Asuka Lock but Mandy escapes. Sonya with a spear after Mandy misses a kick. Sonya gets a near fall. Sonya with a knee to the head and she applies a reverse chin lock and body scissors.

Asuka leans back and gets a near fall. Sonya with a kick and she kicks Asuka in the corner while Charlotte takes the attention of the referee. Mandy tags in and chokes Asuka in the ropes and Sonya with a knee from the apron. Mandy tags in and applies an abdominal stretch. Mandy with a gut wrench suplex and she slams Asuka’s head into the mat and gets a near fall. Sonya tags in and they kick Asuka. Sonya with knees to the midsection followed by a snap mare and sliding knee for a near fall.

Mandy tags in and Asuka with punches. Mandy with a jumping knee and she gets a near fall. Mandy puts Asuka in the turnbuckles and tags in Sonya. Sonya with punches and she chokes Asuka in the corner. Mandy tags back in and Asuka punches Mandy. Mandy with a clothesline and she goes for a wheelbarrow move but Asuka counters into a bulldog. Charlotte tags in and she clotheslines Sonya and knocks Mandy off the apron. Charlotte with chops and a belly-to-back suplex. Charlotte with a spear to Sonya and Mandy is sent to the floor.

Mandy pulls Asuka off the apron and Charlotte with a punch and Asuka pulls Mandy off the apron. Charlotte kicks Asuka off the apron by accident and Sonya with a rollup but Charlotte rolls through. Asuka with a kick to Charlotte and Sonya gets the three count.

Winners: Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose

Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville dismiss any claims that their win over Charlotte Flair & Asuka was tainted.



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November 27th, 2018
WWE Smackdown Live Recap – November 27, 2018

Paige is in the ring and she introduces the Smackdown Women’s Champion, Becky Lynch. Becky says when you are the hottest thing in the industry, any time away is a bad thing. She invaded Raw, she fought and she bled. She was on Smackdown and The Survivor Series and tried to fight but she was held back. Becky says she is putting herself back in the ring. Becky says she had to watch someone else fight Ronda Rousey at Survivor Series and she wants to deal with it now.

Becky asks for Charlotte Flair to come to the ring. Becky says she told Charlotte to give the beating she would have given Ronda, but she almost did it. If she did it, Ronnie wouldn’t be standing. It took you channeling the Man to take it to Ronda. Charlotte says she wasn’t trying to be Becky, she was being herself, the seven time women’s champion and the only woman on either roster capable of giving Ronda the beating she deserves. Charlotte says she is more capable because she is genetically superior and she has the mindset to do any solitary thing to get the job done.

Becky says Charlotte went from copying her old man to The Man. She is a bootleg Becky and Charlotte is no longer pretending. Charlotte says Nia Jax must have hit you harder than she thought. You went from quirky to delusional. You are copying her old man and still riding her coattails. Charlotte says the Queen stands out in the crowd and she will be at TLC. She was the one born ready. Charlotte says she did not fight for Becky, she fought for herself. She will fight Becky right now.

Paige tells both of them to shut up and be quiet. Paige says she hasn’t seen this much fire from Charlotte since Becky. She has not seen anyone with that much desire. Charlotte will get her title match against Becky. It will be a TLC match.

Mandy Rose’s music interrupts and she is joined by Sonya Deville, Zelina Vega, Billie Kay, and Peyton Royce. Mandy says this is a joke. How dare you say that no one has shown the desire that Charlotte has. Everyone is talking about what Charlotte did to Ronda. Any one of them could have done the exact same thing. Any of them deserve a title match. You gave up on Absolution and you are giving opportunities to your old friends.

Naomi’s music interrupts and she is joined by Asuka, Lana, and Carmella. Naomi heard what Mandy had to say and they agree. You are not questioning her desire. The entire Smackdown roster is packed with talent. Any one of them can be champion. Becky says she will take on any of them. Paige says that this is the passion she is talking about. Each woman on the roster will be in a Battle Royal and the winner will be added to the match at TLC.

Match Number Three: Number One Contender Battle Royal

The participants in the match are Carmella, Naomi, Lana, Asuka, Peyton Royce, Billie Kay, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, and Zelina Vega. They pair off and Sonya attacks Lana from behind and she kicks Lana to the floor. Zelina is pulled off the apron and is eliminated. Zelina pulls Lana off the apron and clotheslines her.

We are back and Peyton and Billie try to eliminate Carmella. Lana comes back into the ring and she stops Billie and Peyton. Lana puts Billie on the top rope but Peyton stops her. Peton and Billie eliminate Lana. They celebrate their elimination and Asuka is waiting for them. Asuka with a hip attack to Billie and a pop up knee to Peyton. Billie and Peyton are sent to the apron and Asuka takes care of both of them with a hip attack.

Carmella with a thrust kick to Asuka. Carmella sends Asuka into the turnbuckles. Asuka puts Carmella on the apron and Asuka with forearms and strikes. Carmella ducks and screams. Asuka says everything is okay and she kicks Carmella off the apron. Mandy and Sonya attack Asuka but Naomi helps Asuka. Mandy with a knee to Asuka. Sonya and Mandy try to eliminate Asuka but Naomi makes the save. Naomi with forearms to Mandy. Naomi with Rear View to Mandy followed by a springboard round kick to Sonya. Naomi goes for a head scissors but Mandy blocks it and sends Naomi to the apron. Mandy goes to the apron too and Naomi with a split and she sends Mandy into the ring post to eliminate her.

Sonya eliminates Naomi and we are down to the final two with Sonya Deville and Asuka. Sonya has kicks blocked while Asuka with a kick. Sonya with a double leg take down. Asuka is sent to the apron and Mandy tries to eliminate Asuka but Asuka with a sliding knee on the apron. Asuka with kicks and Asuka tries to suplex Sonya over the top rope to the floor. They both go to the apron and Asuka with a forearm. Sonya with a forearm of her own. They both connect with kicks and both hold on to the ropes. Asuka with a pop up knee to eliminate Sonya.

Winner: Asuka

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November 20th, 2018
WWE Smackdown Live Recap – November 20, 2018

Asuka & Naomi vs. Sonya Deville & Mandy Rose

Naomi and Asuka controlled the match early. The talking points of the announcers is that whether Rose and Deville can get along. Asuka and Naomi hit stereo hip attacks to knock them off the apron as they went to commercial. When they returned, Naomi had kicked Deville in the face. Rose and Asuka tagged in. Asuka snapped her with a back suplex and nailed a shining wizard for a two count. Rose rebounded off the ropes and Deville made a blind tag. Rose almost nailed her and they had words. Asuka went for a kick. Deville shoved Rose out of the way but ate the kick. Asuka took her down in the Asuka Lock and Deville tapped.

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November 18th, 2018
WWE Survivor Series Recap – November 18, 2018

Women’s Elimination Tag Team Match: Team Raw (Mickie James, Nia Jax, Tamina, Bayley, Sasha Banks vs. Team SmackDown (Naomi, Sonya Deville, Asuka, Carmella & Mandy Rose)

A brawl broke out to begin the match. Naomi caught Jax with a springboard drop kick while Tamina hit a big boot to Naomi to eliminate the former SmackDown Women’s Champion. Carmella rolled up Tamina to eliminate her. We’re down to 4-on-4. Carmella started dancing until Jax got into the ring. Carmella went for a roll up but Jax blocked it and choked her. Rose was tagged in and Jax tackled her for 2. Rose caught her with a running knee strike. James was tagged in and landed a series of strikes to Rose then hit a neck breaker for 2. James worked over the left leg of Rose with a submission. Rose fought back and got the tag to Asuka, who got a pop. Asuka with a hip attack then went for a roll up but James blocked it. Deville was in next and ate a few kicks by James. Bayley tagged herself in and hit a series of elbow drops to Deville. James back in and hit a thess press to Deville for 2. Deville speared her and led to the elimination. Banks was able to eliminate Carmella after taking her out. We’re down to 3-on-3. Rose beat down Bayley in the corner with strikes.

Banks got the tag and hit a series of kicks to Rose then hit a back stabber then into the Bank Statement for the elimination. Deville attacked Banks right away with a series of strikes. Bayley got the hot tag and hit snake eyes to Deville then landed a running knee to Deville. Moments later, Deville planted her with a spinebuster for two until Jax broke it up. Jax missed a spear and ate the ring post. Asuka beat her down at ringside. Banks took out Asuka with a dive off the apron. Bayley with a back suplex to Deville back in the ring for 2. Bayley speared her outside of the ring but Deville caught Bayley with a kick on the outside. Bayley hit her finisher to Deville on the floor. This led to Bayley and Deville not only being counted out but also eliminated. We’re down to Jax and Banks against Asuka. Back in the ring, Asuka hit a drop kick to Banks then a knee strike and a german suplex. Banks with a big right hand but Asuka hit a hip attack to Jax to send her to the floor. Asuka then kicked Banks to the floor. Banks tripped Asuka on the apron. Asuka with a hip attack to Banks on the floor. Asuka with a drop kick off the top rope for 2. Back in the ring, Banks knocked her down then went to the top rope.

Jax knocked Banks down and Asuka locked in the Asuka Lock for the elimination. Jax jumped Asuka with a series of leg drops then hit the samoan drop for the win.

Winner: Mickie James, Nia Jax, Tamina, Bayley & Sasha Banks

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November 13th, 2018
WWE Smackdown Live Recap – November 13, 2018

Paige announced from center-ring that she was going to call out the Smackdown Women’s Roster. Charlotte came out first and then the others. Finally, Becky Lynch walked out with a badly bruised left side her face. She didn’t look happy, understandably so (storyline and real-life).

A loud “Becky!” chant rang out as she got ready to speak. She thanked the fans. “I’m angry as hell right now,” she said. “I took a good beating last night, but that’s never stopped me before.” She said the medical team won’t clear her to fight on Sunday. She said she’s been angrily knocking on doors, hoping someone will let her fight, but she’s run out of time. She said what she did to Ronda Rousey last night was just a taste of what she’d do to her at Survivor Series. She said even with a broken face and a severe concussion, she “could still kick Rondy’s ass.” She told Ronda, “You’re not the baddest bitch on the planet, you’re the luckiest.”

She said she now had to pick her replacement, someone she knows can get the job done. She walked past the IIconics, then Charlotte, then Naomi, Lana, and Asuka. Asuka said, “Pick me, I’m ready!” Fans cheered. Then she walked up to Mandy Rose and Carmella. Carmella spoke up. Becky told Charlotte to make Ronda tap out the way she was going to make her tap out. She shook Charlotte’s hand. Then they hugged. Byron said at one time they were best friends. Charlotte got emotional. The rest of the women, except for the IIconics, wished Charlotte luck. The IIconics half-heartedly clapped.

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November 7th, 2018
WWE Smackdown Live Recap – November 6, 2018

Paige is in the ring and she says in two weeks, the ladies of Smackdown will meet the ladies of Raw in an elimination match at Survivor Series. She says it will be combustible in the ring.

Paige brings out the first member of the Smackdown team . . . Carmella. She is joined by R Truth. The second member of Team Smackdown is Naomi. The third member of Team Smackdown is Sonya Deville. The fourth member of Team Smackdown is Asuka. The final member of Team Smackdown is Charlotte Flair, but Charlotte does not come to the ring.

Instead, Mandy Rose makes her way to the stage. Mandy says she knows that she is not the blonde you ordered, but surprise. It is obviously an upgrade.

Paige says Mandy is not taking Charlotte’s spot on the team.

Mandy wants to know why Paige chose Sonya over her. Mandy says she is really really really really happy for Sonya. Mandy reminds Paige she was the one who eliminated Sonya in the battle royal. Mandy says that Asuka is yesterday’s news. Mandy says that Carmella’s dance breaks are like her title reigns . . . short and meaningless. Mandy says she did not forget about Naomi but she asks if anyone is still feeling the glow, like your husband Jimmy?

Naomi with a forearm to Mandy and Sonya pulls Mandy away while Naomi has to be held back.

Mandy leaves the ring and Sonya wonders what is going on

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October 31st, 2018
WWE Evolution Recap – October 28, 2018

#1 Contender Battle Royal: Zelina Vega, Torrie Wilson, Asuka, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Lana, Carmella, Naomi, Billie Kay, Peyton Royce, Ember Moon, Nia Jax, Dana Brooke, Tamina Snuka, Michelle McCool, Alundra Blayze, Ivory, Molly Holly, Kelly Kelly, and Maria Kanellis

Everyone attacked Kay and Royce and tossed them over the top rope as soon as the match started. The younger stars surrounded the legends and a brawl broke out. Deville eliminated Holly with a head kick. Rose eliminated Kelly Kelly and then Wilson followed by Deville who was taunting on the apron.

Jax suplexed Blaze over the top rope for the elimination. Maria with a bronco buster to Snuka in the corner before Jax headbutted her off the apron for the elimination. Snuka and Jax had a stare down in the ring until Lana walked up and they started clearing house. Lana tried to attack them but they hit a double headbutt then tossed her out of the ring for the elimination. Jax with a suplex to Snuka. There was a big suplex spot involving multiple women.

Carmella eliminated Rose after a dance off.

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