WWE SmackDown attacked by NXT women as invasion continues
By Jefferson Lake, WWE Editor
Last Updated: 22/11/17 10:18am
For the second consecutive night, WWE was invaded as a trio of NXT stars laid siege to the Smackdown women's division.
After Paige led Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville through a rampage of the Raw roster, the barbarians were at the gates of the blue brand.
Ruby Riot, Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan laid out Naomi and Becky Lynch in the backstage area and later attacked Charlotte Flair and Natalya during their rematch, causing it to end in a no-contest.
The 'invasion' is almost identical to the one which took place on Raw and the fact it involved NXT superstars means they could be linked as part of a wider storyline.
SmackDown general manager Daniel Bryan simply said "no comment" when he was asked about the incident, fueling speculation that he could somehow be involved.
Zayn & Owens on brink of being fired
Shane McMahon addressed the issue of Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens' attempt to swing the Survivor Series men's elimination match in Raw's favour and threatened to fire the duo over it.
Owens and Zane attacked McMahon with the SmackDown team down to just two members, and their interference meant Randy Orton was unable to tag out, leading to his elimination and leaving Shane in a three-on-one situation.
As punishment, they were put into a lumberjack match against The New Day duo of Big E and Kofi Kingston, and although they won, Owens made a swift exit and Zayn was given a Trouble in Paradise in the ring.
Later, Owens pleaded with Bryan not to fire him; Bryan agreed not to and instead booked a match for him against Randy Orton on next week's episode.
Styles answers Mahal's challenge
AJ Styles accepted Jinder Mahal's challenge for his WWE title and offered to fight him there and then, although his offer was declined by Mahal.
Instead, the duo will compete for the belt at Clash of Champions - live on Sky Sports Box Office on December 17 - in Boston.
Bludgeon Brothers start with a win
The new tag team of Luke Harper and Erick Rowan made their television debut in a dominant victory over the Hype Bros.
Rowan pinned Mojo Rawley after a double crucifix slam to pick up the victory in less than two minutes.
