The WWE is filming both WWE Main Event and WWE Smackdown this week at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester, England. The WWE Main Event taping is for the November 13th edition of the show, while the WWE Smackdown taping will air on November 15th. Our own Will Benson (@TheRealWB) is in attendance and providing updates.
WWE Smackdown
*CM Punk and Daniel Bryan vs Curtis Axel and Ryback is announced as the main event for Smackdown.
1) LUKE HARPER / ERICK ROWAN def. THE USOS. Harper picks up the victory with a super clothesline.
*Backstage Ryback says that he won’t team with Axel later if he’s still a Heyman guy, which Axel says that he is not.
2) NATALYA def. TAMINA SNUKA via Submission. Pretty much a squash match for Natalya.
3) PRIME TIME PLAYERS / R-TRUTH def. THE UNION JACKS (3MB).
4) *World Heavyweight Champion* JOHN CENA vs. ALBERTO DEL RIO in an Arm Wrestling Contest. The contest ends up turning into a brawl, and ADR puts Cena through a table.
5) THE FUNKADACTYLS def. THE BELLA TWINS.
6) THE GREAT KHALI def. HUNICO / CAMACHO.
7) CM PUNK / DANIEL BRYAN vs. *Intercontinental Champion* CURTIS AXEL / RYBACK ends in a No Contest. Close to the finish of the match, Ryback gets knocked off of the apron by Axel accidentally, then gets put in the Yes Lock by Daniel Bryan. The lights then go out, and come back on with Punk and Bryan missing and the Wyatts in the ring. The Wyatt Family then attacks Axel and Ryback. The Wyatts then looks for Bryan and Punk, and Bryan is revealed to be in the crowd, as Punk dropkicks Harper. Punk and Bryan then walk up to the stage chanting “YES” with the crowd as the Wyatts stand pissed off in the ring.
DARK MATCH: Afterwards, Vickie Guerrero addressed the crowd and said Cena could not compete in the dark match main event, which was Cena vs Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship. She demands that Cena forfeit the title, but Cena comes out and faces Del Rio anyway. Cena defeats Del Rio with William Regal as the special guest referee.