WWE Smackdown Recap (W/ Video): Bryan And Punk Vs. Ryback And Axel, Natalya Vs. Tamina Snuka, More

Tonight's Smackdown opens with Michael Cole and JBL on commentary.

The Wyatt Family comes down to the ring.

The Wyatt Family vs. The Usos

Rowan and Jey start off. Jey hits a few strikes. Rowan comes back with a knee to the gut. He drives Jey head first into the corner. Harper comes in with an uppercut. He whips Jey in the corner and charges. Jey puts a boot up. Jimmy tags in. Harper hits head strikes and a headbutt. Jimmy hits a few strikes and a kick. Jey tags in. He bounds off the ropes but Harper hits an uppercut. Rowan comes in and drops some knees on Jey's head. He hits Jey with a body slam. Rowan cranks Jey's head. Jey gets to his feet, but Rowan clubs him in the back. He picks Jey up. Jey counters out and tags in Jimmy. Jimmy keeps the offense up briefly, but Rowan comes back by slamming Jimmy to the mat.

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Jimmy comes back with a sunset flip attempt. Rowan stops him and tries to hit a senton. Jimmy moves. He doesn't keep the offense up for long as Rowan is able to toss him into the corner. Back from commercial and Harper is in control of an Uso. He hits Uso with his Gator Roll. Harper keeps his head locked in on the mat. Uso gets to his feet. He hits Harper with gut shots. Harper runs into him against the ropes and then slingshots him between the center and bottom ropes. Rowan tags in and stomps Uso in the chest. Rowan hits a backbreaker.

Jimmy is able to come back with a kick to the head. He tags in Jey as Rowan tags in Harper. Jey hits multiple leaping clotheslines and kicks. Jey goes up top and hits a leaping clothesline. Jey lands a Samoan drop and attempts Rikishi's corner hip attack. Harper explodes out of the corner with a boot. Rowan tries to get involved, but gets sent outside. The Usos try to keep the attack up, but Harper is able to hit the discus clothesline for the win.

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Winners: The Wyatt Family

Bray Wyatt gets into the ring after the match. The Usos try to fight back, but the Wyatts easily dispatch them. Bray hits one of the Usos with Sister Abigail. Bray picks up a mic and says that at Survivor Series they will teach the world how to leave a scar. He advises CM Punk and Daniel Bryan to run.

Curtis Axel and Ryback are shown backstage. Ryback says if Axel is still a Heyman guy, he has no intention of teaming with him after what Heyman said about him on RAW. If Axel is still a Heyman guy, he has a problem with Axel. Axel brings up the Heyman-Ryback proposal and the cheek kiss. Axel says he is no longer a Heyman guy and that they need each other tonight. He proposes they take out their frustration on Punk and Bryan.

Then, R Truth is backstage free styling. Prime Time Players walk up and rap too, but horribly. R Truth has a hilarious, confused look on his face. They all do the millions of dollars dance.

Back from commercial and William Regal does a WWE Shop segment. Midway through Vickie Guerrero replaces him with the Great Khali.

Natalya vs. Tamina Snuka (with AJ Lee)

Natalya charges Tamina and hits lots of strikes in the corner. She trips Snuka and keeps pummeling her. Snuka comes back with a Samoan Drop. She charges Natalya in the corner and Natalya moves. AJ gets up on the apron to distract Natalya. Snuka charges Natalya. Natalya moves and Snuka hits AJ off the apron. Natalya locks in the Sharpshooter off the distraction and Snuka taps.

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Winner: Natalya

After the match, AJ gets into the ring to check on Snuka.

Vickie Guerrero is shown backstage. Brad Maddox walks up and says that she is going to be in trouble when Triple H and Stephanie McMahon get back. Vickie says that it may have been her idea for a match, but Maddox is the GM and he didn't overrule her. Vickie says he'll be the one in trouble and can't wait to see him squirm.

The Prime Time Players and R Truth vs. The Union Jacks (3MB)

Titus and Mahal start off. Mahal tries to kick Titus. Titus catches his leg and pushes him to the mat. Titus picks up Mahal and tosses him to the side. Mahal locks in a side headlock and McIntyre tags in. McIntyre keeps the offense up on Titus, attacking him in the corner. Mahal tags in. All three Jacks hit a move on Titus. Slater tags in and hits multiple kicks and strikes. He locks Titus in a headlock from behind on the mat. Slater delivers elbows to Titus's chest. Titus gets to his feet, but Slater clubs him in the back. Titus comes back with a big shoulder tackle. He tags in Truth.

Truth hits multiple right hands and a spinning heel kick. He slams Slater face first into the mat. McIntyre stops the pin attempt. Titus spine busters McIntyre. Mahal attacks Titus. Young hits his finisher on Mahal. Truth hits his finisher on Slater for the win.

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Winners: R Truth and The Prime Time Players

After the match, the faces put on the Union Jack jackets and dance in the ring.

Michael Cole is in the ring for the Alberto Del Rio and John Cena arm wrestling match. He recaps how Del Rio ambushed Cena on RAW.

Del Rio comes out to the ring. He picks up a mic and says he is a very proud man. He calls himself the greatest Mexican athlete in history. He is proud of what he did to Cena on RAW. He says Cena had it coming when he stole his World Heavyweight Title. Unlike Cena, he doesn't steal things. He earns them. He tells Cena it's okay because he will get his title back. He asks if Cena is going to accept his arm wrestling challenge.

Cena comes out. He picks up the mic and says he loves coming to Manchester because there's so many John Cena fans. They just must be stuck in traffic. He points out a fan dressed as Superman and says he really let himself go. Cena says that Del Rio calls him a thief. Del Rio got him on Monday, but those weren't the actions of the greatest athlete in Mexican history. Del Rio is desperate. Cena says that when he beats him at Survivor Series, he is only going to be left with his hands on his flagpole.

Cena asks the crowd if they want more action and the crowd pops. He accepts Del Rio's arm wrestling challenge and asks Superman what he thinks. Cena says that he is going to break Del Rio's arm. They both sit down and Cena uses his non-injured arm. Cena slams Del Rio's arm to the pad nearly immediately. Del Rio gets super angry and demands a rematch. Cena sits down again. He gets back up and does the you can't see me signal. Del Rio stares him down and Cena sits down again.

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They grab arms and Cena slams Del Rio's arm to the mat again instantly. Del Rio sucker punches him in the head and then kicks him in the head. He locks Cena's good arm in a chair. Cena gets out, but Del Rio spine busters him through the arm wrestling table. Del Rio takes his shirt off and lays it over Cena. He then walks up the ramp.

The Bellas vs. The Funkadactyls

Cameron and Nikki start off. Nikki hits an Alabama slam. She picks Cameron up and slams her to the mat. Nikki whips her into the corner and charges. Cameron puts her boots up and hits a crossbody from up top. Naomi tags in and the Funkadactyls double team Nikki. Nikki comes back and trips Naomi. Brie tags in and hits a clothesline. Brie lands a pair of dropkicks. She goes up top and hits Naomi with a missile dropkick. Naomi comes back with a stunner looking move. She hits Brie with her leaping butt bump for the win.

Winners: The Funkadactyls

Renee Young is backstage with CM Punk and Daniel Bryan. She asks a series of questions about the Wyatt Family and they respond with yeses. Daniel says the beard and the best can take the Wyatts out. Punk says after they take out Harper and Rowan, they will take Bray out. The easiest way to kill a snake is to take out its head.

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Hunico and Camacho vs. The Great Khali

Camacho starts off. Khali knocks him to the mat, takes him to the corner and hits a chest chop. Camacho kicks Khali in the knee. He kicks Khali in the stomach. Hunico tags in. Khali takes both of them out with head chops. Hunico goes up top and leaps off. Khali catches him and hits the two handed chokeslam for the win.

Winner: The Great Khali

CM Punk and Daniel Bryan vs. Ryback and Curtis Axel

Punk and Axel start off. Axel locks in a side headlock. Punk shoves him off. Axel hits a shoulder tackle. Punk comes back with a hip toss. Bryan tags in. He goes up top and hits Axel's arm. He hits Axel with a knee to the stomach. Axel backs Bryan to his corner and Ryback tags in. Ryback slams Bryan's head into the turnbuckle. He whips Bryan into the corner and charges. Bryan trips him into the corner. Punk comes in and he and Bryan hit a double dropkick. Punk ducks a pair of clotheslines. He leaps at Ryback. Ryback catches him and slams him to the mat. Axel comes in and locks in Punk's head from behind.

Punk gets to his feet. He hits Axel with a running high knee in the corner. He goes up top for the Savage elbow drop. Ryback pulls Axel out of the ring. Punk and Bryan take them out with dives. Back from commercial and Axel is in control of Punk. Axel takes Punk to his corner and tags in Ryback. Ryback hits a delayed vertical Suplex. Ryback lands a splash and a leg drop. He kicks Punk in the stomach and then punches him. He hits a few kicks on Punk and Axel tags in. Axel hits a snap mare. He stomps Punk in the head.

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Punks gets a quick roll up attempt. Axel comes back with a clothesline. He locks in Punk's arm on the mat and rubs his forearm across Punk's face. Punk gets to his feet. Axel hits Bryan off the apron and dropkicks Punk. He locks Punk's head back in. Punk gets to his feet again, but Axel clubs his back. Ryback tags in. Ryback holds Punk's arms. Axel swings at Punk. Punk moves and Axel hits Ryback. Punk hits Axel with the swinging neckbreaker. Ryback and Bryan both tag in. Bryan has the hot tag. He keeps up the offense on Ryback for several moments.

Bryan hits a kneeling Ryback with several kicks. He goes up top and leaps off, but Ryback catches him. Bryan counters out and locks Ryback in the Yes Lock. The Wyatt Family's music hits and the lights go off.

No Contest

When the lights come back on, Ryback is laid out. Punk and Bryan are gone. The Wyatts look around. Harper and Rowan beat down Axel. They shove Axel out of the ring and then turn attention to Ryback. They knock Ryback out of the ring. Bray checks under the ring for Punk and Bryan. He attacks Ryback and Axel on the outside. Then, Punk and Bryan slide into the ring and sneak attack Harper and Rowan. They then slide back out of the ring and escape up the ramp, staring the Wyatts down, to end the show.

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