Friday Night SmackDown results, Nov. 22, 2019: NXT fires final shot toward Raw and SmackDown before Survivor Series

After The Undisputed ERA interrupted their title match last week, The New Day turn to Heavy Machinery for reinforcements in an attempt for payback leading into the Triple Threat Match of Tag Team Champions at Survivor Series.

Sami Zayn’s big mouth usually only leads to disgust for the WWE Universe… but not this time.

The Critic of Critics was waxing poetic about how Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura (with a newly designed Intercontinental Title) was going to prevail in his Triple Threat Match against United States Champion AJ Styles and NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong this Sunday at Survivor Series, but he was soon interrupted by Strong and all of The Undisputed ERA.

Nakamura & Zayn quickly stood down against NXT Champion Adam Cole and company, but the NXT standouts were soon interrupted by SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day, who wanted to fight. Kofi Kingston & Big E didn’t come alone, as Heavy Machinery backed them up to take on Cole, Strong and NXT Tag Team Champions Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish.

Nakamura & Zayn kept a watchful eye from the entrance ramp as the two squads went to battle. New Day and Heavy Machinery struggled to stay on the same page, leading to Strong connecting with a picture-perfect knee to Tucker amidst a melee to score an absolutely Undisputed victory ahead of the group’s major weekend. Strong didn’t stop there and instead confronted WWE’s Rockstar after the contest. During the staredown, AJ Styles pounced on both competitors to ignite another melee and provide a full-on preview of what was coming to the WWE Universe.

The brawl was just getting started when Zayn put a cease to the madness by taking a steel chair to Strong and Styles so that he and Shinsuke could get out of dodge, at least until Sunday.

Following Undisputed ERA’s win against The New Day & Heavy Machinery, Shinsuke Nakamura, AJ Styles and Roderick Strong come to blows ahead of their championship showcase at Survivor Series.

As Daniel Bryan and The Miz battle in the ring, the Universal Champion emerges from the darkness to give his Survivor Series opponent a glimpse of what awaits.

Daniel Bryan came to SmackDown to summon Universal Champion “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt just two days before their title clash at WWE’s Fall Classic. Bryan indeed was met by Wyatt, but not in the way he intended and not without a detour.

The Miz, who traded some harsh words with Bryan last week during “Miz TV” in an exchange that seemed to rekindle their hostile rivalry, hit the scene to challenge Bryan to a match just after The Beard called Wyatt to the squared circle. The A-Lister attempted to prey on a vulnerable Bryan, who was furious that Wyatt was seemingly not answering his summoning. Miz even slapped Bryan across the face, leading to an unscheduled match.

The two couldn’t settle their longstanding differences, however, as “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt soon appeared just as it seemed Bryan was ready to reignite the “YES!” Movement. Wyatt wrecked Bryan with the Mandible Claw, making a clear, intense statement ahead of his first title defense this Sunday.

The SmackDown Women’s Champion challenges the NXT Women’s Champion to confront her face-to-face, and when Shayna Baszler extends the invitation, Bayley gains the upper hand ahead of Survivor Series.

SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley claimed she wanted to fight NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler ahead of their Triple Threat Match that also includes Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch this Sunday.

In reality, Bayley wanted to get a jump on Baszler.

Noting Bayley’s issues with being attacked from behind, Baszler hit the ring and dared her newfound rival to go face to face with her tonight. The SmackDown Women’s Champion attempted to turn the tables with a sudden sneak attack, entering the ring undetected and blindsiding The Queen of Spades. Baszler battled back, twice locking in Bayley in the Kirifuda Clutch and forcing Bayley into self-preservation mode. Bayley eventually broke free of the dreaded hold, slamming Baszler into the guard rail and the ring post to escape Shayna’s deadly clutches, at least for one more night.

Baszler wouldn’t remain on the ringside floor for long though, as she sat up on the canvas and stared daggers into Bayley, a look that would surely carry over into Survivor Series.

After the conclusion of the Six-Man Tag Team Match of SmackDown competitors, Seth Rollins leads Team Raw to the ring, but Team NXT makes a grand entrance as the leadership and former DX teammates enter on a military-style jeep.

Roman Reigns, Mustafa Ali & Shorty G defeated King Corbin, Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode, but the fighting was just getting started.

The animosity between Reigns and Corbin was on full display throughout this Six-Man Tag Team Match – animosity they would be best served to settle before having to team up as members of the SmackDown Men’s Survivor Series Team against Raw and NXT this Sunday. A grueling bout that certainly took its toll on all six Superstars culminated when Ali, who was absolutely surging, was tossed off the top rope by Ziggler, putting him in prime position for a match-ending Deep Six by King Corbin.

No peace treaty was reached between Reigns and Corbin after the bout though, as Reigns dropped Corbin with a Spear before the Raw brand, led by Seth Rollins, soon hopped the barricade and brought the fight right to the SmackDown Superstars in the ring. Reigns, Corbin and the rest received backup when Braun Strowman arrived with a litany of blue brand Superstars right behind him.

Just when it seemed like the scene couldn’t possibly become any more chaotic, NXT generals Triple H, Shawn Michaels and Road Dogg arrived DX-style in an army jeep to prompt the arrival of the black-and-gold soldiers.

From there, absolute bedlam ensued with a sea of humanity encapsulating the ring and the ringside area. An epic standoff and subsequent brawl between Strowman and NXT’s Keith Lee highlighted the massive melee, which continued as SmackDown went off the air and would seemingly rage from now until Survivor Series.