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WWE SmackDown Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights from October 15 - Bleacher Report
Oct 16, 2021 4 mins, 6 secs
Just six days before Crown Jewel, live from Saudi Arabia, WWE SmackDown hit the FSN airwaves for a special two-and-a-half-hour megashow, headlined by an appearance from "The Beast" Brock Lesnar.

The top contender to Roman Reigns' Universal Championship had another message to send The Tribal Chief ahead of their titanic clash on pay-per-view.

The answer awaited on a jam-packed show that featured tournament semifinals, championship clashes and PPV-worthy main events.

The 11-time world champion and 2012 Hall of Famer Edge kicked off this week's show to a thunderous ovation—one week after challenging Seth Rollins to a Hell in a Cell Match at Crown Jewel—and addressed the WWE Universe.

This was great stuff by a grizzled vet, and the match with Rollins is likely to steal the show in Saudi Arabia, if their previous encounters are any indication.

The semifinals of the King of the Ring tournament kicked off the in-ring portion of this show as Finn Balor battled Sami Zayn one-on-one.

Balor again fought back, fired up and ultimately delivered the Coup de Grace for the pinfall victory.

Balor advances to the finals of the King of the Ring tournament, where he will meet either Xavier Woods or Jinder Mahal.

WWE booking suggests it will be Mahal, which will be a major letdown given how Woods actively campaigned for the return of the tournament and the opportunity to be King.

Hopefully, it reflects a tournament that has typically been a launching point for stars.

Seth Rollins delivered a rebuttal to his Crown Jewel opponent, repeatedly telling the audience that he is not intimidated to face Edge inside Hell in a Cell.

The cell made him who he is today, a reference to the story he told "Stone Cold" Steve Austin about his Hell in a Cell match against "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt in 2019 and its effect on his character.

For the first time in his career, his promo skills nearly match his in-ring ability, and the result is the most complete version of Rollins we have seen in what has already been a Hall of Fame-worthy WWE career.

Prior to their semifinal match in the Queen's Crown tournament, Zelina Vega and Carmella made nice, the latter vowing not to wear her special mask in the match.

This was another way-too-short match in a tournament that has quickly devolved into a source of contempt among wrestling fans, but it did have its positives.

Terrible dad jokes from Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss, and an appearance from Rick Boogs and intercontinental champion Shinsuke Nakamura, gave way to The Street Profits hitting the ring for a special Street Fight for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship against The Usos.

Jimmy saved his brother, sent Dawkins into the steel post and delivered stereo superkicks to each of their opponents.

The action broke down and Ford delivered a frog splash, shifting his body in midair to come down on Jimmy.

An ugly rollup by Dawkins gave way to a double superkick from the Usos, who delivered consecutive splashes en route to a successful title defense.

Bianca Belair appeared prior to the bell, joining Pat McAfee and Michael Cole on commentary in preparation for her championship match at Crown Jewel

Banks rocked Lynch at one point, but an ill-advised double knee on the ring apron saw her connect with the ring post

Lynch, again, used the ring post to her advantage as she tossed Banks shoulder-first into it and immediately applied a ropes-assisted Disarmer

Banks finally created some separation and used Lynch's own game plan against her, sending her into the ring post then adding a Meteora into another post

A second Meteora, back in the ring, drove Lynch's head into the mat and gave Banks another near-fall

The action spilled to the floor, just in front of Belair, where Lynch delivered a leg drop

Banks answered with a Bank Statement that had the champion tapping

Lynch continued to utilize leg drops to her advantage, but a missed one led to the action heading outside the ring, where Lynch accidentally wiped out Belair

Banks delivered another Meteora, but Lynch got her knees up during a frog splash attempt. 

Banks and Lynch have been among the best wrestlers in the company for years now, and they once again proved it with a match that stands shoulder-to-shoulder with anything else on the show

It was a great match that played on several themes, the most obvious being the usage of the ring post

It is immensely disappointing that these two women are headed to different brands because a series of matches between Lynch and Banks would be superb

Throw Belair into the mix at Crown Jewel and you may be looking at one of the show-stealers on a stacked PPV card

Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar wasted little time getting to the ring for their show-closing contract signing for their Universal Championship Match at Crown Jewel

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