Last night’s SmackDown took place from the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. During the show, The Imperium came to the ring and did a promo on Brawling Brutes. Sheamus then interrupted Gunther and started a brawl. The segment ended with Imperium brutally beating Sheamus as The Celtic Warrior came to the ring without Ridge Holland and Butch.
In the main event of SmackDown, Drew McIntyre, Johnny Gargano, and Kevin Owens faced Austin Theory and The Alpha Academy in a six-man tag team match. McIntyre hit a claymore kick on Theory to pick up the victory.
After SmackDown went off the air, Gunther made his way for a dark match. The Ring General put his Intercontinental Championship on the line against Shinsuke Nakamura. In the end, Gunther was able to retain the IC Title in a hard-hitting bout. However, Nakamura hit a Kinshasa on Gunther after the match to send fans home happy.
Gunther vs Shinsuke for the IC title is the non televised main event for #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/Pt2nM59Vx1
— Paul Fontaine (@PaulAceFontaine) October 1, 2022
@sherantsmtl And that’s the last one, Gunther wins, but Nakamura does a Kinshasa to clear him out, and that’s a goodnight for everyone. pic.twitter.com/AGtL7aTzng
— Richard Lee (@SuzakutwoLee) October 1, 2022
Nakamura sent the crowd home happy after GUNTHER attacked him post match and he fought back #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/RnVWDs854j
— Allan (@Allan2Thousand) October 1, 2022
WWE has announced Gunther vs. Sheamus for the Intercontinental Championship on next week’s SmackDown. Also, The Imperium is scheduled to face Brawling Brutes in a six-man tag team Good Old Fashioned Donnybrook Match at WWE Extreme Rules on October 8th.
We will update you when we receive more details. Stay tuned with The Spotlight.