The latest in the Last Time Is Now tournament.
WWE aired a taped episode of SmackDown this week to allow talent an extra day off for the Thanksgiving holiday before being back on the road for the Survivor Series: WarGames event.
The show featured a backstage segment with Nick Aldis and The Miz, with the A-Lister pleading to be let back in the tournament to determine John Cena's last opponent. This came after Sheamus was removed from the competition due to a shoulder injury.
Aldis said that he has to do things the right way and drew a new ball from the tumbler. Before he could read the name inside it, however, R Truth made an appearance, once again pleading with The SmackDown GM to take his balls. The distraction allowed The Miz to replace the name in the ball with his own.
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The Last Time is Now Tournament Semi Finals
The former World Champion went on to face LA Knight later in the show. He delivered a Skull Crushing Finale but could not get the pin on Knight, and it was the former Max Dupri who picked up the win.
Elsewhere in the show, 'Main Event' Jey Uso faced Rusev in the other quarterfinal match of the night, and the Yeet Man picked up the victory over the Bulgarian Brute.
The two winners from tonight will now face each other in the semi-final of the Last Time Is Now tournament on the SmackDown side. On the side of Raw, Gunther will be taking on Solo Sikoa to determine the other finalist.