SMACKDOWN LIVE Results - August 27, 2019

Austin Michael Pieper is on a mission of revenge! Also, a huge grudge match announced for the main event and a very positive update from T-Dog!

Smackdown Opener; "I have been to hell and back!"

The show opens up with a huge pop from the crowd and the echoing of The Brotherhood's music. The WWEP Universal Champion Austin Michael Pieper storms through the curtain and limps down to the ring. Pieper gingerly goes through the ropes to stand in the middle of the ring with a microphone in hand. For a minute he just stands there silent as he looks from side to side at the crowd, but then his expression drastically changes and he’s visually pissed off.

“Twice in the last month, I’ve had to visit a brother in the hospital that is two times too many. I feel responsible because I brought both Adam and George in this company and took them under my wing and both of them rose to the top faster than anyone expected, myself included and that put huge targets on their backs and I wasn’t there to help watch out for them. The Prestige will get what’s coming to them at Clash of Champions, but that’s not why I’m out here tonight.” - Austin Michael Pieper

Pieper takes a minute wincing, holding his back and clinching his fists for a few seconds before continuing on.

“Now unfortunately doctors haven’t cleared me to compete tonight and the last thing the company needs is another Brotherhood member in the hospital."

The crowd in attendance boos at the thought of Pieper not being cleared to compete tonight, and Pieper pauses for a second just shaking his head at the crowd in disappointment.

"So last night Darren tried to KILL ME! What happened Darren, I thought this wasn’t personal!? Are you that scared of me that you think the only way to take this title from me is to kill me? Well you’re damn right it is, because now at Clash of Champions, this “deadman” persona of yours isn’t just going to be a nickname, it’s going to be reality!!" - Austin Michael Pieper

The crowd starts to get behind Pieper once again as he starts shaking in anger and fueling himself up, playing to the crowd.

"If you think for a second that after the bull shit you pulled last night that you’re leaving Clash of Champions alive, then you’ve got another thing coming! So on September 14 the night before Clash of Champions, I just have one piece of advice for you DEADMAN...make sure you tell your wife just how much you love her, because it will be the last time you see her or anyone again!! You fu**ed up and made this personal Darren, and now it is YOU that will Rest. In. Peace!!!" - Austin Michael Pieper

Austin throws the microphone down in a huff and goes to leave the ring, but all of a sudden, the lights in the arena go completely out! Pieper stops himself from leaving the ring and he just stands there shaking in anger. The titantron quickly flashes static and a creepy "child like" music softly starts to play. The screen flashes a white bright grainy video of last year at the Predictions Cup when Austin beat Darren in the Predictions Cup, which was the only time these two had met in singles action before. The finish is shown when Austin beat Darren and secured the B Block in the Predictions Cup. Austin Pieper is shown on the video celebrating in the ring for a few seconds before, BAM! The video clip shows Austin's head being ripped off his body in the center of the ring.

The video immediately shuts off and the lights come back on to show a spotlight showing "The Reaper" Darren Cox standing stoic at the top of the crowd in the upper deck with a microphone in his hand. Austin's eyes immediately fixate on Darren and he stands in the center of the ring seething in anger not taking his eyes off him. The two stare each other down for a few seconds before Darren starts to talk.

"I haven't forgotten about that match from last year. You were the only obstacle in my way of winning the Predictions Cup. You were the only one. Since then, my career has gone up and down, but as the sun sets on the day of reckoning, I have my sights set on you...and the first title I ever won here. It's been three years since I won that Universal Championship, and at Clash of Champions, it comes home. It comes...HOME." - Darren Cox

All of a sudden a bolt of lightning strikes down in the center of the ring causing Austin to fall back a little bit. A burning flame erupts in the center of the ring as Darren Cox just stands there looking sadistically at his opponent. But Austin shows no fear and walks straight through the flame with his Universal Championship belt held high in the air!

"Darren you might send people to hell, but unfortunately for you, I’ve already been there and back! There is nothing you can do to scare me, and in three weeks I will leave STILL YOUR UNIVERSAL CHAMPION, as you BURN IN THE FLAMES THAT YOU YOURSELF HAVE SET ABLAZE!!!" - Austin Michael Pieper

Austin once again holds the Universal Championship high in the air and just continues to stare down a fearless and stoic Darren Cox from atop the arena. Commentary builds up how Darren Cox is still yet to ever beat Austin Pieper in the ring, and that if this is any indication, Austin MIchael Pieper is not running scared at all!

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Commentary Segment; Rehab Update For T-Dog

Cameras open back up from the commercial break to show commentary all with concerned looks on their faces, building the gravity of the injuries Tdog had faced at Summerslam in his brutal match against George Amuah Niamkey. Commentary showcases clips from the match itself, showing how both men literally did everything they could to put their bodies on the line against one another, not caring about their own well being.

"We understand throughout this whole thing, TDog has been recently quiet about his health. But he recently posted a video of him “rehabbing”. We really don’t know why he’s rehabbing, because currently he has not been cleared for in-ring competition by WWEP medical staff. If this is the case, this Saturday will mark the first AEW show that he will miss unfortunately." - Tom Phillips

"Oh wow, I wish I could just take some time off like this idiot! Get back in the ring. We don't care to see your rehab. Just leave already if you can't cut it out here." - Corey Graves

"Well he certainly can cut it, Corey! The guy is a multi time world champion and if he could be here, by god he would be here!" - Tom Phillips

"ABS-O-LUTELY TOM! He wouldn't just sit idly by and watch someone else take his world title shot! For those of you who forgot, T-Dog defeated George Amuah-Niamkey at Summerslam in probably one of the most deadliest matches to date to become the #1 Contender for the World Heavyweight Championship. He was in line to face Matt Charles of The Prestige at next months Clash of Champions, but due to not only the severity of the match but also a post match beat down from Prestige members Tony Murr and Ben Conners, he was sidelined with multiple injuries. No time table has been released or even placed for that matter on when he will return. We here at WWEP would like to think T-Dog will make an appearance at All Out in some capacity, but we won’t know until Saturday night.” - Byron Saxton

"So without further a due, let's see what T-Dog has to say about how his rehab is going." - Tom Phillips

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Vignette; The Predator, The Tiger Is Returning

The video opens up to show an antelope frolicking in the tall grass of an African jungle. Dark eerie music softly starts to play in the background as the scene itself starts cutting in and out and loud drums start playing. The antelope starts to look more and more nervous, trying to find somewhere to run. The scene starts flickering with quick shots of Coty Coleman's predator like eyes spilling out of a dark orange striped bandana. The antelope anxiously tries to get out of dodge but all of a sudden a vicious tiger jumps out of the weeds and starts chasing down the defenseless antelope. The antelope just tries to escape, but the tiger is just too fast and fierce as he chomps down on the antelope and kills it. Heavy breathing starts to echo out over the loud drumming and eerie music as the scene continues to flip back and forth abruptly between the tiger destroying it's kill, and Coty Coleman ripping through his clothes and grabbing at his face like a rabid animal. The vignette ends with Coty Coleman sadistically smiling at the camera and his heavy breathing over powering the music. At the very end a bold graphic pops up on the screen, "THE PREDATOR, THE TIGER COTY COLEMAN IS COMING SOON FOR HIS PREY..." Jungle and animal noises echo throughout the scene as it slowly fades to black.

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Non Title Match; Matt Charles vs Colton Elliot

Earlier in the night, a frantic and raging Colton Elliot returned to the arena to demand that Stacy Bryan give him this match against Matt Charles. Commentary showcases a recap through video clips of Charles a few weeks ago absolutely destroying Colton Elliot backstage, looking for his mystery attacker; even throwing Colton through a glass window! Stacy was more than happy to oblige Elliot of his revenge match and in rare fashion, The Prestige was right out there to accompany the World Heavyweight Champion to the ring.

Elliot doesn't seem to care about Matt's Prestige brothers being at ringside, and is focused dead set eyes on the world champion himself. Matt smugly smiles at Colton and gestures "SUCK IT" at the maniac, causing Elliot to dart over at him like a lion! Colton starts unloading shot after shot on Matt, refusing to let up and even pushing the referee over to the side to get back to a retreating world champion! Matt is shocked at Elliot's sudden brute of strength and viciousness, but Elliot is quickly derailed when Tony Murr and Cody Miller jump onto the ring apron to distract the referee long enough for Ben Conners to jump into the ring and completely blindside Elliot with a big boot to the face! Matt smiles sadistically down at Elliot and for the rest of the match completely has his way with him.

Matt refuses to cover him for any sort of early pinfall, and just continues to toy with him after every high impact high spot, clearly wanting Elliot to feel as much pain as possible. Charles mocks Elliot and drops to his knees holding his hands up in the air and screaming "THE BLOOD RED MOON WILL SET ME FREE!! HA HA YESSSS!!" in as sarcastic of a manner as possible. Prestige all circle the outside of the ring laughing and making fun of the beaten down Colton Elliot. Matt circles Elliot like a ravaging beast before he viciously locks on his Crippler Crossface!! Colton desperately tries to reach for the ropes but after just a few seconds he can't take the pain any longer and immediately starts to tap out profusely.

But Charles in usual vicious fashion refuses to let up on the hold and screams in Colton's ear that NOBODY EVER CROSSES THE WORLD CHAMPION!! Finally the referee is able to pull Matt off of Colton, but Matt in a huff kicks the referee in the gut and slams him head first into the steel ring post! BAM! The referee falls out of the ring and Prestige follows up with a few stiff kicks to the referee's back before jumping into the ring to celebrate with their world champion. Matt with a huge smug smirk on his face starts taunting at the crowd with the World Heavyweight Championship belt screaming that "they will never have this! " and laughing hysterically. Matt snatches the microphone out of the ring announcer's hand and begins to cut a scathing promo on RJ Stagg for his underestimating of the world champion, and the beating he laid on the number one contender last night on RAW.

"Did you actually think that you were gonna be able to walk into this match with both eyes shut and just walk out of as the World Heavyweight Champion? NU UH! You don't know who you're dealin' with! Because while you and your little pathetic love triangle was going through your little problems, the Panama City Playboy Matt Charles was workin...and bustin...and grindin...and finding out every single which way I was gonna kick your ass FOR THIS TITLE, CAUSE THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS PLAYA! THIS TITLE IS ALL THAT MATTERS! And that is EXACTLY what's gonna happen at Clash of the Champions for THIS TITLE, and this Saturday night when Prestige monopolizes all the gold baby, and GETS ONE STEP CLOSER to the INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE! And that's my FACT OF LIFE, BITCH!" - Matt Charles

Matt throws the microphone down aggressively and poses towards the camera, laughing and making jokes about how weak Stagg looked last night on RAW. Matt and the rest of Prestige go to strut out of the ring, but before they make their way through the ropes, "The Warrior" Cody Miller snatches the microphone up from the canvas and directs his attention towards his opponent at Clash, Adam Stewart!

"And as for you Adam....bro, you found out exactly what this business is all about. This ain't ballet! Take it as a learning experience of this business, little boys like you who step in the way of men like us....WILL ALWAYS GET RAN DOWN! It's as simple as that! But I'm an understanding and empathetic guy, I really am. So that's why I'm gonna give you the opportunity kid, to come out next week and hand over that belt to the real man. Because like it or not whether you give it up or I take it, that belt is going AROUND THIS WAIST! But take heed to my advice kid. Stay in your lane and let the big boys have the road...because you're looking at the REAL King of the FU**ING MOUNTAIN, BABY!" - Cody Miller

This time Prestige really does exit through the ropes all after they embrace with their TOO SWEET taunt and strut up the ramp with smug smiles on their faces. The four men all reach the top of the ramp and the World Heavyweight Champion slowly walks over to the edge of the stage and in arrogant fashion, holds up his championship belt at the crowd and starts dancing on the stage with it. However it is quickly cut short by a raging and unhinged RJ Stagg darting through the curtain with a steel chair in hand, slamming it over the back of the world champion!

Matt drops to his knees in pain, but Stagg is not even close to being done. Murr, Conners, and MIller all storm over to Stagg, but Stagg is right there ready and takes them all out with steel chairs to the head!! Stagg slowly walks over methodically to Charles as he lays on his knees holding his back in pain. Stagg one more time for good measure drives the solid steel edge of the chair viciously against the world champion's back!!

Stagg grabs Matt's face, looks deep into his eyes, and screams, "THIS TIME DUMMY, YOU'RE MY BITCH! YEAH!" before picking Matt up by his hair and throwing him off the stage!!! Matt comes barreling down like a ton of bricks crashing onto the hard concrete just below the ramp!!!! Matt lies completely unconscious underneath the stage as cameras zoom in on Stagg's wide eyes and sadistic look on his face. The show fades with the sight of Stagg just continuing to stare at his brutal damage and unconscious world champion!