Match Number One: Charlotte Flair and Jeff Hardy versus Carmella and R Truth in a Smackdown Division SemiFinal Match

The men start things off. They lock up and Truth with a wrist lock. Hardy with a reversal and elbow to the shoulder. Hardy with an arm bar. Truth with a side head lock and then he does some dancing. Hardy does some dancing of his own. Carmella tags in. Charlotte blocks a kick and forces Carmella to cover up on a teased chop. Charlotte with chops to Carmella but Carmella with a satellite head scissors. Carmella with a moonwalk and Charlotte with a double leg take down. Carmella goes to the floor and Hardy with a forearm to Truth. Charlotte and Hardy with baseball slides and Truth and Carmella move. They return to the ring and call for a DANCE BREAK!!!!

Charlotte hits Carmella from behind and then she kicks Carmella in the corner. Charlotte dances in front of Truth and Carmella with a rollup for a near fall. Charlotte with a head scissors and she drives Carmella’s head into the mat. Charlotte rolls Carmella around the ring while holding on to the head scissors. Charlotte pulls Carmella into the corner and sets for a moonsault. Carmella stops Charlotte but Charlotte kicks her way. Carmella with a handstandcanrana. Hardy tags in and Truth with clotheslines and a spinning forearm. Truth with a splash into the corner and kick. Truth with a scissors kick but Charlotte breaks it up.

Carmella is punched by Charlotte and Carmella is sent to the floor. Hardy with a Twist of Fate and Carmella gets on top of Truth as a human shield for the Swanton. Charlotte pulls Carmella to the floor. Truth moves when Hardy goes for the Swanton and Truth gets the three count with a rollup.

Winners: R Truth and Carmella (advance to Smackdown Finals against the winner of Jimmy Uso and Naomi versus Miz and Asuka)

We get comments from the Raw finalists.

Carmella and R Truth are asked about their victory and Carmella shows her spelling skills. Carmella says she is excited for their success. Truth says that they are going to Memphis when they win. Carmella says she likes Nashville over Memphis. Truth says he is talking about Memphis, Egypt.

Battle Royal for a future Championship Match featuring Tamina, The IIconics, Alicia Fox, Nia Jax, Zelina Vega, Torrie Wilson, Alundra Blayze, Lana, Carmella, Mandy Rose, Asuka, Sonya Deville, Nia Jax, Michelle McCool, Ivory, Molly Holly, Maria Kanellis, Kelly Kelly and more.

The competitors each had their own entrance. Big pops for McCool and Madusa. They noted it was a big moment for Vega as her father (who passed away on 9/11) used to bring her to the Nassau Coliseum. They showed Miz, Maryse, MIke Kanellis, Jimmy Uso and R-Truth at ringside watching.

The IIconics got to do mic work during their entrance, making fun of Long Island accents. They noted they see some of the greatest who ever laced up the boots and some of their heroes tonight who paved the way. So, they are going to pave the way for them back to obscurity by tossing them back over the top. Everyone grabbed them and tossed them over the top. That was great.

The current stars circled around the older names and attacked them. Absolution teamed to eliminate Holly. Zelina tried to toss Maria. Absolution teamed to eliminate Kelly and Wilson. They are doing a nice job spotlighting Deville and Mandy. Rose then turned on her own partner, knocking her off the apron. Blayze was eliminated by Nia. She had just hit a nice double clothesline on Naomi and another talent. Maria tried to take the fight to Nia, and then nailed Tamina in the corner. She nailed a Bronco Buster on Tamina. Jax nailed her with a headbutt and tossed out Maria.

Zelina worked over Tamina in the corner but ate a superkick. Tamina and Jax faced off, then instead attacked everyone else in the ring, teaming together. They then faced off again. Lana got in between them (the second time she set up for that spot, so she was early the first time) and slapped them but ended up tossed. Everyone attacked Tamina and Jax, setting up a multi-person suplex spot that got a big reaction live.

Carmella stood above everyone and began dancing, complete with music. Ivory joined her. Mandy grabbed Ivory and tossed her over the top to the apron. Carmella grabbed Rose and tossed her over the top as Ivory pulled the ropes down. Dana Brooke was tossed over by Ember and looked to hit her ribs or her hip hard on the apron. Carmella was worked over on the top rope by McCool. McCool then hit Moon with a big boot. McCool went for the Styles Clash but Moon backdropped her over the top and superkicked her off the apron.

Tamina tossed Naomi over the top as she charged her for a move. Ivory worked over Asuka with a Facebuster. Moon and Jax battled, with Moon nailing a DDT. Carmella and Moon battled. Moon elevated her over the top and drilled her with a forearm, knocking her to the floor.

It came down to Ivory, Asuka, Tamina, Ember and Nia. Ivory was knocked off the top to the apron by Asuka. They battled and Asuka nailed a hip attack to send her to the floor. Asuka and Moon faced off and the place went nuts chanting for NXT. They went back and forth until Asuka got tossed out. Tamina went for a superkick but Moon blocked it. Tamina snatched her and nailed a spinning side slam. Nia went to get involved but Tamina nailed a superkick. Nassau chanted “Let’s go Ember.”

Ember came back and nailed the Eclipse off the top and tossed her over the top.

The final two are Nia and Ember. Moon charged but Jax blasted her down to the mat. The crowd chanted for Ember. She was sent to the apron but grabbed Jax in a submission, pulling her over the ropes. Zelina Vega returned and blasted both, knocking them to the apron and acted like she won, not realizing they didn’t hit the floor. Nia returned, pressed and tossed Vega to the floor, crashing into Tamina, who was still at ringside.

Moon attacked Nia and nailed several clotheslines. Nia came back to wipe her out and tossed Moon over the top.

Your winner, Nia Jax!

Tonight’s show starts off with a montage of moments from the first 999 episodes of Smackdown.

We are in Washington, D.C. and your announcers are Corey Graves, Tom Phillips, and Byron Saxton.

R Truth is in the ring with Carmella for TruthTV. Truth welcomes everyone to Smackdown 1000. In all of the years that TruthTV has been on the air, there have been a lot of memorable history making moments, but none like tonight. Carmella tells Truth there has only been one episode and the show has been canceled. Truth says it is time for . . .
DANCE BREAK!!!

Truth brings out his next guest and they need no introduction. Truth says that means another . . . DANCE BREAK!!!!

Carmella says it is time to bring out the guest. Truth brings out . . .

Stephanie McMahon makes her way to the ring.

Stephanie thanks them for that introduction. Stephanie says she was the first ever General Manager of Smackdown and she had a vision. It is so incredible to see that vision come to life on the 1000th episode of Smackdown.

Before Truth can ask his first question, Shane McMahon’s music plays and the Shane-O Shuffle is in full effect as he shuffles his way to the ring.

Shane officially welcomes everyone to Smackdown 1000. Shane says that video package flooded his head with so many memories. Shane says this event would not have been possible without all of you. Stephanie says that Shane panders to the crowd and they eat it up. Shane stops Stephanie and welcomes her to the A Show. Stephanie says that Smackdown is a show but it is the second longest episodic television show, behind Raw.

Stephanie says on Raw they hold things to a higher standard. They wouldn’t kick off the show with the likes of TruthTV. They would want to start off a little bigger and bolder.

Shane says they try to put things like TruthTV on and things that people want to see.

Vince McMahon’s music plays and he makes his way to the ring.

Vince says the people don’t want to see Shane and Stephanie bicker. They came for entertainment. Vince suggests . . . DANCE BREAK!!!