Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (10/11/24)
Acknowledge… H1M?
What does the future hold for the blue brand?
While the WWE United States and WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships are on the line, Roman Reigns addresses his future here on SmackDown!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE United States Championship: LA Knight VS Carmelo Hayes; Knight wins and retains the title.
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill VS Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson; Bianca & Jade win and retain the titles.
- Nia Jax w/ Tiffany Stratton VS Naomi; Naomi wins.
- Jimmy Uso VS Solo Sikoa w/ The Bloodline; Solo wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Jimmy Uso is here!
Greenville fires up as the Prodigal Uce makes his return to SmackDown and goes right to the ring. Jimmy is just as fired up, but also has chills as the fans chant “USO! USO!” Jimmy grabs a mic to say, “I missed y’all, too. And for the past six months, I’ve been waiting to say this. Welcome to Friday Night SmackDown!” The fans cheer, and Jimmy says sheesh! Six MONTHS, ya boi been on the shelf. Out of action for six months. The fans chant, “Welcome Back!” and Jimmy smiles. And he was put on the shelf by little brother Solo Sikoa. The fans boo Solo, and Jimmy says he was thinking that that fool didn’t even have the balls to do it face to face! Solo did it from behind!
Jimmy says it was Solo’s crew, Solo’s Bloodline, Solo’s “brothers.” So tonight, here in Greenville, South Cacky Lacky, it is about Big Bro VS Lil Bro! And Jimmy plans on doing what he’s been doing his whole life. He is kicking Solo’s ASS! But wait! Here comes OTC! The fans put up the ones as Roman Reigns makes his entrance. The fans chant for “O T C! O T C!” as he makes his way to the ring. Roman grabs a mic of his own, and says, “Your OTC usually likes to run it systematically out here, but tonight we’re gonna change things up a little bit. Greenville, South Carolina…! JOIN me, and acknowledge him!” AKA Jimmy Uso.
The fans cheer and Roman says hold on, we don’t do this often so turn it up. Join Roman and ACKNOWLEDGE BIG JIM! The fans really fire up and start up an “USO! USO!” chant. Jimmy holds out a hand, modeled after Roman asking for a mic, and Roman gives him a low-five! Now moving on, Roman gets it. He understands where Jimmy is coming from. He’ll get to that in a minute. But you have to understand, Roman’s not an older brother so he doesn’t understand this revenge. And we have to understand Roman is not a Wise Man. Yet. But he doesn’t come up with the creative plans, no, that’s not him.
Roman is the Tribal Chief. The fans cheer that! And that means Roman takes what is his! And for four YEARS now, that has been what they did, they just took what was theirs. Roman wasn’t messing around, he called his shots, and he delivered. They had it all! The money, the power, and the respect! They ran around here, and everyone feared them! They had championships around their waists, and money coming outta the pockets! They talked about buying a new house, Roman told Jimmy he could buy ’em all, it didn’t matter. But Roman doesn’t like where they are right now. He doesn’t like his position, doesn’t like being out of control.
Roman told us he is the Greatest of All Time, and he meant it. The fans cheer that, too. Roman says when they step foot in the arenas, he wants us all to know, THE GOATS are here! When they step in this ring, he wants us to know! When they put the ones up, he wants us to know they ARE The Ones! The fans cheer that, too! Jimmy says, “But we not, though.” The fans chant “Yes You Are!” Jimmy asks how. In this ring, he sees a chief with no tribe. No ula fala around the neck. At Bad Blood, Jimmy came back because Roman needed him. Roman didn’t ask, but he needed help. And Jimmy says they both need help.
Fans chant “YEET! YEET!” and Jimmy says he knows one person that they can get help from. The “YEET!” continues, but Roman says, “No Yeet.” Jimmy wants Roman to listen. Roman will forever be Jimmy’s Tribal Chief, but Jimmy is the only one in the family that still acknowledges him. Jimmy pats Roman on the shoulder and heads out. Will Roman have no choice but to see things Jimmy’s way? Will they need to YEET if they want to beat Solo Sikoa’s Bloodline?
WWE United States Championship: LA Knight VS Carmelo Hayes!
The Mega Star told H1M that if he defeated the Phenomenal One, then maybe this match would happen. AJ Styles’ unfortunate injury gave Melo the win and gave him this opportunity, will Melo not miss on this title shot? Or will Knight “hit it ‘n’ quit it” with a B F T?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see LA VS Boston play out!
The bell rings, the fans fire up for LA, and he counter punches Melo again and again! Melo staggers, Knight whips but Melo ducks ‘n’ dodges to roll off Knight’s back. Knight still LARIATS Melo! Knight storms up but Melo YANKS him into ropes! Melo runs up now, but Knight dodges to LARIAT Melo up and out! The fans fire up, “YEAH!” and Melo talks trash on the fans. But Knight WRECKS Melo with a dropkick! Wait, Melo was shouting at Andrade! El Idolo is hanging out in the front row, but Knight puts Melo in the ring. Knight wants Andrade to watch this, and he CLUBS Melo against apron while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Knight brings Melo around, but Melo stops the bump off the desk! Melo kicks low, tells Andrade to watch this, but Knight still SMACKS him off the desk! And again, and again, and again! Melo falls over, but Knight says one more time! Knight winds up to SMACK Melo right off the desk! Melo goes into the ring, Knight dares Andrade to shake his hand now. Andrade leaves him hanging, and Melo CLOBBERS Knight from behind! Melo mocks the “YEAH!” and RAMS Knight into the apron! Melo then runs up to LARIAT Knight down! Melo soaks up heat, puts Knight in the ring, then storms up for a LEG DROP! Cover, TWO!
Melo keeps cool and stalks Knight to a corner. Melo stomps Knight, even as the ref counts. Melo stops at 4, backs up, and then stomps Knight again. But Knight blocks one! Melo ENZIGIRIS! Cover, TWO! Knight stays in this but Melo talks more smack on the fans. Melo whips Knight but Knight KICKS him and LARIATS! Knight whips Melo to ropes, Melo springboards to FLYING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Knight is still in this but Melo keeps on him. Melo CHOPS Knight off his feet, scuffs him, and mockingly spells it out, “L! A! KNIGHT, SUCK IT!” Melo drags Knight up, but Knight fires body shots! Knight backs Melo down with haymakers!
Knight whips, Melo reverses, but knight KNEES Melo first! Knight whips, Melo reverses to kick and CLUB Knight down! Cover, TWO! Melo is annoyed but he clamps on with a chinlock, and SmackDown returns to single picture. The fans rally, Knight fights up, and El Idolo watches closely as Knight manages a BIG back suplex! Both men are down and the fans rally up. Knight goes to ropes, drags himself up, and he storms up to JAB! JAB! JAB! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Melo kicks, Knight blocks and spins Melo. Atomic drop! Then a LARIAT! Melo staggers up, Knight whips him, and scoops, POP-UP POWERSLAM!
The fans fire up as Knight runs, JUMP ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Melo toughs it out but Knight stays cool. Knight storms up in a corner to stomp Melo, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” The ref counts, Knight stops at 4, and he gets space ot run in. Melo SUPERKICKS Knight down! The fans are torn as Melo reels Knight in. Melo mocks AJ Styles, and fans boo. Knight backdrops free! Melo sunset flips but Knight sits, TWO! Melo has the flip, TWO! Knight is in a corner, but he dodges Melo to then JUMP NECKBREAKER! Knight hurries up the corner while Melo flounders. Knight smirks and fans fire up for “L! A! KNIGHT!” DOUBLE JUMP MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO!!
Melo survives and Knight is a little frustrated. Knight stands, paces around, and he waits for Melo to stand. Knight then kicks and cravats, B F- NO! Melo handstands out to SCISSOR KICK! Then the suplex, CUTTER!! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives and Melo can’t believe it! The fans rally up and Melo goes to the corner. Melo climbs, Andrade shakes his head, but Knight avoids the three pointer! But Melo stops the BFT! Backslide, TWO! Knight escapes, fights off the suplex, and shoves Melo. Melo rebounds, back suplex, but Melo lands out! INTO A B F T!! Cover, Knight wins!
Winner: LA Knight, by pinfall (still WWE United States Champion)
Andrade and Melo may be 3-3 with each other, but now they’ve both lost to LA Knight! And Andrade rubs that in Melo’s face! Will El Idolo settle the score with H1M before either can become a champion?
Jimmy Uso encounters Cody Rhodes backstage.
The American Nightmare says hey to “Big Jim,” and Jimmy says hey to “C-Dog. ” Cody says thanks for Saturday. Jimmy says consider that a favor. But don’t expect any more of those. Cody says Jimmy expects to fight Solo Sikoa, but he’s not the same man since Jimmy left. Jimmy says yeah, but it’s family business. Though it looks like Cody can handle business on his own. Respect. Jimmy heads out, will he be ready for the man the Usurper of the Table has become?
Meta Four speaks.
Lash Legend says SKRRRR~! If you didn’t know, she is Lash Legend, The Bougie Bully. And this is Jakara Jackson, aka Miss Jackson. But what you might already know is that they handle their business in NXT. So now they have earned a chance to get gold around their waits. They’re here tonight to win the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships. So if you wanna underestimate them, they’ll show you just what they’re about. So Bianca, Jade, listen close, because you know that they’re about that action. Can the ladies of Meta Four bring down the StrongEST Duo in WWE? Or will they learn they have much to learn before they graduate NXT?
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill VS Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson!
SmackDown returns as the challengers make their entrance, but then whoa, wait, Kevin Owens hijacks the ring? Kevin has a mic, and he apologizes to everyone. But he was specifically told NOT to come here, and that is crap! He cannot let that happen! Kevin asks why he turned on Cody Rhodes last Saturday, but Kevin says it is CODY RHODES who- Well, someone turned off the mic. Producers hurry out here to tell Kevin to stop, and Michael Cole lets us know Kevin was quietly suspended and fined. But then Kevin takes Corey’s headset! Kevin says Cody turned on Kevin! People think Kevin’s in the wrong for this?
But wait, here comes Cody Rhodes! The fans fire up but producers keep Cody from going to the ring. Kevin dares Cody to try, but now security rushes in to stop all of this. Nick Aldis hurries out to talk Cody down, and then Randy Orton hurries out here! Randy reasons with Cody, and then he goes to the ring to do the same for Kevin. Kevin wants to go after Cody but Randy keeps him back! Kevin ELBOWS Randy away! So Randy DECKS Kevin! The Viper is furious, but he keeps himself from doing anything worse. Kevin meanwhile seems stunned that Randy would hit him. Kevin gets out of the ring, and leaves through the crowd. Does KO no longer have a friend on SmackDown?
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill VS Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson! (Take Two)
SmackDown returns and the show is back on track. The fans cheer as Trick Williams is here to watch this match in person, but uh, so are Chelsea Green & Piper Niven. The StrongEST Duo makes their entrance now, and we see in picture in picture that The Hot Mess questioned why they would throw out championship opportunities to everyone else except her and “P.” Jade says it’s simple: Chelsea stinks. Piper says no, Chelsea doesn’t stink. But something does smell fishy, and it’s that Bianca & Jade always duck them. Bianca says girl, uh-uh. They have work to do, so the closest Chelsea & Piper will get to these titles is if they sit out there and watch.
Well clearly that is what Chelsea & Piper chose to do, so here we are. The introductions are made, and the belts are raised, and we see who leaves Greenville with gold!
The teams sort out, but Meta Four just attacks! Jakara DROPKICKS Bianca while Lash CLUBS and POSTS Jade! Jade falls out, Jakara hits a NECKBREAKER DROP on Bianca! Tag to Lash and Chelsea & Piper love it! Lash fireman’s carries to WIDOWMAKER! High stack, TWO! Bianca toughs it out but Lash tags Jakara. Jakara hops up on Lash’s shoulders, to VICTORY ROLL SENTON! Cover, TWO! Bianca is reminding us she’s the toughEST, but Lash tags back in. Lash wheelbarrows Bianca, Jakara runs, WHEELBARROW CUTTER! Cover, Jade breaks it! The fans fire up and Jade glares at Lash.
Lash and Jade stand, and Lash ROCKS Jade! Jade tumbles back out, Lash TOSSES Bianca, then tag to Jakara. Jakara chicken wings Bianca, Lash storms up, but Chelsea is too close for comfort. Lash BOOTS Chelsea over the desk! But then Bianca BOOTS Lash! Bianca ELBOWS Jakara away, slides in, hot tag to Jade! The fans fire up as Jade BOOTS Jakara! And SUPERKICKS Lash! Bianca brings Jakara up, WHEELBARROW DDT into the STORM PLEX! Cover, StrongEST Duo wins!
Winners: Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions)
Chelsea is furious, but she should’ve known better. In the end, Jade & Bianca hold onto the gold, will they be the ones to clean up the Hot Mess?
Nia Jax & Tiffany Stratton are backstage.
The Queen of the Ring is not even looking at Miss Money in the Bank as they head for gorilla, how will she address the maybe cash-in attempt by Tiffany?
Randy Orton and Nick Aldis talk with Cody Rhodes backstage.
Orton tells Cody to calm down, get on his bus and go. Randy can talk with Kevin, he’s been in this position before. Aldis says in three weeks, it is Cody VS Gunther at Crown Jewel. So Aldis needs Cody focused on that so he can win that Crown Jewel Championship. Randy promises, he’ll talk with Kevin, but we all need to cool down. Randy gives Cody his title, has him get on the bus, and promises to fix this. Cody does as said, and Aldi sis impressed. Randy Orton: Voice of Reason. Who’d have thought? Randy himself seems surprised, but can he get Kevin to get over whatever is going on?
Nia Jax & Tiffany Stratton go to the ring.
The Irresistible WWE Women’s Champion and Miss MITB make their way out, fans booing as they do. Nia grabs a mic to say, “As your Women’s World Champion, I have a very busy agenda. So let me knock this out one by one. I am here first off, to give credit to Bayley. Bayley, you put up one hell of a fight last week. I even broke a sweat! You’re a very worthy contender. And just like every worthy contender that’s faced me, you ended up on your back, realizing that nobody on this planet can beat me. Not you, not anyone in the locker room, and especially not my counterpart at Raw, Liv Morgan.”
Nia says lil’ Liv wants to face THE Women’s Champion at Crown Jewel. Now here’s what’s gonna happen there: Nia will A-NIA-LATE Liv like she has everyone else. And when she’s done and becomes the first-ever WWE Women’s Crown Jewel Champion, Nia headlocks Tiff to say “It’s TIFFY TIME~!” Tiff is unsure what she means, but then Nia tells Tiff that is the moment she cashes in on Liv Morgan. But wait! Here comes Naomi! The fans fire up for The Glow, and Naomi tells Nia, “You and I both know that the only reason that championship is still sitting on your shoulder is because that little broke down Barbie of yours helped you again.”
The fans are torn but Naomi says Nia cannot win without her sidekick! And as a matter of fact, Tiff’s not even a good one, cuz Naomi pinned Tiff last week, just like Naomi pinned Nia. Or does Nia not remember that? Naomi steps in the ring and Nia says what she does remember about that, is that it didn’t take one of them to pin her, it took two. Now is Naomi challenging her 1v1? Or is she going to get a partner so Nia can take her revenge out on both of them? Naomi will say this to Nia’s face right here: Naomi doesn’t need anyone to beat Nia. Nia says she is sick of Naomi’s face. Naomi says as a matter of fact, she could win right here and now!
The fans fire up, but Nia laughs that off. If Naomi thinks so, then all Nick Aldis needs to do is send a ref out here! Nia wants to A-NIA-LATE Naomi here and now and make it official! Well, here comes a ref! But also, here comes Liv Morgan! Raquel Rodriguez & Dirty Dom are with Raw’s champion, and Liv says, “Aww… I’m actually a little bit upset right now. We came all the way over here just to make an example out of you, Nia. But it actually seems like you have your hands a little bit full right now, so I think what we’re gonna do is, we’re gonna go down ringside, and we’re gonna watch along with everyone else as you lose your match tonight!
“Just like you’re gonna lose to me at Crown Jewel.” Liv laughs, and Nia SHOVES Naomi! Nia is clearly in no mood for any of this, will she leave everyone crushed beneath her feet? Or will Naomi make her #FeelTheGlow?
Nia Jax w/ Tiffany Stratton VS Naomi!
SmackDown returns and the match is under way! Nia fireman’s carries, fans taunt Dom, but Naomi throws elbows. Naomi is free, Nia shoves her to a corner, but Naomi goes up and over! Naomi goes corner to corner, goes up and over Nia, stands on her then jumps away! The fans cheer, Nia runs up, but Naomi ROCKS her! Nia swings, Naomi dodges, then slides under! Naomi mule kicks, gets moving, and she sunset flips! Nia stays up, Naomi avoids a stomp, then KICKS from below! Nia blocks a whip, whips Naomi in stead, and SPLASHES in a corner! Nia whips and CLOBBERS Naomi, then covers, TWO!
Naomi stays in this, Liv isn’t impressed by Nia, but Tiff is worried. Nia has Naomi in a motorcycle stretch but Naomi endures. The fans rally, Naomi fights up, but Nia RAMS her into buckles! Nia POSTS Naomi, then goes to the apron. Nia aims, soaks up some heat, and then runs up, HIP ATTACK against post! Naomi flops back, Nia covers, TWO!! Naomi survives and the fans rally. Nia drags Naomi into a chinlock and squeezes tight! Naomi endures, the fans rally up, and Naomi powers up. Naomi stands, pries at the hold, and fires body shots. Nia HEADBUTTS Naomi, snapmares, bu tNaoim handsprings through! Mule kick!
Naomi hooks Nia up, SPIKE-RANA! But Nia flounders away to ropes! Naomi goes to the apron, and SPLIT LEG DROPS! The fans fire up but now Nia tumbles to the floor. Naomi stays cool, and she lines up a shot. Naomi runs up to WRECK Nia with a dropkick! Nia staggers around, Naomi goes to the apron again, and runs up to DROPKICK Nia down! The fans fire up, Naomi hurries after Nia, and she headlocks. Nia stops a bulldog by putting Naomi in the timekeeper’s area! But Naomi comes back to ROUNDHOUSE! Naomi goes up onto the barriers, but Nia yanks her into a fireman’s carry! SAMOAN DROP to the floor!
The fans boo as Nia taunts Dirty Dom as greasy and nasty, but Liv says you don’t talk about her man like that. Nia goes back for Naomi, but SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Naomi fires body shots. Nia scoops and SLAMS Naomi, then runs, but Naomi avoids the senton! Nia writhes from the crash landing and Liv loves it! Naomi goes to a corner, drags herself up, but Nia blocks her boot. Naomi rebounds with the ENZIGIRI! Then a wrench and SUPERKICK! Naomi hurries to BUCKLE BULLDOG! Nia staggers, Naomi climbs, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Naomi is growing frustrated but Tiff is relieved. Naomi storms up, but Nia shoves her away. Naomi ducks ‘n’ dodges, and FLYING CHUCKS! Nia flops out of the ring! Naomi hurries to PLANCHA! Down goes Nia again!
The fans fire up, Tiff is worried again, but Naomi drags Nia up and into the ring. The ring count is 5 of 10, but Tiff runs up to KICK Naomi! Nia is distracting the ref! Tiff takes aim, but Raquel snatches the briefcase from her! Tiff shouts at Big Mami Cool, but Naomi ROUNDHOUSES Tiff! Naomi hurries back, HOTSHOTS Nia, then climbs a corner! But Nia ROCKS Naomi first! Nia TOSSES Naomi down, then goes up! A-NIA- WAIT! Raquel distracts the ref! Liv SMACKS Nia with the briefcase!! Naomi hits a SUPER POWERBOMB!! High stack, NAOMI WINS!!
Winner: Naomi, by pinfall
Naomi was right, Nia couldn’t win without Tiffany! And in a twist, Liv and crew made sure things were even! Now Naomi has a big win on the WWE Women’s Champion, will she be cashing in her own golden ticket after Crown Jewel? WAIT! RHEA RIPLEY IS HERE! The fans fire up as Mami runs out there and goes right after Raquel! Rhea throws Raquel around and then stands over her! Liv & Dom are afraid, they go running! Only for Liv to run into Nia! Rhea BOOTS Nia!? Because she wants to beat up Liv herself! Dom shouts at Rhea, but Rhea runs him off! Judgment Day regroups and retreats, will Rhea make sure Liv doesn’t make it to Crown Jewel?
Melo has an icepack.
He finds Aldis and says after Melo beat AJ Styles “fair and square,” Andrade can just be out there to screw him up? Make that make sense! Aldis says last time he checked, and if the math is right, which it is, Melo and Andrade are 3-3. So therefore, there’s only one solution: Game 7! And the winner of that may just find themselves another US Championship shot. Oh, and Melo. Don’t miss. Melo storms off, who finally finishes the series? As for Aldis, Legado Del Fantasma walks over. Santos Escobar has to say, he sees a pattern here. Carmelo, Andrade, they seem to have permanent spot in the line-up. Por que, why?
Aldis says speaking of opportunities, Santos had his shot, and came up short. Aldis has just been waiting for Santos to bounce back. Oh, bounce back? “Nicholas, I’m not just talking about me. What about Elektra? What about Los Garza?” Aldis is glad they brought it up. Because next week, Los Garza has a match against a team, a very special team, one that Aldis has hand selected just for them. And take it from him, if Los Garza can get through them, then they are worthy of a shot. See? How hard was that? Aldis won’t regret this. Legado heads out, and Aldis says sure, he won’t regret it. But Santos might.
Just who is Aldis going to put up against Angel & Humberto as an obstacle to gold?
Solo Sikoa speaks.
“My big brother Jimmy is looking for revenge tonight. But he ain’t gonna get it. See, he may be Big Brother, but tonight, I’m the Tribal Chief. And he will acknowledge me.” Solo is prepared, but will he need his Bloodline to back him up on that? Or can he do this solo?
A dynamic duo is about to arrive.
The video of Motor City is hinting at something big. Will SmackDown be ready for what’s coming?
The Street Profits argue with DIY.
Aldis is there and has them all settle down. He says the ladder match was unbelievable, but that was also their shot. The SmackDown Tag Division is growing, there’s a new team coming in next week. The argument starts anew over this, and it clearly sounds like DIY and Profits want to have it out 2v2. Aldis sighs, but he also spots something going on past them. Did something just happen in the parking lot?! KEVIN OWENS IS ATTACKING RANDY!! Aldis tells Kevin to stop but he won’t, so security pulls Kevin away! Kevin gets loose, KICKS Randy in the side, and says Randy chose the wrong side! The security finally gets Kevin out of here, and Randy needs medical attention!
The Prizefighter has absolutely snapped! Will no one be safe with him enraged like this?
Jimmy Uso VS Solo Sikoa w/ The Bloodline!
Big Brother VS Little Brother, The OTC’s side VS The Usurper, but clearly Solo isn’t doing this alone. Will Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa make sure “Big Jim” has no chance of having his revenge?
SmackDown returns and Jimmy makes his entrance. The bell rings and the brothers stare down. The fans rally for “USO! USO!” but Jimmy becomes very aware that he’s surrounded. Solo tells Jimmy to acknowledge him as the TRUE Tribal Chief. Solo raises the finger to the sky but the fans boo. Jimmy looks around at Tama, Loa & Jacob. Jimmy says yeah okay, and he UPPERCUTS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again! Jimmy clinches, but Solo puts him in the corner. Jimmy UPPERCUTS, then CHOPS! And CHOPS! Solo TOSSES Jimmy to another corner, but runs into a BOOT! Jimmy winds up but Solo ELBOWS first!
Solo seethes, Jacob says, “I LOVE you, Solo!” Jimmy flounders to ropes, Solo whips him across the way, but Jimmy stops himself. Solo runs up but Jimmy DUMPS him out! Jimmy then DIVES, and down goes Solo at the ramp! The fans fire up with Jimmy and he hurries to bring Solo up. Jimmy grins as he puts Solo in, then goes up a corner. Jimmy aims, CROSSBODY, into a HAYMAKER! Solo stands tall while Jimmy sputters. Solo says he’s not little no more! Solo CHOKES Jimmy on ropes, but he lets off as the ref counts 4. The fans rally for Jimmy, but Jacob gets a cheap shot in! The fans boo but Solo soaks up the heat.
Solo watches Jimmy crawl to the apron, and then storms up to HEADBUTT! Jimmy wobbles, Solo taunts him, and then runs him side to side. Jimmy blocks the buckle bump! Jimmy bumps Solo off buckles, and then runs him to the other side for another! Solo staggers, Jimmy storms up, and he tries to suplex! Solo blocks, then he fires body shots. Jimmy sputters, and Solo LARIATS him down! Solo soaks up more heat, Tama mocks Jimmy, but Jimmy rises back up. Jimmy GAMANGIRIS Solo! Then RAMS into him! Jimmy slingshots, into an UPPERCUT! Jimmy falls to the floor, Solo soaks up more heat, and Jacob CLOBBERS Jimmy!
The fans boo but The Bloodline continues to use the numbers advantage. Solo stands on a corner, raises his finger up, and soaks up the heat while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Solo smirks as he hops down and watches Jimmy. The ring count climbs, Solo soaks up more heat, but Jimmy rises at 5 of 10. Jimmy rolls in but Solo stomps away! The ref counts as Solo digs his knee in, and Solo lets off at 4. Another cheap shot, this time from Loa! The ref wants The Bloodline to back off, and Solo fishhooks Jimmy’s face! Solo makes Jimmy smile, but he stops as the ref reprimands. Another cheap shot as Jacob HEADBUTTS Jimmy! Solo taunts the fans, then stalks Jimmy back to ropes. Solo taunts Jimmy, stands him up, but Jimmy counter punches! And counter punches again!
Jimmy fires more shots, runs, but into a HEADBUTT from Solo! Cover, TWO! Jimmy toughs it out but Solo stays focused. Solo stalks Jimmy, puts him in a corner, and then mocks the “UCE! OH!” chant. Solo runs corner to corner as SmackDown returns to single picture, HIP ATTACK! Solo mocks the hollering, raises the one, and soaks up more heat. Solo continues to taunt Jimmy, and the fans rally for “USO! USO!” Solo says Jimmy should’ve stayed home. Jimmy SLAPS Solo! The fans fire up but now Solo is mad. Solo swings, but Jimmy fires more counter punches! Solo shoves, Jimmy SMACKS him off the mat!
But Solo’s right back up!? Solo fires up, and he WHEEL KICKS Jimmy down! The fans boo but Solo has a sinister look in his eyes. The fans rally for Jimmy but Solo stalks him to ropes. Solo CHOKES Jimmy again, fishhooks him more, but lets go as the ref counts. Jacob gets one more cheap shot in! The fans boo but Solo says Jimmy should just acknowledge him. Solo HEADBUTTS Jimmy down, then dares him to stand back up. Solo brings Jimmy up by his beard! Solo asks if this is all Jimmy’s got! Solo fireman’s carries, but Jimmy slips free! Kick, and DDT! The fans fire up while both men are down!
Jimmy stands, and he again counter punches! And he CHOPS! And CHOPS! But Solo clinches! URENAGE! Cover, TWO!! Jimmy survives and Solo is growing frustrated. Jimmy crawls to a corner while the fans rally up. Solo seethes, stands back up, and lines up a shot. Solo skips the chanting to run corner to corner, HIP ATTACK! Jimmy sputters in the corner, but Solo soaks up more heat. Solo reloads, grins, and he raises the one to the sky. Solo runs up again, but into a JUMPING SUPERKICK!! The fans fire up while both men are down again! Solo and Jimmy stir, Solo’s Bloodline upset with Jimmy again.
Jimmy rises, he SUPERKICKS! And UPPERCUTS! And mule kicks! Jimmy fireman’s carries, but Solo slips free! Solo blocks a kick, but not the DRAGON WHIP! Solo goes to a corner and the fans rally up! Jimmy runs in, but Solo puts him on the apron. Jimmy GAMANGIRIS in return! Jimmy climbs, leaps, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO!! Solo stays in this but Jimmy stays focused. But Jacob gets on the apron! Jimmy DECKS him, then DECKS Loa! Tama stays back but it’s enough to distract! Solo grabs Jimmy by the neck! SAMOAN- UPPERCUT from Jimmy! And then SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally for Jimmy and he hurries to a corner. Jimmy climbs up, but now Tama distracts the ref! Jacob YANKS Jimmy down! Solo drags Jimmy up for a SAMOAN SPIKE!! Cover, Solo wins!
Winner: Solo Sikoa, by pinfall
And as if it wasn’t enough to make this 4v1, Tama & Loa beat Jimmy down! But wait! Here comes Roman! The fans fire up as The OTC storms in, SUPERMAN PUNCH for Jacob! HOTSHOT for Loa! Roman DUMPS Tama out, then SUPERMAN PUNCHES Loa! SUPERMAN PUNCH for Tama! Now Roman has Solo all alone! The fans are all fired up for the OTC, but Solo runs up! The hands start flying, but Jacob joins in! The fans boo but the Samoan Werewolf beats Roman down! HIP ATTACK in the corner! But Jimmy’s back up! Jimmy fires hands, but Jacob SUPERKICKS him down! Then BEST MOONSAULT EVER!
Tama & Loa beat Roman down, stomp him in a corner, then stand him up for Solo! Solo gives Roman a SAMOAN SPIKE!! The fans boo as Solo’s Bloodline stands tall! Jacob brings the ula fala over to Solo, and Tama says they are dominant in this ring! Jimmy regroups with Roman, and he says like it or not, they need help. Will Roman swallow his pride and ask you know who? Will he even want to help the OTC?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown here to follow Bad Blood, but I feel like they could’ve done a bit better on parts. Namely, the Women’s Tag Team Championship story. Very good promo from Chelsea & Piper with Bianca & Jade to tease this as the SmackDown title story, but then the match with Lash & Jakara was really short. In its defense, Lash & Jakara got a very good showing for going as quick as they were. Plus, Lash booting Chelsea over the desk was hilarious. But of course Jade & Bianca retained tonight, they have DMG CTRL on Monday. And depending on how that goes, Jade & Bianca probably return with the titles to face Chelsea & Piper. With Crown Jewel and Survivor Series coming up, I kinda hope they arrange a bigger title match so all brands are involved.
Of course, part of the issue was also time constraints. I did like how sudden Kevin showing up was, and everything with Kevin, Randy and Cody is great, but it did quite literally take time away from the women’s tag title match. But Kevin is going full Heel now that he’s turned on Randy, those two are going to have an awesome match, and I’m thinking Kevin wins out to have one more title match with Cody. It might also be something with a wild stipulation akin to Cody VS Styles in their I Quit match. And speaking of Styles, a real shame that his injury angle story turned into a real injury, so now Styles is out of action again.
The US Championship story is also good, though perhaps a bit predictable. Knight of course won against Melo, but Andrade being ringside was a nice touch. We all knew Game 7 was happening, so they used tonight as the set-up for that. Santos & Legado wanting their opportunities was a nice touch, too. And given the timing, Los Garza is being fed to Motor City Machine Guns in their WWE debuts. We did get a logical promo of Profits and DIY arguing, because the MCMG will definitely jump them in the line to the tag titles. MCMG VS Guerrillas of Destiny is going to be great stuff, and I wouldn’t be surprised if MCMG just won the titles first try.
Very good crossover with the women’s champions to help build the Crown Jewel match. Naomi goads Nia into a non-title match, and they bring Liv, Dom & Raquel out to stir things up a bit. Naomi gets a great win, and I wonder if Naomi tries to have her title match before Crown Jewel. Well, that might be a waste if Tiffany is meant to cash in. But Nia telling Tiff to cash in at Crown Jewel after Nia destroys Liv is also a fitting detail. Tiff would have easy pickings, but then that’d send her over to Raw and I don’t think that’s happening. Tiff might try to cash-in during or after Nia VS Naomi. After all, third time’s the charm.
And as usual, Bloodline story bookends the night. Very good opening segment from Jimmy and Roman to show Roman is turning over a new leaf. He isn’t as domineering with Jimmy anymore, he wants to raise Jimmy up. But it was also a good move from Jimmy to say they need reinforcements. Fans automatically went with Jey Uso, and Roman did, too. It does make sense, but clearly with how the rest of the night went, it is about convincing Roman that he should reach out to Jey. The main event match and following brawl established that, too, and you can bet they stretch this out to make it to Survivor Series.
My Score: 8.8/10
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SmackDown’s on the road to Riyadh!
John Cena dared CM Punk to challenge him at Night of Champions, and Miss Money in the Bank, Naomi, wants all champions to Proceed With Caution!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- King of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Randy Orton VS LA Knight VS Aleister Black VS Carmelo Hayes; Orton wins and advances to the next round.
- Queen of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Jade Cargill VS Nia Jax VS Piper Niven VS Mia Yim; Jade wins and advances to the next round.
- Motor City Machine Guns VS Joe Gacy & Dexter Lumis w/ The Wyatt Sick6; Gacy & Lumis win.
- Queen of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Charlotte Flair VS Alexa Bliss VS Candice LeRae VS
Chelsea GreenAlba Fyre; Alexa wins and advances to the next round. - King of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Cody Rhodes VS Damian Priest VS Andrade VS Shinsuke Nakamura; Cody wins and advances to the next round.
PLAY BY PLAY
John Cena is here!
Lexington, Kentucky sings, “JOHN CENA SUCKS~!” as he makes his way out in the University of Kentucky white ‘n’ blue. Cena goes to the ring, and while the fans duel, “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!” Cena signals to Mark Nash to give the proper introductions: Please welcome the Greatest of All Time, the Never Seen Seventeen, gracing Lexington with his presence one last time, he is the Last Real Champion, JOHN CENA! The fans boo as Cena holds up the belt. Cena then grabs a mic and says, “Wrestling’s Mount Rushmore… is John Cena, John Cena, John Cena, and John Cena.” The fans boo but Cena says, there have been great wrestlers and great talkers.
But no one in the past, and certainly no one in the present nor the future, is comparable to him. And the very reason Cena will always outmaneuver the fans is not because he never gives up. It is because he is smarter than us. “You Can’t See Me, but you all wanna be me.” And whether watching at home or being mesmerized in this very arena, Cena is always 1000 steps ahead because everyone is worried about here and now, when he had already “won” this title over a year ago. Cena announced his retirement early so that he could have an extra six months to scout his potential opponents.
Cena knew anyone could enter the Rumble, so he did. And he knew that if he lost in the Rumble, he could use his seniority to enter the Elimination Chamber. And he knew that in the Chamber, Rollins and Punk would melt down to give Cena an easy win. Plus, Cody Rhodes was so focused on The Final Boss, Cena just had to seize the moment, shock the world, and become unpredictable. Then all he did was use Cody’s obsession with everyone’s love to guarantee the WrestleMania win. Cena used the fanfare and love of the 25 year rivalry to get a match in Randy Orton’s hometown, all to lull Randy into a false sense of security.
Cena put R-Truth in the Saturday Night’s Main Event so that all the fans would care, and the fans took the bait! While the fans tried to save Truth, Cena made friends with Logan Paul, just to eliminate him as a threat, and all to size up his next opponent in CM Punk. The fans boo but Cena says he used Punk’s rebellious nature and sociopathic self-confidence to back him into a corner. The fans cheer for Punk, but Cena says if Punk wants to take the title, he has to admit that he is a hypocrite! And Cena doesn’t even have to worry about Mr. Money in the Bank, Rollins will never cash in on Cena while he holds this!
Cena knows Rollins wants Cena to leave with the Undisputed title, Rollins becomes your only champion! Cena is the greatest for a reason! The fans boo but Cena says while they’ve been busy using their pathetic brains to come up with fake stories like if Cena “sold his soul,” all Cena has to do is put the math in his favor. He wins before the matches even start! In 25 years, he crunched every number, solved every puzzle and cracked every code. And thank God Cena doesn’t need the fans’ appreciation, because they won’t realize how good he is until three years after he’s gone! This is the greatest moment of their lives, but to Cena, they are just a mathematical equation.
And the math says that there is no one ever worthy enough to earn the right to hold the Undisputed title ever again. But wait, here comes Cody Rhodes! Lexington sings along with Cody’s song, “WHOA~ OH~!” as the American Nightmare makes his way to the ring. Cody gets his pyro, high-fives fans in the front row, then steps up onto the corner for the second “WHOA~ OH~!” and pyro. Cody throws his track jacket to the crowd as a free souvenir, then he grabs himself a mic. The fans cheer as Cody and Cena are face to face again, and then Cody gets the fans to fire up a bit more. Cody takes a moment, then asks Cena to go over what he just said.
Cena claims to be 1000 steps ahead because he’s so smart? No, no, he isn’t just smart! Cena’s a genius! It is unfortunate that everything Cena’s said has come true: Rollins and Punk melted down, Cody was distracted, and they all took their eyes off the prize. The homefield advantage was used against Randy, and the Mount Rushmore being all Cena, sure. But here we are, some sort of 25 year master plan, and there’s this variable that he didn’t account for, and it is simple. Cena laid out his whole story since his return, but why didn’t he include the simple fact that this past Saturday, he was looking up at the lights when Cody pinned him in the middle of this ring?!
The fans cheer, and Cody says he isn’t part of Cena’s plan, Cena is part of Cody’s. So “John Rushmore,” where does that leave the two of them? Well it isn’t just the two of them, because here comes Randy Orton! The fans fire up as The Viper goes right to the ring, gets right in Cena’s face, then pushes past him to grab himself a mic. Randy is back a month after Backlash, and he tells anyone and everyone that had a pulse and was watching Backlash knows Orton had Cena BEAT! Down and out, dead to rights, and about to remove Cena’s head from his shoulders! Until somebody out there decided to come and save John Cena.
Orton realizes now that he has to do whatever it takes. It doesn’t matter what or who it is he has to go through to get his fifteenth. Even being in the King of the Ring Tournament. Cody, Orton loves you like a brother, you know that… But if Orton has to put Cody’s ass down to get to Cena, he won’t hesitate to do it! But wait! Here comes LA Knight! Lexington fires up for The Mega Star as he already has a mic to say, “LEMME TALK TO YA!” “YEAH!” LA Knight says all week long, he’s heard the whole world saying #WeWantLAKnight! “YEAH!” Knight knows what they want, and he knows for damn sure what none of the other guys in the ring want, and that’s Knight walking down there.
So, why don’t we take a walk? Knight understands what this is as he defiantly walks down there. He is looking at the WEW Establishment! “YEAH!” Knight is the sore thumb sticking out here, and that’s how he likes it, YEAH! “YEAH!” But you gotta understand something. Cena, you have this great little master plan, BAH GAWD, it is genius. But Knight knows damn sure that the plans didn’t include Knight, YEAH! So let’s go ahead and throw the plan on it’s head. KOTR is around the corner, which means Knight has a shot at Cody, Orton, and Cena, all on the way to taking what is his! “YEAH!”
So unbreakable as Knight is walking in here, he’s gotta drop a viper, a nightmare, and if he has to drop “a genius balding b*tch John Cena,” he’ll do it to be WWE Champion, with everybody saying, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!!” Cena chuckles and steps out. The fans boo as Cena goes back up the ramp, but then R-TRUTH GETS HIM! Or, well, Ron Killings gets him! And he rains down furious fists on Cena right at the ramp! Security rushes out there, as do producers, and the fans boo. Cena kicks free as it takes everybody to hold Killings back! Will Cena even make it to Night of Champions with the walls closing in?
King of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Randy Orton VS LA Knight VS Aleister Black VS Carmelo Hayes!
SmackDown returns as Melo joins Orton and Knight out here, followed by The Dark Father. The King of the Ring has a new format this year, which one of these four survives to head into the semifinals?
The bell rings and the four watch each other. Melo locks eyes with Knight, but then he goes after Aleister! They brawl with forearms and haymakers, then Melo throat chops! Melo whips, Aleister grabs ropes and BOOTS H1M back! Aleister TOSSES Melo, Knight and Orton tie up and they end up in a corner. Aleister whips but Melo reverses to send Aleister into barriers! Orton fires hands on Knight, then a KNEE! Knight turns thing around, only for Melo to roll him up! TWO, and Orton kicks Melo! Orton UPPERCUTS Melo, Aleister UPPERCUTS Melo, then Knight DECKS him! And LARIATS him up and out!
Aleister goes up, out, and TRIANGLE MOONSAULTS! Down goes Melo and Knight has Orton! Orton denies the BFT, but then Knight denies the RKO! Aleister runs up, Knight ducks the Black Mass! The fans fire up the huge standoff, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Melo has Knight in a corner. Melo rains down fists, but Knight stops him quick! Atomic drop and a LARIAT! Knight storms up on Melo to stomp him into a corner, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight then goes to Orton in the other corner and stomps away! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight goes back to Melo, but Melo SUPERKICKS! Aleister is back, Melo ducks ‘n’ dodges, LA MYSTICA! But then Knight runs up, only to be put on the apron. Knight slingshots but into a CUTTER! Melo has Knight in the ropes, FADE AWAY LEG DROP! DROPKICK for Orton, but Aleister ROCKS Melo!
Aleister whips, Melo springboards, FLYING LARIAT! Melo shoots his free throw, then FLIES to take out Aleister! The fans fire up and Melo goes back to the ring, but Knight WRECKS him with a dropkick! “YEAH!” Knight huffs ‘n’ puffs and drags Melo up to SMACK him off the desk! Knight dribbles Melo, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Orton has Knight for a back suplex, but Knight lands out! Orton blocks Aleister’s boot, spins him around, DESK BACK SUPLEX! Knight then RAMS Orton into the apron! The fans rally, Knight fetches Melo, and Knight puts Melo in the ring. Knight storms up, “This is Awesome!” as Knight hoists Melo up top.
Knight climbs but Melo throws hands! Knight CHOPS, they brawl some more, and Knight fires a flurry! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight steadies himself, brings Melo up, but Melo fights the lift! Melo fires body shots then he shoves Knight down! But Orton runs up to ROCK Melo! Orton gets Melo up but Melo CLWWS the eyes! Aleister STEP-UP KICKS Melo! Melo wobbles, Aleister TOSSES Orton, but Orton drags Aleister out! Orton whips, Aleister reverses and he POSTS Orton! Knight springs up to get Melo! Melo shoves Knight away, aims, FROG SPLASH!! Cover, Aleister breaks it! The fans fire up as this one continues, and SmackDown goes to break!
SmackDown returns once again and Aleister KNEES Melo, then ENZIGIRIS! Knight runs u;, Aleister goe sup and over, then he spins Knight to ELBOW him! Orton stumbles up but Aleister stops the RKO! Orton avoids Black Mass, Aleister grabs Knight but Knight rolls him up! ONE, and Aleister aims, but Knight dodges so the BOOT hits Orton! Knight has Aleister but Aleister denies BFT to KNEE Knight down! Melo headlocks but Aleister handsprings out of the bulldog! Aleister fires off a strike fest and a BOOT! Cover on Melo, TWO! Aleister grows frustrated but he has all three opponents down! The fans fire up as Aleister aims, runs up, but Orton LARIATS!
Orton LARIATS again, then dodges to SNAP POWERSLAM! But Knight runs up, he gets a SNAP POWERSLAM! Melo ROCKS Orton, runs, but into a SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up for Orton as he drags Melo up. Orton puts Melo in the ropes, but then Aleister runs up. Orton kicks Aleister, has him in the ropes, but then Knight adds on! JUMPING NECKBREAKER DOUBLE DRAPING DDT COMBO!! Cover on Orton, TWO!! Orton stays in this for everyone’s sake and Knight is a bit stunned. The fans rally up, “This is Awesome!” Knight watches Melo rise, kick and B- NO, Melo powers out! Knight swings on Orton but Orton ducks!
Orton aims, but Knight denies the RKO, and he sends Orton into Melo’s FIRST 48! Aleister BOOTS Melo! Knight has Aleister, B F T!! Cover, MELO BREAKS IT!! Melo denies Knight that game winner, and now they rise up. Melo vows to end this, but Knight wrenches and kicks, to then whip and POP-UP and POWERSLAM! Knight huffs ‘n’ puffs and goes to the corner. The fans rally as Knight climbs, “L! A! KNIGHT!” BUT BRONSON REED YANKS KNIGHT DOWN! The Colossal Aussie gets revenge for Monday, but speaking of! BRON BREAKKER SPEARS KNIGHT!! They cost Knight at MITB, he cost them in KOTR, so now they get him out of KOTR!
Melo grins and takes aim, NOTHING BUT RKO!! Cover, Orton wins!!
Winner: Randy Orton, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
Just when Melo thought he was taking advantage of an opening, he left himself open to The Viper! Will Orton be meeting Cody Rhodes at the end of this tournament? Or will Sami Zayn make sure he isn’t just someone’s stepping stone?
Jacob Fatu walks ‘n’ talks backstage.
“Lexington, Kentucky. The United States Champion is here. Hell, the United States Champion is America’s Most Wanted, and I’m coming live and direct inside The Rupp Arena! YADADADADADADA mean?!” The Samoan Werewolf is all fired up, but what more will he say on how Saturday was the night he broke free from Solo Sikoa? We find out, after the break.
SmackDown returns and…
Fatu heads to the ring! Lexington cheers the Samoan Werewolf, and he grabs the mic to say, “Lexington, Kentucky! Let’s keep it 100! Just because you’re family don’t mean that you can go behind their back and try to snake ’em. Just because we both come from the same bloodline don’t mean that they can take all the credit for your hard work! So Solo says I wouldn’t be nothing if it wasn’t for him. Solo says Jacob Fatu would be nothing if it wasn’t for him!” The fans boo that, and Fatu says this is why he had to remind Solo at MITB what happens when you don’t get in where you fit in! The fans cheer that!
So now, it is Fatu against the world! Cuz Fatu is all gas, no brakes with it! YADADA MEAN~?! But wait, Solo Sikoa is on the tron, sarcastically applauding. Solo says that’s it, Jacob, tell ’em how you feel. Solo leans in close and asks Fatu if he’s done getting it all off his chest. At MITB, Fatu could’ve made the biggest mistake of his life. And Solo can forgive him for that. One year ago, when Solo visited Fatu in Sacramento, Fatu was doing nothing. NOTHING. No one wanted Fatu around until Solo brought him here to the WWE. Solo made Fatu into a WWE Superstar, put money in his pocket, put him in the position for success, and even made him a champion!
This is all because of SOLO, you stupid…! Solo holds back, and he says next week, Solo will be in the ring with open arms, willing to take Fatu back. But there is something Solo needs from Fatu. He needs those four words from him: I Love You, Solo. And just remember… Solo brought Fatu into the WWE, and he can take him out of it. Yadada mean? Solo leaves Fatu to think on this ultimatum, but is it already obvious what Fatu will say to Solo next week?
Nick Aldis meets with The Secret Her-vice.
“Special Slaygent” Piper informs the SmackDown General Manager that Chelsea Green needs to speak with him. But Chelsea isn’t here in the room…? She’s on the phone. And Chelsea apologizes, she had an impossible time finding a flight to get her to Lexington, so can they postpone her Fatal 4 Way until next week? Aldis says no, they’re not postponing anything for little ol’ Chelsea. But if her Secret Her-vice is here… Alba is ready for competition, right? So then Alba will take Chelsea’s place! Perfect! Chelsea says no, she will filibuster and- Oh, sorry, no, Aldis authorized it, he doesn’t care what Chelsea has to say, so Alba has to go get ready now.
Alba grumbles that she has to change from her security suit to her wrestling suit. Chelsea complains and complains, but then Zelina Vega steps in. Zelina takes the phone and hangs up on Chelsea so she can talk with Aldis. She wants Giulia now! Well, she’s not here tonight. Oh, that’s convenient. Aldis says he understands that Zelina wants after Giulia after last week. Zelina says first of all, she’s been snatched unawares much harder by much better. Second, don’t worry about the girl that does the sneak attacks, worry about the girl that gets up after every beating. One sneak attack isn’t gonna scare her, she is THE Women’s US Champion!
So next week, Zelina will confront Giulia, because she doesn’t need to pretend or hide. The smallest girl with the biggest mouth is gonna make Giulia look stupid! Zelina storms off, will the Beautiful Madness learn not to get on La Muneca’s bad side?
Queen of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Jade Cargill VS Nia Jax VS Piper Niven VS Mia Yim!
A storm has come to Lexington, and she wants to make her way to Riyadh! Will the Irresistible Force, the Special Slaygent and even the Head Baddie in Charge be unable to slow her down? Or will someone else grab that spot in the semifinals?
SmackDown returns as Michin makes her entrance, joining Jade and Piper, leaving Nia for last. Nia says she won the crown last year, she’ll just do it again. The bell rings and Piper fires off on Mia while Nia RAMS Jade! The fans boo but Jade elbows Nia and bumps her off buckles! Jade RAMS into Nia but Piper has Mia on the outside. Piper whips Mia into barriers! And then puts her up against the post. Nia and Jade have moved their brawl outside while Piper runs up on Mia. Mia dodges so Piper POSTS herself! Nia whips, Jade reverse, Nia hits steel steps! The fans fire up as Jade and Mia meet in the ring.
Mia and Jade run up, Mia slips around to waistlock, but Jade switches to SLAM Mia down! Mia fights up while Jade holds on, but Jade whips. Jade hurdles, then scoops for a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Mia stays in this but Jade stays on her. Jade suplexes, holds Mia up, but Mia slips free! Mia goes to a corner, dodges Jade, but Jade keeps moving! Mia ducks ‘n’ dodges ‘n’ redirects to RANA! Mia runs and SHOTGUNS Jade down! The fans rally, Mia covers, TWO! Jade is tougher than that but Mia stomps her. Mia runs but Piper trips her up! Piper drags Mia out and scoops to SLAM her on the floor!
Nia drops an ELBOW on Jade! Piper SENTONS Mia! Nia soaks up the heat, drags Jade up, and Nia bumps Jade off buckles. Nia CHOPS Piper, then shakes her hand. Nia whips corner to corner, Jade bounces off buckles, and Nia signals for that crown. Jade fires forearms but Nia HEADBUTTS her down! Nia fireman’s carries and SAMOAN DROPS! Piper adds a SENTON! Piper and Nia stare down, but they decide to work together on Jade. Nia & Piper mug Jade in a corner, then whip corner to corner. Jade ELBOWS Piper away, dodges Nia, and Nia POSTS herself! Jade runs to PUMP KICK Piper outta the ring!
But Nia drags Jade out of the ring! The mugging continues, but Mia goes up and up to ASAI MOOONSAULT! Direct hit and all four are down! The fans fire up while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Jade SPLASHES Piper in one corner, then SPLASHES Nia in the other! And repeat! But then Nia follows, only for Jade to dodge! Nia SPLASHES Piper, then Jade ROCKS her! But Piper CLOBBERS Jade! Nia DRIBBLES Jade off the mat, the fans boo, and Nia salutes with Piper. They drag Jade up, whip her to a corner, then Nia runs to SPLASH! Piper adds a SPLASH of her own! Jade sits down, Nia HIP ATTACKS! Piper CANNONBALLS! Cover, but Nia won’t let Piper get it! Piper says okay, okay, she was just kidding around. But Nia shoves Piper! Piper shoves Nia! Mia RANAS Nia, then JAWBREAKERS Piper!
Mia has Piper for a TORNADO BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Piper stays in this but Mia drags her up. Jade CLUBS Mia, whips her, but Mia RAN- NO, Jade blocks it! SIT OUT POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Mia survives, and Piper SPLASHES Jade! Piper drags Mia up, reels her in, but Mia slips out of the scoop! SLICED BREAD! Mia hurries to cover, but Nia breaks it! Nia SENTONS onto Mia! Cover, TWO! Mia toughs it out and Nia grows frustrated. Nia & Piper go after Jade on the outside but Jade fights them off! SUPERKICK for Piper! HAYMAKER for Nia! Piper HEADBUTTS Jade, Nia ROCKS Jade, and then they two TOSS Jade over the desk!
Wade Barrett gets wiped out by The Storm and Nia just flips them both off! But Mia WRECKS Nia with a dropkick! Piper is up, Mia dodges and tilt-o-whirls to DDT! Cover, Nia breaks it! Mia drags Nia up to fire hands, then she fires hands on Piper! The fans rally, Mia runs, but into double guzels! DOUBLE CHOKE SLAM!! Nia applauds, the fans boo, and Wade is apparently okay, but then Nia DECKS Piper! Nia dumps Piper out, drags Mia to a drop zone, then she goes up! The fans boo the A-NIA-LATOR!! Cover, PIPER BREAKS IT! Piper and Nia go outside, and Piper POSTS Nia! Piper then runs to SPEAR Nia through the barriers!!
The fans go nuts as Piper proves she’s the more destructive powerhouse! Piper then storms over to Mia, she goes up the corner, VADER BOMB! But Jade is up!! Chicken wings on Piper, JADED for Piper!!! Cover, JADE WINS!
Winner: Jade Cargill, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
Just as it looked like she was done for, Jade snatches this win away for her own! The Storm is in the semifinals, will she make quick work of The Prodigy, Roxanne Perez?
Naomi watches this backstage.
She’s not exactly pleased that Jade is advancing, but she’s also the one holding the Money in the Bank briefcase. Naomi heads for gorilla, what will she have to say about her huge victory? We find out, after the break.
SmackDown returns and…
Lexington fires up as Naomi heads to the ring! “Yes, I see some o’ y’all looking real surprised! Real shocked! Real stupid! I dunno why, because I told y’all I was done accepting scraps. I took what I deserve, and look at me now. Miss Money in the Bank! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!” The fans are torn, but Naomi says what’s really funny is the entire time, when she was trying to beat Nia Jax for the WWE Women’s Championship, y’know who was there with a briefcase to stop it? Y’know who distracted her? Who bashed her in the head?! It was Tiffany Stratton. “Too Nice Naomi” just let it happen. But the Naomi now aini’t lettin’ nothing sliding! She’s here for payback!
And when Naomi CLOCKS Tiffy Time in the head with this briefcase, it’ll feel so good when Naomi becomes the NEW WWE- Well, here comes Tiffany herself! The fans cheer as Tiff goes to the ring, and she grabs a mic to say, “You talk a big game, Naomi. So why don’t you just do it? Just cash in and take my title… right now.” The fans chant “DO IT! DO IT!” Tiffy says see, she’s still the same ol’ Naomi: all talk and no action. That is why Naomi never beat Nia. But please, prove us all wrong! The fans cheer, Naomi snarls, and she says, “Do I look stupid to you?! Do I look like Booboo the Fool? I ain’t gonna cash in on you now. I’ma cash in when you least expect it.”
Fans go, “What?” and Naomi shouts, “B*tch, you heard me!” Naoim says in the meantime, she will enjoy making Tiffy’s life HELL! Naomi says tick-tock, Tiffy, time is almost up! So Naomi strongly advises to #ProceedWithCaution. The fans are torn, but while Naomi holds up the briefcase, Tiffy holds up the belt. When and where will we see- WAIT! NIA is here! Nia and Tiff brawl, the fans fire up, and Nia shoves Tiff. Tiff DROPKICKS Nia’s legs, then DROPKICKS Nia in the face! Naomi runs up, Tiff DECKS her, but Nia CLOBBERS Tiff! Nia may not be going to Riyadh, but she wants to get hers now! A-NIA-LATOR on Tiff!!
Naomi hurries back up, but Nia steps in the way! Nia tells Naomi to back off, so Naomi backs off. Will Nia get payback on the Wrestling Barbie before Naomi can? Or will Tiffy still have time on the clock?
Nick Aldis meets with the SmackDown Tag Division.
He thanks the Street Profits, Motor City Machine Guns, Fraxiom & DIY for coming to discuss the Wyatt situation. Johnny Gargano interrupts, saying this is a big decision. DIY feels this is a huge opportunity… for Fraxiom. Everyone else says they knew DIY would pull that. Fraxiom says they’re not afraid, but Tommaso Ciampa says if nothing else, the Street Profits should step up as the champions. Angelo Dawkins says bet, they’re already ready. Aldis suggests they all let him finish his explanation. Taking all this into account, MCMG are the veterans, so they will set the tone. They get the Wyatts tonight.
The others applaud and Dawkins says yes, set that tone. Will Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin be able to have an impact on the Wyatt Sick6? Or will the Motor City Machine Guns have no effect on what goes bump in the night?
Motor City Machine Guns VS Joe Gacy & Dexter Lumis!
SmackDown returns as the lights go down and the fireflies come out. The chair and the lantern wait on stage as the Wyatts make their entrance. Uncle Howdy sits in the chair, Nikki Cross & Erik Rowan stay close, and Gacy & Lumis rush the ring! The fans cheer as the brawl is on! The bell rings, Gacy has Shelley while Lumis has Sabin! The ref reprimands, Gacy whips Shelley to a corner then CLOBBERS him! Lumis & Gacy whip Sabin, DOUBLE ELBOW, then Lumis drops an AX HANDLE! Gacy drops a SENTON! Cover, ONE!! Gacy drags Sabin up, bumps him off buckles, and tags in Lumis.
Lumis brings Sabin around but Sabin swings. Lumis duck sot hit a BIG back suplex! Lumis kips up and LEG DROPS! Cover, TWO! Sabin is tougher than that, but Lumis drags him up. Gacy tags in, they mug Sabin, and then Gacy whips. Scoop and BACKBREAKER! Gacy goes up the ropes to LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Gacy BLASTS Shelley off the apron and he tags Lumis in. They get Sabin up, UPPERCUT and then a kick down low. Lumis wrenches Sabin, tags Gacy back in, and the mugging continues. They double whip, but Sabin breaks the double lariat! Gacy runs up but Sabin DUMPS him out! And then he TOSSES Lumis!
Tag to Shelley and MCMG set up! The fans fire up as the Machine Guns DOUBLE DORPKICK! Then they DOUBLE PLANCHA! Down go Lumis & Gacy and the fans fire up! MCMG stare down with Rowan while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and both Shelley and Gacy are down. The fans rally, Shelley crawls, hot tag to Sabin! Sabin goes up to MSSILE DROPKICK! Gacy flounders, Lumis tags in, but Sabin dodges to CHOP, CHOP, and CHOP! Sabin whips, Lumis reverses but Sabin BULLDOGS! The fans fire up and Lumis staggers up. Sabin runs and GAMANGIRIS! Sabin drags Lumis to a cover, TWO! Howdy is antsy as Sabin tags Shelley. Shlley goes to the apron, Sabin follows, and MCMG DOUBLE SUPERKICK Lumis! Lumis sputters, MCMG drags him inside, and Shelley whips Lumis to the corner. LARIAT, then he tags Sabin!
Shelley clinches but Lumis ELBOWS free! Lumis trips Sabin up, then hurries to tag Gacy! Gacy runs in to handspring, and DOUBLE UPSIDE-DOWN!! Tag back to Lumis and they have Sabin! Whip and POP-UP POWERBOMB onto Sabin! The fans fire up as Lumis covers, TWO!! Sabin survives but Lumis snarls. Lumis watches Sabin stir, drags him up and wrenches to then whip him to the corner. But Sabin DROPKICKS Gacy! Lumis runs in, Sabin BOOTS him away, then Sabin runs up, DDT! Hot tag to Shelley! Lumis staggers up, Shelley whips, BIG atomic drop! Then the DREAM SEQUENCE!
The fans fire up with MCMG and Howdy doesn’t like that. Sabin tags back in, he drags Lumis up while Shelley climbs. Sabin turns Lumis but Gacy trips Shelley! Gacy HEADBUTTS Sabin, he and Lumis aim, HIGH LOW!! Cover off the superkick and leg sweep combo, but they ask Howdy for permission. “YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH~!” Lumis goes up, Gacy CLOBBERS Shelley, and Lumis hits a SUPER LEG DROP!! Cover, The Wyatts win!
Winners: Joe Gacy & Dexter Lumis, by pinfall
The chaos is back and it is on top as Lumis & Gacy break the Machine Guns. Will they tear through the rest of the division until they’re the champions?
John Cena encounters Jimmy Uso backstage.
Cena and #BigJim stare down, and Cena asks if Jimmy has seen R-Truth. No, he hasn’t. Then has he seen Ron Killings? Listen, man… Jimmy ain’t seen either one of ’em. Cena says he knows Jimmy and Truth are close. So let Killings know that Cena’s going back to the ring, and he wants Killings to meet him there. Cena heads out, will Ron get the message? Will Cena get the Truth, the whole Truth, and nothing but the Truth?
SmackDown returns and…
“JOHN CENA SUCKS~!” as he goes right back to the ring, just as he promised. And he tells everyone to shut up! Cena paces and says, “There is a level of disrespect that I can tolerate. R-Truth, you just crossed the line!” The fans chant, “We Want Truth!” and Cena frowns. Cena says for once, he agrees. There is a time to talk and there is a time to fight, so Truth, get out here so they can fight! BUT WAIT! CM PUNK is here instead! Cena is stunned and maybe even a little scared to see Punk here on SmackDown. Punk goes right to the ring as the fans cheer, and he grabs himself a mic before sitting on the top rope.
The fans cheer Punk on even more and Punk asks, “Is it great to be alive on a Friday night in Lexington, Kentucky or what?” The fans cheer that! And Punk asks Cena if he said something about disrespect. Cena is tired of being disrespected? “John, these people are tired of being disrespected! But now, CM Punk has a microphone, and I think you can trust when I say that we have yet to begin the reach the levels of disrespect that we are capable of.” Punk says for old time’s sake, he’ll give Cena a chance, the benefit of a doubt. Maybe Punk’s empathy is too much, too Obi-Wan talking to Darth Vader, hoping to see Anakin still in there.
So Punk will give Cena a chance in front of this legendary wrestling town. “Stop what you’re doing, let these people celebrate who and what you are, let them put you on a pedestal on your way out. Let them celebrate the sacrifices you have made for them and this business. Give them a happy ending!” Punk steps back and Cena steps up. Cena asks, “Why? Why would I waste my time?” The fans boo, but Cena says the people don’t matter, this place doesn’t matter, basketball doesn’t matter, horse racing doesn’t matter! THIS Undisputed Championship is the only thing that matters! So Cena is to eat crow to the same idiots wearing his shirt but singing Punk’s song? Fat chance!
Punk says okay, okay, let the record show that Punk and Lexington gave Cena an out. But now, let’s do it Cena’s way. Let the disrespect being. Ironically that is the Punk way! When the static hits and Cult of Personality plays through sold-out arenas, everyone knows it is about to get real. And ladies and gentlemen, watching and working at USA Network, it’s about to get real. Here’s the truth Cena wants so badly. The saying goes, “You tell a strong man a lie to offend him.” That’s why it pisses Punk off when Cena calls him the hypocrite. Conversely, you tell a weak man the truth and that offends him.
Fans chant, “We Want Truth!” Punk says the truth here is… Cena can’t beat Punk. When Punk is at his best, Cena never could. And now Cena wants to ruin wrestling? Well, Punk is going to take it upon himself to save it. Bare with Punk, because as always, he has a lot to get off his chest. That other thing about sociopathic confidence? Punk takes that as a compliment. Because it is that confidence that brought Punk to the mountaintop time and time again. Especially when people like Cena say they wanna see it but claim Punk didn’t have it. But Punk is not as confident as Cena, because Punk would never dress like a toddler who looks like he struck out at T-Ball.
The fans laugh, Punk says he wants that stricken from the record, because y’know who that sounds like? That sounds like the PG John Cena. Which is ironic, because right now, y’know who Cena sounds like, saying he’s gonna ruin wrestling, take the strap and go home… That sounds like C M PUNK! And yes, that is ironic. Cena is stealing Punk’s best material. Punk won that title, he left with the title, and Cena is trying to follow in those footsteps. Punk did it! He said he would and he did, and Cena couldn’t stop him. Cena thinks challenging Punk at Night of Champions is going to stop him? “John Boy, just like old times, here’s CM Punk to make your title run interesting.”
Here comes CM Punk to make John Cena’s retirement tour interesting! Watchable! Get the rocket fuel to fuel that private jet! Punk would go to MARS to beat Cena’s ass! Punk will follow Cena to Hell to prove he is better than Cena! But here’s more truth, it isn’t all bad. Cena IS a GOAT, but so is Punk. Punk beat Cena in Chicago, he beat Cena in Boston, and he will beat Cena at Night of Champions. Cena is the “Goat” that Punk will spit-roast and sacrifice to the gods of wrestling! Legends who actually belong on the Mount Rushmore! Terry Funk, Harley Race, Bret Hart, Eddie Guerrero! The AUDACITY of Cena to put himself on that mountain once, let alone all four times. What a joke.
The fans cheer but Cena smirks. Punk says here’s more truth: You can’t see me? No, Punk sees through him, and always has, and that’s the truth. Punk leaves Cena with that, and then KILLINGS STRIKES AGAIN!! And he puts Cena in the STF!! Punk mockingly says, “I’m sorry~! But the Truth hurts!” Cena suffers his own signature submission but security rushes out here! The fans boo as they drag Killings off Cena and Cena scrambles away! Cena hops and hobbles on one good leg, are the bridges he burned going to take them down with him?
Backstage interview with Alexa Bliss.
Byron Saxton is with Lil’ Miss Bliss at gorilla, and notes that she took a tough loss at MITB. What is the mindset going into the future? Alexa says she’s won MITB, cashed in, made history, so she isn’t rattled. Tonight, she reminds everyone of who she is, and will be one step closer to becoming Queen of the Ring. But then in steps Charlotte Flair. And she says, “Sweetie, did you say, ‘Queen?’ There’s only room for one queen in this division. WOO~!” Charlotte makes her entrance first, but both she and Alexa will have to fight their way into the next round. Will it be either of them that moves forward? Or are they overlooking the Poison Pixie and the Firestarter?
Nick Aldis finds R-Truth/Ron Killings backstage.
Aldis asks Truth what the hell he’s doing, he can’t just keep jumping Cena like that! What’s Aldis supposed to do? Truth says he wants a match with Cena next week. Next week? Yeah. Done. Killings says he’s driving now! Will he run Cena right off the road?
Queen of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Charlotte Flair VS Alexa Bliss VS Candice LeRae VS Alba Fyre!
SmackDown returns and Candice makes her entrance to join Charlotte, Alexa, and Alba. The bell rings and the fans rally up. The four watch each other, but Alexa and Charlotte stare down as they step up. Alba and Candice jump on them! Candice is after Alexa, Alba is after Charlotte, and they put the two in corners. Alba RAMS into Charlotte again and again while Candice stomps a mudhole into Alexa. Alba digs her boots in, Candice SPLASHES Alexa, and then Candice fires elbows. Charlotte CHOPS Alba, storms up to RAM Alexa into Candice, then Charlotte POSTS Alexa! Alexa tumbles out and the fans are torn for Charlotte.
Charlotte dusts herself off, then THROWS Candice into Alba! Charlotte drags Alba to a cover, ONE!! Cover on Candice, ONE!! Charlotte CHOPS Alba, CHOPS Candice, and repeat! The fans “WOO~” with every CHOP! But then Candice grabs a leg, Alba BOOTS Charlotte down, and they mug Charlotte! Alba smothers Charlotte using her tie! Alba CLUBS Charlotte down, then she and Candice mug her, returning the CHOPS! Alba kicks Charlotte, she and Candice have Charlotte on the ropes, and they CHOP again! They double whip Charlotte, but Charlotte grabs ropes. Charlotte KICKS Candice, ROCKS Alba, then LARIATS Candice!
Alexa is back and she CROSSBODIES onto Charlotte! Cover, ONE! Alexa clinches, but Candice & Alba mug Alexa! Charlotte gets away while Candice bumps Alexa off buckles. Alba stomps Alexa, Charlotte DECKS Candice, and she DECKS Alba! Cover on Alba, TWO! Charlotte scowls as she stands back up. The fans rally while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Charlotte storms up on Candice, reels her in, but Candice fights the suplex. Alba joins in, they DOUBLE SUPLEX Charlotte! Cover, but Alba stops Candice. A parallel to Piper and Nia, we know how that turned out… But Alba & Candice still mug Charlotte together for now. Charlotte JAWBREAKERS Alba, dodges Candice, but Candice tilt-o-whirls to RANA! And then ENZIGIRI! Cover, TWO! Charlotte is tougher than that and that annoys Candice. Alba BLASTS Alexa off the apron, Charlotte RAMS Candice into a corner, but Alba CLUBS Charlotte down. Candice climbs the corner while Alba stands Charlotte up, but Charlotte ELBOWS free!
Charlotte BOOTS Candice off the corner, but Alba rolls Charlotte to BOOT her down! Cover, WTO! Alba seethes and throws her suit jacket at Charlotte. Alba stomps a mudhole into Charlotte, then stands on her hair! Alba salutes while Candice SMACKS Alexa off the apron. Alba pulls Charlotte’s arms and Candice SMACKS Alexa off the desk! Alba & Candice work together to DOUBLE SUPLEX Charlotte, but Alba has Candice stay back. They drag Charlotte up again, but she ROCKS Alba and ROCKS Candice! Then repeat! Alba kicks low, Candice comes back, and they double whip Charlotte to a corner.
SmackDown returns to single picture as Charlotte goes up and out! She BOOTS Alba, RAMS Candice, then goes up the corner! The fans fire up but Candice SMACKS Charlotte first! And SMACKS her again! Alba climbs up to join them, but Alexa sneaks in underneath! TOWER OF DOOM! The fans fire up and Alexa crawls to cover Charlotte, TWO! Alexa is frustrated but the fans fire up. Alexa and Candice stand, Alexa RUNS her over! She even RUNS Alba over! Alexa SLAPS Candice, DECKS her, then blocks Alba’s kick to DRAGON SCREW! Charlotte runs up, Alexa clinches to S T O! And then INSULT2- NO, Candice makes it a CODE BREAKER SENTON!
Alba has Candice, wrenches and reels her in, GOURD BUSTER! But Alexa hits a BLOCKBUSTER! Candice hits NATURAL SELECTION!! Charlotte drags Alexa around, steps through, FIGURE FOUR! And the push-up into the FIGURE EIGHT! But Candice LIONSAULTS it all apart!! Alba SUPERKICKS Candice! Charlotte is up, Alba spins her around, Gory Especial, GORY BOMB! Cover, ALEXA BREAKS IT! The fans fire up and Alba drags Alexa up. Alexa mule kicks, DDTS, and then hurries for a corner! Lexington cheers on Alexa, TWISTED BLISS!! Cover, CHARLOTTE BREAKS IT! The fans boo but Charlotte TOSSES Alexa!
Alexa is on the apron, Charlotte BOOTS her down! But Candice rolls Charlotte! TWO!! Charlotte escapes, Candice ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Charlotte SPEARS her down! Cover, TWO!! Candice shows that toughness and Charlotte is frustrated. Charlotte has the legs, steps through, but Alba SUPERKICKS Charlotte! Alba roars, turns her, but Charlotte powers out of the Unpretty-Her! BOOT!! FIGURE FOUR!! Then FIGURE EIGHT!!! Alba endures, but Alexa catches Candice!! TWISTED SISTER ABIGAIL!! Cover, ALEXA WINS!!
Winner: Alexa Bliss, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
Charlotte lets go of Alba and is in disbelief! But Alexa smiles as she snatches this win right out from under Charlotte’s nose! Charlotte may call herself the queen, but will Alexa be the one to wear the crown?
Cody heads to gorilla.
And he crosses paths with Punk. Cody says they can’t run away from each other forever. Punk says he knows. But good luck tonight. After Night of Champions, we’ll see who’s chasing who. Cody moves on, but will he move on in the tournament? Or will the American Nightmare’s nightmare of losing that Undisputed Championship only get worse?
King of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Cody Rhodes VS Damian Priest VS Andrade VS Shinsuke Nakamura!
SmackDown returns as the King of Strong Style makes his entrance, followed by El Idolo, leaving the Archer of Infamy for last. The bell rings and the fans rally. All four men are wary of each other, but Nakamura winds up, only to not say his signature “C’mon” to just bail out. But then Cody DIVES onto him! Priest swings on Andrade, Andrade dodges to WRECK Cody! Priest KICKS, KICKS, and ROLLING ELBOWS Andrade! Priest winds up, Andrade dodges, FLYING FOREARMS! Andrade kips up, the fans fire up, and Andrade rallies the fans with ‘SI! SI! SI!” But Cody stops Cien Knees to take an elbow!
Priest mule kicks Andrade, then suplexes for the BROKEN ARROW! Cover, TWO! Cody JABS, JABS, JABS, then flip, flop- BELL CLAP from Priest! But Cody rebounds to LARIAT Priest up and out! Priest drags Cody out, they brawl, and Cody SMACKS Priest off the apron! Nakamura FLYING KNEES Priest! Nakamura kicks Cody, ROCKS Priest, they all brawl outside, but Andrade goes up! ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Direct hit and everyone is down while the fans fire up, and SmackDown goes picture in picture!
All four men stir and Andrade is first up. Andrade puts Nakamura in the ring, covers, TWO! Andrade whips Nakamura to a corner, runs in, but Nakamura dodges! Andrade’s knee hits buckles and he tumbles out! Nakamura goes after Andrade to put him on the apron, and then runs to KNEE Andrade down! Priest and Cody brawl in the ring, and Priest ROCKS Cody to a corner. Priest whips, Cody reverses to kick and RHODES UPPERCUT! Cody whips, Priest reverses, and Priest runs up, only for Cody to go up and over. Priest feints running up so Cody’s snap powerslam gets nothing! Priest then KICKS Cody down!
Cody sputters but Priest is on him. Priest ROCKS Cody again, Nakamura stomps Andrade, then Nakamura KICKS Priest! Nakamura fires off fists and kicks in the corner, so Andrade rolls Cody! TWO, and Cody powers Andrade to a corner. Cody climbs up to rain down fists, only for Andrade to slip out at nine and YANK Cody down! Nakamura brings Priest around but Priest DECKS him! Priest stomps away on Nakamura, then he goes over to Andrade, Priest stands Andrade up to DECK him! Cody SMACKS Nakamura off the desk! Priest drags Andrade up while Nakamura SMACKS Cody off the desk! Priest ROCKS Andrade, then he has Cody in another corner.
Nakamura fires off on Andrade, Priest digs his boots into Cody, and then Nakamura bumps Andrade off buckles. Cody turns things around on Priest to CHOP, but that just pisses Priest off. Priest DECKS Cody! Cody sputters, Priest puts him in the corner, but Nakamura fires off strikes on Priest! Nakamura has Andrade on the top rope, and SmackDown returns to single picture as Nakamura runs in for a TOP SHELF KNEE! Andrade falls to the floor, but then Priest runs up! Nakamura dodges, runs back in, and he blocks boots to ROUNDHOUSE Priest! Nakamura puts Priest in the ropes to SLIDING GERMAN!
Nakamura hurries back in while fans fire up. Cody swings, misses, but then Cody ducks a roundhouse, only for the WHEEL KICK to hit! The fans fire up as Nakamura gives Cody some BAD VIBRATIONS! Nakamura goes corner to corner and the fans rally. Cody dodges, Nakamura hits buckles, and Cody grabs a leg! Cody trips Nakamura, steps through, FIGURE FOUR! Nakamura endures, fights the main leg, but Andrade is up top! FROG SPLASH onto Cody! Nakamura is free, but then Priest JUMP KICKS Andrade! Priest drags Cody up, ROCKS him, and then runs to ELBOW Andrade! ELBOW for Cody! SHOULDER TACKLE for Andrade!
The fans fire up for Priest and he goes to the outside, to leap off the steel steps and AX HANDLE Nakamura! Priest puts Nakamura back in the ring, drags him up at the ropes, and he knuckle locks so he can climb! The fans cheer as Priest goes Old School, only for Cody to jump up after him! But Priest then grabs Cody in a guzel! Nakamura trips them both up! Nakamura CLOBBERS Priest, Andrade rolls Nakamura, TWO! Andrade swings, but into an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! The fans fire up as Cody DIVING SPLASHES! Cody TOSSES Nakamura, covers Andrade, TWO! Cover again, TWO! Cody is frustrated but he goes outside.
The fans fire up as they sense what’s coming! Cody brings out a TABLE! Cody sets “Slim Jim” up at ringside, goes back to the ring for Andrade, and he lines up the shot. But Andrade hooks the ropes to block! Andrade suplexes but Cody blocks! They fight for control, but Priest CLUBS Andrade. Priest and Cody stare down, but they decide to work together! The fans fire up as they hoist Andrade up, but Nakamura makes the save! Only to INVERTED EXPLODER Andrade! DYNAMIC DROPKICK and Cody falls through the table! Cody snaps into a Slim Jim and the fans go nuts! Nakamura goes outside while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Nakamura fetches Priest, brings him over, but Priest blocks the desk smack to ROCK Nakamura! Priest SMACKS Nakamura off the desk now! And again! Priest brings Nakamura around to DECK him, but then Andrade CLUBS Priest! Andrade SMACKS Priest off the desk, then he and Nakamura actually work together to BOOT Priest onto the desk! But they’re not done as they TOSS Priest over the desk! Wade got outta there this time! Andrade then clears off the desk! Nakamura & Andrade bring Priest around to TOSS him over barriers! Then Nakamura CLOBBERS Andrade! Nakamura applauds his trickery before putting Andrade in the ring. Nakamura covers, TWO!
Nakamura is annoyed and he KICKS Andrade in the side. Andrade sputters but Nakamura paces. Andrade rises to CHOP! Nakamura dusts himself off to KICK Andrade down! Andrade stands but into KNEES and KICKS! Andrade blocks one, but not the ENZIGIRI! Andrade ends up in a corner, Nakamura whips corner to corner, but Andrade reverses. Andrade runs up, Nakamura puts him on the apron, but Andrade ROCKS him! Andrade climbs, but Nakamura ROCKS him! Nakamura climbs now but Andrade fires back! They brawl up top, and Andrade HEADBUTTS Nakamura down! Nakamura GAMANGIRIS in return!
SmackDown returns to single picture again as Nakamura climbs back up. Priest returns to CLUB Nakamura! He has Nakamura in the crucifix, but Nakamura fights free! Priest drags Nakamura down, Nakamura fires a strike fest! Priest clinches to FLATLINER! Andrade MOONSAULT DOUBLES! Cover, TWO!! Nakamura LARIATS! Andrade BOOTS! Nakamura PELES! These three are down, and Cody rises from the wreckage! The fans fire up for Cody as he drags himself into the ring. Cody runs up to LARIAT Andrade! And LARIAT Nakamura! Cody whips Priest, Priest reverses, but Cody goes up and over, and this time, SNAP POWERSLAM!
The fans fire up and Cody blocks Andrade’s kick to then run and BEAUTIFUL DISASTER! Cody catches Nakamura, Nakamura drops down to UP KICK! Snapmare and SLIDING KNEE! Cover, ANDRADE BREAKS IT!! Priest has Andrade, Andrade schoolboys him into buckles! The fans fire up, “SI! SI! SI!” Andrade runs corner to corner, CIEN KNEES for Nakamura! Then Andrade goes again, CIEN- NO, Priest has Andrade by the neck! Andrade breaks free to CHOP, but Priest ROCKS Andrade! Andrade comes back, SHADOW ELBOW! THE MESSAGE!! Cover, NAKAMURA AX KICKS IT APART! Nakamura drags Andrade up, but Andrade ROCKS him first!
Nakamura snarls and ROCKS Andrade back! The fans rally as the forearms go back and forth! Andrade CHOSP! Nakamura KICKS! Nakamura CLUBS Andrade, KNEES him low, but Cody is back! Cody dodges Nakamura, to DOUBLE CODY CUTTER!! Not the cleanest but it didn’t need to be! Priest kicks Cody low, reels him in, Canadian Rack, but Cody slips free! Cody goes up, up, and SUPER CODY CUTTERS!! Priest tumbles out of the ring and Cody roars! He catches Andrade, CROSS RHODES!! And then he drags Andrade up again, only for Nakamura to clamp on a SLEEPER!! Cody flails, claws at the grip, but Nakamura dragon sleepers!
Nakamura vows to end this, but Cody flips that around on him! CROSS RHODES!! Cover, CODY WINS!!
Winner: Cody Rhodes, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
Lexington cheers and sings with Cody’s song as he comes out on top! We know Sami Zayn and Randy Orton are one semifinal match, but Raw will determine the other! Sheamus, Rusev, Bronson Reed, or MAIN EVENT JEY USO, who survives to then meet Cody in the next round?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown with a lot of action from doing all the SmackDown Fatal 4 Ways in the King & Queen of the Ring tournaments. And each Fatal 4 Way was great, because Fatal 4 Ways always lend themselves to fast, chaotic action. Great opening promo from Cena with Cody, Orton and Knight to help segue into the first match, but also great stuff with R-Truth going after Cena. Orton winning was a bit of a surprise, and makes for a very interesting match with Sami Zayn. I suppose Sami going hard against Orton and finding a sneakier way to win could go with how Karrion Kross has been working to bring that side out of Sami.
Jade winning her match made sense, as Piper is still just Chelsea’s sidekick and Mia isn’t quite at that QOTR top title level. It also puts her in line with Naomi’s story of being Miss MITB, because Naomi can mess Jade over in a title match just as much as she can Tiffany. Very good promo from Naomi with Tiffany to tease a cash in, but also set up Tiffy VS Nia one more time. Chelsea also had a hilarious video call promo, and good on Aldis to stand up to her by putting Alba in the match instead. Alexa winning was only a little surprising, as she’s on that return push. And it makes for a fresh match-up no matter who from Raw wins the final Fatal 4.
Awesome main event Fatal 4 but I figured Cody would win, as it makes for a unique match-up of Cody VS Jey. Jey being put in was a bit of a surprise, but perhaps the wrestlers we’re waiting to return (Roman Reigns, but maybe even Ilja Dragunov) just aren’t ready yet. And given Bronson & Bron screwed Knight over, Knight will surely show up on Raw again to keep that feud going. Sheamus and Rusev have their own story, so Jey is the default choice. I almost feel like they should’ve flipped the brackets so that it would give us Orton VS Cody and Sami VS Jey in the semifinals, but those combos probably serve for stronger finals matches.
Very good stuff with the tag division, but MCMG VS Gacy & Lumis could’ve been a bit better. Part of the problem that comes with the Wyatts being gone away so long is that there might be some ring rust. Lumis & Gacy were on point, but they needed time to coordinate some things first and that slowed the overall pace down. The Wyatts won, of course, and will likely deal with Fraxiom next, what with DIY volunteering Fraxiom and Profits ahead of them. Then, Cena and Punk had a great promo, with it mostly being Punk tearing into Cena. Surprisingly, no allusions to Punk’s incendiary comments from years ago, but that’s very Punk of Punk.
And Killings going after Cena again was great stuff. Cena VS Killings will be a great match next week, and Cena probably rubs it in that he’s using one of his precious final appearances was used to beat Truth again. Though, to build Killings up, I would think they find a way for him to win that “isn’t definitive,” like a count out victory or some kind of disqualification. I was hoping for an R-Truth celebration at Saturday Night’s Main Event akin to Lex Luger over Yokozuna, but maybe that happens next week.
My Score: 9/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 6.12.2025
DO SOMETHING WITH JASON HOTCH AND KC NAVARRO – that is all.
So Against All Odds…was barely passable and that’s only with Xanax. The Knockouts title match was awful, the 4 Man “Home Town Man” was stupid and the only good part was remixing the old Jerry Lynn & AJ Styles “Born in the USA” theme for Home Town Man. Maclin needs to stop having brawls, they’re boring, give him a bump guy. Kaibas and Rascalz was underwhelming. Santino vs Robert Stone was funny, Elias vs Trick was too chalk and lame. IInspiration (IIconics) returning was big news at least. Hendry losing to Kaz was also obvious since Kaz hasn’t won a match in forever.
The show dragged, and as much as I usually like Masha’s wrestling ability…her last 3 title matches have sucked and its not her opponents fault. Killer Kelly returning is sexy though…I mean, good. Yes, good. Saving the best for last, Mustafa Ali vs Jason Hotch was the best match of the show, and really damn good in general. Workrate was great, Tasha and Skyler being conflicted and popping for Hotch when he was doing well was great character work. Hotch looked amazing in the loss, if they don’t capitalize on it, that would be a huge screw up from TNA.
Not really sure what kind of shows we’ll be getting, and I’m not excited.
.@MATTHARDYBRAND and @JEFFHARDYBRAND have a message for FIR$T CLA$$ ahead of TONIGHT's MAIN EVENT!
WATCH on TNA+: https://t.co/F3YYaTmexl pic.twitter.com/mTnNBEFBcb
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 13, 2025
Ratings:
- The IInspiration vs Missa Kate & Brittani Brookes: IInspiration wins via Idolizer – ** 1/2
- Jason Hotch w/Jon Skyler vs Leon Slater: Leon wins via Swanton 450 – ** 3/4
- 8-4-1 Knockouts Match: Tessa Blanchard, Xia Brookside, Dani Luna & Rosemary vs Killer Kelly, Indi Hartwell, Jody Threat & Tasha Steelz: Indi wins via Hurts Don’t It – ** 3/4
- Indi Hartwell vs Killer Kelly vs Jody Threat vs Tasha Steelz: Kelly wins via Hurts Don’t It – ***
- Fir$t Cla$$ vs The Hardy Boyz: Hardyz win via DQ – ***
Results:
Santino opens the show informing Santana of a suspension, kicking Robert Stone out and recapping his victory party before introducing the IInspiration for their first match back.
The IInspiration vs Missa Kate & Brittani Brookes
A bit of talking and pandering from IInspiration, they’re dominating the jobbers and there’s not much to discuss here. They do the IIconics Pose and actually keep the control. Cassie pulls off some kind of Butterfly Facebuster which looks cool, Jess comes in and the Jobbers cheat a little to take over. Jess tags in Cassie and Scorpion Kick, decent comeback, corner Hip Attacks, Neckbreaker, Jumping Kick to the Head into Fisherman’s Suplex Hold for 2. Idolizer (Magic Killer variant) is hit and IInspiration win, and didn’t look bad. Cassie (Peyton) is still the better wrestler of the two, but neither looked bad.
Jason Hotch w/Jon Skyler vs Leon Slater
I don’t hide the fact I heavily dislike Slater. He has no personality, he’s all flips, no ability to talk…he’s boring. He’s ROH Will Ospreay or Flip Gordon, does flippy crap to pop morons but he’s a worthless character. Since he wants to become the Youngest X Division champion, and they’ve talked about for like the last 7 months…sadly it’s probably going to happen.
Chain wrestling start and Hotch already looks like the better wrestler. Hotch is on his SANADA in LIJ arch where he looked great losing to the leader, falls back in line but then he hits a Spinning Overhead Kick for a near fall, so I’m not allowed to finish my thought because Hotch is fun to watch. Leon is such a bad wrestler…he held the rope and looked back to take a forearm shiver, the nerd had to watch it to sell it. Man’s not talent.
Hotch has Leon in an Arm Iso Cravat, Leon tries to fire and then Hotch keeps him down. Leon counters a Slingshot Suplex into his own Final Cut to get space to breathe. Double sell, Leon leap frogs, then rope runs, Lariats and Lethal Injection from Leon for 2. Hotch is so fluid, dodges the corner attack, rope assisted side kick, Outside In Neckbreaker for a near fall! Hotch will probably lose, but he looks like the better wrestler by miles. Heavy Irish Whip counter from Leon, into Blue Thunder Bomb. Leon goes to the top, Hotch cuts off, Leon dodges, hits the Knife Edge Chop and they wrestle on the apron, Front Kick from Hotch sends Leon into the post, Double Stomp onto the apron, Hotch wants a finish but counter, Cradle trades and then Hotch gets caught by a Leg Lariat, Swanton 450, selling from Leon was spotty and bad during this whole match.
Fun moments but the wrong kid died…
.@MeanGiaMiller gets Tessa Blanchard's thoughts ahead of TONIGHT's 8-4-1 Match!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/F3YYaTmexl pic.twitter.com/kurcKH2vtH
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 13, 2025
8-4-1 Knockouts Match: Tessa Blanchard, Xia Brookside, Dani Luna & Rosemary vs Killer Kelly, Indi Hartwell, Jody Threat & Tasha Steelz
Dani and Jody start, so at least there’s a measure of story telling, but I still detest Jody. Sloppy counter wrestling start, Jody stops herself from punching Dani and tags in Tasha. Tasha pauses and jaws to her team and gets Back Body Dropped by Dani, Dani tags in Xia and Tasha pokes her eyes immediately and lights up Xia. Xia fights back, Rope Assisted Headscissors, Crossbody and near fall. Xia tags in Rosemary and Rosemary looks at her like death, then Rosemary goes after Xia, but a Codebreaker from Tasha gives space to tag in Kelly. Kelly kisses Rosemary and then they brawl in full mount. I’m not sure if I clicked the orange website or TNA…oh there’s a Lariat…it’s wrestling again.
Jody doofus tags in, the crowd wants Indi, no one wants Jody and Rosemary Upkick, Drop Toe Hold, Tessa tags in, works over Jody, Jody tries to go to the top, Victoria Crawford fka Alicia Fox trips her, Tessa gets the momentum back, a bunch of distraction and Tessa tags in Dani. Then Dani tags out to Rosemary. Whip, Rosemary misses the Spear, Tessa tags herself in and they’re keeping Indi out of the ring. Tessa crashes and burns as Jody dodges and fights back. Rosemary tags in, Indi gets the tag. Bunch combo, Spinebuster, Dani breaks the pin and now signature spam spot.
Indi is the last on to hit her moves, Hurts Don’t It takes out Rosemary after Tessa just walks out.
Indi Hartwell vs Jody Threat vs Killer Kelly vs Tasha Steelz
Commercial happened and we’re back and it’s Indi vs Jody. Jody takes her down with a Shoulder Tackle, Jody hits the Exploder, and Indi finally stalls some of the offense, Indi throws Jody into the ropes and Jody takes it bad. Jody Drop Toe Hold, looking for her Knees into German spot, but Kelly pulls her out, Tasha tries to pick the bones but Kelly comes in and attacks Indi. Tasha and Kelly have a heel agreement to gang up on Indi. Kelly goes for the pin, so hells are arguing, throw forearms, Kelly with the Double Overhooks, Headbutts, Angel’s Wings gets hit from Kelly but Tasha kicks out. Jody Crossbody takes out both heels.
Jody and Indi team up and 10 Count Lariats on the Heels, pop spot for the crowd since Indi is in the driver’s seat, Simultaneous Lariats each other and everybody down. Mickie James Bulldog from Tasha but Jody pushes her off, Indi tries the Cradle for two. Indi misses the Boot, eats a German. Tasha hits the Mickie Bulldog, but Jody kicks out. Indi grabs Tasha, Hurts-nope. Tasha wanted Blackout, Indi says no, Hurts Don’t It, but Kelly takes out Indi and steals the pinfall. Kelly wins.
.@TheEricYoung will see @TheSamiCallihan NEXT WEEK on #TNAiMPACT!
WATCH on TNA+: https://t.co/F3YYaTmMmT pic.twitter.com/NtKjpYIIRa
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 13, 2025
Fir$t Cla$$ vs The Hardy Boyz
AJ charges before the bell, Hardyz dodge and Lariat AJ to the floor and work over KC with their usual Arm Bar Extreme Elbow, Delete Arm Breakers and Back Elbow Hardyz combo. AJ tries to get back in and the Hardyz attack, Poetry in Motion, AJ is back to the outside. Commercial break time, I wonder if the heels will be winning coming back…OH no, Jeff is still isolating KC. Pleasantly surprised I suppose.
Arm Wringer, simple offense, Jeff tags in Matt, Stalling Tandem Suplex and Matt covers, only 2. Matt with Short Arm Shoulder Tackles, close quarters forearms and the Rocket Launcher into the middle rope followed by a Leg Drop onto the apron, KC keeps kicking out but he’s getting dog walked. Stomps into Splash, KC needs to tag out, but Jeff stays on him, AJ finally pulls out Jeff, KC flies into Jeff and tags out. Finally AJ gives KC a break and bends Jeff back in a Bow and Arrow Stretch. Jeff tries the comeback, AJ pulls the hair to throw him down, stomps his face and AJ is manhandling Jeff as KC is sucking wind. Little Bro deserves a big break.
Tennessee Whiskey from AJ, connects and “Money, Money, Money”. AJ gets a little distracted trying to one up Matt, Jeff hits two Twists, and tags in Matt, so Delete Face Smashes and AJ is getting rocked. AJ reverses the Irish Whip, but Back Elbow from Matt into a Middle Rope Side Effect. Trick Williams comes out to attack the Hardyz. Hardyz win via DQ, but then Hendry and Elijah come out for the save. System is out…old school TNA donnybrook.
Overall Score: 5.5/10
The ring work was mediocre at best, but nothing miserable. Cassie and Jess look like they never missed a beat, take that for what you will if you loved or hated the IIconics. Trick solidifying his alliance with First Class makes for interesting cross promotion. If Fir$t Cla$$ ends up with the NXT Tags while Trick is the TNA Champ…that’s…a pretty neat visual I ain’t mad at. Yes I’m bias because KC is awesome, but AJ has done good work in TNA, so he deserves some flowers. Tessa keeping Victoria Crawford in the Robert Stone ejection is wonderful. I’ve always loved Alicia Fox and teaming her with Tessa is very interesting for the obvious reasons I don’t need to mention again, just search Twitter, you’ll understand.
Sami looks like a doofus getting sideswiped, Jay-SANADA Hotch is the best thing TNA has right now for home grown talent. Slater is still useless but oooo he can flip…I hate no personality flip-tards. Indi getting screwed sets things up nicely to not push her too quick to the top of the card, but she’s very over. The lack of Lei Ying Lee is annoying since I really don’t think the poor match was her fault. Also, putting her in a throwaway tag match against the Elegance girls next week? TNA really doesn’t know what to do with Lei, do they? She’s been mishandled the entire time since debut.
So even with my nitpicks, there were a lot of building blocks in the show. Hell Tessa insulting Gia is also probably something brewing…but I’m glad we didn’t lose Gia when we lost Ace. Gia is the best backstage interviewer since Lauren Brooke. So very middle of the road show, either things will get slightly better going to Slammiversary, or it’s the calm before the storm. We…shall see.
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