Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (10/18/24)
Is it still No Yeet?
Roman Reigns and Jimmy Uso have their backs against the wall.
How the tables have turned as Solo Sikoa’s Bloodline has Roman Reigns & Jimmy Uso on the defense. Will anyone come to help The OTC?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Qualifier Triple Threat: DIY VS The Street Profits VS Pretty Deadly; DIY win and advance to the #1 Contender’s Match.
- Piper Niven w/ Chelsea Green VS Lash Legend w/ Jakara Jackson; Lash wins.
- WWE Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Qualifier Triple Threat: A-Town Down Under VS Los Garza w/ Legado Del Fantasma VS Motor City Machine Guns; win(s) and advance to the #1 Contender’s Match.
- Nia Jax & Candice LeRae w/ Indi Hartwell VS Naomi & Bayley; Nia & Candice win.
PLAY BY PLAY
The Crown Jewel Championship is brought into the building.
It is in its own carrying case to keep it from creasing or moving around, and security verifies it is in good condition. Will this incredible prize be returning to SmackDown after Cody Rhodes and Gunther battle for it in two weeks?
Solo Sikoa goes to the ring.
Columbia, South Carolina boos as the Usurper of The Table leads the way for Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa. The fans chant “O T C! O T C!” while Solo grabs the mic. Solo is annoyed by all that, but he tells Columbia, SC, “Acknowledge me!” The fans boo and give thumbs down instead. They even chant “SOLO SUCKS! SOLO SUCKS!” Solo says they better get used to seeing this, because we are looking at the present and the future. We are looking at The Bloodline. And we are looking at The Tribal Chief! The fans boo more but Solo says he is the man that created a bigger and stronger family. Solo is the man that created a bigger and stronger Bloodline.
“And Roman Reigns can’t do nothing about it!” The fans boo more but Solo shakes his head. He says Jimmy can’t do nothing, either! And check this out. Jimmy goes to Monday Night Raw to get Jey’s help, but Jey doesn’t want nothing to do with this! The fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” but Solo says, “No Yeet.” Solo says the beatdowns will continue to Roman unless he does one thing. Unless Roman comes down to this ring by the end of tonight, and acknowledges Solo. The fans boo even more, but “USO~!” Is that JEY!? Entering from the top of the crowd, it IS! Main Event Jey, THE Intercontinental Champion, returns to SmackDown!
The fans fire up and “YEET!” more as Jey makes his way down the stairs. Jey high fives all the way to ground level, and then hops the barriers to be ringside. Jey then steps up onto the apron, looks at Solo and his Enforcer, then gets on the corner to bounce along with the fans. The fans sing along, “It’s Just Me, Uce! Day One Ish!” Jey then hops down into the ring, and he grabs himself a mic. The fans “YEET!’ some more, and Jey says, “What’s up, little brother? It’s been a minute. I promise, I’m not out here to fight you. Cuz at the end of the day, I still care about you, you still my little brother.”
Jey wants Solo to look. Jimmy & Roman aren’t here yet, so Jey is here to talk with Solo one on one, Uce to Uce. Bro, just think about what you’re doing. Think about what this is doing to the family, what this is doing to The Bloodline. Jey says nobody’s got bigger issues with Roman than Jey. But dividing the family ain’t the way. Jey left the family, to be his own man. He went to Raw, and he became Intercontinental Champion! Look at that! The fans chant, “You Deserve It!” and Jey adds, “Yes, I Did~!” But Jey wants Solo to hear him out. Fighting over the ula fala is not the way. That right there is earned, not taken, and Solo should know better.
But if Solo wants to end Roman’s power, then do it. Just don’t divide the family while doing it. Solo asks if Jey is done wasting his time. Jey comes out here, “YEET! YEET!” Who said anything about dividing the family? Solo is trying to unite the family! And stop calling him “little brother.” He is Jey’s Tribal Chief now. Solo will always have a place for Jey and Roman in his Bloodline, he just has to acknowledge Solo. Solo doesn’t want Jey following in Jimmy’s footsteps, cuz look where it got him. So is Jey in? Or is he out? Fans say “NO! NO! NO!” and “O T C! O T C!”
Jey sighs, shakes his head, and says look. If what Solo is saying is true, and he’s trying to unite The Bloodline, then why did Solo go and get them? Tama, Loa, Jacob?! There’s a reason why the family stayed away from them, and if Jacob keeps staring at Jey like that, he’ll knock that ass out! The fans fire up as Jey steps to The Samoan Werewolf! Solo has Jacob stand down but the fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Jey says forget that, he’s not here for that. Next time Jey sees Solo, it’s gonna be different. Yeet. Jey leaves the ring now, but is there no escaping the family drama within the Samoan Dynasty?
WWE Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Qualifier Triple Threat: DIY VS The Street Profits VS Pretty Deadly!
The Bloodline survived the Triple Threat Ladder Match for the titles, but that means they need new challengers. Or perhaps in this case, some old challengers come back around? Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano want one more chance, as do Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford, but Kit Wilson & Elton Prince just want their first! Who will move on from here to be that much closer to a shot at gold?
The teams sort out, and in this type of Triple Threat, every team gets a legal man. Elton starts against Ford and Ciampa, only to bail out pretty quickly. Kit regroups with Elton. Ford bucks an O’Conner! Ciampa blocks a kick, flips Ford, but then gets moving. Ford ducks, Ciampa ducks, but Ford DROPKICKS! Ford covers, ONE! Ford brings Ciampa up, but Ciampa knees low. Ciampa TOSESS Ford, but here comes Elton! Ciampa KNEES Ford to the floor, but Elton SLAPS Ciampa! Elton gets a taste, but Ciampa isn’t happy. Ciampa storms up, Elton runs away, but Ciampa pursues! Kit waits to CLOBBER Ciampa!
The fans boo but Pretty Deadly cheer themselves on, only for Dawkins to POUNCE Elton! But then Gargano DIVES onto Dawkins! Kit CLOBBERS Gargano, Pretty Deadly mugs him, but Ford FLIES in! Gargano escapes before Ford wipes out Pretty Deadly! Ford goes to a corner, GAMANGIRIS Gargano, and springboards, into a PSCYHO KNEE! Cover, TWO!! Ford survives and B-Fab can breathe again while she helps Dawkins up. Kit rolls Ciampa up, TWO! Elton tags back in, Kit RAMS Ciampa into a corner! Then Elton UPPERCUTS! Elton RAMS Ford, Kit UPPERCUTS! Ciampa storms up, but into the MARTI-KNEES! Cover, TWO!!
Kit shouts “YES BOY~!” as he and Elton are standing tall. Elton UPPERCUTS Ciampa, tags Kit, but the fans chant “You Look Stupid!” Pretty Deadly mugs Ciampa, then they pose together. The fans boo more, but Ford rolls Elton up! TWO!! Ford almost had it, but Kit runs up on him! DDT right as SmackDown goes picture in picture!
Kit fires up, he storms over to Ciampa and UPPERCUTS! Ciampa flops to ropes, Kit RAMS Ford into the Pretty Deadly corner. Kit CHOKES Ciampa, tags Elton, and Elton stomps Ford. Kit pushes Ciampa away and Elton tags him back in. Pretty Deadly put Ciampa in a corner, Elton UPPERCUTS! Pretty Deadly coordinate, but then they both miss the dropkicks! Ciampa and Ford crawl for their corners, hot tag to Dawkins and Gargano! Dawkins and Gargano rally on Pretty Deadly with LARIAT after LARIAT! Dawkins CYCLONE SPLASHES Elton in one corner while Gargano hits a forearm SMASH on Kit in the other!
Then Gargano and Dawkins trade, CYCLONE SPLASH on Kit and forearm SMASH on Elton! Gargano then runs and Dawkins gives him a boost to DROPKICK Kit! Then a boost to DROPKICK Elton! Dawkins sends Gargano in again, but Kit puts Gargano out. So Gargano SUPERKICKS Elton! Kit ELBOWS Dawkins, ELBOWS Gargano, runs, but into a SLINGSHOT SPEAR! Dawkins then TOSSES Gargano out! Gargano gets on the apron, but Dawkins storms up. Gargano GAMANGIRIS, and SLINGSHOT SPEARS into the Silencer!! Cover, TWO!! Gargano survives that twist, but Dawkins stays cool. Dawkins brings Gargano up, tags Ford, and whips Gargano.
Dawkins then pops Gargano up but Gargano RANAS Dawkins away! Apparently Pretty Deadly trips Ford up, too. Ciampa tags in, has Kit in the ropes, WILLOW’S BELL! Cover off the draping DDT, TWO! Kit survives and Ciampa is frustrated. Kit kicks at Ciampa while he flounders, but Ciampa brings him back up. Ciampa CHOPS Kit, but Kit eggs him on! Ciampa CHOPS Kit back down! And stomps Kit on the face! Kit flounders, Ciampa bumps him off buckles, and then CHOPS again! And again! And again! Kit eggs Ciampa on so he gets MACHINE GUN CHOPS for it! Kit sputters and falls over, the fans fire up with Ciampa!
Ciampa puts Kit up top, to CHOP! Kit wobbles up top, Ciampa climbs up to join him, and CHOPS again! Ciampa fireman’s carries, SmackDown returns to single picture, SUPER AIR RAID CRASH! FORD 450 SPLASH!! Cover, Gargano breaks it! B-Fab is freaking out but Dawkins run sin, Gargano fires hands, Dawkins ROCKS him! Elton CLOBBERS Dawkins! Gargano BUZZSAWS Elton! Ford ENZIGIRIS Gargano! Ciampa runs up to BOOT Ford! Ciampa runs up on Dawkins, but into the POUNCE PLEX!! But Pretty Deadly TOSS Ford and cover Ciampa, TWO!! Kit is furious but Elton calls to him!
Kit tags Elton, Pretty Deadly hauls Ciampa up! SPILT- SUPERKICK! Ford takes Elton out, then SUPERKICKS Kit! Ford shakes the ropes, the fans are thunderous, and Ford goes to a corner. Ford climbs, Elton stagger sup, but Elton trips Ford up! Ford is stuck, Elton tags Kit! Pretty Deadly hurry up top and they have Ford, but Dawkins CLUBS them both! Dawkins DUMPS Kit, Electric Chair Lifts Elton, Ford is up! BLOCKBUSTER DOOMSDAY!! Kit takes a MEET IN THE MIDDLE!! Double covers, DOUBLE THREE COUNTS?!?
Winners…?
The ref says DIY pinned the legal man, Profits did NOT!! So by technicality, it is CIAMPA & GARGANO who are advancing! The Profits can’t believe it, but the Sicilian Psycho & Johnny Wrestling move on to THE #1 contenders match. Who will join them? Another Triple Threat is set for later tonight to figure that out.
Roman Reigns & Jimmy Uso arrive.
The OTC and #BigJim hop out the Chevy and Jimmy says Travis Scott is lit. He never heard that one. Cuz it ain’t out yet, get it? Jimmy does. Oh, and wait, Jey finds them? Jimmy is all smiles, but Roman not so much. Jey turns to go but Roman stops him. Roman looks Jey up and done, and says, “I’m proud of you. We all are.” Jey looks Roman up and done, and he says, “No Yeet.” Jey leaves, Jimmy can’t find the words, but Roman says, “I told you. C’mon.” The OGs are stuck in the past, but can Jimmy be the one to change the future?
Nia Jax is on the phone.
She says she can’t hear whoever this is, but asks, “What do you mean you have the flu, Tiffy? Now’s not the time to abandon me. Liv Morgan and her greasy boyfriend are trying to get in the way of me becoming the first ever Crown Jewel Champion. And then, I have Naomi on my back, and I thought tonight I could teach her a lesson, but if you have the sniffles, Nick Aldis is gonna have to cancel the match.” Nick Aldis is there to say no, the match is not canceled. Wait, what? Aldis says the match is not canceled. Nia tells Tiffany to shut up right now, and hangs up. Nia says her partner is sick, though.
Yes, but SmackDown has a deep, deep roster. Simple solution: find someone else. Who else?! Well look at the timing. Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell step in. Candice admires the Women’s Crown Jewel Championship on display but Nia steps in the way. Candice & Indi overheard Nia needs a tag partner, and well, Candice is the first-ever WWE Women’s Speed Champion. She wouldn’t mind helping out. Aldis likes the idea of two women’s champions working together. Nia says don’t even go there. Aldis says it smells like money to him. Nia says that’s her perfume. But look! It’s booked! Aldis even wrote it in a book.
Nia tells Candice that she better hold up her end, or Nia ends Candice, and it won’t take Nia three minutes. Nia storms off, Aldis says, “You’re welcome.” Will the Irresistible Force and the Poison Pixie find a way to work together against Naomi & Bayley?
Piper Niven w/ Chelsea Green VS Lash Legend w/ Jakara Jackson!
“Lil’ Miss P” and The Hot Mess are in part to blame for last week not going The Meta Four’s way, which leads us to the Scottish Viper battling the Bougie Bully. Will Piper prove that she and Chelsea are deserving of a shot at the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships? Or will Lash gain momentum for her and Miss Jackson before they go to Monday Night Raw?
SmackDown returns as The Meta Four’s leading ladies make their entrance. And speaking of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair watch from the front row. The bell rings and Lash talks trash on Piper. Lash then shoves Piper, but Piper shoves back. Lash talks more trash, daring Piper to run ropes. Lash pushes Piper, Chelsea says don’t let her do that to you! Lash headlocks Piper but Piper powers out. They RAM shoulders, and Lash is the one that staggers! Lash says Piper should try. Piper runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and she RUNS Lash over! The fans cheer Piper and Chelsea says you’re welcome.
Piper runs, but Lash avoids the splash! Lash kips up, and she BOOTS Piper down! Lash pushes Piper down to SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Lash is upset with the ref, but then she runs corner to corner at Piper. Piper catches Lash to SPINEBUSTER! Piper then runs to SENTON! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up, Piper talks trash back on Lash, and she calls her shot. Piper goes corner to corner to CANNONBALL, but into buckles! Lash avoids disaster, and she runs up to CHOP! And ROCK! Piper staggers, Lash clamps on a grip! Piper ELBOWS free, runs up, but Lash avoids a corner splash, to CORNER SPLASH in return!
Lash fireman’s carries?! But Piper slips free, HEADBUTTS Lash, and gets moving. Lash SCOOPS Piper! And SLAMS her! The fans are thunderous but Chelsea gets on the apron to shout at Lash! Lash runs Chelsea off, but Piper is in a corner. Jakara handles Chelsea by throwing her into barriers! Piper still SPLASHES Lash! Lash falls into the drop zone, and Piper roars as she climbs up! VADER BOMB FLOPS as Lash dodges again! Lash hurries to clinch, BOW ‘N’ ARROW RACK! BOUGIE SLAM!! Cover, Lash wins!
Winner: Lash Legend, by pinfall
The StrongEST Duo has to admit, that was good. Lash is building her legend, will she and Jakara soon take over the Women’s Tag Division? Or does Damage CTRL have something in store for them on Raw?
Roman Reigns is back in the suite.
But Jimmy is sitting a little too close. Jimmy apologizes, it was the Wise Man spot. Well, he’s not The Wise Man. Jimmy says he knows, but listen. He still thinks they should talk with Jey. Roman says if Wise Man were here, this would be done by now. They saw Jey, they talked to him, Jey made it clear, that’s it. But hey, Jimmy tried, now to do it Roman’s way. Roman will fix this tonight. How is he gonna do that? Roman says… he will acknowledge Solo. What?! Is that really where Roman is going with this?
Cody Rhodes is here!
Columbia cheers The American Nightmare and sings along with the song, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody gets his pyro, he gives high-fives to the front row, and he is even welcomed into the ring by the attendants to the Crown Jewel Championship. The men’s title sits on the pedestal while “WHOA~ OH~,” Cody gets more pyro. Cody takes a look at the Crown Jewel title, then grabs himself a mic. The fans cheer on “CODY! CODY!” and he says before his remarks, we have an unbelievably sized crowd this evening. He wants to make sure we say hi to everyone up there, over there, and around here.
Cody says a very wise individual told him recently, “When it comes to the pantheon of top men and top women in professional wrestling, who would be the next leader? The next one doesn’t always look like the last one.” That is something Cody’s been thinking on quite a lot lately. But in regards to this Crown Jewel Championship, it isn’t about the next one, or the last one, but about who will be the first one. So many “what ifs” in the history of this sport. Let’s go down that road: What if the NWA Worlds Champion, Harley Race, fought against the WWWF’s Bruno Sammartino? What if the AWA’s Nick Bockwinkle went against The Nature Boy, Ric Flair?
What if WCW’s Bill Goldberg had fought WWF’s Stone Cold Steve Austin? And what if all of these What Ifs did come true, and the outcomes weren’t quite satisfactory? When it comes to Crown Jewel, at the end of that night, there will be a definitive Crown Jewel Champion. Again, champion VS champion, Cody won’t stand here and disparage his opponent, the World Heavyweight Champion, Gunther. Widely respected by peers and legends alike, he could chop a tree down with his hand. Most men walking around here are terrified of Gunther. But Cody’s not. And even if he was, Cody wouldn’t bet against himself.
Why does Cody think he is leaving as Crown Jewel Champion? For starters, look at this thing! They’ve been saying all night, one of the most beautifully designed belts in the history of this sport. But beauty is only skin deep. In the last 2+ years, we all, Cody and the WWE Universe, have gotten to know each other, haven’t we? The fans cheer yes, so Cody says we know that when he came back, he wanted to take the John Cena schedule, the workhorse model. We did do that, we even added to that. Cody has bled, sweat and paid the price, and he is not foolish to think he is done paying that price. The fans cheer that.
But again, that is skin deep. The real reason he thinks he is leaving as Crown Jewel Champion is sitting at home right now. She’s three foot tall, and Cody needs her to know that when Cody turns to dust, his title will be attached to this Crown Jewel Championship as the very first. He needs her to know that the name given to him is the same name given to her, and it will matter. She will know that you play the game not to lose but to win! The fans cheer that! Now, Cody would like to invite to next week’s SmackDown, Gunther to stand in the ring with him.
Cody wants to ask Gunther’s reasons for all this, and he wants to look Gunther in the eyes to say, “Hey, Champ, whaddya wanna talk about?” The American Nightmare has extended an invitation to Der Ring General, will it be accepted?
Kevin Owens speaks.
Via a video message from his car, The Prizefighter says, “I’ve been in WWE now for about 10 years. Actually, it’s been over 10 years just recently. And I’ve had a lot of ups and downs over those 10 years, but I don’t think things have ever felt as bad as they do right now. Because for WWE officials to tell me to stay home and not come to work, not come to SmackDown, where I belong, because of what I did to Cody Rhodes after Bad Blood… is just so unfair and ridiculous. I mean, look at what we’ve WWE superstars do to each other in and out of the ring, in the locker rooms, all the ambush attacks and beatdowns.
“And I get told to stay away? Because I dropped their little golden boy outside of his bus? Ugh. C’mon. That really… It really makes me ask myself just how appreciated and valued I am by this company. But that I can live with, I can kinda get past that. What I can’t get over is what Randy Orton did to me. Randy, I can’t believe that you betrayed me like that. I… You can let people say whatever they want about me, ‘Kevin Owens turns on all his friends, blah blah blah,’ it doesn’t matter. I would’ve never done that to you, ever. I thought what we had was different. Dude, I… I just can’t believe you’d pick Cody Rhodes over me.
“And I gotta be honest with everybody, with everything that’s happening right now, between the disrespect shown to me by the WWE and Randy breaking my trust like that, I… I really don’t know if or when I can come back.” KO is putting out an ultimatum of sorts, what will WWE do in response?
Nick Aldis meets with Randy Orton.
Speaking of that response, The Viper says he doesn’t know what anyone else has planned, but he needs to get his hands on Kevin Owens and it needs to happen at Crown Jewel. Aldis had a feeling he’d say that. Aldis is sorry, but it is not something he can do right now. What? Not something Aldis can do? Orton needs to understand. It isn’t that Aldis won’t, it’s that he can’t. No, Aldis isn’t understanding Orton. Aldis says it is Orton not understanding. Orton says he wasn’t asking permission, he is demanding Kevin at Crown Jewel. Aldis says with all due respect, he is saying he can’t, because this is coming from higher up.
Oh, okay, then Orton knows who he needs to talk to. Is Orton going to go over Aldis’ head to ask The Game for this one?
WWE Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Qualifier Triple Threat: A-Town Down Under VS Los Garza w/ Legado Del Fantasma VS Motor City Machine Guns!
Austin Theory & Grayson Waller being the former WWE Tag Team Champions, they of course want back at those belts. But Angel & Humberto are hungry for their opportunity, and yes, THE MCMG, Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin, are debuting right into the spotlight! Who wins here to join Gargano & Ciampa in THE #1 Contenders match?
SmackDown returns as Los Garza makes their entrance, Elektra Lopez with them. And then, Motor City Machine Guns get pyro with the RATATATAT! Columbia fires up seeing the former IWGP Junior Heavyweight, former NJPW Strong Openweight, former ROH World, and former TNA Impact World Tag Team Champions! The teams sort out, and Sabin starts against Waller and Angel. Waller and Angel agree to go after the new kid, and they mug Sabin right away! The fans boo as Angel stomps away, and Garza says, “Welcome to SmackDown!” Waller digs his boots into Sabin, Angel pulls on a leg, but the fans rally for “Motor City!”
Angel stands Sabin up, UPPERCUTS, then whisp Waller in. Sabin BOOTS Waller, ELBOWS Angel , then goes up to DOUBLE CROSSBODY! The fans fire up as Sabin SOBATS Waller, then KICKS Garza to TORNADO DDT Waller! The fans fire up again and Sabin tags Shelley. MCMG DOUBLE DROPKICK Angel & Waller! Theory & Humberto run up but are THROWN right out! The fans fire up, Shelley holds the ropes open, and Sabin DIVES to take out Theory and Los Garza! But Waller slides in to JAB Shelley down! Waller hits the drop steps to show off, then he runs to slide, but into a CHOP! Sabin SMACKS Waller off the apron, and MCMG regroup on the apron.
MCMG aim, SUPERKICK PENALTY KICK SANDWICH! Waller sputters, the fans fire up, and MCMG is feeling good. Sabin puts Waller in, Shelley wrenches an arm and the fans rally for “Motor City!” Waller pulls hair but Shelley still hits the ELBOW BREAKER! Shelley runs, Waller sidesteps and ROLLING ELBOWS! Theory tags in, and he CLOBBERS Sabin while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Theory says, “ALL! DAY!” then he and Waller DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOW Shelley! Cover, Angel breaks it! Angel tags Berto, Theory runs up but into a drop toehold and KNEE! Berto storms up to KICK Shelley. Shelley goes to a corner, Berto stands him up to CHOP! Theory rolls in but Berto stomps him down. Berto GAMANGIRIS Shelley in a corner, covers, TWO! Shelley shows that champion level toughness but Berto snapmares to basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Berto stalks Shelley to ropes, reels him in, and puts him up top. Berto then CLUBS Shelley, puts him in the Tree of Woe, and soaks up heat as he gets space.
Berto runs corner to corner, but Theory ELBOWS him down! Sabin uses that time to free Shelley from the Tree, but Theory storms up all the same. Theory talks trash on Shelley, winds up, but Shelley blocks to CHOP, CHOP and CHOP! Theory fires knee after knee in return! Tag to Waller, he climbs, and Theory scoops. BACKBREAKER, but then Berto SUPERKICKS Theory! Waller still leaps over Berto, DECKS Sabin, but Berto SHOTGUNS Waller down! Berto goes to Shelley, whips him to ropes, then LARIATS! Berto paces, he drags Shelley up, and tags Angel. Los Garza double whip, then ELBOW Shelley down.
Berto puts Shelley on the apron and Angel runs up, KNEE ENZIGIRI COMBO! Cover, Waller breaks it! Waller throws hands but Angel blocks to SUPERKICK! Angel drags Shelley up, tags Berto, and Los Garza stomp away in the corner! The ref reprimands but that’s all he can do as Angel CHOKES Shelley with his boot. Angel finally steps away so Berto can step on Shelley. The ref reprimands, Berto stops, and he tags Angel. Los Garza double gorilla press as SmackDown returns to single picture. The fans rally, but Los Garza still hit a DOUBLE LAWN DART! And then a HIGH LOW! But Waller TOSSES Angel!
Berto runs up, Waller puts him outside. Angel ENZIGIRIS Waller, then he and Berto both go up! DOUBLE AIRHARA MOONSAULTS! Down go Sabin and Theory! But Waller runs, slides out and he LARIATS Angel! Berto runs up but Waller sends him into a barrier! Waller lines up a shot, runs back into the ring, somersault and COMPLET- NO, Shelley blocks to fire knees! Theory runs up, Shelley kicks him low! Shelley has ATDU, and Sabin runs in, ENZIGIRI COMPLETE SHOT DDT SUPER COMBO!! The fans are thunderous behind MCMG, but Angel BUZZSAWS Shelley! Shelley gives a JAWBREAKER!
Berto tags in, Shelley dodges Angel, but Angel scoops! Berto pops Waller up so Angel can add on! Berto goes up, MISSILE DORPKICK POWERBOMB POWERSLOAM SUPER COMBO!! Cover on Waller, Theory breaks it! Theory drags Waller over, tags in, and HOTSHOTS Angel! Somersault and SHOTGUN takes Angel out! Berto runs up, but Shelley steps in the way, FLYING CHUCK hits Shelly! Theory ROCKS and ELBOWS Berto, to then AOI SHODOU!! Theory storms over to Shelley, but Sabin tags in before the whip! MCMG start up the DREAM COMBO! CHANCERY DROPKICK! The fans are thunderous as MCMG aim at Berto!
MCMG run up, BOOT ENZIGIRI COMBO! Then a turn and Shelley climbs, SKULL AND BONES! Cover, MCMG wins!
Winners: The Motor City Machine Guns, by pinfall (advance to the #1 Contenders Match)
Sabin & Shelley VS Gargano & Ciampa, that’s a dream match right there! But who will be the team that goes after the Guerrillas of Destiny?
Backstage interview with Andrade and Carmelo Hayes.
Byron Saxton is with both El Idolo and H1M, saying that next week is the proverbial “Game 7” in this rivalry. Melo has Byron skip all that. Andrade says this is what he’s talking about with Melo! So disrespectful, just shut up and let Byron ask the question! Melo says Andrade is the one who needs to shut up, no one is here to hear him talk either. Byron tries to cool everyone down, but Melo and Andrade start throwing hands! Security and producers rush in, Melo loads up with his gold chain, and he GUT PUNCHES Andrade! Aldis storms in and tells Melo to get out of here! Melo already got his shot in, will he not miss the game winner? Or will Andrade teach Melo a thing about respect?
Nia Jax & Candice LeRae w/ Indi Hartwell VS Naomi & Bayley!
They always say “card subject to change,” so here we are. The Queen of the Ring wanted Miss Money in the Bank by her side, but it seems Cold & Flu Season is already here. Will Nia make do with the brand new WWE Women’s Speed Champion? Or will they all #FeelTheGlow?
SmackDown returns and Bayley is in the ring already as Candice makes her entrance. Then the WWE Women’s Champion makes her entrance. The teams sort out, Nia starts against Bayley, and Bayley runs up at the bell! Nia catches Bayley, RAMS her into a corner, then whips corner to corner. Bayley sits down, Nia runs up and HIP ATTACKS! Cover, TWO! Bayley is tougher than that but Nia drags her up. Nia tags Candice, has Bayley in the corner, and Candice brings Bayley around. Bayley DECKS Candice, drags her up to snapmare, then tags Naomi. Naomi PENALTY KCIKS, then drops a leg! Cover, TWO!
Naomi keeps Candice from Nia but Candice drop toeholds Naomi into ropes! Candice tags in Nia, and Nia storms up to whip Naomi to the corner. Nia runs up, but Naomi goes up! Nia hits buckles, Naomi stomps away on Nia’s back, then stands on her to twerk! Naomi leaps, then runs up to UPPERCUT! Nia is upset, but Naomi runs, only for Nia to FLAPJACK her down! Cover, TWO! Naomi is tougher than that but Nia is upset with the ref now. Nia drags Naomi up, whips her to ropes, and SPINEBUSTER! Then a SENTON! Cover, TWO!! Naomi survives again, and Nia is growing frustrated, but SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and both Nia and Naomi are down! They crawl for their corners, hot tags to Candice and Bayley! The fans fire up as The Role Model rallies! Bayley hits Nia, fires shots on Candice, then whips Candice to a corner. Candice reverses, Bayley goes up and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! Bayley BLASTS Nia then SLIDING LARIATS Candice! Candice fights the saido and CLUBS away! Bayley goes to a corner, Candice runs up, but Bayley FLAPJACKS her off buckles! Bayley runs back in, SUNSET BUCKLE BOMB! Bayley drags Candice into a cover, but Nia breaks it! Naomi storms up and ROUNDHOUSES!
Naomi has Nia in ropes, Bayley has Candice, HOTSHOT NECKBREAKER and HEATSEEKER in stereo! The fans fire up as Naomi gets moving, and she DIVES out onto Nia! Bayley DIVES into forearms from Candice! Indi cheers while Candice hurries up the apron. Candice goes up and up but Bayley YANKS her down! Bayley TOSSES Candice in, but Indi YANKS Bayley out! Indi POSTS Bayley, then puts her back in! Candice hurries to LIONSAULT! Cover, CANDICE & NIA WIN!
Winner: Nia Jax & Candice LeRae, by pinfall
Nia looks over, and is actually surprised this happened! The WWE Women’s Speed Champion found the way to take down a former WWE Women’s Champion, and she gets to celebrate alongside the current WWE Women’s Champion. Will Nia find she has more allies than just Tiffany?
Backstage interview with Nick Aldis.
Byron is now with the SmackDown General Manager, and Byron brings up what we saw with Andrade and Carmelo Hayes. Aldis says Andrade and Melo have been escorted from the building, because they aren’t settling this backstage, they’re settling this in the ring. That is next week in Brooklyn. But because this is such a personal issue, and because this is Game 7, time for a special guest referee who can handle business, and who quite frankly hates both men equally. And in steps LA Knight. Knight says that’s the funny part, because he really has no reason to get involved. He beat both men twice already!
If Aldis wants Knight to put on the zebra stripes, Knight will do it. He’ll be the best referee WWE has ever seen! In 20 years, you can put him in the WWE Hall of Fame as both wrestler and ref. Knight tells Andrade and Melo that if they step in there, he’s calling it down the middle. You think you’re signing up for a shot at the US Championship? NAH NAH! All you’re signing up for is to get smacked back to factory settings, and your aspirations for a title shot go up in smoke. That’s just how it is, YEAH! The Mega Star will become the Mega Referee, but will he be able to keep his emotions out of it when calling El Idolo VS H1M?
Roman Reigns heads to the ring!
Columbia, South Carolina puts up the ones for THE ONE TRUE CHIEF! Roman raises his finger, and the pyro goes off! Roman slowly brings his hand back down, a lot on his mind. Roman said he would acknowledge Solo, but is that true? We find out, after the break.
SmackDown returns and the fans chant “O T C! O T C!” as Roman stands in the ring. Roman has a mic to tell Columbia, SC, “Maybe for the last time… ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” The fans cheer, but then here comes Solo. The former Enforcer, the Usurper of the Table, the new Tribal Chief, makes his way down to the ring to join Roman Reigns. The two circle each other while the fans boo Solo and continue to chant “O T C! O T C!” Roman says earlier tonight, he heard Solo telling Jey that the family is stronger now. Solo told Jey that The Bloodline was stronger now. Roman doesn’t see. He doesn’t see anything that tells him they’re all better off now.
If anything, they’re divided and broken. After everything they’ve been through, from the Spring to what they lost in the Summer, and they stand here divided like this…? “Solo, I told my father that I could fix this. All I want to do… is put us back in the Promised Land. I want titles around our waists, I want paydays coming from the Heavens. I want abundance! I want our family to be priority! Tell me what I have to do to fix this.” Solo starts laughing? Solo says, “What you have to do? That’s an easy fix, Roman! What do you have to do to fix this? I’ll tell you what. All you have to do… is acknowledge me.”
The fans boo, and Roman has that look like he knew it would come to this. The fans again chant “O T C!” but Roman takes a moment before he says, “I acknowledge you.” The fans can’t believe it! Roman says there, happy? Does that make Solo feel better? Solo says no, no, no, Roman. That wasn’t good enough. Solo needs Roman to acknowledge him, as Tribal Chief. The fans boo and Roman twitches a bit. The fans tell him “NO! NO! NO!” but Solo is waiting. Solo tells Roman that he needs Roman to acknowledge him as Tribal Chief, or else. Roman asks, “Or else what?!” The fans fire up for that one!
Solo laughs again and says look at him! There it is! Roman never changed! Roman always wanted the ula fala. But since Roman never changed, neither will Solo. And he calls in Tama, Loa & Jacob, who are dragging Jimmy out here!! The fans boo as they make Roman look at Jimmy. The fans chant “YEET!” but Solo takes as wing! Roman dodges to fire off fists! Roman TOSSES Solo, but Tama runs in! Roman CLOBBERS Tama! And he CLOBBERS Loa! And he dodges Jacob to LEAPING LARIAT! The fans are thunderous, Solo returns, SUPERMAN PUNCH!! Roman sees the ula fala is on the mat!
The fans fire up as Roman picks up the ula fala! Roman looks it over, holds it up, and puts it on, only to get a LOW BLOW!! Solo takes the ula fala back, and his Bloodline beat Roman down! The fans continue to “YEET! YEET! YEET!” but Jacob gives Roman the IMPALER!! Solo talks trash on Roman, “Look at you now! You ain’t The OTC! This is MY ula fala! This is MY WWE!” The Bloodline beats Roman down more, and Solo prepares his thumb. Tama & Loa stand Roman up, and Solo tells him to look at him! SAMOAN SPIKE!! Roman is down, sputtering and writhing, and Solo says HE is the chief!
Solo mocks the lock ‘n’ load, then sits Roman up for another SAMOAN SPIKE!! Jacob holds up the ula fala as Solo stands over Roman. Jacob adorns Solo with the ula fala while the fans chant “SOLO SUCKS! SOLO SUCKS!” Solo says this is HIS ring, HIS ula fala, HIS Bloodline! The people acknowledge HIM now! The Bloodline stands tall over Roman Reigns, will this be how it is for the rest of time?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown here, maybe even awesome. I appreciate there being an apparent audible called in helping MCMG have a bigger debut than it was going to be as of last week. Just beating Los Garza would’ve only done so much for Shelley & Sabin in the eyes of exclusively WWE fans. But winning one of two awesome Triple Threats from tonight, MCMG beating Los Garza and former WWE Tag Team Champions in A-Town Down Under, that really establishes MCMG right away. The other Triple Threat having DIY win was a touch surprising, but they had such a genius finish to it. DIY VS MCMG really is a dream match, that’s not just fluff, but I would think MCMG wins to become #1 contenders to the tag titles.
Lash VS Piper was great stuff, the fans really took to Lash showing off her power game that is on par with Bianca & Jade. Lash & Jakara will also have a great match with Iyo & Kairi on Raw, that is for sure, and I again hope this all builds to something big for the Women’s Tag Team Championships. And really good stuff in the WWE Women’s Championship story, with Tiffany “out sick” tonight. Could just be good kayfabe to cover for travel issues, but having Candice & Indi stepping in is great stuff because we needed to see Candice & Indi get back on TV. Great detail that they also mentioned Candice is Women’s Speed Champion. Great tag match, and great win for Candice, I didn’t think that’d happen.
Candice & Indi could suggest the idea of teaming up with Nia more, making for a faction with Nia & Tiff, but it’d also still work if Nia rejects the idea. We just need to also establish Candice & Indi back in the SmackDown Women’s Division, and surely the Women’s Tag Division. And perhaps in a roundabout way, after we see Nia VS Liv at Crown Jewel and Nia VS Naomi at some later point, Candice finds her way into the Women’s Championship story, she does have the potential to be a great top champ if they’d push her.
Very good promo from Andrade and Melo to build heat on their “Game 7” match, and good promo from LA Knight as part of him becoming special guest ref but… Do we really need that? Knight himself started off by saying it, but I’m thinking of how NXT and Raw have both done a special guest ref match already this year. Is this the Nth anniversary of the special guest referee concept? Granted, with Knight involved, there’s a very good chance we get a draw and that causes a Triple Threat for the US Championship at Crown Jewel or Survivor Series. On one hand, that’s a bit lame, Best of 7 Series shouldn’t end like that. But on the other, it keeps both Andrade and Melo strong and that US Championship Triple Threat will be great stuff. Feels like a rare case of the HHH Era booking itself into a corner.
And The Bloodline story is back to being awesome. Great stuff with Jey confronting Solo about this Bloodline Civil War that’s brewing, great counter from Solo saying he isn’t the “little” brother anymore, and then great interaction of Jey with Jimmy & Roman backstage. Roman’s part was perhaps a bit contradictory, though. He tells Jimmy in their suite that he might actually have to acknowledge Solo, and then acts like he never said that. Roman has to ask Solo what Solo wants, and Solo says it is the “acknowledgement,” and Roman is reluctant. Solo’s guys going after Jimmy was a logical move, it’s what you’d expect out of like mafia movies, action movies and even superhero movies.
Fans wanted Jey to show up but we saw Jey leave, so he wasn’t going to make the save. Plus, they have to stretch this out to Survivor Series and WarGames. Solo’s Bloodline stands tall tonight, and that puts the pressure on the Face/OG Bloodline. Jimmy might go back to Raw to talk with Jey about what happened, Jey will still be reluctant, but something will certainly compel Jey to save Jimmy & Roman. And Jey can even go with a classic take on the trope, “I didn’t do it for you, I did it for the family.” Then all the OG Bloodline would need is one more person so they can go 4v4 with Solo’s Bloodline.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Have a Holly Jolly Rampage!
The Continental Classic rolls on, and Brody King takes on Komander in hopes of grabbing three more points towards the top of Gold League!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage w/ Don Callis VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis; Konosuke & Cage win.
- Lio Rush & Action Andretti VS Myles Hawkins & Goldy; Lio & Action win.
- Willow Nightingale VS Harley Cameron; Willow wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander; Brody wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Tony Schiavone is in the ring!
Schiavone welcomes out the Blue League’s current points leader, Kyle Fletcher, and of course… Don Callis. But they’re not alone as the rest of the Don Callis Family makes their way out to the ring. Wait, shouldn’t Brian Cage be in New York for Final Battle…? Well anyway, Schiavone says there’s a lot of gold and- Callis takes the mic, and he says, “I have something important to say.” The fans boo and Schiavone excuses himself as Callis says the Don Callis Family are the TRUE One Percenters of professional wrestling! They prove it each and every day!
Murder Machines: The most feared tag team in the world! “Don Callis’ favorite wrestler,” Kyle Fletcher, shows every day why he is THE One Percent! He beat Will Ospreay! He beat Kazuchika Okada! And now, he’s gonna beat Daniel Garcia and win the Continental Classic! Callis hands the mic over to Kyle and Kyle says it might be true that last Saturday wasn’t the best day for Kyle, but anyone watching that match saw the clear bias from the officials in this company! The fans boo as Kyle claims there is an agenda in AEW to see the Don Callis Family NOT succeed. But it doesn’t matter, it changes nothing!
Kyle WILL be the winner of the 2024 Continental Classic. That brings Kyle to Daniel Garcia. “You wanna talk about restoring the feeling, Daniel? I couldn’t care less about your feelings! All I speak are facts! And the fact is, I am the hottest young prospect in this industry, and I will be the future of this whole place!” The fans boo more but Callis says one last thing he wants to say, is when you’re the One Percent, you’re not like the other 99! They are not like all of these fans! They are not like “the boys in the back,” like Mark Davis & Will Hobbs, “a couple of scab workers!” They’re not even in the same business, Hobbs!
And Callis has waited to get Hobbs on a PPV so that the world could watch why they call Konosuke Takeshita “The Alpha.” And Hobbs, YOU are not in the same business as Konosuke, and you find that out at Worlds End! But speaking of, here comes the Powerhouse! Will he and Dunkzilla finish things with the Don Callis Family? Or will the AEW International and ROH World TV Champions get even for last week?
Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage w/ Don Callis VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis!
The teams sort out and Konosuke starts against Hobbs to give the DC fans a preview of Worlds End. Hobbs and Konosuke step up, talk trash, and then the forearms go back and forth! The fans cheer for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” and Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke! Hobbs even shouts “MEAT!” before he whips Konosuke. Konosuke ducks ‘n’ dodges but then so does Hobbs! Hobbs SPINE- NO, Konosuke flails free and Hobbs says it was that close. Konosuke says to cool off while he paces on the outside. Konosuke steps back into the ring, but he tags to Cage. The fans stay fired up for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as Cage and Hobbs circle.
Hobbs and Cage DOUBLE LARIAT! Neither man falls, so they DOUBLE LARIAT again! And again! And again! Cage kicks low, shouts, “Who Betta Than Cage?” But then Hobbs CLOBBERS him! Hobbs even gets Konosuke to back down with a glare. Hobbs brings Cage up to fire forearms, then he tags Davis. Davis & Hobbs double whip and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up as Davis stalks Cage to a corner. Davis CHOPS Cage, and CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Cage sputters but Davis scoops to SLAM Cage down! Then ELBOW DROP! Cover, ONE! Cage stays in this but Davis bumps him off buckles.
Tag to Hobbs and he brings Cage out. Hobbs and Davis reel Cage in, fans chant “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE! MEAT MEAT MEAT!” but Konosuke makes the save! Konosuke swings, Hobbs dodges, so the elbow DECKS Davis! Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke, Cage ROCKS Hobbs! Cage clinches, Konosuke returns, KNEE RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Cage covers, TWO! Cage rains down fists, the ref reprimands, but Cage steps off. Cage drags Hobbs up, bumps him off buckles, and tags Konosuke. The Callis Family stomps a mudhole into Hobbs, but then Hobbs CHOPS Konosuke! Konosuke snarls, and he CHOPS in return!
Konosuke ROCKS Hobbs, climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count but then Konosuke BITES Hobbs on the forehead! The ref counts, Konosuke lets off, and Hobbs sputters on the ropes. Konosuke tags to Cage and the Family gets Hobbs up. They DOUBLE SUPLEX Hobbs! Cage covers, TWO! Cage drags Hobbs up but Hobbs fires body shots. Hobbs UPPERCUTS but Cage ROCKS Hobbs! Cage ROCKS Hobbs again, Hobbs fires back, repeat! The fans rally for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Cage gets the edge, then whips, but Hobbs KICKS him away! Cage swings, Hobbs bobs ‘n’ weaves, to then hit an EXPLODER!
The fans fire up while Hobbs crawls, hot tag to Davis! Davis fires hands on Cage, “MEAT! MEAT!” Davis DECKS Cage, then whips him to ropes. Cage reveres but Davis picks him up, BACKDROP! Davis SENTONS but onto knees! Davis writhes, Cage tags Konosuke! POWER- NO, Davis stops the knee! Davis takes a swing but Konosuke ducks that, to BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! High stack, TWO!! Davis survives and Konosuke snarls, but Rampage goes picture in picture.
Konosuke rains down fists on Davis, but lets off as the ref reprimands. Konosuke tags Cage and Cage drags Davis up. Cage ROCKS Davis, whips him into a corner, and Davis hits buckles chest first! Cage RAMS into Davis, and RAMS in again, then CHOPS! Davis staggers but Cage whips him to ropes. Davis reverses, to dosido with Cage, only for Cage to CLOBBER Davis! Cage BOOTS Davis down, covers, but Hobbs breaks it! Cage gets mad and the ref reprimands Hobbs, then Cage soaks up heat from DC. Cage stalks Davis to a corner and fires haymakers! The ref reprimands but Cage DECKS Davis! Cage soaks up more heat while he flexes.
Holiday Bash returns to single picture while Davis crawls. Cage storms over but Davis fires hands! Davis CHOPS, CHOPS, but Cage JUMP KNEES! Cage whips Davis, Davis cartwheels and swings on Cage! Cage blocks, waistlocks, but Davis switches! BIG back suplex! The fans fire up as Davis rises and reaches out! Davis crawls, as does Cage, hot tags to Hobbs and Konosuke! Hobbs LARIATS Konosuke, LARIATS again, then runs up to LARIAT in a corner! Cage runs up but he’s send into Konosuke! Hobbs SANDWEICHES the Family! Hobbs whips, Cage reverses, but Hobbs comes back to CLOBBER him! Hobbs scoops Cage for a POWERSLAM!
The fans fire up but Konosuke runs up! Hobbs scoops him, too! POWERSLAM! Hobbs pumps up and the fans are with him! Hobbs stomps and shakes the ropes, then he goes back for Konosuke. Konosuke rises, Hobbs pops him up, but Konosuke ELBOWS him! Konosuke fires hands, then ROLLING ELBOWS! Hobbs staggers, Konosuke whips him, but Hobbs reverses! SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Davis blocks Cage, but Cage SHOVES Davis onto the cover! Cage then TOSSES Davis out, and he goes back for Hobbs. Hobbs TOSSES Cage! Hobbs grins as he has Konosuke alone. The straps come down, and Hobbs runs up, only for Konosuke to dodge!
Konosuke runs, Cage tags in, and Konosuke BOOTS Hobbs in the corner! Cage runs up to UPPERCUT, GAMANGIRI, and then GERMAN SUPLEX! Hobbs flounders, Cage hauls him up, PUMP HANDLE FACEBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Hobbs survives and Cage is furious! Cage tags Konosuke, the Family gets Hobbs up, and they double wrench to double whip. But Hobbs breaks the double lariat and Davis tags in! Hobbs DOUBLE LARIATS Cage & Konosuke! Davis runs up, they STEREO LARIAT! Konosuke BOOTS Davis and Cage waistlocks Hobbs. Konosuke runs but Davis GAMANGIRIS! Cage SUPERKICKS Davis!
Hobbs SNAP POWERSLAMS Cage! ALPHA ELBOW from Konosuke! Davis GERMAN SUPLEXES Konosuke! Cage fireman’s carries Davis, F5!! Cage runs up on Hobbs but Hobbs dodges! Hobbs LARIATS Cage and himself out of the ring! The fans fire up while Davis rises again! Konosuke also stands, and they run up! DOUBLE LARIATS! Davis GAMANGIRIS, Konosuke ends up in the corner! Davis goes side to side, SLIDING FOREARM! The fans roar as Davis hauls Konosuke up! Konosuke fights the lift, dodges Davis, and comes back, DOUBLE LARIATS finally take both men down! But not for long as they both roar to their feet!
Konosuke swings, and he SWATS Davis’ enzigiri! Konosuke then POWER DRIVE KNEES!! And then, RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Callis Family wins!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage, by pinfall
The Alpha slam dunks on Dunkzilla, and now he has 8 days to prepare for the Powerhouse! Will Konosuke hold onto his International Championship against Hobbs? Or will taking that title be the perfect payback?
Backstage interview with Willow Nightingale.
Renee Paquette is with the Babe with the Power who is in action later tonight. But first, Renee wants to congratulate Willow to making it to the finals of the inaugural International Women’s Cup. She heads off to Tokyo very soon, how is she feeling about it? Willow is very excited. Inaugural WrestleDynasty, one step closer to the inaugural International Women’s Cup winner, and so it is mind boggling after how- Kris Statlander steps in. Kris tells Willow that there is a lot she should say, but for now, she’ll say good luck at the Tokyo Dome. #BornAgainKristen takes Willow by surprise, will Willow win tonight and have momentum going to the New Year?
Lio Rush & Action Andretti VS Myles Hawkins & Goldy!
The dysfunction in Top Flight Airlines led to The Bad Child & The Sight to See winning over Darius & Dante Martin, meaning they’re next up to face Private Party. Will this be little more than a tune-up for Lio & Action?
The teams sort out, Lio starts against Myles, but then Lio handspring kicks Goldy off the apron! Myles back suplexes but Lio lands out and then dodges! Myles falls out of the ring, Action handspring kicks him down! Lio DIVES onto Goldy! Action DIVES onto Myles! The fans fire up as Action puts Myles in fast. Lio joins Action and they mug Myles. Myles fights back with forearms and CHOPS! Myle runs, but Lio & Action split the difference. Lio spins Myles for Action to mule kick, knee lift and ROLLING ELBOW! Lio fires fast hands, then DECKS Myles! Goldy springboards but Lio & Action dodge! Lio eggs Goldy on, then he and Action split the difference again!
Action runs up, Goldy dodges, but Lio LARIATS Goldy on the other side! Myles whips Lio but Lio hits RUSH HOUR! Action torture racks Myles for a NECKBREAKER! Lio covers, Lio & Action win!
Winners: Lio Rush & Action Andretti, by pinfall
Fast win for this furious duo, but “Oh my gosh, is that Private Party?” Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy make their way out here and DC fires up! The AEW World Tag Team Champions call for “SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!” Lio & Action get their shot in the near future, but wait! Dante & Darius make their way out here? Private Party looks to the tunnels, but Lio & Action CLOBBER them from behind! Dante, Darius & Leila don’t worry about the champs, they stare Lio & Action down. Lio & Action hold up the belts, then throw them at the Martins. The refs keep this from getting any more physical, but will Lio & Action take those belts from Quen & Zay soon enough?
Backstage interview with Harley Cameron.
Renee is now with the “multifaceted” Harley and notes she’s in action against Willow Nightingale tonight. Harley says yes, she IS multifaceted. She wants us to appreciate ALL her facets! Renee says yes, but she has yet to earn a singles win in AEW. Fine, ruin her fun. But then Harley asks if some person off camera is gonna say anything or just stand there. In steps Penelope Ford, and Mrs. Superbad says yes, she was simply observing. But Ford couldn’t help but notice that she and Harley share a lot of similar… facets. Harley asks how much Ford’s cost. Uh, no, not those…
Ford meant that she hasn’t had such a good 2024, either. So from The Bad Girl to the… Harley doesn’t have a good nickname yet. Well, don’t worry about it. Ford will watch Harley’s back and Harley will watch Ford’s. Wait, is something on Harley’s back? No, Harley… Just good luck. FEEL THE WRATH OF HARLEY CAMERON! No, she was being nice to you, Harley. Right, don’t feel the wrath of Harley Cameron. There is nothing on your back, Harley, stop scratching. Wait! W-What? Nothing, sorry. But will Harley be feeling Willow’s wrath instead?
Willow Nightingale VS Harley Cameron!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two tie up. Harley pushes but Willow digs in her heels to SHOVE Harley down. Harley comes back, she and Willow reset and tie up again. Willow puts Harley in a corner, the ref counts, and Willow lets off. DC duels between Willow and Harley, and Harley wants a Test of Strength. Willow accepts the knuckle locks, but then Harley kicks low! Harley runs, wheelbarrows, but Willow turns that into a BIG back suplex! The fans cheer as Willow runs, DIVING BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! Willow bumps Harley off buckles, then fires LARIAT after LARIAT! The fans count al the way to TEN!
Willow brings Harley out with a smile, and scoop SLAMS her! Harley flounders, Willow storms up on her for another scoop and SLAM, right as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Willow storms around while Harley staggers up. Willow scoops Harley again, then carries her around to put her in the Tree of Woe! Willow stomps a mudhole in, then lets off to run up! But Harley BOOTS her while upside-down! Harley gets free, ELBOWS Willow, then runs to knee her low! Harley runs with Willow to HOTSHOT BULLDOG! Willow is stuck in ropes, and Harley AX KICKS her! Harley then headscissors Willow to CHOKE her in the ropes! The ref counts, Harley lets go at 4, and Harley soaks up cheers and jeers from DC. Harley stomps Willow, then drags her to the outside. Harley SMACKS Willow off the apron!
Harley paces while Willow flounders, and Harley has her against railing. Harley CHOPS Willow, then brings her around. Willow blocks the bump to SMACK Harley off the apron! Harley turns things around to SMACK Willow off the apron! Harley shoves Willow in, storms up on her, and stands her up for buckle bumps. Harley stomps Willow, digs her boots in, and she thrashes around! The ref counts, Harley lets off at 4, but Willow elbows her in return! Harley RAMS into Willow again and again, but Willow CLUBS Harley! Harley ROCKS Willow, whips her to ropes, and ELBOWS Willow down! Harley soaks up more cheers and jeers while Rampage goes to break.
Holiday Bash returns and Willow CANNONBALLS, but Harley dodges! Willow hits only buckles and she hobbles after Harley. Harley kicks, KNEES, and ENZIGIRIS! Harley roars, runs, and SHINING WIZARDS! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up but Harley grows frustrated. The fans rally while Harley waistlocks, but Willow switches! Harley kicks free to switch back, but Willow ELBOWS Harley back! Willow fireman’s carries, storms around, but Harley pops up! Harley fires down elbows, then victory rolls, TWO! Willow escapes and ROCKS Harley! Fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!
Harley survives but Willow roars! The fans fire up as the straps come down! Willow gut wrenches for the BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, Willow wins!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall
Willow faced the wrath of Harley Cameron and she prevailed! But then PENELOPE FORD goes after Willow! The fans boo but Ford did say she’d back Harley up. They both beat up on Willow, but here comes Kris! Kris Statlander storms the ring, Harley & Ford run away! Willow is again surprised, but the fans want these two to “Hug It Out! Hug It Out!” Kris says no, she doesn’t feel like it’s the right time. Kris lets Willow have the ring, is this proof that the #BornAgainKristen isn’t just a nickname?
Team Triple J speaks backstage.
Standing alongside Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh, as well as Jeff & Karen Jarrett, Sonjay Dutt says, “They’ve asked us to look back and reflect on 2024, and Jeff, guys, what an incredible series of moments we’ve had in 2024.” The group agrees. From Wembley Stadium to Double J being in the Owen Hart Cup, some true career highlights that he will cherish forever. But Jarrett doesn’t like looking in the rearview mirror, he likes to look ahead. Next week, he’s not bringing resolutions, he’s bringing a game plan for 2025! What does the Last Outlaw have in store for himself and the team in the New Year?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander!
While the rest of Gold League stands at 6 points, these two men are struggling to keep up. Will the King of Death join that traffic jam at the front of the block? Or will the Commander of the Skies be a spoiler for Christmas?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock. Brody and Komander circle while the fans bark it up. There are fans who sing “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~” for Komander as the two tie up. But then Brody picks Komande up with both hands, and puts him on the to rope. Brody pats Komander on the shoulder, and the fans bark more. Komander hops down, not intimidated by Brody’s size. Komander then dodges Brody, DROPKICKS him, but Brody CLOBBERS Komander on the return! Brody eggs Komander on and then scuffs him. Komander gets mad and CHOPS! Brody grins and eggs Komander on. Komander CHOPS, but Brody wants more!
Komander fires up to CHOP, but Brody CHOPS Komander down! The fans fire up and Brody grins. Komander sputters, Brody paces, and Brody drags Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander again! Brody bumps Komander off buckles, CHOPS again, and Komander flounders away! Brody stalks Komander to the corner, CHOPS him again, and Komander falls over! Brody hauls Komander up, whips him, but Komander goes up and over! Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Brody BACKDROPS Komander! The fans bark while Komander writhes, and Brody drags Komander up. But Komander fires body shots and a CHOP!
Brody KNEES low and Komander drops. Brody CHOPS Komander again! Brody asks, “Are you done?!” Brody whips Komander, but Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to then springboard, but Brody catches Komander with ease! Brody pops Komander up, but Komander pops free, sunset flip, ONE!! Brody drags Komander up and CLUBS him! Komander wobbles, Brody ROCKS him again! Brody drags Komander off the ropes, suplexes, but Komander slips around! SLEEPER! Big men still have to breathe, but Brody RAMS Komander into the buckles! Brody swings, misses, and that bad hand hits post! Komander fires KICKS on the legs!
Komander bobs ‘n’ weaves, kicks, mule kicks and ENZIGIRIS! Brody wobbles and the fans rally up! Komander knuckle locks, CHOPS, and he goes up and up and jumps around! But Brody breaks the grip and DOUBLE CHOPS Komander to the floor! The fans bark it up and the ref checks Komander while Rampage goes picture in picture.
Brody storms out after Komander, who is somehow still in this. Brody drags Komander up, and he whips Komander hard into railing! Brody revels in the DC dogs barking, and Brody stands Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander off his feet, then refreshes the ring count. Brody drags Komander up, and whips him hard into railing! So hard, in fact, that Komander goes up and over! Brody hurries to haul Komander back up, and he suplexes Komander to the floor! Komander writhes more while Brody refreshes the count again. Brody goes back to Komander, scuffs him, and brings him back up.
Komander KICKS Brody, CHOPS, but Brody CHOPS him down! Brody revels in the noise from DC while he stands on Komander’s neck! The ref reprimands, Brody steps off and rolls into the ring. Brody again refreshes the count so he can fetch Komander. Brody puts Komander in the ring, covers, TWO! Komander is still in this but Brody is more amused than anything. Brody paces then brings Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander to a corner, then revels in the noise a bit more. Brody then digs his boot into Komander, but lets off as the ref counts. Brody drags Komander up to CHOP, but Komander CHOPS! Brody CHOPS Komander down!
Brody digs his boots in again, but the ref counts. Brody steps away, then drags Komander to his feet. Brody ROCKS Komander as the Holiday Bash returns to single picture. Brody eggs Komander on, stands him up, and ROCKS him again! Komander flops against ropes but Brody dares him to keep fighting. Komander staggers up, but Brody CHOPS him! Komander is stinging but Brody ROCKS him! Brody whips, Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to QUEBRADA, but Brody catches him! But Komander slips down into the STANDING BONE LOCK! The fans fire up but Brody powers up! Brody THROWS Komander right off! SENTON FLOPS as Komander moves!
Komander hurries to basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Brody and Komander both crawl to ropes! They both stand, Brody runs up, but Komander swings around, CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Brody flops out to the floor! Komander sees that and the fans fire up! Komander builds going side to side, and he goes up and up and CROSSBODIES, but Brody catches him! Brody RAMS Komander into the railing! And then whips him hard into more railing! Brody makes Komander take a seat, then CHOPS him! The fans bark with Brody as he gets space, and Brody runs back in, but Komander ducks! Brody CRASHES into railing!!
Komander has the fans all fired up as he rises! Komander rolls into the ring, the count is climbing, but Brody is rising! So Komander runs corner to corner to go up, up and AWAY!! Direct hit with that escalara cannonball! The fans fire up as Komander rises again! Komander and Brody both head for the ring while fans sing again, “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~!” Komander has Brody in the drop zone! Komander goes up the corner, but Brody CLUBS him first! Brody has Komander in the Electric Chair Lift, then goes up the corner!? But Komander fights, shifts, and SUPER SUSNET FLIP POWERBOMBS!!
Brody is in the drop zone again and Komander rises! 450 SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives and Komander cannot believe it! “This is Awesome!” as Komander rises and goes to another corner. Komander tunes up the band, runs corner to corner, but Brody SLAPS him first! Brody runs but Komander dodges, Brody POSTS himself! Komander is on the apron and he runs up, to SHOTGUN Brody to the floor! Brody sputters, Komander climbs the corner, and the fans are thunderous! Komander springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Another direct hit and Komander feels so close to his first points in the C2!
Komander hurries to get in the ring, but then slides out to start a new ring count. Komander climbs again while Brody rises. Komander watches Brody slide in, then tightrope walks to CIELITO LINDO!! But that was on Brody’s back! Komander pushes Brody but that’s a lot of dead weight to push! Brody sits up but Komander KICKS him! Komander roars, the fans fire up, handspring- TORTURE RACK! Brody flips Komander around, GONZO BOMB!! Cover, Brody wins!!
Winner: Brody King, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Komander earns 0)
If it wasn’t clear before, this was a painful punctuation mark, Komander is mathematically ELIMINATED from the semifinals. However, Komander’s final C2 match is Dynamite’s Miracle on 34th Street against Claudio Castagnoli! Can Komander be the biggest spoiler of this entire tournament? Can Brody prove to everyone in the Gold League that the House Always Wins?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here for Holiday Bash, though some clear redundancies from last week’s Winter is Coming edition. We got another group Don Callis Promo, and we barely got anything different from Callis and Kyle. The tag match’s only changes were Cage switching in for Archer, even though Cage is in reality defending his ROH World TV Championship in the Hammerstein Ballroom for Final Battle, and then the Callis Family wins this time so Hobbs and Konosuke can be even going towards Worlds End. Now, Konosuke could very well retain the International Championship at Worlds End because NJPW is totally open to Konosuke Takeshita VS Shingo Takagi being Winner Takes All, AEW International and NEVER Openweight titles on the line together.
Lio & Action of course won their match, but the real purpose was to get a confrontation out of them, Private Party and OG Top Flight, Darius & Dante. Good stuff, and it teases anywhere between a Triple Threat to Lio & Action VS Darius & Dante Round 2. Very good promo from Triple J to set up for something, anything really, for 2025. Fight for the Fallen can even be the start of whatever that plan is as part of the “mother of all streams.” And good stuff with the women’s division tonight. Ford & Harley makes a natural duo now given their names, and Willow and Kris could possibly reunite now that Kris is a Face again. That wouldn’t really make up for the weird fumble in the middle where Tony Khan just wanted Kris to get away from Stokely, but hey, this story itself could be really well done.
And great stuff out of Brody VS Komander, really got the drama going before the end. I mean, we all knew Komander was out of the running before tonight, and was most certainly taking the loss here, but Komander got to really show some grit. And now, five people at 6 points going into the final round, they’re really adding great drama to Gold League. Collision tomorrow and then Dynamite Miracle on 34th Street will be some great stuff, but I still think Ospreay should be one of the semifinalists, the second spot can be whoever they want.
My Score: 8.8/10
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With Jade Cargill out of action, Naomi is stepping in to help Bianca Belair defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships tonight on SmackDown!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: The Bloodline VS LA Knight, Apollo Creed & Andrade; The Bloodline wins.
- Braun Strowman VS Carmelo Hayes; Melo wins.
- Johnny Gargano VS Alex Shelley; Gargano wins.
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Bianca Belair & Naomi VS Nia Jax & Candice LeRae; Bianca & Naomi win and retain the titles.
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Solo Sikoa is here!
The fans boo as the “Undisputed” Tribal Chief leads the Samoan Werewolf and Good Bad Guy to the ring. Roman Reigns put out the challenge for Tribal Combat, and on January 6th, in Los Angeles, for the first-ever Monday Night Raw on Netflix, it will happen! But first, Solo and his Bloodline go to the ring, and the fans chant “O T C! O T C!” Solo tells them all, “ACKNOWLEDGE ME.” The fans boo instead, as expected. Solo lets that slide, and he says, “Roman Reigns sat on his little boat with The Wise Man and decided to challenge me on January 6th to a Tribal Combat match for the ula fala on Monday Night Raw, the debut on Netflix.”
The fans “WHAT?” Solo says instead of saying that, the fans should ACKNOWLEDGE HIM. The fans boo more, but Solo says shut your mouths and listen to what THE Tribal Chief has to say! The fans continue to boo and they continue to chant, “O T C! O T C!” Solo tells Roman that if he wants Tribal Combat, if he wants to take THE Tribal Chief to war, then let’s do it! Solo will leave his Bloodline behind, “WHAT?” Roman will leave his behind, “WHAT?” They’ll leave the Wise Man behind. “WHAT?” Jimmy and Jey, too. So listen and listen carefully: On January 6th, Solo walks in and walks OUT as THE Tribal Chief!
The fans boo more but Solo says on January 6th, he will STILL be the Head of the Table! He will STILL be YOUR Tribal Chief! And he will STILL have the ula fala! So Roman, after Solo beats your ass in LA, Roman can go back out on his little boat, sail off to the Island of Irrelevancy, and Roman can finally ACKNOWLEDGE SOLO. But wait! Drew McIntyre is here!? The Scottish Terminator has already hit Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso and Sami Zayn, but let’s not forget Solo was chief among those who screwed McIntyre out of the world championship. Solo has Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga stand down as McIntyre goes to the ring.
McIntyre grabs a mic but Solo tells him, “I gotta admit, I was very happy when you kicked my brother, Jimmy, in the face last week. Yes, I was very, very happy. But you better have a damn good reason why you’re interrupting me.” McIntyre says he’ll make it quick because it causes McIntyre physical pain to be this close to Solo and not beating Solo within an inch of his life. You like what McIntyre did to Jimmy? What about Sami and Jey? McIntyre wants to know, when Solo lies in bed at night, is he asking when McIntyre is coming after him? Because Solo is the one that cost McIntyre the title at Clash at the Castle.
Solo is the one who caused McIntyre’s family the pain and misery that caused him more pain and misery! But Solo also stood up to Roman Reigns. The only one to have the balls to stand up to Roman! The rest of them acted tough, acted like they were going to do something, but Roman snapped his fingers, didn’t change one bit. McIntyre’s heart says jump Solo, but McIntyre’s head says he and Solo have the same goal. So here’s what McIntyre is thinking: McIntyre can start working through the hit list, taking out more and more OG Bloodline members, and Solo does one thing for him: Take out Roman for good.
The fans boo but McIntyre says once all that business is finished, then he and Solo can settle theirs. But then JIMMY yanks McIntyre out of the ring! And CRACKS him with the crutch! And again! And then he runs up to CLOBBER McIntyre! McIntyre goes running into the crowd, Jimmy does his best to pursue, but now here comes LA Knight, Apollo Creed & Andrade! The Bloodline has a Six Man Tag on their hands, will Knight even let Solo make it to LA?
Six Man Tag: The Bloodline VS LA Knight, Apollo Creed & Andrade!
The brawl is on, Apollo after Tama, Andrade after Jacob, and Knight after Solo! Solo shoves back, but Knight LARIATS him up and out! Apollo DUMPS Tama and Andrade BOOTS Jacob! Apollo BOOTS Jacob, then Andrade BOOTS him again! Jacob tumbles out but Solo has him stand down! The Bloodline regroups while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and the match is already going as Apollo ducks ‘n’ dodges Tama to then slide under. Tama keeps moving, Apollo hurdles over, drops down, then DROPKICKS! Apollo fires up and the fans are with him, then Apollo gorilla presses Tama! The fans fire up and Apollo marches around. Apollo says this is for Solo, and he DROPS Tama! Tama flounders, Apollo brings him over, and he tags in Knight. Knight fires hands on Tama, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight brings Tama around to whip but Tama reverses. Knight catches Tama for a SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Tama is tougher than that but Knight stomps him.
Tag to Andrade and the unlikely partners mug Tama. Andrade CHOPS Tama, then has him in a corner. Andrade tags Apollo, they double whip Tama to DOUBLE ELBOW! Apollo covers, TWO! Tama stays in this but Apollo drags Tama up. Apollo ROCKS Tama, the fans rally, and Apollo ROCKS Tama again. Apollo tags Andrade back in, they mug Tama, but Tama fires body shots! Tama shoves Andrade but Andrade RANAS on the return! Tama tumbles out, Jacob runs in, but Andrade DUMPS him out! Tag to Apollo, and then Andrade climbs! Apollo builds speed, and Apollo FLIES while Andrade ARIHARA MOONSAULTS!
The fans fire up as Knight then gets in to keep Solo back! Knight dares Solo to try something, but Solo stays back. Knight goes back to his corner while Apollo puts Tama in. The fans fire up as Apollo reels Tama in. Tama fires body shots and switches to a waistlock. Apollo elbows free, but Jacob sneaks a tag! Tama shoves Apollo and Jacob BODY CHECKS Apollo! The Werewolf is all geeked up while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Solo whips Apollo to ELBOW him down! Solo throws up the one but the fans boo. Solo drags Apollo up, bumps him off buckles, and the fans rally. Solo UPPERCUTS Apollo down, then stalks him along the ropes. Solo drags Apollo up but Apollo fires hands! Solo keeps Apollo from his corner but Apollo throws more shots! Solo whips Apollo hard into the Bloodline corner! Tag to Jacob and he looms over Apollo. Jacob drags Apollo up to scoop and SLAM! The fans boo but Jacob runs to SENTON, onto knees! Apollo saves himeslf and both men are down! They crawl, hot tag to Andrade!
El Idolo dodges Jacob, BLASTS Tama then ROCKS Solo! Andrade fires hands on Jacob, runs, then ducks ‘n’ dodges to FLYING FOREARM! Jacob tumbles to a corner while Andrade kips up! The fans fire up and chant “SI! SI! SI!” Andrade runs in, CIEN SHADOWES! Cover, TWO!! Jacob survives but Andrade keeps his cool. Andrade goes up a corner, MOONSAULT DOUBLE! Cover, TWO!! Andrade is frustrated now as Jacob survives again! Andrade thinks on what to do, and he brings Jacob up. Andrade fires forearms but Jacob grabs Andrade’s neck! Andrade fights free and fires more shots, but Solo sneaks a tag!
Andrade whips, Jacob reverses, but Andrade KICKS Jacob away! Jacob just roars! Andrade runs up, Jacob FLAPJACKS him into Solo’s HOTSHOT! That combo sends Andrade tumbling out to the floor, and Solo brings him up to POST him! The fans boo as The Bloodline stands tall, and Solo shows off his ula fala. Solo goes back to Andrade and puts him in the ring. Tag to Jacob, and Jacob whips for a POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Andrade sputters and coughs while Jacob is geeked up again, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Jacob watches Andrade crawl to the apron, and waits for him to go to a corner. Andrade sits up but into the HIP ATTACK! Jacob snarls as he kicks Andrade around. Tag to Solo and he whips Jacob for Jacob to whip him! Another HIP ATTACK on Andrade! Solo scowls at the fans, then talks trash on Andrade. Solo drags Andrade by his foot and brings him over to tag Tama. Tama then slingshot ELBOW DROPS! Andrade sputters more but Tama covers, TWO! Andrade is still in this, but Tama rains down fists on Andrade to keep him down! Tama HAMMERS and CLUBS Andrade, then he talks smack on Apollo and Knight.
Tama kicks Andrade to the Bloodline corner, drags him back up, and then fires a BODY SHOT! Andrade sputters, Tama tags Jacob, and then Jacob whips Tama in for a STINGER SPLASH! Andrade falls over, Jacob clamps claws into the shoulders! Andrade endures, fights up, but Jacob HEADBUTTS him down! Jacob clamps the claws on again and really digs into Andrade’s shoulders! Andrade kicks and flails in pain but Jacob just thrashes him around more! Jacob shouts at Andrade but Andrade fights up to his feet! Andrade fires body shots, but Jacob HEADBUTTS him down again! Jacob stalks Andrade to a corner as SmackDown returns to single picture.
The fans boo but Jacob rains down fists in the corner! Jacob then sucker punches Apollo! Andrade sits up, Jacob runs in, but Andrade moves! Hip attack hits buckles and the fans fire up! Andrade and Jacob crawl, Solo shouts for Jacob to get up! Jacob grabs Andrade’s foot and brings him up! Andrade ENZIGIRIS free! Hot tags to Tama and The Mega Star! The fans are thunderous as Knight dodges then CLOBBERS Tama! Tama flounders to a corner, Knight stomps away on him, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” The ref counts, Knight stops at 4, but then he CLOBBERS Jacob! KNEE for Tama! Solo runs up to TOSS Knight!
Knight dodges Solo in the corner and hits a NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up even more and Knight tags Apollo. Knight hits Tama with the BIG back suplex! Apollo goes up top for the FROG SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Tama survives but Apollo clamps on with a CROSSFACE! Knight WRECKS Jacob with a dropkick, and the Samoan Werewolf tumbles up and over the desk! Knight goes out to say that’s what Jacob gets, BUT SHINSUKE IS HERE!? Nakamura CLOBBERS Knight into the desk! The King of Strong Style gets away with that while the ref was busy checking Tama! Solo CLOBBERS Apollo, but Andrade whips Solo!
Solo reverses and ELBOWS Andrade! Solo drags Tama to their corner and then tags in. Solo aims at Apollo, HIP ATTACK! Solo hauls Apollo up, URENAGE! And then SAMOAN SPIKE!! Cover, Bloodline wins!!
Winners: The Bloodline, by pinfall
It seems Drew McIntyre isn’t the only one who is surprisingly on Solo’s side. The sinister samurai made sure to strike from the shadows to screw over Knight, will Knight make sure Nakamura comes to regret it? As for Solo, he is rolling towards the Raw Netflix debut, will he not need his Bloodline to retain the ula fala?
Backstage interview with Motor City Machine Guns.
Byron Saxton is with Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin ahead of the emotional grudge match. Shelley takes on his former friend, student, and the man who betrayed MCMG to take those WWE Tag Team Championships. That man is Johnny Gargano, so what thoughts are flowing through Shelley’s mind? Shelley says it is one thought: Payback. Sabin says they’ve known Gargano almost 20 YEARS, and only now does Gargano let the mask fall away to show us the truth. Shelley says it cuts a lot deeper when it’s someone you considered a little brother. Shelley tells Johnny that he makes sure Gargano knows he made the BIGGEST mistake of his life.
Sabin asks Shelley if he’s ready to do this. Shelley says this is something he has to do alone. He wants to see if Gargano is man enough to do the same. Sabin says okay, let’s get warmed up. Shelley wants a 1v1 shootout with Johnny Wrestling, but will Gargano do anything but do this himself?
SmackDown shares footage from after Saturday Night’s Main Event.
Byron Saxton was with Chelsea Green & Piper Niven and said before anything else, congratulations. Chelsea pats herself on the back, Piper pats Chelsea a bit, too, and Byron takes her back through the closing moments. Unpretty-Her on Michin, the bell rings, and we hear Lilian Garcia say the words, “AND NEW Women’s United States Champion, Chelsea Green.” What went through her mind? Chelsea takes out her gum and puts it in “Bryan’s” hand, and then tells him that she always knew this would happen. He might be surprised, and that’s so cute, but she wasn’t. She’s been doing this for ten YEARS, and worked her entire life to be an overnight success.
This is Chelsea’s time! Red, white and Green! Say it with her, Bryan! #RedWhiteAndGreen. So then, let’s talk the historical significance. Chelsea will now go down in the history books as the FIRST-EVER Women’s US Champion, so how does she’s now synonymous with the likes of Harley Race, the first-ever Men’s US Champion? She would say, “Duh.” She’s in the books where she belongs. Probably should’ve been three years ago, but she was released. It should’ve been way back in 2015, but she wasn’t hired. So now is the time. NOW IS THE FREAKIN’ TIME!! Yes, it is her time. What does a Chelsea Green reign look like going forward?
Chelsea says it looks like she’s going to Disneyland, so she’s got a plane to catch. Can they wrap this up? Of course. Have fun in Disneyland. Yes, well-deserved. Piper calls for champagne. Will we never hear the end of this now that Chelsea has gold to go with the ego?
Kevin Owens speaks.
“What happened after Saturday Night’s Main Event was not my fault. There’s a lot of people to blame for it. Cody Rhodes, the referees, Nick Aldis, WWE Management, they’re all to blame. I was screwed out of winning that championship. What happened to me is a travesty, a tragedy! I should be standing here Undisputed WWE Champion, but I’m not. But I took this (the Winged Eagle belt) because I deserve it. And I’m not giving it back until I get what i want. Everyone needs to understand, you can only push a man so much until they snap. But the good news is, I haven’t snapped yet.
“It can all get so much worse, trust me. You don’t want me to snap. So Cody, Nick Aldis, WWE officials, what happens next is on all of you.” The Prizefighter has said his piece, will he hold the championship hostage until his demands are met?
DIY talks backstage.
Ciampa gets it, Gargano’s known MCMG a long time. So it surprises Ciampa that Shelley is so dumb! He wants this grudge match but he can’t win the tag titles back in a singles match. So what’s he doing? Gargano says Shelley wants his payback, that’s obvious. But Shelley wants to challenge Gargano’s manhood?! Gargano is all man! He made a kid! Yeah, Papa John, Daddy Ciampa, of course they made kids. But Shelley did specify that he wants to do this on his own, so Ciampa knows what that means, right? Ciampa has to stay backstage, too. Gargano will handle business by himself. He’s not some naive 18-year-old kid with a dream anymore! Dream came true!
Gargano will go remind Shelley that he’s Johnny Freakin’ Wrestling! So Ciampa can just relax right back here. Ciampa says go get him! Ciampa won’t even move a muscle from here, you can trust him. Can he? Or is this all another facade to lower everyone’s guard?
It’s an all new Grayson Waller Effect!
A-Town Down Under is already in the ring, and fans boo as Austin Theory & Grayson Waller show off the abs. Waller then welcomes us to the Grayson Waller- And Austin Theory…! Effect. The hottest show keeps getting hotter cuz Waller gets scoop after scoop, lads. And tonight is a big scoop! A big, BIG scoop! The first transfer from Raw to SmackDown, it’s the Monster of All Monsters, BRAUN STROWMAN! The fans cheer as Braun makes his way to the ring, and he’s coming out as Santa Braun! Or perhaps, Strowman Claus? Either way, Braun throws free merchandise to the fans, what a gift for Christmas!
Braun empties the bag and then goes to the ring. Turns out, nothing for Waller & Theory! Waller sits behind the desk and thanks Braun for coming. And how nice of Braun to help all the poor here in Hartford. The fans boo and Braun asks if Waller’s really starting this like that. Is he really trying to piss Braun off already? No no no! Braun is right, it really is nice. And this is big! The biggest acquisition in SmackDown history! On the biggest talk show in WWE history! Braun says it doesn’t get any bigger than this, baby! The fans cheer and Waller says before we start, he knows how this goes, sometimes.
Waller just wants us to know that he invested a lot of money into the new set. Maybe we continue to spread Christmas cheer and have a civil conversation. No damage. Well, if Waller runs his mouth, then Braun can promise he’ll wear Waller out using all the stuff in here. Waller says he’s a bit surprised Braun agreed to this. If no one has said before, but Braun is a little intimidating. But the more Waller thought about it, the more it made sense. Even Braun sees the sense in associating with ATDU! The fans boo and Braun says he threw up a little bit in his mouth, and that get a good laugh.
Waller says okay, but SmackDown’s a bit scary right now. Bloodline is going wild, people are getting attacked backstage, and you don’t wanna be alone in the car park. Sorry, parking lot. Braun asks if Waller knows who he’s talking to. No, he didn’t mean anything by it. Waller just figures, it’d be a good idea if Braun looked after Braun for once. And that means setting up the ultimate alliance. Braun Strowman & A-Town Down Under as the same team! They’d be untouchable! The cunning and intelligence of Waller & Theory, Braun’s strength. Get it? Brains & Braun. Braun says he already told Waller to watch his mouth! Does Waller want his set shoved up his-
Wait! Carmelo Hayes makes his way out here! Braun sighs and Melo says no, no, no, cut this out. Melo has a bone to pick with Braun. Aldis thought he was going to humble Melo by setting him up against Braun. Everybody here knows that that wasn’t fair. But newsflash, Nick Aldis, you can’t humble greatness! Melo might lose, but he’ll never quit. So Braun, “you big ugly dumb Santa Claus b*tch,” let’s run this thing back right here, right now! Cuz now, Melo’s ready! Braun says if Melo didn’t learn his lesson last week, Braun will remind him what the Braun Strowman Effect is! Waller & Theory run away as Braun grabs the fake palm trees!
Braun CHUCKS trees at Melo but Melo just laughs. Will Melo not miss the game winner in this rematch? Or will Braun be the one to humble H1M?
Braun Strowman VS Carmelo Hayes!
SmackDown returns and the bell rings. Braun chuckles at Melo wanting to tie up. They do tie up but then Melo slips around to KICK the leg! Braun just brushes that off as he and Melo circle. Melo uses the ropes and even the ref as a shield so Braun backs off. Melo comes back, taunts Braun, then drops back to ropes. The ref wants Braun to let off, and Braun does, but then Melo sucker punches him! Melo talks smack, then whips, but Braun blocks! B raun shakes his head, whips Melo, but Melo ducks ‘n’ dodges ‘n’ slides out. Melo says safe! Melo says he’s smart, but then gets spooked as Braun storms up to ropes!
The ref has Braun stay back, and Melo gets cocky again. Braun signals to the fans that he’s taking a lap and the fans fire up. Braun goes outside, builds speed, but Melo runs! Melo slides into the ring, Braun gets on the apron, but Melo KICKS him! The fans boo but Melo hits the FADE AWAY! Braun flounders, Melo CLUBS and KNEES and repeat! Braun SHOVES Melo out of the ring! Braun shakes it off then storms back up on Melo. Braun YANKS Melo up by his hair! And then he TOSSES Melo across the way! The fans fire up and Braun drags Melo up again. Braun whips, Melo dropkicks the legs out! Braun falls, Melo runs, FADE AWAY, but into Braun’s hands!
Braun pops Melo up, but Melo SPIKE-RANAS! Braun sputters and Melo soaks up heat. Braun rises up like the monster he is! Melo turns around, Braun runs up, but Melo DUMPS Braun out! Melo BOOTS Braun away, then gets cocky again. Melo goes out the side and he runs up a la Braun. But Braun BOOTS Melo right down! The fans fire up and Braun looms over Melo. Braun drags Melo up, whips him at steps, but Melo goes up! Melo leaps, but into Braun’s arms! We’re at 7 of 10 as Melo slips free! Melo SLAPS Braun! Braun grabs Melo by the neck and TOSSES him into the ring! We’re at 10!! MELO WINS!
Winner: Carmelo Hayes, by count out
Talk about rope-a-dope! Melo steals this win by getting the better of Braun’s anger! Braun scowls at smart-aleck Melo, and he storms in! Melo runs out to the crowd and into the night, but Braun pursues! Will Melo #GetTheseHands one way or another?
Nia Jax and Candice LeRae talk backstage.
They’re both excited for the tag title match tonight, because Nia can become a double champion. Tiffany Stratton walks in and Nia says there she is! Tiff wishes them luck tonight, and cannot wait to be there ringside when the ref raises their hands. Nia gets a guilty look on her face and Candice tells Tiff that they were talking… It’s best if Tiff stays in the back. But hey, she can take some notes if she wants. And if she wants to help, she can prepare champagne, balloons and maybe even streamers. They’re gonna need all that after the big win. So Tiff should get on that while Candice & Nia strategize.
Tiff looks to Nia but Nia just says, “Thanks, Tiff.” Tiff leaves, Nia shrugs off the guilt and says she and Candice are ready. Candice is sure Tiff will have the most beautiful party ready for them. Will the Irresistible Force & Poison Pixie succeed in taking the tag titles for their own? Or will it be Bianca & Naomi having that champagne to celebrate?
Melo returns backstage.
And he’s on high alert knowing Braun is still hunting him down. Melo bumps into Legado Del Fantasma, and then Braun storms up! Braun asks where Melo went. Santos Escobar says screw that, he’s no snitch. Braun says not telling is gonna get Santos worse. Angel steps in and says Melo went that way. Braun thanks Angel and storms off after Melo. But then Pretty Deadly asks Braun to please read through their script. Braun slaps the script down and says he doesn’t care about their stupid musical! But then Melo SMACKS Braun with a chair! And SMACKS him again! Melo talks trash before heading out, but Braun gets back up.
Braun is angrier than ever, and he still hunts Melo down! Is there going to be nothing left of H1M after Braun #GetsTheseHands on him?
Johnny Gargano VS Alex Shelley!
Longtime friendships thrown away in order to get ahead is practically cliche in pro-wrestling, but to think Johnny Wrestling would be the kind to do that. Will Shelley make Gargano regret ever treating 20 YEARS like it was nothing?
The bell rings and Gargano runs up! Shelley dodges to fire hands, then he bumps Gargano off buckles. Shelley stomps a mudhole in, then stands Gargano up to dig his forearm in! The ref counts, Shelley lets off, then he climbs up to rain down fists! Gargano YANKS Shelley down! Shelley flounders, Gargano CHOPS Shelley to a corner, then he mocks the MCMG hand pointing. Gargano CHOPS Shelley, ROCKS him, then wrenches him to whip corner to corner. Gargano runs up but Shelley ELBOWS him away! Shelley goes up to FLYING KNEE! And then he CLOBBERS Gargano! The fans fire up as Shelley drags Gargano up.
Shelley wrenches, hammerlocks, but Gargano elbows free! Gargano brings Shelley around to schoolboy ROUNDHOUSE! Shelley sputters, Gargano brings him up, and Gargano says he’s no longer the student. Gargano ROCKS Shelley, stomps away, but stops as the ref counts. Gargano soaks up heat, then shakes out his left hand before he runs up. Shelley puts Gargano on the apron to HOTSHOT! Gargano falls, Shelley aims, and Shelley slingshots to stomp Gargano’s bad hand! Gargano staggers away, but runs back up on Shelley, only for Shelley to jump the sweep! SUPERKICK! Then FLYING KNEE!
The fans fire up while Gargano goes down, and Shelley says that’s what Gargano gets while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Gargano has Shelley in a clinch. Gargano fires body shots, then he hits a JAWBREAKER! Gargano goes to a corner, Shelley runs up, but Gargano BOOTS back! Gargano runs up and slips around Shelley to SLINGBLADE BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Gargano is frustrated but he stalks Shelley to the apron. Gargano brings Shelley up, talks more smack, and he fireman’s carries. Shelley slips out but Gargano ROCKS him! SLINGSHOT- SUPERKICK! Shelley takes Gargano out of the air and both men are down! The fans rally up, and Shelley stands to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP again!
Shelley CHOPS, whips, then kitchen sink knees! And then PENALTY KICKS! Ghost pin, TWO! Gargano escapes, but Shelley wants the arm! Shelley uses the Garga- NO, Gargano turns chicken wing into roll up, TWO!! Shelley escapes, clinches, and spins Gargano, ASAI DDT! Cover, TWO! Shelley wants the arm again! The fans rally as Shelley drags Gargano up, wrenches and wristlocks, but Gargano ROCKS Shelley with forearms! Shelley CHOPS back, CHOPS again, and CHOPS again! Shelley wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER! But Gargano ENZIGIRIS! Shelley runs up, Gargano dodges and SUPERKICKS!
Gargano scoops Shelley, takes aim at a corner, LAWN DART! Cover, TWO!! Shelley survives and the fans rally up! Gargano grows frustrated but he brings Shelley around. Gargano wants the arm now! GargaNO Escape, but Shelley says NO to that! They both fight up, end up in a corner, and the ref counts. Gargano lets off, to then ROCK Shelley with a cheap shot! Gargano runs up, but into a BUCKLE SHOT! Shelley shakes out the stars and he goes to the corner. The fans fire up as Shelley climbs, but Ciampa shows up! Gargano GAMANGIRIS Shelley down! But wait, here comes Sabin! Ciampa violated the deal first so Sabin’s not letting him do worse!
Gargano climbs up while Sabin chases Ciampa off, but Shelley SHOVES Gargano! CROSSBODY! Gargano rolls through, and pulls tights! Gargano wins!!
Winner: Johnny Gargano, by pinfall
Distraction tactic and pulling the tights? Gargano has no shame! But he and Ciampa have the WWE Tag Team Championships, so is that all that matters?
Backstage interview with Bianca Belair & Naomi.
Byron Saxton is at gorilla with The EST & The Glow, and before they head to the ring, he wants to recap the crazy couple of weeks. The mysterious attack on Jade Cargill, the big win at Survivor Series in WarGames, and now they can solidify themselves as WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. Bianca says these past few weeks have been rough to say the least. And while you can trust Bianca will find out what happened to Jade, you best believe they won’t be stripped of the tag titles. That’s just what the culprit wants and Bianca isn’t going down without a fight. Thankfully, Bianca has a friend who always has her back.
Naomi says yeah, she’s got her back forever! And she can never turn down a good “snatch ‘n’ drag.” But she also knows how important these titles are to Bianca & Jade, and they’re just as important to her. Naomi will go out there and do everything she has to in order to keep the titles. Bianca holds out Jade’s belt to Naomi, but Naomi says no. Not until she’s earned it. Bianca says okay, and the music hits. Naomi is fired up, will this be the StrongEST Glow yet?
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Bianca Belair & Naomi VS Nia Jax & Candice LeRae!
SmackDown returns as the Irresistible Force & Poison Pixie make their entrance together. The introductions are made, the tag titles are raised, and we see who is truly the strongest duo!
The teams sort out and Bianca starts against Candice. They tie up as the fans rally, and Bianca powers Candice right to a corner. But Candice pulls the braid! The ref reprimands, Candice shoves Bianca, then pie faces her! But Bianca SHOVES Candice to the corner! Bianca runs up but into an elbow! Candice goes up but Bianca ROCKS her! Bianca gorilla presses Candice but Candice scrambles free! Candice hurries away and she tags in Nia. Bianca says bring it and the fans rally for the “E S T! E S T!” Nia and Bianca tie up, Bianca headlocks, but Nia powers up and out. Tiff is watching backstage as Nia scoops Bianca, only for Bianca to slip free.
Bianca runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges and DROPKICKS! Nia rebounds but Bianca avoids the elbow drop! Bianca tags Naomi then sets Nia up! Naomi and Bianca both run the ropes, Bianca handsprings, SPLIT LEG DROP AND MOONSAULT COMBO! Naomi covers, TWO! Naomi hurries back after Nia but Nia shoves her away. Naomi slides under the lariat then mule kicks! Naomi runs but into a POP-UP HEADBUTT! Nia drags Naomi to a cover, TWO! Naomi stays in this for Bianca’s sake but Nia storms back up as SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Nia DRIBBLES Naomi off the mat, then stares Bianca down. Nia stalks Naomi to a corner, puts her on ropes, and CHOKES her! The ref counts, Nia lets off, and then Nia drags Naomi over to the corner. Nia traps Naomi while she tags Candice. Nia fires some elbows before backing off, and Candice RAMS Naomi! Candice ROCKS Naomi, sits her down, then stomps a mudhole in. Candice taunts Bianca, drags Naomi to a cover, TWO! Candice CLUBS Naomi down, then clamps on with a top wristlock. Naomi endures while Candice leans on the hold. Naomi fights up, arm-drags free, then hurries for her corner!
Candice scrambles after Naomi and THROWS her by her hair! Candice stomps Naomi to the corner, tags Nia, and Nia runs up to HIP ATTACK! Nia taunts Bianca, drags Naomi up, and clamps on with a cobra clutch! Nia leans on Naomi to grind her down. Naomi endures, fights up, and JAWBREAKERS free! Nia staggers around, but she scoops Naomi! Naomi slips free to the apron and HOTSHOTS Nia! Naomi BOOTS Candice. RAMS Nia, then reels Nia in for a HEATSEEKER! Naomi is down, but she BOOTS Nia away before heading for her corner. Candice hurries and tags in, but Naomi hot tags Bianca!
Bianca rallies on Candice with shoulder tackles and DROPKICK! Bianca kips up, wrenches, and suplexes Candice! SmackDown returns to single picture as Candice slips free! Candice dodges Bianca, Nia sneaks a tag, and Bianca scoops Candice for a GUT BUSTER! Bianca runs at the corner to RAM Candice, then she climbs up! The ref tries to explain but Nia runs up! Bianca backflips up and over! Nia almost squashes Candice, but she turns around. Bianca dodges Nia, but Candice hits a CODE BREAKER! SAMOAN DROP from Nia! Cover, TWO! Bianca survives and the fans fire up! Nia snarls as she drags Bianca into a motorcycle stretch!
Bianca endures and the fans rally up. Bianca fights up but Nia POSTS her first! Nia then mocks the fans with clapping, then she scuffs Bianca. Nia dares Bianca to tag, then she THROWS Bianca by the braid! Bianca goes to ropes, and Nia pulls the braid around them! The ref reprimands, Nia lets off, but Candice gets her shots in! The fans boo but Bianca gets away. Nia soaks up the heat and then brings Bianca around. Nia has the cobra clutch back on and she thrashes Bianca around. The fans rally as Bianca endures, and Bianca fights back up. Nia kicks Bianca but Bianca rebounds to reel Nia in!
Bianca tries to suplex but Nia’s too big! Nia shoves Bianca to the corner, but Bianca BOOTS back! Bianca ELBOWS Candice, runs up on Nia, but Nia picks her up! Nia RAMS Bianca into the corner! Tag to Candice and she climbs. Nia holds Bianca up, Candice MISSILE DROPKICKS Bianca into the SPINEBUSTER! Candice then BLASTS Bianca off the apron, then uses Nia as the step for the STEP-UP SENTON! Cover, TWO!! Bianca survives, she’s the toughEST for a reason! Candice is frustrated and she CLUBS away on Bianca! The fans rally for “E S T! E S T!” Bianca throws a body shot but Candice CLUBS her down again.
Candice tags Nia and Nia pulls the braid to keep Bianca back. Nia whips Bianca to Candice but Bianca slips around. Candice standing switches, Nia runs up, but Bianca ducks and Nia clips Candice! Bianca scrambles while Nia checks Candice, hot tag to Naomi! Naomi LARIATS Nia but Nia stays up! So Naomi UPPERCUTS Nia! Nia still stays up! Naomi dodges, goes up the ropes, FLYING CHUCK! Nia wobbles and the fans fire up with Naomi! Naomi reels Nia in but Nia whips her away! Naomi BOOTS from the corner, then goes up! FLYING FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Nia stays in this but Naomi pounds the mat.
The fans rally up, Naoim brings Nia up, but Nia HEADBUTTS her! Nia runs up at the corner, but Naomi dodges to POST her! Nia is down, Naomi goes up! SPLIT LEG MOONSAULT FLOPS as Nia moves! Nia CLUBS Naomi, puts her in the drop zone, then goes up! But Naomi SMACKS Nia off the post! Tag to Bianca, and Naomi gets under Nia?! POWERBOMB!! Naomi drags Nia into the drop zone! Bianca aims for the 450!! Cover, CANDICE BREAKS IT! The fans fire up, Nia is busted open from hitting that post, but here comes TIFFANY! Is she doing what it looks like? Tiff cheers on Candice & Nia, no cash-in yet.
Candice tags in, goes after Bianca, but Bianca RAMS Candice into the corner! Bianca runs but into a BOOT! Candice goes up, TORNADO DDT! Cover, Naomi GAMANGIRIS Candice! Fans cheer “CASH IT IN!” at Tiff but Bianca tags in Naomi. Nia sneaks a tag, and as the Naomi goes after Candice, the ref has to explain. In that distraction, Nia asks for the briefcase! Tiff is conflicted, but she hands it over. But then the ref sees Nia with it! Bianca HANDSPRING KICKS Nia off the apron! Nia falls right at Tiff’s feet! Bianca tags Naomi, then PLANCHAS onto Nia! Naomi has Candice but Candice cradles! TWO!! Naomi KNEES Candice down!
Naomi hurries up, up and SPLIT LEG MOONSAULT! Cover, NAOMI & BIANCA WIN!
Winners: Bianca Belair & Naomi, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions)
Tiff’s hesitation costs Nia, and that means Naomi has earned that title belt! Bianca personally hands it to her and the two celebrate together. Will they hold onto the titles all the way ’til Jade is back in action? Or will a team come along that outshines even the StrongEST Glow?
My Thoughts:
A great episode of SmackDown here, though I think it was also prerecorded. They were in Hartford last week, weren’t they? And I thought that was prerecorded given how Jimmy Uso’s promo was received… But speaking of, good stuff from Bloodline to open. McIntyre calling a true with Solo was a bit of a surprise, but I suppose we should’ve seen that coming with how McIntyre is a Heel and often a hypocrite. Jimmy going after McIntyre was also good stuff, he can clearly still be a factor even with a bad toe. Very good Six Man Tag, too, but I should’ve known Nakamura would interfere and cost Knight’s team. Good win for Solo, and we’ve still got a couple weeks before Raw on Netflix, so the go-home math will still sort out with the first SmackDown of 2025.
Very good promos from MCMG and DIY, and of course Ciampa still went out to ringside despite the “promise” he made. And of course Gargano cheated, but that adds heat to the coming tag title rematch. They might even put that on the first SmackDown of 2025 to hype it up. Especially as I think it’s going to be the first THREE HOUR SmackDown. NBC is willing to do that knowing Raw is going to Netflix, meaning SmackDown will get more time to do more great things, which works with all the belts we’ve got now.
Good stuff with Braun and the Grayson Waller Effect, but of course we set up more between Braun and Melo. Clever move for Melo to win by count out, and of course Melo gets cocky for it. Braun was almost classic Braun with how he shrugged the chair shots off backstage. We’ll of course get one more Braun VS Melo, and maybe someone from Legado or Pretty Deadly screws Braun over given how he treated them. Very good promo from Chelsea after her big win on Saturday, and I’m sure she’ll be celebrating this win in both kayfabe and real-life through the holidays, ready to start her first title feud on January 3rd.
Very good promo from Kevin Owens, but I feel like he had to contradict himself here from what he said during the Raw on Netflix “kickoff show” on Wednesday. Kevin said then that he’s going to act as the defending champion with the holiday house show tour, but he said here he isn’t the champion since he got screwed. Either way, he’ll really play up how he is somehow the victim in all this, making the return of Cody Rhodes all the better. We’ll surely get one last match of Cody VS Kevin, maybe with a big stipulation on it, and then we’ll have a moment of (more than likely) Cody holding up both Winged Eagle and corporate logo championships.
And of course, very good stuff in the two main Smackdown women’s stories. That promo from Nia, Candice and Tiff was really good because you kinda feel for Tiff being treated as the odd one out. And then very good promo right before the match with Bianca & Naomi. I like Naomi wanting to earn the belt, and we got a great tag match. Nia surely got busted open “hard way,” aka legitimately, that post surely has edges you gotta watch out for. But Tiff showing up was of course for the briefcase distraction, not cashing in. Tiff hasn’t been pushed that far yet, that might come with the Netflix debut. But Naomi & Bianca of course retained the titles, that’ll cue up Jade making a return to identify her attacker, and it might be Naomi after all…
My Score: 8.8/10
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