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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (1/10/25)
It’s the rematch, YEAH!
Will the Knight dethrone the King of Strong Style?
Shinsuke Nakamura gives LA Knight his rematch for the United States Championship, and SmackDown celebrates that it’s truly Tiffy Time!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE Women’s United States Championship: Chelsea Green w/ Piper Niven VS Mia Yim; Chelsea wins and retains the title.
- Pretty Deadly VS Los Garza w/ Legado Del Fantasma; Los Garza win.
- WWE United States Championship: Shinsuke Nakamura VS LA Knight; Knight wins by disqualification, Nakamura retains the title.
- Motor City Machine Guns VS A-Town Down Under; MCMG wins.
- WWE Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Nia Jax VS Bayley VS Naomi VS Bianca Belair; wins and will challenge Tiffany Stratton for the title.
- Cody Rhodes & Jimmy Uso VS Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga; Jacob & Tama win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Paul Heyman is in the ring!
“Ladies and gentlemen,” The Wise Man gives his introduction, and he tells Portland, Oregon that “there comes a time in everyone’s career where you just cannot wait to walk down that aisle, stand in the middle of this ring, and address the entire Island of Relevancy. Tonight is one of those nights.” The fans cheer that! Heyman says it is among the greatest honors in his career to announce officially that there is only ONE reigning, defending, undisputed Tribal Chief of the WWE Universe, and of the entire Island of Relevancy! And that Tribal Chief is… ROMAN… REIGNS! The fans fire up and raise their ones as they chant for the “O T C! O T C!”
Heyman says yes, the only Tribal Chief is Roman… Reigns. And their Tribal Chief has authorized Heyman to let all of us know what he intends to accomplish next. And Heyman won’t just share this with everyone at home, and with everyone there in Portland, Oregon. Heyman wants to share this news with one man in particular, one man who deserves to hear this news face-to-face. And that man is the reigning, defending, Undisputed WWE Champion, the American Nightmare, and if he would please come out to the ring, Cody… Rhodes! The music hits, the fans fire up, and Cody is here! The fans sing along, “WHOA~ OH~” and we get the pyro!
Cody high-fives fans as he goes down the ramp, then he steps up into the ring to join Heyman. Cody and Heyman both listen to the fans cheer on “CODY! CODY!” Heyman says Cody deserves every bit of that, and a whole lot more. But he has to say, Cody has done something very few men have ever done: Cody earned the respect of Roman Reigns. Heyman has respected Cody since he was a little boy, and the fans have every reason to respect Cody, “and my God, what a champion you have demonstrated yourself to be. You, sir, are a credit not just to WWE SmackDown, but to WEW in its entirety.” The fans cheer that.
Heyman says because Cody is such a great champion, Roman has asked Heyman to come out here to tell Cody to his face, now that Roman has won back the ula fala, Roman wants the championship back. The fans have a mixed reaction to that, but Cody smirks. Heyman says just so there are no surprises, Roman will tell us how he’ll get the title back. And this is not a prediction, this is a spoiler. Roman hereby declares for the 2025 Men’s Royal Rumble match, with full intentions of winning and going on to WrestleMania to once again face Cody for the championship! So with that in mind, Cody, whaddya wanna talk about?
Cody smirks at Heyman using his line, and then gets himself a mic. Cody looks to the title, then takes a breath. But then Kevin Owens interrupts by saying, “You know what I wanna talk about?” The Prizefighter is up in the stands, and he says he wants to talk about how, just when he thought Cody couldn’t get worse, that things couldn’t get worse than Cody teaming with Roman, it all does! Because Monday Night on Raw, Cody goes and shakes hands with The Rock!? WHY!? Because he kissed Cody’s ass?! And now Cody shakes hands with Paul Heyman and what happens? Thirty seconds later, Heyman looks Cody in the eyes and says Roman Reigns~ wants the title back~!
And y’know what? That is Cody’s fault! Cody did that to himself! Cody should’ve just let The Bloodline rip Roman to shreds! But instead, no, Cody chose to help Roman, and now look! Forget betraying Kevin, if Cody lets Roman get that title back, he’s betraying the entire WWE! Cody has had it, and he rushes from the ring into the crowd! The fans fire up as Cody and Kevin brawl in the stands! Security hurries up there, but this is moving up and up and up! The fans fire up as the brawl is on in the back, but Heyman doesn’t realize Tama Tonga & Jacob Fatu have arrived! Heyman turns around and he might as well be in there with hungry lions!
Heyman wants The Bloodline to stand down, Solo Sikoa lost to Roman so they ALL should fall in line behind Roman Reigns! But Tama & Jacob creep closer! But “USOOO!” It’s #BigJim! Jimmy dodges Tama, SUPERKICKS Jacob, then fires off hands on Tama! SUPERKICK for Jacob again! SUPERKICK for Tama! The fans fire up as Jimmy HIP ATTACKS Jacob, then HIP ATTACKS Tama! Jimmy high-fives Heyman, then grabs himself a chair! Jimmy gets in the ring, and he SAMCKS Tama on the back! Then he SMACKS Jacob! But the Samoan Werewolf just gets pissed! He CLOBBERS Jimmy with that back elbow!
Jacob stomps Jimmy, puts him in a corner, and Tama stomps away !The fans chant for “YEET! YEET! YEET!” but the chair is put around Jimmy’s neck! Refs rush out here, but Jacob SUPERKICKS the first one in! Then Tama & Jacob dig their boots ion to choke Jimmy! But wait, Cody comes back, having run Kevin off! Producers get in, but Jacob SUPERKICKS Kenny Dykstra! The fans fire up as Cody returns to ringside! Cody fires hands on Tama, then TOSSES him! Jacob turns around to see Cody and Cody dares him to bring it! Jacob roars, runs up, but Cody dodges! Cody fires hands, Jacob shoves him back, but Cody dodges again!
Cody LARIATS Jacob up and out! The fans fire up and The Bloodline’s rogue element regroups. Cody may have Kevin at the Royal Rumble, but will he still have to fight Solo’s minions along the way?
SmackDown returns and…
Security is doing their best to get Tama & Jacob out of the building. Nick Aldis is there as the guards shout and usher them to the door. Jacob starts shoving them back, and tells them to start thinking about their lives right now. Ain’t no way these guys are getting him outta here! But then LA KNIGHT CLOBBERS Jacob out the door! The Mega Star says Jacob didn’t use his inside voice so he just put Jacob’s ass outside. Now if you’ll excuse him, he’s got a title to win, YEAH! Aldis nods, will Knight be able to dethrone the King of Strong Style?
WWE Women’s United States Championship: Chelsea Green w/ Piper Niven VS Mia Yim!
Speaking of titles, this is a direct rematch from the championship finals at Saturday Night’s Main Event! That night, SmackDown became #RedWhite&Green, but will it stay that way? Or can Michin truly become the Head Baddie in Charge?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and history is going to be made again in this first-ever defense!
The bell rings and Mia dodges Chelsea to then wrench and0 NO, Chelsea fights off Da Feet! Chelsea bails out, talks with her Secret Service captain, Piper. Piper peps Chelsea back up, she slides back in, but Mia dodges again. Mia CHOPS, ROCKS, and CHOPS again! Mia fires off in the corner, then HEEL KICKS! Chelsea staggers, Mia runs, and Mia DROPKICKS Chelsea down! Cover, TWO! Chelsea flounders away to ropes, but Mia waistlocks! Chelsea fires elbows, then bumps Mia off buckles. Chelsea runs up, but Mia BOOTS her! Mia goes up, reels Chelsea in, and has her in a TARANTULA! The fans fire up but Piper protests!
The ref counts, Mia lets go at 4, then she goes up top! CROSS- NO, Chelsea moves! Mia rolls through, comes back, but is sent into ropes! Chelsea TOSSES Mia out, says hi to Wade & Joe on commentary, then says watch this. She THROWS Mia into the barriers, then she and Piper salute. The ring count climbs, Chelsea leaves Mia behind, but Mia hurries in at 8! Chelsea is upset with the slow count, and she HAMMERS away on Mia! Mia scrambles to a corner and Chelsea fumes while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Chelsea digs her boots into Mia at the corner, Piper talks trash, but Chelsea stops as the ref counts 4. Mia sputters along ropes but Chelsea CLUBS her down. Chelsea says yeehaw, then she HIP DROPS! Chelsea talks some smack on Portland, but it may have to do with how there aren’t cowgirls in Oregon. Chelsea HIP DROPS, but onto knees! Mia turns over to get the better of Chelsea, and then she sunset flips! TWO, and both women hurry to their feet. Chelsea BACKHANDS, then ENZIGIRIS! Mia flounders to ropes, Chelsea stalks her, and CHOKES her! The ref counts, Chelsea lets off, then YANKS the ropes to jam Mia up!
Chelsea runs, slides, and BASEMENT FLATLINERS! Cover, TWO! Mia stays in this and Chelsea is upset with the ref. Chelsea stalks Mia, talks more trash, then pie faces Mia around. Mia stands to fire body shots and forearms! Mia then rolls Chelsea up, TWO! Chelsea hurries up and LARIATS Mia down! Chelsea cools off, and grins as she shakes out her arm. Cover, TWO! Mia is still tougher than that, so Chelsea TOSSES her out! Chelsea distracts the ref so Piper can SLAP Mia down! Piper puts Mia back in, Chelsea drags her to a cover, TWO! Still not enough and now Chelsea is frustrated. Chelsea soaks up cheers and jeers, but Mia rolls her up! TWO!
Chelsea DROPKICKS Mia to a corner! Mia bounces off buckles and flops down. Chelsea soaks up more cheers and jeers, then she storms up on Mia. Chelsea SMACKS Mia, snapmares her, then clamps on a chinlock. Mia endures while Chelsea leans on the hold, and SmackDown returns to single picture. The fans rally, Mia fights up to fire body shots, but Chelsea keeps her from running the ropes! Chelsea grabs Mia in a SLEEPER! The fans rally, Chelsea thrashes Mia around, but Mia arm-drags free! Chelsea hurries back and has the SLEEPER again! Mia reaches out, drops to her knees, but gets a second wind!
Mia fires body shots, whips, but Chelsea reverses, and has the SLEEPER again! But Mia hits a SAIDO! Both women are down and Piper is panicking! Chelsea staggers up but she’s loopy. She runs up, but Mia avoids the elbow drop! Chelsea runs up again but Mia ELBOWS her! Mia goes to a corner, Chelsea runs in, but into a BOOT! Mia goes up for a RANA! The fans fire up and Mia RANAS again! Mia then SHOTGUNS Chelsea into a corner! The fans fire up, and Mia says get this twerk! CANNONBALL! High stack cover, TWO! Piper coaches Chelsea but Mia brings her up,> Chelsea blocks the whip, then clinches, for a lift and ELEVATED FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!!
Chelsea is shocked, furious, and she covers again, TWO! Mia is still in this and Chelsea hurries to think what she has to do. Chelsea goes up a corner, but Mia stands! Mia avoids the missile dropkick! And then SOBAT! PELE! Run and PENALTY KICK! Mia drags Chelsea to a drop zone, goes to the apron, but has to avoid Piper’s sweep! PENALTY KICK for Piper! Piper staggers around, so Mia CANNONBALLS! Mia sees the belt, is fired up again, and she heads right up top! Chelsea sputters and stands, into Mia’s CROSSBODY! But a roll through, roll up, and with tights!! CHELSEA WINS!
Winner: Chelsea Green, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s US Champion)
Chelsea stole this one, but Mia won’t let Chelsea get away with it! Mia grabs Chelsea’s legs, drags her back, but Piper CLOBBERS Mia! Then runs to SENTON! The fans boo but Mia shakes her head. Will Michin not stop until she’s gotten that gold and her revenge?
Nick Aldis meets with the many tag teams of SmackDown.
Chris Sabin says everyone knows Motor City Machine Guns would be the champs again if not for Pretty Deadly AND Los Garza showing up. Those four defend their innocence, but Aldis has a solution. But then Grayson Waller & Austin Theory walk in, and the Aussie Icon says wow, these guys all get tag title opportunities! Theory says that’s weird, since A-Town Down Under has more tag title reigns than all three combined. Maybe ATDU should use the Transfer Window to take their talents to Raw, where a certain handsome, bald-headed GM might actually know how to use real superstars. But go ahead, have fun.
The teams argue again, Aldis shouts, “ENOUGH.” First off, Los Garza and Pretty Deadly obviously have their issues, so they can settle that in a match. Second, MCMG and ATDU are both former champions, so they can prove themselves worthy in their own match. And third, never interrupt him like that again. Oh~! Maybe they’ll finally get fair treatment. ATDU heads out, and they tell MCMG that they’ll see them out there. Which teams will rise above and be that much closer to the tag titles? We find out, after the break!
Pretty Deadly VS Los Garza w/ Legado Del Fantasma!
SmackDown returns and #YesBoy, Kit Wilson & Elton Prince have made their entrance. But then Angel y Berto go after them! The bell rings, Los Garza run to DROPKICK Kit and RANA Elton! Pretty Deadly bail out, Berto DIVES onto them! Angel then hurries out after, but Elton runs away! Berto puts Kit in, RAMS him, then slingshot sunset flips! Kit rolls through, Berto ducks the Penalty Kick, then Berto kips up. Kit ducks one kick but not the PELE! Berto fires up and Portland is with him as he rolls back and MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Berto kicks Kit to the corner, tags Angel, but Kit begs for mercy!
The fans boo, Lopez & Santos say no go, and Los Garza catch Kit! They shove, double hip toss and TU LO SABE! Then DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO! Garza puts Kit on ropes, then under them. Tag back to Berto, and Angel runs so he and Berto can KNEE ENZIGIRI COMBO! Cover, TWO! Berto storms up but Kit kicks low. Kit fires forearms, Berto knees low, then runs. Berto springboards and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! Then DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Berto keeps Kit from Elton with a headlock, but Kit powers out and Elton tags in. Kit drops, Berto BOOTS back, but Elton HOTSHOT NECKBREAKERS Berto right over the top rope!
Portland fires up, Elton talks trash on Berto, then keeps on him while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Elton clamps onto Berto with a chinlock. The fans rally up, Berto fights up, and he fires body shots. But Elton keeps Berto from Angel! Berto fires hands, reaches out, repeat! Berto DECKS Elton, both men crawl, but Elton grabs a foot again! Then he ducks the enzigiri! Elton RAMS Berto to the corner, tags Kit, and Kit runs up, only for Berto to dodge! Kit hits buckles, Elton staggers around, and then Berto dodges Elton! Hot tag to Angel! Angel rallies on Pretty Deadly, BACKBREAKER after BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up with Angel and he runs in again. Kit puts him on the apron, but Angel GAMANGIRIS!
Angel goes up, up and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Kit survives but Angel drags him up. Angel whips, Kit reverses, but Angel tilt-o-whirl RANAS! Kit flounders to the ropes, he shouts for DIY! Angel TAKES OFF HIS PANTS! SUPERKICK to Kit! Cover, TWO!! Kit survives, and he stomps Angel’s foot! Kit whips, Angel KICKS back, but Elton grabs Angel’s hair! Kit distracts the ref and Elton THROWS Angel down! The fans boo but Kit tags Elton. Elton talks smack but now Lopez distracts the ref. Santos sneaks up on Elton to YANK him down! Elton lands on his prince, hot tag to Berto! BOOT for Kit, then Los Garza give Elton the double press and THUNDER VALLEY!! Cover, Los Garza win!
Winners: Los Garza, by pinfall
Johnny Wrestling & the Sicilian Psycho left Pretty Deadly hanging, which is why Elton took that hard fall! Will Legado climb the mountain and finally reign on SmackDown?
WWE United States Championship: Shinsuke Nakamura VS LA Knight!
Chelsea Green retained her gold in her first defense, and now The King of Strong Style looks to do the same. Will the sinister samurai cut down the Knight? Or will The Mega Star be golden again?
SmackDown returns and Nakamura makes his entrance. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who has whose number now!
The bell rings and the fans rally up as the two circle. Nakamura and Knight tie up, then break, then circle again. They go again, another tie up, and another break. The fans rally up as the two circle again, then Nakamura kicks! Knight dodges, headlocks, but Nakamura power sup and out. They RAM shoulders, the fans cheer, and the two tie up again. They go around, end up in a corner, then on ropes, then in another corner. Knight has Nakamura caught, but then Nakamura pulls hair to turn things around! The ref calls the break, Nakamura lets off slowly, but Knight blocks the cheap shot to fire off haymakers!
Knight whips, Nakamura reverses, but Knight NECKBREAKERS! Knight storms after Nakamura in a corner, stomps a mudhole in, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight then runs corner to corner, but Nakamura bails out to the apron! The fans boo but Knight drags Nakamura up. Nakamura PELES Knight down! Nakamura then drags Knight to the apron, runs up, and KNEE LIFTS! Knight flounders away but Nakamura storms in. Nakamura kicks Knight, stomps him, then has him at the ropes. Nakamura bumps Knight off buckles, then CHOPS him! Knight fires hands and CHOPS, but Nakamura fires a strike fest in return!
Nakamura kicks Knight back to the corner, then fires a forearm. Nakamura puts Knight up across the top rope, CLUBS him, then gets space. Nakamura runs up, TOP SHELF KNEE! Then he SHOVES Knight to the floor! The fans boo but Knight crawls back in. Nakamura storms up, avoids a shoulder tackle and KNEES Knight! Knight is stick, Nakamura runs up, but Knight manages to LARIAT back! Knight then DUMPS Nakamura out! Knight then runs to WERCK Nakamura with a dropkick! Nakamura hits the desk and the fans fire up! Knight DRIBBLES Nakamura off the desk, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!”
Knight winds up and SMACKS Nakamura off the desk one more time! The fans fire up and Knight puts Nakamura in. Knight storms in, stalks Nakamura, and then LARIATS Nakamura up and out! The fans fire up as Knight goes back out and hauls Nakamura back up. Knight scoops and aims for a corner, but Nakamura slips free! Knight hits POST, then Nakamura THROWS him at it! Knight falls in a heap, the fans boo, but Nakamura seethes while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Nakamura storms back over to Knight, drags him up, and puts him in the ring. Nakamura storms in, goes up a corner, and waits for Knight to rise. FLYING KNEE! Knight falls, Nakamura covers, TWO! Knight survives and Nakamura seethes. Nakamura drags Knight up and facelocks, suplexes, but Knight slips free to NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Knight hurries after Nakamura to whip him corner to corner. Knight runs up, but Nakamura BOOTS him down! Nakamura storms up and drops a KNEE! Cover, TWO! Nakamura grows frustrated with Knight but he stalks him to a corner. Nakamura stomps away, but the ref counts.
Knight backs off, comes back, but Knight fires hands! Nakamura fires knees in return! Nakamura KICKS Knight to ropes, Knight sputters, but Nakamura brings him up into a SLEEPER! Knight reaches out but Nakamura grinds him to the mat. Knight endures, even as Nakamura squeezes tight. Knight fights up, fires body shots, but Nakamura KNEES him low! Knight goes to a corner, Nakamura runs in, but Knight ELBOWS him away! Knight goes up and FLYING BULLDOGS! Both men are down and SmackDown returns to single picture. The fans rally up, Knight crawls but Nakamura stands. Nakamura fires forearms but Knight fires back!
The fans cheer Knight, boo Nakamura, and the forearms go back and forth! “YEAH! BOO! YEAH! BOO!” Nakamura winds up but Knight dodges, and he LARIATS! Knight rains down fists on Nakamura and the fans fire up! Knight lets off to stand Nakamura up for a whip. Knight scoops to POWERSLAM! The fans fire up again and Knight paces. He spells it out, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Nakamura survives but Knight grits his teeth. Knight drags Nakamura up, torture racks, but Nakamura CLAWS Knight’s face! Nakamura is free, but Knight fires JAB after JAB! But Nakamura ducks the haymaker!
Nakamura waistlocks, Knight switches, and Knight RAMS Nakamura into the corner! O’Conner Roll, but a buckle pad has come loose! TWO, Knight avoids the bare steel! Nakamura runs up, he blocks boots and he puts Knight int he ropes! ROUNDHOUSE and then SLIDING GERMAN! Knight flounders, the fans rally, and Nakamura snarls. Nakamura storms back to the ring but he might be running out of gas. Nakamura climbs, but Knight storms up! Nakamura blocks a punch to ROUNDHOUSE! Nakamura goes up, but Knight is right up top! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Cover, TWO!! Nakamura survives and the fans can’t believe it!
Both men are down again, this one is pushing them to their limits! The fans rally for Knight and he brings Nakamura up. But Nakamura breaks free! Knight stops the kick, trips Nakamura, and he has both legs! Knight turns Nakamura over for a SCORPION SURFBOARD! Nakamura endures, reaches out, and has the ROPEBREAK! Knight lets go in frustration, and he drags Nakamura to the center! But Nakamura trips Knight into an ARMBAR! Knight clasps hands, Nakamura CLUBS the grip apart! Knight stacks Nakamura, TWO! Knight ducks a roundhouse but not the WHEEL KICK! Nakamura aims, KINSHA- NO, Knight roll shim!
Nakamura rolls through, Knight barely blocks the kick! Nakamura denies the BFT for that BACK ELBOW! And then KINSHASA!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!!! Knight survives by a literal foot and Nakamura can’t believe it! Nakamura storms around, drags Knight to his feet, and Portland rallies for Knight. But Nakamura puts Knight against the bare buckle! Nakamura runs in, Knight dodges! Knee hits steel, Knight hits the B F T!! But wait! TAMA & JACOB ATTACK!!
Winner: LA Knight, by disqualification (Nakamura is still WWE US Champion)
The fans boo as the rogue Bloodline ruins the match! They beat Knight down, then get Knight up for a whip and POP-UP SAMOAN DROP!! Then they put Knight in the corner, HIP ATTACK!! HIP ATTACK!! Knight flops over but Tama puts him in a drop zone! Jacob goes up, up, and BEST MOONSAULT EVER!! Knight writhes in pain but the Samoan Werewolf and the Good Bad Guy are all fired up! But wait, Cody and Jimmy rush out here! They fire hands with Jacob & Tama! They TOSS Tama, then SUPERKICK after SUPERKICK for Jacob! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Cody then SMACKS Jacob off the steel steps before they TOSS him to join Tama!
The fans fire up as Solo’s Bloodline is regrouping. Cody grabs a mic and tells Aldis that they are NOT just sending The Bloodline home! They’re here, Cody and Jimmy are here, so why not do this here tonight?! The fans fire up, and Aldis says if that’s what they want, then it’s on! Cody & Jimmy VS Jacob & Tama, will this be the final nail in the coffin of Solo’s rogue Bloodline? Where even is Solo right now?
Motor City Machine Guns VS A-Town Down Under!
Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin have a point about how close they were to regaining the WWE Tag Team Championships if not for outside interference. But Grayson Waller & Austin Theory are themselves former champs, so could this be their way back to the top? Or will we see MCMG > ATDU?
SmackDown returns and ATDU makes their entrance. The teams sort out and Waller starts against Shelley. They circle, tie up, and Shelley wrenches an arm to a wristlock. Waller spins, JABS, and the fans boo. Waller talks smack, UPPERCUTS Shelley, then tags Theory. They whip, Shelley reverses, but Waller slides out. Waller stops Sabin’s Penalty Kick to trip him up, then Theory CLOBBERS Shelley! Waller says ATDU is the best team in the world, and Theory sits Shelley up so he can fire punches again and again! Theory whips Shelley hard into buckles, then covers, ONE! Theory laughs that off, and he bumps Shelley off buckles.
Theory whips corner to corner hard, then LARIATS in the corner! The fans boo but Theory soaks up the heat. But Shelley fires off forearms! Theory headlocks, Sabin tags in as Shelley powers out, and Shelley drop toeholds. Theory stays up, so Sabin BULLDOGS him down! Cover, ONE! Theory gives that same toughness back, but Sabin brings him up. Theory RAMS Sabin into the corner! Tag to Waller, he cravats for a neck wrench, and he tries to get fans to join in on “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE! OI OI OI!” It doesn’t work. Sabin fires body shots but Waller fires knees! Sabin arm-drags free, then fires a foreartm!
Sabin runs, Waller hurdles then bypasses to ROLLING ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Waller clamps onto Sabin with a cording hold but Sabin endures. Waller CLUBS Sabin down, drags him up, and whips. Shelley sneaks a tag, Sabin ducks ‘n’ dodges to slide out. Sabin YANKS Theory down. Shelley has Waller in a SLEEPER! Waller sits down, into a PENALTY KICK SANDWICH! The fans fire up, MCMG DOUBLE LARIAT Waller up and out! Shelley holds the ropes open as Sabin builds speed, but Theory trips Sabin up! Theory drags Sabin out, DECKS him, but then Shelley DECKS Theory! Waller SOMERSAULT FLATLINERS! Cover, TWO!
Waller snarls, clamps onto Shelley and HAMMERS him down, but SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and it seems ATDU kept MCMG from making a tag. They put Shelley in the corner, then Waller whips Theory in for a LARIAT! Theory feeds Shelley to Waller’s BACKBREAKER, and then “ALL DAY!” DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOWS! Waller BLASTS Sabin off the apron while Theory covers, TWO! Theory CLUBS Shelley down, then clamps on a chinlock. Shelley endures, reaches out, and the fans rally up. Shelley fights to his feet, fires body shots, but Theory shoves him and ELBOWS him down! The fans boo but Theory says “SUCK IT!” Theory then tags Waller, scoops Shelley, and Waller grins as he goes to the ropes.
But Shelley slips free and shoves Theory into Waller! Waller is down, Shelley SUPERKICKS Theory! The fans fire up as Shelley crawls for his corner! Hot tag to Sabin! Sabin fires hands on Waller, dodges him, then fires more hands! Sabin DECKS Waller, DROPKICKS Theory, then BOOTS Waller! Sabin goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! Sabin then goes out to PENALTY KICK Theory! Sabin goes back in, runs up on Waller, GAMANGIRI! The fans fire up and Sabin tags Shelley. MCMG double DROPKICK ATDU into the barriers! Shelley holds the way open again and Sabin DIVES! Direct hit on ATDU and they go back into barriers!
The fans fire up with MCMG and Sabin puts Waller in. Shelley is there to clinch, then fires knee after knee! Sabin goes up, MISSILE DROPKICK FLATLINER COMBO! Cover, TWO! Waller survives but Shelley storms after him. Shelley wrenches an arm, tags Sabin, and “This is Awesome!” as MCMG double whip. Theory sneaks the tag, Waller KICKS Sabin and KNEES Shelley! Waller TOSSES Sabin, then runs to slide, but Sabin dodges! SUPERKICK for Waller! Sabin slides back in, builds speed, but Theory CLOBBERs him! Theory DECKS Shelley, tags Waller back in, and ATDU get Sabin back up.
ATDU double whip, then DOUBLE POP-UP HAYMAKERS! Cover, TWO!! Sabin survives and the fans rally up! Waller is frustrated, maybe even exhausted, but he drags Sabin up. Sabin JAWBREAKERS free! Theory tags in, Shelley is still down! Waller runs up but Sabin DUMPS him! Theory fireman’s carries, Sabin slips free and O’Conner Rolls, but SOMERSUALT- NO, Sabin DECKS Waller first! Theory tries again, Shelley sneaks a tag! Theory ROCKS Shelley! Sabin SUPERKICKS Theory! Waller LEG LARIATS Sabin! All four men are down and Portland fires back up! Sabin goes to the corner, Waller scowls at Shelley.
Waller whips, Sabin sneaks a tag! Shelley hits the atomic drop! The DREAM SEQUENCE hits! The fans fire up again and MCMG focus on Theory! BOOT ENZIGIRI COMBO in the corner! Tag to Shelley, he climbs, and we get SKULL ‘N’ BONES! Cover, MCMG wins!
Winners: Motor City Machine Guns, by pinfall
Truly a battle worthy of the tag titles between these four former champions, but it is your favorite tag team’s favorite tag team that comes out on top! Will MCMG be taking aim at DIY one more time? Or will they have to get past Los Garza first?
DIY is watching this backstage.
And they are NOT happy! Gargano says stupid Theory & Waller…! DIY moves on but then Pretty Deadly finds them. What happened to their agreement? They scratch DIY’s backs, DIY scratches theirs. Ciampa thought he made it clear that he doesn’t want them scratching his back. Gargano says DIY appreciates Pretty Deadly having their backs, but there’s a lot of heat on them right now. Gargano & Ciampa couldn’t go out there to help them, y’know? Kit says that “heat” is what makes Pretty Deadly glow! DIY owes them for the save! Save?! Ciampa gets heated, Gargano calms “Kip” down. No, it’s Kit. Kit, with a T.
Yeah, no, Gargano knows that. Kit. They’re friends, #YesBoys! And they’ll get the title match, for sure. They can do the backstage politics and stuff, but DIY has them, just wait. Gargano & Ciampa head out, Pretty Deadly discusses it among themselves, but then Apollo Crews walks over. Apollo says if they’re dumb enough to believe DIY, then you deserve what is coming. And trust Apollo, it won’t be the tag titles. Just saying. Apollo leaves, Pretty Deadly figured that was the case. What will Kit & Elton do if DIY leaves them high and dry?
Candice LeRae talks with Nia Jax.
The Poison Pixie knows the Irresistible Force is upset, but she just saw Tiffany Stratton heading for gorilla. Nia wonders what Tiff will say tonight. In fact, Nia should go “congratulate” Tiff herself. It’s almost time for the Tiffy Time Celebration, but will the Queen of the Ring crash the Princess’s party?
Tiffany Stratton heads to the ring!
The fans cheer as the NEW WWE Women’s Champion makes her entrance, and SmackDown is finally on Tiffy Time! She holds up the title, steps into the ring, and Byron Saxton is there to say Tiffy shocked the entire world when she cashed in on Nia Jax to become the NEW WWE Women’s Champion. The fans cheer, and Tiff smiles. But Byron says also, congratulations. Tiffy thanks Byron, and says IT’S TIFFY TIME~! And what a Tiffy Turn of events, amirite? The fans also cheer, and Tiff says less than a year ago, she debuted here on SmackDown. In no time at all, she became Miss Money in the Bank, and at the young age of 25, she is already better than your favorites!
And yes, she is the NEW WWE Women’s Champion~! Byron then says before last week, she and Nia were “best of friends.” But then, the reason Nia bullied Tiff was- Tiff stops Byron there and takes the mic. Nia didn’t bully Tiff. Tiff befriended Nia and got Nia to trust her. Nia thought Tiff was stupid? Well, who’s the stupid one now?! The fans cheer Tiff, and Tiff says Nia thought Tiff was “just a dumb blonde.” But she only thought that because Tiff let Nia think that! And Nia let her guard down. Because of that, Tiff stole Nia’s most prized possession! And now, Tiffy is at the Tiffy Top of her game.
Without further ado, put some respect on her name, and tell her what time it is! Well, Nia is making her entrance, so time to face the music. Nia tells Tiff, “You ungrateful little s*it!” Tiff, Nia could KILL you right now. Tiff is standing there, saying she made a fool of Nia and is at the Tiffy Top? Tiff would be NOTHING without Nia! Nia practically made Tiff! Congrats on rubbing two brain cells to come up with that plan! Tiff finally took advantage, and it took her long enough. Nia steps closer and closer to the ring, and she says Tiff is having her moment. Sure, alright. Yay, it’s Tiffy Time~! The fans do cheer, but now Nia steps into the ring.
Tiff stands her ground, but she is very wary of Nia. The fans chant “TIFFY TIME! TIFFY TIME!” But Nia says time’s up. Now, either Tiff just gives Nia the championship back, or Nia takes it from her. But wait! Is that Bayley? The fans cheer as The Role Model makes her way out, a mic in her hand. “Uh, ding dong, Nia, how ’bout you shut the hell up, okay?” And Tiff, if that was her plan all along, then she got Bayley, too. Bayley also thought Tiff was stupid. But Nia, Bayley knows you’re that stupid. Nia “made” Tiff, groomed her, put her under your wing, and Tiff STILL outsmarted you? Bayley laughs while she joins the others in the ring.
Bayley knows this is Tiff’s moment and all, but she doesn’t want Tiff to think Bayley forgot that the only reason Nia even had the title was with Tiff’s help. And the only reason Nia kept Tiff around was to make sure that didn’t change. So as Bayley sees it, it is only fitting that she takes the title from Tiff. But now Naomi joins the party, Bianca by her side! The fans fire up and Naomi says, “Hey, y’all!” But Naomi says everyone knows that Naomi had Nia beat last week. And if not for Lil’ Miss Tiffer, Naomi would be holding two titles now. So if anybody gets a fight with Tiff for the championship, see Naomi first.
Nia tells Naomi that no one cares! But then Bianca steps in the way! Nia gets in her face, then SMACKS Naomi and Bianca off each other! Bayley goes after Nia! The fans fire up, Tiff bails out, and now Naomi & Bianca go after Nia again! The 3v1 doesn’t work, Nia shoves them all away! Bianca jumps on for a SLEEPER, but then Tiff goes up a corner? Tiff aims at all four, PRETTIEST MOONSAULT EVER on them all! The fans fire up as SmackDown is still on Tiffy Time! But then Nick Aldis makes his way out here! He wants the ladies to calm down so he can interrupt. He has just had an idea.
Seeing as four women want their hands on Tiff and the title, then it will be a FATAL 4 WAY #1 Contender’s Match, and uh, it’s now! The fans fire up as we get a star-studded surprise, but who comes out on top to go after the #TiffyTop?
WWE Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Nia Jax VS Bayley VS Naomi VS Bianca Belair!
SmackDown returns and the bell rings. Nia again fights 3v1, and she RAMS Bianca into a corner! Naomi & Bayley go after Nina but she shoves them away. Nia TOSSES Bayley out, whips Naomi into Bianca, and then soaks up the heat. Nia runs in, Naomi gets clear and Bianca BOOTS Nia! Naomi BOOTS Nia, fires body shots, then CLUBS away on Nia! Naomi & Bianca reel Nia in, but she fights the double suplex! Nia DOUBLE SUPLEXES the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions! Nia rises, the fans boo, but Bayley CLUBS Nia! BULLDOG! Bayley fires forearms and body shots, and she puts Nia in a corner for even more!
Nia SHOVES Bayley away, but Bianca sends Naomi in! SPLASH! Naomi sends Bianca in and she RAMS Nia! Bianca RAMS Nia gain and again, Bayley and Naomi add on and the fans fire up. But then Nia EXPLODES free of the 3v1! Nia bails out, she’s fed up with this! The fans boo but then Naomi, Bianca and Bayley watch each other. The fans rally as the three circle, but of course Nia YANKS Bianca out of the ring! Nia sends Bianca into barriers, the fans boo, but Naomi & Bayley DOUBLE DROPKICK Nia down! Bayley and Naomi have the ring to themselves now and they circle. The fans rally, the two tie up, and Bayley headlocks.
Naomi powers up and out, Bayley RUNS Naomi over, then things speed up. Naomi hurdles, arm-drags, but Bayley arm-drags back! Naomi slips around to crucifix takedown, TWO! Bayley is up to trip Naomi, jackknife bridge! TWO! Bayley and Naomi hurry to their feet and Bayley whips. Naomi slides under, twerks, then drop toeholds! Naomi hooks an arm, steps over, LA MAGISTROL! TWO, but Naomi hurries after Bayley. Naomi whips, Bayley KICKS her back! But then Nia YANKS Bayley out of the ring and sends her into barriers! Nia storms in, storms up on Naomi, but Naomi RAMS into her!
Nia smothers Naomi but Naomi JAWBREAKERS free! Naomi runs, but Nia stops the rana! Nia POWEROMBS Naomi, covers, Bianca breaks it! The EST came in hot but now she has Nia up! Bianca fires forearms, then tries to torture rack! Nia fights that off, CLUBS Bianca down, and then Nia whips. Bianca goes up and over, then DROPKICKS Nia! Bianca kips up, the fans fire up, and Bianca RAMS into Nia! Bianca climbs up, the fans cheer, and Bianca rains down fists! The fans count along and Bianca goes past TEN, only for Nia to stop her at 13! POWERBOMB! Cover, Bayley KNEES Nia down!
The fans fire up while Bayley snarls. Bayley looms over Nia, tells her this is for SummerSlam! Bayley fires forearms, then whips, but Nia blocks! Nia whips, Bayley reverses and SAIDOS! Cover, TWO!! Nia survives being thrown around, but Bayley goes up a corner! The fans fire up, Nia stands, and Nia ROCKS Bayley first! Nia clears out the cobwebs, then climbs up to get Bayley. The fans boo but Bayley fires body shots! Bayley shoves Nia back, but Nia HEADBUTTS Bayley! Nia climbs up again, gets under Bayley to fireman’s carry, but Bianca & Naomi join in! TOWER OF DOOM!! All four women are down from the double bomb Samoan drop, and SmackDown goes to break!
SmackDown returns again and Nia looms over Naomi. Nia drags Naomi up but Naomi JAWBREAKERS again! And mule kicks! Naomi runs, but into a scoop! The fans boo but Nia hits a SWINGING SLAM! Cover, Bayley AND Bianca break it! Bayley and Bianca stare down, but they agree to work on Nia. They fire forearms back and forth, pinballing Nia between them! The fans rally up as they mug Nia at the ropes! Bayley & Bianca both run, and they DOUBLE RAM Nia out of the ring! The fans rally up as the two circle. They start firing forearms on each other! The fans fire up as it is fast ‘n’ furious! Bayley shoves, Bianca dodges, then wrenches!
Bianca suplexes, Bayley fights to a cradle! TWO! Bianca is up but Bayley has her! BAYLEY2- NO, Bianca slips free and torture racks! But Bayley slips free! Bayley ducks a lariat, but Bianca bucks the O’Conner Roll! Bianca gets around, Bayley switches, O’Conner Roll after all! TWO, and Nia CLOBBERS Bayley! Nia then CLOBBERS Bianca! Naomi returns to LARIAT, but Nia stays up! Naomi UPPERCUTS, then ENZIGIRIS! Nia wobbles, the fans fire up, and Naomi runs to tilt-o-whirl, RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Naomi puts Nia in a drop zone to go up, up, SPLIT LEG MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!
Nia survives, but Bayley is up top! MACHO ELBOW DROP! Cover on Nia, Naomi YANKS Bayley away! Bianca is up top now, 450 SPLASH on Nia!! Cover, but Bayley YANKS Bianca away! They ALL cover Nia, the ref says no, that doesn’t work! Wait, Candice runs out here while the three scrap. The ref notices Candice and tells her to watch herself. Nia tumbles out, Candice goes to her side. Naomi & Bianca get Bayley, but Bayley ducks a roundhouse! Bianca and Naomi both wrench Bayley to then DOUBLE RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! And DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Bayley tumbles out, so now the tag champs have to square off!
The fans fire up as Bianca and Naomi figure they might as well, but then wait, Bianca and Nia are both getting up! Bianca PLANCHAS Bayley! Naomi DIVES onto Nia, but Nia catches her! Nia RAMS Naomi into the apron! The fans boo but Nia soaks it up. Nia goes back to the ring, fireman’s carries Bianca, but Bianca slips free! Bianca ducks ‘n’ dodges and SPEARS Nia! Cover, Bayley breaks it! BAYLEY2BELLY for Bianca! Cover, Naomi breaks it! REARVIEW on Bayley! Cover, Nia breaks it!! Nia scoops Naomi to SAMOAN DROP! Cover, Bianca breaks it!! The fans are thunderous as all four women are down!
Bayley and Bianca go to ropes, Nia is after Bianca. Nia POSTS Bianca, but Bayley anchors Nia’s legs! Naomi SHOTGUNS Nia down! Naomi kicks, Bayley blocks and KNEES Naomi down! Bianca SPINEBUSTES Bayley! Then Bianca handsprings to MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Bayley stays in this and Bianca grows frustrated. Bianca stalks Bayley, stands her up and torture racks her! But Candice pulls Bianca’s ponytail! The ref reprimands but then Candice lets go, the braid LASHES Naomi!! Bianca can’t believe what just happened, but then Nia YANKS Bianca out! Bianca fights back, she DECKS Candice, and TACKLES Nia over the desk!
Naomi gets Bayley, but Bayley wrenches free! Bayley hooks Naomi up, for the ROSE PLANT!! Cover, Bayley wins!!
Winner: Bayley, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the WWE Women’s Championship)
An epic was just made at a moment’s notice, and now The Role Model is on her way back to the title! Will Bayley make sure Tiffy Time’s days are numbered?
Cody Rhodes meets with Jimmy Uso backstage.
#BigJim says sup to “C-Dawg,” and that all this talk about Roman Reigns… Cody knows, as far as Roman’s concerned, when it comes to this championship, this was a long time coming. But hey, they’ve got each other tonight, right? They shake hands on that and Cody heads out, but then Carmelo Hayes walks in. Melo says sup to Big Jim, and says last week was 3v1. Now it’s just Jimmy and H1M. What’s good? But hey, Melo will let it slide. But he wants Jimmy to know that Melo and Solo, they tapped in. If Jimmy wants that again, he’ll end up like Braun Strowman. He’s just saying. Melo turns to leave but Jimmy has him hold on.
Jimmy asks what that line is Melo’s always saying. Oh, Melo Don’t Miss. Yeah? Because with all those bricks, he could build a damn house. Oh, and, uh, (NO) YEET. Jimmy heads out, but will Melo not miss getting
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Backstage interview with Bayley.
Byron Saxton congratulates her on winning that impromptu #1 contender’s match, meaning she challenges Tiffany for the title. But we also just learned that the match takes place next week. How does she feel about her chances? Bayley says her whole career’s been built on chances. Taking advantage of those opportunities, like Aldis just telling them to wrestle when they weren’t even scheduled, that is what this is about. Tiff took her big opportunity last week, and look at her now. Bayley practically grew up in this business, she has known people like Tiff her whole career, and she’s wrestled Tiff herself all 2024.
So Bayley knows one thing: Tiff’s never beaten Bayley. Bayley leaves it at that, but will she be leaving San Diego the NEW WWE Women’s Champion?
Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga head for gorilla.
The Samoan Werewolf is fired up again. “Yeah! Oh, yeah! Come on with it! Y’all been seeing what me and Tama been doing all day! And yo, Big Jim! The difference between our bloodline and your bloodline is that your bloodline left you on the frontline to dead line! And Cody Rhodes, I suggest you wake your ass up! This ain’t Elm Street! Because your nightmare is here!” Jacob & Tama make their entrance, will they avenge their Tribal Chief with their own hands?
Cody Rhodes & Jimmy Uso VS Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga!
SmackDown returns and Jimmy makes his entrance, followed by Cody’s, “WHOA~ OH~!” The pyro goes off again, and Cody presents his weight belt to a young fan in the front row. We get another “WHOA~ OH~!” and more pyro, then Cody & Jimmy go to the ring. The teams sort out and Cody starts against Tama. The fans rally up behind “CODY! CODY!” as he circles with the Good Bad Guy. They tie up, Cody waistlocks, but Tama fights with elbows! Cody kicks low, RHODES UPPERCUTS, then brings Tama in to suplex. Cody holds Tama up, then GOURD BUSTERS! Cody dares Jacob to do something, but then Tama kicks low!
Tama wrenches, Cody wrenches back, but Tama goes to the ropes. Cody brings him away, tags Jimmy, and Jimmy goes up to AX HANDLE! Jimmy wrenches Tama, but Tama fires body shots and forearms! Tama puts Jimmy in the corner, tags Jacob, and the rogues mug Jimmy! The fans boo, the ref counts, but Jacob stomps away! The ref counts again, Jacob puts Jimmy in another corner for a SPLASH! Jacob snarls, HEADBUTTS Jimmy, then whips corner to corner, Jimmy stops himself to UPPERCUT! Jimmy whips, Jacob reverses, but Jimmy ELBOWS back! Jimmy DECKS Tama, CHOPS Jacob, but then Jacob POP-UP SAMOAN DROPS!
The fans boo but Jacob snarls, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Jacob stomps Jimmy to the outside, tags Tama, and Tama goes out to LARIAT Jimmy against barriers! The fans boo but Tama stalks Jimmy. Tama then runs to SLIDING FOREARM! Jimmy flounders, Tama puts him in the ring, and then taunts him. Tama runs, SLIDING LARIAT! Jimmy flounders but Tama tags Jacob. Tama CHOKES Jimmy on the ropes, lets off as the ref counts, and now Jacob CHOKES Tama! The ref counts again, Jacob stops at 4, but Tama gets a cheap shot in! The rogues soak up the heat while Jimmy writhes. Jacob drags Jimmy up, whips him to a corner hard, then watches Jimmy fall to the mat.
Jacob paces, staying between Jimmy and Cody. Jimmy fires counter punches! Jimmy goes for the corner but Jacob holds him back! Jimmy fires hands, reaches for Cody, but Jacob whips Jimmy to the corner! Jacob talks trash on Jimmy, then FALLING HEADBUTTS! Jimmy sputters, but Jacob FALLING HEADBUTTS again! Jimmy writhes, Jacob soaks up the heat from Portland, then Jacob drags Jimmy up. Jacob DECKS Jimmy, then glares at Cody. Cody rallies the fans, Jimmy rises up, but Jacob brings Jimmy around. But Jimmy UPPERCUTS first! And CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Jimmy kicks, Jacob blocks, but the DRAGON WHIP hits!
Both men are down and SmackDown returns to single picture. Jacob and Jimmy rise, and Jacob LARIATS Jimmy down! Tag to Tama, SLINGSHOT SENTON! Tama says, “YEYEYEYEYEYEH!” then he DROPKCISK Cody! The ref has to keep Cody from storming in, and that lets Tama drop elbows on Jimmy’s leg! Tama clamps onto Jimmy’s shoulders, Jimmy endures, and the fans rally up again. Tama HEADBUTTS Jimmy down, but the fans continue to rally. “Let’s Go, Jimmy!” Jimmy reaches out, then reaches up, JAWBREAKER for Tama! Jacob tags in, and he hurries to BLAST Cody! Then SENTON on Jimmy! Cover, TWO!
Jacob stalks Jimmy to a corner, then runs corner to corner for the HIP ATTACK! Jacob is all geeked up but the fans boo. Jacob taunts Jimmy, runs again, ANOTHER HIP ATTACK! Cover, TWO! Jimmy survives but he sputters at the ropes. The fans rally, Jacob stalks Jimmy, and Jacob puts Jimmy on the top rope. Jacob climbs up, HEADBUTTS Jimmy in the back, then HEADBUTTS him again! Jacob taunts Jimmy, and says, “I LOVE YOU, SOLO!” But Jimmy fires elbows! The fans fire up and Jimmy sends Jacob tumbling away! Jacob gets up, as Jimmy WHISPERS IN THE WIND! Direct hit and the fans fire up while both men are down!
Jimmy and Jacob crawl, hot tags to Tama and Cody! Cody fires hands, runs, and rallies with forearms! Tama runs up, Cody goes up and over! SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up, Cody springboards, BEAUTIFUL DISASTER KICK! The fans fire up more and Cody has Tama for a scoop. Tama slips free, shoves Cody, but Cody stops. Tama runs in, Cody DUMPS him out! Jacob runs in, Cody DUMPS him out! Cody builds speed to DIVE! Direct hit on the rogues! The fans are thunderous and Cody puts Tama in the ring. Cody JABS! JABS! JABS! Flip, flop, fly, BIONIC ELBOW! Cover, TWO!! Tama survives but Cody BLASTS Jacob fitst!
Cody gets Jacob’s leg for a DRAGON SCREW! Tama runs up, Cody catches him! But Tama knees free of the dragon sleeper! VENOM DDT! Cover, TWO! Cody stays in this and Tama snarls. Tama stalks Cody, brings him up, but then Tama DECKS Jimmy! Cody fireman’s carries Tama and puts him up top! Cody UPPERCUTS Tama, Jimmy tags in! Jimmy goes to the other corner, so we get a SUPER DUPER PLEX for the Power! USO SPLASH for the Glory!! Cover, Jacob drags Jimmy up! Jimmy UPPERCUTS Jacob, Cody goes up, up and SUPER CODY CUTTER!! Jimmy DIVES onto Jacob on the outside, and Jacob tumbles over the desk!!
The fans are thunderous, but wait! Kevin is here! Cody intercepts Kevin at the ramp! The fans fire up as Cody throws Kevin around, fires hands, but now he’s away from the ring! Jimmy is alone, Tama rolls him up! TWO!! SUPERKICK from Jimmy! Jimmy runs to SPEAR Tama!! Jimmy hurries up a corner, takes aim, USO SPLASH!! Cover, JACOB DRAGS HIM AWAY! Jimmy lands on the floor hard, and now Jacob tags in! Jacob DRIBBLES Jimmy off the desk again and again! Jacob puts Jimmy in, drags him back up, and IMPALER DDT!! But that’s not the end of it! BEST MOONSAULT EVER!! Cover, the rogues win!!
Winner: Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga, by pinfall
Cody’s grudge with Kevin completely derailed this match! And speaking of, they’re still fighting backstage! They end up coming around the stage and into the crowd! Kevin throws Cody onto a road case, then climbs up there to stomp away on Cody! The refs rush out here but Kevin is aiming for tables! Cody fights back and the fans fire up! Both men throw hands, then Kevin HEADBUTTS Cody! Cody runs up to TACKLE Kevin off the cases and down through the tables!! The fans are losing their minds while refs and producers check on both men.
The American Nightmare and The Prizefighter stir, and then Cody stands tall! Will this be the scene at the Royal Rumble? Or will Kevin be the one atop the ladder, holding both corporate logo and winged eagle championships?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown here, really packed full of action to propel stories forward in all the title divisions. Getting both US Championships tonight was quite the surprise, as there was theories and rumors that Chelsea VS Mia wouldn’t happen again until Saturday Night’s Main Event on the 25th. At the same time, what could they possibly do to keep stretching the story? Chelsea VS Mia was a great rematch, but of course Piper was again a factor, and so Chelsea retains. Maybe Mia fights her way back, maybe someone new steps in using the Transfer Window, we’ll just have to see.
Knight VS Nakamura was great, but there’s clearly more story for Knight and Solo’s Bloodline to be had, which allows Nakamura to retain and perhaps move on. Though, I don’t think anyone would complain if someone like Jacob Fatu got in on the US Championship story, as Nakamura VS Jacob would be awesome. Carmelo Hayes might also get in on the Solo Sikoa story since he namedropped him and kayfabe’d why Braun Strowman’s out. The real reason is a nasty flu that Braun himself confirmed took 36 pounds off of him. Well wishes to the Monster of All Monsters, hopefully he can come back to continue his part in this story.
Great stuff with the tag division, Los Garza VS Pretty Deadly was a natural move, and MCMG VS ATDU was a great bonus. Legado del Fantasma is oddly turning Face by default, so technically both Face teams won tonight. That’s totally fine as it all works in story. Los Garza needed to give Pretty Deadly their comeuppance for falsely accusing them, and we got a very good promo between Pretty Deadly, DIY and Apollo. And while MCMG’s win brings them closer to a tag title rematch, I also hope we get a little closer to ATDU’s meltdown. We waited so long in 2024, maybe 2025 is the time. DIY was even upset seeing MCMG win, that moment could be used to have DIY get Theory away from Waller to unofficially reestablish The Way.
That Women’s Fatal 4 coming outta nowhere was great stuff, and I’m sure they just wanted it to look “impromptu.” It was something resulting from the brawl after that very good promo segment, and it was perhaps the best match of the night because of how great Nia, Bayley, Naomi & Bianca all are. Bayley makes a natural choice as Bianca & Naomi are tag team champions and have those to defend, and Nia can’t get her rematch just yet, that needs a bigger stage, such as Saturday Night’s Main Event or the Royal Rumble PLE. Bayley VS Tiff next week will still be great stuff, but surely that is so Tiff has a solid first defense on her reign before facing Nia again.
And of course, we still got more good stuff from The Bloodline. Heyman being here without Roman is certainly a throwback to those earlier days, and I do appreciate that Roman is actually willing to work for his rematch by entering the Royal Rumble. Plus, that pumps the star power of that match up even more, as John Cena just declared on Monday and CM Punk declared weeks ago. Then of course Kevin Owens had to get on Cody’s nerves, and then Jacob & Tama started trouble so that Cody & Jimmy would go out after them. Great main event tag match, but obviously Kevin was getting involved there, giving Tama & Jacob the win.
Solo Sikoa’s return to SmackDown will be next week, and there will surely be some interesting interactions between him and his team. Solo lost, the rules are that he must acknowledge Roman Reigns as Tribal Chief, and that could upset Jacob, Tama, and by extension Tonga Loa. And with Hikuleo still on standby (cuz he sure isn’t in AEW or NJPW), maybe Jacob builds his own faction, Hikuleo as the fourth man, and they start going wild on SmackDown, sending Solo crawling back to Roman. The punctuation on that can be Roman forgiving Solo, because he’s family and that’s what matters. It’d be a great moment for Roman to show he has changed for the better, and it fits what the OG Bloodline was saying going into WarGames.
My Score: 8.9/10
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YEAH VS YEHYEHYEHYEHYEHYEH!
LA Knight wants payback on Solo Sikoa’s rogue Bloodline, starting with The Good Bad Guy, Tama Tonga! But… is Solo Sikoa even still in charge?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Motor City Machine Guns VS Pretty Deadly; MCMG wins.
- Mia Yim & B-Fab VS Chelsea Green & Piper Niven; Mia & B-Fab win.
- Six Woman Tag: Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair & Naomi VS Nia Jax, Candice LeRae & Liv Morgan w/ Raquel Rodriguez; Nia, Candice & Liv win.
- Johnny Gargano w/ Tommaso Ciampa VS Apollo Crews; Apollo wins.
- LA Knight VS Tama Tonga w/ Jacob Fatu; Knight wins.
- Damian Priest VS Carmelo Hayes; Priest wins.
- Kevin Owens VS Jimmy Uso; Kevin wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Joe Tessitore is in the ring.
He welcomes all the Longhorns here in Austin to SmackDown, and he welcomes out the WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes! The fans fire up as The American Nightmare makes his entrance, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody high-fives fans, goes to the ring, and he shakes hands with Joe. Joe says it’s a pleasure, and Austin cheers Cody on. Joe knows Cody always appreciates his family legacy, and that’s even more special here, because this is the hometown of The Son of a Plumber, Dusty Rhodes. But 24 hours from now, Shawn Michaels will moderate the contract signing for the ladder match at the Royal Rumble.
That means Cody will have to turn over something of his that is most cherished. With that thought, knowing that title will be gone for a week then suspended above, how does Cody feel knowing this could be the last moment with this title in his grasp? The fans cheer Cody again and Cody smiles. Cody says HBK is certainly the perfect person to moderate this contract signing tomorrow night. Cody saw HBK win not just one but two Royal Rumble matches, and he also knows a thing or two about ladder matches. And the WWE as a company has put the future of this company in the hands of HBK with NXT.
Cody has no problem handing over his title to HBK. Now, we’re in a season where everyone will talk about main eventing WrestleMania, and making WrestleMania Moments. It is very simple how you walk into WrestleMania and how you main event it: You have the Undisputed Championship with you. Joe says tomorrow night, Saturday Night’s Main Event, the last one of these saw a “post match horror” between Cody and Kevin Owens involving a package piledriver. Cody was out of action, only just recently cleared. It has been on-sight with Kevin ever since, so how can Cody explain what he sees in this version of KO?
Cody isn’t sure. Austin, what do you think about Kevin? The fans boo, and Cody smirks. Cody says you can ask this in ever locker room, the ecosystem of this sport, and you’ll get a mixed bag, a lot of opinions, and a lot of people judge the book by its cover. You shouldn’t do that with Kevin because he will subvert expectations every time with the feats he is capable of. Kevin is a genius in the ring, a hell of an athlete, a once in a generation athlete. But what hurts when it comes to Kevin Owens is that when he was faced with a choice of the easy way out or the hard way, 10 times out of 10, Kevin will choose the easy way out.
But that’s why a ladder match is so apt. There is not a referee to stop them, there is not a referee to miss a count, there is not a referee to call for a disqualification! It is simply about who can climb the ladder, find the grit, pull down the belt, and leave Lucas Oil Stadium as THE WWE Champion. Joe says that the ladder match is one week away, that’ll be the biggest title defense in Cody’s reign. But tomorrow, he will still be face to face with Kevin. Joe isn’t sure, based on the version of Kevin we’ve seen, that Kevin can remain calm enough to truly listen. But if Cody could look him in the eyes and say something before arriving in Indianapolis, what would Cody say?
Cody takes a moment to think while the fans cheer him on again. Cody says if he could look Kevin in the eyes, he’d say… That yes, maybe Cody smile and shake hands and appear to be a good guy, because that is what he’s trying to be. But that doesn’t mean that when you press a button, that this gnawing and pettiness ceases, that this covert BS, that this overt BS, like a package piledriver, continues. Cody would tell Kevin to not forget that Cody defeated Der Ring General! Cody dethroned the greatest champion of this era! Cody is the WWE QB in form and in function. Cody is the Grandson of a Plumber, but he is also the student of Randy Orton!
Before anybody loved The American Nightmare, Cody was as mean as they could get! Kevin, Cody has no problem punching you firmly in your face, right in the front seat of that car where you do your promos from, on the way to that Island of Self-Righteousness that you live on! Simply put, going into the Royal Rumble, Cody has one thing to say: Good luck. The fans cheer that! Cody shakes Joe’s hand and is more than ready for what’s coming, but will Kevin again subvert expectations between now and Indianapolis?
DIY talks backstage.
They talk about Johnny Gargano going after Apollo Crews. Gargano says he had it coming, he talks too much. Pretty Deadly walks over and Kit Wilson says tonight is a big night. Elton Prince says they wanna know the game plan. Game plan? Tommaso Ciampa is already annoyed but Gargano says he has a match with Apollo tonight. He’s got to to get ready, so sorry, but DIY can’t be out there to help. Elton says they made this arrangement, and Kit says they’re not feeling the quid pro quo. Ciampa says DIY are THE WWE Tag Team Champions! Are Kit & Elton questioning their integrity? No, they aren’t doing that.
But… Pretty Deadly does have Motor City Machine Guns tonight. They know that. So just handle your business. Kit says they will, but what about Legado? Ciampa says again: Handle your business! Gargano says they believe in Pretty Deadly. Do whatever they have to in order to get this done! #YesBoy! DIY leaves, Pretty Deadly heads out, but then Pretty Deadly runs across Legado Del Fantasma. Santos Escobar looks them up and down, then smiles. Legado steps aside, but will there still be scores to settle after Pretty Deadly “handles” things?
Motor City Machine Guns VS Pretty Deadly!
Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin beat A-Town Down Under, they beat Los Garza, so now they look to wrap up by beating Kit & Elton. Will MCMG run the table in this unofficial round robin? Or will DIY actually be saying #YesBoy to a tag title defense with Pretty Deadly?
SmackDown returns and Pretty Deadly makes their entrance. The teams sort out and Elton starts against Sabin. They tie up, Elton puts Sabin in a corner, and then Elton stomps Sabin! Elton whips corner to corner but Sabin goes up and over! Sabin arm-drags Elton down, then arm-drags him again! Elton avoids the leg sweep to BOOT Sabin! Elton CLUBS Sabin, headlocks, but Shelley tags in as Sabin powers up and out. Sabin drops down, Shelley ROCKS Elton, and MCMG pinballs Elton around. They double wrench, maypole the arms, and then DOUBLE GIRI SANDWICH! Elton falls, the fans fire up, and Shelley brings Elton around.
Elton stomps Shelley’s foot, then scoops to SLAM him! Tag to Kit, but Shelley BOOTS Kit away! Shelley fires forearms and body shots, then he tags Sabin. MCMG whips Kit, then DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! ELton gets mad but MCMG DOUBLE PUNCH him! Kit runs back up, into a DOUBLE FLAPJACK! Cover, ONE, but Sabin whips. Kit reverses, then distracts the ref so Elton can get a cheap shot in! Sabin ROCKS Elton for it, but Kit CLOBBERS Sabin! Sabin falls out of the ring, Elton tags in so he can go after Sabin on the outside! The fans boo but Pretty Deadly POST Sabin! Then they TOSS him over the barriers!
The fans are torn but Shelley attacks Pretty Deadly! The ref has everyone calm it down, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Pretty Deadly regroups in the ring and soaks up the heat while Shelley checks on Sabin. Sabin makes his way back over the barriers, and Elton goes out to fetch him. Elton puts Sabin in the ring, he soaks up more heat, then he rains down fists! Elton lets off to tag in Kit, and Pretty Deadly drags Sabin up. They mug Sabin, Kit covers, TWO! Kit drags Sabin up to wrench and whip, then HIP TOSS! Cover, TWO! Sabin stays in this but Kit stays on him with a rain of forearms! Cover, TWO! Kit snarls and he clamps onto Sabin with a cobra clutch! Sabin endures, fights up, wrenches out, and he hits a JAWBREAKER!
But Kit yoyos in the ropes to LARIAT! Sabin’s down and Kit tags Elton. Kit drops knees on Sabin’s arm, then Elton KNEES him in the back! Elton clamps on a top wristlock and he grinds Sabin down. Sabin fights up, fires body shots, then runs, but Elton catches him! Elton RAMS Sabin into the Pretty Deadly corner! Tag to Kit and he taunts Shelley before he UPPERCUTS Sabin! Kit drags Sabin to a cover, TWO! Kit drags Sabin up to UPPERCUT, and Sabin goes to ropes. Kit CHOKES Sabin while SmackDown returns to single picture. The ref counts, the fans boo, but Kit lets off at 4. Kit stomps Sabin, rains down fists, then he stomps Sabin again.
Kit tags Elton, they sit Sabin up for more stomps! Elton UPPERCUTS Sabin, puts him back in the corner, and he fires UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT! Elton knees low, then tags Kit. Shelley protests and the fans boo, but then Sabin fights back with CHOPS! Kit kicks low, Elton runs up, but Sabin TOSSES Elton up and out! Sabin BOOTS Kit, then runs up to GAMANGIRI! The fans fire up while both men are down! Kit and Sabin crawl for their corners, hot tags to Elton and Shelley! Shelley fires haymakers on Elton! And he ELBOWS Elton! And DECKS him! Elton gets under, Kit runs in, but Shelley still BACKDROPS Kit away!
Shelley spins things around to facelock Elton, then he catches Kit on the return! COMPLETE SHOT DDT COMBO! Cover, TWO! Elton flounders away, Kit runs up, but Shelley TOSSES Kit! Tag to Sabin, Shelley runs to WRECK Pretty Deadly with a dropkick! Then Shelley holds the way open, Sabin DIVES to take Pretty Deadly out! Sabin puts Elton in, he and Shelley coordinate. UPPERCUT in the corner, tag to Shelley, and a feed to the clinch! Sabin goes up but Elton fights free! Elton sends Shelley into ropes and that trips Sabin up! Tag to Kit, Elton KNEES Shelley and whips. Shelley reverses but Kit goes up and over Elton!
Shelley runs up, Elton gives Kit the boost, BAD APPLE MARTI-KNEES! Shelley sputters, Sabin runs in, but Elton hurdles for Kit to DDT Sabin! Shelley staggers up, Elton tags back in! Elton brings Shelley around, Kit goes up! Half nelson and lift, FLYING BULLDOG!! Cover, TWO!! Shelley survives that combo, but Elton tags Kit back in! They hoist Shelley up, but Sabin climbs! Sabin MISSILE DORPKICKS Elton! Shelley slips free, Kit ROCKS Sabin! Kit dodges Shelley and kicks low! Kit whips but Sabin sneaks the tag! Shelley reveres to then pop Kit up! DREAM SEQUENCE! The fans fire up and we get the BOOT ENZIGIRI COMBO!
Kit staggers, Shelley tags back in! Shelley goes up, Sabin turns Kit, SKULL & BONES!! Cover, MCMG wins!
Winners: Motor City Machine Guns, by pinfall
Pretty Deadly brought out their best stuff, but it wasn’t good enough to stop the best! MCMG is putting DIY on notice, will they get those tag titles back soon enough?
Nick Aldis meets with The Miz.
Miz shakes hands with the SmackDown General Manager, and says he saw that interview Cody Rhodes did with Joe Tessitore. Joe does a great interview, but it’s no MizTV. Is that why Miz is here tonight? Is he to get Kevin’s side of the story? Um… No one told him? Miz isn’t just here for a visit, he is on SmackDown now. The Transfer Window. No. Yes. Seriously? Yes, welcome to team blue. Miz says the Wyatts are here, though. Yes, they are. No, Miz had them moved here strategically so he could get away from them! Why is he here?! Did Karrion Kross betray him!? Aldis says Miz might need to make some new friends, and fast.
The Hollywood A-Lister is not happy that he’s where Bo Dallas can find him, but will Miz find a way to avoid disaster? Or is this going to be the last time he’s on the USA Network?
Kevin Owens storms out here.
The Prizefighter tells Joe Tessitore that he’d love to know where HIS interview was! Explain that to him, Joe! Joe interviews Cody but not Kevin? What kind of journalist is he? Kevin can’t believe he’s going to say this, but Joe makes him miss Michael Cole! Of course, Cole is too busy kissing Pat McAfee’s ass to be here! Just like everyone is too busy kissing Cody Rhodes’ ass! Joe, The Rock, EVERYONE! Kevin gets on the desk with his Winged Eagle title, and he asks Joe why everyone wants to be Cody’s friend. Here’s what happens to Cody’s friends: He uses them then betrays them!
But that’s okay, because at the Royal Rumble, Kevin will prove to everyone that he is the TRUE, RIGHTFUL WWE Champion! Oh, what’re you looking at, McConaughey? McConaughey tells Kevin, “Boo-hoo.” Kevin says at the Rumble, he’ll beat Cody just like how Ohio State beat the stupid Longhorns. The fans boo even more, but then wait! Jimmy Uso is here! Kevin says McConaughey is lucky, and Kevin hops off the desk as #BigJim goes to the ring. Kevin has them cut “that terrible music,” and he asks what this is. What does Jimmy even want? Jimmy steps to Kevin in the ring and says this is cuz Kevin talks too damn much.
UPPERCUT! Jimmy tackles Kevin, rains down fists, but Kevin shoves him away! Jimmy SUPERKICKS Kevin down! T he fans fire up as Jimmy climbs, but Kevin scrambles away! The fans boo but Jimmy grins. Jimmy tells Kevin, “Where you running to, boy?” Things get weird in Austin? How about tonight, we get Kevin Owens VS Jimmy Uso! HOOK ‘EM! McConaughey approves! Will Jimmy make sure Kevin is anything but ready for Saturday Night’s Main Event?
SmackDown returns and…
Nick Aldis finishes a phone as Carmelo Hayes walks in. Melo asks what’s going on here. Kevin VS Jimmy? It was supposed to be H1M VS Jimmy! Aldis knows, things happen. But the match of Melo VS Jimmy will be next week. Though this is also quite the opening. The Transfer Window has brought another star over to SmackDown, and Melo would make the perfect first opponent. Melo doesn’t trust that. Aldis did that with Braun. Melo wants to see this guy first. That’s fair. In fact, he could wait a moment because he’s on his way. Melo says that’s perfect. He’ll tell this guy that SmackDown is the land of the sharks. Melo will humble and embarrass this guy!
Aldis says he looks forward to seeing that. But could Melo be setting himself up for another moment like with the Monster of All Monsters?
Mia Yim & B-Fab VS Chelsea Green & Piper Niven!
There is safety in numbers, so in order for Michin and Miss Fabulous to get even, they’re sticking together! Will they look to humble the Hot Mess and her “Spicy Service Agent?” Or will the blue brand still be #RedWhite&Green?
The teams sort out and Mia starts against Piper. They tie up but then Mia dodges to fire forearms and CHOPS! Mia headlocks, but Piper keeps her from B-Fab. Piper sends Mia to the corner, then runs in, but Mia dodges! Mia HEEL KICKS and Piper wobbles! Chelsea tags in and talks smack, but Mia bends Chelsea’s accusing finger! Mia TOSSES Chelsea, then brings her up to wrench. Chelsea says no to Da Feet, and she chicken wings. Mia fights the spin and shoves Chelsea to a corner. Mia CHOPS, then says get this twerk! But Piper says you can’t do that to the champ! Mia DECKS Piper, then runs in to CANNONBALL! Chelsea dodges and Mia hits buckles!
Chelsea stomps and KICKS Mia around, then she stands Mia up. Chelsea salutes, snap suplexes, and covers, TWO! Mia stays in this, but Chelsea stands on Mia’s hair and pulls the arms! Chelsea then argues with the ref. Mia KICKS Chelsea away, so Chelsea tags Piper! Piper drags Mia back, but Mia kicks and kicks and BOOTS Piper away! Piper runs back up, but Mia avoids the elbow drop! The fans fire up and Mia crawls! Piper also crawls, hot tags to Chelsea end B-Fab! B-Fab dodges to fire forearms on Chelsea! B-Fab SLAPS Chelsea, struts around, then runs up to LEG LARIAT! B-Fab whips Chelsea, then swings to BOOT Chelsea down!
Chelsea staggers up, B-Fab gets around, DDT! Cover, Piper runs up to ELBOW DROP the whole thing! Piper realizes that hurt Chelsea, too! Piper says she’ll fix it! She shoves B-Fab, Mia tags in before B-Fab takes that SCRAPBUSTER! Piper talks smack, but Mia SHOTUGNS her down! Chelsea has Mia’s arms! But Mia wrenches out, to make Chelsea EAT DA FEET! Cover, Mia & B-Fab win!
Winners: Mia Yim & B-Fab, by pinfall
Not only did they win, The Head Baddie in Charge gets a pin on the Women’s US Champion! Can Mia make good on one more shot at the title?
Melo is still waiting.
He’s pacing and saying Aldis won’t embarrass H1M this time. But then in steps Damian Priest! The Punisher shakes hands with Aldis, and Aldis says he can’t wait to get started. Priest feels the same way. Melo says, “Nah… Nah…!” Oh, right, sorry. Aldis tells Priest that Melo was interested in a 1v1 match with him here tonight. Oh, is that so? Well, Priest is here to work, and he’s ready to punch in. Melo storms off, Aldis tells him to lace ’em up tight. Priest thanks Aldis, and it looks like the former world champion is already settling in. Melo may not miss, but will he ever learn not to shoot his mouth off?
Charlotte Flair speaks.
“There is a difference between confidence and arrogance. Arrogance is insecurity. It’s convincing someone of who you are. Confidence is knowing. It’s walking into a room and everyone sits up straight because they know The GOAT doesn’t have to call themselves The GOAT. Now, I have crafted a legacy that no one, and I mean no one, can touch. And I know exactly who I am. And I’m back. So when I walk through that curtain and enter the Royal Rumble with a smile on my face and a tear in my eye, I’m going to remind you all who owns the night. WOO~!” The Queen is on her way back, will she take over this Road to WrestleMania?
Tiffany Stratton is here!
Austin fires up because it’s #TiffyTime! The WWE Women’s Champion struts right to the ring, and she gets herself a mic. “Once again, I am the center of everybody’s attention. Because next week, at the Royal Rumble, 30 women will be fighting for a chance to face me at WrestleMania. Which is funny because just last week, I beat last year’s Royal Rumble winner, Bayley. So I’m not worried even in the slightest. And next week, whoever wins, they’re gonna be running on Tiffy Time.” BUT WAIT! Rhea Ripley is here?! The fans go wild and Tiff is shocked to see the WWE Women’s WORLD Champion here on SmackDown!
Rhea smiles and makes her way to the ring, and she grabs herself a mic. Rhea knows Tiff is still a little bit new here, but she wants Tiff to know, she’s a champion, too. So champion to champion, Rhea just wants to say that she respects what Tiff did to Nia Jax. But it won’t compare to what Rhea does to Nia on Saturday Night’s Main Event. Well hold on, here comes Nia Jax now! She and Candice LeRae are on stage, and Nia says, Look what we have here.” First, why is she catching strays? That’s rude. Right, Candice? Yes, very rude. Nia says she wants both champions to know this is a historic moment.
Because see, Nia is officially announcing that she is entering and winning the Women’s Royal Rumble! The fans continue to boo as Nia & Candice go to the ring. Fans chant “You Suck!” and Nia tells one of ’em, “Your mom sucks, kid!” Nia says she knows what everyone is thinking: Isn’t Rhea’s title reign gonna end tomorrow night when Nia beats her? Yes, you’re correct. But Nia is gonna beat Rhea~ Ripley~ AND still win the Royal Rumble, so Nia can take the title that is rightfully hers! WAIT! Now we add Bianca Belair & Naomi! The fans fire up as the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions make their way out, mics already in hand.
The StrongEST Glow can ‘t believe this. The ring is filling up real quick. But that is why they came out here to say that Naomi will be entering and WINNING the Women’s Royal Rumble! Bianca says she likes that, except that she is also entering and winning the Royal Rumble! But if Bianca doesn’t win, then maybe Naomi wins. Yes, that’s a good point, because if Naomi doesn’t win, Bianca will win. So long as one of them wins, that’s all that matters! It definitely won’t be anyone else. And certainly not Nia. Hold on! Now Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez are here! Liv has a mic to say, “Well, well, well. Raquel, look what we have here.”
There’s the girl that lost her man to a real woman, that’s Rhea. Then there’s the wannabe Liv holding a title that’d look way better on Liv, in Tiffy. And we have a bunch of other women declaring for the 2025 Women’s Royal Rumble, but Liv~ doesn’t~ care~! Do you know why she doesn’t? Because the headline won’t be about them, it’ll be about her! Liv hereby declares her entry to the 2025 Women’s Royal Rumble. And not only that, but she declares her victory! And she is the only person in this company who can do that. Why? Because Raquel Rodriguez is going to ensure that victory for the Royal Rumb- HEADBUTT from Rhea!!
The fans fire up as the brawl breaks out! Nia & Candice mug Rhea, Naomi & Bianca fight Raquel, but Liv gets up to help Raquel. Tiff got away and is laughing at everyone else going wild. Rhea ROUNDHOUSES Nia! The tag champs toss Liv & Raquel, and they stand tall with Rhea. Aldis makes his way out here, what will he do to sort out the madness?
Six Woman Tag: Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair & Naomi VS Nia Jax, Candice LeRae & Liv Morgan w/ Raquel Rodriguez!
SmackDown returns and in Aldis’ best Teddy Long, he’s put together this tag match! Will Mami & The StrongEST Glow shine together as champions? Or will the Irresistible Force, the Poison Pixie & the Liv Morgan Revenge Tour be rolling on the Road to WrestleMania?
The teams sort out, Rhea and Nia start, and the fans rally up. Rhea and Nia talk trash, but then Nia runs away to tag Candice. Rhea takes a deep breath, Nia is just playing games. Candice runs up to fire forearms, then runs the ropes. Candice ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl, but Rhea stops the crucifix takedown. Candice swings but Rhea stops the arm-drag! Rhea throws Candice to a corner, but Candice BOOTS back! Candice goes up, TORNADO- NO, Rhea stops the DDT! Rhea suplexes Candice and holds her up! Bianca reaches out to tag in, Rhea SLAMS Candice down! Bianca tags Naomi, they run up on Nia to DOUBLE DROPKICK!
Liv stays back while Naomi gets a boost from Rhea & Bianca, rockabye baby in the treetop SPLASH for Nia! Then a cover on Candice, TWO! Naomi keeps Candice back, but Candice BOOTS her away! Tag to Liv, but Naomi RANAS first! Liv flounders, Naomi tags Bianca. The tag champs double whip Liv to DOUBLE HIP TOSS! Then Bianca and Naomi secret handshake before the STANDING MOONSAULT LEG DROP COMBO! Cover, TWO! The fans rally for Bianca while Liv scrambles to a corner. Bianca runs up and RAMS into Liv! Bianca then climbs up and she rains down fists! The fans count along, but Candice runs up from the apron!
Bianca gives Candice number six, but Liv YANKS the braid! Nia tags in, Bianca BACKFLIPS free! Bianca DROPKICKS Liv, kips up, but Nia LARIATS Bianca down! Nia soaks up the heat then LASHES Bianca with her own braid! The ref reprimands, Nia HEADBUTTS Bianca down, then she DRIBBLES Bianca off the mat! Nia soaks up heat, tells Rhea to “SUCK IT!” and then she brings Bianca up. Nia scoops Bianca, SLAMS her into the drop zone, then goes up the corner! But Bianca stands to SHOVE Nia over! Bianca ROCKS Nia, Nia falls to the floor! Raquel checks Nia while Bianca crawls for her corner.
The fans rally, Nia sputters, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Nia drags herself up and into the ring, hot tag to Candice! Hot tag to Naomi! Naomi rallies on Candice with LARIAT after LARIAT, then she whips. REARVIEW! Naomi is all fired up but Candice flounders away. Nia tags back in and she storms up on Naomi. Naomi fires forearms but Nia shoves her away. Naomi slides under the lariat, MULE KICKS, then DROPKICKS! Nia staggers around, Naomi runs up on her, but Nia puts Naomi on the apron. Liv runs up but Naomi DECKS her! Naomi RAMS Nia, then brings her into the ropes for a slingshot sun- NO, Nia stays up out of the sunset! Candice keeps Naomi down, Nia SITS on Naomi! Cover, TWO!!
Naomi survives that downsized A-Nia-Lator but only barely. Nia argues with the ref about it, but then she tags Candice. Candice stomps Naomi, CHOKES her on the ropes, but lets off at the ref’s count. Candice drags Naomi back, covers, TWO! Candice keeps Naomi down with a facelock but Naomi endures the grind. Naomi fights up, fires body shots, and she backs Candice down! Candice digs her heels in, but Naomi wrenches out to ENZIGIRI! Naomi crawls, reaches out, but Candice CLOBBERS her! No tag, and Candice drags Naomi all the way back. Liv tags in and she stomps away on Naomi!
Liv drags Naomi up, reels her in, and snap suplexes! Una Amiga, and Liv hits another snap suplex! That’s Dos Amigas, and then THREE AMIGAS! Liv shouts out Dirty Dom, then ENZIGIRIS Naomi! SmackDown returns to single picture with the cover, TWO! Liv is frustrated but she drags Naomi back. Nia tags in, Nia stomps Naomi, and then Nia whips Naomi to a corner. Nia runs up to SPLASH in a corner! Naomi sits down, Nia says kiss this, HIP ATTACK! And STINK FACE! Nia rubs it in, then soaks up the heat. Nia storms back up, but Naomi kicks her low! And kicks again! Naomi stands to ROCK Nia, and roll her up! TWO!
Nia is up, and she CLUBS Naomi down! Nia brings Naomi away to tag Candice. They mug Naomi, the fans rally for Rhea, but Liv tells them to shut up. Candice snapmares for a NECK SNAPPER! Then jackknife bridge, TWO! Candice knees on Naomi’s neck but the ref notices that. Candice steps away to stomp Naomi, but Naomi KICKS from below! Naomi crawls, Candice CLUBS her down, then Candice sucker punches Rhea! The fans boo but Candice snap suplexes! Cover, but the ref is busy with Rhea! Candice drags Naomi to the corner, argues with the ref, then she stands on Naomi. The ref counts, Candice steps off at 4.
The fans rally for “MAMI! MAMI!” but Candice keeps on Naomi. Naomi fights back, but Candice blocks the kick! But the REBOUND ENZIGIRI takes Candice down! Liv panics, but Nia already YANKS Rhea off the apron! The fans boo as Nia gets away with one! Liv then YANKS Bianca down! The ref can’t keep up with all these underhanded tactics! Candice RAMS Naomi into the corner, but Naomi fights free! Naomi goes up and up and FLYING FACEBUSTERS Candice! The fans fire up as everyone is down! Raquel coaches Liv and Nia, but Rhea rises! Naomi crawls her way over, hot tag to Rhea! The fans are thunderous for Mami!
Rhea rallies on Liv with LARIAT after LARIAT, then a ripcord and HOOK KICK! Then a FACEBUSTER! SLIDING KICK! Rhea runs to DROPKICK Nia & Candice! Raquel is furious but the ref stops her from storming in! Rhea goes after Raquel, but Liv hits a BACKSTABBER! Rhea tumbles, Bianca tags in! Bianca stops Liv’s Code Breaker to throw her back! Liv returns, but Bianca wrenches and suplexes! Liv slips free, but Bianca ducks the enzigiri! Bianca handsprings, knocks Candice down with it, but Liv’s knees hit the moonsault! Both Liv and Bianca runs, and Bianca SPEARS Liv!! Cover, Nia breaks it!
The fans boo but Naomi runs up! POP-UP HEADBUTT from Nia! Rhea HEADBUTTS Nia!! RIP- NO, Liv jumps on Rhea! Rhea still DECKS Nia, then she THROWS Liv off her! Rhea pump handles Liv, RIPTIDE onto Nia!! Raquel is up again, so Rhea BOOTS her back down! But Candice DUMPS Rhea to the apron! And then CODE BREAKER in the ropes! Rhea falls, but Bianca torture racks Candice! KISS OF DEATH!! Only for Liv to ghost pin Bianca! LIV’S TEAM WINS!!
Winner: Nia Jax, Candice LeRae & Liv Morgan, by pinfall
The EST had this, but the chaos allowed Liv to steal it from her! Will the Royal Rumble be even wilder than this? Will the Liv Morgan Revenge Tour go all the way to WrestleMania?
Chelsea Green & Piper Niven regroup backstage.
Chelsea complains even while Piper tends to her. Where was Piper? Look what happened! How did it happen!? Mia & B-Fab walk in, and B-Fab says it happened because the math is finally mathing, and things were even. And Piper has to protect Chelsea even more now since Mia has back-up. And Mia is feeling real good about taking that US title. Actually, Mia talked with Aldis, and she gets one final crack at it next week. Good luck, Chelsea. You’re gonna need it. Mia & B-Fab head out, and Piper says they need a bigger security detail. But who could they possibly get that can stomach- er, guard Chelsea Green?
Johnny Gargano w/ Tommaso Ciampa VS Apollo Crews!
Johnny Wrestling doesn’t appreciate Apollo telling Pretty Deadly the truth, so he has to shut him up personally. Will DIY show Pretty Deadly how to handle business? Or will Apollo show up Gargano 1v1?
SmackDown returns as Apollo makes his entrance. The bell rings and the brawl is on! Apollo runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then he RUNS Gargano over! Apollo suplexes Gargano, holds him up, but Gargano fires knees! Apollo keeps Gargano off the mat to suplex again! The fans fire up for the SLAM! Apollo then storms up on Gargano at the ropes. Gargano fires hands in return, then whips. Apollo reverses, hurdles, then drops down. Apollo DROPKICKS Gargano and the fans fire up! Gargano bails out but Apollo aims, PLANCHA! Gargano slips in, Apollo lands on his feet. Gargano slides out but Apollo dodges to ASAI MOONSAULT!
The fans fire up with Apollo, but Apollo keeps his eyes on Ciampa. Apollo puts Gargano in the ring, goes up a corner, and he leaps, only for Gargano to move! Apollo rolls through the splash, but the SUPERKICK hits! Cover, TWO! Gargano is already frustrated but he stomps Apollo in the corner. The ref counts, Gargano stops at 4, but Ciampa is there to talk trash on Apollo. Gargano and Ciampa applaud themselves, pat themselves on the back, and Apollo goes to another corner. Gargano runs up, but into a BOOT! And an ELBOW! Apollo blocks a kick to mule kick, KNEE LIFT, and whip! LEAPING LARIAT!
The fans fire up with Apollo and he military presses Gargano! The fans fire up for the PRESS SLAM! And then STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Gargano survives but Apollo keeps cool. Gargano goes to a corner, Apollo builds speed, but Gargano dodges! Gargano comes back, blocks a kick, and he puts it in the ropes to KICK the thigh! Then ENZIGIRI! Apollo is stuck in the ropes, DRAPING BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Gargano grows frustrated again but Ciampa still talks trash on Apollo. Gargano brings Apollo up, but Apollo ROCKS Gargano! Gargano fires forearms in return, but Apollo fires back!
The fans rally behind Apollo but Gargano fires a flurry! And a ROLLING ELBOW! But Apollo BOOTS! Gargano rebounds, but Apollo ENZIGIRIS! Apollo runs up, but Gargano sends him out! Apollo clutches his arm, Gargano distracts the ref, Ciampa KNEES Apollo down!! Ciampa puts Apollo in and Gargano brings Apollo up. But wait, MCMG is making their way out here! DIY tells MCMG to watch themselves, but Apollo rolls Gargano! APOLLO WINS!
Winner: Apollo Crews, by pinfall
DIY should’ve been watching themselves, because Apollo just snatched victory from the jaws of defeat! MCMG shrug, but will DIY have to face the facts that they can’t do it themselves?
Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga walk backstage.
The Samoan Werewolf says, “YEAH! Tomorrow night, Braun Strowman…. The Werewolf VS The Monster. Hell, Godzilla VS King Kong. Hell, you ain’t Godzilla or King Kong! Cuz I’m BOTH! Hey, don’t get it twisted now, Braun. They don’t make ’em like me no more! They ain’t never made ’em like me! I’m off the scale with it. I’m raw, uncut with it. I’m all gas, no brakes with it. Know what I mean?! First off, LA Knight, my taka ua is coming live!” Tama Tonga adds, “With everybody saying, YEHYEHYEHYEHYEH!” The Good Bad Guy makes his way to the ring, Jacob at his back. Will the rogues of the Bloodline be even more dangerous without Solo Sikoa around?
LA Knight VS Tama Tonga w/ Jacob Fatu!
SmackDown returns and The Mega Star makes his entrance, “YEAH!” But Knight gets a mic to say cut it. “LEMME TALK TO YA!” The man they call The Mega Star is in the building in Austin, and that means these two cross-eyed halfwits have hell to pay! “YEAH!” They ain’t gonna cost him the US Championship and think they’re getting away with it. He may not have ended up on top, but he got his ass kicked and was willing to take it if it meant getting a piece of them. But tonight, he won’t just get a piece, he’s getting a whole big chunk! “Tommy Tonga” just drew the short straw, and that means he’ll get the BFT for his troubles.
And if Jacob wants to get his fat head in here, Knight will kick him so hard, he won’t be able to stop the shakes. Knight mocks Jacob’s shaking around, and says that there might not be anything left for Braun on Saturday. Sorry, Braun, but it’s gotta be done. But it starts right now with Tama getting his first class ticket to getting his head stomped in! With everybody saying, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” Knight storms in, dodges Tama’s sucker punch, and the brawl is on! The bell rings and the fans fire up as Knight fires more shots! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight whips, Tama reverses to ROCK Knight!
Tama fires hands, CLUBS Knight, then fires even more shots. Tama whips, Knight ducks ‘n’ dodges to then catch Tama, POWERSLAM! Cover, ONE!! Tama survives but Knight stomps him. Tama goes to ropes, Knight stomps him, then Knight ROPE GUILLOTINES! Tama tumbles out, Knight pursues, and Knight fires more hands. Knight stalks Tama, SMACKS him off the barriers, and the fans fire up. Knight whips, Tama reverses, and Knight hits the barriers now! Knight staggers, the fans cheer him on, but Tama runs and uses the steps! FLYING- NO, Knight catches Tama to FLAPJACK him off the barriers!
Knight winds up and he LARIATS Tama into the crowd! The fans fire up as Knight stands on the corner. “YEAH!” Knight then goes back out, and he drags Tama up, only for Tama to HOTSHOT him off barriers! Knight staggers away, Tama climbs up, and Tama tightrope walks so he can FLYING LARIAT! Down goes Knight and Tama soaks up the heat. The ring count is climbing, but Tama fires hands on Knight. Tama brings Knight over but Knight SMACKS Tama off the apron! Knight puts Tama in at 8 of 10, then RAMS into him! Knight slingshots, FLYING SHOULDER TACKLE! Cover, TWO! Knight drags Tama right up to whip him again.
Knight BACKDROPS Tama, and Tama flounders. Knight runs up to LARIAT Tama out of the ring! The fans fire up again and Knight goes after Tama. Knight stares Jacob down, but Tama runs up! Knight counter punches Tama, stalks him, then he blocks a kick But Tama blocks the lariat to COMPLETE SHOT into the steps! Knight goes down in a heap and the fans boo, but SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Knight fires hands on Tama! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight scoops, Tama slips free, but Knight buck sthe O’Conner! SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Tama stays in this and Jacob seethes. Knight whips, Tama grabs ropes, and then Tama DUMPS Knight ot the apron! Knight ROCKS Tama, steps in, but Tama grabs a leg! DRAGON SCREW! Knight clutches that leg but Tama drops an ELBOW on the knee! And another! And then Tama DDTS the foot! Knight crawls away but Tama stalks him to the corner. Tama stomps Knight, then HEADBUTTS him! The fans rally and Knight rises.
Tama reels Knight in, but knight slips free of the suplex, to hit a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Tama survives, Knight whips, but Tama reverses. Kitchen sink knee for Knight! Tama paces while the fans boo. The fans rally for Knight but Tama clamps onto Knight’s shoulders. Tama digs the claws in, but Knight fights up. Knight fires elbows, fires haymakers, but Tama knees low! Tama whips, Knight LEAPING LARIATS! The fans fire up as Knight rains down fists! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight stands Tama up to whip him hard into a corner, then JUMPING NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up with Knight again while Tama goes to thea pron.
Knight storms over, but Tama RAMS into him! Knight ROCKS Tama in return, “This is Awesome!” Knight storms back up, but Tama HOTSHOTS Knight! Tama hurries back up, but Knight BLASTS him off the apron! Tama hits the desk, and then Knight WRECKS Tama with a dropkick! Knight huffs ‘n’ puffs as he drags Tama up and into the ring. Knight hurries to reel Tama in, but Tama fights the torture rack! Tama fires hands, but Knight dodges the boot! Tama dodges a lariat to VENOM DDT! Cover, TWO!! Tama seethes as Knight survives. Tama stalks Knight to a corner, hoists him up top, and he climbs up.
But Knight fires haymakers! Tama and Knight brawl, “YEAH! BOO!” Tama fires HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT! But then Knight DECKS Tama! Knight adjusts, but Tama returns to ROCK him! Tama goes back up, but Knight SUPER GOURD BUSTERS! Tama flounders, Knight powers up, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” DOUBLE JUMP ELBOW DROP! Knight brings Tama up again, but Jacob gets on the apron! Knight BOOTS Jacob! Tama rolls Knight! TWO!! Tama scrambles, but Knight kicks low! B F T!! Cover, Knight wins!
Winner: LA Knight, by pinfall
But Jacob drags Knight out of the ring! Jacob RAMS Knight into the apron, then fireman’s carries to SAMOAN DROP Knight on the desk! The desk doesn’t break so Jacob stands tall! Jacob then TOSSES the armchairs aside, drags Knight up, and he HEADBUTTS Knight back onto the desk! Jacob HEADBUTTS Knight again, and again, and again! The fans boo, but here comes BRAUN!! Jacob spots the #OneBigSOB heading down the ramp! They stare down from across the ring, and Braun steps in. Braun says come get some, Tama wants Jacob to stand down! Jacob shoves Tama away to get in the ring!
The fans are losing their minds as monster and monster stare down! Braun rips his shirt off, roars, and the fans are even more fired up! Jacob roars, but Tama gets in! Braun grabs Tama, but then he dodges Jacob! Braun runs to LARIAT Jacob up and out! Tama now gets Jacob to stand down, and Knight manages to get in the ring. Braun tells Jacob that they don’t run SmackDown anymore! Will Jacob #GetTheseHands when these two arrive in San Antonio?
The Miz talks with A-Town Down Under.
He is glad to see two bright, young talented superstars, the next big thing in WWE, and him, the reality icon and first-ever TWO-TIME Grand Slam Champion in WWE history! They are made from the same cloth. Just imagine: Marine 7! Waller, Theory & Miz. Box office gold! Theory says they’ll be rich! Waller feels this was meant to be. Together, they can run SmackDown! But Aldis steps in and says he has three words for them: Pack your bags. Transfer Window is sending them to Raw! What? They’re going to Raw? AWESOME! ATDU is fired up, and tell Miz they’re still in for Marine 7. Laters!
Miz can’t catch a break. Will no one be around to save him from the Wyatts?
Shinsuke Nakamura speaks.
“This is a warning to all those who challenge for my United States Championship. The attempt will be a fruitless effort. Even if you challenge with the determination to seek glory and give it everything, you will get nothing. The only thing left will be the body that has been crushed, hurt, and shattered, and this title will still be in my hands. But that’s not enough. I aim for further heights. Shinsuke Nakamura will bein the Royal Rumble! Just as I won before, I will seize the victory again. 2025 will be the year of my conquest, beginning with The Royal Rumble.”
Damian Priest VS Carmelo Hayes!
Much like with Braun Strowman, The Punisher was a bit more of a surprise than expected for Melo. But now that Priest is on SmackDown, will we #AllRise for the outlaw? Or will Melo finally start living up to being H1M?
SmackDown returns and Melo makes his entrance. The bell rings and the two circle. Melo and Priest feel things out, then Melo slips around Priest. Melo brushes himself off and circles with Priest again. They knuckle lock, then Melo kicks low! Melo fires hands, CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Melo whips but Priest blocks! Priest stands up tall, whips Melo, but Melo rolls off Priest’s back! Melo CLUBS Priest on the back, runs, but Priest CLOBBERS him! Priest TOSSES Melo to a corner, ROCKS him, then fires off more shots! Priest stomps away, the ref counts, and Priest stops at 4. The fans cheer while Priest drags Melo up.
Priest knuckle locks Melo, twists the wrist, then climbs up the corner. Priest tightrope walks, and the fans love that he goes OLD SCHOOL CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Melo goes to the apron and Priest grins. Priest goes outside, brings Melo around and ROCKS him! Priest shakes out his hand, that’s how hard he hit Melo. Priest scoops Melo, takes aim, but Melo slips free! Priest sops from hitting the post, but Melo ducks the roundhouse! Priest is stuck partly on the apron, so Melo ENZIGIRIS, then KICKS the plant leg! Melo POSTS Priest, then soaks up heat while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Melo rains down fists in the corner! Priest shoves Melo away at 5 but Melo runs up to fire more shots! Then Melo BOOTS Priest to the outside! Priest stands, storms up to the apron, but Melo KNEES him down! Melo then builds speed and FLIES! Down goes Priest and the fans admit, that was good. Melo drags Priest up and into the ring, then he goes up the corner. Priest stands, Melo leaps, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Melo is annoyed but he brings Priest around for a top wristlock. Priest endures, fires body shots, but Melo CHOPS! Melo taunts Priest, CHOPS again, then CHOPS again!
Priest gets mad and the fans fire up! Melo is worried, but he runs, only for Priest to DECK him! And DECK him! Priest kicks, KICKS, and KICKS, then ROLLING ELBOWS! Priest winds up to DECK Melo again! The fans fire up with Priest while Melo staggers to a corner. Priest runs up, Melo BOOTS him away! Melo brings Priest in, but Priest suplexes first, for the BROKEN ARROW! Priest goes to a corner to take aim. Priest runs in, ELBOW in the corner! And then a FLATLINER! Cover, TWO! Priest grows frustrated but he powers up the arm. The fans rally, Melo rises, but Melo also bails out! The fans boo but Priest goes out the side.
Priest runs in around the way, and he POUNCES Melo into the timekeeper’s area! The fans fire up and Priest high-fives McConaughey. Priest TOSSES Melo back to ringside, then back into the ring. Priest goes up, springboards, but into a SUPERKICK! Melo runs, springboards, but into Priest’s hands! SOUTH OF- NO, Melo wheelbarrows, STUNNERS, and then hurries to run up, FIRST 48! Cover, TWO! Priest survives and Melo grows frustrated again. Melo goes to the corner, climbs up, and he wants that three pointer! Melo shoots, NOTHING BUT- NO, he misses! Priest runs up, Melo dodges, and Melo sips through the lariat!
Melo manages a cradle, TWO!! Priest escapes, and Priest gets moving! COMEBACKER LARIAT! The fans fire up as Priest brings down the straps! Melo stands, into the choke grip! SOUTH OF HEAVEN!! Cover, Priest wins!
Winner: Damian Priest, by pinfall
The Punisher got the better of H1M and has his first win here on SmackDown! Will Priest be able to reach new heights now that he’s away from Judgment Day?
DIY complains to Aldis.
They say MCMG cost them, and look! Here they are! Sabin tells DIY to relax, and asks Aldis if he told them already. Tell them what? Aldis says he was going to get to it, but MCMG can do it now. Sabin says DIY clearly have done everything they can to avoid giving MCMG a rematch for the tag titles, but… Here’s a surprise! Because Aldis already told MCMG, that at the Royal Rumble, the rematch happens! But hey, it’ll also be a Best 2 Out of 3 Falls match! Gargano says tonight sucks! DIY storms off, MCMG thank Aldis, and one way or another, this score will be settled! Will Sabin & Shelley finally have the gold back around their waists?
Damian Priest returns backstage.
And there waiting is Cody Rhodes. Cody says, “SmackDown, huh?” Priest says, “Looks that way.” Then Cody’s glad to have him. They shake hands, and Priest says, “See you soon, champ.” Could the former World Heavyweight Champion look to become an undisputed champion?
The Miz talks with Andrade.
The A-Lister says El Idolo has the look, the presence, the athletic ability in that ring. All he needs is someone to help guide him to become the superstar he truly is. Andrade says yes, he loves that idea! But he’ll go find someone who can do that. W-Wait, what? No, Miz meant… Jimmy walks by and grins at Miz as he gestures for NO YEET. Jimmy then heads to gorilla, only for Melo to be there. Melo says it’ll take a lot more than just four moves to beat KO. Oh, will it? Then how about next week, Jimmy only needs three to beat H1M? Oh, and uh… NO YEET! Jimmy makes his entrance, but Melo follows him! Melo ATTACKS at the ramp!
The fans boos as Melo rains down fists! Jimmy fights back, refs and producers get in there and separate the two! Jimmy shrugs that off, he clearly got under Melo’s skin. Will Jimmy still be ready for his fight with The Prizefighter? We’ll see, after the break.
Kevin Owens VS Jimmy Uso!
SmackDown returns and Kevin makes his entrance. He’s wearing Naomi merchandise to get at Jimmy, her husband! Kevin taunts McConaughey with the Winged Eagle title, then he puts the belt aside. The bell rings and then Kevin bails out. The fans boo but Kevin goes back to talking trash on Joe Tessitore. Jimmy storms out to UPPERCUT Kevin! Jimmy SMACKS Kevin off the apron, then off the barriers! The fans cheer, Jimmy puts Kevin in the ring, and then Jimmy says hook ’em. Jimmy steps in but Kevin fires off in the ropes! Kevin headlocks and he grinds Jimmy down. Jimmy powers up and out, but Kevin runs him over!
Kevin keeps moving, and he uses Jimmy’s dropdown against him by hitting a SENTON! “And that’s why this is MY show!” The fans boo more but Kevin CLUBS Jimmy. Jimmy goes to the corner, Kevin fires body shots, then Kevin CLUBS Jimmy. Jimmy goes to another corner, Kevin RAMS into him again and again, then he lets off as the ref counts. Kevin stands Jimmy up, whips him corner to corner hard, and it busts the corner camera! Kevin makes sure Joe saw that! Kevin whips Jimmy corner to corner the other way, and Jimmy hits the buckles hard again. Kevin brings Jimmy around to CHOKE on the ropes!
The fans boo, the ref counts, but Kevin lets off. Kevin CLUBS Jimmy, taunts the fans, mocks them, then CLUBS Jimmy down. Kevin whips corner to corner, but Jimmy comes back to LARIAT! The fans fire up and Jimmy gets the “UCE! OH!” going. Jimmy runs up, but Kevin bails out! No hip attack, but Jimmy slides out. Jimmy SMACKS Kevin off the desk! And again! And again! Jimmy again says hook ’em, then he fires hands on Kevin! The fans join in with “Hook ’em!” Jimmy puts Kevin back in the ring, goes back up to the apron, but Kevin BLASTS Jimmy into the desk! Jimmy falls back, and Kevin hits a FROG SPLASH to the floor!
Kevin mockingly cheers, “Feel the Glow~! Get it?” and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Kevin drags Jimmy up, brings him around, and throws him into the barriers! Kevin then RAMS Jimmy into more barriers! Kevin talks smack to the fans, then goes into the ring. Kevin takes a bow while the count climbs, and he mockingly blows kisses. Jimmy slides in at 8 out of 10! Kevin is annoyed, and he ROCKS Jimmy with a haymaker! Kevinn puts Jimmy in a corner, wraps an arm around ropes and pulls! The ref counts, Kevin stops at 4, then he brings Jimmy out for an AMRBAR DDT! Cover, ONE!! Jimmy shows some grit, but Kevin stomps the arm! Then he stomps the other arm! Then he stands on one arm to SLAM the other!
Kevin SLAMS Jimmy’s arm again, and he mocks the fans some more. Kevin stands on Jimmy’s hand, to then STOMP Jimmy’s head! Jimmy scrambles to a corner, Kevin storms up, but Jimmy pushes him away. Kevin chuckles and then storms up again anyway. Jimmy guards the bad arm but Kevin still grabs it. Kevin wraps the arm around the ropes, pulls on it, then KICKS the ropes to jam it up! Jimmy falls over but Kevin brings him back up. Kevin wrenches the bad arm, but Jimmy fires hands! Jimmy ROCKS Kevin, but Kevin kicks and DDTS Jimmy down! Cover, TWO! Kevin is annoyed but he clamps onto Jimmy with a top wristlock.
Jimmy endures, SmackDown returns to single picture, and Kevin taunts McConaughey with “Alright, alright, alright~!” The fans rally for Jimmy but Kevin shakes his head. Jimmy fights up, fires haymakers, and he HEADBUTTS Kevin! Jimmy goes to fireman’s carry, but Kevin pulls on the bad arm! ARM CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO! Jimmy stays in this but Kevin stays on the bad arm! Kevin stomps the hand, stomps the elbow, then SLAMS the arm down! And SLAMS it again and again! Jimmy writhes, Kevin drags him to a drop zone, and Kevin climbs. The fans rally, and Jimmy stands! GAMANGIRI!
Jimmy goes up to get Kevin, but Kevin fights the suplex! Kevin fires body shots, and he YANKS the bad arm! Jimmy falls into the buckles and then falls to the mat! Kevin adjusts, and he SWANTON BOMBS, but onto knees! Jimmy saves himself and Kevin ends up in a corner, HIP ATTACK! Jimmy falls back, the pain in his arm is holding him back! The fans rally as both men stir, and Kevin uses ropes to stand. Jimmy HEADBUTTS! And counter punches! Jimmy mule kicks, UPPERCUTS, and kicks. Kevin blocks and spins Jimmy, but the DRAGON WHIP hits! And then a SAMOAN DROP! The fans fire up, Jimmy covers, TWO!
Kevin survives but Jimmy is too beat up to be mad. Kevin goes to a corner, Jimmy runs in again, but Kevin dodges the splash! Kevin runs, but Jimmy SUPERKICKS! Kevin falls, Jimmy covers, TWO! Kevin is still tougher than that and Jimmy is beside himself. Jimmy crawls over, brings Kevin up and reels him in, but Kevin WRINGS the bad arm out! Kevin then hoists Jimmy up, BLUE THUNDER BOMB?!? Cover, TWO!! Kevin gives a shoutout to Sami Zayn but Jimmy survives! Kevin goes to ropes and stands up again. Kevin waits on Jimmy, and he wants Jimmy to get up. Jimmy slaps the bad arm, and he stops the stunner!
Kevin stops a superkick to SUPERKICK back! Jimmy rebounds to SUPERKICK again!! Jimmy hurries to cover, TWO!! Kevin is still in this and Jimmy can’t believe it! The fans rally up for Jimmy as he goes to a corner. Jimmy climbs, the fans fire up, and Jimmy USO- NO! Kevin moves, SUPERKICKS, and then whips! POP-UP- NO! Jimmy slips free to SUPERKICK again!! Cover, TWO!!! Kevin survives again, and Jimmy doesn’t know what to make of it! Jimmy and Kevin crawl to corners, and Jimmy takes aim. Jimmy runs in, but Kevin KCIKS the spear away! But Jimmy stops the stunner! Both men run, and Jimmy SPEARS!!
Kevin scrambles but ends up in a drop zone! Jimmy goes up the corner! USO- NO, Kevin YANKS Jimmy down by the bad arm! And then Kevin POSTS Jimmy! And then Kevin whisp Jimmy, for the POP-UP POWERBOMB! Cover, Kevin wins!
Winner: Kevin Owens, by pinfall
#BigJim put up a big fight, but it just wasn’t enough to get one over on the “rightful” champion. Wait, Kevin isn’t done with Jimmy! He clears the desk, drags Jimmy up to join him, but here comes Cody! Kevin goes after Cody in the ring and they brawl it out in the ring! Cody stomps a mu7dhole into Kevin, Kevin CLAWS Cody’s face, but the hands fly! Cody stomps away on Kevin again! Austin is thunderous as Cody roars, but Kevin comes back with haymakers! Cody TOSSES Kevin, then goes out the side! Cody sends Kevin into the steel steps! And then back into the ring! SmackDown has to go off air, will Cody and Kevin brawl all the way to Saturday Night’s Main Event?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown that not only builds up the Royal Rumble a bit more, but was also a go-home to Saturday Night’s Main Event. Great stuff with getting pretty much all the top women on main roster involved in one segment tonight. Everyone wants to win the Rumble, and we got a great Six Woman Tag out of it. The Heels getting the win is fine, it certainly gives Liv momentum going into the match. It also means Nia has momentum going into SNME, where I’m fairly certain she loses so that Rhea has a strong first defense of her newest reign. And calling the Women’s Rumble is really tricky as there are a lot of possibilities.
Jacob Fatu had an awesome promo before Tama VS Knight, which was a very good match. I feel like Knight’s promo beforehand was a little uncertain, he maybe improvised most of that, but he still made it work. Great win for Knight, but of course Jacob went after him, bringing out Braun. I feel like the best result for Braun VS Jacob is either a No Contest or some kind of draw. I can picture them both crashing through something and neither gets up to get back in the ring before 10, but then Jacob stands up after to show he’s still the tougher monster. From there, Jacob can do any number of things, maybe even go after the US title.
Nakamura had a great promo to call out those in the midcard, but also to declare for the Rumble. I feel like we’ll get great interactions between Nakamura, Jacob, and a few others interested in the US title, helping to sort out who challenges Nakamura next. Melo can be in that group, as well, with a great showing even in losing. Priest ended up on SmackDown just as I knew he would, and he had a good interaction with Cody. Priest can certainly use the rest of the year to build up to the WWE Championship, assuming Cody doesn’t get transferred to Raw like I’ve been thinking. Because again, Netflix will want the best names they can get for Raw since domestically here in America, NXT and SmackDown are still contracted to cable networks.
There’s also some more Transfer Window shenanigans going on, with some of it making sense. Miz gets forced onto SmackDown because SmackDown is on USA Network and so is Miz’s reality show, Miz & Mrs. Plus, this is a second chance for Miz and the Wyatt Sick6 to properly have their story play out. A-Town Down Under moving to Raw is mostly to freshen up the tag scene over there. SmackDown’s tag division is very lively now, and we got a very good story tonight. MCMG VS Pretty Deadly was great stuff, especially with Pretty Deadly bringing out that aggression they had in NXT UK. Very good match from Gargano VS Apollo, and good win for Apollo thanks to MCMG. DIY VS MCMG in a 2 Out of 3 for the Rumble is going to be great stuff, and hard to call in a good way.
Mia & B-Fab VS Chelsea & Piper was good stuff, and I figured Mia would pin Chelsea to earn one last title match. However, this one is hard to call, and a bit in the bad way. The match is set for SmackDown, not SNME or Royal Rumble, and Chelsea only got her reign going. Mia winning would be quite the shock to help send us into the Rumble, but I don’t know if even HHH would pull that anymore. But then, what is Mia to do if she’s not even going to win the midcard title on a special go-home episode? She and B-Fab being pals now, they could go for the tag titles, but even then that might be a hard win to get with all the teams across three brands.
And great stuff with the Cody VS Kevin story tonight. Good opening promo from Cody, and of course Kevin feels he’s being treated unfairly. Jimmy going after Kevin was certainly an interesting choice, but it still works as Kevin is hating on those who helped Roman, Jimmy is someone who helped Roman, so Jimmy is stepping up on behalf of the family. Jimmy and Melo having a brawl was good stuff, too, and then we got an honestly great match from Kevin and Jimmy. Jimmy has been doing his best to be a singles guy just like Jey, and Jimmy could certainly get in on the US Championship scene. He might not win, but he’ll be able to raise the level of competition a bit.
As for Kevin and Cody, closing the show with a brawl is good stuff, and it works since SNME isn’t a match but a contract signing, and then we’ve still got Raw and next week’s SmackDown for the go-home math. Kevin continues to be a genius Heel with his choice of shirts and the moments of sound logic followed by moments of emotional outbursts, all fitting to how Cody basically complimented him in the promo. Some fans do want to see Kevin win just to take us on a detour, and I’m kinda half tempted to see that, too.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Andrew’s LIVE TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 1.23.25
NXTNA kicks off the post-Genesis TV with a Live show! Fraxiom defend the NXT Tag Titles on TNA television against The Rascalz!
So we’re gonna be getting Live action for iMPACT for the first time in 8 years! NXTNA should bring some interesting layers with this episode. Fraxion is facing The Rascalz. We could see some stuff with 23 pay off, we could maybe get a Cora Jade appearance and who knows what else we’ve got. Genesis could’ve been the beginning of something big, but at least we make sure Hendry Mania can run wild as the TNA World Champ!
We're kicking off the night with NEW TNA World Champion @joehendry!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/EkIqqcvwIi pic.twitter.com/jORQS6swtu
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) January 24, 2025
Ratings:
- Rosemary, Heather & Ash by Elegance vs Masha Slamovich & Spitfire: Ash wins via Victory Roll – ** 1/2
- JDC & Moose w/Alisha Edwards vs The Hardyz: Jeff wins via Swanton Bomb – ***
- NXT Tag Team Championships: Fraxiom (c) vs The Rascalz: Fraxiom retain via Spanish Phoenix – *** 1/4
- TNA World Championship: Joe Hendry (c) vs Matt Cardona: Hendry retains via Standing Ovation – *** 1/4
Results:
Oh look, Joe Hendry comes out to kick off the Live episode. Hendry says he’ll be a fighting champion and face anyone at anytime, so Santino’s music hits and we may get a surprise very soon. Oh nevermind, it’s Matt Cardona. If this was supposed to be a big reveal I don’t think it came over well.
Rosemary, Heather & Ash by Elegance vs Masha Slamovich & Spitfire
Jody and Ash start, Ash gets in a cocky slap but then a few strikes and a T-Bone suplex lead to tagging in Dani and a few assisted Slam moves and we see a near fall. Ash retreats to her corner, tags in Heather, Heather is afraid of Dani so she blind tags Rosemary. Spitfire do some tandem stuff on Rosemary and the Demon Assassin finally slips a move from Jody, shoves Jody into her corner, Heather tries to blind tag but Rosemary grabs Heather, Ash calls a timeout to explain to Rosemary that they’re a team and tags herself in. A few shortcuts that the ref conveniently can’t see and Ash tags in Rosemary cleanly. Rosemary throws Jody around, Exploder Suplex for two, and Ash tags in, hits a Snap Suplex, tries to go after Dani and Masha but Masha pops her and Jody hits a Codebreaker to tag in Masha.
Masha comes out hot and beats the hell out of Heather and Rosemary. Masha tried Requiem on Heather, but Rosemary hits the Scorpion Deathdrop, Dani Shotgun kicks Rosemary, Satellite DDT from Ash takes out Dani, Jody takes out Ash, Heather hits a John Woo Dropkick to send Jody crashing to the outside. After the signature spam, Dani gets back on the apron, Masha tags her in and Dani is taking Ash to Suplex City. Cora Jade’s music hits in the middle of the match and she hands a folder to Masha with her picture in it, like Masha used to do. Ash takes advantage of the Cora distraction and Victory Rolls Dani for the flash win. Cora makes her intentions known and the match was fine.
Northern Useless Armoury comes out to look pathetic and Josh talks. Sinner and Saint are about as impressive as a wet fart running down your legs in the middle of summer. They are pathetic and that makes this whole heel turn look worthless. Jabroni squad says Josh can’t leave and attack him. EY hits the ring to make a save, and cut an obvious promo to make a tag match. The crowd is mostly comatose, Sinner and Saint look stupid, have done nothing, and have terrible names.
JDC & Moose w/Alisha Edwards vs The Hardyz
System attacks immediately, the bell just rings, but the Hardyz reverse the Irish Whip spot, stack em in the corner and Poetry in Motion while still wearing the belt so he does the Splash version. Matt does the Delete Corner Face Smashes to JDC and turns it into the pull out of the corner Powerbomb. Extreme Elbow from Matt, Matt goes for the Twist, but JDC shoves off, Lish paws at the ankle and Moose attacks him while the ref is trying to figure out who to look at. Moose tags himself in, beats on Matt and then a few quick tags keep Matt isolated in the corner. JDC with a nice Strong Whip and Splash, tags back in Moose and Moose goes for the Camel Clutch to try and keep the pressure on but Matt starts to fight back. Moose doesn’t lose too much momentum, takes out Jeff, rocks Matt with an Uppercut into Senton and JDC tries Down and Dirty but misses! Simultaneous tags and classic Jeff Hardy offense gets a near fall that JDC has to break up.
Jeff dispatches with JDC, Moose misses Lights Out, Twist of Fate, goes for the Swanton but JDC cuts him off, Matt Twist of Fates JDC, Moose tries to pull Jeff off but gets Headbutt down and Swanton Bomb on Moose for the win! Jeff gonna go for the X Division Title now?
Twenty Three stuff happens on the tron before a commercial break, coming back Sami hits the ring calling out 23. Steph De Lander comes out to show she’s 23 because she won the Digital Media Title in the Divorce. But Sami can meet her new boyfriend, Mance Warner!
NXT Tag Team Championships: Fraxiom (c) vs The Rascalz
Axiom with a bit of World of Sport counters to the Arm Wringer, kicks Trey in the teeth, tags in Frazer and he rips across the ropes and kick Trey again, but Trey does turn things around. ACS Rush from The Rascalz. Quick tandem offense from Fraxiom with interwoven Forearm Shivers and a near fall. Axiom locks in a Sleeper and tries to ground Trey. Trey tries to fight back up but eats a Back Elbow. Tandem offense again, Double Superkicks from Fraxiom forces Wentz to break things up a little. Trey has been isolated for a while and Axiom is just keeping a solid Armbar but Trey fights up, manages to get away and hits a Rebound Switch Suplex.
Simultaneous tag and Wentz and Frazer go back and forth. Wentz has the early advantage, Knee Lift into the Rolling Snapmare Shining Wizard then the Running Corkscrew Moonsault. Axiom breaks up the Wentz offense, Fraxiom double teams Trey and takes him out with an Avalanche Total Elimination. More tandem spots from Fraxiom which end with a Brainbuster and Superkick combo but only two! Trey manages to get Frazer out of the ring, Wentz with the Back Handspring Knee Lift but everyone is down and a little gassed. Axiom tries a German, Wentz shrugs him off, Axiom Kips Up into a Superkick, Wentz goes for the UFO Cutter but eats the Superkick. Rascalz tandem Superkicking people out of the Sky, STREET SWEEPER for two! Cheeky Nandos, but Wes Lee hits the ring to distract the ref, Tyson and Tyriek attack, Spanish Fly into Phoenix Splash finish and Fraxion retain!
Solid match that hopefully leads to more stuff. Santana comes down to cut a typical man of the people babyface promo. But the biggest pop of the night (not counting the Hardyz) is when Mustafa Ali’s music hits! Ali is back! He says he signed with TNA.
Tessa comes out to cut a promo, Tully is in the crowd and cuts a decent anti-San Antonio promo. Not as good as Charles Barkley, until she mentions fat women. She’s getting a visceral negative reaction, and it’s pretty great. She basked in the heat and decent promo.
TNA World Championship: Joe Hendry (c) vs Matt Cardona
Slow start, shove from Joe so Matt powders and then they go into Arm Wringer World of Sport stuff, but still mostly posturing. At least the crowd is engaged. Cardona feints the Test of Strength, kicks Hendry and shoves him into the corner with Chops, but Joe no sells and lights up Cardona until Cardona sells to a different corner to hit a sneaky Forearm. Rope Run, Leapfrog spot which ends with Hendry hitting a Knee Lift into the Stalling Suplex. Cardona side steps Hendry after the Suplex and then hits a Wrecking Ball Dropkick before using his ripped t-shirt to choke Hendry and just gets yelled at a little. Cardona Crossbody from the steps, but Hendry catches him, throws him on his shoulders and Attitude Adjustment on the apron. Joe goes for another but Matt claws the eyes and whips Hendry into the steps.
Commercial happens and as soon as we’re back, Hendry hits a Sunset Flip into Locomotion Cradle spots before Cardona hits the Diving Polish Hammer to stall Hendry. Cardona locks in a Guillotine, but Hendry powers up and Vertical Suplexes out of it! A few right hands, Lariat, Sack of Shit into the Kip Up and the turn to the camera! Standing Ovation is being called, Cardona fights it off and hits the Flashback for a near fall. Reboot connects from Cardona, he tries another and gets caught, goes for a Powerbomb but Cardona Throat Chop, Missile Dropkick, Snap DDT for a near fall! Radio Silence attempts from Cardona, Hendry ducks it, Running Boot kills the referee, and Hendry hits a Pop Up Powerbomb for what would’ve been the win, but no ref. Cardona hits the Low Blow and then wanders over to the title, very slowly, looks to use it but OH MAH GAHD MAGGLE ITS JBLS! Clothesline from Hell hits Cardona and Hendry stares down JBL. Cardona recovers enough to hit Hendry with the title as Hendry was distracted by JBL existing.
Cardona tries the title again, Standing Ovation, 1-2-3.
Overall Score: 6.5/10
The effort to make this show special was apparent. Wes Lee, Tyriek and Tyson interfering, Cora Jade costing the faces a match, Mance Warner, JBL on a Live TNA, Mustafa Ali returning and Hendry bookending the show is good stuff. Lapsed viewers or WWE fans got to see a lot of people they recognize, sure Steph De Lander’s whole explanation was moronic, Cardona was a fart in church and JDC not eating the pinfall seems silly unless it truly does lead to a Jeff Hardy X Division challenge. But the effort was all there.
There were no real production hiccups or audio problems, the crowd was receptive to the important things, Tessa got booed out of the building but steered into it and embraced the hate. Now she just needs to walk out with a Real American Beer or have Hulk and Tully escort her out for Slammiversary or BFG, and it will truly just steer so hard into the skid people might pop for the acknowledgement.
But it was a fun show, yes the Josh stuff is stupid. The Knockouts aren’t in a great spot (but the NXT help will bolster that), and JBL is still confusing…but the show was entertaining.
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