WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results
August 9, 2024
BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Commentary: Corey Graves and Wade Barrett
Results by: Roy Nemer and Mike Tedesco of Wrestleview.com
WWE SmackDown kicks off with highlights of SummerSlam.
Live in the arena, Cody’s music hits, and out he comes to the ring.
Cody asks the fans what they want to talk about. He says all eyes are on what happens next, and he has been thinking about who he wants to defend his Undisputed title against at the Bash in Berlin. As he is talking, Solo’s music hits, and out comes The Bloodline.
Solo tells him he doesn’t care what he wants to talk about or what the fans want to hear. He wants to talk about SummerSlam where had it not been for Roman Reigns, he would have been Champion. Solo tells him he will give him a rematch for that title.
Cody tells him that it’s because of Solo that Jacob Uso is injured and he says Solo is cosplaying as the Tribal Chief. He calls Solo delusional. The Bloodline gets on the ring apron, but Kevin Owens jumps from the crowd and comes in with two steel chairs.
The Bloodline backs down, and Solo tells him he will deal with Cody later after he finds Roman Reigns. Cody tells him he will be waiting for him.
The Bloodline heads to the back, and Cody tells Owens that this will be uncomfortable and Owens will likely say no. Cody tells Owens that he would like to face him. Owens tells him he appreciates it but he doesn’t deserve a title match. He says he has done nothing to earn it. The fans chant, “You deserve it,” and he had a feeling Owens would say no. But he didn’t forget what he did for him. He tells Owens he can say no all he wants, but he is going to talk to Nick Aldis, and he will give him all the reasons why Kevin should face him at Bash in Berlin. And hopefully, after his talk with Aldis, he will tell him, “See you at Bash in Berlin”. Cody drops the microphone and heads to the back.
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Hey — This is Mike Tedesco tagging in! Roy’s area has been hit by bad weather.
Gorilla Position
Byron Saxton is backstage with The Street Profits. B-Fab says The Street Profits are motivated, determined, and on-point. Montez Ford sarcastically congratulates The Bloodline on winning the titles, but the real Tribal Chief has come back. Angelo Dawkins says it’s been three years since they’ve had gold. All that stands in their way is A-Town Down Under.
WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Match
A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory and Grayson Waller) vs. The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) w/ B-Fab
Angelo Dawkins starts against Austin Theory. Grayson Waller distracts, and Theory attacks Dawkins from behind. A-Town Down Under takes it to Dawkins early. Waller then pulls Montez Ford off the apron and sends him into the barricade. In the ring, Dawkins punches away at Theory before sending him to the corner for a twisting avalanche. Dawkins sends him to the opposite corner and charges, but he hits the ring post shoulder-first when Waller moves. Waller and Theory approach B-Fab at ringside, but Ford wipes them out with a big somersault senton.
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We come back from the break to see Theory connect with a rolling thunder dropkick on Dawkins. Waller tags in, but Dawkins fights off a double team. Dawkins punches Waller down and hits Theory with an exploder suplex. Ford tags in and hits Waller with a cross-body block before punching Theory off the apron. Ford hits a pair of clotheslines before hitting Theory with a flapjack. Ford hits Waller with a back suplex and kips up. Ford is fired up and hits a standing moonsault, but Waller kicks out at two. Ford heads to the top rope, but he lands on his feet when Waller moves. Waller tackles Ford into Theory, who tags in. A-Town Down Under sandwiches Ford with stereo rolling forearms for a two-count. Ford elbows Theory back, but Waller pulls him out of the ring. Ford superkicks Waller at ringside, and Dawkins pounces Waller into the timekeeper’s area!
Ford gets in the ring, and Dawkins tags in. Ford gets out of A-Town Down, and The Street Profits hit a Blockbuster Doomsday Device for the win!
Winners by Pinfall: The Street Profits
SmackDown General Manager’s Office
Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes is talking with SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis. Kevin Owens is there, saying he doesn’t deserve a title opportunity. Aldis says he has been considering Roman Reigns for a title match. Owens is not happy to hear that. He doesn’t care that he was champion for four years. He always had helped. The rematch clause has not been enforced in years. Owens tells Aldis to go to the locker room, and he’ll find someone more deserving than Reigns. Aldis says he doesn’t need to go to the locker room. Rhodes sees it, the crowd sees it, and Aldis sees it. Aldis makes Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens for the Undisputed WWE Championship official for Bash in Berlin.
Coming up next, we’ll hear from the new WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax.
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Next week, many WWE Superstars and Legends are heading to Fanatics Fest in New York City.
Video: Highlights of the major headlines coming out of this past weekend’s SummerSlam.
Backstage Segment
Miss Money in the Bank Tiffany Stratton is yelling at a stagehand about the decorations for Nia Jax. Pretty Deadly comes up to Stratton and asks if she’ll plan a party for them when they win the WWE Tag Team Championship. They’re thinking of a musical, but Stratton blows them off. Stratton walks down the hallway when she’s stopped by Chelsea Green and Piper Niven. Green criticizes Stratton’s wardrobe choice and decorations. Stratton asks if she has a ladder to fall off. Stratton says Green is delusional and storms off.
Progressive Match Flo: Last week on SmackDown, WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn joined forces with Blair Davenport.
In the arena, Jade Cargill makes her entrance alongside Bianca Belair. Cargill will be in action next.
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It is official: “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes will defend the Undisputed WWE Championship against Kevin Owens at Bash in Berlin.
Jade Cargill w/ Bianca Belair vs. WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Alba Fyre w/ Isla Dawn
The bell rings, and Fyre kicks Cargill in the leg before backing up. Fyre applies a waistlock, but Cargill powers out and applies a wristlock. Cargill lifts Fyre by the wrist, but Fyre counters with a roll-up attempt. Cargill doesn’t go down and punches her in the face. Cargill knocks her to the corner, but Fyre sidesteps her and connects with a superkick. Fyre hits a tornado DDT for a two-count. Fyre attacks Cargill and applies an octopus stretch. Cargill drops down to a knee. Isla Dawn teases getting on the apron, but Bianca Belair scares her off. Cargill powers out of the octopus stretch and hits a powerslam. Cargill soon hits Jaded for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Jade Cargill
Cargill and Belair stand tall in the ring until Blair Davenport attacks them from behind. Fyre and Dawn join in for a triple-team. Naomi runs down for the save. Fyre and Dawn cut her off until Cargill crushes Fyre with a big boot. Dawn is knocked out of the ring, and Davenport is sent packing. Cargill, Belair, and Naomi stand tall in the ring.
Coming up next, we’ll hear from the new United States Champion, LA Knight.
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CM Punk and Randy Orton will appear on the first two episodes of WWE NXT, which will air on the CW Network in October.
Video: LA Knight defeated Logan Paul at WWE SummerSlam to win the United States Championship.
United States Champion LA Knight wants to talk to ya
United States Champion LA Knight makes his way to the ring to a massive ovation. Lou Ferrigno, the legendary actor who portrayed “The Incredible Hulk” back in the 80s, is ringside for this. A MASSIVE “LA Knight” chant fires up. Knight listens to it before saying, “Lemme talk to ya!” SummerSlam has come and gone, but with all the answers, one question still remains. People have asked if it was extra sweet to beat Logan Paul in his hometown (the crowd shouts, “YEAH” before chanting, “You deserve it.”). Knight doesn’t give a damn about beating him in his hometown. What Knight cares about is his promise to become champion. At long last, he has arrived. Knight made it that way. What does that mean? This title makes him a marked man, but he’s been a marked man since the day he came to SmackDown with a chip on his shoulder. The game is the same. He’ll keep walking in, hit it, and quit it. Knight can’t stop the undeniable.
Santos Escobar comes out with Legado del Fantasma by his side. Escobar sarcastically congratulates Knight. Escobar gets in the ring with Elektra, Berto, and Angel. Escobar tells the crowd and Knight that they suck. Escobar says it’s not every day you get a guy like LA Knight finally getting a taste of gold. Escobar says LA Knight as a champion isn’t something he is buying. Knight will be in the spotlight for a fleeting moment, but it will all be an opening act to his reign. Escobar says this is a fact of life: he is the one who truly deserves to be the United States Champion, with everyone saying, “Es-co-bar, SI!”
Knight says he couldn’t hear what Escobar was saying because Tulsa was telling him that he sucks. Escobar deserves to be beaten by Knight. To get a shot at this title, you have to qualify. That’ll happen soon. Escobar won’t take this title from him because Knight won’t let him. This is his game.
Andrade makes his way to the ring. Next, he’ll face Santos Escobar in a #1 Contender’s Match for the United States Championship.
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Video: Giovanni Vinci does everything with style. He is bringing his relentless style to SmackDown.
United States Championship #1 Contender’s Match
Santos Escobar w/ Legado del Fantasma (Angel, Berto, and Elektra) vs. Andrade
We join this match in progress. Escobar whips Andrade into the ropes, but Andrade shoulder tackles him down. Andrade soon runs him over with a second shoulder tackle, and Escobar rolls out of the ring to recover. Andrade wipes Escobar out with a plancha and gets him in the ring. Legado del Fantasma lurks nearby and attacks him. Escobar attacks Andrade for a two-count. Baron Corbin and Apollo Crews run down and attack Berto and Angel. They brawl into the crowd, leaving only Elektra at ringside.
Andrade kicks Escobar back and heads to the top rope, but Escobar knocks him to the floor. Escobar goes outside and drives Andrade into the ring post before putting him in the ring. Escobar covers for a one-count. Escobar sends Andrade into the ropes for a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for a two-count. Escobar applies an armbar, but Andrade fights up. Escobar takes Andrade down, but Andrade chops him back. Andrade boots him in the face and heads to the top rope, but Escobar cuts him off. Andrade tries to fight him off, but Escobar attempts a superplex. Andrade fights that and hits a sunset flip powerbomb!
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Back from the break, Andrade fights up from a camel clutch applied by Escobar. Escobar elbows away at him, but Andrade hits the ropes and hits a running forearm. Andrade hits another running forearm and kips up. Andrade goes for running double knees in the corner, but Escobar gets out of the ring. Andrade goes to the top rope and hits a moonsault block to the floor. Andrade gets Escobar in the ring and goes back to the top rope for a cross-body block to pick up a near fall. Andrade shimmies like Eddie Guerrero and starts up the Three Amigos. Escobar completes the trio for a near fall.
Andrade positions Escobar and heads to the top rope. Escobar rolls out of the ring, but Andrade catches him on the apron. Andrade pulls him up to the second rope, but Escobar fights him. Escobar hits a poisonrana off the middle rope for a near fall! Andrade is holding his knee in pain. Andrade may have tweaked it on the landing from the poisonrana. Andrade soon takes Escobar out with a dropkick. Andrade heads to the top rope and lands on his feet from a moonsault when Escobar moves. Andrade immediately follows up with a standing moonsault for a near fall. Andrade is moving fine. Andrade signals for the end, but Carmelo Hayes distracts him. Escobar tries to take advantage of the distraction, but Andrade crushes him with a back elbow for a near fall.
Elektra is on the apron to distract the referee. Andrade ignores her and goes for running double knees in the corner, but Hayes pulls Escobar out of the way. Escobar rolls Andrade up with a handful of tights for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Santos Escobar
Santos Escobar is the new #1 Contender for the United States Championship.
Replay: Last week on SmackDown, The Bloodline defeated #DIY to win the WWE Tag Team Championship.
Backstage Segment
#DIY is walking backstage. Tommaso Ciampa says the Bloodline stole the Tag Team Titles from them last week. Johnny Gargano says the Bloodline beat him in front of his family and young son. They’ll do what it takes to get the titles back. Pretty Deadly is where it all starts again.
#DIY makes their entrance.
Video: WWE honors Kevin Sullivan, who passed away earlier today.
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Ok, tagging Roy Nemer back in. Have a good one, folks!
Roy Nemer here and a big thank you to Mike Tedesco for helping out. Up next is a tag team match!
In come Austin Theory and Grayson Waller and they tell Nick Aldis that apparently, people just have to ask for a match and they get it. Like Grayson Waller against Kevin Owens. Nick Aldis tells Theory that’s a great idea and that match will happen next week. Waller asks Theory what he is doing and Theory tells him he has his back.
WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Match: DIY vs. Pretty Deadly
The bell rings and we are under way. Both teams are in the ring but it’s DIY who throw Pretty Deadly to the outside of the ring. DIY go for suicide dives but Pretty Deadly with double uppercuts. They sit on the ring apron, gloating but DIT hit them with double dropkicks from behind followed by splashes over the top rope.
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Back from commercial, Ciampa is tagged in and he lands a double clothesline onto Pretty Deadly in the ring. Gargano is tagged in and they double team Prince. Gargano goes for the cover but Prince kicks out. Gargano on the ring apron and he dives through the middle rope into the ring but Prince with a kick. Prince goes for a splash onto Gargano but Gargano moves out of the way and Ciampa is tagged in. Wilson is tagged in and all four men are in the ring. Gargano with a super kick onto Elton and Wilson knocks Gargano to the outside. Ciampa throws Wilson to the outside. Elton Prince is tagged in and Gargano with a spear onto Prince. Gargano is tagged in and they hit the Shatter Machine on Prince and they hit him with the Meet in the Middle. Gargano goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winners: DIY
We cut backstage and we see The Bloodline. Tama Tonga tells Solo that Roman is not there and Solo tells him that Roman will be there and they walk out to the ring.
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Roman Reigns and The Bloodline
Back from commercial and The Bloodline are in the ring. Solo tells the fans to acknowledge him. The fans chant “We want Roman” and Solo tells Roman that in case he hasn’t noticed, he is the Tribal Chief now and if Roman calls himself the Tribal Chief and he wants the Ula Fala back, he can come and get it from him. Roman’s music hits and the fans all raise their hands in the air and out comes Roman Reigns. Solo sends Tama Tonga towards Roman but Roman hits him with a clothesline. Roman grabs Tonga Loa and he throws him into the steel steps on the outside. He grabs the steps and hits both Loa and Tama Tonga with them. Roman looks at Solo in the ring and the fans chant “OTC”.
Reigns gets into the ring and the fans chant “Roman”. He hits Solo with right hands but Solo with a big boot. Solo runs towards Roman but Roman hits him with a Superman Punch and he goes for the spear but Loa drags Solo to the outside. Roman looks at the Ula Fala that is on the mat and he grabs it but Tama Tonga hits Roman from behind. Loa gets in the ring and he kicks Roman. Tonga grabs the Ula Fala and gives it to Solo who is on the outside of the ring. Roman with a Superman Punch onto both Loa and Tonga. Roman a spear onto Loa and the fans chant “OTC”.
Roman goes to the outside of the ring and he spears Tama Tonga through the barricade. Roman grabs grabs a steel chair and hits Loa with it across the back. Solo wears the Ula Fala and he tells Roman he is the Chief now and Roman repeatedly hits Loa with the steel chair as SmackDown goes off the air.