WWE SmackDown Results
July 26, 2024
Report by Lovell Porter for Wrestlezone.com
Backstage, SmackDown GM Nick Aldis is with The Bloodline. Aldis tells Tonga Loa that since his eye is injured, The Bloodline will have to forfeit their spot in the tag team gauntlet. Tama Tonga says that’s not happening. Solo Sikoa steps in and tells Aldis that Loa is a part of The Bloodline, but so is this man. Jacob Fatu walks in. Sikoa says Fatu will take Loa’s place. Aldis says he’s ok with that. Aldis walks away. Sikoa tells Fatu to bring the tag titles back home.
LA Knight vs. Santos Escobar w/Elecktra Lopez
Knight lands a few punches. Escobar floors Knight. Knight takes Escobar over in an armbar. Knight and Escobar trade submission attempts. Back elbow by Knight. Knight lays in some shoulder blocks in the corner. Corner 10 punches by Knight. Escobar trips Knight and lays in a few chops. After a cheapshot from Lopez, Escobar lands a 619.
After the break, Knight fires up. Lopez rolls into the ring to distract Knight. When that doesn’t work, The United States champion Logan Paul appears and hops up on the apron. Knight ducks a right hand from Paul but eats a superkick from Escobar. Escobar sets up the Phantom Driver, but Knight escapes and drops Escobar with the BFT for the win.
Winner- LA Knight
After the match, Paul attacks Knight. Knight fires back. Santos Escobar blasts Knight with a running knee strike. Escobar helps Paul up. Escobar holds Knight in place while Paul crushes him with a frog splash.
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Backstage, Naomi says she doesn’t know why that newbie Blair Davenport is trying to play mind games with her. Naomi notes that she is going to make Davenport respect the Glow. Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill walk in and cheer Naomi on. Beliar tells Naomi they are heading to the ring to call out the “champs for now,” Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn.
In-Ring Segment: Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill
Belair says the tag champs have been ducking them since they won the titles at Clash at the Castle. They are supposed to be here tonight, so where are they? Dawn and Fyre’s music hits. Cargill and Belair get ready. Frye and Dawn attack Cargill and Belair from behind. Belair almost hits the KOD, but Dawn escapes to the apron. Cargill press slams Fyre over the top. Fyre lands on Dawn.
Number One Contender’s Tag Team Gauntlet Match: Baron Corbin and Apollo Crews vs. The Street Profits vs. Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga vs. Legado del Fantasma vs. Pretty Deadly vs. The OC
Corbin and Crews kick the match off with Legado del Fantasma. Angel and Berto attack as soon as the bell rings. Corbin tosses Angel clear across the ring. Corbin gets dumped over the top. Berto lands a dive. After the break, Corbin hits the End of Days for the pin.
Legado del Fantasma has been eliminated
The Street Profits are next. Ford and Dawkins give Corbin and Crews time to collect themselves. Crews and trade flip evasions. Ford folds Crews with a back suplex. Dawkins and Crews trade flips. A double clothesline floors both men. Corbin and Ford both tag in. Ford tries a springboard, but Corbin catches him mid-air with a nasty right hand. Ford falls off the apron. Crews launches Corbin over the top. Corbin lands on Dawkins and Ford. After the break, Ford and Dawkins hit the Revelation on Crews for the pin.
Baron Corbin and Apollo Crews have been eliminated
The tag champs #DIY are watching from backstage.
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Pretty Deadly is next. Prince rolls into the ring like he’s going to start the match, but Wilson sneaks in and rolls up Ford for a near fall. Prince and Wilson work over Ford. Ford manages to tag in Dawkins. Dawkins clears the ring. The Street Profits hit the Doomsday Blockbuster for the pin.
Pretty Deadly has been eliminated
The OC is out next. Ford and Dawkins are exhausted. After the break, The OC works over Ford and Dawkins. Dawkins rolls up Gallows for the pin.
The OC has been eliminated
The Bloodline is out next. Fatu pins Ford after a BME.
The Street Profits have been eliminated
Winners and NEW Number One Contender’s The Bloodline!
Austin Theory and Grayson Waller rush the ring and take over the show.
In-Ring Segment: A-Town Down Under
Waller says it’s World Champion Boxer Terrance Crawford’s fault they lost to Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens last week. Crawford owes them an apology. Waller demands Crawford come to the ring and apologize right now. Crawford walks to the ring. Waller tells Crawford that he doesn’t belong in their ring. If Crawford doesn’t apologize, Waller’s Boy Theory is going to knock him out. Theory walks up to Crawford to tell him he doesn’t want to fight, but Crawford obliterates him with a nasty right hand. Waller runs away.
Via a taped statement, Cody Rhodes challenges Solo Sikoa to meet him in the ring next week on SmackDown.
WWE Women’s Champion Bayley and Michin vs. 2024 Money in the Bank Winner Tiffany Stratton and 2024 Queen of the Ring Nia Jax
While Michin is making her entrance, Stratton and Jax attack her on the ramp. Bayley makes the save with a kendo stick. Michin is out on the floor. Bayley starts the match herself. Bayley lands a flurry of strikes. Jax and Stratton take control. Bayley lands a suplex. Michin manages to get herself up on the apron. Before Bayley can tag Michin, Jax pulls Michin off the apron and crushes her with a Samoan drop on the floor. In the confusion, Stratton destroys Bayley with a basement double stomp. Bayley kicks out.
After the break, Jax and Stratton are taking turns working over Bayley. Michin slowly gets back on the apron, clutching her injured back. Bayley tags in Michin. Michin clears the ring. Nasty tornado DDT by Michin to Stratton. Michin surprises Jax with a suicide dive. Bayley tags in and catchers Jax with a running knee to the head. Diving elbow by Bayley. Stratton breaks up the pin. While the referee is distracted, Stratton bops Bayley upside the head with the MITB briefcase. Jax flattens Bayley with the Annihilator for the win.
Winners- Tiffany Stratton and Nia Jax
Solo Sikoa announced he would meet Rhodes in the ring next week.
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