WWE SmackDown Results
August 16, 2024
Report by Lovell Porter for Wrestlezone.com
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Championship Celebration
Miss Money in the Bank Tiffany Stratton is in the ring with Pretty Deadly. The ring is decorated for a party. Stratton introduces her bestie, the new WWE Women’s Champion and Queen of the Ring, Nia Jax. Jax is carried to the ring on a throne. Jax tells Stratton that she shouldn’t have. Stratton says she really wanted to do this for Jax since she owes her so much. Stratton asks if Jax likes it. Jax says this isn’t really her style. Her style is more just destruction, and she proved that at SummerSlam.
She destroyed Bayley and not only is she our Queen, she’s the WWE Women’s Champion. Jax exclaims that everyone in the back should bow down to her. In fact, Jax wants the bowing to start with Stratton. Stratton flip-flops but says she will, but she has Pretty Deadly out here to bow to Jax as well. Prince and Wilson perform a song from “Pretty Deadly: The Musical.” Mia Yim appears with a kendo stick and attacks everyone. Stratton and Jax escape. Yim beats Wilson and Prince with the kendo stick.
Carmelo Hayes vs. Andrade
Hayes makes Andrade chase him to the outside. Hayes manages to stomp Andrade as he enters the ring. Andrade tries to fire up, but Hayes stops him with a springboard clothesline. Hayes hits the ropes and eats a dropkick from Andrade. Hayes rolls out. Triangle moonsault by Andrade. Andrade sends Hayes back into the ring, only for Hayes to roll back out. Hayes stuns Andrade on the top rope. Hayes goes up top.
Andrade knocks Hayes into a tree of woe over the apron. Hayes manages to set himself free and push Andrade off the top. Andrade slams into the apron, back first. After the break, Andrade and Hayes struggle up top. Andrade manages to send Hayes flying with an avalanche Spanish Fly. Hayes somehow kicks out. Andrade tries his corner double knee strike. Hayes counters with a superkick.
Andrade tries the three amigos. Hayes reverses the third suplex into a cutter. Andrade kicks out. Andrade avoids Nothing but Net. Hayes and Andrade trade pin attempts. Running knee by Hayes. Hayes walks into a feint elbow strike by Andrade. Hayes kicks out. Andrade misses a moonsault but lands on his feet. Hayes avoids The Message. Roll up by Hayes for the three count.
Winner- Carmelo Hayes
Hayes gloats. Andrade double legs Hayes. Both men are separated by referees and officials. The crowd chants, “Let them fight,” as Andrade and Hayes try frantically to get to each other’s necks.
Naomi vs. Blair Davenport
Davenport lands a few strikes. Naomi slides under a clothesline and lands a mule kick. Rearview by Naomi. Davenport rolls out. Naomi dives off the apron and lands a split splash. Naomi lands a crossbody off the top. Davenport kicks at two. After the break, Davenport counters the split-legged moonsault with a tree of woe stomp. Davenport hits the Kamigoye for the win.
Winner- Blair Davenport
Kevin Owens vs. Grayson Waller w/Austin Theory
Owens dropkicks Waller as soon as the bell rings. Owens tosses Waller all over the ring. Waller escapes to the outside area. After a distraction from Theroy, Waller floors Owens with a clothesline. Waller walks into the crowd and trash-talks Owens. Owens appears behind Waller and tosses him over the barricade back to the ringside area. Owens floors Theory with a clothesline.
Waller attacks Owens from behind. Waller sets up a superplex. Owens knocks Waller to the mat after a series of strikes. Swanton by Owens. Waller avoids the Stunner and rolls Owens up. Owens kicks out. Waller tries the Rolling Thunder Stunner. Owens counters with a Stunner of his own. Instead of attempting the pin, a fired-up Owens sends Waller into the ropes and hits a classic Pop-up Powerbomb for the win.
Winner- Kevin Owens
After the match, Owens tries to powerbomb Waller on the apron. Theory breaks it up. Theory and Waller surround the ring with chairs. Cody Rhodes hits the ring and makes the save. Owens bows up as if he is thinking about hitting Rhodes with the chair he’s holding while Rhodes’ back is turned. Owens drops the chair. Rhodes turns around and attempts to pick up his championship. Owens snatches off the mat. Rhodes looks confused. Owens hands Rhodes the championship and walks away.
Number One Contender’s Match: The Street Profits w/B-Fab vs. #DIY
Ford and Gargano trade submission and pin attempts. The exchange leads to a stalemate. Ciampa and Dawkins both tag in. Dawkins shrugs off a shoulder block from Ciampa and lands one of his own. After a leapfrog, Dawkins lands a leaping back elbow. Ford and Dawkins clear the ring. Dawkins runs over Ciampa outside the ring. After the break, Ciampa fires up. Dawkins pounces Ciampa into a back suplex from Ford. Dawkins misses a swanton.
Running knee by Ciampa. Dawkins kicks out. After Ciampa and Dawkins get sent over the top, Ford and Gargano land stereo dives. Gargano and Ford trade strike. Ford gets dropped by a superkick. Ford kicks out at 2.9. Ciampa gets his knees up as Ford lands a 450 splash. Ciampa and Gargano hit the Shatter Machine on Ford.
Dawkins breaks up the pin. The Street Profits hit their finish on Ciampa. Gargano breaks up the pin with a superkick. Ciampa and Gargano land a Fairytale Ending/Superkick combo. Dawkins kicks out! Gargano tries a slingshot Spear, but Dawkins reverses it into the Anointment! Ford and Dawkins land the Doomsday Blockbuster for the win.
Winners and NEW Number One Contenders, The Street Profits!
In-Ring Segment: Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga
Sikoa tells the crowd to acknowledge him. The crowd boos. Sikoa says that’s fine, but there is one man who will acknowledge him: Roman Reigns. If Reigns wants the tribal chief necklace back, he’s going to have to take it from Sikoa. Roman Reigns music hits. Reigns slowly makes his way to the ring. Sikoa and Tonga stare daggers at Reigns. As Reigns and Sikoa stand in the ring. Sikoa hands the necklace to Tonga and tells him to leave.
Tonga stands in the corner while Sikoa and Reigns trade strikes. Reigns get sent into the ropes, but he explode off with a lariat. Tonga attacks Reigns from behind after Sikoa is tossed out of the ring. Reigns Rock Bottoms Tonga. Reigns tries to powerbomb Tonga through the commentary desk. Sikoa breaks it up. Reigns ducks the Samoan Spike. Superman punch by Reigns. Reigns Spears Sikoa. Reigns picks up Ula Fala and puts it back on.
As the crowd cheers, Reigns lets out a sigh of relief. Jacob Fatu appears out of nowhere (still rocking a walking boot) and superkicks Reigns. Reigns ends up in the corner. Running hip attack by Fatu. Reigns is has a glazed look in his eyes. The Bloodline puts Reigns through the commentary desk with a Cerberus Bomb. Fatu drags Reigns back into the ring. The new Bloodline put up the ones while Reigns writhes in pain on the mat.
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