Tonight’s WWE Friday Night Smackdown is live from the Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. WWE announced three matches for the tonight’s show.
WWE announced that Roman Reigns will defend his Universal Championship against Finn Balor, The Usos will battle The Street Profits in contenders match and Seth Rollins will face Cesaro in one-on-one match.
Here The WWE Friday Night Smackdown Full Matches And Results With Short Review:
– Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Usos make their way to the ring and we see Universal Champion Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman watching them at backstage on TV. Jey takes the mic and announces that The Bloodline is here. Jimmy says why The Street Profits want to put their nose in their business, maybe they want to make a name?
Then, The Usos talks about how The Street Profits disrespected The Head of The Table and The Bloodline and says if The Profits want to prove themselves, do it against The Usos because we are the ones. They drop the mics and now, out comes Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford for the contenders match.
– The Street Profits defeated The Usos via disqualification in contenders match. After the match, The Usos double teamed up Angelo Dawkins but Ford came in and took out Usos. Street Profits stood tall on announce and we see Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman watching it on TV, Reigns tells Heyman to bring his cousins.
– Kayla Braxton stops Paul Heyman at backstage and asks about Finn Balor vs. Roman Reigns match. Paul Heyman tells her to enjoy the moment but suddenly hear Brock Lesnar’s theme music hit and it’s a ringtone on Heyman’s phone, apparently Lesnar is calling him and he’s embarrassed, or caught off-guard.
Heyman ignores the call but Lesnar calls back again. Heyman takes the call and stutters around some, noting that he doesn’t have a lot of privacy right now. Heyman then says he will deliver the message, whatever that message is. He goes to speak again but it looks like Lesnar hung up the call. Braxton says Heyman she is definitely enjoying the moment. Now, Heyman turns around and we see a janitor and it’s Big E. He pulls out his Money In the Bank briefcase and laughs at Paul Heyman.
– Smackdown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch makes her way to the ring and we see what happened last week, in which Bianca Belair won the fatal four-way elimination match. She brings up her return to SmackDown as champ last week. Fans started chanting ‘You Deserve It’ and Becky says that’s what she’s talking about.
Becky Lynch talks about how she didn’t get to talk about how good Belair is last week. Becky further praises Belair and says we can imagine how excited she was to face Belair at Summer Slam. Becky says somehow out of all this she is being portrayed as the bad guy. Becky further says her return saved Summer Slam after Sasha Banks went down, The Powers That Be called The Man.
She talks on about how Belair doesn’t get to cry that Becky beat her too fast because she wasn’t ready and Becky was. Becky says just because of she hasn’t played the game in a while doesn’t mean she forgot how, Belair can call her The EST of WWE but they both know she’s a lie. Becky brings up about how easily she ended Belair’s title reign. But music interrupts and here comes Belair.
Belair takes the mic and entered the ring and went face-to-face with Becky Lynch. Belair says that title was more to her than just a title as it was a part of her for months and print her name in the history books. She accomplished so much and came so far but just lost it in 26 seconds. Belair further says she isn’t afraid to admit she’s embarrassed and hurt but she stands in that because it’s her truth.
Bianca further says she will never make excuses for herself. Belair says Becky talks like she knows her but Becky doesn’t know her. Belair goes on and says how she will prove she’s the best when she takes her title back from Becky Lynch. Belair says Becky wouldn’t give her a rematch so she earned it because that’s what she does.
Then, Belair brings up how WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns is defending his title tonight and challenges Becky to the rematch on tonight’s show. Fans started chanting “yes!” but Becky doesn’t give a damn what Reigns does and says no. Then, drops the mic, and walks out of the ring and fans boo. Belair stares at her from the ring and Becky turns around on the ramp and raises the title.
– Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode are walking at backstage. Ziggler stops near Toni Storm and tells Roode that he will catch up with him. Ziggler offers Storm a ringside seat to watch his match or to be in his corner. She thanks him for being a really nice guy, but she’s already rooting for Rick Boogs. Ziggler says we’re all kind of rooting for Boogs because he’s a nice guy and walks off.
– Rick Boogs defeated Dolph Ziggler via Pinfall.
– Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville approaches Becky Lynch at backstage and announces that Becky will defend her Smackdown Women’s Championship at Extreme Rules against Bianca Belair and contract signing will happen at Madison Square Garden next Friday.
– Kayla Braxton at backstage with Seth Rollins and asks why he requested this WrestleMania 37 rematch tonight. Seth says tonight is the perfect time for a new beginning and talks about WWE Hall of Famer Edge and he keeps watching their Summer Slam match. Rollins futher says he figured out what he needed to do to win that match, and he will use this information tonight to defeat Cesaro.
– Cesaro defeated Seth Rollins via disqualification after Rollins attacking Cesaro with Steel Chair. After the match, Seth Rollins continued attacking Cesaro with Steel Chair, then, he brings another and breaks steel rod of it and applied crossface using rod on Cesaro. Then, Seth Rollins goes for the stomp and used another chair to hit Con-chair-To but music hits and here comes Edge. Seth Rollins retreats to the floor and Edge checks on Cesaro.
– Roman Reigns and The Usos talking at backstage. Reigns tells them to stick to the script and the game plan. Then, Usos left and Heyman tells to Roman Reigns that they have a problem but Reigns says he has no problems, he’s about to smash Finn Balor. Paul Heyman says they have a problem with Brock Lesnar. But Reigns laughs and says Heyman has a problem with Lesnar. Roman Reigns further says he is also going to smash Lesnar also when the time is right.
Then, Paul Heyman says Brock Lesnar will be on Super Smackdown at Madison Square Garden next week, and he knows this because Lesnar called him for the first time over a year. Reigns asks if Lesnar is watching the show tonight then, Heyman says FOX must be really big in Saskatchewan. Reigns asks Heyman how he knows Lesnar is in Saskatchewan then, Heyman says he doesn’t, maybe Lesnar is in Minnesota. Reigns asks Heyman how he knows Brock Lesnar isn’t here tonight.
– Kayla stops Edge at backstage. Edge hopes Seth Rollins would’ve moved on after their Summer Slam match but he didn’t and says he knows the game playing by Seth Rollins and it has to be stopped. Edge goes on and challenges Rollins for a match at Super SmackDown next week. Edge says he burned Rollins down once and this time it will be worse and Rollins won’t be the same after.
– Kevin Owens makes his way to the ring for the KO Show and introduces his guest Happy Corbin. Corbin thanks Owens and says he wouldn’t be where he is if it weren’t for Owens. He talks about his outfit and watch, and how he came back up in the past few weeks. Corbin asks Owens if he wants his $100 back, but he says he left his wallet in the Rolls Royce. Corbin futher says he has a special guest and introduces Logan Paul.
Owens says he didn’t invite Paul here because he wouldn’t do that to the WWE Universe. Owens then mentions how Paul and Corbin had issues during Summer Slam weekend but they say they’re now friends and hung out in Vegas and Corbin made a lot of money on Jake Paul’s boxing win over Tyrone Woodley.
Owens taunts Logan Paul, calling him one of the biggest useless pieces of trash to ever step into a WWE ring. Logan Paul was about to offer Owens $100 and says by the way he looks, he could use it more than Paul. Owens doesn’t need Paul’s money, all he needs from Paul is for him to turn and leave the ring, never show his face in WWE again.
Logan Paul shoves Owens then, Owens shoves him harder. But Corbin drops Owens with a cheap shot and delivered a chokeslam in the middle of the ring. Paul is thrilled and taunts Owens and picks the money up. Happy Corbin and Logan Paul exit the ring together and looks back at Owens and laughing at him.
– Sami Zyan defeated Dominik Mysterio via Pinfall.
– Sonya Deville at backstage talking on the phone about Super Smackdown next week. Naomi walks in and reminds Deville about how last week she told her she could have her Smackdown return match this week. Deville says she’s busy and remind her again next week. Deville walks off and Naomi isn’t happy.
– Finn Balor makes his way to the ring but suddenly The Usos attacked him from behind. They destroyed him with steel steps and using barrier. Then, Street Profits shows up to help Finn Balor and took out The Usos. Universal Champion Roman Reigns makes his way to the ring for the match.
– Roman Reigns defeated Finn Balor via submission and successfully retained his Universal Championship. After the match, Roman Reigns stood tall in the ring and exits to backstage with Paul Heyman. Suddenly, a red light and a heart beat that plays over the arena flashes and quickly ends. Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman walking to backstage and Smackdown goes off air.