Tonight’s WWE SmackDown is live from BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Commentators are Corey Graves & Wade Barret and the ring announcer is Alicia Taylor. WWE announced The Original Tribal Chief Roman Reigns will return to SmackDown.
WWE Friday Night SmackDown Full Results
– Cody Rhodes, Solo Sikoa, Kevin Owens Segment. WWE Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes opened the show to talk about his opponent at Bash in Berlin. Solo Sikoa interrupts and demands a rematch. Rhodes denies. The new Bloodline tries to attack but Kevin Owens comes out for the save. Solo says he will deal with Roman first and come for him later.
Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens in the ring. Cody praises Owens and offers him the title match at Bash at Berlin. Owens denies and says the title shot should be earned. Rhodes says he will talk to Nick Aldis and get this match confirmed to end the segment.
– The Street Profits w/B-Fab defeated A-Town Down Under in a tag team number one contenders qualifying match.
– Kevin Owens interrupted Cody Rhodes meeting with Nick Aldis. Kevin continues to reiterate his opinion that he hasn’t earned the right to have a title opportunity. Nick Aldis says that it’s a moot point, because he’s actually waiting to have a title match discussion with Roman Reigns when he gets here tonight. Kevin is perplexed that Nick is just so willing to give Roman a title shot. He doesn’t care that Roman was the champion for 1,300 plus days.
Let’s not the start with the rematch clause excuse because that hasn’t been invoked in years. Kevin says that Nick should go into the locker room and see who really deserves an opportunity at the WWE Championship. Nick says he doesn’t need to go to locker room, he’s right here, he sees what Cody Rhodes see. At Bash In Berlin, it will be Cody Rhodes versus Kevin Owens For The WWE Championship. Kevin tells Cody that he’ll see him in Berlin.
– We get a video recap of Nia Jax becoming the brand-new WWE Women’s Champion at SummerSlam. Tiffany Stratton is making plans for Nia’s Championship Celebration next week. Pretty Deadly says that Tiffany can plan their party when they become the new WWE Tag Team Champions. Chelsea Green calls Tiffany the prettiest princess at the State Fair.
Chelsea says that she’s the one who should be planning this party. Tiffany asks Chelsea if she has a ladder that she needs to fall off. Chelsea & Piper believe that Tiffany is using this celebration as an opportunity to cash in her Money In The Bank Briefcase. Tiffany calls Chelsea arrogant, obnoxious and delusional. Tiffany proceeds to flick her hair at Chelsea as she walks away.
– Jade Cargill w/Bianca BelAir defeated Alba Fyre w/Isla Dawn via pinfall. After the match, Blair Davenport and Isla Dawn attacked Cargill and BelAir from behind. The Unholy Union gangs up on Cargill and BelAir. Naomi storms into the ring to make the save. Naomi with a pair of Lou Thez Presses. Cargill nails Fyre with The Pump Kick. BelAir drops Dawn with The SpineBuster. Naomi dropkicks Davenport. Naomi clotheslines Davenport over the top rope.
– LA Knight and Santos Escobar Segment. LA Knight talks about his US Title win at Summer Slam. Santos Escobar interrupts and demands for the United States Title opportunity. LA Knight says to get the title shot you have to earn. Andrade El Idolo comes and this match is next.
– Giovanni Vinci Promo. The best part about the past is that it’s behind you. There are no losses, only lessons. Nobody should think success is a given, but I know it’s my destiny. I have become the man I was always meant to be. A man who knows no limits and accepts no shortcuts. Skiing the Italian Alps or speeding on the track, I do it with style. Soon, I will bring that same relentless drive to SmackDown.
– Santos Escobar w/Legado Deal Fantasma defeated Andrade El Idolo via pinfall with help of Carmelo Hayes in a number one contenders match.
– Kevin Sullivan Tribute Package.
– Next t week on SmackDown, Naomi will battle Blair Davenport.
– A-Town Down Under starts complaining to Nick Aldis. Basically, at this point, you can complain, and you get the match you want. Theory made the example of Grayson Waller taking on Kevin Owens. Nick likes that idea and makes the match official for next week.
– DIY defeated Pretty Deadly in a tag team number one contenders qualifying match.
– Solo Sikoa with The new Bloodline in the ring and calls out Roman Reigns. Roman Reigns comes out and clotheslines Tama Tong on the way to the ring. Reigns throws Tanga Loa into the steel ring steps. Reigns viciously attacks GOD with the ring stairs. We have a huge standoff with Reigns and Sikoa. Reigns slowly enters the ring.
Reigns is throwing haymakers at Sikoa. Sikoa kicks Reigns in the face. Reigns delivers The Superman Punch. Reigns prepares for The Spear. Loa pulls Sikoa out of the ring. Reigns retrieves the Ula Fala. GOD attacks Reigns from behind. Tonga gives the Ula Fala back to Sikoa. Reigns dishes out a pair of Superman Punches. Reigns Spears Loa. Reigns then proceeds to Spear Tama Tonga through the ringside barricade. Reigns delivers multiple chair shots to Loa as the show goes off the air.