WWE Friday Night Smackdown Live Coverage - August 23rd, 2024

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The Bloodline battle The Street Profits in a WWE Tag Team Championship Match

After overcoming DIY in a hard-fought No. 1 Contenders Match, Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins are set to challenge Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga for the WWE Tag Team Championship. They will challenge a Bloodline, however, that is operating on a whole new level after ruthlessly brutalizing Roman Reigns. Can The Street Profits overcome the power of The Bloodline to claim the gold?

Your announcers are Wade Barrett and Corey Graves.


We begin with a look back at what happened at the end of Smackdown last week.

We see The Bloodline Reboot entering the arena earlier today.

Grayson Waller is introduced for the Grayson Waller Effect and he is with Austin Theory.

Grayson says his guest likes to make things about himself and he brings out Cody Rhodes.

Waller tells Cody he can't pose on the turnbuckles since they had the pyro and the WHOAAAAAAAAA already.

Cody starts to speak and Waller finishes his sentence and Waller says everything has to be about Cody Rhodes, even on his show. Waller says Cody doesn't have to answer because he knows the truth. Waller says Cody is the hero of the story because the idiots don't know the real Cody. Waller says he knows how selfish Cody is and how he only cares about the title. How many times have your friends gotten beaten up because of you while you get all of the glory? What kind of friend are you?

Cody asks Waller if he is done.

Cody brings up that Kevin is his opponent at Bash in Berlin. Do you think giving Kevin a title match is charity? If you put Kevin against anyone on the Smackdown roster against Kevin, would he win? Kevin has dealt with the Bloodline before Cody came back and Kevin has not stopped fighting. Cody says he would not be sitting here as WWE Champion if not for Kevin. Not once has he used Kevin Owens. Cody asks Waller if he can say the same thing. Is this relationship a friendship or are you using Austin Theory? Cody asks Magic Mike if he gets what he is saying. Waller is trying to show everyone the 'real Cody Rhodes' but Waller is the one using you and everyone is waiting for you to do something about this.

Waller says this is his best mate and tag team partner. They would never turn on each other. Waller says he knows someone who would. Waller has a video package of Kevin turning on people over the years.

Waller says that doesn't look like a good friend to him.

Kevin Owens makes his way to the ring after his music plays.

Kevin says he can't stand back there any longer. We get the point. You are trying to convince Cody that Kevin is going to stab him in the back and attack him. Kevin says every one of those guys had it coming, except Kofi. Kevin apologizes to Kofi. Kevin says they never had that type of relationship. They are tight. Kevin says they will get in the ring and beat you up and Nick will be told to make a tag match. Kevin asks Nick to come out and make the match already. Kevin admires Nick's match and asks Nick to make the match.

Nick says the match is official.

Kevin thanks Nick and he asks if he can go into the ring and punch them in the face.

Nick tells Kevin to make it quick.

Kevin punches Waller while Cody punches Theory. Waller pushes Kevin into Cody when Cody goes for CrossRhodes on Theory.

LA Knight walks in BACK as we go to commercial.


US Championship match
LA Knight (c) vs Santos Escober (w/ Elektra Lopez, Angel Garza, and Humberto Carrillo)

Angel and Humberto pull Knight out of the ring during the introduction and Angel sends Knight into the ringside barrier and they kick Knight. Knight is sent shoulder first into the ring steps. Knight is sent into the ring.

The referee sends Angel and Humberto to the back.

Elektra has some words for the referee and Lopez is sent to the back as well.

The referee starts the match and Knight avoids a splash into the corner and gets a rollup for a near fall. Santos sends Knight shoulder first into the ring post. Santos sets for a double underhook and hits a butterfly shoulder breaker for a near fall.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Knight with a neck breaker but Santos goes to the floor. Knight slams Santos' head into the announce table many times. Santos begs for mercy and that false sense of humility costs Knight when he sends Knight into the announce table and kicks him. Santos with Meteora off the ringside barrier onto the announce table. Santos with a frog splash for a near fall. Santos kicks Knight many times and the referee warns him. Santos chops Knight and chokes him on the top rope. Santos charges into the corner and is met with an elbow. Santos sends Knight to the mat but Santos misses an elbow drop. Knight runs into a boot. Knight with a reverse atomic drop and discus clothesline.

Both men are down. Knight with a clothesline and an Irish whip and Zig Zag. Knight with kicks in the corner. Knight blocks a bicycle kick and hits a Side Effect for a near fall. Knight sets for BFT but Santos with a back fist and he goes for Phantom Driver but Knight escapes. Santos with a super kick. Santos puts Knight on the turnbuckles and connects with a kick. They fight on the turnbuckles and Knight knocks Santos to the mat. Knight with a double jump elbow drop and then he hits BFT for the three count.

Winner: LA Knight (retains championship)

Corey Graves mentions Andrade and Carmelo Hayes as potential opponents for LA Knight in the future.


Backstage:
We see Camelo at BARBER SHOP. He says Andrade is as good as his last match and he was not better than him that night. Andrade shows up and he says that what Hayes did after the match was disrespectful. He says he will see Hayes next week. Hayes tells them to lock the doors when he is talking.

Backstage:
Angel, Humberto, and Elektra are arguing and Santos stops by and he yells at them. Santos says nothing you say will make up for what happened. He says they are done. Apollo Crews and Baron Corbin applaud Santos' loss. Santos asks Corbin if he is the president of his fan club and he says he will not tolerate this behavior. He says he is going to talk to Nick Aldis to deal with this next week.


Isla Dawn, Blair Davenport, and Alba Fyre vs Jade Cargill, Naomi, and Bianca Belair

Dawn and Bianca start things off and Dawn with forearms to the back and she sends Bianca face first into the mat. Dawn kicks and pie faces Bianca ad Bianca with a choke slam and a handspring moonsault for a near fall. Dawn with an Irish whip and Bianca taunts Dawn and flips over her. Bianca with a drop kick and Dawn goes to the floor. Bianca with a pescado onto Dawn.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Blair with an Irish whip to Bianca but Bianca avoids a splash in the corner by going to the apron. Bianca with a rollup for a near fall. Dawn tags in and so does Fyre. Dawn with a Tarantula and Fyre with a super kick. Blair tags in and hits a double stomp for a near fall. Dawn tags in and Blair chokes Bianca in the ropes and while Dawn distracts the referee, Naomi, and Jade, Alba with a knee on the apron. Bianca with a boot to Dawn but Fyre kicks Bianca from the apron. Fyre tags in and they hit a double gourdbuster and Dawn with a double knee drop for a near fall. Fyre continues to work on the back.

Bianca goes for a slam but Fyre escapes. Fyre with an Octopus and Dawn adds more pressure. The referee almost sees it but Dawn releases the hold. Bianca with a back breaker and both women are down. Dawn tags in and she kicks Bianca in the back and knocks Naomi off the apron. Bianca with a suplex and both women are down. Blair and Jade tag in and Jade with a back elbow to Blair and punches to Fyre and Dawn. Jade with a power bomb to Blair and a fallaway slam of Fyre into Blair. Jade with a choke slam to Dawn. Jade sends Blair into Fyre and she hits a splash. Blair with a super kick and Naomi tags in and hitsa cross body onto Dawn and Blair.

Naomi drop kicks Fyre into the corner and she sends Blair to the apron and connects with a knee. Naomi with a double DDT in the ropes and Naomi gets a near fall on Blai. Jade kicks Fyre and Dawn with an enzuigiri to Jade. Dawn and Jade fight on the floor and Fyre joins in. Bianca goes up top and hits a cross body onto everyone on the floor. Blair with a rolup on Naomi for a near fall. Blair sets for a suplex but Naomi escapes and she kicks Blair and hits a split legged moonsault for the three count.

Winners: Naomi, Jade Cargill, and Bianca Belair


We go to commercial.

We have a video package for Bash in Berlin and WWE's history in Germany.

Before our next match, Solo Sikoa has something to say.

Solo wants Washington to acknowledge him. He says he has a lot to talk about tonight. He wants everyone to keep it down. He says the OTC is D-O-N-E. Whether it is Kevin Owens or Cody Rhodes who wins next week, he has next. He says he will bring the title back to his family. He will bring that title back to him. Solo tells the crowd they can chant for Roman but he ain't here. Solo says since he will be the WWE Undisputed Champion, there is something wrong with the tag titles.

Solo tells Jacob to step up. Solo tells Jacob to give him his title. Jacob hands Solo the title belt. He tells Jacob to give it to Tonga Loa. Solo says Jacob can't be tag champion if he is going to be Solo's enforcer.

They hug and Jacob says he loves Solo.

B-Fab interrupts and he says they don't care who his bodyguard is or who the tag champs are. She says they can get to family matter later. Ford says he isn't Urkel and this is Bloodline 8675309. Dawkins says they are going to be former tag champs.

We go to commercial.

Backstage:
Byron Saxton stops LA Knight in the back and congratulates him. Knight says he is home and he lived 20 years down the road. He just defended his title in Washington D.C. That means he is going to go to Berlin and defend the title. Anyone who wants to show up in Berlin, come on down.


Smackdown Tag Team Championship
Tonga Loa and Tama Tonga (w/ Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu) vs Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford (w/ B Fab)

Loa and Dawkins start things off and Loa with head butts but Dawkins with a sunset flip for a near fall. Dawkins with punches to Loa. Dawkins with an Irish whip and Loa with a clothesline. Tama tags in and he punches Dawkins and Loa with an uppercut. Tama with a neck breaker for a near fall. Dawkins sends Tama face first to the mat. Ford tags in and he hits a shoulder tackle for a near fall. Ford with a moonsault for a near fall. Tama with punches and Ford with a clothesline for a near fall. Tama with punches in the corner and Loa tags in. They hit a belly-to-back suplex and neck breaker combination for a near fall. Loa with head butts to Ford and he goes for a belly-to-back suplex but Ford lands on his feet and he connects with an enzuigiri.

Dawkins tags in and they hit a double shoulder tackle and then Dawkins back drops Ford onto Loa. They hit a double flapjack to Tama. Dawkins with Sky High and Ford with a Seven Star Frog Splash for a near fall when Tama breaks up the cover. Ford is sent over the top rope to the floor and Ford hits the ring steps. Tama tags in and he hits a swinging reverse DDT on the floor.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Loa with a head butt to the back and a forearm to the back. Loa with an Irish whip and Ford with elbows to Tama and a punch to Loa. Loa stops Ford from making the tag. Ford with a DDT and both men are down. Tama and Dawkins tag in and Dawkins with clotheslines and a corkscrew back elbow. Dawkins punches Loa off the apron and then he hits a twisting splash into the corner and a kick for a near fall. Dawkins goes for Sky High and Tama with a thumb to the eye. Dawkins with Silencer and Ford tags in. They hit a neck breaker and sit out power bomb combination but Loa breaks up the cover.

Dawkins tags in and he sets for a wacky lap and he POUNCES Tama into Loa. Solo has some words for Solo and Ford with a plancha over the ring post onto Loa and Tama. Fatu with a super kick to Dawkins and Ford. Jacob sends Dawkins back to the ring while Solo distracts the referee. Tama with a Flatliner for the three count.

Winners: Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa (retain championship)

After the match:
Tama, Loa, and Fatu attack Dawkins because Solo told them.

Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa make their way to the ring and Tama and Loa meet Johnny and Tommaso in the aisle. Ciampa kicks Solo and Johnny with a super kick. Ciampa with a knee to Fatu and then they hit a double super kick to Solo. Solo hits Ciampa when Fatu grabs Johnny and Solo with a splash. Fatu with a Samoan drop to Ciampa and a running hip to Johnny. The glove comes off and Solo with a Samoan spike to Gargano and then Ciampa gets one.

Cody Rhodes is in HALLWAY and Kevin Owens asks him if he is ready. Cody says they have it. Kevin says it is about shutting up Theory and Waller, at least for a little while. Kevin says he isn't the guy they showed in the video and Cody says he isn't. Kevin says he didn't ask for this tag match to set Cody up. Cody says he will take Kevin at his word and see what happens next.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a look at what happened after the tag title match.


Byron Saxton is outside TRAINERS ROOM.

B-Fab says Dawkins and Ford are okay.

Candice and Indi go to check on Johnny and Tommaso.

We have a video package for Michin.

Tiffany Stratton is with Pretty Deadly to fix the crown and Nia Jax shows up.

Tiffany says what Michin did was horrible.

Nia says Michin ruined Tiffany's celebration for her. Nia says Michin made a mistake touching her crown and she will suffer a beating next week.

Tiffany asks what can she do and Nia tells her to fix the crown.

Chelsea and Piper talk about the celebration.

Green comments on how much pick there is and Piper says she never would have let Michin get to the ring. Green says that Tiffany is just trying to screw over Tiffany.

Nia shows up and Green apologizes if Nia heard anything. Nia says she isn't in a good mood and then Green runs away.


Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens vs Grayson Waller and Austin Theory

Cody and Waller start things off and Cody with a drop down punch on Waller. Cody with a wrist lock and elbows to the arm. Kevin tags in and punches and kicks Waller followed by a back elbow and back senton for a near fall. Kevin chops Waller and Cody tags in and they hit a double back elbow for a near fall. Cody with a wrist lock and Kevin tags in and he punches Waller. Kevin kicks Waller and chops him a few times. Theory tries to stop Cody from making the tag and Cody punches Theory. Waller stops Kevin. Kevin sends Waller to the apron and Theory tags in and hits a slingshot rolling dop kick. Theory knocks Cody off the apron and Theory punches Kevin.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Waller sets for a superplex but Kevin blocks it and he punches Waller and head butts him to the mat. Kevin with a frog splash but he holds is knee. Cody tags in and he punches Waller. Cody with a running forearm and he floats over in the corner and hits a power slam. Cody with Beautiful Disaster and Waller rolls to the floor. Cody goes for a move to the floor but Theory trips Cody and pulls him to the floor. Cody sends Theory into the announce table. Waller with a slingshot rolling flatliner for a near fall. Theory tags in and he hits a clothesline. Theory forces Kevin into the ring to get the referee out of position to miss a choke.

Cody with punches to Theory and Theory with a hard Irish whip. Theory with a snap mare and a reverse chin lock. Cody lands on his feet on a belly-to-back suplex attempt followed by a Cody Cutter and both men are down. Kevin is distracted by Waller and Theory is sent into the turnbuckles. Theory with a belly-to-back suplex when Cody tries to make the tag. Theory gets a near fall. Theory with a rear chin lock. Waller makes the tag and Cody kicks Theory and sends Waller to the floor. Cody sends Theory to the floor. Kevin tags in and he goes to the floor and he clotheslines Waller and Theory and hits a back senton on Theory and then Waller.

Kevin sends Waller back into the ring and he hits a cannonball off the apron onto Theory. Kevin sets for a cannonball on Waller and connects. Kevin goes up top and he hits a swanton for a near fall. Cody wtih CrossRhodes to Theory and Waller kicks Cody to the floor. Kevin with a kick but Waller with a rollup for a near fall. Kevin with a super kick and a pop up power bomb for the three count.

Winners: Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens

After the match:
Kevin looks like he might hit Cody with the title belt but he hands it to Cody and has words for Waller and Theory.

End of show

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I found it interesting they had Jericho in the opening segment even on video.

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LA Knight defeats Santos Escobar to retain the US Championship in his first title defense

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The Bloodline defeats The Street Profits to retain the SmackDown Tag Team Championships

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Cody Rhodes & Kevin Owens defeat Grayson Waller & Austin Theory