WWE SmackDown Results
June 23, 2023
Report by Lovell Porter for Wrestlezone.com
In-Ring Segment: The Usos
Jimmy and Jey are all smiles. A loud “Uso” chant starts. Jey says, “The Bloodline is in your city!” but Jimmy stops him. Jey yells the Usos are in their city. Jimmy asks Jey how he’s feeling. Jey notes that they are about to fight their family. It’s not supposed to be like this. Jimmy says it sounds like he made the absolute perfect choice last week. Jey says they still love Roman Reigns, too.
They would do whatever their Tribal Chief asked. The mistake Reigns made was disrespecting them. Jimmy says Reigns ended up on the Island of Relevancy all by himself. Jey says the biggest snake of them all is Paul Heyman. He tried to build a wedge between two brothers, but that’s not right. JJimmy and Jey welcome Reigns and Solo Sikoa to the Uso Penitentiary.
LA Knight vs. Rey Mysterio
Knight badmouths Mysterio as the two circle each other. Knight drives Mysterio into the corner and lands a few strikes. Mysterio is sent into the corner hard by Knight. Knight sends Mysterio into the ropes. Mysterio drops Knight with a dropkick. Knight responds with a slingshot shoulder block. Mysterio sends Knight into the corner with a head scissors. Corner 10 punches by Mysterio.
Knight tries to counter with an Alabama slam. Mysterio turns that into a head scissors that leaves Knight draped across the middle rope. 619 by Mysterio. Before Mysterio can take advantage, Knight rolls out to the apron. Baseball slide by Mysterio. Mysterio slides under the bottom rope and crushes Knight with a splash. After the break, Mysterio fires back. After a series of counters, Knight hits the BFT for the win.
Winner- LA Knight
After the match, Knight goes after Mysterio’s mask. Santos Escobar hits the ring and makes the save.
Backstage, Solo Sikoa and Paul Heyman are walking. Ridge Holland walks past, and Sikoa gives him a look. Holland asks Sikoa what he’s looking at but keeps walking. Sikoa grabs Holland and drops him with the Samoan Spike. Sikoa says he’s not in the mood. Heyman pulls out his phone and tells Siri to call Roman Reigns.
After the break, Adam Pearce is checking on Holland. Sheamus walks in and tells Pearce he wants Sikoa. Pearce tells Sheamus to calm down. Sheamus tells Pearce if he won’t do something about this, he will. Sheamus storms off. Pearce asks for Heyman.
Sheamus walks out on the stage and demands Sikoa face him later tonight.
Title for Title: WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Shayna Baszler and Ronda Rousey vs. NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn
Fyre and Baszler kick off the match. As soon as the bell rings, Baszler unloads on Fyre with clubbing blows. Fyre blind tags in Dawn, who surprises Baszler with a running knee. Dawn traps Baszler in a tarantula while Fyre lands a superkick. Raquel Rodrigez is at ringside watching the match. Rousey sends Dawn flying with multiple arm drags. Dawn and Fyre double team Rousey. After a Meteora, Frye gets a near fall. Frye and Dawn set up a Doomsday Device. Baszler pushes Dawn off the top. Rousey obliterates Fyre with a poison rana. Yes, you read that correctly.
After the break, Rousey has Fyre in an ankle lock. Fyre escapes. Baszler breaks up Fyre’s tag attempt and continues the assault. Fyre manages to tag in Dawn. Dawn lands a flurry of offense. Rousey kicks Dawn into the Kirifuda Clutch. Fyre breaks it up with a swanton. Fyre sends Rousey out of the ring. Baszler kicks her way out of it. Baszler traps Fyre in the Kirifuda Clutch. Dawn tries to break it up. Rousey locks her in a flying armbar. Dawn and Fyre tap out at the same time.
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Winners and NEW Unified WWE Tag Team Champions, Shayna Baszler, and Ronda Rousey!
After the match, Rousey grabs a mic. Rodrigez is walking up the ramp. Rousey asks Rodrigez what she was doing out here anyway. Rodrigez gets up on the apron and says she wants a rematch for the titles they never lost. Baszler asks who “we” is. Liv Morgan’s music hits. Morgan and Rodrigez have a face-off with Rousey and Baszler. Rousey and Baszler walk away.
