Our WWE SmackDown results for tonight include Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes addressing his vicious attack on Drew McIntyre’s home earlier this week, United States Championship Ilja Dragunov teaming with Carmelo Hayes to face #DIY, Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors clashing with Lash Legend and Nia Jax, and The Wyatt Sicks defending the WWE Tag Team Championship against Solo Sikoa’s MFTs. Here’s our review and grades for tonight’s show, live from the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
WWE SmackDown Card:
- WWE Tag Team Championship Match: The Wyatt Sicks (c) vs. The MFTs
- Ilja Dragunov and Carmelo Hayes vs. #DIY
- The Kabuki Warriors vs. Lash Legend and Nia Jax
- Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes Returns to Address Drew McIntyre
WWE SmackDown Results:
A highlight package focused on Saturday Night’s Main Event is shown.
All Rise…
Former World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest gives John Cena his flowers. The crowd chants, “Thank you, Cena!” Priest wants to talk about good times. Good time, like when Zelina Vega and Aleister Black got their a$$e$ beat by the Terror Twins. Priest is on to 2026. Zelina walks out on the stage and tells Priest he’s not a real man because his “Mami” got the pin. Zelina notes that Black Broke Priest. Black’s music hits. Black attacks Priest from behind. Priest chokeslams Black on the ring apron. As Zelina screams at him to stop, Priest sets up a table. Black hits Priest with a chair. Black puts Priest through a table with a double knee strike.
Grade: C+
This one started off rough. This writer likes Priest, but he hasn’t had the same umph on the mic since losing the World Championship. Something has just been off. This feud with Aleister Black is interesting, but it also seems to be missing something. The segment picked up once Zelina walked out; She’s an underrated talent on the mic and has always been a bright spot when she’s allowed to just talk. We need more of Zelina talking and less of whatever this was at the start.
The Kabuki Warriors vs. Lash Legend and Nia Jax
Legend starts off the match with Sane. Legend tosses Sane around. Sane runs into a nasty elbow strike from Legend. Jax and Legend take turns crushing Sane in the corner. Jax misses an elbow drop. Asuka tags in. Sane and Asuka unload on Jax with strikes.
Asuka and Sane clear the ring. Sane lands a dive off the top that takes out Legend and Jax. After the break, Jax counters a dive by Sane and flattens her with the Annilhator for the win.
Winners- Lash Legend and Nia Jax
After the match, Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair hit the ring and brawl with Jax and Legend. Jax pulls Legend out of the ring to avoid Twisted Bliss.
Grade: C+
Interesting heel vs. heel match. The crowd wasn’t much into it, but this writer likes Jax and Legend together in a team. Legend is coming along nicely.
Guilia w/Kiana James vs. Alba Fyre
Guilia pins Fyre after the Arrivederci knee, followed by a Northern Lights Bomb.
Winner- Guilia
Grade: C+
Quick squash. This is good for establishing Guilia, but they needed more of this months ago. It’s not too late, but we are dangerously close.
Adrenaline, in My Soul..
The Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes asks the crowd what they want to talk about. Rhodes notes that he attacked Drew McIntyre a few days ago. McIntyre says this is an unsafe work environment. What would be a safer working environment? Staples? SmackDown GM Nick Aldis walks to the ring and tells Rhodes he made McIntyre’s point for him by attacking him. Aldis notes Rhodes is QB1, but he isn’t above the law.
When McIntyre comes back and does what Aldis asks, Rhodes can’t lay a finger on McIntyre. Rhodes asks, or what? Aldis says he will have to strip Rhodes of the championship. Rhodes promises not to touch McIntyre. Rhodes says Aldis may have forgotten who he’s talking to. As long as Rhodes has the title, Rhodes is the law. He doesn’t work for Aldis; he works for the WWE Universe. Rhodes tells Aldis that Aldis works for Rhodes.
Grade: B
Great promo between Aldis and Rhodes. Rhodes was in his bag tonight.
Ilja Dragunov and Carmelo Hayes vs. #DIY w/Candice LeRae
Dragunov and Hayes are all over Ciampa, landing a flurry of strikes between the two of them. Gargano, low bridges, Dragunov. Ciampa knocks Dragunov off the apron, sending him into the commentary desk. After the break, Ciampa eats the first 48, an H-Bomb, and Nothing but Net before finally getting pinned.
Winners- Ilja Dragunov and Carmelo Hayes
Grade: B
This one was way too fast. These four dudes had a banger of a match. Give them half an hour. Just let them go! Match of the night.
WWE Tag Team Championship Match: The Wyatt Sicks (c) vs. The MFTs
Lumis and Gacy will take on Tonga Loa and JC Mateo. Lumis lands a few strikes. Loa is startled by a crawling Lumis. Suplex into a leg drop by Lumis. Gacy tags in and gets beaten down in the corner. Lumis and Gacy double-team Mateo. Mateo rolls out. Loa surprises Lumis with a lariat. After the break, Mateo and Loa are working over Lumis. Lumis manages to tag in Gacy. Gacy clears the ring.
Gacy misses a springboard moonsault. Spinning side suplex by Mateo. Gacy kicks out. Gacy drops Mateo with the Upside Down. Loa hits the ring and eats an Upside Down from Gacy. Gacy lands a dive. Lumis and Gacy hit their finish. Loa breaks up the pin… While the referee is distracted, Tala Tonga boots Lumis’ head off. A huge brawl breaks out. The referee throws the match out.
No Contest
All of the Wyatt Sicks and MFTs fight. Tala Tonga takes out essentially everyone with a crossbody off the top. Rowan rolls in and runs over Tala. Rowan powerbombs Nikki Cross over the top onto Tala. Sikoa rolls in and drops Rowan with two Samoan Spikes. Sikoa turns around, and Uncle Howdy traps him in his clutches for Sister Abigail. Tama Tonga leaps in and saves Sikoa from his fate.
Grade: C+
This writer had extremely low expectations for this one, and for the most part, it was what it was. This was a bit slow and plodding until Gacy got a hot-ish tag and landed some pretty exciting offense, which picked the crowd’s energy up. This didn’t get legitimately interesting until the brawl that ended the match. Finally watching both of these factions go to war was long overdue. This battle between the MFTS and The Wyatts needs to be utter chaos for it to work. They haven’t given us that until tonight. We need more of this.
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