Below are the complete results from tonight’s SmackDown, featuring the returns of Paul Heyman and CM Punk.
– SmackDown kicked off with Solo Sikoa demanding that Roman Reigns must accept his terms of surrender later tonight.
– Chelsea Green def. Blair Davenport and WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Bianca Belair in a Triple Threat Match to advance in the Women’s United States Championship tournament
During the match, it was shown on the titantron that someone attacked Jade Cargill backstage, as she was left laying unconscious on the top of a car, which led to Bianca leaving the match and rushing backstage to check on her tag team partner. Jade was then taken to a hospital and Bianca left with her.
– In a vignette, Shinsuke Nakamura said he’s been watching LA Knight for a long time and saw that he is full of insecurities, and begged people to chant his name. Nakamura said LA is a liar and he is filled with justified fears. LA looked worried while this was airing on the screen.
– LA Knight (c) def. Santos Escobar to retain the United States Championship
Shinsuke Nakamura attacked Knight after the match.
– SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis questioned WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax if she knows anything about what happened to Jade Cargill. Nia said she had nothing to do with it.
– Kevin Owens said what he did to Randy Orton is Cody Rhodes’ fault. Kevin explained that he fought The Bloodline for 4 years and Roman Reigns tried to end his career, and he stood side-by-side with Cody to help him against The Bloodline. He was in the ring for Cody at WrestleMania 40, but a few months later, Cody teamed up with the guy (Roman) who tried to end his career.
Cody said him teaming up with Roman had nothing to do with what Kevin did to Orton. Cody said Kevin is obsessed with being the face of WWE and that nobody is holding Kevin down, but Kevin himself. Cody said Kevin needs to think everybody is against him because that’s what drives Owens.
Rhodes agreed to face Owens tonight, or in Owens’ home country of Canada at Survivor Series on November 30, or at Saturday Night’s Main Event on December 14. Owens said their rematch will be on his terms, but it definitely won’t be tonight.
Owens ended his promo by saying he hates Rhodes. Rhodes said Owens hates himself and made it clear that he won’t hold back in their rematch.
Is Kevin Owens in the right here?pic.twitter.com/v3NPTDYdT3
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– In a backstage segment, Roman Reigns turned down the ideas of Cody Rhodes or Seth Rollins being their 5th member for the WarGames match. Roman then said the following to his OG Bloodline:
“If we die, we die. We die together though.”
– Carmelo Hayes told Cody Rhodes backstage that what Kevin Owens said is the truth. Cody shoved Carmelo.
Carmelo Hayes tells Cody Rhodes that Kevin Owens is telling the truthpic.twitter.com/PjQ04FZrJn
— WrestleFeed (@WrestleFeedApp) November 23, 2024
– Bayley & Naomi def. Ms. Money In The Bank Tiffany Stratton & Candice LeRae via DQ after Nia Jax interfered
After the match, the Women’s WarGames participants got into a brawl that ended with Rhea Ripley chasing the heels off with a kendo stick.
– Montez Ford def. Tommaso Ciampa
Ciampa attacked Ford after the match. This led to Angelo Dawkins making the save. Johnny Gargano tried to stop Dawkins. Dawkins grabbed him by the neck and Ciampa attacked Dawkins from behind. Gargano tried to hold Ciampa back, but Ciampa shoved him down again.
– In the main event segment, Solo Sikoa told Roman Reigns that if he joins his Bloodline, they will run this company for decades. Solo asked Roman and his OG Bloodline members to surrender and join his team, or they will die right where they are standing. Roman was about to answer and Paul Heyman showed up out of nowhere, and Roman is shocked!
Heyman then introduced the 5th member – CM Punk! The babyfaces laid out the heels. Roman and Punk had a face-off and fans chanted “this is awesome”.
You can watch the ending below:
Paul Heyman returns on SmackDownpic.twitter.com/HYzxVwIgJD
— WrestleFeed (@WrestleFeedApp) November 23, 2024
CM Punk returns on SmackDown as the 5th member of the original Bloodline for WarGamespic.twitter.com/X7aTtJiml8
— WrestleFeed (@WrestleFeedApp) November 23, 2024
Spear x GTSpic.twitter.com/7YOBogp8Oa
— WrestleFeed (@WrestleFeedApp) November 23, 2024
Roman Reigns & CM Punk – what a moment!pic.twitter.com/rreNBYIHm2
— WrestleFeed (@WrestleFeedApp) November 23, 2024
After SmackDown, Punk posted the following photo on his Instagram story with the caption:
“Well ya know, for me, the action is the juice.”
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