SmackDown from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia aired live on Netflix for non-U.S. subscribers. It will air at the usual 8 PM EST time slot in the U.S. later tonight on the USA Network. Below are the complete results:
– Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes came out for a promo segment. Orton said Cody’s match against Jey Uso on RAW is a match of the year candidate. There were technical difficulties after this.
– JC Mateo def. Jimmy Uso
After the match, Solo Sikoa offered Jimmy to join him and JC, but Jimmy declined by slapping him. JC attacked Jimmy, which led to United States Champion Jacob Fatu making the save.
– Giulia def. Zelina Vega (c) to win the Women’s United States Championship
Giulia wins the US Titlepic.twitter.com/VkxROZhyu1
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– Alexa Bliss told Charlotte Flair that they don’t have to be friends, but instead could just be allies of convenience. She told Charlotte to think about it.
– Michael Cole announced that SmackDown will officially move back to 2 hours starting next week.
– Asuka and Jade Cargill exchanged words ahead of their Queen of the Ring final. Naomi interrupted and teased cashing-in her Money In The Bank contract on the winner of Tiffany Stratton vs. Nia Jax later tonight. Naomi said she can ruin Cargill’s moment too if she manages to become champion. A brawl broke out, which ended with Asuka standing tall.
– Aleister Black wanted to discuss something with Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis, but R-Truth interrupted him, saying he’s driving now. Ron Killings said he wants John Cena. Pearce and Aldis told Truth that Cena is here, but for CM Punk, not him.
– Andrade & Rey Fenix def. #DIY (Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano)
– R-Truth came to the ring and called out John Cena. He said he’s not letting it slide. Aleister Black showed up behind Ron Killings and took him out with a Black Mass kick. This was Black’s heel turn. Damian Priest confronted Black backstage. Carmelo Hayes told Priest to mind his own business when it comes to Truth & Black, or else Priest will get caught in the crossfire. Priest told Hayes to leave.
Aleister Black lays out R-Truthpic.twitter.com/6ieDhS872i
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– The Street Profits (c) vs. The Wyatt Sicks (Dexter Lumis & Joe Gacy) for the WWE Tag Team Championship ended in a DQ after multiple tag teams interfered
A big brawl broke out, which ended with The Street Profits standing tall.
– Jimmy Uso told Jacob Fatu that he respects him standing up to Solo Sikoa & JC Mateo. Jacob said that he and Jimmy can keep it 100, and noticed Jimmy looking at his United States Title.
– Tiffany Stratton (c) def. Nia Jax in a Last Woman Standing match to retain the WWE Women’s Championship
Naomi tried to cash-in her Money In The Bank contract, but Tiffany laid her out.
– Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena said he is a winner and genius, while CM Punk is a loser. Cena said Night of Champions is a formality and Punk can do nothing about it. Cena’s Word Life theme music hits and titantron shows “PunkLife” and Punk comes out dressed as the Doctor of Thuganomics.
CM Punk's Entrance as Doctor of Thuganomicspic.twitter.com/ri1KGCtYXl
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Below are some of the things Punk said to Cena:
“John Cena, you deserved all the criticism as a rapper. You’re a Temu Macklemore. You’re the champion, and you lost all your respect. I’d retire too if they rehired my ex.”
“Let’s be honest, John Cena has ‘buried’ more talent than The Undertaker.”
“Tomorrow night you’re gonna lose to Kendrick ‘cause b*tch you’re my Drake.”
Punk also mentioned how Batista is a better actor than Cena.
CM Punk's complete promo as the Doctor of Thuganomicspic.twitter.com/TcJ27tbxGk
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Reason Behind SmackDown Having Broadcast Issue On Netflix
A significant power failure in Riyadh disrupted WWE’s SmackDown broadcast for international viewers on Netflix during the show from Saudi Arabia.
Roughly 10 minutes into the show, fans outside of U.S. experienced frozen feeds as the venue screens went black in the middle of a Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes segment. Wrestlers were notified of the situation, prompting Orton to interact with the live crowd and repeatedly circle the arena to his entrance music while the crew worked on the issue.
After about 25 minutes, Cody Rhodes returned to engage the audience, followed by an impromptu face-off with Carmelo Hayes, who arrived in street clothes. Hayes ended up taking a Cross Rhodes for his trouble.
Despite online speculation blaming Netflix for the interruption, PWInsider clarified that the problem stemmed from a venue-wide power loss, crippling WWE’s production systems, including the control room and gorilla position.
WWE halted the show’s production during the blackout, ensuring that fans in the arena weren’t seeing action that international viewers were missing.
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