Tonight on SmackDown, Jade Cargill defends her Women's Championship against Jordynne Grace, Trick Williams battles Rey Fenix, RhIyo (Rhea Ripley & Iyo Sky) collide with Lash Legend & Nia Jax, two Elimination Chamber Triple Threat Qualifying Matches - on the men's side, Cody Rhodes, Jacob Fatu & Sami Zayn duke it out, and on the women's side we have Alexa Bliss, Giulia & Zelina going it at it in hopes to qualify for The Elimination Chamber.
Check back for live results when the show airs at 8/7 C.
The show opens with clips of Cody Rhodes, Sami Zayn, Jacob Fatu, Alexa Bliss, Giulia & Kiana James, Zelina & Aleister Black, Jade Cargill, and Jordynne Grace all backstage before the show.
At ringside, Tiffany Stratton makes her way out to the ring. Stratton gets on the mic and asks what time it is. Stratton talks about her rookie year and how she lost her title three months ago. She says when she says she's going to do something, she does it and she's expecting to win. She thinks the WWE Champ status misses her. Lash Legend and Nia Jax interrupt Stratton. Jax and Legend trash Stratton and Legend says Stratton got lucky last week. Stratton tells Legend she's her replacement and Legend says she's an upgrade. Legend says when Jax qualifies, she'll be locked in the chamber with Stratton and Jax will demolish her. Jax says they should take care of Stratton tonight and get in the ring. Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky come out to the ring. Stratton leaves, and Ripley says she and Sky will be dominant in the Elimination Chamber, but first they have a match.
Match 1 - WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Match: RhIyo (Rhea Ripley & Iyo Sky) -vs- Nia Jax & Lash Legend
Sky attacks Jax off the bell. Jax knocks Sky down and chops Sky in the corner. Jax pokes and slaps Sky and Sky kicks Jax and flips around the ring. Sky kicks Jax to the mat and hits shotgun dropkick and tags in Ripley. Jax is double teamed and Ripley knees Jax and covers her for a near fall. Ripley dropkicks Jax out of the ring, Legend runs in and is knocked out of the ring. Sky hits a springboard Moonsault and knocks down Legend and Jax. Sky has trouble getting Jax in the ring and then climbs the ropes. Legend distracts Sky, allowing Jax to Samoan Drop Sky from the top rope and we cut a commercial.
We're back, Jax and Legend double team Sky. Legend lands on Sky and covers her for a near fall. Legend tags out and Sky is double teamed and Sky counters the hold and knocks both Legend and Jax out of the ring. Legend pulls Ripley off the apron right when Sky needs to tag out. Sky bounces off of Jax and drop kicks Legend. Ripley is tagged in and she takes out Jax and then beats up Legend. Ripley tries for a hurricanrana but Legend counters. Jax blind tags in and Ripley DDT's Jax and covers her for a near fall. Sky is tagged in and Jax hits Sky as she's on the top rope. Jax climbs up but Ripley comes from behind and powerbombs her. Sky hits her Moonsault and covers Jax, but Legend comes in and knocks Ripley into Jax and Sky breaking the pin. Legend throws Sky around outside the ring and slams Sky's head into the announce desk. Ripley attacks Legend outside the ring and the ref calls for the bell.
No Contest
After the match, Legend and Jax attack Ripley and Sky. Legend hits a pumpkick on Ripley knocking her down and then Legend gets a table out from under the ring. Ripley is laid on the table and Jax climbs the corner ropes and Sky stops Jax and then slams into her, sending Jax and herself through the table. Legend and Ripley fight before the table spot and after Jax and Sky crash through the table, Legend spears Ripley through the barricades.
Cathy Kelley talks to Cody Rhodes and asks him how he's so sure that Drew McIntyre won't have to worry about WrestleMania. Rhodes says he's in Texas and he says don't be against him.
Carmelo Hayes walks backstage and walks by Apollo Crews and Matt Cardona. Crews and Cardona say they want a title shot and Hayes says the open challenge is closed today and leaves. Hayes walks into The Miz and The Miz says he's going to teach Hayes a lesson in respect. Hayes says he hopes The Miz teaches better than he wrestles and leaves. Cardona and Crews come back into frame and make fun of The Miz. The Miz storms off and Cardona and Crews talk about going for Hayes' title.
Aleister Black and Zelina lurk around backstage in a pre-recorded promo. Black calls out Randy Orton and tells him he'll see him soon. Zelina calls out Alexa Bliss and Giulia. She talks about breaking them and advancing to the Elimination Chamber.
At ringside, Carmelo Hayes comes for an in-ring promo. Hayes hypes up Dallas and says he wants to chat real quick. He talks about his 48 day reign as the United States Champion and he wanted to bring the same prestige to the belt that the other men before him. He says as the US champ he earned his spot for the main event. He says he will be qualifying for The Elimination Chamber next week. When he shoots, he doesn't miss. He then talks about giving Ilja Dragunov his title shot, and it's up now.
Dragunov gets in the ring. Solo Sikoa and The MFT's come out. Sikoa tells Hayes that Dragunov shot his shot and to get to the back in the line which is behind him. Dragunov talks about Sikoa's family "abandoning" him last week. Sikoa tells Dragunov to shut up or they'll do to them like they did to The Wyatt Sicks. Sikoa gets the MFTs to attack and they all jump Hayes and Dragunov. Matt Cardona and Apollo Crews run down to even the odds. But they're still one man down and Shinsuke Nakamura comes down and starts taking everyone out one by one. Dragunov, Nakamura, Cardona, Crews and Hayes stand tall in the ring. Nick Aldis comes out and says they'll have a ten man tag match now.
Match 2: The MFT's (Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, JC Mateo, Talla Tonga) -vs- Carmelo Hayes, Shinsuke Nakamura, Ilja Dragunov, Matt Cardona, Apollo Crews)
We come back from a break and Cardona beats on Loa and covers him for a near fall. Loa almost takes off Cardona's trunks and Cardona is clotheslined down to the mat. Tama Tonga is tagged in and he slams into Cardona and chokes Cardona against the ropes. Talla Tonga is tagged in and Tonga hammers down on Cardona and charges into Cardona in the corner. Tonga hits a jumping Samoan Drop and flattens Cardona. Loa is tagged back in and Cardona stuns him and tags in Dragunov. Dragunov chops Loa and kicks Loa in the face. Dragunov charges into Loa and kicks Loa back down. Dragunov climbs to the top, Mateo distracts him and Loa knocks off the turnbuckle. Talla Tonga clotheslines Dragunov outside the ring and we cut to a commercial break.
Back to Smacky, Mateo has Dragunov in a headlock. Dragunov elbows out of the hold and chops Mateo. Mateo knocks Dragunov to the mat and Sikoa is tagged in and he runs in and knocks Cardona and Crews off the apron. Dragunov kicks Sikoa off his feet and tags in Hayes. Hayes punches and chops Sikoa and collides into him. Hayes takes Sikoa down with a springboard clothesline. Tama Tonga comes in and Hayes takes him out. Hayes takes Sikoa down and Loa break a pin. Nakamura runs in and takes out Loa, Tama Tonga takes out Nakamura, Crews takes out Tona, Mateo takes out Crews, Cardona takes out Mateo and Sikoa is taken out by Cardona as well. Talla Tonga takes out Cardona. Dragunov and Hayes attack Tonga but he chokeslams both Hayes and Dragunov. Crews kicks Tonga and Cardona joins him. They get Tonga on his knees and Nakamura joins in and kicks down Tonga. Tonga is knocked out of the ring and Crews suicide dives onto Tonga. In the ring, Mateo slams down Nakamura. Dragunov runs in and tries to suplex Mateo but can't. Dragunov headbutts Mateo and hits the H-Bomb. Sikoa runs in and takes out Dragunov. Hayes attacks Sikoa and hits 1st48. Hayes is knocked off the top rope and Sikoa spikes him. Dragunov hits Torpedo Moscow on Sikoa. Tama Tonga connects with Cutthroat on Hayes and gets the win.
Winners: The MFTs
After the match, The MFTs stand in the ring with the lantern. The lights go out and they come back up and The Wyatt Sicks are up in the stands.
Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss talk backstage. Flair apologizes for The Royal Rumble and asks Bliss to be her Valentine. Bliss says Flair doesn't have to do this and Flair says she will accompany Bliss to the ring and she will "Wooo" Bliss.
Nick Aldis, Damian Priest and R-Truth talk backstage. Aldis tells Priest he is in a qualifying match next week. Kit Wilson comes in and demands answers for last week and recites poems and Truth is a fan. Wilson gets mad at Priest for laughing and says he's the only real man here. Truth tells Priest to calm down and Truth recites a poem back to Wilson and makes fun of Wilson. Wilson storms out.
Match 3 - Women's Elimination Chamber Triple Threat Qualifying Match: Alexa Bliss w/Charlotte Flair -vs- Giulia w/Kiana James -vs- Zelina
We get the bell, Bliss goes for Zelina and then Giulia goes for Bliss and they all trade pinning attempts. Giulia swings at Bliss but is tossed into Zelina. Zelina goes for Code Red, Bliss goes for Sister Abigail and Giulia goes for her finisher and they all fail. Bliss is tossed out of the ring and Giulia battles Zelina. Zelina is suplexed and Giulia slams Zelina's face to the mat and covers her for a two count. Zelina elbows Giulia and slams Giulia down. Bliss is back in the ring and grabs Zelina. Giulia grabs Bliss and Bliss slams Giulia down and throws Zelina out of the ring. Giulia rolls out of the ring and Bliss somersaults down onto Giulia. Zelina comes out and meteoras Bliss and we cut to a break.
Back to the match, Giulia stretches out Bliss against the ropes and then kicks her. Giulia covers Bliss for a near fall. Giulia kicks Bliss and Bliss punches back. Bliss rolls through a sunset flip and dropkicks Giulia. Zelina comes in and starts punching Bliss. Zelina throws Bliss out of the ring and talks shit to Flair. Bliss slaps Zelina and Zelina attacks Bliss. Bliss is taken into the corner and Zelina slams into her. Giulia pushes Zelina out of the way and kicks Bliss in the corner. Zelina tosses Giulia away and punches Bliss. Giulia tosses Zelina across the ring and then slams into Bliss in the corner. She goes for Zelina but Zelina kicks her and climbs the ropes. James distracts Zelina and Giulia climbs up the ropes with Zelina and hits a top rope butterfly suplex. Bliss attacks Giulia and Zelina after the land. Bliss gets Giulia and Zelina on the mat and hits a double Natural Selection and covers Giulia who kicks out and then covers Zelina who kicks out. Bliss climbs the ropes, Giulia catches up to her and climbs up too. Zelina climbs up as well and Zelina hits a suplex on Giulia and covers Giulia for a near fall. Giulia and Zelina trade punches, Giulia headbutts Zelina. Bliss attacks Giulia but is punched away. Bliss punches Zelina and then climbs up to the top rope again. Bliss hits Twisted Bliss but Giulia gets her knees up. Zelina hits Code Red on Giulia and Bliss breaks the pin. Bliss goes for Sister Abigail but Zelina counters so Bliss DDT's her. Giulia breaks the pin and hits a Northern Lights Bomb on Bliss and Zelina breaks the pin. James gets on the apron and Zelina punches her down and sends Giulia out of the ring. Bliss catches Zelina and hits Sister Abigail and gets the win.
Winner: Alexa Bliss
Tiffany Stratton walks backstage and Jordynne Grace approaches her. Stratton says if she can't beat Jade Cargill she wouldn't mind if it was Grace. Grace says when she wins she wouldn't mind seeing Stratton at WrestleMania and leaves. Chelsea Green and Alba Fyre come by. Green is in a wheelchair and she wants an apology from Stratton. Stratton declines and leaves.
Rey Fenix stretches backstage, Sami Zayn comes in the frame and tells Fenix to teach Trick Williams a lesson and wants to tell Fenix that it's been hard for him and tonight is a new chance and brings up how Fenix said he was inspiring that it meant a lot to Zayn. Trick Williams' music hits and we cut to ringside.
Trick Williams comes out and gets on the mic before his match. Williams calls out Sami Zayn and says all Zayn does is tell a sob story and has no idea how to get the job done. Williams makes fun of Zayn's appearance and says Zayn makes him sick. Williams talks about Zayn's qualifying match and says if Zayn comes in moping around both Cody Rhodes and Jacob Fatu will destroy him. Williams says he will qualify for The Elimination Chamber next week but this week he's here to take on Rey Fenix. He says Fenix does all his flips and people don't go to see a squirrel do some flips but a lion standing on business. Fenix's music hits and he makes his way out to the ring.
Match 4: Trick Williams -vs- Rey Fenix
We come back from a break and get the bell. Williams gets Fenix in a headlock and Williams comes off the ropes and knocks Fenix down to the mat. Fenix goes for a waistlock and Williams tosses Fenix down. Williams slaps Fenix and Fenix chops back and punches Williams. Fenix kicks Williams and hits a springboard elbow and covers for a one count. Williams catches Fenix and throws him into the corner. Williams chops Fenix and Fenix flies around and kicks Williams. Fenix hits a missile dropkick and covers Williams for a near fall. Williams connects with The Trick Kick and then chops Fenix in the corner. Williams throws Fenix to the other end and chops Fenix again. Williams tries for a third time but Fenix chops Williams. Williams bodyslams Fenix and kicks him on the mat. Fenix rolls up Williams and he kicks out at two. Williams hits a Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker followed by a jumping neckbreaker and this grounds Fenix. Williams clotheslines Fenix and covers him for a near fall and we cut to a commercial break.
Back from a commercial break, Williams has Fenix in a headlock and suplexes Fenix to the mat and covers him. Fenix kicks out at two. Williams whips Fenix into the corner and Fenix bounces off the turnbuckles and lands flat in the ring. Williams hits a snapmare and locks Fenix in a headlock. Fenix punches out of the hold and starts chopping Williams. Fenix goes for a running clothesline and it barely moves Williams. Fenix runs at Williams and Williams tosses him in the air. Williams hits his Trick Slap and Fenix hits a spinning kick dropping Williams. Fenix kicks Williams again, and again and once more in the corner. Fenix runs the ropes and hits Adios Amigos but doesn't fully connect. Fenix covers Williams and Williams kicks out. Fenix climbs the ropes and hits a cross body on Williams. Fenix then hits a Frog Splash and covers Williams and Williams kicks out at two. Williams rolls out of the ring and Fenix comes off the top rope and splashes onto Williams outside the ring. Fenix sends Williams back in the ring and Fenix climbs the ropes again. Williams hits an uppercut and climbs up on the ropes and gets Fenix on his shoulders. Fenix fights out of it and Fenix double stomps Williams on the top rope. Both men crash to the mat and Fenix covers Williams and Williams kicks out. Fenix comes off the top rope again but Williams moves out of the way. Williams comes off the ropes and hits Trick Shot and gets the win.
Winner: Trick Williams
Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley talk backstage. Ripley tells Sky to worry about her elimination chamber match. Giulia and Kiana James come in and Giulia is throwing a tantrum. Ripley and Sky taunt James and Giulia. Jade Cargill walks by after Giulia and James leave. Cargill stares down Ripley and Sky and leaves.
As the introductions are happening for our next match, The Judgement Day (Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez & Dominik Mysterio) come out. Mysterio says they're just here because he knows Morgan wants to see this match and he's arranged a private Valentine's Day date to watch this match and a bunch of crew come out and set up a table and they go sit and watch this match while eating nuggets and drinking champagne.
Match 5 - WWE Women's Championship Match: Jade Cargill(c) -vs- Jordynne Grace
The bell rings and the women lock up. Cargill gets Grace in the corner and the ref breaks the hold. Grace and Cargill collide in the middle of the ring several times and neither woman is wavering. Cargill suplexes Grace and Grace then gets onto Cargill's back. Cargill slams into the corner but Grace is still on Cargill's back. Cargill falls backwards and Grace is still locked in. Cargill rolls under the ring and the ref is forced to break the hold but Grace doesn't and Cargill slams her back into the ringpost outside the ring. Cargill goes to strike Grace and Grace moves and Cargill slams into the ring post. Grace slams Cargill on the mat outside the ring and then comes off the announce desk and hits a Vader Bomb on Cargill. Cargill back body drops Grace onto the barricades outside the ring and then she walks to Morgan and steals a nugget and we cut to a commercial break.
Back to the match, Cargill has Grace on the mat in a headlock. Grace powers out of the hold. Cargill kicks Grace and Grace strikes Cargill's arm. Cargill gets tangled in the ropes and Grace pounds away at her. Grace slams Cargill into the turnbuckle. Grace chops Cargill and then hits a stalled suplex on Cargill and covers Cargill for a near fall. Grace gets Cargill on her shoulders and Cargill counter and gets Grace on her shoulders. Cargill kicks Grace and Grace slams down Cargill and then hits a spinebuster on Cargill. Cargill then spinebusters Grace and covers Grace who kicks out at two. Cargill goes for a pumpkick but is rolled up twice and Cargill kicks out both times. Grace hits a scoop powerslam on Cargill and covers for a near fall. Grace and Cargill slap each other and then hit each other with forearms. Grace hits a spinning black elbow, Cargill counters BeastMode and kicks Grace. Cargill hits Jaded and gets the win.
Winner and STILL WWE Women's Champion: Jade Cargill
After the match, Cargill approaches Morgan and tells her if she chooses her for WrestleMania, that will be here.
Candice LeRae and Johnny Gargano are backstage and Gargano is depressed. LeRae tries to cheer him up and Gargano says he has nothing left and LeRae gets upset and says she'll fix this. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) and Fraxiom (Axiom and Nathan Frazer) make fun of Gargano. The MFT's come by and tells MCMG and Fraxiom to get in line for the titles. As the walk to their locker room, The MFTs see a drawing of Sikoa's head from The Wyatt Sicks.
A video promo for Oba Femi plays. He says a change isn't coming, it is here and this change has set Oba Femi.
Oba Femi and Nick Aldis are backstage. Aldis tells Femi he wants Femi to sign with SmackDown. Kit Wilson runs in and stops in his tracks. Aldis reads a poem meant for Oba Femi and Wilson doesn't want it read. Aldis reads it and the poem makes fun of Femi. Wilson owns up and says that this is how he feels and Femi wants a match with Wilson next week.
Cathy Kelley talks to Drew McIntyre backstage. Kelley asks him for his thoughts on The Elimination Chamber. McIntyre looks at the competitors already in the match and says Randy Orton and LA Knight are no match for him. McIntyre says between Cody Rhodes and Jacob Fatu in their qualifier - he's not worried about them... and Sami Zayn... and Zayn is standing there. McIntyre says Zayn earned this opportunity and wishes him luck and says he wants Zayn to win. Zayn is confused and rattled with McIntyre's words but his music hits so he heads out to the ring.
Match 6 - Men's Elimination Chamber Triple Threat Qualifying Match: Jacob Fatu -vs- Cody Rhodes -vs- Sami Zayn
We get the bell and the men all stare at each other. Fatu kicks Zayn and he rolls out of the ring and Rhodes and Fatu start punching each other. Fatu gets Rhodes in the corner and slams into him. Fatu punches Rhodes down the ropes and Rhodes strikes Fatu and hits a springboard cutter and Fatu counters and goes for a Senton and misses. Rhodes clotheslines Fatu out of the ring and Zayn gets in the ring. Zayn chops Rhodes and Zayn sends Rhodes out of the ring. Zayn flies over the ropes and takes out Fatu and Rhodes and we cut to a break.
Back to our Main Event, Rhodes gets bulldozed by Fatu and Fatu brutalizes Rhodes in the corner and does the same to Zayn. Rhodes and Fatu trade punches and Rhodes kicks Zayn. Rhodes slams down Zayn and Rhodes. Rhodes punches Zayn a few times and Zayn attempts Blue Thunder Bomb but Rhodes counters and hits The Disaster Kick and covers Zayn for a near fall. Rhodes goes for CrossRoads but Zayn counters. Fatu runs in and takes out both Zayn and Rhodes. Fatu kicks Zayn and hits a standing Moonsault on Zayn and covers him for a near fall. Fatu tries for a Samoan Drop on Rhodes but Rhodes reverses and tries for Crossroads. Rhodes and Zayn try pinning each other and Fatu breaks the pins. Fatu slams into Rhodes and Zayn who are seated on opposite corners in the ring. Fatu hits a pop-up Samoan Drop on Zayn and covers him, Rhodes makes the save and we cut to a break.
Back to the match, Rhodes and Zayn superplex Fatu off the top rope and Fatu rolls out of the ring. Zayn and Rhodes trade punches in the middle of the ring. Zayn gets pummelled and Rhodes runs at Zayn and Zayn catches him and hits an exploder on Rhodes into the turnbuckle. Zayn sets up for the Helluva kick and Fatu runs in and superkicks Zayn. Zayn kicks Fatu and Rhodes goes for CrossRoads but is rolled up and Rhodes kicks out at two. Zayn hits The Blue Thunder Bomb and Rhodes kicks out at two. Zayn chops Rhodes and Rhodes chops back. The men trade punches. Fatu attacks Rhodes from behind and sends him out of the ring. Fatu collides with Zayn in the corner and clotheslines Zayn in the corner. Zayn runs at Fatu with a Helluva Kick and misses. Fatu comes off the top rope and Zayn catches him and rolls him up and Fatu barely kicks out. Zayn hits a top rope Cody Cutter on Zayn. Fatu throws Rhodes out of the ring and hits a moonsault on Zayn and covers him. Drew McIntyre flies into the screen and Claymores Fatu. McIntyre beats up Fatu and slams him through the announce desk. Rhodes comes out and McIntyre slams Rhodes into the ring post. McIntyre goes back to Fatu and powerbombs Fatu through the announce desk. Back in the ring, McIntyre hits a Claymore on Rhodes and drags Zayn onto Rhodes and Rhodes kicks out at two. McIntyre was leaving and turns around and gets back to the ring and starts punching Rhodes. Zayn hits a Helluva Kick on McIntyre and Rhodes hits CrossRoads on Zayn and gets the win.
Winner: Cody Rhodes
Rhodes celebrates in the ring as the rest of the guys are laid out and the show goes off the air.
