Tonight on Smackdown, Meta-Four's Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend step away from NXT and challenge Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill for their WWE Women's Tag Team Titles, LA Knight defends his United States Championship against Carmelo Hayes, Roman Reigns addresses the happenings of Bad Blood plus more!
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Smackdown begins with a recap of last week and a recap of Bad Blood.
At ringside, Jimmy Uso makes his way to the ring. He brings up being out of action for six months by his little brother and it happened because he was jumped from by behind. He says tonight he will kick Solo Sikoa's ass and Roman Reigns' music hits. Reigns asks Greenville to acknowledge Jimmy Uso. Reigns says he gets what Uso is saying about Solo, and Reigns is the OTC and he wants what is his. Reigns says he doesn't like where things are right now and he feels like he has no control. Reigns says they're the GOATS and Uso says they aren't. He says Reigns needed him and is no longer the Tribal Chief and he came back because they needed help. He says he knows one person who can help them. Reigns replies with "No Yeet" and Uso tells Reigns he's the only one in the family who still acknowledges him and he leaves the ring and Reigns watches him leave.
LA Knight is shown walking backstage for his match.
Match 1 - United States Championship Match: LA Knight(c) -vs- Carmello Hayes
Hayes is out first, followed by Knight and the bell rings. Knight starts off punching Hayes and throws him into the ropes and takes him down with a clothesline. Hayes gets Knight caught up in the ropes, and Knight then flips him over the ropes outside the ring. Andrade is shown by the time keepers area distracting Hayes allowing Knight to beat him down and we go to commercial break.
In the ring, Hayes has Knight in a headlock as Andrade looks on. Knight breaks the hold with a back drop. Knight connects with some right hands and delivers and inverted atomic drop and clothesline on Hayes. Knight power slams Hayes and hits an elbow and covers for a two count. Hayes rolls to the corner and Knight stomps him in the corner. Knight comes at Hayes and Hayes intercepts and superkicks Knight and tries for a powerbomb but Knight rolls him up for a two count and Hayes counters for a two count. Knight hits a neck breaker and gets on the middle rope and bounces onto the top rope and hits a flying elbow for a near fall. Knight attempts a BFT but Hayes counters and hits an axe kick and slams Knight for a two count. Hayes gets on the top rope and tries for Nothing but net but Knight moves out of the way and Hayes tries for a pin. Knight gets a BFT on Hayes for the win.
Winner and STILL United States Champion: LA Knight
After the match, Andrade chirps at Hayes and we cut backstage.
Jimmy Uso is strutting backstage and he comes across Cody Rhodes. Rhodes thanks him for his help at Bad Blood. Rhodes tells Uso that Solo isn't the same as when Jimmy left. Jimmy says it's family business and says Rhodes has been handling things on his own and passes his respect to him.
We get a video package for Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend for their upcoming match. They promise to show us what the Meta-Girls are about.
The Meta-Girls are out first for their match and in the middle of the introductions, Kevin Owens interrupts and starts explaining why he's here after being told not to be here. He says he turned on Rhodes because Rhodes turned on him. This prompts Rhodes to come out and officials come out and stop them from colliding. Randy Orton comes out and tells Rhodes to calm down. He enters the ring and tries to get Owens to calm down in during the commotion Owens hits Orton who then clocks Owens who falls to the ground. Owens looks stunned and walks away as Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend look on.
We come back from commercial and see Trick Williams in the audience and Chelsea Green and Piper Niven at ringside to watch the next match.
Match 2 - WWE Women's Tag Team Title Match: Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill(c) -vs- Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson
Jackson and Legend are now in the ring as Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill make their way to the ring. We gets a picture and picture of Belair and Cargill telling Green and Niven to come out and see the match. The bell rings and the Meta-Girls take out both Cargill and Belair. Jackson takes Belair down and tags in Legend. Legend gets Belair on her shoulders and hits a slam for a near fall. Jackson is tagged in and MetaGirls double team Belair for a near fall. Jackson tags Legend and they double team some more and cover Belair and Cargill breaks the pin. Legend throws Belair out of the ring and Jackson is tagged in and they try double teaming outside but Chelsea Green comes in Legends face who boots Chelsea over the announce table. Belair breaks free and gets in the ring and Jackson follows her. Belair tags Cargill and they double team Jackson and get the win.
Winners and STILL WWE Women's Tag Team Champion: Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill
Nia Jax and Tiffany Stratton walks backstage and we cut to commercial break.
Backstage, Orton is telling Rhodes to calm down and he'll talk to Owens. Nick Aldis tells Rhodes he needs to cool down and focus on is match at Crown Jewel. Aldis tells Orton that he's the voice of reason - who would have thought.
Back at ringside, Nia Jax and Tiffany Stratton make their way to the ring. Jax says she's busy so she'll knock this off one by one. She starts by giving Bayley props for their match last week but says Bayley still lost and no one can beat her. She calls out Liv Morgan and says that little girl will be annihilated at Crown Jewel and when she becomes the first ever WWE Crown Jewel Champion... and throws Tiffany in a headlock, then lets go and says it's "Tiffy Time" and says that's when Stratton should cash in on Morgan. Naomi's music hits and she tells Nia the only reason Nia's champ is because of Stratton. Naomi says Tiffany is a terrible sidekick and that Nia cannot win without her. Naomi says she has pinned Nia before and Nia says it took two people to pin her. She asks Naomi why she's out here and Naomi says she needs no one to help her beat Jax. Naomi says she'll beat Jax right here, right now. Nia asks for a referee to come out to make this an official match. A ref runs out and Liv Morgan's music hits and she comes out with Raquel Rodriguez and Dominik Mysterio. Morgan says she came all the way over here to make an example out of Nia but she already has a match now. Morgan says Jax will lose, and Nia turns around and pushes Naomi and we cut to commercial.
Match 3: Nia Jax(c) w/Tiffany Stratton -vs- Naomi
Back from commercial, Naomi is on Jax's shoulders and counters out of a Samoan drop. Naomi tries for a sunset flip and kicks Jax. Jax squishes Naomi in the corner and then gets her on the mat for a two count. Jax slaps Naomi in a stretch hold and slams her head in the turnbuckles. Jax squishes Naomi's head against the ring post and covers for a near fall. Jax has Naomi in a chokehold on the mat as Liv, Dom and Raquel watch on as does Stratton. Naomi elbows Jax and Jax headbutts Naomi and Naomi comes back with a quick and hits a face plant. Naomi hits a leg drop on Jax and Jax goes outside the ring. Naomi kicks Jax through the ropes and Jax is asking for a time out. Naomi comes on the apron and drop kicks Jax's head in to the ring post. Jax hits a Samoan Drop on the outside on Naomi and Jax gets in Liv's face and we cut to commercial.
Jax has Naomi in a headlock and hits a body slam. Naomi avoids being squishes by Jax and Naomi connects with a kick and another kick. Naomi slams Jax's head into the second turnbuckle and hits a cross body on Jax for a near fall. Naomi comes off the second rope and kicks Jax who rolls out of the ring. Naomi hits a corkscrew plancha on Jax outside the ring and then drags Jax to the ring. Stratton hits Naomi and Raquel Rodriguez stops Stratton and Naomi kicks Stratton. Back in the ring, Jax sets up Naomi for an ANiahilator and Rodrigues distracts the ref while Morgan clocks Jax with Stratton's briefcase allowing Naomi to hit a powerbomb on Jax for the win.
Winner: Naomi
After the match, Rhea Ripley's music hits and she takes out Raquel Rodrigues and then goes after Morgan who runs into the ring into Nia Jax. Ripley knocks down Jax and attacks Morgan until she makes her escape.
Backstage, Carmelo Hayes is walking backstage and is upset he doesn't get his shot. Aldis after match seven with Andrade he will see. Legado del Fantasma comes by and asks why they aren't getting spots in the show. Aldis says Escobar has gotten chances and tells Garza and Berto they'll get theirs.
Solo Sikoa is backstage talking about his match against Jimmy Uso.
We see clips from last week's ladder match where The Bloodline retained their titles.
Backstage, The Street Profits with B-Fab and DIY are arguing. Nick Aldis comes by and says their match last week was great but that was their shot as he has a new tag team coming in next week. They continue arguing and Nick Aldis is called by officials and he runs out and sees Kevin Owens beating down Randy Orton. They call for medics and Owens is kicked out of the arena.
Match 4: Solo Sikoa w/The Bloodline -vs- Jimmy Uso
The Bloodline waits in the ring as Jimmy Uso comes out for his first match since Wrestlemania. The bell rings and Uso looks around the ring and sees he's surrounded by Tonga Loa, Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu with Sikoa in the ring with him. Sikoa tells Uso that he is Uso's tribal chief. Uso punches Sikoa and continues to pound away at Solo. Sikoa gets Uso down with an elbow and Sikoa tries to get Uso down, but Uso gets Solo out of the ring and hits him with a suicide dive. Back in the ring, Uso gets on the top rope and comes down on Sikoa who connects with a punch and gets Uso down. Sikoa chokes Uso on the bottom rope and Fatu comes by and slaps Uso while Sikoa has the ref distracted. Uso is getting slapped around and headbutted. Uso fights back and slams Sikoa's head into the turnbuckles and tries to suplex Sikoa to the outside, but Sikoa connects with a punch and clothesline Uso on to the ring apron. Uso connects with a kick but runs into a right hand sending him outside the ring. Fatu bulldozes through Jimmy Uso outside the ring as Sikoa has the ref tied up and we head to commercial.
Back from break, Sikoa has Uso in the corner and is slamming into him. Uso is trying to get back on to his feet and slaps Sikoa and punches him a few times, but Sikoa comes back with a spinning heel kick. Sikoa chokes out Uso on the ropes again, and Sikoa distracts the ref again and Fatu slaps Uso again. Sikoa stomps on Uso and gets him on his shoulders - Uso counters and hits a DDT. Uso chops Sikoa and Sikoa comes back with a spinning solo for a two count. Uso is sitting in the corner and Sikoa comes running at him and slams his head against the turnbuckle. Sikoa tries for another and Uso is able to kick Sikoa and both men are on the mat. Uso kicks Sikoa again stunning Sikoa who retreats to the corner. Uso gets on the top rope and hits a cross body on Sikoa. Fatu, Tonga and Loa get on the apron and Uso takes them down and hits a Samoan Drop on Sikoa for a two count. Uso gets on the top rope, Tonga distracts the ref and Fatu takes out Uso and Sikoa hits the Samoan Spike for the win.
Winner: Solo Sikoa
After the match, The Bloodline attack Uso and Roman Reigns comes down and cleans house and is now face to face with Solo Sikoa. They start punching each other and Fatu comes in and takes down Reign. Uso comes back in the ring and attacks Fatu who gets Uso down and hits a jumping moonsault on Uso. Loa and Tonga hold Reigns as Sikoa hits a Samoan Spike on Reigns. The Bloodline leave the ring leaving Uso and Reigns in the ring all beaten up.
