Smackdown comes to us from the hometown of Rajah.com - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada! Tonight on Smackdown, Tiffany Stratton takes on Bayley, Cody Rhodes let's Solo Sikoa know his thoughts regarding the challenge he issued for the Undisputed World Heavyweight Title, Giovanni Vinci makes his return and more!
Check back for the results of the show once it starts.
Smackdown starts with Bayley walking backstage in the arena. We also see Giovanni Vinci pull up in a car and we find out he's facing Apollo Crews tonight. Cody Rhodes is shown signing stuff backstage.
We get a video package with Bash in Berlin highlights.
At ring side, Cody Rhodes' music hits and Cody comes down to kick off Smackdown. Cody talks about being victorious at Bash in Berlin against Kevin Owens. He says he couldn't do this last week but he wants to welcome Michael Cole back to Smackdown. He says he can go on, but he's done a while and knows he'll be interrupted. But before he does he will extend the invitation to The Bloodline to interrupt him. The Bloodline comes out. Solo Sikoa makes his way to the ring flaked by his team and Solo enters the ring solo... haha. The rest of The Bloodline waits outside the ring. In the ring, Solo asks if Cody is done running his mouth. He asks if Rhodes is done playing around and if he's ready to defend his title against Solo. He says everyone knows he could have been champion if it wasn't for Roman Reigns - so he deserves a rematch. Cody says for the season premiere of Smackdown next week deserves title defense, and he says Jacob Fatu deserves the to battle him for the title. He asks Fatu to step and Fatu makes his way to the ring and Solo looks distraught. Solo stares down Fatu and Fatu screams that he loves his tribal chief and steps off the ring apron. Rhodes talks about the Ula Fala, and Solo improving but Solo knows he's trying to turn his people on him. Solo challenges Rhodes and The Bloodline run at him. The Street Profits and DIY run in to have Cody's back. Nick Aldis comes in and sets an 8-Man Tag match tonight. Aldis also sets a steel cage match between Sikoa and Rhodes.
Backstage, Tiffany Stratton is with Pretty Deadly. They talk about the premiere of Smackdown and the premiere of Pretty Deadly: The Musical. Nia Jax comes in and says it's weird because the lockerroom is talking about how she wanted to cash in on her. Tiffany says it's all Chelsea Green. Tiff asks Nia if she will be in her corner tonight, and Nia agrees and says she'll "help" Tiff like she's helped her. Tiff looks stressed.
Match 1: Bayley -vs Tiffany Stratton
Bayley comes out first wondering what time it is, and it's... Tiffy Time, and Tiffany Stratton comes out next with her MTIB suitcase. The bell ring and the women lock up. Tiff gets Baylet in the corner and Bayley breaks it up and they grapple again. Bayley gets a schoolgirl for a two count and gets back on Stratton and works on her arm. Stratton cartwheels out of it and locks Bayley in a wristlock. Bayley gets Stratton caught in the ropes and gets Stratton in a armbar. Stratton punches out of it and takes Bayley down. Bayley does a second rope armdrag and a running forearm for a two count. Bayley clothesline Tiff on the ropes and gets on the top rope. Tiff thwarts it and the women battle on the apron. Tiff gets Bayley down with a basement drop kick on the apron and we cut to commercial.
Back in the ring, Stratton is taking it Bayley. Bayley gets Stratton down for the two and gets caught in the ropes. Bayley gets Stratton down and tries to german suplex her but Stratton counter and gets a two count. Tiff gets Bayley in the corner and slams her arm against the turnbuckle and both women are now on the outside. Bayley slams Stratton into the ring post and suplexes her on the outside. Back in the ring Bayley takes down Stratton with some blows and a knee strike for a two count. Bayley sets Tiff up on the mat and gets on the top rope and hits the flying elbow but Tiff kicks out at two. Nia Jax now makes her way to the ring and in the ring Bayley goes for the Belly to Bayley but Tiff counters and hits an alabama slam for a two count. The women go back and forth and Bayley hits her Bayley to Belly but both women are laid out. Slowly they get back in the ring and Bayley hits a suicide dive on Jax and gets back in the ring and Stratton gets a roll up for the three count but Jax has the ref distracted. Bayley hits the rose plant on Stratton for the win.
Winner: Bayley
Kevin Owens is backstage reading about the Edmonton Oilers. A-Town Down Under comes by and talks about Owens' friendship dwindling. He says he and A-Town Down Under should have a triple threat match tonight.
Giovanni Vinci walks backstage and we cut to commercial.
Backstage, Garza, Berto, Elektra Lopez and Santos Escobar are sitting having a drink. Escobar says victory is who they are not just what they do. They vow to take over Smackdown.
At ringside, Giovanni Vinci's music hits and he make his way to his match.
Match 2: Giovanni Vinci -vs- Apollo Crews
The bell rings and Crews jumps at him and rolls him up for the win.
Winner: Apollo Crews
Chelsea Green with Piper Niven is backstage with Nick Aldis. Michin comes and Chelsea Green talks crap on Michin who comes back with insults of her own. Aldis issues a match between Green and Michin.
Kevin Owens music hits and makes his way to the ring.
Match 3 - Triple Threat Match: Kevin Owens -vs- Austin Theory -vs- Grayson Waller
Owens sits in the ring waiting, Theory and Waller come out next. The bell rings and Owens gets them both to the outside and Waller and Theory fight back. Waller sets up a table and tries to suplex Owens through the table. Waller is countered and Owens powerbombs Waller through the table and we cut to commercial.
Back from commercial Theory has Owens in the corner punching away at him. Owens comes back with right hands to Theory and then stomps him. Theory fires back with an elbow to the face. Theory goes outside to check on Waller and gets back in the ring but walks into a DDT. Both men are laid out and Owens gets to his feet first. Owens punches at Theory and slaps him against the ropes. Owens kicks Theory and clothesline him and delivers a senton. Theory escapes to the corner but Owens comes at him with a cannonball and hits a Swanton. Waller breaks the count and mounts Owes and punches at him. Waller is taken down with a right hand and Theory comes flying at Owens with a flying blockbuster. Theory and Waller are at odds, Theory is doing all the work and Waller is trying to get the pin. Owens is up on the top rope and Waller and Theory try for a superplex. KO punches them both to the ground and Theory tries for a top rope hurricanrana but Owens hits rolling senton. Owens then throws Waller off the top rope for a near fall. The men go back and forth and Owens stuns Theory for the win.
Winner: Kevin Owens
After the match Theory and Waller attack Owens.
We get a video package showing the battles between Andrade and Carmello Hayes.
LA Knight is shown walking backstage and we go to commercial.
Back in the arena, LA Knight comes out to the ring. Knight says it's been a little over 30 days for his title reign and he's already defended it twice successfully. He says everyone is gunning for his title - and anyone and everyone wants it and he will make sure he will always have the title. Carmello Hayes' music hits and he comes out and says Knight is bragging about two successful title defenses but he should brag because he's been carrying Smackdown for the last few weeks and he's next in line for the title. Knight says he's worried about winning and that's why he's champ. Andrade comes out next and tells Mello to chill. He says, yes, Mello has beaten him twice but he's also beaten Mello twice. Mello says no one remembers that. Andrade asks Mello if he thinks he deserves a title match or him? Knight says he doesn't have time or their little squabble and says if they need to fight to determine the next contender to do so. Andrade said that belt used to be his and goes off in Spanish. All three men now go at it and LA Knight hits the BFT and Mello stands above Andrade and trash talks him and Knight hits Hayes with a BFT as well.
Backstage A-Town Down Under are walking backstage and they run into Nick Aldis. They ask Aldis to make a match between them and Kevin Owens and a partner of his choice.
Match 4: Chelsea Green w/Piper Niven-vs- Michin
Green and Niven wait in the ring as Michin makes her way to the ring favouring her ribs that are all taped up. The bell rings and the women lock up and Michin starts with arm dragging Green. Michin drop kicks Green who sends her into the corner. Green comes back and kicks Michin and gets a knee to the gut that flips Michin over. Green stands on Michin who squirms about. Green takes down Michin and hits a basement drop kick for a two count. Green slaps Michin into a body submission hold targeting the ribs. Michin gets a roll up for a two count. Green and Michin fight in the corner and Michin hits a head scissor and pounds on Green. Chops in the corner to Green and then hits her with a modified eat defeat. Niven gets on the apron and distracts Michin and Green gets a two count. Michin comes flying out of the ring on Green with a suicide dive and begins to talk smack to Piper Niven which allows Green to cheap shot Michin. Niven hits a running senton on Michin as the ref is distracted. Green hits the Unprettier for the win.
Winner: Chelsea Green
Backstage Byron Saxton is backstage with DIY and The Street Profits with B-Fab. Saxton asks if the teams will still be on the same page in their match tonight. Ford says that even tho they don't see eye to eye they have the same goals. They talk about how much beef they have between The Bloodline and them.
Match 5 - 8-Man Tag Team Match: The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa/Tonga Loa/Tama Tonga/Jacob Fatu) -vs- DIY(Tomasso Ciampa/Johnny Gargano) & The Street Profits (Montel Ford/Angelo Dawkins) w/B-Fab
We have The Bloodline out first, with the Street Profits who celebrate in the crowd before the match as B-Fab parties around the ring. DIY is out next and they make their way to the ring with a purpose. All the men are in the ring for an all out brawl when the bell rings. We end up with DIY and The Profits attacking Jacob Fatu sending him to the outside. Dawkins stands in the ring waiting as Loa comes in and they go at it. Dawkins takes Loa down and tags in Ford. Ford and Dawkins double team Loa and Ford hits a splash for a one count. Ford kicks Loa and then swings him into the ropes but Loa comes back with a clothes line and tags in Tonga. Tonga punches out Ford and delivers four right hands to Ford and Ford floats through a hold and tags Gargano who spears him and goes for the pin. Gargano tags out and Ciampa comes in and goes at Tonga. Tonga tags out and Fatu comes in and takes out Ciampa and continues to punch him. Springboard suplex on Ciampa and he rolls out of the ring and Fatu tags out to Sikoa. Sikoa demolishes Ciampa on the outside slamming him into the announce table and we go to commercial.
Back in the ring, Ciampa is still being destroyed by The Bloodline. Ciampa keeps trying to take the tag. Loa is tagged in who beats up Ciampa and tags in Tonga. Tonga punches Ciampa and Ciampa gets him down with a backdrop. Solo is now tagged in and Ciampa is able to tag both Dawkins and Gargano who clean house on The Bloodline sending them all outside. Ford flips over the ring onto some of The Bloodline and Gargano follows suit. In the ring, Dawkins hits a spinning splash for a two count and tags in Ciampa. Ciampa gets caught and Solo slams him down for a two count. Tonga is now tagged in and Ciampa hits a suplex on Tonga from the top turnbuckle onto everyone else on the ground. Ford now throws Ciampa in the ring for a tag and then 450 splashes on Tonga for a two count as Fatu breaks it. Fatu tags in and hits a Samoan drop on Gargano, a superkick on Dawkins and hits an impaler on Ford. Sikoa is tagged in now and he grabs Ford and hits a Samoan Spike and then hits another spike for the win.
Winners: The Bloodline
Back in the ring, The Bloodline celebrates as the show goes off the air and Smackdown signs off of Fox.
