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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: CODY AND KEVIN, ROMAN MAKES A CHALLENGE FROM THE DOCK OF RELEVANCE, THE FINALS ARE SET, IS IT GOING TO BE TIFFY TIME?, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2024-12-13 22:00:00

Solo Sikoa comes to the ring with Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga.

Solo wants Hartford to acknowledge him.  Solo starts to address Roman's comments but LA Knight's music interrupts.

Match Number Three:  Solo Sikoa versus LA Knight

They have words for each other before punches are thrown and Knight with the first punch.  They go back and forth.  Solo with a clothesline into the corner followed by a punch.  Solo with more punches and kicks.  Knight with a kick and clothesline.  Knight with a running splash to the back and a clothesline to send Solo over the top rope to the floor.  Solo pulls Knight to the floor and runs him into the apron.  Solo sends Knight into the announce table and then he points to the ceiling.  Solo sends Knight into the ringside barrier.  Knight gets back into the ring and Solo with a head butt.  Knight goes to the floor again and Solo follows.

Knight Irish whips Solo into the ring steps.Knight sends Solo into the announce table and he follows with punches.  Knight with punches but Solo with a Samoan drop.  Solo with a head butt to Knight followed by punches.  Solo with an Irish whip but he runs into a boot.  Knight with a bulldog and then he drops down and Solo goes over the top rope to the floor.  Knight goes for a drop kick through the ropes and Tama pushes Solo out of the way.  Solo with a uranage onto the announce table.  Solo with a running hip into the corner.  Solo with punches.  Solo with a hard Irish whip.

Solo with an Irish whip but he misses a splash when Knight gets out of the way.  Knight with punches and a flatliner for a near fall.  Solo with a hot shot to Knight and a clothesline for a near fall.  Solo chokes Knight in the ropes.  Solo goes to the floor and he sets for a drive by and hits it.  Solo sets for a Superman punch but Knight moves and Knight with a belly-to-back suplex.  Both men struggle to get back to their feet.  Knight with punches and a jumping clothesline.  Knight with punches and kicks in the corner.

Knight with a running knee into the corner.  Knight goes for a BFT but Solo escapes and goes to the floor.  Knight with a double clothesline to Tama and Fatu off the apron.  Knight with a back drop to Fatu onto the announce table.  Solo with a super kick and he tries for a Samoan Spike but Knight moves and hits a uranage.  Knight goes to the turnbuckles for a double jump elbow drop for a near fall.  

Fatu pops up from under the announce table and he grabs Knight and pulls him to the floor.  The referee calls for the bell.

Winner:  LA Knight (by disqualification)

After the match, Fatu sends Knight into the ringside barrier and hits a running hip strike.  Solo with a Samoan Spike.

Andrade and Apollo Crews come to the ring to make the save.  

Andrade with a forearm to Tama.

Solo with a Samoan spike to Andrade and then to Crews.

Braun Strowman walks in the back and Pretty Deadly stop him and they say that they have been looking for the perfect monster for PRETTY DEADLY . . . THE MUSICAL.

Braun takes a flier and gives it back to Kit.

Austin Theory and Grayson Waller interrupt Byron and Braun.

Waller says Braun needs a journalist to ask the hard questions so he invites Braun onto the Grayson Waller Effect.  

Braun accepts.

Match Number Four:  Bayley versus Chelsea Green (with Piper Niven) in a Semifinal Match in the Women's United States Championship Tournament

Bayley with a take down and she gets a near fall.  Green goes to the floor and she tells Piper she wasn't ready.  Bayley pulls Green back into the ring and Bayley with a La Magistral for a near fall.  Green gets a near fall.  Bayley with a near fall and Green with a near fall of her own.  Green kicks Bayley.  Green with a punch and an Irish whip but she runs into an elbow.  Bayley with an arm drag and a sliding clothesline for a near fall.  Green with an Irish whip and Bayley floats over and connects with an arm drag.  Bayley with a La Magistral for a near fall.  Green goes to the floor.  Bayley with a baseball slide to Green's back.  Green runs away from Bayley and they return to the ring.  Piper tries to distract Bayley but it does not work.

Bayley with forearms and then Piper trips Bayley and Green with an elbow and she gets a near fall.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Green with a kick and a sliding flatliner for a near fall.  Green with a reverse chin lock.  Bayley tries to escape but Green holds on.  Green pulls Bayley down by the hair and they go to the apron.  Bayley backs Green into the ring post and Bayley follows with a forearm.  Green fires back and they continue the exchange.  Bayley with a hanging cutter in the ropes.  Bayley with a sliding clothesline on the floor followed by punches.  Bayley with a suplex with Green hanging on the apron.  Bayley sends Green back into the ring and Bayley with a Saito suplex for a near fall.  Bayley goes to the turnbuckles but Green stops her and hits a running knee to the midsection.

Green goes to the turnbuckles but misses a Vader Bomb.  Bayley with a knee to the head and a sunset flip power bomb into the turnbuckles for a near fall.  Green escapes a belly-to-belly suplex and Green gets a near fall.  Bayley avoids a lungblower by holding onto the ropes.  Green with a Rough Ryder for a near fall.  Bayley with a Zig Zag to Green and she goes up top for the elbow drop but Piper pulls Green to the floor.  Bayley with an elbow to Piper off the turnbuckles.  Green sends Bayley into the timekeeper's area and the referee starts his count.  Bayley beats the count and Green with UnprettiHer for the three count.

Winner:  Chelsea Green (advances to face Michin in Finals)

Chris Sabin says they came to WWE to make a statement and that happened when they won the titles in their third match.  They rubbed some people the wrong way.  There were the Street Profits and Tommaso Ciampa, but he didn't expect it from Johnny Gargano.  One low blow ruins 18 years of friendship.  It is not about the titles any more, it is a fight.  Alex says Johnny finds out next week why he is the teacher and Johnny is the student.

We go to commercial.

Shinsuke Nakamura asks if you feel it.  No longer will the feeble minded be praised as winners.  Their weaknesses are hidden behind false confidence and they will be dragged into the light for all to see.  One by one, they will fall before his feet, broken humiliated, and forgotten.  LA Knight ws just the beginning.  He held something e never deserved.  Something he should have never touched.  And now, he claws for what he cannot have, what is no longer his.  What never truly was.  He says he is imminent and inevitable.

Tiffany Stratton walks in the back and Nia tells Tiffany it was a tough night.  Not everyone is meant to be a singles champion like her.

Candice says she has great news.  While Tiffy was trying her best.  Candice says they have a tag title match next week against Naomi and Bianca.Candice says she knows Tiffy couldn't bring gold to her group but now Nia can have two titles.

Nia says they should brainstorm about the match.

Candice tells Tiffy maybe singles wrestling isn't her speed.

Tiffany holds the briefcase.

Cody Rhodes walks in the back.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Michael Cole is in the ring.

He brings out Cody Rhodes first.

Cole introduces Kevin Owens, but he does not make his way to the ring.

Cody says Kevin is not here, but this crowd is here so he says they will do it as professionals and do this interview.

Cole asks Cody if they have to go to the car and Cody says they can do it in the ring.

Cole asks about what Triple H is going to allow Cody to use tomorrow at Saturday Night's Main Event and he wants to know what it is.

Kevin is in his car and he says no one cares about the Golden Boy.  Kevin says to prove that he is unbiased and ask the question everyone wants answered.  How can Cody use him and all of his friends to end his stupid and pathetic story at Wrestlemania and then team with Roman at Bad Blood.  Kevin tells Cody to do the impossible and be honest and tell Michael it is because he is as bad a friend as he is a son and brother.  Kevin tells Cody that no matter how long you are champion and how many main events you are in, the truth will always be that you were more interesting as Stardust.

Cody says Kevin knows the assignment and has more zingers up his sleeve.  Cody says why wait for him to do more of them from where he is.  Cody says he will get Kevin Owens.

Cody leaves the ring and removes is jacket and heads to the back.  

Cody calls for Kevin and Kevin attacks Cody from behind and they exchange punches.  They fight into Gorilla and then into the arena.

Kevin with punches and he pushes him into the guardrail.  Cody with a kick and punches.  Security pulls Cody off Kevin and Cody punches them. 

They get into the ring and Cody with punches to Kevin.  

Officials join security to try to stop things but it doesn't work too well.  Cody with a splash to Kevin and more punches.  Cody with a kick to Kevin.  Cody is held by security and an official.  Kevin hits Cody with the title belt and he drops the belt on Cody.

We go to credits.

 


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