This was a very Bloodline-heavy episode of Friday Night SmackDown, viz Wow Slowly making its way to the crown jewel PLE. Jey Uso made a surprise appearance to plead with Solo Sikoa to stop messing with the bloodline and heal their family, before again turning away the approaches of Roman Reigns and his brother Jimmy. Solo Sikoa has no time for family sentiment as he demands Roman acknowledge him As the tribal chief. Reigns’ rejection gave him his biggest beating by the Bloodline yet.
Cody Rhodes made a valiant attempt to validate the Crown Jewel Championship, which will be the prize for his upcoming Champion vs. Champion match with Gunther. The Motor City Machine Guns made their WWE debut and booked a Tag Team Championship number one contenders match against Dee on next week’s show. Piper Niven suffered defeat to NXT’s Lush Legend and Candice LeRae would cover for Tiffany Stratton and enjoy victory with Nia Jax over Bayley and Naomi. Kevin Owens’ actions last week got him banned from this week’s show.
The bloodline
Solo Sikoa gives Roman Reigns another beating
As Solo Sikoa and The Bloodline opened the show, the biggest crowd reaction of the night greeted the shock arrival of Jey Uso, ahead of his Intercontinental Championship defense on Monday’s episode of Raw. like Jay made a heartfelt appeal to Solo Sikoa to stop breaking up the familyJust stopping short of becoming the first person to pose a threat to James Fatu, it felt like it could be a long night for the Bloodline. This could not be further from the truth.
The tone was set by the new leader of the Bloodline, telling Jey Uso and the world that The only way Solo Sikoa will stop is if Roman Reigns recognizes him as his Tribal Chief At the end of the evening. When Roman wouldn’t give in, Cicoa would call for Bloodline emerging from the back with a bloodied and battered Jimmy Uso. Roman would fend off the bloodline at first but Solo Sikoa would hit two Samoan Spikes to Reigns to give him his biggest beating yet. The crowd can sing that he sucks, but Solo Sikoa is currently SmackDown’s second-most dominant force.
Motor City Car Guns
A victorious debut from the tag team veterans
Same theme music, same high-flying action, but a brand new playing field. Detroit, Michigan Motor City Machine Guns are the most respected tag team in TNA history, And their arrival in WWE in the twilight of their careers is an exciting development. This is a tag team division loaded with talent and an audience ready to receive anyone who has something of value to give. A debut win over ex-champions A-Town Down Under, leading to a championship opportunity in your second week is one hell of a start.
Even something as small as the team wearing a new t-shirt at the WWE store may have made a big splash online, but that didn’t translate to Columbia, South Carolina like the Motor City machine guns only received a lukewarm response in the live environment. Watching Shelly and Sabin work the crowd is fascinating viewing, and also presumably why it was initially expected that the team would debut on NXT. However, MCMG will have an instant opportunity to make another good impression in their first tag match with Dy to determine the number one contenders for Bloodline’s SmackDown Tag Team Championship.
DIY
Ciampa and Gargano remind everyone of their skills
It’s been a great few weeks for The Street Profits, but the night belongs to DIY. With a very short run as champions of the champions before being displaced by the bloodline, Fans could be forgiven for forgetting about Ciampa and Gargano lately. Rounded out by the ever impressive Shane Deadly, this incredible triple threat tag match was an absolute riot with the co-op moves of Gargano and Angelo Dawkins on Elton Prince and Kit Wilson.
Credit to a really clever finish too. Amid the carnage, it’s easy to keep track of which member of Pretty Deadly was the legal man. When Montez Ford and Tommaso Ciampa both pinned a member of the flamboyant duo, it felt like a double decision was imminent. instead, Ciampa pinning the legal Keith Wilson meant a big victory for Dee And, given the chaotic circumstances, the Street Profits still came out looking like future tag champs. A really fun and high-octane match.
Candice LeRae and Nia Jax
A shock in the women’s division
After being told by commentary that there was drama revolving around tonight’s upcoming women’s tag match, Nick Aldis revealed that Tiffany Stratton was out with an illness and that left Nia Jax without a partner. Candice LeRae, the new WWE Women’s Speed ​​Champion, offered out of left field to step in and partner with the Women’s Champion. The Smackdown GM booked the match as soon as it was suggested, but that didn’t end up being the most shocking event of the evening.
You never know what is going to happen in the WWE and this is proven when Candice LeRae scored the pinfall for the victory in a match full of top-tier talent Including Naomi, Bayley and Women’s Champion, Nia Jax. What it will lead to for Candice is the most intriguing thing to a segment that felt a bit filler when Jax’s main focus was Liv Morgan and Crown Jewel.
Roman Reigns and Jimmy Uso
The quest to reunite the tribe continues
It was a bad Friday night for Roman on an emotional and physical level. When Jey Uso’s music unexpectedly hit South Carolina, hopes were high that this could be the night he returned to his family. Instead, this family affair feels like a critical impasse Jey Uso emphatically turned down both Jimmy and Roman’s advances this week. The wounds of the past are yet to heal and it leaves Roman Reigns in a weakened and vulnerable state.
It’s impressive that WWE is emphasizing that fans have taken Roman back without a moment’s hesitation, but This list hasn’t forgotten what he put them through during his title reign. Roman Reigns took the biggest beating we’ve seen him take this year because he has no friends, and that only makes fans root for him even harder. His loyal followers are taken on the scenic route to their destination, but when Roman and Jimmy finally get the gang back together, it will feel transcendent.
Piper Niven
A big loss for the Scottish sidekick
One of WWE’s key initiatives is the continued resurgence of interest in the NXT brand. Talent from the developmental brand has enjoyed crossover with their main roster colleagues, and Lash Legend is the latest NXT Superstar to look strong in a big win Over Piper Niven. But what now for the Scottish bad girl?
Over the past six months and under the radar, Piper Niven has flourished in her role as sidekick to the insane Chelsea Green. The defeat felt like a real soccer blow for PiperSomeone who would certainly be considered a contender for the heavily rumored women’s mid-card title. Her next match suddenly feels like a must-win situation for Piper Niven. Don’t count her out.
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Michael Cole has only missed 3 episodes of television in his time with WWE.
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Jey Uso vs. Jacob Fatu is WresleMania worthy.
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This was Pretty Deadly’s first televised appearance since August 9.
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Bless Cody Rhodes. No matter how many of wrestling’s big names he drops, no one can find it in themselves to care about the Crown Jewel Championship.
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Next week’s Smackdown will feature Carmelo Hayes and Andrade’s Game 7 with LA Knight as special guest referee.
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Kevin Owens posting a video to X is enough to get everyone excited for his upcoming character change.
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Randy Orton was informed by Nick Aldis that his request for a match with Kevin Owens was denied “from above him.”
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This was Candice LeRae’s first match on SmackDown since July 5th.
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The Motor City Machine Guns have been World Tag Team Champions in TNA, New Japan Pro Wrestling, NWA and PWG and are one of the very few teams to get out of the Dudley Boyz 3D finisher. Welcome to WWE!
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Gunther will be on SmackDown next week for a face-to-face with Cody Rhodes.