WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results
September 9, 2022
Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington.
Commentary: Michael Cole and Corey Graves
Results by: Roy Nemer of Wrestleview.com
WWE SmackDown kicks off with clips of the main event from Clash at the Castle.
Sheamus, Ridge Holland and Butch vs. Gunter, Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci
All six men are in the ring as Sheamus and Gunther leave the ring. The bell rings and we are under way. Holland and Vinci start the match. Holland sends Vinci to the ropes as Kaiser tags himself in. Vinci with a cross body off the second rope. Kaiser with an elbow. He goes for the cover but Holland kicks out. Vinci is tagged in. He goes for a body slam but Holland with a hip toss. Butch is tagged in as they double team Vinci. Gunther is tagged in. Butch with chops onto Gunther but Gunther with a chop onto Butch and Butch falls to the mat. Sheamus is tagged in. Both men are face to face.
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Back from commercial, Kaiser and Holland are in the ring. Kaiser with a kick onto Holland as he throws him shoulder first into the turnbuckle. Vinci is tagged in and they double team Holland. Vinci with a suplex. He goes for the cover but Holland kicks out. Gunther is tagged in. He goes for a suplex but Holland blocks it and goes for a suplex. Gunther blocks it and he chops Holland.
Gunther stomps on Holland. Kaiser is tagged back into the match. Kaiser with a slap to the face but Holland with a spine buster. Butch and Vinci are tagged in. Butch knocks Kaiser off the ring apron. Butch with a release German suplex. He stomps on Vinci’s fingers. He goes for the cover but Vinci kicks out. Vinci with an arm bar but Kaiser gets in the ring. Kaiser with an arm bar on Kaiser but Gunther with a chop to the chest and Butch to the outside of the ring. Sheamus and Gunther on the outside with right hands. Vinci knocks Sheamus down and Butch with a knee to the face onto Gunther. Butch and Vince are in the ring and Vinci with a clothesline.
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Back from commercial, Gunther with an uppercut followed by a Boston crab. Gunther lets go of the Boston crab and hits him with a body slam. Gunther goes for a German but Butch lands on his feet. Gunther goes for a splash but Butch moves out of the way. Vinci stagged in. Butchw ith a kick to the side of the head. Sheamus is tagged in and as is Kaiser. Sheamus with a clothesline and right hands onto Kaiser. A back breaker onto Vinci. Sheamus with the 25 of the 10 beats of the Bodhran. Sheamus with a right hand on Gunther. Sheamus hits Kaiser with the White Noise onto Vinci.
Sheamus goes for the Brogue Kick onto Kaiser but he moves out of the way and he hits Vinci with the Brogue Kick. Holland is tagged in. He goes for the cover onto Kaiser but Gunther breaks it up. In comes Sheamus as both men punch each other. Right hands as he throws Gunther to the outside of the ring. Sheamus with a knee to the face onto Gunther. In the ring, Holland with a tackle onto Kaiser as Kaiser lands on his knee. Vinci with the brainbuster onto Butch. Holland lifts Kaiser up but Vinci is tagged in. They hit the Imperium Bomb onto Hollland. Vinci goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winners: Imperium
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Out come The Usos with Sami Zayn to the ring. Zayn tells the crowd that the Bloodline is in their city. He tells them to throw their ones up. They all do as Jey looks at Zayn and he is not happy. Zayn and Jimmy have their handshake. He turns to Jey but he doesn’t look at Zayn. He says they have some serious things to talk about.
Zayn says that growing up as an honorary Uce. Jey tells him to chill. He says to all the haters and doubters, the Tribal Chief is still the Undisputed WWE Universal champion. Jimmy says no cap. Jey says he beat Drew McIntyre on his own turf. Jimmy says road game. Jey says little does Drew know how deep the Bloodline runes. Zayn says deep AF my dog as Jimmy looks at him.
Jimmy tells the crowd to get to their feet, put their ones to the sky and to help him welcome the newest member of the Bloodline, the street champion, their younger brother, Solo Sikoa.
He gets in the ring and hugs the Usps. Zayn wants a hug but Solo nods at him. Solo says if you come for him family, he comes for you. If you create problems, he will finish them. He says Solo Sikoa is here to stay. And the Bloodline just got bigger and stronger. They all put their fingers in the air but out comes Drew McIntyre as his music hits.
Drew comes out with a chair. The Usos and Zayn leave the ring as Solo stays in the ring. Drew hits him with a chair. Drew goes for a swing onto Solo but Zayn pushes him out of the way and he gets hit across his back with the chair by McIntyre. The Usos and Zayn leave the ring as Drew stands in the ring and says he wants Solo tonight.
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Raquel Rodriguez and Aliyah vs. Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne
The bell rings and we are under way. Raquel and Jayne start the match. Raquel with a clothesline. She tags Aliyah into the ring. Aliyah climbs the top rope as Raquel throws her onto Jayne. She goes for the cover but Jayne kicks out. Aliyah with a Lou Thesz press. She goes for a right hand on Gigi but Jacy with a right hand onto Aliyah. Gigi is tagged in as she stomps on Aliyah in the corner. A right hand by Gigi and Jacy is tagged into the match. Jacy goes for the cover but Aliyah kicks out. Gigi is tagged back in as they double team Aliyah. A snap mare take down onto Aliyah. She grabs Aliyah and Jayne is tagged back in. Double kicks onto Aliyah. Jayne with a splash. She goes for the cover but Aliyah kicks out. Gigi is tagged in but Aliyah makes the tag onto Rodriguez. She hits Jayne with a splash in the corner. Raquel with a fall away slam onto Gigi.
Rodriguez with a sidewalk slam. She climbs the second rope and a corkscrew elbow. She goes for the cover but Gigi kicks out. Jayne is tagged in. They go for a double suplex on Rodriguez but Aliyah with a spear on Gigi. Raquel with the Tejada Bomb. She goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winners: Raquel Rodriguez and Aliyah
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Fatal Five-Way Elimination Match: Ronda Rousey vs. Sonya Deville vs. Natalya vs. Xia Li vs. Lacey Evans. The winner will challenge Liv Morgan for the SmackDown Women’s Championship at the Extreme Rules PPV on Saturday, October 8.
The bell rings and we are under way. All four wokmen attack Ronda and she is thrown to the outside of the ring. Xia Li rolls up Natalya from behind but she kicks out. Natalya with a clothesline. Natalya with the sharpshooter onto Xia Li but Evans with the Woman’s Rights onto Natalya. Sonya with a running knee onto Evans. Rousey throws Sonya to the outside and into the barricade. Ronda with the arm bar on Natalya and Natalya taps out.
Natalya is eliminated.
Evans with a neck breaker onto Ronda but Ronda gets her in an arm bar. Xia Li with a knee to the chest onto Ronda. Xia Li with a leg drop. She goes for the cover but Ronda kicks out. Xia Li lifts Ronda up but Ronda goes for an arm bar, Evans rolls her up, Ronda with an arm bar on Evans. Sonya with a head lock choke onto Xia Li. Evans and Xia Li tap out.
Lacey Evans is eliminated.
Xia Li is eliminated.
Ronda with right hands onto Sonya. She grabs her by the leg and lifts her up. Ronda goes for the Piper’s Pit but Sonya goes for a head and arm choke. Ronda jumps back onto the mat and both women to the outside. Ronda slams Sonya into the barricade. Ronda throws Sonya back into the ring. She hits her with the Piper’s Pit. Ronda with the ankle lock on Sonya and Sonya taps out.
Winner: Ronda Rousey
We cut backstage as the Usos are talking to Solo. In comes Zayn. Solo tells Zayn he was right and he appreciates his help out there. Zayn says Roman knows what he is talking about. Jey gives him a look that he isn’t happy. Zayn tells Solo he wants him to know that anything he needs, they are all looking out for him. Jey tells him he knows that but Solo has to do it alone. Solo says he knows and if he needs any help, he will help Zayn. Jey tells him change of plans, they are all going out there for the match.
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Ronda Rousey is walking backstage as Shayna Baszler congratulates her for her win. She tells Ronda she knows she doesn’t need it but she tells her good luck against Liv Morgan. Ronda tells her thank you and to let her know when she is ready to break bones and take over the show again.
Maximum Male Models and Los Lotharios vs. The Street Profits and Hit Row
Adonis and Mån.sôör start the match. Adonis throws Mån.sôör in the corner and Dawkins is tagged in. A splash onto Adonis in the corner and Top Dolla is tagged in. He goes for a big splash on Mån.sôör in the corner. Ford is tagged in and a clothesline onto Mån.sôör.
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Adonis and Mån.sôör start the match. Adonis throws Mån.sôör in the corner and Dawkins is tagged in. A splash onto Adonis in the corner and Top Dolla is tagged in. He goes for a big splash on Mån.sôör in the corner. Ford is tagged in and a clothesline onto Mån.sôör.
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Back from commercial, Mån.sôör with a head lock onto Adonis. Ma.cé is tagged in and they double team Adonis. An arm bar on Adonis and Garza is tagged in. A right hand onto Ma.cé. Carrillo is tagged in and he throws Adonis to the outside of the ring. Carrillo goes for a suicide dive but Adonis moves and Carrillo lands on Garza. Dawkins is tagged in and as is Mån.sôör. Dawkins with a big clothesline. Ma.cé is tagged in and a silencer onto Ma.cé. In comes Garza and he is thrown to the outside of the ring. Adonis with a splash onto Garza on the outside. Ford gets in the ring but Carrillo with a kick to the side of the head. Carrillo runs to the ropes but Dawkins throws him to the outside. Dawkins runs to the ropes and he jumps over the top rope onto them. Top Dolla runs to the ropes but Maxinne gets on the ring apron. B-Fab drags her down. Dupri gets involved but Top Dolla kicks him away. Mån.sôör is tagged in but Top Dolla picks him up. Adonis is tagged in and they hit Mån.sôör with the Heavy Hitter. Adonis goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winners: The Street Profits and Hit Row
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Out come the Alpha Academy. Gable says he knows they were missed dearly. He says thank you to the fans and that when they are in the presence of the Academy, he needs them to do one thing. Shush and to shush please.
Gable says the reason they are there tonight is to ruin Braun Strowman’s return to SmackDown just like he ruined their match on Raw. Gable says it was a match they had won until Braun hit them from behind. He says if Otis had seen Braun coming, he would have left him laying. Gable makes a comment about their basketball team which gets the crowd to boo him. Out comes Braun Strowman with a new theme song.
Strowman gets in the ring and Gable gets on the ring apron. Strowman with right hands on Otis as Gable hits Braun from behind. Braun turns around and grabs Gable. He hits him with a big boot. Otis with right hands on Strowman followed by a splash. Otis goes for another splash but Braun with a shoulder tackle. Braun with a clothesline onto Gable. He hits Gable with a power bomb. Braun with a power bomb on Otis.
We cut backstage and Kayla is with Drew. He tells her that at Clash at the Castle, it should have been the biggest moment of his life. He gave everything for the last 21 years and he should be standing as Undisputed champion. But he is not and that is because of Solo Sikoa. He tells Solo that he is sure his head of the table is very proud of him but actions have consequences. And tonight, he will not like the consequences of his actions.
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Drew McIntyre vs. Solo Sikoa with The Usos and Sami Zayn
The bell rings and we are under way. Drew with right hands on Solo but Solo throws him in the corner. Solo with right hands. A chop to the chest by Drew followed by a clothesline. Drew with a futureshock DDT. Drew goes for the Claymore but The Usos drag Solo to the outside of the ring.
Back from commercial break, Solo with a Samoan drop. He goes for the cover but Drew kicks out. Solo with right hands onto Drew and with the referee distracted, Jey hits Drew with a right hand. Solo with a belly to belly. He goes for the cover but Drew kicks out. Solo throws Drew to the turnbuckle but Drew comes running back with a clothesline. Drew with an elbow followed by belly to belly.
Drew with a neck breaker. Jey and Jimmy get on the ring apron to distract Drew as Solo goes for the cover but Drew kicks out. He throws Solo to the outside of the ring. Drew runs to the ropes but Zayn grabs him by the leg. Drew throws Zayn into the ring. Drew goes for the Claymore but Solo hits him with the super kick. He goes for the cover but Drew kicks out. A right hand by Solo but a right hand by Drew. Drew runs to the ropes as the Usos lower the top rope and Drew to the outside of the ring. Zayn distracts the referee. Out come the Street Profits who attack the Usos on the outside of the ring. Zayn attacks Dawkins. Ford with a frog splash off the top rope onto the Usos and Zayn on the outside of the ring. Solo goes for a Samoan drop, Drew lands on his feet. He hits Solo with the Claymore as Solo falls to the outside of the ring. Karrion Kross hits Drew with the Kross Jacket as the referee calls for the bell.
Winner: By disqualification, Drew McIntyre