WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results
February 23, 2024
Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Commentary: Corey Graves and Wade Barrett
Results by: Roy Nemer of Wrestleview.com
WWE SmackDown kicks off with clips of LA Knight, Drew McIntyre, Liv Morgan and Tiffany Stratton walking into the arena earlier during the day.
In the arena, Bianca Belair’s music and out she comes to the ring.
Liv Morgan vs. Tiffany Stratton
Bianca Belair is at ringside for the match. The bell rings and we are under way. Liv with a right hand and Tiffany rolls to the outside of the ring. She begins to walk to the back and Liv runs to the outside and throws Tiffany into the barricade and the ring steps. Liv throws Tiffany back into the ring, she goes for the cover but Tiffany kicks out. Liv runs towards Tiffany but she moves out of the way and Liv hits the second turnbuckle face first. Tiffany goes for the cover but Liv kicks out. Tiffany goes for a slam but Liv lands on her feet and hits her with the back stabber. She goes for the cover but Tiffany kicks out. Liv runs towards Tiffany but Tiffany hits her with a boot to the face. Tiffany goes for the cover but Liv kicks out. Tiffany throws Liv across the ring and hits her with a splash in the corner. Tiffany runs to the ropes and Liv gets a crucifix cover but Tiffany kicks out and she rolls to the outside of the ring.
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Back from commercial, Liv with a shoulder tackle and a kick to the side of the head. Liv climbs the second rope and she lands the double knees. She goes for the cover but Tiffany kicks out. Liv runs towards Tiffany but Tiffany with a spinebuster. She goes for the cover but Liv kicks out. Tiffany goes for the Greatest Moon sault Ever but Liv moves out of the way, Tiffany lands on her feet and Liv hits her with a double stomp. She goes for the cover but Tiffany kicks out. Liv goes for the double knees but Tiffany hits her with an Alabama slam. She goes for the cover but Liv kicks out. Tiffany climbs the second rope but Liv hits her and she lands a power bomb. She goes for the cover but Tiffany kicks out. Tiffany rolls to the outside of the ring and Liv follows her. Tiffany slams her face first into the announce table and she throws Liv into the ring. Tiffany slaps Bianca and runs into the ring. Bianca gets on the ring apron and that distracts the referee. Liv rolls Tiffany up but Tiffany kicks out and Liv accidentally runs into Bianca, knocking her off the ring apron. Tiffany rolls her up and gets the pin.
Winner: Tiffany Stratton
We cut backstage and Kayla Braxton is with Drew. He tells her one day. It feels like his entire life and career has lead to this match. Every moment of heart break. That title needs him as much as he needs it. He says if he loses, it is all for nothing. If he loses, his entire career is as useless as CM Punk’s return to WWE.
In comes Bobby Lashley. He tells Drew he gets it and tells Drew what he has said has been comical and it’s almost as comical as WrestleMania 37 when he made Drew tap out. Lashley leaves and Drew has an angry look on his face.
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They are a video of Ashante “Thee” Adonis in his home. In comes Cedric Alexander who is trying out different shirts. We cut to hours later and they can’t agree on what Cedric is going to wear.
We cut to clips of The Rock, Roman Reigns and The Bloodline from last week’s show. They also air clips of Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa costing Cody Rhodes his match on Raw against Drew McIntyre.
We cut backstage and Jimmy is explaining to Roman Reigns how he attacked Jey on Raw. Roman asks him who sent him to Raw and Jimmy says it was Heyman and Heyman called the play and he ran it. Roman laughs and tells him that he just told on Heyman. Roman tells Jimmy that he made the play, he made the call. In comes Heyman and he tells Roman that Grayson Waller is here and Roman tells him to bring Grayson to him.
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Bron Breakker vs. Dante Chen
The bell rings and we are under way. Bron with a waist lock take down followed by a shoulder tackle. A head lock by Bron and he is thrown to the ropes and a running clothesline onto Chen. He grabs Chen who is on the ring apron but Chen hangs him up on the top rope. Chen jumps off the top rope but Bron slams him onto the mat. Bron hits him with a spear, he goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Bron Breakker
Kayla is backstage with The Judgment Day. She asks them about their Tag Team Championship match at the Elimination Chamber against Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate. Balor says the word competition makes it seem like they have a chance when they don’t. Priest tells her after Dominik and JD handle business tonight, the only thing they will have to do a the Elimination Chamber is pick their bones.
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Joaquin Wilde and Cruz Del Toro are backstage. In comes Elektra Lopez. She tells them that the LWO is dead. She tells them that them following Rey has caused them to be losers and that is their fault. Humberto and Angel attack them both from behind and in comes Santos Escobar. He tells them that they turned their backs on him and this is the price they are going to pay and it is only the beginning. In come WWE officials who break it up.
Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh vs. Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate
The bell rings and we are under way. JD and Tyler start the match. JD with a head lock and Tyler throws him to the ropes, JD with a shoulder tackle. JD to the ropes and Tyler hits him with a monkey flip. Dunne is tagged in and they land a double back drop onto JD. Dunne tags Tyler back into the ring and he lands a splash onto JD. He goes for the cover but JD kicks out. Tyler to the ropes and he knocks Dominik off the ring apron. JD slams Tyler into the mat. Dominik is tagged in. He goes for the cover but Tyler kicks out. JD is tagged back in and they double team him in the corner. Dominik is tagged back in. Tyler throws JD to the outside and he hits Dominik with uppercuts. Dunne is tagged in and he hits Dominik with a clothesline. He stomps onto Dominik’s left arm and twists Dominik’s fingers. Tyler is tagged back in and they stomp on Dominik’s arms. Tyler runs to the ropes but JD lowers the top rope and Tyler falls to the outside. Dominik knocks Dunne off the ring apron.
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Back from commercial, Dominik goes for the three amigos on Tyler but Tyler hits a suplex. JD is tagged in and as is Dunne who hits both JD and Dominik with kicks to the side of the head. He stomps onto JD’s hands and goes for the cover but JD kicks out. Tyler is tagged in and they go for a double suplex but in comes Dominik who pulls JD away. Dunne and Tyler double team Dominik in the corner. Tyler gets Dominik on his shoulders and spins him and he throws Dominik to the outside. In comes JD and Tyler gets him in an airplane spin and slams him. Dunne is tagged in and they hit JD with kicks to the head. Dunne with a German suplex. He goes for the cover but Dominik breaks it up. Dominik throws Tyler to the outside and Dunne throws Dominik to the outside. JD with a standing Spanish fly. He goes for the cover but Dunne kicks out. JD climbs the top rope and goes for a moon sault but Dunne gets his knees up. Dunne grabs JD but JD hits him with a head butt and Dunne leans on the second rope. Dominik hits him with the 619 and Tyler throws Dominik to the outside. Tyler is tagged in and they double team JD, hitting with a powerbomb. Tyler goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winners: Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate
Out comes Damian Priest and Finn Balor but Dunne and Tyler fight them off.
Priest and Balor slide into the ring, Dunne and Tyler slide to the outside and they attack JD and Dominik on the ramp.
Logan Paul, Austin Theory and Grayson Waller are backstage, complimenting each other. In comes Kevin Owens, he tells Logan he hopes that he somehow brings his brass knuckles into the Elimination Chamber. Owens walks away and Logan asks them why they didn’t just jump him.
In comes Heyman who asks if that was Owens and he tells them he never liked Owens. Heyman tells Grayson that Roman wants to talk to him now.
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Dakota kai is backstage in pain with Nick Aldis and a WWE official.
The Street Profits with Bobby Lashley and B-Fab vs. Authors of Pain with Final Testament
Ford and Akam start the match. Right hands by Akam and Rezar is tagged in. They double team him in the corner. Ford with right hands and Dawkins is tagged in and they double team Rezar in the ring. Dawkins goes for the cover but Rezar kicks out. Rezar pushes Dawkins in the corner and Akam is tagged in. They double team Dawkins in the corner. Akam runs towards Dawkins but he moves out of the way and Akam to the outside. In comes Rezar and Dawkins throws him to the outside. Dawkins runs to the ropes, jumps over the top rope and lands a senton onto both men.
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Back from commercial, Ford and Rezar are in the ring. Akam is tagged in and they double team Ford. Akam goes for the cover but Ford kicks out. Rezar is tagged back in and they double team Ford who falls onto the ring apron. Rezar with a right hand and Ford falls into the ring. Ford with a right hand and a kick onto Rezar. He hits Akam with a right hand, knocking him off the ring apron. Ford throws Rezar shoulder first into the ring post. Dawkins is tagged in and as is Akam. Dawkins with a spinning back elbow. He hits Akam with a splash in the corner and he hits him with a swinging neck breaker. Dawkins goes for the cover but Akam kicks out. He lifts Akam on his shoulders but Akam lands on his feet.
Akam with a big boot. Rezar is tagged in. Rezar with a running clothesline. He goes for the cover but Ford breaks it up. Akam throws Ford to the outside of the ring. Akam is tagged in. He lifts Dawkins up but Dawkins kicks Rezar away and hits Akam with a right hand. Ford is tagged in and they land a Super Block Buster onto Akam. Ford goes for the cover but Rezar breaks it up. Dawkins and Rezar with a double clothesline to the outside of the ring. Ford with a kick to the side of the head. Ford climbs the top rope and Scarlett gets on the ring apron distracted the referee. Kross pushes Ford off the top rope. B-Fab attacks Scarlett from behind and Lashley hits Kross. He lifts Kross up but Kross pushes Lashley into the ring post. Kross hits Lashley’s right arm with a steel chair. Akam with a big boot onto Ford. Rezar is tagged in and they powerbomb Ford. Rezar goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winners: Authors of Pain
We cut backstage and Dakota’s right leg is in pain. In comes Bayley who asks Nick Aldis and the doctor if they can have a minute. She asks Dakota what happened and she tells Bayley that Damage CTRL attacked her. Bayley blames himself and she tells Dakota that they will not get away with this. Dakota tells Bayley she has her back and if that means she has to earn her trust back, she will. She tells Bayley that they are going to make Damage CTRL pay.
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The Bloodline are in their office and in comes Paul Heyman with Grayson Waller. Roman tells Jimmy to move on the count and he tells Grayson to sit. Roman says he wants to tell him something but it is for his ears only. He looks at Grayson and we cut to the announce team.
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Bobby Lashley is backstage in the doctor’s office with his right elbow taped up. In comes Drew with a smirk on his face and he tells Lashley he will pray for him.
Drew McIntyre vs. LA Knight
Before the bell rings, Logan Paul’s music hits and he joins the announce team. The bell rings and we are under way. The fans chant “Logan sucks” and he stands on top of the barricade with his United States Championship. Drew with right hands. He throws LA Knight to the ropes but LA Knight with a swinging neck breaker. He stomps on Drew in the corner. He grabs Drew but Drew hits him with the Glasgow kiss and LA Knight rolls to the ring apron. Drew grabs LA Knight but LA Knight back body drops Drew to the outside. LA Knight with a clothesline off the ring apron onto Drew on the outside. LA Knight with a right hand but Drew with an overhead belly to belly. Kevin Owens walks through the crowd with a steel chair. He places the chair next to Corey Graves and joins the announce team.
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Back from commercial, Drew with a chop to the chest. He lifts LA Knight up and throws him across the ring. He runs towards LA Knight but LA Knight with a boot to the face. LA Knight with right hands and an atomic drop. LA Knight runs to the ropes and he hits Drew with a clothesline and a DDT. He goes for the cover but Drew kicks out. LA Knight goes for the BFT but Drew pushes him away and hits him with a headbutt. Drew climbs the second rope but LA Knight runs and climbs the second rope and he hits Drew with a superplex. He goes for the cover but Drew kicks out. LA Knight goes for the cover but Drew kicks out. LA Knight goes for a suplex but Drew reverses it into a futureshock DDT. Drew geos for the Claymore but LA Knight moves out of the way and to the outside. He grabs Drew to the outside and slams him repeatedly into the announce table. LA Knight gets in Logan Paul’s face and Logan tells him he isn’t even in the match. Drew pushes LA Knight into Kevin Owens and he throws LA Knight into the ring. Kevin Owens attacks Drew from behind and Drew pushes Owens who falls onto Logan Paul and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Drew McIntyre by disqualification
All four men gets in the ring and fight. LA Knight hits Drew with the BFT. Bobby Lashley runs to the ring and hits LA Knight with a spear. Logan kicks Lashley’s elbow and Owens hits Logan with a Stunner. Lashley hits Owens with a spear. Drew gets in the ring and he hits Lashley with a Claymore. Drew’s music hits and Randy Orton slides into the ring from behind and he hits Drew with the RKO and SmackDown goes off the air.