WWE SmackDown Results
December 27, 2024
Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
Commentary: Michael Cole and Corey Graves
Results by Roy Nemer of Wrestleview.com
WWE SmackDown kicks off with clips of the feud between Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens.
Live on the show, Nick Aldias is backstage and he gives a speech about how Kevin Owens is not the champion. He mentions that Owens is in possession of the Winged Eagle Championship belt and that belt was gifted to Cody.
Aldis tells Owens that he has until the end of the night to relinquish the Winged Eagle belt or he will face consequences.
Cathy Kelley is backstage with Bianca Belair and Naomi. They tell Kelley that their win last week means a lot to them, especially after everything that has happened with Jade. Bianca says Naomi had her back but that does not mean they will forget what happened with Jade and who attacked her. In comes Bayley and she tells them that she has their backs tonight.
Bianca’s music hits and out they come for their match.
Tiffany’s music hits and out she comes alone. Nia’s music hits and she comes out with Candice LeRae, holding a microphone. Nia Jax gets on the microphone before the match and tells Bianca to give it up. She tells her that she did not touch Jade, they did not touch Jade. Nia says Tiffany couldn’t even help them win the Tag Team titles last week, there was no way Tiffany could have orchestrated that attack.
She says Jade is gone and Bianca is still a champion and she took no time in replacing her. Nia tells Bianca that she thinks Bianca is trying to avoid the suspension on herself. Nia says Jade comes in and Bianca cannot stand to share the spotlight with her. She is bigger, stronger and better than her. And Bianca snapped. Nia says she gets it, she would do the same thing but to stop pointing fingers and to admit it.
Nia tells Bianca to own up to it or she will make her own up to it. Nia, Candice and Tiffany get in the ring and all six women are in the ring.
Bianca Belair, Naomi and Bayley vs. Tiffany Stratton, Nia Jax and Candice LeRae
The bell rings and we are under way. Tiffany starts the match with Bianca. A head lock take down by Bianca but Tiffany reverses it into a leg scissor head lock. Bianca gets out of it. Bianca runs to the ropes but Tiffany rolls to the outside. Bayley and gets in the ring and she lands a suicide dive onto Candice, Bianca with a splash over the top rope onto Tiffany and Naomi onto Nia.
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Back from commercial, Bianca with shoulder tackles onto Nia in the corner. She climbs the second rope and hits Nia with right hands. Naomi is tagged in and she dropkicks Nia in the corner. Naomi runs to the ropes but Nia with a pop up headbutt. She goes for the cover but Naomi kicks out. Candice is tagged in and she hits Naomi with right hands. She grabs Naomi but Naomi slams her face first onto the turnbuckle. She tags Bianca into the ring and they double suplex Candice. Bianca with a standing moon sault. She goes for the cover but Candice kicks out. Bianca gets Candice in the corner and she hits her with right hands. Tiffany distracts Bianca and Candice trips Bianca down. Nia is tagged in and she lands a leg drop onto Bianca. Nia goes for the cover but Bianca kicks out. Candice is tagged in and she climbs the top rope, Tiffany tags herself in. Candice with a dropkick off the top rope onto Bianca. She goes for the cover but Bianca kicks out. Tiffany and Candice argue in the ring and Bianca with a right hand onto Tiffany. Bayley is tagged in and Tiffany tags Candice in. Bayley with a knee to the face followed by a back suplex and Candice rolls to the outside of the ring. Bayley slides under the bottom rope but Candice grabs Bayley by the legs and slams her face first into the ring post. Nia is tagged in and they double team Bayley. Candice is tagged back in and she gets Bayley on the ring apron. Candice slams Bayley face first onto the apron.
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Back from commercial, Naomi with a back elbow onto Tiffany in the ring. Naomi with a kick off the second rope followed by a bulldog. She goes for the cover but Tiffany kicks out. She grabs Tiffany but Tiffany with a right hand. She tags Nia and all six women are in the ring. Nia with a body slam onto Bianca. She climbs the second rope but Naomi with a head scissor take down off the second rope. She goes for the cover but Tiffany breaks it up. Tiffany throws Naomi to the outside and she splashes her. Nia is down in the ring and Tiffany grabs her Money in the Bank briefcase. She gets on the ring apron but Candice pulls Tiffany down and both women argue. Candice gets on the ring apron and tags herself in. Candice gets in the ring, Naomi with a full nelson slam. Bayley and Bianca pull Tiffany off the ring apron. Naomi goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winners: Bianca Belair, Naomi and Bayley
We cut backstage and A-Town Down Under are with Nick Aldis. He tells them that if they have an issue with Braun Strowman, they should take it up with Braun. In comes Sami Zayn and A-Town Down Under leave Nick’s office. Zayn tells Aldis that they should talk.
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Back from commercial, Zayn tells Aldis that he is supposed to be on Raw and The Bloodline should be on SmackDown but they were on Raw. He wants his revenge. In comes Carmelo Hayes and he gives Aldis a Christmas card. Zayn tells Hayes that when two people are talking, they wait their turn. Hayes offers him a Christmas card. Zayn throws the card in Carmelo’s face and Carmelo asks him what he is doing here. Hayes tells him to stay off his show. Zayn tells Aldis the stuff with The Bloodline can wait, he asks to get Hayes one on one tonight and Aldis says to consider it done. Hayes tells Zayn it’s done for him and walks away.
Braun Strowman vs. Austin Theory with Grayson Waller
The bell rings and we are under way. Braun with a right hand followed by a clothesline. He slams Austin Theory into the turnbuckle. Strowman goes for a splash but Theory moves out of the way. He lifts Strowman up but Strowman lands on his feet and he throws Theory across the ring and Theory falls to the outside.
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Back from commercial, Theory with a chop block followed by a left hand. He goes for the cover but Strowman kicks out and Theory falls to the outside of the ring. Theory gets back on the ring apron and he hangs Strowman off the top rope. Theory with a drop kick, Strowman bounces off the ropes and he dropkicks Theory who falls to the outside of the ring. Strowman pulls Theory up to the ring apron, he runs to the ropes, Waller grabs Strowman’s foot, Strowman stomps on Waller’s hand and he throws Theory over the top rope and onto Waller on the outside. Strowman to the outside, he goes for a clothesline onto Waller but Waller ducks and he clotheslines Theory. Waller jumps the barricade and leaves through the fans. Strowman lifts Theory up and throws him into the ring. Braun climbs the top rope, Waller gets back on the ring apron, Strowman pushes him down, Theory lifts Strowman up on his shoulders but he drops to the mat. Strowman with a running powerslam onto Theory. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Braun Strowman
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A video of Kevin Owens in his car airs. Owens says he heard what Aldis said, about how he is not the real WWE Champion. Owens shows the belt and says he has it, he deserves to have it and he is the true, rightful WWE champion. And he heard Nick’s ultimatum. Owens says but he needs to talk with Nick. He says he will go to the arena but on his terms, only he and Aldis in the ring alone. And after that, they can talk.
Chelsea Green WWE United States Championship Celebration
Piper Niven is in the ring on a podium. Four flags of the United States stand behind her with balloons. She introduces Chelsea Green as the longest reigning WWE Women’s United States Champion and Chelsea’s music hits. Chelsea comes out wearing green like Lady Liberty.
Chelsea gets in the ring and thanks everyone. She says “we did it” and they have turned the blue brand into the Green house. She calls herself the most glamorous, richest, tallest, youngest, oldest, longest reigning, first ever WWE Women’s United States Champion. And she feels it is only necessary to give recognition to the woman who has been through it all. Who has stood by her side and if not for her, she would never be here. She stands next to Piper Niven and Chelsea says “that woman is me”. Chelsea talks about herself and says if not for her, they would be stuck with someone in the back.
To her trash loving opponent Mi Chin, good riddance. She would say that Michin could be a Champion too but she is a Canadian and Canadians don’t lie. What she will say to Michin is that Chelsea is shocked Michin made it that far in the tournament at all. And lastly, she challenges the fans to ask themselves not what Chelsea Green can do for them but what they can do for Chelsea Green. Now is the time, 2025 is the year of red, white and Green.
Michin’s music hits and out she comes with a kendo stick. She says had it not been for Piper, she would have been Champion. Michin tells Chelsea that she will take a page out of Chelsea’s book and introduce Chelsea to her little friend. Michin raises the kendo stick in the air and walks towards the ring. Piper steps to the outside but Michin hits her with the kendo stick and gets in the ring. Chelsea asks ducks and asks Michin not to hit her. Piper pulls Chelsea to the outside and both women walk to the back.
We cut to DIY and they are stopped by Nick Aldis who is with The Street Profits. He asks them if there is something they want to tell him about who attacked The Street Profits a few weeks ago. They say that they feel bad about it. Aldis says there are two eye witnesses as to what happened and in come Pretty Deadly. They say they would remember better if there was some funding for a musical. Aldis says they will have all the time in the world for their musical if they were unemployed. Pretty Deadly say that it was Garza. The Street Profits step in and ask if they are sure and The Street Profits walk and begin looking for Garza. The Street Profits attack Garza and Humberto.
Aldis breaks it up and tells them to take it to the ring.
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The Street Profits vs. Garza and Humberto
Back from commercial and the match is already under way. Ford and Humberto in the ring, Ford with a clothesline. Dawkins is tagged in and they double team Humberto. Dawkins goes for the cover but Humberto kicks out. Right hands by Dawkins but Garza is tagged in. They double team Dawkins and Humberto is tagged back in. Dawkins with a right hand. Ford is tagged in and a shoulder tackle by Ford. He goes for the cover but Humberto kicks out. In comes Garza and he lands a headbutt onto Dawkins. Ford with a flying knee onto Garza. Humberto with a kick onto Ford and he throws Ford onto the ring apron. Garza with a drop kick onto Ford.
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Back from commercial, Garza with a spinebuster onto Ford. Humberto is tagged in and they double team Ford with kicks. Humberto with a dropkick onto Ford followed by stomps. Garza is tagged in and a running knee to the face. He goes for the cover but Ford kicks out. Garza goes for a kick but Ford blocks it and he hits Garza with a DDT. Dawkins is tagged in and so is Humberto. Dawkins with a clothesline. He runs to the ropes and a spinning elbow onto Humberto followed by a twisting neck breaker. He goes for the cover but Humberto kicks out. Ford is tagged in and Dawkins lifts Humberto onto his shoulders. Ford climbs the top rope, Garza pulls Humberto down and pushes Dawkins onto Ford. Dawkins is thrown to the outside of the ring. Garza and Humberto on the second rope and they gorilla press him down. Garza with a moon sault onto Dawkins. Humberto with a moon sault onto Ford. He goes for the cover but Ford kicks out. Garza is tagged back in and Ford to the ropes, Dawkins gets in, he pushes Garza away, Ford with a kick onto Humberto. Dawkins is tagged in, Humberto is thrown to the ropes but Elektra Lopez pulls him to the outside. B-Fab with a kick onto Lopez, Ford with a splash over the top rope. Garza is thrown back into the ring, Ford is tagged in. Dawkins lifts Garza on his shoulders and the Doomsday Blockbuster. Ford goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winners: The Street Profits
A video of Andrade speaking airs. He talks about Shinsuke Nakamura and says there is no one that is better than Andrade. He says Nakamura took his title opportunity away from him and now he is going after him.
-Commercial Break-
We cut backstage and see Pretty Deadly walking, they are stopped by DIY and DIY ask them what they are up to. Pretty Deadly tell them they scratched their back and DIY says they will look out for each other and walk away. The Street Profits stop Pretty Deadly and thank them for earlier. The Street Profits begin walking and they are stopped by The Motor City Machine Guns. They tell The Street Profits that they will get a tag team match and to go to the back of the line. In comes Apollo Crews and he tells The Street Profits that it was DIY who attacked them, not Garza and Humberto. He walks away and everyone looks confused.
Sami Zayn vs. Carmelo Hayes
The bell rings and we are under way. Hayes goes for a chop but Zayn ducks and he chops Hayes. An arm bar by Zayn and he throws Hayes to the ropes but Hayes with a dropkick. He goes for the cover but Zayn kicks out. Hayes runs to the ropes but Zayn throws him to the outside of the ring. Zayn is talking to the referee, Hayes pulls him to the outside. He throws Zayn towards the barricade but Zayn jumps to the top of the barricade and lands a moon sault onto Hayes.
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Back from commercial, Hayes with a springboard cross body. He goes for the cover but Zayn kicks out. Hayes with a right hand, he goes for another right hand but Zayn with a right hand. Zayn with a clothesline. Zayn climbs the second rope and he lands a double axe handle onto Hayes. He goes for the blue thunder bomb but Hayes with an elbow followed by a kick. Hayes jumps off the second rope but Zayn with the blue thunder bomb. He goes for the cover but Hayes kicks out. Zayn climbs the top rope, jumps, Hayes moves out of the way and Zayn lands on his feet. Hayes hits him with the First 48 and goes for the cover but Zayn kicks out. Hayes climbs the top rope and goes for Nothing But Net but Zayn with a clothesline. Zayn with right hands in the corner and he lands the exploder into the corner. Zayn goes for the Helluva Kick but Hayes rolls to the outside of the ring. Hayes begins to walk to the back but Braun’s music hits and out comes Strowman. He chases Hayes to the back. Zayn turns around and Tama Tonga hits him with a spear.
Winner: No contest
Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu run to the ring and they attack Zayn in the corner. Zayn with a kick onto Tama Tonga, Jacob goes for a spear but Zayn moves out of the way. Solo with a spear onto Zayn.
Strowman comes back and he walks down to the ring. Tama Tonga to the outside but Strowman throws him into the barricade. Strowman gets in the ring and he shoulder tackles Solo Sikoa and Solo falls to the outside of the ring. Braun turns around and he is face to face with Jacob Fatu. Tama Tonga gets in the ring and he lands a chop block onto Strowman, Jacob with a kick and Solo Sikoa with two Samoan Spikes onto Strowman. Zayn gets back in the ring and takes Solo down but Tama Tonga with right hands and out comes Nick Aldis with WWE officials. Jacob Fatu with a moon sault off the top rope onto Zayn.
The Bloodline raise their fingers in the air and celebrate. Kevin’s music hits and out comes Kevin Owens holding the Winged Eagle WWE Championship.
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Back from commercial, Nick Aldis is in the ring with Kevin Owens. He tells Owens there is only one thing left to do and that is for Kevin to do the right thing and to hand over the Winged Eagle Championship belt. Owens asks him if that is the right thing because that is the worst thing he can do. He says this is the only bargaining chip he has, that is the only way he gets what he deserves and that is a rematch for the WWE Undisputed Championship where a referee cannot rob him of his win. Owens tells him he can have it back but Cody needs to come take it and he asks Aldis for a rematch.
Owens says he had Cody beat and everyone knows it. Aldis tells him that this was not a negotiation, there is immediate and severe consequences if he doesn’t give him the belt. He tells Owens to hand the belt over or he never sets foot in a WWE ring again.
Cody’s music hits and out he comes holding the Undisputed WWE Championship. Aldis tells Cody for everyone’s sake, to turn around and walk away. He tells Cody to let him handle this. Cody tells Nick he is not going to walk away. He says respectfully, he doesn’t want Kevin to hand him the belt. He tells Owens he has said a lot and he made it what he thinks it’s about. Cody tells him that Owens said the problems between them was that he tagged with Roman Reigns. When they met, he was young and he did it for himself. But he doesn’t do this for himself anymore, he hasn’t for some time. He does it for his girls, for the fans, for the announcer sitting on the other side who believed in him before anyone else did, for his cousin the time keeper. And he does it for people who put faith in him.
Owens begins to talk and Cody tells him to shut up and he has had enough. He asks Owens if they were friends before he was WWE Champion, yes. Are they friends now, they are not. Cody tells him he wants a match where the referee cannot stop what he will do to him. Cody speaks with Nick Aldis and Cody gets in the ring. Cody tells him it is about climbing. He tells Owens that they will take both Championships, hang them high up and have a ladder match. Owens laughs and Nick Aldis gets between them. Aldis says at the Royal Rumble, Kevin Owens will face Cody Rhodes for the WWE Undisputed Championship in a ladder match. Owens says it sounds great to him, he will see him there. Owens extends his hand but Cody doesn’t shake his hand. Owens pushes Aldis into Cody and he kicks Cody on the back of the neck and he raises the Winged Eagle Championship. Owens with more kicks on the back of Cody’s neck and WWE officials run down. Owens leaves the ring with the Winged Eagle Championship and SmackDown goes off the air.
Quick Results:
— Bianca Belair, Naomi and Bayley def. Tiffany Stratton, Nia Jax and Candice LeRae
— Braun Strowman def. Austin Theory
— The Street Profits def. Garza and Humberto
— Sami Zayn and Carmelo Hayes, no contest