WWE Friday Night Smackdown Live Coverage - June 14th, 2024

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Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles' final stop before "I Quit" Match

After last week’s monumental announcement that Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles would collide in an “I Quit” Match for the Undisputed WWE Title, the WWE Universe has been abuzz with excitement. How will The American Nightmare and The Phenomenal One prepare for this brutal match?


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– This week's show kicks off with backstage footage of Cody Rhodes walking in the back. AJ Styles arrives at the building with Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson. And Kevin Owens get let into the building.

– We shoot inside the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland where Corey Graves and Wade Barrett welcome us to the show. The theme for Bayley hits and she helps bring out Naomi.

After Naomi gets settled in the ring, out comes Piper Niven and Chelsea Green.

Chelsea says their home town heroes have arrived. You are so lucky because you get to see not one, but two crushing defeats. One will be when she beats your Glowy girlfriend Naomi. Tomorrow, her tag team partner and friend Piper Niven crushes you. Bayley, since you are here, we are about to be the new WWE Women's Champion.

Naomi vs. Chelsea Green
The women started off with a collar and elbow and went around the ring while the crowd serenaded them. They exchanged standing side headlocks. Naomi shoulder tackled Green. Green went to kick Naomi and she slid under Green's leg. Green slid to Naomi and yelled "Stop!" Naomi answered by slapping her in the face. Naomi ran the ropes back and forth over here by trying to pin Green.

Green rolled out to the outside. Naomi went for a dive, but Green slapped her in the face. She got on the apron and stomped on Naomi's back while she was still over the rope.

Green kicked Naomi's leg out from under her. Green slammed Naomi's face into the mat while Bayley rallied the crowd for her friend. Naomi kicked Green in the ear. The women exchanged forearms. Naomi jumped off the second rope and kicked her in face and then did a suicide dive. Naomi rained down punches. Back in the ring, Naomi did a crossbody from the top rope, but Green kicked out at two. In the corner, Naomi got a couple punches before Green slipped out and knocked Naomi down. She followed with a dropkick and a cover. Green attempted another cover, but Naomi kicked out. Green punched Naomi in the back of the head. She went for the cover and put her legs on the rope. Bayley pushed them off. Bayley and Niven argued, which distracted Green. Naomi reversed into a roll up for the win.

Winner: Naomi

– We see what happened last week when Apollo Crews was attacked by Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo.

– Baron Corbin appreciates Nick Aldis for giving him a fresh start on the blue brand. Legado Del Fantasma joins the conversation. Angel Garza calls Corbin a charity case. Nick says that Legado is lucky to be allowed in the building after the stunt they pulled on Apollo Crews last week. They will be fine for that attack. Next time, the fine will be the least of their worries. Santos Escobar tells Nick to not be so sensitive. Apollo is cleared to compete. Santos says that he’ll do Nick a favor and have a match with Apollo later on tonight.

– Back inside the arena, we see the ring is being set up for the Grayson Waller Effect. We go to commercial.

– We are back with a video package for the Women's Tag Team Champions Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair.

– It is time for the Grayson Waller Effect with Grayson Waller and Austin Theory.

Theory pointed out that there were no plants on "The Grayson Waller Effect" set. Waller said Scotland was too depressing for the plants. He then invited #DIY to the crowd after insulting the crowd. A sign fell over, so Gargano threw it out. There was only one chair and Ciampa threw it out of the ring.

Ciampa questioned why Theory's name is not on the sign. Waller said branding is expensive, but Theory is his best friend and he'd take a bullet for him. Gargano showed footage from last week's match. Gargano was doing a dive over the top rope and Waller putting Theory in line for Gargano to land on.

Ciampa said the Scotland fans came to see a fight, not a talk show. Ciampa wants a match for the tag titles in front of the Glasgow crowd. Waller refused and said they only want their titles. Gargano asked to talk to Theory. He is proud of what Theory has done on his own. He said Theory didn't need Waller and Waller took out Gargano. Theory saved Waller from Ciampa. Gargano superkicked Theory because he moved Waller out of the way. Waller moved out of the way and allowed Ciampa to hit Theory with a running knee. Johnny and Ciampa pose with the title belts.

– We take a look back at last week's main event.

– Kevin Owens is in the back an The Street Profits and B Fab show up. They talk about how they have Kevin's back because Kevin had their back before. Ford says they all can't stand the Bloodline.

– We see Theory and Waller walking in the back and they talk about Ciampa and Gargano.

– Bayley and Naomi run into Blair Davenport in the backstage area. Blair pokes fun at Naomi’s feel the glow moniker. Bayley tells Naomi to not worry about Blair. She’s very grateful that Naomi has had her back over these past couple of months. Naomi wants Bayley to hug her. Chelsea Green joins the conversation. Chelsea says by tomorrow, all the jewelry will go to her and Piper Niven. Piper proceeds to bull rush Bayley and Naomi into a wall.

Santos vs. Apollo Crews

Crews and Santos fought around the ring on the outside. Crews got kicked off the apron. Santos picked him up and dropped him on the apron. Baron Corbin came out to even the odds and take out the rest of LDF. Crews powerslammed Santos before doing a standing moonsault.

Santos shoulder tackled Crews in the corner. Santos went for a pin, but Crews kicked out. Santos sent Crews into the ropes and hit a backbreaker. Santos pulled Crews up, but Crews with an armdrag. He followed with a splash in the corner, a crossbody, and a suplex. Santos bounced off the ropes, but Crews clotheslined him. Crews with a back bodydrop. Crews went up top, but Santos kicked him in the head. Santos tried to pull him off, but Crews punched him in the face and sent him to the mat. Crews went for a crossbody, but Santos hit him with a jumping knee.

They exchanged blows. Santos with a big boot and the Samoan Driver. Santos kicked out two. Crews went up top again. LDF returned and went after Corbin took them out. Elektra Lopez knocked Crews down. Santos rolled him up for the win.

Winner: Santos

– Back from a break, we see Andrade, Cedric Alexander, Ashante Thee Adonis, and Pretty Deadly are in the crowd.

Cody Rhodes makes his way to the ring to a very raucous crowd.

He says a few weeks ago he thought AJ Styles would retire. You don't want to be 'that guy' who overstays his welcome. The guy who needs one more match or one more run. AJ, you are starting to look like that guy.

Cody stops to hear the crowd sing his name.

AJ has been given the task, the impossible task of making him say the words...

AJ Styles' music plays and he comes out with Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson.

AJ says you are really worked up about this. It is funny that it was this easy to get you worked up. All he had to do was claim he was going to retire and you got worked up. Cody asks AJ why is he so far away? They were supposed to have a conversation. He tells AJ to leave Horace and Jasper and come into the ring with him. AJ tells Luke and Karl he has it. AJ says if you want to talk man to man, he wants to remind AJ and the stupid idiots who won't shut up.

AJ says they are nothing alike. He reminds Cody and everyone it took him 17 years to get to WWE. AJ says the idiots don't want the truth. They welcomed you with open arms and couldn't wait to make you a star. When it got tough, you quit the WWE. AJ says Cody also quit New Japan. He also quit Ring of Honor. He helped start up a company and you quit it too. He says Cody can't handle the pressure. When the going gets tough, Cody Rhodes gets going.

Cody says AJ is right. He has made some big decisions in his career. He says he walked away from WWE, he walked away from New Japan, he walked away from Ring of Honor, and he walked away from a company his friends started. He was never afraid to leave for something better. He did not quit. He gambled on himself and he was right. If he quit, he wouldn't be holding the most important title in the game. He would not be the WWE Champion.

Cody says he idolized AJ who did things honorably. If anyone quit, you are the one. To get a title match, you had to pretend you were Mark Henry for a night. You are a resentful coward. That is a tough pill to swallow, but he will make AJ say I QUIT.

Do you see how natural it is for you to say those words I QUIT. AJ says he cannot quit being phenomenal. He says his family would rather have him stay at home and give all of this up. They are tired of him putting his body on the line. He says he will tell everyone what he told his family. He is done when he says he is done. It won't be easy. He saw Cody in Hell in a Cell with a torn pec and you didn't quit. You won't be in the ring with Seth Rollins, you will be in the ring with him. He says he will do whatever it takes to get that championship. If it means turning you into a bloody pulp or rip you apart. I will make you want to say I Quit.

– Cathy Kelley is with The Street Profits and B Fab. She asks if they meant to insert themselves into Bloodline business. Angelo and Montez are attacked by Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa in the stairwell. Officials come out to tell them to leave. Kevin Owens shows up to see the carnage. We go to commercial.

– Back from the break, we see Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler.

Shayna says it will be simple tomorrow. Zoey says they will deal with pure dominance from two of the most dangerous fighters in the company. Shayna says they will tear everyone apart limb from limb. They will become the new Women's Tag Champions.

– Tiffany Stratton joins Corey and Wade.

Nia Jax vs. Michin

Michin with chops and Nia with a forearm. Michin with shoulders and Nia pushes Michin away. Nia gets Michin up for a slam but MIchin gets to her feet.. Michin with a drop kick to the knees and a kick. Michin with Eat Defeat and Nia falls to the floor. Michin sends Nia into the ring post.

Tiffany gets up and she tosses water in Michin's face.

Michin tosses Tiffany over the announce table. NIa with a body block and elbow drop. Nia pulls Michin into the corner and hits Annihilator for the three count.

Winner: Nia Jax

– In a pre-taped segment, LA Knight went to Logan Paul's house. He found his way to the pool and was chilling in a float when Paul discovered him.

– Back in the arena, Carmelo Hayes asks for the spotlight in his suite. He wants to know what he just watched. He asks if LA Knight flew to Puerto Rico, which is nicer than Scotland, to play in Logan's pool. He says that was trash. Some dudes will do anything for clout. Three weeks begging for an opportunity. He says he doesn't chase opportunities, opportunities chase him. Hayes says he has an opportunity to qualify for Money in the Bank next week so he doesn't have to beg like LA Knight. He says he will become Melo in the Bank.

– The Bloodline viciously attacks The Street Profits during their interview with Cathy Kelley.

– Solo Sikoa walks in the back with Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa. Nick Aldis says that after what he just saw, Tama and Tonga are barred from ringside. He says if he sees either of them, they will all be suspended. Paul Heyman shows up and Solo says if he loses, he is coming after Paul. We go to commercial.

– We are back and Jackie Redmond brings out Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn. Jackie welcomes them home and she asks them about their match tomorrow night. Alba says they are thinking that tomorrow they will make history in Glasgow. Isla asks if you thought they were coming home just to come home. They cannot be stopped and they will become champions tomorrow night.

Solo Sikoa vs. Kevin Owens

Due to a backstage brawl with the Street Profits, The Bloodline is banned from ringside. Sikoa was accompanied by "The Wise Man".

Owens went straight for Sikoa before the bell rang. Sikoa rolled out of the ring and they brawled on the outside. Owens ran around the corner and tackled Sikoa. He followed with a frog splash from the apron.

Owens went for a cannonball, but Sikoa rolled out of the ring. KO grabbed Sikoa by his hair and pulled him up on the apron, but Sikoa made him hit his neck on the ring. Sikoa threw him into the steps and then slammed his face in it. KO slapped him in the chest.

Sikoa headbutted Owens twice. Owens hit him a couple of times. He slung Owens into the ropes and then took him down. Sikoa hit KO with a hip check in the corner. Sikoa went for it again, but Owens moved out of the way and then followed with a stunner.

Owens and Sikoa exchanged blows. Owens with a big boot and then stomped a mudhole in him while wearing a Stone Cold shirt. Owens kicked him again. Both went for lariats, but it was Owens that finally connected. Owens walked across Sikoa on his way to the top rope. Sikoa punched him and headbutted him. Sikoa joined him on the ropes. Owens headbutted him and hit him with body shots. Owens with a tornado DDT and pinned Sikoa for two.

Sikoa caught KO's kick and followed with a Samoan Drop. Sikoa picked up Owens and tried to spin him. They exchanged superkicks and Owens hit a cannonball. Owens went up top and hit a swanton bomb for a two count.

Sikoa with a back body drop off the apron. Owens with a frog splash for two. Owens went for a stunner, but Sikoa caught him and hit a spinning Solo twice. Owens kicked out both times. Owens with two more superkicks. KO went up top, but Sikoa got his knees up. Sikoa missed with the Samoan Spike. Owens with a stunner. Heyman put Sikoa's leg on the rope. Owens choked Heyman and was going to put him through the table, but Sikoa gave him a Samoan Spike. Back in the ring, he did another one for the win.

Winner: Solo Sikoa

– After the match, Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa attack Kevin and they push each other off Kevin as they try to inflict more damage on Kevin. They set for the Cerberus Bomb through the announce table and . . .

Randy Orton's music plays and he fights Tonga Loa in the aisle and he hits a back drop driver to Tama on the ringside barrier. Solo punches Randy and he sends Randy into the ring. Randy with a kick and an IEDDT. Orton sets for an RKO on Solo but Tonga comes up behind him and Orton gives him an RKO while Solo gets out of the ring as the show goes off the air.