WWE Friday Night Smackdown Live Coverage - October 18th, 2024
Will Roman Reigns and Jimmy Uso receive help in battle with Bloodline?
After Jimmy Uso returned to SmackDown and informed Roman Reigns that they needed help against The Bloodline last Friday, The OTC and Jimmy found themselves overwhelmed by the numbers when they suffered a vicious assault at the hands of Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa. Will they receive the help they need in their ongoing conflict with The Bloodline?
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Your commentars are Wade Barrett and Corey Graves. Michael Cole on special assignment.
WWE SmackDown kicks off with the Crown Jewel World Championship being entered into the arena by security.
We see clips of last week’s show involving Roman Reigns and Jimmy Uso fighting The Bloodline. We see clips of Raw with Jimmy trying to convince Jey to join them but Jey refusing.
The Bloodline come to the ring and loud chants of “OTC” from the fans. Solo tells the fans to acknowledge him but they boo. A loud “Solo sucks” chant and Solo tells them they are looking at the present and the future. He says they are looking at The Bloodline and The Tribal Chief.
Solo says he is the man who created a bigger and stronger family. He created a bigtger and stronger Bloodline. He says Roman and Jimmy can’t do anything about it. He says even Jey doesn’t want anything to do with them. The fans chant “Yeeet” and he tells them “No Yeeet”. He says that the beat downs on Roman will continue unless comes down to the ring by the end of the night and acknowledges him.
Jey’s music hits and he shows up in between the fans. He walks down the steps and gets into the ring.
Jey looks at Solo and tells him it has been a minute. He tells him he promises he is not here to fight because he still cares about him and he is his little brother. Jey tells him that Jimmy and Roman are not here yet and he came out to talk to him one on one. He asks Solo to think about what he is doing to the family and The Bloodline.
He says no one has bigger issues with Roman than he does but dividing the family is not it. He left to be his own man, he became Intercontinental Champion. Jey tells him that fighting over the ula fala is not it, that is earned not taken and Solo knows better. But if he wants to end Roman’s power, to do it but not to divide the family while he does it.
Solo asks him if he is done wasting his time. Solo says he is not trying to divide the family, he is trying to unite the family. He tells Jey to stop calling him his little brother, he is his Tribal Chif now and he will always have a place for Jey and Roman in his Bloodline. All he has to do is acknowledge him.
He says he doesn’t want him to follow Jimmy’s footsteps because look where it got him. He asks Jey if he is in or out. Jey tells Solo if he is trying to unite The Bloodline, why did he have to go and get Tama Tonga, Loa and Jacob. Jey says there’s a reason why they stayed away from Jacob and if Jacob keeps looking at him, he will have to knock his ass out. Jacob gets in Jey’s face but Solo stops him.
Jey says next time he sees Solo, it will be different. He tells him yeeet and throws the microphone, leaving the ring.
We go to commercial.
Number One Contender Qualifying Match
The Street Profits with B-Fab vs. Pretty Deadly vs. DIY
Elton rolls tot he floor and Ciampa goes for an O'Connor Roll on Ford. Ford lands on his feet when Ciampa flips him. Ford with a drop kick for a near fall. Ciampa with a knee and he kicks Ford. Prince slaps Ciampa and Ciampa is not happy with what Elton did. Elton goes to the floor and he runs from Ciampa but Kit with a shoulder tackle. Dawkins with a POUNCE to Kit. Gargano with a suicide dive onto Dawkins. Ford with a flip dive. Ford kicks Gargano from the apron. Ciampa with a jumping knee as Ford comes off the turnbuckles when Gargano moves. Wilson with a rollup for a near fall. Elton tags in and Kit runs Ciampa into the corner. Kit with a slingshot Codebreaker to Ciampa for a near fall from Elton.
Prince with a European uppercut and he kicks Ciampa while Kit chokes Ciampa. Pretty Deadly pose in the ring.
Ford with a rollup on Prince for a near fall. Wilson with a near fall on Ford. Kit with a European uppercut to Ciampa and he sends Ford into the turnbuckles. Prince tags in and he kicks Ford. Kit tags back in and Prince with a European uppercut to Ciampa and then they miss moves into the corner when Ford and Ciampa move. Dawkins and Gargano tag in and they clohesline Kit and Elton. Gargano with knees in the corner while Dawkins hits a twisting splash into teh corner. Dawkins and Gargano take care of Prince. Gargano with a thrust kick to Princ on the apron. Gargano with a slingshot spear to Prince and Dawkins sends Gargano to the apron. Johnny with a kick but Dawkins with a twisting neck breaker for a near fall.
Gargano with a rana to Dawkins and Ciampa with Willow's Bell to Wilson for a near fall. Ciampa with a chop to Kit and he wants more so Ciampa chops him. Ciampa with a boot to the chest. Ciampa with more chops to Kit. Kit falls to the mat. Ciampa puts Kit on the turnbuckles and he sets for a super Air Raid Crash and he hits it but Ford with a 450 splash for a near fall on Ciampa when Gargano breaks up the cover. PRince with a clothesline to Dawkins and Gargano with a super kick. Dawkins passes Ciampa to Ford for a belly-to-back suplex. Kit gets a near fall on Ciampa. Prince tags in and they set for Spilled Milk but Ford with a super kick to Prince and then to Kit. Ford goes up top.
Prince crotches Ford and tags in Kit. They set for a double superplex but Dawkins with a forearm to the back and he gets Prince on his shoulders for the Doomsday Blockbuster but Ciampa with a knee to Wilson and he covers Wilson while Dawkins pins Prince.
Winners: DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa)
After the match:
The referee advises the ring announcer that Prince was not the leg man in the match.
We take a look at what happened last week when Naomi pinned Nia Jax.
Corey mentions that there is an issue with the scheduled women's tag match and we will get an update.
We go to commercial.
Backstage:
We see Roman Reigns and Jimmy Uso step out of an SUV entering the arena. They bump into Jey Uso who is face to face with Roman. Jey begins to walk away but Roman grabs him. He tells Jey that he is proud of him, they all are. Jey tells him no yeeet and walks away. Roman tells Jimmy “I told you” and walks away.
Backstage:
We cut to Nick Aldis and Nia Jax. She is talking on the phone with Tiffany Stratton and she mentions that Tiffany has the flu and their tag team match is cancelled. Nick tells her that the match is not cancelled. SmackDown has a deep talent roster and for her to find someone else. In comes Candice LeRae. Aldis makes the match and LeRae will be Nia’s tag team partner.
We go to commercial.
Piper Niven (w/ Chelsea Green) vs Lash Legend (w/ Jakara Jackson)
Lash and Piper push each other and Lash has words for Piper. Lash with a side head lock and Lash bounces off Piper on a shoulder tackle. Piper with a shoulder tackle. Piper misses a splash and Lash with a bicycle kick and a splash for a near fall. Piper catches Lash in the corner and hits a uranage and a splash for a near fall. Piper signals for the cannonball and she misses when Lash moves. Lash with a chop and forearm. Lash goes for a choke slam but Piper with a back elbow. Piper misses a splash and Lash with a splash. Lash gets Piper up but Piper gets to her feet. Piper with a head butt. Lash catches Piper on a cross body and Lash with a slam.
Lash has some words for Chelsea and Jackson sends Green into the ringside barrier. Piper with a splash into the corner but Piper misses a Vader Bomb. Lash gets Piper up and hits a modified bulldog for the three count.
Winner: Lash Legend
Backstage:
We see the Crown Jewel belt being locked in is case as it is carried in the back.
We go to commercial.
Backstage:
Roman Reigns is in CHAIR and Jimmy wants to do his Paul Heyman impression but Roman says Jimmy isn't the wise man. Jimmy tells Roman to talk to Jey. Roman says if Paul was here, it would be done. He says Jey made it clear. Roman tells Jimmy he tried and Roman says he will do it his way. He will fix it. Jimmy wants to know how is he going to do that. Roman says he will acknowledge Solo.
Cody Rhodes makes his way to the ring.
In Ring:
Cody talks to the people all over the building Cody says the next leader will not look like the last one. He says it is not about the next one or the last one when it comes to the Crown Jewel title, it is about being the first one. There are so many 'ifs'. What if Harley Race faced Bruno Sammartino. What if Nick Bockwinkel faced Ric Flair? What if Bill Goldberg faced Steve Austin? When they happened, it might not have been the best decision. At Crown Jewel, there will be a definitive champion.
Cody says he is not going to disparage Gunther. Cody says most of the people who walk these hallways are afraid of Gunther. Cody says he is not afraid of Gunther, but if he was, he wouldn't bet against himself. Cody says he is leaving Crown Jewel as champion and he says to look at the belt. Cody says we have gotten to know each other over the last few years. Cody says he wanted to take the John Cena schedule and he took that schedule and added to it. Cody says he has paid the price and he is not done paying the price. The real reason he thinks he is winning at Crown Jewel is sitting at home. She is three feet tall and he needs her to know that he is the first champion and the name given to him was the same name given to her. You don't play to lose, you play to win. Cody invites Gunther to come to Smackdown next week for his reasons for all of this and he wants to look him in the eyes and ask him 'champ . . . what do you want to talk about?'
We take a look at Kevin Owens attacking Cody Rhodes after Bad Blood.
We see Kevin trying to explain himself last week and getting cut off. We see what happened between Kevin and Randy Orton.
Video Package:
We see Kevin Owens' video. He says he has been in WWE for more than ten years and a lot has happened over those ten years. He never thought it would be as bad as it is now. Being told not to come to Smackdown is so unfair and ridiculous. Look at what people have done to each other over the years. Kevin is the one asked to stay away because he dropped their golden boy? Kevin says it makes him ask how appreciated and valued he is by the company. Kevin says he can't get over what Randy did to him. Kevin says he can't believe that Randy betrayed him like that. You can let people say what you want about him, but he never would have done that to Randy. Kevin says he thought what they had was different. Kevin says he can't believe Randy chose Cody over him. With all that is happening between the disrespect shown to him by WWE and Randy breaking his trust, he does not know if or when he can come back.
Backstage:
Nick Aldis is on the phone and Randy Orton shows up. Randy says he needs to get his hands on Kevin Owens and he wants to do it at Crown Jewel. Nick says he cannot do this right now. Randy wants to know why. Nick says he can't. Neither understands the situation. Nick the orders are coming from up above. Randy says he guesses he knows who he has to talk to.
Number One Contender Qualifying Match
Austin Theory and Grayson Waller vs Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo vs Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin
Sabin, Waller, and Garza start things off and Sabin is the target for Waller and Garza. Garza wraps the leg in the ropes. Garza punches Sabin and he sends Waller into the corner but he hits a boot. Sabin goes up top and hits a cross body followed by a tornado DDT on Garza. Shelley tags in and they hit baseball slides. They send Theory and Carrillo to the floor. Sabin with a suicide dive onto everyone but Waller. Waller punches Shelley off the rope to the floor. Waller slides to the floor and Sabin with a chop and a series of kicks. Shelley with a wrist lock and he works on the arm. Waller with a rolling elbow to Shelley and Theory tags in.
Theory knocks Sabin off the apron and Waller and Theory with forearms to Shelley for a near fall. Garza with a drop toe hold to Theory and Carrillo with a boot to Theory. Carrillo kicks and chops Shelley. Carrillo kicks Theory. Carrillo with a snap mare to Shelley and a kick to the back and he gets a near fall. Carrillo puts Shelley in the tree of woe but Theory with a back elbow to Carrillo. Shelley chops Theory but Theory with a knee to the midsection. Waller tags in and Theory wtih a back breaker and Waller flips over Carrillo. Carrillo drop kicks Waller into the turnbuckles. Carrillo with a clothesline to Shelley. Garza tags in.
Carrillo with a back elbow and he kicks Shelley in the back while Garza hits a running knee for a near fall. Carrillo with a super kick to Theory. Garza and Carrillo kick Shelley in the corner and choke him. Garza and Carrillo press Shelley over their head and give him snake eyes. They hit a high and low combination. Waller sends Carrillo to the apron but Waller with a kick. Garza and Carrillo with moonsaults to Theory and Sabin. aller sends Garza and Carrillo into the ringside barrier. Waller goes for a slingshot rolling DDT. Shelley with a double DDT assisted by an enzuigiri from Sabin. Garza punches Shelley but Shelley with a jaw breaker. Garza catches Shelley and Carrillo put Waller on Garza's shoulders. Carrillo with a missile drop kick into a power bomb and power slam combination.
Theory wtih a slingshot rolling drop kick. Theory with a back elbow to Carrillo and he hits a swinging Ushigoroshi. Shelley with a reverse atomic drop and they hit the Dream Sequence. They hit a double kick on Carrillo and then they hit the neck breaker and splash combination for the three count.
Winners: Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin)
Backstage:
Byron Saxton are with Carmelo Hayes and Andrade in BACK. Hayes and Andrade talk over each other. They exchange punches and officials have to separate them. Hayes attacks Andrade while he is being held by officials.
We go to commercial.
Naomi and Bayley vs Nia Jax and Candice LeRae
Bayley goes after Nia but Nia runs her into the turnbuckles and follows with a splash for a near fall. Candice tags in and Bayley with a forearm and snap mare. Naomi tags in and Naomi with a kick and leg drop for a near fall. Candice sends Naomi into the ropes and she tags Nia back in. Naomi floats over Nia in the corner and she stands on Nia's lower back. Nia sends Naomi face first to the mat for a near fall. Nia with a spinebuster and a back senton for a near fall.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Candice and Bayley tag in and Bayley with forearms to Candice and Nia. Bayley with an arm drag and she kicks Nia off the apron. Bayley goes for a Saito suplex but Candice blocks it. Bayley drops Candice on the turnbuckles and she hits a sunset flip power bomb for a near fall. Nia breaks up the cover but Naomi kicks Nia and Bayley with a cutter in the ropes while Naomi hits a power bomb in the ropes. Naomi with a suicide dive to Nia but Candice stops Bayley on a suicide dive. Bayley avoids Candice and Bayley sends her back into the ring. Indi sends Bayley into the ring post and Candice with a quebrada for the three count.
Winners: Candice LeRae and Nia Jax
After the match:
Nia Jax is surprised that Candice got the pin.
Next week
Cody Rhodes and Gunther will have a face to face confrontation. The Motor City Machine Guns will face DIY to see who faces Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa. Carmelo Hayes and Andrade have the seventh match in their who knows how many match series they are having.
Backstage:
Byron Saxton is with Nick Aldis. Nick says things will be settled in the ring. Nick says there will be a special guest referee, someone who hates both men. LA Knight shows up and says if Nick wants him to put on the zebra stripes, he will be the best referee. He says he will call it down the middle. You are not fighting for this title.
Roman Reigns' music plays and he makes his way to the ring.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Roman is in the ring.
Roman asks Columbia, for the last time, to acknowledge him.
Solo Sikoa's music plays and he comes to the ring, dressed for a fight.
Roman and Solo circle each other in the ring.
Roman says earlier tonight, he heard that Solo told Jey that the family is stronger now. Roman says Solo told Jey that the bloodline was stronger now. Roman says that he doesn't see it. He doesn't see anything that tells them they are better off. If anything, they are divided and broken. After everything they went through in the spring and everything they lost through the summer. They stand here divided like this? Roman says he told his father that he could fix this. Roman says all he wants to do is put them back in the promised land. He wants titles around their waists. He wants money from the heavens. He wants abundance. He wants to know what he has to do to make this happen.
Solo says it is an easy fix. All he has to do is acknowledge him.
Roman says that he acknowledges Solo. He asks if that makes Solo feel better.
Solo tells Roman that is not good enough. Solo says he needs Roman to acknowledge him as his tribal chief. He says he needs Roman to acknowldge him as his tribal chief . . . or else.
Roman wants to know OR ELSE WHAT?
Solo says to look at Roman. He says Roman never changed. You always wanted that. Since Roman never changed, Solo says he will never change.
Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga, and Tonga Loa make their way to the stage with Jimmy Uso in a state of not very good.
Solo misses a clothesline and Roman with punches. Roman sends Solo to the floor. Roman take care of Tama and Loa. Roman with a clothesline to Fatu and a Superman punch to Solo.
The Ula Fala is on the mat and Roman picks it up.
Roman puts it around his neck but Solo with a low blow and he removes the Ula Fala. Fatu with an Impaler DDT. Fatu kicks Roman and then Tama and Loa hold Roman for a Samoan Spike and Solo connects.
Solo with another Samoan Spike to Roman.
Fatu performs the Ula Fala ceremony.
Solo says this is his ring and his Ula Fala. He says this is his Bloodline.
End of show.
