Happy Holidays and welcome to WWE Friday Night SmackDown coming to you from the Allstate arena in Chicago, Illinois. EWrestlingNews is covering the results for today, Friday December 23, 2022!
Our night begins with universal WWE champion Roman Reigns and The Bloodline coming to the ring. Paul Heyman speaks on the next two weeks of SmackDown being historical for The Bloodline. This week The Usos defend their Tag Team championships, next week Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn will take on Kevin Owens and John Cena. Roman talks about going to Tampa next week to “smash somebody”. Reigns turns his attention to Sami Zayn who seems to have something on his mind. Zayn says he now feels like he found where he belongs in being a member of The Bloodline. He says Kevin Owens is a black cloud over all of that which should make him happy. Sami promises to mangle both John Cena and Owens next week.
WWE universal Tag Team championship: The Usos defeat Hit Row
Jey Uso and Ashante Adonis begin the match. Jey and Ashante exchange some brief blows before Top Dolla is tagged in. Top Dolla sling shots Ashante into Jey in the far corner and he is laid out with a clothesline. He makes a quick tag to Jimmy Uso who takes Top Dolla down with a drop kick and follows up with some aggressive stomps.
Returning from commercial we see The Usos with the double team assault on Top Dolla. Top Dolla lands a spinebuster and makes the hot tag to Ashante, but Jey a tag as well. Ashante lays out Jimmy and takes to the top rope for a crossbody and a quick two count. Jimmy lands a Samoan Drop, also only for a two count. Top Dolla attempts a double slam on The Usos but his leg gives out. The Usos capitalize with a 1D and score the pinfall.
Gauntlet match for #1 contender for WWE SmackDown Women’s championship
Emma and Xia Li begin the match, this following Xia Li’s interference in the WWE Women’s Tag Team title match last week costing Emma and her partner, Tegan Nox the victory. Emma starts off strong with a high back body drop and a hard clothesline and drop kick into the corner of the ring. Xia Li lands a high kick to the back of Emma’s head however and gets the pinfall for elimination. Tegan Nox comes in next and is put away quickly by Xia. Raquel Rodriguez enters as we go to commercial.
Xia Li has Raquel Rodriguez in a headlock as we return. Raquel attempts to power out but it ends with both women out on the floor. Xia targets the injured arm of Raquel with strikes. Back in the ring Raquel fights back and lands a fall away slam. She lands a corkscrew elbow drop for a close two count. Xia goes for another hard kick but Raquel ducks and hits the Tejana Bomb and scores the pinfall elimination.
Liv Morgan comes in fast and goes right to work on Raquel’s injured arm. Raquel gets Morgan up for a powerbomb but Liv rolls into a pinfall attempt. Raquel kicks out. Liv gets a sleeper hold in and Raquel begins to fade. She fights to a standing position and slams Morgan to the mat.
Still to come this evening…
- Rey Mysterio will be in action!
- Tensions between Bray Wyatt and LA Knight came to a head last week with the live debut of Uncle Howdy. We are expecting to see another chapter in this story tonight.
- In our main event, we will see Braun Strowman and Ricochet take on Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci in a Miracle on 34th Street Fight!
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