WWE SmackDown Notes: Results, AJ Styles Wins Shot at Undisputed WWE Title for Backlash 2024, New WWE Tag Titles Unveiled, Solo Sikoa Names Tama Tonga His “MFT” in Bloodline

WWE
Apr 19, 2024

WWE SmackDown Results – April 19, 2024

April 19, 2024
Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
Commentary – Corey Graves and Wade Barrett

Quick Match Results

  1. Undisputed WWE Championship #1 Contender match – AJ Styles defeated LA Knight via Phenomenal Forearm (pinfall)
    • Near the end of the match, Styles went on the apron to setup the Phenomenal Forearm. Knight attempted to prevent Styles from doing his move only to get poked in the eye by Styles while the referee’s view was blocked by Knight’s body. This led to Styles hitting the Phenomenal Forearm for the pinfall victory.
  2. WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Fatal Four-way match – Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) defeated Legado Del Fantasma (Humberto & Angelo), Authors of Pain (Akam & Rezar), and New Catch Republic (Tyler Bate & Pete Dunne) via The Revelation (pinfall)
    • Dawkins pinned Angel after the Street Profits hit their double team The Revelation finisher for the victory.
  3. Santos Escobar defeated Carlito via Phantom Driver (pinfall)
  4. WWE Women’s Championship – Bayley (c) defeated Naomi via Disqualification
    • Near the end of the match, Tiffanny Stratton came out from the crowd and attacked Bayley leading to the referee calling for the bell. Stratton continued her attack on Bayley and Naomi and tossed both in the ring for a Prettiest Moonsault Ever onto both Bayley and Naomi. Stratton then posed on the turnbuckles to close out the show.

AJ Styles vs. Cody Rhodes for Undisputed WWE Title Set for WWE Backlash 2024

Friday’s SmackDown show featured AJ Styles defeating LA Knight in a #1 Contender’s match for the Undisputed WWE Championship.

As a result of his victory, Knight will be facing off against Cody Rhodes for Rhodes’ title at WWE Backlash 2024, which takes place on May 4th at the LDLC Arena in Lyons, France.

Current card for WWE Backlash 2024:

  • Undisputed WWE Championship – AJ Styles vs. Cody Rhodes (c)
  • WWE World Heavyweight Championship match – Jey Uso vs. Damian Priest (c)

WWE Unveils Newly Renamed & Designed WWE Tag Team Titles at Friday’s SmackDown Show

Friday’s SmackDown show also featured the official debut of newly designed SmackDown Tag Team Championship belts.

SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis was in the ring standing next to a podium that had something covered under a cloth. Aldis welcomed everyone to WWE CCO Paul “Triple H” Levesque, who came out to the ring.

Following an intro speech that was very similar in tone and setup to the speech he gave at this past Monday’s RAW show, Levesque called for the new SmackDown Tag Team Champions A-Town Down to come out to the ring.

Grayson Waller and Austin Theory made their way to the ring. Waller stated that on Monday, Triple H awarded the second place tag team to Awesome Truth on RAW and tonight he will get to present the real winners at WrestleMania with their new championships. Theory talked about R-Truth calling Triple H a magician and stated that he does not know what kind of magic trick he has that will make them look better than they already are.

Triple H interrupted their antics and congratulated them on becoming new Tag Team Champions and stated that from now on, they will be holding the WWE Tag Team Championship. Triple H then took off the cloth that was covering the new WWE Tag titles that resembles the old WWF Tag Team titles from the 1990s. Triple H then extended his hand to shake Waller’s hand but Waller laughed and shook Theory’s hand instead leaving Triple H hanging. This led to Aldis threatening Waller telling him if he disrespects Triple H again, he will make “A-Town Clown Under” disappear.

Aldis grabbed A-Town Down Under’s old SmackDown Tag Team title and stated that a number one contender for the WWE Tag team titles will be officially determined by a Fatal Four-way tag team match that will start right now.

In a follow-up match, The Street Profits defeated Legado Del Fantasma, Authors of Pain, and New Catch Republic in a Fatal Four-way match to earn a shot at the new WWE Tag Team Championship.

Solo Sikoa Names Tama Tonga Official Bloodline Member & His “MFT”

Friday’s SmackDown show also featured Solo Sikoa officially declaring Tama Tonga as the newest member of The Bloodline.

During the show, Paul Heyman was seen waiting in the parking lot as a van approached him. Sikoa came out and after some talk between the two, Sikoa told Heyman that Tonga is now an official member of The Bloodline and called him his “MFT.” Sikoa then asked Heyman if Kevin Owens was in the arena since he wants to deal with him after the disparaging remarks Owens made to them last week. Heyman responded Owens is in the arena leading to Sikoa asking Heyman to bring him to Owens.

In a follow-up backstage segment, Heyman apologized to Sikoa saying that they can not find Owens but promised that they will do so. Sikoa attempted to walk away only to be stopped by Heyman leading to Heyman stating that respectfully, Sikoa is making decisions that are not his year and these can only be made by one man. This led to a “We want Roman” chants by the crowd in response. Sikoa responded back asking Heyman if he was done leading to Heyman responding back asking Sikoa if his “MFT” is coming with them. Sikoa proceeded to raise his thumb leading to him and Heyman walking to the ring.

In another follow-up segment, Heyman and Sikoa were seen in the ring. After some Heyman-style introductory words by Heyman, the crowd interrupted chanting “We want Roman” to Heyman and Sikoa. Before Heyman was able to continue, Sikoa grabbed the microphone away from his hands. After some booing and “Solo sucks” chants by the crowd, Sikoa stated that he had to lose a brother in order for him to find a new one. This new one stated by Sikoa to be his MFT, Tama Tonga.

This led to the camera cutting away to the stage and Owens being tossed out by Tonga. After some more attacks by Tonga sending Owens down the ramp, WWE officials came out trying to break it up. Tonga then heading to the ring leaving a bloody Owens behind him. WWE officials tried to get Owens to the back for some treatment only for Owens to get into the ring and engaged in a brawl with Tonga that quickly led to Tonga and Sikoa getting the upper hand before more WWE officials and security came out to break it up.

In another follow-up segment, Heyman was seen walking in the parking lot only to be quickly stopped by SmackDown GM Nick Aldis who asked if he knew about this and proceeded to show him the scene of a car crash accident and Aldis stating that one of those rental cars had belonged to Owens while the other had belonged to Tonga. Aldis stated that things are settled in the ring and next week is the WWE Draft and there will be a lot of brass watching. Aldis asked Heyman if he and the Blood line understands this and warned him if they don’t, the repercussions will be equally savage. Aldis stated that losing is not the only thing with consequences.

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