WWE SmackDown Notes: Results, WWE Title Match Set for Bash In Berlin, LA Knight Gives 1st Speech as US Champ, Giovanni Vinci Return Vignette, Escobar Gets US Title Shot, Roman Reigns Brawls with Bloodline, 8/16 Show Card

WWE
Aug 9, 2024

WWE SmackDown Results – August 9, 2024

August 9, 2024
Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
Commentary – Corey Graves and Wade Barrett

Quick Match Results

  1. WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Qualifying match – The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) defeated A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory & Grayson Waller) via Super Blockbuster (pinfall)
    • B-Fab came out with The Street Profits to be in their corner for the match.
    • Dawkins pinned Theory after the Street Profits hit a Super Blockbuster for the victory.
  2. Jade Cagrill defeated Alba Fyre via Jaded (pinfall)
    • Bianca Belair came out with Cargill and Unholy Union’s Isla Dawn came out with Fyre to be in their respective corners for the match.
    • Following the match, Blair Davenport ran out and attacked Cargill leading to Unholy Union joining in and continued their attack on both Cargill and Belair. This led to Naomi running out to save Cargill & Belair and helped clear the ring of Unholy Union & Davenport.
  3. WWE United States Championship #1 Contender match – Santos Escobar defeated Andrade via Roll-up (pinfall)
    • Legado Del Fantasma’s Elektra Lopez, Angel, & Berto came out with Escobar to he in his corner.
    • During the match, Legado interfered to help out Escobar leading to Baron Corbin & Apollo Crews running out and brawled with Angel & Berto out through the crowd.
    • Near the end of the match, Carmelo Hayes ran out through the crowd and got onto the apron to distract Andrade only to get laid out by Andrade in return. After some more back-and-forth action between Andrade and Escobar in the ring, Lopez got onto the apron to distract the referee as Andrade attempted to hit a running double knee strike. This led to Hayes pulling Escobar away from the corner while the referee was not looking and Andrade slamming knees first into teh corner. This led to Escobar rolling up Andrade for the pinfall victory.
  4. WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Qualifying match – DIY (Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) defeated Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) via Meet In The Middle (pinfall)
    • Gargano pinned Prince after DIY hit their double team Meet In The Middle finisher for the victory.

Kevin Owens vs. Cody Rhodes for Undisputed WWE Title Set for WWE Bash In Berlin

Friday’s WWE SmackDown show featured one new match announced for the card of WWE Bash In Berlin, which takes place on August 31st at the Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany.

This new match is an Undisputed WWE Championship match of Kevin Owens vs. Cody Rhodes (c).

This new match was setup following a promo segment involving Rhodes, Owens, & Solo Sikoa. At the start of the show, Rhodes came out to the ring and grabbed a microphone. After greeting the crowd, Rhodes talked about who he wants to defend his Undisputed WWE title against at Bash In Berlin. Rhodes stated that this person …

Before Rhodes could continue, Sikoa’s music played and came out with the rest of The Bloodline except for Jacob Fatu who was absent. Sikoa responded stating that he does not care what Rhodes wants to talk about or what the fans wants to hear. Sikoa stated that he wants to talk about SummerSlam and had it not been for Roman Reigns, he would have been champion. Sikoa then demanded to be given a rematch, which Rhodes responded back talking about Fatu and claiming his injury was due to Sikoa not being able to win on his own and insulted him for cosplaying as the Tribal Chief. Rhodes then called Sikoa delusional leading to The Bloodline getting on the ring apron. Before anything else could happen, Owens ran out from the crowd carrying two chairs with him. This led to The Bloodline backing away and leaving but not before Sikoa told Rhodes that he will deal with him later after he finds Reigns. Rhodes responded stating that he will be waiting for him.

Following The Bloodline leaving, Owens attempted to do the same only to be stopped by Rhodes who asked him back and stating that this will be uncomfortable and Owens will likely say no. After Owens got back into the ring, Rhodes stated that he would like to face him at Bash In Berlin. Owens responded back stating that he appreciates it but he does not deserve a title match and has done nothing to earn it. Rhodes responded back stating that he had a feeling that Owens would say no but he did not forget what he did for him. Rhodes stated that Owens can say no all he wants but he is going to talk to Nick Aldis and he will give him all the reasons why Owens should face him at Bash In Berlin. Rhodes then talked about being hopeful Aldis will accept his offer for the match.

In a follow-up segment, Rhodes and Owens were seen backstage with Aldis. Owens stated that he does not deserve a title opportunity which led to Aldis responding back stating that he has been considering Reigns for the title match and brought up how long he was a champion. This led to an angry Owens responding back stating that he does not care how long Reigns was champion and he always had helped. After some more angry insults, Owens told Aldis to go to the locker room and he will find someone more deserving than Reigns. Aldis responded stating that he does not need to go to the locker room. Aldis stated that Rhodes sees it, the crowd sees it, and he sees it. Aldis then made the match between Owens and Rhodes for the title official for Bash In Berlin. This led to Owens realizing what just happened and told Rhodes that he guesses he will see him at Bash In Berlin.

Current card for August 31st WWE Bash In Berlin:

  • Undisputed WWE Championship – Kevin Owens vs. Cody Rhodes (c)
  • WWE World Heavyweight Championship – Randy Orton vs. Gunther (c)

LA Knight Gives First Speech as U.S. Champion

Friday’s WWE SmackDown show also featured LA Knight giving his first speech as the new United States Champion.

During the show, Knight came out to the ring and grabbed a microphone. Knight told the crowd that he wants to talk to ya, yeah. Knight talked about SummerSlam and stated with all the answers, one question remains. Knight stated that people asked him if it was extra sweet to beat Logan Paul in his hometown. Knight stated that all he cares about is that he said call him what you want, but you will call him champ and he has arrived. Knight talked about how having this title makes him a marked man and stated that he has been a marked man since he walked onto SmackDown. After some more words, Legado Del Fantasma’s music played interrupting Knight.

Legado came out and made their way to the ring. Santos Escobar congratulated Knight and stated that he means it. After some heckling by the crowd, Escobar responded back saying that the crowd and Knight sucks. Escobar stated that not every day do you get someone like Knight to finally get the taste of gold. Escobar then proceeded to insult Knight and stated that he truly deserves to be U.S. Champion instead. This led to Knight responding back insulting Escobar and mocking him for the amount of times he lost to him. Knight then told Escobar that the problem is that to get a shot against him, you have to qualify and your opponent will be out soon.  Knight stated that Escobar won’t take the title off of him because he won’t let you. This led to Andrade coming out as Escobar’s opponent for their match that took place right afterwards.

Giovanni Vinci Return Vignette Airs on Friday’s SmackDown Show

Friday’s WWE SmackDown show also featured a video airing hyping up the return of Giovanni Vinci.

This was Vinci’s first appearance in WWE since this past April.

Santos Escobar Wins Shot at US Title on Friday’s SmackDown Show

Friday’s WWE SmackDown show also featured Santos Escobar defeating Andrade in a #1 Contender match for the WWE United States Championship.

As a result of his victory, Escobar will officially challenge LA Knight for the U.S. title at a future show.

Roman Reigns Brawls with The Bloodline on Friday’s SmackDown Show

Friday’s WWE SmackDown show also featured Roman Reigns brawling with The Bloodline and attempting to regain his

During the show, The Bloodline came out to the ring. Solo Sikoa demanded for the crowd to acknowledge him as their Tribal Chief, which the crowd responded back with boos and “We Want Roman” chants. Sikoa called out Reigns and stated that in case you have not noticed, he is the tribal chief now. Sikoa stated that if you call yourself the tribal chief and you want these back, which Sikoa revealed to be the ula fala, then come and get it from him.

This led to Reigns’ music playing and him coming out to the ring. Sikoa ordered Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa after Reigns, which led to Reigns attacking them instead and laid both of them out using the steel steps as a weapon. Reigns then went into the ring and after a staredown with Sikoa, the two brawled leading to Reigns laying out Sikoa with a Superman Punch. Reigns then attempted to hit a spear to Sikoa only for Tama to pull him out of the ring. Reigns then turned his direction towards the ula fala and went towards it only to get attacked from behind by Tama and Loa. After some brawling, Reigns managed to get the upper hand and laid out Tama and Loa again as Sikoa watched on and taunted Reigns from the stage area.

Current Card for Next Week’s SmackDown Show

Friday’s WWE SmackDown show also featured two new matches and one new segment announced for the card of next week’s SmackDown show on August 16th in Orlando, Florida.

All of the new matches and segment was setup following promo segments, backstage segments, and match card graphics shown throughout the show.

Current card for August 16th WWE SmackDown show:

  • WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contender match – The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs. DIY (Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano)
  • Naomi vs. Blair Davenport
  • Grayson Waller vs. Kevin Owens
  • Nia Jax WWE Women’s Championship Celebration
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