WWE SmackDown Results
November 3, 2023
Report by Lovell Porter for Wrestlezone.com
In-Ring Segment: LA Knight
Knight notes that Roman Reigns over 1100 days as champion is impressive. What’s even more impressive is how fast the reign will end at Crown Jewel. Reigns tried to drop him with a Spear but ended up getting dropped by a BFT. This is a takeover. Knight is coming for everything Reigns has. He’s taking the championship and it will be the end of Roman’s reign, Yeah! Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman interrupt. Knight and Reigns stare daggers through each other. Heyman hands Reigns the mic. Reigns says normally he would tell this crowd to acknowledge him, but they already know who he is.
LA Knight on the other hand, clearly doesn’t know. Reigns introduces himself to Knight as the Tribal Chief and the face of WWE. While Reigns was out he wanted to see someone step up, but he had no idea it would be Knight. Reigns chuckles at Knight. Knight may have these people chanting his name, but it’s over. Reigns says Knight is cosplaying a redneck version of his cousin (The Rock). Reigns promises to smash Knight. Knight says he knows Reigns feels unbeatable.
Knight notes that he isn’t here to finish the story, he’s here to start it. He’s going to cosplay as the man that is going to kick Reigns’ ass. Knight warns Reigns that if he comes at him, he better end him. If not, Knight will be back and the only bloodline Reigns is going to see will be running down his forehead while Knight is announced as the new champion. Referees and officials hit the ring and separate Knight and Reigns before they can come to blows.
Kevin Owens vs. Austin Theory w/Grayson Waller
Theory runs around trying to avoid Owens. The fight spills outside. Theory drives Owens into the ring apron and commentary desk. Owens rolls back into the ring. Theory works over Owens. After the break, Owens is beating down Theory outside the ring. After a distraction from Waller, Theory takes control. Owens walks into a jumping blockbuster. Owens kicks out. Theory continues his assault. Owens catches Theory with a pop-up powerbomb. Owens stares daggers at Waller before dropping Theory with a Stunner for the win.
Winner- Kevin Owens
Backstage, Damage CTRL attacks Bianca Belair. Belair fights them off as referees and officials break it up.
Backstage, Logan Paul arrives. Paul runs into Bobby Lashley and the Street Profits. All four men dump on Rey Mysterio. Lashley and the Profits wish Paul luck tomorrow. B-Fab walks in and puts over the Profits. B-Fab asks Lashley if he has a moment. Lashley is happy to give B-Fab some time. The two walk off.
Piper Niven and Chelsea Green vs. Shotzi and…
As Shotzi is walking down the ramp, she pauses and points at the stage. Charlotte Flair’s music hits. Flair joins Shotzi in the ring.
Piper Niven and Chelsea Green vs. Shotzi and Charlotte Flair
Piper tosses Shotzi all over the ring. Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn are watching the match backstage. Shotzi manages to tag in Flair, who lands a flurry of offense. Flair lands a big boot to Green for the win.
Winners- Shotzi and Charlotte Flair
Backstage, SmackDown GM Nick Aldis tells Bayley tonight Damage CTRL is banned from ringside.
In-Ring Segment: Paul Heyman and Solo Sikoa
Heyman rants about John Cena bringing all of this on himself. Cena came back to WWE and got involved in the Bloodline business. Reigns tasked the enforcer of The Bloodline with ending Cena. Sikoa will be the next Tribal Chief, but to be that, his path has to be littered with bodies. Cena will be one of the many. Sikoa asks Heyman for the mic. Sikoa says they didn’t come here to talk to these people. They are here to talk to John Cena, face-to-face. John Cena’s music hits. Cena joins Sikoa in the ring. Sikoa says he’s pissed off he has to wait till tomorrow to end Cena. The Tribal Chief wants Sikoa to hand Cena this mic so he can say goodbye to these people.
Cena jokes that we waited a year for Sikoa to speak and that is the best he can do. Cena is losing his voice, but he says he only needs half a voice and 90 seconds to cook Sikoa. The crowd oohs. Cena notes that the only reason Sikoa is here is because his cousin got him a job. Sikoa walks around here like some bargain basement version of Taz. Cena tells Sikoa to wrap his thumb up tight. The only place it’s going is up Sikoa’s ass. Cena says, yeah, that was about 90 minutes. Cena drops the mic and walks away.
Donnybrook Rules Match: The Brawling Brutes vs. Pretty Deadly
The ringside area has all types of bar paraphernalia. Butch and Holland attack Prince and Wilson during their slow-motion entrance (hilarious visual). Holland and Butch toss Wilsion and Prince all over the ring and ringside. After the break, Pretty Deadly hit Spilled Milk off the second rope through a table on Butch for the win.
Winners- Pretty Deadly
Backstage, Paul Heyman tells Aldis to have extra medical staff on hand during Crown Jewel. The tribal chief has never been this savage. Aldis tells Heyman he has a weigh-in to attend to and walks away.
United States Championship Weigh-in
Backstage, GM Nick Aldis presides over the weigh-in. Logan Paul is clocked at 213 pounds. Rey Mysterio at 178. During the face-off, Paul tells Mysterio that Dominik is right, he is a deadbeat. Paul didn’t realize Mysterio was so tiny. Mysterio tells Paul he just has one thing to say. Paul leans in and Mysterio slaps his soul out of his body. Paul lunges at Mysterio, taking out a member of the security team. As both men are being separated, Mysterio bonks Paul on the head with the microphone. Paul goes down.
Bianca Belair vs. Bayley
Bayley attacks Belair as soon as the bell rings. Belair fires back and lands a delayed verticle suplex. Superstar press by Belair. Bayley kicks out. Bayley rolls out of the ring. Belair gives chase. Bayley misses a sneaky elbow drop as Belair rolls into the ring. Belair lands a series of bodyslams. The fight spills out to the apron. Bayley knees Belair into the ring post. After the break, Bayley drops an elbow off the apron to Belair’s back. Bayley sends Belair back into the ring and works her over. Belair fires up. Dropkick by Belair. Corner 10 punches by Belair.
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Bayley trips Belair off the second rope, causing her to slam her face into the turnbuckle. Bayley hits the ropes and runs into a spinebuster by Belair. Kick out by Bayley. After a struggle, Belair lands a superplex. Both women are down. Belair tries a pin. Bayley kicks out. Bayley uses Belair’s hair to pull her into the ringpost. Elbow drop off the top by Bayley. Belair kicks out.
Bayley tries several more pins, but Belair will not stay down. Bayley clears off the commentary desk and tries a powerbomb. Belair fights her off. Belair slides between the ropes to avoid a charging Bayley. Bayley crashes into the ring post. After a series of reversals, Bayley tries to use Belair’s hair against her again. Belair almost cuts Bayley in half with a hair whip. KOD by Belair. Belair pins Bayley.
Winner- Bianca Belair
After the match, Bayley rolls out of the ring. Belair follows. Belair lifts Bayley up for a KOD, but before she does it, Belair looks at the camera and says, “this is for you, Iyo!” Belair blows a kiss at the camera and KODs Bayley through the commentary desk.
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