WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results
July 5, 2024
Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Commentary: Corey Graves and Wade Barrett
Results by: Roy Nemer of Wrestleview.com
WWE SmackDown kicks off with clips of Kevin Owens, Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes walking into the arena.
Live in the arena, Jey’s music hits and out he comes to a loud pop from the crowd.
Jey tells the fans that “Main event Jey Uso is now in your city”. He says he appreciates that Canada let him in. Jey asks the crowd if they want him to win the Money in the Bank and they Yeet.
LA Knight’s music hits and out he comes to the ring.
The fans chant “LA Knight” and he tells them “Let me talk to you”. He says he liked how Jey asked them if they want to see him win Money in the Bank. LA Knight says something tells him that Jey might be the odds on favorite, considering that a year ago, he was the odds on favorite. He says he has all the respect in the world with Jey because he was part of that goofy family and now it’s just him.
He says the way he will show Jey respect tomorrow is by showing him none at all. He says as much as Jey is used to hearing Yeet, he will hear all of Toronto say “Yeah” and the fans all “Yeah”. Both men face off in the ring.
Jey tells him Yeet and LA Knight laughs and says Yeah.
Out comes Carmelo Hayes and he says he hates to be that guy but he is that guy. He says Toronto does not want to hear Yeet and Yeah. He tells LA Knight that the last time he saw him, LA Knight’s head was far up Logan’s Prime location, he can tell them what the new Prime flavor is.
Chad Gable’s music hits and out he comes. He says unlike everyone else, he has been living in his own personal hell for the last few weeks. A loud “you suck” chant from the fans. He says his family left him high and drive, he got whacked in the head, he got the Wyatt Sicks after him for reasons he doesn’t understand.
Andrade’s music hits and out he comes to the ring. He tells them they are all talking about how their dream is to win Money in the Bank but dreams don’t win matches. Especially a dangerous match like Money in the Bank.
Drew McIntyre’s music hits and out he comes. A loud “CM Punk” chant from the crowd. He says he expected better from Canada, being part of the Commonwealth. He says Punk is not there but his family is always with him and he shows CM Punk’s bracelet.
He says that the violence he inflicted to Punk is what he will do to them tomorrow. He gets in the ring and looks at Andrade, calling him el idiot. Another loud “CM Punk” chant from the crowd.
Drew tells Chad that he feels bad for him. He tells Carmelo that he has a bright future but he is not him, he is looking up at him. He tells LA Knight that Yeah is not the word he will need tomorrow, it will be no.
He looks at Jey and he asks him how he got across the corner. Andrade attacks Drew from behind and they all fight in the ring. It ends with Jey and LA Knight landing a clothesline onto Drew over the top rope and to the outside of the ring.
We cut to Jackie Redmond backstage with Bayley. She asks Bayley what it takes to win the Money in the Bank ladder match and winning the title Bayley says you have to stay sharp and focused. In comes Chelsea Green and she tells Bayley that her advice is almost as irrelevant as she is. Chelsea says when she is Miss Money in the Bank, she will go after Bayley. Piper Niven attacks Bayley from behind. Chelsea tells her the next time Piper attacks her, she will come in with the contract and be the new WWE Women’s Champion.
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We see Bayley walking out of Nick’s office and in comes Naomi. She tells Naomi that she just spoke to Nick Aldis and she has a match against Piper Niven tonight.
The Street Profits with B-Fab vs. Pretty Deadly
The bell rings and we are under way. Ford with a waist lock take down onto Elton Prince. Wilson is tagged in and a hip toss by Ford. In comes Elton and Ford with a hip toss onto him. Dawkins is tagged in and they double team Wilson. Dawkins goes for the cover but Wilson kicks out. Dawkins throws Wilson to the ropes and Prince is tagged in. In comes Prince and they double team Dawkins. Prince throws him to the ropes but a spinning back elbow by Dawkins. A kick to the side of the head by Dawkins onto Prince. He goes for the cover but Prince kicks out.
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Back from commercial, Prince goes for a splash in the corner but Dawkins moves out of the way. Wilson is tagged in. Both men run to the ropes and a double headbutt. Ford and Prince are tagged in. Ford with a clothesline and a kick to the side of the head. A back drop by Ford onto Prince followed by a standing moon sault. He goes for the cover but Prince kicks out. Ford climbs the top rope but Prince with an uppercut. Wilson is tagged in and Dawkins tags himself. Pretty Deadly with a superplex onto Ford. Dawkins with a swanton bomb onto Wilson. He goes for the cover but Prince breaks it up. Dawkins throws Prince to the outside. Wilson rolls Dawkins up from behind but Dawkins kicks out. Dawkins is thrown to the ropes but he pushes Wilson to the outside. Ford with a flying senton over the top rope onto Pretty Deadly on the outside. Ford throws Wilson back into the ring. Ford is tagged in and he lands a frog splash off the top rope. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winners: The Street Profits
We cut backstage to Grayson Waller getting ready and in comes Austin Theory. He tells Grayson they have to be on the same page. Waller tells Theory that Theory has lost focus and asks him how many titles he won while with Johnny? The answer is zero. He tells Theory that last year at WrestleMania, he beat John Cena and this year, they became champions. He tells Theory that Johnny is desperate to get into his house. Theory appears to agree with him.
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We see clips of last Friday’s SmackDown where The Bloodline attacked Paul Heyman.
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Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell vs. Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill
Back from commercial and the match is already under way. Jade with a kick to the face onto Indi. Jade goes for a spear onto Indi in the corner but Indi moves out of the way. Candice is tagged in and she goes for the cover on Jade but Jade kicks out. Indi is tagged back in and Indi slams Candice onto Jade. Indi goes for the cover but Jade kicks out. Indi with an arm bar but Jade with a forearm to the face and a double boot, both women are down. Candy and Bianca are tagged in. Bianca with a drop kick followed by a vertical suplex. A spear in the corner by Bianca followed by right hands. In comes Indi and Bianca with a spinebuster. Candice with a boot to the face. She jumps off the second rope, Bianca catches her and slams her onto Indi. Bianca with a running moon sault. She goes for the cover but Candice kicks out. Jade is tagged in. Jade with a pump kick onto Candice. Bianca gets in the ring and Jade with a right hand onto Indi. Bianca with the KOD onto Indi and Jade Cargill with the Jaded onto Candice. Jade goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winners: Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill
Cathy Kelley is in the ring with them and Bianca tells her the last few months have been rough but they are here to finish what they started. And that starts with getting back those tag titles. Jade says that everyone knows they are coming back for their tag team titles.
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Out come Kevin Owens, Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes to the ring. Owens sits on the top turnbuckle and Cody asks Toronto what they want to talk about. Cody says they can talk about 16,000 people tonight on SmackDown, Money in the Bank or Heatwave on Sunday. He says WWE and Toronto are a good fit. Cody says they have heard enough from Solo Sikoa and this modern bloodline. He says The Bloodline have asked for a fight and they are ready for a fight.
Randy Orton says if it were up to him, that fight will end with the three most dangerous letters in sports entertainment, RKO. Kevin Owens looks at the fans and they cheer him. Owens says he could probably talk about the last four years of his life fighting The Bloodline. But he would rather talk about the last four days. The fans start the “Ole” chant.
Owens says on Monday mormning he got a call from his dad saying his mom was rushed to the hospital and he took a flight back home. And that is where he has been, in the same hospital where his mother gave birth to him. He says he was there at her bedside with his father and brother, watching his mom fight. Owens says for him, his parents are not in Toronto because his mom is still in the hospital bed, fighting like hell. He says he could have stayed home and it would not have been a problem for anyone except for his mother. Because ever since he was 11 years old and he discovered wrestling and WWE, his parents did everything they could for him to realize his dream. She kept telling him to leave it all in the ring. Owens says if she knew or heard that he missed a show because of her, she would be pissed. And he is more serious than he has ever been, tomorrow, win, lose or draw, all he cares about is that he does what is mom has wanted him to do for the last four years and that is not just kick the living hell out of The Bloodline but to beat their asses worse than ever before.
Owens drops the microphone and his music hits, with all three men standing tall.
A video package talking about the history of the WWE Tag Team Championships airs.
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