WWE Smack-Down Report from 24th Jan 2025

Cody Rhodes Segment

He says Shawn Michaels is the ideal person to moderate the contract signing tomorrow. At this time of year you need the undisputed wwe championship to main event Wrestlemania. He wishes Kevin Owens good luck after talking through the match at Royal Rumble and what it means.

Motorcity Machine Guns vs Pretty Deadly

Elton Prince and Kit Wilson hit the bad apple on Alex Shelley followed by an avalanche bulldog, Prince makes the pin but Shelley kicks out. Chris Sabin drops Prince with a dropkick but then Wilson does a forearm strike which sends him out onto the apron, as Wilson Irish whips Shelley, Sabin makes the blind tag, they do the basement dropkick into cross face into dropkick combination, they place Wilson in the corner do a double boot before Sabin tags in Shelley, they hit skull and bones into the cover and pick up the victory.

Winners: Motorcity Machine Guns

Kevin Owens and Jimmy Uso Segment

He questions why everyone wants to Cody’s friend. At the rumble he’ll prove he’s the true wwe champion.

Jimmy Uso comes out and says KO talks too much and drops him, he retreats and Jimmy challenges Owens to a match later.

Michin and B-Fab vs Chelsea Green and Piper Niven

B-Fab does spinning leg drop in the corner before doing a big boot to Chelsea Green, she avoids a clothesline then drops Green with a ddt then makes the cover but Piper Niven goes to break it up, Fab avoids and Niven lands on Green. Niven then pushes Fab against the ropes and does a spinning sideslam but as Fab hit the ropes Michin made the blind tag, she then drops Niven with a dropkick, Green goes for the un-pretty-her but Michin reverses it into eat defeat, she makes the cover and gets the win for her team.

Winners: Michin and B-Fab

A video package for Charlotte Flair

She declares for the Royal Rumble Match

Tiffany Stratton, Rhea Ripley, Nia Jax, Bianca Belair, Naomi and Liv Morgan Segment

Tiffany Stratton:

She’s not worried about the Royal Rumble winner.

Rhea Ripley interrupts

Rhea Ripley:

She respects Stratton for what she did to Nia Jax, but it’s nothing compared to where she’s going to do to her tomorrow.

Nia Jax w/Candice LeRae interrupts

Nia Jax:

She declares for the Royal Rumble match but she says she’s going to become Women’s World champion tomorrow then get her title back off Stratton.

Bianca Belair and Naomi interrupt

They jig to the ring

Naomi:

She declares for the Royal Rumble Match and if she doesn’t win Bianca will win.

Bianca Belair:

She declares for the Royal Rumble and if she’s doesn’t win then Naomi is going to win.

Liv Morgan w/Raquel Rodriguez interrupts

Liv Morgan:

She insults the women in the ring then declares for the Royal Rumble match and says she’s going to win.

Rhea Ripley headbutts her and a brawl begins

Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair and Naomi vs Nia Jax, Candice LeRae and Liv Morgan

Bianca Belair spears Liv Morgan into a cover but Nia Jax breaks up the pin. Jax does a pop up headbutt to Naomi then Rhea Ripley headbutts Jax then goes for the riptide but Morgan stops her but Ripley gets the upper hand, drops Jax then does the riptide to Morgan on top of Jax, Raquel Rodriguez gets up on the apron but Ripley knocks her off before Candice LeRae sends her to the outside with cutter through the ropes, Belair hits the k.o.d on LeRae but Morgan rolls her up and gets the 1 2 3 for the win.

Winners: Liv Morgan, Nia Jax and Candice LeRae

Johnny Gargano w/Tommaso Ciampa vs Apollo Crews

Johnny Gargano and Apollo Crews trade blows with Crews getting the advantage with a big boot followed by a step up enziguri, he runs at Gargano but gets sent to the outside where Tommaso Ciampa drops him with a running knee while Gargano distracts the referee, the Motorcity Machine Guns walk out which distracts Ciampa and Gargano, Crews takes advantage and rolls up Gargano getting the 3 count and the win.

Winner: Apollo Crews

Tama Tonga w/Jacob Fatu vs LA Knight

With both guys on the top turnbuckle they trade blows before Tama Tonga goes for a superplex but Knight reverse it into an avalanche face buster, Knight then hits an elbow drop before going for a b.f.t but Jacob Fatu gets up on the apron, Knight knocks him off with a boot, Tonga rolls him up but only gets a 2 count. Knight hits a b.f.t into the cover and gets the 3 count to pick up the victory.

Winner: LA Knight

After the match Fatu attacks Knight, Braun Strowman comes out and faces off with Fatu.

Damian Priest vs Carmelo Hayes

Carmelo Hayes goes for nothing but net but Damian Priest avoids it and goes for a clothesline which Hayes reverses into a roll up but only gets a 2 count. Priest drops him with a lariet then hits south of heaven into the cover and gets the 1 2 3 for the win.

Winner: Damian Priest

Carmelo Hayes attacks Jimmy Uso during his entrance

Jimmy Uso vs Kevin Owens

Jimmy Uso superkicks Kevin Owens then makes the cover but KO kicks out. Jimmy goes for a spear but Owens tries to reverse it into a stunner but Jimmy escapes and does a spear, he heads up to the top rope for a uso splash but Owens pulls him off, sends him shoulder first into the post before hitting a pop up powerbomb into the cover and getting the win.

Winner: Kevin Owens

After the match Owens goes to package piledrive Jimmy on the announce table but Cody Rhodes comes out and they brawl.