WWE SmackDown Results 2/16 - The Rock & Roman Reigns Appear, Elimination Chamber Qualifiers Continue
Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE SmackDown" on February 16, 2024, coming to you live from the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah!
As The Road To WrestleMania continues, Roman Reigns and The Rock will both be making appearances on tonight's show. Following his win in the 2024 Men's Royal Rumble, Cody Rhodes selected the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion as his WrestleMania 40 opponent during the WrestleMania 40 Kickoff Show last week.
The final two entrants in the Men's Elimination Chamber match will be determined, as Kevin Owens squares off with Judgment Day's Dominik Mysterio while United States Champion Logan Paul goes one-on-one with The Miz in a pair of qualifier matches. The winners will join Randy Orton, Bobby Lashley, LA Knight, and Drew McIntyre in Perth, Australia.
Meanwhile in the Women's Elimination Chamber match, Bianca Belair, Becky Lynch, and Liv Morgan have all secured their spot in the match up by defeating Michin, Shayna Baszler, and Zoey Stark respectively. Two more competitors in the bout will be determined tonight, as Naomi collides with Alba Fyre while Tiffany Stratton takes on Zelina Vega.
Additionally, the winner of the 2024 Women's Royal Rumble Bayley, Women's Champion IYO SKY, and the aforementioned Lashley and Knight are all advertised to be in town tonight on WWE's event page.
We are live! Wade Barrett and Corey Graves greet audiences at home as we see The Rock pull up to the Delta Center.
Kevin Owens then makes his way down to the ring. Dominik Mysterio follows, and .
Dominik Mysterio vs. Kevin Owens in a Men's Elimination Chamber Qualifier Match
The bell rings and the two lock up. They take turns locking one another in submission holds before Owens levels Dominik with a shoulder tackle. Dominik finds himself on the outside, but slides back in and looks to land a boot on Owens' midsection. Owens catches it, then cinches in a side headlock on Dominik and lands a shoulder tackle on him. He follows it up with an arm drag, but Dominik catches him with a hurricanrana and a dropkick. Owens clotheslines Dominik out of the ring, then looks to fly.
Dominik moves out of the way before he can, then sends Owens' head bouncing off the ring apron and connects with a right hand to his head. He dumps him back in the ring, then encounters R-Truth who has appeared out of nowhere. Dominik takes advantage and attacks Owens, then gets him back in the ring.
Back from the break, Owens fires off right hands on Dominik's midsection. Dominik and Owens land right hands on one another before Owens fires off several elbows and a clothesline. He fires off stomps on Dominik, then levels him with a clothesline on the outside and follows it up with a running senton. He dumps Dominik back in the ring and lands a cannonball, then ascends to the top and connects with a Frog Splash. He goes for a pin, but Dominik kicks out.
Dominik hits a Facebuster on Owens, then follows it up with The Three Amigos. On the third suplex, Owens counters into The Three Amigos. Dominik blocks him from landing the last one and hits him with a DDT, then ascends to the top and looks for a Frog Splash. Owens rolls out of the way and delivers a Swanton Bomb. He goes for a pin, but Dominik kicks out. Owens looks for a Stunner, but Dominik responds with a kick and dials it up for the 619. He goes for a pin, but Owens kicks out.
Dominik calls on Truth to grab a chair for him, and Truth does so from the timekeeper's area. Instead of handing the chair to him, he sets it up on the outside and sits on it. This opens the door for Owens to deliver a superkick and a Pop-Up Powerbomb for the win.
Winner: Kevin Owens
After the match, Truth celebrates Owens' win from the outside.
We then head backstage to Drew McIntyre and Kayla Braxton, where they discuss the Men's Elimination Chamber match. McIntyre says he needs to win the match before LA Knight walks in and says since McIntyre wants to talk about his WrestleMania moment being stolen from him, he'll steal a moment for him once again. McIntyre and Knight then continue going back and forth, taking jabs at one another until officials appear to separate them.
Back at ringside, Zelina Vega makes her way down to the ring. Tiffany Stratton follows.
Tiffany Stratton vs. Zelina Vega in a Women's Elimination Chamber Qualifier Matchi
The bell rings and the two lock up. Vega delivers a back elbow to Stratton, then follows it up with a hurricanrana off the middle rope. Stratton responds with a bodyslam, but Vega trips her. The action spills to the outside, and Vega sends Stratton's head bouncing off the ring apron. She follows it up with an arm drag using the ring apron for extra momentum before hitting a springboard moonsault and taking notice of Legado Del Fantasma watching the action from the crowd.
Back from the break, LWO reemerges at ringside as Vega delivers a clothesline to Stratton. She sends her crashing into the ropes and dials it up for the 619, but Stratton avoids it. Vega then lands a DDT, but Stratton responds with an Alabama Slam and sets up for Prettiest Moonsault Ever. Vega dials it up with a 619 to Stratton's knees, then delivers a meteora from the middle rope. The action spills back out of the ring, and Stratton whips Vega into the barricade. Elektra Lopez gets in Vega's face, and Vega pulls her into the ringside area. She sends her back out to join the rest of her LWO teammates, and walks into a spinebuster from Stratton when she gets back in the ring. Stratton follows it up with Prettiest Moonsault Ever for the win.
Winner: Tiffany Stratton
Back from the break, IYO SKY sends a message to Bayley ahead of their WrestleMania 40 Women's Championship match as Kairi Sane and Asuka flank her. Sane puts Dakota Kai on notice for siding with her last week.
Back at ringside, The Final Testament make their way down to the ring as Javier Bernal and Beau Morris are already waiting inside.
Authors of Pain (w/ The Final Testament) vs. Javier Bernal and Beau Morris
Akam and Bernal begin the action. The bell rings and Akam wastes no time going after Bernal. He clocks him, then tags in Rezar. The Authors of Pain drag Morris into the ring. Rezar fires off right hands on Morris before tagging Akam back in. Akam and Rezar then deliver tihe Super Collider and a neckbreaker-powerbomb combination for the win.
Winners: Authors of Pain
Back from the break, The Miz makes his way down to the ring. Logan Paul follows.
Logan Paul vs. The Miz in a Men's Elimination Chamber Qualifier Match
The bell rings and the two lock up. Miz delivers a shoulder tackle and an Atomic Drop, but Paul ascends to the top and delivers a crossbody. Paul plants Miz, then delivers a leg drop and follows it up with a chop. Miz fires off chops on Paul in the corner, then delivers a series of kicks and lands a shoulder on his midsection from the apron. Paul then delivers a crossbody from the top to Miz on the apron.
Back from the break, Miz delivers a pair of clotheslines to Paul and whips him into the corner. Miz then connects with a flatliner, but Paul looks to land a splash on him in the corner. Miz avoids it and plants Paul, then delivers The Miz Kicks. Paul looks to escape, but Miz pulls him inside. He hangs on to the ring skirt, and the referee forces him to release it. While he's distracted fixing it, Paul rakes Miz's eyes and follows it up with the Skull Crushing Finale. He goes for a pin, but Miz manages to kick out. Miz then looks to deliver the Skull Crushing Finale to Paul, but Paul blocks it and Miz opts to cinch in the Figure Four Leg Lock. Paul makes it to the bottom rope to break the hold.
The action spills to the outside, and Paul continues wearing down Miz. He spots a pair of brass knuckles holding someone in the crowd, but Miz clocks him from behind before he can use them and tosses them aside. Paul then plants Miz inside the ring for the win.
Winner: Logan Paul
We head backstage and see Nick Aldis meeting with Jade Cargill and Bron Breakker.
Back at ringside, Naomi makes her way down. The Unholy Union follows.
Naomi vs. Alba Fyre (w/ Isla Dawn) in a Women's Elimination Chamber Qualifier Match
The bell rings and the two lock up. Fyre sends Naomi crashing into the mat, then sends her crashing into the middle turnbuckle face first. Naomi lands a kick on Fyre's head, then slaps Fyre's face and delivers a split-legged leg drop. The action spills into the ring, and Naomi and Dawn get in one another's faces. Naomi sends Fyre crashing into the ring steps face first.
Back from the break, Naomi delivers a hurricanrana to Fyre and follows it up with a dropkick. She follows it up with a Bull Dog before she ascends to the top and delivers a crossbody. She goes for a pin, but Fyre kicks out. Fyre delivers a Facebuster, and Dawk takes a cheap shot at Naomi from the outside. Fyre then goes for a pin, but Naomi kicks out. Fyre looks to connect with a Gory Bomb, but Naomi escapes. She delivers an enzuigiri to Dawn on the apron and locks in Feel The Glow for the win.
Winner: Naomi
We then head backstage and see Dakota Kai beg Bayley for help dealing with Kairi Sane, Asuka, and IYO SKY in light of their message earlier tonight. Bayley says she doesn't know who she can trust and tells Kai she can't deal with this right now.
Back at ringside, Nick Aldis stands on the ramp and announces that he's officially signed Bron Breakker to be a member of the "SmackDown" roster. Breakker makes his way out and puts pen to paper with a contract. He shakes Aldis' hand, and photographers meet them where they are to take their picture.
Back from the break, The Bloodline make their way down to the ring.
We Hear From The Bloodline
Reigns tells Salt Lake City to acknowledge him, then calls the people of Utah and fans at home "dumb". He says when his cousin comes out, people may pay more attention to catchphrases rather than what they're saying. He says that there's meaning to everything they say, and says tonight is the greatest night in WWE history because it's the first night they can officially say that The Rock is a member of the Bloodline.
The Rock's music hits and he then makes his way down to the ring. He says before he drops some gospel on fans, he has some good news to share. He says the fans in attendance have broken a record in the state of Utah for the largest "gathering of trailer park trash" in the state of Utah. He says that the lives of the fans in attendance now have meaning, and they will all go home with a story to tell their large families having looked at greatness in the flesh. He says he's finally come back to Salt Lake City, and there's a new side of The Rock for fans to see. He says that side of him has always been there, and fans are seeing it tonight. He says fans had the biggest WrestleMania main event in their hands with him and Reigns facing off, but it slipped between their fingers when they started being vocal about wanting to see Cody Rhodes in his place.
The Rock questions what Rhodes' story is, and says Reigns beat Rhodes in the main event of WrestleMania last year. He says there is no logic in Rhodes wanting a rematch after losing to Reigns, and says things would be different if it were another sport such as basketball. He says people don't get a shot at another story because they want it, and calls the fans "crybaby b******". He promises to do everything he can to walk out of WrestleMania as a loser, and says Rhodes' story is ending while theirs is just beginning.