WWE SmackDown Live Results 6/14/24: Clash At The Castle Go Home Show
Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s live coverage of WWE "SmackDown" on 6/14/24 from OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland.
Ahead of their "I Quit" match at "Clash at the Castle", Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles will both appear. Rhodes is fresh off an appearance on NXT this week. Will the two play nicely until Saturday?
Following a six-man match on RAW between The Bloodline and Kevin Owens and the Street Profits that ended in a disqualification, Owens will finally get a one-on-one match with the new "Head of the Table", Solo Sikoa. KO will be in a bad mood after being put through announce table by The Bloodline following the match.
Queen of the Ring Nia Jax will be in action against Michin after a backstage confrontation between the women. In more women's action in GlasGLOW, Trinity takes on Chelsea Green. The two nearly got physical in a backstage segment last week with General Manager Adam Pearce present, so he's settling it with a match tonight.
There will be a special edition of The Grayson Waller Effect with special guests and current rivals, #DIY (Tomasso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano). #DIY and A-Town Down Under have been going at it, while there's also been inner turmoil between Waller and Austin Theory.
Naomi vs. Chelsea Green
Naomi was accompanied by Bayley, while Green was accompanied by Piper Niven. Bayley is defending her WWE Women's Championship against Niven at Clash as the Castle.
The women started off with a collar and elbow and went around the ring while the crowd serenaded them. They exchanged standing side headlocks. Naomi shoulder tackled Green. Green went to kick Naomi and she slid under Green's leg. Green slid to Naomi and yelled "Stop!" Naomi answered by slapping her in the face. Naomi ran the ropes back and forth over here by trying to pin Green.
Green rolled out to the outside. Naomi went for a dive, but Green slapped her in the face. She got on the apron and stomped on Naomi's back while she was still over the rope.
Green kicked Naomi's leg out from under her. Green slammed Naomi's face into the mat while Bayley rallied the crowd for her friend. Naomi kicked Green in the ear. The women exchanged forearms. Naomi jumped off the second rope and kicked her in face and then did a suicide dive. Naomi rained down punches. Back in the ring, Naomi did a crossbody from the top rope, but Green kicked out at two. In the corner, Naomi got a couple punches before Green slipped out and knocked Naomi down. She followed with a dropkick and a cover. Green attempted another cover, but Naomi kicked out. Green punched Naomi in the back of the head. She went for the cover and put her legs on the rope. Bayley pushed them off. Bayley and Niven argued, which distracted Green. Naomi reversed into a roll up for the win.
Winner: Naomi
The Grayson Waller Effect
Theory pointed out that there were no plants on "The Grayson Waller Effect" set. Waller said Scotland was too depressing for the plants. He then invited #DIY to the crowd after insulting the crowd. A sign fell over, so Gargano threw it out. There was only one chair and Ciampa threw it out of the ring.
Ciampa questioned why Theory's name is not on the sign. Waller said branding is expensive, but Theory is his best friend and he'd take a bullet for him. Gargano showed footage from last week's match. Gargano was doing a dive over the top rope and Waller putting Theory in line for Gargano to land on.
Ciampa said the Scotland fans came to see a fight, not a talk show. Ciampa wants a match for the tag titles in front of the Glasgow crowd. Waller refused and said they only want their titles. Gargano asked to talk to Theory. He is proud of what Theory has done on his own. He said Theory didn't need Waller and Waller took out Gargano. Theory saved Waller from Ciampa. Gargano superkicked Theory because he moved Waller out of the way. Waller moved out of the way and allowed Ciampa to hit Theory with a running knee.
Santos vs. Apollo Crews
Crews and Santos fought around the ring on the outside. Crews got kicked off the apron. Santos picked him up and dropped him on the apron. Baron Corbin came out to even the odds and take out the rest of LDF. Crews powerslammed Santos before doing a standing moonsault.
Santos shoulder tackled Crews in the corner. Santos went for a pin, but Crews kicked out. Santos sent Crews into the ropes and hit a backbreaker. Santos pulled Crews up, but Crews with an armdrag. He followed with a splash in the corner, a crossbody, and a suplex. Santos bounced off the ropes, but Crews clotheslined him. Crews with a back bodydrop. Crews went up top, but Santos kicked him in the head. Santos tried to pull him off, but Crews punched him in the face and sent him to the mat. Crews went for a crossbody, but Santos hit him with a jumping knee.
They exchanged blows. Santos with a big boot and the Samoan Driver. Santos kicked out two. Crews went up top again. LDF returned and went after Corbin took them out. Elektra Lopez knocked Crews down. Santos rolled him up for the win.
Winner: Santos
Cody Rhodes confront AJ Styles
Rhodes came to ring first to a very raucous crowd. Rhodes had to stop talking because the crowd sang "Cody! Cody Rhodes!". He said Styles has been given the impossible task of saying the words, but the crowd started singing before he said "I quit." Styles and The OC came to the ramp, but the fans continued to sing. Rhodes asked why Styles was so far away since they're supposed to be talking man to man.
Every time Styles tried to talk, the crowd continued singing Rhodes names. Styles said he and Rhodes are nothing alike. It took him 17 years to climb the ladder. Styles said Rhodes quit WWE, NJPW, ROH, and the company he helped start. Styles said, "when the going gets tough, Cody gets going."
Rhodes replied that he "made some big decisions." He's never been afraid to walk away and gamble on himself. If he hadn't, he wouldn't be WWE Champion now. He said Styles quit on himself and had to "pretend to be Mark Henry for a night" to get a title shot.
The crowd continued to drown out everything Styles said. Styles knows Rhodes is tough, but he will do whatever it takes to make Rhodes quit.
Nia Jax vs. Michin
Michin did a suicide dive on Jax before the bell rang. Michin ran to Jax, who caught her. Michin kicked Jax and then kicked her again and got her out of the ring. Michin sent Jax into the ringpost. Stratton argued with Michin, so Stratton threw water on her. Michin threw her over the announce table.
Back in the ring, Jax tackled Michin and then elbow dropped her. Jax hit the An-NIA-lator for the win.
Winner: Nia Jax
In a pre-taped segment, LA Knight went to Logan Paul's house. He found his way to the pool and was chilling in a float when Paul discovered him.
Back in the arena, Carmelo Hayes declared he was entering Money in the Bank. When he wins, he'll be "Melo in the Bank".
Solo Sikoa vs. Kevin Owens
Due to a backstage brawl with the Street Profits, The Bloodline is banned from ringside. Sikoa was accompanied by "The Wise Man".
Owens went straight for Sikoa before the bell rang. Sikoa rolled out of the ring and they brawled on the outside. Owens ran around the corner and tackled Sikoa. He followed with a frog splash from the apron.
Owens went for a cannonball, but Sikoa rolled out of the ring. KO grabbed Sikoa by his hair and pulled him up on the apron, but Sikoa made him hit his neck on the ring. Sikoa threw him into the steps and then slammed his face in it. KO slapped him in the chest.
Sikoa headbutted Owens twice. Owens hit him a couple of times. He slung Owens into the ropes and then took him down. Sikoa hit KO with a hip check in the corner. Sikoa went for it again, but Owens moved out of the way and then followed with a stunner.
Owens and Sikoa exchanged blows. Owens with a big boot and then stomped a mudhole in him while wearing a Stone Cold shirt. Owens kicked him again. Both went for lariats, but it was Owens that finally connected. Owens walked across Sikoa on his way to the top rope. Sikoa punched him and headbutted him. Sikoa joined him on the ropes. Owens headbutted him and hit him with body shots. Owens with a tornado DDT and pinned Sikoa for two.
Sikoa caught KO's kick and followed with a Samoan Drop. Sikoa picked up Owens and tried to spin him. They exchanged superkicks and Owens hit a cannonball. Owens went up top and hit a swanton bomb for a two count.
Sikoa with a back body drop off the apron. Owens with a frog splash for two. Owens went for a stunner, but Sikoa caught him and hit a spinning Solo twice. Owens kicked out both times. Owens with two more superkicks. KO went up top, but Sikoa got his knees up. Sikoa missed with the Samoan Spike. Owens with a stunner. Heyman put Sikoa's leg on the rope. Owens choked Heyman and was going to put him through the table, but Sikoa gave him a Samoan Spike. Back in the ring, he did another one for the win.
Winner: Solo Sikoa
After the match, The Bloodline attacked Owens. Randy Orton made the save. Orton took Sikoa and Tanga Loa.