WWE SmackDown Results 11/15 - Two Titles On The Line, Women's United States Title Tournament Triple Threat
Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE SmackDown" on November 15, 2024, coming to you live from the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin!
After defeating A-Town Down Under in a non-title match last week, Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin will be putting the WWE Tag Team Championship on the line against Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins. Much to the frustration of Tommaso Ciampa, The Street Profits were able to secure an opportunity at Motor City Machine Guns' title from "SmackDown" General Manager Nick Aldis during last week's edition of the show.
Another title will be on the line tonight, as Naomi challenges Nia Jax for the WWE Women's Championship. The two women came face-to-face last week when Naomi ensured that Candice LeRae would be unable to aid Jax and Tiffany Stratton in defeating WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair in non-title action.
Speaking of LeRae, she will be competing in a match of her own tonight as she collides with Bayley and B-Fab in a Triple Threat Match for the Women's United States Championship Tournament. The aforementioned Aldis announced and unveiled the Women's United States Championship in a video that aired last Friday.
Following his win over GUNTHER at WWE Crown Jewel on November 2 in a Champion vs. Champion Match, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes will be appearing in the opening moments of tonight's show with something on his mind to share. Rhodes accompanied Randy Orton to the hospital last week in an ambulance after Kevin Owens blindsided him with a piledriver.
We are live! Michael Cole and Corey Graves greet audiences at home as Cody Rhodes makes his way out to the ring.
We Hear From Cody Rhodes
Rhodes wastes no time calling out Kevin Owens and says he crossed quite the line last week. He demands that Owens come to the ring, but Nick Aldis instead comes down to the ring and says he understands that Rhodes is angry. He says no one knows better than him how long it takes to get to WWE, and while people will do what it takes to win titles and make money, Owens crossed a line by attacking Randy Orton and he can't have him present.
Rhodes says Aldis is making a martyr of him, but Aldis cuts him off and says this isn't about money. He says this is about sending a message to the rest of the roster and the matter will be resolved internally. Rhodes says he knows that Aldis has to be objective as a General Manager, but under the suit, he knows that Aldis is still a wrestler. He tells Aldis to imagine being in his shows in the back of the ambulance calling Orton's family. He says WrestleMania 40 was a highlight of his life, and during the Premium Live Event, Orton told him that he was proud of him. He says he will cherish that moment forever because that's what Orton means to him, and now he's sidelined with an injury because of him. He asks Aldis what he expects him to do to Owens, and says the ball in his court but he won't wait for long.
We then head backstage and see Jimmy Uso catch up with Jey Uso and Sami Zayn. Jimmy says Roman Reigns will be at the arena shortly and wants to meet with the three of them, and Zayn leaves after saying he has an idea as to who the fifth member of their WarGames team could be.
Back at ringside, Bayley makes her way down. B-Fab and Candice LeRae follow.
Bayley vs. Candice LeRae vs. B-Fab in a Triple Threat Match for the Women's United States Championship Tournament
The bell rings and LeRae clocks Bayley. She then clocks B-Fab, but B-Fab levels her and rains down right hands on her. B-Fab connects with a kick on LeRae's head and clocks Bayley on the apron, then levels both Bayley and LeRae with a double clothesline.
Back from the break, Bayley delivers an elbow drop to the back of B-Fab's neck off the middle and goes for a pin. B-Fab kicks out, and the three women exchange right hands with one another. Bayley and B-Fab then fire off right hands on LeRae, but LeRae levels them both and teeters on the ropes with B-Fab. LeRae pushes B-Fab off the ropes, but Bayley joins her up there and looks to connect with a superplex. B-Fab pulls both women down with a powerbomb.
LeRae pins Bayley, but B-Fab breaks the fall and LeRae rains down right hands on her. Bayley then sends LeRae crashing into the turnbuckle, but B-Fab lands a slam on Bayley. She dumps LeRae onto the apron, but Bayley rolls her up for the win.
Winner: Bayley
LA Knight then makes his way down to the ring. Legado Del Fantasma follows, with Knight and Santos Escobar getting into an exchange of words and Berto answering Knight's United States Open Challenge after he calls him out to a match. Berto then attacks Knight.
LA Knight (c) vs. Berto (w/ Legado Del Fantasma) for the United States Championship
Back from the break, the bell has rung and Berto delivers a dropkick to Knight off the top. He rains down right hands on Knight, but Knight clotheslines Berto out of the ring and sends his head repeatedly bouncing off the announce desk. He gets him back in the ring and connects with a DDT, then goes for a pin but Berto kicks out.
Berto rolls up Knight, but Knight kicks out. Berto then lands a springboard kick on Knight off the ropes and pins him, but Knight kicks out. Berto looks to land a Shooting Star Press on Knight, but Knight lands a boot on him and delivers a powerslam. He looks to land an elbow drop, but Berto avoids it and sits Knight on the top rope. Knight fights off Berto and connects with an elbow drop, then follows it up with BFT for the win.
Winner (and still): LA Knight
After the match, Shinsuke Nakamura attacks Knight from behind and lays him out.
We then head backstage, where Sami Zayn informs Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso that his WarGames recruit didn't end up panning out. The trio then enter Roman Reigns' dressing room.
Back from the break, The Bloodline makes their way out to the ring as we see Zayn, The Usos, and Reigns leave Reigns' dressing room.
We Hear From The Bloodline
Solo Sikoa demands that Milwalukee acknowledge him, but before he can continue, Roman Reigns' music hits and he makes his way out alongside The Usos and Zayn.
The eight men begin to brawl, and Jey flies to level Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa. Jacob Fatu takes down Jimmy and Jey as Sikoa looks to land a Samoan Spike on Zayn. Reigns connects with a spear on Sikoa and stares down Fatu, but Bronson Reed attacks Reigns from behind to reveal himself as the fifth member of The Bloodline's WarGames team. Zayn and The Usos attack Reed and Fatu, but The Bloodline overpowers the three men. Reigns sends Loa crashing into a ring post and the barricade, then lands Superman punches on Reed and Fatu. Sikoa levels Reigns with a Samoan Spike, and Fatu lands a moonsault on him off the top. Reed follows it up with a Tsunami on Reigns, and The Bloodline stand tall alongside Reed as security runs down to gain control of everything.
The Street Profits then make their way down to the ring. Motor City Machine Guns follow.
Motor City Machine Guns (c) vs. The Street Profits (w/ B-Fab) for the WWE Tag Team Championship
Chris Sabin and Montez Ford begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Alex Shelley tags in and delivers an Atomic Drop to Ford. Motor City Machine Guns double team on Ford, but Ford levels Shelley with a clothesline and tags in Dawkins. Dawkins then delivers a shoulder pounce to Shelley over the announce desk on the outside.
Back from the break, Ford and Sabin tag in. Sabin delivers a dropkick to Dawkins' knee, then follows it up with a hurricanrana to Ford off the ropes and dumps him out of the ring. Shelley delivers a running knee to Dawkins off the rope, and Sabin flies off the apron with a cannonball to level Ford.
Shelley tags in and Motor City Machine Guns double team on Ford. Shelley pins Ford, but Ford kicks out. Sabin and Dawkins tag in, but Chris Sabin and Montez Ford begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Alex Shelley tags in and delivers an Atomic Drop to Ford. Motor City Machine Guns double team on Ford, but Ford levels Shelley with a clothesline and tags in Dawkins. Dawkins then delivers a shoulder pounce to Shelley over the announce desk on the outside. Tommaso Ciampa then appears and begins attacking The Street Profits and Motor City Machine Guns, causing the disqualification.
Winners (and still): Motor City Machine Guns (via disqualification)
After the match, Johnny Gargano runs down to the ring and looks to calm Ciampa down. Ciampa shoves Gargano and the two storm to the back. Motor City Machine Guns help The Profits up from the mat, but Dawkins shoves Shelley.
Naomi then makes her way down to the ring. Nia Jax follows.
Nia Jax (c) vs. Naomi for the WWE Women's Championship
The bell rings and the two lock up. Jax sends Naomi colliding into the corner, then sends her crashing into the mat and looks to land an elbow drop. Naomi moves out of the way and delivers a split legged leg drop, but Jax dumps her out of the ring. Naomi then gets back inside, but Jax turns her inside out with a clothesline and wears her down with a submission. Jax delivers a back elbow to Naomi, then sends her head repeatedly bouncing off the mat and jams her boot into the back of Naomi's neck. Naomi then lands a tope suicida on Jax.
Back from the break, Jax delivers a splash to Naomi and goes for a pin. Naomi kicks out and Jax cinches in a Half Boston Crab on Naomi, but Naomi responds with a crossbody off the middle rope and a springboard enzuigiri. Naomi connects with a Rear View on Jax and goes for a pin, but Jax kicks out and sends Naomi crashing into the corner. Jax then delivers a Samoan Drop to Naomi and ascends up the ropes, but Naomi clocks her from behind and lands a crossbody off the middle rope.
We head backstage and see Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez attack Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair. Naomi dumps Jax back inside the ring, but Tiffany Stratton clocks Naomi from behind. Jax ascends up the ropes, but Naomi rocks her with a kick and joins her up there. Jax looks to land a bodyslam on Naomi, but Naomi counters and sends Jax crashing into the mat. She goes for a pin, but Jax kicks out.
Bayley clocks Stratton from behind and sends her crashing into the barricade. Naomi rolls up Jax, but Jax kicks out. Naomi sends Jax crashing into the ring post shoulder first, then delivers a split legged moonsault. She goes for a pin, but Jax kicks out. Candice LeRae sends Bayley crashing into the ring post on the outside, and Jax delivers a Samoan Drop to Naomi off the middle rope. She follows it up with the An-Nia-Lator for the win.
Winner (and still): Nia Jax
After the match, we see Roman Reigns looking to cal Paul Heyman. When he does so, he finds out that Heyman's number has been disconnected and the show goes off the air.