SmackDown

SmackDown: October 16th, 2024

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A SHOCKING CONCLUSION TO SMACKDOWN! A DEBUT! AND HARD-HITTING ACTION!

ROYAL RUMBLE IS ONE WEEK FROM TOMORROW!

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🔵 Karrion Kross w/ Scarlett vs. Ludwig Kaiser w/ Vinci: 6min*

SmackDown kicks off with Raw Superstar Karrion Kross in action against his hand-picked opponent, Ludwig Kaiser! Can Kross make a statement just days before he faces Gunther and Knight for the US Title at the Royal Rumble?

Karrion Kross wins his match! Can Knight and Gunther do the same in their matches later on?

**Still to come: "Roman Reigns and Jey Uso divided - the state of The Bloodline!" + AJ Styles vs. Matt Riddle! + Gunther and LA Knight compete in respective singles action.

🔵 Nikki Cross leaves Bayley speechless with her undeniable passion: 8min*

Nikki Cross won a Fatal 4-Way match to earn a shot against Raw Women's Champion Bayley in a match set to happen next Friday, one night before the Royal rumble!

In a heated exchange of words, Nikki Cross makes the WWE Universe believe in her with fiery speech that let even Bayley speechless. Nikki Cross has all the passion in the world! Can she take the title next week?!

🔹 VIDEO: A look at the vendetta of The Miz and Shinsuke Nakamura.

A vignette showcases the past several weeks between Miz and Nakamura that have been nothing short of chaotic!

Next week, The Miz must find a partner to face Nakamura and Boogs in a tag team match.

🔵 LA Knight vs. Bronson Reed: 8min*

Before the highly anticipated triple threat match for the United States Title next week, all competitors are in singles action.

LA Knight battles the force that is Bronson Reed on his SmackDown debut! Can Knight topple the giant obstacle?

LA Knight wins!

🔵 Becky Lynch stands tall in a massive Royal Rumble Match preview: 6min*

Becky Lynch, Natalya, Lacey Evans, Shotzi, Tegan Nox, and Gigi Dolin argue winning the Royal Rumble Match before a massive over-the-top rope brawl ensued with Lynch standing on top!

🔹 BACKSTAGE: Cameron Grimes and Chad Gable agree to test out their potential alliance.

While Gable calls this a tutorship, Cameron Grimes sees Gable's offer as a call for an alliance.

Tonight, Grimes suggests he gives Alpha Academy a chance when he teams up with Gable next week!

🔵 Matt Riddle w/ The New Day vs. AJ Styles w/ The O.C.: 10min*

The O.C. stunned the WWE Universe when they turned on Riddle and New Day and left them flattened on the canvas before The Brawling Brutes came to their aid two weeks ago.

Last week, The O.C. declared they want to take back SmackDown, the house that "AJ Styles" built. Standing in their way, Riddle and New Day.

When Riddle challenged AJ Styles to a match, Styles claimed to have "things" to do. Tonight, Styles must take on Riddle!

AJ Styles defeats Matt Riddle due to a referee distraction by Luke Gallows!

🔵 Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn vs. local competitors: 3min*

Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn pick up another win in their second match on SmackDown.

🔵 United States Champion Gunther vs. Odyssey Jones: 10min*

Odyssey Jones makes his debut on SmackDown against The Ring General Gunther!

While Gunther picked up the win in a grueling heavyweight clash, the newsworthy moment came when LA Knight and Karrion Kross kicked off a brawl backstage that quickly found its way to the ring!

Kross. Knight. Gunther. US Title. Royal Rumble!

**ANNOUNCEMENT: Bayley vs. Nikki Cross - Raw Women's Title! + Gable & Grimes in tag team action! + LA Knight vs. Karrion Kross! + Nakamura & Boogs vs. Miz and a tag partner!

🔵 MAIN EVENT: Jey Uso quits The Bloodline, leaves Reigns and Zayn on the floor!: 16min*

Two weeks ago on Raw, The Usos defended the Raw Tag Titles against The Judgment Day in a losing effort.

Jimmy Uso suffered an injury that forced Sami Zayn to play replacement, in that course, The Bloodline were a fragile front as Jey Uso and Sami Zayn can't see eye-to-eye.

Last Friday, the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns was furious at Jey Uso for embarrassing The Bloodline and not putting his differences aside with Sami Zayn who has more than proved his loyalty.

A match was later set for this past Monday when Jey Uso and Sami Zayn teamed up in a Raw Tag Titles Match against new champions, The Judgment Day. Again, Sami Zayn and Jey Uso failed when Jey Uso lost it at The Honorary Uce. On the same night, Roman Reigns appeared to berate Jey Uso after the match.

Tonight, Roman Reigns' continuous emotional torture for his cousin Jey Uso, who seems to never trust Sami Zayn, has finally reached a boiling point.

Fed up with the blindness of Reigns and the rest of The Bloodline to see that Sami Zayn has no place with them, Jey Uso hit a massive superkick out of nowhere on Sami Zayn before storming out! Only to come back moments later and hit Roman Reigns with a career-altering superkick before escaping a Samoan Spike from Solo Sikoa.

The crowd's roar was deafening as Jey Uso steps out of The Bloodline in the most shocking SmackDown closure!