Even though it’s popular to tease WWE for doing so many “Can they coexist?” matches, there’s a reason the company goes to that well so often: It’s almost guaranteed drama. So it should come as no surprise that tonight’s WWE SmackDown, the go home show before Fastlane on Saturday night, includes one of those bouts.
Asuka would really like to win the WWE Women’s Championship again after losing it this summer. Charlotte Flair would also like to win it since she’s just accustomed to wearing gold around her waist. Both women will have a chance to do so at Fastlane in a Triple Threat match with current champion IYO SKY … but first they have to team together tonight against SKY and Bayley.
Yet there’s a chance that this might subvert the coexisting trope. After all, Asuka and Flair have been a successful team before, even winning tag team gold together. And Damage CTRL might finally be showing some cracks since Bayley took it upon herself to book SKY to face two challengers, perhaps out of jealousy. This could be interesting indeed.
The other big hook for tonight’s show is that it’s getting visitors from Raw. Cody Rhodes has backed Jey Uso even when others weren’t as crazy about it, and his reward is getting teamed with Uso to take on The Judgment Day’s Damian Priest and Finn Balor for tag team gold. All four men will be on hand tonight in St. Louis.
We’re ready to see what this night holds in store, and if any additional matches will be added to the Fastlane card which currently goes just five deep. Let’s go on this journey together, shall we?
WWE SmackDown results from St. Louis:
(please scroll down for full details on any match or segment in bold)
- A video package shows LA Knight coming to the rescue of John Cena on last week’s show
- Speaking of LA Knight, The Bloodline wants to mess with him, but John Cena has his back; Knight also challenges Jimmy Uso to a match tonight
- As The Bloodline walks in, Damian Priest wants to know why JD McDonagh is there, but Rhea Ripley says he’s there at her invitation
- Asuka and Charlotte Flair def. Bayley and IYO SKY by pinfall
- Heyman says Roman Reigns needs to authorize a match, to which Uso points out that he’s never around; also The Judgment Day seems to have taken over the dressing room The Bloodline thought was theirs
- Ripley tells the two teams to leave so she can chat with Heyman, but Solo and Priest linger and stare each other down
- Bobby Lashley def. Rey Mysterio by pinfall, and officials come out to check on Cruz Del Toro and Joaquin Wilde after the match as they get entangled in the action on the outside with the Street Profits
- Back to Heyman and Ripley: Rhea proposes an alliance, and while Paul likes the idea, he needs to get the idea authorized by the Tribal Chief … but Rhea wants Paul to acknowledge her before giving him permission to “make your little phone call”
- Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn continue to insinuate that they’ve cursed the women’s tag team championships
- Dragon Lee def. Austin Theory by pinfall after Cameron Grimes takes out his ringside help, Grayson Waller
- Ripley is shown talking to Jimmy Uso backstage
- The LWO says Del Cruz and Wilde are going to be out for tomorrow’s six-man match at Fastlane, so Mysterio tells his remaining teammates he will make a phone call …
- Jimmy Uso vs. LA Knight ends in a no contest, becoming a huge brawl that involves The Judgment Day, Solo Sikoa, John Cena, Jey Uso and Cody Rhodes that ends badly for JD McDonagh