WWE SmackDown results 06/30/23: Bloodline members throw hands ahead of MITB

The stars of WWE get their final say the night before Money in the Bank.

WWE SmackDown rolls into London tonight, with only 24 hours to go before Money in the Bank.

OK, not really tonight, and definitely not live in North America, because time zones. But you get the drift.

Because talent is already in town for Money in the Bank, we’ll see big names on this edition of SmackDown. Roman Reigns, for one, and the Tribal Chief will not be in a good mood ahead of the Bloodline Civil War.

Logan Paul is also scheduled to appear as a guest on The Grayson Waller Effect. And lord only knows what will happen when those two share the ring together.

Oh, and we’ve got a pair of title matches as well. Hard to beat that for tape-delayed TV.

It looks like an insanely packed house for this show, so let’s get right to it.

WWE SmackDown results from London:

Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn def. Pretty Deadly by pinfall to retain the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship

Almost completely forgot that this is a home game for Pretty Deadly. That should help them stay competitive even if it would be a big surprise if they won the titles.

KO sells damage to his left leg, giving the challengers somewhere to focus their attack. He eats several signature moves in a row but manages to kick out each time.

Alas, all it takes is one big flurry from the champs to turn the tide and retain their gold.

The Brawling Brutes want some payback against Solo Sikoa, but Adam Pearce says he’s got other business tonight. Instead, Ridge Holland has a match against Austin Theory, and if he wins it, will be “firmly in contention” for the United States Championship.

Austin Theory def. Ridge Holland by pinfall

The announcers doing some nice work putting over Holland. Meanwhile, we had sort of forgotten about Theory, which is no diss to him but merely an observation about how out of sight, out of mind he’s been lately. But he wins here, so sorry about that, Ridge.

Perhaps teasing a program, Theory tries to beat up on Holland after his victory and is chased away by a Brogue Kick from Sheamus.

Karrion Kross brags that he beat AJ Styles in only three moves in a game of chess and challenges him to a match next week.

A video package replays some of the recent twists and turns in the Bloodline saga.

Bayley def. Shotzi by pinfall to retain her spot in the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder match is on the line

There’s a quick review of how we got here, meaning how IYO SKY “helped” Bayley by accepting Shotzi’s challenge on her behalf. SKY actually provides some real help early during the match, putting Bayley’s foot on the ropes to help Bayley escape a pin, and a Rose Plant shortly after secures a victory for the Role Model. Not sure what the point of this was, but here we are.

Shotzi storms backstage and says she isn’t done with Bayley but ends up getting thrashed by Damage CTRL and also has some of her hair cut off.

Logan Paul is welcomed as the guest on The Grayson Waller Effect. After he boasts a little about what he might do after winning the briefcase, he’s joined unexpectedly by LA Knight … who kind of cuts a face promo.

Paul disses Knight by saying he was supposed to be a manager in WWE after a 20-year career, but LA gets the fans on his side. Santos Escobar joins the fun as well, followed by Butch, who quickly turns this conversation into violence.

Paul and Butch end up brawling over the announce table into a commercial break.

It turns into a match during said break …

Butch def. LA Knight and Santos Escobar by pinning Escobar

Paul isn’t competing in this one but is hanging around ringside to keep a close eye on it. He gets in Knight’s face when the battle goes to the outside, but soon pays for it thanks to Escobar.

Alas, Santos is pinned shortly after by Butch. After the match, Paul takes out Knight but is thrown from the ring in turn by Butch, who does the climb the ladder and pose with the briefcase thing.

Styles accepts Kross’ challenge and says Michin will keep Scarlett on her leash if Karrion does not.

Asuka def. Charlotte Flair by DQ to retain the WWE Women’s Championship after she is attacked by Bianca Belair

There’s a very interested onlooker in the front row: Bianca Belair, who appears to have purchased a front row ticket since Pearce told her to stay away.

Charlotte mostly misses a moonsault to the floor but lands just fine, but her running boot to Asuka ends up smashing into Belair when the champ moves. Bianca decides to attack Asuka, which means that Flair loses due to disqualification.

An angry Flair confronts Belair, who then smashes Charlotte in the face as well. Asuka ends up getting the KOD onto the announce table, so she probably should have just left well enough alone, and Flair soon joins her. Ouch.

The Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns, heads to the ring with Solo Sikoa and Paul Heyman. Reigns says “we ain’t the ones, I’m the one, I’m the only one.” He clarifies by saying he’s the only one who loves The Usos and allowed them into the promised land.

When the fans start chanting that he sucks, Reigns says no, it’s family who betrays you who suck. Roman says he’ll give his cousins an unlimited number of chances after screwing up, but they need to come out, bow down and acknowledge him so they can all move on.

Jimmy and Jey come out and are incredulous that Roman thinks they want to get back in. Now it’s all about consequences: What happens if Reigns loses? Jey says when Roman loses, he’s the only one out.

The Usos also suggest that Solo would make a great next Tribal Chief. That appears to throw Reigns just a tad, and he gets in the face of Jey on the apron. A superkick is the answer, and now all four men are brawling.

Pearce and a host of officials try to separate the warring Bloodline members, but Reigns is able to land a Superman punch and Jey ends up flying out to the floor as the show fades out for tonight.