This week on SmackDown, Roman Reigns and Jimmy Uso began the present and Jimmy gave his cousin a wake-up name. LA Knight battled Carmelo Hayes, Nia Jax fought Naomi, and Kevin Owens snapped.
Listed below are your winners and losers for SmackDown, October 11, 2024:
Reigns Will get A Dose Of Actuality
Jimmy Uso began the present and warned Solo Sikoa he was coming for him. Jimmy obtained reduce off by Roman Reigns, who got here out and stated he was again and that everybody ought to take discover that he and Jimmy have been those. Jimmy reduce him off and stated, “However we’re not although.” Jimmy then advised Roman he is the one one nonetheless acknowledging him and that the household had deserted them. He hinted at getting Jey Uso again, however Roman stated, “No Yeet.”
Jimmy appeared to trace that Roman wanted to get up and notice that lengthy gone are the times when the Unique Bloodline might simply do and take what they wished. Jimmy walked out on Roman and Reigns was left shocked. The look on his face prompt he wasn’t positive if Jimmy was proper or out to lunch as a result of he was the OTC.
Winner/Loser: Carmelo Hayes vs. LA Knight
After incomes a title shot as a result of AJ Types could not end the match final week, Carmelo Hayes hoped to steal the USA Championship from LA Knight. Knight efficiently defended the U.S. title in a strong opener. Andrade appeared at ringside, distracting Hayes and ultimately Knight picked up the clear win with a BFT.
This match wasn’t anyplace close to the extent of the bouts Hayes and Andrade have been placing on, however it was tremendous. Afterward, Andrade mocked Hayes at ringside, including insult to harm. Total, the match featured some standout moments and a robust efficiency from each opponents.
Winner: Owens Interrupts, Will get Blasted By Orton
Because the challengers for the Girls’s Tag Crew title match have been coming to the ring, Kevin Owens jumped within the ring and grabbed a mic. He famous he was advised particularly to not be there, however he could not perceive why he was being blamed for attacking Cody Rhodes after Dangerous Blood. When WWE reduce off his mic, he grabbed the announcer’s headset and began to complain that he was being blamed when Cody was within the fallacious. Cody made his solution to the ring for a battle however was reduce off by safety. Orton got here down too and advised Rhodes he’d go calm Owens down. Whereas making an attempt to take action, he took an elbow from Owens which precipitated Orton to wallop his buddy and knock him down. Owens was shocked and Orton was upset it obtained that far.
This was an attention-grabbing section. It did not paint Owens because the heel however blurred the traces. Owens feels he is proper, Orton probably went too far and Cody needs his piece of flesh. It is a maze of narratives that WWE is making an attempt to navigate.
Loser: Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair vs. Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson
The match that adopted wasn’t nice. It was a pleasant showcase for Lash Legend and Jakra Jackson however as soon as they obtained their early offense in, Cargill and Belair wiped the ground with them. This was a brief match that was too fast to guage. There was chaos exterior with Piper Niven and Chelsea Inexperienced, the place Michael Cole went approach excessive making an attempt to promote that Inexperienced nonetheless stunk from final week’s Dumpster Match.
Winner: Naomi vs. Nia Jax
Nia Jax got here out to the ring with Tiffany Stratton and stated she was going to annihilate Liv Morgan at Crown Jewel after which not-to-subtly demanded that Stratton money in on Morgan after that match was over. Stratton did not appear to like the “playful” headlock Jax placed on her, however earlier than that would go anyplace, Naomi got here out and challenged Jax. Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, and Dom got here out to look at the match that adopted after the business break.
The match had already began when the business ended. Each girls went forwards and backwards with Jax catching Naomi in a Samoan Drop exterior the ring earlier than one other business. Because the chaos continued on the surface, Raquel grabbed Tiffany’s briefcase, and Liv Morgan used it to strike Nia Jax. Naomi capitalized, hitting a powerbomb from the nook to safe the victory.
Whereas it was a robust showcase for Naomi, this was a non-title match so there have been no actual stakes aside from embarrassing Jax. Morgan’s interference and Rhea Ripley’s sudden arrival have been the takeaways from the match, organising Crown Jewel and emphasizing that Ripley is the larger fish on this storyline.
Within the backstage space, whereas The Avenue Income and DIY have been screaming at one another over who ought to be a high contender for the tag titles, Nick Aldis seen that one thing was occurring within the again. He referred to as for safety and the cameras caught Kevin Owens beating the tar out of Randy Orton. Owens yelled, “You need to choose sides?!” He added, “You picked the fallacious facet.
Winner: Solo Sikoa vs. Jimmy Uso
As a result of the New Bloodline was readily available, Jimmy was badly outnumbered within the match with Sikoa. He was on an island with no Roman Reigns at ringside with him. Sikoa dominated Jimmy early and Jacob Fatu was taking low cost pictures the place he might. Whereas Jimmy tried valiantly to battle again, Sikoa stayed on high of Jimmy.
Jimmy caught Solo with a superkick and began to go on a run, selecting up the tempo. He went to the highest, however Fatu pulled him off. Sikoa hit a Samoan Spike for the win. The New Bloodline began to assault Jimmy. Reigns’s music hit and he marched all the way down to the ring. He hit Fatu with a Superman punch within the aisle. He nailed Superman punches on everybody else, then stared at Sikoa.
Fatu attacked from behind earlier than the 2 males might battle. The Bloodline began beating on each males. Solio hit a Samoan Spike to Reigns. The numbers have been an excessive amount of because the heels stood tall to finish the present.
This was a strong place to go away Roman and Jimmy in. It is clear they want extra assist and should recruit one or two extra folks forward of Survivor Collection. Who reveals as much as assist shall be enjoyable to see as it’s revealed.
