WWE SmackDown Results 2/2 - Roman Reigns And Cody Rhodes Meet, We Hear From Bayley
Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE SmackDown" on February 2, 2024, coming to you live from the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama!
Bayley outlasted twenty nine other women in the 2024 Women's Royal Rumble match to take home the win. Following an appearance on "WWE Raw" this past Monday where she found herself face-to-face with Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley, she will officially be announcing whether she will choose to face her or Women's Champion IYO Sky at WrestleMania 40.
In the Men's Royal Rumble match Cody Rhodes emerged victorious, last eliminating CM Punk from the bout. Though he has yet to officially choose whether he will be facing Seth "Freakin" Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship or Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at "The Grandest Stage Of Them All", Rollins pleaded his case as to why Rhodes should choose him on "Raw". Tonight, Reigns will have the chance to do the same as he meets Rhodes in the ring.
Kevin Owens looked to put an end to Logan Paul's reign as United States Champion on Saturday, but ultimately came up short when he used a pair of brass knuckles given to Paul by Austin Theory to land a right hand and was caught by the referee with them. In light of such, Paul will be making an appearance on tonight's show following his defense.
Additionally, per WWE's event page, Bianca Belair and LA Knight are slated to be in town.
We are live! Wade Barrett and Corey Graves greet audiences at home before throwing it to a video recapping the events of the 2024 Royal Rumble Premium Live Event!
Logan Paul then makes his way down to the ring.
We Hear From Logan Paul
Paul says he underestimated Kevin Owens, and says he did more damage to him than Floyd Mayweather. He says Owens made him bleed and almost knocked him out, but he still lost. He calls himself one of the toughest people on the roster and mocks Seth "Freakin" Rollins and CM Punk for their respective injuries.
Owens' music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. He tells Paul no one wants to hear anymore from him, and calls him an "unbearable idiot". He says even though he came up short at the Royal Rumble, it's still a moral victory for him because he knocked him out. He vows to take the United States Championship off him and sanitize him, and Paul says Owens didn't take advantage of his one and only shot at his title. He explains that the brass knuckles were a set-up and meant to lure him in, and Owens says while everyone was mad at the referee for catching him with the brass knuckles, the referee did a great job catching him. He says the next time they stand across from one another for the title, he won't need brass knuckles.
Paul says he's going to go find a real challenger while Owens focuses on his upcoming match with Austin Theory and he joins commentary. Theory and Grayson Waller then make their way down to the ring.
Kevin Owens vs. Austin Theory (w/ Grayson Waller)
The bell rings and the two lock up. Owens connects with a shoulder tackle and an arm drag, then transitions into an arm submission. Theory escapes and fires off a few right and left hands, then delivers a senton. Theory gets his knees up and fires off more left hands, and the two find themselves on the apron. Theory sends Owens crashing onto it spine first.
Back from the break, Owens fires off strikes on Theory and delivers a Tornado DDT out of the corner. He ascends to the top and delivers a Swanton Bomb, then looks to hit a Stunner. Theory prevents him from landing it and sends him crashing into the ring post shoulder first, then delivers a rolling blockbuster and goes for a pin. Owens kicks out and the two find themselves teetering on the ropes. Theory pulls Owens down onto his shoulders and delivers a variation of a Blue Thunder Bomb He goes for a pin, but Owens kicks out. Waller distracts te referee and Paul slides Theory a pair of brass knuckles. Owens gets ahold of them and Paul tries pointing it out to the referee, but she tells him to hop down from the apron. Owens clocks Waller on the apron with the brass knuckles, then delivers a right hand to Theory with them for the win.
Winner: Kevin Owens
After the match, Paul retreats through the crowd.
We then head backstage and see Naomi emerge from Nick Aldis' office having signed a contract to be an exclusive member of the "SmackDown" roster as Michin, Shotzi, and Bianca Belair celebrate with her. Tiffany Stratton then emerges and announces she's done the same thing, leading to a verbal exchange between the five women and Stratton clocking Michin.
Back at ringside, Pretty Deadly make their way down to the ring. Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate, LWO, and Legado Del Fantasma follow. Graves explains that the winner of their upcoming Fatal Four-Way Tag Team match will face the winning team of a second Fatal Four-Way Tag Team match on "Raw" to determine who challenges Damian Priest and Finn Balor for the Undisputed Tag Team Championship at WWE Elimination Chamber.
Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate vs. LWO vs. Legado Del Fantasma (w/ Elektra Lopez) vs. Pretty Deadly
Prince and Bate begin the action. The bell rings and the Prince fires off stomps on Bate. Dunne and Wilde tag in, and Wilde locks in a side headlock on Dunne Bate tags in and delivers a hurricanrana to Wilde, but Del Toro does the same to him and Dunne follows suit. Both teams stare one another down until Legado Del Fantasma and Pretty Deadly blindside them. All eight men then begin brawling in the ring and go spilling out of the ring. LWO then delivers a double baseball slide to Legado and Pretty Deadly on the outside, and Wilde flies as Bate, Dunne, and Del Toro assist him.
Back from the break, Prince has a chinlock cinched in on Wilde. Wilde escapes and tags in Dunne. Dunne delivers a step-up enzuigiri to Prince, then lands one on Wilson, Angel, and Humberto. He connects with a kick on Wilson, then sends Del Toro crashing into the mat and lands a right hand on Wilde mid-air as he flies.
Bate delivers an Airplane Spin to Prince, and all eight competitors begin brawling with one another once again. LWO looks to fly, but Lopez hops up on their apron to block their path. Zelina Vega pulls her off and holds the ropes open for Wilde and Del Toro to fly to take down Angel and Humberto before firing off right hands on Lopez. Back in the ring, Wilson rolls up Dunne after Prince causes a distraction. Dunne kicks out and snaps Wilson's fingers, then tags in Bate. Bate and Dunne then double team on Wilson for the win.
Winners: Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate
We then head backstage and see Bayley catching IYO SKY, Kairi Sane, and Asuka making fun of her.
Back from the break, Bayley and the rest of Damage CTRL (except Dakota Kai) make their way down to the ring as Nick Aldis and Adam Pearce wait inside.
Bayley Decides Who Her WresleMania 40 Opponent Will Be
Bayley says when she thinks about WrestleMania, she's almost done it all. She says she's defended both the "Raw" and "SmackDown" Women's Championships, walked in as a Women's Tag Team Champion, and hosted the event. She says this year is special and different because she had her girls to support her going into WrestleMania. She says Damage CTRL has always been there for her, and says the group are family as Asuka, Sane, and SKY laugh. She says she things about moments and magic when she thinks about WrestleMania, and says to be the best, she has to beat the best as Rhea Ripley watches on from backstage.
Bayley says sometimes, it's more personal than a championship. She says sometimes it's about proving doubters wrong and proving people you thought were your friends wrong as she eyes Asuka, Sane, and SKY. She speaks Japanese to show them that she understands what they've been saying about her in Japanese, and says all she wanted was for Damage CTRL to be the best. She says she wanted to get to the top at WrestleMania together and asks SKY what happened.
Asuka and Sane clock Bayley from behind and beat her down as SKY watches on. They leave her laid out in the corner, and Asuka pulls her to the center, but Bayley gets back to her feet and goes after Sane and Asuka with the pipe. She looks to hit SKY with it, but she prevents her from doing so by looking to do the same to Bayley with her title. Damage CTRL retreats up the ramp, and Bayley announces that she chooses SKY as her WrestleMania opponent.
The Final Testament then makes their way down to the ring. Bobby Lashley and The Street Profits follow.
The Final Testament Brawl With Bobby Lashley and The Street Profits
AOP brawl with The Profits as Lashley goes at it with Kross. AOP and The Profits spill out of the ring, and Lashley sends Kross crashing into the mat. He cinches in The Hurt Lock, but Scarlett jumps on his back. B-Fab appears to take Scarlett out, and Lashley connects with a Spear on Kross.
We then head backstage and see Bron Breakker about to sign a contract to be an exclusive member of the "SmackDown" roster. Adam Pearce walks in and tells him to hold off until Monday's "Raw" so they can talk, and Breakker agrees. Jade Cargill then walks in for a meeting with Aldis, and Aldis kicks Pearce out of his office. .
Back at ringside, Tiffany Stratton makes her way down to the ring. Michin follows.
Tiffany Stratton vs. Michin
The bell rings and Michin goes right after Stratton. She delivers a dropkick, then whips her into the corner and lands a kick on her chest. She fires off right hands on Stratton, then follows it up with a belly-to-belly suplex. Stratton lands on the outside, and Michin delivers a dropkick through the bottom rope. She looks to land a kick from the apron, but Stratton catches it and trips her.
Back from the break, Stratton delivers a Hip Attack and a double stomp to Michin. Michin responds with a series of right and left hands, then delivers a clothesline and a pair of kicks. She follows it up with a neckbreaker and a codebreaker out of the corner, then goes for a pin. Stratton gets her foot on the bottom rope to break the fall and sets up for Eat Defeat. Stratton blocks it and connects with an Alabama Slam, then follows it up with the Prettiest Moonsault Ever for the win.
Winner: Tiffany Stratton
Back from the break, Nick Aldis and Adam Pearce are waiting in the ring as The Bloodline makes their way down.
Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes Confront Each Other
Reigns tells Birmingham to acknowledge him, then says while he prefers to move forward, some things were said on Monday that he can't let slide. He says Seth "Freakin" Rollins claimed that he had the title, was the guy, and was a workhorse, but he objects to all those statements. He says he works ten times less than Rollins, but makes ten times his salary and asks the crowd whose money they want. Reigns then calls Cody Rhodes an idiot for having values and not caring about money before telling him he won't beg him like Rollins did on Monday.
Rhodes' music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. He asks Birmingham and Reigns what they want to talk about and says he imagined their conversation to be a little more private. He asks if they can have the ring to themselves, and Reigns tells Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa to flank him on the outside. He says he had Reigns and he thinks he knew it. He says no matter what Reigns' title is called, he still wants it and asks Reigns what finishing the story is. He says he's heard Reigns say everything is his, and asks if finishing the story is simply taking the title from Reigns or taking everything from him.
Rhodes says he wants the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, and warns Reigns that he's coming for him. He says he won't be at WrestleMania, and says he mentioned taking counsel. He says he talked to an individual who knows Reigns very well.
The Rock's music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. Rhodes makes his way to the back, leaving The Rock with Reigns alone in the ring. The Rock then stares down Reigns as the show goes off the air.