SmackDown results, Dec. 20, 2024
Solo Sikoa vowed that he will still have the Ula Fala after Tribal Combat against Roman Reigns on Raw’s Netflix debut showdown on Jan. 6.
Drew McIntyre interrupted Sikoa with an intense face-to-face. Jimmy Uso attacked McIntyre with a crutch, and LA Knight, Andrade and Apollo Crews brawled with The Bloodline.
The Bloodline def. LA Knight, Andrade & Apollo Crews
In a turbulent Six-Man Tag Team Match, United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura suddenly emerged to launch a sneak attack on LA Knight that sent The Megastar over the announce table. Back in the ring, The Bloodline gained control as Solo Sikoa disposed of Andrade and picked up the victory over Apollo Crews with the Spinning Solo/Samoan Spike combination.
Carmelo Hayes interrupted “The Grayson Waller Effect” to challenge The Monster of All Monsters to a rematch. Strowman threw set pieces at Carmelo Hayes.
Carmelo Hayes def. Braun Strowman by Count-Out
Although Carmelo Hayes ran headfirst into the big boot of Braun Strowman outside the ring, Him’s sudden slap infuriated The Monster of All Monsters and caused him to lose track of the official’s count. The powerful Strowman launched Hayes over the top rope and into the ring, but Strowman was still outside the ropes when the count reached 10 to give Hayes a victory by count-out.
Johnny Gargano def. Alex Shelley
When Alex Shelley climbed to the top rope to lower the boom on Johnny Gargano, Tommaso Ciampa emerged to hop onto the apron and buy his fellow WWE Tag Team Champion a few moments. Chris Sabin charged to ringside to keep Ciampa at bay as Shelley flew at his opponent with the flying crossbody. Johnny Wrestling, however, kept Shelley’s momentum going and got his opponent’s shoulders to the mat for the three-count with a handful of tights.
Bianca Belair & Naomi def. Nia Jax & Candice LeRae in a WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship
Match
Tiffany Stratton emerged to offer support to Nia Jax and Candice LeRae in the final moments of their WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Match against Bianca Belair and Naomi, the latter of whom was standing in for injured titleholder Jade Cargill. When the official was distracted, The Irrisistible Force called for Ms. Money in the Bank to give her the briefcase to use as a weapon. The official caught her before she could attack, though. Seconds later, Bianca Belair took out Jax and paved the way for Naomi to overcome The Poison Pixie with a split-legged moonsault for a successful title defense.