WWE SmackDown Review – November 24, 2023
Kicking off this week’s Smackdown with a video recapping what happened between Damage CTRL & Bianca BelAir, Charlotte Flair, Shotzi & Becky Lynch last week.
Becky Lynch says it’s been a while but she’s happy to be in the ring to say that she’s come around to Smackdown. She addresses questions about why she agreed to team with who she is explaining that the answer will always be a yes when it comes to beating down Damage CTRL. Bianca BelAir says they have 4 members on a solid team and says Damage CTRL has been going low for quite some time now but they’re going to war. Shotzi expresses her excitement for competing in War Games and says Damage CTRL humiliated her by cutting her hair. She says Damage CTRL thought they would break her but all they did was make her stronger and unbreakable. Flair echoes Shotzi’s sentiment then says War Games is both the start of a new beginning for her and her teammates and the end of Damage CTRL.
Bayley’s music hits and she makes her way down to the ring. She says she never thought she’d see the day where Flair & Lynch joined forces and says she’s known the 2 of them for over 10 years. She says Flair always had something to say about Lynch during their car rides and Lynch did the same thing. She says being a mom has made Lynch soft and says she seems to be okay with being picked as a last resort. She says War Games is a brutal match and cohesion is necessary to emerge victorious. She says Damage CTRL does that while her opponents don’t and Flair points out the absence of Bayley’s teammates at ringside.
Lynch says she came to Chicago looking for a fight then challenges any 2 members of Damage CTRL to face her & Flair in order to prove they can work as a team. Bayley says that’s what she wanted and accepts the challenge.
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles Match
Judgement Day (Mr Money In The Bank Damian Priest & Finn Balor) (c) vs. Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford)
Montez Ford lands a right hand on Finn Balor that sends him crashing on the outside then goes flying over the top rope to level him then Damian Priest sends Ford crashing over the announce table and gloats as we go to a break.
After the break Ford fires off strikes on Priest before Priest fires back with a kick and looks for a splash in the corner but Ford ducks out of the way. Balor & Angelo Dawkins tag in and Dawkins levels Balor with a pair of clotheslines.
He follows it up with a splash in the corner and an enzuigiri then levels an interfering Priest with a twisting neckbreaker then gets Balor in an electric chair position and tags in Ford.
Ford ascends to the top rope and Street Profits hits a Doomsday blockbuster. Priest tags in and connects with a leg drop. Ford becomes legal and ascends to the top rope but Balor trips him from the apron as Rhea Ripley distracts the referee.
Balor tags back in and Priest delivers a slam before Balor hits a Coup De Grace for the win.
Winners & Still Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions: Judgement Day (STILL CHAMPIONS!!!!!)
After the match we then see an angered Bobby Lashley storming away from the television screen backstage.
Grayson Waller welcomes fans to The Grayson Waller Effect and introduces Kevin Owens. Owens’ music hits but Austin Theory appears instead dressed in Owens’ gear and mocking him as he makes his way down to the ring.
Before they can continue any further the real Owens appears and questions what Theory and Waller are doing. Waller asks Owens what he’s doing here and Owens says that he was supposed to be the guest on The Grayson Waller Effect. Waller says Owens is supposed to be suspended and Owens says his suspension was lifted today. He says he thought Waller knew that and invited him onto the show as an olive branch and Waller says he and Theory were going to mock him. Owens asks Theory where he got his shorts from as he’s been missing a pair that are quite similar then challenges them to a match and Waller points out that he has no backup. He brings up LA Knight & Owens tells Waller he knows what happens when he brings up someone’s name. Knight’s music then hits and he makes his way down to the ring.
Knight says Owens tried warning A Town Down Under but they couldn’t help themselves. He says he thought he would let Owens handle the 2 of them but then they brought up his name. He says Waller losing to him is a fact of life and Waller objects to his claims. He then tells Theory they should punch them both at the same time but take too long actually doing it. Owens & Knight strike first and send A Town Down Under crashing out of the ring then they destroy the set of The Grayson Waller Effect.
Tag Team Match
A Town Down Under (Grayson Waller & Austin Theory) vs. Kevin Owens & LA Knight
Kevin Owens lands 3 chops on Grayson Waller then delivers an open palm strike and tags in LA Knight & Knight fires off a pair of right hands and shoulders to Waller’s midsection but Waller sends him crashing to the outside and walks into a clothesline from Knight.
Knight then sends Waller & Austin Theory’s heads repeatedly bouncing off the announce table and delivers an elbow strike to Waller on the apron.
Theory pulls him off the apron as he tries to get back inside the ring but Knight levels him & this opens the door for Waller to slide out of the ring and blindside him as we go to a break.
After the break Owens tags in and knocks Theory off the apron then fires off stomps on Waller then delivers a clothesline on the outside and catches Theory with one.
He lands a superkick on Waller then gets him back inside the ring and hits a cannonball on Theory from the apron on the outside then slides back inside and hits a Swanton Bomb.
Theory tags in and delivers a dropkick to Owens then double teams with Waller on him as the referee is distracted with Knight.
Waller becomes legal and ascends to the top rope as Theory delivers a backbreaker. Waller hits an elbow drop, but Owens connects with an open palm strike. Theory tags in and delivers a forearm. Waller hits one of his own and Theory hits a rolling Blockbuster.
Owens fires off a couple strikes but Theory shoves him into the corner and tags in Waller & Theory connects with another backbreaker as Waller ascends to the middle rope then looks for a Scissor Kick.
Owens rolls out of the way and tags Knight in as Theory becomes legal on his side as Knight fires off strikes and lands an inverted atomic drop then plants him with an inverted powerslam and fires off stomps on him in the corner.
He hits Waller with a flapjack then fires off stomps on him & Theory in the corner and follows it up with a running knee.
Knight delivers a powerslam to Theory then delivers an elbow drop as Owens hits Waller with a Stunner before Knight lands BFT on Theory for the win.
Winners: Kevin Owens & LA Knight
Carlito says it’s been a long time since he’s been in Chicago, then says tomorrow will be his first match on a Premium Live Event in 13 years. He says all he can think about is Rey Mysterio and getting his hands on Santos Escobar for injuring him then says Escobar said terrible things about Mysterio and had a message for him. He tells him Survivor Series is for Rey Mysterio and he made a very big mistake.
Escobar’s music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. He says Carlito isn’t even representing LWO colors and questions if Mysterio has always been his family. Escobar says Rey was his family and his family would still be together if it wasn’t for him. He says Carlito is to blame for what happened to Mysterio.
Carlito attacks Escobar and they begin brawling on the outside. Carlito sends Escobar crashing into the barricade twice and fires off right hands on him. Officials run down to the ring to break them up. Escobar reemerges on the barricade and delivers a knee to Carlito’s shoulder off the barricade.
After the break we see officials helping Carlito to the medical office. Escobar blindsides him and continues beating him down as he looks to target his arm but Dragon Lee appears to take out Carlito and delivers a hurricanrana off a road case.
Tag Team Match
Brawling Brutes (Ridge Holland & Butch) vs. Pretty Deadly (Kit Wilson & Elton Prince)
Ridge Holland wastes no time as he delivers a splash to Kit Wilson in the corner then delivers a fallaway slam then Elton Prince tags in and charges at Holland with Wilson but Holland levels them both with a clothesline.
He then hits 10 Beats Of The Bodhran to Wilson as Butch does the same to Prince before Prince fights Butch off and Holland goes after him but Wilson catches him with a kick that sends him crashing to the outside.
Prince then fires off strikes on Butch but Butch fires back with an enzuigiri then looks to tag Holland in but Holland opts to leave the ringside area.
This opens the door for Prince to hit an uppercut and Pretty Deadly to deliver an assisted gutbuster then Wilson pins him but Butch kicks out.
Prince then tags back in and Butch delivers chops to Pretty Deadly as he hits Prince with a German suplex and kicks on him & Wilson in the corner then delivers a roundhouse kick to Wilson and lands a big boot on Prince.
He snaps his fingers but Wilson makes the blind tag in as Butch hits Prince with Bitter End thinking he’s legal and looks to pin him but Wilson rolls him up for the win.
Winners: Pretty Deadly
After the break Kayla Braxton asks Nick Aldis for an update on Carlito following Escobar’s attack on him. Aldis says Carlito is unable to compete tomorrow at Survivor Series and the match must be postponed as a result. Dragon Lee walks in and steps up to take Carlito’s spot in his match against Escobar & Aldis makes it official.
Tag Team Match
Damage CTRL (Bayley & Asuka) vs. Charlotte Flair & Becky Lynch
Becky Lynch fires off a right hand on Bayley then she sends her crashing into 3 of the top turnbuckles face first then delivers a fallaway slam and tags in Charlotte Flair.
Lynch hits Bayley with a dropkick through the middle rope then takes down Asuka as she looks to check on Bayley. Flair then hits Damage CTRL with a moonsault off the top rope as we go to a break.
After the break Bayley sends Lynch crashing into the corner and tags in Asuka & Asuka fires off a series of stomps and boots then fires off a series of kicks to her head before Lynch fires back with several right hands but Asuka lands a boot on her midsection.
Lynch connects with a jawbreaker and an enzuigiri then tags in Flair as Bayley tags in and Flair delivers a crossbody off the top rope to her & Asuka then fires off chops on both women and delivers a fallaway slam to Bayley but Bayley catches her with a back elbow.
Flair delivers a boot to her head and rolls her up but Bayley kicks out and Flair lands an enzuigiri then Flair hits a big boot but Asuka makes the blind tag in.
Flair looks to lock in the Figure 4 on Bayley but before she can Asuka catches her with a jumping Codebreaker then Bayley tags in and Asuka holds Flair in place as Bayley delivers an elbow drop from the ropes.
Bayley goes for a pin but Lynch breaks the fall and becomes legal then Lynch delivers a single leg dropkick to Bayley and delivers a running splash in the corner then hits her & Asuka with a double DDT. She hits a dropkick off the middle rope on Bayley and locks in the Dis Arm Her.
Asuka breaks the hold and Lynch sends her crashing to the outside allowing Bayley to set up for Rose Plant. Lynch escapes and levels her with a suplex then hits Manhandle Slam.
Asuka looks to break up the fall but Flair catches her with a Spear and both of them end up tumbling onto them. Flair then questions Lynch about what just happened and Bayley takes advantage by sending Lynch crashing into Flair then rolls Lynch up for the win.
Winners: Damage CTRL
After the match Lynch & Flair begin arguing. Bianca BelAir & Shotzi slide in the ring to prevent things from boiling over and Lynch heads to the back to close out this week’s Smackdown.
