WWE SmackDown Results – August 26, 2022
Happy Corbin vs. Ricochet
Happy Corbin charges at Ricochet. Ricochet sends him to the outside with a hurricanrana before Corbin slides in. Ricochet delivers a dropkick, followed by a standing shooting star press. He goes for a pin, but Corbin kicks out. Ricochet delivers a shoulder to Corbin’s midsection but Corbin fires back with a right hand. Corbin delivers a chop to Ricochet, followed by several right hands. Ricochet delivers a springboard elbow, then looks for a baseball slide followed by a corkscrew.
After the break Ricochet delivers a few kicks to Corbin. Corbin slides to the outside and delivers a World Strongest Slam on the announce table. Corbin sends Ricochet into the barricade before tossing him back in the ring. He delivers a slap, then sends Ricochet face first into the top turnbuckle. He goes for a pin, but Ricochet kicks out. Corbin delivers a knee to Ricochet, followed by a running forearm. He sends him into the ring post before Ricochet fires back with a DDT.
Ricochet delivers several kicks to Corbin, followed by an enziguri. He hits a shoulder to Corbin’s midsection, followed by a hurricanrana. Corbin delivers the Deep Six then goes for a cover but Ricochet kicks out. Ricochet looks for the 450 Splash, but Corbin counters into a big boot. He slams Ricochet into the mat, then goes for a pin but Corbin kicks out. Ricochet hits a knee, followed by a superkick. Ricochet ascends to the top and delivers a Shooting Star Press for the win.
Winner: Ricochet
We go backstage to the Street Profits. Hit Row walks in and B Fab says she heard they want the smoke. They all say they want the money, money, money, money.
We come back from the break we head to a video of Drew McIntyre speaking about his journey from Scotland to WWE.
Back at ringside, Karrion Kross & Scarlett appear from the crowd. Kross congratulates McIntyre on his story of redemption and says it may or may not be his time. He says that at any given moment, he can put his arm through his head and make his achievements mean nothing. He tells McIntyre “tick tock”.
2nd Chance Fatal 4 Way Tag Team Match
24/7 Champion Dana Brooke & Tamina vs. Nikki ASH & Doudrop vs. Xia Li & Shotzi Blackheart vs. Natalya & Sonya Deville
Sonya Deville & Tamina starts the match off, Tamina superkicks Natalya. She delivers a Samoan drop to Deville, then goes for a pin but Doudrop breaks it up. Nikki ASH & Xia Li tag in and Nikki fires off some right hands to Li. Li sends Nikki off the top rope before Shotzi Blackheart tags in. Shotzi launches off Li to deliver a kick. She goes for a pin, but Tamina breaks it up. Dana Brooke tags in and Nikki delivers a neckbreaker, then goes for a pin but Deville breaks it up. Brooke & Nikki ascend to the top before Deville tags in. Brooke delivers a superplex to all the women on the outside before Deville tosses Nikki in the ring and pins her for the win.
Winners & Gets Into The Women’s Tag Team Title Tournament: Natalya & Sonya Deville (They will face Raquel Rodriguez & Aliyah in the Semi Finals later on tonight)
We get a recap of the Intercontinental Title Fatal 5 Way #1 Contenders Match last week.
The Brawling Brutes then head to the ring as we go to a commercial break.
We come back from the break, we head to a video package about the Smackdown Women’s Title match between Shayna Baszler & Liv Morgan at Clash At The Castle.
Sheamus says the Brawling Brutes will be drinking pints after he wins the Intercontinental Title and becomes the 1st Ultimate Grand Slam Champion. He says Gunther won’t know what hit him.
Intercontinental Champion Gunther’s music hits and he heads to the ring with Ludwig Kaiser. Kaiser speaks before Sheamus says that no one knows what he’s saying. Sheamus says his beef is with Gunther and says the truth of the matter is that he’s the real ring general. He says he’s faced the best of the best. He says no one in this ring has had banger after banger like him and he sees a lot of himself in Gunther. He says that Gunther loves to go to war just like him and he has something that he wants the Intercontinental Title. He promises that he will drag the Intercontinental Title off Gunther’s lifeless body and into the belly of the red dragon.
Gunther says that Sheamus is a man to be respected, but he is nothing like him. He says that to protect his title, he will teach Sheamus what violence really means. He says that he will chop his chest, break his body and break his spirit. He says that he will break him.
Butch lunges at Kaiser and the two men begin brawling. Meanwhile, Gunther & Sheamus stand in the center of the ring and stare one another down. Kaiser & Butch fire down right hands one one antoher before Sheamus & Gunther break them up, all the while still staring one another down. Gunther and Kaiser leave ringside as both men just keep looking at one another.
We head backstage to Sonya Deville & Natalya. Nikki ASH & Doudrop fight in the background as Natalya calls Deville one of the hardest hitting women in the division. She says they are finding their groove and Raquel Rodriguez & Aliyah should be concerned later tonight.
Bayley, Dakota Kai & Iyo Sky head to the ring to join the commentary team to watch the other Semi Final Match.
After the commerical break we head to a video of the events between Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns & Drew McIntyre last week.
Sami Zayn then approaches Reigns’ locker room and Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos answer. Jey Uso asks why he’s here and Zayn says he thought Reigns would want to see him after saving him last week. Reigns asks who’s there and Zayn says it’s him. He tells him to come in and sit down. Zayn asks how everything’s going and he says his jaw is sore from last week. Reigns says he still lost, but bad things happen so one can redeem themselves. Reigns says he appreciates what Zayn did for him last week and says it’s something family does. Zayn says Reigns can count on him for anything before Reigns asks him for a favor: to keep Drew McIntyre occupied. Zayn says that he gets in people’s heads and he’ll break him in half. He says that this is something they can do as a unit, but Reigns says no. Reigns says he has the chance to be the main event before Jimmy Uso wishes him good luck.
Semi Final Match Of The Women’s Tag Team Title Tournament
Raquel Rodriguez & Aliyah vs. Natalya & Sonya Deville
Aliyah & Natalya starts the match off with a lock up. They exchange submissions before Aliyah rolls up Natalya. Natalya kicks out and Raquel Rodriguez tags in.
Natalya tags in and Rodrigues knocks her down. Deville tags back in and Rodriguez delivers a Fallaway Slam. Deville chokes Rodriguez on the middle rope before delivering a kick. She goes for a pin, but Rodriguez kicks out. Deville locks in a chinlock but Rodriguez escapes. She looks to tag in Aliyah, but Aliyah is nowhere to be found after being taken out. Rodriguez delivers a right hand before hitting a splash in the corner. She hits a corkscrew drop elbow, then goes for a pin but Deville kicks out. Deville hits a running knee then goes for a pin but Rodriguez kicks out. Rodriguez hits the Texana Bomb for the win.
Winners & Gets Into The Finals: Raquel Rodriguez & Aliyah (They will face Dakota Kai & Iyo Sky in the Finals this Monday on Raw)
After the match Kai & Sky stare down Rodriguez & Aliyah.
We head backstage to Maximum Male Models in the middle of a photoshoot. Max Dupri says his models are killing it before we hear music coming from Hit Row’s truck. Maxxine Dupri says she has an idea and walks off.
After the commerical break we head back to Maximum Male Models. Los Lotharios walk in with paint primer.
New Day are in the ring. Xavier Woods is in a wheelchair as Kofi Kingston stands next to him. Woods says that they’re normally happy and they made fun of the Viking Raiders, but they underestimated them. Kingston says they have gotten their asses kicked by them. Woods says they must face a harsh reality after the viking funeral last week.
Kingston begins to speak, but the Viking Raiders’ music hits and they head to the ring. Erik says this is pathetic and they gave them a proper send off. Ivar says that they’re snibbling. Woods asks them to give them a few minutes, but Erik says that a Viking despises weakness. He says it makes him sick to see them grovelling before Ivar says that sometimes the best thing to do to a wounded animal is to put them down.
Viking Raiders enter the ring as Kingston pushes Woods out of harm’s way. He distracts them as Woods stands up out of the wheelchair with a kendo stick and beats the Raiders down with them. The Raiders retreat as Woods throws his wheelchair at them. New Day stands tall as The Raiders are furious at the trap that was set.
After the break we see Maximum Male Models & Los Lotharios vandalize Hit Row’s bus. Hit Row walks in and challenges them to a match next week. They say that the bus isn’t even theirs as the Street Profits walk out.
We head to Sami Zayn & The Usos. Jimmy says Reigns doesn’t talk to just anyone like that while Jey tells him not to screw up again. Zayn asks why he’s being negative before Jey gets angry about Zayn’s remarks last week. He tells him to never talk about him behind his back to his family again before Jimmy drags him away.
We head to a video of the second half of Drew McIntyre’s journey from Scotland to WWE.
Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn
Sami Zayn rolls out of the ring. Drew McIntyre goes after him but Zayn rolls back in the ring. Zayn delivers several knees to McIntyre before McIntyre fires back with a right hand. McIntyre bounces Zayn’s head off the top turnbuckle before delivering a massive chop. Zayn rolls out of the ring again before McIntyre follows him. McIntyre sends Zayn’s head bouncing off the announcers desk before sending him head first into the apron. McIntyre tosses Zayn back in the ring before Zayn fires off right hands. McIntyre whips Zayn into the corner before delivering a tilt a whirl backbreaker. McIntyre delivers another vicious chop before the two ascend to the top. Zayn pulls out a sunset powerbomb as we head to a commercial.
After the commerical break Zayn delivers a Tornado DDT to McIntyre. He goes for a pin, but McIntyre kicks out. McIntyre delivers a Glasgow Kiss to Zayn, followed by a couple of clotheslines. He throws Zayn to the mat, followed by a belly 2 belly suplex. He delivers a neckbreaker, then sets up for the Claymore. The Usos run to the ring and cause a distraction. Zayn uses it to his advantage and delivers a Blue Thunder Bomb. He goes for a pin, but McIntyre kicks out. Zayn hits some right hands on McIntyre before McIntyre fires back with a chop. Zayn rolls up McIntyre, but McIntyre kicks out. McIntyre hits the Claymore to get the win.
Winner: Drew McIntyre
After the match Roman Reigns runs down and beats down McIntyre. McIntyre sends Reigns into the ring post shoulder first before The Usos attack McIntyre. McIntyre tosses Jimmy out of the ring, allowing Reigns to hit a Spear. The Usos grab a couple of chairs and beat McIntyre down with them. They throw him out of the ring and send him over the announcer’s table. They send him into the barricade before Zayn hits a Helluva Kick. The Usos hit McIntyre with the steel steps 3 times and lay McIntyre out. Reigns calls for them to drag McIntyre back into the ring as Reigns tells him the top of the mountain is his and McIntyre will never have it. Reigns locks in a Guillotine before choking him out. Reigns sets up a chair over him and sits on it as The Usos and Zayn flank him.
