Kross Attacks Lashley, Orton Stands Tall, May Defeats Jay | WWE SD x AEW Recap

Here is your fight size update for WWE Friday Night SmackDown and AEW Rampage on Friday, February 23, 2024.

WWE SmackDown

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- The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) faced the Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar). Bobby Lashley and Karrion Kross brawled at ringside, and Kross brutally attacked Lashley’s arm with a chair. The Authors of Pain capitalized and scored the win.

- LA Knight faced Drew McIntyre. Logan Paul came out and joined the broadcast team ahead of the bout, as did Kevin Owens. Owens caught caught up in the action, and he interfered, so the referee called for the bell. Logan Paul and Bobby Lashley joined the brawl. Randy Orton came down and dropped McIntyre with an RKO to end the night standing tall.

- Bron Breakker defeated Dante Chen in his WWE SmackDown debut.

- Dakota Kai told Bayley that Damage CTRL attacked her. She also said that she would have Bayley's back.

- Roman Reigns met with Grayson Waller and said he wanted to tell him something that was for his ears only.

- Legado del Fantasma attacked the LWO backstage.

- Tyler Bate and Pete Dunne defeated Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh of The Judgment Day. Damian Priest and Finn Balor attacked Bate and Dunne after the bout, but they rallied and stood tall.

- Drew McIntyre took a shot at CM Punk.

- A vignette highlighted the pairing of Ashante “Thee” Adonis and Cedric Alexander.

- Roman Reigns commented on Jimmy Uso's actions.

- Bianca Belair came to ringside so she could watch Liv Morgan’s match against Tiffany Stratton. Stratton scored the win.

- Karrion Kross and the Final Testament sent a message to Bobby Lashley and the Street Profits.

- Check out the card for the March 1 episode of WWE SmackDown here.

- Liv Morgan commented on her loss.

- Grayson Waller teased that The Grayson Waller Effect at WWE Elimination Chamber will be the biggest of all time.

AEW Rampage

- Mariah May defeated Anna Jay.

- The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson) scored a dominant win against Johnny Lyons and Cappucino Jones. They renamed the Meltzer Driver the Tony Khan Driver.

- The Young Bucks called Tony Schiavone into the ring and gave him an Amazon gift card. They also said that Sting could call them Father Time, as they were coming for him, and they were undefeated.

- Saraya announced that Zak Knight was All Elite.

- Roderick Strong faced Jake Hager. Orange Cassidy came out when Mike Bennett and Matt Taven tried to interfere. They outnumbered Cassidy, and Strong scored the win.

- Sammy Guevara called out Powerhouse Hobbs. Don Callis answered, and Hobbs attacked Guevara. Guevara fought back and hit Hobbs with a chair. Hobbs overpowered Guevara and left him lying.

- Penta El Zero Miedo, Komander, and Bryan Keith defeated Top Flight (Dante Martin and Darius Martin) and Action Andretti and Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) and Matt Sydal.

- Skye Blue and Julia Hart set their sights on Willow Nightingale and Kris Statlander.

- Ruby Soho and Angelo Parker were asked about their date and Saraya’s message. Soho sent a heated message to Saraya.

- Sammy Guevara will face Powerhouse Hobbs on the February 24 episode of AEW Collision.

Click here to catch up on our coverage of the February 23 episode of AEW Rampage.

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