On November 3, 2023, WWE hosted a new episode of Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.
The show was headlined by Bianca Belair competing in her first match back in WWE against Bayley. The full results are listed below.
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WWE SmackDown (11/3/2023).
- Michael Cole, Corey Graves & Kevin Patrick kicked off the show before transitioning into the opening segment.
- LA Knight came to the ring to cut a promo ahead of his match against Roman Reigns at Crown Jewel. He said that he would end Reigns's 1,200+ title reign in a snap of a finger at Crown Jewel, but was interrupted by Roman Reigns (w/ Paul Heyman). Reigns put over Knight for his antics & getting the fans on his side, but told Knight he did not have a chance since Reigns was the face of WWE & that he does "Cinema".
Knight told Reigns he was not here to finish a story, he was here to start an era and it would start by kicking his ass a Crown Jewel and told Reigns to lay him out good or he would come back and bring a new "Bloodline" on Reigns's forehead as he stood tall as the new WWE Champion. - Kevin Owens def. Austin Theory (w/ Grayson Waller).
- Bianca Belair was interviewed backstage, but she was immediately attacked by Bayley & Iyo Sky. SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis & multiple referees came in to stop the brawl.
- Logan Paul arrived at the arena and met with the Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) & Bobby Lashley. Lashley told them that they needed to be like Paul and come in and take everything that was owed to them. B-Fab confronted Bobby Lashley and said that she needed to speak to him.
- Shotzi was interviewed backstage, but she was interrupted by Piper Niven & Chelsea Green. Green & Niven challenged Shotzi to a tag match with a partner of Shotzi's choosing, believing Shotzi had no friends. Before the match, Shotzi's partner was revealed to be Charlotte Flair.
- Shotzi & Charlotte Flair def. Piper Niven & Chelsea Green.
- The Unholy Union (Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre) watched the match backstage.
- Paul Heyman & Solo Sikoa came to the ring to talk about Sikoa's match against John Cena at Crown Jewel. Heyman stated that it would be the End of Days for Cena because Cena decided to come for The Bloodline. Sikoa took the microphone and called out John Cena, which led to Cena power walking to the ring.
Sikoa confronted Cena and said that he was pissed off that he had to wait until tomorrow to fight him, but Sikoa told Cena that he would allow him to make his last bows to the fans because he will not be able to after Crown Jewel. Cena said that he would say goodbye for the fan to Sikoa, stating that Sikoa only has a job because of his cousin before calling him a bargain basement Taz Ripoff. - Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai & WWE Women's Champion Iyo Sky) spoke about the beat-down they gave to Bianca Belair earlier in the night. Nick Aldis confronted them and told them that he wanted a guaranteed winner, leading to him banning Sky & Kai from ringside for Bayley's match against Belair in the main event. Sky told Bayley she could handle it.
- Donnybrook Rules Match: Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) def. Brawling Brutes (Ridge Holland & Butch).
- Paul Heyman met with Nick Aldis backstage. Heyman told Aldis to bring a lot of medical personnel because this version of Roman Reigns was the most savage version possible.
- Nick Aldis hosted the WWE United States Championship Weigh-In between Logan Paul & Rey Mysterio. Paul weighed in at 213 pounds, while Rey Mysterio weighed in at 173. Paul & Mysterio talked trash before Mysterio slapped Paul in the face. Paul punched one of the security guards, but Mysterio responded by hitting Paul with a microphone to the dome.
- Bianca Belair def. Bayley.
- After the match, Belair got out of the ring and picked Bayley up before dropping her with The Kiss of Death onto the broadcast table. Belair stood tall to end the broadcast.
- Check out the post-show podcast for a full review of the show on Fightful's YouTube & Twitch channels. You can check Fightful's Results Section here.
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