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Here's what is set for the show.
Preview.
WWE SmackDown (6/23/2023).
- Bloodline Civil War Begins.
- Rey Mysterio vs. LA Knight.
- WWE Women's Tag Team Title Unification Match: WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler (c) vs. NXT Women's Tag Team Champions The Unholy Union (Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre) (c).
- Cameron Grimes vs. Baron Corbin.
- If Bayley Loses, Shotzi Get's Her MITB Spot: Shotzi vs. Bayley (w/ Iyo Sky).
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Live Coverage.
- After a video recap of last week's events, Michael Cole & Wade Barrett welcomed the audience to the broadcast before transitioning into the opening segment.
- The Usos (Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso) came to the ring to cut a promo. Jey said they can always forgive Roman Reigns, but he messed up messing with them. Jimmy said that as soon as Reigns did not try to give them respect, which left them leaving Reigns in the isle of relevancy. Usos then said that the actions of Roman Reigns, Solo Sikoa & Paul Heyman, there would be a Bloodline Civil War. The Usos officially welcomed Reigns & Sikoa to the Uso Penitentiary.
Rey Mysterio vs. LA Knight.
Knight hit a gut kick & a jab on Mysterio to begin the match before catching him with shoulder blocks into the corner. Knight slammed Mysterio into the corner with an Irish Whip before stomping him in the head. Mysterio evaded Knight's lariat and hit a dropkick on Knight, but Knight evaded by slamming Mysterio into he middle before hitting him with a knee drop into a slingshot shoulder tackle for a near fall. Mysterio hit the Tijeras on Knight before sending Knight into he ropes with the Tijeras and hitting the 619. Mysterio went for a splash, but Knight rolled into the apron before Mysterio hit a sliding dropkick to send him to the outside, followed by a sliding splash on Knight to the outside before the commercial break.
Back from the break, Knight hit a neck breaker on Mysterio for a near fall. Knight got Mysterio and went for a Powerbomb, but Mysterio reversed it with a Hurricanrana into the corner followed by the West Coast Bop & a Springboard Crossbody on Knight for a near fall. The two exchanged strikes before Knight caught Mysterio with a Pop-Up Powerslam into a Big Elbow Drop for a near fall. Mysterio went for a Springboard Moonsault into a DDT on Knight, but Knight kicked out at two. Mysterio hit an enziguri kick before going for the 619 on Knight, but Knight caught him and blocked the hold. Mysterio went for a Springboard Move, but Knight blocked it twice before hitting a Wheelbarrow into the BFT on Mysterio for the pinfall win.
Winner: LA Knight.
- Ridge Holland & Solo Sikoa were backstage. After Holland asked Sikoa what was he looking at, Sikoa caught him with a Samoan Spike.
- Sheamus checked on Ridge Holland backstage alongside Adam Pearce and the medical staff. Sheamus came to the ramp and called out Solo Sikoa to a match later in the night.
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Unification Match.
WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler (c) vs. NXT Women's Tag Team Champions The Unholy Union (Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre) (c).
Raquel Rodriguez watched the match from the ringside.
Baszler fired away with clubbing blows on Fyre's back, but Fyre responded with a forearm strike before Dawn & Fyre hit the Tarantula/ Thrust Kick combo on Baszler. Rousey tagged in and hit a gut kick on Dawn before hitting two Judo Throws on Dawn, but Dawn responded with an upkick before Fyre sweeped Rousey and caught her with a forearm strike. Fyre hit a Facebuster on Rousey before Dawn hit a Running Meteora on Rousey for a near fall, thanks to Baszler breaking the pin. Rousey went for a Running Knee, but Fyre evaded before Fyre went for an Electric Chair, but Rousey reversed it with a Poison Rana before the commercial break.
Back from the break, Fyre laid in the punches on Rousey but Rousey reversed it with an Ankle Lock. Fyre broke the hold with an enziguri kick before Baszler tagged in and hit a knee strike on Fyre for a near fall. Fyre hit an upkick on Baszler before tagging in Dawn. Dawn hit two lariats, a back suplex, a chest kick, and a Diving Meteora on Baszler for a near fall. Rousey hit a gut kick on Dawn from behind before Baszler locked in the Kirafuda Clutch, but Fyre broke the hold with a Swanton on Baszler before hitting. aTope Suicida on Rousey for. anear fall. Baszler locked in the Kirafuda Clutch on Fyre while Rousey locked in the Juji Gatame on Dawn, leading to a double tap out to get the submission win.
Winners AND NEW Unified WWE Women's Tag Team Champions: Shayna Baszler & Ronda Rousey.
- After the match, Raquel Rodriguez confronted Baszler & Rousey to say that she wanted a rematch for the titles that "they" never lost. The other in "they" was revealed to be a returning Liv Morgan. Morgan & Rodriguez confronted Baszler & Rousey before the champions walked out of the ring.
- Grayson Waller hosted a new edition of "The Grayson Waller Effect" with the special guests Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson). Wilson & Prince said that The Grayson Waller Effect was better than The KO Show before Waller said that he was glad Prince & Wilson was the guest because Americans did not have any banter. Prince ran down on Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn, saying that while Owens & Zayn had been exchanging words for the last three years while Pretty Deadly had been in unison. The Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) interrupted the segment, leading to a match between Pretty Deadly & Street Profits.
Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) vs. Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson).
Ford & Wilson began the match locking up before Ford hit two headlock takeovers on Wilson. Wilson evaded the hold before he hit a shoulder block on Ford, but Ford shook it off before Dawkins tagged in and hit a shoulder tackle on Wilson. Prince tagged in before Prince & Wilson hit a double shoulder tackled followed by a Splash/ Leg Drop combo for a near fall. Prince hit a bot kick on Dawkins before going for an ax handle, but Dawkins blasted Prince with a forearm strike before Ford tagged in and hit a dropkick on Prince. Ford took off Prince's fishnet top and tossed Prince to the outside. Ford put on the fish net top before he & Dawkins hit Prince & Wilson with Topes Con Giro to the outside before the commercial break.
Back from the break, Wilson & Ford brawled on the top rope before Wilson went for a Back Suplex on Wilson, but Ford reversed it with an Avalanche Crossbody before tagging in Dawkins. Dawkins hit a dropkick on Prince, a Running Back Elbow, a Twisting Splash, a Gamonguri & The Silencer on Prince for a near fall. Dawkins went for a Powerslam on Prince, but Prince evaded. Dawkins saw the opening before Ford & Dawkins hit a Back Suplex/ POUNCE Combo on Prince for a near fall. Dawkins POUNCED Wilson on the outside before Ford hit a Uranage on Prince for a near fall. The Street Profits went for a Doomsday Device on Prince, but Wilson took down Ford off the Top Rope before Prince locked Wilson in a Rope-assisted Schoolboy Roll-Up on Dawkins for the pinfall win.
Winners: Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson).
Charlotte Flair vs. Lacey Evans.
Evans & Falir locked up before Flair locked in a headlock on Evans followed by a shoulder tackle. Flair stepped over Evans before catching her with a thrust kick and six chops on Evans. Flair went for a Body slam on Evans, but Evans floated over Flair and hit a slam on Flair. Evans went for a Moonsault, but Flair evaded before hitting a back-breaker and a faceslam on Evans into the corner before hitting the Suplex on Evans. Flair hit a Big Boot on Evans before locking in the Figure Eight on Evans for the submission win.
Winner: Charlotte Flair.
- WWE Women's Champion Asuka attacked Charlotte Flair from behind after the match, firing away at Falir with jabs before leaving the ring.
- Adam Pearce talked to Bianca Belair backstage. Pearce told Belair that he would have to ban her from the match, but promised her that she would get a shot at the belt afterwards.
Solo Sikoa (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. Sheamus.
The two exchanged punches to begin the main event match. Sheamus hit an uppercut on Sikoa, but Sikoa responded with a jab before firing away with punches on Sheamus in the corner. Sheamus hit a gut kick on Sikoa before going for the Brogue Kick, but Sikoa rolled out of the ring. Outside, Sheamus hit a lariat on SIkoa before stomping Sikoa's hand. Back in the ring, Sikoa hit two forearm shivers on Sheamus's back before catching him with shoulder blocks on his back. Sheamus & Sikoa exchanged punches again before Sikoa slammed Sheamus with an Irish Whip, but Sheamus caught him with a boot before hitting a diving lariat on Sikoa for a near fall. Sikoa laid in the strikes on Sheamus in the corner, but Sheamus got back up and hit a Short Hand Lariat on Sikoa for a near fall. Sheamus went for the Beats of the Battering on Sikoa, but Sikoa caught him with a series of elbow strikes. Sheamus got on the apron and got Sikoa, but Sikoa pushed Sheamus into the ring post before hitting Sheamus with a Samoan Drop on the outside before the commercial break.
Back from the break, Sikoa went for the Hip Attack on Sheamus, but Sheamus popped back up and hit a lariat on Sikoa. Sikoa laid in a series of punches on Sheamus, but Sheamus responded with punches of his own before hitting Sikoa with a lariat, two Irish Whips into Lariats in the corner, a Powerslam, and the Irish Curse Back Breaker on Sikoa. Sheamus saw Sikoa on the apron before catching him with the 10 Beats of the Battering on Sikoa. Sheamus hit a V-Trigger on Sikoa before going for a pin, but Sikoa kicked out. Sheamus powered through and hit Sikoa with a White Noise to get the pin, but Sikoa kicked out at two. Sheamus went for the Celtic Cross on Sikoa, but Sheamus's back gave out before Sikoa hit the Samoan Spike on Sheamus to send him to the outside. Outside of the ring, Sikoa hit a Uranage on Sheamus into the broadcast table before Sikoa blasted Sheamus with a Hip Attack, which led to the referee to give Sikoa the win via Referee Stoppage.
Winner: Solo Sikoa.
- After the match, The Usos attacked Sikoa with a series of Thrust Kicks, leaving him laying in the center of the ring while Paul Heyman was left stunned. The Usos stood tall to end the broadcast.
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