WWE SmackDown Results Coverage, Reactions and Highlights for September 20, 2024

It’s Friday night, and you know what that means! WWE SmackDown will go down tonight, and Ringside News has got you covered with live play-by-play results coverage for the September 20, 2024 episode.

The start time for WWE SmackDown is 8:00 PM EST. Match-by-match highlights and results from the show will take place on this very page. Feel free to leave any reactions in the comment section below.

WWE SmackDown Lineup (9/20/2024):

• Tornado Tag Team Match (If Bayley and Naomi win, the person who scores the fall faces Nia Jax at WWE Bad Blood. If Bayley and Naomi lose, the person who loses the fall must leave WWE SmackDown for good): WWE Women’s Champion and 2024 WWE Queen of the Ring “The Annihilator” Nia Jax and 2024 Ms. Money in the Bank Tiffany Stratton vs. Bayley and Naomi
• WWE United States Championship Match: “The Mega Star” LA Knight (c) vs. Andrade
• Dumpster Match: Chelsea Green vs. The O.C.’s Michin
• Singles Match: Apollo Crews vs. Giovanni Vinci
• Undisputed WWE Champion “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes and “The OTC” Roman Reigns will appear

WWE SmackDown Results (9/20/2024):

The show opens up with a video package recapping everything that transpired last week between Undisputed WWE Champion “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes, “The OTC” Roman Reigns and The Bloodline (“The Tribal Chief” Solo Sikoa, WWE Tag Team Champions “The Right Hand Man” Tama Tonga and “The Infamous” Tonga Loa and “The Samoan Werewolf” Jacob Fatu). The Bloodline was then shown entering the arena earlier today and Jacob Fatu attacks the entire security staff.

Michael Cole and Corey Graves then welcomes us to the show as WWE United States Champion “The Mega Star” LA Knight makes his way down to the ring for the first match of the night, which is a WWE United States Championship Match. Andrade makes his way down to the ring next.

WWE United States Championship Match: “The Mega Star” LA Knight (c) vs. Andrade

The match starts off with Andrade looking to hit The Final Message on Knight. Knight avoids it and looks to hit a neckbreaker on Andrade, but Andrade slides out of the ring before Knight can. Andrade then wears Knight down with a rear headlock. Andrade then follows it up with a shoulder tackle, but Knight responds with a back elbow and sends Andrade’s face repeatedly bouncing off the announce desk. Knight then sends Andrade back in the ring and hits him with a spear through the middle rope, then goes for a pin but Andrade kicks out. Knight then delivers a shoulder on Andrade’s midsection, but Andrade sends Knight onto the apron. Knight then gets Andrade up on his shoulders, but Andrade escapes and sends Knight crashing into the ring post. Andrade then delivers some stomps on Knight in the corner and sets up for a meteora. Knight then sees Andrade coming and responds with a flatliner, then delivers some stomps on him in the corner and hits him with a Hip Attack. Knight then hits a neckbreaker on Andrade in the corner and goes for a pin, but Andrade kicks out.

Knight then places Andrade on the top turnbuckle and joins him up there, but Andrade fights him off and looks to hit a moonsault. Knight then avoids it, but Andrade immediately hits a second one and follows it up with a meteora on Knight in the corner. Knight then gets Andrade up on one shoulder and hits him with a powerslam, then hits an elbow drop off the top rope and sets up for the BFT. Andrade then counters into a roll up, but Knight escapes. Andrade then hits a back elbow on Knight and pins him, but Knight kicks out. Andrade and Knight then climb up the ropes, but Andrade knocks Knight off and looks to fly. Knight then moves out of the way and hits Andrade with the BFT for the win.

The winner and still the WWE United States Champion, “The Mega Star” LA Knight!

After the match, Knight and Andrade show their respect for one another and Andrade holds up Knight’s hand.

We then get a video package of the stipulation being set for the Women’s Tornado Tag Team Match later tonight between Tiffany Stratton and Nia Jax vs. Bayley and Naomi.

We then head to the back, where Tiffany Stratton was talking to Nia Jax and she says it would be so good to never see Bayley or Naomi on SmackDown again. Jax then says if Stratton loses, it might be a good idea if Stratton leaves SmackDown.

We then see Andrade and Carmelo Hayes talking backstage and Carmelo tells Andrade that he choked harder than the Kings did against the Lakers some years back. A brawl then ensued between the two.

We then get a video of Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns meeting each other at the Georgia Tech football stadium. Reigns tells Rhodes that the stadium they’re standing in is his given that he played football for Georgia Tech. Rhodes then points out all the cars that drove into the field with Reigns and says that Georgia is his home. Reigns then reflects on everything The Bloodline has taken from him and says he has nothing to lose and Rhodes responds by telling Reigns that if he’s lost everything, then he isn’t what he was anymore. Rhodes then demands that Reigns gives him his word that he has his back so that he can return the favor and Reigns gives him his word. Reigns then says when they’re finished at Bad Blood, he’s taking back what’s his. Reigns then looks to leave, but Rhodes stops him and says the Undisputed WWE Championship isn’t his. Reigns then tells Rhodes that he is in his way in life and leaves.

Kevin Owens was then shown watching the video backstage. Byron Saxton then walks up to Owens and asks Owens what he thought and Owens just walks away.

Apollo Crews is already waiting inside the ring for the next match of the night, which is a Singles Match and Giovanni Vinci makes his way down to the ring.

Singles Match: Apollo Crews vs. Giovanni Vinci

The match starts off with Vinci delivering some right hands on Crews in the corner, then follows it up with a series of chops and uppercuts. Crews then responds with a few chops and forearms, but Vinci nails him with a clothesline and delivers some right hands on him. Vinci then sets up for a powerbomb, but Crews counters into a roll-up for the win.

The winner of the Singles Match, Apollo Crews!

After the match, an enraged Vinci hits a boot on Crews. Vinci then sends Crews crashing into the barricade, then sends him back in the ring and hits him with a Brainbuster. Vinci then jaws at Crews and leaves the ring.

We then see Byron Saxton walk up to Kevin Owens once again in the backstage area and asks Owens what he thought. Owens says he would rather talk about it in the ring and he makes his way down to the ring to address the WWE Universe.

Kevin Owens starts off by saying he is aware that a lot of people are wondering about Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes teaming up at Bad Blood to face The Bloodline given his history with everyone in the match. Tama Tonga’s music then hits and he makes his way out alongside Tanga Loa and Jacob Fatu. Tonga says Reigns and Rhodes embarrassed Solo Sikoa last week and calls it a big mistake. Tonga then says while Rhodes and Reigns have what’s coming to them at Bad Blood, but Owens interrupts him and says there’s no point in wasting anymore time. The Bloodline then surrounds Owens on the ring apron, but Owens nails Tonga and Loa. Owens then stares Fatu down, but Tonga and Loa overpower him. #DIY then make their way down to the ring to even the odds and the six men begin brawling with each other. Officials and SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis then make their down to the ring to separate the six men and makes a Six-Man Tag Team Match between The Bloodline vs. #DIY and Kevin Owens official for later tonight.

We then see Bayley and Naomi talking backstage and Bayley says they have a common goal of getting the belt off of Nia Jax. Naomi then says when she wins, Bayley will be the first to receive a title opportunity.

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