Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for February 3, 2023

The Bloodline - minus Sami Zayn and Jey Uso - arrive to the arena, where Kayla Braxton is waiting to give an interview. Paul Heyman says they cannot confirm or deny Jey Uso's status in The Bloodline tonight.

Braun Strowman and Ricochet beat Imperium (Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci) to win the SmackDown Tag Team Title Contender's Tournament and become #1 contenders for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships next week.

Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Charlotte Flair. Charlotte says WrestleMania is going to be epic, but tonight, her focus is on Sonya Deville. Sonya shows up and says that she will win the SmackDown Women's Championship because Hollywood needs a star. Charlotte tells Sonya to save her trash talking for the ring.

Last night in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Dominik Mysterio) confront Rey Mysterio and The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) on the racetrack. Dominik confronts Rey, then the two settle things in a race. Dominik leads at first, but Rey soon catches up and beats Dominik. Things almost come to blows, and members of the fire rescue crew have to play security and keep things from being physical.

Charlotte Flair retains the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship against Sonya Deville with the Figure Eight.

Backstage, Roman Reigns asks Jimmy Uso where Jey Uso is. Jimmy says he does not know where Jey is and that he has not heard from him. Roman calls Jey Uso's walking out and lack of communication disrespectful, but Jimmy says Jey will be there next week. Nevertheless, Roman tells Jimmy and Solo Sikoa to find Jey now.

WWE acknowledges Black History Month with a look back at Kofi Kingston's WWE Championship win.

The Viking Raiders (Ivar and Erik) beat The Brawling Brutes (Ridge Holland and Butch). After the match, Drew McIntyre and Sheamus show up and brawl with The Viking Raiders, and they come out on top.

Bray Wyatt and Uncle Howdy are briefly seen backstage.

Natalya beats Zelina Vega, "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler and Shotzi in a Fatal 4-Way Match with a Sharpshooter to Zelina to qualify for the women's Elimination Chamber Match.

Backstage, Paul Heyman tells Roman Reigns that he cannot get a hold of Jey Uso, and Jimmy Jey and Solo Sikoa return to tell Roman the same thing. Roman apologizes to The Bloodline and says he needs them to be as strong as they ever were. Roman then tells Jimmy and Solo that he and Heyman have had catering sent to the bus and to relax and enjoy the food on the bus while he takes care of business in the ring.

Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman head to the ring. Roman says he would like to talk about "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, as he deserves his attention after winning the Royal Rumble, yet the fans have forced him to talk about the past. Roman says that there are two sides to every story, and to hear his side of the story, one must start at WarGames. He mentions looking into Sami Zayn's eyes that night and seeing greed, and that Sami went on to use him like everyone else. All of a sudden, Roman Reigns is attacked from behind by a hooded Sami Zayn, who then brawls with Roman. Roman gets the upper hand, then Paul Heyman hands Roman a chair only for Sami to hit Roman with a Spear. Sami then takes the chair and slams it down, but Roman rolls out of the ring before Sami can hit him. Sami tells Roman he never wanted anything from him until now, and that is the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. Suddenly, Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa appear and gang up on Sami, and Solo hits Sami with the Samoan Spike. Jimmy then wraps the chair around Sami's neck, but before Solo can hit the hip attack on Sami, Roman stops him. Roman tells Sami that he will destroy him at Elimination Chamber for breaking up his family.

This week on The SmackDown LowDown: Braun Strowman and Ricochet! Madcap Moss and Emma (and Legado del Fantasma [Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde, Cruz del Toro, Zelina Vega])! Natalya!

Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!