Friday, February 16, 2024

Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for February 16, 2024

The Rock is seen making his way to the arena.

Before the next match, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio says that The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, JD McDonagh) is going to dominate at Elimination Chamber and "complete the sweep" while swamped with boos from the crowd.

Kevin Owens beats "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio to qualify for the men's Elimination Chamber match after Dominik tells R-Truth - who shows up in the middle of the match - to get him a chair only for R-Truth to sit in it instead when he gets it. R-Truth raises Owens' hand after the match.



Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Drew McIntyre. McIntyre says there are a lot of people who want to win at Elimination Chamber, but he is the one that needs to win after everything he been through. LA Knight shows up and says he will be the winner after he steals another moment from him. McIntyre tells Knight he can see through him and his bravado and that he will lose the bravado and the fans when he takes him down, but Knight tells him that he will put his name on the tombstone of his shirt and bury his aspirations before referees show up to separate them.



Backstage, Jimmy Uso is greeted by Roman Reigns, who tells him "Let's go fix everything Jey [Uso] messed up."

Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Tyler Bate and Pete Dunne. Dunne says things are going great and that last week is proof of that, and that they will beat The Judgment Day (Finn Balor and Damian Priest) for the Undisputed Tag Team Championships. Tyler Bate says they are due for a new team - "New Catch Republic" - as they are starting a tag team revolution. "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio shows up and says they could not beat any two members of The Judgment Day, and Tyler challenges him and R-Truth to a tag team match with himself and Dunne. Dominik says R-Truth is not a part of The Judgment Day as he walks away.

Tiffany Stratton beats Zelina Vega to qualify for the women's Elimination Chamber match. (Zelina Vega replaces Shotzi in this match due to Shotzi getting injured in her match with Lyra Valkyria for the NXT Women's Championship, which does not air until the following week.) During the match, Legado del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Elektra Lopez, Angel, Humberto) are seen in the front row, and The Latino World Order (Carlito, Joaquin Wilde, Cruz del Toro) show up to watch from ringside after the commercial break. Tiffany gets the win after Zelina Vega attacks Elektra Lopez at ringside for talking trash at her.



Backstage, The O.C. (Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, "Michin" Mia Yim) meet with "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, wondering why they have not heard from him. When Karl Anderson says Styles has forgotten where he came from, Styles lashes out at him. Karl nearly fights him and dares Styles to try it again.



We hear from Iyo Sky, Asuka and Kairi Sane. Iyo says Bayley pretends Damage CTRL's (Bayley, Dakota Kai, Iyo Sky, Asuka, Kairi Sane) success is because of her, but they made it what it was. She says she is not the same Superstar she faced a few years ago and that it is her era. Asuka tells Dakota Kai that she is just as stupid as Bayley and that there will be consequences. Kairi Sane tells Bayley and Dakota that they had better sleep with one eye open.



The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) beat Javier Bernal and Beau Morris.



Backstage, Byron Saxton interviews Logan Paul. Logan Paul thanks the fans and tells them to get "#ThankYouLogan" trending when he beats The Miz to qualify for the Elimination Chamber, wins the Elimination Chamber match and beats Seth "Freakin'" Rollins to become a double champion.

Logan Paul beats The Miz to qualify for the men's Elimination Chamber match despite The Miz stopping Logan Paul from using brass knuckles passed to him by his friend Jeff from the front row to get the win.



Backstage, Tiffany Stratton shows up and messes with Bianca Belair and Liv Morgan when Jade Cargill - who is discussing contracts alongside Bron Breakker with General Manager Nick Aldis - tells Liv to knock it off. Aldis tells Tiffany this is not the time or place, then he, Jade and Breakker leave.



Grayson Waller is seen speaking with Paul Heyman backstage.

Naomi beats Alba Fyre with Starstruck to qualify for the women's Elimination Chamber match.



Backstage, Dakota Kai asks Bayley for her help, as she knows that Asuka, Kairi Sane and Iyo Sky are coming after her and Bayley is the only person she can trust. Bayley says this has been going on for months and that she cannot do this right now.



General Manager Nick Aldis is on the stage. He announces that Bron Breakker is the newest member of the SmackDown roster. Bron Breakker shows up and signs a SmackDown contract after shaking Aldis' hand.



The Bloodline (Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman, Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa) head to the ring. Roman Reigns says the people of Utah are idiots and are pretty dumb when they are all grouped together, and says tonight is a big night and does not want the fans to ruin it when The Rock shows up. He says that everything he and The Rock have to say is informative and has meaning, and that tonight is the most important night in WWE. The fans chant for Cody Rhodes, and Roman calls Cody "the guy who ruined everything" before declaring that tonight is the first night where it can be said that The Rock is a member of The Bloodline. The Rock heads to the ring, and after the commercial break, he states that he has some good news to share: he states that the fans in the arena tonight have broken an indoor attendance record for Salt Lake City as well as the state of Utah. He says that the record is for "the largest gathering of trailer park trash The Rock has ever seen," then announces that everyone and their 50 wives will have a story to tell to their 60 inbred children one day. The Rock says the fans have brought a side of him that has not been seen in years yet has always been within him all along, and that it is out because of him and Roman Reigns being in the best main event in WrestleMania history until the fans "flushed it down the toilet." After making fun of the fans for sitting on said toilet tweeting that Cody should finish his story, he asks what story Cody even has after Roman beat him last year, then asks the fans to apply the logic of Cody's story to this year's Super Bowl or Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls beating the Utah Jazz in 1998.The Rock says one does not get another shot at their story because they wanted it, then says the fans do not get it because they are "spoiled, entitled crybaby bitches" and that he will do everything in his power Cody Rhodes walks out of WrestleMania as a loser. He says Cody's story has ended while his and Roman's story as the most dominant team in WWE history is just beginning, then tells the fans to enjoy the ride that he is taking them on.



This week on The SmackDown LowDown: Naomi! Bobby Lashley, B-Fab and The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford)! L.A. Knight!



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



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