Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for November 22, 2024

"Big" Bronson Reed and Solo Sikoa's Bloodline (Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, Jacob Fatu) head to the ring to start tonight's show. Solo says that he and his crew are ready to dominate WarGames, and that Roman Reigns is not ready because he is not even here yet. He then demands that Roman meet him in the ring by the end of the night to acknowledge his terms of surrender so he and his crew can finally acknowledge him.

Chelsea Green beats Blair Davenport and Bianca Belair to advance in the WWE Women's United States Championship Tournament. During the match, is is revealed that Jade Cargill has been slammed onto the hood of a car backstage, which causes Belair to run to the back to check on Jade.

Bianca Belair catches up with Naomi, Bayley and General Manager Nick Aldis before getting in the ambulance with Jade Cargill.

Comedian Adam Ray is seen in the front row.

Before the next match, we hear from Shinsuke Nakamura, who says that he has watched and learned LA Knight and knows him better than he knows himself. He says Knight is riddled with insecurities and begs the fans to chant his name with a growing aura of desperation. He says the fans do not know how frightened he is and consumed with fear that all he obtained will slip through his fingers. He says Knight's fears are justified and that this is the beginning of Knight's end. This allows Escobar to attack Knight before the bell rings.

LA Knight retains the WWE United States Championship against Santos Escobar after Shinsuke Nakamura shows up near the end of the match. After the match, Shinsuke Nakamura gets in the ring and attacks LA Knight, then leaves.

Backstage, Johnny Gargano speaks with The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) regarding Tommaso Ciampa. Gargano tries to iron things out by getting a tag team title match set up, but Sabin says that The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) are more deserving of a title shot. The Street Profits show up and say Ciampa is a bad guy and a snake waiting in the grass.

Roman Reigns' Bloodline (Roman Reigns, "Main Event" Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa) is seen backstage.

Backstage, General Manager Nick Aldis asks Nia Jax about the attack on Jade Cargill. Nia says she knows nothing and that she was helping Candice LeRae and Tiffany Stratton with their match tonight, and that she wanted to take Jade out at WarGames. Suddenly, Aldis finds "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and tells him that he has not heard from Kevin Owens, but Cody says that Kevin would not miss tonight's face-to-face meeting and heads to the ring. Cody says that Randy Orton is not here and that he is being told that Kevin Owens is also not here, then says he does not believe the latter and calls Owens out for their face-to-face meeting. Owens shows up from inside the crowd and says he is a little insulted, as he was summoned to be here tonight because Cody wanted him here and while he is wearing his best, Cody is not wearing a suit. Cody says Owens was summoned to stand in the ring, not in the crowd, but Owens says Cody does not get what he wants just because he wants it, and security tires to get Cody back in the ring before Owens asks why Cody is so upset when everything is his fault. Owens then makes his way to the announce table and says that for four years, he fought The Bloodline (Roman Reigns, "Main Event" Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa) every week with everything he had at the risk of his career and supported Cody in his fight with them. He then says that when Roman Reigns, who tried to end his career, needed a partner months later, Cody teamed him, and that since then, everything that has happened to him is his fault. Cody says that if this is how Owens wants to justify his actions, that is great, then says teaming with Roman had nothing to do with Owens, as it was the right thing to do. He then says Owens is painting himself as a victim and that nobody holds him down more than himself. Cody calls what Owens is doing "next-level sabotage" and that while he has obsessed over being world champion, he has become synonymous with WWE and has achieved so many accolades, and yet he does not know it. He says Owens did not pull the trigger when his knee was hurt and become world champion when he could, then says he pulled the trigger on the wrong guy and crossed the line by hitting Orton with a piledriver. Cody tells Owens he will beat a lesson into him and that this lesson will be coming, then tells Owens that the ball is in his cord. Owens says that if Cody wants to fight him, he will get his match, but only when he says it will happen. He then says that when it does happen, he will be doing his job, and while he loved Orton, he hates Cody. Owens then leaves through the crowd, but not before Cody says Owens hates himself, not him. He then says that when they have their match, there will also not be a single line that he will not cross.

Backstage, Roman Reigns' Bloodline (Roman Reigns, "Main Event" Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa) meet concerning Solo Sikoa's terms of surrender, saying they are not going through with them, with Sami saying that he is out of ideas. Jimmy considers asking "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes to join them, but Roman shoots him down, saying he is old news. He also shoots down asking Seth "Freakin'" Rollins again, saying they need no one else and that they are all they need. He then says that if they die, they die together. Everyone is in agreement, then Sami asks what the plan is. Roman says "I don't know."

Backstage, Carmelo Hayes gets "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes' attention, saying Kevin Owens is telling the truth. This leads to a shoving match that General Manager Nick Aldis has to stop, and Cody says it is time for Aldis to re-evaluate his first round draft pick.

Bayley and Naomi beat Tiffany Stratton and Candice LeRae by disqualification after Nia Jax pulls Naomi off the ring apron and attacks her. Iyo soon fights back, but she is attacked by Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez. Rhea Ripley then shows up, this time with a black face mask, and swings a shinai, causing Nia's team to retreat.

Montez Ford beats Tommaso Ciampa with a sit-down pin after countering the Fairytale Ending. After the match, Ciampa attacks Montez, and Angelo Dawkins gets in the ring and fights Ciampa. Johnny Gargano gets in the ring, and when Dawkins grabs Gargano, Ciampa attacks Dawkins from behind. Ciampa tries to calm Ciampa down, but Ciampa shoves him, and when The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) run into the ring, Ciampa escapes.

It is announced that Jade Cargill will be replaced with a mystery competitor in next week's WWE Women's United States Championship Tournament match with "Michin" Mia Yim and Piper Niven.

"Big" Bronson Reed and Solo Sikoa's Bloodline (Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, Jacob Fatu) heads to the ring. After the commercial break, Roman Reigns' Bloodline (Roman Reigns, "Main Event" Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa) arrives. Roman Reigns' Bloodline heads to the ring, then Solo says he is not here to fight Roman, as he still loves him and his Bloodline and always has, and says that if they join his Bloodline, they can run WWE for decades. He says that they do not have a fifth man or a wise man, and that they have no choice. Solo then demands Roman and his Bloodline surrender and join his team, or else they will all die where they stand. Solo hands Roman the microphone, then Paul Heyman suddenly shows up and apologizes for being put through a table in Madison Square Garden before saying that five versus four is no way to do WarGames. He says that this math does not compute to the wise man, then evens the odds by brings out Roman's fifth man: CM Punk. This leads to a five-on-five brawl in the ring in which Roman Reigns' Bloodline comes out on top.

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