The WWE Universe at this week’s SmackDown got a special treat, as they watched two episode of the blue brand on one night.
With the Holidays coming up, WWE decided to film next week’s episode of SmackDown this week, to give the Superstars some time off during the festive period. Here are the spoilers for the episode of SmackDown that will air on December 22:
- Santos Escobar defeated Bobby Lashley to advance to the finals of the United States Championship Contenders Tournament. Escobar won with the help of Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo.
- Dragon Lee (c) defeated Butch to retain the NXT North American Championship
- AJ Styles appeared dressed all in black and said he doesn’t care about Randy Orton and LA Knight. Styles said he should be the one facing Roman Reigns at the Royal Rumble. Knight and Orton interrupted the segment. SmackDown GM Nick Aldis announced a triple threat match for the “New Year’s Revolution” edition of Smackdown. The winner will face Reigns at the Rumble.
AJ Styles in all Black pic.twitter.com/6YpVyriVJF
— GottiDevon ? (@GottidevonR) December 16, 2023
- Bianca Belair Shotzi, Zelina Vega and Michin defeated Damage CTRL. The babyfaces entered on a Christmas-themed tank and there was a Merry Christmas chant during the match. Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre attacked Kairi Sane at one point.
Team bianca came out on a fucking Christmas tank pic.twitter.com/IIgfMM3Oy8
— GottiDevon ? (@GottidevonR) December 16, 2023
- Kevin Owens defeated Carmelo Hayes to advance to the finals of the United States Championship Contenders Tournament. Owens will face Santos Escobar in the finals.
- AJ Styles vs. Solo Sikoa ended in a DQ when Reigns attacked Styles. A brawl involving Styles, Knight, Orton, and the Bloodline ensued with Knight standing tall in the end.
All out brawl between AJ, Randy and LA Knight. The bloodline watches from a far and leaves. LA Knight is the last man standing. pic.twitter.com/X2qPuXuW7u
— GottiDevon ? (@GottidevonR) December 16, 2023
To find out what happened on this week’s episode of WWE SmackDown, click here.