WWE SmackDown results:
CM Punk delivers “Basic Thuganomics” rap roast to John Cena
Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton came face-to-face one night before Night of Champions
JC Mateo def. Jimmy Uso | Jacob Fatu saved Jimmy Uso from a Solo Sikoa beatdown
Jimmy Uso took on JC Mateo, with Solo Sikoa trying to get his brother to rejoin his cause.
After some excellent back-and-forth, Mateo struck with the Tour of the Islands after Sikoa distracted his brother, giving the victory to Mateo.
After the match, Sikoa tried to bring Uso back into the fold, but Uso slapped his brother.
Sikoa and Mateo then attacked Uso, but United States Champion Jacob Fatu thwarted Sikoa’s plans.
Giulia def. Zelina Vega to win the Women’s United States Championship
Zelina Vega hit Giulia in the face with a Meteora as Giulia was lying against the steel ring steps, further damaging her knee that Giulia had tweaked earlier in the contest.
Vega connected with the Code Red, but Giulia somehow got her foot on the ropes.
Vega tried going for a moonsault, but Giulia moved out of the way, allowing Giulia to nail the Northern Lights Bomb to defeat Vega and become the new Women’s United States Champion.
Asuka stood tall during confrontation between Jade Cargill and Naomi
Andrade & Rey Fenix def. #DIY
Andrade and Rey Fenix joined forces to take on #DIY in an electric tag team match.
Johnny Gargano seemed to suffer an early knee injury after he landed horribly on the steel ring steps, but the former NXT Champion continued to fight.
Fenix hit the Black Fire Driver before Andrade delivered the Message as the two won the match.
Aleister Black blindsided R-Truth with the Black Mass
WWE Tag Team Champions The Street Profits vs. Dexter Lumis & Joe Gacy ended in chaos
The Street Profits seemed to be in jeopardy of losing the WWE Tag Team Championship as they faced the menacing Dexter Lumis and Joe Gacy of The Wyatt Sicks.
The rest of the SmackDown tag teams were at ringside in an effort to prevent The Wyatt Sicks from meddling.
Los Garza got involved, ending the match in a no-contest and leading to a melee between The Wyatt Sicks and the other SmackDown tag teams.
WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton def. Nia Jax in a Last Woman Standing Match
Nia Jax took Tiffany Stratton to her limit, taking out the champion early and forcing Stratton to continue to fight the count.
Jax was unrelenting in her damage on The Center of the Universe, hitting a huge splash on Stratton through a table.
Stratton used a table of her own, planting Jax through the splintered wood with a powerbomb that left both Superstars reeling.
With both Superstars having endured tremendous punishment, Ms. Money in the Bank Naomi arrived to attempt to cash in her Money in the Bank contract.
Before she could, Jax pancaked her, and Stratton hit a moonsault on Jax, who was on top of Naomi, to take out Naomi in the process.
Stratton then used the briefcase to nail Jax, who tumbled onto two tables outside the ring. Jax could not answer the count, allowing Stratton to retain her WWE Women’s Title.