On December 6th, 2024 WWE aired the 1,320th episode of Smackdown live in Minneapolis, Minnesota inside Target Center.
Note: This review will be shorter then normal as it be the last few mins of the match.
-Kicking off this week’s Smackdown with a recap of Survivor Series.
-We see Apollo Crews enter the arena. Solo Sikoa breezes past him and The Bloodline take him and a few security guards down.
-Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes asks Minneapolis what they want to talk about then addresses Kevin Owens.
-Before he can continue, American Made’s music hits and they make their way down to the ring.
-Chad Gable says Nick Aldis put a call in to him about transferring to Smackdown then says the people of Minnesota are simple minded and gullible. He says Rhodes was the beacon of inspiration to him when he came back to WWE due to his work ethic and how he carried himself as a championship. He says Rhodes was a bad friend to Kevin Owens similar to what Otis did to him in their Alpha Academy days. He says Rhodes isn’t who he thought he was and calls him superficial. He says all Rhodes cares about is what everyone else thinks of him even if that means betraying his friends. Gable tells Rhodes that he deserves what’s coming to him at Saturday Night’s Main Event.
-Rhodes says he’s disappointed that Gable said what he just did because he sees a lot of himself in him. He says like him, Gable made things that weren’t special just that and maximized his television time. He says he understands why Gable has respect to his name then asks what happens to Ivy Nile, Brutus Creed & Julius Creed when Gable can’t own up to his mistakes. He then challenges Gable to a match and says he’ll go talk to Aldis himself to make things official. He says that Gable will be sorry asking for him with the mood that Owens has put him as of late.
-Backstage Chelsea Green approached Bianca BelAir and called her Nancy Drew because she had to solve her Jade Mystery. Green mocks BelAir for losing the United States Title Tournament match and BelAir responded by asking if Piper Niven was the one who took out Jade Cargill to get her out of the match. Niven said she didn’t touch Jade Cargill but she would touch BelAir in the ring later if she wanted. BelAir threw a punch but got kicked by both Niven & Green & Niven told her she’d see her in the ring.
Quarter Final Match Of The Women’s United States Title Tournament
Naomi vs. Ms Money In The Bank Tiffany Stratton vs. Elektra Lopez
Naomi sends Elektra Lopez crashing into the mat with a modified reverse DDT and pins Lopez.
Tiffany Stratton flies off the apron to break the fall and dumps Naomi out of the ring.
She then connects with the Prettiest Moonsault Ever on Lopez for the win.
Winner: Ms Money In The Bank Tiffany Stratton (She will face Michin in the Semi Finals)
-We then head backstage and see that Street Profits have been attacked by unknown assailants as B Fab, Nick Aldis & medical officials check on them. Motor City Machine Guns & Johnny Gargano approach Aldis & Gargano offers to have DIY take Street Profits’ spot in their WWE Tag Team Titles match later tonight. Aldis agrees.
Women’s Tag Team Champion Bianca BelAir vs. Piper Niven
Chelsea Green hops up on the apron but Bianca BelAir pulls her into the ring and gets Niven up on her shoulders. She then hits KOD to Niven on top of Green for the win.
Winner: Women’s Tag Team Champion Bianca BelAir
-We get a video recapping the United States Title win of Shinsuke Nakamura.
-After the break a video recap of the Women’s War Games match was shown.
-Backstage Bianca BelAir walked through the back limping on her sore ribs. She ran into Naomi & she complained about Women’s Speed Champion Candice LeRae & Tiffany Stratton staying on her neck. Byron Saxton walked up to confirm that Piper Niven did not attack Jade Cargill and BelAir said when she finds out who did it would be over for them.
-Before United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura can speak, LA Knight’s music hits and he makes his way out. He says Nakamura isn’t the real deal because he is then says Nakamura is holding something he wants and demands his rematch for the United States Title. Nakamura doesn’t speak and Knight says he’ll get what he wants by getting in the ring and making sure Nakamura gets stomped out.
-Andrade’s music hits and he makes his way down. He tells Knight that he’s not finished with him but he’s here for Nakamura. Andrade hops up on the apron but Tama Tonga pulls him off as Jacob Fatu blindsides Knight. They continue beating down Andrade & Knight as Solo Sikoa joins them in the ring. Nakamura hops out of the ring as Sikoa, Tama & Fatu continue beating down Andrade. Knight goes after Tama but Tama overpowers him as Sikoa lands a Samoan Spike on Andrade. He then hits a 2nd one to Knight and grabs a mic.
-Sikoa tells anyone who’s thinking that The Bloodline is weakened after War Games and losing both Tonga Loa & Bronson Reed then they’re wrong. He says he’s tired of people thinking he’s a joke and not taking him seriously, then says he’s still the Tribal Chief and has the ula fala. He says anyone who wants to oppose him will find out what Knight & Andrade just did then demands that Minneapolis acknowledge him.
-Backstage DIY spoke in the locker room. Ciampa said this doesn’t fix things yet as they should have had their title rematch months ago. Ciampa said he still wanted an answer from Gargano on his question from last week and he would see him out there.
-Kevin Owens appeared on video from a car. He complained about having to travel to Minneapolis for a Michael Cole interview. He then said he’s not even going to go into the arena, he told Michael Cole and find him in his car instead or don’t because he doesn’t really even care.
WWE Tag Team Titles Match
Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) (c) vs. DIY (Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano)
Motor City Machine Guns set up for Skull and Bones but Gargano low blows Chris Sabin.
DIY then connects with Meeting in The Middle for the win.
Winners & New WWE Tag Team Champions: DIY (NEW CHAMPIONS!!!)
-After the break DIY celebrated backstage and Candice LeRae congratulated them. They said they would tell their kids that they aren’t losers.
-Michael Cole walks out to Kevin Owens and was asked to get into the car. Cole complained about not being in the building. Owens said he was tired of being told he couldn’t come into the building and now he wanted someone to come outside with him. Cole said he wanted to give him an unbiased interview and Owens calls him a Cody Rhodes fanboy.
-Cole said that wasn’t fair, they’ve known each other for 10 years. Owens said he can’t believe he doesn’t see this the way he does. Owens said Owens is sick and tired of everything being about Cody Rhodes. His image is everywhere and he’s got three pyros during his entrance, and he betrayed him on top of everything. Cole replied that Sami Zayn and The Usos both thought it was a good idea to help Roman Reigns, and Owens said he didn’t care about what they thought.
-Owens said Cole doesn’t have any friends and so he doesn’t understand betrayal. Cole replied that he had some advice for Owens and told him to look in a mirror because this was all about him. Owens got heated and told Cole to get out of his rental car. He then called out to Cole 1 more time and when he looked back he closed the window in his face.
-Backstage Carmelo Hayes approached Nick Aldis as he was speaking to World Heavyweight Champion Gunther. Hayes asked Aldis what he was doing about the transfer window, because if Hayes wasn’t a priority on Smackdown then Monday Night Melo on Netflix sounded fine to him. Aldis told him that wasn’t a threat and he’d love if he became Adam Pearce’s problem but he did have something in mind for him. Hayes turned around to gloat and when he turned back Aldis was gone.
Non Title Match
Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes vs. Chad Gable
Chad Gable cinches in an Ankle Lock on Cody Rhodes’ exposed foot but Rhodes makes it to the bottom rope to break the hold.
Gable landed a German suplex.
He attempted to follow up with a moonsault but Rhodes avoided it and lands Cross Rhodes for the win.
Winner: Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes
-After the match Kevin Owens gets into the ring and stomps on Rhodes’ exposed ankle. They begin brawling and officials run down to break them up to close out Smackdown.
Semi Finals (Dec 13th)
Bayley vs. Chelsea Green
Michin vs. Ms Money In The Bank Tiffany Stratton
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