WWE SmackDown Results, Highlights & Winners (December 15, 2023): Roman Reigns & AJ Styles returns
Roman Reigns returned, Orton’s challenge declined, Melo & Owens advanced to Semifinals, AJ Styles return and much more!
The December 15, 2023 episode of Friday Night SmackDown is officially over. It is one of the pretty good shows of SmackDown, which enlightened with the return of Roman Reigns & AJ Styles. The United States Championship tournament mathces showcased a visual treat. Get to know what happened on this week’s episode of SmackDown, as we came with the complete summary, highlights, ratings and results of the show.
SmackDown Summary
“The Tribal Chief” Roman Reigns reurn
Roman Reigns kicks-off the Friday Night SmackDown and is acknowledged by the WWE Universe in Green Bay. Reigns is here to celebrate holidays, coz he’s a good boss, a fair Tribal Chief. He is here to praise the man who is loyal to The Bloodline and is responsible for the family’s legacy, the possible future Tribal Chief, Solo Sikoa and hugs him.
Randy Orton interrupted him and came confronting Roman Reigns. He said that Roman took him out of action for 18 months and Orton is coming for him to take everything from him inckuding the Universal Championship. He challenges Reigns for a championship match at Royal Rumble. However Reigns declined stating that he didn’t earn a opportunity and asked him to stand back on the line and earn his opportunity.
Orton says Reigns is a legend, but Orton is always a Legend Killer and tried to RKO Reigns, but Roman falls. Orton says that he could hear the voices and it says that Reigns has just crapped his pants as “Daddy’s back” and walked away.
United States Championship Tournament: Grayson Waller vs Carmelo Hayes
As soon as the match began, both tried to lock each other’s neck and Waller hit him with a big right hand. Melo chops his chest and Waller took Hayes to the ground with a side kick. Melo delivered a leg drop to hanging Waller, a cross body and clothesline to take him away from the ring.
During the commercial, Waller stomped Melo’s backhead. Melo tries for a body slam of the springboard, Waller sneaks down and hit a Rolling Flatliner. Melo delivered a Faceburster. Waller delivered an innovative Playmaker from the middle rope. Melo delivered a DDT. Waller looks for a Flatliner again, but Melo converted it into a Codebreaker and hit his finisher “Nothing but Net” for the win and advanced to the Semi Finals.
Winner: Carmelo Hayes Ratings: 4/5
Backstage: Randy Orton & LA Knight
Randy Orton and LA Knight have a chitchat backstage. Orton wants to take The Bloodline down all by himself, but Knight ask him to think about the number’s game. Knight looks to have his back saying that, if he wasn’t there, Orton would not have signed the SmackDown contract. He says that he will be on his back to take on The Bloodline and walked away, as Orton went thinking.
United States Championship Tournament: Kevin Owens vs Austin Theory
Kevin Owens takes the advantage right away with the the headlock, and takedown. Theory tries to fight back, but Owens again took control. Theory rolls outside, Owens delivered a Cannon ball from the aprid. When Owens climbed the top rope, Theory rolls out, pull his neck to the ropes and hit a vertical overhead suplex on the apron.
After the commercial, Owens hit a frog splash on Theory, but he hit his injured hand. Owens hit a senton from the top rope, but Theory had his knees up. Theory punches him on the face, Owens is fired up and kicks Theory on his ribs. Owens delivered a DDT and fights with his left hand.
Owens looks for a Pop-up powerbomb, but couldn’t able to lift him with the broken hand. Owens instead hit hin with a Superkick. Theory delivered a Spanish fly on Owens from the middle rope. When Theory tried to super-plex Owens, it backfired.
Theory sent Owens out of the ring and asks refree to count for a countout victory, but Owens breaks the count. Theory delivered a Blockburster, Owens delivered a Cannon Ball and Swantom Bomb, but wasn’t enough for a pinfall.
Owens looks for a stunner, but Theory caught his injured hands and tried to rebreak the hand swinging to the ring post and stomping through the steel stairs. Theory took him to the ring, but Owens used the hard bandaid to knockout Theory for the win.
Winner: Kevin Owens Ratings: 4/5
Promo: Karrion Kross
Karrion Kross appeared on a video tape with Sacrlett cutting a promo and teasing that the new beginnings is coming soon.
Promo: Damage CTRL
Damage CTRL appeared on a video tape, where Bayley said that it is time for Damage CTRL to win more gold. Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane) will be chasing the Tag Team championship and Bayley will be entering the Royal Rumble and challenge Rhea Ripley for the Women’s World Championship.
Asuka & Kairi Sane vs Michin & Zelina Vega
When Asuka & Kairi Sane about to enter the ring, Michin & Zelina Vega attacked them from the back. The match began during the commercial, as Damage CTRL took advantage of them by team work. Asuka never gave Michin a chance to take advantage of the match. Vega and Sane got tagged in and Vega taking control of the match with a fiery start.
She delivered a Hammerlock DDT and attempted 619. Asuka and Michin got tagged in and Asuka changes things of. Kairi took Vega outside the ring. As Michin climbs the top rope, Bayley urged to the ring and pushed her down, Kairi hit her finisher “Insane Elbow” and won.
Winner: Kairi Sane & Asuka Ratings: 3.5/5
Randy Orton vs Jimmy Uso
As soon as the match begin, Orton started landing his hands on Jimmy Uso. Jimmy escapes the ring and asked for a timebreak. Orton slammed Jimmy Uso over the commentary table twice and took him to the ring. Jimmy is begging for mercy and headbutt Randy. Orton locked him to the corner and hit ten-punches to the face.
Orton punished Jimmy, but Jimmy fights back with a kick to the back of the head and with a samoan splash. Jimmy looks for the ten-punches, but Orton pluck his eye. As Orton looks for a elevated DDT. Jimmy took him outside the ring.
After the commercial, Orton hit a couple of clothesline and powerslammed Jimmy. As Jimmy tries to fight back Orton caught him between the ropes and delivered an inverted DDT. Orton looks to RKO Jimmy, and Solo Sikoa’s music hit. As Solo march to the ring, LA Knight took Solo Sikoa down. Orton delivered an RKO on Jimmy Uso and won the match.
Winner: Randy Orton Ratings: 4/5
Post Match Brawl & AJ Styles return
Knight and Orton have some words on each other, as Roman Reigns attacked Knight from the back. The Bloodline took down Orton and Knight.
AJ Styles music was played, as everyone looks for him from through the entrance way, Styles came from the back and attacked Roman Reigns with the Phenomenal ForeArm.
The Bloodline retreated staring all the three, however AJ Styles attacked LA Knight and walked out, shocking the WWE Universe and SmackDown went from air.
WWE SmackDown Results
- Roman Reigns returned.
- Carmelo Hayes defeated Grayson Waller by pinfall.
- Kevin Owens defeated Austin Theory by pinfall.
- Asuka & Kairi Sane defeated Michin & Zelina Vega.
- Bayley announced her participation in the Women’s Royal Rumble.
- Randy Orton defeated Jimmy Uso by pinfall.
- AJ Styles returned.
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