WWE SmackDown
April 14, 2023
Pinnacle Bank Arena
Lincoln, NE
Welcome to our live coverage of WWE SmackDown. As always, we will have the results up immediately after every match. Refresh this page often to see updated results.
Tonight on WWE SmackDown:
– Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez take part in a championship celebration
– Shinsuke Nakamura returns
– Santos Escobar vs Damian Priest
– Xavier Woods vs LA Knight
Our live coverage begins at 8PM EST
In the ring, Sami Owens said there is uncertainty with the draft coming up. Owens said sooner or later, The Usos are coming for their tag team titles. Jimmy said Owens and Zayn sound like they are already cracking under the pressure of having those titles for two weeks. Jey said there is no cracks in The Bloodline and said Zayn will backstab Owens just like he backstabbed The Bloodline. Zayn said he didn’t think The Bloodline came out her just to talk. Jimmy said they didn’t. As The Usos and Solo Sikoa surrounded the ring apron ready to get in the ring, Matt Riddle came from behind and attacked Sikoa as Zayn and Owens fought with The Usos.
Backstage, Adam Pearce said tonight it will be Solo Sikoa vs Matt Riddle.
Earlier in the week on social media, LA Knight and Xavier Woods agreed to a match on SmackDown
Xavier Woods vs LA Knight
Knight came down on Woods with an elbow. Knight rolled up Woods and held on to his tights right in front of the referee who refused to make the count because of it. Woods rolled up Knight and held his trunks. The referee did not see it as she was out of position and made the three count.
===Winner: Xavier Woods
Backstage, Imperium were trying to discuss strategy and Woods kept interrupting them by blowing his trombone. Gunther said that Woods clearly wants his attention and he should approach him in a respectful manner. Woods is a goof and doesn’t know what respect his. He doesn’t like Woods and he will fight him and beat the respect into him. Woods said he’s never had a shot at the Intercontinental Championship, but he is ready to step in the ring with him.
Backstage, Zayn thanked Riddle for helping them earlier, but he needs to be careful. Owens said Riddle can’t be careful. He needs to go out there and give it everything he has. Riddle said he can’t control everything, but he can control how much pain he is going to inflict on Sikoa for the 118 days he was gone.
Backstage, Damian Priest said Rey Mysterio and the LWO should not have got involved in their business. He will address the situation about Bad Bunny in the ring.
In the ring, Priest said if Bad Bunny wants to sit in the front row again and have a good time, fine, but if he puts his hands on his family, what happened on RAW will happen again. Selena Vega appeared at the entrance way. As Judgment Day was turned her way, Legado del Fantasma came from behind, punched Priest and Dominik in the back, and left.
Damian Priest (w/ Dominik & Rhea Ripley) vs Santos Escobar (w/ Joaquin Wilde, Cruz Del Toro, & Zelina Vega)
Escobar had Priest up on his shoulders. Ripley got the ring apron and distracted the referee. Dominik yanked Priest off Escobar’s shoulders. Priest gave Escobar a clothesline. Del Toro and Wilde attacked Dominik outside the ring. Priest came outside the ring and grabbed Wilde and Toro by the throat and threw them over the barricade. Escobar flew threw the ropes onto Priest. Priest and Escobar got back in the ring. With the referee checking on Priest, Ripley grabbed Escobar’s leg. Vega gave Ripley a hurricanrana outside the ring. Priest gave Escobar a swinging leg kick and the South of Heaven to gain the pinfall.
===Winner: Damian Priest
After the match, Priest threw Escobar outside the ring. Priest was ready to slam Escobar threw the announce table when Rey Mysterio came from the crowd and dove onto Priest. Rey got in the ring and started trading blows with Dominik. Rey set Dominik up for the 619, but Priest grabbed Dominik and got him out of the ring.
Backstage, Paul Heyman told Sikoa that Riddle embarrassed not just him, but his entire lineage. As Heyman was mentioning the members of the lineage, Sikoa stopped him and told Heyman to tell the Tribal Chief that he’s got this.
In the ring, Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan were celebrating in the ring when Sonya Deville and Chelsea Green came out. Green said her and Deville have been overlooked. Morgan said after she talked to Adam Pearce, they think Deville and Green are going to be their next challengers. The two teams had a short brawl with Green and Deville leaving the ring.
As Shinsuke Nakamura made his way to the ring, they cut to the back. Emma told Madcap Moss that the crowd should be cheering for him. Nakamura didn’t win the Andre the Giant Battle Royal like he did. He doesn’t have his look or strength and has nothing on him. He needs to go out there and prove why he should be a top pick in this year’s draft.
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Madcap Moss (w/ Emma)
Nakamura gave Moss a flying knee off the ropes and followed it up with the Kinshasa Kick for the win.
===Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura
Backstage, Scarlett drew a card with Nakamura’s face on it. Karrion Kross said Tick Tock.
A commercial ran stating the draft begins in two weeks on Fox and continues two wees from Monday on RAW
Backstage, The Viking Raiders attacked Brawn Strowman and Ricochet.
Matt Riddle (w/ Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens) vs Solo Sikoa (w/ Paul Heyman & The Usos)
Heyman said he got off the phone with Roman Reigns. They muscled their way through management and two weeks from tonight, it will be Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn will defend their tag team championship against The Usos. Heyman said it’s a guarantee they will their tag team championships because Reigns is losing patience with the two of you. He looked at The Usos behind their back when he said, the two of you.
The Usos, Kevin Owens, and Sami Zayn got into it with each other after The Usos interfered in the match. The referee ordered the four of them to the back. The Usos came back to ringside later in the match. Owens and Zayn followed. Owens and Zayn brawled with The Usos. Riddle came off the top rope, but Sikoa caught him with a kick to the stomach. He then hit the Samoan Spike on Riddle and pinned him.
===Winner: Solo Sikoa
After the match, Sikoa gave Riddle a Uranage on announce table. The table didn’t break, so Sikoa tipped the table over on Riddle.
