WWE SmackDown
December 22, 2023
Resch Center
Green Bay, WI
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:
AJ Styles vs Solo Sikoa
US Title Championship Tournament Semifinal Match
Bobby Lashley vs Santos Escobar
US Title Championship Tournament Semifinal Match
Kevin Owens vs Carmelo Hayes
NXT North American Championship Match
Dragon Lee (champion) vs Butch
Holiday Havoc 8-Woman Tag Team Match
Bianca Belair, Shotzi, Michin, & Zelina Vega vs Damage CTRL
Our live coverage begins at 8 PM EST
In the ring, AJ Styles said I don’t blame Randy Orton or LA Knight for wanting to get their hands on Roman Reigns, but I don’t give a damn about Orton or Knight and I want Reigns at the Royal Rumble. Knight came out and told Styles you can have Reigns after I have him. Orton came out and said he is going to get Reigns. Nick Aldis came out and said you all have a case to face Reigns. In two weeks, at SmackDown New Year’s Revolution, it will be Orton vs Knight vs Styles with the winner to face Reigns at the Royal Rumble. Styles said he has Solo Sikoa tonight and if Orton or Knight get near this ring, I will take them out.
Holiday Havoc 8-Woman Tag Team Match
Bianca Belair, Shotzi, Michin, & Zelina Vega vs Damage CTRL (IYO SKY, Kairi Sane, Asuka, Bayley) (w/ Dakota Kai)
Sane and Asuka opened two boxes outside the ring revealing Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre. Dawn and Fyre attacked Sane and Asuka. Michin placed SKY on a table and came off the top rope with a senton to pin her.
===Winners: Bianca Belair, Shotzi, Michin, & Zelina Vega
Backstage, Roman Reigns asked Paul Heyman to bring him Nick Aldis.
NXT North American Championship Match
Dragon Lee (champion) vs Butch
Lee came off the ropes with the stomp on Butch. Butch threw Lee in the air and hit him with a forearm on Lee’s way down. Lee blocked the Bitter End with a Canadian Destroyer. Lee hit Butch with the Operation Dragon and pinned him. They shook hands after the match
===Winner: Dragon Lee
Backstage, Roman Reigns told Nick Aldis that the Triple Threat Match and Styles vs Solo were good ideas, but what would have been a better idea is if you ran it by me first. Everything goes through me and I need you to understand that. Adam Pearce understood that. Aldis said I’m an executive. I don’t have feelings. Pearce is more of a middle management type. I’m a General Manager. The buck stops with me. I’m the sharp end of the stick on SmackDown now. I really hope we can get to know each other better.
US Title Championship Tournament Semifinal Match
Kevin Owens vs Carmelo Hayes
Hayes blocked the popup powerbomb and gave Owens the Codebreaker. Owens hit Hayes with a popup powerbomb for a near fall. Owens gave Hayes a senton and stunner to pin him. They shook hands after the match.
===Winner: Kevin Owens
Backstage, Michin, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson came up to AJ Styles. Michin hugged Styles. Anderson told Styles we didn’t think you were coming back because we didn’t hear from you. He asked if we’re good and Styles said I don’t know, are we, and walked away.
US Title Championship Tournament Semifinal Match
Bobby Lashley (w/ Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs Santos Escobar
Two men in masks attacked the Street Profits outside the ring. This distracted Lashley and Escobar rolled him up for the win. After the match, the two men took off their masks to reveal Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo
===Winner: Santos Escobar
Backstage, Pretty Deadly interrupted Butch’s interview. Butch attacked them. Security broke them up. Nick Aldis told Butch to find a tag team partner and you can settle this in the ring at New Year’s Revolution.
AJ Styles vs Solo Sikoa
Styles gave Solo the Phenomenal Forearm sending Solo out of the ring. Reigns entered the ring and jumped Reigns from behind. Styles gave Reigns an enziguri. Solo and Reigns started beating down Styles. Randy Orton hit the ring to attack Reigns and Solo. Jimmy Uso hit the ring and jumped Orton. Knight ran to the ring and began punching Reigns and Solo. Reigns left the ring. Orton dumped Jimmy over the top rope while Knight dumped Solo over the top rope. Styles yelled at Knight and Orton for interfering in his business. Styles hit Knight and Orton. Knight clotheslined Styles and began kicking him. Orton pulled Knight off Styles and Knight pushed him. Orton and Knight began punching each other. Solo and Jimmy wanted to get back in the ring, but Roman held them back and let Orton, Styles, and Knight fight each other as the show went off the air.
