WWE SmackDown
February 3, 2023
Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Greenville, SC
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:
WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair defends against Sonya Deville. Tag Title Contender’s Tournament final between Braun Strowman & Ricochet vs Imperium.
Women’s Elimination Chamber Qualifying Fatal 4-Way Match: Natalya vs Shotzi vs Shayna Baszler vs Zelina Vega.
Our live coverage begins at 8pm
Roman Reigns, Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa, and Paul Heyman arrived outside the arena. Kyla Braxton asked Roman Reigns the status of Jey Uso after what took place at the Royal Rumble. Reigns walked past her. Heyman stopped to tell Kyla that we can’t confirm or deny the status of Jey Uso at this time.
Tag Title Contender’s Tournament final: Braun Strowman & Ricochet vs Imperium (Ludwig Kaiser & Giovanni Vinci (with Gunther)
Strowman helped send Ricochet flying over the top rope on to Imperium. Ricochet pushed Gunther. Gunther pushed him back and the referee ordered Gunther to the back. Kaiser hit a forearm on Strowman, but Strowman hit him with a clothesline. Strowman then gave Kaiser the Monster Bomb. Strowman made the tag to Ricochet. Ricochet stood on Strowman’s shoulder and flipped on to Kaiser for the pin. Next week it will be The Usos defending the Unified Tag Team Championship against Strowman and Ricochet.
Backstage, Charlotte Flair said she can’t underestimate Sony Deville. Deville she is here for the SmackDown Women’s Championship, but Charlotte laughed at her.
They showed footage last night of The New Day and Rey Mysterio making a promotional appearance for NASCAR Clash at the Coliseum. Judgment Day showed up. Dominik showed up verbally disrepecting Rey. Nascar analyst Clint Bower told them to get in the hot rods and settle it. Rey beat Dominik in the race. Dominik told Rey he cheated and they had to be separated.
WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship: Charlotte Flair (c) vs Sonya Deville
Charlotte went for a moonsault off the top rope but got met by Deville’s boot to her face. Sonya went for a roll-up and put her foot on the rope for leverage, but only got a two count. Deville went for a sunset flip, but Charlotte rolled through it and got the figure-8 on her for the submission win.
Backstage, Reigns asked Jimmy Uso where Jimmy is at. Jimmy said he doesn’t know and he hasn’t heard from him. Reigns said it is disrespectful. He asked Jimmy again if he heard from Jey and Jimmy again said no, but he believes Jey will be there as they are brothers. Reigns asked Solo if he talked to Jey, but Jimmy immediately said if Jey wasn’t talking to him, he’s not talking to anybody before Solo could say anything. Reigns told Jimmy and Solo to find their brother now.
The Brawling Brutes (Ridge Holland & Butch) vs The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar)
Butch came off the top rope with a moonsault on Ivar but Ivar caught him and made the tag to Erik. Erik gave a spin kick to Holland outside the ring and made the tag. Erik and Ivar gave Butch the ragnarock for the win. After the match, Sheamus and Drew McIntyre brawled with The Viking Raider near the entrance way.
Bray Wyatt was backstage watching the recap of the Pitch Black match from Royal Rumble when Uncle Howdy appeared and looked in the camera.
Women’s Elimination Chamber Qualifying Fatal 4-Way Match: Natalya vs Shotzi vs Shayna Baszler vs Zelina Vega
Baszler had Vega in the Kirifuda clutch. Natalya went for a discus clothesline, but Baszler ducked and got Natalya in the clutch. Natalya lunged forward sending Baszler through the ropes. Natalya got Vega in the sharpshooter forcing her to submit.
Backstage, Jimmy Uso told Reigns he couldn’t get a hold of Jey. Reigns told Jimmy that he knows the position he’s in and he’s sorry for the way he spoke to him. Reigns said he needs them to be as strong as they ever were. Reigns told Jimmy and Solo that there is a lot of food in the bus and for them to go eat while he goes to the ring to take care of business.
Announced for next week on SmackDown is a Fatal 4-Way match with the winner to face Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship: Rey Mysterio, Madcap Moss, Karrion Kross, & Santos Escobar.
Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman made their way to the ring. Reigns said he is going to hear his side of the story when it comes to Sami Zayn. He said you have to go back to WarGames when he said that he saw everything that he needed to see. What he saw was greed. He gave Zayn the opportunity and Zayn used him and The Bloodline. Zayn jumped Reigns from behind and started pummeling him. They brawled with each other, but Reigns hit him with a series of knees sending Zayn down. Heyman gave Reigns a chair, but Reigns was met with a spear. Zayn went to hit Reigns with the chair, but Reigns rolled out of the ring. Zayn said he never wanted anything from him until now. He said now he wants the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship. Jimmy and Sol then attacked Zayn from behind and started pounding away at him. Solo gave Zayn the spike. Jimmy wrapped the chair around Zayn’s neck. Solo was going to give Zayn the running splash, but Reigns stopped him. Reigns took the chair off Zayn’s neck. Reigns told Zayn that he broke up his family and his Bloodline. Reigns said he wants Zayn at the Elimination Chamber so he can beat him up in front of Zayn’s family and friends.
