WWE SmackDown
May 12, 2023
Thompson-Boling Arena
Knoxville, TN
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:
– Roman Reigns returns
– World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Match:
Edge vs Rey Mysterio vs AJ Styles
– World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Match:
Sheamus vs Bobby Lashley vs Austin Theory
-Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez defend their Women’s Tag Team Titles against Damage CTRL
Our live coverage begins at 8PM EST
World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Match:
Edge vs Rey Mysterio vs AJ Styles
Edge had Mysterio in the Edgeucator. When he saw Styles charge at him, he let go of Mysterio and put Styles in the Edgeucator. Styles made his way to the ropes and Mysterio hit the 610 on Edge. Styles hit the Phenomenal Forearm on Edge and pinned him.
===Winner: AJ Styles
World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Match:
Sheamus vs Bobby Lashley vs Austin Theory
Sheamus went for the Brogue Kick, but Lashley speared him. Theory threw Lashley into the ring post. Theory went for the A-Town Down, but Lashley hit him with a one armed slam. Lashley caught Theory in the Hurt Lock. Sheamus hit the Brogue Kick on Theory while Theory was in the Hurt Lock. Lashley threw Sheamus out of the ring and covered Theory for the win
===Winner: Bobby Lashley
Backstage, Grayson Waller told Adam Pearce that he wants the winner of tonight’s match between Styles and Lashley to appear next week on The Grayson Waller Effect. Pearce said that’s a good idea.
Cameron Grimes vs Baron Corbin
Corbin charged at Grimes and Grimes hit him with the Cave In and pinned him.
===Winner: Cameron Grimes
The Bloodline and Paul Heyman came to the ring. Reigns said Solo Sikoa stepped up at Backlash. He took care of the Riddle problem. Reigns said he can tell Solo is still thinking about the Owens and Zayn problem, but they are not a problem. The problem is his brothers. Reigns told The Usos lost at WrestleMania and then dedicated the match at Backlash to them and they lost again. He told them to apologize. Jimmy laughed as the crowd chanted, ‘No.’ Reigns pie-faced Jimmy. Jimmy was going to go after Reigns, but Jey stopped him and apologized. Jimmy asked Reigns for one more chance to go after the tag team championship. Reigns said the tag team championships will come back to the Bloodline and told Heyman to fill them in. Heyman said Reigns authorized him to pull every string with the board of directors. At Night of Champions, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn will defend the tag team championship against Reigns and Solo. Reigns said he dedicates that match and their win to the greatest tag team of all time, Afa and Sika, The Wild Samoans.
Backstage, Bayley told IYO SKY not to put the blame on herself for losing at Backlash as maybe she pushed her too hard and maybe she wasn’t ready for that. Bayley said tonight she will team with Dakota Kai to win back their tag team championships tonight.
Backstage, Joaquin Wilde and Cruz Del Toro were speaking in Spanish to each other. The Usos accused them of laughing at them. Santos Escobar and Rey Mysterio showed up. Escobar said it’s not their fault their Tribal Chief doesn’t love them anymore and laughed. The Usos walked off.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Match:
Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez (champions) vs Bayley & Dakota Kai
Kai gave Morgan a Meteora. Bayley told IYO to get the tag team belt. As IYO got on the ring apron with the belt, Rodriguez yanked it from her. Morgan pushed Bayley forward into the ropes knocking IYO off the ring apron and followed through with a rollup for the pin.
===Winners: Raquel Rodriguez & Live Morgan
Backstage, Pretty Deadly made fun of The Brawling Brutes.
Bianca Belair Championship Celebration
Asuka came down and blew the mist in Belair’s eyes.
World Championship Semi-Final Tournament Match:
AJ Styles vs Bobby Lashley
Lashley gave Styles a running power slam for a near fall. Lashley charged at Styles, but Styles moved and Lashley crashed into the ring post. Styles kneed Lashley in the head, hit him with the Phenomenal Forearm, and pinned him.
Winner: AJ Styles
After the match, Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, and Michin came out to congratulate Styles.
