WWE Smackdown 2/6/2025

WWE Smackdown 2/6/2025

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/wwe-smackdown-1302026.html

We are in Charlotte, NC. Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore are on commentary. 

We see clips from the Royal Rumble.

We see various wrestlers arriving and hanging out in the back.

Drew McIntyre comes out. Cody Rhodes attacks him in the aisle and sends him into the post. Cody throws him over the rail. Drew tries to run and officials get in the way to break it up. Cody gets on the mic and asks if Drew thinks things will be the same. He says things will never be the same. He says Drew eliminated him from a Rumble match he wasn't even in. He says he can't point at the Wrestlemania sign. He says he watched Roman and Punk declare their match on Raw and says he was excited. 

He says Cody's name was the first name that comes out of people's mouth's. Cody asks the crowd what they want to talk about. He says he was born in this city and talks about being backstage at wrestling shows. He says to imagine his discomfort returning here without the title and says that's Drew's problem. He says Drew was mad he was champ and says his shame becomes Drew's downfall. He says Drew won't make it Wrestlemania.

Cathy Kelly interviews Giulia and Kiana James. KJ says the tag titles are stepping stones to Giulia becoming a triple champ. Giulia talks in Japanese and brings up The Elimination Chamber and Wrestlemania. KJ says they will win the tag titles, Giulia will win at The Elimination Chamber and they will face the champ at Wrestlemania.

Nick Aldis tells Cody in the back he needs to win the Elimination Chamber to face Drew and says he needs to qualify for it next week. He says he will have to rethink letting him qualify if he can't control his emotions. Cody says he'll see him in Dallas next week. 

WWE Women's Tag Titles - Rheyo (Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky) (c) vs Kiana James and Giulia

I wouldn't be shocked if KJ turns on Giulia here.

RR and KJ lock up. Rhea side headlocks her. They do some rolls. RR threatens her with a punch and KJ backs off. RR shoves G and G says she wants Iyo. G shoves Iyo and forearms her. G stomps Iyo and mocks her dance. G hair throws her Iyo but Iyo flips out.

Iyo sweeps her then basement dropkicks her. G pulls Iyo down by the hair. Iyo boots her in the face and KJ pulls Iyo's throat over the top rope. Iyo's head is banged off the apron. KJ boots Iyo out of the ring. G dropkicks Iyo from the apron outside.

We go to PiP break and return. KJ headkicks Iyo and G top rope dropkicks Iyo for 2. Iyo sends KJ out. Iyo flapjacks her then tags in RR. RR short arm clotheslines KJ then drops her chest first on the mat. RR low dropkicks her. RR facekicks G off the apron. RR upkicks KJ.

Iyo topes G outside. RR electric chair drops KJ on her chest for 2. KJ powerbombs Iyo onto RR. KJ hits a 401k on Iyo then G pumping knees Iyo for 2. RR headbutts KJ in the chest. G headscissors RR. Iyo backrolls G. RR headbutts G in the chest. RR hits rip tide on G and Iyo top rope moonsaults G. RR pins G.

Thoughts: It was alright with Iyo's team winning as expected. Giulia worked a bit better here than usual and I think she busted her nose or mouth open. 

Ilja Dragunov and The Miz talk in the back. Ilja says he's going to take the US Title back and tells Miz to get out of his way. Miz asks if he will threaten him and says Ilja thinks force solves everything. Miz says he needs to use his brain sometimes. Miz says he went to Aldis and the open challenge is closed. Carmelo Hayes comes in. He says he picks the open challenge title shots and says Miz is getting a whooping tonight. Miz asks if he's making the rules now and tells him he better not miss. Ilja tells Melo to get it done. 

Carmelo Hayes vs The Miz

Miz goes for the cheapshot and takes punches. Melo 2nd rope twisting lariats him. Miz running back elbows him. Melo's head is banged off the buckles. Miz punches him in the corner and hits corner spears. Miz chops him. Melo blocks a boot out of the corner and hits a blind springboard legdrop as Miz hangs off the top.

Melo hits shots in the corner. Melo goes for a springboard and is kicked in the leg. Miz running lariats Melo for 2. We go to break and return. Melo hits shots on Miz then flurries him in the corner. Miz boots him. Melo la mistica facebusters him for 2. 

Melo tope con hilos him outside. Melo goes for a top rope splash but Miz gets his knees up. Miz hits chest kicks and is rolled up for 2. Melo rolls him and superkicks him. Miz slingshot sitout powerbombs him for 2. Melo avoids a skull crushing finale then hits a first 48 on him to win.

Thoughts: I liked it. It was a faster paced match. The two worked pretty well together and the finishing stretch was interesting. Melo won as expected here. Where Miz goes from here is unknown as him beating Melo would have opened things up storyline wise.

Tiffany Stratton is interviewed. She says one bad night at The Rumble won't stop her from having another Mania moment. She says her eye are set on The Chamber. Chelsea Green and Alba Fyre come in. Green says no one cares and says the only headline should be here getting robbed of her Mania moment. They then hand her a paper with a newspaper headline. Tiff tells her to check the obituaries for when she beats her and her Mania dreams are dead. 

The Wyatt Sicks interrupt the feed. Howdy says Solo took the lantern and left them in the dark. Howdy says it's because Solo's scared of being left behind and standing in the dark alone. He says fear doesn't show up when everyone is together, fears shows up when you are all alone.

Women's Elimination Chamber Qualifier - Lash Legend vs Chelsea Geen vs Tiffany Stratton

Green slaps Lash and yells at her. Green is double teamed and dropped by Lash. Alba Fyre gets on the apron and Lash swings Tiff's feet at her. Tiff clips Lash then shotgun dropkicks her. Tiff topes Lash and Nia Jax outside. Tiff standing moonsaults Lash. Green and Tiff stop their pin attempts then argue. Lash grabs both by the throat. Alba trips Lash and Lash is double lariated over the top. Tiff rolls up Green for 2.

Tiff forearms Green and Green knocks Tiff down onto the apron and floor. Green top rope plancha's Tiff and Nia outside. Green poses and Lash hits a hard pump kick.

We go to break and return. Lash lifts Green by the arm and lariats her. Lash gorilla press drops Tiff onto Green and splashes both for 2. Green step up enzugiri's Lash and Tiff jumps off Green's back with a dropkick on Lash. Tiff is popped up and dropkicks Lash. Green trips Tiff out of the corner and basically no sells a boot to the face.

Tiff 2nd rope superplexes Green and does a sloppy suplex for 2. Lash blocks Tiff's cartwheel and buckle bombs her. Lash chokeslams Tiff for 2. Green coast to coast dropkicks Lash and Tiff for 2 when Nia pulls Green out. Nia yells at Green then pushes Alba when Alba confronts her.

Lash is back body dropped over the timekeepers rail. Alba takes a pounce for Green. Nia is double superkicked. Green sends Tiff into the post. Tiff finlay rolls Green into a triple jump moonsault to win.

Thoughts: It had some good and some some sloppy moments here. We had a fair bit of shenanigans with Nia and Alba. The crowd would have liked to have seen Green win here. I did like this overall but it wasn't perfect.

Randy Orton is interviewed. He says he's not happy about his performance at the Rumble. He says when he gets into The Chamber, it'll be his 10th Chamber match. He says he has more experience than everyone and plans on using it.

Aleister Black and Zelina Vega come in. Black says they said goodbye to the 2 best wrestlers ever and are blessed to still have him...at least one part of him. 

Kit Wilson comes out and says he's The Topic. He says what he saw at The Rumble disgusted him. He says he saw 30 pigs and meatheads and says it's toxic. He says the sweat and the grunting and the tantrums were toxic. He says 30 men battled it out to see who the biggest alpha was and it's no wonder they didn't want him in it. They said they didn't want a man who is confident in his emotions and listens. He says you can't handle a man who moves his hips like this then he gyrates. He challenges anyone to come out and face him. Oba Femi comes out.

Oba Femi vs Kit Wilson

Kit says Oba is the problem and is toxic. Oba chops him down and running euros him in the corner three times. Oba throws him on a backdrop. Oba does a sitout last ride and wins.

Thoughts: It was all squash here but it made Oba look good and the crowd bought it.

R-Truth and Damian Priest watch in the back. Truth does Oba's strut. He says "oh my goodness". He says Oba didn't touch a ball and got in The Rumble. Drew McIntyre walks past Truth and shoulders him. DP says him and Drew did this enough and says he has enough problems. he says he doesn't need another. Drew walks away without saying anything. 

Drew McIntyre comes out. Jacob Fatu attacks him in the ring and hits a corner hip attack. Fatu lariats him over the top. Fatu topes him. Security comes down to try and stop him and he beats them up. Fatu hits Drew over the rail. 

Nick Aldis tells Fatu in the back that if he wants his hands of Drew, he has to qualify for The Chamber first. He tells him to go home. Fatu says line them up next week as he will dog walk them.

Shinsuke Nakamura vs Tama Tonga

TT hits shots on him and clubs on him. SN puts him on the top rope and flying knees him. SN boots him. TT flatliners him and rakes his face with his boot. TT slides out and lariats him from behind. SN's head is banged off the commentary table. TT elbow drops while he hangs over the commentary table.

We go to PiP break and return. TT head cranks SN. SN hits strikes and Tama hits shots on him. SN knees him in the gut and axe kicks him. SN sliding knees him. SN hits chest kicks and drops him. SN enzugiri's him. SN sliding germans him while he's on the 2nd rope. SN 2nd rope flying knees him for 2. TT twisting reverse ddt's him.

TT hits a corner splash and hits an angel's wings for 2. SN hits a reverse slam. SN baseball slides JC Mateo outside. TT jumping ddt's SN. SN backdrops him. They trade forearms. SN hits a forearm combo and TT headbutts him. SN spinning heel kicks him. SN michinoku drivers him for 2. TT hits a hidden blade and pins him.

Thoughts: I was a bit surprised to see TT win here, especially the way he did. It was alright and they had more of a Japanese style match here.

Fraxiom and The Motor City Machine Guns talk in the back. Candice LeRae and Johnny Gargano go up to them. Gargano is laying on a box and looking lifeless. LeRae says they don't what the mask he took meant to him. Fraxiom aren't impressed. LeRae asks The Guns to talk to Gargano. The Guns said he lied to their faces and cost them the tag titles. Sabin says she's out of her mind.

Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky are interviewed. Iyo says Kiana and Giulia put up a good match but the titles are still theirs. Rhea says everyone is on their A-game leading up to Mania and they aren't planning on losing the titles. Rhea says she will take her momentum straight to Raw and they don't mind adding more gold after winning The Chamber. Nia Jax comes in with Lash and says Lash was screwed. Rhea calls her whiny and little. Nia says they would be tag champs if they were in the ring with them. Nia says they have been ducking them long enough and it's time they spoke to Nick Aldis. Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan then walk past but don't say anything.

Kit Wilson talks to Matt Cardona and Apollo Crews in the back. He says this is all Matt's fault. He says toxic masculinity was on its way out until he came out looking like a protein bar with abs. Matt says if he wants to step up, he's always ready. Apollo wonders what his problem is.

Nick Aldis is in the ring and brings out Liv Morgan and Raquel. Liv says we are in the presence of the greatest Royal Rumble winner of all time. Liv says hse's also the hottest and the smartest and funniest. She says she's the most iconic woman in the history of WWE. She says she has a big decision to make and not much time to make it. She says Mania isn't the only thing on her mind. She says there's a huge elephant in the room that she'd like to address with Raquel. She goes to talk. Raquel says she says wants to address it.

Jade Cargill interrupts and comes out. She says she doesn't care that Liv won the Rumble or that Raquel is here. She says if Liv chooses her, she will beat her @ss at Mania. She asks Raquel what she's looking at. Liv says Jade is so funny. Liv tells her to watch what she says and let Raquel humble her at Mania, then both could become champs.

Jordynne Grace comes out. Grace says Liv won the Rumble and did what she had to do. Grace says it could be her she faces in Vegas. Liv laughs and says she doesn't know who she thinks she is interrupting her. Jade and Grace tell Liv to shut up at the same time. Nick interrupts. He says if you are available to talk, you are available to fight. He then makes a tag match.

Jade Cargill and Jordynne Grace vs The Judgment Day (Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez)

Liv's team attacks from behind. RR boots Jade in the corner. Grace and Jade hit spinebusters. We go to break and return. Liv stands on Grace and back splashes her. RR corner splashes Grace and jackhammers her for 2. 

RR hits elbows on Grace then elbow drops her for 2. RR backdrops Grace. RR misses a 2nd rope corkscrew elbow drop. Liv suplexes Grace twice then is suplexed. Grace hits short arm lariats on Liv. Grace slams Liv twice then michinoku drivers her for 2. Grace euros RR. 

Grace blocks oblivion. Liv hits a codebreaker. RR knocks Jade off the apron. Jade superkicks Grace when RR moves. Jade tells Grace she got in the way. RR then facekicks Liv when Jade moves. Jade and RR stare down. Grace pushes RR into Jade and Grace pins RR.

Thoughts: The crowd didn't care much for Grace as expected. This was about pushing tension between the various girls. This was just average and the finish didn't work.

Sami is disappointed in the back. People in the back tell Sami Zayn to keep his head up. Rey Fenix goes up to Sami. He says if Sami can do it, they can do it. Trick Williams comes in and says Sami is "Mr. Can't Get The Job Done". Trick says Sami makes it to the playoffs but can't get the ring. He says Sami is Charles Barkley and he's Michael Jordan. He says he knows how to get the job done. Rey says Trick has a big mouth and he will knock his teeth out if he keeps talking. Trick says anytime and anywhere.

Jade and Grace argue in the back. Nick Aldis comes up to them. Nick says Jade will defend her title next week vs Grace. Grace says she will see her next week.

Drew McIntyre comes back out and gets on the commentary table. He said he came here with something to say and will say it. He says Cody and Fatu should be banned from Chamber qualifiers for attacking him. He says so many people thought Sami would win the big one but he crushed him. He says that will happen to anyone who gets in the ring with him. 

He said he heard what Punk and Roman had to say. He says he's disappointed as they came off as insecure. He says them trying to make his title feel 2nd rate frustrated him. He says he's been through hell to win the title and said he earned this title. He talks about the men who made this title and said he will call you a liar if you say this isn't the #1 title. 

He says Roman picked Punk as he'd rather face Fragile Phil, who is one fall away from ending his career. He says without Roman's Samoan army, he'd kill him. He says he has the entire roster fighting each other to get at him. 

Trick Williams comes out before Drew leaves. Trick says he figured he would come out here and watch the main. He says Drew is worried about all the wrong things like Punk, Roman, Cody and Fatu. He says Drew needs to be worried about the future of the business, Trick Williams. Trick says he's the man who will take the title from him at Mania. Drew says he said to step up and he did. He tells him to walk before he can run as he will stick his shoes where the sun don't shine. 

Solo asks the interview if she has seen his family as no one is with him. He says he's going to the Elimination Chamber and taking it all. He then takes the lantern.

Men's Elimination Chamber Qualifier - Solo Sikoa vs Randy Orton vs Aleister Black

Black misses kicks and Orton goes for the RKO. Black knocks Solo down with a shot then spin kicks Orton in the gut. Solo pulls Orton out and sends him into the post. Black 2nd rope asai moonsaults Solo. Black facekicks Orton and poses.

We go to break and return. Black leglocks Solo. Orton does the garvin stomp to Black while Solo leglocks him. Orton hits mounted corner punches on Solo. Orto headbutts Black and bangs his head off the buckles. Orton hits mounted corner punches on Black. 

Black hits chest kicks on Orton then hits punches and kicks in the corner. Solo pulls Black out and sends him into the rails. Solo chops Orton and does his pose. Solo poses and is takes lariats from Orton. Black low basement dropkicks Orton. Solo pop-up samoan drops Black for 2.

We go to PiP break and return. Orton superplexes Black. Solo top rope splashes Orton for 2. Black and Solo trade shots. Black boots him in the face and is superkicked. Black 2nd rope diving meteora's him. Orton hits lariats on Black then powerslams him. 

Orton backdrops Solo on the commentary table. Orton eye pokes Black then backdrops him on the commentary table. Orton bridging ddt's Solo. Black facekicks Orton then takes a uranage for 2. Black knees Solo in the face and germans him for 2. Black running knees Solo for 2. Black rolls up Orton for 2 then knees him in the face. Orton RKO's him. 

Solo gets behind Oton and is hit with an RKO. Orton pins him.

Thoughts: It was an okay but not great three-way. They didn't do anything too wild here and mostly stuck to their usual offense. Orton winning was obvious. It worked a little better than you would think.

Orton poses after.

Overall thoughts: It was a long show like all 3 hour Smackdown's have been. This show just doesn't need to be that long. We got more matches on here than we have on anything in a while as we had 7 matches. I would give it a 6 out of 10 as the show did a good job on following up on stuff and building stuff for next week, but nothing was great.