Sending out healing vibes to Roxanne Perez and Bianca Belair as they both had surgery this week.
“Welcome back to the Den! We are one week out from the Elimination Chamber, and the road to WrestleMania 42 is getting narrow. Tonight on SmackDown, brothers become rivals and monsters look to claim their territory. Grab your coffee, it’s going to be a long night.”
Cody Rhodes is on his way to the ring. (Where is Drew? You know he has to be around. Jacob is on his way to the ring. Nick Aldis told Drew he had the night off, but he’s there anyway. Cody is still in the ring. Nick is doing his best to keep everyone separate to preserve the matches. Once Nick got things settled for now, Drew says the world is after him because he is the champ, Cody said, “No, the world is after you because you’re an ****”
Ilja Dragunov is on his way to the ring for a singles battle against Tama Tonga. Here comes the numbers game. I hate that the MFT has the Lantern. They tried 3 times to turn the tables on Ilja, but he made Tama earn that win. Ilja went after Solo. Matt Cardona and Apollo Crews both tried to help to no avail. Solo just got a message from Uncle Howdy that he is coming for Solo when he least expects it. Solo swears that he will keep Bray Wyatt’s lantern, but not for long, I think.
Another men’s qualifying match for the Elimination Chamber with Carmelo Hayes vs. Trick Williams vs. Damian Priest. As long as it’s not Trick, I am a Damian girl. It’s time he went into battle and got back on top. This is the first meeting of Trick/Melo, which will be interesting. Are they setting up for a fued here? I do not know why, but they gave Trick the win. I really want a feud with Trick/Melo; it needs to happen.
The ladies also go into battle today for that spot in the chamber with Charlotte Flair vs. Nia Jax vs. Kiana James. Kiana has not been back long enough to win through. Between Charlotte/Nia, it’s going to be a battle, but I have to give the edge to Charlotte. Kiana is definitely the underdog here. I have to agree with the crowd, this has been an awesome match. Out of nowhere, Kiana James pins Charlotte for the win. Who saw that coming?
Oba Femi against Kit Wilson — The last time Oba won was 90 seconds. Will history repeat itself? History repeated
Randy Orton is facing Aleister Black in singles action. Randy had Aleister dead to rights, just about to pin him for the win, when Guess who, Drew, shows up, costing Randy the win. Aleister was able to hit Randy with a Black Mass to steal the win. Out of nowhere, Cody returns, taking it to Drew.
Rhea Ripley is replacing Iyo Sky in the match she was scheduled for against Giulia. Watch Out: Giulia and Kiana James have been inseparable lately, and since Kiana is riding high from her win over Charlotte, she’ll definitely be looking to help Giulia get a “business” win over Mami. Iyo won’t be far away, I think. Well, crap, Lash/Nia in the ring going after Rhea. It was a decent match until Nia/Lash got involved.
Jade Cargill is in the ring, cutting a promo.
“Tiffany Stratton defeated Alba Fyre in a competitive singles match. Chelsea Green tried to interfere, but her efforts weren’t enough to stop Tiffany from clinching the win.”
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