WWE SmackDown live results: Fastlane go-home show

On the eve of Fastlane, SmackDown takes place tonight from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Judgment Day are set to make an appearance on the episode. Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso, who are challenging Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions Finn Balor & Damian Priest at Fastlane, have also announced that they’ll be appearing tonight.

Also on tap is a tag team match with Asuka & Charlotte Flair joining forces against Damage CTRL’s IYO SKY & Bayley. SKY is defending her title against Asuka and Charlotte in a triple threat match on Saturday. The match was made after Bayley accepted a challenge on Sky’s behalf.

United States Champion Rey Mysterio is set to take on Bobby Lashley in non-title action. The Street Profits attacked the LWO last week in an attempt to get back on Lashley’s good side. At Fastlane, it will be the LWO vs. Lashley & The Street Profits in a six-man tag match.

Plus, after a confrontation last week, Austin Theory will battle Dragon Lee. Our live coverage starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

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The show kicked off with a video package chronicling all of the John Cena/LA Knight/Bloodline stuff from last week. The opening video then aired before fireworks shot off in the arena and Kevin Patrick welcomed everyone into the show. Knight’s music hit and the crowd went wild. 

The LA Knight segment

Pretty standard “This is how WWE television shows open these days” stuff – but it was entertaining, nonetheless. That’s what happens when you have the company’s best talker and its most organically popular star in the segment. Heyman was a little more fun than usual here, showing his ornery side in a subtle-yet-effective way. Jimmy vs. Knight should be fun, especially considering how Heyman seemed annoyed that Jimmy accepted the challenge for a singles match with Knight almost instantly. Heyman calling Knight the next big megastar is notable, if only because I continue to wonder how things will pan out for Knight once he cools down a bit. 

Knight started with his “Let me talk to ya” catchphrase but was instantly cut off by Paul Heyman, who walked out with Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa. Heyman said he has a reputation for spotting the next big thing in the pro wrestling industry. Heyman said the next big megastar in this business will be LA Knight. The crowd responded with “Yeah!” and Heyman said he hates when the crowd does that, which was funny. “LA Knight!” chants broke out. 

Heyman said the chants really piss him off. Heyman said he was offering Knight his condolences because now the Bloodline is going to have to do something about the attention Knight has garnered. Knight asked Heyman if he was done running his mouth. Knight said it was a wise move to put respect on his name. Knight pulled out a “reciept” and said he didn’t buy any of Heyman’s B.S. As Knight went on, Jimmy Uso chimed in and said Knight won’t make it to Fastlane. Sikoa and Jimmy got on the apron and wouldn’t you know it – John Cena’s music hit.

Cena ran to the ring. Heyman talked Uso and Sikoa out of stepping in the ring and the Bloodline trio started toward the back. Knight grabbed a microphone and said while everyone is thinking about tomorrow night, he’s thinking about tonight. Knight said what he was thinking for tonight is that Knight and Jimmy can face off tonight. Knight had the crowd do the “LA Knight, Yeah!” bit to close the segment as Jimmy accepted the challenge while walking up the entrance area. 

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– The Judgment Day was shown walking backstage and they even had JD McDonagh with them. Charlotte Flair & Asuka then made their entrance. 

Charlotte Flair & Asuka defeated Damage CTRL (Bayley & IYO SKY) [13:20]

This was pretty good. I tend to believe Charlotte is hit or miss when it comes to TV matches (PLEs, however, are a different story), but she showed up here and it helped the match a lot. The accidental kick to Asuka sets up the triple threat for Fastline nicely, and the loss for Damage CTRL, with Bayley taking the pin, means dissension is still always present in that group, which is intriguing if nothing else. You had to know the babyfaces would get the win, considering how tomorrow night is the PLE, but they had me guessing toward the end, so I can’t complain about that. A very solid television match. 

Charlotte and SKY started the match. SKY went for an early rollup and got a one-count. SKY posed, but Charlotte came back with a slam and a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for a two-count. Asuka tagged in and chopped SKY repeatedly. Asuka went for a kick and SKY avoided it to hit a roll-up for a two-count. SKY reached for a tag, but Bayley was jawing at the crowd. As a result, Asuka took back control with a kick. Asuka ran at SKY, but Bayley shoved SKY out of the way and Asuka hit Bayley. Asuka went to the top and landed a double dropkick on Bayley and SKY as the show went to a commercial break. 

Back from the commercial break, Bayley was working a chinlock on Asuka. Bayley hit a vertical suplex for a two-count. SKY tagged in and worked on Asuka’s arm. SKY worked a body-scissors and then bit Asuka’s face. Bayley tagged in and ran Asuka into a corner. Bayley knocked Charlotte off the apron and ran Asuka unto a turnbuckle. SKY tagged in and the two face-planted Asuka. Asuka fired up and landed some elbows to SKY. Asuka went for a cover, but SKY’s shoulders weren’t down, so the ref didn’t count. Ultimately, Asuka got the hot tag to Charlotte as Bayley tagged in as well. 

Charlotte went to the top and hit a high cross-body on Bayley. Charlotte landed some signature chops. SKY entered the ring and Charlotte hit a fallaway slam. Charlotte followed that up with a neck-breaker on Bayley and went for her flip-clothesline, but Bayley cut her off. Within seconds, Charlotte went for it again and landed it for a good near-fall. Asuka tagged in and put Bayley on the top rope. Charlotte tagged in and Asuka and Charlotte set up for a super-plex, but SKY cut it off and threw Charlotte and Asuka – along with Bayley – down to the canvas. All four women were down. 

Bayley kicked Charlotte and Charlotte kicked Bayley. SKY ran in to hit a meteora on Charlotte. Asuka held Bayley, but Bayley moved and Charlotte kicked Asuka off the apron. Bayley woooo-ed in Charlotte’s face. SKY hit the apron, which got Bayley off track and as a result, Charlotte landed the Natural Selection for the win.

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– The Bloodline were walking backstage and entered a locker room … where they found the Judgment Day sitting in said locker room. The show went to break. When it returned, the factions were staring each other down. Rhea Ripley told everyone to leave because she and Heyman needed to have a chat. Sikoa and Priest continued to have a stare down regardless of the orders. Eventually, Ripley and Heyman were left alone to talk. 

– Kevin Patrick threw to a video recapping the Bobby Lashley/Street Profits stuff from last week. 

Bobby Lashley defeated Rey Mysterio [12:46]

Maybe I’m grumpy, maybe I’m tired and maybe I’m just annoyed, but I’ve had enough of seeing Rey Mysterio set up for a 619 one hundred thousand times in a match and barely land the first part of it … half the time. Anyway, it would have been hard to buy into Mysterio winning, if only because this was Lashley’s first WWE television match since May – not to mention their respective factions are going to face each other tomorrow night – but both guys told a good story, complete with size advantage in mind. Lashley is a little underrated for being a big guy and Mysterio is a legend, so in some ways, I might end up preferring this one-on-one matchup over the six-man that’s slated for Fastlane. We’ll see how tomorrow goes. As for this, it was solid TV. 

Lashley backed Mysterio into a corner and the size difference between the two was nuts. Lashley hit a shoulder-block to take Mysterio down. Lashley hit some elbows and choked Mysterio over the middle rope. Mysterio ran the ropes and it looked like there was a tiny bit of miscommunication, but Mysterio ultimately got control and hit a springboard moonsault, but only got a one-count out of it. Lashley was on the outside and Mysterio teased a 619, but held onto the ropes, swung back into the ring, and the show went to a commercial break. 

When the show returned, Lashley was working a bearhug. Mysterio fought his way out of it, but Lashley cut him off and went back to the bearhug. Mysterio head-butted his way out of it, but Lashley responded another whip to a corner and another go at a bearhug. Again, Mysterio fought out of it and kicked Lashley in the head. Mysterio went to the top, but Lashley cut him off and draped Mysterio from the top turnbuckle. Lashley landed a series of strikes before Lashley ran at Mysterio and Mysterio moved. From there, Mysterio landed a sitting senton. Mysterio ran at Lashley, but Lashley caught him. Even so, Mysterio turned that into a tornado DDT for a good near-fall. 

Mysterio pounded on Lashley, but Lashley caught Mysterio and lifted Mysterio for a vertical suplex, but Mysterio got out of it and set up for a 619, but Lashley caught Mysterio and hit an axe-handle to land Mysterio on the outside of the ring. Lashley ran Mysterio into the crowd barrier and then rolled Mysterio back into the ring. Lashley then threw Santos Escobar around. Mysterio tried to hit a splash, but Lashley caught him. Mysterio countered by throwing Lashley into a ring post. Back inside the ring, Mysterio set up for a 619 and this time hit the first part of it. The Street Profits and LWO brawled on the outside. The scene stopped Mysterio from following up on the 619. When Mysterio finally got back to it, Lashley speared Mysterio for the win.

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– Ripley and Heyman were shown talking in the locker room. Ripley told Heyman to make a wise decision. Ripley said the Judgment Day and Bloodline are stronger together. Heyman said he liked the idea. Heyman said it was a really good idea, and he was going to remove himself to make a phone call and authorize things, but Ripley stopped him. Ripley said the deal is authorized. Ripley looked at Heyman and said, “Acknowledge me.” Heyman told Ripley she was in the wrong locker room to say something like that. Ripley said Jey Uso acknowledges her and if Heyman doesn’t, they will find out who’s stronger – Judgment Day or the Bloodline. Ripley closed it by saying Heyman was authorized to go make his “little phone call.” 

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– A video profiling Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn aired. Hey, dudes. Where ya been?! Let’s hope WWE isn’t just bringing you around because Halloween is on on tap and the aesthetic makes sense. Really, though. You’re better than that. Anyway, back to the action. 

Dragon Lee defeated Austin Theory [9:19]

Wow, if you would have told me Cameron Grimes was still a thing in WWE, I would have said, “Please define ‘A Thing,'” before asking “What, again, is a ‘Cameron Grimes?'” Regardless, this was fun, and Lee looked good here (but not as good as he did against Dirty Dom a few weeks ago which says way more about Theory than it does Dom). I’m all for keeping Lee on the main roster, and I’m even more for giving Grimes a true, honest-to-goodness push (or at least real attention), so I have no problem with the way this worked out. Theory, meanwhile, continues to be a salad with no dressing, no matter how many times the waiter tries to tell me the flavor was included in the plate. At some point, someone is going to have to figure out something.

Theory grabbed a mic before the match started and told everyone they were in the presence of greatness. Theory said he was such a ncie guy, he allowed The Rock to share a ring with him. Theory said he’s the 150 million hit man. The bell rang and Theory backed Lee up. Lee fired up and landed a fury of moves to get himself a two-count. As a result, Grayson Waller’s music hit and Waller walked down to the ring. Theory took advantage and attacked Lee. Lee came back and dropkicked Theory for a two-count. Lee hit a snap German Suplex. Waller got on the apron and Theory responded with a rolling dropkick to take back control. The show then went to another commercial break. 

Back from that break, Theory went for another rolling move, but Lee cut him off with a super-kick. Lee landed a series of axe-handles and a kick to Theory’s face. Lee hit a running dropkick. Theory worked his way back and hit a nice spinning back-breaker for a two-count. Corey Graves made a comment about people being mad about wearing masks that didn’t quite land. Lee countered Theory with a Liger Bomb for a two-count. Waller distracted Lee, but Theory couldn’t put Lee away. Lee was perched on the top rope, but Lee worked out of hit and hit a double-stomp on Theory. Waller pulled Theory to the outside and Lee landed a flip dive before rolling Theory back into the ring. 

Waller slammed Lee’s head off the apron and rolled Lee into the ring. Out of nowhere, Cameron Grimes showed up and attacked Waller. That was enough to distract Theory and Lee rolled up Theory for the win.

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– Backstage, it was determined there was no way the LWO can fully compete in the six-man tag match at Fastlane due to injuries sustained earlier. Mysterio said he was going to make a phone call to remedy the issue. 

– A video package chronicling the Seth Rollins/Shinuske Nakamura program aired.

– The commentary team ran down the Fastlane card.  

– Next week, Roman Reigns will return to SmackDown. In addition to that, Pretty Deadly will return and face off against Ridge Holland and Butch. Triple H will make an appearance as well, which I guess means WWE is determined to make sure SmackDown gets more viewers than AEW’s Rampage. I kid. To the main event, we go.

LA Knight defeated Jimmy Uso via DQ [7:47]

An Angle Alert if there ever was one. There’s nothing wrong with that, of course. But this match was never supposed to have a pure finish. The babyfaces standing tall makes me wonder if Fastlane will be the Night Of The Heels (and, perhaps, a Roman Reigns appearance). For what this was supposed to be, it was fine enough. Knight had one of his better in-ring outings while it lasted and Jimmy has really become an entertaining “I will never believe in you” heel. What this means for tomorrow night, only time will tell. For now, this was a very good way to end the show and the live crowd was there for it. Can’t ask for much more than that. 

The two jawed at each other to start the match. They then locked up and Uso got the better of Knight, until Knight worked a side head-lock. Knight shoulder-blocked Uso to the mat and said “Yeah!” Uso kicked Knight and worked a side head-lock of his own. Uso then hit a shoulder-block of his own, too, which took Knight down. Knight came back with a back-elbow. Knight then hit a power-slam for a two-count. Both guys went for their respective finishers, but both missed. Action spilled to the outside, where Knight hit a dropkick and threw Uso back into the ring, where Uso landed a spinning kick, thus taking the action back to the outside. Uso hit a super-kick and the show went to a commercial break. 

Back from that commercial break, Knight slammed Uso onto his knees after a sunset flip in a spot that felt unnatural. Knight hit a Russian Leg Sweep and a DDT before stomping on him repeatedly. Knight landed a running knee for a two-count. Knight went to lift Uso, but Uso got out of it … until Knight caught him and hit a powerslam. Knight hit his jumping elbow, but Solo Sikoa quickly entered the ring and the match ended. 

John Cena’s music ended and Cena threw Sikoa out of the ring. The Judgment Day’s music then hit and the entire faction walked to the ring. Outside the ring, Ripley and Heyman shook hands and Heyman yelled “authorized.” The two factions surrounded the ring with Knight and Cena standing in the ring. Jey Uso’s music hit and out came Jey to help even things up. Cody’s music hit and Cody came out to do the same. The crowd was very happy about all of this. 

Heyman grabbed Sikoa and in the meantime, the rest of the wrestlers brawled. Sikoa and Cena eventually squared off inside the ring. Cena got the best of it first, but Sikoa came back and then Knight entered the ring and clotheslined Sikoa to the outside. McDonough entered the ring and the babyfaces worked him over. Cena, especially, got all his spots in. Cody threw his weight belt into the crowd and hit the CrossRhodes on JD. Cody’s music hit to close out the segment and the show.