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WWE SmackDown Results: Solo Sikoa Mocks Roman Reigns Before SummerSlam 2024

Ahead of WWE SummerSlam 2024, Solo Sikoa mocked Roman Reigns once again in front of The Bloodline on Friday Night SmackDown.
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The Bloodline's new Tribal Chief, Solo Sikoa, talks to the fans.
The Bloodline's new Tribal Chief, Solo Sikoa, talks to the fans. | Dylan Azari/Special to the Telegram

It's about that time for another edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown.

Tonight's show won't be a live presentation, as the episode was taped last Friday. Fear not, as our results will be spoiler-free. We'll be following along with the FOX broadcast and provide updates and video highlights beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

A tag team gauntlet match has been announced, and the winners will earn a shot at DIY for the WWE Tag Team Championship. Participating in the tournament will be The Bloodline (Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa), The Street Profits, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows, Pretty Deadly, Angel and Berto, and the team of Baron Corbin and Apollo Crews.

There are some other big matches to keep an eye on tonight.

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WWE Women's Champion Bayley is set to put her gold at stake against Nia Jax at SummerSlam 2024. Before we get to the biggest wrestling event of the summer, Bayley will team with Michin to take on Jax and "Ms. Money in the Bank" Tiffany Stratton.

LA Knight has a date with Logan Paul for the WWE United States Championship at SummerSlam 2024. Knight hopes to keep his momentum going when he takes on Santos Escobar.

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WWE SmackDown Results (July 26, 2024)

Following a recap of last week's episode of SmackDown, Nick Aldis met with The Bloodline. Aldis told The Bloodline they may have to forfeit their spot in the gauntlet match since Tonga Loa's eye is injured.

Solo Sikoa told Aldis that they're not forfeiting anything. Sikoa said The Bloodline will be represented by Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu. Aldis agreed.

LA Knight cut a promo before his match with Santos Escobar. He ripped WWE United States Champion Logan Paul.

LA Knight vs. Santos Escobar

Santos dropped Knight to the middle rope. When the referee's back was turned, Elektra Lopez slapped Knight, allowing Escobar to hit a 619 before a commercial break.

Knight went for a torture rack position, but Elektra Lopez distracted him. Escobar countered BFT with a back elbow.

Escobar ran into a powerslam. Logan Paul ran down, but whiffed a punch and was clotheslined off the ring apron.

LA Knight hit BFT for the win.

Winner: LA Knight

After the match, Paul attacked Knight from behind. Knight fought back before Escobar joined in on the attack.

Paul nailed Knight with a Frog Splash.

Byron Saxton asked Naomi why she thinks Blair Davenport attacked her from behind.

Naomi said she has no idea what Davenport has against her, but she'll make her feel the glow.

Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair showed support for Naomi and said they have to handle business with Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn.

Saxton then interviewed Logan Paul. Logan said LA Knight got a small taste of what he can expect at SummerSlam 2024.

Belair and Jade hit the ring. Bianca claimed that Fyre and Dawn have been ducking them.

Fyre and Dawn attacked Cargill and Belair from behind as their entrance theme played.

Cargill ended up tossing Fyre onto Dawn on the outside.

The Street Profits and B-Fab met up with top pound-for-pound boxer Terence Crawford backstage.

Tiffany Stratton was in the locker room with Nia Jax, who promised to get her a new briefcase.

WWE Tag Team Championship Number One Contender Gauntlet Match

Team 1: Apollo Crews and Baron Corbin.

Team 2: Angel and Berto

Angel and Berto attacked their opponents right away. Berto slammed Crews into the ring steps.

Berto took out Corbin with a suicide dive before an ad break.

WWE Tag Team Champions Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa of DIY were watching the match backstage.

Angel went for the Wing Clipper on Crews, but he was countered. Corbin got the tag and landed End of Days for the pin.

Angel and Berto eliminated

Team 3: The Street Profits

Montez Ford hit a nasty looking high angle backdrop on Crews.

Crews threw his partner, Corbin, over the top rope to take out Ford and Angelo Dawkins on the outside going into another break.

The Street Profits hit their Sky High into neckbreaker combo to pin Crews.

Apollo Crews and Baron Corbin eliminated

Team 4: Pretty Deadly

Pretty Deadly targeted the leg of Ford. Dawkins was knocked off the ring apron.

Dawkins got the hot tag and hit his spinning elbow on Elton Prince, who had also been tagged in.

Pretty Deadly hit a gutbuster combo on Dawkins, but Ford broke up the pin.

The Street Profits hit the Blockbuster to score a second elimination.

Pretty Deadly eliminated

Team 4: Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows

Anderson and Gallows took control of Montez Ford. Montez eventually sent both members of The O.C. to the outside.

Dawkins leaped over the top rope for a dive on Anderson and Gallows.

Dawkins rolled up Gallows for the three-count.

Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows eliminated

Team 5: Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu

Solo Sikoa was showered with "we want Roman" chants. When the referee wasn't looking, Sikoa choked Dawkins on the rope and then punched him seconds later.

Ford and Tama Tonga were tagged in. Ford went up the top turnbuckle, but Tama caught him in a superplex.

Fatu and Tama were double teaming Dawkins on the outside, but Ford did his signature leap over the ring post to take out his opponents.

Fatu landed a Samoan Drop, followed by a moonsault for the win.

Winners: Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga

Grayson Waller and Austin Theory blamed Terence Crawford for getting involved in their business. Waller and Theory dared Crawford to get in the ring.

Crawford hit the ring to a massive ovation from the hometown fans in Omaha.

Waller told Crawford that he needs to apologize for getting involved last week.

Waller said Theory can knock him out. Crawford dropped Theory with one punch, and Waller ran out of the ring.

Cody Rhodes cut a promo from Japan. Rhodes said this new version of The Bloodline is a pack of wildcats with nothing to lose.

Rhodes said his job is to ensure the Undisputed WWE Championship doesn't slip back in the hands of The Bloodline. Rhodes said he wants to meet Solo in the ring face-to-face next week on SmackDown to see if he's truly ready for SummerSlam 2024.

Byron Saxton interviewed Andrade, who asked him what's next after defeating Carmelo Hayes. Andrade said he may focus on the United States Championship.

Hayes walked in and said he only had an off night. Andrade said he missed last week. Andrade said he'd give Carmelo one more match.

Bayley and Michin vs. Nia Jax and Tiffany Stratton

Jax and Stratton attacked Michin from behind during her entrance. Bayley ran down with a kendo stick.

This one basically started as a handicap match with Michin injured on the outside. Bayley tackled Stratton and rained down strikes.

Michin was able to pull herself to the ring apron before Nia Jax hit her with a Samoan Drop on the outside.

After being mauled by Jax and Stratton for several minutes, Bayley landed a German suplex on Tiffany.

Michin was finally tagged in and took out Jax off the ring apron while landing a tornado DDT on Stratton.

With the referee distracted, Stratton nailed Bayley with her MITB briefcase. This allowed Nia to hit the Annihilator for the win.

Winners: Nia Jax and Tiffany Stratton

Solo Sikoa answered Rhodes' proposal for a face-to-face meeting next week. Sikoa accepted and once again dared Roman Reigns to challenge his status as Tribal Chief.

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FERNANDO QUILES JR.

Fernando has over a decade of combat sports news writing experience. He currently covers MMA, boxing, and pro wrestling. Fernando joined MMA Knockout as the Lead Writer/Editor when it was founded in 2023.

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