WWE Smackdown Results returned as the introductions were made and the Complaint Department did their thing on the way to the ring.
They fired Morgan up and she nailed Green with a dropkick to start the match and Deville tagged in.
Morgan remained fired up as she dodged Deville’s boot attacked and dropped her with her own strikes and tagged in Raquel.
Raquel manhandled Deville early on, but Deville slipped free and hit a chop block and tagged in Green.
Raquel caught Green on the floor and Deville took Raquel out, but then Morgan hit them both with a dive over the top rope.
.@ImChelseaGreen and @SonyaDevilleWWE are giving @YaOnlyLivvOnce and @RaquelWWE a run for their money! 😳
Will we be crowning NEW WWE Women's Tag Team Champions tonight? #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/bS9QpI4hvi
— WWE (@WWE) April 22, 2023
Back in the ring, Green hit a neckbreaker off the top rope with Deville’s help, but the ref caught Green’s feet on the ropes and broke up the pin attempt.
Raquel fired off a series of blows and put Deville on the top rope as Morgan blind tagged in.
Raquel hit a superplex and Morgan nailed Green with a Missile Dropkick to leave everyone down.
While the ref was distracted, Morgan dumped water on Green and rolled her up and Raquel assisted her with the pin.
Intercontinental Championship – GUNTHER (c) w/Imperium vs. Xavier Woods
Woods stood up to GUNTHER from the start and got his shots in before GUNTHER dropped him with a chop.
Woods fought back, but GUNTHER was too powerful early on and had an answer for anything Woods tried, including a clubbing chop for a near pinfall.
"WHO ARE YOU?" 😤@AustinCreedWins responds to @Gunther_AUT's taunts with a FURIOUS slap to The Champ's face!
Xavier Woods wants to show EVERYBODY exactly who he is by winning this BRUTAL #ICTitle Match tonight on #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/Sf1LaN4E3f
— WWE (@WWE) April 22, 2023
After dominating, GUNTHER mocked Woods and Woods fired up and hammered him down and hit a dive to the floor, but GUNTHER caught him with a chop as he came into the ring.
Woods fought him off once again and climbed to the top rope and hit a leg drop for a near pinfall.
GUNTHER locked in a sleeper, then released him to go for a power bomb, but Woods slipped free and planted GUNTHER face first and fired off a pair of pin attempts.
GUNTHER turned his last pin attempt into a sleeper hold for the win.
Releasing the sleeper the first time is something we’ve noticed wrestlers doing more and more instead of keeping the submission locked on and forcing their opponent to get free.
It doesn’t make any sense, but it looks like the way the business is going. This was still a great match and Woods came so close. We’d be curious if there’s a rematch somewhere down the line.
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