WWE Smackdown Results Returned as Bayley joined the announce team following her injury at a house show, and Flair gained the early upper hand in the ring with a shoulder tackle and they traded somersaults.
SKY hit a dropkick to Flair’s left knee, and they traded shots.
👏👏👏👏👏👏@MsCharlotteWWE #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/wU96OqUq3u
— WWE (@WWE) July 22, 2023
SKY gained the upper hand with a series of kicks and a missile dropkick for a pin attempt, then slipped through the ropes to hang Flair up. But she ate a big boot over the ropes.
Flair fought back and caught SKY with a fallaway slam and a somersault clothesline for a near pinfall.
After Bayley tried to distract Flair, a Shotzi video played on the titantron and Bayley left despite SKY’s pleas, and she and Flair exchanged holds and moves before SKY locked in a Crossface and then they traded pin attempts when SKY gave up too soon.
Flair caught SKY coming off the ropes with a spear for a near pinfall, and SKY countered a figure 4 attempt with a small package and they traded pin attempts.
After trading more attempts Flair hit a Natural Selection for the win.
Asuka attacked Flair from behind after the match with a German suplex, dropkick, and an armbar before an official ran in and Asuka released her.
IT'S ASUKA!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/O9ycuL8yIf
— WWE (@WWE) July 22, 2023
Backstage, Dominik Mysterio talked about how he wanted to show Rey Mysterio what a real champion looks like and compared being the North American Champion being better than the United State Champion.
Butch came in an challenged him for a math for the title, and when Dom tried to refuse Shawn Michaels arrived and made the match official by going to see Adam Pearce.
Elsewhere, Reigns sat in his dressing room contemplating what was to come and looked at Solo and Solo nodded and looked away.
Friction continued between Bayley and SKY as Bayley found her suitcase with her picture on it and told Sky to get her things and they left.
Austin Theory vs. Santos Escobar
Escobar started it out fast as he took it to Theory, but Theory quickly turned it around and stomped Escobar down in a corner.
Thanks to @ScrapDaddyAP, #USChampion @_Theory1 has a match with @EscobarWWE right here right now on #SmackDown! pic.twitter.com/jf4G5x5RUo
— WWE (@WWE) July 22, 2023
Theory hit a DDT for a pin attempt, and Escobar fought back and went for a couple of pin attempts.
Escobar sent Theory to the floor and hit a dive that sent him across the announce desk, then hit with a pair of flying forearms.
He followed that with a crossbody for a near pinfall, then hit a running double knee and Phantom Driver for the win.
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