WWE SmackDown Results, April 21, 2023, Report by John Matiesen for jjasportstudio.com
The Judgement Day (Finn Bálor and Damian Priest) vs. The LWO (Rey Mysterio and Santos Escobar)
Mysterio lands a flurry of offense. Mysterio tries a springboard moonsault, but Bálor gets his knees up. Priest and Bálor take turns working over Mysterio. Mysterio counters Bálor with a wheelbarrow bulldog. Mysterio tags in Escobar. Escobar clears the ring. Priest gets in the ring. Escobar walks the ropes and hip tosses Bálor while dropkicking Priest. Escobar tosses Mysterio into a senton on Priest. Mysterio tries his sliding splash out on the floor, but Priest pulls Bálor out of the way. Escobar knocks Priest off the apron and sets up his hell’s Arrow suicide dive. Bálor rolls in the ring and cuts Escobar off with a lariat.
After the break, Escobar runs right into a savate kick from Priest. Priest and Bálor work over Escobar. Escobar manages to tag in Mysterio. Mysterio lands a seated senton on Bálor for a near fall. Enziguri by Mysterio. Bálor falls in the ropes. Mysterio tries the 619. Priest tags himself in and catches Mysterio. Mysterio sends Priest out of the ring. Mysterio drops Bálor with the 619. Escobar lands a splash, but Bálor isn’t the legal man. Priest pushes Mysterio into the ring post. Priest surprises Escoabr with South of Heaven for the win.
Winners- The Judgement Day
Backstage, Zelina Vega walks into Adam Pearce’s office. Vega wants a match with Rhea Ripley for the SmackDown Women’s Championship at Backlash. Pearce isn’t sure. Vega says people have counted her out her whole life. Backlash is in Puerto Rico, her home. She has to represent.
As soon as the bell rings, Morgan dropkicks Green. Rodriguez tags in and works over Deville. Rodriguez picks up Deville. Deville slips away and chop blocks Rodriguez. Green tries a dive, but Rodriguez catches her. Deville leaps off the apron and knees Rodriguez in the face. Green and Deville celebrate. Morgan lands a tope con giro. Green and Deville work over Morgan. Green tries to pin Morgan with her feet on the ropes, but the referee sees it. Rodriguez tags in and clears the ring. Everyone lands a big move. Morgan pours Green’s water all over Green. Morgan rolls up Green. Rodriguez puts her foot on Morgan’s back to help her cheat to get the pin.
Winners and STILL WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez
Woods avoids a chop from Gunther. Woods grabs a side headlock. Gunther and Woods trade strikes. Wood hits the ropes and slides through Gunther’s legs. Woods tries a roaring elbow, but Gunther cuts him in half with a nasty chop. After the break, Gunther is beating on Woods. Gunther obliterates Woods with a chop. Butterfly suplex by Gunther. Gunther gets hung up in the ropes. Woods kicks Gunther in the knee over and over again. Roaring elbow by Woods. Gunther rolls out of the ring. Rope dropkick by Woods.
Woods lands a dive before sending Gunther back into the ring. Woods goes up top. Gunther breaks it up. Woods knocks Gunther off the top and lands a leg drop. Gunther kicks out. Gunther surprises Woods with a sleeper hold. Woods tries to escape. Gunther transitions into a powerbomb. Woods flips out of it. Crucifix bomb by Woods. Gunther kicks out. O’Connor roll by Woods. Gunther kicks out and immediately locks Woods in a sleeper. Woods passes out.
Winner and STILL Intercontinental Champion, Gunther!
Riddle attacks Sikoa from behind. Riddle tries a suplex, but Sikoa blocks it. Clothesline by Sikoa. Sikoa lands a few strikes. Sikoa charges in, but Riddle traps him in a triangle choke. Riddle is using the ropes, but he doesn’t have to break the hold since it’s no DQ. Sikoa breaks the hold and pulls a few kendo sticks and chairs from under the ring. Sikoa hits Riddle with the kendo stick. Riddle blocks a kendo stick shot and lands an overhead kick. Sikoa sends Riddle out of the ring. Riddle hits Sikoa with a kendo stick.
Riddle starts to pull a table from under the ring. Sikoa cuts him off. Riddle sends Sikoa into the ringsteps. Riddle leaps off the ringsteps and crushes Sikoa with a bro-ton. After the break, Sikoa works over Riddle. Sikoa charges in, but Riddle tosses a chair in his face. Modified Van Daminator by Riddle. Riddle suplexes Sikoa on a chair. Sikoa rolls out of the ring. Riddle tires a PK on the apron. Sikoa dodges and trips him on the apron. Riddle lands with a thud.
Sikoa dumps Riddle on the announce desk. Sikoa tries to push the desk over on Riddle like last week. Riddle puts his feet on the table to block it. Sikoa struggles and eventually relents. Riddle knees Sikoa in the head and pushes the announce desk over on Sikoa! Riddle celebrates. The Usos hop the barricade and attack Riddle. Riddle manages to catch both Usos with a Floating Bro. As Riddle gets to his feet, Sikoa pushes the desk over and rises from his tomb. Riddle hits the ropes and runs right into a lariat version of the Samoan Spike. Sikoa pins Riddle.
Winner- Solo Sikoa
After the match, The Uso put Riddle through a table with the 1D.
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