WWE SmackDown Live Results (06/28/24): The Bloodline Ceremony, LA Knight can settle the score; more
Onward we march into the penultimate episode of WWE SmackDown ahead of the “Money in the Bank” weekend in Toronto. This one promises to find a way to level up over what was witnessed one week ago, though that will be tough billing when considering the destruction laid forth by the debut of Jacob Fatu as the newest member of The Bloodline — at the expense of Cody Rhodes’ breathing.
The WWE Champion announced one day later that he suffered two broken ribs at the hands of Fatu, something Solo Sikoa will likely brag about when he takes the ring for a special ceremony to officially initiate Fatu.
And then there’s LA Knight and WWE United States Champion Logan Paul, whose feud took another turn with the interference of Santos Escobar and, now, all three will square off with a ticket to Toronto on the table.
Date: Friday, June 28
Time: 8 pm ET
Location: Madison Square Garden (New York City, NY)
Broadcast: FOX
Kayla Braxton will conclude her WWE career on Friday, and six women will collide for their chance at grabbing the MITB briefcase in a little over a week from now, in a coming episode of SmackDown that should again be packed to the gills with action and controversy.
Considering we’ve got no update on CM Punk’s status following the beatdown in Chicago by Drew McIntyre, and the fact The Bloodline challenged him right before that incident, keep your head on a swivel for Mr. Pipe Bomb himself in New York.
What surprises does the Blue Brand have for us this week??
Ceremonial Beatdown
The episode could only open one way after the way the previous one ended. Solo Sikoa made his way to the ring with Tonga Loa and Tama Tonga in tow, but someone was missing: the “Samoan Werewolf” and Bloodline newcomer Jacob Fatu.
It was to hold The Bloodline Acknowledgment Ceremony.
But before they could make it down the ramp, out came WWE Champion Cody Rhodes with his own army by his side, namely Kevin Owens and Randy Orton.
And just like that, the Bloodline was being planted at the Garden.
I mean that literally, as Owens took to the sky, in the crowd, to land an air-flip-bomb onto one of the Tongas as he laid battered on the table far below. It forced an immediate retreat of the threesome and Paul Heyman, who asked Sikoa of Fatu’s whereabouts before they walked out … clearly foreshadowing something to come later on.
MITB Qualifying Match (Men’s)
LA Knight vs. Logan Paul vs. Santos Escobar
Result: TBD
Reaction: TBD
MITB Qualifying Match (Women’s)
Jade Cargill vs. Candice LeRae vs. Tiffany Stratton
Result: TBD
Reaction: TBD
MITB Qualifying Match (Women’s)
Naomi vs. Blair Davenport vs. Indi Hartwell
Result: TBD
Reaction: TBD