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7/11 WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: A BIG GULP FOR THE TAG DIVISION, A TEASE FOR EVOLUTION, TEASE FOR SNME, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2025-07-11 22:00:00

Your announcers are Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett.

Randy Orton and Jelly Roll talk in the back.

LA Knight makes his way to the ring.

Knight says he wants to talk to ya.  He says predictions and spoilers are two things that are common themes in wrestling and come out of Paul Heyman's mouth a lot.  You think about Paul, you think about the guy who thinks he holds all of the power.  Seth Rollins, a desperate man, a little washed.  Had to make the desperate move to join forces with Paul Heyman and he formed a goon crew with Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker.  Knight says those two men tried to hurt him and injure him and get him out of the WWE.  They did it on the orders of Seth Rollins because he couldn't do it himself.  In 24 hours, it is them at Saturday Night's Main Event.  

He got his hands on Seth twice but putting him on his head on Monday wasn't enough.  He wants dignity and he wants to hurt Seth.  You have all of the reason to sit back there and think that you aren't scared.  You don't have to be scared to get your ass kicked.  That is what will happen.  It isn't a prediction or spoiler, but it is a fact of life.

Paul Heyman interrupts the YEAHing and he has the briefcase because he might cash in?

Paul points out the fans messed up their cue and he says he expected that from fans of LA Knight.  He says he is blessed with many gifts.  Besides being outlandishly good looking, he can see into the future.  He sees into the future for Seth, himself, Bron, and Bronson.  Their future is the future of this entire industry.  He looks into the future for LA Knight and he sees nothing because LA Knight, you have no future at all.

Solo Sikoa's music plays and he comes out with Tala Tonga, Tonga Loa, and JC Mateo.

Solo says some things change and some stay the same.  When you left to Raw and left his family, everything has changed.  There is no more Bloodline, no more Tribal Chief, and no more Wise Man.  Solo tells Paul if he wants to live to see another day, he needs to leave the building before his MFT's put him through a table again.

Paul goes through the crowd to the back.

Solo notices Knight in the ring and he says what has changed is that he is the United States Champion.  That means the man who beat you at Wrestlemania, who everyone is afraid of, he beat him.  He is gone.  Solo says he will give Knight the same opportunity he gave Paul to leave or his MFTs will make sure Knight never walks again.

Knight starts to leave the ring and then he stops and returns to the ring and tells Solo that they won't make him leave so he tells Solo to have them make him leave.

They go to the ring and surround the ring on all four sides.

A chair is sent into the ring and Jimmy Uso is at ringside.  Jimmy attacks Loa, and then they use the chairs on Mateo.  Tala gets on the apron and Jimmy invites him into the ring.  Solo tells him to stay on the floor.

Nick Aldis comes out and he reminds Solo he is the champion and he has new friends.  Nick says he still runs the show.  He says he thought Solo might be more worried about his match tomorrow, but he is out here starting fights.   Nick makes a tag team match,  Solo and Mateo will face Jimmy and LA Knight.

Charlotte Flair is in the back and Alexa shows up and asks Charlotte to be at ringside with her.  Charlotte says they are not friends, but Alexa says everyone else will have their partners at ringside.  Charlotte says she isn't a cheerleader and Alexa says Charlotte would be a terrible cheerleader.  Charlotte says she cheers for herself.

We go to commercial.

Match Number one:  Sol Ruca versus Roxanne Perez versus Alexa Bliss versus Kairi Sane

Alexa and Sol start things off while Sane kicks Perez.  Sol with a slam for a near fall on Alexa.  Sol has a kick blocked by Sane and Sane with a forearm and kick.  Sane with a head scissors that sends Sol to the floor.  Sane sets for a dive to the floor but Perez with a Thesz Press and Lisa Simpson windmill punches.  Sol with a springboard double drop kick to take care of Perez and Sane.  Sol with a Sasake Special near her opponents.  Sol with a leg swep and a thrust kick on Perez for a near fall.  Sol gets Perez up and Perez sends Sol into the turnbuckles.  Sol avoids Perez into the turnbuckles and Sol misses a springboard move and lands on her feet.  Sol spins Perez around and she kicks Sane to the floor.  Perez clips Sol and kicks her in the leg.  Perez with a knee drop to the leg.

Perez with a side Russian leg sweep for a near fall.  Perez kicks the hamstring and applies a step over toe hold.  Bliss with a rollup on Perez for a near fall.  Perez with a drop toe hold and a rollup for a near fall.  Perez with a front face lock   Perez with a sunset flip on Bliss but Bliss rolls through and hits a drop kick.  Perez sends Bliss to the mat.  Perez stands on Bliss' back and stomps on the head.  Bliss rolls to the floor.  Sane with a forearm off the turnbuckles for a near fall on Perez.  Sane sends Sol and Bliss off the apron.  Perez with a forearm to Sane.  Perez with a hard Irish whip to Sane and an uppercut into the corner.  Perez runs into a boot and Sane goes to the turnbuckles but Perez chops Sane to stop her.

Perez and Sane fight on the turnbuckles.  Perez sets for a superplex bu Sane blocks it.  Sol and Bliss come under for a Tower of Doom.  All four are down bu Bliss and Sol get to their feet and they exchange forearms and uppercuts.  Sol misses a kick and Bliss with slaps and a blockbuster for a near fall.  Perez with a thrust kick to stop Bliss from hitting a DDT.  Perez sends Bliss into the turnbuckles and then hits a European uppercut to the back followed by a double jump moonsault for a near fall that is broken up by Sol.  Sol with a lungblower and a running knee to the head for a near fall.  Sol with a slam and Sane stops Sol on the turnbuckles.  Sane puts Sol in the tree of woe with a head butt.  Sane with a double stomp.

Sane gets a near fall.  Sane is sent to the floor and Bliss gets a near fall on Perez.  Perez escapes Sister Abigail and Bliss avoids Pop Rox.  Bliss with an elbow and Sol with a double Sol Snatcher and Raquel puts Roxanne's foot on the rope to stop the count.  Zaria punches Raquel.Raquel gets Zaria up and kicks Asuka.  Raquel with a hot shot onto the announce table.  Charlotte sends Raquel over the announce table.

Sane hits Sol from behind and goes for the elbow drop on Alexa but Alexa gets her feet up and Bliss hits Sister Abigail for the three count.

Winner:  Alexa Bliss

We take a look at the card for Evolution.

Match Number Two:  Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins versus Joe Gacy and Dexter Lumis for the Smackdown Tag Team Championships

Angelo and Gacy start things off.  They lock up and Angelo backs Gacy into the corner and he gives a clean break.  Lumis giggles.  They lock up and Gacy backs Dawkins into the corner.  They lock up and Dawkins with a waist lock and take down.  Gacy with a back elbow but Dawkins with punches in the corner and he knocks Dexter off the apron.  Dawkins with Sky High and Ford tags in but Lumis pulls Gacy out of the ring.  Ford punches and kicks Gacy.  Ford with a kick and suplex for a near fall.  Ford swings at Lumis but misses.  Gacy punches Ford and Dexter tags in.  Lumis punches Ford and slams him.  Lumis with an elbow drop and a front face lock.  Gacy tags in and he punches Ford in the ribs.

Gacy chokes Ford in the ropes and kicks him.  Gacy with a punch and he chokes Ford in the ropes.  Gacy with a front face lock and Lumis tags in and punches Ford.  Lumis with a back elbow and he gets a near fall.  Lumis with a punch and Gacy tags in.  Gacy punches Ford.  Gacy with a running forearm in the corner and Lumis tags in.  Lumis with punches and he puts Ford on the turnbuckles.  Lumis sets for a superplex and Ford blocks it.  Ford with punches and forearms.  Lumis with punches to Ford on the turnbuckles and he sets for the superplex.  Ford blocks it and Ford counters with a sunset flip power bomb.  Gacy tags in and so does Dawkins.  

Dawkins with clotheslines and corkscrew back elbow.  Dawkins with a twisting splash and enzuigiri followed by a swinging neck breaker for a near fall.  Lumis is sent to the floor and so is Gacy.  Dawkins with a flip dive onto Lumis and Gacy.  Dawkins goes up top and he sets for a swanton and hits it for a near fall.  Gacy with a handspring clothesline and he tags in Lumis.  They hit a neck breaker and belly-to-back suplex combination for a near fall.  Lumis with a hard Irish whip.  Lumis sends Dawkins to the floor and the referee holds Lumis back.  Ford checks on Dawkins before Angelo returns to the ring.  Lumis punches Dawkins and Gacy tags in.  Gacy with kicks and a reverse chin lock.  Dawkins gets to the ropes to force a break.

Lumis tags in and punches Dawkins.  Lumis with a suplex for a near fall.  Lumis works on the neck and he pulls Dawkins to the mat.  Lumis with a punch and he works on the head and neck.  Lumis with a punch to the back of the head.  Lumis with a waist lock and Dawkins with a standing switch.  Ford tags ina nd Dawkins with a punch and Ford with a super kick.  Dawkins sends Lumis into Ford for a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall.  Lumis lands on his feet on a belly-to-back suplex attempt.  Gacy tags in and he punches Ford.  Lumis with a spinebuster to Ford and then Gacy power bombs Lumis onto Ford for a near fall.  Gacy with a waist lock but Ford rolls through and hits a kick.  Dawkins tags in and he gets Gacy on his shoulders for the Doomsday Blockbuster for a near fall.

Gacy sends Ford to the floor and Dawkins sends Gacy to the floor.  Dawkins with a spinebuster to Lumis and Ford goes up top and hits the Seven Star Frog Splash.  Rowan pulls Ford to the floor when Gacy distracts the referee.  Dawkins sends Rowan over the ringside barrier.  Ford goes up top and he misses the Seven Star Frog Splash.  Gacy tags in and they hit the suplex and sit out power bomb for the three count.

Winners:  Joe Gacy and Dexter Lumis (new champions)

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