WWE Friday Night SmackDown Events/Results

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Sami Zayn and Jey Uso go one-on-one less than a week after Zayn & Kevin Owens ended the Usos’ historic Tag title reign, and new SmackDown Women’s champion Rhea Ripley will claim her throne after Triple H opens the show by addressing the WWE universe.

Tonight’s show also features Rey Mysterio teaming with Santos Escobar to take on his son Dominik & Dom’s Judgement Day partner Damian Priest, Imperium taking on Brawling Brutes.

WWE SmackDown Results (April 7, 2023): Brawling Brutes vs. Imperium

Vinci and Holland were in the ring early on, and Gunther tagged in before taking out Butch with a big tackle. Vinci got a brainbuster on Butch before the latter went after Gunther’s fingers.

Holland tagged in and was isolated by Imperium before Butch broke up a pin. Sheamus was in, and Gunther locked in a Boston Crab before Sheamus got a running powerslam, the Beats of the Bodhran, and the White Noise but failed to get the pin.

The match broke down into an all-out brawl before Sheamus got the Brogue kick on Vinci for the win.Result: Brawling Brutes def. Imperium

Paul Heyman was backstage and dodged questions about why Brock attacked Cody Rhodes on Monday. Instead, he wanted to talk about Roman Reigns.

Jey Uso came in and learned that Jimmy wasn’t at the show. After he left, Heyman told Solo that if Jey failed to win tonight, they would have to step in.

Ivar vs. Ricochet on SmackDown

Ricochet sent Ivar outside early on and hit a big dive before Ivar caught him and tossed him into the apron, and hit a crossbody on the LED boards. Back in the ring, Ivar blocked some offense before taking a knee strike.

Ivar came back with some big moves before taking a springboard dropkick. Ricochet tried to lift Ivar but failed before he was taken down with a roundhouse kick. Ivar headed up top, but Ricochet caught up with him and hit the Frankensteiner and the shooting star press for the win.Result: Ricochet def. Ivar

Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez vs. Natalya & Shotzi on SmackDown

Raquel and Natalya kicked off the match, and Rodriguez was sent outside early on before Shotzi tagged in and hit a dive to the outside. Raquel caught Shotzi and lifted her in the ring before Liv tagged in for a big dive.

Shotzi got a big crossbody and tagged Natalya, who got a German Suplex before her Hart Attack finisher was reversed. Liv came in with a Tornado DDT and the Oblivion for the win.Result: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez def. Natalya & Shotzi

Triple H was out next and said that we were headed for another WWE draft. He said the Draft would be ‘game-changing’ this time before inviting Rhea Ripley to the ring.

Rhea and Judgment Day walked in as Triple H left the ring and shook the champ’s hand on the way out. Rhea celebrated her win at WrestleMania before Dominik said he let his dad win because he felt bad for him.

Rey Mysterio & Santos Escobar vs. Damian Priest & Dominik Mysterio on SmackDown

Damian was in early on and got some big moves as he and Damian isolated the Hall of Famer. Santos was eventually tagged in, and the two cleared the ring before sending their opponents outside and hitting dives.

Rey set up for the 619, but Rhea dragged him out of the ring before Zelina attacked Ripley. The two started brawling, and Vega ran off into the crowd while in the ring, Rey got the 619 on Dom.

Priest was the legal one, however, and came in with the South of Heaven on Santos before getting the win.Result: Damian Priest & Dominik Mysterio def. Rey Mysterio & Santos Escobar

Sami Zayn vs. Jey Uso on SmackDown

Before the match, Sami stated that KO was out for the night after the attack before heading out for the match. Sami got a big superplex early on before trying for the Helluva kick early, but Jey dodged it.

Zayn hit the Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall before Sami went up top, but Jey kicked him down. A distraction from Jey saw Solo hit the Samoan Spik on Sami on the apron before Jey got a kick and pinned Sami for the easy win.Result: Jey Uso def. Sami Zayn

After the match, Solo hammered away at Sami and was about to hit another Samoan Spike, but Jey stopped him.

Solo and Jey argued before Jey hit a superkick on Sami and asked Solo to get chairs.

Riddle came out to make the save and got a superkick and a knee strike and Jey and Solo before sending them out of the ring.

The Bloodline retreated, and Riddle stood firmly in the ring as SmackDown went off the air.