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SmackDown results, April 12, 2024: LA Knight and AJ Styles earn victories for a chance to challenge Cody Rhodes at WWE Backlash!
The road to WWE Backlash began as LA Knight and AJ Styles each won Triple Threat Matches to face each other next week for a chance to challenge WWE Champion Cody Rhodes at WWE Backlash in Lyon, France! Plus, Solo Sikoa altered The Bloodline by seemingly adding Tama Tonga and ejecting Jimmy Uso, Naomi defeated Tiffany Stratton for a chance to face WWE Women’s Champion Bayley, and so much more!
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SmackDown results, April 12, 2024
Cody Rhodes announced his challenger for WWE Backlash
LA Knight def. Bobby Lashley and Santos Escobar in a Triple Threat Match to advance to next week’s No. 1 Contenders’ Match
LA Knight and Bobby Lashley tried to gang up on Santos Escobar to start the match, but the Legado del Fantasma leader escaped to ringside to allow The All Mighty and The Megastar to duke it out.
With no rules in play, Angel and Berto slithered their way into the match to try to give Escobar the winning edge.
The Street Profits neutralized Legado del Fantasma, giving Lashley and Knight more of a fighting chance.
With the match breaking down, The Megastar hit Escobar with a BFT to advance in the tournament to determine who will challenge WWE Champion Cody Rhodes at WWE Backlash in Lyon, France.
Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga mercilessly attacked Jimmy Uso
Bron Breakker def. Cameron Grimes
Bron Breakker obliterated Cameron Grimes, hitting him with a super Steiner Line that shook the ring to its core.
Breakker then Speared Grimes, staying undefeated on SmackDown.
Tiffany Stratton tried to step to WWE Women's Champion Bayley
Naomi def. Tiffany Stratton
With a chance to face WWE Women’s Champion Bayley on the line, Naomi and Tiffany Stratton duked it out.
Stratton had previously defeated Naomi and looked on her way to victory in an intense back-and-forth battle.
After an Alabama Slam, Stratton took too long to jaw with Bayley at ringside. This allowed Naomi to move out of the way following a Prettiest Moonsault Ever attempt. Naomi then capitalized with a jackknife pin to win the match.
Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill def. Chelsea Green & Piper Niven
Chelsea Green’s post-WrestleMania week went from bad to worse as she had to contend with Jade Cargill once more, this time with tag team partner Piper Niven against Cargill and Bianca Belair.
Despite Green and Niven’s best efforts, Green once again got Jaded, and Cargill and Belair earned a big tag team victory.
AJ Styles def. Kevin Owens & Rey Mysterio in a Triple Threat to advance to next week’s No. 1 Contenders’ Match
AJ Styles got one step closer to having a chance to take on Cody Rhodes for the WWE Title at WWE Backlash after going through a grueling battle with Kevin Owens and Rey Mysterio.
KO lit up The Phenomenal One with a huge cannonball into the barricade before The Master of the 619 hit a West Coast Pop on Owens.
In an immense show of athleticism, Styles executed a Styles Clash from the top rope on Mysterio, dropping him right onto KO and pinning Mysterio to earn the right to face LA Knight next week.
After the match, The Megastar had a faceoff with The Phenomenal One just one week before their high-stakes WrestleMania rematch.
