SmackDown results: July 26, 2024

LA Knight def. Santos Escobar

LA Knight takes out an interfering Logan Paul before overcoming Santos Escobar en route to the highly anticipated United States Championship Match at SummerSlam. Catch WWE action on Peacock, WWE Network, FOX, USA Network, Sony India and more. #SmackDown

In the final moments of SmackDown's opening matchup, LA Knight sent United States Champion Logan Paul flying off the apron to thwart his interference attempt before overcoming Santos Escobar with BFT.

Seconds after LA Knight thwarts Logan Paul’s interference attempt during his match against Santos Escobar, the United States Champion and The Emperor of Lucha Libra execute a post-match attack on the outspoken Superstar. Catch WWE action on Peacock, WWE Network, FOX, USA Network, Sony India and more. #SmackDown

Seconds after the bell, however, Paul and The Emperor of Lucha Libre unleashed a beatdown on Knight and dropped the No. 1 Contender just eight days before their United States Title Match at SummerSlam. 

Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill turned the tables on a sneak attack by WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn and threw them out of the ring

Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill turn the tables on a sneak attack by WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn and throw them out of the ring. Catch WWE action on Peacock, WWE Network, FOX, USA Network, Sony India and more. #SmackDown

WWE Tag Team Championship Number One Contenders Gauntlet Match:

  1. Baron Corbin & Apollo Crews def. Legado del Fantasma
    Apollo Crews escaped a Wing Clipper attempt by Angel and set up Baron Corbin to hit End of Days to post the first win in the Gauntlet Match.
     

    Baron Corbin and Apollo Crews take on Angel and Berto and The Street Profits in back-to-back matchups during the first part of the WWE Tag Team Title No. 1 Contenders Gauntlet Match. Catch WWE action on Peacock, WWE Network, FOX, USA Network, Sony India and more. #SmackDown

  2. The Street Profits def. Baron Corbin & Apollo Crews
    Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins used excellent tag team precision to pin Apollo Crews with Revelation for the second Gauntlet Match elimination.
     
  3. The Street Profits def. Pretty Deadly
    With Elton Prince hoisted on Angelo Dawkins' shoulders, Montez Ford delivered the Blockbuster for the three-count.
     

    Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins overcome Kit Wilson and Elton Prince as well as Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson in a WWE Tag Team Title No. 1 Contenders Gauntlet Match. Catch WWE action on Peacock, WWE Network, FOX, USA Network, Sony India and more. #SmackDown

  4. The Street Profits def. The O.C.
    As Montez Ford tripped a charging Karl Anderson on the opposite side of the ring, Angelo Dawkins rolled up Luke Gallows for the quick pinfall that allowed them to move to the final showdown of the Gauntlet Match.
     
  5. The Bloodline (Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga) def. The Street Profits

    Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga conquer Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins to win the WWE Tag Team Title No. 1 Contenders Gauntlet Match. Catch WWE action on Peacock, WWE Network, FOX, USA Network, Sony India and more. #SmackDown


    In a chaotic battle, Jacob Fatu flipped from the top rope onto Montez Ford for the victory that earned The Bloodline a WWE Tag Team Title Match against #DIY. 

Terence Crawford laid out Austin Theory with one punch following major instigation from Grayson Waller
 

Grayson Waller demands an apology from undefeated two-time undisputed boxing champion Terence Crawford and ends up getting his partner Austin Theory knocked out. Catch WWE action on Peacock, WWE Network, FOX, USA Network, Sony India and more. #SmackDown

Tiffany Stratton & Nia Jax def. Bayley & Michin

Prior to their tag team match against Bayley and Michin, Tiffany Stratton and Nia Jax launch an attack on the partner of the WWE Women’s Champion. Catch WWE action on Peacock, WWE Network, FOX, USA Network, Sony India and more. #SmackDown


Prior to their tag team match, Tiffany Stratton and Nia Jax launched a pre-match attack on Michin. Despite the devastation, the match went on as scheduled. 

Nia Jax joins Ms. Money in the Bank in a controversial win over Bayley and Michin en route to The Role Model’s WWE Women’s Title Match against The Irresistible Force at SummerSlam. Catch WWE action on Peacock, WWE Network, FOX, USA Network, Sony India and more. #SmackDown

Tiffany nailed WWE Women's Champion Bayley with the Money in the Bank briefcase and paved the way for Nia Jax to pick up the win over the titleholder with the Annihilator just one week before she challenges Bayley for the WWE Women's Title at SummerSlam.

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