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SmackDown results, June 16, 2023: The Usos Superkick Roman Reigns to shatter the cracks in The Bloodline
Jey Uso made his shocking decision that shook the future of The Bloodline, Pretty Deadly earned an Undisputed WWE Tag Team Title opportunity, Bianca Belair confronted Charlotte Flair, and more from the June 16, 2023 edition of SmackDown.
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Full SmackDown results: June 16, 2023
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Title No. 1 Contenders’ Gauntlet Match
The Brawling Brutes def. The Street Profits
The Brawling Brutes def. The O.C.
The Brawling Brutes def. LWO
The Brawling Brutes def. Hit Row
Pretty Deadly def. The Brawling Brutes
It was Fight Night x 5 to kick off SmackDown, as a No. 1 Contenders’ Gauntlet Match put an Undisputed WWE Tag Team Title opportunity on the line. The Brawling Brutes got things rolling, as a quick tag teed up Sheamus for a decisive Brogue Kick set the tone with a defeat of The Street Profits. The O.C. stormed the ring with fury, but when Karl Anderson let down his guard, The Celtic Warrior connected with the second victorious Brogue Kick in a row.
The next two victories would come in rapid succession, as a winded Sheamus tagged in Ridge Holland who overpowered LWO. Hit Row would crash the scene, but the only smash hit that was delivered was a third Brogue Kick from Sheamus that took out Top Dolla.
Pretty Deadly would be the final team to enter, as they looked to spoil a wire-to-wire performance by The Brawling Brutes. Sheamus showed off his marathon abilities, as he hit another stride in minute 20 of The Brawling Brutes run, as he stacked up both Elton Prince & Kit Wilson for to double up his 10 Beats of the Bodhran. A surprise tag by Prince caught The Celtic Warrior off guard, and the snack of a Superstar hit a leg drop off the top rope to steal the win and clinch Pretty Deadly their title opportunity.
Zelina Vega def. IYO SKY
Before going to war in the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match, Zelina Vega and IYO SKY faced off looking to build momentum towards London. Bayley’s attempted interference distracting the ref from counting her Damage CTRL running mate’s pin. The ensuing argument opened the door for Vega to hit a 619 and make an important statement before Money in the Bank.
Bianca Belair confronts Charlotte Flair on “The Grayson Waller Effect”
Karrion Kross & Scarlett def. AJ Styles & Michin – Mixed Tag Team Match
Last week Scarlett’s powder attack on AJ Styles put The O.C. on the clock, as the sands of time counted down for a Mixed Tag Team Match. The sadistic duo were up to their usual tricks, as Scarlett spilled the action to the outside and a Kross Jacket and face-first plant of The Phenomenal One allowed Kross to earn the three-count.
Santos Escobar def. LA Knight
Rey Mysterio entered the ring ready to sing the praises of his protégé Santos Escobar, but LA Knight wasted no time grabbing that spotlight right back. The two future Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match combatants would throw down in a back-and-forth affair that ultimately ended with Escobar reversing a roll-up on LA Knight for the win. The outspoken Superstar would take out his frustrations after the match and lay out his future opponent.
The Usos Superkick Roman Reigns to shatter The Bloodline