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CM Punk kicked off WWE SmackDown from his hometown of Chicago and got a huge reaction from the crowd. Punk said that performing in front of his home crowd was pressure before bringing up July 17, 2011, when he left Chicago as the WWE Champion.
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Punk then talked about Clash at the Castle before adding that he was out to kill Drew McIntyre's career and make his life a living hell. He said that he never thought it would be so easy and made him quit already before Paul Heyman showed up.
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Heyman said that he wasn't there to disrespect Punk and that he meant it when he said that Punk was his best friend during the Hall of Fame induction. He said that he had an urgent situation and Punk hugged him and asked why he was nervous. Heyman said that Solo was now the Head of the Table and that they would be coming for Punk.
Paul tried to tell Punk to leave before Solo showed up with the Tongans: Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa. Punk asked Heyman what was wrong and Paul said "Take me with you." CM told Solo that he didn't see the Bloodline anywhere, called them 'fake Usos', and said that Solo was cosplaying as the Tribal Chief.
The Bloodline cornered Punk in the ring and Cody Rhodes showed up with baseball bats and handed one to CM. The Bloodline backed off and Cody challenged Solo to a match later in the night, saying that he had already beaten the real Tribal Chief.
WWE SmackDown Results (July 21, 2024):
- Chelsea Green def. Bianca Belair & Michin
- Carmelo Hayes def. Tama Tonga def. Randy Orton
- Andrade def. Kevin Owens & Grayson Waller
- Cody Rhodes def. Solo Sikoa via DQ
Backstage on SmackDown, Randy Orton and Kevin Owens asked Cody if he needed help with Solo and the Bloodline but the champ said he had things under control. Owens said Solo probably had a plan and Cody said he had a plan of his own.
WWE SmackDown Results: Bianca Belair vs. Chelsea Green vs. Michin - Money in the Bank Qualifier
Michin and Belair turned on Green as the match began and Bayley was watching from backstage. Bianca took the match outside before Chelsea came in with a dive and took them out.
Michin missed a Frankensteiner on Belair before Michin reversed the Sunset Flip and hit Eat Defeat. Belair headed outside and Green tried to steal the pin but Michin took her out with the Styles Clash. Belair came back with a German Suplex and the KOD before Chelsea tossed her out and got the pin on Michin herself!
Result: Chelsea Green def. Bianca Belair & Michin
Grade: B
Backstage on SmackDown, Blair Davenport told Bayley that she was looking forward to her qualifying match so she could win the Money in the Bank and challenge her for the Women's Title.
Solo Sikoa was angry with Paul Heyman and said that they were going to 'talk'.
Grayson Waller was in a backstage interview when we heard loud noises and saw that Drew McIntyre was standing there with CM Punk lying bruised and bleeding. Drew lifted Punk and walked to the stage before hitting him with a big slam. Drew's fists were covered in blood and Nick Aldis ran in to stop him.
McIntyre shoved the General Manager of SmackDown back and officials came in to hold Drew down. Medics came in and checked on Punk before putting him in a neck brace and on a stretcher.
WWE SmackDown Results: Tama Tonga vs. Randy Orton vs. Carmelo Hayes - Money in the Bank Qualifier
Carmelo and Tonga unloaded on Randy right off the bat and dragged The Viper outside before beating him against the announce desk. Randy came back with some strikes and dropped them both on the announce desk before action returned to the ring. Tonga got a backbreaker on Melo in the ring before Orton came back and broke the pin.
Orton hit a big powerslam on Tonga before getting a superplex on Melo. Tonga got a facebuster before he and Melo were hit with the double 'Vintage Orton'. Tonga Loa showed up to interfere in the match and Kevin Owens ran in to stop him but Carmelo used the distraction to get the pin on Randy with a rollup!
Result: Carmelo Hayes def. Tama Tonga & Randy Orton
Grade: B+
We got a recap of Uncle Howdy and his group's arrival on RAW this week before SmackDown continued.
LA Knight was out next and called Logan Paul out who was missing tonight as well. Knight said that they had a Triple Threat Match next week at Madison Square Gardens with Santos Escobar before Escobar showed up and told him to shut up. Santos said that Knight was delusional and called him embarrassing for chasing after Logan Paul.
Knight said that he's had no trouble beating Santos in the past and would do it again next week before Escobar attacked him. Knight turned it around and hit the BFT on Santos, taking him out before Logan Paul showed up out of nowhere and sent LA into the turnbuckles before taking him out with a big right hook.
WWE SmackDown Results: Kevin Owens vs. Andrade vs. Grayson Waller - Money in the Bank Qualifier
Kevin Owens was making his way to the ring when he was attacked by the Bloodline. Randy Orton came out to make the save before Owens limped to the ring to start the match. Andrade was in control early and cleared the ring before hitting a dive to the outside before the three superstars ended up on the apron.
Andrade took some hits and was tossed back inside before Grayson dodged a powerbomb from KO and took him down with a backdrop. Andrade hit Waller with a powerbomb to the floor before we headed for a break. Back on SmackDown, Andrade got double knees on the corner on both KO and Waller before Grayson blocked the Stunner and took out Owens' knee.
Owens got a Tower of Doom with Andrade and Waller on the receiving end before getting a near fall off a Swanton to Andrade. Grayson came back and tried for the cutter but Andrade turned it into the Message and got the win.
Result: Andrade def. Kevin Owens & Grayson Waller
Grade: B+
Michin and Tiffany Stratton were arguing backstage and Michin slapped Tiffany before Nia Jax rushed in and took her out.
We learned that Drew McIntyre had left the fans a message, saying that he would see them on Monday. We also learned that CM Punk was hospitalized and would be kept there overnight.
Before the main event, Paul told Solo that he "did his bidding" but that Sikoa was breaking Roman Reigns' commandments. Roman said that CM Punk was "off limits" and Sikoa told him that "Roman wasn't coming back" before heading out to the ring.
WWE SmackDown Results: Cody Rhodes vs. Solo Sikoa
The match started and we headed outside before Cody sent Solo into the steel steps. The Tongans wasted no time showing up and attacking Rhodes and the match was called off.
Result: Cody Rhodes def. Solo Sikoa via DQ
Grade: C
The Bloodline tried to hit Cody with the Samoan Spike but KO and Randy came in to stop them.
Tama took the RKO and KO took out Loa before they cornered Solo who started pleading with the trio. Another new Bloodline member Jacob Fatu showed up and took KO out at ringside before sending Randy through the barricades.
Fatu then went after the WWE Champion and set him up on the announce desk before putting him through it with a huge dive. Solo and the newly strengthened Bloodline stood in the ring and lifted their fingers as SmackDown went off the air.
