WWE SmackDown Results: Unexpected title match; 6-time champ returns; Cody Rhodes injured?

The WWE SmackDown before Bash in Berlin kicked off in Germany, with the United States Champion LA Knight greeting the crowd.

Knight reminded us that it had been 27 years since we had a televised WWE show in the country.

The champ called for an open challenge for the United States Championship, and Ludwig Kaiser showed up to answer it. He said no other German superstar was better suited to challenge the LA Knight, and he got a big reaction from the Berlin crowd before we headed for the match first match on SmackDown.

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WWE SmackDown Results (August 30, 2024):

• LA Knight def. Ludwig Kaiser to retain the United States Championship
• Los Garza def. Baron Corbin & Apollo Crews
• Carmelo Hayes def. Andrade
• Nia Jax def. Michin to retain the WWE Women's Championship

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WWE SmackDown Results: LA Knight (c) vs. Ludwig Kaiser - United States Championship match

Knight was sent into the corner early, and Kaiser got some kicks before the champ returned with a lariat and dropped Ludwig on the apron. Kaiser sent the champ into the steel steps outside before getting a running knee against the steel.

Back in the ring, Kaiser got some big strikes and sent Knight outside before bouncing his head off the announce desk. The match headed back inside, and Knight got a neckbreaker before Kaiser countered the BFT, which resulted in a near fall.

The champ countered a DDT and hit the side effect before getting the BFT for the win!

Result: LA Knight def. Ludwig Kaiser to retain the United States Championship

Grade: B

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WWE SmackDown Results: Baron Corbin & Apollo Crews vs. Los Garza

Crews and Berto kicked off the match and Apollo got a big stalling vertical suplex for a near fall early. Berto and Angel are now being billed as Los Garza, and they were sent outside before Crews hit a big assisted dive on them.

Back inside, Corbin was tagged in and got a big running knee on Berton and a GTS-style neck drop on Angel before the pin was broken. Apollo took some big kicks before he and Angel took each other out with cross bodies.

Corbin was driven into the steel steps by Santos Escobar off a distraction, and Apollo was hit with a top rope arm drag. Los Garza hit their combined finisher, the MTY on Crews, before winning.

Result: Los Garza def. Baron Corbin & Apollo Crews

Grade: B-

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In a vignette, Solo Sikoa and the Bloodline bragged about taking down Jimmy Uso and Roman Reigns. He said that whoever holds the Undisputed WWE Championship after tomorrow's match, The Bloodline will go after them.

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Nick Aldis was out next, and he called Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens to discuss tomorrow's Undisputed WWE Championship match.

Owens asked Cody about his knee injury from a recent live show, but the champ brushed it off and addressed KO, almost attacking him from behind last week after the match against A-Town Down Under.

Owens said he would never attack Cody, and Rhodes said he would be mad if he were in KO's place since the latter doesn't get enough credit while the champ is celebrated endlessly.

KO said he would never hit a cheap shot on Cody and that he and the fans knew the champ's knee was in a bad state.

Kevin insisted that Cody wasn't at hundred percent and added that he didn't want the fans to doubt his victory in case he won. Rhodes stomped his foot and said he was perfectly fine before asking KO if they would still be friends after tomorrow's match.

KO tossed the mic and said something in Cody's ear before walking off as SmackDown continued.

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A- Town Down Under was making fun of Baron Corbin and Apollo Crews backstage, and Corbin got furious before Crews dragged him away.

When Corbin and Crews were gone, Theory called Waller out for trash-talking too much and getting them in trouble. Waller said that's what they do in Australia and promised to tone it down.

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WWE SmackDown Results: Carmelo Hayes vs. Andrade

Melo was sent outside early on and took a corkscrew plancha from Andrade before returning to the ring for a big springboard clothesline. Melo took a double stomp on the apron before he was sent into the turnbuckles.

Andrade got a near fall off a double moonsault before Melo returned with the double knees/First 48.

Andrade took a Meteora before getting Spanish Fly for a near fall. Andrade got another big top-rope move before he was dropped on the exposed turnbuckle. Melo got Nothin' But Net from the top rope and won on SmackDown.

Result: Carmelo Hayes def. Andrade

Grade: B

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WWE SmackDown Results: Nia Jax (c) vs. Michin - WWE Women's Championship match

Michin started with a kendo stick and got some big strikes, but Nia snatched it away as they headed outside the ring. The champ was pushed into the ring post before they got back to the ring, and Michin hit a big takedown for an early near fall.

Michin got more kendo sticks, chairs, and a table before Nia got back up and attacked her.

Nia sent the table back under the ring before Michin brought it back out and sent it inside the ring. Michin sprayed Nia with a fire extinguisher but was sent into a garbage can in the ring, getting a DDT on the trash can lid.

Michin set up two tables and brought another trash can in before Nia hit her with a steel chair and put her on the table in the ring.

Michin got up and sent Nia through the table before Tiffany Stratton rushed in and hit her with the Money in the Bank briefcase.

Stratton looked like she might cash in but hit Michin with it again and tried to get Nia to pin her.

Bayley returned and took Stratton down with a clothesline before the six-time champion, and The Buff Barbie brawled into the crowd.

Nia hit a Samoan Drop on Michin through a table before getting the Annihilator with a trash can on top of Michin's head before winning the SmackDown main event.

Result: Nia Jax def. Michin to retain the WWE Women's Championship

After the match, Nia threw random objects at Michin, who was trapped inside the deformed garbage can as SmackDown went off the air.

Grade: A