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Women’s tag title match, Bryan announcement set for SmackDown

Posted on by Joseph Currier

It appears that Asuka & Kairi Sane are finally getting their shot at the Women’s Tag Team titles.

WWE has announced that Peyton Royce & Billie Kay will defend their titles against Asuka & Sane on tonight’s SmackDown. Asuka & Sane getting the title shot was set up when they defeated Royce & Kay in a non-title match at a house show in Tokyo, Japan last month.

There was an angle on last week’s SmackDown where Royce & Kay avoided having their match against Asuka & Sane that night by claiming that Kay was too sick to wrestle.

WWE is also hyping a segment for tonight where Daniel Bryan will make an announcement that “will change the course of his career and shake SmackDown LIVE to its core.”

Bryan & Rowan lost the SmackDown Tag Team titles at Sunday’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view, with Big E & Xavier Woods defeating Bryan & Rowan and Heavy Machinery in a triple threat match. Bryan cut a post-show promo where he said he has to aim higher and go where he hasn’t gone before.

Tonight’s SmackDown is taking place at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. Shane McMahon will host a “town hall meeting” after Kevin Owens called out Shane last week for taking up TV time from other wrestlers and calling himself the best in the world. Ember Moon and a partner will also team against Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville.

WWE Main Event results: Rawley unveils new look, IIconics in action

Posted on by James Cox

The Big Takeaway: Mojo Rawley debuted his new look, squashing Heath Slater in under three minutes. The IIconics then made their Main Event debut, defeating Alicia Fox & Tamina in a non-title match.

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After Sam Roberts’ appearance on commentary two weeks ago had been criticized by many on social media, David Otunga joined Byron Saxton and Renee Young on announcing duties this week

Mojo Rawley defeated Heath Slater (2:41)

After multiple hype vignettes on Raw, Mojo Rawley finally debuted his new look, strangely doing so on this show. He had new gear and a long dark blue sleeveless hood that was a little reminiscent of the hoods that Demolition wore.

Saxton then spoke about Rawley’s months of self-reflection as Rawley stayed hunched in the corner with his hood covering his face. On the bell, he leaped up and charged at Slater. He pulled back the hood and revealed the face paint that he had in the promo videos.

After beating Slater down and screaming at him, Rawley finished him with a running forearm and a new finisher – an Alabama slam. 

In all honesty, it was nothing really all that different to the usual Rawley stuff. It will be more about what they choose to do with him rather than what he does that will affect how this character moves forward. But with a debut on Main Event, the signs don’t look all that positive.

WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The IIconics (Peyton Royce & Billie Kay) defeated Tamina & Alicia Fox in a non-title match (3:57)

Royce and Kay cut a pre-match promo running down the state of Kentucky and the crowd. They noted that no one else could do what they achieved at WrestleMania and then laughed and posed.

This was as you would expect and wasn’t much of a Main Event debut for The IIconics. It shouldn’t be a surprise anymore to see Tag Team Champions on Main Event, yet it still is – with Raw as a three-hour show, you have to wonder why they can’t make room for their title holders.

The match had broken down and Tamina had bulled Kay and made her scream for mercy. So Royce just marched in the ring and took out Fox. Royce and Kay then teamed up and hit the IIconic knee on Tamina for the win. It looked like a soft victory after lots of stops and starts in the last minute or so.

Banks & Bayley vs. IIconics non-title match set for WWE SmackDown

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Sasha Banks & Bayley’s appearance on tonight’s SmackDown will be for a non-title match.

WWE has announced that Women’s Tag Team Champions Banks & Bayley will face The IIconics (Peyton Royce & Billie Kay) in a non-title match on tonight’s episode. The match was set up by Royce & Kay challenging Banks & Bayley to come to SmackDown over the past few weeks.

There was a segment on last night’s Raw where Banks & Bayley said they’ll be appearing on SmackDown this week. Beth Phoenix & Natalya then came out to the ring, with Phoenix & Natalya issuing a WrestleMania challenge to them.

Banks faced Natalya on Raw, but Nia Jax & Tamina interrupted the match and said they’ll see Banks & Bayley and Phoenix & Natalya at WrestleMania.

A gauntlet match where Kofi Kingston has to defeat Randy Orton, Samoa Joe, Cesaro, Sheamus, and Rowan to earn his way to WrestleMania will kick off tonight’s SmackDown. WWE is also advertising that The Miz will respond to Shane McMahon’s heel turn. Miz vs. Shane is official for WrestleMania.

The IIconics added to WWE Women’s Tag Team title match

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Four teams have now been announced for the Women’s Tag Team Championship Elimination Chamber match that’s taking place at this month’s pay-per-view.

WWE revealed via Twitter on Saturday night that The IIconics (Peyton Royce & Billie Kay) will be one of the six teams in the Elimination Chamber match to decide WWE’s Women’s Tag Team Champions. They join Nia Jax & Tamina, Liv Morgan & Sarah Logan, and Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville as teams that have been announced for the match.

There will be three teams from Raw and three teams from SmackDown in the Elimination Chamber match. Raw’s final team for it will be confirmed when Sasha Banks & Bayley face Alicia Fox & Nikki Cross in a qualifier this Monday night.

Jax & Tamina defeated Alexa Bliss & Mickie James and Morgan & Logan defeated Natalya & Dana Brooke in their qualifying matches. WWE has announced SmackDown’s Rose & Deville and Royce & Kay for the Tag Team title match instead of having them win qualifiers.

The Toyota Center in Houston, Texas will host Elimination Chamber 2019 on February 17.

Charlotte & Becky Lynch vs. The IIconics set for WWE SmackDown

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Ahead of both challenging for Carmella’s Women’s Championship at SummerSlam, Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch will be teaming up on this week’s SmackDown.

Charlotte & Lynch vs. The IIconics (Peyton Royce & Billie Kay) is set for tomorrow’s episode. It was set up when Royce and Kay mocked Charlotte and Lynch in a video over the weekend and Charlotte and Lynch responded by asking who The IIconics have ever beaten.

Paige then announced the match on Twitter today: “Just two weeks ahead of #SummerSlam, this is an exciting time! But every Tuesday night on #SDLive is exciting (especially with me in charge)! So…let’s make it official: @BillieKayWWE & @PeytonRoyceWWE vs. @BeckyLynchWWE & @MsCharlotteWWE. Now that is IICONIC WOO FIRE!”

Charlotte returned to WWE television last week by making the save for Lynch during an attack from Carmella. Charlotte later defeated Carmella in a non-title bout, making the SmackDown Women’s title match for SummerSlam a triple threat between Carmella, Lynch, and Charlotte. The storyline is that Lynch is happy Charlotte is back but disappointed about her being added to the mix for SummerSlam.

The New Day vs. Cesaro & Sheamus is also set for tomorrow, with the winners advancing to challenge for The Bludgeon Brothers’ Tag Team titles at SummerSlam.

Nikki Cross teams with Becky Lynch at SmackDown house show

Posted on by Bryan Rose

NXT star Nikki Cross made her first main roster appearance tonight at a house show in Augusta, Maine.

Teaming with Becky Lynch, the duo defeated Billie Kay and Peyton Royce tonight after Lynch got the submission win with the disarmer. The two celebrated after the match. Despite competing on tonight’s show, PWInsider reports that she is not scheduled for SmackDown tomorrow.

Cross has been associated with SAnitY since the group was formed back in 2016. However, she was not called up with Killian Dain, Eric Young and Alexander Wolfe when they were brought up to the SmackDown roster as part of the SuperStar Shakeup following WrestleMania 34. 

Since the split from SAnitY, Cross has continued to work down in NXT, even scoring a title match against Shayna Baszler at NXT TakeOver: Chicago last month. Baszler retained the title, submitting Cross with the kirifuda choke.

Cross was signed by WWE in 2016. Before that, as Nikki Storm, she wrestled for several promotions including ICW, Pro Wrestling EVE, JWP and SHIMMER.

Asuka & Becky Lynch vs. The IIconics set for WWE SmackDown

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Two new members of the show’s women’s division will be wrestling on SmackDown for the first time on Tuesday night.

Asuka & Becky Lynch vs. The IIconics (Peyton Royce & Billie Kay) has been announced for next Tuesday’s episode of SmackDown. It will be the first time Asuka and Royce have wrestled on television since joining the brand.

Though she’s been appearing on the show since issuing her WrestleMania challenge to Charlotte Flair, Asuka officially arrived on SmackDown in the Superstar Shakeup. Royce and Kay debuted on the main roster after WrestleMania, laying out Charlotte before Carmella cashed in her Money in the Bank briefcase to win the SmackDown Women’s Championship.

Kay lost to Charlotte this past Tuesday, with Asuka making the save for Charlotte and Lynch when they were being attacked by The IIconics and Carmella.

This is the first match that’s been announced for next week’s SmackDown, which will also feature fallout from the Superstar Shakeup and the final build to the Greatest Royal Rumble.