It’s time for our SmackDown results for October 4, 2024, and yes, Bad Blood is tomorrow, so final hype is now!
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Quick Results:
- Carmelo Hayes gets a win over AJ Styles, but only due to referee stoppage. The official stopped the match due to an apparent injury suffered by the Phenomenal One, though it remains to be seen if it is a legit injury or storyline.
- Michin defeated Chelsea Green in a dumpster match. Interesting match, to be sure. The women made this one much more entertaining than I expected. Sick table spot to end it too.
- Naomi got a nice win over Tiffany Stratton. Generally would have expected Stratton to get it, but as we’ve seen in years past, the MITB holder can take some losses.
- Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa overcome the odds in a triple threat ladder match, outlasting DIY and the Street Profits to retain their tag championships.
Best Match:
On most nights, either of the women’s bouts takes this one, if I am being honest. Both were really good. But they were up against a triple threat ladder match with gold on the line. So, yes, the ladder match did the trick.
Worst Match:
No complaints. Sometimes those odd gimmick matches aren’t all that good, but the dumpster match worked.
Noteworthy Moments:
AJ Styles was back, but may be down with an injury-or at least, dealing with an injury angle. But, the big take away from things? Probably at least? Styles when last we saw him was a clear heel. But the Phenomenal One tonight was definitely more a face. WWE didn’t just forget the recent heel run-it was acknowledged by Styles and called out by LA Knight and Carmelo Hayes. I liked the segment, curious to see where things go.
And, pretty sure we got a teaser for the Motor City Machine Guns. That or someone in WWE wants to revive Fastlane?
Holy S#$t Moments:
Decent amount of action in that dumpster match, including that end spot. Through a table, into a dumpster? Sure, there was probably padding there for them to land on, but still. I have to think (hope?) that Chelsea got covered in garbage now, so that she can be holding some gold down the road.
And, this shouldn’t be a big deal, but here it is. Four matches tonight. Two of them were women’s matches. And on top of that, there was a nice backstage segment with Bianca, Jade and Naomi, as well as the in ring segment between Bayley and Nia Jax. Like seeing some screen time parity.
Lowlights:
I really hope Styles’ injury is not a legit one. If so, that would be unfortunate to see on the night he returned after a few months away.
Highlights:
The hype is all done. This time tomorrow we will be reviewing what happened in Atlanta. Did we get any major returns? Any crazy angles or spots? We have a number of matches that should have us talking for a bit, not the least of which is Hell In A Cell.
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After The Final Bell:
Fairly uncomplicated show, to be honest. That’s not a bad thing. We got a few matches that in years past might have been filler on a PLE which would make it needlessly long, and/or take time away from some other match. Should the tag belts be on the PLE? Probably, but a SmackDown main event isn’t a bad spot for those results either.
