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WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results (12/23/22): Braun Strowman & Ricochet vs. Imperium

   December 23, 2022

WWE Friday Night SmackDown
December 23, 2022
Allstate Arena
Chicago, Illinois

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Commentators (Michael Cole & Wade Barrett)

Ring Announcer: Samantha Irvin

Transcription by Josh Lopez

First Match: The Usos (c) w/Sami Zayn vs. Hit Row w/B-Fab For The Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship 

Jey Uso and Ashante Thee Adonis will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Jey applies a side headlock. Adonis whips Jey across the ring. Adonis drops down on the canvas. Adonis leapfrogs over Jey. Jey sends Adonis into the ropes. Jey drops down on the canvas. Adonis starts doing the gritty. Adonis with a deep arm-drag. Adonis applies an arm-bar. Adonis grabs a side wrist lock. Adonis tags in Dolla. Assisted Shoulder Block. Dolla drops Jey with The Big Boot. Dolla whips Jey across the ring. Dolla goes for a Fallaway Slam, but Jey lands back on his feet. Jey delivers a chop block. Jey tags in Jimmy. Jimmy repeatedly stomps on Dolla’s chest. Jimmy uses the middle rope as a weapon. Jey uppercuts Dolla behind the referee’s back. Jimmy tags in Jey.

Jey thrust kicks the midsection of Dolla. Dolla with a forearm/back elbow combination. Dolla pulls Jimmy into the ring. Jey drops Dolla with another chop block. The Usos has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Double HeadButt. Jey talks smack to Dolla. Jey with a straight right hand. Dolla answers with The SpineBuster. Jimmy and Adonis are tagged in. Adonis with The Flapjack. Adonis dropkicks Jimmy. Adonis thrust kicks the midsection of Jey. Adonis blocks a boot from Jimmy. Adonis with a forearm smash. Adonis with a back heel trip. Adonis kicks Jimmy in the face. Adonis drops Jimmy with The Float Over DDT. Adonis pops back on his feet.

Adonis with a Flying Crossbody Block for a two count. Jimmy blocks The Long Kiss Goodnight. Jimmy goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Adonis lands back on his feet. Adonis knocks Jey off the ring apron. Jimmy hits The Pop Up Samoan Drop for a two count. Jimmy tags in Jey. Dolla pulls Jimmy out of the ring. Dolla throws Jimmy into the steel ring steps. Adonis rolls Jey over for a two count. Adonis delivers The Long Kiss Goodnight. Adonis tags in Dolla. Hit Row connects with The Heavy Hitter for a two count. Adoni with clubbing blows to Jimmy’s back. Jimmy SuperKicks Adonis off the apron. Dolla goes for The Not Nada, but his left leg gives out. Jey SuperKicks Dolla. Jey tags in Jimmy. Double SuperKick. The Usos plants Dolla with The 1D to pickup the victory.

Winner: Still Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions, The Usos via Pinfall 

– Imperium tells Kayla Braxton that tonight’s Miracle On 34th Street Fight is a complete and utter mockery of the sport they love and cherish so match.

– Lacey Evans Vignette.

Second Match: Shayna Baszler vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Liv Morgan vs. Tegan Nox vs. Emma vs. Xia Li vs. Sonya Deville In A Gauntlet Match. The Winner Will Become The Number One Contender For The WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship 

EMMA VS. XIA LI 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Xia backs Emma into the ropes. Xia with a throat thrust. Xia talks smack to Emma. Xia whips Emma across the ring. Emma ducks under two clotheslines from Xia. Emma clotheslines Xia. Emma applies a wrist lock. Emma with a short-arm lariat. Emma kicks Xia in the gut. Emma with The Butterly Suplex. Emma with a running forearm smash. Emma follows that with The Emma Sandwich for a two count. Emma goes for a Bodyslam, but Xia lands back on her feet. Xia sends Emma throat first into the middle rope. Xia with a Spinning Back Kick. Xia with a Rising Kick. Xia delivers The Cyclone Kick to pickup the victory. Emma has been eliminated.

XIA LI VS. TEGAN NOX 

Nox ducks a clothesline from Xia. Nox with a chop/forearm combination. Nox uppercuts Xia. Nox punches Xia in the back. Nox with a SitOut GourdBuster. Nox with a Reverse Senton Splash. Nox follows that with a Flying Crossbody Block for a two count. Nox with clubbing blows to Xia’s back. Xia teep kicks Nox into the steel ring post. Xia with a Rising Knee Strike. Xia lands another Cyclone Kick to pickup the victory. Tegan Nox has been eliminated.

XIA LI VS. RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ 

Xia controls the early portions of this match during the commercial break. Xia dumps Rodriguez out of the ring. Xia kicks the left shoulder of Rodriguez. Xia repeatedly slams Rodriguez’s head on the ring apron. Xia with a Rising Knee Strike. Xia drives her knee into Rodriguez’s ribs. Rodriguez drives Xia face first into the middle turnbuckle pad. Rodriguez with a back elbow smash. Rodriguez drops Xia with The Big Boot. Rodriguez with The Fallaway Slam. Rodriguez with a Twisting Elbow Drop for a two count. Xia with a Spinning Back Kick. Xia kicks Rodriguez in the chest. Rodriguez dodges The Cyclone Kick. Rodriguez connects with The Chigona Bomb to pickup the victory. Xia Li has been eliminated.

RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ VS LIV MORGAN 

Rodriguez drives Morgan back first into the turnbuckles. Rodriguez with clubbing shoulder blocks. Morgan dodges The Big Boot. Rodriguez blocks The SpringBoard CodeBreaker. Rodrguez denies The Sunset Flip. Morgan ducks under two clotheslines from Rodriguez. Morgan dropkicks Rodriguez. Morgan with a Running Hip Attack. Morgan with a Rising Knee Strike. Morgan goes for a Hurricanrana, but Rodriguez blocks it. Morgan with The Victory Roll for a two count. Morgan with another quick rollup for a two count. Morgan follows that with The La Magistral for a two count. Rollup Exxchange. Morgan applies The Sleeper Hold. Rodriguez drives Morgan back first into the canvas. Rodriguez has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Rodriguez with clubbing blows to Morgan’s back. Rodriguez with The SuperPlex. Rodriguez scores the elbow knockdown. Rodriguez clotheslines Morgan. Rodriguez with a Side Walk Slam.

Rodriguez with a Stinger Splash. Morgan responds with The Arm-Breaker. Morgan with a Double Foot Stomp. Morgan with The Missile Dropkick for a two count. Morgan applies The Rings Of Saturn. Rodriguez goes for a Swinging Slam, but Morgan gets her knees up for a two count. Rodriguez reverses out of the irish whip from Morgan. Morgan ducks under two clotheslines from Rodriguez. Rodriguez catches Morgan in mid-air. Rodriguez with The Fallaway Slam. Rodriguez with a Twisting Elbow Drop for a two count. Rodriguez and Morgan are trading back and forth shots. Morgan with The Pump Kick. Rodriguez with The Big Boot. Morgan hits The Crucifix Bomb for a two count. Rodriguez denies The Oblivion. Rodriguez goes for The Chigona Bomb, but Morgan lands back on her feet. Morgan with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Morgan goes for The Oblivion, but Rodriguez counters with The Chigona Bomb to pickup the victory. Liv Morgan has been eliminated.

RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ VS. SONYA DEVILLE 

Deville with a running forearm smash. Deville with clubbing mid-kicks in the corner. Deville unloads a series of bodyshots. Rodriguez drops Deville with a shoulder tackle. Rodriguez goes for a Bodyslam, but Deville lands back on her feet. Deville with The Swinging Arm-Ringer. Deville with The Shining Wizard for a two count. Deville drives Rodriguez shoulder first into the steel ring post. Deville repeatedly wraps the left shoulder of Rodriguez around the ring post.

Deville poses for the crowd. Rodriguez is displaying her fighting spirit. Rodriguez bodyslams Deville. Rodriguez with The Flapjack for a two count. Deville decks Rodriguez with a back elbow smash. Deville applies a top wrist lock. Deville abuses the referee’s five count. Deville argues with the referee. Rodriguez connects with The Chigona Bomb to pickup the victory. After the match, Ronda Rousey appears on the stage and informs Rodriguez that she has one more opponent. It’s Shayna Baszler.

RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ VS. SHAYNA BASLZER W/RONDA ROUSEY 

Baszler with forearm shivers. Baszler kicks the left hamstring of Rodriguez. Baszler rips off the left elbow brace of Rodriguez. Baszler repeatedly stomps on the left shoulder of Rodriguez. Baszler poses with the elbow brace. Rodriguez rolls Baszler over to pickup the victory.

Winner: Raquel Rodriguez via Pinfall 

Third Match: Rey Mysterio vs. Angel Garza w/Humberto Carrillo 

We see Killer Kross and Scarlett Bordeaux lurking in the crowd. Garza wants Mysterio to shake his hand. Mysterio obliges. Mysterio slaps Garza in the face. Mysterio applies a side headlock. Garza whips Mysterio across the ring. Garza drops down on the canvas. Garza leapfrogs over Mysterio. Mysterio sends Garza into the ropes. Garza goes for a Sunset Flip, but Mysterio counters with a basement dropkick. Mysterio slams Garza’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Mysterio transitions into a corner mount. Mysterio with a Hurricanrana. Garza reverses out of the irish whip from Mysterio. Garza avoids The SpringBoard Crossbody Block. Garza with a basement dropkick. Garza throws his pants at Mysterio. Garza with a Double Underhook BackBreaker for a two count.

Garza fish hooks Mysterio. Garza applies a rear chin lock. Mysterio with elbows into the midsection of Garza. Garza sends Mysterio chest first into the turnbuckles. Garza with forearm shivers across the back of Mysterio. Mysterio sends Garza face first into the middle turnbuckle pad. Mysterio with a Flying Seated Senton. Mysterio with a Tilt-A-Whirl Headscissors Takeover. Carrillo pulls Garza out of the ring. Mysterio with The Slingshot Pescado. Mysterio with an Apron Enzuigiri. Garza SuperKicks Mysterio for a two count. Garza mocks Mysterio. Carrillo delivers a cheap shot behind the referee’s back. Mysterio with a Hurricanrana into the middle rope. Mysterio hits The 619. Mysterio connects with The Slingshot DDT to pickup the victory. After the match, Mysterio stares at Kross and Bordeaux.

Winner: Rey Mysterio via Pinfall 

Fourth Match: Braun Strowman & Ricochet vs. Imperium In A Miracle On 34th Street Fight 

Imperium immediately attacks Strowman and Ricochet before the bell rings. Strowman uppercuts Kaiser. Strowman dumps Kaiser out of the ring. Strowman sends Vinci to the corner. Strowman uppercuts Vinci. Assisted Corner Dropkick for a one count. Kaiser pulls Ricochet out of the ring. Kaiser throws Ricochet into the steel ring post. Imperium gangs up on Strowman. Strowman with a corner clothesline. Vinci kicks Strowman in the face. Strowman catches Vinci in mid-ar. Imperium with two chop blocks. Imperium with clubbing blows to Strowman’s back. Strowman slaps Kaiser in the chest. Strowman sends Kaiser crashing into Vinci. Ricochet with a Hurricanrana off the ringside barricade. Strowman and Ricochet has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Vinci drives Strowman face first into the steel ring post.

Vinci whips Strowman through the Christmas decorations at ringside. Ricochet goes for a Suicide Dive, but Kaiser counters with The Fujiwara Arm-Bar on the floor. Vinci repeatedly whips Ricochet with the candy cane kendo stick. Kaiser delivers multiple chair shots. Imperium poses for the crowd. Strowman punches the chair into Kaiser’s face. Strowman breaks the kendo stick over his knee. Strowman tees off on Imperium. Strowman throws Imperium into multiple Christmas trees on the stage. Kaiser rakes the eyes of Strowman. Double Toe Kick. Vinci is busted open. Imperium with a Double Vertical Suplex on the stage. Ricochet with a Rising Knee Strike. Ricochet and Vinci are trading back and forth shots. Ricochet rolls Vinci back into the ring.

Kaiser runs interference. Ricochet with a shoulder block. Kaiser answers with a chair shot. Imperium buries Strowman under a pile of Christmas Presents and Trees. Imperium gets distracted by a ballerina and The New Day. New Day with Stereo Low Blows. Strowman with The Strowman Express. Strowman is fired up. Strowman is trying to wake up Ricochet. Strowman grabs a missile toe. Samantha Irvin kisses Ricochet. Ricochet rises back on his feet. Ricochet with an Apron Enzuigiri. Ricochet with a SpringBoard Clothesline. Ricochet follows that with The SpringBoard MoonSault. Strowman PowerBombs Kaiser through the table on the floor. Ricochet hits The Recoil. Strowman connects with The Running Powerslam. Ricochet plants Vinci with a Flying Splash off Strowman’s shoulders to pickup the victory.

Winner: Braun Strowman & Ricochet via Pinfall 

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Author: Josh Lopez