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WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results (1/27/23): Kevin Owens vs. Solo Sikoa

   January 27, 2023

WWE Friday Night SmackDown
January 27, 2023
Sames Auto Arena
Laredo, Texas

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Commentators (Michael Cole & Wade Barrett)

Ring Announcer: Samantha Irvin

Transcription by Josh Lopez

First Match: Rey Mysterio vs. Killer Kross w/Scarlett Bordeaux

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Kross launches Mysterio to the corner. Mysterio with a waist lock go-behind. Kross decks Mysterio with a back elbow smash. Mysterio ducks a clothesline from Kross. Mysterio dropkicks the left knee of Kross. Mysterio with a Tilt-A-Whirl Headscissors Takeover. Kross clotheslines Mysterio. Kross tosses Mysterio over the top rope. Mysterio sends Kross face first into the steel ring post. Mysterio with a Sliding Sunset Flip PowerBomb into the ringside barricade. Kross regains control of the match during the commercial break.

Kross sends Mysterio back first into the turnbuckles. Kross with a Tilt-A-Whirl BackBreaker for a two count. Kross puts Mysterio on the top turnbuckle. Kross is trying to remove Mysterio’s mask. Mysterio with three sharp elbow strikes. Kross gets Mysterio tied up in the tree of woe. Mysterio sends Kross shoulder first into the ring post. Kross blocks a boot from Mysterio. Mysterio with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Bordeaux trips Mysterio from the outside. Mysterio sends Kross face first into the middle rope. Mysterio hits The 619. Mysterio with The Flying Splash for a two count. Kross with a Northern Lights Suplex. Mysterio connects with The Rolling Crucifix to pickup the victory.

Winner: Rey Mysterio via Pinfall 

– We got vignettes from Damage Control, Rhea Ripley and Xia Li.

Second Match: Lacey Evans vs. Jazmin Allure 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Evans backs Allure into the turnbuckles. Evans with a Biel Throw. Evans poses for the crowd. Evans with a drop toe hold. Evans drives Allure face first into the canvas. Evans starts doing push ups in front of Allure. Strong lockup. Evans applies a wrist lock. Evans drops Allure with a Pump Knee Strike.

Evans starts rag dolling Allure in the corner. The referee admonishes Evans. Evans with the irish whip. Allure dives over Evans. Evans with a straight right hand. Evans with a single leg takedown. Allure fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Allure rolls Evans over for a one count. Evans delivers The Woman’s Right. Evans makes Allure tap out to The Cobra Clutch.

Winner: Lacey Evans via Submission 

Third Match: Braun Strowman & Ricochet vs. Hit Row w/B-Fab In A Semi-Final Round Match In The SmackDown Tag Team Championship Tournament 

Ricochet and Ashante Thee Adonis will start things off. Ricochet is throwing haymakers at Adonis. Ricochet with a knife edge chop. Ricochet uppercuts Adonis. Adonis reverses out of the irish whip from Ricochet. Ricochet with a flying forearm smash. Ricochet is raining down haymakers. Ricochet bodyslams Adonis. Ricochet with a running elbow drop for a one count. Ricochet taunts Dolla. Adonis reverses out of the irish whip from Ricochet. Ricochet slips over Adonis back. Ricochet rolls under a clothesline from Adonis. Ricochet with a Headscissors Takeover. Ricochet dropkicks Adonis to the floor. Dolla stops Ricochet in his tracks. Ricochet with a Step Up Enzuigiri. The referee gets distracted by Dolla. B-Fab trips Ricochet from the outside. Adonis dropkicks Ricochet for a two count. Adonis transitions into a ground and pound attack. Adonis uppercuts Ricochet. Adonis tags in Dolla. Assisted Shoulder Block. Dolla drops Ricochet with The Big Boot for a two count. Dolla talks smack to Strowman. Dolla puts his knee on the back of Ricochet’s neck. Dolla tags in Adonis. Adonis with a Running Boot through the ropes.

Adonis poses for the crowd. B-Fab delivers a cheap shot behind the referee’s back. Adonis hooks the outside leg for a two count. Adonis applies a rear chin lock. Adonis pulls Ricochet down to the mat. Adonis tags in Dolla. Dolla with a knee lift. Dolla tags in Adonis. Dolla drives his knee into the midsection of Ricochet. Adonis bodyslams Ricochet. Adonis with an elbow drop. Ricochet rolls Adonis over for a two count. Adonis reverses out of the irish whip from Ricochet. Ricochet kicks Adonis in the face. Ricochet ducks a clothesline from Adonis. Ricochet with two haymakers. Adonis ducks a clothesline from Ricochet. Adonis goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Ricochet lands back on his feet. Ricochet tags in Strowman. Strowman blasts Dolla off the ring apron. Strowman with The Big Boot. Strowman levels Adonis with The Body Avalanche. Strowman clotheslines Dolla over the top rope. Strowman whips Adonis across the ring. Strowman with a Back Body Drop. Ricochet lands The SomerSault Plancha. Strowman connects with The Monster Bomb to pickup the victory.

Winner: Braun Strowman & Ricochet via Pinfall 

Fourth Match: Imperium vs. Legado Del Fantasma w/Zelina Vega In A Semi-Final Round Match In The SmackDown Tag Team Championship Contenders Tournament 

Ludwig Kaiser and Joaquin Wilde will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Kaiser backs Wilde into the turnbuckles. Wilde ducks a clothesline from Kaiser. Wilde applies a wrist lock. Kaiser transitions into a hammerlock. Wilde reverses the hold. Knuckle Lock. Wilde slaps Kaiser in the chest. Wilde with The Lucha Libre Arm-Drag. Wilde ducks under two clotheslines from Kaiser. Kaiser with a straight right hand. Kaiser tags in Vinci. Vinci applies a side headlock. Vinci punches Wilde in the back. Vinci sends Wilde to the corner. Vinci goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Wilde lands back on his feet. Wilde tags in Mendoza. Mendoza lunges over Vinci. Mendoza unloads a flurry of right jabs. Mendoza ducks a clothesline from Vinci. Mendoza slides under Vinci’s legs. Mendoza with a knife edge chop. Vinci blocks a boot from Mendoza. Vinci with a short-arm clothesline for a two count. Kaiser tags himself in.

Kaiser with a gut punch. Kaiser is smothering Mendoza in the corner. Mendoza with a chop/jab combination. Mendoza kicks Kaiser in the face. Kaiser rocks Mendoza with a forearm smash. Kaiser with repeated headbutts. Kaiser is a cheap shot to Wilde. Mendoza is throwing haymakers at Kaiser. Mendoza with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Mendoza tags in Wilde. Wilde with a shoulder block to Vinci. Wilde with a Twisting Arm-Drag. Mendoza dropkicks Kaiser over the top rope. Imperium with Stereo Lariats. Imperium has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Wilde with forearm shivers. Kaiser uppercuts Wilde. Kaiser sends Wilde to the corner. Kaiser blocks a boot from Wilde. Kaiser with a palm strike. Kaiser with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Kaiser follows that with The Butterfly Suplex. Kaiser blasts Wilde with The PK for a two count. Kaiser applies the cravate. Vinci tags himself in. Vinci chops Wilde. Vinci bodyslams Wilde for a two count. Vinci tags in Kaiser. Kaiser repeatedly kicks Wilde in the face. Wilde slaps Kaiser in the chest. Wilde with two uppercuts. Kaiser kicks Wilde in the gut. Wilde reverses out of the irish whip from Kaiser. Wilde drops Kaiser with The Swinging DDT.

Mendoza and Vinci are tagged in. Mendoza with a SpringBoard Crossbody Block. Mendoza ducks under two clotheslines from Vinci. Mendoza with a Tilt-A-Whirl Headscissors Takeover. Mendoza with a Running Enzuigiri. Vinci reverses out of the irish whip from Mendoza. Mendoza side steps Vinci into the turnbuckles. Mendoza with an Apron Enzuigiri. Mendoza with a SpringBoard Double Missile Dropkick. SomerSault Plancha/Tornillo Combination. Vinci decks Mendoza with a back elbow smash. Mendoza with a Roll Through Enzuigiri. Mendoza with a SpringBoard FrankenSteiner. Mendoza tags in Wilde. Wilde with The Flying Splash for a two count. Mendoza is lighting up Kaiser’s chest. Mendoza with a Hurricanrana. Kaiser bodyslams Mendoza on the floor. Vinci with clubbing blows to Wilde’s backs. Vinci follows that with The Avalanche Press Slam. Vinci tags in Kaiser. Imperium connects with The European Bomb to pickup the victory.

Winner: Imperium via Pinfall

WWE Royal Rumble 2023 Match Card 

– Bianca BelAir (c) vs. Alexa Bliss For The WWE Raw Women’s Championship

– Bray Wyatt vs. LA Knight In A Pitch Black Match

– The 2023 Women’s Royal Rumble Match

– The 2023 Men’s Royal Rumble Match

– Roman Reigns (c) w/Paul Heyman vs. Kevin Owens For The Undisputed WWE Universal Championship

Fifth Match: Kevin Owens vs. Solo Sikoa 

Rockers Punches. Owens stomps on the left foot of Sikoa. Owens applies a side headlock. Sikoa whips Owens across the ring. Owens runs into Sikoa. Shoulder Block Exchange. Owens drops down on the canvas. Owens scores the elbow knockdown. Owens with a Senton Splash. Sikoa regroups on the outside. Sikoa drives Owens back first into the ringside barricade. Sikoa tosses Owens around the ringside area. Sikoa has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Owens with heavy bodyshots. Sikoa HeadButts Owens. Sikoa goes for a Running Hip Attack, but Owens ducks out of the way. Owens with three haymakers. Sikoa reverses out of the irish whip from Owens. Owens kicks Sikoa in the chest. Owens with an Inverted Atomic Drop. Owens with two clotheslines. Sikoa HeadButts Owens. Owens kicks Sikoa in the gut. Owens drops Sikoa with The DDT for a two count. Owens stomps on Sikoa’s chest. Owens ascends to the top turnbuckle. Sikoa with a straight right hand.

Sikoa with repeated headbutts. Sikoa talks smack to Owens. Owens blocks The SuperPlex. Owens with Two HeadButts. Owens with The Bionic Elbow. Owens follows that with The Frog Splash for a two count. SuperKick Exchange. Owens kicks Sikoa in the gut. Sikoa blocks The Stunner. Sikoa hits The Samoan Drop for a two count. Owens side steps Sikoa into the turnbuckles. Owens with Two SuperKicks. Owens with a Running Cannonball Strike. Owens lands The Swanton Bomb for a two count. Sami Zayn pulls Sikoa out of the ring. Sikoa inadvertently superkicks Zayn. Owens throws Sikoa into the steel ring steps. Owens clears the announce table. Sikoa sends Owens face first into the steel ring post. Sikoa clocks Owens with a steel chair which forces the disqualification. After the match, Owens tees off on Sikoa. Sikoa HeadButts Owens. Owens SuperKicks Sikoa in mid-air. Owens connects with The Pop Up PowerBomb. Owens delivers a massive chair shot across the back of Sikoa.

Winner: Kevin Owens via Disqualification 

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Author: Josh Lopez