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On November 17, 2023, WWE hosted a new episode of Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.
The show was headlined by LA Knight facing Jimmy Uso. The full results are listed below.
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WWE SmackDown (11/17/2023).
- Kevin Patrick, Michael Cole & Road Dogg welcomed the audience to the broadcast before transitioning into the opening segment.
- Damage CTRL (Bayley, Iyo Sky, Asuka, Kairi Sane & Dakota Kai) came to the ring to cut a promo. Bayley made fun of their beat down on Charlotte Flair, Bianca Belair & Shotzi from last week before offering a spot on Damage CTRL to Asuka. Kai then said that they were heading into a War Games match to end the, which bamboozled Bayley. Flair, Shotzi & Belair attacked after the segment.
- Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship - #1 Contenders Triple Threat Match: Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) (w/ Bobby Lashley) def. Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) & Brawling Brutes (Butch & Ridge Holland).
- Damage CTRL attacked "Michin" Mia Yim backstage. Yim was laid out before Bianca Belair made the save.
- There was a video package recapping Santos Escobar betraying Carlito & Rey Mysterio from last week.
- Dragon Lee spoke with Nick Aldis backstage. Lee wanted a match against Santos Escobar, but Aldis told him to focus on proving himself to the roster instead by booking him a match.
- Dragon Lee def. Axiom.
- Santos Escobar came to the ring to cut a promo, but he was bombarded with boos from the crowd. He told them never to meet their heroes based on his experience. He said that he modeled his career around Rey Mysterio but then stated that everything Dominik Mysterio said about Rey was accurate, especially after Rey won the United States title & inserted Carlito. Escobar sent a warning to Carlito, where he called him his enemy. Escobar sends a final message to Mysterio and tells him that he is hoping how Escobar felt when Rey "betrayed" him and wishes Mysterio never came back & that his leg was amputated. Zelina Vega was in shock and slapped Escobar in the face.
Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde confronted Escobar in the ring to talk about everything, but Escobar called them deadweight and told them to leave. Escobar then attacked Del Toro & Wilde before Carlito made the save. - Grayson Waller (w/ Austin Theory) def. Cameron Grimes.
- Zelina Vega was attacked backstage by Damage CTRL. Bianca Belair came to the Vega moments after she was beaten down.
- After a video package showing Solo Sikoa's win against John Cena at Crown Jewel, Paul Heyman & Jimmy Uso hosted an impromptu acknowledgment ceremony for Sikoa. Heyman stated that Cena would no longer appear in a WWE ring ever again all because of Solo Sikoa, specifically making fun of a little kid in the crowd. LA Knight interrupted and called himself the "problem solver" before saying that Jimmy Uso would eat a BFT tonight. This led to their match.
- Shotzi, Bianca Belair & Charlotte Flair talked backstage to address who the 4th member of their War Games team would be. This led to Flair stating she would make a call to someone.
- LA Knight def. Jimmy Uso (w/ Paul Heyman & Solo Sikoa).
- After the match, Solo Sikoa hit the Samoan Spike on Knight on the outside. Of all people, Cody Rhodes came to the ring to make the save, attacking Solo Sikoa & Jimmy Uso.
- Charlotte Flair was confronted by Shotzi & Bianca Belair in regards to their partner, but Flair said that the person she called had not responded. They headed into the ring to call out Damage CTRL.
- Charlotte Flair, Bianca Belair & Shotzi came to the ring and accepted Damage CTRL's challenge for War Games. Before they announced the fourth member, Damage CTRL interrupted and promised that they would not make it through tonight. Before the beatdown started, Becky Lynch joined Belair's team, with her being revealed as the fourth member. Flair, Belair, Shotzi & Lynch brawled outside of the ring before the end of the broadcast.
Did somebody say ...... #WarGames?!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/VaanBGvh5i
— WWE (@WWE) November 18, 2023
THIS IS AWE-SOME! ---- ------#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/UKjsCWLQbI
— WWE (@WWE) November 18, 2023
Welcome to #SmackDown, @Axiom_WWE! pic.twitter.com/PuNmHuE8HJ
— WWE (@WWE) November 18, 2023
Let's face it, @EscobarWWE had that coming!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/ZyjT1gcGPn
— WWE (@WWE) November 18, 2023
It's @GraysonWWE vs. @CGrimesWWE on #SmackDown with @_Theory1 here for commentary and support! pic.twitter.com/FM71hPhRCq
— WWE (@WWE) November 18, 2023
Another masterclass -- moment from @HeymanHustle ... and he even sang @JohnCena's theme song again! ------#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/oqdprb6iIx
— WWE (@WWE) November 18, 2023
It's @CodyRhodes!!!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/7xCmajdkvl
— WWE (@WWE) November 18, 2023
It's @BeckyLynchWWE! And The Man is ready for #WarGames!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/UYrFKn1FS2
— WWE (@WWE) November 18, 2023
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