SmackDown results, live blog: 1000 day celebration

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WWE Friday Night SmackDown comes waltzing back into our lives tonight (June 2, 2023) with a live show emanating from Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, featuring all the fallout from the Night of Champions Premium Live Event that went down this past Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Advertised for tonight: Roman Reigns has a formal celebration to acknowledge his 1000 days as Universal champion.

Tonight’s show also features two Money in the Bank qualifying matches (Montez Ford vs. LA Knight, Zelina Vega vs. Lacey Evans), the Tribal Chief’s reaction to Jimmy Uso’s shocking betrayal, and more!

Come right back here at 8 pm ET when the SmackDown live blog kicks off once the show starts on FOX. It will be below this line here. (Note: Links to illegal streams are prohibited. Pics and GIFs are allowed.)

WWE SMACKDOWN RESULTS AND LIVE BLOG FOR JUNE 2

And so the ballet starts again, exit stage left through the door and we begin the horizontal dance. And he begins to know just what the claw is for, but me? I’m just here to liveblog this pro wrestling show for you, folks.

The show opens with a video package narrated by Paul Heyman covering the one thousand day title reign of Roman Reigns.

Commentary hypes up the show and a robot gives me a thunderstorm warning.

Austin Theory is in the ring with a mic.

He draws a comparison between his United States Championship reign and Roman’s world title reign and says it’s almost as inspiring as beating John Cena at WrestleMania. He says he’s gonna have his own one thousand day celebration, or maybe even two three or four, because he’s gonna be champion forever.

He has two guys he wants to bring out for doing exactly what’s right, and introduces Pretty Deadly.

They come down and say it was their pleasure destroying the Brawling Brutes and he’s a champion the people deserve. They want to show their appreciation as only they can, and they give him a big “Yes boy!”

Enter the Brawling Brutes.

Austin Theory & Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) vs. Brawling Brutes (Pete “Butch” Dunne, Ridge Holland, & Sheamus)

Brutes working Prince over, Wilson tags in, side headlock on Dunne, shot off, drop down, lariat takes him out and Pete steps on his hands! Kitty ducks the kick, tag to Theory, Sheamus comes in and we go to break!

Back from commercial, Prince is working Dunne over, quick tags to keep Butch isolated, tags made and Sheamus is in hot, working Austin over! Big slam, Theory counters with a schoolboy for two! Irish Curse for each of the heel team, triplicate fireman’s carries into triplicate White Noise!

Brogue Kick takes Austin off his feet but Pretty Deadly pull him out of the ring! Holland takes them out with a lariat on the floor and Sheamus follows it up by diving on them! Dunne hits an Orihara moonsault and we go to break!

Back from commercial, Dunne throwing enzuigiris, clearing the ring, tag to Holland! Back suplex lift into an assisted powerbomb, Sheamus of the top with a Bombs Away knee drop… SO CLOSE! Some tags, Theory hits the spin-out powerbomb into a folding press… SHEAMUS KICKS OUT!

The match breaks down into “everybody do something cool” territory, big knee from Sheamus blocks the rolling thunder, cover for two! Ridge back body drops both members of Pretty Deadly, triplicate Beats of the Bodhran! Theory hits A-Town Down on Dunne, to the floor, Pretty Deadly doing some twin magic and Wilson chop blocks Ridge!

Tag made, Spilt Milk, Theory tagged in for the cover…

Austin Theory & Pretty Deadly win by pinfall with a lateral press from Theory on Ridge Holland.

We see Paul Heyman walking into Roman Reigns’ dressing room with the titles on his shoulders and we go to break.

Back from commercial, Heyman gives Solo Sikoa a pep talk about making tonight special for Roman Reigns. He says he’s gonna go talk to Adam Pearce and make sure the Usos are nowhere to be found tonight.

We see footage from earlier of AJ Styles celebrating his birthday with the OC, who reassure him that Night of Champions was okay and AJ says he wants to take Hit Row out.

The OC make their entrance and we go to break.

Back from commercial, we get a recap of last year’s SummerSlam match between Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar.

Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows) vs. Hit Row (Ashante “Thee” Adonis & Top Dolla)

Adonis in control early, bum rushing Anderson, tag to Dolla, but the tag veterans slow but steady turn the tide…

Good Brothers win by pinfall with Magic Killer on Ashante Adonis.

Post-match, AJ Styles takes Dolla out with a Phenomenal Forearm and Michael Cole drops some sub-PN News bars about it.

We see the ring being dressed for the Grayson Waller Effect and we go to break.

Back from commercial we’re informed Seth Rollins will defending his new World Heavyweight Championship against Damian Priest on Monday.

Grayson Waller welcomes us to the Grayson Waller Effect and introduces his guest, our new Raw Women’s Champion, Asuka.

Asuka is excited in Japanese about being champion and Grayson says he couldn’t have said it better himself, but he points out the Money in the Bank briefcases hanging above them and tells her to keep her head on a swivel. He brings up Bianca coming for her rematch and Asuka takes a mocking tone as she speaks more Japanese.

The mist bubbles out of Asukas mouth and she licks her lips and smears it on her cheek.

Enter IYO SKY, cutting a promo that is an obvious challenge, in Japanese. Asuka offers a counterpoint, IYO fires back, and Asuka calls her an idiot over and over until Grayson has a fit about an unapproved guest.

Enter Bayley.

She says either her or SKY will be winning the briefcase.

Enter Shotzi Blackheart.

She wants to crush Bayley’s dreams with the help of cold, hard steel.

Enter Lacey Evans, dressed like a storebought Sexy Sgt. Slaughter costume.

She says she’s gonna win Money in the Bank.

Enter Zelina Vega.

She thinks SHE’s going to win Money in the Bank because everyone is underestimating her.

Everyone bickers, Grayson fails to restore order, and finally Asuka calls out from the stage to remind them that no one is rady for her— BIANCA BELAIR ATTACKS FROM BEHIND AND THEY BRAWL ON THE STAGE AS REFEREES AND ROAD AGENTS JASON JORDAN AND SHAWN DAIVARI SWARM TO PULL THEM APART!

We go to break!