WWE SmackDown Results
September 16, 2022
Report by Lovell Porter for Wrestlezone.com
In-Ring Segment: Logan Paul
Paul says he had Roman Reigns on his podcast last week. After Reigns left, he said that if he wrestled him it would be his match. Paul says he sometimes just says things but he just said something once about Floyd Mayweather and we know how that ended. He’ll be having a press conference tomorrow in Los Vegas and he dares Reigns to show up. Paul Heyman inturupts. Heyman is flanked by The Tag Team Champions The Usos, Sami Zayn, and NXT North American Champion Solo Sikoa.
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Heyman tells the Bloodline to let him handle Paul. The rest of the Bloodline waits outside the ring. Heyman puts over Paul as one person outside of the business that could be a “Paul Heyman Guy”. Heyman tells Paul to be careful. Paul says it’s just a press conference. Also, he sees every member of the Bloodline but Reigns. Is Reigns scared? What if he lands one lucky shot and beats Reigns for the title? Heyman says now he has to handle Paul. Heyman calls Sikoa. Sikoa gets on the apron.
Check out last week’s coverage here: WWE SmackDown Results (9/9/22)
Paul bets Heyman he can knock him out before Sikoa can get to him. Zayn gets in the ring and tells Heyman Reigns should have let him handle this. Zayn says Paul doesn’t know how things work around here. Paul drops Zayn with one punch. The Bloodline rushes the ring but Paul escapes. Ricochet’s music hits and he stands with Paul outside the ring.
Ricochet w/Logan Paul vs. Sami Zayn w/The Bloodline
Zayn works a wrist lock. Ricochet flips out of the hold and locks in one of his own. Zayn escapes and floors Ricochet with a shoulder block. After a series of reversals, Ricochet takes Zayn over with a handstand head scissors. Dropkick by Ricochet. Zayn rolls out of the ring and gets into it with Paul. Ricochet catches Zayn with a baseball slide. Ricochet tries a springboard but Zayn knocks him off the ropes.
Zayn works over Ricochet. Ricochet tries to fire up. Ricochet hops up top. Zayn pushes Ricochet off the top rope and he lands on the barricade. After the break, Zayn dives off the top into a dropkick by Zayn. Springboard crossbody by Ricochet. Zayn blocks the Recoil. Zayn gets his knees up as Ricochet tries a standing moonsault. Ricochet floors Zayn with a superkick after backflipping out of a suplex.
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Jimmy Uso distracts the referee and Zayn hits a blue thunder bomb. Paul distracts the referee on the other side of the ring while Zayn has a pin. Ricochet kicks out. After a ton of shenanigans outside the ring, Zayn lands a half-nelson suplex. Jey tries to slide into the ring but gets caught. Ricochet has enough time to kick out. Zayn rolls out of the ring and gets in Jey’s face. Jimmy tries to break it up. Ricochet dives over the top and flattens everyone with a senton. Ricochet hits a shooting star press for the win.
Winner- Ricochet
After the match, The Bloodline surrounds the ring. Madcap Moss runs down to the ring with a chair to try to even the odds. The Bloodline slinks away.
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