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Time of India
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
WWE SmackDown Results & Highlights (5/30/25): Cody Rhodes & John Cena meet face-to-face, a top star returns, NXT arrivals, and more
Image via WWE WWE SmackDown took place this week from the Thompson-Bolin Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. It featured the last Money in the Bank qualifiers from the blue brand, a superstar making her return to her hometown, other in-ring matches, and the huge face-off between heated rivals, John Cena and Cody Rhodes, who brought a surprise of their own and ended up in an all-out brawl. Opening segment with Bianca Belair Bianca Belair made her return to SmackDown, which was taking place in her hometown, with her family in attendance. Naomi came out and told Belair that she broke into her house as no one was there. This agitated Belair, who warned her never to come near her house or her family. Things got heated until Jade Cargill arrived and had a physical altercation with Naomi before the first match of the night. Jade Cargill vs Naomi vs Nia Jax This match was a triple-threat Women's Money in the Bank qualifying match. The match was an exciting showdown with three different in-ring styles colliding and saw multiple near falls as they delivered power-packed moves. The ending saw Nia Jax stacking both opponents on top of each other. She delivered the Annihilator, but only got Jade Cargill, as Naomi avoided it and rolled her up for the pin. R-Truth vs J.C Matteo This was a singles match that took place following a backstage interaction between R-Truth and The Bloodline. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký Undo It was more of a squash match as J.C. Matteo picked up a quick win. The Bloodline continued the attack on R-Truth until Jimmy Uso ran down to make the save. Rey Fenix & Je'Von Evans vs Los Garza The match saw Je'Von Evans competing on the main roster for the first time in his WWE career. Ethan Page was on commentary for this match. It was a thrilling encounter as both sides delivered a great match. The final moments saw Page taking out Rey Fenix and Los Garva delivering a tag team move on Je'Von Evans to pick up the win. Alba Fyre vs Zelina Vega This was a singles match. It was a slow-paced yet exciting match to witness. The ending saw Chelsea Green removing her protective mask and ready to hit Zelina Vega. Instead, she struck Piper Niven. Following that, Vega capitalized by hitting the Code Red on Alba Fyre to win the match. Jacob Fatu vs Andrade El Idolo vs Carmelo Hayes This match was a triple-threat Men's Money in the Bank qualifying match. It was an evenly matched contest as the three competitors left it all in the ring. The action spilled all over the ringside and had the fans captivated, leading to a 'This is Awesome' chant breaking out. Towards the end of the bout, Solo Sikoa and J.C. Matteo came down to the ringside area. Fatu almost had the match won, but an altercation with Solo Sikoa and Jimmy Uso came down to attack J.C. Matteo. The confusion led to Andrade capitalizing on putting down Carmelo Hayes for the pin to qualify for the ladder match. John Cena & Cody Rhodes face-off segment This was the main event segment of the night. Cody Rhodes came out first and reflected back on his WrestleMania 41 loss to John Cena. He revealed that he spoke with a lot of people who told him that he had been a great champion. Following that, he brought out his Money in the Bank partner, Jey Uso, to the ring, much to the surprise of the fans. As he was YEETin with the fans, Cena finally came out. He began berating both of them and revealed that his own MITB partner, Logan Paul, was also on SmackDown. After exchange of words, both sides brawled with Rhodes and Uso gaining the upperhand to end the show. Also read: Three NXT champions set for WWE main roster takeover
Forbes
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
WWE SmackDown Results, Winners And Grades On May 30, 2025
John Cena and Cody Rhodes come face-to-face on WWE SmackDown. WWE SmackDown advertised a loaded show with Bianca Belair's return in her hometown of Knoxville, Tenn., Cody Rhodes' return to SmackDown to confront John Cena after his surprise appearance at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event. WWE also advertised two Money in the Bank qualifiers as Jacob Fatu took on Andrade and Carmelo Hayes and Jade Cargill faced Naomi and Nia Jax. Last week's broadcast of SmackDown garnered 1.38 million viewers. Bianca received a unanimously babyface reaction. She led her hometown fans in singing 'Rocky Top.' Belair, who was still sporting a splint on her hand, was interrupted by Naomi. Naomi was booed heavily. She said she wanted to reunite with Bianca, and even went by her house. Since Bianca's parents weren't there, Naomi let herself in and went through Bianca Belair's photo album. Belair was not interested in a reunion, and said if Naomi ever comes near her family, what Naomi did to Jade Cargill will be nothing compared to what Belair will do to Naomi. Naomi threatened to put both Belair in a wheelchair just like her mother. Cargill crashed the segment and attacked Naomi before a tense moment with Belair. SmackDown returned from break with this match underway and Naomi in control. Fans chanted 'Let's go Jade!' after Nia Jax hit her with a hip attack, but Cargill eventually sprung an impressive comeback that was broken up by Nia Jax. Naomi hit brutal leg drop from the second rope on Naomi for a nearfall. Cargill hit Naomi with Jaded, but Nia Jax broke it up. Nia regained control over the majority of the match from here, where she hit a Super Samoan Drop on Naomi, only to take a splash from a flying Jade Cargill. 'This is Awesome!' Jax hit the Annihilator on Cargill, but Naomi rolled up Jax for the win. Backstage R-Truth mocked JC Mateo, whom he accused of being Solo Sikoa's son. The artist formerly known as Jeff Cobb wore his full gear for this match. Mateo's new theme music isn't great (what is from Def Rebel, but it's better than half the roster. Mateo hit an impressive standing moonsault on R-Truth, but Truth came back with the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Mateo sold quite a bit for Truth, but throughout the match Truth had truble lifting him up. Truth collapsed after going for the AA and Mateo finished him off with a Tour of the Islands. Jimmy Uso saved R-Truth, but Mateo attacked Jimmy. The Street Profits, DIY, Fraxiom and MCMG all appeared one-after-another in a very tame speaking segment. Tommaso Ciampa asked for a moment of silence for the tag team division. The crowd booed. TheWyatt Sicks interrupted and all of them took out every member of the tag team division that was in the ring. Wade Barrett questioned what the Wyatt Sicks wanted, but clearly it was tag team gold. Je'Von looked like a seasoned OG on the main roster, and as dazzled as the crowd was, nobody enjoyed his work more than Joe Tessitore. This was Rey Fenix's best showing since coming to the main roster in a match promoting next weekend's Worlds Collide show. New North American champion Ethan Page appeared on commentary, and cost Evans the match. Tessitore was beside himself and put over Evans for his great showcase. Before Tessitore and Barrett could finish arguing, the screen cut out to a cryptic promo from Uncle Howdy, who teased coming after the Tag Team Titles. Backstage, Chelsea Green—sporting a bedazzled mask after breaking her nose at SNME, thrust Alba fyre into a match against Zelina Vega. Piper Niven tripped Vega while Green was distracting the referee before Raw went to break. Fans barely reacted to this match until the finish, where Green unmasked and accidentally struck Niven with her mask. Vega won with the Code Red. Damian Priest was received faint 'what' chants, but showed respect to Drew McIntyre. Priest needs to turn heel just as much as McIntyre needs to turn babyface. Priest, sporting a black eye, called out Jacob Fatu. If WWE is trying to rehabilitate Priest as a babyface, this is not the way. Priest remained respectful about Fatu, but said the family he follows around 'can catch a fresh one, too." Jacob Fatu shared a showdown with Damian Priest before going about his business. Miz and Carmelo teased tensions backstage after Carmelo Hayes told Miz he doesn't need him to get to the next level. Miz tripped Fatu as Fatu built a head of steam and hit the ropes. Fatu answered with a running hip attack against the barricade. Fatu set up Carmelo Hayes for a second running hip attack, but Andrade pulled Hayes out of the way, and Fatu went crashing through the barricade. Fatu came back from the dead and tossed both Andrade and Hayes from the top rope in something of an assisted Spanish Fly. Fatu essentially dominated the match every time he was on two feet, and the announce team marveled at his offense. Solo and JC hit the ring to give Fatu unsolicited advice. Both of them forcefully ordered him to do a moonsault off the top rope after he had already done one. Jimmy Uso attacked Mateo, Andrade capitalized by bumping a distracted Fatu out of the ring and hit The Message on Melo. Cody Rhodes received a warm ovation, and vowed to never hesitate again since hesitation cost him the WWE Championship at WrestleMania. Cody Rhodes surprised the crowd with a Jey Uso appearance. After an encore, Jey was interrupted by John Cena. Cena called Uso and Cody Rhodes wannabes. John Cena brought out Logan Paul, who Cena said was better than all the 'professional wrestlers' in the business. Cena said Logan Paul doesn't have to pay his dues because he pais their mortgages. 80% of this segment was entrances. Fans chanted STFU, which threw Logan Paul off. Cena was giving Paul time cues as the 8 pm PST hour approached. After a long Logan Paul promo, Jey Uso said they don't have to wait until Money in the Bank. Cena and Paul argued about whether or not they were gonna brawl. Rhodes taunted Cena and Paul, telling Paul 'What are you gonna go polish his Peacemaker?' A brawl ensued, and the babyfaces stood taul.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Nia Jax is the first person to ever kick out of the Prettiest Moonsault Ever
The main event of tonight's (May 16) episode of SmackDown featured Tiffany Stratton defending the WWE women's championship against Nia Jax. This was presented like an epic title match with both stars going above and beyond in their quest to walk out with the gold. In the case of Jax, she actually kicked out of Stratton's Prettiest Moonsault Ever (PME) finishing move. The commentators noted it's the first time anybody has ever done that. Advertisement Tiffany would not stay down either. Just when it looked like Nia had the match won after countering Tiffany's power bomb into the Annihilator, Stratton grabbed the rope during the pin fall to force a break. I almost forgot to mention the earlier part where Naomi came down to the ring with a steel chair, presumably to try to ruin the end of the match. Jade Cargill chased her away, but Nia later got her hands on the chair that Naomi left behind. This proved to be her undoing when Stratton dropkicked it into her face. That led to another PME, which kept Jax down for the three count this time. Just like that, Tiffany Stratton is still your WWE women's champion. Catch up on all the results from SmackDown in our live blog right here. Advertisement More from
Time of India
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'I have to start that process very soon': WWE star Naomi planning to step back from WWE
(Image Via WWE) WWE superstar Naomi, who has recently become an overnight sensation after turning heel on WWE by attacking Jade Cargill, is planning to step back from the company for a very special and personal reason. Naomi has expressed her decision to step back and take a lengthy wrestling break to look after her personal life. She has focused on her professional life all her life, but this time it seems she wants to give her full time to her family. The WWE star was last seen against Jade Cargill at WrestleMania 41. During the match, Naomi displayed a heel-like aggression, but Jade turned the tide with powerful moves. Despite Naomi's impressive moves, Jade Cargill secured the victory. Naomi decides to step back from WWE to focus on family planning WWE star Naomi has decided to step back from WWE. However, the WWE star has been getting a ton of praise for the new heel character that she debuted after being revealed as Jade Cargill's attacker. But Naomi has recently revealed that both she and her husband Jimmy Uso have been wanting to have children for a while, for which she will be going on a lengthy break from wrestling. Naomi opened up about her decision during an interview at The Nikki & Brie Show in a conversation with The Bellas during WrestleMania 41 weekend in Las Vegas. WrestleMania Weekend Part 2 with Naomi During the interview, Naomi said, 'I have to step away and, you know, take care of my health, take care of myself. And if we're going to have kids, I have to start that process very soon, so with that on my mind, too, and on my plate, I think that makes, you know, my time left here even more special and valuable to me and that's why I'm like, just so passionate about what I'm doing, because I really think this might be it.' She further added that Jimmy Uso and she are considering the decision because of her health issues. 'I'm definitely leaning towards it, but I've had health issues. I only have one ovary. Even if I wanted to continue wrestling longer, my biological clock, I can't. We got a lot to figure out. I have to step away. And take care of my health and myself. If we're going to have kids, I have to start that process very soon,' Naomi said. Also Read : 'This needs to consume your life to be great': John Cena opens up about his retirement from WWE in 2025 Though Naomi has not revealed when she will take a break from WWE, but her next match is already being set up by WWE. With the Backlash Premium Live Event fast approaching, Naomi could be next seen in a rematch with her arch rival Jade Cargill soon.
Forbes
20-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
WWE WrestleMania 41 Results: Jade Cargill Wins Historic Match Against Naomi
Jade Cargill beat Naomi in a highly entertaining grudge match that made WrestleMania women's history. Naomi walked out to huge cheers, with new theme music. The lyrics form Naomi's music spoke of a 'warning,' which is on brand for Naomi's new caution tape-influenced character. Jade Cargill walked out after a 'WrestleMania Weather Report' with all the star power of the X-Men. I will go to my grave saying Naomi's heel turn was better than John Cena's. Naomi singlehandedly seized the throne as the best performer in all of WWE and never looked back. Her emotional promo alongside a disheveled Bianca Belair was a peak into WWE's next era of Black Cinema. Oba Femi, Trick Williams, Je'von Evans and the stars of AfricaNXT will help WWE tell more unique stories that connect with The Culture like never before. Naomi and Jade Cargill made history as the first ever women's singles WrestleMania match without a stipulation or title on the line. This means Jade and Naomi's storyline was historically great, to the point where they didn't need a reason to compete at WrestleMania outside of pure hatred for one another. Naomi ran into a familiar problem in the wrestling business as her work as a heel was so good, it began to garner support. Naomi went Super Saiyan as a dedicated Twitter troll, Quote Tweeting Jade with every click. Naomi's act translated to real life, with a fiery appearance at WaleMania where she cut a profanity laced promo to the tune of cheers among the mostly Black crowd. Now with a newfound love of caution tape, fans sided with Naomi over Bianca Belair as recently as Friday's SmackDown. There was also a pro-Naomi feel with the WrestleMania fans in Vegas. Naomi has had more opportunities to tell her story than Jade Cargill, and Naomi has ran with the opportunity as a deranged, albeit entertaining, heel. But while Naomi shined in the ring, Jade Cargill shined brightest at WrestleMania 41. Jade and Naomi gelled perfectly in a match literally tailored to Jade's strengths. Jade pulled off a series of unique strong-woman spots. At one point she caught Naomi in midair in a suplex position. Some of these moves don't even have a name yet, but they will as Cargill adds them to her arsenal. Moving forward, Bianca Belair will remain the X-factor as Naomi's heel character continues her descent into madness. Will Bianca lean into the heel reactions she's received of late, or will she stay true to her morals as a forever babyface in WWE?
