WWE SmackDown Live Coverage 11/15 - Two Titles On The Line, Women's United States Title Tournament Triple Threat

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s live coverage for "WWE SmackDown" on November 15, 2024, coming to you live from the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin!

After defeating A-Town Down Under in a non-title match last week, Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin will be putting the WWE Tag Team Championship on the line against Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins. Much to the frustration of Tommaso Ciampa, The Street Profits were able to secure an opportunity at Motor City Machine Guns' title from "SmackDown" General Manager Nick Aldis during last week's edition of the show.

Another title will be on the line tonight, as Naomi challenges Nia Jax for the WWE Women's Championship. The two women came face-to-face last week when Naomi ensured that Candice LeRae would be unable to aid Jax and Tiffany Stratton in defeating WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair in non-title action.

Speaking of LeRae, she will be competing in a match of her own tonight as she collides with Bayley and B-Fab in a Triple Threat Match for the Women's United States Championship Tournament. The aforementioned Aldis announced and unveiled the Women's United States Championship in a video that aired last Friday.

Following his win over GUNTHER at WWE Crown Jewel on November 2 in a Champion vs. Champion Match, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes will be appearing in the opening moments of tonight's show with something on his mind to share. Rhodes accompanied Randy Orton to the hospital last week in an ambulance after Kevin Owens blindsided him with a piledriver.

We are live! Michael Cole and Corey Graves greet audiences at home as Cody Rhodes makes his way out to the ring.

Rhodes wastes no time calling out Kevin Owens and says he crossed quite the line last week. He demands that Owens come to the ring, but Nick Aldis instead comes down to the ring and says he understands that Rhodes is angry. He says no one knows better than him how long it takes to get to WWE, and while people will do what it takes to win titles and make money, Owens crossed a line by attacking Randy Orton and he can't have him present.

Rhodes says Aldis is making a martyr of him, but Aldis cuts him off and says this isn't about money. He says this is about sending a message to the rest of the roster and the matter will be resolved internally. Rhodes says he knows that Aldis has to be objective as a General Manager, but under the suit, he knows that Aldis is still a wrestler. He tells Aldis to imagine being in his shows in the back of the ambulance calling Orton's family. He says WrestleMania 40 was a highlight of his life, and during the Premium Live Event, Orton told him that he was proud of him. He says he will cherish that moment forever because that's what Orton means to him, and now he's sidelined with an injury because of him. He asks Aldis what he expects him to do to Owens, and says the ball in his court but he won't wait for long.

We then head backstage and see Jimmy Uso catch up with Jey Uso and Sami Zayn. Jimmy says Roman Reigns will be at the arena shortly and wants to meet with the three of them, and Zayn leaves after saying he has an idea as to who the fifth member of their WarGames team could be.

Back at ringside, Bayley makes her way down. B-Fab and Candice LeRae follow. 

The bell rings and LeRae clocks Bayley. She then clocks B-Fab, but B-Fab levels her and rains down right hands on her. B-Fab connects with a kick on LeRae's head and clocks Bayley on the apron, then levels both Bayley and LeRae with a double clothesline.

Back from the break, Bayley delivers an elbow drop to the back of B-Fab's neck off the middle and goes for a pin. B-Fab kicks out, and the three women exchange right hands with one another. Bayley and B-Fab then fire off right hands on LeRae, but LeRae levels them both and teeters on the ropes with B-Fab. LeRae pushes B-Fab off the ropes, but Bayley joins her up there and looks to connect with a superplex. B-Fab pulls both women down with a powerbomb.

LeRae pins Bayley, but B-Fab breaks the fall and LeRae rains down right hands on her. Bayley then sends LeRae crashing into the turnbuckle, but B-Fab lands a slam on Bayley. She dumps LeRae onto the apron, but Bayley rolls her up for the win.

Winner: Bayley

LA Knight then makes his way down to the ring. Legado Del Fantasma follows, with Knight and Santos Escobar getting into an exchange of words and Berto answering Knight's United States Open Challenge after he calls him out to a match. Berto then attacks Knight.

Back from the break, the bell has rung and Berto delivers a dropkick to Knight off the top. He rains down right hands on Knight, but Knight clotheslines Berto out of the ring and sends his head repeatedly bouncing off the announce desk. He gets him back in the ring and connects with a DDT, then goes for a pin but Berto kicks out.

Berto rolls up Knight, but Knight kicks out. Berto then lands a springboard kick on Knight off the ropes and pins him, but Knight kicks out. Berto looks to land a Shooting Star Press on Knight, but Knight lands a boot on him and delivers a powerslam. He looks to land an elbow drop, but Berto avoids it and sits Knight on the top rope. Knight fights off Berto and connects with an elbow drop, then follows it up with BFT for the win.

Winner (and still): LA Knight

After the match, Shinsuke Nakamura attacks Knight from behind and lays him out.

We then head backstage, where Sami Zayn informs Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso that his WarGames recruit didn't end up panning out. The trio then enter Roman Reigns' dressing room.

Back from the break, The Bloodline makes their way out to the ring as we see Zayn, The Usos, and Reigns leave Reigns' dressing room.

Solo Sikoa demands that Milwalukee acknowledge him, but before he can continue, Roman Reigns' music hits and he makes his way out alongside The Usos and Zayn.

The eight men begin to brawl, and Jey flies to level Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa. Jacob Fatu takes down Jimmy and Jey as Sikoa looks to land a Samoan Spike on Zayn. Reigns connects with a spear on Sikoa and stares down Fatu, but Bronson Reed attacks Reigns from behind to reveal himself as the fifth member of The Bloodline's WarGames team. Zayn and The Usos attack Reed and Fatu, but The Bloodline overpowers the three men. Reigns sends Loa crashing into a ring post and the barricade, then lands Superman punches on Reed and Fatu. Sikoa levels Reigns with a Samoan Spike, and Fatu lands a moonsault on him off the top. Reed follows it up with a Tsunami on Reigns, and The Bloodline stand tall alongside Reed as security runs down to gain control of everything.

The Street Profits then make their way down to the ring. Motor City Machine Guns follow.

Chris Sabin and Montez Ford begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Alex Shelley tags in and delivers an Atomic Drop to Ford. Motor City Machine Guns double team on Ford, but Ford levels Shelley with a clothesline and tags in Dawkins. Dawkins then delivers a shoulder pounce to Shelley over the announce desk on the outside.

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