WWE SmackDown Results 12/20 - Women's Tag Team Title On The Line, Johnny Gargano Takes On Alex Shelley

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE SmackDown" on December 20, 2024, coming to you from the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut!

Although her tag team partner Jade Cargill was taken out by a mystery attacker a number of weeks ago, Bianca Belair will be joining forces with Naomi to defend the Women's Tag Team Championship against WWE Women's Champion Nia Jax and Candice LeRae. Naomi volunteered to be Belair's new tag team partner last week after "SmackDown" General Manager Nick Aldis informed the latter that she would otherwise have to give up the Women' Tag Team Championship.

Two weeks ago, Johnny Gargano turned his back on the Motor City Machine Guns to ensure that he and Tommaso Ciampa dethroned them as WWE Tag Team Champions. Tonight, Alex Shelley looks to seek his retribution on his former mentee Gargano when the two go one-on-one after #DIY and Motor City Machine Guns sent messages to each other via video during last week's edition of "SmackDown".

Former United States Champion LA Knight will be teaming up with Andrade and Apollo Crews to square off with The Bloodline's Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, and Tama Tonga in a Six Man Tag Team Match. After Knight defeated Sikoa last week via disqualification thanks to interference at the hands of Fatu and Tama, Andrade and Crews looked to come to the aid of Knight after The Bloodline attacked him post-match. Despite their best efforts, The Bloodline still managed to gain the upper hand over Knight, Andrade, and Crews.

Additionally, "The Grayson Waller Effect" will be making its return tonight as Grayson Waller and Austin Theory host the newest edition to "SmackDown" Braun Strowman on the talk show.

We are live! The show kicks off with a video recapping the events of WWE Saturday Night's Main Event.

Michael Cole and Corey Graves then greet audiences at home as The Bloodline then make their way down to the ring. 

Solo Sikoa says Roman Reigns decided to challenge him to a Tribal Combat Match on the January 6 episode of "WWE Raw". He says if Reigns wants to challenge him, then he's in. He promises to leave his Bloodline behind as long as Reigns does the same thing, but he will walk in and walk out as "Tribal Chief". He says he will still be the "Head Of The Table" and the Ula Fala after their January 6 match, then says after he defeats Reigns, he can hop back onto his boat, sail off to his island of irrelevance and acknowledge him.

Drew McIntyre's music hits and he slowly makes his way out to the ring. He stares down The Bloodline as he grabs a mic. Sikoa tells McIntyre that he was happy with what he did to Jimmy Uso last week, but McIntyre better have a good reason to be in the ring. McIntyre says he'll keep it quick in order to not launch an attack on Sikoa, then aks him if he ever wonders when he'll be coming for him. McIntyre says Sikoa cost him the WWE Championship at Clash At The Castle 2022. He says Sikoa did stand up to Reign and was the only one brave enough to do so, and because of that, he feels torn. Jimmy then blindsides McIntyre with an attack as LA Knight, Andrade, and Apollo Crews run down to the ring and go after The Bloodline.

Back from the break, the bell has rung and Crews connects with a Gorilla Press on Tama Tonga. Knight tags in and delivers a twisting neckbreaker to Tama, then goes for a pin but Tama kicks out. Andrade tags in and fires off a stomp on him, then tags Crews back in and double teams on Tama with Andrade. Crews continues wearing down Tama, then tags Andrade back in. Crews and Andrade then fly to the outside to level Tama and Jacob Fatu as Knight dares Solo Sikoa to come at him. Tama then tags out to Fatu back in the ring, and Fatu levels Crews with a back elbow.

Back from the break, Sikoa sends Crews crashing into the corner and tags in Fatu. Fatu delivers a bodyslam to Crews, then looks to follow it up with a senton. Crews gets his knees up, then tags in Andrade. Andrade hits a meteora on Fatu in the corner and goes for a pin, but Fatu kicks out. Andrade ascends to the top and connects with his signature moonsault on Fatu, but Sikoa makes the blind tag in and delivers a 1D to Andrade with Fatu using the top rope. He sends Andrade crashing into the ring post and holds up the Ula Fala. Fatu then delivers a Samoan Drop to Andrade back inside the ring.

Back from the break, Fatu looks to land a Hip Attack on Andrade. Andrade moves out of the way, then rocks him with an enzuigiri and tags in Knight. Tama tags in and Knight levels him, then fires off stomps on him in the corner and connects with a clothesline on Fatu on the apron. He then hits a neckbreaker on Tama, then tags in Crews.

Crews delivers a Frog Splash to Tama and pins him, but Tama kicks out. Crews transitions into a crossface on Tama, but Shinsuke Nakamura sends Knight crashing over the announce desk with a jumping knee while the referee has his back turned. Sikoa breaks up the crossface, then tags himself in and connects with a Hip Attack and Spinning Solo on Crews before following it up with the Samoan Spike for the win.

Winners: The Bloodline

Waller introduces Braun Strowman, and he makes his way down to the ring. Waller says it was nice of Strowman to give some merchandise out to fans, and Strowman says he was just trying to spread some Christmas cheer. Waller then proposes an alliance between him, Theory, and Strowman, but before Strowman can answer, Carmelo Hayes' music hits and he makes his way out to the ring. He says he wasn't ready for his match against Strowman last week, then demands a rematch against him. Strowman accepts.

The bell rings and Hayes connects with a kick on Strowman's thigh. He connects with an open palm strike on him, then trips him and follows it up with a hurricanrana. Hayes low bridges Strowman out of the ring, but Strowman levels Hayes with a boot on the outside as the referee beats a ten count. Hayes gets in the ring before she can complete it, but Strowman doesn't.

Winner: Carmelo Hayes (via count out)

Back from the break, we see Hayes hit Strowman with a chair from behind.

Back at ringside, Alex Shelley makes his way down. Johnny Gargano follows.

The bell rings and Shelley wastes no time firing off right hands on Gargano. He rains down more of them on him in the corner, but Gargano responds with a chop on him in the corner. Shelley flies off the top rope to land a knee on Gargano's elbow, but Gargano fires off stomps on Shelley in the corner. Shelley delivers a jawbreaker to Gargano off the top rope, then connects with a kick on him on the outside off the apron and flies to level him.

Back from the break, Shelley delivers a jawbreaker to Gargano. Gargano pins Shelley, but Shelley kicks out. Gargano and Shelley then exchange strikes, but Gargano connects with an enzuigiri and sends Shelley crashing into the middle turnbuckle. Shelley sends Gargano crashing into the middle rope with a flatliner, but Tommaso Ciampa hops up on the apron. Chris Sabin emerges at ringside and chases Ciampa around the ring, opening the door for Gargano to pin Shelley for the win.

Winner: Johnny Gargano

Bianca Belair and Naomi then make their way out to the ring. Nia Jax and Candice LeRae follow.

Belair and LeRae begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. LeRae delivers an open palm strike on Belair, but Jax and Naomi tag in. Naomi and Belair double team on Jax, but Jax sends Naomi crashing into the mat and goes for a pin. Naomi kicks out. Jax then sends Naomi's head repeatedly bouncing off the mat.

Back from the break, Belair rains down right hands on LeRae in the corner. Jax levels Belair with a Samoan Drop, then wears her down with a shoulder submission and sends her crashing into the ring post. LeRae wears down Belair in the corner, and Jax continues wearing her down with a submission. LeRae tags in and connects with a dropkick on Belair as Jax sends her crashing into the mat at the same time.

Jax tags in, but Belair takes down her and LeRae. Naomi tags in and connects with a springboard enzuigiri on Jax. Naomi delivers a boot to Jax's head, then sends Jax crashing into the mat with a facebuster. Naomi sends Jax crashing into the ring post shoulder first and looks to fly, but Jax moves out of the way and sets up for the An-Nia-Lator. Naomi avoids it.

Tiffany Stratton appears at ringside, opening the door for LeRae to land a Tornado DDT on Belair. Belair takes down Jax on the outside as she gets into a verbal exchange on the outside, opening the door for Naomi to deliver a split legged moonsault to Stratton for the win.

Winners (and still): Bianca Belair and Naomi