Unholy Union Is Coming, Kevin Owens Teases His Goals, Soho Beats Blue | WWE SD x AEW Recap
Here is your fight size update for WWE Friday Night SmackDown and AEW Rampage on Friday, October 20, 2023.
Here is your fight size update for WWE Friday Night SmackDown and AEW Rampage on Friday, October 20, 2023.
WWE SmackDown
– The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) set their sights on WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Chelsea Green and Piper Niven.
– Kevin Owens addressed his move to SmackDown. He noted that it was a clean slate. Owens also teased crossing paths with The Bloodline and facing Rey Mysterio.
The KO Show is officially on #SmackDown!@FightOwensFight @CatherineKelley pic.twitter.com/ToR14Qmf6e
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) October 21, 2023
– The Brawling Brutes (Ridge Holland and Butch) attacked Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson) at a spa.
Not the spa day #PrettyDeadly were expecting —#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/w3fnUO5zLX
— WWE (@WWE) October 21, 2023
– John Cena noted that he hadn’t won a televised singles match in over 2,000 days. He made it clear that he wanted to turn that around. Solo Sikoa came out, and they brawled. Jimmy Uso got involved, but he was attacked by Jey Uso.
– WWE United States Champion Rey Mysterio and Logan Paul agreed to a match at WWE Crown Jewel.
.@reymysterio vs. @LoganPaul for the #USTitle at #WWECrownJewel?!
SIGN US UP!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/86Vsfg3Gcb
— WWE (@WWE) October 21, 2023
– IYO SKY defeated Charlotte Flair to retain the WWE Women’s Championship.
#AndStill! @Iyo_SkyWWE retains her #WomensTitle on #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/x3jpZmBxi1
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) October 21, 2023
– Bianca Belair returned and saved Charlotte Flair from IYO SKY and Bayley.
The EST is back!@BiancaBelairWWE #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/VVj8ATxbB8
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) October 21, 2023
– Jey Uso will face Damian Priest on the October 23 episode of WWE Raw.
– Paul Heyman expressed his confidence that Roman Reigns will beat LA Knight. LA Knight came out and said Reigns should be scared of him.
“He ain’t ever seen anybody like me before.”@RealLAKnight telling it like it is to @HeymanHustle —#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/DG8MMAvUwK
— WWE (@WWE) October 21, 2023
– Nick Aldis fined Jey Uso and had him and Adam Pearce escorted from the building.
.@RealNickAldis is already showing that #SmackDown is HIS show — pic.twitter.com/PnVJk9NICZ
— WWE (@WWE) October 21, 2023
– Thanks to some interference from Angelo Dawkins, Montez Ford beat Santos Escobar. Carlito made the save when the duo attacked Escobar after the bell.
IT’S CARLITO!!!@Litocolon279 wasn’t about to stand back and let The #StreetProfits take out @EscobarWWE —#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/hTsHNo8ir6
— WWE (@WWE) October 21, 2023
– Austin Theory and Grayson Waller defeated Dragon Lee and Cameron Grimes.
Theory and Waller get the W!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/LAJLQP1J0m
— WWE on TNT Sports (@wweontnt) October 21, 2023
– The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) made it clear that they didn’t care what anyone else thought of them; they were only concerned with what Bobby Lashley thought.
EXCLUSIVE: The #StreetProfits aren’t worried about what anyone thinks of them, they only care about the opinion of @fightbobby. #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/QlP16X4sna
— WWE (@WWE) October 21, 2023
– Click here to check out the card for the October 27 episode of WWE SmackDown.
– Dominik Mysterio called Rey Mysterio and Logan Paul dorks.
@LoganPaul @reymysterio
F***ing dorks both of… https://t.co/ytSKWPhmRV pic.twitter.com/u5gBb14nlz— Dominik (@DomMysterio35) October 21, 2023
– Ric Flair praised Charlotte Flair and IYO SKY.
Congratulations To The @WWE Women’s Division! You Just Made The Boys Look So Lame Because You All Are Just SO GOOD! WOOOOO! @MsCharlotteWWE @Iyo_SkyWWE pic.twitter.com/aXOz8ELJrj
— Ric Flair (@RicFlairNatrBoy) October 21, 2023
Click here to catch up on our coverage of the October 20 episode of WWE SmackDown. For a full review, check out the post-show podcast on our YouTube channel.
AEW Rampage
– Saraya interfered and helped Ruby Soho beat Skye Blue. AEW TBS Champion Kris Statlander made the save after the match.
TBS Champion Kris Statlander sprints to the ring to even the odds, but Skye Blue refuses her help!
Watch #AEWRampage on TNT!@SkyeByee @callmekrisstat pic.twitter.com/xoJOxJCDmm
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 21, 2023
– Mistico made his AEW debut and defeated Rocky Romero.
Mistico unleashed!
Watch #AEWRampage on TNT!@caristicomx @azucarRoc @CMLL_OFICIAL pic.twitter.com/BtQ5VTu0BV
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 21, 2023
It’s official!
John Silver will face #AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy TOMORROW NIGHT at Battle Of The Belts #AEWBOTBVIII LIVE at 10pm ET/9pm CT on TNT!
Watch #AEWRampage on TNT!@silvernumber1 @OrangeCassidy pic.twitter.com/G73CpXSTKl
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 21, 2023
– Bryan Danielson will face Andrade El Idolo on the October 21 episode of AEW Collision.
Tomorrow, 10/21
Live in Memphis @FedExForum
Saturday Night #AEWCollision
8pm ET/7pm CT on TNTDream Match@AndradeElIdolo vs @bryandanielson
Both men have asked for the best competition, & now they collide for the first time in AEW TOMORROW:
Andrade El Idolo vs Bryan Danielson! pic.twitter.com/0Jd3vxBKft— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) October 21, 2023
– Ortiz and Mike Santana traded verbal barbs as the bad blood between them continued to heat up. They will clash on the October 27 episode of AEW Rampage.
“How about we do what we do best? In Philadelphia, WE FIGHT.”@santana_proud @ortiz_powerful
Watch #AEWRampage on TNT! pic.twitter.com/gvXFbtQMFJ
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 21, 2023
– Matt Menard squashed his beef with Daniel Garcia.
“If we want to win this Saturday, you need to SQUASH IT.”
Can the tensions between @TheDaddyMagic and @Garciawrestling be resolved before they, along with @TheAngeloParker, fight for the #AEW World Trios Titles on #AEWBOTBVIII TOMORROW NIGHT?@RealJakeHager @annajay___ pic.twitter.com/bnU6oeIVrp
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 21, 2023
– The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) and “Hangman” Adam Page issued an open challenge. They will defend the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship on the October 25 episode of AEW Dynamite.
#ROH World Six Man Champions @youngbucks & #HangmanAdamPage have put out an Open Challenge for the titles THIS WEDNESDAY on #AEWDynamite LIVE from Philadelphia!
Who will be the ones to step up?
Watch #AEWRampage on TNT! pic.twitter.com/AMgWt9lGBo
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 21, 2023
– Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta scored a win ahead of their title match on AEW Collision, as they defeated Bryan Keith and Exodus Prime.
FASTBALL SPECIAL!
Watch #AEWRampage on TNT!@ClaudioCSRO @WheelerYuta pic.twitter.com/eOsdHV3OCY
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 21, 2023
– Tony Khan commented on Mistico’s debut.
Thank you @caristicomx + @azucarRoc + @CMLL_OFICIAL. It was an honor and a pleasure to showcase an amazing rivalry, an incredible 1-on-1 match on @TNTdrama between 2 of CMLL’s greatest stars:
Mistico vs Rocky Romero, on
Friday Night #AEWRampage tonight!
Thank you all who watched!— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) October 21, 2023
Click here to catch up on our coverage of the October 20 episode of AEW Rampage.
