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LA Knight Beats Rick Boogs, The Outcasts Attack Jamie Hayter | WWE SD x AEW Recap

Wrestling
Colin Tessier May 27, 2023 1:53AM

Here is your fight size update for WWE Friday Night SmackDown and AEW Rampage on Friday, May 26, 2023.

WWE SmackDown

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- LA Knight defeated Rick Boogs. After the match, Knight told the Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) that they were going to get smoked, as he had the former champion in his sights.

- Thanks to some help from Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson), Austin Theory defeated Sheamus to retain the WWE United States Championship.

- Raquel Rodriguez and Shotzi defeated Bayley and IYO SKY of Damage CTRL due to a crucial miscommunication between the stablemates.

- Cameron Grimes kept rolling with a win over Ashante Thee" Adonis, but Baron Corbin soured the mood by attacking Grimes after the match.

- AJ Styles picked up more momentum ahead of WWE Night of Champions by defeating Karrion Kross.

- Backstage, AJ Styles sent a message to his opponent at WWE Night of Champions, Seth Rollins, and expressed his confidence the day before their match.

- Raw Women's Champion Bianca Belair shared her thoughts ahead of her match against Asuka at WWE Night of Champions and made it clear that she was ready for a fight. Asuka attacked her, but Belair gained the upper hand.

- Tensions rose between Roman Reigns and Jimmy Uso, as Jimmy refused to obey Reigns, and the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion threatened to beat him up like when they were kids.

- On an explosive edition of the KO Show, Jimmy Uso called himself the Tribal Chief. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn brawled with Roman Reigns and The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso), but The Bloodline stood tall when Solo Sikoa got involved. Reigns and Sikoa posed with the tag team titles, but Jimmy Uso didn't participate in the celebration.

- Click here to check out the card for the June 2 episode of WWE SmackDown.

- In a WWE Digital Exclusive, Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson) explained their actions and stated that they saw glory in their future.

- Raquel Rodriguez and Shotzi commented on their win in a WWE Digital Exclusive and looked ahead to the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match on the May 29 episode of WWE Raw.

- Sheamus noted that his loss was part of a conspiracy.

Catch up on our coverage of WWE SmackDown here.

AEW Rampage

- Britt Baker and Hikaru Shida defeated Nyla Rose and Marina Shafir. After the match, The Outcasts (Toni Storm, Saraya, and Ruby Soho) appeared on the video screen, and they were sanding over AEW Women’s World Champion Jamie Hayter after an apparent backstage attack.

- The Acclaimed and “Daddy Ass” Billy Gunn defeated RUSH, Dralistico, and Preston Vance. After the match, Anthony Bowens sent a message to the AEW World Trios Champions House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, and Buddy Matthews).

- Ethan Page and The Gunns (Austin and Colten Gunn) scored a decisive win in trios action. After the bell, Isiah Kassidy announced that he was injured, so he was unable to compete at AEW Double or Nothing. FTW Champion HOOK was named as his replacement in the trio’s match against Page and The Gunns at the pay-per-view.

- Lee Moriarty and Big Bill defeated Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta).

- The competitors in the Blackjack Battle Royale at AEW Double or Nothing battled it out in a big brawl.

- Keith Lee and Dustin Rhodes looked ahead to the Blackjack Battle Royale at AEW Double or Nothing.

Catch up on our coverage of AEW Rampage here. For a full review of WWE SmackDown and AEW Rampage, check out the post-show podcast on our YouTube channel.

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