On March 15, 2024, WWE hosted a new episode of Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.
The show was headlined by Bayley facing Dakota Kai and The Rock making an appearance. The full results are listed below.
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WWE SmackDown (3/15/2024).
- After a video recap of last week's SmackDown episode, Corey Graves & Wade Barrett welcomed the audience to the broadcast before transitioning into the opening segment.
- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson came to the ring to cut a promo, where he reminisced about his time as "Flex Cabana" in the city of Nashville, where he said he would sing a little song dedicated Cody Rhodes & Seth Rhodes. He promised to beat their ass, break their back or attack them with his fanny pack to cause them to cry to their mothers. The Rock said that Cody Rhodes was a mistake because Dusty Rhodes saw that he was a little weird, pointing at the titantron with a picture of Stardust while saying Rollins was more embarrassing than Ja Morrant waiving a gun.
After that performance, The Rock addressed Cody Rhodes talking about wanting to win the WWE Title for his mother, Michelle Rubio. The Rock said he did not want to speak with Rhodes but did address Ms. Rubio, telling her that he would make Rhodes, her & her family pay and take everything from Rhodes at WrestleMania and promising to gift Rubio a Rock-branded weight belt with Cody Rhodes's blood while singing the following: "What can I say except you're welcome". - WWE Tag Team Championship Six-Pack Ladder Match Qualifier: Legado Del Fantasma (Angel & Humberto) (w/ Elektra Lopez & Santos Escobar) def. LWO (Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde) (w/ Zelina Vega).
- Kayla Braxton interviewed LA Knight on the stage. Knight called out AJ Styles to "humble him". Styles did not show up, which led to Knight calling Styles the biggest mark walking. Knight challenged Styles to a match at WrestleMania XL. Styles appeared from behind and attacked Knight with a chair. Styles sat over Knight with a chair before accepting Knight's challenge. Shane Helms, Jason Jordan, and an army of referees escorted Styles to the back.
- Nick Aldis met with WWE United States Champion Logan Paul, where Paul asked Aldis what the repercussions would be for Randy Orton for hitting an RKO on KSI, saying Orton should at least apologize to him. Aldis told Paul to reach out to Orton himself, which led to Paul saying that he did not expect less from a guy who could not find him an opponent for WrestleMania XL.
- The Bloodline (Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa & Paul Heyman) were interviewed by Kayla Braxton, where Jimmy Uso officially accepted Jey Uso's challenge, setting up a match between the two at WrestleMania XL.
- Randy Orton def. Grayson Waller (w/ Austin Theory).
- Logan Paul was on commentary for the match.
- Austin Theory attacked Orton after the match. Paul was about to hit a jab at Orton, but Kevin Owens made the save and took out Theory. Owens picked Orton up, but Orton nearly hit an RKO on Owens by accident. After Owens & Orton hit a Stunner/ RKO Combo on Theory, Nick Aldis came to the stage and revealed that Logan Paul would defend the WWE United States Championship against Kevin Owens and Randy Orton at WrestleMania XL.
- Kayla Braxton interviewed Damage CTRL (Iyo Sky, Asuka, Kairi Sane & Dakota Kai) backstage, where Kai said she would break Bayley tonight to send a message to the locker room that they run the show.
- Santos Escobar (w/ Elektra Lopez, Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo) def. Dragon Lee.
- After the match, Legado Del Fantasma attacked Dragon Lee, which led to Carlito Colon trying to make the save. Carlito hit a Backstabber on Garza. Escobar tossed Carlito to the ring post, leading Rey Mysterio to come to the ring. Mysterio hit the Head Scissors and went for the 619, but Escobar rolled out of the ring.
Mysterio challenged Escobar to a one-on-one match for next week, where he promised to slap the smug smile off Escobar's face.
- After the match, Legado Del Fantasma attacked Dragon Lee, which led to Carlito Colon trying to make the save. Carlito hit a Backstabber on Garza. Escobar tossed Carlito to the ring post, leading Rey Mysterio to come to the ring. Mysterio hit the Head Scissors and went for the 619, but Escobar rolled out of the ring.
- WWE Tag Team Championship Six-Pack Ladder Match Qualifier: New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate) def. Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson).
- Bayley def. Dakota Kai (w/ Iyo Sky, Asuka & Kairi Sane) via Disqualification.
- Iyo Sky attacked Bayley, leading to the referee stopping the match as a disqualification.
- Naomi tried to make the save for Bayley after the match, but Asuka took her out. Damage CTRL continued to beat down Bayley before Sky hit the Diving Moonsault. Damage CTRL stood tall to end the broadcast.
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