WWE SmackDown (9/1/2023) Results: John Cena Returns, Jimmy Uso Appears, Rey Mysterio & More Compete

On September 1, 2023, WWE hosted a new episode of Friday Night SmackDown on FOX.

The show was headlined by John Cena returning to WWE for the first time since WrestleMania 30 & Jimmy Uso making his first appearance since the SmackDown after SummerSlam. The full results are listed below.

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WWE SmackDown (9/1/2023).

• John Cena opened the show making his return to WWE Television since WrestleMania 39. Cena thanked the crowd for always giving him opportunities in Wrestling before revealing that he would host WWE Payback tomorrow. After that, Jimmy Uso made his SmackDown to confront Cena. Uso asked Cena what exactly was he doing, saying that the crowd was here to see him and explain why he attacked Jey. Jimmy said he attacked Jey Uso at SummerSlam because he loved him and that he did not want Jey to be corrupted like Roman Reigns & John Cena. Cena responded by stating the following: "I will say something I've been meaning to tell you for over three years; the wrong Uso quit". Cena then hit the Attitude Adjustment on Jimmy Uso.
• Austin Theory & Grayson Waller were interviewed by Kayla Braxton, who promised to beat Rey Mysterio & Santos Escobar in their tag match.
• Austin Theory & Grayson Waller def. Latino World Order (Santos Escobar & WWE United States Champion Rey Mysterio) (w/ Joaquin Wilde, Cruz del Toro & Zelina Vega).
• "Michin" Mia Yim was speaking with Adam Pearce before they were interrupted by Jimmy Uso. Pearce told Uso to stop being mean to the backstage crew.
• "Michin" Mia Yim complained to Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows regarding Jimmy Uso being rude to her before the break. AJ Styles appeared and told Yim he would handle the situation.
• Bobby Lashley came to the ring to cut a promo. Lashley explained that the reason he had been hanging out with the Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) was that "real recognizes real". The Profits joined Lashley and thanked him for the opportunity. Lashley stated that now everyone was on notice because they were coming for power, control, & championship gold before promising to take it all.
  Lashley & The Street Profits then confronted Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens on the ramp ahead of Owens & Zayn's match.
• WWE Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn def. Latino World Order (Joaquin Wilde & Cruz del Toro).
  • After the match, Zayn called out the Judgment Day (Finn Balor & Damian Priest) to bring everything they had because they would have the fight of their life.
• AJ Styles confronted Jimmy Uso backstage but was attacked by Solo Sikoa from behind. Sikoa demanded an answer from Jimmy to see if he was still on the Bloodline, but Jimmy stated that neither Sikoa, Heyman or Roman Reigns could tell him anything before leaving the arena.
• AJ Styles was interviewed backstage by Cathy Kelley, where he challenged Sikoa to a match later in the night. "The Machine Gun" Karl Anderson tried to talk AJ Styles out of the match, but Mia Yim, Luke Gallows & AJ Styles rejected the offer before Styles said that he would face Sikoa because SmackDown was the House AJ Styles built.
• The Miz came to the ring to cut a promo and say that LA Knight was not on his level but was immediately interrupted by LA Knight. Knight said that he did it all to make it in the business. Knight stated that he was above & beyond Miz's level for making it from the ground while Miz made it to WWE from Reality TV.
  Miz said that he had succeeded because he was a star, but Knight refuted that Miz was a star because he cut every corner possible before saying that Maryse was the star of "Miz & Mrs".
  Miz stated that Knight, unlike members of the crowd, had a chance to succeed because he never gave up, but promised to beat Knight and make him go back to a roach-infested apartment; however, Knight stated that he never quit because he did not know how and promised to stomp Miz's head in. The Miz went for a jab before hitting the Skull Crushing Finale on Knight. Knight attacked Miz on the ramp before referees & producers interfered.
• Shotzi def. Bayley (w/ Dakota Kai & WWE Women's Champion Iyo Sky).
  • Bayley tried to get help from Iyo Sky, but Sky was stopped by Charlotte Flair. Flair laid out Sky before catching Bayley with a forearm on the apron, allowing Shotzi to hit a Spike DDT for the win.
• Solo Sikoa (w/ Paul Heyman) def. AJ Styles.
  • In the latter parts of the match, AJ Styes went for a Phenomenal Forearm, but Jimmy Uso moved the ropes to send Styles crashing to allow Sikoa to hit the Samoan Spike for the pinfall win.
    After the match, Jimmy Uso hit a Thrust Kick on Styles before having a staredown with Sikoa while doing the Bloodline "We the Ones" gesture to end the broadcast.

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