The women of SmackDown said “bonjour” to Lyon, France as we are only a little over half a day away from Backlash for an episode of Friday Night SmackDown. The show opened with a star-studded 8-woman tag team match featuring the team of WWE Women’s Champion, Bayley, Naomi, Bianca Belair, and Jade Cargill against Tiffany … Read more
Damage CTRL looks different over how it was when they first debuted in SummerSlam 2022 as a trio. Since then, Asuka and Kairi Sane joined the stable and ousted the former leader Bayley. The Role Model has defeated SKY at this year’s WrestleMania XL where she became the new WWE Women’s Champion. Ahead of WrestleMania, … Read more
As a result of what took place on the March 29 episode of SmackDown, we have ourselves a six-woman tag team match added to WrestleMania XL. In a post show announcement, SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis has stated that Dakota Kai and The Kabuki Warriors will take on Naomi, Bianca Belair, and Jade Cargill! Cargill … Read more
Friday Night SmackDown emanated tonight from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut and was quite the female-heavy show. To start things off, WWE Women’s Champion IYO SKY was featured in a vignette. From the get go, SKY paints a negative picture of her WrestleMania opponent, Bayley: only starting Damage CTRL because she was lost, … Read more
Bianca Belair has no love lost for Bayley, despite Naomi having Bayley’s back. On the March 22 episode of SmackDown we first see Naomi getting ready for her match against IYO SKY backstage. Bayley enters and thanks Naomi for having her back last week and says she appreciates her as she doesn’t have too many … Read more
Dakota Kai returned to action on the March 15 episode of SmackDown in the main event against Bayley. The match was very much a handicap affair as all of Damage CTRL was at ringside to do everything in their power to screw over their former leader. The match broke down into a disqualification as the … Read more
After last week’s betrayal by Dakota Kai, Bayley realizes she is all alone. And some may think that Bayley deserves this. Bianca Belair for one. In a sit down interview with Kayla Braxton, Bayley goes over what took place the past couple of months. She questions whether or not Damage CTRL, especially IYO SKY and … Read more
Dakota Kai was a snake in the grass the whole time!! On the March 1 episode of SmackDown, Kai was returning to in-ring action as she teamed with Bayley to take on The Kabuki Warriors. Bayley has been lured into a false sense of security thinking that Kai had her back, but she should’ve known … Read more
The first episode of SmackDown in March has a big match to witness! It is planned for Dakota Kai to return to in-ring action to team with Bayley to face former Damage CTRL teammates The Kabuki Warriors. This is where Kai will show where her true allegiances lie. Kai has been out of action from … Read more
Dakota Kai is back in action, but can Bayley trust her? The two are set to team up against their former stablemates The Kabuki Warriors next week on the March 1 episode of SmackDown. This will be Kai’s first match back from her ACL injury last May. On the Feb. 23 episode of SmackDown, Kai … Read more
Asuka turns on Charlotte Flair and Bianca Belair in the main event of the Nov. 10 episode of SmackDown. The Empress of Tomorrow found her best friendship was back and goes by the name of Kairi Sane. Before we get to the main event six-woman tag team match, Bayley headed to the ring earlier in … Read more
Kairi Sane made her highly anticipated return to WWE last weekend at the Crown Jewel event. This return resulted in her assisting IYO SKY to retain the WWE Women’s Championship. This was a shock to Bayley who was on the verge of receiving a KOD by Bianca Belair. WWE has stated that with Sane’s return, … Read more
On the Sept. 15 episode of SmackDown, Asuka went one-on-one with Bayley as a precursor to her WWE Women’s Championship match next week. Dakota Kai was at ringside for Bayley but the champ IYO SKY was not present.
The match ended up spilling to the outside as Bayley worked her way out of an armbar. After planting Asuka face first into the ring apron, Bayley had control. She took her over to the barricade and tossed her down before clearing off the announce desk.
Bayley returned to Asuka at the barricade but Shotzi would pop up from the other side and scare her. Shotzi chased Bayley back into the ring which led to Asuka getting the victory off of a backslide.
Post match backstage in a Digital Exclusive, Bayley and Dakota explain that Bayley keeps getting interrupted in her matches by Charlotte Flair, Asuka, and Shotzi. She calls them bullies because they know that Kai is injured and Damage CTRL is currently outnumbered.
Check back for more news and results from the women of SmackDown.
Dakota Kai has been sidelined with an ACL injury since May. Kai has still been on TV since IYO SKY won the WWE Women’s Championship at SummerSlam after cashing in her Money in the Bank contract. She was injured in the same match Liv Morgan was during a tag team bout on an episode of … Read more
Dakota Kai made an appearance during last weekend’s SummerSlam event as she reunited with her Damage CTRL mates after IYO SKY successfully cashed in to become the new WWE Women’s Champion. On her Twitch stream, Kai detailed the incredibly hectic day. Since it was a Saturday she slept in as she normally does, but when … Read more
One third of Damage CTRL, Dakota Kai, has been sidelined with an ACL injury since May. This is not the first injury to her knee in her career, but Kai did make a return appearance over the weekend at SummerSlam. She celebrated in ring with Bayley and the new WWE Women’s Champion IYO SKY. During … Read more
It is being reported that Dakota Kai’s injury is to her ACL and she will be on the shelf for an extended period of time. According to the Wrestling Observer, it is being reported that Kai suffered the injury on the Women’s Tag Team Championship match on May 12. This is the same match that … Read more
Asuka is back and is on her new home of SmackDown.
Asuka hasn’t been seen since her loss against Bianca Belair for the Raw Women’s Title at WrestleMania six weeks ago. Now she is back and still not over her loss.
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Bianca Belair went to the ring for a celebration in her hometown. But before Belair could even grab a mic, the Empress was on her way to the ring. Asuka extended her hand to congratulate Belair for becoming the longest reigning woman’s champion in the modern era. Reluctant at first, Belair shook Asuka’s hand but was greeted eith the blue mist right to her face.
Belair sold the mist perfectly as officials came down to the ring to help her and keep Asuka away.
Elsewhere on SmackDown this week, the tag titles were on the line as the champs Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez defended them. Their opponents were Bayley and Dakota Kai of Damage CTRL. IYO SKY was at ringside.
The match was solid between the two teams. The final moments had Bayley instructing SKY to grab a title belt for her to use while Kai was laid out on the outside. Rodriguez caught it and played tug of war with the belt as SKY was on the ring apron. Bayley inadvertently knocked SKY off the ring apron as Rodriguez gave a boot to Kai by the timekeepers area.
Back inside Morgan took advantage as she stacked up Bayley to get the three count and retain the titles.
Throughout this match, the newest SmackDown Superstars and the NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre looked on backstage.
On NXT Level Up, Kelani Jordan made her TV debut as she faced Wendy Choo in a losing effort. But an impressive debut nonetheless.
The WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships will be defended on the May 12 episode of SmackDown. The champs Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez will be defending against Bayley and Dakota Kai of Damage CTRL. Damage CTRL earned this opportunity after Bayley pinned Morgan in a tag team match on the May 1 episode of Raw. … Read more
Zelina Vega has some huge bragging rights heading into her SmackDown Women’s Championship match on Saturday. Along with Rey Mysterio she defeated her upcoming opponent Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio in the main event of SmackDown. Can she carry that momentum into Backlash and score an upset over Ripley to become champion? Vega and Ripley … Read more
In case you missed this week’s Raw, on the second and final night of the WWE Draft, Damage CTRL picks up a big victory against the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. In a non-title bout, Bayley and Dakota Kai became victorious against Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan.
The match was pretty evenly throughout. At one point Kai tagged the foot of Bayley which the referee wouldn’t take as a legal tag but allowed Bayley to rake the eyes of Morgan. Morgan would eventually get the hot tag for Rodriguez. The final moments had Bayley tagging herself in as Morgan hit ObLIVion on Kai. Bayley stacks up Morgan for the victory.
The second match of the night was between the LWO including Zelina Vega, Rey Mysterio, and Santos Escobar facing Judgment Day’s Rhea Ripley, Dominik Mysterio, and Damian Priest. Eyes were on Vega and Ripley during this match by women’s wrestling fans as they will battle for the SmackDown Women’s Title this Saturday at Backlash.
A few moments of the match included both Vega and Ripley mixing it up with the men. The match would eventually be won by the Judgment Day after Priest pinned Rey.
There was a backstage promo that gave further push for the Raw Women’s Title match at Backlash which will be the champion Bianca Belair taking on IYO SKY. As Belair was being interviewed, all of Damage CTRL entered. Belair commented that back at SummerSlam she was excited to see SKY come to the main roster as she knows was she is capable of and what she can do. But for Belair, she hasn’t seen it on the main roster. She continues to drive a wedge in Damage CTRL and trying to get SKY to believe that Bayley and Kai are holding her back.
Bayley states that with her and Kai’s win over the tag champs and with SKY facing Belair this weekend that Damage CTRL will have all of the gold.
We also got to see two Hall of Famers as Queen Sharmell and Molly Holly both helped reveal draft picks.
Kayden Carter and Katana Chance are called up from NXT to the Raw brand.
Damage CTRL’s IYO SKY is the new number one contender for the Raw Women’s Championship. On the April 10 episode of Raw, SKY won a Triple Threat match against Michin Mia Yim and Piper Niven. The final moments of the match had Michin hit an Eat Defeat but it would be SKY who climbed to … Read more
On the Raw after WrestleMania episode on April 3, new number one contenders were declared for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles. Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez defeated the team of Damage CTRL to earn a title opportunity. They will face the champions of Lita and Becky Lynch next Monday. This was the only women’s … Read more
Rhea Ripley has dethroned the Queen to become the new SmackDown Women’s Champion. Ripley defeating Charlotte Flair marks her first time capturing the title and ends Flair’s reign at 92 days. The match went on as the match right before the main event. Arguably the match of the night, Ripley and Flair laid everything out … Read more
The last team was confirmed for the upcoming Fatal Four-way WrestleMania Showcase. This weekend four teams will battle. The names already set for the match are Liv Morgan/Raquel Rodriguez, Shotzi/Natalya, Shayna Baszler/Ronda Rousey and now we add Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville. On the go-home episode of Raw on March 27, Green approached Adam Pearce … Read more
On the March 20 episode of Raw, we witnessed a couple of matches from the women as we are just two weeks out from WrestleMania 39.
The Royal Rumble winner Rhea Ripley who will face Charlotte Flair at the big event went to the ring to cut a promo. She promises to defeat Flair at Mania and become the new SmackDown Women’s Champion. Her promo was interrupted by Damage CTRL who heckled her and let her know that Raw belongs to them. This led to a match between Ripley and Bayley. In this match, Ripley would have to take the babyface role despite her current character.
Once Bayley was able to maintain some offense and take control of the match, the Women’s Tag Team Champions Becky Lynch and Lita along with Trish Stratus make their way out to the ring. Lynch with a giant bag of popcorn just to witness the match. This distracts Bayley severely despite having both Dakota Kai and IYO SKY at ringside. The trio who arrived were able to keep the rest of Damage CTRL at bay long enough for Ripley to hit the Riptide and get the big win over Bayley keeping her looking strong for Mania.
A backstage segment took place between WWE’s resident Karen, Chelsea Green with Adam Pearce. Pearce was attempting to explain the WrestleMania Showcase matches when Green approached him. Green let Pearce know that for whatever reason, Carmella was not present for their tag team match tonight. This led Green to take matters in her own hands and wanted Piper Niven as her partner who was with her. Green states that if Pearce doesn’t allow this to happen she will go to the manager. Niven replaces Carmella in the tag team match.
That match was against the Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair and her WrestleMania opponent Asuka. Yes, they did the “can they co-exist match.” It turns out they were able to co-exist as Belair and Asuka would pick up the win after Belair pinned Niven after a KOD.
Post match, Asuka finally attacked Belair for the first time since their “rivalry” started. This left the Raw Women’s Champion laid out in the the ring to end the segment.
The fight between Otis or Otise continues to go between Maxxine Dupri and Chad Gable. Otis would accompany Gable to ringside for his match, however, Dupri would come out to take Otise away from the ringside area.
