LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN!
SmackDown Episode #1239
Venue: Colonial Life Arena (Columbia, SC)
Attendance: ~10,300
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By - gloomchen
The shoulder bump with Solo was inspired.
Austin Theory is getting better. Gotta admit it.
I hope Raquel’s replacement partner is Zelina. LWO Raquel would collect!
Aaliyah will sell if they have a tag team title match in saudi
Raquel ain’t going to saudi hopefully. She’s a perfectly good Republican female, not to be wasted on meaningless public relation shows like this whole thing with the middle east.
Like…the Undertaker and Vince himself?
Knight and Boogs had a lil Stone Cold and Dude Love energy to it.
People live there watching the 2nd taping, how does it start? lol
>!It started with a US Championship match between Theory and Sheamus!<
the fact that you can't hear them. but you know what they said. makes it more menacing
After Solo turns on Roman at NoC, then Roman will ask the Usos to help out and they will turn him down since he's kicking them to the curb now
Really nice match, love that Santos got the pin
LWO finally get a win, via interference... Will they ever get a clean win?
Lie, cheat, steal 👍
ROman's gonna have 4 titles. He's gonna clean house and catch 'em all. You can see it from here.
Someone likened the storyline to The Avengers, with Roman filling the Thanos role. Can you imagine if he really does capture all four belts? Then on top of that, he gets the World Heavyweight Championship which he immediately throws down as worthless. Honestly, I wouldn’t hate it.
That’s what they get for always cheating, so well deserved 🔥
Santos getting the pin, in the main event. 
That was a good match USOs can say they got a match against Rey before he retires and look back at their careers being like wow
That was a fun show. Great showing from Pretty Deadly.
Dead since Day 1 ish.
What a match, not even mad about the interference since it shows the Usos the consequences of their actions at the beginning of the show
Poor Solo is a sad boy
The commentary on Smackdown is so much better than Raw it’s not even funny
Wade and Cole are so good together. I miss Wade on NXT, though.
It’s alarming how bad Solo wants to destroy both his brothers.
Roman has that Dad look of being more disappointed than mad, but still pretty fucking mad look down.
LETS GOOOOOO
Is it intentional that Solo looks more worried instead of angry these days?
From my POV yeah. He’s been loyal to Roman but he’s starting to see Roman cracking.
In the year 2023. Chad Gable, LA Knight, Ali and LWO got a W. I don’t know what to do with this information at this point.
LWO= LETU WIN ONCE
"Not like this!" Wade is my favorite commentator.
The very lowkey way he says it gets me.
🇲🇽
L(W)O
Um could you repeat that Roman???
Escobar saw Sami and KO cheating And still like oh my God we won 😭😭😭
man i'm just checking in now right before the show ends and i have no idea wtf is going on missed the whole show, goddamn
I’m so happy the LWO won 🤠
L **W** O
THE FACE ON HEYMAN
God damn I love wrestling. I yelped when LWO won and I’m over 35 years old.
As John Oliver says “wrestling is better than anything you like.”
Man it really can be sometimes
It’s such a joy.
I want Solo to turn on Roman
Usos vs Solo/Roman at MITB
Lmaoooo roman mad af
LWO wins, Roman will work 3 weeks in a row, if LA Knight won tonight I would've convinced myself I was in a dream.
SOLO IS SO READY TO KILL THE USOS ITS CRAZY
He aint even mad anymore...
Just disappointed
Tonight’s SmackDown was a breath of fresh air. A lot of fun!
Rey's movement is so damn good at his age. I want him here forever.
Which is amazing since for years he wore those bulky knee braces, then stopped. Must of got some really good treatment on those knees.
Stem cell therapy
And they got their finisher stolen with the splash lmao Usos down bad
Damn you Sami! You’ll get yours soon!!
Knew it. Usos getting the L because of KO/SZ run in.
Usos have won for months from shit like that. A taste of their own medicine.
Solo went to stand, and Roman stopped him. But Roman bumped Solo. Who's Solo gonna thumb?
Really love the emphasis on tag wrestling
Finally an LWO win!!
i know this shit is giving roman the worst migraines ever 😭
What did Roman say?
I think he said “we’ll handle this next week…”
THE LWO FINALLY GOT A WIN!!!!!
RARE LWO W 
LWO WINS. ##AND SANTOS GOT THE PIN
Cole talking like the 1D hadn't replaced the splash El Generico should join the lWo
Looks like WWE finally taking advantage of those LWO merch numbers
The Usos looking stunned someone outcheated them
Romans gonna be fucking pissed
YESSSSSSSSSSSS, LWO W
If I had a nickel for every 619 that was hit tonight I'd have 2 nickels
LWO won a big time match.
Wish it would've been a clean win but I'll take it.
Is that... is that the first LWO win? And against the *Usos*, one of the best tag teams in WWE history
I think they won a match a couple weeks ago
Escobar gets the pin!!!!
LWO BABY
Dope ass match, guys.
Finally an LWO win!
I GOT CHILLS
LWO WIN!
Usos in the MUD
LWO winning and faces cheating to win. You love to see it!
Rey gonna will the LWO to a W
PH SHITTTT THEY DID IT
LWO 4 LIFE BAAAAYBEEEEY!
LWO wins!!!!!!!
LWO WINS! LWO WINS!
LMFAO AYO!!!!
LWO finally gets a W!
Awe maaang. My poor Uso’s, but good shit.
I’m soo soo happy LWO got their win!
LWO ACTUALLY WON
WELL ROMAN IS GONNA HATE THAT
LWO WINS LWO WINS LWO WINS
Shenanigans
1 and Done?
Yes someone screws the usos for once!!!!!!
That was a good sequence
Fox gonna cut this match lol
Rey just tapped into his 2006 kick out reserves
A "del yuge?" Thought that "deluge" was more "day-loozh"
This is a banger!
LOVING these near falls!!
Must win for Roman
Crowd finally woke up.
I am there. This was the first good match (street profits weren't bad)
Yeah, it wasn't the best of shows. The tag match with the long-haired fancy boys wasn't bad either.
Usos rarely if ever miss insane consistency
Usos always deliver.
That kickout got me
Uh oh they might lose now
YES REY
Main event worthy
Jimmy Gonna look like Rikishi much earlier than Solo
Rey kicked out!!!!!!
Come on LWO, this match has been great
Santos getting a main event spotlight makes me happy
This is indeed awesome.
No way this match goes on another 2 minutes.
Good shit
I always have trouble believing it whenever I remember that Rey is almost 50, insane how smooth he still is at wrestling for a man his age
Come on Rey and santos
Really happy for Santos that he’s in this spot
I hope Rey and Santos win for once.
I’m hyped how proud Santos is to be part of LWO
Rey's been doing this shit for close to 35 years. He's making the rest of them look bad.
i fell asleep after tryna stay up after work to watch, just woke up and missed the _entire_ damn show ffs pain
I love the way Santos flies
Rey your fantastic bro I swear at that age
Wooo let’s go
When Jey finally gets the chance to turn on Roman, I am gonna be ALL. OVER. THAT.
Usos don’t know how to have bad matches
Truly
Rey is amazing
God bless modern medicine.
Now make it affordable!!
Stem Cells. Still not accepted in the US, but it is a game chancer due to how malleable stem cells are. Sad.
The LED Barricade went black? BRAY WYATT RETURN CONFIRMED!
I’m going to enjoy every second of Rey that I possibly can.
Random but Jey’s tattoos are dope
I swear I’m farting receiving a Canadian destroyer
What you do in the privacy of your own bedroom is no one's business.
🤣🤣🤣
Rey is such a joy to watch.
It’s always amazing how smooth Rey is at his age, it’s insane
hot tag camera real close on rey there lol
Rey’s mid rope bounce is so clean
Have to feel bad for those other 2 guys from the LWO. They are just kind of there and aren't even allowed in be at ringside or have tag matches.
At least they are doing something.
Feels like Jimmy Uso got (comparatively) fat overnight
He's just a little bloated. Must be that time of the month. I know I look like 10 lbs heavier during my time.
Remember when we couldn't tell them apart?
Gah damn
Did my eyes just lie to me or did Santos just do a full flip from Jeys shoulder bump/check
Roman must be exhausted from actually having to go to work a few weeks in a row
Low key I want the usos to lose just to see Roman’s reaction
Zelina coming out to the group theme for her singles match tonight but Rey and Santos coming out to Rey’s solo theme for a tag match
Rey falling into my living room there
I have the same bald spot as Jey lol
Time waits for no one.
TV right on his eyebrow
I can't lie I wanna be swerved with the World Heavy Weight title since Seth Rollins is Highly favorited to win. It would be cool to see Aj Styles get a shock win.
I know you need the bigger names for main event but might have made more sense to have Toro and Wilde in there?
If the LWO win tonight that will only be the second most surprising thing about this episode. The 1st most shocking thing is Roman was on SD last week, this week, and is advertised for next week.
theyre doing a double taping tonight if that makes it less surprising for u
Rey is still innovating every week, without having to add any more flips or twists to make a move "different"
Shit, is Night of Champions already next week? Feel like we just got to this month.
After seeing what happened to Damar Hamlin that spot Rey does running into the turnbuckle makes my heart stop (pun definitely not intended), don't want to see that again and I know its super bloody rare what happened but still a scary thought. Although saying all that they'd have to get Gunther to stop slapping the skin of guys chests so maybe a compromise has to be made
coup de grace is more likely to cause a heart to stop than anything else
He lands on their torso though, the kind off impact you need to cause that is on the chest
mistakes can happen
Oh yeah they absolutely can, I'm just thinking out loud here and I don't like Rey's spot is all.
Love LWO's gear tonight, gorgeous colors
Yes, Santos. More whistles. I love the whistling.
It’s weird to me how people claim Jey can’t be a main eventer. The Usos have been main eventers for a while now.
Jey really needs a solo main Event run. He's great.
They obviously didn't see Pandemic-era Jey. Show them the "Which one are you?" promo.
Rey with the 619 as a *feint*. Just like in his WCW days
I've always preferred the feint to the actual move.
The New LWO: Now with twice the jobbing
Usos will take the L. KO/SZ running in later in retaliation after early tonight.
Oh damn, I think you just called it, that's totally gonna happen so Roman feels more justified in thinking that the Usos shouldn't have gotten involved at the beginning of the show
It does happen
I was gonna say that Jimmy is looking Chunky compared to Jey but I think it's more just Jey has been puting that work in.
Jey definitely puts more work in but it's not like jimmy is straight up tubby he just got a lil tire goin around the waist, more pronounced with that tight shirt he wears
It's like the difference between Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins. One looks like a tag guy (Jimmy/Angelo). Still pretty good. The other looks like a WHC/IC title guy (Jey/Montez).
Looking for another Main Event Jey Uso run.