Welcome to eWrestling.com’s results for the December 11, 2020 edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown airing on the FOX Network at 8/7C!
Tonight’s edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown, Sasha Banks and Carmella will make their SmackDown Women’s Title Match at WWE TLC official! After their war-of-words last week, SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks and Carmella will sign on the dotted line and make their SmackDown Women’s Championship Match at WWE TLC official.
Plus, Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn battles Big E and SmackDown Tag Team Champion Montez Ford to go one-on-one against Dolph Ziggler.
Featured below are the WWE Friday Night SmackDown results written by eWrestling.com female reporter, Jamie Rush. Follow Jamie on Twitter @JamieRush312.
WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results – (12/11/2020)
The WWE “Then and Now” song begins as we hit 8:00pm EST. Then the “WWE Forever” logo plays us into the arena where we are welcomed to WWE Friday Night SmackDown! We see Michael Cole and Corey Graves are standing together at the announcer’s table as Cole gives us a quick run down for tonight’s show!
We are then sent into the opening sequence for SmackDown! Are you ready?Backstage Interview – The Street Profits
Michael Cole sends us backstage to Kayla Braxton, who interviews the Street Profits members Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford. Braxton asks if they’re annoyed that Ziggler and Roode said they’re “too funny to make money”? They joke around and make fun of Ziggler and Roode, while saying they are the Street Profits and do what they do. Ford faces Ziggler after the break!
Dolph Ziggler w/ Bobby Roode vs. Montez Ford w/ Angelo Dawkins
Out first for the first match up of the evening is Dolph Ziggler who is accompanied by his tag-team partner, Robert Roode. As Ziggler enters the ring, his music cuts as he holds a microphone in hand. Both Ziggler and Roode mock The Street Profits with their red solo cups. Ziggler begins by stating Ford called him a poor man’s HBK but that makes no sense because he’s rich as hell and has lots of hair. Roode tells them to take the good of this because their title reign will soon go up in smoke.
Out next is Montez Ford representing The Street Profits, accompanied by the other half of the tag-team, Angelo Dawkins. The two make their way down to the ring, Ford ready for the smoke! The referee signals for the bell. The bell chimes, and our first match-up of the evening is officially underway! The match gets underway and Ziggler takes control early on and holds Ford down with a headlock. Ford tries to fight up but Ziggler kicks his shin and hits a Neck breaker for a two-count. Ziggler does a little dance and lines-up a dropkick but Ford catches his feet and catapults him into the turnbuckles.
Ford then lands a Dropkick and Ziggler rolls out of the ring to regroup with Roode. Dawkins runs into the ring and dances with Ford, causing their music to play and solo cups to reign down on the ring. Ziggler and Roode are furious as we head to the break.
As we return from the commercial break, we are informed that Ziggler maintained control throughout the commercial break. We re-enter the ring where Ziggler has Ford down in the ring with a sleeper. Ford climbs to his feet but Dolph slams him down by the head, then hits Six Jumping Elbow Drops in a row. Ziggler goes back to the sleeper but Ford quickly rallies, only to get dropped with a Neck breaker. Once again Ford fights up and hits a flurry of offence, including a Back Suplex, Kip-up, and a Standing Moonsault.
Ford drops Dolph to the canvas as head heads to the top rope for his finisher! Suddenly on the floor, Roode attacks Dawkins and throws him into the steel steps. The distraction stops Ford from hitting the Frog Splash and Ziggler is able to Superkick him off the top rope and cover for the win!
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
Quick Announcement
Still to come, Sasha Banks Vs. Carmella for the SmackDown Women’s Championship, Sami Zayn faces Big E, and we will re-live Roman Reigns’ beating of Kevin Owens and Jey Uso.
Backstage – Sami Zayn
Sami Zayn is backstage, berating a guy for not having a t-shirt but up walks Big E wearing his new shirt. Zayn is annoyed and Big E tells him not to worry about the shirt, he should worry about the meat inside the shirt. Apollo Crews and Kalisto are with Big E and they show Sami a t-shirt they made of him, which has a stick-man version of Zayn. Sami gets angry and tries to rip the shirt but he can’t and storms off. Big E laughs and shouts after him.
Backstage – Bayley
Bayley is backstage now. She sends her well wishes to Carmella ahead of tonight’s SmackDown Women’s Title main event. She says Sasha Banks may be champion, but Bayley still runs this division. She goes on ranting about Banks, calling her the most overpaid and overrated Superstar in all SmackDown history, and that’s not counting Bianca Belair. She goes on about Belair, who is standing behind her now. Bayley says it’s time for The EST to be G-O-N-E. Belair confronts Bayley and asks why her name is in her mouth again when she needs to worry about herself. Belair insults Bayley’s look and pulls out receipts for why she’s doing better than Bayley right now. Bayley doesn’t want to hear it and just walks off.
Backstage – Carmella
We see Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns walking backstage. Back to commercial.
Backstage Interview – Carmella
As we return from the commercial break, we head to the backstage area where Kayla Braxton is standing with Carmella. Carmella begins by saying Sasha Banks thinks she’s The Boss, but Carmella is untouchable. Carmella goes on and says she is what the SmackDown Women’s Champion looks like, and tonight she’s going to beat the disrespect out of Banks, and look sexy as hell while doing it. Carmella calls her messenger guy over, Tommy, and tells him to set her champagne up at ringside so she can toast in style while watching Banks’ tears fall to the ground after their match.
Video Package – Recent Kevin Owens and Roman Reigns Feud Highlights
The announcers show us a video package on recent happenings between Kevin Owens and Roman Reigns. We cut backstage to Reigns and Paul Heyman watching the video, which includes the attack on his cousin last week. Jey Uso walks up and asks if Reigns is good. Reigns is and he asks the same, and how the family is. Reigns says he should be good, thanks to him. The music of Owens hits in the arena and Reigns takes notice, as does Usos. Uso wants to go get Owens. We see Owens sliding a table into the ring. Reigns tells Uso to go get him.
We go to the ring and Owens is throwing more weapons into the ring now – a ladder and steel chairs to go with the table he previously slid in. Owens sits the chairs up and stands the table up. We see Reigns and Heyman watching in the back. Owens stands the ladder up next. Owens takes the mic and says he knows Reigns is watching, so he needs to listen closely. Owens isn’t afraid of Reigns. Even with Reigns being as good as he’s ever been, Owens does not fear him.
Reigns says he fights for his family and Owens can relate to that, but as good as Reigns is, regardless of what he says it looks like Reigns’ family is doing the fighting for him. Owens says Reigns is using his family to fight his battles for him. Owens says their match at TLC is the most important of his career and he knows the Reigns we see today, with all the momentum he has, can probably beat anyone in WWE. Owens is aware he needs all the help he can get if he wants to win. Owens fights for his family also but his family isn’t a part of the industry, they support hm by watching at home. Owens says his family won’t be able to physically help him at TLC, but he has a few friends that will be there to help. Owens introduces his friends – tables, chairs, ladders. He cuts promos on how each friend will help him at TLC.
Owens is standing at the top of the ladder now. He says Reigns can keep the head of the table because at TLC he will do what it takes to get back to the top of the ladder and become Universal Champion once again. Owens goes on about family but he’s suddenly knocked off the ladder by a steel chair shot to the knee, from Uso. Reigns smiles in the back while watching Uso unload on Owens with chair shots. Uso beats Owens onto the table and lays him out. Uso goes to the top but Owens gets off the table and decks him with a chair shot to the face. Owens with big chair shots over the back now. Owens with right hands while Uso is down. Owens drives Uso face-first into the ladder. Owens puts Uso through the table with a Pop-Up Powerbomb as fans cheer him on.
Owens sells a knee injury as the music hits and out comes Reigns with Heyman. Owens stands in the ring with a chair, ready to fight, yelling at Reigns. Reigns and Heyman watch from the stage. Heyman talks strategy to Reigns, reminding him he calls the shots and this is his ring, he does things on his time. Owens limps around the ring and tells Reigns to come show his family. Reigns turns and walks back to the back as fans boo. Heyman follows. Owens leaves the ring with a chair, limping up the ramp to the back. We go to commercial.
As we return from the commercial break, Owens is marching through the back with a chair, looking for Reigns. Kayla stops him for comments. Owens goes on yelling about Reigns and Uso. Reigns suddenly drops him with a chair shot to the back. Reigns sends Owens into some fencing and continues to beat him up while he’s down. Reigns talks some trash and keeps the assault going. Reigns stops pounding on Owens and looks at the camera to address Owens’ wife and kids. He says they haven’t been formally introduced, but he is Roman Reigns, the head of the table, your Tribal Chief, the guy who put the roof over your head, the food on your table, and if you don’t talk some sense into daddy and your husband, then Reigns is going to be the guy that takes the food off the table. We see Owens struggling to get back up in the background. Reigns stops talking and kicks Owens in the head again. Reigns looks back at the camera and says to have a good night, then walks off.
The Riott Squad vs. Billie Kay and Natalya
The Riott squad wins when Ruby hits a riot kick on Kay.Winners: The Riott Squad
After the Match
Kay throws a fit at ringside with Natalya as Liv and Ruby celebrate in the ring.
Video Clip – Chad Gable & Otis
As Liv Morgan and Ruby Riott are celebrating their victory inside the ring, we are set up for a Video Clip which highlights Chad Gable and Otis. a video of Chad Gable helping Otis with some unusual training at the WWE Performance Center earlier this week, working on his “blind spot” by throwing an exercise ball at him while he’s blindfolded.
A few hours later… it looks like Otis is making progress as Gable says Otis is an Alpha. We go backstage to Gable and Otis with Kayla now. She reveals that they will face Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura tonight. Gable says life has knocked Otis down over and over, but he’s got what Gable was looking for in a talent, and now he’s back up as Gable’s Alpha Training Academy is going to mold Otis from a lump of clay.
Otis also makes some jokes on Gable, about his height. Cesaro and Nakamura walk up, mocking both Gable and Otis before waling off. Otis gets upset but Gable reminds him that an Alpha never gets worked up. Gable has Otis do some breathing exercises to relax as we go to commercial.
Mario Lopez Hypes Main Event Match
As we return from the commercial break, we head in to see Access Hollywood host Mario Lopez. Lopez makes a point of the fact his daughters are super excited about to talks about how he and his daughters are excited for tonight’s main event.
Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Chad Gable and Otis
Nakamura wins the match with a Kinsasha on Gable.
Winners: Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura
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