WWE SmackDown live results: Two Women's title defenses, Giulia vs. Blake Monroe street fight - F4W/WON

Hey there everyone, it’s Friday so it’s time for WWE Smackdown. Full disclosure, I’m still getting over a pretty nasty head cold so hopefully you’ll all bear with me for this one. A lot of women’s action on the card tonight, WWE women’s champion Chelsea Green will defend her title against Roxanne Perez, the women’s tag belts are up for grabs as Alexa Bliss and Tatum Paxley defend against Michin and B-Fab, and we’ve got a good old fashioned Street fight between Blake Monroe and Giulia. There’s also a match between Mediocrity’s Finest Trophies and the still not doing much duo of Bakusai. We’re also building to Crown Jewel, which is still taking place in Saudi Arabia because who cares about the safety of everyone involved when there’s a spreadsheet balance to maintain right? To that end expect more talking from WWE champion Sami Zayn, more stooging from Johnny Gargano, more catchphrases from Trick Williams, you know all the same beats they’ve been hitting for weeks now. CM Punk and Kevin Owens are still after each other and Smackdown GM Nick Aldis has promised they’ll get the chance to kill each other but details are still forthcoming.

This week's SmackDown put a heavy emphasis on the women's division, with three out of the four scheduled matches featuring the division.

Alright everyone, it’s time for WWE Smackdown. We’re on the heels of Money in the Bank which was kind of a giant nothing burger, doubly so on the Smackdown side of things as there wasn’t a Smackdown match on the event. But Tiffany Stratton and Penta won the briefcases, so now we’re doing another friend turning slow burn on the women’s side of things. On RAW that’s what Liv Morgan and Roxanne Perez are doing, and have been doing for ages now, while on Smackdown now we get to look forward to Tiffany turning on WWE women’s champion Chelsea Green. Penta was a good choice for the men’s briefcase, though the Smackdown main event scene is packed right now and moving him over might be a logistical error if he does cash in on Sami Zayn. We’ve got to build to Crown Jewel quickly, and hope the Riyadh airport doesn’t get bombed again, so expect some more champion vs. champion stuff. Though Liv vs. Green and Roman Reigns vs. Sami don’t feel like super important matches, but maybe that’s just me being incredibly jaded. Tonight Nikki Bella gets to rematch Paige and Nikki trying for a title run in 2026 is just divine punishment aimed at wrestling.

We're still dealing with the fallout from the Money in the Bank PLE, but as of now, WWE is still preparing for Crown Jewel on November 7.

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