Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s live coverage for "WWE SmackDown" on November 15, 2024, coming to you live from the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin!
After defeating A-Town Down Under in a non-title match last week, Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin will be putting the WWE Tag Team Championship on the line against Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins. Much to the frustration of Tommaso Ciampa, The Street Profits were able to secure an opportunity at Motor City Machine Guns' title from "SmackDown" General Manager Nick Aldis during last week's edition of the show.
Another title will be on the line tonight, as Naomi challenges Nia Jax for the WWE Women's Championship. The two women came face-to-face last week when Naomi ensured that Candice LeRae would be unable to aid Jax and Tiffany Stratton in defeating WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair in non-title action.
Speaking of LeRae, she will be competing in a match of her own tonight as she collides with Bayley and B-Fab in a Triple Threat Match for the Women's United States Championship Tournament. The aforementioned Aldis announced and unveiled the Women's United States Championship in a video that aired last Friday.
Following his win over GUNTHER at WWE Crown Jewel on November 2 in a Champion vs. Champion Match, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes will be appearing in the opening moments of tonight's show with something on his mind to share. Rhodes accompanied Randy Orton to the hospital last week in an ambulance after Kevin Owens blindsided him with a piledriver.
We are live! Michael Cole and Corey Graves greet audiences at home as Cody Rhodes makes his way out to the ring.
Rhodes wastes no time calling out Kevin Owens and says he crossed quite the line last week. He demands that Owens come to the ring, but Nick Aldis instead comes down to the ring and says he understands that Rhodes is angry. He says no one knows better than him how long it takes to get to WWE, and while people will do what it takes to win titles and make money, Owens crossed a line by attacking Randy Orton and he can't have him present.
Rhodes says Aldis is making a martyr of him, but Aldis cuts him off and says this isn't about money. He says this is about sending a message to the rest of the roster and the matter will be resolved internally. Rhodes says he knows that Aldis has to be objective as a General Manager, but under the suit, he knows that Aldis is still a wrestler. He tells Aldis to imagine being in his shows in the back of the ambulance calling Orton's family. He says WrestleMania 40 was a highlight of his life, and during the Premium Live Event, Orton told him that he was proud of him. He says he will cherish that moment forever because that's what Orton means to him, and now he's sidelined with an injury because of him. He asks Aldis what he expects him to do to Owens, and says the ball in his court but he won't wait for long.
We then head backstage and see Jimmy Uso catch up with Jey Uso and Sami Zayn. Jimmy says Roman Reigns will be at the arena shortly and wants to meet with the three of them, and Zayn leaves after saying he has an idea as to who the fifth member of their WarGames team could be.
Back at ringside, Bayley makes her way down.
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