SUMMARY
- The latest episode of SmackDown featured several interesting segments and matches.
- Jade Cargill made her SmackDown debut during the episode.
The March 29, 2024, episode of Friday Night SmackDown was quite impressive. Several superstars made appearances during the episode, and it featured many jaw-dropping matches and interesting segments.
Not to mention, fans were looking forward to the SmackDown debut of Jade Cargill. Also, LA Knight attacked AJ Styles during the episode. Here’s a detailed look at what happened during the latest episode of Friday Night SmackDown.
Logan Paul cost Randy Orton and Kevin Owens their match
On the latest episode of WWE SmackDown, a tag team match was scheduled between Randy Orton and Kevin Owens vs. Pretty Deadly. With that, the match began with Owens and Wilson, where Kevin had the upper hand. He nailed an atomic drop, followed by a DDT.
Thereafter, Prince and Orton began taking each other down. Meanwhile, the referee got distracted, and Logan Paul came out from under the ring. Thereafter, he smashed Kevin with brass knuckles. Soon, Paul once again left the ring and hid under the ring. With that, Prince covered Owens for the win. Thus, Logan cost Orton and Kevin their match against Pretty Deadly.
LOOK OUT! It’s @LoganPaul with those BRASS KNUCKLES! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/0ytk9teIGu
— WWE (@WWE) March 30, 2024
Thereafter, unaware of the circumstances, Randy began yelling at Owens. Following that, the footage of Logan interfering in the match was played, and Orton understood. He soon took a look under the ring and found The Maverick, and then The Viper began attacking Paul. However, Pretty Deadly came and attacked him from behind.
Thereafter, Owens nailed a stunner to Prince, and Randy delivered the RKO to Kit. Once again, The Viper began chasing The Maverick and they went to the back, where Logan got into his car and drove off. Meanwhile, Paul, Orton, and Owens are all set to face each other at WrestleMania 40 in a Triple Threat match. It would surely be an interesting match to watch after their latest interaction.
Jade Cargill made her SmackDown debut
Jade Cargill previously became a part of WWE in September 2023. However, it was not confirmed which brand she would be performing for going forward. With that, last week on SmackDown, a video featuring Cargill was played.
Cargill then announced that she would be making her first appearance as a SmackDown superstar on this week’s episode of the Blue Brand. With that, Jade made her SmackDown debut on the latest episode.
Firstly, General Manager Nick Aldis came down to the ring with a contract in his hands. Thereafter, he introduced Jade. She walked down to the ring and signed the contract. Thereafter, she took the microphone and addressed the fans.
Cargill stated that the storm had arrived, indicating her arrival on SmackDown. Thus, it seems Jade delivered an interesting promo. With that, it is to be seen what lies ahead for her in the Stamford-based promotion.
Rey Mysterio challenged Dominik Mysterio and Santos Escobar to a match at WrestleMania
Last week on SmackDown, a match took place between Rey Mysterio and Santos Escobar. The match was an interesting one, and the two competitors put up a tough fight. However, during the match, Dominik Mysterio ran interference and attacked Rey. This led to Escobar defeating Mysterio.
With that, on the latest episode of SmackDown, Escobar made an appearance and went on to call Dominik Mysterio on the stage. Dominik came out, and both of them shook hands. Moreover, Escobar thanked Dom and said that Dominik was right about Rey Mysterio.
As Dominik was about to speak, the audience booed him badly. Meanwhile, Santos began talking, and Rey Mysterio’s music played. Soon, Rey came out with the rest of the LWO and got into the ring. Rey then stated that he would beat some respect into Escobar and his son.
HERE WE GO! 😏@reymysterio just challenged @DomMysterio35 and @EscobarWWE to a TAG TEAM MATCH at #WrestleMania!
His partner? The newest member of LWO: @dragonlee95 🫨🇲🇽
WE NEED THIS TO HAPPEN!!! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/3rH9NNNjK4
— WWE (@WWE) March 30, 2024
With that, Rey Mysterio challenged Santos Escobar and Dominik Mysterio to a tag team match at WrestleMania 40. Also, he mentioned that his partner would be someone of his choice. Thereafter, Dominik questioned him about his partner, and Rey stated that his partner would be Dragon Lee. He also said that Lee is a new member of the LWO.
Following that, Dragon Lee’s music played, and he came out. Soon, Zelina Vega and Elektra got face-to-face, and a brawl broke out. With that, it remains to be seen if Dominik and Santos will indeed accept Rey and Lee’s challenge at WrestleMania XL.
LA Knight attacked AJ Styles
On the latest episode of SmackDown, AJ Styles had an interaction with General Manager Nick Aldis backstage. He asked Aldis if LA Knight would be present during the episode. Nick then told him that he asked Knight not to be there. This angered Styles, who mentioned that Aldis should have told Knight and not asked.
Moving ahead, later during the episode, AJ Styles cut a promo and took constant shots at Knight. Styles mentioned that he was certain that Knight was present there and then called out Knight to the ring. However, no one came, and soon Styles began doubting everyone around him. He mentioned that Knight might be the cameraman.
“YOU GOTTA BE THE BIGGEST PIECE OF HUMAN WALKING WASTE I’VE EVER SEEN!” 💀💀💀
WHOSE GAME WILL IT BE AT #WRESTLEMANIA?! @RealLAKnight vs. @AJStylesOrg is gonna be insane! 🔥#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/6ebCzcjk8M
— WWE (@WWE) March 30, 2024
With that, he took off the headset from the cameraman, but it was not LA Knight. Soon, a man in a hoodie appeared, and it was also not Knight. Following that, it was seen that Knight was standing right behind Styles, dressed as a security official. He thereafter took off his wig, hat, and glasses.
Soon, Knight launched an attack on Styles and stomped on AJ by grabbing a chair. LA then threw the chair towards Styles, but the latter escaped. Meanwhile, it is worth mentioning that LA Knight and AJ Styles are all set to face each other at WrestleMania 40 in a singles bout. However, following their latest interaction, fans will look forward to their match.
Full SmackDown results
Apart from the above-mentioned segment and matches, several other things happened on the latest episode of Friday Night SmackDown. A pre-recorded video showcased Iyo Sky taking shots at Bayley. Soon enough, Bayley appeared and launched an attack on her. Also, several WrestleMania 40 qualifying matches took place.
In addition to that, a singles match featuring Bianca Belair and Dakota Kai also took place. Not to mention, after the match, Asuka and Kairi Sane attacked Belair. Soon, Naomi came out for the save. However, the Damage CTRL began assaulting both Naomi and Bianca. Just after that, Jade Cargill came out and took down the Damage CTRL. Here’s a look at the full SmackDown results.
- Pretty Deadly defeated Randy Orton and Kevin Owens
- WrestleMania 40 qualifying match: Austin Theory and Grayson Waller defeated The Street Profits
- WrestleMania 40 qualifying match: New Catch Republic defeated Angel and Humberto
- Bianca Belair defeated Dakota Kai
Thus, it can be understood that the latest episode of SmackDown was indeed splendid. Also, the match card for WrestleMania 40 is slowly building up. Fans will now look forward to the upcoming episode of Blue Brand. Also, they will wait eagerly for the matches at the Grandest Stage of Them All.