It’s Friday night and you know what that means! WWE SmackDown will go down tonight and Ringside News has got you covered with live play-by-play results coverage for the December 15, 2023 episode.
WWE SmackDown will start this week at 8:00 PM EST as always, match-by-match highlights and results from the show will take place on this very page. Feel free to leave any reactions in the comment section below. You can check out the lineup below.
WWE SmackDown Lineup (12/15/2023):
- Roman Reigns returns to SmackDown
- Randy Orton vs. Jimmy Uso
- United States Championship Tournament: Grayson Waller vs. Carmelo Hayes
- United States Championship Tournament: Kevin Owens vs. Austin Theory
- Michin & Zelina Vega vs. Asuka & Kairi Sane
WWE SmackDown Results (12/15/2023):
The opening package for the show airs.
Roman Reigns’ music hits and he walks to the ring with the Bloodline. Roman starts by asking the crowd to acknowledge him. He asks the crowd to shut up. He says he’s here to celebrate. Reigns says it’s promotion season. He says when someone’s doing good, he’ll let them know. He says tonight is about one man. He says this man understands what it’s like to keep this family on top of the mountain. he says he’s the next in line if anything happens to him.
He says this man is the next Tribal Chief, he asks him to join him in congratulating Solo Sikoa. Roman hugs Solo Sikoa and tells him he loves him. Randy Orton’s music plays and he walks out.
*Commercial break*
Randy says for 18 months he’s been thinking about what he was going to say but the only thing he needs to says to him is that he’s coming for him. He says he is going to take everything away from him. Orton says it starts tonight and it ends at the Royal Rumble because he is challenging him for the WWE Championship.
Roman says he hasn’t thought about him at all. He says Orton doesn’t deserve this opportunity because he hasn’t done anything to earn it. Roman asks him to get to the back of the line. He says he is levels above him and everybody else. He says if he has a match with Reigns, he won’t ever come back.
Orton says he can see Reigns has changed and evolved for the better. He says Reigns is now a legend. He says he has changed too but he will always be a legend killer. He goes for the RKO on Reigns but he escapes. Orton says maybe he should start thinking about him. He says the voices in his head just told him that Roman might’ve crapped his pants. He then says Daddy’s back.
