We bring you live coverage for the episode of WWE SmackDown airing on February 16, 2024. The Rock & Roman Reigns are scheduled to appear for the first time since the WrestleMania XL Kickoff press conference.
LA Knight and Drew McIntyre have some serious words ahead of Elimination Chamber.
There appears to be tension between AJ Styles and the rest of the OC, as he and Karl Anderson come close to fighting.
Damage CTRL send a warning to Bayley and Dakota Kai. Iyo Sky says that while the stable was originally Bayley’s vision, it is the members who made it strong. She is not the same superstar she was when Damage CTRL debuted, and this is now the Iyo Sky era.
Logan Paul is confident he will knock out The Miz tonight, head to Elimination Chamber, win that, and go on to become a double champion at WrestleMania.
Nick Aldis has a meeting with Bron Breakker and Jade Cargill about signing a contract, but Tiffany Stratton interrupts it by insulting Bianca Belair and Liv Morgan before their Elimination Chamber match. Aldis tells her this isn’t the time.
Nick Aldis announces he has signed current NXT Tag Team, and former NXT Champion Bron Breakker to SmackDown.
The Bloodline make their way to the ring. Roman Reigns tells Salt Lake City to acknowledge him. He then honestly calls the people of Utah idiots. He doesn’t want them to ruin this big night. When his cousin comes out here, they have important information for them to understand. Tonight is about history, and the first night they can say that The Rock is a member of The Bloodline. The Rock enters.
He insults the crowd something fierce, while also doing his catchphrase, so the fans don’t know what to think. He destroys the fans for crying about wanting Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns at WrestleMania, when they had the biggest main event in WrestleMania history in their hands. You don’t get to finish a story like Cody Rhodes in the real world. The fans are just cry baby b***es. If you smell what The Bloodline is cookin’.