WWE SmackDown Results: Winners, Live Grades, Reaction, Highlights After Backlash 2024
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- Randy Orton vs. AJ Styles
- Angelo Dawkins vs. Tama Tonga
- Bianca Belair vs. Candice LeRae
- Jade Cargill vs. Piper Niven
- Naomi vs. Nia Jax
Randy Orton and AJ Styles.WWE
Welcome to Bleacher Report’s live coverage of WWE SmackDown on May 10.
The King and Queen of the Ring tournaments continued this week with a handful of matches from both brackets.
Here is a look at what WWE advertised for Friday’s show:
Dawkins replaced Bobby Lashley due to The All Mighty not being medically cleared to compete. Let’s take a look at what happened on this week’s SmackDown.
Naomi vs. Nia Jax
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- For a show with six matches, the opening segment went longer than expected.
- Alicia Taylor made her debut as the new SmackDown announcer this week.
- Naomi’s suicide dive looked great.
- The hurricanrana looked good but took too long to set up.
Naomi and Nia Jax.WWE
After a recap video showing the events from Backlash, Nick Aldis introduced Cody Rhodes. Aldis informed him that his next challenger would be Logan Paul. The social media star made his way to the ring and had an exchange with Rhodes that ended with no violence.
The first match of the night saw Naomi take on Jax in a first-round QOTR bout. After both women threw some punches, Jax took Naomi down and began controlling the pace.
Most of this bout was Jax dominating the action with occasional brief comebacks by The Queen of GLOW. After a split-legged moonsault and top rope hurricanrana failed to secure the win for Naomi, Jax hit The Annihilator for the win.
This was a relatively uneventful bout that was highlighted by a couple of big spots from Naomi.
Result: Jax defeated Naomi
Grade: C
Notable Moments and Observations
Baron Corbin vs. Carmelo Hayes
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- The way Hayes got into position for a suplex slam from Corbin was so quick and helped make the move look great. 
Baron Corbin and Carmelo Hayes.WWE
After they had a brief exchange backstage, Baron Corbin and Carmelo Hayes met for a KOTR bout.
Hayes used his speed to hit a couple of kicks early on, but he turned his back on the former Golden Gloves fighter and paid for it.
These two worked very well together and did a lot of things to make each other and themselves look good along the way.
Even though he lost, Corbin probably impressed a few people who missed his recent NXT run with this performance. Hayes scored the win with a rollup to advance in the tourney.
Result: Hayes defeated Corbin
Grade: B
Notable Moments and Observations