WWE SmackDown Results, Live Updates, Highlights & Commentary online (23rd April 2019)

That's it from today's SmackDown Live show. This is Nishant saying goodbye!

Here are all the results:

-- Finn Balor defeats Andrade
-- Kairi Sane defeats Peyton Royce
-- Charlotte Flair defeats Bayley
-- Kofi Kingston defeats Shinsuke Nakamura by DQ

The #NewNewDay is cancelled.
It's all about @FightOwensFight and The #KevinOwensShow now.#SDLive @TrueKofi pic.twitter.com/yA6pDrK8XX
— WWE (@WWE) April 24, 2019

"I HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD TIME, 'CAUSE I'M COMING FOR THIS!"@FightOwensFight's intentions are CLEAR. #SDLive pic.twitter.com/SmdV4qkvDw
— WWE (@WWE) April 24, 2019

Xavier Woods comes to the aid of Kofi, but Owens lands a clothesline on him and then a powerbomb onto the apron.

ALL OUT CHAOS has erupted as @FightOwensFight @TrueKofi & @XavierWoodsPhD fight off @ShinsukeN & @RusevBUL...

WAIT, WHAT?! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/caq1b3pceV
— WWE (@WWE) April 24, 2019

Owens takes Kofi's WWE title belt and shows it to Kofi and tells him "he's coming for this". Kofi tries to fight back but Owens lands multiple kicks on the WWE Champion.

Woods lands on Rusev, and Nakamura lands a Kinshasa. Kofi then pushes aside Owens as Nakamura was to attack him. Kevin Owens superkicks Kofi Kingston! Owens has betrayed his New Day brother! Owens rips his New Day shirt to show his "KO" shirt.

Kofi lands the SOS but before he can go for the pinfall, Rusev disrupts the pinfall.

Kofi Kingston defeats Shinsuke Nakamura by DQ

Nakamura lands kicks across Kofi's chest; Kofi counters with a beautiful dropkick. Nakamura lands a snap suplex on Kofi and then lines him up for a Kinshasa, but Kofi counters with a kick to the chest of Nakamura.

Nakamura has Kingston in a headlock and when Kofi tries to counter, Nakamura lands a kick to the chest of the WWE Champion.

Nakamura then lands a shot to the stomach of Kofi and then a sliding kick to the back of Kofi. Kofi just about kicks out.

The #KingOfStrongStyle @ShinsukeN is trying to beat @TrueKofi any which way he can... #SDLive pic.twitter.com/yFxyGNjLWw
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 24, 2019

Nakamura catches Kofi in the sternum with his leg and then lands a huge knee to the back of the WWE Champion's head.

The 🥞 abound at #TheNewDay's announce table as @FightOwensFight & @XavierWoodsPhD call the action in #SDLive's main event! pic.twitter.com/N38BkMKGHz
— WWE (@WWE) April 24, 2019

Kofi roll-up covers Nakamura, but Nakamura kicks out. Kofi goes to the top rope and lands on Nakamura's back, but Nakamura just about kicks out.

Kofi goes to work on Nakamura's left hand but Nakamura counters and tries to put Kofi in a triangle...

The match kicks off with both exchanging headlocks. Kofi drops Nakamura to the floor with a dropkick as Nakamura is thrown out of the ring. Nakamura returns to the ring and chokes Kofi with his boot; Kofi counters and goes for the pinfall, but Nakamura kicks out.

UP NEXT: Flanked by @RusevBUL & @LanaWWE, @ShinsukeN looks to knock off #WWEChampion @TrueKofi on #SDLive! pic.twitter.com/unXvmQVpk7
— WWE (@WWE) April 24, 2019

For the first time since #WrestleMania, YOUR #WWEChampion @TrueKofi is in singles action on #SDLive! pic.twitter.com/4iL2qAx1mP
— WWE (@WWE) April 24, 2019

☑️ #RAW #WomensTitle defense vs. @LaceyEvansWWE
☑️ #SDLive #WomensTitle defense vs. @MsCharlotteWWE
☑️ Walk out STILL #Becky2Belts

Your first look at @BeckyLynchWWE's #MITB checklist. #SDLive pic.twitter.com/kPd7FdrWMA
— WWE (@WWE) April 24, 2019

The quest for #9️⃣ begins...@MsCharlotteWWE defeats @itsBayleyWWE to earn a future championship opportunity against @BeckyLynchWWE! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/M9iOeHgmEn
— WWE (@WWE) April 24, 2019

Becky is interviewed backstage, and reveals that she will face Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women's title and Lacey Evans for the RAW Women's title at the Money in the Bank PPV.

Bayley goes to the top rope but Charlotte pulls her down; Charlotte then lands a spear after she tried to put Bayley in a figure four, and gets the win.

Charlotte Flair defeats Bayley

Charlotte goes to the top for the moonsault but Bayley moves away; Bayley lands a suplex but Charlotte just kicks out. Bayley pulls Charlotte away and then drives Charlotte's head to the turnbuckle. But Charlotte once again just kicks out.

Call her BOUNCE BACK BAYLEY.#SDLive @itsBayleyWWE pic.twitter.com/bH4OfCWPNA
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 24, 2019

Bayley lands multiple quick punches; Charlotte counters and lands a big boot, but Bayley somehow kicks out.

Charlotte tries to put Bayley in a figure four but Bayley kicks her away. Bayley counters with a huge knee to the face of Charlotte, and then a clothesline, but Charlotte just about kicks out.

Bayley puts Charlotte in a roll-up cover but Charlotte kicks out; Bayley then lands a crossbody followed by a few elbows. Charlotte now counters with a shot to the left knee as she goes to work on Bayley's left knee.

For the first time in over 2 years, it's @itsBayleyWWE vs. @MsCharlotteWWE one-on-one...with the winner earning a future title opportunity against @BeckyLynchWWE! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/6Mw3DluamR
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 24, 2019

Bayley and Charlotte Flair face off in a singles match with the winner getting a future title opportunity against Becky Lynch.

Charlotte is in the ascendancy, but Bayley counters with a few blows and then a neckbreaker. Bayley lands a kick to Charlotte's face followed by a crossbody, and the cover, but Charlotte kicks out.

Charlotte then counters with a neckbreaker and then a couple of kicks to Bayley.

"I can count how many times you've beaten me: ZERO."@itsBayleyWWE just came at #TheMan @BeckyLynchWWE! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/ryziDXBg0U
— WWE (@WWE) April 24, 2019

Charlotte tells Bayley to get at the back of the line. Bayley tells Charlotte to earn her opportunity and challenges her to a match and knocks her mic out of her hand.

Becky Lynch makes her way to the ring and says that she's beaten Charlotte Flair too many times and that she knew she could beat her, and hence wanted to defeat Ronda Rousey.

Charlotte says that she's the only one in Becky's head as she's spoken about her in every promo.

Becky says that Charlotte is on her longest winning streak; Charlotte says she's next in line but Becky retaliates by saying that the likes of Bayley, Ember Moon should get an opportunity than Charlotte.

Bayley makes her way to the ring and says that although the Superstar Shakeup is about fresh starts, we're seeing a re-run. Bayley reminds Becky that she's never beaten her.

Charlotte Flair is in the ring for the first time since her WrestleMania 35 match. She reiterates that Becky Lynch pinned Ronda Rousey and that Rousey lost Charlotte's championship, and that Becky Lynch did not beat her for the SmackDown Women's Champion.

Challenge ACCEPTED.@WWERomanReigns will see @IAmEliasWWE at @WWE #MITB! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/8KZZc0ggNO
— WWE (@WWE) April 24, 2019

Backstage, Roman Reigns is asked about Elias challenge at Money in the Bank to which Reigns replies that he accepts Elias' challenge and that he will break his jaw at the PPV.

"The truth is #TheFreak is UNSTOPPABLE!" We couldn't have said it better, @WWEGraves. #SDLive @LarsSWWE @RonKillings pic.twitter.com/Ljubq7Yuxo
— WWE (@WWE) April 24, 2019

And so did @RonKillings...AGAIN.@LarsSWWE is UNSTOPPABLE! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/YuYNF6nhU1
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 24, 2019

The @SinghBrosWWE just joined @LarsSWWE's list of victims... #SDLive pic.twitter.com/TuYmRUyCyZ
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 24, 2019

THERE IS A FREAK AMONG US.#SDLive @LarsSWWE pic.twitter.com/pn2T0KQOpj
— WWE (@WWE) April 24, 2019

... and now we have R-Truth arrive to the ring and attack Sullivan, but Sullivan catches him mid-air and plants him to the canvas.

... before Gable can enter the ring, he's attacked by Lars Sullivan. Sullivan and Mahal have a facedown, before the former WWE Champion escapes. The Singh Brothers aren't lucky, though, as they are brutalised at the hands of the former NXT Superstar.

UP NEXT: The #ModernDayMaharaja @JinderMahal is BACK on #SDLive, and he's set to go toe-to-toe with @WWEGable! @SinghBrosWWE pic.twitter.com/l5Pkvb3ZhH
— WWE (@WWE) April 24, 2019

Next, we have Jinder Mahal and The Singh Brothers return to SmackDown and the former WWE Champion is set to face Chad Gable in a singles match.

Following the match, Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville make their way to the wrong and sarcastically applaud, as they are unimpressed that Paige chose Kairi Sane and Asuka than them.

The match kicks off with Peyton Royce landing a few kicks on the SmackDown newcomer; Sane drags Royce to the floor and then lands a kick followed by the Interceptor. She follows it up with a sliding elbow and then the Insane Elbow.

Kairi Sane gets the three count!

Kairi Sane defeats Peyton Royce

UP NEXT: @KairiSaneWWE drops ⚓️ for her first singles match on #SDLive as she squares off against #TheIIconics' @PeytonRoyceWWE! pic.twitter.com/lrWDmwSz3R
— WWE (@WWE) April 24, 2019

Your ears do not deceive you...@IAmEliasWWE just challenged @WWERomanReigns to a one-on-one match at @WWE #MITB! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/nXOQOxsYYb
— WWE (@WWE) April 24, 2019

Elias sings a song backstage about Roman Reigns, as he challenges Reigns to a match at the Money in the Bank PPV. Shane McMahon calls it an "awesome idea" as he and Shane leave the venue.

The MYTH of @FinnBalor is firmly in tact as the #ICChampion picks up the win over @AndradeCienWWE on #SDLive! pic.twitter.com/0Xxi5SrT1s
— WWE (@WWE) April 24, 2019

WWE SmackDown Results, Live Updates, Highlights & Commentary online (23rd April 2019)

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