SmackDown Live Live SmackDown Discussion thread, December 20th 2024: Naomi helps Bianca Belair defend the WWE Women's Tag Title

[Dale]

Naomi helps Bianca Belair defend the WWE Women's Tag Title against Nia Jax and Candice LeRae​

The WWE Women's Tag Team Title will be on the line when Bianca Belair and Naomi battle Candice LeRae and WWE Women's Champion, Nia Jax.

With Jade Cargill unable to compete, Belair enlisted Naomi to help her so The EST isn't forced to relinquish her title.

Tiffany Stratton's loss in the Women's United States Title Tournament caused a riff in her friendship with Jax and LeRae, leading to The Poison Pixie getting the match made for herself and Jax.

Can the new team of Belair and Naomi get the job done or will Jax and LeRae walk away the new Women's Tag Team Champions?

Johnny Gargano goes one-on-one with Alex Shelley​

One half of the WWE Tag Team Champion Johnny Gargano will take on his former friend, Alex Shelley, after dethroning The Motor City Machine Guns a few weeks ago.

Gargano and Shelley have a storied history, but their interactions in WWE have led to strife and angst between their respective teams.

After Gargano threw their friendship away by using underhanded tactics in their title match, Shelley is determined to defeat Gargano en route to regaining the tag titles.

 

[Dale]

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[Chris]

That's a crazy team

 

[Cwalker]

Feel like Apollo Crews being on the team lets you know who’s going over

 

[DammitC]

- What is next for Kevin Owens after he sidelined Cody Rhodes indefinitely, and paraded around with his WWE title?
- Will any woman step up to challenge for the WWE Women's title?
- Will the pair of Bianca Belair/Naomi lose the Women's Tag titles to the pair of Nia Jax/Candice LeRae tonight?
- How will Chelsea Green celebrate tonight after being coronated as the inaugural Women's United States Champion?
- Is LA Knight still fixated on Shinsuke Nakamura, or will he now focus on the Bloodline?

Find out on the next edition of Smackdown Live. Stay tuned

 

[Chris]

Jimmy taking out Drew with the crutch ruled

 

[Jacob Fox]

Applesauce is a funny thing

 

[Chris]

WWE Smackdown, Dec 20 on USA Network: 1,326,000 viewers; 0.37 P18-49 rating | TV ratings analysis - Wrestlenomics

TV RATINGS WWE Smackdown on USA NetworkFri, Dec. 20, 2024: 8:00 to 10:00 pm1,326,000 viewers (P2+)P18-49 rating: 0.37 Reported earlier by Programming Insider, not yet confirmed by Wrestlenomics. Smackdown was #3 in P18-49 for the night on cable. The Indiana vs. Notre Dame College Football...

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WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, Dec. 20, 2024: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
1,326,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.37

Reported earlier by Programming Insider, not yet confirmed by Wrestlenomics.

Smackdown was #3 in P18-49 for the night on cable. The Indiana vs. Notre Dame College Football Playoff game on ESPN averaged 5,582,000 viewers and a 1.65 P18-49 rating. The pre-game studio show averaged 3,952,000 and a 1.65 P18-49 rating. The game also aired on ABC and ESPN2 for a combined viewership of 13,387,000 viewers.

P2+ comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (1,530,000): -13%
• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,486,000): -11%
• Current 2024-Q4 P2+ average (1,453,000) vs. 2023-Q4 (2,149,000): -32%
• Current Dec 2024 P2+ average (1,450,000) vs. Dec 2023 (2,026,000): -28%