WWE SmackDown
August 23, 2024Summary
| Date | Aug 23 | Total matches | 4 |
| Men's matches | 3 | Women's matches | 1 |
| Singles matches | 1 | Tag Team matches | 2 |
| Trio Matches | 1 | Other Matches | 0 |
This episode of SmackDown took place on August 23, 2024 and featured 4 matches on the card. All of the matches ended by pinfall, submission, or the rules stipulated by the match. Multiple championships were defended on the card, including the SmackDown Tag Team and United States Championships.
The matches featured 16 wrestlers and 4 tag teams, highlighted by LA Knight, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Cody, Kevin Owens, Bianca Belair, Naomi and Jade Cargill.
Predictability
Very Predictable
(4 of 4 Matches)
Competitions
Less Singles
Usual Tag
Diversity
Usual Mens
Usual Womens
Balance of Power
Faces won the card with 3 wins (of 4 matches).
(Heels won 1 matches)
Matches
| Men's Tag Team |
2-0 (Last 5: 2-0) Win Probability: 71.6% |
5-8 (Last 5: 1-4) Win Probability: 28.4% |
- This was the 2nd time Cody and Kevin Owens have competed in a 2-on-2 tag team match against Austin Theory and Grayson Waller in WWE. Cody and Kevin Owens lead the series 2-0. The most recent match was 35 days ago at SmackDown on July 19, 2024 where Cody and Kevin Owens won.
- With this win, Cody and Kevin Owens have now won 2 tag matches in a row.
- Prior to this match it had been 20 days since Cody had competed in a WWE match.
Men's Tag Team |
2-0 (Last 5: 2-0) |
5-6 (Last 5: 3-2) |
- With this win, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa have now won 2 tag matches in a row.
| Women's Three on Three Tag Team |
(Combined Overall: 37-14, Last 5: 9-6) Win Probability: 59.1% |
(Combined Overall: 6-7, Last 5: 7-8) Win Probability: 40.9% |
- Prior to this match it had been 21 days since Bianca Belair had competed in a WWE match.
Men's Singles |
Champion 11-5-2 (Overall: 13-5-2, Last 5: 4-1) Win Probability: 50.0% |
7-6 (Overall: 8-8, Last 5: 2-3) Win Probability: 50.0% |
- This was the 1st United States title defense by LA Knight since defeating Logan Paul for the championship at SummerSlam on August 3, 2024 20 days ago.
- This was the 2nd time Santos Escobar has challenged for the United States championship.
- Over the past year, LA Knight has won the 2nd most number of matches in WWE Men's singles competition (19 wins).
- This was the 6th opening singles match of 2024 that LA Knight has participated in.
- This was the 3rd time LA Knight and Santos Escobar have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE. LA Knight leads the series 2-1. The most recent match was 28 days ago at SmackDown on July 26, 2024 where LA Knight won.
- With this win, LA Knight has now won 3 singles matches in a row.
- Prior to this match it had been 20 days since LA Knight had competed in a WWE match.
Last updated Saturday August 24 2:31 PM UTC