Green retains, Ricky Saints wins cruiserweight title on Danhausen-themed SmackDown
On Oct. 30 SmackDown in Charleston, Chelsea Green retained the WWE Women’s Championship, Ricky Saints defeated Rey Fenix to claim the AAA World Cruiserweight title, and Jade Cargill beat Tatum Paxley. Tiffany Stratton attempted a cash-in that failed; Danhausen’s Halloween skits and a Cody Rhodes promo also featured.
WWE SmackDown from the Charleston Coliseum on Oct. 30 opened with Halloween-themed Danhausen segments and a strong promo from Cody Rhodes about his upcoming Last Man Standing match with Randy Orton at Crown Jewel.
Chelsea Green retained the WWE Women’s Championship, scoring a surprise small-package pin over Nikki Bella in the opening bout (about eight minutes). After the match Liv Morgan appeared on the ramp with the Women’s World Championship and taunted Green. Tiffany Stratton attempted a cash-in but was attacked by Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez; heels cleared the ring and no cash-in was completed. Io Sky later ran out to even the odds.
Ricky Saints defeated Rey Fenix to win the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship in a match that featured multiple nearfalls and high-impact sequences; the finish came at roughly the 12-minute mark and Saints was awarded the pinfall and the title.
Jade Cargill, accompanied by B-Fab and Michin, defeated Tatum Paxley in a roughly 10-minute match that saw outside involvement, including Alexa Bliss at ringside.
Other segments included a backstage promo from Undisputed WWE Champion Sami Zayn, a Trick Williams sketch with Lil Yachty and a black-and-white Danhausen cutaway, and a short Damian Priest interaction with the faction Fraxiom. WrestleTix reported 7,206 tickets had been distributed for the card. This summary is based on the live report by PWTorch.
