SmackDown results, Oct. 13, 2023: Roman Reigns returns to SmackDown and sends a message to LA Knight

Pretty Deadly def. The Brawling Brutes

Elton Prince and Kit Wilson return to action as they take on Butch and Ridge Holland of The Brawling Brutes. Catch WWE action on Peacock, WWE Network, FOX, USA Network, Sony India and more. #SmackDown

Elton Prince returned from injury, and his team got right back in the win column as Pretty Deadly defeated The Brawling Brutes, albeit in controversial fashion.

When The Brutes were in charge and looking for the win, Prince feigned a knee injury. This distracted the referee long enough for Kit Wilson to kick Ridge Holland, allowing Prince to roll him up for the win. 

Bayley def. Zelina Vega

The LWO’s Zelina Vega takes on Damage CTRL’s Bayley. Catch WWE action on Peacock, WWE Network, FOX, USA Network, Sony India and more. #SmackDown

Damage CTRL Superstar Bayley used underhanded tactics to walk away the victor in a hotly contested matchup against The LWO’s Zelina Vega. 

Vega gained the upper hand in a back-and-forth contest, but WWE Women’s Champion IYO SKY hopped on the apron and distracted Vega long enough for Bayley to hit the Rose Plant and pin The LWO Superstar. 

Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso def. Austin Theory & Grayson Waller

Grayson Waller and Austin Theory answer an Open Challenge from Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles. Catch WWE action on Peacock, WWE Network, FOX, USA Network, Sony India and more. #SmackDown

The Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships remain with Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso as the unlikely duo once again retained their titles, this time against Austin Theory and Grayson Waller. 

Rhodes and Uso continued to show off their skills as a team as a Co-D followed by a Cross Rhodes put away Theory.

After the match, Roman Reigns and The Bloodline emerged to engage in an epic standoff with the Tag Team Champions.

LA Knight def. Solo Sikoa

“The Megastar” LA Knight takes on “The Enforcer of The Bloodline” Solo Sikoa in the main event of SmackDown. Catch WWE action on Peacock, WWE Network, FOX, USA Network, Sony India and more. #SmackDown

LA Knight confronted Roman Reigns, and in order to get to the Tribal Chief, The Megastar had to first run through The Enforcer. 

Sikoa found himself in danger, and it prompted Jimmy Uso to appear, but John Cena came to the aid of Knight and delivered an AA to Uso.

Knight took advantage of the chaos and hit a BFT to win the match, but Reigns sent a message to his potential challenger by hitting him with a devastating Spear.