WWE SmackDown Results: Winners, Live Grades, Reaction, Highlights Post-Bash in Berlin

Welcome to Bleacher Report's live coverage of WWE SmackDown on September 6.

This was the final episode of SmackDown on Fox and also the fallout episode after Bash in Berlin last weekend.

Here's a look at what WWE advertised for this week's show:

• Cody Rhodes addresses Solo Sikoa
• Street Profits and DIY vs. Bloodline
• Bayley vs. Tiffany Stratton
• The return of Giovanni Vinci

Let's take a look at what happened on Friday's SmackDown.

SmackDown opened with a recap of Bash in Berling and a few videos of Superstars arriving at the arena before Rhodes made his way to the ring.

The American Nightmare put over Kevin Owens for a tough match at the PLE and welcomed Michael Cole back to SmackDown.

The Bloodline made its way to the ring but Sikoa told everyone to wait at ringside so he could address Rhodes one on one.

Cody said it was actually Jacob Fatu who deserved a title shot, not Sikoa, but Solo stared him down until he acknowledged him as the Tribal Chief.

The Profits and DIY showed up to give Rhodes backup but Nick Aldis made sure a fight never broke out by booking Rhodes vs. Sikoa for the title next week inside a cage.

This was a decent segment, but it took up way too much time just to end with no physicality. It would have made more sense for this to lead into the eight-man tag match scheduled for later.

Grade: C+

Notable Moments and Observations

• SmackDown had a smaller stage setup than usual. 
• The crowd was chanting a lot during this segment. 

Pretty Deadly and Nia Jax had a backstage segment with Tiffy before she and Bayley competed in the first matchup.

They locked up and Ms. MITB pushed Bayley to the corner. These two are almost an even match physically, so Bayley's experience was her only real advantage.

They fought through a commercial into the next segment, so they had time to sell without feeling like they were rushing.

This is one of those bouts that started simple and got better as it went. Both women were clearly putting in a lot of effort and have already developed some solid chemistry.

The Role Model hit Jax with a suicide dive when she showed up at ringside. A moment later, Bayley hit the Rose Plant for the win.

Result: Bayley defeated Stratton

Grade: B

Notable Moments and Observations

• It seems like WWE wants to turn Jax or Stratton babyface but can't decide who to pick. 
• Tiffy hit a stiff dropkick on the apron that looked great. 
• WWE used a much longer camera shot than usual at one point. It was one of the ringside cams, so it felt different than a long hard-cam shot. 

Vinci hasn't been in a match since he was kicked out of Imperium, so this was WWE's attempt to repackage him into something closer to his NXT character again.

Before he could even get his sweatsuit off, Crews rolled Vinci up for a quick pin.

Result: Crews defeated Vinci

Grade: Incomplete

Notable Moments and Observations

• WWE needs to update Vinci's promo pic. His facial hair is totally different. 

The next match saw Kevin Owens put himself in an interesting situation when he took on Austin Theory and Grayson Waller in a triple threat.

Owens immediately tossed both men out of the ring and took them out with a senton, but the numbers game eventually caught up to him.

This was a highly physical bout from the opening bell. Theory ended up being put through the announce table before the break.

For all intents and purposes, this was a handicap match. KO did a great job keeping the partners separated, but Theory got upset when Waller tried to win.

The Prize Fighter scored the win to end a fun match, but Theory and Waller took him out after it was over.

Result: KO defeated Waller and Theory

Grade: B+

Notable Moments and Observations

• Owens had a funny backstage segment with Waller and Theory earlier in the show. 
• Waller has so much untapped potential as a singles star. WWE needs to let him go on his own. 
• The best running gag in WWE is that nobody can superplex Owens. 
• The way Theory sold a Stunner was hilarious. 

LA Knight came out to talk about his successful run as U.S. champion so far. Carmelo Hayes came out to stake his claim at a title shot. Andrade joined them and said he should be next. Knight took out Andrade with a BFD before doing the same to Melo.

Earlier in the show, Nick Aldis booked Chelsea Green to take on Mia Yim in a singles match. Piper Niven was at ringside for Green.

Yim was selling injured ribs she received from Jax, so Chelsea focused all of her attacks on the midsection. Green sent Yim flying off the apron with a kick and Niven hit a senton while the ref was distracted.

Green was able to hit the Unprettier for the win. This wasn't a very long match but it had enough time for both women to have a few good moments.

Result: Green defeated Yim

Grade: C+

Notable Moments and Observations

• Knight is going to be such a good heel when WWE eventually turns him. 
• Alicia Taylor did a good job trying to match Samantha Irvin's intro for Green. 
• Yim getting away from The OC has been good for her, but it's up to WWE to follow through. 

The main event this week saw Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Garrgano team up with Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins to take on Sikoa, Fatu, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa.

The babyfaces won the initial exchange and sent The Bloodline out of the ring to regroup, but the heels quickly gained control once the match got underway.

All eight of these men are great at different things, so we got to see a little bit of everything. There were plenty of multi-man spots, power moves, aerial maneuvers and spots to pop the crowd.

There was a lot of chaos during the second half, but it felt a bit more controlled because the camera was usually focused on the legal men and not whatever else was going on.

The Bloodline won when Sikoa pinned Ford with a Samoan Spike.

Result: B+

Grade: The Bloodline won

Notable Moments and Observations

• DIY and the Profits had a bit of tension during a backstage interview with Byron Saxton.
• Just in case some readers are too young to remember, Loa was in WWE several years ago as Camacho. It's kind of wild to see him back after all this time. 
• Ciampa's superplex onto everyone was a good spot. 

This week's SmackDown was the final show on Fox, and in some ways, the end of an era. The blue brand may look very different on USA, especially without network FCC restrictions on cable.

We got five matches this week but once is barely even something you can count since the only move was the pin.

Owens, Theory and Waller stole the show with a fantastic triple threat match, but the eight-man tag bout in the main event had a lot to like, too.

With about a month to go before the next PLE with Bad Blood on October 5, WWE has a chance to slow down a bit and give it a proper build. This episode of SmackDown was a solid first step.

Grade: B