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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (4/2/21)
Will there be retaliation on the Rated R Superstar?
SmackDown gears up for WrestleMania WEEK!
After Edge snapped and brutalized Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns, SmackDown might be ready to explode! Will the Rated R Superstar face repercussions?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 8 Man Tag: The Alpha Academy & The Dirty Dawgs VS The Street Profits & The Mysterios; The Alpha Academy & the Dirty Dawgs win.
- Shayna Baszler w/ Nia Jax & Reginald VS Natalya w/ Tamina; Natalya wins.
- Carmella VS Bianca Belair; Belair wins.
- Street Fight: Daniel Bryan VS Jey Uso; Bryan wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
SmackDown opens with Edge!
The Rated R Superstar goes to the ring, gets a mic, and takes a moment before saying, “What happened at Fastlane, what happened last week here on SmackDown, the chaos, the mayhem, the destruction, it didn’t need to happen. Or maybe it did. Maybe this was all inevitable. Maybe I was being naïve thinking I could travel the Road to WrestleMania without hitting any speedbumps. Or maybe a better analogy is hitting any roadkill, because that is what Daniel Bryan has done by weaseling his way into MY match at WrestleMania!”
Edge thought that if anyone would understand, it was Bryan. Bryan was one of the reasons Edge thought his comeback was possible. The idea of possibly teaming with Bryan at Fastlane was intriguing and exciting, but apparently that wasn’t enough for Bryan. Edge was so focused on Roman Reigns, he didn’t even see Bryan coming, and that’s on Edge. If anyone should see an opportunist coming, it’s Edge.
Edge runs us through the scenarios Bryan gave us. Bryan could’ve waited until after Edge VS Roman to face the winner immediately, how hErOiC~! But no, not good enough. Edge VS Roman on Saturday, winner VS Bryan on Sunday, so bRaVe~! But then after Adam Pearce’s decision, Edge realized he got outplayed. You might think Edge is mad at Bryan, which he is, but Edge is also thankful, because he had time to reflect. Edge looked at himself and finally liked what he saw: the guy who when he his backed into a corner, he comes out fighting, out swinging, and doing whatever he has to do. Edge finally saw THE Rated R Superstar!
Edge wants to throw up the graphic of the Adam Pearce masterpiece! The Universal Championship Triple Threat! Pearce’s validation for his paycheck! But Edge doesn’t think Pearce realizes the ramifications of what he’s done. Roman doesn’t understand, Bryan doesn’t understand. Did Edge snap at Fastlane after getting hit by Bryan? Did he snap after Pearce made this a Triple Threat? “You’re damn right I did! I woke the hell up.” Edge is a man Roman ASPIRES to be! He is a man Bryan ASPIRES to be! A WWE Hall of Fame LEGEND, the Ultimate Opportunist, and he is finally, and once again, THE RATED R SUPERSTAR!
Now last week, when Edge held the cold steel chair in his hands and felt it hit their bodies, “it felt so, so good.” Edge had them both for the ConChairTo. THIS close. And it’ll happen again. When it does, Edge won’t hesitate! THAT Edge is back, but will he be the one to walk out of WrestleMania with the Universal Championship?
Backstage interview with Edge.
Kayla Braxton asks him about his comments and how he didn’t bring up the Street Fight of Bryan VS Jey Uso. Some feel that given the inherent brutality of a Street Fight, Jey is doing it just to take Bryan out before Mania. Edge says if he’s supposed to feel badly that Bryan might get beaten senseless tonight, he doesn’t. But he knows the next question is, “What if Bryan can’t make it to WrestleMania? Will a small part of me feel badly?” No, it won’t. He’ll be overjoyed.
The Alpha Academy is in the ring!
Chad Gable has a mic to say, “Look at Otis! Look at my number one guy!” Over these past few months, Gable has transformed the human bulldozer into a force of nature. Gable unleashed Otis’ inner alpha with the use of his ENORMOUS mental acumen. The Alpha Academy is peaking at just the right time. And when they peak, they peak hard. Tonight, they will outshine their own teammates, the SmackDown Tag Team Champions, on their way to next week’s WrestleMania edition SmackDown and completing the journey. They will take the titles for the academy! But speaking of, here come the Dirty Dawgs for this HUGE 8 Man Tag!
8 Man Tag: The Alpha Academy & The Dirty Dawgs VS The Street Profits & The Mysterios!
The teams sort out, Dominik starts with Ziggler, and Ziggler kicks Dom then scrapes him with laces! Ziggler whips, Dom boots back, then hops up to leap and TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO! Ziggler survives, Roode steps in but Rey RANAS him out! Gable runs at the corner, Otis following, but the Profits dump them out! Dom throws Ziggler out to join Roode, Rey LEAPS to Seated Senton Roode, and Dom PLANCHAS Ziggler! Ford FLIES to hit the Alphas! Fans are thunderous on their ThunderDome screens, but is Ford alright? We’ll find out after the break.
SmackDown returns and Rey throws hands, to slide under but Ziggler catches him! Ziggler drags Rey up to back suplex but Rey lands out! Tag to Dawkins and he rallies on the Show-Off! Dawkins ducks and dodges to leaping elbow! Dawkins BLASTS the Alphas then EXPLODERS Ziggler! Gable gets in, to get an EXPLODER! Dawkins fires up, runs at Ziggler but Roode saves him from the Cyclone! Dawkins DECKS Roode, drags Ziggler up but Otis CLOBBERS Dawkins! Ford and the Mysterios protest but Otis gets away with it. Ziggler grapevines a leg, tags to Otis, and Otis stomps Dawkins around. Otis drags Dawkins up, whips, and CLOBBERS him again! Cover, TWO!
Otis drags Dawkins up with a fish hook, whips him to a corner, and Dawkins bounces off buckles hard! Ziggler talks trash, Otis drops an elbow on Dawkins! Otis CLUBS Dawkins in the chest, then tags Roode. Roode drags Dawkins up with a facelock, suplexes high and hard, then covers, TWO! Dawkins reaches but Roode drags him away. Roode grinds Dawkins down, tags Ziggler, and Ziggler scrapes Dawkins’ face with laces, too! Ziggler stays between Dawkins and his corner, taunting him the entire time. Dawkins gets up but Ziggler facelocks to grind Dawkins down. Dawkins fights up but Ziggler rakes eyes to tag in Otis. They hand Dawkins off, Otis snapmares and neck wrenches!
Dawkins endures, Otis leans on him, but Dawkins fights up to jawbreaker free! Dawkins ROCKS Otis, dodges him and DOUBLE CLOTHESLINES take them both down! Otis and Dawkins hurry, hot tags to Ford and Gable! Ford rallies on Gable, BIG back drop then a dropkick for Roode! One for Ziggler, too! Ford throws Gable out just to yank him back in! Ford wrenches to a back suplex SLAM! Ford kips up to standing moonsault! Cover, Ziggler breaks it! Ziggler hits Rey on his way on, then gut wrenches, only for Rey to slip off and set up on the ropes! Dial it up, but Roode trips him up! Roode whips but Rey reverses for Rood to hit barriers!
Dom gets Ziggler to body scissor him out of the ring! Ford rolls Gable, TWO!! DROPKICK! Ford hurries up top, takes aim, FROM THE HEAV- No! He rolls out as Gable dodges! Otis tags in off CHAOS THEORY! Otis is climbing, Gable sets Ford up, so to speak, DOZER SPLASH!! Cover, Alpha Academy wins for the team!
Winners: The Alpha Academy & The Dirty Dawgs, by pinfall
Roode & Ziggler are happy to have won this in part, but they better be worried once it’s a Fatal 4! Will Otis steamroll anyone in his way of taking those SmackDown Tag Team Championships?
Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville are excited seeing that tag match.
This has probably been the best Otis has been in a long time! But Paul Heyman walks in and says hi to Sonya. The Tribal Chief asked Heyman to come here with a “small legality.” An indemnification for tonight. A hold harmless agreement that strips Jey of liability against Bryan. It’s a Street Fight that will shorten Bryan’s career and could remove him from the Mania main event. Pearce figured this was happening, but Sonya sees Heyman’s point and agrees to it. Did Sonya just sign a blank check for Main Event Jey to cash on Bryan’s body?
Seth Rollins heads to the ring.
The purple tie-dye is definitely #SethDrippinRollins tier, but the Architect isn’t here just to show off his fashion sense again. He’s here for a face-to-face with the Swiss Cyborg, and interview with Corey Graves, after the break!
SmackDown returns, Cesaro and Corey are already in the ring, and Corey brings up that we’re just a week away from WrestleMania and the grudge match between these two. Rollins is no stranger to the Grandest Stage of Them All, to which he adds that he is Mr. WrestleMania, but Corey says Cesaro is having his first- Wait, we’re starting with Cesaro? Fine, even though they should start with Rollins, but fine. Corey continues to say that this will be Cesaro’s first 1v1 match at Mania, but Rollins says he squanders his potential. Is this the breakthrough? Cesaro says Rollins has pointed out his shortcomings, and most o fit is true.
But next Saturday at WrestleMania, Cesaro will not and cannot fail. There’s something in the air, he feels it. Something different. Swing is in the air. Haha, nice. Rollins knew they should’ve started with him and not the loser. But speaking of swinging, Rollins got humiliated again. Is that a blemish before Mania? Rollins sees what’s going on here. Singing about swings, trying to get a hot mic moment, it won’t happen. Rollins can’t be shaken and that’s because it’s Mania season! This time of year, Rollins is unshakeable! Look at his track record! The Mega Powers, Rollins VS HHH, Stone Cold VS The Rock is Rollins VS Lesnar, and Hogan slamming Andre is like “The Heist of the Century!”
Well no one is questioning Rollins” abilities. But this IS Mania. Is the pressure on Cesasro? Does he have what it takes to stop Rollins? Cesaro wouldn’t be here if he didn’t know he could beat Rollins. Cesaro knows he can beat Rollins, and embarrass Rollins at Mania. What don’t these numbskulls not understand? Rollins is unshakeable! Cesaro says that’s not the same as unswingable. Rollins seethes, and tells Corey to get out of the ring to stop giving Cesaro false hope! And Rollins is sick of Cesaro getting under his skin. There are LEVELS to the game! Cesaro is down here, Rollins is up here, and that’s how it is!
Rollins vows he will embarrass CESARO so that he can’t even fall back on his potential! And the only one to blame will be Cesaro because of how he’s provoked Rollins again and again and again! Rollins won’t even let this get to Mania! He’ll end the dream here and now! Cesaro dares Rollin to take a swing. Rollins seethes again, but he backs down! The Architect storms off, but will he continue to be thrown for a loop by the Swiss Cyborg?
Carmella encounters Nia Jax, Shayna Baszler & Reginald backstage.
Reggie points her out to Nia, and Nia says, “You didn’t treat my guy very well, did you?” Wait, her guy? Mella lets that go, and the tag team champions head for gorilla. What business do they have with the SmackDown Women’s Division?
Shayna Baszler w/ Nia Jax & Reginald VS Natalya w/ Tamina!
The Queen of Spades takes on the Queen of Harts, and there is still some time before WrestleMania! Will Shayna prove Natty isn’t worthy of a tag title opportunity? Or will the #BOAT set sail for the Grandest Stage of Them All?
The bell rings and the two tie up. Natty puts Shayna in a corner, the ref counts and Natty lets off fast to kick and throw hands! Shayna hits back, Natty trips Shayna and steps through, but Shana kicks out of the Sharpshooter to go for her Kirafuda! Natty turns, small packages, TWO and Shayna has it! TWO, and it goes back to Natty’s control! NATTY WINS?!
Winner: Natalya, by pinfall
Mella watches backstage, and is not impressed. But Nia gets in the ring and CLOBBERS Natty! Tamina rushes in to help her partner, and it’s a brawl! Tamina tries to fireman’s carry but Shayna KICKS a leg then BUZZSAWS Tamina down! Nia drops the leg, brother! Shayna KNEES Natty, Nia unleashes hip attacks corner to corner! But The Riott Squad strikes! Liv SHOTGUNS Shayna and Ruby gets a guillotine on Nia! Liv goes up and up to add on a FLYING BULLDOG! Shayna KNEES Liv down, Ruby gets Shayna but Shayna shoves her away to get a Kirafuda! But here come RAW’s Dana Brooke & Mandy Rose!
Mandy gives Shayna a KNEE FROM A ROSE! Dana sees Ruby and hits the ROLLING NECKBREAKER! Shayna runs back in but gets a DOUBLE FLAPJACK! Mandy KNEES Nia, Dana handspring SHOTGUNS! But now Raw’s RAVISHING GLOW, Naomi & Lana, are here! They join in just as the Squad hit DOUBLE STO’S on Dana & Mandy! Lana and Naomi DOUBLE ROUNDHOUSE the Squad then throw them out! Shayna returns to get a ROUNDHOUSE, and a CROSSBODY! Nia is up, but Naomi springboards to CROSSBODY! Lana & Naomi give Dana & Mandy DOUBLE FACEBUSTERS! But Tamina SUPERKICKS Naomi, and lifts Lana, Natty joins in, HART ATTACK!
The second generation superstars stand tall as the Women’s Tag Division shows the champions what’s coming for them! And backstage, Billie Kay immediately tries to give Mella her headshot, but immediately gets shot down. Wait, Mella changes her mind. She’ll read Billie’s resumé! Is Billie finding the place where she belongs on SmackDown?
Sami Zayn has the red carpet rolled out for tonight’s “special guest!”
But he’s also upset no one has cleaned it up. There’s dirt on the floor! But a limousine is rolling in! And Logan Paul IS here! Sami is so excited! Logan is thankful for being invited. Will they both enjoy the special premiere of the trailer for Sami’s documentary?
Sami Zayn heads to the ring!
Even the graphics are a red carpet for him to walk down. Sami and his sparkly gold tux get a mic and he welcomes us to the night the world has been waiting for! This is the release of the trailer for his documentary that will expose WWE’s conspiracy against him! “This will show beyond a shadow of a doubt that there is a vast conspiracy against me, with the intent to humiliate me, to undermine me, and to undercut my career at every imaginable turn, at every imaginable level. What you are about to see is gonna shock you.” But it will also be so sweet!
This is made doubly sweet by having his very special guest, a man who took time out of his very, very busy schedule as actor, writer, podcaster, boxer and more importantly, social media influencer with almost 23 MILLION subscribers on YouTube alone! Sami gives to us Mr. Logan Paul! Logan makes his entrance now, joins Sami in the ring, and Sami brings him in for a hug before they sit. Sami again thanks Logan for being here and says he cannot tell us how much joy this brings him. Sami commends Logan on standing in solidarity with the oppressed. By virtue of Logan being here, it will show everyone that this isn’t a theory but reality that you must accept as truth!
Logan says it’s super cool to be in the ThunderDome in a WWE ring. And based on what he’s been told, this is the conspiracy of the century. Sami appreciates that. he is surrounded by narrow-minded corporate drones who refuse to see the truth. So now, as great as these two are getting along, might even be friends, but Sami is formally inviting Logan to be his guest… at WrestleMania! Logan accepts the invitation! Sami is so excited! This night just keeps getting better! Now, Logan gets to see first hand what Sami will do to the backstabbing, willfully ignorant Kevin Owens! But that’s WrestleMania. Tonight, we get what we’re here for! Ladies and gentlemen, the trailer for Sami’s documentary!
Footage plays, rated T for truth, all facts and no fiction. “Veracious Pictures” presents… “Random acts… Aren’t Always Random.” Sami is mostly shouting at cameramen and referees. Sami has a dislike of zebras now. He was accused of being a flat earther? Is that somehow connected? “A Liberating Original Documentary, From Visionary Director Sami Zayn.” Oh, there was that time the Lumberjacks in the Lumberjack Match made sure Sami stuck around to face Big E. That is when Sami started accusing the refs of conspiracy. Then there’s Sami complaining to Kevin, and then accusing a cameraman of being a mole. And then Sami assaulting Kevin. And Sami confronting Pearce.
“I’m not the crazy one.” Sami says everyone is twisting the narrative against him! “Who looks crazy now?!” Justice For Sami, Coming Soon. Sami says bravo to his own work. Logan saw all that, right? As Sami’s guest of honor, he must ask Logan’s thoughts on the masterpiece. “Sheesh. It’s a lot to take in.” Compelling, yes. But… When Sami was in the locker room, Kevin approached Logan and told him that he’s known Sami for over 15 years, Sami is living in an alternate reality and is perhaps delusional and neurotic. W-What is Logan doing? He’s Sami’s guest of honor! He’s not Kevin’s guest, he’s here with Sami! This is to help Sami! Doesn’t Logan get that?!
Sami apologizes for getting upset and offending Logan. he’s just on edge. Tonight was just really important. Sami wants everything to be perfect. Sami knows what Kevin thinks, and he doesn’t care about that! He doesn’t want Kevin poisoning Logan’s mind! Sami cares what Logan Paul thinks. Logan says there’s a lot of effort put into it and- Kevin gets in, turns Sami around and hits a STUNNER! “As long as you keep up with this crazy stuff, this is going to keep happening to you!” Logan is shocked as Kevin says he won’t stop. Kevin will BEAT sense into Sami if he must. See you soon. Logan is stunned silent as Kevin pushes past him. Will Sami find a way to twist this to fit his narrative?
Pearce & Sonya now discuss what we just saw.
Welcome to the WWE, Logan Paul. But now Edge walks in to talk with them. Pearce really has a knack for matchmaking, huh? Last week was the worst decision in the history of the WWE, and that’s saying something, by turning Edge’s match for the Universal Championship into a Triple Threat. But Edge will also say that tonight’s Street Fight of Bryan VS Jey is a good idea. He wants them both to know he will be ringside on commentary. Good? Good. Sonya and Pearce aren’t sure what to say, but will we see what Edge plans to do during the main event?
Backstage interview with Kevin Owens.
He’s pretty sure this is about the Stunner to Sami during his “big moment.” Kevin could tell us that he just likes doing it, which he does, but he was trying to send a message. Not just to Sami but to anyone in the WWE or around the WWE. Kevin can stun anyone at any time- SAMI ATTACKS! Sami is furious and he beats Kevin down! “YOU RUINED EVERYTHING!” Sami says he will see Kevin at Mania, then he scurries off before Kevin can get up. Will the Great Liberator now be the one worrying about retaliation?
Carmella VS Bianca Belair!
The Untouchable Princess of Staten Island is going to take on the EST this close to WrestleMania to try and upstage her! But will Mella be more of an example to The Boss before Bianca takes that SmackDown Women’s Championship?
SmackDown returns, and Kayla interviews Bianca backstage. Bianca is about to face Mella, but is she worried about splitting her focus? Especially given what happened last week. Bianca was wondering when this would happen. When would we see the real Sasha? But after Bianca SLAPPED the soul out of her, Sasha showed up. But this is what Bianca’s been waiting on. The woman who is ruthless and has no apologies. Because now there will be no excuses. But yes, Mella is first, and Bianca hasn’t forgotten. Mella has a chip on her shoulder, and too much attitude to fit inside her knock-off purses. Mella is also the reason we all had that Reggie drama.
But Mella is a former SmackDown Women’s Champion, so Bianca isn’t looking past her. She’ll just run through her! Bianca is going to make history and put the EST in WrestleMania! Bianca makes her entrance, Mella pounces on her! Mella shoves Bianca out, hurries after her and throws her into barriers! Then Mella drags Bianca by her ponytail to club away at the ramp! Mella whips Bianca into steel steps! Mella laughs and claps at Bianca while Bianca clutches a thigh. The ref reprimands, Mella mocks Bianca’s pain, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns, the match is under way, and Mella has Bianca down in a chinlock. Mella talks trash as she leans on Bianca, but Bianca fights up. Bianca has Mella as a backpack as she RAMS her into buckles again and again! Mella pulls hair, drags Bianca up and has a HANGING NECKLOCK! Bianca endures, the ref counts, but Bianca drags Mella up to spin her around. Mella fights to RANA Bianca away, then runs in to FABULOUS Bronco Buster! Cover, TWO! Mella ties Bianca’s hair around the ropes! Mella stomps Bianca over and over, lets off as the ref counts, and then stomps some more! Mella lets off again, Bianca unties her hair, and Mella says SHE is the EST! Mella runs in, but into a LARIAT!
Bianca staggers up, runs at Mella again and runs her over with shoulders! A dropkick drops Mella, Bianca kips up and says, “Don’t touch my hair!” Bianca hammers away and then stomps Mella, to then fake the hair whip to kick and DECK Mella! Handspring splash flops as Mella moves, to FABULOUS KICK! Cover, TWO!! Mella is furious that Bianca is still in this and she says, “I’M the best! NOT you!” Mella slaps Bianca and that only angers her. Bianca dodges a kick, torture racks, KISS OF DEATH!! Cover, Bianca wins!
Winner: Bianca Belair, by pinfall
And that’s why Bianca is the EST! But then SASHA shows up! She tries to hit a backstabber but Bianca shrugs that off! Bianca says not today. It’ll be at WrestleMania. Sasha agrees to that and takes her leave. Will WrESTleMania see a new boss take over SmackDown?
Roman Reigns talks with Jey Uso in their private room.
It’s hard to hear what they’re saying, but clearly it has to do with taking Bryan out of the game. Will Jey put the Goat in the Uso Penitentiary?
SmackDown sets the card for next week’s WrestleMania edition!
As was said earlier tonight, there will be a FATAL 4 WAY for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships! Will the Dirty Dawgs stay on top against the Profits, the Alphas AND the Mysterios? Or is someone new taking those belts beyond the Showcase of the Immortals? And the WrestleMania tradition returns as the Andre the Giant Battle Royal has stars from both SmackDown AND Raw entering! Who rises up to put their name on the plaque in the honor and memory of the Eighth Wonder of the World?
King Corbin speaks.
“I’m getting real tired of the disrespect that I’m being shown here on SmackDown. I think people forget that I am a king and that I demand respect. I also create my own opportunities, so when I heard Bobby Lashley made an offer for a championship match to anybody that can take out Drew McIntyre on Raw, I took a look at my $45,000 Paddock timepiece and I realized that it is my time now.” So after taking out the Scottish Clown Corbin carried for over a year, he will take that spot against the All Mighty himself. Then everyone will be forced to Bow Down to the Wolf King!
Apollo Crews speaks.
“None of my royal Nigerian ancestors have ever been more disrespected than I was by Big E at Fastlane. And if you think I will stand for that level of deceit you are a bigger idiot than I thought!” This time, it is done the right way: a Nigerian Drum Fight! It is an ancient form of combat created by his ancestors for those who were wronged to have a chance to make it right. NO rules, no limitations, just a beating so loud it sounds like a drum. This is the fate Apollo wishes for Big E. He challenge Big E to such a match at WrestleMania! And then, all of Apollo’s family will drum along with the sound of Big E’s body breaking against Apollo’s fists as Apollo FINALLY becomes WWE Intercontinental Champion!
Heyman talks with Edge.
“We see this the same way, don’t we?” The main event should’ve been just Roman VS Edge for the title, and then that “little bastard” Bryan inserted himself in. A Triple Threat mathematically reduces the chances of Roman defending the title, and of Edge’s chance of winning. Edge cuts Heyman off there. He doesn’t know what Heyman has planned, but Edge is going to commentary. The Rated R Superstar returns to ringside and is ready to watch the Street Fight! But will watching be all that he does?
Street Fight: Daniel Bryan VS Jey Uso!
SmackDown returns once more as Main Event Jey makes his entrance. Jey glares at Edge but then Bryan makes his entrance. Bryan rushes the ring to rush Jey and the bell rings as they brawl! Bryan knees and uppercuts, then counter punches! Bryan whips, Jey reverses and elbows Bryan down! Jey is fired up already as he drags Bryan up to uppercut him back down! Jey throws Bryan out of the ring, goes out to follow, and runs into Bryan’s body shots! Bryan CLUBS and ROCKS Jey, brings him to the desk as he punches Jey more, and then throws Jey into barriers! Bryan whips but Jey reverses and Bryan is sent into barriers!
Jey grits his teeth as he drags Bryan back up and whips him into more barriers! Edge talks trash right near Bryan, but tells Jey to stop staring at him. Focus on Bryan! Jey puts Bryan in the ring, grabs a chair and brings it in. Bryan BOOTS Jey out of the ring! Bryan builds speed and DIVES, into the chair! Edge laughs a little at that, because he doesn’t care if Bryan makes it to Mania or not. Jey gets in, looms over Bryan, and SMACKS him on the back! And again! Jey wraps the chair around Bryan’s leg! Jey goes to a corner, climbs up, and leaps, but FLOPS as Bryan moves! Now Bryan uses the chair to SMACK Jey! And SMACK him again! And again!
Jey bails out of the ring, but here comes Roman! The Head of the Table has Heyman wheeling an armchair for him, and all eyes are on Roman as he takes a seat on stage. Roman is going to watch this with his own eyes, but SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again as Bryan unleashes YES Kicks in the corner! The fans fire up, Bryan goes corner to corner and dropkicks Jey! And he goes again, but runs into a SUPERKICK! Jey gets the chair back, wedges it in a corner, and then RAMS Bryan into the chair! Edge says not to sleep on Jey, and Jey rains down furious forearms! Jey is under the hold harmless agreement, so he’s looking to harm Bryan a lot! Jey goes out, looks under the ring, and brings out a toolbox! Jey gets a steel chain! Jey brings that chain in to CLOTHESLINE Bryan with it! Roman likes what he sees as Jey wraps the chain around his fist!
Jey dares Bryan to stand, and then hits him with a METAL PUNCH!! Jey puts Bryan in a drop zone, goes up top, USO SPLASH! Cover, TWO?!? Bryan survives, Roman is annoyed and Edge says this can’t be possible! Jey shouts at Bryan, “What you doing?! What you doing, DB?!” Jey shoves Bryan out of the ring, drags him up, and bumps him off the apron! Bryan flounders around, Jey brings him up and whips him into steel steps! Edge says he doesn’t fear anyone, and Jey says he should! Jey takes the top part of the steps off and throws them aside so that he can bring Bryan up to bump off the base! Edge keeps saying it doesn’t matter who it is, he beats them plain and simple!
Jey drags Bryan up, takes aim, but Bryan blocks the suplex! Bryan fights back with body shots, then turns things around to suplex Jey off the steps and to the floor! Jey writhes, Bryan seethes, and Bryan glares at Edge to get something under the ring. Bryan brings out another chair and he SMACKS Jey again! And again! And again! Bryan bounces Jey off the announce desk, and again, and again, staring Edge down each time! Bryan puts Jey in, gets on the top rope, and leaps, to missile dropkick Jey down! Bryan fires up, the fans are joining in on their screens, and Bryan gives more YES Kicks to Jey! Jey flounders about as Bryan keeps giving KICKS!
Roman doesn’t like what he sees now as Bryan BUZZSAWS Jey down! Bryan paces, and he picks up the steel chain! Bryan wraps the chain around his arm, brings Jey up, and drives STEEL ELBOWS into Jey’s head!! Roman is furious as Bryan puts Jey in the YES LOCK!! Jey is stuck, he taps! Bryan wins!!
Winner: Daniel Bryan, by submission
There’s no undoing Bryan joining the Universal Championship now! And he goes out to KNEE Edge out of the chair!! And then POST him! And again! And again! Even as Edge is on his knees, Bryan POSTS him face first! Bryan looks up at the stage and glares at Roman. Roman gives the title belt to Heyman to hold for him, but is Roman going to get out of his seat to do something about Bryan? Bryan forces the issue as he heads up the ramp! Roman throws the chair, Bryan dodges that! Bryan dodges the punch to then KNEE Roman down the ramp! And he clamps on the YES LOCK!!! Roman is scrambling, panicking, shouting, but he is CAUGHT!!
Bryan shouts, “YOU’RE GOING TO TAP!!” Roman shouts no but Bryan cranks back on the hold! Roman is facing, referees want Bryan to let him go, and even Pearce rushes to the ring! Bryan lets go, Roman is OUT! Bryan storms back to the ring to stand tall! Fans join in on the Yes Fingers, are we going to see YEStleMania 2?!
My Thoughts:
What an episode! And in a way, it is both go-home and not go-home because of next week’s “WrestleMania edition” SmackDown having big matches (which is going to be tape delayed I believe). We got a very good 8 Man Tag out of the four teams competing for the tag titles, but the Heels winning might suggest a Face team wins to take the titles off Ziggler & Roode. For one, the Alpha Academy probably isn’t winning because they won the match for their quartet. And the champions have been sitting back for a little too long, so it would be a bit disappointing if they retained. Of course, a Fatal 4 Way is a classic way of letting the champs win while keeping other teams strong, i.e. the Profits not taking the loss so that they can circle back at another time.
We finally got what I was hoping for in the RawDown Women’s Tag Division, to a degree. Shayna and Natty had such a surprisingly quick match, it was of course all a set-up so that the teams of Raw and SmackDown could rush out and brawl. It was also a nice touch that Billie offered her partnership to Mella and Mella actually considered it. That’s six teams, including the champions, for what could be a gauntlet or elimination match, something big for these titles to make up for the times Vince just letting them wallow in other stories. Though, that is still happening for Raw, but maybe the WrestleMania edition SmackDown helps figure this out. After all, SmackDown’s still better than Raw.
Mella VS Bianca was really good, too, but of course Bianca won. I like that Bianca thwarted Sasha’s sneak attack, and that they’re leaving this for Mania. Rollins and Cesaro had a good face-to-face, and it was a smart move that Rollins didn’t escalate things, not just for his character but for the story. Similarly to Bianca and Sasha, they’ll be having it out soon enough, the math can stay where it is and it’ll still be rather hard to call. Both of those matches could be show stealers, especially with two nights allowing for some more time for matches to breathe.
Corbin and Apollo both had good promos to hype up what’s coming for each of them. Apollo’s was better, and I am curious to see how WWE handles this “Nigerian Drum Match” concept. But at least it means we’re getting a No Disqualifications match between Apollo and Big E, as we should, and it’s going to be another potential show stealer. Sami’s trailer itself was pretty good, and perhaps was purposefully disconnected. The text was making Sami the victim but the visuals were of course showing Sami out to be a cheater more upset about getting caught than anything. Kevin’s surprise stunner was great, but I hope him nudging Logan Paul doesn’t make Logan help Sami at Mania. Let it just be Kevin VS Sami, another show stealer candidate, something we know these two can do.
Once again, the show’s best was everything relating to the Universal Championship. Edge’s promo was great, and though those cheers were somewhere between piped in and amped up, I have a feeling we were all excited to hear Edge get back to his strongest form again. He was pretty strong putting Pearce on notice and on commentary for that main event, too. Bryan VS Jey was a great match, though obviously not quite as destructive of a Street Fight as it could’ve been because we couldn’t actually have Bryan risking his body before Mania. But given the story, and then Bryan going after Edge and Roman and standing tall, that was the exciting part. Though now, this might doom Bryan to being the fall guy so Roman or Edge will come out the winner without the other being a loser. We’ve talked the scenarios out before, but I am still excited to see which way WWE decides to go with it.
My Score: 8.5/10
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Will the Front Man have his Resurgence?
Hirooki Goto and Zack Sabre Jr. battle over the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, knowing that Shingo Takagi waits at NJPW Dominion!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Strong Survivor: Allan Breeze VS CJ Tino; Tino wins.
- Bea Priestly VS Viva Van; Priestly wins.
- Fred Rosser VS Matt Vandagriff; Rosser wins.
- NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships: World Class Wrecking Crew VS TJP & Templario; win(s) and
- 8 Man Tag: Bullet Club VS The Young Bucks & The Good Brothers; win(s).
- NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: Tomohiro Ishii VS “Drilla” Dan Moloney; wins and
- NEVER Openweight Championship: Konosuke Takeshita VS El Phantasmo; wins and
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Hirooki Goto VS Zack Sabre Jr; wins and
- NJPW Strong Women’s Championship: Mercedes Mone VS AZM VS Mina Shirakawa; wins and
PLAY BY PLAY
NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships: World Class Wrecking Crew VS TJP & Templario!
No longer just for the West Coast, Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson are World Class! But will they start to take over the world? Or will the Aswang & Lion Warrior conquer them for the United Empire?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who is truly world class!
8 Man Tag: Bullet Club VS The Young Bucks & The Good Brothers!
NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: Tomohiro Ishii VS “Drilla” Dan Moloney!
NEVER Openweight Championship: Konosuke Takeshita VS El Phantasmo!
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Hirooki Goto VS Zack Sabre Jr!
NJPW Strong Women’s Championship: Mercedes Mone VS AZM VS Mina Shirakawa!
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SmackDown is in O-H! I-O!
24 hours before Backlash and his Undisputed WWE Championship defense, JOHN CENA is on SmackDown! Will Dayton, Ohio get an Attitude Adjustment?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- LA Knight & Damian Priest VS Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu; Knight & Priest win.
- Chelsea Green & Piper Niven w/ Alba Fyre VS Zelina Vega & Alexa Bliss; Zelina & Alexa win.
- WWE Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Nia Jax VS Jade Cargill; Nia wins and will challenge Tiffany Stratton for the title.
- WWE Tag Team Championship Eliminator: The Street Profits VS Fraxiom; Fraxiom wins and earn a title opportunity.
- Aleister Black VS Carmelo Hayes w/ The Miz; Aleister wins.
- Los Garza w/ Santos Escobar VS Rey Fenix & Andrade; Fenix & Andrade win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Backstage interview with Damian Priest.
Byron Saxton catches the Archer of Infamy at gorilla and knows his match is moments away. Byron brings up tomorrow night’s Fatal 4 Way for the United States Championship at Backlash, how is he feeling? Priest says he was good with just getting his hands on Drew McIntyre. But now the idea of becoming a two-time US Champion and getting his hands on Drew, that’s pretty… Oh, there he is. LA Knight steps up and wishes Priest all the luck in the world. But Knight is in that match tomorrow night, too, and anyone who gets in his way of the title, the backlash will be swift and severe!
But tonight, Knight & Priest take on Solo & Fatu, and what they gonna do? Priest is glad Knight brought that up. They’re facing two of the baddest men on this entire roster. Priest isn’t worried about having Knight’s back, but about Knight having his. Knight says he came in here with a clean conscience, trust wasn’t an issue, but now alarm bells are going off, Priest is acting a little sus. Here’s the deal: If Priest has Knight’s back, Knight has Priest’s. If you do dirt, you get dirt, so don’t make Knight give you dirt. Let’s do the thing, hit his music! YEAH!
Knight leads the way into battle, but will he and Priest be rolling into Backlash after tonight? Or will it be all gas, no brakes with it, YADADA MEAN!?
LA Knight & Damian Priest VS Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu!
The teams sort out but Priest and Knight argue. Solo CLOBBERS Priest and tells Knight to get out! The bell rings as Solo fires off on Priest more! The fans boo, Solo soaks it up, then throws more hands. Solo CHOPS, HEADBUTTS, then fireman’s carries, but Priest fights free to BELL CLAP! Priest then KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS! ROLLING ELBOW! Solo wobbles, goes to a corner, and Priest ROCKS him again! Priest runs corner to corner to BACK ELBOW! solo staggers, Priest runs to RUN Solo over! The fans fire up and Priest roars at Fatu. Priest wrenches Solo, knuckle locks, and goes up the corner. Priest goes Old School with the CROSSBODY!
The fans rally up, Priest winds up, and Priest runs, only for Solo to bail out! The fans boo but Priest goes out the side. Priest runs in around the way, uses the steps to leap in, and AX HANDLES Solo down! Fatu stares Priest down and Priest dares Fatu to do something. But then Knight WRECKS Fatu with a dropkick! Priest tells Knight he didn’t need that, but Knight says he was gonna do that because the title will be Knight’s again. They argue that point while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Knight tells Priest to focus on Solo and Priest puts Solo in the ring. Priest storms in but Solo UPPERCUTS! Priest comes back to ROCK Solo! Priest JABS and ROCKS Solo again and again in the corner, the ref counts, but Knight tags in. Priest is annoyed by that but he lets it slide. Solo takes a swing on Knight but Knight blocks to counter punch! Knight stomps away on Solo, the ref counts, but then Priest tags in. Knight lets that slide, and Priest whips Solo. Solo reverses, Priest grabs ropes and he ELBOWS Solo away! Fatu takes a swing, Priest dodges, and then Priest DECKS Fatu! But Solo LARIATS Priest up and out!
Solo argues with the ref, and Fatu CLBOBERS Priest! Knight protests but the ref has him stay back. Priest drags himself up with the desk, Solo tags Fatu, and Fatu fires hands! Fatu HEADBUTTS Priest, stalks after him, and SMACKS him off the barriers! Priest staggers away but Fatu is right on him, to SMACK him off the apron! Fatu puts Priest in, whips him to a corner, and Priest hits buckles hard! Priest falls to the mat, but Fatu puts him on the ropes to COHKE! The ref counts, Fatu stops at 4, but Solo HEADBUTTS Priest down! Solo soaks up the heat and Fatu throws hands. Fatu HEADBUTTS Priest down, then HEADBUTTS him again!
Fatu HEADBUTTS Priest again, tags in Solo, and they mug Priest. SmackDown returns to single picture as Solo clamps on a shoulder claw! Priest endures and fights up while the fans rally. Priest stands and pries the claw away, but Solo CLUBS him! Solo talks smack, but Priest ROCKS him! Priest reaches for Knight but Solo grabs his hand! Priest throws hands but Solo holds on! Priest still reaches out, still throws hands, but Solo dodges to BLAST Knight! Priest ELBOWS Solo down, but he doesn’t have anyone to tag! Solo SPLASHES Priest from behind! SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO! Priest stays in this but Solo tags Fatu.
Fatu runs and SENTONS! The fans are torn but Fatu HEADBUTTS Priest down! And HEADBUTTS again! Fatu shouts all gas, no brakes! He HEADBUTTS Priest down, runs corner to corner, and HIP ATTACKS! Fatu snarls, he tags in Solo, and the fans boo. Solo soaks up that heat, then runs in, but Priest WHEEL KICKS Solo down! The fans fire up as Solo and Priest stir, and Knight rises! Priest and Solo crawl, hot tags to Fatu and Knight! The fans fire up as Knight fires haymakers on Fatu! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Knight whips, Fatu reverses, but then Knight didges the splash! JUMPING NECKBREAKER!
Knight scoops Fatu for the POWERSLAM! Knight mocks the geeking out, then spells it out! “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” ELBOW DROP! Knight then kicks and B F- NO, Fatu powers out, swings, but into a BIG back suplex! Knight goes to the corner, he spells it out again, but Priest tags in! The fans boo and Knight is indignant, but Priest winds up to LARIAT Fatu down! Priest brings down the straps and he takes aim. But Knight manages to tag in! The fans cheer but Priest and Knight argue, Solo CLOBBERS them both! SUPERKICK on Knight! Solo stands Knight up for the SAMOAN- NO, Knight spins that around to B F T!! Cover, Knight & Priest win!
Winners: LA Knight & Damian Priest, by pinfall
The dysfunction didn’t stop them from winning, but now Knight and Priest start shoving! Then they start throwing hands! And Fatu CLOBBERS them both! The fans are torn as Fatu HEADBUTTS Knight then POSTS him! Then he POSTS Priest! HIP ATTACK for Knight! HIP ATTACK for Priest! And repeat! Fatu geeks out and the fans fire up! Fatu grabs his belt and holds it up. The fans in Dayton cheer the Samoan Werewolf, but wait! CLAYMORE!! The Scottish Terminator takes Fatu down! The fans boo but now McIntyre holds up the belt. Will McIntyre complete his Grand Slam by destroying three other men to do it?
R-Truth is cheering on Cena… in the parking lot…?
Jimmy Uso walks over and asks what Truth is doing. Truth says Cena is in the house tonight to talk Backlash. It is on! Uh, but Cena sucks, though. Whoa! Truth’s childhood hero says you should never give up, but sounds like Jimmy threw in the towel. Jimmy says No Yeet then heads out. Will Truth be the only one in the locker room on Cena’s side?
Backstage interview with Drew McIntyre.
Byron catches up with Drew and asks why he laid out Fatu, and Drew says it was a message to the Werewolf. Tomorrow night, Drew puts a silver bullet in him! But shouldn’t it be 1v1? Didn’t Drew win that #1 contender’s match with LA Knight? Didn’t Knight bring up the outside interference? Drew is a big details guy, cuz the devil is in the details. LA Knight shouldn’t have been in that match cuz he lost at WrestleMania! That’s BS! And speaking of BS, why is Priest in this match?! Drew told Priest that at Mania he would beat Priest in front of the world, in front of his family, brother, sister, father and mother, and he did that fair and square.
But Priest can’t succeed without Drew! Priest is rewarded with a spot in this match! BS!! And Fatu, the baddest dog in the yard, that’s who Drew wants to face. And when Drew wins, he’ll become a Grand Slam Champion. But Drew has some advice for Fatu so listen closely. “The problem when you’re all gas and no brakes~, is things are great when you’re mowing everybody down. But eventually, with no brakes, you hit a brick wall. And that brick wall is your next United States Champion, Drew McIntyre!” Drew heads out, will he make Backlash into a human demolition derby?
The Green Administration holds a funeral service…?
Alba Fyre says today, they are here to celebrate the Women’s US Championship reign of Miss Chelsea Green. But then Nick Aldis turns the lights on as he and Zelina Vega walk in. Aldis asks what in the world is going on. Piper Niven says sorry, this is a family and friends only event. Do they have clearance to be here? It’s HIS office! Chelsea say Alba was about to give one of the greatest #Eulogirlies, aka Eulogy for the Girlies, ever! She is in mourning! Zelina says spare us the crocodile tears. She’s mourning something she lost fair and square. So pathetic. Chelsea says Zelina doesn’t understand cuz she has zero friends!
Oh, wow, Zelina has zero friends? Well, maybe Chelsea & Piper should face Zelina and her non-existent friend in a match tonight. Aldis likes where this is going. Okay, then, see you in the ring tonight. Bye~! Zelina leaves, Chelsea says she is going through too much to do this! But she has no choice, that match is next! Just who does Zelina have in her corner to help against the Green Regime? We find out, after the break.
Aleister Black speaks.
“I guess this is the part where you expect me to speak in riddles. To pick up where I left off. Well, that part of myself, that man, I buried him. Ritualistically, violently. And funny enough, what I found six feet deep, it wasn’t death. No, no, it was the truth. And the truth is, I came back because I truly believe that I am the consequences this company so desperately needs. I am more than just the man that whispers in shadows, despite what you what me to do, despite what you think I might do. Now when I say that, I don’t mean that in a villainous way. No, this is so much bigger than just good versus evil. This is more than just the chants, the fog.
“Because this… This will cut deeper than any symbol could, deeper than I could ever do. I’m here to confront you, both mentally and physically. And you get to decide which one is worse. And as far as you, Carmelo, I haven’t quite figured you out. Or have I?” The Dark Father is still very mysterious, but will he make H1M #FadeToBlack?
Chelsea Green & Piper Niven w/ Alba Fyre VS Zelina Vega & ???
SmackDown returns as Chelsea fires Piper up. Zelina makes her entrance, and her partner is… ALEXA BLISS! Dayton cheers as their hometown girl stands side by side with La Muneca! Will these dolls make the Hot Mess & Miss P their playthings?
The teams sort out and Piper starts against Zelina. Zelina dodges Piper, runs up, but Piper scoops. Zelina slips free, Piper bucks the O’Conner, but then Zelina avoids the splash! Zelina sunset flips but Piper stays up. Zelina avoids the stomp, jumps again, but Piper catches her for a POWERSLAM! Piper drags Zelina over, tags Chelsea, and then Piper scoops and SLAMS Zelina! Chelsea goes up, up, and VADER FLOPS as Zelina moves! Zelina bumps Chelsea off buckles, JUMP KICKS her, then brings her around to ropes. Zelina calls her shot but Piper runs in! Zelina drop toeholds Piper into Chelsea! Zelina dials it up, DOUBLE 619! Cover, TWO!
Chelsea survives but Zelina points to Alexa. The fans cheer, but Chelsea THROWS Zelina down by her hair! The fans boo but Chelsea swings on Alexa. The ref keeps Alexa from retaliating, but Zelina kicks Chelsea. Zelina whips, Chelsea reverses and Piper gets a cheap shot in! Chelsea hooks a leg for a modified snapmare, then tags Piper! Piper runs and ELBOW DROPS! The Green Administration salutes but the fans boo, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Zelina fires forearms on Chelsea! Chelsea still keeps Zelina back, then she kicks low! Chelsea whips Zelina to a corner, but Zelina ELBOWS Piper! Zelina DUMPS Chelsea out, crawls her way over, but Chelsea tags Piper! Piper runs and ELBOW DROPS, but Zelina narrowly dodges! Zelina runs up, Piper catches her, then HEADBUTTS her! Piper scoops but Zelina swings to DDT! The fans fire up while both women are down! Zelina crawls, as does Piper, hot tags to Chelsea and Alexa! Dayton erupts and Chelsea panics! Alexa rallies on Chelsea, blocks a kick, and hits a DRAGON SCREW!
Alexa SLAPS, ROCKS, and runs up on Chelsea to tilt-o-whirl and RANA! Chelsea tumbles to ropes and Alexa runs in, DOUBLE KNEES! Alexa YANKS Chelsea back, then hits a BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Chelsea survives but Alexa drags Chelsea up. Alexa whips Chelsea into a corner, but Chelsea ELBOWS her away! Chelsea salutes as she climbs, but Alexa trips her up! Chelsea is in the Tree of Woe, Alexa DROPKICKS her down! The fans fire up as Alexa climbs the corner, TWISTED BLISS!! Cover, PIPER BREAKS IT! Zelina grabs Piper and hops on, CODE- NO, Piper blocks it! But Alexa KICKS Piper into the CODE RED!
The fans fire up and Zelina pushes Piper out of the ring. Zelina then METEORAS to the floor! Chelsea hooks Alexa’s arms and turns her! But Alexa powers out, and has the clinch! TWISTED SISTER ABIGAIL!! Cover, Alexa wins!
Winners: Zelina Vega & Alexa Bliss, by pinfall
They might be small but they are mighty, Zelina & Alexa win big together! Will they stick together to keep the Green Administration out of power?
Rey Fenix is backstage.
And Santos Escobar finds him. Fenix doesn’t wanna hear it, and he tells Santos that Fenix won last week. No more conversation. Santos says yeah, he knows he lost. But he has one thing to say, and then he’ll go. Okay, fine, what is it? Santos asks, “Who said anything about a conversation?” LOS GARZA ATTACKS! Legado del Fantasma mugs Fenix, throws him around into road case after road case, but security and producers rush in! They get Legado to back off, and Andrade hurries over. El Idolo checks on Fenix, but did the Emperor of Lucha just get the revenge he wanted? Or will Legado work to make sure the Firebird never rises again?
Charlotte Flair is here!
Dayton is torn as The Queen struts her way to the ring. Charlotte still has someone hold the ropes open for her before stepping inside, and she smiles as she accepts cheers and jeers. Charlotte then grabs a mic to tell Dayton, “Your Queen has arrived! Here I am, coming off the greatest women’s match in WrestleMania history! And I need to give credit where credit is due. I was… I was out for almost two years, with a career-ending knee injury. And I took your champion to her absolute limit! Check this out, check this out.” Charlotte has the tron show an image of Tiffany Stratton near the end of the match.
Charlotte asks if that looks like someone who enjoyed her WrestleMania Moment? Charlotte enjoyed hers so much, she is going to announce her path back tot he WWE Women’s Championship! The fans are even more divided over that and she asks why they’re so disrespectful. Seriously! Why?! Charlotte is the Women’s Wrestling GOAT! THE Greatest Of All Time! See, if you continue to be this disrespectful, she will just leave Dayton and never come back. The fans cheer that! Charlotte says last chance, Dayton! The fans say bye bye already, and Charlotte throws her mic down in frustration! Charlotte storms off to the back, but then wait! “A storm is coming.”
Jade Cargill makes her way out here, the fans cheer, and Jade stares Charlotte down as they cross paths. Charlotte and Jade move on, but then Jade grabs that mic. Jade wants Charlotte to wait. “Before you go… You had your chance. Now head to the back of the line.” Jade throws shade, but will she be shining in the spotlight with her golden ticket? Or will the Irresistible Force make sure no one gets to Tiffany before her?
Charlotte returns backstage.
She argues with Aldis about leaving. He says she can’t just walk out. She isn’t “walking out,” she’s just leaving. Aldis says this is not how professionals handle business. Charlotte says she has done more for this division than anyone, and this is how he’s treating her? Aldis says she should be a leader and lead by example, not throw a temper tantrum when things don’t go her way! She says she can’t do this, and she wants her driver to take her to the airport. But then someone slams the door shut! It’s Alexa! And Alexa says, “Let’s chat.” A curious move from Lil’ Miss Bliss, but what does she have in mind for The Queen?
WWE Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Nia Jax VS Jade Cargill!
SmackDown returns and Nia makes her entrance. But then wait! “It’s Tiffy Time!” Tiffany Stratton makes her way to ringside so she can watch this in person. The bell rings, Jade and Nia circle, and they tie up. They’re in a deadlock, but Jade manages to push Nia back a couple steps. Nia digs in her heels and pushes Jade back those steps. Jade turns things around to put Nia in a corner, the ref counts, and Jade lets off at 4. Nia wants a timeout and talks trash on Tiff. Tiff talks trash back, then Nia rushes Jade. Jade slips around, waistlocks, but Nia ELBOWS her away. Nia CLOBBERS Jade and soaks up the heat.
Tiff and the fans boo but Nia whips Jade to a corner. Jade goes up and over, runs and RAMS Nia! Nia rebounds to RUN Jade over! Nia flexes, Tiff and Dayton boo more, but Nia soaks it up. Nia runs in and BACK ELBOWS Jade! Jade sputters, Nia brings her around, but Jade fires hands! Nia shoves Jade, Jade dodges and hurdles! Jade then SHOULDER TACKLES Nia down! The fans fire up and Tiff applauds as Jade brings Nia up. But Nia fights the fireman’s carry with knees and elbows! Nia fireman’s carries and SAMOAN DROPS! Jade sputters again and Nia runs, to drop the leg, brother! Cover, TWO!
Jade survives, Nia grows frustrated, but Tiff talks more trash as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Nia lifts Jade with a STRETCH MUFFLER! Jade endures, uses her core to sit up, and she sunset flips over! But Nia stays up! Only for Jade to avoid the hip drop! Tiff cheers for Jade to get going, and Jade hurries to bring Nia up! Jade fireman’s carries and the fans fire up for Jade’s SAMOAN DROP! Jade rises up again as the fans cheer her on! Jade runs up on Nia to ROCK her! And then ROCKS her again! Nia blocks the third shot to KNEE low! Nia brings Jade around, suplexes, but Jade fights that to suplex Nia! The fans fire up and Jade kips up! Jade huffs ‘n’ puffs and runs in at the corner, but Nia puts her on the apron!
Jade RAMS Nia, slingshots up and over and keeps moving, SUPERKICK! And a SUPERKICK! Nia staggers, into the SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Tiff is excited just like the fans as Jade watches Nia rise again. Jade runs up, but Nia gets under the boot! POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Jade survives and Nia is shocked! Nia shakes her head, rises up, and she drags Jade to a drop zone. Nia goes up, up, but Jade SUPERKICKS! Jade then ROCKET LAUNCHES Nia off the corner!! The fans fire up and Tiff cheers Jade on! Jade roars, climbs, and FROG SPLASHES! Cover, TWO!! Nia survives and Jade is beside herself!
Jade drags Nia up, reels her in, but Nia elbows free! And TOSSES Jade to a corner! Nia SPLASHES, then runs corner to corner, only for Jade to BOOT her down! Cover, TWO!? Nia survives and Jade is beside herself! BUT WAIT, NAOMI ATTACKS TIFF!! The fans freak out as Naomi RAMS Tiff into steel steps! Jade sees Naomi and wants after her, but Nia CLOBBERS Jade from behind! SENTON! Nia drags Jade to a corner while Naomi stomps away on Tiff! Nia goes up, up, and A-NIA-LATES Jade!! Cover, Nia wins!
Winner: Nia Jax, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the WWE Women’s Championship)
Give an assist to Naomi, Tiffany did not #ProceedWithCaution! Will Naomi help Nia tear Tiffany apart and take the title from whatever’s left?
The Street Profits walk the halls.
Mia Yim & B-Fab are there, and Michin says, “DAYUM! Y’all look messed up.” Fab says they still look so good drippin’ in all that gold. That TLC match was nothing less than fab-u-lous! The Profits thank Fab for that, and Fab says Dawks & Tez are doing their thing. Ford tells the ladies that they never lie. But also, they heard Mia & Fab put their foot down and talk tag titles. Tonight, right now, Ford & Dawkins are gonna do the same thing. Fab says tell ’em! Ford & Dawkins head to gorilla, what will the WWE Tag Team Champions have to say about what’s next? We’ll find out, after the break.
The Street Profits head to the ring!
Dayton cheers as Dawkins & Ford go to the ring, holding up the belts. Ford says, “The gorilla fears us!” IYKYK. Ford grabs a mic to say, “Oh, Daytoooon~!” Dawkins asks, “Who Dey?” The fans are torn as not everyone is a Bengals fan. But Ford says here’s how you do it. “O H I!” “O~!” See? Good pop. But anyways, cut the noise. Unless you’ve been under a rock the last couple weeks, Profits have been the talk of the town, right? Think about it. They put on arguably the greatest… No, they DID put on the greatest TLC match of all time! The fans cheer that. Ford says yeah, that’s right! The gorilla fears us!
But with that said, the blood, the sweat, the tears, the passion, and hell, they even used a prosthetic leg! They got a leg up on the competition! They’re a whole leg ahead! But with that said, what happened is what always will happen, and that’s the Profits coming out on top. The fans cheer that! But then wait! Fraxiom makes their way out here! Ford is already annoyed, but Nathan Frazer sincerely apologizes for this interrupting. But damn, it feels good to be here on Friday Night SmackDown! Ford says duh. Frazer says look at them, amigo! They’re rubbing shoulders with THE WWE Tag Team Champions, The Street Profits! Quite possibly the best tag team in the game right now.
Ford says hey, at least they’re smart. Frazer & Axiom step in, and Frazer asks Axiom if he remembers what Shawn Michaels told them as they left NXT. Oh yes, he does. HBK gave them one direct command: When you see an opportunity, go ahead and take it! Axiom says hey, The Profits are amazing, truly, best of the best. No disrespect, but Fraxiom saw them out here and just thought, “Man, those tag titles would look great on Fraxiom.” The fans are torn, and Dawkins needs a second. Y’all only had two matches on SmackDown. They think they deserve a title shot? The fans are torn again but Fraxiom is united in saying, “Yes!”
Ford says, “What? Are you serious? After three weeks, you want a title shot? Against the Street Profits? Who last week, put on a classic?” But Aldis steps in here. Aldis says Fraxiom is in the ring with The Profits, and Aldis likes what he sees. And yes, Fraxiom is new and haven’t proven themselves worthy, yet. But they have been extremely impressive. And we’re in the heartland of America with Dayton, Ohio! The fans cheer that and Aldis says with this being the Land of Opportunity he can’t think of a better opportunity to prove themselves than to face the Street Profits… RIGHT NOW! Let’s get a ref and let’s do this!
The Profits are upset, because between being beat up and NOT being dressed to compete, they’re not ready! But will they hurry and get ready? Because the match is happening after the break!
The Street Profits VS Fraxiom!
SmackDown returns and the match is already underway. Ford bucks Axiom’s O’Conner Roll, but Axiom comes back to RAM low! Tag to Frazer, then Axiom reels Ford in for an IRON OCTOPUS! Frazer runs and runs and runs, to DROPKICK Ford down! Ford flounders away and tags in Dawkins. Dawkins CLOBBERS Frazer, but his arm bothers him. Dawkins runs, Frazer drops down, hurdles, but Dawkins manages to cartwheel! The arm slows Dawkins down but Frazer always says #NeverSlowDown! Frazer ducks ‘n’ dodges, then DROPKICKS Dawkins down! Dawkins stagger sup, Frazer runs up and hits a snapmare!
The fans rally as Frazer grinds Dawkins down. Dawkins fights up, powers up, but Frazer hits a flying-mare! Frazer has the headlock and grinds Dawkins again, but Dawkins fights up. The fans rally, Dawkins powers up and out, then catches Frazer as he goes up and over! Frazer slips free, shoves, but Dawkins hurdles and FLYING ELBOWS! Frazer flops out, the fans rally up, and Dawkins goes out the side. Dawkins runs in and POUNCES Frazer into the desk! Frazer flops down, Dawkins leaves him behind, and the ring count climbs. Axiom checks Frazer, helps him up, and then helps him into the ring.
The fans rally as Frazer stands, but Dawkins is on him. Dawkins CLUBS Frazer, tags Ford, and Ford slingshot SENTONS! That was a bit double-edged, but the fans fire up as Ford rises. Ford runs to KICK Frazer in the side! Cover, TWO! Ford KICKS Frazer again, tags Dawkins, and Ford snapmares Frazer for the SPLASH STOMP COMBO! Dawkins shakes out the bad arm before he covers, TWO! Frazer stays in this but Dawkins looms over him. The fans rally, Dawkins whips Frazer corner to corner hard, then runs in for a CYCLONE SPLASH! Dawkins sputters as he covers, TWO! Dawkins seethes but he grabs at Frazer’s legs.
Frazer kicks at Dawkins, Dawkins HYANKS him up, but Frazer ENZIGIRIS! Tag to Axiom and the speed combo fires off! DDT on Dawkins! Ford runs in, he gets KICK after KICK and the ASSISTED DROPKICK! Ford tumbles out, as does Dawkins, Axiom DIVES on Dawkins while Frazer DIVES on Ford! And then repeat! Dawkins is sent into barriers, then Ford is sent into barriers, and Dayton fires up for Fraxiom as SmackDown goes picture in picture!
Fraxiom fires up, and Axiom stands Dawkins up to CLUB the bad arm! Axiom puts Dawkins in the ring, pushes him over and covers, TWO! Axiom waistlocks Dawkins but Dawkins endures. Axiom shifts up to a chinlock, then he goes for the arms! Dawkins fights against the motorcycle stretch, so Axiom shifts to a ghost pin! TWO, and Axiom DROPKICKS Dawkins down! Cover, TWO! Axiom facelocks and he grinds Dawkins down. Dawkins endures, fights up, but Axiom keeps between him and Ford. Dawkins fights up and lifts Axiom, to then THROW him! Frazer tags in and runs up to grab a leg! But Dawkins BOOTS Frazer away!
Axiom tags back in, he grabs legs, and he YANKS one! Dawkins writhes, Axiom looms over him, and Axiom clamps on a chinlock. Dawkins endures, reaches out, and fights up. Dawkins pries at the hold, but Axiom shoves him away. Axiom LARIATS at the ropes, tags Frazer, then feeds Dawkins to a GAMANGIRI! Fraxiom DOUBLE SUPERKICK Dawkins down! They BLAST Ford, Frazer STANDING SHOOTING STARS on Dawkins! Cover, TWO! Dawkins survives but Frazer goes to a corner. Frazer climbs while SmackDown returns to single picture. Frazer takes aim, PHOENIX- NO, Dawkins dodges and FLAPJACKS!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Frazer and Dawkins crawl, hot tags to Axiom and Ford! Ford runs and CLOBBERS Axiom! Then he BLASTS Frazer! And he LARIATS Axiom! And LARIATS again! Ford then dodges Axiom, both men run, and then Ford blows past Axiom to LARIAT again! The fans fire up with Ford, and he gets around Axiom to hit a BIG back suplex! Ford kips up and fires up, and Dayton is with him! Ford sets up, flexes, and STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Axiom survives and Ford is frustrated. Ford whips, Axiom KICKS, and Frazer tags in! Ford ENZIGIRIS Axiom, Frazer springboards in!
Ford dodges Frazer, Frazer handsprings through and comes back to roll up! TWO, and Ford SUPERKICKS! The fans fire up again, and Ford runs up, only for Frazer to put him right up top! GAMANGIRI! Ford wobbles, Frazer climbs, and Frazer brings Ford to the very top! Ford resists with body shots, then he shoves Frazer back! Frazer backflips to land out, then he goes right back up! But Dawkins sneaks a tag! Dawkins gets under Frazer to Electric Chair Lift! Ford goes up, BLOCKBUSTER DOOMSDAY!! Cover, AXIOM BREAKS IT! The fans are torn as this continues, but they all know “This is Awesome!”
Axiom drags Ford up at the apron but Ford GAMANGIRIS! Ford climbs, leaps, but into a SUPERKICK! Ford falls out of the ring, Dawkins ENZIGIRIS Axiom! Dawkins runs up on Frazer but Frazer TOSSES him out! Frazer runs, DIVES, but into a HAYMAKER! Dawkins hurries up the corner, but Frazer UPPERCUTS! Axiom tags in and ENZIGIRIS! Frazer tags back in as Axiom climbs! SUPER SPANISH FLY!! PHOENIX SPLASH!! Cover, FORD BREAKS IT AND UPPERCUTS AXIOM!! The fans are thunderous and Frazer drags Dawkins up. But Dawkins ROCKS Frazer! Frazer PELES Dawkins!
Ford sneaks a tag, Dawkins gives Frazer the SKY HIGH! Ford hurries to a corner but Axiom hits a GOLDEN RATIO on Dawkins! Ford still reaches the top, but Frazer runs up! Ford hops down to GAMANGIRI, then he climbs again! Axiom runs up, Ford BOOTS him down! FROM THE HEAVENS FLOPS as Frazer dodges! Tag to Axiom and Frazer sets Ford up! MISSLE DROPKICK HIGH LOW!! Cover, Fraxiom wins!!
Winners: Fraxiom, by pinfall
The “Catapulta Infernal” strikes its target, and the new kids on the block just beat The Profits! Fraxiom offer handshakes, the Profits accept, and now these two teams will battle again with titles on the line. Will Fraxiom’s winning combination reach the titles in record time? Or will the Profits be able to heal up and bring their 100% to the match?
Tiffany Stratton returns backstage.
The WWE Women’s Champion is hunting down Naomi, but Nia finds her first. Nia says it isn’t easy being champion, is it? Tiff’s made some enemies. But instead of worrying about Naomi, worry more about Nia, because Nia is the #1 contender now to take back what is rightfully hers. Tiff says that’s fine, because once she beats Nia, Tiff can reserve a spot for Nia at the loser’s table. Right next to Charlotte Flair! Tootles. Tiff heads out and Nia scowls. Will Nia make sure time runs out on Tiffy Time?
The Miz talks with Carmelo Hayes at gorilla.
The Hollywood A-Lister insists that last week was all about getting game film on Aleister Black. And if Melo watched that film, then he should know a lot of counters to Aleister’s moves. If Melo studied that film, he should know that during Miz’s match, Melo was out of position. But that is okay, because Miz will show Melo where he needs to be to get the job done. Just watch Miz out there, because tonight is about Melo. Tonight is about showing Melo IS the Tenth Wonder of the World! For Miz, for Melo, and for #Dre, and for the WWE Universe, Melo will run the play just as Miz designed it, because #MeloDon’tMiz! And they are… AWES-H1M!
Who’s H1M? Melo is! Who’s H1M? MELO IS! That’s right! Let’s go! Miz & Melo make their entrance, but will Melo use Miz’s game plan to hit that game winner? Or will there be no three pointer when things #FadeToBlack?
Aleister Black VS Carmelo Hayes w/ The Miz!
SmackDown returns and Aleister makes his entrance. The bell rings and Aleister stares Melo down. They slowly circle, feel things out, and tie up. Aleister wrenches but Melo rolls. Melo facelocks, cranks on the hold, but Aleister wrenches out to headlock. Melo powers up and out, but Aleister spins that around to hit a headlock takeover. Melo keeps his shoulders up, fights to his feet, and he powers up and out. Aleister wrenches and whisp but Melo rolls off Aleister’s back. Melo ducks ‘n’ dodges to springboard, but Aleister ducks under to sit cross-legged! The fans cheer as Melo is rather stunned. Melo runs up, Aleister avoids the low crossbody!
Aleister kips up, Melo kicks low and Miz tells Melo to keep on him! Melo fires off hands in the corner, then stomps away! The fans boo, the ref counts, and Melo lets off to soak up heat. Aleister just snarls, and then he KNEES Melo low! Aleister fires hands and kicks, then KICKS Melo at the rope! melo tumbles out, Aleister goes up and out, ASAI MOONSAULT! Down goes Melo and Miz is worried. Miz stays back but Aleister does take a moment to catch his breath. Aleister also refreshes the ring count, then he runs up on Melo. Melo dodges, Aleister’s boot gets stuck on barriers! Melo DROPKICKS Aleister down!
Miz fires up and Melo crosses his arms like Andre the Giant. Melo is in control while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Melo goes around the way to fetch Aleister, and CHOPS him against barriers! Melo RAMS Aleister into more barriers, CHOPS him again, then refreshes the ring count. Melo drags Aleister back around to wrench and RAM Aleister into the apron! Melo CHOPS Aleister against the desk, then he puts Aleister back in the ring. Melo hurries to KNEE Aleister in the side! Aleister ELBOWS Melo in return! Aleister ROCKS Melo, Melo mule kicks! Melo stomps Aleister down, then covers, TWO! Aleister toughs it out but Melo clamps on. Melo whips, ELBOWS Aleister down, and Melo drops a leg, brother! Cover, TWO!
Melo is frustrated but he clamps onto Aleister with a top wristlock. Aleister endures, fights up, and arm-drags Melo away! Aleister KICKS Melo, snapmares, and basement DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Melo toughs it out but Aleister whips him to ropes. Melo uses that to springboard and CROSSBODY! Down goes Aleister and Melo says swish! Melo stands Aleister up, CHOPS him, but Aleister CHOPS in return! Melo ROCKS Aleister, Aleister ROCKS Melo! Melo ELBOWS Aleister, Aleister fires fast hands! Melo HEADBUTTS, Aleister ROCKS Melo! Aleister clinches, fires KNEES and then sweeps the legs! SmackDown returns as Melo goes to the apron.
Aleister storms over and brings Melo up, but Melo HOTSHOTS him away! The fans rally, Melo climbs, but Aleister steps up to KICK Melo in the face! Melo wobbles, Aleister climbs, and Miz coaches Melo. Melo shoves Aleister away, but Aleister comes back, so Melo leaps over. Melo rolls through, comes back, tilt-o-whirl, but Aleister slips free! Aleister blocks a kick to JUMP KNEE! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Aleister and Melo stir while Miz coaches Melo up. Melo rises, fires forearms on Aleister, but Aleister fires back! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth, the fans duel, and Aleister CLOBBERS Melo!
Aleister fires off a strike fest! LEG SWEEP! SLIDING KNEE! Aleister kips up, then QUEBRADAS! Cover, TWO! Melo survives and Miz can breathe again. Aleister checks his teeth, shakes off the cobwebs, and then looms over Melo. Aleister reels Melo in, suplexes, but Melo counters to a cradle! TWO! Aleister blocks a kick to sweep the legs! Then Aleister suplexes, but Melo knees free! Aleister blocks another kick, but Melo rebounds to SUPERKICK! Melo runs, tilt-o-whirls, LA MYSTICA! And then Melo brings Aleister up, but Aleister suplexes! BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Miz is relieved as Melo survives!
Aleister scowls while he thinks on what to try next. The fans rally, Aleister stalks behind Melo, and then Aleister spins Melo around just to lift him up with his foot! Miz distracts Aleister, but then Aleister senses Melo! Aleister ducks, Melo BLASTS Miz, and Aleister rolls Melo up! ALEISTER WINS!
Winner: Aleister Black, by pinfall
Miz rushes back in, but into BLACK MASS!! The A-Lister tried trickery but paid for it! Will Aleister not back down on SmackDown? Will he find his way to gold soon enough?
Solo and Fatu return backstage.
Solo throws a bit of a fit over the loss. He says the numbers game is no longer with their family tomorrow. They need a game plan for it! They need to figure something out, because Solo is all outta sorts! Everyone is hurt! They need- Fatu says stop! “WE?! Game plan?! Man, the only game plan I that I got tomorrow is just to run the play! So tomorrow, Backlash, live in The Lou, these three suckas gonna get in where they fit in! Cuz tomorrow, Damian Priest, DOG WALKED! LA Knight, DOG WALKED! GADDAMN DREW MCINTYRE! I’ma ’bout to dog walk his ass!! That’s the only play that I ’bout to run! Cuz I’m all gas, no brakes with it. Yadada mean?”
Fatu is locked in, and Solo accepts that. At least, it seems he does. Will there still be something up Solo’s proverbial sleeve to ensure the Samoan Werewolf stays on top?
Fraxiom returns backstage.
They’re both still fired up from winning over the Profits, THE WWE Tag Team Champions. And then Motor City Machine Guns walk over and Chris Sabin says that is how you do it! They just won over the champs! Alex Shelley says Fraxiom came in, made some noise, and MCMG loved it! That’s exactly what MCMG did. They took the volume and cranked it to 11. Now, let’s see if Fraxiom can keep that energy up, because they know eventually, they’ll be facing MCMG. But then DIY CLOBBERS them all!! Johnny Gargano & Tommas Ciampa ran down fists on Fraxiom, and Ciampa shouts, “Don’t get it twisted, boys! You didn’t beat the tag team champions, the Profits, tonight!”
Ciampa says what Fraxiom did was they took advantage of two guys who were very banged up from TLC! Gargano says only a couple of lowlifes would do that! Then DIY stomps Fraxiom more. DIY hurries away, will Johnny Wrestling & Sicilian Psycho make sure no one gets ahead of them in line?
Los Garza w/ Santos Escobar VS Rey Fenix & Andrade!
Angel y Berto got the jump on the Firebird, but now they will have to fight fair and square with their enemies. Will the Firebird and El Idolo be able to humble Los Garza? Or will Legado del Fantasma lead the way for lucha libre in WWE?
SmackDown returns and Andrade makes his entrance, followed by Fenix. The teams sort out, Angel rushes Fenix but Fenix dodges to BLAST Berto! Fenix then SOBATS Angel, CHOPS him, and whips. Angel reverses, Fenix goes up and FLYING HEADBUTTS! Fenix runs, tilt-o-whirls, and he wrangles Angel into a ghost pin! TWO, and Angel RAMS Fenix into the corner! Tag to Berto, Los Garza stomp a mudhole, and Santos is mostly making sure commentary speaks positively about “running the bingo.” Los Garza taunt Andrade, and Angel throws his tearaway pants at him! The fans boo but Berto goes back to Fenix.
Berto drags Fenix up and snapmares for a KICK! Fenix writhes, Berto covers, TWO! Berto drags Fenix up, Fenix fires body shots, and Fenix CHOPS! Fenix runs, but Berto DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Fenix stays in this but Berto argues the count. Berto drags Fenix up, reels him in and suplexes, but Fenix knees free! Fenix CHOPS Berto, then dodges to hot tag Andrade! The fans fire up as Andrade LARIATS, then blocks a kick to DRAGON SCREW! Berto goes to a corner, the fans fire up, and they join in with “SI! SI! SI!” Andrade goes corner to corner and back again, but Berto runs up! Andrade dodges, Berto switches, and Angel sneaks a tag.
Andrade ELBOWS Berto, runs the ropes, but Berto drops down. Angel holds the ropes open, but Andrade stops short! Andrade wags his finger, but Berto CLOBBERS Andrade out of the ring! Fenix runs up, Berto TOSSES him and Angel DROPKICKS Fenix to the floor! Angel y Berto then go to the corners, climb up, and DOUBLE ARIHARA MOONSAULT! All four men are down but Santos loves it, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and the fans rally as Andrade endures the chinlock. Andrade fights up, JAWBREAKERS free, but Berto kicks low! Berto suplexes, Andrade fights that, and Andrade ducks both the roundhouse and the enzigiri! Then he hops on, and POISON-RANAS! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Berto and Andrade crawl, hot tags to Angel and Fenix! The fans fire up more as Fenix rallies on Angel! Fenix whips, Angel reverses, but Fenix reverses again to ENZIGIRI in the corner! Fenix puts Angel up top, CHOPS, but Berto storms up! Fenix ROCKS Berto then CHOPS Angel again! Fenix wrenches Berto, KICKS him, then knuckle locks.
Fenix goes up, up, jumps around, and ENZIGIRIS Angel before he FLYING ARM-DRAGS Berto! Dayton fires up and Santos is furious, but Fenix runs corner to corner! Somersault LARIAT on Angel, and Fenix puts him up top! Fenix tucks Angel in, but Angel slips free to FLAPJACK KCIK! Andrade runs in, dodges and CLOBBERS Angel! Berto springboards to FLYING CHUCK! Fenix SUPERKICKS Berto! The fans fire up while all four men are down! “This is Awesome!” as all four luchadores stir. Angel and Fenix find each other, and Angel CHOSP! Fenix CHOPS back! Angel CHOPS again, but Fenix CHOPS again!
Both men stand, Angel KNEES low, and then he runs to SPLASH Fenix in the corner! Berto tags in, he fireman’s carries Fenix to WASTELAND SLAM! Then ROLLING MOONSAULT! Cover, Andrade breaks it! Andrade hurries out but Berto drags Fenix up. Berto whips, Fenix reverses and runs up to JUMP SOBAT! Fenix snapmares Berto, but Santos distracts! Fenix hits the somersault rana, but Berto rolls through to sunset flip! But now Santos is costing Berto! The ref finally sees it and counts, TWO!! Santos is furious but Fenix wheelbarrows and victory rolls to FACEBUSTER! Cover, but Angel DOUBLE STOMPS it apart!
Angel CLUBS Fenix, hits a BIG back suplex, but Fenix lands out! Fenix staggers back, hot tag to Andrade! Andrade ROCKS Angel, then runs to boot feint and ELBOW! Berto flounders, Fenix goes up, ADIOS AMIGO KICK! Andrade brings Berto around, Fenix builds speed and FLIES onto Angel! Then THE MESSAGE!! Cover, Andrade y Fenix win!
Winners: Rey Fenix & Andrade, by pinfall
Santos is beside himself, but it was still his fault for this loss. Andrade and Fenix stand tall, will they be the ones leading the way as Worlds Collide? Santos then shouts at Los Garza to get on their feet! “What was that?!” Santos is taking his anger out on the wrong ones, and Berto SLAPS him! The fans fire up for Berto while Santos glares at him, but Berto leaves without Santos and Angel. Is Legado falling apart all around Santos, all because of his ego?
JOHN CENA is here!
Dayton fires up but also shout, “JOHN CENA SUCKS~!” as the Undisputed WWE Champion walks out in his Ohio State Buckeyes styled The Last Time is Now merchandise. Cena has the song stop, and he again points to Mark Nash. The fans duel, “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!” while Mark reluctantly goes to the ring, same as the last few times. Cena tells Mark he already knows so Mark does the “proper” introductions. “Please welcome the Greatest Of All Time! The Never Seen Seventeen! Gracing Dayton with his presence one last time…! He is the Last-” Wait, Cena stops Mark there? Cena sees someone threw their bottle into the ring!
Cena picks up the bottle, looks it over, and it is a Michelob Ultra. Cena shakes his head, tosses the bottle aside, and lets Mark finish. “He is the Last Real Champion…! JOOOOOOHN CEEENAAA~!” The fans are torn while Cena holds up the title. Cena then takes Mark’s mic and excuses him. The fans boo but Cena says, “Tomorrow, your childhood dies. The reason you’re reduced to throwing empty bottles of beer is because every single one of you knows exactly how important Backlash is. You’ll do everything you can, just like Randy Orton. Which is why Randy Orton is not here tonight.
“Don’t boo! Don’t boo! He’s smart! He took my advice. He is home with his family in St. Louis. And he is preparing for the biggest moment of his career. The first time I wrestled Randy Orton was almost 25 years ago. Since then, we have shared in this ring on WWE television of almost 100 appearances. There are 31 world championships between us. We are the two names that defined what it means to have Ruthless Aggression. And if you are a fan between the ages of 12 to 55 and beyond, you either choose Randy Orton or you choose John Cena! THAT is what’s at stake tomorrow!” The fans here certainly cheer for “RANDY! RANDY!”
Cena says tomorrow, that is their final match. “Tomorrow, you only get to choose one more time. Tomorrow, your childhood dies! Don’t worry, don’t worry. If you’re a fan between the ages of 3 to 11 tomorrow, your childhood will die, as well. I will make sure you grow up fast, because tomorrow I prove three things: Life isn’t fair; winners write the history books; and Randy Orton is a liar! The person Randy’s been lying tot he most all these years is himself! I will explain it in terms that you can understand. Hustle, loyalty, respect.
“Hustle! Randy Orton only has this job because of his family! He has never once been held accountable for any of his failures! And he uses his stardom and his connections to protect him from responsibility or actually doing any hard work. Randy Orton is the Greatest Of All Time at wasting his potential! I am the Greatest of All Time because I AM hustle!” The fans boo but Cena continues. “Loyalty! Randy Orton thinks that working a job a lot of days in a row is loyalty. That’s not loyalty, that’s cashing a check. Randy Orton says he’s a WWE Lifer, he’s stuck here! He says he’s a piece of furniture, that’s right! He’s a La-Z-Boy!
“Loyalty is being a person that you can always count on. And you are counting on Randy Orton to be the one to take this away from me?! After 25 YEARS of injuries, bad attitudes and coasting his way to be over-celebrated and overpaid, you can’t count on Randy Orton for anything! Randy Orton is the Greatest of All Time at doing the bare minimum. I am the Greatest of All Time because I AM loyalty! Respect, of which you show me none! Randy Orton wants to beg for your respect! He has to remind you he’s a third-generation superstar. C’mon!
“Nobody knows Bob Orton Senior. The only thing Bob Orton Jr. ever accomplish in life was knocking up Randy’s mom. And the only thing Randy Orton’s ever done is life is ride off MY coattails! Yet he calls himself the Legend Killer? All he does is use his mean streak and his strength to remove these names from wrestling that were barely relevant in the first place. And tomorrow, he gets to do it again. Tomorrow, Randy Orton kills the legend of Randy Orton. Because he’ll be just like his 2006 drug test: A failure! Randy Orton is the Greatest of All Time at making a mockery of what a WWE superstar should be! I am the Greatest of All Time, because I AM respect!
“I’m not gonna stoop to your level, Dayton. Take a good look. Tomorrow is a historic moment for WWE. Because I make history again. And this is what a Last Real Champion looks like.” The fans boo as Cena holds up the belt. But who is this in a hoodie!? They spin Cena around, but Cena lifts them up for an ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT!! This clearly isn’t Orton, he’s not tall enough. But Cena still nods and holds the belt up. ONLY FOR THE REAL ORTON TO APPEAR! You can’t see the R K O OUTTA NOWHERE!! Dayton is all fired up for Orton as he stands tall, holding the title up over Cena! Will this be how Backlash ends? Or will Cena make sure Orton’s legend ends instead?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown, especially as the go-home to Backlash. Great closing promo from Cena tonight, but Orton standing tall with that great surprise appearance hammers it home that Cena is winning at Backlash. Or he’s at least retaining. Everyone is wondering if they’ll flip the classic match from years ago where Randy retained by slapping the ref, and I wouldn’t mind them teasing that here to really add to the continuity of the rivalry. Charlotte Flair’s promo was also really good, with her doubling down on being a Heel even after her loss to Tiffany, and then being “so upset” over Dayton’s booing that she storms off.
Alexa Bliss returning in Ohio was a good move, and she had a very good match alongside Zelina against Chelsea & Piper. And a truly interesting move for her to confront Charlotte. Charlotte claims she’ll go right back for the top title but I would think Alexa doesn’t like that. Though, at the same time, Alexa could easily hop into the Women’s US Championship scene despite just teaming with Zelina. Meanwhile, great match between Jade VS Nia, with a great tease of Charlotte VS Jade during that entrance. Naomi of course does two birds with one stone, she beats up Tiffy while costing Jade, and now Nia VS Tiff will be some great stuff for the title. I wonder how Naomi will factor into that…
Great stuff opening with the US Championship story like they did last week. I figured Solo would take the loss so the Face team could have momentum, and then Drew gets the drop on him so that Fatu can also have go-home math in his favor. Fatu and Solo also had a very good promo together to show tensions mounting because it’s just them, and they’re at odds on how to handle the Fatal 4 Way. At this point, Solo Sikoa should bring in Hikuleo to freshen up their rogue bloodline. But also, Fatu could end up kicked out as Solo leads Leo, Loa & Tama against everyone else. Granted, fans would continue to see it as Temu Bloodline but whatever, SmackDown needs that one solid faction that does a lot of stuff in the same way Raw still has Judgment Day but now is also getting Rollin’s faction.
Good promo from Aleister to parallel Rusev’s return promo. It states that whatever WWE gimmick we remember from before no longer exists, and this is going to be more like Aleister bringing “Malakai” to WWE. Good promo from Miz to kinda talk down to Melo just a bit, but we still got a great match from Aleister VS Melo. Aleister of course wins with Miz getting too involved, and I’m still curious as to where this goes from here. We also got good progress in the Legado story, with Berto just done with Santos wrongfully heaping the blame on him. It was a great tag match, and I wonder if someone new joins Legado to freshen the group up, but mostly to give us a Six Man Tag of Fenix, Andrade y Berto VS Legado.
And great stuff with the tag titles, but perhaps with some curious moves. I liked Mia & Fab encouraging the Profits and then the Profits returning that as Mia & Fab hope to go for the women’s tag titles. But when it came to Aldis putting Profits in a match they weren’t prepared for, is that Aldis being Heelish? I don’t see the Profits being Heels at this point now, but hey, even “beat up” they had an awesome match with Fraxiom. Now DIY were really Heel with going after the tired Fraxiom backstage. We already got a Triple Threat with the TLC but I wonder if Fraxiom will have to still earn their title shot by getting past DIY and MCMG on separate occasions.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Launched in 2017, the Chairshot Radio Network presents you with the best in sports, entertainment, and sports entertainment. Wrestling and wrestling crossover podcasts + the most interesting content + the most engaging hosts = the most entertaining podcasts you’ll find!
MONDAY - Bandwagon Nerds (entertainment & popular culture)
TUESDAY - Musical Chairs (music) / Hockey Talk (NHL)
WEDNESDAY - The Greg DeMarco Show (wrestling)
THURSDAY - Keeping the news ridiculous... The Oddity / Chairshot NFL (NFL)
FRIDAY - DWI Podcast (Drunk Wrestling Intellect)
SATURDAY - The Mindless Wrestling Podcast
SUNDAY - The Front and Center Sports Podcast
CHAIRSHOT RADIO NETWORK PODCAST SPECIALS
Attitude Of Aggression Podcast & The Big Five Project (chronologically exploring WWE's PPV/PLE history)
TheChairshot.com PRESENTS...IMMEDIATE POST WWE PLE REACTIONS w/ DJ(Mindless), Tunney(DWI) & Friends
Patrick O'Dowd's 5X5
Classic POD is WAR
Chairshot Radio Network Your home for the hardest hitting podcasts... Sports, Entertainment and Sports Entertainment!
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4 Corners Podcast: Playoffpalooza
Dave and Tunney discuss all the awesome action that has been going on in the NHL and NBA Playoffs!
4 Corners Podcast: Is It Drafty In Here?
Patrick and Dave discuss the NFL Draft, Shedeur Sanders, and the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs!
4 Corners Podcast: Rory McIlroy, NBA Playoffs & NIL
Join Patrick and Dave every Tuesday as they cover the four corners of the professional sporting world!
4 Corners Podcast: Houston Still Has a Problem
This week, we discuss the NCAA Final Four, the NHL Playoff chase, the end of the Gr8 Chase and much...
4 Corners Podcast: Chalk & Chase
This week we talk a little MLB, discuss the red-hot Blues, the GR8 Chase, and whether a chalky NCAA Tournament...
Mitchell’s Hyrule Puro-Resu News Report! (5/9/25)
June will be electric!
Bandwagon Nerds #287: Filling A Void
The Nerds review Thunderbolts*, check out the latest trailers, and celebrate Star Wars Day as only they can!
Mitchell’s Hyrule Puro-Resu Results & Report! (5/1/25)
Let's live it up!
Attitude Of Aggression #308- Unidentified History: From Undesirable to Undeniable
This debut Episode examines how UAPs went from an undesirable topic of discussion into an undeniably important aspect of our...
Bandwagon Nerds #286: Hela Hath No Fury
VILLAIN MADNESS reaches its epic conclusion. Plus trailers for Predator: Badlands, Pee Wee as Himself, WWE Unreal and much more!
Mindless Wrestling Podcast: Release The Backlash
Join DJ, Rob and Jason every week as they give their "Mindless" takes on Pro Wrestling and much, much more!
Mitchell’s NJPW Resurgence Results & Report! (5/9/25)
NJPW's back in the Golden State!
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (5/9/25)
The time is now!
Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (5/9/25)
TGIROHF!
Chairshot Staff Picks: Backlash St. Louis
Chairshot Staff picks!!!
DWI Podcast #475: JAFC vs RKO
We give our picks and predictions for WWE Backlash!
Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 5.8.2025
We get to see Alicia Fox in action and a dog collar match! Definitely an odd combination, so let's see...
Mitchell’s AEW Collision Results & Report! (5/8/25)
Collision on a Thursday?!
Mitchell’s WWE Evolve Results & Report! (5/7/25)
Hear ye, hear ye!
POD is WAR: Posterior Pam
Andrew Balaz, Rey Cash and PC Tunney invite you to come along on a trip inside the minds of Los...
