The Beast and Tribal Chief are on a collision course!

With just two weeks left before WrestleMania, BROCK LESNAR wants one more face-to-face with Roman Reigns! Will SmackDown turn into a bloodbath?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Shinsuke Nakamura & Rick Boogs VS Los Lotharios; Nakamura & Boogs win.
• Six Man Tag: Drew McIntyre & The Viking Raiders VS Happy Corbin, Jinder Mahal & Shanky w/ Mad Cap Moss; McIntye & The Viking Raiders win.
• Sasha Banks & Naomi VS Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan; No Contest.
• Kofi Kingston VS Ridge Holland w/ Sheamus & Pete Dunne; Ridge wins.

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WWE mourns the loss of “Razor Ramon,” Scott Hall.

Roman Reigns is here!

Charlotte, North Carolina is torn as the Tribal Chief returns, Bloodline right behind him. The belts are raised and the pyro goes off. Then they continue to the ring, fans cheer and jeer, and the belts are held up again for more pyro. Fans chant, “We Want Brock!” but Paul Heyman hands Roman the mic. “Charlotte, North Carolina. ACKNOWLEDGE ME! There’s plenty to be excited about. Tonight is a special night. We’re on the Road to WrestleMania. Tonight’s the first night I get to see Brock Lesnar since I smashed him in Madison Square Garden. Oh, yeah, oh yeah. I smashed him and made him bleed all over New York. And you can bet, once he shows his face, I’ma make him bleed all over Charlotte, North Carolina, as well.”

But Heyman is checking his phone and has something to tell Roman. He apologizes for interrupting but Lesnar has “experienced a weather pattern in Saskatchewan. His plane was grounded four hours ago. Brock Lesnar will not be here this evening.” Fans boo, and Heyman apologizes. Heyman is sure Roman would’ve smashed him for sure, just like in MSG! Roman shrugs but fans chant, “We Want Lesnar!” Roman tells them he understands. He fulfilled his obligations and wants Lesnar to be here, too. Roman was gonna smash him! But think about this. Let’s not blame Brock or the weather or planes. It was a business decision! Lesnar’s scared!

Fans boo as Roman says Lesnar is scared of the Tribal Chief. As he should be, because as the shirt says, Roman’s in GOD MODE! Greatness On a Different Level! No one can touch him. Heyman wants to bring up more but Roman says not to interrupt. Heyman insists, but Roman says enough. Fans paid to see Roman, they wanna hear him. What is there to say? Heyman shows Roman the phone that the plane has landed here! Here?! Didn’t Heyman just say he wasn’t going to be here?! Heyman is freaking out, and Roman says Heyman is gonna wrap this up and take it home. The Bloodline’s bailing out!

Heyman hurries to bring up the rear and Roman is upset that Heyman got things wrong. Will the Tribal Chief run away before The Beast arrives?

The Bloodline reaches the backstage area.

They make it to the parking lot and their car, but HONK HONK! Lesnar drives a forklift! And he smashes through the windows! But then SmackDown goes to break!?

SmackDown returns and we see what happened right after! Lesnar was honking the lift’s horn at the Bloodline, and they bail out the other side! Lesnar then decides to lift the car! And he TIPS it! Then he RAMS it! The Bloodline got into a truck, but Lesnar cased them down! He ripped off a passenger door before they peeled out! Lesnar roars, picks up his cowboy hat, and smirks. He’ll keep the door as a souvenir, and bring it to the ring! Fans fire up as The Beast tips his hat to them. He then slams the door down for his pyro! Lesnar still brings that door along, tosses it into the ring, then stomps away on the door!

Lesnar gets the mic, sits the door up, and says, “Excuse me. I’m a little riled up. Roman Reigns. You done unleashed the Bipolar Beast, son. Y’see, Roman. You can run, you can hide, but in two weeks, at WrestleMania, I’m gonna do more than blow the doors off ya!” He BOOTS the door down, and shouts, “Roman Reigns! I’m comin’ for blood! I’m comin’ for blood, Roman. You best come prepared. See you in two weeks, buddy.” Lesnar leaves, but will he leave with Roman’s title the next time they meet?

Rick Boogs rocks out!

Fans fire up and give the call ‘n’ response. And he’s here to rock with one half of the soon to be SmackDown Tag Team Champions, Shinsuke… NakamurRAAAAAAA! The King of Strong Style makes his entrance and they go to the ring together. But will they still be rocking on their way to WrestleMania after facing the Lethal Lovers?

Shinsuke Nakamura & Rick Boogs VS Los Lotharios!

SmackDown returns and the cousins, Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo, make their entrance. And that means a Los Lotharios Kiss Cam! They find a young lady up front and give her kisses on the cheek. The teams sort out and Carrillo starts with Nakamura. They circle, approach, but Carrillo dodges. Carrillo blows a kiss but Nakamura intercepts it to stomp on it! And then he says, “C’MON!” Carrillo runs into a knee, Nakamura snapmares to knee drop! Nakamura drags Carrillo to a corner for GOOD VIBRATIONS! The ref counts, Nakamura lets off at 4, then drags Carrillo up to put him on the top rope!

Nakamura rolls back, runs in, TOP SHELF KNEE! Then he shoves Carrillo down to cover, TWO! Nakamura headlocks, Carrillo pulls hair to get free and put a headlock on Nakamura. Carrillo grinds, Nakamura throws body shots, but Garza tags in before the power out. Nakamura knees Carrillo but Garza CLOBBERS him! Garza whips Nakamura to Carrillo for a pop-up, and KNEE! OFF COME THE PANTS! Tag to Carrillo, they mug Nakamura, and then coordinate for a LEAP FROG ATTACK! Snapmare and double basement dropkick! Cover, TWO! Carrillo wraps Nakamura up in a chinlock but fans rally up.

Nakamura fights up, pries at the hold and knees and KICKS and KICKS! Carrillo blocks, ducks the enziguri and then drops an elbow! Tag to Garza, they mug Nakamura again, focusing on Nakamura’s arm. Garza fires off crossface forearms and rains down fists. Garza then grins and soaks up the heat. Garza taunts Nakamura, then KICKS him in the side! Garza drags Nakamura up, whips him into the corner, then SPLASH and tag! Carrillo whips, for Garza to whip him to dropkick Boogs! SPLASH and clothesline to LARIAT! Cover, TWO!!

Los Lotharios is annoyed but Carrillo drags Nakamura into a cobra twist, Nakamura hip tosses free! Hot tag to Boogs! Boogs rallies and CLUBS Garza, then CLOBBERS him! Carrillo gets in, Boogs dodges and trophy lifts! Boogs pumps some iron, then he drops Carrillo on Garza! Garza gets up, Boogs runs in but he blocks the slap! Pump handle and some bicep curls! Then the BOOGS CRUISE! Cover, Boogs & Nakamura win!

Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura & Rick Boogs, by pinfall

The King of Strong Style and his rockin’ bard are ready! And with the Usos so worried about Roman and Lesnar, will we truly see new SmackDown Tag Team Champions at WrestleMania?

Six Man Tag: Drew McIntyre & The Viking Raiders VS Happy Corbin, Jinder Mahal & Shanky w/ Mad Cap Moss!

Let’s try this again, shall we? Erik & Ivar were jumped backstage by the Happy Folks and Modern Day Maharaja, but now they’ll get their chance at revenge! Will they and the Scottish Warrior run right through these clowns? Or will Corbin have a way out of taking a Claymore to the head?

SmackDown returns and Megan Morant interviews Corbin and his team. It seemed last week their ambush backfired. Uh, did they not see Corbin run the Vikings over? Corbin loves taking down an egomaniac down a notch. So at WrestleMania, that’ll be the greatest weekend of his life! Nothing will bring Corbin down. Moss has a joke: what do you call an episode of Happy Talk that puts everyone to sleep? Nappy Talk! Corbin doesn’t like that one cuz it makes fun of him. With that, Corbin leads the way. The teams sort out, and Erik starts against Shanky. The bell rings and Erik rushes Shanky with a forearm!

Erik fires off hands, Shanky shoves him to a corner, but Erik dodges to fire off more hands! Shanky throws knees, shoves Erik again, then CLOBBERS him! Tag to Jinder, he throws hands but Erik ROCKS Jinder! Erik SPINEBUSTERS and rains down fists on Mahal! Tag to Ivar, Ivar whips Erik in to SPLASH! Then feed to a LARIAT! Ivar fires up the fans and he brings Jinder up. Jinder knees low, CLUBS Ivar, then tags Corbin. They mug Ivar, Moss is fired up, but Corbin rams Ivar only for Ivar to ram him outta the ring! Corbin gets in but Ivar fires off haymakers! Ivar whips, Corbin reverses and SPINEBUSTERS!

Corbin SLAPS McIntyre! McIntyre gets in but the ref has to keep him back! This allows the Happy Folks to get a shot in on Ivar, and then SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns again and Corbin RAMS Ivar in a corner! Tag to Jinder, they mug Ivar, and Jinder BOOTS Ivar down! Cover, TWO! Jinder gets an arm for a half nelson and even has a chinbar. Fans rally, Ivar fights up, and Ivar pries free, only for Jinder to shove him into the corner. Ivar fights out, then SEATED SENTONS Jinder! Corbin tags in and puts Ivar in a corner to SPLASH! Corbin DECKS Erik with a cheap shot, then Jinder trips McIntyre! But he gets a GLASGOW KISS for his troubles! McIntyre glares at Corbin, then smirks. McIntyre goes back to the corner and stares Corbin down.

Corbin swings on Ivar, Ivar dodges and tags in McIntyre! Corbin tags out to Shanky! McIntyre CLOBBERS Shanky! And then again! OVERHEAD Belly2Belly for Mahal, then clothesline sends him out! McIntyre scoops Shanky, MICHINOKU DRIVER! McIntyre kips up, fans fire up! McIntyre says Corbin needs to watch this one. The countdown begins! THREE! TWO! ONE! CLAYMORE!! Cover, McIntyre and team win!

Winners: Drew McIntyre & The Viking Raiders, by pinfall

The warriors stand tall as the Happy Folks run away! Will McIntyre take Corbin’s head off and take away his smile at WrestleMania?

Sami Zayn speaks.

“I should be standing here with my Intercontinental Championship, but I’m not. Because of one person only, and that is Johnny Knoxville. That glorified Hollywood crash test dummy has ruined my life. He’s gotten in my head, gotten under my skin, and all with juvenile pranks and stunts.” Knoxville seems so intent on bringing his world to Sami, so Sami is going to show everyone what it means to step into Sami’s world! If Knoxville has the balls, then their match should be ANYTHING GOES! Sami wants to throw out the rule book, will Knoxville step up or step away?

Sasha Banks & Naomi VS Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan!

Contenders take on contenders ahead of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Triple Threat! Will it be #BossTime when the Nightmare & Living Embodiment #FeelTheGlow? Or will Rhea & Liv make SmackDown feel a little Raw?

SmackDown returns and Zelina Vega & Carmella have appeared ringside to sit by commentary. Liv makes her entrance, followed by Rhea. The teams sort out and Sasha starts against Liv. They circle, tie up, and go around. Sasha wrenches to a wristlock, tags Naomi, and Naomi takes the handoff to ram Liv down. Tag back to Sasha, she brings Liv around to WRING her out! Sasha pushes Liv and says WrestleMania is where SHE gets the tag titles. Liv gets up, gets around, waistlocks, but Sasha switches it. Liv trips Sasha, runs, but Sasha hurdles and hip tosses, but Liv handsprings through!

Liv shoves Sasha and says SHE is winning the titles. Sasha SLAPS Liv, knuckle locks and goes up, up and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! Sasha stares down the champs, runs in but Liv goes Matrix to roll Sasha up. TWO, Sasha rolls Liv up, TWO! Sasha swings, Liv dodges, double dropkicks cancel out but Liv kips up! Fans fire up and Sasha nods as the two stare down. Sasha offers a handshake, Liv takes it, but Sasha reels her into a headlock! Tag to Naomi, whip into the TWERK ATTACK! Then Naomi shoves Liv down, to run and SPLIT LEG LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Naomi drags Liv up, but Liv JAWBREAKERS back!

Liv snapmares Naomi, tags Rhea, and Rhea runs to basement dropkick! Cover, TWO! Rhea drags Naomi up to CLUB her down! Rhea brings Naomi up to scoop, but Naomi fights free and headlocks back. Rhea fights the takeover to lift Naomi up! Naomi resists the slam, Rhea wrenches and whips, but Naomi goes up, only to get caught! Sasha tags in and Naomi slips free to shove Rhea. Rhea swings, misses, Naomi slides out and Sasha KNEES Rhea back! Sasha steps in, tilt-o-whirl headscissors! Rhea ends up in a corner, Sasha storms over and shows off some Latino Heat! Snap- NO, Rhea blocks!

Rhea suplexes Sasha instead, and holds her up! Fans fire up as Rhea keeps Sasha for 10 before the SLAM! Cover, TWO! Rhea tags Liv, they have Sasha in the corner, and Rhea whips Liv in for a back body block! Cover, TWO! Liv keeps on Sasha but Sasha JAWBREAKERS! Tag to Naomi and she RUNNING JAWBREAKERS! Liv ends up on ropes, but she throws Sasha out! And then Naomi! Tag to Rhea, and she lines it up, CANNONBALL! Down go both Sasha & Naomi, fans fire up for #Liv4Brutality as SmackDown goes to break!

SmackDown returns again and Rhea covers Naomi, TWO! Naomi crawls but into enemy territory. Rhea looks to the WrestleMania sign, then she brings Naomi up. Rhea reels Naomi in, suplexes, and she holds Naomi up, but Naomi kicks against it. Rhea knees low, whips, but Naomi goes up to springboard FLYING ROUNDHOUSE! Both women are down and fans fire up! Naomi crawls past Rhea, Rhea crawls past Naomi, hot tags to Liv and Sasha! Sasha dodges, blocks a kick and KNEES Liv back! Liv is in a corner, Sasha runs in to DOUBLE KNEE! Then she goes up top, METEORA! Cover, TWO!

Sasha is surprised, but she drags Liv up to reel her in. Liv breaks free to ENZIGURI! Tag to Rhea and Rhea goes up! BIG missile dropkick! Cover, TWO! Sasha is still in this but Rhea hurries to get her up! Pump handle and RIP- NO! Sasha slips out to BACKSTABBER! Sasha puts Rhea in the drop zone, tags in Naomi, then goes up, VADER BOMB! Naomi goes up to SPLIT LEG MOONSAULT! Cover, Liv breaks it! Sasha and Naomi throw Liv out hard, then Naomi tags Sasha back in. “This is Awesome!” as Naomi and Sasha put Rhea up top. They both climb, but Rhea resists and Liv gets in! TOWER OF DOOM!!

Vega & Mella are in shock as all four other women are down! But now Natalya & Shayna Baszler attack!!

No Contest

The Queen of Spades & Queen of Harts go after everyone! KNEE for Rhea! Then they POST her! Liv fights back but Natty gives her a GERMAN SUPLEX! Sasha goes after Natty, and now the champs get in on it! They help Natty & Shayna, DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Sasha & Naomi! The champions have the belts, but then they realize the Queens aren’t on their side… Shayna & Natty let them know that there’s yet another team aiming for those titles. Will this Triple Threat turn into a Fatal 4 Way?

Johnny Knoxville speaks.

“Sami, Sami, Sami. I have made a career out of disregarding my common sense. I have been in a ring with an angry bull many times. I got knocked out by Butterbean, with a lucky punch, and I’ve strapped myself to the back of a red rocket. Smart? No. But I’m still standing.” Sami’s great, awful to look at, terrible personality, but a great competitor. So on WrestleMania Sunday, he’ll take whatever Sami can dish out. If he wants Anything Goes, then Knoxville accepts! Knoxville says Sami’s toast while laughing it up! Will Knoxville be laughing to the very end in Dallas?

Pat McAfee is being called to Vince McMahon’s office.

This is all because of what happened between him and Austin Theory, but seeing as how Theory is Vince’s new golden boy, McAfee is the one in trouble. What will Mr. McMahon make McAfee do to make amends?

Natty & Shayna talk backstage.

Sonya Deville finds them, and tells them, “I saw what the two of you did out there. And I love it! It was great!” Some of those women deserved it more than others, of course, and these two are quite the force. So she is now adding them to the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship match. It is officially a FATAL 4 WAY!!

Pat McAfee finishes his meeting with Mr. McMahon.

He’s heading back out, but what was he told? Is his match with Austin Theory still on? Is he still a commentator for SmackDown? Wait, McAfee goes down the ramp and to the ring. He gets himself a mic to say, “On some random Monday, when I was 11 years old, I happened upon a no-name network, the USA Network, and I saw something that immediately changed my life. When I saw professional wrestling for the first time, my life changed immediately. I saw something that inspired me. I saw something that was magical. I saw something that would shape me forever.” And on that Monday night, when all hell was breaking loose, McAfee found the thing he though the was put on Earth to do!

Other professions got in the way, but finally, after retiring, he got a call from the greatest of all time, Michael Cole, and he said, “Pat, do you wanna come to work on Friday night?” Pat said oh hell yeah! Pat told Cole that he’d been dreaming of being in the WWE! Of going to cities like Charlotte, North Carolina! Of getting in front of- Austin Theory shows up. Theory goes to the ring, and Pat says he was just “suggested” by Mr. McMahon that he should apologize to Theory or lose his dream. Then he better apologize! Commentators don’t do that. Pat tells Theory he is… Oh, c’mon, Pat. Let’s do this.

Pat tells Theory that he a… Theory says this isn’t a joke. Apologize! Pat is sorry, for beating Theory’s ass last week! Pat is sorry Theory’s parents raised a douche! Pat is sorry he made Theory’s filtered face relevant! Pat apologizes that Theory is a punk bitch!! Theory grins, and takes a selfie. Then he shoves Pat! Theory runs off before Pat can do anything more, but will their match only get more personal?

It’s the finale of the Toyota Tundra road trip!

Shinsuke & Boogs rock out while off-roading! They splash, rumble, splash some more, then stop to go mountain biking. They push it to the max, Nakamura taught Boogs some things, and they had a cook out. Boogs is going to miss the truck. Nakamura says all good things must come to an end. You sure? Doesn’t sound right. Boogs will keep the keys. Truer words have never been spoken.

Kofi Kingston VS Ridge Holland w/ Sheamus & Pete Dunne!

No Xavier Woods, no Big E, Kofi finds himself as the last New Day man standing. But will Kofi be able to avenge Big E against the Northern Grit who hurt him?

SmackDown returns and Ridge makes his entrance, along with the Celtic Warrior and “Butch.” The bell rings, and Kofi dropkicks Ridge! Kofi fires off fast hands, the ref counts and Ridge kicks back. Ridge headlocks, hits a takeover, but Kofi fights back up. Kofi fires body shots, powers out, and things speed up. Kofi hurdles, hurdles and back elbows! Ridge staggers, Kofi runs in at the corner, but Ridge SLAMS him down! Ridge shakes it off, drags Kofi up and throws him out, then goes after him on the apron. Kofi hits back, then dumps Ridge out! Kofi aims, and PENALTY KICKS! Then AX HANDLES!

As McAfee points out, Ridge’s “big ass” dislodges the announce table! Kofi gets back in the ring while Sheamus and Dunne are livid, and SmackDown goes to break!

SmackDown returns and Kofi throws hands on Ridge! Fans rally, but Kofi runs into a back elbow! Ridge clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Kofi down. Kofi endures, fans rally, and Kofi fights up. Kofi JAWBREAKERS free! Ridge EuroUppers then throws again, but Kofi dodges and Ridge hits ropes! Kofi mule kicks, fires off more kicks, then DOUBLE CHOPS! And DOUBLE CHOPS! And dropkicks! Ridge swings, Kofi dodges and LEAPING LARIATS! Fans fire up with Kofi and he runs for the “NEW~ DAY~” Boom Drop! Kofi fires up and fans clap along, “NEW! DAY ROCKS!” Kofi spins, into Ridge’s arms!

Ridge puts Kofi in a corner, but Kofi slips out to SWING KICK! Sheamus gets on the apron, and Dunne SHOVES Kofi down! The ref senses something fishy, and he EJECTS Sheamus & Dunne! Ridge is furious, and so is Dunne, but Sheamus keeps Dunne back. Kofi rolls Ridge, TWO!! Ridge scoops, Kofi slips out, JUMPING STOMPS!! Kofi hurries to get Sheamus’ club, and he CHUCKS it at the stage! Dunne rushes back to ringside! Sheamus drags Dunne away, Ridge CLOBBERS Kofi! Scoop and NORTHERN GRIT! Cover, Ridge wins!

Winner: Ridge Holland, by pinfall

And now Dunne gets back in! The suspenders are practically flying off but Sheamus still keeps Dunne from getting at Kofi. Will Kofi ever be able to get revenge when he’s outnumbered 3v1?

Charlotte Flair heads to the ring!

The SmackDown Women’s Champion is here in her namesake city, and she supposedly has a challenge for Ronda Rousey! What will it be? And will Ronda accept it to then beat Charlotte at it?

SmackDown returns and Charlotte has the mic. “When you’re Charlotte Flair, you always have a plan. Last week, I showed that one trick pony, Ronda Rousey, whey I am the most dominant , most vicious and most decorated woman in Sports Entertainment history. No one has caused Ronda Rousey more pain than me! Who knew you could dent the side of a car by smashing someone’s head into it?” Charlotte replays last week over and over, the sounds of that screaming pony, Ronda. She was seconds from tapping, but then refs and security rescued Ronda from Charlotte. That is just a taste of what’s to come at WrestleMania!

Fans chant, “You Tapped Out!” at Charlotte but she claims she can’t hear them. So they get louder! But Charlotte tells Charlotte, she’ll say this again. SHE is the mountain Ronda has to climb to make a legacy here. Ronda tried but Charlotte kicked her ass and will do it time and time again. Charlotte’s legacy is bigger than Ronda’s! And when Ronda loses at Mania, she’ll cut ‘n’ round and pop out another baby. Not Charlotte. She’ll be here week after week because Ronda doesn’t have the spine to do this, the love, the passion, the grace to become the THIRTEEN TIME Women’s Champion!

Charlotte says she doesn’t wanna wait until Mania to eviscerate Ronda, so why doesn’t she come out tonight so Charlotte can embarrass her in her hometown? WOO~! This is the Queen City, after all. Ronda moves on and Kayla asks her if she’s aware this is another trap. Ronda doesn’t respond, she just goes out there! Fans fire up as Ronda storms right up to the ring. Charlotte throws the mic and belt down, and grabs a kendo stick! Ronda dodges the stick to KICK Charlotte down! They fire off hands, Charlotte knees, Ronda shoves her away to jump up and take her down! Ronda wants the arm!

Charlotte gets out of the ring, Ronda pursues, but Charlotte trips Ronda hard! Ronda gets up but Charlotte whips, only for Ronda to reverse! Charlotte gets POSTED! And then POSTED again! Ronda brings Charlotte up, Charlotte hits back, but the boot is blocked! ANKLE LOCK!! Charlotte grabs another kendo stick! She SMACKS Ronda, then chokes her with it! Ronda drops to her knees, Charlotte bends Ronda back! Charlotte lets off on Ronda, but she’s not done with her! Charlotte drags Ronda up and reels her in, POWERBOMB through the desk!!

Charlotte looms over the Baddest Woman on the Planet, but she did have some help from her bamboo friends. Will Charlotte be able to do the same when it’s finally time?

My Thoughts:

A really good episode of SmackDown, especially after what happened last week with Big E. In which case, why couldn’t Vince let Kofi win this one for Big E? It was good when Dunne & Sheamus were being distractions for Ridge, but did they have to double up on that to turn it back around? And I will never not grimace hearing them call Dunne “Butch.” Anyway, the opening with Bloodline and Lesnar was pretty good stuff. It was a little much having Heyman suddenly find out Lesnar wasn’t stranded in Canada, but the rest was good. Wrecking a car was very Stone Cold and The Rock, but also just a good pro-wrestling trope.

Boogs & Nakamura VS Los Lotharios was a good match, and naturally the #1 contenders, Boogs & Nakamura, win. They also wrapped their Toyota ad campaign, no idea if Boogs & Nakamura win at WrestleMania, but maybe they wear the Usos out enough that they can’t help Roman against Lesnar. We got a good Six Man out of what we were “supposed” to get last week. McIntyre’s team wins, but chances are something happens on the go-home to put things in Corbin’s favor again. Because either way, I would think McIntyre wins at Mania. Sami and Knoxville ramping things up to Anything Goes (No Holds Barred) is great, can give Knoxville a chance at winning while also covering for him not being that technical, smart move for this story.

To use the Gordon Ramsey meme, finally! Some good freakin’ women’s tag wrestling. Sasha & Naomi VS Rhea & Liv had a match as long as all the other matches with Vega & Mella combined, and a much higher quality. But then Natty & Shayna attacking, of course we’re going to a Fatal 4. I hope this just solidifies that Mella & Vega are losing the titles. Any other team would be great to put these belts on, especially if they’re allowed to go between Raw and SmackDown to bring things up for both shows in the Spring and Summer. Then Mella can focus on being a singles wrestler again with Graves as her guy on commentary or even in her corner.

Pat had a great segment, from his “meeting” with McMahon to his backhanded apology to Theory. Pat and Theory are going to have a real good match, I bet fans will get behind Pat, and then give Theory some real good Heel heat when he wins. And then we got a good segment out of Charlotte and Ronda, since it was mostly Charlotte on the mic and then them brawling at ringside. Charlotte gets good Heel heat and has the momentum right now, but the go-home will say a lot. It still feels 50-50, though, because maybe Ronda wants to stick around again.

My Thoughts: 8.4/10