The Blue Brand is on the Emerald Isle!

And JOHN CENA is here for his final SmackDown in Ireland! But sadly, so is LOGAN PAUL! Will The Maverick get a little ImPAULsive tonight?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Qualifier: #MeloDon’tMiz VS Motor City Machine Guns; Melo Don’t Miz wins and advances.
• Charlotte Flair VS Piper Niven w/ Alba Fyre & Chelsea Green; Piper wins.
• WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Qualifier: The Street Profits VS JC Mateo & Tonga Loa w/ MFT; Profits win and advance.
• R-Truth VS Aleister Black; No Contest.
• Becky Lynch & Nia Jax VS Tiffany Stratton & Jade Cargill; Tiff & Jade win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Becky Lynch is here!

Dublin fires up because of course the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion is going to have her homecoming! Becky holds up that belt as she struts to the ring in her big blue fuzzy jacket. The fans cheer more as she stands on the ropes to hold that belt up even higher. They sing for “Becky! Becky Lynch~!” and “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~! OLE~, OLE~!” Becky smiles as she gets the mic, and says, “Look at us, lads! We’re on the telly! The first-ever WWE televised event LIVE FROM DUBLIN, IRELAND!” The fans go nuts for that! They also add, “We Deserve It!”

Becky says, “I remember coming here as a fan, just for the live events, back when this was the Point Demo.” The fans cheer for the Point! Becky was about so far back there, and she made eye contact with Randy Orton! Swear to God, it made her LIFE! And she always dreamed that Ireland could have WWE TV here. And now that it’s happened, she finally gets to say… “You don’t deserve it!” The fans boo but Becky says no, the fans here do not deserve to be on TV! NO! She petitioned cancelling the show tonight! Oh, they’re upset by that? You wanna know why she tried? The fans chant “We Want Lyra!” Becky says they ain’t getting Lyra, Becky beat her!

Becky says Lyra doesn’t get a shot at Becky’s title ever again, so don’t waste your breath! And none of these fans have a face for TV! And y’know what else? This is the example: You don’t appreciate Becky! You don’t! She is AGHAST at the lack of media coverage she’s received in Ireland when she is their HERO! She shouldn’t even have to tell them that because that’s not how heroing works, but here we are! The fans tell her to STFU now! Becky says wow, there are children here! People often talk about being letdown by their heroes, but how the tide has turned. She is let down by each and every one of them!

As the single greatest female wrestler o fall time, and everyone else says that, Sports Illustrated the American publication says it… Becky has achieved things people thought were impossible! She shouldn’t have to list them, but she will, but that’s what heroes do, they go the extra mile. Becky was the first woman to win a main event of WrestleMania! The fans taunt Becky with “Who Are Ya?” and she says she isa  New York Times Best Selling Author! Did Oscar Wilde ever get that? NO! LOSER! She is a Grand Slam Champion! She makes history every single year, even right now! And on top of all that, she has a very hot AMERICAN husband!

The fans boo Seth Rollins but Becky says all of that should’ve gotten her a parade! Give her a parade! A mural! A statue! That’s her preference. Fans chant “C M PUNK!” but she just smirks. “No one wants that old ass!” The fans boo again but Becky says no, no, instead, she has to come home, get off her first class jet, walk through the airport, and she sees what? Not her groundbreaking face anywhere! NO, instead are rugby players she’s never hard of. The media writes opinion pieces about Katy Taylor. Yeah, she’s a good box, but can she cut a promo? Barry Keoghan plays the same oddball character and everyone loves it!

The fans cheer but then Becky brings up Bono! He’s pretentious and should take his sunglasses off while inside! Only wrestlers get to do that! But wait! Tiffany Stratton is here! The fans cheer as THE WWE Women’s Champion is here and goes to the ring. Tiff gets herself a mic and the fans chant for “TIFFY TIME! TIFFY TIME!” Becky says they disgust her. But Tiff tells Becky that what she doesn’t understand is how she’s so ungrateful to Dublin! And not only that, but… She’s on the wrong show, sweetie. And Tiff has come to enjoy her time here in Dublin, because they know what time it is. “TIFFY TIME!”

So “Rebecca,” you can leave now. The fans cheer Tiff on and she continues by saying if Becky doesn’t wanna leave, then on behalf of Ireland, Tiff will MAKE her leave! But wait, here comes Nia Jax! The fans boo the Irresistible Force but she tells Tiffy, “Why’re you concerning yourself with Becky? She’s got a point about Dublin, it sucks. But she doesn’t even go here.” The fans taunt Nia with “Who Are Ya?” Nia ignores that to say Tiff’s got bigger problems, and she’s standing right in front of her. Nia DECKS Tiff, then stomps her down! The fans boo but Becky joins in! But here comes Jade Cargill! The Storm is here and she fires forearms on Nia!

Nia shoves, Jade dodges, and Jade BOOTS Nia down! The fans fire up as Jade dares Nia to come back for more. Then Jade senses Becky sneaking up! Jade and Becky lock eyes and the fans tell Becky she done messed up. But then Tiff and Nia are up! Tiff DROPKICKS Nia down and Becky bails! Nick Aldis walks out here to ask everyone to calm down. The fans cheer as Aldis says it was supposed to be fun to have Big Time Becks on Dublin, but she’s just causing big time trouble. Aldis just called Pearce, Pearce signed off on a big time main event! Becky & Nia VS Jade & Tiff, TONIGHT! The fans cheer, but is it time for Nia and Becky to understand they’re not the big time anymore?

Carmelo Hayes is backstage.

#Fraxiom finds him and wants to talk. Axiom just wants to say, last week was a tough pill to swallow, but Melo was great out there. He has their respect. Frazer adds that Miz kinda stole Melo’s thunder, though. Watch out for that schemer. Miz steps in and asks, “Schemer? Maybe everyone has forgotten who I am, so allow me to remind you.” Melo has Miz stop, and says he’s got this. This is The Miz, the most decorated man in WWE! A TEN-TIME tag team champion, a future Hall of Famer, and he’s been creating a legacy since Fraxiom was in diapers! Melo remembers watching Miz when he was a kid!

And do you know why Miz & Melo are here and Fraxiom isn’t? It’s cuz Miz is smarter than everyone. Miz says yeah, they are Melo Don’t Miz, and they are AWES-H1M! The two head out, Axiom again questions Frazer stirring the pot, and… Is that Gacy & Lumis in the background…?

WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Qualifier: #MeloDon’tMiz VS Motor City Machine Guns!

Well, while the Hollywood A-Lister appreciates H1M talking him up, Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin didn’t appreciate Miz & Melo thinking they can just jump the line. Will MCMG have everyone raising their fist? Or will Miz finally help Melo get closer to gold?

SmackDown returns and MCMG makes their entrance. The teams sort out and after arguing, Miz gets Melo to “trust him” and stand down. The bell rings and Melo tags in! Miz allows it, that was clever. Melo and Sabin circle, tie up, and Sabin wrenches to wristlock. Melo rolls, trips Sabin, and has a toehold. The afns chant, “We Want Miz!” and Sabin kicks Melo away! Melo leaves Miz hanging on the tag! Melo and Sabin tie up again and Melo puts Sabin in the corner. Melo then kicks low, whips cornr to corner, but Sabin goes up and over ot arm-drag! And arm-drag! Sabin has the armlock but Melo fights up.

Melo powers up and out, Sabin reverses the whip, but Melo rolls off Sabin’s back. M iz tags in! The fans cheer, but Sabin drop toeholds Miz! Sabin headlocks, Miz slips out to headlock in return! The fans cheer as Sabin powers out, Shelley tags in, but then Melo tags in. MCMG CLOBBER Miz, BLAST Melo, then LARIAT Miz up and out! Melo runs in, MCMG TOSSES him out, and they DOUBLE BASEBALL SLIDE! Down go Miz & Melo, then Shelley holds the way open! Sabin DIVES through the five hole, down go Miz & Melo! The fans cheer as SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and the fans rally for “MOTOR CITY!” Shelley puts Melo in a corner, climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count all the way to eight but Miz storms over. Shelley AX HANDLES Miz, runs up on Melo, but Melo ELBOWS Shelley! Melo distracts the ref so Miz can DECK Shelley! The fans cheer, Melo whips Shelley and ELBOWS him down! Melo runs to drop a leg, brother! Cover, ONE! Melo brings Shelly over, and he actually tags Miz in! The fans cheer as Melo sets Shelley up for Miz’s basement BOOT! Miz says one more, the fans cheer, and Miz hits another basement BOOT! Then Melo tags himself in.

Melo smirks and Miz again allows it. Melo runs, and he basement BOOTS Shelley! The fans chant for Miz, so Miz tags in! The fans cheer, Miz HIP DROPS Shelley down. Miz puts Shelley on the ropes, CHOKES him, then runs to STRADDLE ATTACK! “Miz is Awesome!” but Melo tags in. The fans boo but Melo drags Shelley up. Melo DECKS Shelley, fans still want Miz, but Melo has the top wristlock. Shelley fires body shots, arm-drags free, but Melo distracts so Miz can cheap shot Shelley! Melo SUPERKICKS, puts Shelley in the corner, there’s a slight misunderstanding on commercial breaks, but then Melo runs in!

Shelley dodges, Melo hits buckles! The fans rally as Shelley crawls, but Miz tags in! Miz anchors a leg, Shelley kicks free! Hot tag to Sabin! Sabin CROSSBODIES Miz! Then Sabin fires haymakers on Miz! Sabin whips corner to corner, runs in and ELBOWS! Then he snapmares, goes up, and FLYING TORNADO DDTS! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Miz survives! Miz goes to a corner, Sabin runs in, but Miz pops Sabin up. Shelley tags in, Sabin RAMS Miz, and then Sabin sunset flips Miz into Shelley’s clinch! FOREAERM, then SUPERKICK LARIAT COMBO! MCMG hoists Miz up, MAGIC KILLER! Cover, Melo breaks it! Now the fans cheer H1M!

Melo kicks Sabin, whips, but Sabin reverses. MCMG hit the Dream Sequence! DETROIT FACELIFT! The fans fire up and Shelley brings Miz up. Tag to Sabin while fans cheer “T N A! T N A!” MCMG mugs Miz, then turn him, but Miz shoves Sabin into Shelely! Then full nelson on Sabin! Sabin arm-drags free, Melo tags in! Sabin dodges Miz, tilt-o-whirls, RANA for Miz! But Melo tilt-o-whirls, LA MYSTICA! Cover, TWO! Melo aims from a corner and goes up! But Miz tags in, just like last week! The fans cheer but Melo argues with Miz! The fans boo, but Sabin SHOVES Melo into Miz! Back suplex, but Melo lands out! FIRST 48!!

Melo hurries to his feet, but Shelley LARIATS him up and out! Then a PLANCHA! But Miz sneaks in and covers Sabin! MIZ & MELO WIN!

Winners: #MeloDon’tMiz, by pinfall (advance to the #1 Contenders Match)

Well, a win is a win, right? Miz is all excited about it, Melo has mixed feelings. But will this strange combination actually make their way to title contention?

Backstage interview with Jimmy Uso.

Cathy Kelley is here with #BigJim, the birthday boy, but also Papa Uce! Has he had a chance to really process the  news? No, not really. But the love he’s received from everyone, and he means everyone, because here comes Sami Zayn! They hug it out and Sami is just so happy for Jimmy. He saw like everyone else on Monday, Sami cried tears of joy. He knows the Bloodline and the family is big, but the kid’s always got an uncle in Sami Uso. But then Solo Sikoa steps in, too. Solo says hey to Sami and his brother, and excuses Cathy for this. Solo knows the ship has sailed, Jimmy ain’t joining “The family.”

But when the baby arrives, it’ll have plenty of uncles in the MFT. Get it? And Solo will do Jimmy a favor, a blessing even> Jimmy can name his baby after his favorite uncle, Uncle Solo! Oh, Jimmy’s got an answer to that. NO YEET! Sami translates the hand gestures. And also, don’t worry about naming babies, worry about the US Championship. Oh, is this another underdog story from Sami? No, no. This isn’t Underdog Sami Zayn. This is WrestleMania Main Event Sami Zayn. Jimmy knows. Solo says see you later, Papa Jimmy. MFT heads out, Sami and Jimmy finally do the handshake. But will The Profits do plenty to cut Solo’s team down to size tonight?

Charlotte Flair VS Piper Niven w/ Alba Fyre & Chelsea Green!

The Queen & Lil’ Miss Bliss might still not be friends, but they’re growing closer. They also continue to battle The Green Administration as Chelsea keeps sending her Secret Her-vice after them. Will “Slaygent P” handle this for The Hot Mess? Or will Charlotte show us how to do it with Flair?

The bell rings and the fans cheer Charlotte on. She and Piper circle, tie up, and the fans “WOO~” already. Piper wrenches an arm, wristlocks, but Charlotte cartwheel and wrench. Charlotte headlocks, Piper powers up and out and CLOBBERS Charlotte! Piper salutes, but Charlotte kips up! Charlotte salutes, then waistlocks. Piper elbows free, but Charlotte comes back to wrench an arm. Piper THROWS Charlotte down by her hair! The fans boo but Piper puts Charlotte in a corner. Piper whips, Charlotte goes up and out, and fans chant, “We Want Chelsea!” Piper runs up, Charlotte BOOTS her away, then goes up the corner.

Charlotte CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Chelsea coaches Piper, Piper goes to a corner, and Charlotte runs in. Piper ELBOWS Charlotte away, but Charlotte GAMANGIRIS! Charlotte BOOTS Piper down and the fans “WOO~!” Charlotte climbs, but Alba and Chelsea get on the apron! Charlotte fights them off, but Piper YANKS Charlotte down! The fans boo but Piper whips to BOSSMAN SLAM! Cover, TWO! Piper salutes, Chelsea cheers, and SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and fans sing for “Chelsea, Chelsea Green~! Chelsea, Chelsea Green~!” Piper TOSSES Charlotte out, Chelsea salutes, and Piper argues with the ref so Alba can POST Chelsea! The ref starts the ring count, Alba keeps Chelsea safe, but Charlotte gets in at 4 of 10. Piper SMACKS Chelsea with the suit jacket! Piper scoops and SLAMS Charlotte, then covers, TWO! Charlotte is still in this but Piper clamps on a chinlock. Chelsea brags that Ireland loves Chelsea! Anyone with a brain would! Charlotte endures, fights around, and the fans rally up. Piper leans on Charlotte and grinds her down to the mat.

The fans “WOO~” as Charlotte fights up and JAWBREAKERS free! Charlotte whips, Piper reverses, but Charlotte goes up and over! Charlotte keeps moving, Piper follows, CROSSBODY from Piper! Cover, TWO! The Green Administration is frustrated but the fans continue to rally for Charlotte. Piper storms up but Charlotte counter punches! And counter punches! But Piper HEADBUTTS! Charlotte falls to a corner, Piper runs corner to corner, CANNONBALL! Cover, TWO! Piper is annoyed but the fans “WOO~” as Charlotte stirs. Piper goes to the corner, climbs up, but Charlotte moves! Vader Bomb FLOPS!

Charlotte runs up to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP again! “WOO~!” Charlotte CHOPS again and again and again! Piper staggers, takes a swing, but Charlotte dodges to handspring LARIAT! And then a BOOT! Piper staggers, but into another BOOT! And another BOOT! Charlotte runs to BOOT Piper down! The fans fire up and Charlotte hurries to BUZZSAW! Charlotte drags Piper to the drop zone, and tells Chelsea to “SUCK IT!” Charlotte goes up, up, and MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Piper survives and Chelsea can breathe again, but Charlotte grabs the legs! “WOO~” and Charlotte steps through, FIGURE- NO, Piper kicks her away!

Charlotte comes back to SPEAR! Cover, TWO!! Piper survives again but Charlotte goes for the legs. Chelsea goes to the apron, with a shoe! Charlotte DECKS Chelsea, but now Alba gets up! FIGURE FOUR, to FIGURE EIGHT! The ref is busy with Alba, Chelsea CLAWS Charlotte’s eyes! Piper is free, she SPLASHES in the corner! Then a scoop and PIPER DRIVER!! Cover, PIPER WINS!

Winner: Piper Niven, by pinfall

The Green Administration uses numbers to bend the rules and steal the win! Piper has pinned a WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion, she and Alba demolished Alexa Bliss last week, is this a sign that the Secret Her-vice is about to be golden?

Kiana James talks with Giulia backstage.

Miss Management tells her client that with negotiations in motion, all that is needed is their signature and it is a done deal. But then Mia Yim storms in and says Giulia is just the woman she was looking for! In case her “secretary” didn’t mention it, Michin just wants Giulia to know that she would like an appointment with the champ. Kiana snaps her fingers to get Mia’s attention and says she made it crystal clear that any and all inquiries go through her. That’s the thing, Mia is sick and tired of all the missed calls and missed appointments, so Mia thought she’d go directly to the champion! Kiana says like she said, if you want to get to Giulia, you gotta go through Kiana.

Oh, they think Mia’s gonna be upset getting two matches instead of one? Bet! Once she runs through Kiana, she is going straight to Giulia who will have to defend the title against her. Giulia says she’s not worried. Giulia & Kiana leave, will the Beautiful Madness make the Head Baddie in Charge go crazy? Or is Michin already too crazy for all that? Also… is that Nikki Cross in the background?

JOHN CENA heads to the ring!

Dublin sings along with My Time Is Now, not just “JOHN CENA SUCKS~!” and Cena loves the noise. He shows off the Irish flag towel and runs to the ring for the slide! Cena is fired up, Dublin is fired up, and they sing, “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~!” Cena stands right on the WWE logo as he cues Mark Nash. “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Greatest Of All Time! The Never Seen Seventeen, celebrating with each and every one of you one last time here in Dublin… He is the Last Real Champion, JOOOOHN CEEEENAAA~!” The fans cheer and Cena gets the mic. But then Logan Paul has to make his entrance…

The fans boo as The Maverick grins and struts his way to the ring. Logan joins Cena in the ring, grabs himself a mic, and the fans cuss Logan out. Logan says they’re getting muted, dummies, give it up. But it is always good to be back in England! Oh, all you Irishmen are all the same: Drunk, washed-up failures. But tell you what, if Logan spat in their faces, they’d do nothing, you leprechauns! The fans taunt Logan with, “Who Are Ya? Who Are Ya?” Logan knows they know him, he is Logan Paul, the man they paid to see. So shut up! But to keep it real with Cena, which is unusual as Cena is a “professional pretender” and at this point, Cena is just an actor who knows how to wrestle.

But the fans tell Logan to STFU! Logan tells them that they’re being bleeped, no one can hear them, so no one can hear Logan! Logan can’t stand this disrespect, both here and the Twitter Warriors calling him an outsider! HOW!? He has been doing this for four years! Every match he has is great! He’s been doing this longer than half the people on the current roster! Logan is the best WWE has, he is next up, and when are the idiots going to accept that? Because newsflash: Logan is exactly who he says he is! Cena, however, is a corporate pawn. He does what the bosses tell him to do. They tell him to roll over, he rolls over like a good boy.

Logan does what Logan wants. If he wants attention, he doesn’t have to get naked at the Oscars to get it! Cena said it himself that Logan is a moment maker, an eyeball magnet. He tells Ireland to shut up but they just get rowdier. Fine, whatever, they have a collective three braincells. Because they are right about one thing: One of them is an imposter. let’s play “Spot the Imposter.” The guy who is at every PLE for our viewing pleasure, or the guy who has been doing the same five moves for 25 YEARS! The guy who leaves the ring to go pretend to be someone else, or the guy who stays to be himself. These are FACTS.

And the fact is Logan Paul is here to stay! He can’t wait to share the ring with Cena in Paris. But it won’t be some cohabitation agreement. This is LOGAN’S house now! The fans tell Logan he’s a wanker, and Cena says, “Logan Paul is an undeniable presence. Logan Paul is a tremendous athlete. Logan Paul is a future WWE Champion. Logan Paul is a future WrestleMania main event. These are things I believe to be true. And boy, they make me upset.” The fans cheer that! Cena knows the fans are upset, too, right? He can tell why! Because for years, Logan has been called everything, but he’s stuck on one term. “WANKER! WANKER!”

Logan says that’s not it! Cena says no, that’s Dublin’s choice. But the term everyone else keeps using is, “Logan is an outsider.” Time to course correct. Logan ain’t leaving, we’re stuck with him. Logan Paul is not an outsider. He’s just a disappointment. The fans cheer that! Logan is a disappointment because people were so excited when he first showed up. Cena talked with Logan for hours on his podcast, WWE opened their arms because they were going to be family! Instead of respecting the house, what did Logan do? Cena storms over to the Hydration Station! “You use us as some branding opportunity to buy another Pokémon card!”

The fans cheer as Cena TIPS THE CART OVER! And on top of that, Logan has the audacity to come out here and bully Cena’s family, step into the house, and then brag to Cena that Logan puts his life on the line for a grand total of 23 matches? In four years, 23… An amazing number. Because Cena has given his heart and soul for 23 YEARS!! And that’s not just PLE or TV, or PPV, that’s also non-televised for the people like here in Dublin who actually give a damn! 2010, Cena VS Sheamus was here with no cameras while the Paul brothers were making Vine videos. See, Logan, you have all this potential, but that’s the one difference, and that’s why the fans are how they are.

Every single time Cena is in the ring, whether he has 100 moves, 5 moves, or one move (Cena sneaks the middle finger in here), all Cena does is ask one question: “What can I give to this business?” The reason the fans give Logan a hard time is cuz they see he’s slimy. Every time Logan gets in the ring, his question is: “What can I take from this business?” It does not matter, man! Here’s some wisdom so shut your mouth! It doesn’t matter how fast you are, how high you can jump, or how many viral videos you create. The fans see through BS and they know Logan is here for the wrong reasons.

To flip the script, it isn’t that Logan Paul is an outsider, it’s that Logan Paul is a parasite! The fans cheer that! Yeah, let’s go with that: Logan Paul the Parasite! Fans chant “PARASITE!” at Logan and Cena says the truth is a jagged pill. And the truth is, Logan sucks the life out of everything he can! He sucked opportunity away in Cena’s final moments to have matches with Dom Mysterio, AJ Styles, Seth Rollins, The Usos, Jacob Fatu, just to name a few! Logan says he is on that list! The fans chant, “LOGAN SUCKS! LOGAN SUCKS!” and “AJ STYLES! AJ STYLES!” Hear that? They want to see those legendary matches and they think Cena is wasting his time!

They haven’t agreed a lot, but that’s why the fans and Cena have a strong bond. And Cena is a man of his word, so Logan got lucky. Logan was first in line to ask for a match, and now Clash in Paris is the most important match of Logan’s life. Logan knows a lot about hustle, but he knows nothing about loyalty nor respect. And the first thing Logan needs to understand if he is to make it long term here, this is NEVER your house. Cena learned that the hard way. This is the fans’ world. The fans cheer Cena on, and he says as far as “cohabitation,” uh, Cena reads the news, Logan’s got plenty of legal trouble there.

The fans cheer again and Cena says the only agreement here is that Logan better bring his best to Paris. Because his opponent is the Greatest Of All Time. And if Logan thinks for one second, in Cena’s final moments, he is letting Logan waltz into Paris as a backflipping YouTuber selling saltwater, he is in for a long night. Clash in Paris, Logan either understands what it means to give of himself to the business we love, or Cena beats the ever loving shite outta him. Logan slaps Cena’s hat off his head! The fans boo and then Logan pokes Cena in the chest. The fans tell Logan he messed up, but then he shoves Cena!

Logan swings, Cena dodges, and then Cena fireman’s carries! ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT! The fans cheer as Cena packs his hat back and stands over Logan. Cena’s closer to the end than the beginning, but will he use one of his last moments to put an end to Logan’s run?

Tiffany Stratton talks with Jade Cargill backstage.

Tiff says she didn’t need Jade’s help. She could’ve beaten Becky on her own, and she’s already beat Nia, so- Jade stops Tiff there. To flip what Tiff said, Jade needs Tiff at 100% so that when Jade beats her, there will be no excuses. As for tonight, they can be cute, but after they beat Becky & Nia, Jade’s coming for her title, bet on that. Jade leaves, Tiff frowns, but will the Wrestling Barbie and The Storm find a way to make it work?

Logan Paul returns backstage.

And Drew McIntyre is there. Drew asks what the hell was that. Drew will tell him what it was: Logan is scared of Cena. Logan tries to deny that but Drew says no, subconsciously, it is the mystique of the 17 time world champion, Super Cena. Here’s a little secret: This isn’t 2010, that’s not Super Cena. Cena is still Cena, but Logan is Logan. Logan is in his prime, and he’s gotta make this right tonight. Think what Drew did to Cody. Logan will make this right, whatever it takes. Got it? Yes, sir. Logan goes to leave but Drew has him hold on. “Whatever it takes.” The Scottish Terminator wants Logan to be just as menacing, just how ImPAULsive is Logan about to get?

WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Qualifier: The Street Profits w/ B-Fab VS JC Mateo & Tonga Loa w/ MFT!

Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins are looking to get back up towards those WWE Tag Team Championships, but that means getting through the Imperial Unit & Silverback. Will The Profits be up and get that smoke? Or will Solo Sikoa’s “family” earn their way to a title opportunity?

SmackDown returns and MFT makes their entrance. The teams sort out and Loa starts with Dawkins. They tie up, Loa headlocks, but Dawkins powers out. Loa RUNS Dawkins over, things get moving, and Dawkins hurdles to then whip Loa and DROPKICK him down! The fans cheer, Dawkins tags Ford, and the Profits whip Loa to DROPKICK him again! The fans pump it up with Ford, and Ford STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, ONE, but Ford gets Loa up. But Loa RAMS Ford into the corner! JC tags in, he HEADBUTTS Ford, but the fans chant for “O T C! O T C!” JC ignores that to ROCK Ford and put him in a corner.

JC throat chops Ford, the ref reprimands, but JC brings Ford around. JC whips Ford to ropes, but Ford KICKS JC, then mule kicks, and FAMOUSER! Ford hears the “Roman, Roman Reigns~!” singing, but he pumps up again. Ford runs at JC, JC puts him on the apron, but Ford GAMANGIRIS! Ford avoids Loa’s leg sweep to PENALTY KICK! Then Ford ROCKS JC! JC distracts the ref so Loa can YANK Ford down and POST him! Solo applauds, mocks the pump, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Loa tags in, he drags Ford up, and Loa SMACKS Ford off the apron. And he RAMS Ford into the barriers! Loa puts Ford in, the fans tell Solo off, but Loa CLUBS Ford. Tag to JC and MFT DOUBLE HEADBUTT! JC stomps away on Ford, but he stops as the ref counts. JC and the ref argue but that lets Loa HOTSHOT Ford! Solo applauds, and JC stands Ford up to CLUB him down. Ford grits his teeth but JC SQUEEZES Ford’s head. JC puts Ford on the ropes, lets off as the ref counts, and Solo gets a cheap shot in! JC tags Loa, Loa stomps Ford, then Loa brings Ford around. Ford fires body shots, he leaps, but Loa catches Ford!

Loa RAMS Ford into the corner, then whips him corner to corner hard! Ford staggers back, Loa hits a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Ford survives but Loa drags him around. Loa facelocks and grinds Ford down. Ford endures and the fans rally up. Solo says hush but Ford rises up. Ford pries the facelock open, but Loa HEADBUTTS! Loa brings Ford over, tags JC, and they double whip Ford to the corner. Loa runs in and LARIATS! JC runs in and UPPERCUTS! Feed to Loa for a SHOULDER TACKLE! Ford flops to the apron and Dawkins coaches him up, but JC storms over. JC drags Ford up through the ropes to gut wrench!

JC carries Ford around, and he GUT WRENCH SUPLEXES! The fans chant, “You Can’t Wrestle!” but they don’t know JC’s full body of work. Ford fires body shots as SmackDown returns to single picture, and he DECKS Loa! But JC ELBOWS, JABS, and YUKON LARIATS! Cover, TWO! GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Now who can’t wrestle? JC tells Ford to get up, then he brings Ford up to whip into a corner. JC runs in, but Ford dodges the elbow! JC hits buckles and hobbles around. Ford crawls, hot tag to Loa and he brings Ford up! Loa back suplexes, Ford lands out, but Loa fires forearms!

Loa shoves Ford to ropes, runs up, but Ford TOSSES Loa out! Ford crawls and the fans fire up, but Loa also hurries in! Hot tags to JC and Dawkins! Dawkins rallies with LARIAT after LARIAT, then whips. JC reverses, but Dawkins hurdles and FLYING UPPERCUTS! Then a FLAPJACK for Loa! “SI!” Dawkins runs to CYCLONE SPLASH, and GAMANGIRI! JC staggers, and Dawkins Electric Chair Lifts him! The fans fire up as Dawkins manages to walk with JC, but JC slips free! JC waistlocks, Dawkins switches, repeat! Dawkins tags Ford as he bucks the O’Conner, then THE REVELATION! Cover, Loa breaks it!

Loa CLUBS Ford but Dawkins whips Loa. Loa reverses to TOSS Dawkins, but Ford LARIATS Loa up and out! JC rolls Ford, Ford rolls through, JUMP KNEE! The fans fire up with Ford and he climbs up! Solo distracts the ref, and that lets Talla SHOVE Ford! Ford hotshots off a corner! Into the ATHLETIC PLEX! Cover, TWO! Ford survives and MFT is furious! But JC hurries to get Ford, and Talla gets up on the apron! But BIG JIM is here! Jimmy SMACKS Talla with the chair, but it doesn’t do enough! Talla BOOTS the chair down, then TOSSES Jimmy! Talla UPPERCUTS Jimmy over barriers! Talla and Jimmy brawl in the crowd!

But then Sami YANKS Solo off the desk! The fans fire up, and a HELLUVA KICK sends Solo over the desk! Sami runs off to get away from Loa! The fans are thunderous as Ford then FLIES to take out Loa & JC! Ford puts JC in, Dawkins hits the ANOINTING! Tag to Ford, FROM THE HEAVENS!! Cover, The Profits win!

Winners: The Street Profits, by pinfall (advance to the #1 Contenders Match)

Uncle Sami & Papa Jimmy just made sure Uncle Solo didn’t get his way! But now, Ford & Dawkins will meet Miz & Melo in next week’s contenders match! Will the Profits still be up as WWE continues in the UK? Or will Miz & Melo be even more AWES-H1M?

R-Truth VS Aleister Black!

The fun loving side of Ron Killings might be back after seeing John Cena return to his old self again, but that doesn’t mean the other side of Ron Killings went away. He and The Dark Father are going to settle their score from before, but will Aleister be able to handle The Truth, the whole Truth, and nothing but The Truth? Or will everything simply #FadeToBlack?

Wait, Truth is on the tron. “Dublin, Ireland, what’s up? I’ma tell y’all what’s up. I got some good news and I got some bad news. Bad news is, I’m not gonna be able to make it tonight. I know, I know, I’m sorry. My bad. I flew to Dublin, Georgia, not Dublin, Ireland. I didn’t even know there was two places with Dublin in it, so I started Dublin, and I ended up Dublin, Georgia. My bad. But I made a call to one of my good friends. Alex-ter Black, never fret, say hello to my little friend.” It’s DAMIAN PRIEST! Talk about settling scores! The Archer of Infamy is back in action, and he goes right after Aleister! They brawl and the fans fire up!

Priest RAMS Aleister into a corner, fires hands, but then the ref backs him off! Aleister comes back with hands of his own, but Priest TOSSES Aleister up and out! The fans fire up and Priest goes out after Aleister. Aleister ROCKS Priest first, but then Priest DECKS Aleister! Priest looks at the desk, the fans fire up, but refs rush out here! This isn’t a match but Priest still wants to end it! Refs and security stop Priest and Aleister goes to the ring. But Priest gets in, only for Aleister to BOOT him! Priest rebounds to BOOT Aleister! They go outside again and brawl more! Producers rush out here but fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!”

Priest gets loose, he CLOBBERS Aleister! The brawl keeps going as they move up the ramp and to the stage! No match, no fight, but what will happen as these two want to tear each other in half?

Drew McIntyre storms out to commentary!

“What’s the bleedin’ story?” The fans cheer as Drew gets right between Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore and asks, “So, lads… Do we have a medical update for Cody yet?” Tessitore says we’re working on it. Drew snatches Wade’s notes, looks them over, then steps up onto the desk. The fans cheer, Drew tosses those notes away and says he has the “official” update! Cody is a b*tch! But Cody, Drew did you a favor of giving you a gift of more time with what he values most in the world, the Undisputed WWE Championship. Go ahead, hold onto it, kick the wife out of bed so you can sleep with it, take pictures with it.

Because inevitably, Cody will have to fight Drew McIntyre. And Drew is one of the only people who has pinned Cody. And the next time he does it, he’s taking that bloody title! Now, Drew’s been walking around since last time, and guess how many people have told him off. ZERO! They all want Cody’s spot. Cody’s got no friends left. But it is okay, because- WAIT, Randy Orton sneaks into the ring!! Drew turns around, R K O!! The fans are thunderous as the Viper just struck down The Terminator! Cody’s still got a friend in the Legend Killer! Will Orton give Drew the fight he wants while we all wait for the American Nightmare to return?

Nia Jax talks with Becky Lynch backstage.

The Irresistible Force interrupts The Man grumbling and complaining to say they need to make one thing clear: Jade and Tiff can’t start thinking they can step to Nia like that. These two have to tag tonight, so let’s get on the same page. Becky says she’s gonna make something clear: she and Nia are still mortal enemies. BUT the fans need to understand that she IS their hero! She needs a win, so Nia needs to be on the same page as her! Y-Yeah, sounds good. See you out there. Nia heads out and Becky says yeah, see you out there. They’ll all see her out there, and they’ll see her win! Is Becky about to have a big time meltdown in this big time main event?

SmackDown is in Lyon, France next week!

The Friday before Clash in Paris is going to be big! Not only do we have the #1 Contenders match to the WWE Tag Team Championships, the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships are on the line! Alexa will be cleared for next week, can she and Charlotte bring justice to the Green Administration? Or will Piper & Alba take those titles home to The Hot Mess? Plus, Sami Zayn is no longer waiting, he and Solo Sikoa will have it out for the WWE United States Championship! But will MFT be a major factor? Or will Jimmy Uso & Jacob Fatu be there to watch Sami’s back?

Becky Lynch & Nia Jax VS Tiffany Stratton & Jade Cargill!

SmackDown returns as The Man and Irresistible Force each return to the ring, Tiff and Jade already waiting. The teams sort out and Becky starts against Tiff. They circle, Becky sucker punches Jade, but Tiff fires off on Becky! Tiff fireman’s carries but Becky tags Nia! But Tiff SMACKS Nia with Becky’s boots! Then Tiff ROLLING SENTONS, and basement DROPKICKS! Tiff DECKS Nia, Becky bails out, and Tiff climbs! The fans fire up for Tiff as she SUPER DUPER CANNONBALLS! Direct hit and the fans fire up with Tiff as she roars! Tiff shoves Nia into the ring, but Becky anchors Tiff’s leg!

Tiff kicks at Becky but Becky holds on so that Nia can drop the leg! Cover, TWO! Tiff survives and SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Nia bumps Tiff off buckles, HEADBUTTS her, then brings her around. Nia bumps Tiff off more buckles, tags Becky, and the fans boo as Becky stomps Tiff. Becky CHOPS Tiff, soaks up the heat, then brings Tiff around. Becky bumps Tiff off buckles, taunts Jade, then shoves Tiff to a corner. Becky forearms Tiff, tags Nia, then Becky CHOPS away on Tiff! Nia runs in and SPLASHES! Nia shoves Tiff down and soaks up heat while the fans continue to taunt Becky with song. Nia clamps onto Tiff with a COBRA CLUTCH, and she thrashes Tiff around! Tiff endures, Nia thrashes her more, but Tiff fights up as the fans continue to sing.

Becky tells the fans to shut up, and Nia wrangles Tiff back down. Nia leans on Tiff, the fans cheer themselves, and Tiff fights up again. Nia THROWS Tiff down, Becky taunts Tiffy Time, and Nia drags Tiff up with a headlock. Tiff fires body shots, runs, but Nia fireman’s carries! But Tiff makes it a CRUCIFIX TAKEDOWN! Cover, TWO! Tiff and Nia are both down while SmackDown returns to single picture! Tiff and Nia crawl, hot tags to Becky and Jade! The fans fire up as The Man now stares down The Storm. Becky says okay, and she throws hands. Jade fires counter punches, then CLOBBERS Becky! And CLOBBERS her! And SPINEBUSTERS!

The fans fire up, Jade runs up, but Becky BOOTS her from the corner! Becky goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES, but Jade catches her! FALL AWAY SLAM! Jade kips up, the fans fire up, and Jade runs in at Becky again. This time she hits the ELBOW! Jade says one more and the fans cheer! Jade runs up for another ELBOW! Then a SUPERKICK! Becky staggers, Jade torture racks, TOWER HACKER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Becky survives and Jade is frustrated but the fans rally up. Becky goes back to a corner, Jade runs in again, but Becky dodges! Hot tag to Nia but Jade BOOTS Nia first! Jade drags Becky up to THROW her!

The fans rally, Becky bails, and Nia runs in! Nia CLOBBERS Jade from behind! Then SENTON! Nia drags Jade to a drop zone, she goes up the corner, but Jade gets up! Jade gets under Nia to POWERBOMB her! Tag to Tiff and Becky is running away from ringside! Tiff tags Jade back in before the PRETTIEST MOONSAULT EVER! Jade goes up, and she FROG SPLASHES! Cover, Tiff & Jade win!

Winners: Tiffany Stratton & Jade Cargill, by pinfall

So much for the same page, Becky didn’t even want to finish writing! But now Tiff and Jade stand tall side by side, will we see these two go toe-to-toe one more time?

John Cena is on his way out.

Aldis finds him first and wants to say he heard from Brock Lesnar. But then Logan SUCKER PUNCHES Cena!! Logan shouts, “I’ll see you in Paris, John!” Aldis is furious but Logan’s run off into the night! The Maverick made good on what Drew said to do, but will Cena make sure he regrets it? And what is it that The Beast had to say?

My Thoughts:

A great episode for SmackDown, the Ireland crowd was great, but foreign crowds are always fun. Great stuff with Becky being a special guest, and she did such a great pivot from being Face for like four minutes so she could share her true feelings, and then went right back to Heel for the show. Naturally, Tiff, Nia and Jade showed up, and the main event was really good but it went a lot faster than I expected. Maybe part of it was the amount of time the Cena and Logan promo went because of the fan interaction and all. But I figured Tiff & Jade would win since Becky is only about Becky and wasn’t gonna take that loss herself. Now with “Wrestlepalooza” on the calendar, we can see the build to Tiff VS Jade 2.

Speaking of that promo from Cena and Logan, that was still great stuff, even with Logan playing up the heat a little too much. And anyone knocking over the Prime Hydration Station is great to me, that really is such a stupid thing to have in the corner just standing there, taking up space. Which I suppose is Cena’s argument for who Logan is right now, because Logan’s supposed star power is why Logan gets the Paris match and not Styles, not Fatu, not anyone else on the roster. Though, good stuff with Drew putting it on Logan to go after Cena to end the show. I almost thought they were in the parking lot so Logan could attempt vehicular manslaughter.

Drew also had a good part calling out Cody only to get got by Orton. Drew VS Orton could be some really good stuff for either Paris or Wrestlepalooza if Cody isn’t “medically cleared” (back from filming Street Fighter) yet. Good promo from Mia calling out Giulia, and I figured they’d play Kiana as a gatekeeper. Mia will surely beat Kiana, but then likely lose to Giulia. Truth VS Aleister becoming Aleister and Priest brawling was clever stuff, even though I was hoping it’d be Ron Killings VS Aleister, Aleister wins, and then Priest shows up. Either way, Aleister VS Priest needs to be made, and it needs to be No Disqualification based or else what’s the point of all this extra animosity?

Great stuff in Charlotte VS Piper, and I do like that they used what Piper & Alba did to Alexa last week as a reason to have her off TV. Good win for Piper, and next week’s SmackDown is stacked with the women’s tag title match, the US title, and the #1 contender’s match. Miz & Melo had a great match with MCMG and I like another of the “Miz-communication” finishes winning it for Miz & Melo. Profits VS MFT was great, especially with it tying into the story of Solo VS Sami. Profits VS Melo & Miz, that’s going to be really good stuff, and honestly could go either way, depending on how they wanna play this. Especially with The Wyatts lurking again… The Wyatts could cause one of those teams to break up and then they fight the other.

My Score: 8.8/10