The New WWE TV review thread

[Scott Barton]

WWE FAST LANE 2018
DATE - SUNDAY 11TH MARCH 2018
VENUE - NATIONWIDE ARENA: COLUMBUS, OH
ANNOUNCERS - COREY GRAVES, TOM PHILLIPS & BYRON SAXTION

FAST LANE KICKOFF MATCH: Tye Dillinger & Breezango bt. Mojo Rawley, Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin in a six man tag team ma6tch

1# Shinsuke Nakamura bt. Rusev (w/ Aiden English)
2# Randy Orton bt. Bobby Roode to become the new WWE United States Champion
(Post-match, Jinder Mahal walks out and attacks Orton, Roode gets ups and hits Mahal with a Glorious DDT before hitting Orton with one too.)

A video package runs hyping Ronda Rouse & Kurt Angle vs. Triple H & Stephanie McMahon at Wrestlemania in 4 weeks.

Backstage, Sami Zayn talks with Kevin Owens. Owens brought up Zayn kicking him in the face and winning the match last Tuesday, then questioned whether Zayn would lay down for him tonight. Zayn told Owens tonight will be different. Owens doesn't believe him.

3# Carmella & Natalya bt. Becky Lynch & Naomi
4# The Usos vs. The New Day (w/ Big E) in a Smackdown Tag Team Championship match ended in a No contest
(The Bludgeon Brothers make their way to the ring and attack both teams. Post-match, they continue their assault and brutally take out both teams with Rowan scoop slamming Harper over the Usos and powerbombing Xavier Woods over the steel steps.)

A video package runs hyping Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania.

Renee Young conducts an interview with AJ Styles backstage, Styles claims that this is the hardest anyone has ever had to work to get to Wrestlemania as WWE Champion. Nakamura walks up smiling saying he hopes Styles wins tonight. Styles told Nakamura to stop it, and that he is going to Wrestlemania and will beat Nakamura.

5# Charlotte Flair bt. Ruby Riott Via Submission to retain the Smackdown Women's Championship
(Post-match, Asuka comes to the ring before getting in the face of Charlotte and pointing at the Wrestlemania sign.)

6# AJ Styles bt. Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler & John Cena in a Six-pack Challenge match to retain the WWE Championship
(During the match, Shane McMahon, who was at ringside during the match got superkicked by Owens after Zayn got in his face and moved out of the way. Both Owens and Zayn had the title won but Shane pulled the referee out of the ring and Zayn out of the ring respectively.)

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW
DATE - MONDAY 12TH MARCH 2018
VENUE - LITTLE CAESARS ARENA: DETROIT, MI
ANNOUNCERS - COREY GRAVES, MICHAEL COLE & JONATHAN COACHMAN

RAW GM Kurt Angle opens the show and talks about his match at Wrestlemania before turning his attentions to the WWE Universal Championship match. Angle announces that Brock Lesnar will not be here tonight due to transportation issues. Roman Reigns makes his way out moments later, unsurprised that the Universal Champion is not here. Reigns spoke about how Lesnar didn't show up for work today or last week, but there won't be any kind of penalty as he is "Vince's boy". Reigns said that the real problem is Vince McMahon as he didn't tell him what was about to happen despite just walking past him. Reigns says he busts his ass for that man. It is one thing to be disrespected by Brock Lesnar, but he will not be respected by Vince McMahon.

Reigns charges to the back and enters the Gorilla position where he confronted Vince. After the commercial, we see Reigns come out of Vince McMahon's office and walked past Renee Young. Vince came out and said that Lesnar is his own man, McMahon didn't mean to disrespect Roman but he needs to "know his role and shut his mouth". McMahon assures us that Lesnar will be on RAW next week and will compete at Wrestlemania. He also said that Reigns had been temporarily suspended for his lack of respect.

1# Sasha Banks (w/ Bayley) bt. Sonya Deville (w/ Absolution) Via Submission
(Post-match, Bayley quickly leaves the ringside area before Absolution double teams Sasha.)

It was announced that Kid Rock is the latest inductee in to the celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame: Class of 2018.

The Miz is in the ring for an edition of MIZ TV, he is without the Miztourage as they have a very special tag team match tonight. Seth Rollins and Finn Balor are the guests. Miz tries to talk up both men individually but they both saw through he was trying to do. Moments later, both Balor and Rollins spoke about what happened last time they met with Rollins claiming he will become the Intercontinental Champion in 4 weeks. Balor says they don't have to wait 4 weeks as he goes face-to-face withn Rollins. They turn to Miz, who tried to escape the ring. They hit Miz with a clothesline before Rollins gave Balor a right hand.

It was set to be the Bar vs. Miztourage for the RAW Tag Team Championship, however, Miztourage kicked the tag champs out of the ring before the match began. The Revival, Gallows & Anderson, Heath Slater & Rhyno and Titus Worldwide all make their way to the ring and a brawl erupts. The tag team champions manage to escape the melee.

John Cena makes his way to the ring and addressed his road to Wrestlemania. He spoke about losing the six pack challenge match for the WWE Championship last night. He said that his road to Wrestlemania will be as a fan. Moments later, he teased about doing something and questioned what the worst that could happen if he did it. He then challenge the Undertaker to a match at Wrestlemania. He addresses that it is the Undertaker who is the individual who is keeping the match from happening.

He addresses the deadman by telling him to get over his own ego, and he is not too old, washed up or broken down. Cena calls him a self-centered, conceited maniac. If it takes feeding his ego to make it happen, he’ll do it. Cena asks the crowd if they want to see Undertaker kick his ass and Tombstone him at WrestleMania? The crowd loudly answers in the affirmative. Cena dares him to try it. At WrestleMania, he’s either going as a fan or as Undertaker’s opponent, which would be history. Cena says, “The ball is in your court, Dead Man. Let’s see if you’re still alive.” Cena says if he were The Undertaker, he’d want one more match.

Sheamus and Cesaro are backstage with Kurt Angle, they demand to be traded instead of waiting for the superstar shakeup after Wrestlemania. Angle told them that they are not getting traded, and they will face whichever team wins the RAW Tag Team Battle Royal tonight.

Elias is in the ring with a neckbrace, he has a question for the WWE Universe but then walks off saying it is the crowd's fault.

Braun Strowman is shown backstage. Last week, he dropped a piano on Elias. Elias is lucky they can’t make music on an anvil. Strowman can’t believe he doesn’t have a WrestleMania match. Strowman will carve his own path. Someone will get these hands at WrestleMania.

2# Finn Balor bt. Seth Rollins

We saw a video package of the Fabulous Moolah as she is honoured with a Memorial Battle Royal at Wrestlemania.

Asuka comes to the ring to address choosing Charlotte Flair at Wrestlemania. She was quickly interrupted by Alexa Bliss who comes down with Mickie James. She claimed that Asuka wouldn't dare to step in the ring with someone like her at Wrestlemania. Bliss said that she is rooting for Asuka to beat the champion of he B Show. Asuka claimed that she chose charlotte as to be the woman, you have to beat the woman. She wants to face the best champion in WWE. Bliss claimed Charlotte was the easiest champion, Asuka said she had beaten Bliss before and will do it right now. Bliss goes to introduce someone who will face her, but no one came out. James says she is ready for Asuka today after attacking her.

3# Asuka bt. Mickie James (w/ Alexa Bliss) Via Submission

Backstage, Bliss questioned where Nia was. Nia said she was told not to come out as she has a match next. Bliss says she knows Jax wants payback to get revenge for her embarrassing performance last week. Bliss says she is her best friend and picked up the pieces last week because she loves her. Jax says she loves Bliss as well, and they hug. Bliss says she needs Jax’s word that she’ll be in her corner when she faces Asuka next week. Jax agrees.

4# Nia Jax bt. Joan King
(Post-match, we see Alexa and Mickie talking backstage about Nia. Alexa says that she uses Nia as she is a vulnerable human being and has her in the palm of her hand. She said she has been a total loser all of her life, and she knows she would be nothing with Alexa. Charly Caruso approaches them both and said the microphone has been recording the whole time and Nia heard everything. Nia comes running after them but they run off. Nia throws Alexa's jacket and screams whilst crying.)

Matt Hardy previews the Ultimate Deletion match with Reby Sky, his kids, Señor Benjamin, and Vanguard One coming back! Bray Wyatt is shown backstage. Wyatt says Matt Hardy is a liar and a fool, but above all he’s just a man. Hardy has made a very bad decision. Wyatt wants to give Hardy some friendly advice: when the Devil is standing on your doorstep, don’t let him in. Wyatt accepts the invitation to the Ultimate Deletion. Hardy has a beautiful home and family. It’d be a real shame if something bad were to happen to them. Wyatt sneers at the camera and says he’s coming for Hardy.

Kurt Angle is looking perplexed backstage wondering what happened to Matt Hardy. A referee comes in. Angle says Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt are both RAW superstars under his jurisdiction. Angle asks him to be the referee. The referee asks if he did something wrong. Angle says he knows it’ll be chaos. Angle wants him to make sure they make it back to RAW in one piece. The referee agrees.

5# Braun Strowman won a tag team battle royal to become the #1 contender for the RAW Tag Team Championship at Wrestlemania
(The Bar were on commentary for this match. Participants were - The Revival, Heath Slater & Rhyno, Anderson & Gallows, The Miztourage, Titus Worldwide and Braun Strowman.)

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE SMACKDOWN LIVE
DATE - TUESDAY 13TH MARCH 2018
VENUE - BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE: INDIANAPOLIS, IN
ANNOUNCERS - COREY GRAVES, TOM PHILLIPS & BYRON SAXTON

AJ Styles opens Smackdown Live and spoke of retaining the WWE Championship at Fast Lane, and spoke about defending the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania despite it seemingly unbelieveable that he would of ever come to the WWE. Shinsuke Nakamura interrupts and told the WWE Champion that everyone likes AJ Styles but also everyone likes him too. He went on to say that at Wrestlemania, dreams come true. My dream...knee to face. And i become champion.

1# AJ Styles bt. Rusev (w/ Aiden English) Via DQ in a non-title match
(Shinsuke Nakamura was at ringside for this match. Styles had Rusev in the calf crusher when English jumped in to the ring and attacked Styles to cause the DQ. Post-match, English and Rusev continue their attack on Styles until Nakamura drops English with a big spin kick and then Kinshasa to Rusev.)

Dasha is backstage with Big E, they discuss what happened at Fast Lane when the Bludgeon Brothers took out Kofi and Woods. Big E said he will represent the New Day tonight. Jimmy Uso walks up and says he has Big E's back after what was done to his brother on Sunday.

Backstage, AJ Styles tells Shinsuke Nakamura he didn’t need his help at Fastlane and didn’t need his help tonight. Nakamura says he will help Styles every week until WrestleMania…until he connects with his knee to the face.

2# The Bludgeon Brothers bt. Jimmy Uso & Big E
(Post-match, Harper splashes Big E against the barricade and then Rowan takes out Big E with a big shot.)

Backstage, Sami Zayn blames Shane McMahon for not winning the WWE Championship at Fastlane. He also blames Kevin Owens for also losing on Sunday. Zayn says Owens is a self-absorbed egomaniac and played everyone perfectly leading into Fastlane.

Charlotte Flair is in the ring and wanted to meet Asuka woman-to-woman tonight. Asuka makes her way to the ring for her Smackdown Live debut. Charlotte spoke about wanting to face Asuka at Wrestlemania as she wants the challenge, but Asuka has never faced someone like her like she has never faced someone like Asuka. Charlotte plans to end the streak and cement her legacy at Wrestlemania. Asuka told the Smackdown Women's Champion that she chose Charlotte because she likes a challenge. She says that Charlotte might be the queen, but she is the empress. She finishes by saying Asuka bows to no one because no one is ready for Asuka.

Randy Orton is in the ring and shows off being the United States Champion for the first time in his career, making him apart of an elite list of Grand Slam Champions. Orton goes on to say that Roode has earned his respect, but the title is now his and he is taking it to Wrestlemania. Roode comes out and plans to invoke his rematch clause before Mahal interrupt to say how he will beat Roode tonight, just like he beat Orton last week.

3# Jinder Mahal (w/ Sunil Singh) bt. Bobby Roode
(Randy Orton was at ringside for this match. Sunil Singh distracts Roode during the match which led to Mahal tripping up Roode and hitting the Khallas for the 3. Post-match, Orton hit Mahal with an RKO.)

Backstage, Renee Young asks Kevin Owens what he thinks about Sami Zayn blaming him for losing on Sunday at Fastlane. Owens says he got screwed over first because of Shane McMahon. He talks about the “little stunt” Sami pulled. Owens calls him a liar and manipulator. He calls himself the rightful WWE Champion. Owens questions why we even needed Shane McMahon at ringside and says the McMahon’s always want attention.

4# Carmella bt. Naomi

Shane McMahon makes his way to the ring to make a Wrestlemania announcement. First, he addresses his issues with Owens and Zayn over the last few months. He then announces that Daniel Bryan will be back next week, as he is taking an indefinite leave of absence as Smackdown's commissioner and Daniel will have to go at it alone. He makes one more announcement before he leaves, and that is Kevin Owens will face Sami Zayn at Wrestlemania.

Kevin Owens makes his way out and agrees with Shane, but added that he could beat up Sami whenever he wanted without waiting for his "stupid" wrestlemania announcement. Zayn walks out and said that Shane is doing this as it made him so happy to hear people cheer watching him go at it with Owens. Shane points out that he gave them the opportunity to fight on the grandest stage of them all. Owens said they appreciate it but they want to show their appreciation more. Both men attack Shane and multiple officials who came out to help. Owens put the head of Shane in a steel chair and tossing him face first in to the ring post. They drag the commissioner in to the backstage area, and Owens hit Shane with a powerbomb on a metal barricade before EMTs put him on a stretcher and a neck brace.

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE MIXED MATCH CHALLENGE - WEEK 9
DATE - TUESDAY 13TH MARCH 2018
VENUE - BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE: INDIANAPOLIS, IN
ANNOUNCERS - COREY GRAVES, MICHAEL COLE & BETH PHOENIX

1# Bobby Roode & Charlotte Flair bt. Rusev & Lana in a Quarterfinal match

We hear from Alexa Bliss, Braun Strowman, The Miz and Asuka ahead of their Semi-Final match next week. Roode & Charlotte will compete against a "second chance" fan vote. You can vote in a team that was previously eliminated during the tournament.

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE 205 LIVE
DATE - TUESDAY 13TH MARCH 2018
VENUE - BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE: INDIANAPOLIS, IN
ANNOUNCERS - NIGEL MCGUINNESS & VIC JOSEPH

1# Hideo Itami & Akira Tozawa bt. Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado (w/ Kalisto)
2# Gentleman Jack Gallagher bt. Murphy Meyers
3# Cedric Alexander bt. Roderick Strong in a Semi-Final match in the WWE Cruiserweight Championship tournament

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE NXT
DATE - WEDNESDAY 14TH MARCH
TAPED - FRIDAY 2ND FEBRUARY 2018
VENUE - CENTER STAGE THEATRE: ATLANTA, GA
ANNOUNCERS - PERCY WATSON, MAURO RANALLO & NIGEL MCGUINNESS

1# SAnitY (w/ Killain Dain & Nikki Cross) bt. Tino Sabbatelli & Riddick Moss in a 1st Round match in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

Tommaso Ciampa makes his way to the ring, the fans in attendance boo Ciampa and chants for "Johnny Wrestling". Ciampa shouts at the crowd before he drops and mic and leaves the ring. He continues to walking alongside the barricade before leaving.

2# Dakota Kai bt. Lacey Evans
(Post-match, Shayna Baszler makes her way to the ring but moments later, Ember Moon came to ringside with a mic. She told Baszler that she is going to finish it at Takeover. A brawl breaks out between the two women, referees try to pull them apart multiple times. Baszler applies the double wristlock until Kai returns with a kick to Baszler's hands. Moon then hit Baszler with the eclipse.)

3# Street Profits bt. Heavy Machinery in a 1st Round match in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
4# Pete Dunne bt. Adam Cole (w/ Undisputed Era) Via DQ to retain the WWE United Kingdom Championship
(Dunne hit the bitter end on Cole when O'Reilly tripped up Dunne to cause the DQ. Post-match, its an Undisputed Era beatdown until Roderick Strong made the save and clean house.)

Aleister Black makes his way to the ring to sign the contract for the NXT Championship match at Takeover,moments later Zelina Vega makes her way down. She tells Black that Almas is not here. Black looks around ringside for Almas and refuses to listen to Vega which makes her mad. Vega signs the contract on Almas' behalf, he says that Almas is afraid to be here because at Takeover, he will come up up a little short, referring to the height of Vega. She slaps Black and told him he made the biggest mistake of his life. Black brought Candice LeRae to the ring and both women brawl with LeRae hitting a springboard twisting bulldog.

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE MAIN EVENT
DATE - THURSDAY 15TH MARCH 2018
TAPED - MONDAY 12TH MARCH 2018
VENUE - LITTLE CAESARS ARENA: DETROIT, MI
ANNOUNCERS - NIGEL MCGUINNESS & VIC JOSEPH

1# Goldust bt. Curt Hawkins
2# Akira Tozawa & Hideo Itami bt. Jack Gallagher & TJP

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW
DATE - MONDAY 19TH MARCH 2018
VENUE - AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER: DALLAS, TX
ANNOUNCERS - COREY GRAVES, MICHAEL COLE & JONATHAN COACHMAN

RAW GM Kurt Angle opens Monday night RAW, he opened by saying that Roman Reigns' suspension is still in effect and will not be here tonight. Angle said that Lesnar is not here yet, but Mr. McMahon reassured him that he will be here tonight. Angle said he wants to talk about the tag team battle royal and Braun Strowman entering without a partner, when Roman Reigns come through the crowd.

Reigns told Angle that he doesn't care that he is "trespassing", he said that with Lesnar not being here last week or the week before that, someone had to be here to represent the main event of wrestlemania. Angle continues to tell Reigns to be patient as he has Lesnar at WrestleMania. Reigns then refused to leave the ring until he gets Lesnar. The U.S Marshalls come to the ring and handcuff Reigns, Reigns attacks them before Lesnar came down and beats down Reigns with a German Suplex and the steel chair multiple times which leaves Reigns laying in the ring. EMTs put Reigns on a stretcher but Lesnar returns and tips over the stretcher. Lesnar left and said he will see him at WrestleMania.

Alexa Bliss makes her way to the ring, she spoke about what her and Mickie said about Nia last week and said she is sorry....that she didn't speak the truth sooner. She says she doesn't feel one ounce of remorse and that she never liked Jax, and she used her. She said that now Nia isn't weighing her down, she'll end Asuka's undefeated streak.

1# Asuka bt. Alexa Bliss (w/ Mickie James) Via count-out in a non title match
(Asuka had the ankle lock applied when Mickie pulled her out of the ring and helped her away to cause the count-out. As they were leaving, Nia Jax steamrolled Mickie out of the way as Alexa jumped over the barricade. Nia grabbed her but Mickie attacked her before she sent her head first in to the LED screen. Nia then went through the crowd after the RAW Women's Champion.)

Alexa Bliss charges in to Kurt Angle's office and says that Nia should be arrested. Angle referred to last week and that the RAW Women's Champion should be a role model, not a bully. He then made Alexa Bliss vs. Nia Jax for the RAW Women's Championship at WrestleMania.

Braun Strowman makes his way to the ring and spoke of going to WrestleMania, but management has told him that he needs to find a partner, he said the knows he can win the tag team titles by himself. The Bar made their way out and spoke of becoming a great tag team and how they have beaten every tag team on RAW, and Strowman and his partner will be no different. Strowman says he has a partner for WrestleMania and gets to face one of them right now. He asks which one wants "these hands".

2# Braun Strowman bt. Cesaro (w/ Sheamus)
(Strowman went for a running powerslam but was distracted by Sheamus. Strowman proceeds to run over Sheamus before hitting the powerslam moments later on cesaro to get the 3.)

Matt Hardy is shown in his living room with Queen Rebecca playing the piano. Señor Benjamin is there as well. Hardy talks to Vanguard One, the drone, to scan the property for the consumer of terrestrial entities. Hardy orders Señor Benjamin to prepare the battlefield for annihilation.

3# The Revival bt. Titus Worldwide (w/ Dana Brooke)
(Post-match, Charly Caruso interviews The Revival about their path to WrestleMania. Wilder says there is no tag team on earth more qualified to go for the tag team titles. They said they are going to be the first tag team to win the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal.)

It was announced that Mark Henry is the latest inductee in to the WWE Hall of Fame: Class of 2018.

Before the next match, Sasha Banks tells Bayley that they shouldn't run away from the recent issue between them and she wants to fix this. Bayley said that she was angry after Elimination Chamber, but she helped her win a match. Bayley said she can't get over what she did at Elimination Chamber because of the way Banks did it, the look on her face with the glare and the smirk ate at her core. Banks grabbed her hand, kicked her off the pod, watched her fall, and smiled. Banks is supposed to be her best friend, so why was it so easy to knock her down like it meant nothing?

4# Absolution (w/ Paige) bt. Sasha Banks & Bayley

John Cena makes his way to the ring and says tonight we will find out the Undertaker's response to his challenge last week. Cena still finds it amazing that The Undertaker has been in hiding for so long simply because he feels embarrassed. The Undertaker feels like everyone thinks he no longer belongs here. That is absolutely ridiculous. As long as there is a WWE, the name “Undertaker” has meaning.
Cena continues to wait for a yes or a no, he has some words for the deadman including calling him a "coward". Despite Cena's efforts nothing happened, Cena says this is the exact moment Undertaker has let everyone down that ever believed in him. Undertaker is not a god and shouldn’t be considered a man.

Kane then makes his way to the ring, everyone wondering whether this is a sign from the Undertaker. Cena asks Kane whether it is a yes or a no, Kane then hit the chokeslam on Cena.

Matt Hardy is shown consulting with George Washington… his pet giraffe that is inhabited by the first President of the United States.

Before the next match, Miz is furious about not being on the cover of the advertisements for WrestleMania. He said he will emerge from WrestleMania as the longest reigning Intercontinental....Gallows and Anderson cuts him off.

5# The Balor Club bt. The Miz & The Miztourage in a Six man tag team match
(Seth Rollins was on commentary for this match.)

Next week it will be John Cena vs. Kane. We then saw a video package about the career of Ronda Rousey.

6# Matt Hardy bt. Bray Wyatt in the "Ultimate Deletion"
(Post-match, Hardy calls Señor Benjamin over “posthaste” to retrieve Wyatt’s corpus from the Lake of Reincarnation. Benjamin says Wyatt is not there. Hardy says the Great War is OVER! Bray Wyatt has been DELETED! We see Vanguard One’s view of Hardy as the show ends.)

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE SMACKDOWN LIVE
DATE - TUESDAY 20TH MARCH 2018
VENUE - AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER: DALLAS, TX
ANNOUNCERS - COREY GRAVES, TOM PHILLIPS & BYRON SAXTON

The show opens with a flashback to 2016 when Daniel Bryan was forced to announce his retirement from the ring, then a video shows all of the media attention on the announcement earlier today that Bryan has been medically cleared to make a return to the ring.

Smackdown Live GM Daniel Bryan makes his way to the ring with a huge reaction from the crowd. Bryan thanks the fans before addressing what happened to Shane McMahon, he says the two he needs to talk with aren't here yet. Bryan spoke of the emotional journey of the last 2 years about being depressed and how Brie supported him and told him to fight for his dreams. He says he isn't sure when or where he will get back in the ring, before glancing at the WrestleMania sign. Bryan said he wasn't sure if that will happen but will Daniel Bryan compete in a WWE ring again? He starts up the "Yes" chant.

Backstage, referee Charles Robinson congratulates Daniel Bryan. He asks to let him know if Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn arrive. Dolph Ziggler walks up, congratulates Bryan and says he can’t wait to beat him. Bryan smiles and says Ziggler can certainly try.

1# Shinsuke Nakamura bt. Rusev (w/ Aiden English)
(AJ Styles was at ringside for this match. Post-match, English and Rusev start attacking Nakamura. Styles takes his time to get his vest off and the title belt. Nakamura got the better of both men and when Styles turned around, he saw Nakamura smiling at him.)

Backstage, we see Charlotte Flair watching the video package focusing on Asuka. Natalya walks up and accuses flair of being Scared of Asuka. Charlotte says she is looking forward to the challenge but Natalya claims she is better than both of them and that Asuka is only undefeated because she hasn't faced her yet. Charlotte then challenges Natalya to a match.

Backstage, Shinsuke Nakamura tells AJ Styles he didn’t need his help. Styles is aware of that. Nakamura says he has one more thing to say. Styles says let me guess: Nakamura will beat him at WrestleMania? Nakamura says Styles needs more confidence, but agrees he will beat him at WrestleMania with a knee to the face.

2# Baron Corbin bt. Tye Dillinger
3# Natalya bt. Charlotte Flair in a non-title match
(Carmella makes her way to the ring in another attempt to cash in her money in the bank briefcase, Charlotte shortly levels Carmella with a boot. Natalya then rolls up Charlotte to get the 3.)

Before the next match, the Usos are in the ring and spoke about their tag team title match with the New Day at Fast Lane, and the Bludgeon Brothers interfering. They question the Bludgeon Brothers trying to take away their WrestleMania moment.

4# Harper (w/ Rowan) bt. Jimmy Uso (w/ Jey Uso)

Jinder Mahal makes his way to the ring with Sunil Singh alongside him. He spoke about wanting to make Smackdown Live the premiere show but everyone continues to disrespect him. Bobby Roode interrupts Mahal and tells him that all he deserves at WrestleMania is for him to beat him and take back his United States title.

Randy Orton is next out and tells Mahal to shut up and claims that without the help of a "stooge" like Sunil Singh, Mahal just sucks. Mahal tosses his jacket and tosses Sunil at Orton as he bails out. Orton hit the DDT off the ropes on Sunil but it was Roode who hit Sunil with the Glorious DDT. Roode then went for the DDT on Orton, and Orton went for the RKO on Roode but both men countered before there was a stand off between the 3 men.

Next week, it will be Bobby Roode & Randy Orton vs. Jinder Mahal & Sunil Singh.

5# Becky Lynch & Naomi bt. Sarah Logan & Liv Morgan Via Submission

Daniel Bryan is in the ring and invites Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn to the ring. Both Owens and Zayn congratulate Bryan and said with guys like Bryan, Owens and Zayn on the roster, this is the dream show. Bryan then spoke of what they did to Shane McMahon last week, and both men mocked what they did. Bryan doesn't understand the attack as they were awarded a match at Wrestlemania and Shane even announced he was leaving and let Bryan run the show, but they still felt the need to assault their boss. Bryan then reluctantly proceeded to fire both Owens and Zayn.

Moments later, Owens and Zayn attack the Smackdown GM. Bryan comes back with some offence but it ended with Owens hitting the powerbomb to Bryan on the ring apron. The show ended with Bryan being placed on a stretcher.

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE MIXED MATCH CHALLENGE - WEEK 10
DATE - TUESDAY 20TH MARCH 2018
VENUE - AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER: DALLAS, TX
ANNOUNCERS - COREY GRAVES, MICHAEL COLE & BETH PHOENIX

1# Asuka & The Miz bt. Alexa Bliss & Braun Strowman Via Submission in a Semi-Final match

It was revealed that Finn Balor & Sasha Banks have won the fan vote to be re-entered in to the tournament and will face Bobby Roode & Charlotte Flair next week.

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE 205 LIVE
DATE - TUESDAY 20TH MARCH 2018
VENUE - AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER: DALLAS, TX
ANNOUNCERS - NIGEL MCGUINNESS & VIC JOSEPH

1# Hideo Itami (w/ Akira Tozawa) bt. Lince Dorado (w/ Kalisto & Gran Metalik) Via DQ
(Itami pushes Metalik and Metalik pulls Itami off the apron and pushes him to cause the DQ. Post-match, Kaliso held back Metalik as Tozawa held back Itami.)

We hear from Drew Gulak who said he is here to make a better 205 Live, and he can set the example that no one else can. He said he will prove to everybody what he said, and go on to Wrestlemania and become the next Cruiserweight Champion.

We hear from Cedric Alexander who spoke about winning last week to earn his spot at WrestleMania.

2# TJP bt. Kenneth Johnson

We hear comments from Mustafa Ali ahead of his match tonight.

We are back with Drake Maverick in the interview area. Drake is asked about the opening match. Drake says he is livid. He knows it is Wrestlemania season. At least Kalisto and Akira Tozawa brought things under control. Next week, Akira Tozawa, Kalisto, TJ Perkins, and Buddy Murphy will have a Fatal Four Way Match.

3# Mustafa Ali bt. Drew Gulak in a Semi-Final match in the WWE Cruiserweight Championship tournament

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE NXT
DATE - WEDNESDAY 21ST MARCH 2018
TAPED - WEDNESDAY 7TH MARCH 2018
VENUE - FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY: WINTER PARK, FL
ANNOUNCERS - PERCY WATSON, MAURO RANALLO & NIGEL MCGUINNESS

Tommaso Ciampa makes his way to the ring, the fans at Full Sail continue to chant for Johnny Gargano but Ciampa shouts "he's gone". Ciampa begins to rip up signs from around ringside before ripping away another and it is Johnny Gargano. Gargano lunges over the barricade and both men brawl before security split them up.

We saw reports from WWE.COM last Friday from Tyler Bate who has sustained a knee injury and thus, Mustache Mountain have to withdraw from the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. Roderick Strong posted a video on twitter about his desire to enter with a partner and Regal agrees.

We see a video from earlier today from the Undisputed Era. Cole complains about Strong being added to the dusty classic and call him a loser. They said that the winner of the Dusty Classic is just a signup to get beaten up by the Undisputed Era. Cole refers to how his match tonight with Ohno will be a walk in the park so Fish and O'Reilly can stay in the back and watch the match.

1# Roderick Strong & Pete Dunne bt. Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan in a 1st Round match in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

We see a promo from Ricochet who says his NXT debut is coming soon.

2# Ember Moon bt. Aliyah in a non-title match
(During the match, Shayna Baszler joined commentary.)

Raul Mendoza was making his way out for a match when he was attacked by Andrade "cien" Almas. Almas then gets in the ring and shouts a few things in Spanish and asks for respect for Vega.

We see a promo for Lars Sullivan and he returns next week. Also next week, William Regal announces he will be making an announcement that will change NXT forever.

3# Adam Cole bt. Kassius Ohno

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE MAIN EVENT
DATE - THURSDAY 22ND MARCH 2018
TAPED - MONDAY 19TH MARCH 2018
VENUE - AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER: DALLAS, TX
ANNOUNCERS - NIGEL MCGUINNESS & VIC JOSEPH

1# Heath Slater (w/ Rhyno) bt. Curt Hawkins
2# Kalisto, Lince Dorado & Gran Metalik bt. TJP, Ariya Daivari & Tony Nese in a six man tag team match

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW
DATE - MONDAY 26TH MARCH 2018
VENUE - QUICKEN LOANS ARENA: CLEVELAND, OH
ANNOUNCERS - COREY GRAVES, MICHAEL COLE & JONATHAN COACHMAN

Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman open Monday Night RAW, and Heyman spoke about Lesnar's beatdown of Roman Reigns last week. Heyman mentions that the temporary suspension of Reigns has been lifted but he is not here this evening. He mentioned Reigns' family heritage before questioning Reigns as not being raised to be a man. Heyman continued to speak about Lesnar and how he would show up then said on April 8, Reigns isn't man enough to take the Universal title away from Brock Lesnar. Reigns then walks through the crowd with a steel chair in hand, Lesnar beats Reigns to the punch with a clothesline but Reigns drives Lesnar in to the ring post and hit him multiple times with the steel chair. Both men go back and forth with the steel steps, it all ends with Lesnar hitting an F5 on to Reigns on the steel steps.

1# Nia Jax bt. Mickie James (w/ Alexa Bliss)
(Post-match, Alexa attacks Nia but to no avail. Bliss bails out of the ring and running up the ramp.)

We see a video package of Stephanie McMahon training for Wrestlemania 34.

2# Mustafa Ali & Cedric Alexander bt. TJP & Drew Gulak
(Drake Maverick is on commentary for this match.)

The Miz presents another edition of MIZ TV, with The Miztourage in the ring with him. Miz spoke of not being happy with the Miztourage. Seth Rollins comes out and relishes the disrupt in the group, Dallas makes a insult to Miz before Finn Balor comes out. Dallas called Miz a phony A-lister who can't fight. Miz is trying to fire up Dallas and Axel and lists names of Intercontinental Champions who he is better than and accidentally lets slip Mr. Perfect. Axel is not happy as Rollins and Balor are smiling. Miz tries to leave the ring but is surrounded by Miztourage, Rollins and Balor. Moments later, Miztourage attack Balor and Rollins revealing it all to be a rouse. Gallows and Anderson run out and brawl with the Miztourage. Balor hit Miz with a sling blade, and Rollins went for a curb stomp but Miz rolled out of the ring. Balor picks the title belt up, but Rollins takes it off him and lifts it high. Balor attacked Miz when he came back in to the ring, Balor then attacked Rollins with an elbow before holding up the Intercontinental title belt.

3# Asuka bt. Jamie Frost
(Before the match, Charly Caruso interviewed Frost who was confident as Asuka isn't ready for her.)

We see highlights from Ultimate Deletion last week, "woken" Matt Hardy is backstage and says the great war is now over, but now he sets his sights on Wrestlemania. Hardy revealed that he will compete in the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal and "delete" all who get in his way.

Backstage, Bayley lets Sasha know that she is entering the WrestleMania women's battle royal. Banks told her that if she has something to say, then say it. Bayley speaks about Sasha putting herself first and walks around like she is the "legit" boss. Banks say she is the boss and Bayley should do the same so people don't think she is a loser. Bayley suggests Banks can't beat her, Sasha points out she is a four-time Women's Champion but Bayley pointed out how long she kept it for. Banks then tossed Bayley against the lockers. Bayley fought back as a brawl broke out, Banks sent Bayley face first in to the lockers and then over a table.

Before the match, Sheamus and Cesaro want to know who Braun Strowman's partner is at WrestleMania. Strowman agrees to tell them who his partner is if Sheamus gets in the ring with him and beat him.

4# Braun Strowman bt. Sheamus (w/ Cesaro)
(Cesaro attempted a cheap shot on Strowman but the referee catches him and Strowman gave Cesaro a cheap shot back. Strowman then hit a corner splash and powerslam on Sheamus to get the 3.)

Kurt Angle heads to the ring and reminds us that we are 2 weeks away from WrestleMania and spoke about the mixed tag team match, the then introduced "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey. Angle spoke how the match will be fun but won't be easy. Rousey says she wants to learn everything she can and refers to Stephanie as "trust fund" tough, "limo" tough and "personal trainer" tough. She plans to rip Stephanie's limb out of it's socket.

Absolution come out to interrupt, Paige welcomes Rousey to RAW and spoke about how people take advantage of you in this company. She offered to back her up. Rousey thanks her but says she has Kurt Angle. Paige refers to teaming up with Angle as "career suicide", she offers Rousey to be the 4th member of Absolution. Rousey says no, Paige told her that she has just created some new enemies. Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose comes to the ring, but Angle stops a shot from Many and Rousey drops Deville when she went for a shot. Rousey tosses Mandy in to Sonya when she attempted a kick, then Rousey hit a judo toss on Mandy and goes for an arm bar.

5# Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson bt. The Miztourage
6# Elias bt. Rhyno (w/ Heath Slater)
(Post-match, Elias attacks Slater and hit him with the Drift Away.)

Next week it will be Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor, also Kurt Angle, Ronda Rousey, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon will have an in-ring face off.

7# John Cena bt. Kane in a No DQ match
(Post-match, Cena once again calls out for the Undertaker. He calls him a coward once again and asks it is either yes or a no because he is happy to go to WrestleMania as a fan. He shouts for the Undertaker to "do something". He reminds him that he only has one week left - he said Undertaker will make it clear he truly doesn’t care about anyone if he does nothing. Cena says he hopes we see Undertaker next week and drops the mic.)

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE SMACKDOWN LIVE
DATE - TUESDAY 27TH MARCH 2018
VENUE - PPG PAINTS ARENA: PITTSBURGH, PA
ANNOUNCERS - COREY GRAVES, TOM PHILLIPS & BYRON SAXTON

Before the opening match, Sunil Singh comes out with Jinder Mahal, but he is in a neck brace and has his arm in a sling. Mahal says due to the unprovoked attack by Roode and Orton, Singh can not compete. Mahal has traded a tiger for a lion, Rusev makes his way to the ring to be his partner.

1# Rusev (w/ Aiden English) & Jinder Mahal (w/ Sunil Singh) bt. Randy Orton & Bobby Roode

Backstage, Mahal walks about his win and says that he wants Rusev in the front row at WrestleMania for this United States Championship win. Rusev said he has a better idea, as he has just pinned the United States Champion, he is going to Daniel Bryan to make this a Fatal 4-Way.

Shinsuke Nakamura approaches AJ Styles backstage, he asks if Styles is ok as it seems like he has lost his confidence. Nakamura tells Styles that he wants him at his best at Wrestlemania, just like Styles does. He said he wants Styles in his corner tonight. Styles agree to ensure their history making match won't be hurt.

2# Becky Lynch bt. Ruby Riott (w/ The Riott Squad)
(Post-match, The Riott Squad quickly attacks Becky, but she quickly sends them over the top rope, signalling that's what she wants to do to them at the WrestleMania women's battle royal.)

Daniel Bryan makes his way out and proposes to give Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn an opportunity. Bryan says that his proposal is Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania. Due to complications from their attack on Shane McMahon, Shane has been hospitalized but he believes he will be good to go at Wrestlemania. If he and Shane wins, they will remain fired but if they win, they will be reinstated to Smackdown Live. Bryan then went in to a heated speech about how Owens and Zayn tried to take his dream away from his last week. He said this is not the GM or the underdog, this is the Daniel Bryan who fought for his dreams. This Daniel Bryan that will fight at WrestleMania and is going to kick their asses.

Before the next match, The New Day speak about winning the tag team titles at WrestleMania and how the Bludgeon Brothers made the mistake of leaving them walking.

3# The Bludgeon Brothers bt. The New Day Via DQ
(Rowan grabbed a mallet and approached the ring when the Usos attack him from behind to cause the DQ. Post-match, The New Day triple teams Harper and gets him out of the ring. The Usos and New Day jackjaw each other before Bludgeon Brothers return with the mallets and the rest of the mean escape the ring.)

4# Dolph Ziggler bt. Tyler Breeze (w/ Fandango)
(Post-match, Ziggler walks up to the Andre The Giant trophy before superkicking Fandango.)

5# Shinsuke Nakamura (w/ AJ Styles) bt. Shelton Benjamin (w/ Chad Gable)
(Post-match, Nakamura invites Styles in to the ring and told him he was only here to see how he will beat him at WrestleMania. Styles laughs at the mind games from Nakamura and said they will tear the house down at WrestleMania. He said when he beats Nakamura, it will prove that he is the best. Nakamura says that Styles is too emotional which is why he will beat him at WrestleMania. Benjamin and Gable attack Styles but Nakamura took them both out. Nakamura charges for the Kinshasha at Styles but puts the breaks on and laughs. Nakamura says, "knee to face" before patting Styles on the head and leaving.)

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE MIXED MATCH CHALLENGE - WEEK 11
DATE - TUESDAY 27TH MARCH 2018
VENUE - PPG PAINTS ARENA: PITTSBURGH, PA
ANNOUNCERS - COREY GRAVES, MICHAEL COLE & BETH PHOENIX

Due to Charlotte Flair being unable to compete tonight, the fans have voted for Becky Lynch to be Charlotte Flair's replacement for one night only.

1# Bobby Roode & Becky Lynch bt. Finn Balor & Sasha Banks in a Semi-Final match

After the match, Kurt Angle made his way out in his hometown. He hypes next week's final - Bobby Roode & Charlotte Flair vs. The Miz & Asuka where the winning team's charity will receive $100,000.

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE 205 LIVE
DATE - TUESDAY 27TH MARCH 2018
VENUE - PPG PAINTS ARENA: PITTSBURGH, PA
ANNOUNCERS - NIGEL MCGUINNESS & VIC JOSEPH

1# Mark Andrews bt. Tony Nese
(Post-match, Mark Andrews told Drake Maverick that he wanted a match against Drew Gulak. Maverick granted the match for next week. )

We saw highlights from earlier today as Cedric Alexander and Mustafa Ali went face-to-face. Sitting down with both men was Drake Maverick. They spoke about their respect for each other, but tensions mounted when Alexander claimed he would leave WrestleMania as Cruiserweight Champion.

2# Buddy Murphy bt. TJP, Akira Tozawa & Kalisto in a Fatal 4-Way match

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WWE NXT
DATE - WEDNESDAY 28TH MARCH 2018
TAPED - WEDNESDAY 7TH MARCH 2018
VENUE - FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY: WINTER PARK, FL
ANNOUNCERS - PERCY WATSON, MAURO RANALLO & NIGEL MCGUINNESS

The show opens with footage from earlier today when Tommaso Ciampa arrived at Full Sail University. Ciampa sees Regal and he says that Gargano shows up at his place of work and puts hands on him. He showed up at his physical therapy and home. Ciampa says it is on Regal. Regal agrees. Ciampa wants to know what will it take to get rid of him. Regal makes an Unsanctioned match between them at Takeover, if Gargano wins, he is back in NXT but if he loses, he is gone forever. Regal tells Ciampa that he has to do it on his own.

William Regal makes his way to the ring and announces that at Takeover, the NXT North American Championship will be created. Like the UK Championship has brought some great british talent, the North America Champion will defend all over North America.

EC3 makes his way to the ring and assumed that Regal was going to award him the title. Regal says you have to earn it in the ring and will be him and five other competitors in a ladder match at Takeover for the title.

After commercial, TM61 are asked about their loss. Nick says that they came back but they did not succeed against The Authors of Pain. They talk about having to beat the better teams. They need to change their attitude because they are the mighty and the Mighty Don’t Kneel.

We go inside the Performance Center where there is a fracas between Ember Moon and Shayna Baszler that leads to other wrestlers and trainers separating them.

1# The Authors of Pain (w/ Paul Ellering) bt. Street Profits in a Semi-Final match in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

Cathy Kelly is outside William Regal's office and asked about who else is in the ladder match at Takeover. Regal reveals Adam Cole is in the match, Velveteen Dream comes along and says it will be an experience for the NXT Universe if he was in the match. Regal agrees and puts him in the match also.

2# Lars Sullivan bt. John Silver

Cathy Kelly is in the back again and asked Regal if anymore names have been added to he ladder match. Lars Sullivan walks by and Regal congratulates him before inviting him to be apart of the match. He says he wants Killain Dain which Regal makes for next week.

Dakota Kai makes her way to the ring when we go to the parking lot where Andrade Almas is attacking Aleister Black. They continue the attack with Almas putting Black's head in to a cooler full of ice and sent him through a door. They make their way in to the arena as Almas hits Black with a steel chair and tells Black to respect them.

3# Pete Dunne & Roderick Strong bt. Eric Young & Alexander Wolfe in a Semi-Final match in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

Cathy Kelly is outside Regal's office once again and asks who the final participant in the ladder match is. He tells her he has just finalized the last member of the match and Ricochet emerges.

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE MAIN EVENT
DATE - THURSDAY 29TH MARCH 2018
TAPED - MONDAY 26TH MARCH 2018
VENUE - QUICKEN LOANS ARENA: CLEVELAND, OH
ANNOUNCERS - NIGEL MCGUINNESS & VIC JOSEPH

1# The Revival bt. Titus Worldwide (w/ Dana Brooke)
2# Kalisto, Lince Dorado & Gran Metalik bt. Jack Gallagher, Ariya Daivari & Tony Nese in a Six man tag team match

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW
DATE - MONDAY 2ND APRIL 2018
VENUE - PHILLIPS ARENA: ATLANTA, GA
ANNOUNCERS - COREY GRAVES, MICHAEL COLE & JONATHAN COACHMAN

Monday Night RAW opens with Jonathan Coachman in the ring and says we are starting off with a face-off between two teams that will face at WrestleMania. He introduces Stephanie McMahon & Triple H, and then Kurt Angle & Ronda Rousey. The Coach asks both teams questions from Social media. Stephanie and Triple H speak how Angle ruined the biggest signing in WWE history by setting her up for a fail at WrestleMania. Stephanie asks Ronda who the hell she thinks she is, Angle told her that this sunday, she is going to make her tap out. Both teams go back and forth before the Coach says it is time for a pre-match photo op. They go for handshakes but Rousey just stares at Stephanie. Angle steps in between both women, Triple H hit him in the back of the head with the microphone. Rousey then grabbed the COO by the throat, but Stephanie gave her a back suplex through a table.

1# Bayley bt. Sonya Deville (w/ Absolution)
(Post-match, Mandy Rose attacked her from behind and Absolution double teams her. Sasha Banks runs down and both she and Bayley threw Absolution over the top rope. Banks then demanded that Bayley raise her hand. Bayley refuses and they begin to brawl before Absolution takes both women down.)

We see a video highlighting Asuka's undefeated streak. We then see the news coverage of the birth of Miz and Maryse's daughter, Monroe Sky Mizanin.

2# Seth Rollins bt. Finn Balor
(The Miz was on commentary for this match. )

Paul Heyman is talking on the phone backstage when Kurt Angle wants to speak to him, Angle wants to make sure the WrestleMania main event stays intact and asks him not to incite Roman Reigns. Heyman laughs at the prospect of Angle being worried about Lesnar's wellbeing. Heyman said he will take this under consideration.

The RAW Tag Team Champions come to the ring and speak of Braun Strowman and his mystery partner. They speak of how he will need to tag in his partner at some point, and then about being on the same page etc. Strowman makes his way to the stage and says he was just speaking to his partner in the back and he doesn't like what these two clowns were just saying. Cesaro challenges him to come say it to their face, Strowman agrees but he wants a match with one of them. Strowman comes to the back and comes back out in "disguise", and says his brother is Braun but he is brains. The Bar attack Strowman but he over takes them before throwing Cesaro across the ring before Sheamus ran away.

Goldust appeared on-screen to talk about the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal, and when he wins, HBO will have to make a documentary about him. "Woken" Matt Hardy interrupts Goldusts message, Hardy said he has been training with other giants, including Goliath to prepare for this match. He mentions he will face Goldust tonight, who is scheduled for "DELETION".

3# "Woken" Matt Hardy bt. Goldust

We see a handheld video promo from Alexa Bliss and Mickie James who said that at WrestleMania, Nia Jax will be blubbering in her blubber.

John Cena makes his way to the ring and said he is wrong, they're out of time and there's still no answer from the Undertaker. Cena said he is still going to WrestleMania fired up, when questioned by Michael Cole about why he was not going to join another match, he said he has lost so many opportunities that he would be taking a spot from a full time WWE Superstar. He said that calling out Undertaker was a last ditch effort and wouldnt be taking anyone's spot. Cena tried to stir the crowd in Atlanta, tried to make some noise to summon the Undertaker. Cena leaves the ring by saying it is obvious that he left his hat in the ring, but left his balls at home.

Kurt Angle walks up to Roman Reigns and says Paul Heyman promised to not say anything to incite him. Reigns asks if Brock Lesnar is even here, and Angle says he definitely is. Reigns tells him to take his peace treaty and bring it to the pawn shop he sold his Olympic Gold Medals at.

4# Elias bt. Heath Slater (w/ Rhyno)

Braun Strowman is walking backstage when Curt Hawkins stops him. Hawkins says Strowman should pick him as his partner. Strowman asks for his win-loss record. Hawkins says it’s not great, but this could be his big break. Strowman him and throws him headfirst through a wall! Strowman says, “There’s your big break!”.

Renee Young interviews Nia Jax. Jax says the attacks by Alexa Bliss on her size brought he back to childhood, but she’s happy with herself now. Jax gets emotional talking about Bliss and the things she said about her. Jax says at WrestleMania, she will squash her like a bug.

5# Asuka & Dana Brooke bt. Mickie James & Alexa Bliss Via Submission
(Post-match, Bliss attacks Asuka from behind then hit Dana with a double team DDT. They went towards Asuka when Nia came to the ring. She went for Alexa but Mickie attacked her. She threw Mickie off and hit an avalanche then a samoan drop before staring at Bliss who is already up the ramp.)

Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman make their way to the ring with RAW superstars on the stage to form a wall incase Reigns comes out. Heyman said it is a spoiler that this Sunday, Lesnar will win but if some act of God happens and Reigns slips on a banana peel and wins, this is the last time you will ever see Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman on RAW. Heyman speaks about the aura that Lesnar has built by thinking no one can shine his shoes in the locker room and he hates the crowd. He says this is 100% true. No one watching can afford to pay what they think Lesnar is worth to compete in the ring. This Sunday night, Roman Reigns’ only choice is to accept defeat. He finishes by saying that Roman Reigns isn’t the big dog nor is this his yard. Reigns will only be another notch on Brock Lesnar’s title belt. Roman Reigns is just Brock Lesnar’s bitch.

They go to leave but Roman Reigns comes out, he tries to go to the ring but the human wall stops him. Reigns questions why these full time talents are going to protect this part-time bastard. They move and let Reigns through. Lesnar quickly leaves the ring as Reigns enters. Lesnar gets in the ring with a chair, Reigns then hits the Universal Champion with 5 superman punches. He stands over a fallen Lesnar and raises the title aloft. Moments later, Lesnar is on his feet and hits Reigns with an F5.

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE SMACKDOWN LIVE
DATE - TUESDAY 3RD APRIL 2018
VENUE - BRIDGESTONE ARENA: NASHVILLE, TN
ANNOUNCERS - COREY GRAVES, TOM PHILLIPS & BYRON SAXTON

Smackdown GM Daniel Bryan opens the final stop before WrestleMania this Sunday, before he introduces Shane McMahon. Shane congratulates Bryan for fighting to return to the ring, before saying that he is now medically clear. Daniel owns to making a lot of mistakes when it comes to Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens over the last 6 months. Shane claims he was a bit stubborn and hot headed, the apologizes to Daniel and extends for a handshake. Daniel says that there is only one way to resolve when tag team partners have their differences, both men hug. Daniel finishes by saying Sami and Kevin will get their payback for everything did.

1# Charlotte Flair bt. Natalya Via Submission in a non-title match
(Post-match, Asuka comes to the ring and says at WrestleMania, the queen will bow down to the empress because no one is ready...Charlotte snatches the mic and says she is ready, but questions whether Asuka is ready.)

We see an interview from earlier today with AJ Styles. He said last week, Nakamura made him see like a dog but this dog bites. He says his emotions are his strength and Nakamura's weakness is that he is taking him too lightly. He said this is a dream match, but the reality is that he will defeat Nakamura.

2# Rusev (w/ Aiden English) bt. Jinder Mahal (w/ Sunil Singh)
(Bobby Roode is on commentary for this match. Post-match, Orton his Rusev with an RKO out of no where. English then attacks the United States Champion from behind, he climbs the ropes waiting for Orton when Roode pushes him off the top and Orton hit him with an RKO. Roode then picked up the title belt before handing it to Orton.)

Nakamura is backstage and spoke about Styles, he said that he doesn't take Styles lightly but he knows AJ is emotional and he will become WWE Champion with the knee to the face.

Backstage we have The New Day promoting Wrestlemania on the WWE Network and how it’s free for first time subscribers. Woods ask Big E for his phone. Big E grabs a pancake, a box of cereal and then gives him his phone. Woods says he can stream Wrestlemania on any device.

They get interrupted by The Usos. They say it’s free to new subscribers but The New Day and Bludgeon Brothers will have a price to pay. The Bludgeon Brothers walk up behind them as The New Day and the Usos leave the scene.

3# Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, Primo & Mojo Rawley bt. Breezango, Tye Dillinger & Zack Ryder in an 8-Man tag team match

Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn show up and claim that this is still the Sami and Kevin show, and WrestleMania will still be the Sami and Kevin show. They apologize to Daniel's wife and daughter because of what they will do to him at WrestleMania. Their microphones get cut before Shane and Daniel come out. They get the cameras to go on to them both as they were leaving through the crowd as this is the last time we will see Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens on Smackdown Live.

4# AJ Styles & Shinsuke Nakamura bt. Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin
(Post-match, Benjamin attacks Nakamura from behind but Nakamura fought him off. When he turned around, Styles goes for the Phenomenal forearm but doesn't deliver it. Nakamura ducks as Styles stands on top of him and taps him on the head before leaving the ring.)

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE MIXED MATCH CHALLENGE - WEEK 12
DATE - TUESDAY 3RD APRIL 2018
VENUE - BRIDGESTONE ARENA: NASHVILLE, TN
ANNOUNCERS - COREY GRAVES, MICHAEL COLE & TOM PHILLIPS

1# The Miz & Asuka bt. Bobby Roode & Charlotte in the final match to win $100,000
(Post-match, Miz spoke about how this is the greatest week of his life with the birth of his daughter and winning the Mixed match challenge for his charity.)

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE 205 LIVE
DATE - TUESDAY 3RD APRIL 2018
VENUE - BRIDGESTONE ARENA: NASHVILLE, TN
ANNOUNCERS - NIGEL MCGUINNESS & VIC JOSEPH

1# Akira Tozawa & Hideo Itami vs. Lince Dorado & Gran Metalik ends in a No Contest
(Itami attempts to de-mask Metalik which led to a brawl which caused the match to be thrown out. Post-match, Tozawa and Itami stand tall from the brawl after Itami once again targeted the knee of Dorado.)

Drew Gulak is backstage and addresses the allegations that he is playing mind games by asking for his match with Mark Andrews be delayed so he can recover from his match with Tony Nese. Gulak said he wants Andrews at 100%, and said he was going to prepare an elaborate powerpoint presentation why he kept the Dragon Sleeper/Gu-Lock on Andrews after the bell but only needed one which read "because i could". Drew promises the same to anyone he gets in the ring with.

We see a selfie promo from Mark Andrews and said that Gulak crossed the line, and next week he is going to proved that he messed with the wrong underdog.

2# Tony Nese bt. Jonathon Pierce
3# Buddy Murphy bt. Kalisto

Drake Maverick is backstage and offers his congratulations to Murphy. He then takes some time to reflect on what they have done in the last few months with the 16-man tournament, to the two men who will wrestle in front of 70,000 this Sunday.

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE NXT
DATE - WEDNESDAY 4TH APRIL 2018
TAPED - WEDNESDAY 7TH MARCH 2018
VENUE - FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY: WINTER PARK, FL
ANNOUNCERS - PERCY WATSON, MAURO RANALLO & NIGEL MCGUINNESS

The show opens with Charly Caruso talking about this year's finals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. She also mentions that Bobby Fish is injured and is not medically cleared to wrestle.

1# Roderick Strong & Pete Dunne vs. Authors of Pain (w/ Paul Ellering) in the Finals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic ended in a No Contest
(Adam Cole & Kyle O'Reilly got in the ring and attacked all 4 men as the referee called for eht bell. Post-match, the attack continues and as the Undisputed Era leave, William Regal makes his way out. Regal says it is smart but not smart enough as at Takeover it will be Undisputed Era vs. Roderick Strong & Pete Dunne vs. Authors of Pain and the winners will be the NXT Tag Team Champions and will win the Dusty Rhodes tag team Classic.)

We see a video package building Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa in an Unsanctioned match this Saturday.

2# Kairi Sane bt. Vanessa Borne

Lacey Evans is in the back and says that she has a statement to make. She says there is nothing that she can accomplish in NXT until Regal stops societal trash from being around NXT. Evans trashes the women's division before saying that she will show she is a proper woman when she deals with Kairi Sane.

Cole and O'Reilly are backstage and complain to Regal about Adam having to wrestle twice at Takeover. Regal gives them 3 options - Cole can wrestle twice, Kyle can wrestle on his own, or Adam can withdraw from the ladder match and wrestle with Kyle for the tag titles.

We see a video package highlighting the NXT Championship match between Aleister Black and Andrade "Cien" Almas at Takeover.

Next week, it will be Kairi Sane vs. Lacey Evans.

3# Lars Sullivan vs. Killain Dain ends in a No Contest
(Velveteen Dream, Adam Cole, EC3 and Ricochet all come to the ring as all 6 men stare at each other ahead of their match this Saturday.)

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE MAIN EVENT
DATE - THURSDAY 5TH APRIL 2018
TAPED - MONDAY 2ND APRIL 2018
VENUE - PHILLIPS ARENA: ATLANTA, GA
ANNOUNCERS - NIGEL MCGUINNESS & VIC JOSEPH

1# Cedric Alexander & Mustafa Ali bt. Tony Nese & Ariya Daivari
2# The Revival bt. Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE NXT TAKEOVER - NEW ORLEANS
DATE - SATURDAY 7TH APRIL 2018
VENUE - SMOOTHIE KING CENTER: NEW ORLEANS, LA
ANNOUNCERS - PERCY WATSON, MAURO RANALLO & NIGEL MCGUINNESS

1# Adam Cole won a 6-man Ladder match to become the 1st ever NXT North American Champion
(Participants were - Adam Cole, EC3, Ricochet, Lars Sullivan, Killain Dain and Velveteen Dream.)

2# Shayna Baszler bt. Ember Moon by TKO to become the NEW NXT Women's Champion
3# Adam Cole & Kyle O'Reilly bt. Pete Dunne & Roderick Strong and Authors of Pain (w/ Paul Ellering) in a final match of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic to retain the NXT Tag Team Championship
(Pete Dunne hit O'Reilly with the bitter end when Roderick Strong kicked Dunne and hit him with the End of Heartache before putting O'Reilly on top of him. Post-match, Strong takes off Adam Cole''s arm band and joins the Undisputed Era.)

4# Aleister Black bt. Andrade "Cien" Almas (w/ Zelina Vega) to become the NEW NXT Champion
(Vega interfered in the match multiple times, however she hit Almas coming off the top rope as Black hit the Black Mass to get the 3.)

5# Johnny Gargano bt. Tommaso Ciampa in an Unsanctioned match
(Due to pre-match stipulations, Gargano is reinstated to NXT. Post-match, Gargano celebrates with his wife, Candice LeRae.)

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE WRESTLEMANIA KICK OFF
DATE - SUNDAY 8TH APRIL 2018
VENUE - MERCEDES-BENZ SUPERDOME: NEW ORLEANS, LA

1# "Woken" Matt Hardy won the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal
(Jerry "The King" Lawler, Jim Ross & Byron Saxton were on commentary for this match. Participants were - Dolph Ziggler, Mojo Rawley, Baron Corbin, Goldust, Mike Kanellis, Curt Hawkins, Curtis Axel, Bo Dallas, Scott Dawson, Dash Wilder, Apollo, Titus O'Neil, Viktor, Konnor, R-Truth, Rhyno, Heath Slater, Tye Dillinger, Tyler Breeze, Fandango, Shelton Benjamin, Chad Gable, "Woken" Matt Hardy, Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, Sin Cara, Kane and Aiden English. Hardy, Corbin and Rawley are the final 3, Bray Wyatt's video flashes on screen and when the lights come back on he is in the ring. Wyatt helps Hardy eliminate Rawley. Corbin then attacked Wyatt from behind and hit him with the end of days before Hardy eliminated Corbin to win the match.)

2# Cedric Alexander bt. Mustafa Ali in the Final match of the tournament to become the NEW WWE Cruiserweight Champion
(Nigel McGuinness & Vic Joseph are on commentary for this match, Drake Maverick was at ringside for this match.)

Charly Caruso interviews John Cena who is sitting ringside with the fans, and he is pumped up to be there.

3# Naomi won the WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal
(Lilian Garcia is the guest ring announcer for this match. Paige, Corey Graves, Michael Cole & Beth Phoenix are on commentary for this match. Participants were - Carmella, Dana Brooke, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Kairi Sane, Lana, Kavita Devi, Taynara Conti, Bianca Belair, Dakota Kai, Becky Lynch, Mickie James, Peyton Royce, Natalya, Liv Morgan, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Sasha Banks and Bayley.)

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE WRESTLEMANIA 34
DATE - SUNDAY 8TH APRIL 2018
VENUE - MERCEDES-BENZ SUPERDOME: NEW ORLEANS, LA
ANNOUNCERS - COREY GRAVES (RAW/SD), MICHAEL COLE (RAW), JONATHAN COACHMAN (RAW), TOM PHILLIPS (SD) & BYRON SAXTON (SD)

JoJo introduces Chloe and Halle who open the show by singing "America The Beautiful".

1# Seth Rollins bt. The Miz & Finn Balor in a Triple Threat match to become the NEW WWE Intercontinental Champion

We see John Cena sat at ringside posing with fans and taking photos.

2# Charlotte Flair bt. Asuka Via Submission to retain the Smackdown Women's Championship
(Post-match, Asuka grabbed the microphone and said "Charlotte was ready for Asuka". Both women hug.)

A referee comes to ringside and says something to John Cena regarding he's here. Cena then jumps over the rail and runs up the ramp.

3# Jinder Mahal (w/ Sunil Singh) bt. Rusev (w/ Aiden English), Bobby Roode & Randy Orton in a Fatal 4-Way to become the NEW WWE United States Champion
4# Ronda Rousey & Kurt Angle bt. Stephanie McMahon & Triple H Via Submission in a Mixed tag team match
5# The Bludgeon Brothers bt. The New Day (w/ Xavier Woods) & The Usos in a Triple Threat match to become the NEW Smackdown Tag Team Champions

John Cena makes his way to the ring ready for a match, a second referee runs down and starts talking with Cena. Cena does't seem happy as he starts waving at the crowd and leaving the ring. Elias then appears on stage with a guitar, he makes his way to the ring as Cena returns to his seat at ringside. Elias then sings and adds in that Cena sucks, Cena returned to the ring and began to attack Elias and eventually hit the AA. Cena goes to exit the ring when the lights go out. When the lights return we see the Undertaker's hat and jacket in the middle of the ring, a lightening strike hits it before going out again and when it returns the hat and jacket are gone. The Undertaker's music then hits and he slowly makes his way towards the ring.

6# The Undertaker bt. John Cena

JoJo introduces to the stage, the WWE Hall of Fame: Class of 2018 - Jeff Jarrett, Mark Henry, Hillbilly Jim, Ivory, Jarrius "JJ" Robertson, The Dudley Boyz and Goldberg.

7# Daniel Bryan & Shane McMahon bt. Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens
(Due to pre-match stipulations, had Owens and Zayn won the match, they would have been reinstated to Smackdown Live.)

It was announced that tonight is the highest grossing entertainment event inside the Superdome with the attendance: 78,133.

Before the next match, Nia Jax levels Mickie James and tosses her in to the announce table at ringside. She then tosses her back first in to the barricade, Bliss then attacks Jax from behind but runs away when Jax turns around. Jax then hit Mickie with a samoan drop at ringside.

8# Nia Jax bt. Alexa Bliss to become the NEW RAW Women's Champion
9# AJ Styles bt. Shinsuke Nakamura to retain the WWE Championship
(Post-match, both men hug and Nakamura hands Styles the title. Moments later, Nakamura gives Styles a low blow before choking Styles with his boot and kicks him out of the ring. Styles is up on his knees on the floor but Nakamura hit a Kinshasha.)

Before the match, Braun Strowman points at the audience and asks who wants to be his WrestleMania tag team partner. Eventually after walking around ringside and through the crowd, he finds a child and brings him in to the ring. Nicholas introduces himself to a confused tag team champions, Strowman tells him to stand on the apron and he will take care of it.

10# Braun Strowman & Nicholas bt. The Bar to become the NEW RAW Tag Team Champions

We see a promo for WrestleMania 35 on April 7th, 2019 in New York/New Jersey.

11# Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) bt. Roman Reigns to retain the WWE Universal Championship

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW
DATE - MONDAY 9TH APRIL 2018
VENUE - SMOOTHIE KING CENTER: NEW ORLEANS, LA
ANNOUNCERS - COREY GRAVES, MICHAEL COLE & JONATHAN COACHMAN

Stephanie McMahon makes her way out to open RAW the night after WrestleMania, and she has her arm in a sling. She bemoaned how the crowd in New Orleans had no sympathy. She spoke of how proud she was of "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey last night before introducing her to the ring. Stephanie starts talking to Rousey about putting the entire WWE machine behind her and alluding to there not being anywhere they couldn't go. Rousey takes down Stephanie once again, rips her arm brace off and applies the arm bar. EMTs help Stephanie out of the ring.

The new RAW Women's Champion Nia Jax makes her way to the ring. Alexa then makes her way out with Mickie James, Alexa calls Nia a bully who likes to throw her weight around, and continued to make size jokes. Bliss spoke of Nia attacking Mickie before the match last night, and how she competed under emotional stress. Nia told the former Women's Champion to shut up and explained how she enjoyed what she did to them both tonight. She also tells them they are wrong about tonight as she does have a partner - Ember Moon.

1# Ember Moon & Nia Jax bt. Alexa Bliss & Mickie James

Backstage, Kurt Angle is talking on the phone when Braun Strowman comes in with Nicholas. Strowman tells the RAW GM that they are relinquishing the RAW Tag Team titles as Nicholas has a scheduling conflict...he's still in the fourth grade. He tells Angle, when Nicholas is out of school, they are coming back for the titles. Nicholas added that "somebody is going to get these hands".

Next week, the Superstar Shakeup happens starting on RAW and finishing on Smackdown.

2# No Way Jose bt. John Skyler

The Bar walks in to Angle's office and ask Angle if he will give them back their titles. Angle tells them that they lost to a 10-year old but would be getting a rematch in Saudi Arabia. He announces there will be two tag matches tonight with the winners facing each other next week, and the winners of that will face the Bar for the RAW Tag Team titles at the Greatest Royal Rumble event.

3# The Revival bt. Gallows & Anderson in a Tag Team Eliminator match

Seth Rollins makes his way to the ring and spoke of being the latest Grand Slam Champion, and mentioned every member of the Shield is now a grand slam champion. Finn Balor makes his way down to congratulate the new Intercontinental Champion but told him that last time there was a winner, a loser and there was him wanting more. Balor then challenged Rollins for the title. Rollins thinks about it and shakes hands.

The Miz makes his way out with the Miztourage. Miz claims Rollins doesn't deserve it, and he said he walked to the ring by himself last night as said he would never hear the end of it if he beat him and Miztourage was there. Miz then tells a story of how his daughter and wife cried after he lost the title last night. Rollins says thats what everyone does when they watch him wrestle, and tells him he won't get the title back because he can't lace his boots. Miz said he is owed a rematch but announces he will invoke it at Backlash. Miz suggests to Balor and Rollins if they want a match tonight, they face him and the Miztourage. Jeff Hardy returns and stands alongside Balor and Miz before leaving the ring.

4# Mandy Rose (w/ Absolution) bt. Sasha Banks (w/ Bayley)
(Mandy Rose shoves Bayley, Bayley goes to hit her but Rose ducks and she accidentally hit Banks by accident. Rose knees Banks to the face and got the 3. Post-match, Bayley walks off and Banks furiously followed after her.)

Paige grabbed a microphone, and announced that due to neck injuries, she can no longer perform as an in-ring competitor. Paige thanks every female superstar,Bryan for giving her hope and Edge as he showed her there is a life outside of wrestling. Paige thanks WWE and the crowd before saying this will always be her house. She puts the microphone down and lays a t-shirt next to it.

Elias is in the ring and sings to the crowd before Bobby Lashley makes a shocking return. He hits Elias with a neckbreaker before hitting a standing suplex with Elias in the air for quite some time.

Kurt Angle is backstage on the phone when Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn walk in and are looking for a job. Angle says that his tag team division is full but he hears that TNA is hiring. Owens says they want an opportunity. Angle makes Owens vs. Zayn tonight and the winner gets a spot on RAW.

Heath Slater and Rhyno are in the ring, Slater bemoans not being in the tag team eliminator as they were the 1st ever smackdown tag team champions and he's got kids. They then issue an open challenge which is answered by the Authors of Pain.

5# Authors of Pain (w/ Paul Ellering) bt. Heath Slater & Rhyno
(Post-match, the Authors of Pain hold their firsts to Paul Ellering's chest and walk off on him.)

We see news articles of Brock Lesnar re-signing with WWE and he will defend the WWE Universal Championship at the Greatest Royal Rumble event against Roman Reigns inside a Steel Cage.

Roman Reigns makes his way to the ring and spoke about getting his ass kicked last night. Reigns spoke of everything feeling off when he got to the superdome yesterday. He said how Vince McMahon upset him most when he couldn't look him in the eye and tell him to smarten up. He spoke about Lesnar and facing him in Saudi Arabia. He said that if they keep putting him in matches with Lesnar, the story will end with him becoming Universal Champion.

Samoa Joe makes his return, and says that Reigns is a failure and a liar. He says everytime he tells the story, it will be the same thing. When the Big Dog meets the beast, he gets conquered before making excuses for why it happened. Joe said the vicious cycle will end. When Lesnar is done rag dolling him against the cage and Reigns fails, he'll be waiting at Backlash to put him to sleep.

6# "Woken" Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt bt. Titus Worldwide in a Tag Team Eliminator match
(Next week it will be "Woken" Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt vs. The Revival and the winners will face The Bar at the Greatest Royal Rumble event for the RAW Tag Team Championship.)

7# Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn ended in a No Contest
(Neither men answered the 10-count so the match was ruled a draw and neither men will join the RAW roster.)

Jeff Hardy is walking backstage with Finn Balor and Seth Rollins. “WOKEN” Matt Hardy stops his brother. Matt says he’s happy to see Jeff has returned from his broken condeetion. Jeff says he called him, but the voicemail probably got DELETED. Bray Wyatt walks up and hugs Jeff, calling him, “Brother Nero.” Rollins and Balor look confused about what just happened. Jeff shrugs his shoulders and walks off.

Next week - The Superstar Shake up begins, Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt vs. The Revival with the winners face the Bar at the Greatest Royal Rumble event, and Bayley will face Sasha Banks.

8# Seth Rollins, Jeff Hardy & Finn Balor bt. The Miz & The Miztourage in a Six man tag team match

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE SMACKDOWN LIVE
DATE - TUESDAY 10TH APRIL 2018
VENUE - SMOOTHIE KING CENTER: NEW ORLEANS, LA
ANNOUNCERS - COREY GRAVES, TOM PHILLIPS & BYRON SAXTON

Shane McMahon welcomes everyone to Smackdown Live and spoke about how he and Daniel won this Sunday. He announced that he has accepted Daniel Bryan's resignation as Smackdown General Manager before introducing us to the new Smackdown General Manager...Paige. Paige makes her way to the ring and announces that as the first act as GM, she wants to make this night truly special for everyone. She makes Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles in tonight's main event.

1# The Usos bt. The New Day (w/ Kofi Kingston) to become #1 contenders for the Smackdown Tag Team Champions
(Post-match, The Bludgeon Brothers come to the stage and point to the Usos.)

They show a clip from earlier during the day of Naomi with her Women’s Battle Royal trophy. She’s interrupted by Natalya who puts down Naomi. She says she can’t wait to see Naomi shipped off to Raw. Naomi challenges Natalya to a match tonight.

2# Naomi bt. Natalya

Backstage, Renee Young is with Shinsuke Nakamura. She asks why Nakamura why he would tarnish his dream match. Nakamura said that maybe he got too emotional, and sarcastically says sorry for what he did to Styles before saying "sorry, no speak English" and walks away.

Charlotte Flair came to the ring and spoke of facing Asuka at WrestleMania, and that she and Asuka left every ounce of energy and emotion at Wrestlemania, and it was magical. She questioned who she will make magic with next. Peyton Royce and Billie Kay make their Smackdown debut and claimed that one of them can make that title disappear from around her waist. They refer to her match at WrestleMania as good but not iconic before continuing to mock Charlotte's speech. They attack Charlotte by throwing her over the announce table, in to the ring post,in to the steel steps and throw her to the mat outside the ring. Carmella then makes her way down and cashes in her money in the bank briefcase.

3# Carmella bt. Charlotte Flair to become the NEW Smackdown Women's Champion
4# Randy Orton bt. Bobby Roode & Rusev (w/ Aiden English) in a Triple Threat match to become the #1 Contender for the WWE United States Championship at Backlash
(Jinder Mahal was sat at ringside for this match.)

Carmella is interviewed backstage after 287 days of being patient and waiting for the perfect time to cash in. She thanks herself, and finishes by saying Mella is Money. And now, Mella has the gold.

5# AJ Styles bt. Daniel Bryan Via DQ in a non-title match
(Shinsuke Nakamura kicks Bryan to cause the DQ. Post-match, he attacks AJ Styles and gives him the low blow followed with a knee to the face. Before Nakamura walked away, he gave the WWE Champion one more low blow.)

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE 205 LIVE
DATE - TUESDAY 10TH APRIL 2018
VENUE - SMOOTHIE KING CENTER: NEW ORLEANS, LA
ANNOUNCERS - PERCY WATSON & VIC JOSEPH

1# Kalisto bt. Akira Tozawa

Next week, it will be Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado vs. Akira Tozawa & Hideo Itami in a Tornado Tag match.

Mark Andrews is in the locker room and Tony Nese stops by. Tony says that Drew was his friend, but now he is an egomaniac. Tony says if anyone should get revenge on Drew, it should be him. He tells Mark to kick his ass.

2# Drew Gulak bt. Mark Andrews Via Submission
(Post-match, Gulak re-applies the GuLock until Tony Nese makes his way down and hit a double leg take down with punches to Gulak. Nese then hit a Fosbury Flop on to Gulak.)

Drake Maverick is backstage and says he has some reservations about Jack Gallagher and Brian Kendrick. Drake wants to make sure that it does not turn in to a vendetta against Hideo Itami. Gallagher says it is beneath them, Kendrick says he is happy to be back on 205 Live and it is all water under the bridge.

Drake Maverick comes to the ring and spoke of it being the best week of WWE, and mentions he saw the heart and soul of 205 Live battle for the Cruiserweight title at WrestleMania and they tore the house down. Drake brings Cedric Alexander to the ring and he says thank you. Mustafa Ali then makes his way to the ring and told Cedric he earned the win at WrestleMania. He then reminds Cedric there is a long list of guys waiting for an opportunity at the Cruiserweight title, and reminded him that he is in line. Buddy Murphy's music played and he attacked Alexander by hitting Murphy's law. Maverick and Ali expected Murphy to come to the ring the normal way. Maverick yells at Murphy as the show closes.