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Today we will once again enjoy a new live coverage of WWE SmackDown, which this time will be broadcast live from the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The show will feature several matches and segments of interest, including an anticipated appearance by Randy Orton, who will speak out after his brutal attack on Cody Rhodes last week.
In addition, The Irresistible Forces will put the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships on the line against The Bella Twins, in what will be the first match as a team for the WWE Hall of Famers since 2018. As always, we invite you to comment on the note to give your opinion on what happens on this week's blue brand show.
WWE SmackDown starts on Netflix!
We see a video summary of the main segment of last week's episode, where Randy Orton savagely attacked Cody Rhodes.
We see the arrival of some of tonight's protagonists at the venue: The Irresistible Forces, The Bella Twins, MFT, R-Truth and Damian Priest, Kit Wilson, and Jelly Roll. Suddenly, many officials run towards the parking lot, where a furious Drew McIntyre attacks Jacob Fatu in his own car. "The Samoan Werewolf" falls to the ground with a bloody cut on his head. Meanwhile, an enraged McIntyre is removed from the scene.
Drew McIntyre interrupts the presentation of Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett. "What the hell did you think was going to happen? Did you want me to shut up and fight? The only place I should be fighting is in the main event of WrestleMania, and you took that away from me!", exclaims the Scotsman as he heads towards the ring. "I come here to fight, and if anyone messes with Drew McIntyre, your ass belongs to me!", he asserts.
Nick Aldis appears on the scene accompanied by several security members. The SmackDown General Manager describes the Scotsman as the most self-destructive man he has ever known in this industry. "Every time you get an opportunity, you act like a maniac. You wanted to be a champion, but you didn't want to defend the championship. Now you want Jacob, who by the way, also wants you. You can be sure of that. And now I put you in a match, but you can't help but lay your hands on others. You talk about being on the way to WrestleMania, but the only path you're on is the path to unemployment," he says.
Drew confronts Aldis for his words, reminding him that everyone was happy about his resignation last week. However, that did not happen. McIntyre states that Donovan (Aldis' son) should be ashamed to have a father as a company puppet before promising to continue causing chaos all night. Suddenly, Jacob Fatu appears on the entrance ramp.
The Samoan charges against the Scotsman to start a furious assault. Fatu throws Drew against the metal stairs and, subsequently, over the commentator's table. Fatu continues to attack McIntyre until the officials intervene again. Jacob escapes from them to run towards his enemy and apply a splash on the table, which ends up shattered. "Fatu, Fatu!" the fans exclaim as "The Samoan Werewolf" is taken backstage. Several officials attend to Drew as the segment comes to an end.
Match for the WWE Tag Team Championships
MFT (JC Mateo and Tama Tonga) (with Solo Sikoa, Tonga Loa, and Talla Tonga) vs. Damian Priest and R-Truth
Damian and R-Truth take control of the match in its early stages. Loa distracts the referee so that Talla can make R-Truth fall. JC Mateo surprises Damian with a clothesline. The Puerto Rican falls to ringside, where he is also attacked by Talla. Mateo takes Priest back into the ring, where he takes turns with his partner to punish their opponent.
Mateo applies several corner spears to Priest, forcing the referee to intervene. Loa takes advantage to hit Damian. Tama receives the tag to continue the assault on Priest. Mateo and Tama perform a double suplex on Damian. He throws several punches to free himself from his opponents, but he is soon brought down by Mateo, who finishes him off with a standing moonsault. 1..2..NO.
Mateo crushes Damian with a corner splash before hitting R-Truth, who falls once again to ringside. Priest stops a new corner splash with a big boot. Both men are left lying on the canvas. Damian and Mateo crawl to their respective corners to tag in their partners. R-Truth executes John Cena's classic combo on Tama, but he blocks the Attitude Adjustment to tag in Mateo. MFT team up against R-Truth, who receives the impact of Mateo's Tour of the Islands. 1..2..NO. Damian interrupts the count.
R-Truth traps Mateo in an STF. Solo climbs onto the apron to distract the referee, allowing Talla to pull R-Truth out of the ring. Talla applies a chokeslam on the apron before returning him to the ring, where Mateo covers him. 1..2..NO. Suddenly, The Wyatt Sicks appear on the scene to start a fight with MFT. Mateo leaves the ring to help Solo get rid of Uncle Howdy. However, back in the ring, he is surprised by R-Truth. Damian gets rid of Tama so that R-Truth finishes off Mateo with an Attitude Adjustment. 1..2..3.
Winners and NEW WWE Tag Team Champions: DAMIAN PRIEST and R-TRUTH
Priest and R-Truth celebrate on the entrance ramp as fireworks resonate behind them.
Cathy Kelley interviews The Bella Twins backstage. Brie warns the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions not to underestimate them, because if they do, they would make a big mistake and their victory would be even sweeter. Nikki, on the other hand, states that she and her sister paved the way that made the creation of those titles possible, and they won't allow anyone... Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss interrupt the interview while enjoying some ice creams. "The Queen" reminds The Bella Twins that they skipped the line to have their opportunity, not without costing them the titles last week. And all because Brie and Nikki are selfish. That said, "The Queen" informs them that, unlike them, tonight they won't steal the spotlight, as they will remain backstage. "Oh, no, no, no, Charlotte. Go out there and watch, to see how the real legends do it", says Nikki before leaving with her sister. She takes Bliss's spoon, who can't believe what just happened. Charlotte puts her spoon in her companion's tub so she can continue enjoying her ice cream.
We see Candice LeRae with a dejected Johnny Gargano once again. Danhausen approaches them, giving LeRae a scare. Danhausen asks Candice what's wrong with Gargano. LeRae thinks he might be cursed, so she wonders if Danhausen could do something about it. "Do you have 20 human dollars?", Danhausen asks. Candice replies yes and hands him a bill. "Thank you!", exclaims Danhausen. Candice bends down next to Johnny to acknowledge that it was embarrassing to ask him for something like that, but... LeRae realizes that Danhausen has disappeared without a trace. Motor City Machine Guns pass by them as they head to the ring. Alex Shelley stops by LeRae and Gargano, but soon resumes walking at the explicit request of his partner. Meanwhile, in the background, we see Danhausen running in the opposite direction.
Cathy Kelley interviews Sami Zayn backstage. Zayn knows he should be focused solely on his match against Aleister Black tonight, but he can't shake off what happened last week with Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes. Sami knows both of them and doesn't know how to react. Zayn is just trying to do his best, but things keep going wrong. Now he feels like everyone is avoiding him. "I'm starting to think that the world I believe in no longer exists," says the Canadian. Trick Williams interrupts the interview to boast about his victory over Jacob Fatu last week. Sami believes they have talked enough, so maybe it's time to fight. Trick has no problem with that, but tonight Sami has a match already scheduled. So he'll take a look at his schedule. And if he has some time, maybe he can grant him the fight he desires. "Maybe I'll give you some tips if I like what I see," says Williams. Sami laughs. "That's good. Hey, take a good look," he says before leaving.
Tag Team Match
Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer and Axiom) vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley)
Frazer and Shelley start the match. Nathan surprises Alex with a well-loaded dropkick. Axiom receives the tag, but soon finds himself overpowered by their opponents. Axiom escapes Shelley to bring down Sabin with a dropkick. Fraxiom combine to hit their opponents with two stereo superkicks. These end up at ringside. The Europeans go after Motor City Machine Guns, but they are met with a double superkick.
Sabin dives onto Fraxiom with a suicide dive. Chris takes Axiom back into the ring, where Shelley covers him. 1..2..NO. Motor City Machine Guns team up against Axiom. He receives an elbow drop rain, followed by a knee drop + senton from Shelley and Sabin. 1..2..NO. Motor City Machine Guns continue to take turns punishing the Spaniard. He gets rid of both of them at ringside before tagging in Frazer, who dives with a tope.
Nathan takes Sabin back into the ring to finish him off with a frog splash. 1..2..NO. Shelley interrupts the count. Fraxiom combine perfectly against Sabin, who receives a brainbuster from Nathan reinforced with a superkick from Axiom. 1..2..NO. The action moves to the top of one of the corners. Sabin makes them fall to the Europeans to launch himself with a diving crossbody.
Motor City Machine Guns regain control. Meanwhile, Candice LeRae appears on the entrance ramp. Nathan and Axiom expel their opponents from the ring to launch several consecutive suicide dives. Shelley prevents Fraxiom from executing their combined finisher on Sabin by making Axiom fall from the corner. Meanwhile, Nathan surprises Chris with a roll-up. Sabin pushes him towards the ropes to escape the count. At that moment, LeRae hits Frazer on the head, knocking him out long enough for Sabin to cover him with a roll-up. 1..2..3.
Winners: Motor City Machine Guns
Sabin celebrates the victory leaning on the ropes, unaware of what really happened in the final moments of the match. Meanwhile, Shelley watches a smiling LeRae, who stands on the entrance ramp.
Randy Orton arrives at the venue's parking lot. "The Viper" stops by Drew McIntyre and Jacob Fatu's cars, still damaged, before heading back inside the building.
We see a promotional video of the rivalry between CM Punk and Roman Reigns.
Randy Orton makes his entrance. "The Viper" heads to the ring with a serious face, ignoring the fans. Orton gets off the ring to pick up the metal chair with which he attacked Cody Rhodes last week. Randy places it in the center of the ring. "Randy, Randy!", the fans chant as the wrestler sits down. "For years, when my entrance theme plays, you sing. What a feeling. The love you show me," says "The Viper." In an attempt to return that love, he performs small gestures like greeting them, standing next to them, signing autographs. All that shared love puts a smile on his face... but it's the emptiest feeling he has ever felt in his life. Randy recalls that he has been in this business for a long time, and when the time comes to retire, he doesn't want his legacy to be the moments he shared with the fans. "I want my legacy to be how many world championships I put around my waist," he says.
Randy continues his promo by noting that he expected to face Drew McIntyre. In fact, he knew how he needed to approach that match. But then everything changed and his opponent became Rhodes. At that moment, he didn’t know if he could do what was necessary to face someone he loves like a brother. But then Cody himself lifted a weight off his shoulders when last week he asked him to bring the best version of Randy Orton to WrestleMania. "'I need you to be The Viper.' 'I need you to hear the voices.' The problem with hearing the voices is that I don’t always have control. Sometimes things happen. There’s no plan. There’s chaos. Damn it, sometimes I end up just as hurt as everyone else, but I know I need that killer instinct. I know I need that killer instinct to add number fifteen to my legacy. And I’ll do it with the three most dangerous letters in sports entertainment. R-K-O", says Randy as he stares at the giant WrestleMania 42 logo. "RKO, RKO!", the fans chant.
"I hear voices in my head. They comfort me. They understand me. They talk to me. They talk to me and tell me that I am going to DEFEAT Cody Rhodes. The voices in my head talk to me and tell me that I am going to defeat Cody Rhodes for the WWE Championship! The voices in my head talk to me and tell me that I am going to defeat Cody Rhodes for the WWE Championship, AND I’M GOING TO DO IT!", exclaims Orton to end his promo. "The Viper’s" theme song plays again. Randy stares at the giant WrestleMania logo before picking up the chair. After that, he heads back to backstage.
Randy Orton runs into several locker room colleagues backstage. Los Garza and Rey Fenix step aside from his path. Orton stops next to Apollo Crews and Matt Cardona. The latter asks his colleague to leave him alone with "The Viper." "I don’t have a problem with you. If you have something to say to me, spit it out," says Randy. Matt wants to know what happened last week. Cardona knows Orton and Rhodes very well. In fact, he loves them like brothers. But that doesn’t justify what Randy did, because in the end what he wants—the Undisputed WWE Championship—is something everyone on the roster also desires. Furious, Randy snaps at Cardona for his question. "Don’t you have action figures to play with? God, you’re wasting my time!", exclaims Randy before pretending to leave. However, he quickly turns around to strike Cardona, who ends up on the floor. "Stay out of my business. You wouldn’t understand!", exclaims Orton before leaving.
Aleister Black (with Zelina) vs. Sami Zayn
The arena lights go out before the match begins. Trick Williams appears on the entrance ramp. "Whoop that Trick!", the fans chant. Trick heads to the commentary table to pose on top of it. Meanwhile, the bell rings. Aleister catches Zayn off guard, backing him into one of the corners. Sami escapes the Dutchman to unleash a relentless barrage of punches and kicks.
Sami continues to dominate the fight while Williams poses for the fans. Zayn teases leaving the ring, but Black prevents him. Sami blocks a superplex before launching himself at his opponent. However, he is met with a direct knee to the face. 1..2..NO. Black keeps attacking the Canadian. He begins to fight back, but Aleister stops his momentum with an elbow strike.
Black blocks a Blue Thunder Bomb to respond with a knee strike. Aleister traps Zayn in a submission hold. Sami breaks free, only to take a direct kick to the face. Aleister avoids a Helluva Kick to respond with a diving meteora. 1..2..NO. Black strikes Sami’s face with several punches before posing with his back to him. Zayn takes advantage to surprise him with a clothesline. Black ends up at ringside, where Sami continues to attack him.
Back in the ring, Zayn executes an Exploder Suplex on Aleister, whom he tries to finish with a Helluva Kick. Black exits the ring to avoid the attack. The Dutchman catches his breath leaning on the commentary table. Sami moves Trick’s feet out of the way to grab Black. Annoyed, Williams throws his drink at the Canadian. Trick returns to his seat, at which point Sami lunges at him. The Canadian strikes Williams over and over again. The referee continues the ten count. Zayn quickly returns to the ring, where Aleister meets him with a decisive Black Mass. 1..2..3.
Winner: Aleister Black
We head backstage, where Nick Aldis rejects Matt Cardona’s request to face Randy Orton tonight. The General Manager reminds him of what "The Viper" did to Cody Rhodes last week, so the answer is "no." Annoyed, Cardona walks away. Carmelo Hayes approaches Aldis to ask why his open challenge for the United States Championship is closed. Nick replies that it’s because he already has an opponent for him tonight—one who has been very convincing in earning this opportunity. Hayes hopes it’s not The Miz. Nick assures him it isn’t. With that, he leaves. Ilja Dragunov appears on the scene to confirm to Hayes that he will be his opponent. And all thanks to his words last week. Carmelo was right: he will always fight himself. "But I can’t be the man I want to be if I don’t take the opportunities in front of me", he says. Hayes is glad to hear that before noting that tonight one of them will celebrate with champagne, while the other will only have pain. "Pain will entertain, whether it’s mine or yours", says the Russian before leaving.
The Irresistible Forces deliver a promo ahead of their title match tonight. Nia Jax and Lash Legend remind everyone that The Bella Twins have not competed as a team for years. Moreover, they have never won the Tag Team Championships, so they wonder if they truly believe they can take the gold tonight. Legend makes it clear that they are the center of attention, while Brie and Nikki have only returned to relive past glories. Meanwhile, there are other teams, both on Raw and SmackDown, who also want their titles. "Nikki. Brie. You’ll be lucky if you survive tonight. Lash and I are going to demolish you, and there are only two things you can do about it: nothing and like it", says Jax. "And that’s not just a threat. It’s pressure", adds Lash to close the promo.
Jade Cargill makes her entrance. "The Storm" grabs a microphone to make it clear she’s not here to waste time. She knows Rhea Ripley is backstage, so she asks her to come out.
THIS IS MY BRUTALITY!
Rhea Ripley makes her entrance. The Australian stands face to face with the champion and asks if they’re going to keep trading words, because she has nothing left to say and doesn’t want to talk to the champion. "You see, this isn’t about me. It’s about what you need. And what you need is this title. I don’t need this damn title. I don’t need this ring. And you can be damn sure I don’t need these fans either. You’ve worked very hard to become somebody. As for me, with or without wrestling, I’ve been that bitch, and I still am. And like I said from day one: I’m not here to make friends. I’m here to make money", says "The Storm".
Rhea jokes, pointing out that Jade has succeeded in not having any friends in WWE. "But you’ve made something clear, Jade. I NEED this. I LIVE for this," says the Australian before recalling she’s been busting her ass since she was 16 years old. And she won’t let anyone walk all over her to take what she wants. Cargill doesn’t care about the sacrifices Ripley has had to make, nor those of any woman in the locker room. "Wrestling didn’t make me. I made it better. And without it, you would disappear. What I’m saying is you’re nobody without IYO," says Jade. Rhea interrupts to make it clear she won’t allow that kind of disrespect, not toward her nor anyone in this industry. "It’s obvious you don’t know anything about this industry. You think I need that title. You see, ever since that title has been around your waist, that title has needed me. I’ll explain it in a way you can understand. You see, I want that title, so I’m going to take it from you. And that’s why I gave you a big match at WrestleMania. Welcome to the big leagues, bitch!", exclaims the Australian. She asks if they’re going to keep talking or actually do something about it. "I’ll even give you the first shot. Hit me! Come on!", Rhea shouts as she puts her face right in front of the champion. "No. When I say," Cargill replies before leaving the ring.
B-Fab and Michin appear on the entrance ramp, interrupting Cargill’s exit. She backs toward the ring, but suddenly her enemies position themselves beside her. Michin and B-Fab enter the ring to attack Rhea. She fights back, but Jade returns to knock her out with a punch. B-Fab and Michin hold Ripley in place so Jade can strike her with a superkick. Cargill finishes her off with a Jaded before posing with the title. Cargill, B-Fab, and Michin leave the ring to end the segment.
Kit Wilson and The Miz are talking backstage. Wilson notes that tonight he’ll put The Miz’s method into practice when he calls out Jelly Roll. The Miz, however, seems distracted. His week has been pretty strange: his family’s vacation to Hawaii had to be delayed due to bad weather, he got stuck in the middle seat on the plane, and worst of all, he burned his back while sunbathing. Danhausen appears behind them and pats them on the back. The Miz feels intense pain. Danhausen hints that he’ll go out there with Kit to protect him from "Jimy Jam". Kit makes it clear they don’t need his toxic masculinity. The Miz, meanwhile, insists he doesn’t want to be his mentor. "Fine. Stay cursed. I don’t care", says Danhausen as he walks away. At that exact moment, a ladder falls next to The Miz. He turns to Kit and tells him he needs to go out there and use the Miz method. Determined, Wilson leaves the area. The Miz turns around, only for another ladder to fall onto his head.
An angry Solo Sikoa berates his men for losing the WWE Tag Team Championships. Tama Tonga advises Solo to call The Wyatt Sicks’ bluff, since ever since they stole the lantern, he hasn’t been the same. "You’re starting to sound like Roman", says Tama. Sikoa gets in his face. "What did you just say?" he asks. At that moment, Jacob Fatu and Drew McIntyre burst into the scene to continue their brawl. Several officials must intervene to separate them.
United States Championship Match
Carmelo Hayes (c) vs. Ilja Dragunov
Both men grapple as they take the action toward one of the corners. Melo slaps Dragunov, who responds with fury. Ilja drives Carmelo into the opposite corner, where he unleashes a barrage of chops. Ilja avoids a springboard clothesline to respond with a discus lariat. "THIS IS MY RING! IT’S MY RING!" shouts the Russian. Dragunov drops Hayes with a powerslam before following up with a senton. 1..2..NO.
Melo stops his opponent’s offense with a superkick. Ilja regains control to take down the champion with a suplex. 1..2..NO. Dragunov grabs Melo to execute a powerslam. After that, he climbs up high to deliver a diving knee drop. Ilja locks Melo in a submission hold. Carmelo tries to escape with several elbows, but his opponent drops him with a suplex.
Hayes and Dragunov trade attacks. Melo avoids a discus lariat to respond with a tilt-a-whirl facebuster. 1..2..NO. Hayes sends Ilja out of the ring with a clothesline. After that, he launches himself with a tope. Melo crashes into the commentary table, injuring his ribs on impact. However, that doesn’t stop him. Carmelo brings Ilja back into the ring to finish him with a frog splash. 1..2..NO.
Ilja stops a springboard from Melo to respond with a german suplex. Then he climbs up high to hit a diving senton. 1..2..NO. Dragunov goes up top again. This time, Melo catches him with a facebreaker. Dragunov responds almost instinctively with an H-Bomb! Ilja covers him. 1..2..NO. "This is awesome!", chant the fans.
Dragunov grabs the champion to deliver three consecutive german suplexes. He goes for the cover. 1..2..NO. Hayes blocks a powerbomb to respond with a springboard clothesline. "Melo, Melo!", chant the fans. Ilja blocks a DDT on the apron to respond with a Death Valley Driver. The Russian takes the champion to the top rope to execute a superplex, but Melo reverses it mid-air into a neckbreaker. 1..2..NO. "This is awesome!", the crowd chants.
Exhausted, Carmelo and Ilja begin exchanging strikes. Dragunov unleashes a barrage of chops. Carmelo responds with an enzuigiri, only to receive a stomp. Dragunov follows up with a powerbomb. 1..2..NO. Ilja hits a backbreaker. 1..2..NO. Dragunov goes for a Torpedo, but Carmelo stops him with a facebreaker. 1..2..NO. Melo goes up top for a Nothing But Net. Ilja avoids it and responds with a Torpedo. Dragunov looks to finish Melo with a powerbomb, but the champion reverses it into a roll-up. 1..2..3.
Winner and STILL United States Champion: Carmelo Hayes
Jelly Roll congratulates Damian Priest and R-Truth on their title victory tonight. Priest thanks him and promises that once the show is over, he’ll be invited to the celebration. The champions leave. Jelly continues walking until he runs into Randy Orton. He approaches the singer to apologize for his behavior last week. Roll, however, is more concerned about Orton. Jelly points out that Randy became a better person in recent years. "Don’t let that monster back in", he says. "I’m not talking about the wrestler. I’m talking about the husband, the father, the man who helped me at SummerSlam", he adds. Roll doesn’t recognize the man who attacked Cody Rhodes last week. With that said, he reminds him that championships come and go, but family and friends are always there—and he still cares about him. Orton admits he went too far, but now he doesn’t know how to fix things. Jelly says it won’t be easy, but he’ll help him. Randy thanks him for his words. The two share a hug as the segment comes to an end.
We see a recap video of Oba Femi attacking Brock Lesnar on the latest episode of Monday Night Raw.
Kit Wilson makes his way to the ring. Wilson addresses Jelly Roll, accusing him of going too far last week. "You started this fight, so tonight I’m going to finish it. Because where I come from, if you cause a problem, we settle it like men. So bring your ass out here!", shouts Kit. Roll makes his entrance, ready for action, but Wilson exits the ring. Jelly grabs a microphone to challenge the Brit to a match right here and now. Kit refuses, as he wants to settle this like gentlemen. "I don’t fight with my fists. I fight with my words", he says before returning to the ring. Surprised, Jelly asks if he wants to face him in a rap battle. Kit tells him not to compare him to a rapper, because he’s much better than them. "There’s no rap battle tonight. Tonight, we’re having a poetry recital!", exclaims Wilson as he pulls out his notebook. Kit begins to read the poem he wrote for the singer.
"Jelly, you can talk all you want, but you’ve got no class...
...Just a couple of ugly face tattoos and a criminal past.
But good job losing weight and looking so damn thin...
...All I see is a pile of melted skin.
You’re fatphobic. You’re toxic. I could even call you a fool...
...But hey, at least we’ve got proof that Ozempic works.
Jelly, you try to inspire, but to me it’s kind of dumb...
...Hey, congrats on losing 300 pounds. Maybe now you can see your little dick."
Jelly laments not bringing a poem, but improvises one for Wilson:
"Oh, Mr. Wilson came and tried to diss me, but I don’t have to look at my own dick...
...Your mom does it for me.
You talk about Ozempic. That’s very original. Hey, 'Jelly is really fat'...
...Your mother could have told you that. I put my chest on her back."
Roll dances around as the fans cheer. Furious, Kit uses the microphone as a weapon to strike the singer in the head. Wilson crushes Roll in one of the corners before launching himself with a twisting diving elbowdrop. Kit poses over Roll as the segment comes to an end.
Kiana James and Giulia are talking backstage. "The Beautiful Madness" laments what happened last week. "You didn’t do your job right, and now Tiffany thinks she can disrespect me. So next week, I’ll put her in her place." Chelsea Green and Alba Fyre appear on the scene. Green offers an alliance to Giulia and James. "As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend", says the Canadian. "I don’t need your help!" Giulia exclaims before leaving with James. The Irresistible Forces appear on the scene. Nia Jax pushes Green’s wheelchair as they continue on their way to the ring.
A hurting Jelly Roll approaches Nick Aldis to ask for a match against Kit Wilson. The General Manager grants his request, informing him that he’ll be able to face his rival next week.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Match
The Irresistible Forces (Lash Legend and Nia Jax) vs. The Bella Twins (Nikki Bella and Brie Bella)
The champions try to surprise the challengers as soon as the bell rings, but to no avail. Nikki and Nia start things off. Jax takes Nikki down before going for an elbowdrop. Nikki avoids it and sends her into the second rope. Brie gets the tag to deliver a dropkick. The Bellas team up to take Jax down with a double facebuster.
Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss make their entrance. The distraction allows Lash to catch The Bellas off guard. Legend sends Nikki out of the ring. Nia slams her against the commentary table before throwing her into Charlotte and Alexa, who had just taken seats at ringside. Jax traps Nikki on the second rope so Lash can strike her freely. Jax hits a side slam on Nikki, allowing Lash to go for the cover. 1..2..NO.
Legend locks Nikki in a headlock. Nikki escapes, only for Lash to knock her down with several shoulder tackles. Nikki gets rid of Legend with a double kick to the face before surprising Nia with a Disaster Kick. Nikki kicks Jax again to tag in Brie. She comes in fired up. Brie avoids a back senton from Nia and responds with a barrage of kicks. "YES! YES! YES!", chant the fans with each kick. Lash tries to hit Brie with a big boot. Brie avoids it, but can’t escape a headbutt from Jax.
The Irresistible Forces end up at ringside, where they’re taken down by a diving crossbody from Nikki. The action returns to the ring, where the champions regain control. Jax hits a samoan drop from the second rope on Nikki. Lash follows up with a splash. 1..2..NO. Brie breaks up the pin. Brie plants Legend with a faceplant before going after Jax. Nikki locks Lash in an STF. Meanwhile, Nia is about to strike Brie with one of the titles, but Charlotte stops her and hits her.
Winners by disqualification: The Irresistible Forces
Furious, Nikki leaves the ring to shove Flair. Alexa steps in to defend her partner, but she’s met with a punch from the WWE Hall of Famer. Charlotte drives her into the apron. Brie joins her sister to attack "The Queen." The Bella Twins bring Charlotte into the ring. Bliss quickly follows to start a brawl. Nia and Lash join in to take control. The champions crush the other women with two corner splashes. After that, they focus their attack on Charlotte. Legend weakens her with a bear hug so Nia can finish her with a diving legdrop. Jax and Lash pose with the championships to close the segment.
We see Randy Orton talking on the phone. "I’m glad you answered. You’re right. I’m going to go out to the ring right now and I’m going to fix this", says "The Viper" before hanging up.
Randy returns to the ring, this time greeting some fans in the front row. Orton poses on the turnbuckle before grabbing a microphone. Randy sits back down on the chair, but soon stands up. Orton wants to apologize to the fans, but especially to Matt Cardona. That’s why he asks him to come out and meet him in the ring. Matt quickly appears. "Man, man. I haven’t been myself these past few weeks. I’m truly sorry, Matt. I think action figures are cool. Hell, I play video games! I apologize for how I treated you back there. We’ve known each other for a long time. I’ve known you for 20 years. I’m sorry. And I need to apologize to Cody Rhodes next week. He’s obviously not here tonight. But I’m sorry. Matt, do you forgive me?", Randy asks before dropping the microphone onto the mat. Cardona extends his hand. Orton shakes it and immediately hugs him. But suddenly...
Orton hits Matt with a low blow! He then delivers an RKO. Randy rips off Cardona’s shirt before dragging him toward the commentary table. Orton strikes Matt so he can’t get back up. Then he dismantles the steel steps, placing the top half onto the table. Several officials rush out to stop Randy. Nick Aldis tells him to think about WrestleMania. Orton seems to struggle with himself. After a few moments, Randy goes back after Matt to bring him into the ring. Orton places Cardona’s left arm inside a steel chair. All the officials crowd around "The Viper" to stop him. Orton appears to calm down, but in an instant he runs toward Matt and stomps the chair—crushing the former United States Champion’s arm! Several officials attend to Cardona while the others try to escort Randy back to backstage.
Suddenly, something catches Aldis and the officials’ attention. They all run outside the arena. Once there, they find themselves in front of a fence blocking their way. Several meters away, Jacob Fatu and Drew McIntyre are fighting on a platform. The fight takes them to the edge, forcing them to grab onto the railing. Fatu lands several headbutts on the Scotsman, who falls backward into the void. However, before falling, he grabs Jacob’s shirt and pulls him down with him. Desperate, Aldis orders someone to open the gate to help both men. And with that, this week’s episode comes to an end.
