Smackdown airs on Netflix internationally this afternoon but is tape-delayed until the evening in the USA and other territories
Here are your live spoilers from Smackdown in Italy:
Jade Cargill is chatting on the phone backstage. She seems to have shorter hair. Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez arrive walking down some stairs. Braun Strowman, The Bloodline and CM Punk are in Bologna too. Punk gets a big, big pop from the crowd.
Randy Orton’s music hits. The crowd sings a long. There are a lot of Italian flags in the audience…and I mean a lot. Randy is about to speak in the middle of the ring but Kevin Owens’ music plays. He comes out with a microphone.
“I have something important to tell you. Just listen,” says Owens. “I was wrong. You heard me right. I was wrong. I was wrong for attacking you. I was wrong for hitting you with a piledriver. You didn’t deserve that. Cody Rhodes and Sami Zayne deserved everything I did to them.”
Owens says that Orton picking Cody over him really hurt. He let the anger make him do something he regrets and Orton should know how that feels. Kevin wants to put it all in the past. He wants to partner with Orton to become tag team champions at WrestleMania. The crowd cheers: No! No! No!
Orton says what he should really do is beat Owens’ ass all around the arena. He tells Owens to shove his apology up his ass. Owens used to be, Fight! Owens Fight! Now, he is all Bitch! Owens Bitch! He is glad Owens piledrove him because it awakened the ‘voices’ in his head. He is going to kick Owens’ head off his shoulders at WrestleMania. A dejected Owens walks away.
Damian Priest and Jimmy Uso versus Shinsuke Nakamura and Drew McIntyre
Big cheers for Drew with fans trying to sing along to his theme. Priest runs down the entrance way. He and Drew meet and start throwing hands. Nakamura gives Drew a hand in clobbering Priest. Jimmy leaps onto the heels on the floor. In the ring, Uso lays in chops and punches on Drew. Drew blocks Uso’s Stinger Splash slamming him to the mat. The crowd cheers Drew’s name. Shinsuke pulls Uso under the bottom rope and to the floor. He slams Uso’s head into the announce desk and kicks him laying him out on the table.
The heels won’t let Uso tag out. Drew even punches Priest off the apron. He crotch chops him later on. Priest FINALLY gets tagged in. He punches Drew off the apron, slams Shinsuke to the mat and Stinger Splashes him in a corner. Shinsuke goes for the Kinshasha. Priest clotheslines him. Drew breaks the count throwing Priest into a steel post. Priest pins Uso with South of Heaven.
Drew nails Priest from behind. Punching him in the face.
“Any time I see you I am actually coming for you!” says Drew in Priest’s face.
“I am going to KILL you!” says Priest choking Drew.
Drew beats Priest’s head against the mat. Drew hits a Claymore. The crowd is cheering Drew on. They shout: “One more time!”.
Drew: “Every time you get up I will knock you to the ground until you stop getting up!”.
Winners: Damian Priest and Jimmy Uso
United States Champion LA Knight meets Braun Strowman in the back. “I hope you smack him back to his factory settings,” says Knight of Jacob Fatu. Knight tells Strowman he has his back but Strowman tells him that the GM said whoever wins this match is Knight’s next title defense. “That will punch my ticket to WrestleMania,” warns Strowman. “Yeah!” says Knight walking off.
Charlotte Flair and WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton is interviewed by Joe Tessitore via split screen. Flair is booed when introduced. The Queen interrupts Tiffany as she tries to answer Joe’s first question. Flair says she brings out the best in every rival. Flair says she picked Tiffany to face at Mania because she felt sorry for her. Man, Charlotte’s face looks paralyzed or something. Weird that. Flair says Tiffany isn’t “special”. Tiffany claims she earned the title. Flair counters with Tiffany won via a Money In The Bank cash-in. Flair: “You will be lucky to have a job when you are my age,” says Flair. Tiffany will beat Flair’s ass at Mania.
Jacob Fatu versus Braun Strowman
Strowman shoves Fatu into a corner labeling him with punches. Fatu turns things around by dodging Strowman’s charge. Fatu bounces off the ropes. Strowman shoulder tackles him and backdrops him down. A clothesline knocks Fatu over the top rope to the floor.
“The only rule of this match is keep him away from us,” says Wade Barrett of Fatu.
Strowman whips Fatu from one corner to another and then flattens him with a running splash in a corner. Strowman Express is dodged by Fatu. He throws Strowman over the announce desk. Fatu runs off the apron clotheslining Strowman. Fatu bounces Strowman’s head off the ring steps. Strowman battles back by whipping Fatu into the steps. Fatu drops Strowman with a Samoan Drop and a splash for a two count.
Strowman clotheslines Fatu over and over. Fatu rolls out of the ring. Strowman tears his shirt off. His Express hits this time sending Fatu over the announce desk. Strowman hits a spinebuster back in the ring. Tama Tonga appears on the apron. Strowman grabs him by the throat slamming him. Strowman picks up Tonga to powerslam him. Solo Sikoa attacks Strowman. Tonga and Solo pound on Strowman. Fatu doesn’t look happy then lends a hand to the beatdown before giving Solo an earful. Strowman is back up he fights off everyone but Fatu who takes him down.
LA Knight’s music hits. He punks out Tonga in the entrance way and in the ring. With a really bad shoulder tackle from Strowman, Solo is sent out to the floor. Knight and Strowman team-up to send Fatu out. Strowman will face Knight for the United States Championship on Smackdown next week.
Winner: Via disqualification, Braun Strowman
Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez are interviewed by Cathy Kelly backstage. Liv and Raquel are still pissed that Jade allowed everyone to believe it was them who attacked her. “She had time enough to update her Instagram but not enough time to clear our names,” said Morgan.
Piper Niven heads to the ring with Chelsea and Alba.
Fatu throws a fit and garbage cans backstage. Solo tries to reason with Fatu. They were just trying to help him. Fatu tells Solo this is HIS business and to stay out of it from now on.
Piper Niven versus Zelina Vega
The crowd is dead for Vega as she makes her entrance. This match drags on for far too long. Niven climbs to the top rope. Vega rips her down with forearm shots. On the apron, Vega argues with Chelsea who is on the floor. Niven stands on Vega to mock her. Niven dominates the match The crowd chants: “We want Chelsea!”. Vega turns a possible slam into a sleeper hold on Niven. She then slaps on an Octopus submission. Green leaps onto the apron and starts jaw-jacking with Vega. Vega punches her. Vega 619s Niven. She kicks Alba Fyre in the face. As she reenters the ring, Niven pins her with a running crossbody. Chelsea and her bodyguards stand over a fallen Vega.
Winner: Piper Niven
Randy Orton versus Kevin Owens is made official for WrestleMania. Cathy Kelly heads over to interview Jade Cargill in the back. Cargill says when she is done with Liv all her attention will be on Naomi. Another trailer of smoke surrounding the number ‘4″.
Jade Cargill versus Liv Morgan
Someone in the audience has a banner that replaces the Mona Lisa’s face with Liv Morgan’s. Jade pushes a cameraman out of her way as she heads to the ring. As Jade poses in the ring Liv mocks her on the floor. Liv charges at Jade. Jade kicks her in the face. Liv heads to the floor. Jade confronts Raquel. Liv attempts to attack her from behind. Jade punches her and hurls her into a barricade. Jades uses her strength to stop Oblivion. Jade catches Liv in her arms slamming her over her head. Raquel and Liv throw up their hands and head to the back. Jade heads after them. She punches Liv from behind. Jade drags Liv back to the ring.
Raquel leaps on the apron demanding that Jade leave Liv alone. Liv hits a backbreaker from behind. Liv rams Jade into a steel post. Jade falls out to the floor. Liv turns her back on Jade as she poses with one of the tag team championship belts. Jade grabs her, slams her.
Liv stomps Jade in a corner. Liv gets a two count with a codebreaker. Liv hits the Three Amigos on Jade and drop kicks Jade in the face. Jade slams Liv as she attempts Oblivion. Jade delivers to two flying elbow smashes to Liv and a spinebuster. Jade slams Liv once again for a two count.
As Jade lift Liv off the mat to perhaps put her away Naomi steps onto the apron. Liv sneaks in for an Oblivion but gets a backbreaker instead. Raquel gets on the apron to distract the official. Jade reaches for Naomi. Naomi clocks her with one of the tag team championship belts in the head. Liv pins Jade with Oblivion.
Naomi is all over a fallen Jade with punch after punch to the head. Jade is wrapped up in the rope.s. Naomi drives her head down into the apron. Naomi mocks Jade’s pose then she knocks her off the apron. Jade hits her head on the announce table. Naomi continues to pose in the ring.
Winner: Liv Morgan
Cathy Kelly catches up with Drew McIntyre as he is set to leave the arena. He didn’t start this feud with Priest but he will end it. He blames Priest for all of his past troubles. He will see Priest in London next week. Arrivederci!
Drew runs into Seth Rollins on the way out. They stare at each other and then motor on.
You new WWE Tag Team Champions, The Street Profits, head to the ring.
The crowd chants: You deserve it!
“It’s about damn time! Holding these titles here make it all worth it,” says Dawkins of his four years of frustration.
Ford tells Dawkins that no matter what happens he can always count on Dawkins. They shake hands and hug.
Legado Del Fantasma’s music plays and out they come. They want a championship match. Pretty Deadly is out next to make their claim. The Profits challenge Legado Del Fantasma to a match. Pretty Deadly takes a hike.
Another hype video for Rey Fenix.
The Street Profits versus Los Garza
Another match that wears out its welcome and goes for far too long. Montez flips out of the reach of Los Garza as he is hoisted up on the top rope. Montez executes a superplex for a two count. Dawkins punches Santos off the apron. He splashes all the heels on the floor. Montez hits the frog splash.
Winners: The Street Profits
Paul Heyman drives up backstage. DIY runs into Pretty Deadly backstage. Deadly tells them they will be challenging The Profits next week for the tag titles. DIY is really happy for them. Honestly, truly they are. DIY promises they will assist Deadly in winning the titles if they give them a championship match in the future. Deadly denies the request with a “No boy!”. The Motor City Machine Guns welcome DIY to the “back of the line”.
Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman are out to big OTC chants. The crowd acknowledges their Tribal Chief. Reigns mentions CM Punk “screwing him” at the Royal Rumble. The crowd booes.
“Last week at the Garden, I screwed CM Punk,” laughs Reigns.
“At the Royal Rumble, Seth Rollins tried to KILL me,” states Reigns. The crowd boos.
“That is okay because at the Garden last week I tried to KILL Seth Rollins,” he continued.
Reigns invites anyone in the back to come out and confront “their Tribal Chief”, if they feel the need to do so. Seth Rollins’ music plays.
When the crowd finishes singing his song Seth informs Reigns that he truly doesn’t understand how dangerous CM Punk really is. He threatens the future of WWE and the future of wrestling. Reigns should have let me finish Punk last week. Seth claims it has always been about him and Reigns.
“We cannot coexist in the same space at the same time,” says Rollins. He wants another chapter in their story.
The crowd chants for Punk…and he appears.
“This right hand is not taped up to hold a microphone but before the circus kicks off let’s talk about some facts,” says Punk sitting on a turnbuckle. He called Reigns “Big Chief” and Rollins “Grimace”. He claims they have never beaten him without each other’s help.
“You wouldn’t have even made it to the Royal Rumble if I didn’t save your family’s ass at WarGames. By the way, I am owed a favour, Paul,” Punk tells Reigns and Heyman.
Heyman mouths the word “Now?”. Punks says he will get to that.
Punk thanks Heyman for delivering Reigns on a silver platter for him tonight. A suspicious Reigns looks over at Heyman. Punk attacks striking Reigns with a microphone in the head. He lays in shot after shot as Heyman splits the scene. Rollins jumps Punk and starts hammering on him. Reigns gets back up. He throws Rollins into a corner and lays some haymakers on Punk. Rollins leaps on Reigns’ back, drapes his jacket over his and punches him. Rollins chokes Punk in a corner. Reigns shoulder tackles Rollins in another corner. All three continue to brawl. Security backs everyone up to neutral corners. Punk stands on the announce desk. He claims to be the best in the world and points to the WrestleMania sign. Rollins and Reigns fight some more in the ring. Punk drags Reigns out to the floor. Rollins splashes everyone. He says if they both want him they can meet him at WrestleMania.
“Let’s do it!” he yells as he drop kicks Punk.
Reigns hits Punk and Rollins with steel steps to the head as the crowd chants…OTC! Reigns stands on the steps pointing the Mania sign. The trio battle some more before the camera go to the Mania sign ending the show.
