
Belair, who sat ringside after being barred from the show, laid out both competitors with KODs on the announcers' table.WWE WrestleMania 39 - Night 2 Apr 2nd 2023 Titles do not change hands via DQ or count-out. Asuka (c) via disqualification after Bianca Belair attacked Asuka. SmackDown women's championship - Charlotte Flair def.Santos Escobar and Knight via pinfall after hitting Escobar with a Bitter End. Knight and Paul verbally sparred on "The Grayson Waller Effect." The fan reception for Knight was huge.Bayley and Iyo Sky attacked Blackheart backstage and chopped off a handful of her hair. Shotzi Blackheart via pinfall after hitting a Roseplant to defend her spot in the women's Money in the Bank ladder match. Karrion Kross challenged AJ Styles to a match in a spooky, pre-taped vignette.Sheamus saved Holland from a post-match beatdown. Ridge Holland via pinfall after hitting a rolling thunder dropkick. Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson) via pinfall after Zayn landed the Helluva Kick on Wilson. Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships - Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn def.Grade: B What else happened on WWE SmackDown? It reeks of a rather obvious "surprise" appearance and is insulting to the absolute gold that The Bloodline story has been in totality. Dominik Mysterio will headline Money in the Bank.

A supplemental down: Michael Cole announced that Cody Rhodes vs. The Usos championing their little brother as the next "Tribal Chief" was a nice touch to pull at the seams of their less experienced tag team foes.

Reigns' alleged "love" for his cousins was abusive, emotionally manipulative narcissism at its finest. There were some interesting wrinkles that made it stand out. Expectations are consequentially higher and this closing segment was a rather safe option. It's uniquely personal and has been executed fantastically to this point. SmackDown came to a close with Jey Uso diving over the ropes and crashing onto Reigns and Sikoa ringside.Ī textbook final build to the tag team match at Money in the Bank. Security tried to intervene but was repeatedly tossed aside as The Usos clashed with Reigns and Sikoa. The Usos planted a seed of doubt among their opponents, stating their desire to vote in Sikoa as the next "Tribal Chief."Ī brawl broke out between the two teams to close out SmackDown. Jey Uso also mentioned that the larger family had been talking. Jey Uso noted that Reigns had not been pinned in three years but would suffer that fate on Saturday.

Reigns said forgiving The Usos was conditional on the former tag team champions bowing down and acknowledging Reigns as "Tribal Chief."Įnter The Usos as Jimmy Uso insisted the time for apologies and conversations had passed. Reigns offered his cousins another chance, describing the dynamic between Reigns and The Usos as similar to a father-son relationship. Reigns credited himself for The Usos' success. Reigns claimed to be the only one who truly loved The Usos. The Usos plant seeds of doubt before all out brawl Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn defended their undisputed tag team titles against Pretty Deadly, and Charlotte Flair challenged Asuka for the WWE women's championship.ĬBS Sports was with you all night with recaps and highlights of all the action from the O2 in London, England. SmackDown also featured a pair of championship bouts ahead of Money in the Bank. Elsewhere on the show, the crowd was firmly behind LA Knight as he confronted fellow Money in the Bank ladder match opponent, Logan Paul.

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An emotionally-tense negotiation between the two parties - chock full of mind games - preceded the show-closing brawl. Reigns returned to SmackDown this week to even the odds. The Usos fired the first strike last week after attacking their little brother Sikoa. London served as the battleground for the first skirmish between the two fractured halves of The Bloodline. Roman Reigns, Solo Sikoa and The Usos treated fans to a sample of the battle that will ensue at Money in the Bank.
