WWE 2020 - NEW SMACKDOWN POSTED! (APRIL 17TH, 2020)

KICKOFF SHOW

Raw Tag Team Championship
Street Profits defend against AOP
“So this match was what you’d expect it to be. AOP getting the heat for most of it, building the hot tag to Montez Ford. AOP hit a couple of slams that looked really bad. Like they really hurt Dawkins on some of them. They had the spot where Ford dives over all the ropes onto AOP, that got the crowd fired up! The Street Profits had the crowd all match! “We Want The Smoke” chants and all that. The finish was a classic “faces do the cheating” type finish. Rezar tried getting into the ring, thus distracting the ref allowing Ford to hit Akam with the tag title. Slam from Dawkins, Frog Splash from Ford and the Street Profits retained!”
Winners: The Street Profits

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Wrestlemania Women’s Battle Royal
“Alright so a lot of entrances were skipped, they came out as a group. You had Zelina, Dana, Tamina, Ruby, Sarah Logan, Liv. You had NXT girls. You had Tegan Nox, Dakota Kai, Raquel Gonzalez, Aliyah, Borne, Kamea, Shotzi, Chelsea, Xia Li, Indi Hartwell, Kayden Carter. The only girls that got entrances were Natalya and Lana. Lana cut a promo the whole way down the ramp, getting heat. The match started and obviously Lana was the first eliminated. Nothing special. This played like your basic battle royal. No real big spots or anything. It was fine. It was fine. Nothing horrible but definitely not anything great. It ended up getting down to Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Natalya, and Liv Morgan as your final four. Ruby eliminated Natalya so your final three was The Riott Squad. Logan was first to go. And a couple of minutes of back and forth, eventually Liv eliminated Ruby to win the battle royal this year.”
Winner: Liv Morgan

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“During the kickoff show we got another screen glitch. “There is more truth out there.” So after helping the Mandy/Otis situation I guess this hacker is still going to reveal wrong doings or something.”

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King Corbin vs. Elias
“So we were supposed to have Corbin and Elias but backstage before the match we saw King Corbin take out Elias with his scepter. Hit Elias in the back with it, then in the throat with it before smashing Elias’s own guitar over his back. Referees told Corbin to leave so it looks like that match is cancelled.”

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United States Championship
Andrade defends against Humberto Carrillo, Rey Mysterio, and Angel Garza
“So this match was a surprise. This was previewed as a pay-per-view card match up until the match started, really. I don’t know if this was always the plan or they changed their minds regarding the Corbin/Elias match and moved this. This was really good! This was a great match, on par with what these four have been doing the past number of weeks! Crowd was into it, which was good. They liked Rey. They always like Rey, but they liked Rey tonight. A lot of dives, but these guys do them beautifully! Finish came when Rey hit a double 619 on Garza & Humberto but Zelina held Rey’s leg on the apron as Andrade slid in and pinned Humberto to retain.”
Winner: Andrade

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Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal
“A lot of real good guys in this one! Aleister, Jeff Hardy, Sheamus, Lashley, Rowan, Nakamura, Cesaro, Murphy, Rusev. A lot of guys that could actually win, not so much one clear favorite. You also had Tozawa, Cedric, Hawkins, Ryder, Ricochet, The Revival, Lucha House Party, EC3, Maverick, Mojo, Truth, Riddick, Shorty G, Shelton, No Way Jose, Slater, MVP, Eric Young, Ivar, Erik, Gallows, Anderson, Kanellis. Revival were eliminated first at the same time. Those guys are done. It is clear they don’t want to be there and the company doesn’t want them. Again treated like a joke here at the start and are first gone, even though you have guys like Jose and Eric Young in there. A lot of bodies, Aleister and Rowan seemingly got most of the eliminations. Aleister eventually eliminated Rowan. The final four were Jeff Hardy, Sheamus, Aleister, and Murphy. Hardy eliminated Murphy. Sheamus then immediately Hardy while he was still looking at Murphy. Sheamus & Aleister had a good battle as the finals. These two could have a real good match if given the chance down the road. Sheamus missed a Brogue Kick and Aleister hit Black Mass, knocking Sheamus out. Black lifted Sheamus’s lifeless body and eliminated him, winning the match. Really good showing from Aleister, the whole match was sorta designed to make him look good.”
Winner: Aleister Black

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Wrestlemania 36

“We opened with America the Beautiful as usual. I can’t remember the singer’s name. I don’t know if she is popular or not. I’ve personally never heard of her but she did a good job! We got the opening video package. A pirate themed video package. Apparently the voice over guy was supposed to be Jack Sparrow? I had no idea, until the character said it himself. So yeah, apparently a Pirate of the Caribbean reference which I find funny because that’s the movie Vince never saw which ended Paul Burchill’s pirate gimmick. But oh well. So after that we have Gronk open the show on the stage. He says it’s going to be the biggest “Gronk Party” of all time. I assume that’s a trademark or a shirt they are going to release. Gronk says what better way to kick off a party than with a championship match so that led to our first match of the night.”

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NXT Women’s Championship
Rhea Ripley defends against Charlotte Flair
“Really good match! If this was the match that was supposed to make Rhea a star to the casual fans, it definitely worked! A great back and forth match, lots of high-spots, lots of false finishes but the crowd was really into it. Loud “Rhea” chants during the match. I don’t know if everyone in the crowd knew who she was but based on the sound it seemed like everyone was rooting for her. Flair kicked out of Riptide at one point. Rhea kicked out of Natural Selection, which everyone does so I don’t know why Charlotte was surprised by that. Charlotte worked over Rhea’s leg about halfway through the match. Rhea was limping and selling the leg. Rhea went for Riptide but her leg gave out allowing Charlotte to lock in the Figure Eight and Rhea tapped out.”
Winner: Charlotte Flair

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Dolph Ziggler, Robert Roode, & Sonya Deville vs. Heavy Machinery & Mandy Rose
“We get the recap of the hacker revealing Sonya sent the text to Mandy and all that. Sonya comes out to some really good heat! Lots of boos her way. Amazing reaction for Mandy & Otis! The crowd reactions have really helped but this angle over in my book. A pretty standard six-man tag match. Roode & Ziggler getting the heat on Tucker. Hot tag was made to Mandy. She beat up Sonya for a little bit before Sonya tagged in Dolph. Dolph acted like he was trying to smooth things over with Mandy, flirting perhaps. Mandy slapped Dolph and tagged in Otis to a great ovation. Otis cleans house and they hit the Compactor on Dolph for the win. After the match Tucker leaves the ring so Otis and Mandy can get their moment. Loud “YES” chants before Otis dips Mandy and gives her a kiss.”
Winners: Heavy Machinery & Mandy Rose

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John Cena vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt
“Thank God the audience was hot for this! The Fiend can do no wrong for the fans right now which is a good thing! Because his matches do not always deliver. His Bryan match was great, but this was a clear drop. It was okay. It was what it was. A lot of stalling, it felt like. John not sure how to react to The Fiend, looking at the crowd, stuff like that. They recreate the finish from their 30 match, but this time Wyatt counters the AA and hits Sister Abigail. Wyatt locks the Mandible Claw on John for the three count. Pretty decisive victory for Wyatt. Feels like it will be a long time before we see Cena again. They worked it like John would be gone for a long time after.”
Winner: Bray Wyatt

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No Disqualification
Seth Rollins vs. Kevin Owens
“Rollins came out dressed in all white. I think it’s funny, he mentioned that Vince didn’t want him wearing all white again and not two months later he’s wearing all white again. This was possibly the best match on the card. You could definitely make an argument for that! These two work so well together! Seth went for the Curb Stomp early but was countered. Owens went for the Stunner early but was countered. This was a great match that got muddled towards the end due to all of the interference. Owens hit a Stunner but AOP ran out. Owens got beatdown until the Street Profits ran out and fought them into the crowd. Rollins went for a Curb Stomp but Owens caught him with a Pop-Up Powerbomb. Owens had a two count until Murphy broke it up. Murphy & Rollins double teamed Owens until Aleister Black ran out and fought Murphy off. Rollins still had control and again went for a Curb Stomp but Owens rolled out of the way and used the chair. Owens battered Rollins with over a dozen chair shots. Owens hit a Stunner. Owens picked Rollins up, flipped him off, and hit another Stunner and pinned him.”
Winner: Kevin Owens

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Women’s Tag Team Championship
Kabuki Warriors defend against Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross
“I felt bad for these four. They had a good match! A pretty good match! They followed the Owens match and The Fiend’s match! The crowd was so hot for both of those matches that this match didn’t stand a chance. It was a good match though, they told a good story. Asuka had the Asuka-Lock on at one point and Alexa used Twisted Bliss to break it up. Asuka tried using her mist, but Nikki moved and she sprayed Kairi. Asuka got taken out and Alexa hit a right hand to Kairi followed by Nikki hitting The Purge to win the titles.”
Winners: Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross

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Intercontinental Championship
Sami Zayn defends against Braun Strowman
“This was a burial. Braun ran down Cesaro and Nakamura during his entrance. Laid both of them out before the match started. Braun got in the ring as Sami slid out. Sami ran around the ring for a while before Braun caught him and threw him into the ring finally. The bell rang and Sami tried backing off and begging for mercy. Braun picked him up and hit him with the powerslam to win the title in like 25 seconds.”
Winner: Braun Strowman

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“We got the Hall of Famers coming out on stage. They introduced all of them, the usual routine. Batista got the big entrance out of all of them. We see a video package announcing Wrestlemania going to Hollywood next year.”

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Universal Championship
Goldberg defends against Roman Reigns
“Oh this was bad. The crowd was dumping on the whole match. Goldberg has heat for beating Wyatt and Roman always has heat when he’s on top. This was a disaster. Lots of Spears. That’s essentially what the match was. Roman kicked out of a Jackhammer. Roman hit three Superman Punches and then three Spears to finally beat Goldberg and win the title.”
Winner: Roman Reigns

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AJ Styles vs. The Undertaker
“This was probably Undertaker’s best performance in years! He looked great out there! AJ is such an amazing worker he could get a good match out of anybody so this wasn’t surprising. Gallows and Anderson tried getting involved early but Taker took then both out with a big boot and Old School. AJ started working over Taker’s knees and his legs. AJ locked in the Calf Crusher. That would have been huge. If AJ could make Taker submit that would have been huge for his career accomplishments. Not many guys have done that. Make Taker submit. Taker got out and they fought some more. Taker did his dive over the ropes onto all three of The O.C. Taker hit a Chokeslam which AJ kicked out of. Taker finally hit a Tombstone on AJ to win it. Real good match.”
Winner: The Undertaker

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“Next King Corbin comes out. He takes a long entrance. A real long time to get to the ring. He brags about taking out Elias. No Elias performance tonight. Another year, another failed Mania moment for Elias. Corbin brags about being the King of Wrestlemania. He retired Kurt Angle last year, he’s the biggest part of Wrestlemania. Eventually Gronk comes out. Gronk says as host of Wrestlemania he has some power and authority. Corbin says he’s king, he has most authority. As Corbin is running his mouth, Mojo slides in the ring behind him. Gronk mentions that Corbin actually does have a match for tonight. Mojo turns Corbin around and beats him up. Mojo and Corbin go back and forth for a little bit before Mojo hits a big tackle on Corbin. Gronk finally makes it down to the ring and announces Corbin’s opponent is himself. Mojo takes off his shirt to reveal a referee shirt and he rings the bell. Gronk hits a running tackle like he did on Jinder a few years back and covers Corbin. Mojo makes the fast count and Gronk wins. I guess it was an official match, I’m not sure Mojo has any referee official power or not. But nevertheless Gronk won a match at Wrestlemania so that will be headlines tomorrow. Gronk and Mojo celebrate as Corbin walks up the ramp furious.”

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Raw Women’s Championship
Becky Lynch defends against Shayna Baszler
“Crowd is loud for Becky! Crowd still loves Becky! Especially a Mania crowd that has more casual fans. Shayna got a little bit of heat but the crowd still seemingly isn’t reacting all that much to her. The match was decent! It wasn’t long but it was good. They started with some striking. They moved to grappling. Kept it kind of like an MMA style match. Becky tried locking in chokes and leg bars but Shayna got out of them. Becky kept trying for these submissions but Shayna kept countering easily. Shayna catches Becky in the choke and Becky reaches for the ropes. Becky is fingertip away from the bottom rope but passes out and the referee rings the bell. Shayna wins the title. I think the story here was Becky was too confident...too cocky. She wasn’t wrestling her match and instead tried to match what Shayna does and lost.”
Winner: Shayna Baszler

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Smackdown Tag Team Championship
The Miz & John Morrison defend against The New Day, The Usos, and Daniel Bryan & Drew Gulak
“Good match! It was short, but it was in a spot on the card where they shouldn’t really have gone long. The crowd was defeated from the last match and Shayna winning so Usos & New Day diving and doing their usual spots helped get the crowd back into it. Daniel Bryan is being wasted. It’s getting Gulak a great push but he is still one of the most over guys on the roster and he’s in the tag title match. I mean Kofi too! They were the WWE title match last year and are both in the tag title match this year. There was a lot of chaos and everyone was taking out everyone towards the end. Kofi hit The Miz with Trouble in Paradise to get the win and win the titles for the eighth time.”
Winners: The New Day

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Smackdown Women’s Championship
Bayley defends against Sasha Banks, Lacey Evans, Carmella, and Naomi
“My God do they hate Smackdown or what? Their tag title match and their women’s title match are in such throw away spots on the card. The crowd is ready for the main events and they still have these Smackdown matches first. Anyway, the match was one fall to a finish. The whole match was built around Bayley and Sasha’s friendship. Who will turn on who, that sort of thing. Sasha had Lacey in the Bank Statement but behind her back Bayley hit her finish on Carmella and got the pin to retain the title. Sasha started to celebrate when she heard the bell ring only to turn around and see that Bayley had actually won. We got a real good camera shot of Sasha looking upset but then smiling as soon as Bayley turns around and looks at her.”
Winner: Bayley

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Last Man Standing
Edge vs. Randy Orton
“Alter Bridge performed Edge’s entrance music live. It was a cool entrance. Lots of pyro, love music, crowd was loud. A fitting entrance. Orton took his usual time to get to the ring. This match was a weapons match. It was a walk and brawl, weapons match. Not really the best technical masterpiece for Edge’s return but it was good for what it was. They really sold the hatred of the rivalry. Some real good acting moments from both men. Scary spot where Orton hits Edge with an RKO with a chair wrapped around his neck. Brutal landing. Orton had Edge set up for the Punt Kick and for a brief moment hesitated and it allowed Edge to roll out of the way. Edge hit Randy with a Spear. Edge locked in his new Arm Triangle-like submission hold and made Randy pass out. Edge then hit a Conchairto on Randy and the ref counted to ten. Edge was crying tears of relief after the match, he had the return match, he survived, and got revenge on Randy.”
Winner: Edge

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WWE Championship
Brock Lesnar defends against Drew McIntyre
“The crowd was energetic for this from the entrances. Big match feel with both men standing there before the match started. This was a short one, which is to be expected from Lesnar matches now. The bell rang and Drew instantly hit a Claymore. Brock got up, rocked, and Drew hit another Claymore. Brock tried hitting a Clothesline but Drew countered. This felt like a reverse of the Lesnar/Cena Summerslam match. Brock didn’t hit any Suplex, but he was the one that got destroyed. Most of Brock’s losses now seem to be that he gets caught, but this was domination. Drew toyed with Brock almost. Drew went for a Suplex but Brock quickly countered and got Drew up for the F5. Drew got off and pushed Brock. Brock couldn’t even hit the F5, not one F5! Drew hit a Claymore. Waited for Brock to get up and hit one more Claymore and pinned him. Heyman was shocked on the outside. The fans were too! They expected Drew to win but not to destroy Brock. They weren’t expecting zero offense from Brock. The crowd exploded when Drew won and we had a good, happy moment to end the show with Drew raising the title!”
Winner: Drew McIntyre

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