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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT Commentators: Joe Tessitore, Wade Barrett<\/p>\n Ring Announcer: Mark Nash<\/p>\n Attendance:\u00a0WrestleTix<\/a> reports as of today 9,678 tickets were distributed so far. The arena has a capacity of 19,190 spectators when configured for concerts.<\/p>\n JOIN US LIVE ON YOUTUBE TONIGHT FOR THE VIDEO-FORMAT OF OUR LIVE POST-SHOWS\u2026<\/p>\n PWTorch editor Wade Keller will be joined by PWTorch\u2019s Javier Machado to review WWE Smackdown LIVE on YouTube. We\u2019ll be incorporating live viewer comments into the show so join us LIVE!<\/p>\n Email our post-show at wadekellerpostshow@gmail.com<\/a> with your comments and questions about Smackdown. We\u2019ll read your emails live during the post-show.<\/p>\n If you can\u2019t join us live on YouTube, stream the show on demand later at YouTube or listen or stream later on a podcast app. Subscribe to all of our free podcasts by searching \u201cwade keller\u201d and \u201cpwtorch\u201d in your podcast app of choice including Spotify and Apple Podcasts and most other iOS and Android apps.<\/p>\n VIDEO CALLER CODE: CLICK HERE<\/a><\/p>\n LINK TO BE A CALLER: https:\/\/streamyard.com\/v624iesw79<\/p>\n Click that link during the post-show to enter the waiting room as \u201clive video caller\u201d (or just audio if you turn off your cam, which is fine).<\/p>\n OPEN TO EVERYONE \u2013 LINK TO WATCH LIVE RIGHT AFTER WWE SMACKDOWN TONIGHT: CLICK HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n [HOUR ONE]<\/p>\n -Joe Tessitore introduced the show as they showed an aerial view of the Las Vegas venue hosting WrestleMania 42 next weekend.<\/p>\n -A video package aired on last week\u2019s show-closing segment with Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, and Pat McAfee. They showed social media reaction screen grabs of people reacting. They replayed McAfee saying Cody is a puppet of a champion who represents everything they hate. They replayed him saying the business that Cody is leading is terrible and Orton will save the f\u2014in\u2019 business. Then they showed clips of Cody later in the show responding by saying McAfee and everyone who represents him can kiss his ass and that he can hear the voices in his head finally.<\/p>\n -They cut to the parking lot of Cody arriving in the parking lot. He asked G.M. Nick Aldis where Pat McAfee was. Aldis said he wasn\u2019t there yet but he was on his way. He said he knows what is going through Cody\u2019s mind, but he is under strict orders to tell Cody not to put his hands on McAfee under any circumstances. Cody asked who he is answering to. Aldis said it\u2019s someone above him. Jelly Roll showed up and asked where McAfee and Orton were. Aldis told him to please not engage later with so much at stake. \u201cPlease, stay out of this,\u201d he said. Aldis walked away. Jelly Roll said this doesn\u2019t have anything to do with McAfee or him. He told Cody it\u2019s about him and Orton and he said he\u2019s fighting for something bigger than his own story this time.<\/p>\n -Rhea Ripley made her entrance. She addressed Jade Cargill. She congratulated her on managing to find her one and only weakness. She said now it\u2019s not about physiques or titles; she attacked \u201cmy Iyo.\u201d (At first I thought she said \u201cmy ego.\u201d) She told her to come out so she could whip her ass. Iyo came out to her music and she sold a sore right arm.<\/p>\n Ripley expressed displeasure and frustration that she came out. \u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d she asked. Iyo said she said she knows she will get Jade at WrestleMania, but she wants to face her tonight. Fans cheered. Jade said she\u2019s not 100 percent and asked if she\u2019s sure that\u2019s what she wants. Rhea said she could handle it. Fans loudly chanted, \u201cIyo! Iyo!\u201d She said she was sure. She said she\u2019d talk to Aldis if she had to. \u201cI want Jade tonight!\u201d she exclaimed. Fans cheered.<\/p>\n Aldis stepped out to boos from the fans. He said he had something else in mind, but it\u2019s a good idea so he booked it. Iyo was happy. Rhea looked concerned.<\/p>\n -They went to Tessitore and Wade Barrett who reacted. Barrett said that\u2019s a big main event. Tessitore plugged other segments and matches as they showed Bayley & Lyra Valkyria outside and Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair tending to each other\u2019s hair.<\/p>\n -A video package aired on Roman Reigns-C.M. Punk with scenes of them in Las Vegas and snippets of them trading insults and threats. [c]<\/p>\n -Tessitore plugged AAA streaming at 10 ET on YouTube and Facebook tomorrow night.<\/p>\n (1) BAYLEY (w\/Lyra Valkyria) vs. ALEXA BLISS (w\/Charlotte Flair)<\/p>\n Tessitore noted Bayley\u2019s strong positive fan reception in her home town. Barrett commented on clips of what happened with the women\u2019s teams on Raw earlier in the week. The bell rang 18 minutes into the hour. After an early \u201cBayley!\u201d chant, Barrett said it\u2019s not often you hear a crowd 100 percent cheering Alexa\u2019s opponents and not cheering her at all. Bliss set up an early Sister Abigail, but Bayley blocked it. When Alexa got in some offense, Charlotte celebrated with a pose and smile at ringside. Bayley made a comeback and landed a wrecking ball kick to Bliss at ringside. They cut to a double-box break at 2:30. [c\/db]<\/p>\n Bayley eyed Charlotte as she made her way to the top rope. Bliss recovered and knocked Bayley off balance. Barrett said Bayley should have stayed focused on her opponent. Bliss then climbed to the top rope. After fending off Bayley, she landed a leaping DDT off the second rope for a two count.<\/p>\n Bliss set up a Sister Abigail, but Bayley countered with a Bayley-to-Belly. Both were down and slow to get up. Another \u201cBayley!\u201d chant broke out. Bliss caught Bayley in a small package for a two count. Bayley countered with a jackknife cover for a two count. They battled back and forth. Bayley landed a top rope elbowdrop for a believable dramatic near fall at 9:30. They battled at ringside. Bayley let out a \u201cwoo!\u201d and threw Bliss back into the ring, then did a mock Ric Flair strut right in front of Charlotte. Charlotte was enraged and threw off her jacket. Bayley snapped Bliss over the middle rope. Charlotte threw her jacket a Bayley, and then Bliss schoolboyed her for a three count.<\/p>\n WINNER: Bliss in 10:00.<\/p>\n -Tessitore commented on clips of last week\u2019s angle with Sami Zayn and Trick Williams with Little Yachty.<\/p>\n -Backstage, Matt Cardona told Carmelo Hayes he has to patiently wait for that WrestleMania Moment. He said he had to, but it was worth it. Trick and Yachty walked in. Trick told Hayes he thought he was going to win. Hayes said it was Trick\u2019s fault he lost in the first place. Yachty said he gets to watch Trick win at WrestleMania from his couch. Hayes said he\u2019s coming after Trick after WrestleMania. Trick asked Cardona what he was looking at. Cardona said he\u2019s sick of guest running their mouths like they run the place. Tachty told Trick he should take on Cardona tonight. Trick didn\u2019t like the idea at first, but then agreed.<\/p>\n -Tessitore said they were awaiting the arrival of McAfee. \u201cWhat will Pat McAfee say tonight?\u201d he said. \u201cThat is coming up.\u201d [c]<\/p>\n -A graphic noted that Drew McIntyre vs. Jacob Fatu will be the second unsanctioned match in WrestleMania history.<\/p>\n -A vignette aired with McIntyre framing Fatu as \u201ca failure as a man, a failure as a father.\u201d McIntyre spoke from inside a jail cell. He said Fatu chose a life of crime over his family and his starving children. He said they needed a father \u201cand you gave them a walking mug shot.\u201d He said he\u2019ll beat him within an inch of his life and he\u2019ll end up back behind bars. He accused Fatu of stealing his title and his main event at WrestleMania. He closed: \u201cI\u2019ll be your judge, your jury, and your damn executioner!\u201d<\/p>\n -Cathy Kelley asked Fatu for his thoughts on McIntyre\u2019s comments. As he began to talk, in walked Solo Sikoa and the MFTs. He said anytime McIntyre or anyone brings up his past, it makes their family look bad. He said he\u2019s a big embarrassment. Fatu said, \u201cSolo, we\u2019re not doing this today.\u201d He said they can run it back. Solo laughed and suggested Tama Tonga might knock his teeth out again. Fatu asked, \u201cWhat\u2019s up there, Tama?\u201d Tama eyed him back and said, \u201cYou know what it is.\u201d Solo patted Tama on his shoulder and laughed before walking away to talk with Aldis.<\/p>\n -They went to Tessitore and Barrett at ringside. Barrett said Fatu\u2019s motivation might not bode well for McIntyre. Tessitore threw to a video package on Royce Keys (formerly Powerhouse Hobbs in AEW).<\/p>\n -Keys was shown walking the streets of Oakland, speaking about gang violence and drugs, but his grandparents weren\u2019t having it. He visited his childhood home. \u201cWe didn\u2019t have a lot, but we had each other,\u201d he said. He said wrestling brought him so much happiness. \u201cNot a lot of people can make it out of here,\u201d he said. He talked of his motivation. \u201cI refuse to be defined by where I\u2019m from,\u201d he said. \u201cBut instead, by where I\u2019m going.\u201d<\/p>\n -They showed Keys walking backstage. Tessitore said he was making his debut next. [c]<\/p>\n -Tessitore plugged WWE World on WrestleMania weekend. \u201cIt is the best fan experience you\u2019ll see in sports,\u201d he said. Then he and Barrett said Fatu vs. Tama and Trick vs. Cardona had become official for later in the show.<\/p>\n (2) ROYCE KEYS vs. BERTO (w\/Angel Garza)<\/p>\n Key came out to his entrance theme, with his eyed welled up with emotion. The bell rang 50 minutes into the hour. Barrett said, \u201cWhat a specimen!\u201d Berto got in some offense, but Keys came back, lowered his straps, and landed a spinebuster for the win. Barrett called it \u201cpure dominance.\u201d<\/p>\n WINNER: Keys in 3:00.<\/p>\n -They showed McAfee arriving in a pick-up truck. Boos rang out. He wore a t-shirt that said, \u201cSaving the Business One RKO after Another.\u201d He asked Aldis if they told everyone. Aldis said he did tell everyone they cannot put their hands on him. McAfee acted super full of himself and cocky. Jelly Bean confronted McAfee as he walked into the arena. \u201cDid you tell Randy to RKO me?\u201d he asked. McAfee said no, but he shouldn\u2019t have been out there between Randy and Cody. He asked what he was doing. McAfee said he wouldn\u2019t understand because he\u2019s an outsider and it\u2019s a lot bigger than he can imagine. Jelly Bean said someone is going to end up checking him. McAfee said that\u2019s be a very bad idea. Jelly Roll shoved him against the wall and then Aldis barged in. Jelly Roll butted up against Aldis and said he doesn\u2019t work there. McAfee asked security \u201cto get this ex-convict outsider out of here, please.\u201d<\/p>\n (Keller\u2019s Analysis: This seems destined to get the wrong kind of heat. The whole bit of him accusing others of being outsiders is heavy-handed hypocrisy in a way that feels patronizing because it\u2019s such an obvious broad stroke. His promo was so full of utter nonsense last week, it\u2019s hard to see this at this stage as anything other than a top executive being a mark for his sports-world fame and giving him a \u201cwrestling heel fantasy camp\u201d role at the expense of actual wrestlers and what fans actually want to watch. We\u2019ll see if he can improve upon last week\u2019s embarrassment.)<\/p>\n -Tessitore commented on clips of a Zuffa boxing match last weekend. They showed Tony Hirsche Jr. at ringside.<\/p>\n -Kelley interviewed Keys backstage. She said she\u2019s known him for a long time and working for WWE was always his goal. He said it\u2019s a long time coming. He said he got to do his thing in front of his people, the Bay Area people, and how he gets to take it around the world. Solo approached him and said he did a good job out there. He said he runs things around Smackdown, so if he needed anything, let him know. Keys nodded and didn\u2019t reveal how he felt.<\/p>\n [HOUR TWO]<\/p>\n -McAfee made his entrance. \u201cSan Jose, what a shithole!\u201d he said. (Oh goodie, the localized insults on a worldwide TV show, the lowest form of an attempt to get heel heat.) He said fans shouldn\u2019t boo him because he\u2019s the hero in this entire thing. He said they cheer for the spineless bums like C.M. Punk. A \u201cC.M. Punk\u201d chant rang out. He asked fans if they liked when he called him Pat MagaFee. He said he\u2019s an adult with a brain, so it was hard to take him seriously because he was wearing a WWE officially licensed C.M. Punk jacket and under that an officially licensed t-shirt. He said he has hundreds of items he\u2019s selling the fans. He asked if when the TKO merch check comes in, does the cash go to the needy wrestling families who can\u2019t afford wrestling tickets or right into the bank account titled, \u201cI\u2019m Sorry, Saudi Arabia.\u201d Not much crowd response here.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a fraud,\u201d McAfee said. \u201cLike a politician. All talk, no action.\u201d He said he had an opportunity to change things, but he got in a room and sat on his stomach and rolled over \u201clike the little bitch that he is.\u201d He gave fans a middle finger. He said he is a man of action and an agent of change. \u201cEverything he says he is, I actually am.\u201d He said when he brought up that ticket prices were too high, \u201cespecially when sloppy fat bag-o-bones C.M. Punk is one of the main eventers, I couldn\u2019t help but agree with him.\u201d He asked why anyone would want to spend their money to watch that WrestleMania. (Geeesh.)<\/p>\n \u201cSo I decided to be your hero, scumbags,\u201d h esaid. He called a fan \u201cfatso\u201d and threatened to slap him. He said none of the disgusting fans deserved it, but he called the official truck sponsor of WrestleMania and asked if they wanted to help WWE fans get to WrestleMania. He asked them to chip in 25 percent of the price of Saturday WrestleMania tickets now until the end of Raw on Monday. \u201cYou can thank me, San Jose!\u201d<\/p>\n (Keller\u2019s Analysis: This is just embarrassing.)<\/p>\n He said he wouldn\u2019t recommend Sunday night WrestleMania for anyone. He said Orton will save the business while winning his 15th world title. He asked the fans if they ever won a Stanley Cup in San Jose. \u201cNever?\u201d he said. \u201cOh, wow. Ass, like the rest of this city.\u201d He said Randy will be a 15-time world champion after he absolutely demoralizes Cody. Cody\u2019s music then cut him off.<\/p>\n Cody made his way out to the ring. When Cody entered the ring, McAfee mock-sang Cody\u2019s lyrics. Pyro blasted as Cody raised his belt in the air. Cody said, \u201cI\u2019m going to go out on a limb and say I don\u2019t think you belong here.\u201d He said he can get a replica title belt and do the entrance of his favorite wrestler and live out his \u201cSuperstar experience\u201d and then go back to whoever sent him there and tell them, \u201cThank you, Daddy.\u201d<\/p>\n He told him the Attitude Era was 30 years ago. He said Orton watched the Attitude Era in high school. He said McAfee is just a play wrestler. He brought up Paul Boesch \u201cwho was very good at his job.\u201d He said McAfee talked about the IWC and \u201cthe marks\u201d and \u201call the buzzwords.\u201d He said Boesch used to say the fans aren\u2019t marks, they\u2019re customers. \u201cAnd when you grow up and everything you have it because of said customers and it\u2019s your family\u2019s life work and you\u2019re a multi-generation wrestler, they\u2019re not even customers. He said every single one of them aren\u2019t customers, they\u2019re family. \u201cAnd Pat, you have a gift,\u201d he said. \u201cFor the centuries that pro wrestling has been around, they have never agreed on anything except what I\u2019m about to tell you. For the first time ever, the entire fandom of what we do agrees on the fact that at WrestleMania, they want to see Randy Orton and they do not want to see Pat McAfee.\u201d Fans cheered. \u201cGo home, Pat,\u201d Cody said with a slow deep cadence. He dropped the mic. \u201cMessage delivered,\u201d said Tessitore. Fans chanted, \u201cGo home, Pat!<\/p>\n McAfee said, \u201cI am home, you [bleep].\u201d McAfee said he was born to be in the business, whereas Cody was born into the business with a silver spoon. \u201cAll I see is the fakest dude on Earth,\u201d he said. \u201cSpray tan, died hair, fake teeth, lispy lips, and a ten thousand dollar suit that you think makes you look good because Ric Flair said it\u2019s the right thing to do. You\u2019re a cosplay champion and one I\u2019m going to rid the WWE Universe of along side of Randy Orton. He said he had a message for Cody and his inbred champion. \u201cIf Randy Orton doesn\u2019t walk out of WrestleMania as a 15-time world champion, you will never see or hear from he in this business every again,\u201d he said. A loud, \u201cGo home, Pat!\u201dchant rang out.<\/p>\n Cody said he should take his shades off. \u201cOr wait, are you too high to remember that you were standing on that table for the last three years Yeeting your brain out?\u201d he said. \u201cOh god, you must really hate this place.\u201d He said he said he was tired, so maybe they can get Gunther out there to put him to sleep once and for all. Cody left the ring.<\/p>\n McAfee said he\u2019s always been an elite runaway artist. \u201cHun, Stardust?\u201d he said. He asked if he\u2019s going to go suck Triple H\u2019s ass so he can get a little more opportunity to politic. He said he\u2019s deep in Paul Levesque\u2019s cheeks. Cody took off his jacket as McAfee taunted him. As he was about to enter the ring, Orton appeared on the big screen and asked Cody if he has his attention. He said Cody was forgetting something. They showed Orton standing over an injured Jelly Roll. He said he\u2019s going to bring \u201cyour boy\u201d Jelly Roll to him. He dragged Jelly Roll by one leg to the entrance stage. Cody checked on Jelly Roll as Orton walked away. Cody turned as McAfee approached him. Orton then attacked Cody from behind.<\/p>\n As Orton beat up Cody in the ring, Jelly Roll stood and walked onto the ring apron. When McAfee charged, Jelly Roll grabbed him by his throat. Orton hit Jelly Roll. Cody fought back against Orton. McAfee hit Cody from behind. Orton gave Cody a draping DDT. When Cody stood, Orton hit him in the head with a belt. \u201cJust as cheap as it gets,\u201d said Barrett. (Is he referring to the belt shot or the entire McAfee heel act.) McAfee got in a stomp on Cody before leaving the ring. He carried the WWE belt over his shoulder and took some digs at fans as he left.<\/p>\n (Keller\u2019s Analysis: This is the epitome of an angle that someone who doesn\u2019t understand the pro wrestling industry would think is great, not realizing cheap and counter-productive attempts to get heat like this is what dying companies do that ultimately makes everything worse. This is just amateur hour, and for all WWE has done out of desperation during tough time in the past, they always stayed out of this realm. It\u2019s sad to watch. Cody did the best he could. They\u2019re obviously setting up Jelly Roll & Cody vs. McAfee & Orton for Backlash, and I think they\u2019re going to need to find sponsors to pay fans to attend that.) [c]<\/p>\n -They replayed what happened before the break.<\/p>\n -They showed McAfee and Orton gloating as they left the building. McAfee got in his car. He said, \u201cIWC, marks, if you will, you\u2019re welcome.\u201d<\/p>\n -They went to Tessitore and Barrett. Barrett said he is as classless as it gets.<\/p>\n -Highlights aired of C.M. Punk\u2019s promo from Raw earlier this week.<\/p>\n -Jacob Fatu made his entrance.\u00a0 [c]<\/p>\n -Miz and Kit Wilson walked up to Aldis. Miz complained about the ref Dan Engler last week not finishing his three count. Aldis said it was like something took over the man. Miz said something had to be done. Aldis said there\u2019s nothing to be done, as the man was cursed, and it was out of the scope of his control. Kit complained. Aldis booked him against Danhausen, unless he\u2019s scared of the curse. Miz yelled, \u201cThere is no curse!\u201d<\/p>\n -They showed fans who were punished by moving to the front row to watch McAFee\u2019s \u201cheel fantasy camp\u201d segment.<\/p>\n (3) JACOB FATU vs. TAMA TONGA (w\/Solo, MFTs)<\/p>\n The bell rang 37 minutes into the hour. They cut to a very early double-box break. [c\/db]<\/p>\n Tessitore plugged that the Andre the Giant Battle Royal would take place on Smackdown next week. Tama scored a very near fall after a spinning neckbreaker at 7:00. Fatu landed a Mighty Moonsault seconds later for the win.<\/p>\n WINNER: Fatu in 8:00.<\/p>\n -Afterward, McIntyre attack Fatu and gave him his signature moves at ringside including his Future Shock DDT. He then pulled out a chain. He used it against Fatu for a couple more minutes in the ring.<\/p>\n (Keller\u2019s Analysis: That went on a long time.) [c]<\/p>\n -Tessitore and Barrett plugged that Fatu vs. McIntyre would take place on ESPN2 starting at 5 ET.<\/p>\n -R-Truth was telling someone on the phone how to get ESPN Unlimited, giving out a couple websites to sign up or find out if you already had access through a cable provider. Truth was standing at what looked like a lemonade stand but with ESPN letters on paper hanging above his head. Danhausen walked up to Truth and said he\u2019s going to beat Kit, and then take over the world. Damien Priest walked up to Truth. Priest and Truth got into their confusion about Asuka and Danhausen. Truth accused Priest of thinking Danhausen was Asuka. In the background, Ripley threw B-Fab into a rolling crate. \u201cOne down, one to go!\u201d she said.<\/p>\n -Sami Zayn made his entrance. He said the crowd reaction was interesting. He said he senses people want change. He said even Cody told him he might have to change to get ahead. He said Orton told him to be more cut throat. He said, as fans booed, that it sounds like some of them want to see some change as well. He said they need to understand that his entire career he has strived to give them something more than a hot t-shirt or a catch phrase or a viral moment. \u201cI have tried to give you myself,\u201d he said. \u201cSomething real. My mind, my heart, my soul.\u201d He said he\u2019s not dumb and he can hear people booing, but it still means something to some of the fans.<\/p>\n He asked the booing fans what he actually did, but then he said he didn\u2019t care. He said his true fans, his ride or die fans, where are they? He said he knows they\u2019re in the house and they\u2019re watching at home. He said his fans will have his back no matter what, and then the pressure is off and the anxiety is gone. He said whether you like it or don\u2019t like it, in nine days he\u2019s walking into WrestleMania as the champ and he\u2019ll walk out as the champ. Trick\u2019s music played and fans sang \u201cWhoop that trick!\u201d<\/p>\n Lil Yachty yelled \u201cWhat?\u201d during lyrics to Trick\u2019s theme. Trick said the fans are tired of hearing Sami talk. He said he whines and can\u2019t get the job done. Sami leaned against the ropes and listened as Trick told him that Sami hates him. He said he \u201ccan\u2019t stand the sauce, the flavor.\u201d He said he didn\u2019t spent 20 years to get to this spot, but he\u2019s called The Anointed One.\u201d He said whether you like it or you hate it, he\u2019s going to beat his ass at WrestleMania. \u201cLet\u2019s talk about it,\u201d he said. \u201cBecause everybody loves Trick Williams.\u201d<\/p>\n Sami said he disagrees. He said he doesn\u2019t think the fans love him. He said he\u2019s been around six months. He said they like him and have a crush on him and are infatuated with him. He said he\u2019s charming and walks the walk and dresses like a 1970s New York pimp. \u201cWhat\u2019s not to like?\u201d he said. He told Trick to take off his sunglasses and look him in the eyes. He said he can make all the ginger jokes he wants, but he\u2019s going to face a main eventer at WrestleMania and he\u2019ll drag him to deep waters. He said he hasn\u2019t shown him anything yet, so they\u2019ll find out real quick if he can walk the walk or just talk. Little Yachty said he sounds like a hater. He said there will be a new U.S. Champion at WrestleMania.<\/p>\n Matt Cardona made his way to the ring to his music.<\/p>\n (Keller\u2019s Analysis: That was something. Trick is an example of having a headwind to begin with to get him booed and then doing nothing to get him booed and continuing with all the things that led to fans defaulting to liking him, and Sami is the victim at this point.) [c\/db]<\/p>\n (4) MATT CARDONA vs. TRICK WILLIAMS<\/p>\n They started the match during the break 9 minutes into the hour. Cardona took control and punched him in the corner a few times. Trick slipped free and knocked Cardona onto his back as they cut to a break at 6:00. [c\/db]<\/p>\n They showed Sami watching at ringside. Smai stepped onto the ring apron. Yachty yanked Sami off the ring apron. Sami then delivered a Helluva Kick to Yachty. Cardona scored a two count on a distracted Trick with a schoolboy, but then Trick came right back with a Trick Shot for the win.<\/p>\n WINNER: Williams in 13:00.<\/p>\n (Keller\u2019s Analysis: That finish was too close to the finish of Bayley and Bliss earlier.)<\/p>\n -A video package aired on the Oba Femi-Brock Lesnar angle on Raw.<\/p>\n -Danhausen made his entrance. He was introduced as being from 1311 Mockingbird Lane, which would make him next door. neighbor of The Munsters. [c]<\/p>\n (5) DANHAUSEN vs. KIT WILSON<\/p>\n During Kit\u2019s entrance, they replayed what happened last week with the ref\u2019s shoulder freezing up before counting three. The bell rang 31 minutes into the hour. Kit climbed to the top rope, but Danhausen sat up and cursed Kit. Pyro blasted behind Kit. Kit collapsed. Barrett called it a pyro malfunction. When Miz stood on the ring apron, Danhausen poked him in the eyes. Danhausen gave Kit his \u201cbig boot\u201d for the win.<\/p>\n WINNER: Danhausen.<\/p>\n -Miz came up behind Danhausen afterward, but the lights went out. When they came back on, Danhausen was half way to the back. Miz was fuming with frustration.<\/p>\n -Jade asked people if they had seen Michin. She heard her writing on the ground around the corner. Jade checked on her. [c]<\/p>\n -Barrett and Tessitore ran through the WrestleMania line-up.<\/p>\n -Rhea told Sky that she left Jade for her after taking out the other two. Sky asked Rhea to stay in the back. \u201cNo distractions,\u201d she said. Rhea agreed, but asked her to leave something for her for WrestleMania.<\/p>\n -Sky made her ring entrance. [c]<\/p>\n (6) IYO SKY vs. JADE CARGILL<\/p>\n Sky\u2019s entrance theme finished after the break. Tessitore noted she was massaging her injured arm still. Jade\u2019s entrance took place. The bell rang 52 minutes into the hour. Sky countered Jade mid-air and dropkicked her to ringside. Sky went for a dive through the ropes, but Jade punched her. Jade then lifted and dropped Sky onto the ring apron. They cut to a double-box break 2:00. [c\/db]<\/p>\n Jade dominated during the break in the ring. Back from the break, Jade pressed her above her head. Sky slipped free and applied a sleeper. Tessitore said Sky was doing well for being at 50 percent. Jade broke free and went for a pump kick, but Sky ducked and rolled Jade up for a two count. Jade ducked a kick by Sky and landed a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall. Jade then finished Sky with a Jaded.<\/p>\n WINNER: Jade in 10:00.<\/p>\n -Ripley came out afterward to check on Sky as Jade gloated.<\/p>\n JOIN US LIVE ON YOUTUBE TONIGHT FOR THE VIDEO-FORMAT OF OUR LIVE POST-SHOWS\u2026<\/p>\n PWTorch editor Wade Keller will be joined by PWTorch\u2019s Javier Machado to review WWE Smackdown LIVE on YouTube. 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APRIL 10, 2026
SAN JOSE, CALIF. AT SAP CENTER<\/a>
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REPORT BY WADE KELLER, PWTORCH EDITOR<\/p>\n