A stipulation is set for Shane McMahon and The Miz’s match at WrestleMania 35.
On tonight’s SmackDown, it was announced that Shane vs. Miz at WrestleMania will now be a falls count anywhere match. There was a segment where Miz cut a promo in the ring and proposed the stipulation, then Shane came out with a security team and accepted it.
SAnitY (Eric Young, Alexander Wolfe & Killian Dain), Shelton Benjamin, and Primo Colon were part of the security team. Shane taunted Miz and his family, which led to Miz standing tall after brawling with the security guards and wrestlers.
Shane turned heel and attacked Miz after they lost to The Usos at Fastlane. Shane also grabbed Miz’s father by the face and pushed him back.
WrestleMania 35 is taking place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on April 7. Here’s the updated card for the show:
Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey defending against Becky Lynch and SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair in a triple threat match
Universal Champion Brock Lesnar defending against Seth Rollins
Triple H vs. Batista in a no holds barred match (Triple H’s career is on the line as a stipulation of the match)
Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre
Shane McMahon vs. The Miz in a falls count anywhere match
AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton
United States Champion Samoa Joe defending against Rey Mysterio
Kurt Angle vs. Baron Corbin (Angle’s farewell match)
Women’s Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks & Bayley defending against Beth Phoenix & Natalya, Nia Jax & Tamina, and Peyton Royce & Billie Kay in a fatal four-way match
Intercontinental Champion Bobby Lashley defending against Finn Balor
Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal (Braun Strowman and Saturday Night Live’s Colin Jost & Michael Che have been announced as entrants)
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy defending against Tony Nese
After their tag team dissolved at Fastlane, Shane McMahon opened this week’s SmackDown with a challenge to The Miz to face him at WrestleMania 35.
McMahon cut a promo that cemented his heel turn, which began at Sunday’s pay-per-view with an attack on Miz in Miz’s hometown of Cleveland. He stated that Miz’s father has a “baked potato face,” and promised to beat Miz down again on the grandest stage of them all.
McMahon further established his new heel persona, reminding Miz that he works for him, and forcing ring announcer Greg Hamilton to repeatedly introduce him as “The Best in the World.”
McMahon delivered his interview next to the WWE World Cup trophy, which he won at Crown Jewel in November.
It appeared as though the cup was going to be the impetus for a McMahon turn soon after he won it, but that point has not been emphasized in recent months. Instead, McMahon and Miz formed a babyface tag team, with the cup serving as something of a comedy prop.
WrestleMania 35 is taking place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. New Jersey on April 7.
The lineup for tomorrow’s episode of SmackDown has started to come into focus.
WWE has announced two matches and a couple segments for the show. Samoa Joe will defend his United States Championship against R-Truth, and Ricochet, Aleister Black & The Hardys will team against Cesaro, Sheamus, Shinsuke Nakamura & Rusev in an eight-man tag match.
Joe won the US title from R-Truth in a fatal four-way match on last week’s SmackDown. The match also included Rey Mysterio and Andrade, with Joe pinning Andrade to win the title.
A rematch of the fatal four-way took place at Fastlane. Joe retained his title, and the finish of the match was Mysterio passing out in the Coquina Clutch.
Ricochet & Black defeated Cesaro & Sheamus on last week’s SmackDown. The Hardys then saved Ricochet & Black from Cesaro, Sheamus, Nakamura & Rusev.
WWE is teasing that Kofi Kingston has something to say to Vince McMahon on SmackDown, with Kingston tweeting today: “I’m not sure what Vince was trying to accomplish last night, but one thing became very clear: He does not want to see me as WWE Champion. After 11 years, I finally have your attention…and I’m not going away. See you Tuesday @VinceMcMahon”
There was a storyline at Fastlane where Vince told Kingston he was making the WWE Championship match a triple threat and said Kingston’s match was next. Kingston then lost to Cesaro & Sheamus in a handicap match. Mustafa Ali was added to the WWE title match, where Daniel Bryan retained against Ali and Kevin Owens.
A segment where Shane McMahon will address his actions from Fastlane has also been announced for tomorrow’s SmackDown. After The Usos retained their SmackDown Tag Team titles against Shane & The Miz, there was an angle where Shane turned against Miz and attacked him. Shane also grabbed Miz’s father by the face and pushed him back.
A SmackDown Tag Team Championship rematch is set for Fastlane.
During the opening segment of tonight’s SmackDown, it was announced that Shane McMahon & The Miz will challenge for The Usos’ Tag Team titles at Fastlane. Shane & Miz dropped the titles to The Usos at Sunday’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.
Tonight’s SmackDown opened with an angle where Miz interrupted Shane and apologized to him for losing the match at Elimination Chamber. Miz admitted that he used Shane because he knew they both felt the same way about wanting their dads to be proud of them. Miz said that when Shane brought out Miz’s father and his father said he was proud of him and loves him, it was the greatest moment of Miz’s career.
Miz said he knows there aren’t any more automatic rematches but wanted Shane to make another title match between them and The Usos.
The Usos then entered. They said if Shane forgives Miz, they’ll give Shane & Miz another opportunity to call themselves the best tag team in the world. They insulted Miz and said Shane should find another worthy partner. Shane made the rematch official for Fastlane.
A backstage segment later in the show set up that Miz’s dad will be ringside for their match at Fastlane, which is taking place at the Quicken Loans Arena in Miz’s hometown of Cleveland, Ohio on March 10.
The debut edition of “McMiz TV” is set for next week’s SmackDown.
WWE has announced that The Usos will be appearing on McMiz TV with Shane McMahon & The Miz next Tuesday. The episode is the go-home show for Elimination Chamber, and the segment will be part of the final build to Shane & Miz defending their SmackDown Tag Team titles against The Usos at the pay-per-view.
Shane & Miz defeated Cesaro & Sheamus at the Royal Rumble to win the SmackDown Tag Team titles. The Usos then defeated Cesaro & Sheamus, Heavy Machinery, and The New Day in a four-way elimination match on last week’s SmackDown to become Shane & Miz’s challengers for Elimination Chamber.
A promo from The Usos aired on this week’s show, with them taking exception to Shane & Miz calling themselves the best tag team in the world.
Next Tuesday’s SmackDown is taking place at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio.
WWE has announced a segment and another match for Tuesday’s SmackDown.
The episode is taking place on the same day as Shane McMahon’s 49th birthday, and that will be worked into one of the segments for the show. WWE is hyping that The Miz has said he’s going to throw Shane “The Best Birthday Bash in the World” on Tuesday.
Shane & Miz will challenge for Cesaro & Sheamus’ SmackDown Tag Team titles at the Royal Rumble on January 27. The storyline for Shane and Miz has been Miz trying to get Shane to be his tag team partner since the World Cup tournament at Crown Jewel. Shane finally agreed to it after Miz said that he wants to team with Shane to make his father proud. Miz said his father told him Miz & Shane would be the best tag team in the world.
Carmella vs. Sonya Deville has also been confirmed for Tuesday’s SmackDown. The matchup was set up by Carmella and Deville going back and forth on Twitter, with Deville saying she should have been in last week’s number one contender’s match instead of Carmella. Deville has been involved in Mandy Rose’s feud with Naomi recently.
Tuesday’s SmackDown is taking place at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Rey Mysterio vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas is also set for the episode.
Shane McMahon & The Miz are set to challenge for the SmackDown Tag Team titles.
It was announced on this week’s SmackDown that The Bar (Cesaro & Sheamus) will defend their titles against Shane & The Miz at the Royal Rumble. That was set up after Cesaro & Sheamus defeated The Usos in a non-title match. The Miz issued a challenge to Cesaro & Sheamus in a post-match angle, and he was laid out by a Brogue Kick from Sheamus before Cesaro accepted the challenge.
The Usos would have gotten a title shot if they defeated Cesaro & Sheamus. Mandy Rose distracted Jimmy Uso near the end of the match.
The storyline for Shane and Miz is that Miz has been trying to get Shane to be his tag team partner since the World Cup tournament at Crown Jewel. Shane finally agreed to it two weeks ago, with Miz saying that he wants to team with Shane to make his father proud. Miz said his father told him that Miz & Shane would be the best tag team in the world.
Royal Rumble 2019 is taking place at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona on January 27. Here’s the updated card for the pay-per-view:
Women’s Royal Rumble match
Men’s Royal Rumble match
Universal Champion Brock Lesnar defending against Braun Strowman
WWE Champion Daniel Bryan defending against AJ Styles
Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey defending against Sasha Banks
SmackDown Women’s Champion Asuka defending against Becky Lynch
SmackDown Tag Team Champions Cesaro & Sheamus defending against Shane McMahon & The Miz
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy defending against Kalisto, Akira Tozawa, and the winner of Cedric Alexander vs. Hideo Itami (airing on this week’s 205 Live) in a fatal four-way match
Shinsuke Nakamura will face off against Rusev in a United States title defense. Rusev pinned Nakamura in a tag match last week that also had Jeff Hardy and Samoa Joe. This week, both men mocked one another, with Rusev comparing Nakamura to Sonic the Hedgehog due to his new blue attire. Nakamura countered later in the show, showing unflattering clips of Rusev on Total Divas.
Jeff Hardy and Samoa Joe will go one-on-one as well. Joe interrupted Jeff Hardy’s 20 year WWE celebration a few weeks ago, bringing up his “demons” from the past. This week, Hardy and Joe got into an altercation that Hardy got the better of, sending Joe reeling.
Also announced for next week is Miz TV with Shane McMahon serving as guest. Miz has been trying to recruit him as a tag team partner ever since McMahon won the World Cup trophy at Crown Jewel.
These segments will be taped tonight in Fresno as WWE will be off the road until 12/26.
After advertising that things would be shaken up, Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, Triple H, and Shane McMahon appeared on Raw last night and promised that change is coming.
Stephanie admitted that they haven’t done a very good job for the fans lately. With Baron Corbin no longer general manager of Raw, the McMahons are “taking back” the show in storyline and will be in charge of SmackDown as well. They hyped that there would be new wrestlers and matchups in the coming weeks and months.
Significant changes weren’t apparent on last night’s episode. It was announced that — along with Lars Sullivan — EC3, Lacey Evans, Heavy Machinery (Tucker Knight & Otis Dozovic), and Nikki Cross will be coming up from NXT, and Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn will be returning soon.
To close the episode, an eight-woman gauntlet match set up a Raw Women’s Championship match for next week.
After advertising that Vince McMahon would be shaking things up, a segment where the McMahon family addressed Raw’s real-life and storyline issues opened tonight’s episode.
Vince came out to start the show, then introduced Stephanie McMahon, Triple H, and Shane McMahon. While few specifics were offered during the segment, they vowed that Raw would be changing for the better.
Stephanie said they haven’t been doing a very good job for the fans lately and haven’t been listening to their audience. She mentioned that they’ve let middle managers air their petty grievances and have been suffocating their “superstars.” She said that’s all going to change starting tonight.
Triple H said the days of absentee management is over — as of now, Vince, Stephanie, Triple H, and Shane are “taking back Monday Night Raw.” Shane said that goes for SmackDown as well.
Stephanie noted that they’re going to empower their wrestlers and fans, and Triple H said they’re going to give the fans what they want. He said they’re going to give the audience something new and fresh, promising that the fans will see new wrestlers and matchups in the coming weeks and months. Triple H said the fans are now the authority.
Later in the show, it was announced that Lars Sullivan, Lacey Evans, EC3, Heavy Machinery (Otis Dozovic & Tucker Knight), and Nikki Cross will be coming up to the main roster.
The opening segment led to the McMahon family stacking the deck against Baron Corbin in a match where he could have become the permanent on-screen general manager of Raw. Corbin vs. Kurt Angle became Angle, Apollo Crews, Bobby Roode & Chad Gable defeating Corbin in a no disqualification match with Heath Slater as the referee.
WWE has added another segment to the lineup for tonight’s SmackDown.
Shane McMahon will be appearing on Miz TV to address the “State of the State” after SmackDown was defeated by Raw at Survivor Series. WWE is pushing that SmackDown lost to Raw in every match at the pay-per-view, though SmackDown’s tag team division defeated Raw’s tag team division on the pre-show.
Daniel Bryan explaining why he turned heel against AJ Styles is set for tonight as well. Bryan won the WWE Championship in their match last week after using a low blow and then attacked Styles following the match. There will also be a “Thanksgiving Feast Fight” between The New Day and Cesaro, Sheamus & Big Show tonight.
Tonight’s episode is taking place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California as WWE closes out four straight nights at the venue. It will feature the fallout from Charlotte Flair beating down Ronda Rousey at Survivor Series and the beginning of SmackDown’s build to TLC.
Following the health issues that he dealt with prior to WrestleMania 34, Shane McMahon has undergone successful hernia surgery.
WWE.com announced this afternoon that Shane had the surgery in New York City last Friday. He suffered an umbilical hernia during a bout with acute diverticulitis earlier this year (and dealt with an infection as well), briefly putting his status for WrestleMania in doubt. Shane ended up working the show and teaming with Daniel Bryan against Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn as scheduled. He was also an entrant in the Greatest Royal Rumble on April 27th.
Chris Jericho revealed on his podcast this month that he was contacted by Vince McMahon a few weeks before WrestleMania to be the backup plan if Shane wasn’t able to compete.
WWE.com noted that Shane is resting at home and feeling well. He should be back on television in his on-screen role as commissioner of SmackDown soon.
With him facing Kenny Omega at the Tokyo Dome, participating in WWE’s Greatest Royal Rumble, and returning to New Japan Pro Wrestling to continue his feud with Tetsuya Naito, Chris Jericho has had an eventful 2018.
And on today’s episode of Talk is Jericho with Daniel Bryan, Jericho revealed that he was also the backup plan to team with Bryan against Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn if Shane McMahon wasn’t cleared in time for WrestleMania 34.
“A few weeks before WrestleMania, maybe three or four weeks, I get a call from Vince,” Jericho said. “And he’s talking about Shane and his appendix, not his appendix, his diverticulitis, and he had an infection in his hand and he had, there was one other thing as well…staph infection…hernia, that was it. And he goes, ‘Listen, we don’t know if he can do ‘Mania.'”
Jericho said Vince asked him what he thought about coming to New Orleans and filling in for Shane if he couldn’t wrestle. There was the problem of Jericho having a Fozzy concert in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire on the day of the show and a WrestleMania watch party event scheduled, but Jericho said they looked at their options and he would have been able to get to the Superdome in just enough time with the help of a police escort.
While he was ultimately able to make the show, Shane’s status for WrestleMania was put into doubt when he was hospitalized with acute diverticulitis and an umbilical hernia. WWE.com posted the news less than two weeks before WrestleMania, but Bryan & Shane vs. Owens & Zayn was announced as planned the next day.
Bryan said WWE is in a stage where they don’t tell the wrestlers anything because the company is afraid they’ll reveal information to the “dirt sheets,” but he was told they had a good backup plan that he assumed was Jericho because of Jericho’s history with Owens.
The tag match was Bryan’s return to the ring after being cleared to compete by WWE. Prior to the Greatest Royal Rumble, Jericho’s most recent match for the company was against Owens and AJ Styles last July.
Date: April 3, 2018 Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN
The Big Takeaway —
AJ Styles finally got one over on Shinsuke Nakamura. After Nakamura almost hit Styles with the Kinshasa before pulling up last week, Styles returned the favour this week, stopping just short of giving him a Phenomenal forearm. See more below.
Also, Shane McMahon returned and they pushed the WrestleMania tag match as though he’s absolutely participating. He and Daniel Bryan both admitted their own wrongdoings over the past few months and hugged. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn showed up later in the show to mock them for it.
Show Recap —
Daniel Bryan came out to a giant reaction to kick off the show. He welcomed us to Smackdown and introduced Shane McMahon, who looks like he always does. He deliberately put his hand on his stomach to sell his health issues/injury. The announcers said the hernia was a result of the attack by Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn and the diverticulitis was unrelated.
Shane called Bryan a role model who managed to fight and claw for something he believes in and congratulated him on being able to return to the ring. The crowd chanted Yes. Shane mentioned his own health issues and placed (partial) blame on Owens and Zayn, but claimed to be medically cleared.
Bryan admitted Shane was right about him letting his friendships get in the way causing him to make mistakes. He apologized. Shane said he didn’t need to apologize, put his arm on Bryan’s shoulder, and admitted he himself can be a bit hot-headed, which Bryan thought was funny.
Shane apologized for being a hot head ever since Owens headbutted Vince and offered a handshake. Bryan didn’t want to shake his hand and asked the crowd if they should hug. They chanted Yes, so they did.
Bryan said he and Shane being on the same page was bad news for Owens and Zayn, and Shane said we would never see them on Smackdown again after WrestleMania. Bryan said they would beat up Owens and Zayn at Mania and led a Yes chant.
(There was a moment in the middle of this segment where there was an awkward pause because somebody probably forgot their line. Not sure who it was, but it seemed like it was Shane’s turn to speak. Bryan ended up picking things up again.)
Non-title match: Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair defeated Natalya
The announcers questioned Charlotte taking this match so close to WrestleMania and also acknowledged that she has a second match later tonight in the Mixed Match Challenge (also involving Asuka).
Charlotte was in control until Natalya got her knees up on a twisting moonsault attempt. They knocked each other down with clothesline attempts and Carmella ran out with the briefcase and a referee. Charlotte kicked the briefcase out of the ring and booted Carmella, who rolled out.
Natalya used the distraction and applied a schoolboy, but Charlotte kicked out and countered into the Figure Eight for the submission win. This was another strong match and it was nice to see the babyface take more of it than usual.
Asuka entered immediately afterwards. A handful of people chanted “Asuka’s gonna kill you.” She said the queen would bow down to the empress, but before she could say no one was ready for her, Charlotte grabbed the mic and asked if Asuka was ready. They stared at each other for a bit until Charlotte’s music played.
They aired a pre-taped interview with AJ Styles. Styles said Shinsuke Nakamura knows he’s emotional which is why he’s playing games, but his emotions are not his weakness, they’re his strength. Styles said Nakamura’s weakness was that he’s taking him too lightly. Styles is the WWE Champion and they’re a long way from the Tokyo Dome. He said he would beat Nakamura.
They reminded us that WrestleMania is free (for new network subscribers) and aired a video package for Bryan & Shane vs. Owens & Zayn.
Before the match, Sunil sang a quick song to mock English. He was pretty bad, which made it great. English responded with a song/rap of his own. He didn’t mock the crowd as he normally does. Bobby Roode was on commentary and Randy Orton was shown backstage watching on a TV at a perfectly normal angle. They went to commercial 43-seconds into the match.
Mahal had control after the break and the crowd chanted “Rusev Day.” As they did on Raw, they showed an inset Mania commercial during the match, this time for Reigns vs. Lesnar. They did this earlier during Charlotte’s entrance, plugging Rousey & Angle vs. Triple H & Stephanie.
Sunil tried to distract Rusev but it didn’t work. Rusev kicked him off the apron and nailed Mahal with a Machka kick for the pinfall win.
As Rusev celebrated, Orton ran in and gave him an RKO. You could tell it was coming because the crowd started screaming before he appeared. It still looked good, though. English attacked Orton and went to the middle rope, which was not a good idea. Roode pushed him off the ropes and Orton gave him an RKO. Orton and Roode had a stare down.
They aired a pre-taped interview with Nakamura. He admitted he was playing games, but he takes this game very seriously. He came to America for one reason–WrestleMania. He continued: “I do not take AJ Styles lightly. I know AJ Styles very well. And I know AJ Styles is very emotional. So emotional, he will make a mistake. When he does, I become WWE Champion with a knee to face.”
The New Day were shown backstage and received a good reaction. They let us know WrestleMania is free for new subscribers. Xavier Woods asked Big E for his phone but he pulled out a pancake instead. He did pull out a tablet from his pants. Kofi Kingston asked Big E to reach into Woods’ pants and pull out an XBox. He was about to, but the Usos interrupted.
Basically, the Usos also plugged Mania being free while also saying they would win their match. The New Day laughed when the Bludgeon Brothers appeared from behind. New Day and the Usos backed off and Harper smashed a camera with his hammer. (This ended the segment, even though he smashed a camera that wasn’t being used to film most of this segment.)
This was silly. They could’ve had New Day plug the network in a separate segment without trying to force their build for the tag match into it.
They all took turns tossing each other over the top rope in this tag team match. The best spot was Corbin launching Breeze onto a pile of bodies outside the ring. Corbin got the pinfall win over Fandango with an End of Days.
The announcers reminded us that WrestleMania is free, then ran down the card. After that, they let us know WrestleMania is free.
Benjamin and Gable did a selfie promo where they claimed they would beat Styles and Nakamura and send them limping into WrestleMania.
Owens and Zayn ran in through the crowd and jumped on the announce table. Owens said Smackdown and WrestleMania were still the Sami & Kevin Show despite them being fired. Zayn mocked the apology session Bryan and Shane had earlier. He then apologized to Brie Bella and Birdie for what they were going to do to Bryan.
They mocked the “inspirational” advice Brie gave to Bryan. Zayn said it was their dream to obliterate Bryan, and Owens said that would be their WrestleMania moment. Zayn said they deserve it and led a “we deserve it” chant. Zayn was incredible here.
Shane and Bryan came out. Bryan told the fans to take plenty of pictures because it was the last time we would see those two on Smackdown. Shane led the crowd to sing the goodbye song.
Owens and Zayn are terrific, so this was entertaining. However, it doesn’t feel for a second that they’re really fired. It’s not a big deal, but it took forever for referees, not security, to show up and ask them to leave. Also, Owens was wearing the same WWE-branded sleeveless shirt he always wears.
WWE Champion AJ Styles & Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable (12:12)
The crowd was hot for Styles and Nakamura. Gable and Nakamura had a nice little chain wrestling sequence until Nakamura pulled him toward the corner. Styles offered a tag, so Nakamura obliged by patting him on the head. Styles got in his face as the fans chanted for both men, then they were attacked by Gable and Benjamin leading to commercial.
After a break, Styles made a hot tag to Nakamura who hit Benjamin with a flying kick, enziguri, and knee to the ribs. However, after Gable made a blind tag, Benjamin hit a high knee and Gable followed with a moonsault for two. He applied an armlock and they aired an inset commercial for Charlotte vs. Asuka. Gable hit a nice looking German suplex during the ad.
Benjamin hit an enziguri and went for a running knee, but Nakamura countered with a spinning heel kick and made the hot tag to Styles. Styles ran wild and gave Gable a fireman’s carry neckbreaker.
With Nakamura back on the apron, Styles deliberately stared him down, leaped onto the apron, and nailed Gable with the Phenomenal forearm for the pinfall win. Good match and finish.
Styles grabbed his title and began his way up the ramp. Benjamin attacked Nakamura from behind but Nakamura managed to fend him off alone. Styles jumped on the apron and went for a Phenomenal forearm, but he pulled up just short of hitting Nakamura.
Nakamura looked up and smiled when he realized what happened. Styles then patted Nakamura on the head, and his mood quickly changed. Nakamura appeared pissed but did not attack Styles. Styles posed with the title as the show ended. This was all quite great.
Three matches and Shane McMahon’s return to television have been announced for tonight’s go-home edition of SmackDown.
AJ Styles & Shinsuke Nakamura will be teaming up just days before their WWE Championship match at WrestleMania 34. They’re facing Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin, which comes after Nakamura defeated Benjamin in last week’s main event, saved Styles from Gable and Benjamin, and played mind games with Styles by faking that he was going to hit him with the Kinshasa.
After she missed last Tuesday’s show due to not recovering from minor dental surgery in time, SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair will be back on television tonight as she faces Natalya in a non-title match. Natalya got a win over Charlotte two weeks ago following a distraction from Carmella, and their rematch was supposed to happen last week before it was canceled when Charlotte was pulled from the show.
Rusev, who has been added to the United States title match for WrestleMania, will take on Jinder Mahal tonight. On Sunday, those two, Randy Orton, and Bobby Roode will face off in a fatal four-way.
Shane’s first appearance since the angle where he was attacked by Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn last month is the most heavily promoted thing for tonight’s go-home show. Despite him dealing with acute diverticulitis and an umbilical hernia, WWE announced last Tuesday that Shane had been discharged from the hospital and confirmed Daniel Bryan & Shane vs. Owens & Zayn for WrestleMania. The stipulation is that Owens and Zayn will get their jobs back if they win. If they lose, they’ll remain fired in storyline.
