The Street Profits are getting another shot at The Usos’ Undisputed WWE Tag Team titles.
WWE has announced that The Usos will again put their titles on the line against The Street Profits at SummerSlam on Saturday, July 30. The PPV is taking place at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Usos vs. Street Profits is a rematch from last Saturday’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view. The Usos retained their titles against The Street Profits in that match, but the referee missed that Montez Ford had his shoulder up while being pinned.
The Usos defeated RK-Bro this May to unify the SmackDown and Raw Tag Team titles.
The updated card for SummerSlam is listed below:
Last Man Standing match: Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns defends against Brock Lesnar
Pat McAfee vs. Happy Corbin
United States Champion Bobby Lashley defends against Theory
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso) defend against The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford)
A match for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship is set for Money in the Bank next month.
WWE confirmed this afternoon that The Usos will defend the Undisputed WWE Tag Team titles against The Street Profits on July 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins won a Championship Contender’s match against the Usos on the June 6 edition of Raw.
On this week’s show, Jimmy Uso defeated Montez Ford in a singles match.
The Usos unified the SmackDown and Raw Tag Team titles by defeating then Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Riddle) in a winner-take-all match that took place on the May 20 edition of SmackDown.
Here is the lineup so far for Money in the Bank:
Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley for the Raw Women’s Championship
Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match (Seth Rollins has qualified thus far)
Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match (Lacey Evans, Alexa Bliss, and Liv Morgan have qualified thus far)
The Usos vs. The Street Profits for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship
Ronda Rousey vs. Natalya for the SmackDown Women’s Championship
The Raw Tag Team titles will officially be on the line in a triple threat match at WrestleMania 38.
WWE has confirmed that RK-Bro (Randy Orton & Riddle) will defend their Raw Tag Team titles against The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) and Alpha Academy (Chad Gable & Otis) at WrestleMania. The match will be part of the card for WrestleMania 38 night two on Sunday, April 3.
Two weeks ago, RK-Bro regained the Raw Tag Team titles by defeating Alpha Academy and Seth Rollins & Kevin Owens in a triple threat match. Alpha Academy were champions going into that match after winning the titles from RK-Bro in January.
The Street Profits confronted RK-Bro on Raw last week and challenged them to a title match at WrestleMania. Dawkins & Ford brought up that they had defeated Orton & Riddle in a tag match before RK-Bro won the titles.
Alpha Academy then inserted themselves into the title picture for WrestleMania by interrupting a singles match between Riddle and Ford on Raw last week.
On tonight’s Raw, RK-Bro will take on Alpha Academy in a non-title match.
WrestleMania 38 is being held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Here’s the updated lineup for the event:
Night one (Saturday, April 2) —
SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair defends against Ronda Rousey
Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defends against Bianca Belair
The KO Show with “Stone Cold” Steve Austin
Rey & Dominik Mysterio vs. The Miz & Logan Paul
Drew McIntyre vs. Happy Corbin
SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos defend against Shinsuke Nakamura & Rick Boogs
Night two (Sunday, April 3) —
Winner-take-all championship unification match: WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Universal Champion Roman Reigns
Pat McAfee vs. Austin Theory
Sami Zayn vs. Johnny Knoxville
AJ Styles vs. Edge
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Queen Zelina & Carmella defend against Sasha Banks & Naomi, Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan, and Natalya & Shayna Baszler in a fatal four-way match
Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro defend against The Street Profits and Alpha Academy in a triple threat match
RK-Bro agreed to a Raw Tag Team title match against The Street Profits at WrestleMania 38 tonight on Raw.
During the show, RK-Bro held a celebration in honor of them winning the Raw Tag Team titles on last week’s Raw, defeating former champions Alpha Academy and the team of Kevin Owens & Seth Rollins in a three-way match. During the celebration, The Street Profits came out and challenged RK-Bro to a title match at WrestleMania. Orton declined the match initally, but Riddle agreed, saying they needed to face someone at WrestleMania.
An altercation between Montez Ford and Riddle turned into a match. However, the match ended when Alpha Academy came in and took out both teams. WWE has yet to officially confirm the match for WrestleMania.
Here are the current lineups for both WrestleMania cards:
Night one (Saturday, April 2) —
SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair defends against Ronda Rousey
Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defends against Bianca Belair
The KO Show with “Stone Cold” Steve Austin
Rey & Dominik Mysterio vs. The Miz & Logan Paul
Drew McIntyre vs. Happy Corbin
SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos defend against Shinsuke Nakamura & Rick Boogs
Night two (Sunday, April 3) —
Winner-take-all championship unification match: WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Universal Champion Roman Reigns
Pat McAfee vs. Austin Theory
Sami Zayn vs. Johnny Knoxville
AJ Styles vs. Edge
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Queen Zelina & Carmella defend against Sasha Banks & Naomi and Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan in a triple threat match
Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro have their next challengers.
The Street Profits will challenge for Randy Orton & Riddle’s Raw Tag Team titles at WWE Day 1 this Saturday. The Street Profits got the title shot by defeating Rey & Dominik Mysterio in the finals of the RK-Bro-nament on Raw tonight.
Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford defeated The Mysterios after Rey & Dominik weren’t on the same page leading into the finish.
The RK-Bro-nament finals were originally supposed to take place on Raw two weeks ago, but the match was postponed to tonight. WWE claimed that both teams had suffered injuries. Ford was unavailable until making his return at WWE’s house show at Madison Square Garden last night.
The Street Profits defeated AJ Styles & Omos by countout in the first round of the RK-Bro-nament, while The Mysterios defeated Chad Gable & Otis.
Orton and Riddle defeated Otis and Gable in singles matches on Raw tonight. Riddle said he would have a gift for Orton after their matches. Riddle revealed that the gift was a hug — and Orton hugged Riddle after initially hesitating. Orton jokingly went to give Riddle an RKO, and then they laughed and hugged again.
Riddle & Orton have been Raw Tag Team Champions since winning the titles from Styles & Omos at SummerSlam this August.
Day 1 is taking place at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Saturday. Here’s the updated card for the pay-per-view:
Universal Champion Roman Reigns defends against Brock Lesnar
WWE Champion Big E defends against Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, and Bobby Lashley in a fatal four-way match
Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defends against Liv Morgan
SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso) defend against The New Day (Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston)
Edge vs. The Miz
Drew McIntyre vs. Madcap Moss
Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro (Randy Orton & Riddle) defend against The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford)
Hip-hop group Migos will make a special appearance
The finals of WWE’s RK-Bro-nament will no longer be taking place on tonight’s Raw.
The Street Profits and Rey & Dominik Mysterio were scheduled to face off in the tournament finals on Raw tonight, but WWE announced that the match has been postponed and will instead take place on Raw in two weeks (Monday, December 27). The announcement stated that the postponement was due to injuries suffered by both teams.
The team that wins the RK-Bro-nament will get the next shot at Randy Orton & Riddle’s Raw Tag Team titles. The tournament began last week with The Street Profits defeating AJ Styles & Omos by countout and The Mysterios defeating Alpha Academy’s Chad Gable & Otis.
Tonight’s Raw is taking place at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The show will feature Bobby Lashley addressing his actions from last week, where he laid out WWE Champion Big E, Seth Rollins, and Kevin Owens. WWE is teasing that Lashley will be added to the WWE Championship match against Big E, Rollins, and Owens at Day 1.
Also set for tonight’s Raw are: Miz TV with The Miz and Maryse, Bianca Belair vs. Doudrop, and we’ll hear from Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch.
The finals of the RK-Bro-Nament will take place on next week’s Raw.
Rey & Dominik Mysterio will take on The Street Profits in the finals of a tournament that started tonight on Raw. The Mysterios defeated Alpha Academy to advance, while The Street Profits defeated AJ Styles and Omos by countout when Omos did not enter the ring by the count of ten.
Riddle established the tournament tonight as a way to determine the next challengers for the WWE Raw Tag Team titles. Riddle, wearing a sport coat, did commentary for both matches. He first interviewed Styles, who was surprised by Omos walking out on him after Styles told Omos to listen to him. Later in the show, Riddle tried to interview Alpha Academy after their loss, but Otis ended up laying Riddle out with a slam.
Although Orton initally joined Riddle on commentary for the first match, he left Riddle prior to the second match, saying his broadcasting career was over, at least for now.
Raw will take place next week at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
A pair of tag team matches have been added to Raw’s go-home show for Crown Jewel.
WWE Champion Big E and his Crown Jewel challenger Drew McIntyre will team up again as they face Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode on Monday’s Raw. Big E & McIntyre defeated Ziggler & Roode on the October 4 episode of the show.
Big E & McIntyre also teamed together on Raw earlier this week, losing by countout against The Usos. Dissension between Big E and McIntyre led to them brawling on the floor and ignoring the referee’s count. The show ended with McIntyre countering the Big Ending and laying out Big E with a Claymore.
It’s also been announced that Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro will face The Street Profits in non-title action on Monday’s show. RK-Bro are defending their titles against AJ Styles & Omos at Crown Jewel on Thursday (October 21).
The Street Profits were selected by Raw in the WWE Draft earlier this month. On last night’s SmackDown, they unsuccessfully challenged for The Usos’ SmackDown Tag Team titles in a street fight.
Monday’s Raw is taking place at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. Here’s the updated lineup for the episode:
Raw Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair defends against Bianca Belair
WWE Champion Big E & Drew McIntyre vs. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode
Non-title match: Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro (Randy Orton & Riddle) vs. The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford)
King of the Ring tournament semifinal match: Xavier Woods vs. Jinder Mahal
Queen’s Crown tournament semifinal match: Shayna Baszler vs. Doudrop
A title match has been added to the lineup for tonight’s “Supersized” edition of SmackDown on FS1.
The Usos will defend their SmackDown Tag Team titles against The Street Profits on SmackDown tonight. The teams faced off for the titles at last month’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view, with The Usos defeating The Street Profits to retain.
The Street Profits moved to Raw in the WWE Draft earlier this month, while The Usos remained on SmackDown. The post-draft rosters don’t officially go into effect until next Friday, which is the day after Crown Jewel.
SmackDown is airing on FS1 tonight due to game one of the MLB American League Championship Series between the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros being on Fox. The Supersized SmackDown episode is two-and-a-half hours long, and the last half hour will be commercial-free. The last half hour of the show is going head-to-head with the first half hour of AEW Rampage.
Here’s the updated lineup for tonight’s SmackDown:
Non-title match: SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks
Brock Lesnar appears
King of the Ring semifinal match: Finn Balor vs. Sami Zayn
Queen’s Crown tournament semifinal match: Carmella vs. Zelina Vega
Naomi vs. Sonya Deville
SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos defend against The Street Profits
WWE has added two matches to the card for tonight’s episode of SmackDown.
SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos will face off with The Street Profits in a non-title match on tonight’s show. Seth Rollins vs. Cesaro will also take place on SmackDown tonight.
Tonight’s SmackDown will be headlined by Roman Reigns defending his Universal Championship against Finn Balor. Last week, The Street Profits came to Balor’s defense and helped him even the odds in a brawl with Reigns and The Usos. Balor and The Street Profits took out The Usos as Reigns got away.
“Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins have the opportunity to catapult themselves back into the SmackDown Tag Team Title picture if they can beat The Usos in an intriguing Championship Contenders Match,” WWE.com wrote.
Rollins defeated Cesaro in their two most recent singles matches against each other. Prior to that, Cesaro had defeated Rollins twice earlier this year.
Edge defeated Rollins at SummerSlam two weeks ago. Promos from both Edge and Rollins aired on SmackDown last Friday. Edge said he’s moving on from Rollins and wants to challenge for the Universal Championship.
Rollins seemed to disingenuously congratulate Edge, saying that the loss taught him something about himself. Rollins said Edge won his respect and admiration. Rollins said that — if he wants to fight his way back to the Universal Championship — maybe he needs to be a little more like Edge.
VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida is hosting tonight’s SmackDown.
Monetz Ford returned to TV on tonight’s SmackDown after briefly being out of action due to injury.
Ford teamed with Angelo Dawkins tonight to defeat the team of Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler, with Ford getting the win with a frog splash.
It was reported on June 25th that Ford had undergone surgery. Dave Meltzer reported that it was surgery that was voluntary and not related to an injury, and something that should not keep Ford out of action for a long period of time. Ford was written off TV briefly following an attack from Otis that took place on the June 11th edition of SmackDown.
WWE later issued a storyline update. SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair, the wife of Ford, said on an episode of The Bump that he was at home recovering from rib injuries.
In the month of July, Angelo Dawkins wrestled two singles matches, one where he lost to Otis on July 2 and another match on July 23 where he defeated Chad Gable.
The Street Profits will be in action on next week’s SmackDown.
On SmackDown tonight, it was announced that The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) will face The Alpha Academy (Otis & Chad Gable) on next Friday’s episode of the show. The match was made after a segment where The Street Profits were attacked by Otis tonight.
After The Street Profits lost to The Usos on SmackDown last week, Gable approached Dawkins and Ford backstage on tonight’s show and said he’s seen a downward trend in their careers. Gable said Ford has lost at least six inches on his frog splash and Dawkins’ Sky High is now more like a “grounded medium.” Gable said he can advise The Street Profits in the same way that he’s advised Otis. The Street Profits were insulted and declined Gable’s offer.
Otis later confronted The Street Profits and told them that they were out of line. Otis said The Street Profits need to apologize, but Ford said they didn’t owe anyone an apology. The Street Profits told Otis that Gable is holding him back. When Dawkins and Ford said Otis needs to get out of the Alpha Academy, Otis attacked both of them.
The Street Profits cut a promo later in tonight’s show and warned Otis that he better stay away and mind his own business. Ford said they don’t know what kind of machine Otis thinks he is, but they’re about to send him and Gable back to the dump where they belong.
The build to Hell in a Cell continues tonight on SmackDown.
The Usos will take on The Street Profits on tonight’s show. It will be the first time The Usos have teamed up since Jimmy Uso’s return from injury. Last week, Jimmy went to Sonya Deville to request a match against The Street Profits without telling Jey Uso about it in advance.
Jey was upset that Jimmy didn’t ask him first, and he worried about Roman Reigns’ reaction. Jey decided to discuss it with Reigns, who was furious that Jimmy made the match.
Also, last week, Cesaro demanded another shot at Reigns’ Universal Championship at Hell in a Cell. Seth Rollins ran out and gave Cesaro a vicious beatdown, including two curb stomps at ringside.
Intercontinental Champion Apollo Crews defeated Big E, Kevin Owens, and Sami Zayn in a fatal four-way to retain the title last week. Big E was in control when the returning Aleister Black made his way out. He hit Black Mass on Big E, which led to Crews getting the win.
Tonight’s show will also feature a SmackDown Tag Team title rematch with Rey & Dominik Mysterio defending against Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode. The Mysterios defeated Ziggler & Roode at WrestleMania Backlash earlier this month to become the first father-son tag team champions in WWE history.
Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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Universal Champion Roman Reigns approached The Uso in his locker room. He asked about their plan and end goal.
Jimmy Uso said the end goal is winning the tag team titles. He pointed out that all of them would be champions. Jey Uso seemed uneasy standing between them.
Reigns wished them good luck. Jimmy walked off feeling excited. Reigns then turned to Jey and told him they’re going to need it. He asked Jey if jimmy speaks for him. Jey promised Reigns that he’s with him. Reigns told Jey to tell his brother that. This was an awesome segment.
The Street Profits made their way to the ring. Ford said tonight is the clash of the titans. He noted they felt flattered when The Usos chose them for their first match back. They talked about The Usos entrance early in their careers. They then imitated The Usos doing their entrance.
Ford admitted they’re facing a different Usos tonight. They mocked the problems between The Usos and Reigns. The Street Profits were great here, in particular Montez Ford.
The Usos’ music hit, and they walked to the ring. Jimmy ran down their history and past success. Jey yelled at them not to talk about Reigns again. He said they posted to Instagram that this is a dream match. He then welcomed them to the nightmare.
The Usos promised to win and then focus on the tag team titles. Angelo Dawkins pointed out they’re not a stepping stone.
The two teams had an intense face-off.
This was a good opening segment. Both teams were great here.
The Usos defeated The Street Profits
The Usos and Street Profits had a really good match. They started at a slow pace, but it picked up towards the end.
Michael Cole and Pat McAfee discussed The Usos having ring rust. They showed Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman watching the match in the back.
The Street Profits had the early advantage. Dawkins dropped Ford onto Jimmy for a near fall. The Usos regrouped, and Jey tagged in.
Ford avoided Jey with a series of backflips. He mocked Jey. Jey charged at Ford, but he took him down with an arm drag. Dawkins slowed the pace down and worked over Jey’s arm.
Jimmy tagged in and had the brief advantage. The Street Profits took over and sent The Usos to the floor. At ringside, Ford and Dawkins grabbed the Usos and tossed them into the announce table and barricade.
Back from the break, Jey dragged Ford under the bottom rope and threw him into the barricade. The Usos were firmly in control. They isolated Ford and cut him off from his corner.
Ford tried fighting back, but Jey applied a sliding chin lock. Ford fought back and caught Jey with an enziguri sending him to the floor.
Jimmy prevented Ford from making the tag. Ford recovered and hit Jimmy with an enziguri. Ford attempted the tag, but Jey pulled Dawkins off the apron. Jimmy then hit a Samoan drop on Ford for a near fall.
Back from the break, Jey attempted a superplex, but Ford fought back. Jey knocked Ford to the apron. Ford recovered and leaped off the top rope. Jey avoided, and they collided in the middle of the ring.
Dawkins got the hot tag and ran wild. Jimmy tried climbing to the top, but Dawkins cut him off. In a crazy spot, Ford ran across the ring and dove over the corner onto Jey at ringside.
Dawkins recovered and hit the twisting neck breaker on Jimmy for a close near fall. Dawkins caught Jimmy with the spine buster. Ford went from the frog splash, but Jey pulled Jimmy out of the way. Dawkins charged at Jey at ringside.
Jimmy then rocked Ford with a superkick for the win.
In the back, Megan Morant interviewed Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode. They admitted that their WrestleMania Backlash plan was flawed.
Roode said tonight is going to be different. Ziggler promised they would win the titles later.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Natalya & Tamina defeated The Riott Squad
This was okay, although they didn’t show the pre-match attack. They kept the match short.
The match started during the commercial break. Only the champions got an entrance.
The Riott Squad was firmly in control. They isolated Natalya and cut her off from her corner. Regardless, Tamina wasn’t standing on the apron. Eventually, Michael Cole explained that The Riott Squad jumped Tamina before the match. They showed none of this for some reason.
Riott attempted a pin, but Tamina jumped back in the ring. Tamina tagged in and ran wild on the heels. Tamina went for the superfly splash, but Riott cut her off.
On the floor, Morgan countered Natalya’s discus clothesline. In the ring, Tamina knocked Riott off the top with a headbutt. She then hit the superfly splash for the win.
In the back, The Usos approached Adam Pearce. They were both happy and requested to face the winners of tonight’s tag team title match next week. Pearce agreed, and The Usos celebrated. Jimmy walked off. Jey then had a moment of realization.
Behind the curtain, Kayla Braxton interviewed Carmella. She promised to beat Belair and end her fairy tale.
Bayley joined Cole and McAfee and was great on commentary. She kept yelling that Belair cheats by using her hair to win.
Carmella had the brief advantage, but Belair fought back. They fought around ringside. Belair then press slammed Carmella back in the ring.
Carmella grabbed Belair by the hair and dropped her face-first on the apron. Carmella slowed the pace down with a chin lock.
Belair fought back and hit a backbreaker. She followed up with a shoulder tackle.
Carmella hit a flying cross body off the top, but Belair rolled through, stood up, and hit a fall-away slam for a near fall. Belair missed a charge in the corner and went shoulder-first into the ring post.
Carmella caught Belair with a superkick on the apron. Carmella went for the code of silence, but Belair avoided it. Belair then hit the KOD for the win. Cole said the Bel-lock-a wins. Bayley then started yelling at Cole and said her name is Bianca Belair. That was funny.
Bayley stood on the announce table and laughed at Belair.
In the back, SmackDown Tag Team Champions Rey & Dominik Mysterio discussed winning the tag team titles and promised to retain them tonight. Rey told Dominik that he’s proud of him.
They aired a SummerSlam commercial with the date 8.21.21.
Seth Rollins Segment
Rollins came down to the ring in a very flashy green and purple suit. He demanded that Cesaro come to the ring so they can finish their feud. Rollins then started laughing. He noted that Cesaro’s not there tonight because of the beating he gave him last week.
Rollins is happy Cesaro’s not there, so he can’t ruin his birthday. He apologizes to Cesaro for not being able to join the festivities. They recapped Rollins attacking Cesaro last week and injuring him.
They piped in loud “you suck” chants. Rollins noted his people got exclusive audio from Cesaro’s hospital room. He played the audio and then laughed for what felt like several minutes.
He claimed that he blacked out last week. Rollins only remembers looking over Cesaro on the stretcher. He had a serious tone and said the fans deserve some of the blame.
Rollins blamed the fans for supporting Cesaro. He then sang happy birthday to himself. This was a typical Rollins promo that dragged at times.
Non-title: Kevin Owens defeated Intercontinental Champion Apollo Crews (w/Commander Azeez) via DQ
This wasn’t much of a match. They barely had any time and a bad finish. Owens and Crews worked at an insanely fast pace for their short match.
Michael Cole noted that Owens could earn a title shot if he wins.
Owens jumped Crews at the bell. He hit a cannonball in the corner. Owens then followed up with the Swanton bomb for a near fall.
Crews jumped off the top, but Owens avoided and hit a superkick. Crews avoided the pop-up powerbomb, but Owens hit the stunner. Azeez jumped in and hit the Nigerian Nail on Owens for the disqualification. They announced Owens as the winner but pointed out that Crews is still the champion.
Officials and referees checked on Owens after the match.
Roman Reigns spoke to Jey Uso in the back. Reigns asked Jey if he really wants a shot at the tag team titles next week. He tried to convince Jey to stick with him.
Reigns called him Main Event Jey. He then pointed out that with Jimmy, he’s back to the opening match. Reigns noted a lot changed for Jey while Jimmy was injured.
Reigns told Jey that people are going to go back to asking him which cousin is he. This was a nice callback to Reigns and Jey’s feud last fall. Jey admitted that he never thought about it that way. Reigns said maybe he should because Jimmy isn’t thinking that way.
This was another good segment.
Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Chad Gable (w/Otis)
Rick Boogs played Shinsuke Nakamura to the ring. Nakamura came out wearing King Corbin’s crown.
They recapped Nakamura stealing King Corbin’s crown.
Nakamura and Gable had a fine match, although they kept it short.
Otis jumped Nakamura before the match. Gable had the early advantage, but Nakamura fought back. Gable attacked the arm and threw him into the turnbuckle.
Nakamura avoided a moonsault, but Gable landed on his feet. Nakamura attempted the Kinshasa, but Gable fought back. Corbin walked down and took his crown back.
Gable rolled up Nakamura for a near fall. Nakamura jumped to his feet and hit the Kinshasa for the win.
After the match, Boogs jumped Corbin from behind and took the crown back.
In the trainer’s room, Kevin Owens could barely breathe but demanded a match with Apollo Crews. Adam Pearce agreed to the match for next week and banned Azeez from ringside.
They showed Rey Mysterio getting ready for his match in the back.
Back from the commercial break, Rey was down on the ground and severely injured. He couldn’t even get up to his feet.
In the ring, Dolph Ziggler said they didn’t attack Rey because they want to challenge the champions.
Robert Roode pointed out that if the champions can’t compete, Rey & Dominik forfeit the titles. Roode noted Dominik wouldn’t fight them by himself.
In the back, Dominik said Rey fought for him a week ago, so he’s going to fight alone. Dominik then walked to the ring to compete in the match without a partner.
SmackDown Tag Team Champions Dominik Mysterio defeated Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode to retain the titles
They had a fun match and told a good story, although it had a distraction finish. They started at a slow pace, but it picked up towards the end.
On commentary, Micahel Cole and Pat McAfee wondered if Ziggler and Roode jumped Rey. They both admitted it could have been someone else.
Dominik attacked the heels at the bell. Ziggler quickly recovered and hit a superkick to take over. The heels slowed the pace down and beat down Dominik.
Dominik briefly fought back, but Roode rocked him with a back elbow. Roode missed a knee drop. Dominik crawled to his corner, but there’s nobody to tag.
Ziggler jumped Dominik and dragged his face against the top rope. He followed up with a neck breaker for a near all. Dominik fought back and sent the heels to the floor. He followed up with a plancha wiping them both out.
Dominik jumped off the top rope, but Ziggler avoided it. Dominik went for the 619, but Roode grabbed his leg. Dominik knocked down Roode and went from the 619 again. Ziggler avoided the 619 and hit the famouser for a near fall.
Roode and Ziggler hit a neckbreaker/powerbomb combo for a near fall. Roode put Dominik on his shoulders and went to tag Ziggler.
Suddenly, Rey Mysterio’s music hit, and he walked to the ring. Ziggler was distracted. Dominik took advantage and rolled up Roode for the win.
After the match, The Usos walked to the ring and had a face-off with The Mysterios. Romain Reigns watched from the back and seemed disappointed as the screen faded to black.
Next Week: Intercontinental Champion Apollo Crews defends against Kevin Owens with Commander Azeez banned from ringside. SmackDown Tag Team Champions Rey & Dominik Mysterio defend against The Usos.
The Usos are returning to tag team action next week.
WWE has announced that The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso) will face The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) on SmackDown next Friday. It will be the first time The Usos have teamed together since March 2020. Jimmy suffered a torn ACL during the tapings for WrestleMania 36 last year.
Jimmy made his return to WWE television on SmackDown two weeks ago. He returned to the ring by losing to Cesaro by disqualification last Friday.
In storyline, Jimmy has been at odds with Roman Reigns since telling Reigns two weeks ago that Reigns wasn’t going to disrespect him the way that he disrespects Jey Uso. Jimmy has been trying to get Jey to focus on teaming together again instead of backing up Reigns.
Jimmy went to WWE authority figure Sonya Deville on SmackDown tonight and had next week’s tag team match made without telling Jey about it beforehand. When Deville asked if Jimmy had checked with Jey about it, Jimmy said he wouldn’t be in her office if he didn’t know that Jey had his back.
Jey wasn’t happy that Jimmy had the tag match made without telling him first. Jimmy said he was looking out for Jey. Jimmy told Jey that it isn’t about Reigns — it’s about them. Jey said he owed it to Reigns to tell him about the match.
When Jey was speaking with Reigns about the tag match, Reigns took exception to Jey referring to The Usos as “we.” Reigns said “we” is Reigns and Jey. Reigns told Jey not to forget that everything they do represents their family and each other.
This will be the first time The Usos and The Street Profits have ever faced each other.
Tonight’s SmackDown features the fallout from WrestleMania 37.
New SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair will likely appear tonight to address her emotional victory. Belair defeated Sasha Banks to win the SmackDown Women’s Championship in the main event of WrestleMania night one.
Universal Champion Roman Reigns successfully defended his title against Daniel Bryan and Edge in WrestleMania night two’s main event. Reigns pinned both Bryan and Edge after hitting Edge with a conchairto.
In other results, Apollo Crews defeated Big E to win the Intercontinental title with help from Commander Azeez. Kevin Owens defeated Sami Zayn and gave Logan Paul a stunner after the match. and Cesaro scored a victory over Seth Rollins. Natalya & Tamina won the Tag Team Turmoil match on night one but lost to WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler on night two.
Tonight, SmackDown Tag Team Champions Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode defend their titles against The Street Profits. Ziggler & Roode retained the titles in a fatal four-way against The Street Profits, Rey & Dominik Mysterio, and Chad Gable & Otis last week. Rey & Dominik vs. Gable & Otis is also set for tonight’s show.
Tonight’s SmackDown will also feature Pat McAfee’s debut as a member of the show’s commentary team. He’ll be calling the action with Michael Cole.
Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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They recapped Roman Reigns defeating Edge and Daniel Bryan in the main event of WrestleMania night two.
Michael Cole welcomed the fans to a new era of SmackDown. Cole introduced his new broadcast partner Pat McAfee. Cole ran down his sports background and noted McAfee’s a former NXT superstar.
McAfee was a total heel and claimed fans are calling him Mr. Friday Night. McAfee is already annoying Cole.
McAfee did a good job his first night as a color commentator. He irritated Cole all night.
Roman Reigns, Jey Uso, And Paul Heyman Segment
Universal Champion Roman Reigns, Jey Uso, and Paul Heyman made their way to the ring. They piped in loud boos and “you suck” chants. Reigns asked Heyman to explain to the new viewer who he beat Sunday night.
Heyman talked about Edge and Daniel Bryan’s careers. He praised Reigns for his victory Sunday night.
Reigns noted he called his shot like Babe Ruth. He smashed them, stacked them, and pinned them.
Reigns believes management will never put him in a triple threat again because he beat a Hall of Famer and a future Hall of Famer. Reigns pointed out that now nobody wants to face him.
Reigns said they opened up his show, but now it’s time to go. They started to leave the ring.
Suddenly, Cesaro’s music hit, and he walked to the ring. He went face-to-face with Reigns. Cesaro grabbed a mic but Reigns just walked away before he could speak. Cesaro stood in the ring and watched them leave.
Reigns delivered a great promo as he usually does. It seemed odd that Cesaro just watched them leave before he could speak.
Cole and McAfee praised Cesaro and his victory over Seth Rollins.
Cole said they’re going to look at the single most impressive moment at WrestleMania after the break.
They showed highlights from WrestleMania weekend.
Cesaro approached WWE officials Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville. Cesaro was furious that Reigns disrespected him in the ring. He demanded a match with Reigns tonight and said it doesn’t have to be for the title.
Pearce seemed not to agree, but Deville cut him off. She promised to talk with Reigns about it.
They recapped Cesaro giving Seth Rollins the UFO at WrestleMania.
Rey Mysterio (w/Dominik Mysterio) defeated Otis (w/Chad Gable)
Mysterio and Otis had a fun short match.
Otis had the early advantage and dropped Mysterio with a press slam. Mysterio fought back with forearms and climbed to the top rope. Otis cut him off but missed a charge in the corner.
Mysterio responded with a senton off the top for a near fall. Mysterio attempted a springboard crossbody, but Otis caught him with a slam. Otis missed a splash off the second turnbuckle.
Mysterio recovered and hit the 619. Mysterio jumped off the second turnbuckle and caught Otis in a crucifix for the win.
Paul Heyman responds to Cesaro’s challenge after the break.
Kayla Braxton interviewed Paul Heyman and asked if Reigns will accept Cesaro’s challenge. Heyman said there was no rain delay on Saturday. He said it was angels tears because of what Reigns was going to do to Edge and Bryan.
Heyman said Cesaro has a million-dollar body but a 10 cent brain. Heyman decides to give the fans what they want. Tonight, Cesaro will take on Jey Uso in the main event.
They recapped Cesaro defeating Seth Rollins Saturday night.
Sami Zayn Segment
Sami Zayn made his way to the ring. They recapped Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn and Owens giving Logan Paul the stunner.
Zayn claimed that he got screwed at WrestleMania. He said Owens, the fans, and Michael Cole poisoned Paul’s mind. Zayn could feel that something was wrong with Paul, and it distracted him throughout the match.
Zayn demands vindication and calls out Owens. Zayn noted there are no toxic fans or Paul to distract him tonight.
Kevin Owens walked to the ring as they cut to a commercial.
Kevin Owens defeated Sami Zayn
Owens and Zayn had a good hard-hitting match until the finish.
Owens and Zayn brawled around ringside to start the match. Owens had the early advantage and dropped Zayn with a clothesline.
He followed up with a senton and attempted the cannonball.
Zayn avoided the cannonball and hung Owens on the top rope to take over. Owens responded with another clothesline and dropped Zayn on the top rope.
Owens placed Zayn on the top turnbuckle. He rocked Zayn with hard chops, but Zayn fought back. Zayn then hit a sunset bomb off the top rope for a near fall. On commentary, McAfee asked Cole the move’s name and said it was the coolest move he’d seen.
Back from the break, Zayn knocked Owens off the top rope. Owens avoided Zayn and rocked him with a superkick. Owens followed up with a Swanton bomb for a near fall.
Zayn rolled to the floor and tried to leave. Owens brought him back in the ring and attempted a pop-up powerbomb. Zayn avoided the powerbomb, but Owens hit a fisherman’s backbreaker.
Zayn tried to leave the ring again, but Owens went after him. Zayn slipped out of the ring again, and Owens tried to drag him back in the ring. Zayn poked Owens in the eyes and got counted out.
After the match, Owens brought Zayn back in the ring and hit the stunner.
In the back, the new Intercontinental Champion Apollo Crews was with Commander Azeez. Crews bragged about winning the title and noted Big E’s not there tonight. He introduced Commander Azeez and said he’s a former member of the Nigerian guard. Crews didn’t mention his time on Raw Underground.
Bianca Belair’s Championship Celebration
The Street Profits made their way out as the crew set up the ring for Belair’s celebration with a blue carpet and balloons.
Back from the break, The Street Profits promised to win the tag team titles later. Montez Ford noted they’re out there for a different reason. He said WrestleMania was a historic night, but there’s a particular moment that he’ll be telling his grandchildren.
They aired an excellent video package looking at Belair vs. Sasha Banks from WrestleMania. Dawkins and Ford seemed legitimately emotional after they showed the video.
Ford then gave Belair a grand introduction. He called her the roughest, toughest person and the best part of his life. Belair noted that she never thought this moment wasn’t possible despite all the setbacks.
She admitted that if someone told her a year ago she would be in the WrestleMania main event, she’d agree. Belair’s not cocky. She just believes in herself. Belair said everyone has a little EST in them. She praised Banks and thanked her for the match. Belair noted Banks pushed her, and they both made history. She mentioned leaving Banks with a scar.
Belair pointed out they’re just getting started making history. In a touching moment, Belair and The Street Profits shared a hug. Belair then told them to win the tag team titles.
This was a good segment. Belair delivered a good promo.
Kayla Braxton interviewed Sasha Banks backstage. Banks was furious and looked at the scar on her side. She stopped talking and walked off in a rage.
Kayla Braxton then interviewed Bayley backstage. Bayley mocked Belair and promised to restore dignity to the title. She challenged Belair and promised to take her title.
SmackDown Tag Team Champions Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode defeated The Street Profits to retain the titles
This was a good match.
Ford dropped Ziggler with a standing dropkick for a near fall. The faces isolated Ziggler on their side of the ring.
Ford avoided Ziggler, and he ran into Roode. Dawkins then hit the twisting splash in the corner and followed up with a bulldog.
Back from the break, Dawkins caught Roode with a back elbow, but Ziggler caused a distraction. Roode took advantage and hit Dawkins with a spine buster. The heels isolated Dawkins and cut him off from his corner.
Ford got the hot tag and ran wild on the heels. Ford hit a back suplex on Roode and followed up with a standing moonsault for a near fall. Ford hit a dive to the floor, taking out the heels.
Dawkins hit the spine buster on Roode. Ford then hit the frog splash, but Ziggler broke up the pin attempt. Ford beat Roode in the corner and didn’t notice Ziggler make the blind tag.
Ford whipped Roode into the opposite corner, but Ziggler hit the Zig Zag on Ford for the win.
They showed the footage of Cesaro giving Rollins the UFO several times throughout the night.
Kayla Braxton interviewed Cesaro in the back. She noted Paul Heyman insulted him earlier. He admitted that Heyman was right about some stuff but was wrong about one thing. Cesaro does belong in the ring with Roman Reigns.
In a great shot, they cut to Reigns with a perplexed look on his face. He couldn’t believe Cesaro thinks he belongs in the same ring as him. He urged Jey Uso to take care of Cesaro.
This wasn’t much of a match. They went a few minutes and didn’t have time to build to anything.
Tamina and Jax argued at ringside. Baszler had the early advantage and attempted to stomp on Natalya’s arm, but Tamina pulled her out of the ring. Jax distracted Natalya and Baszler rocked her with a knee.
Jax jumped on the apron and argued with the referee. Baszler almost ran into Jax but stopped herself. Natalya then rolled up Baszler for the win.
After the match, Tamina rocked Jax with a boot to the face.
In the back, Uso promised to defeat Cesaro tonight.
They recapped Jey Uso winning the Andre The Giant Battle Royal last week.
Cesaro defeated Jey Uso DQ
Cesaro and Uso had a really good hard-hitting, fast-paced match until the lame finish.
Cesaro caught Uso with a backbreaker for the early advantage. Uso fought back and attacked Cesaro’s arm. Cesaro knocked Uso to the floor and attempted a dive off the apron. Uso recovered and rocked Cesaro with a superkick.
Back from the break, Uso continued to work over Cesaro’s arm. Cesaro fought back, but Uso responded with a Samoan Drop. Uso attempted a suplex, but Cesaro reversed with a suplex.
Cesaro hit a cross body for a close near fall. Uso went back to the arm and hit a superkick for two-count. Uso climbed to the top rope, but Cesaro cut him off with a dropkick. Cesaro then hit a gut-wrench superplex for a near fall.
Uso went back to the arm, but Cesaro used a cartwheel to avoid the move. He then hit a springboard uppercut for a close near fall. Uso fought back and hit a back suplex into a neck breaker for another near fall.
Cesaro rocked Uso with a discus lariat for a near fall. Cesaro then gave Uso the giant swing. Suddenly, Seth Rollins jumped in the ring and attacked Cesaro to end the match.
Rollins walked to the top of the stage. He yelled at Cesaro that it’s not over between them.
