Ibrahim Oladamola
The show opened with a final, heated verbal exchange with Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso one on side, and Zayn and Kevin Owens on the other. Each team brought into question the other’s loyalties, pointing to their complicated relationships in the WWE. Jey Uso pointed to Owens and Zayn’s history of betraying one another; meanwhile, Zayn criticized The Usos for siding with their cousin Reigns despite his immoral, manipulative acts.
The promo work between the two sides was quality as always. Rhodes and Reigns have done a great job of pulling from their real-life career experiences while towing the company line. The duality between Rhodes’ elongated promo and Reigns short delivery was also well done. The Usos, Zayn and Owens had plenty of fire in their segment, though Zayn and Owens were a touch shaky at times. The segments themselves were quite standard.
WWE SmackDown Results
Ricochet def. Chad Gable, Erik and Montez Ford via pinfall after hitting a Shoot Star Press on Gable following Ford’s frog splash on Gable.
Bobby Lashley def. Bronson Reed and others via elimination to win the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. The final four were Lashley, Reed, Braun Strowman and LA Knight in that order.
Raquel Rodriguez def. Sonya Deville, Shayna Baszler and Natalya via pinfall after planting Deville with the Texana Bomb.
Rey Mysterio gifted Legado del Fantasma Latin World Order (LWO) shirts. Santos Escobar promised his group would support Mysterio against Judgement Day at WrestleMania.
Sheamus and Drew McIntyre def. Giovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser via pinfall after Sheamus cracked Vinci with a Brogue
