SmackDown Live

Kevin Owens comes out at the top of the show and the fans chant his name before he can speak. He eventually talks about his match against Shane McMahon and says SummerSlam will be a night he will remember forever.

Owens moves on to the King of The Ring tourney and says he will win it and cement his name in history. Shane McMahon comes out and Owens collapses out of frustration. He and Owens exchange the usual insults.

Shane fines Owens 100K for hitting Elias, who was an official, with a steel chair. KO protests but Shane says he won't reverse the fine.

Charlotte Flair vs. Ember Moon

Charlotte Flair won

Bryan and Rowan come out after the break to address the accusations against them. Bryan says someone is out to get Roman Reigns but claims they had nothing to do with the attacks. Bryan says society is the problem and lies spread through social media.

Roman Reigns vs. Buddy Murphy

Roman Reigns won

Kevin Owens vs. Samoa Joe

Elias pulls the ref out of the ring. Joe rolls up Owens and Elias makes the fast count to give Joe the win

Rowan and Bryan are now confronting Buddy Murphy backstage, trying to intimidate him into admitting that he lied about Rowan attacking Reigns.

Rowan got impatient and just starts beating the crap out of him.

Murphy "admits" that he lied.

Daniel Bryan says he doesn't like liars.

Murphy gets tossed across the room.

Randy Orton comes out and says Kofi took the easy way out at SummerSlam. He suggests he and Kofi join the tag match with New Day and Revival to make it a six-man. Kingston accepts the challenge.

The New Day vs. Randy Orton and The Revival

Randy Orton and The Revival won

After a post-match brawl, Orton ends up hitting Kofi with the RKO to be the last man standing. Instead of continuing to attack Kingston, Orton grabs Woods and hits another RKO. Dawson and Wilder help him hit another on Big E before Orton grabs Kofi to deliver one final RKO to end the show. 
As we get near the last few minutes of the show, Roman Reigns confronts Bryan and Rowan backstage. Bryan and Rowan insist that Reigns apologize. Bryan and Rowan insist they know who attacked Reigns and they'll let everyone know next week.

Rating: 80/80

Great show and matches as we are on the road to Clash of Champions.

SmackDown Live

We see a video from earlier in the day when Kevin Owens and Dolph Ziggler arrived at SmackDown. They argue until KO throws a punch and it turns into a brawl. Several people are needed to break them up. Shane is shown kicking Owens out for the night. Owens has a bloody lip from the fight.

When we go live in the arena, Owens is shown dressed as a crew member. He grabs a mic and rants about his current position in WWE. He brings up the McMahon family promising to listen to the fans only to see Shane gain more and more power. Shane comes out and has his mic cut but he grabs another one. KO says Shane calling himself the best in the world is an insult to every wrestler.

Owens says Shane is taking up TV time instead of giving it to guys like Murphy, Ali, Asuka and Kairi Sane. Owens escapes through the crowd when Shane sends people after him.

Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Finn Balor

Shinsuke Nakamura won

After a quick promo from Samoa Joe, Nikki Cross comes to the ring for her contract signing with Bayley.

Bayley and Nikki Cross sit in the ring across from each other and Bayley says that she is glad that Alexa Bliss did not show up. Bayley says that she is a lot like Nikki as she was star-struck when she first came to the main roster. 

Bayley reminds Cross that she attacked her last night.

Bayley asks her if she is sure of what she is doing but Cross says she's old enough to make her own decisions. 

Cross says that Bayley has no idea about her and asks her to stick around for her match with Carmella. 

Nikki Cross vs. Carmella

Nikki Cross won

Big E and Xavier Woods come out to deliver a promo. They are quickly interrupted by Daniel Bryan's entrance music.

Daniel Bryan and Rowan come out and say that much like they destroyed Woods and Big E last week, they are going to do the same to them again. Woods questions Rowan, asking him why he always comes out with a new leader - Bray, Harper, and now Bryan - and asks him who his daddy is.

Tucker and Otis interrupt Bryan and Rowan and remind them how they took them to the limit at Stomping Grounds.

Tucker says that the New Day will have to wait to be 6-time Champions, as Otis says they are going to be the new WWE Tag Team Champions while gyrating his hips.

Otis vs. Xavier Woods vs. Daniel Bryan in a Triple Threat Match

Otis won

Aleister Black is interviewed about Extreme Rules next to an empty chair. Eventually, Cesaro sits down to reveal he is the man who will face Black at Extreme Rules.

Dolph Ziggler vs. Roman Reigns

Owens comes out of nowhere and hits Shane with a Stunner. Reigns counters the Zig Zag and hits a Spear for the pin and the win.

The show ends with Roman Reigns celebrating his win.

Rating: 70/70

Great show and matches as we get closer to Extreme Rules.

 

SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with Elias finding Shane backstage. He claims he was distracted during his match with Reigns and says he will do better for the McMahon family. He offers to be in Shane's corner at SSD but Shane says he will do it himself. Back in the arena, The New Day's music hits and we see Woods and Kingston head to the ring.

Before the real Big E comes out, a fake Big E shows up and The New Day make some jokes at his expense. Big E comes dancing out onto the stage before all three men head to the ring. There are big gifts and a banner set up for his return.

Sami Zayn joins Owens and rants about how nobody threw him a party when he was gone for nine months. KO doesn't say anything and just walks away. Sami says he is going to beat Kofi tonight in their match tonight.

Ali vs. Andrade Cien Almas

Ali won 

Mandy Rose vs. Carmella 

R-Truth in a wig accompanies Mella to the ring. He is still wearing the 24/7 title around his waist

A ton of Superstars run down to battle Truth for the 24/7 title. He picks up Mella and runs away.

Kofi Kingston vs. Sami Zayn

Kofi Kingston won

Paul Heyman comes out with the MITB briefcase to tease Kofi. Suddenly, Dolph Ziggler comes out of nowhere and attacks Kingston from behind. He brutally destroys Kofi for a few minutes. He uses the announce table and a steel chair during his attack and nobody comes out to help the champ. Kofi is being stretchered out, but the pride of the WWE champion makes him get up and limp away himself without any assistance.

Bayley and Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte and Lacey Evans 

Bayley and Becky Lynch won

Ziggler comes out to explain why he attacked Kingston. He said when Ali was injured and Kofi took his spot, it should have been him. He says everything Kofi has done since running the gauntlet should have been him. He is almost in tears as he talks about watching Kofi accomplish what he should have done.

Roman Reigns vs. Elias

Roman Reigns won

Shane McMahon attacks Reigns after the match only for him to get the upper hand only for Drew McIntyre to come out and help McMahon take out Reigns and both McMahon and McIntyre stand tall to end the show.

Rating: 70/70

Awesome show and matches as we lead to WWE SSD.

SmackDown Live

The New Day come out to open the show with Kofi Kingston's WWE Championship celebration. There is a balloon arch over the ring, blue carpet and some other decorations, including some pancakes on the ring posts. The crowd chants "You deserve it" before anyone has a chance to talk. Big E calls Kofi an A+ player with extra credit.

Big E and Xavier Woods talk up Kofi before the champ gets to speak. They talk Big E into doing the splits again. They talk about how they are usually out to tell jokes about butts, but tonight is all about celebrating Kofi's career and accomplishment.

Woods says meeting Kofi for the first time when he was hired was like meeting a hero. Big E talks about the bond they share and how they have tried to reshape culture and change history. Kofi thanks his family at ringside and says they inspire him to be the best he can be. The Bar's music hits and they walk to the ring. They say Kofi owes them a Thank You for saving his title reign last night because Rollins would have beaten him.

The Bar challenges The New Day to a six-man tag match. The New Day agrees and The Bar introduces their new friend, Drew McIntyre.

Aleister Black & Ricochet & Ali vs. Andrade Cien Almas & Shinsuke Nakamura & Rusev

Aleister Black & Ricochet & Ali won.

Orton hits Ali with an RKO while he is celebrating. Then, Kevin Owens comes out of nowhere and hits Rusev with a Stunner.

Carmella and R-Truth are in the ring after the break. She says Truth has helped her recently and credits him for helping her win the Women's Battle Royal. For some reason, Samoa Joe comes out to the ring. Truth and Joe start fighting and Truth gets the upper hand for a moment before Joe locks him in the Coquina Clutch. He throws Truth out of the ring and demands a mic. He brags about beating Rey in less than a minute at WrestleMania. Braun Strowman's music hits and he marches to the ring.

Joe and Braun start fighting. Joe gets him down to one knee with a sleeper, but Braun backs him to the corner to break the hold. He scoops up Joe for a powerslam, but Joe breaks free and runs away.

The IIconics (c) vs. Jobbers for the Women Tag Team Titles

The IIconics retain the Women Tag Team Titles

Shane McMahon comes out after the break to talk about why he attacked The Miz's dad at WrestleMania.

Shane says Miz's dad deserved everything he got at WrestleMania and now they know he is truly the best in the world. The crowd chants CM Punk's name and Shane just says "Please" in a sarcastic way. He brings Greg Hamilton into the ring to criticize his introduction. Greg says he was threatened by some fans that if he called Shane the best in the world, something bad would happen to him.

Shane drags Greg out of the ring by his tie while making him keep trying to introduce him properly. He finally does an intro Shane is happy with and Shane sends him back to the ring.

The Usos (c) vs. The Hardy Boyz for the SDLive Tag Team Titles

The Hardy Boyz won and become the NEW SDLive Tag Team Champions

Lars Sullivan comes out attacks The Hardy Boyz after the match.

Becky Lynch heads to the ring after the break to talk about winning both women's titles at WrestleMania.

Becky shows a clip of when Lacey Evans attacked her last night on Raw. She says she knows having two titles means she is in double the danger, but she welcomes it and plans on pulling double duty until she can't anymore. As she poses with both belts on the stage, Evans comes out and attacks her from behind with a big right hand.

The New Day vs. The Bar and Drew McIntyre 

Sami Zayn comes out before the match and the crowd keeps singing his entrance music. He says the crowd isn’t worth it and walks away.

The New Day won

The show ends with The New Day celebrating their win with Kofi’s family and Kofi holding up the WWE Championship

Rating: 80/80

Awesome show following WrestleMania.

SmackDown Live

The New Day comes out to the ring with microphones to kick off tonight’s show.

The New Day talk about how great of an experience it has been for them performing for the fans as The New Day. Big E say due to the countless obstacles put in Kofi’s way, they’re considering walking away. Woods says they can’t make that decision until they get some answers, and the only person with those answers is Mr. McMahon, so they ask Mr. McMahon to come out and talk to them face to face. Vince McMahon comes out to the ring and starts to address Kofi, but then Daniel Bryan immediately interrupts. Bryan steps out on the stage with Rowan and tells McMahon to let The New Day quit if they want, because they’re a stale novelty act. Bryan says Vince created The New Day, and he can create a new group by pulling up three guys from NXT and having them throw waffles into the crowd. Bryan again calls Kofi nothing but a B+ player, and says Vince’s instincts about Kofi not being Championship material are correct.

Woods and Bryan start exchanging words, and Vince tells everyone to shut up. Vince gets in the New Day’s faces and tells them there’s not a bone in their body telling them to quit. Vince says Kofi is still in his view a B+ player, and his only question is if Big E and Woods are a B+ tag team. Vince asks if Big E and Xavier think they can put Kofi in the WrestleMania main event. Vince tells Kofi he’s done having opportunities, but if Big E and Xavier can win a Tag Team Gauntlet match tonight, then Kofi is in at WrestleMania. Bryan on the stage does not look happy with this news.

Asuka (c) vs. Charlotte Flair for the SDLive Women’s Title 

Charlotte Flair won and becomes the new SDLive Women’s Champion. 

Kurt Angle vs. AJ Styles 

Randy Orton appears out of nowhere to hit Styles with an RKO to cause a DQ. Kurt hits Orton with an Angle Slam before checking on AJ.

The Miz is in the ring after the break to talk about Shane McMahon. He talks about how Shane has awakened an anger in him he didn't know he had. He says he wants everyone to see what he is going to do to Shane at WrestleMania in a Falls Count Anywhere match.

Shane comes out with a team of security guards along with Sanity, Shelton Benjamin and The Colons as his backup. He 

says they are there to protect The Miz, not Shane. He shows some pictures from Fastlane and says he wishes he had done more to hurt Miz's dad. Miz runs through the security 

guards trying to get to Shane. He takes them out before the 

Superstars attack him. Miz takes out Shelton and Epico before Sanity takes him down.

The Miz is actually able to get the upper hand and takes out all of his attackers. Shane is gone by the time he recovers.

Tag Team Gauntlet Match - If New Day wins Kofi will get a chance at the WWE Title at WrestleMania

The New Day vs. Gallows and Anderson

The New Day won

The New Day vs. Rusev and Nakamura

The New Day won

The New Day vs. The Bar

The New Day won

The Bar attack The New Day after the match.

The New Day vs. The Usos

Woods checks on Big E as The Usos grab a mic. They say they know Kofi Kingston deserves a WWE title match more than anyone after the wars they have had with The New Day. The Usos forfeit the match and walk away as a show of respect for The New Day.

The New Day vs. Daniel Bryan and Erick Rowan

The ref counts out Rowan to give New Day another win. 

Kingston runs down to celebrate with his teammates.

Vince confirms backstage that Kofi is indeed going to WrestleMania

The locker room empties as the Superstars come out to congratulate Kofi on earning a title shot.

The show ends with Kofi celebrating with Woods and Big E and the superstars surrounding the ring.

Rating 80/80:

What a moment for Kofi. It’s about time. 

Still confused with the whole women’s title but the show had some great matches as we get closer to WrestleMania

Elimination Chamber

The Elimination Chamber Kickoff panel welcomes us to the show. The Coach is joined by Beth Phoenix, Booker T and Sam Roberts. 

The panel is doing the normal routine of running down the matches on the card and showing interviews and highlights. 

Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Akira Tozawa for the Cruiserweight Championship 

Buddy Murphy retains the Cruiserweight Championship 

First Ever Women’s Tag Team Championship Elimination Chamber Match 

Boss N Hug Connection vs. Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose vs. Carmella and Naomi vs. The IIconics vs. Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan vs. Tamina Snuka and Nia Jax 

Boss N Hug Connection won and is the first ever Women’s Tag Team Champions. 

Banks and Bayley are interviewed after the match. They are emotional and talk about how hard they had to work for the titles. The crowd chants "You deserve it."

The Miz and Shane McMahon (c) vs. The Usos for the SDLive Tag Team Titles 

The Miz comes out and congratulates Banks and Bayley before bringing out Maryse to announce they’re having baby #2 to the WWE Universe before the Tag Team Title Match and then tells McMahon to come out to get this started. 

The Usos won and is the NEW SDLive Women’s Tag Team Champions.

Miz helps Shane to his feet and they walk to the back looking depressed. 

Bobby Lashley (c) and Lio Rush vs Finn Balor in a 2 on 1 Handicap Match for the ICTitle Finn Balor pinned Lio Rush to become the New Intercontinental Champion. Lashley is pissed off after the match and Rush trie to apologize. He grabs Rush by the throat but lets him go right away. He helps Lio up only to plant him with a huge spinebuster. 

Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Ruby Riott for the RAW Women’s Championship

Ronda Rousey retains the RAW Women’s Championship As Rousey and Flair have a standoff in the ring, Becky Lynch makes her way through the crowd on crutches. She gets in the ring as the crowd chants her name. Lynch ends up beating the life out of Charlotte with one of her crutches while Rousey just watches. She ends up attacking Ronda, too. She actually hits Rousey in the head a few times with the crutch before several officials come out to break things up.

Baron Corbin vs. Braun Strowman (No Disqualification Match)

McIntyre's music hits. Drew distracts Strowman so Lashley can attack him from behind with a chair. McIntyre, Corbin and Lashley take turns hitting Strowman with power moves. 

McIntyre and Corbin lift Braun up so Lashley can powerbomb him through both tables.

Baron Corbin won thanks to the help of McIntyre and Lashley.

WWE Championship Elimination Chamber Match 

Daniel Bryan retains the WWE Championship

Man Kofi was on fire though. I want to see more of this.

Woods and Big E run down and help Kofi to his feet as the crowd chants "Thank You Kofi."

The Show ends with Kofi getting a standing ovation.

Rating: 90/90

Pretty great show and matches.