SmackDown Live

The show opens with a recap of last week's Talking Smack. The showdown between Shane and AJ Styles backstage is highlighted.

Styles barges into Bryan's "office" and demands to know where Shane is. He says there is a conspiracy against him and he is going to tell the WWE Universe all about it. We go live to the arena to see AJ head to the ring.

Styles complains about how he has been screwed over time and time again when it comes to his rematch for the WWE title, and he says it's even more ridiculous for him not to have a match at WrestleMania. He calls Bryan a puppet and says he and Shane are going to have a conversation tonight about his career.



Natalya vs. Becky Lynch  
Becky Lynch won
Carmella comes out of nowhere and takes out both women with kicks to the head. James Ellsworth follows her around like a puppy as she leaves the ring.


The Miz will host what is being billed as a special episode of MizTV after the break
The Miz reveals his special guests are none other than him and his wife. He shows a clip of him and Maryse beating up Cena and Nikki last week.

We also see footage of The Miz ripping into Bryan and Cena during last week's Talking Smack. Miz says Cena will never propose to Nikki, and then Maryse shares a story from Total Divas about Nikki stabbing her in the back when the show first launched.

Maryse says Nikki stole years of her life by cheating her out of a spot on Total Divas, and she plans on making Nikki suffer by exposing her for what she truly is. Cena's music hits. He and Nikki rush the ring, but Miz and Maryse bail.

Nikki claims Maryse was the one who stabbed her in the back and says they only reason she is in WWE is because of Miz. She challenges Maryse to step into the ring like a real woman so they can fight. Miz says his wife has nothing to prove in the ring. Bryan comes out as Miz is trying to leave and says Miz failed to deliver on his promise of a special episode of MizTV.

Bryan finally made the match official it will be Miz/Maryse vs. Nikki/Cena at WM33


Alexa Bliss vs. Mickie James  

Mickie James won 

Styles is shown waiting for Shane backstage. He hides as Shane pulls into the backstage area in his car and attacks the SmackDown COO as soon as he sees him. AJ beats him from wall to wall, throwing him into anything that would hurt, including a car window which shattered and caused Shane to bleed from the head. This was a brutal segment, and it set up their eventual match at WrestleMania.

After the break, Shane is shown refusing to go to the emergency room. He needs the help of two men to walk to his office. Then we see AJ taking his bag and leaving the locker room. Bryan stops him with security and says AJ made a huge mistake. AJ asks if he is going to be fired and Bryan says yes. This ain't going to be the last time we see AJ he'll be back. Probably, Shane will rehire him for their match or he'll just show up and keep attacking Shane outta no where. We'll see.

Mojo Rawley vs. Dolph Ziggler 

Mojo Rawley won via count out


Randy Orton comes out to address Bray Wyatt 

Orton explains how he spent months dismantling The Wyatt Family from the inside. Wyatt comes on the big screen and talks about Sister Abigail and a bunch of other cryptic things.

He says that to destroy Wyatt he had to destroy what he treasured: Sister Abigail. Orton says he still has to finish what he started and ends by saying he will take everything from Wyatt.

We hear the Wyatt family's eerie crows and then see Bray on his knees. He says Randy is right. He says that he was powerless but that was only until he realised that Sister Abigail lives through him now. 

He says that he now has the power to lead all the lost souls.

He goes on to say he is born again and then adds that he will baptise himself in her ashes. 


Wyatt covers his face in the ashes and then says, 'Follow the 
buzzards' to end the segment.


The Usos vs. American Alpha 
The Usos won 


Right after the tag team match, we see Shane hobble back outside. He looks up at the crowd grimacing and just says that AJ Styles now has an opponent for WrestleMania. 


Rating 85/85

The Styles and McMahon feud is pretty interesting. Cena/Miz and Maryse/Miz as well. There has been some great matches as we look forward to WM33.



SDLive Aftershow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvm2K_n--dM