SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with Tom Philips immediately throwing to a video package recapping Daniel Bryan's announcement last week.

After the recap video, Bobby Roode's music hits and he makes his way to the ring for his tag match with Randy Orton against Jinder Mahal and Sunil Singh. 

Mahal says Singh is too injured to compete after being attacked last week, so he introduces Rusev as his new partner. 

Randy Orton and Bobby Roode vs. Jinder Mahal and Rusev

Jinder Mahal and Rusev won

Mahal is shown reveling in his win backstage and he offers Rusev front row tickets to his U.S. title match at WrestleMania. Rusev says he has other plans to find Daniel Bryan and request to be added to the match to make it a Fatal 4-Way. Then we see Nakamura asking Styles to be in his corner for his match tonight so they can ensure they get each other at their best at WrestleMania. AJ agrees, but only so he can prove he is better at WrestleMania. 

Becky Lynch vs. Ruby Riott 

Becky Lynch won

Daniel Bryan makes his way out looking a lot less enthusiastic than he was last week after the break. He can't help but smile at all the Yes chants, but he quickly goes back to a somber expression. After the fans chant his name for a little while, Bryan says he loves being in Pittsburgh.

Bryan says he has a job to do as the GM of SmackDown. He proposes to give Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens once more chance, but just one. He offers them the chance to face Shane McMahon and himself at WrestleMania. He believes Shane will be ready to go by WrestleMania. If KO and Zayn win, they will be reinstated to SmackDown, but they will remain fired if they lose.

Bryan says he thinks Zayn and Owens are two of the greatest performers of this generation and they came up through the indys together. He says he continues to give them opportunities because they went through the same journey, but also because it's his job to give people chances. Bryan says he has a lot of duties as the GM and he is sick of it. He fought for three years to return to the ring and Owens and Zayn tried to take that away from him. He says he is back and he will fight at WrestleMania.

Bryan says there are a lot of reasons he shouldn't say some of the things on his mind, but this is not that Daniel Bryan. He says this is the Daniel Bryan who is going to beat KO and Zayn ass at WrestleMania.

New Day vs. Bludgeon Brothers
The ref calls for the bell while New Day go after Harper and The Usos continue to assault Rowan. For some reason, The Usos and New Day get into an argument and have to go running when Harper and Rowan return with the mallets.


The announcers reveal Shane was discharged from the hospital earlier today.


Dolph Ziggler vs. Tyler Breeze 
Dolph Ziggler won
After the match is over, Ziggler superkicks Fandango and looks at the Andre trophy at ringside.


Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Shelton Benjamin 
Shinsuke Nakamura won
Nakamura thanks AJ but says he only invited him out here so he could see how he was going to win the WWE Title  at WrestleMania. Styles vows to defeat him and prove he is the best. Shinsuke says AJ is too emotional to win at Mania and his music hits. Gable and Benjamin attack Styles, but Shinsuke comes in and cleans house. Then he sees Styles and lines up for the Kinshasa. He stops short and laughs in AJ's face just to prove he could have done it if he wanted to. He pats AJ on the head and leaves the ring to end the show.

Rating: 70/70
Great show and matches as we look on to WrestleMania and I can’t wait tell next week it’s going to be insane as we get even closer to WrestleMania.

RAW

Raw opens with Brock Lesnar's music playing and The Beast making his way to the ring with Paul Heyman.
Heyman starts talking about WrestleMania. He recalls the beating Lesnar gave Reigns last week with glee.
Heyman gives quite the promo putting over his client and burying Reigns at the same time. He is about to finish his speech when the crowd starts making noise. Reigns is in the crowd walking toward the ring. He grabs a steel chair, but Lesnar still runs him over with a clothesline at ringside.
Reigns manages to shove Lesnar into the ring post before hitting with the chair several times. He goes for a Superman Punch off the steps, but Brock catches him and delivers a belly to belly suplex on the floor. The Beast picks up the steel steps and rams them into Reigns' face. He throws the steps and Roman into the ring.
Lesnar nails Reigns in the head with the steps for the second time. He picks up the chair and starts demolishing Roman with it. He looks like he is going to leave, but just like last week, he comes back to deliver an F5 onto the steps to finish off The Big Dog. Brock stands on the steps over a fallen Reigns with his title over his shoulder.
After the break, Reigns is shown leaving the arena under his own power.

Nia Jax vs. Mickie James

Nia Jax won

Bliss tries to attack Nia from behind, but the hit has no impact and Jax chases her from the ring. 

WWE plays a video after the break hyping Rousey and Angle vs. Triple H and Stephanie at WrestleMania It features Triple H and Stephanie giving an interview about what went wrong with Rousey's signing.

Cedric Alexander and Mustafa Ali  vs. TJP and Drew Gulak 

Cedric Alexander and Mustafa Ali won 

The Miz starts MizTV by reading Axel and Dallas the riot act. The Miz says they have failed him and he would have stayed in Cleveland if he wanted to be surrounded by failures. He blames them to his recent losses. Dallas says they are doing everything they can and Miz says he should Bolieve himself back to catering. Before he can continue his rant, Seth Rollins' music hits and he comes down to the ring.

Rollins says he hates MizTV but loves what he is seeing right now. He says he is going to let them finish hashing out their problems. He even offers to mediate and says Axel and Dallas just want to be thanked for their hard work. He says Miz wouldn't even have the IC title if it wasn't for them and he should be leading the crowd in Miztourage chants. Seth gets the chant going until Miz stops it.

Dallas calls Miz a phony A-lister who can't fight and Rollins stokes the flames by asking him to repeat it. Before he can, Finn Balor heads to the ring to join the party. He tricks Dallas into repeating what he said and Miz gets even more angry. 

Miz slaps Dallas when he tries to repeat himself. Axel holds his fellow Miztourage member back and Miz says he is trying to motivate them. He yells at them for letting Rollins and Balor play them. He reminds them he is just 34 days away from being the longest reigning IC champion of all time. He says he will be better than HBK and Mr. Perfect and Axel looks pissed. Miz tries to backtrack and says MizTV is canceled. Dallas blocks his path as he tries to leave the ring, and so does Axel. 

Miz pleads with them not to attack him, but the crowd encourages them. Rollins and Balor block Miz from backing up, but then Dallas and Axel go after Rollins and Balor while Miz smiles. The Miz pulled the wool over his opponents' eyes and fooled them into thinking there was an issue with the group. Dallas and Axel have to leave the ring to fight off Anderson and Gallows, which leaves Miz in the ring with Finn. He hits Miz with a sling blade, but the A-Lister avoids the stomp and escapes the ring. Seth and Finn have a small confrontation over the belt. After fending off The Miz again, Balor lays out Rollins and holds up the title.

Asuka vs. Jamie Frost 

Asuka won

Bayley and Banks have a confrontation backstage that turns into an argument. Bayley mocks her short title reigns and Banks ends up attacking her. They have to be pulled apart by several officials a few times before the fight finally ends.

Strowman heads out for his match against Sheamus
The Bar says they have figured out Strowman and want to know who his partner is. Braun says he will only tell them if Sheamus defeats him. 

Braun Strowman vs. Sheamus 
Braun Strowman won

After the break, Kurt Angle comes out to introduce Ronda Rousey

Angle says seeing Rousey train in recent weeks has convinced him she is ready. He says Triple H and Stephanie will be prepared for everything. Ronda says she didn't come to WWE looking for easy. She calls Stephanie "Trust fund tough." She still seems stiff on the mic, but she is better than she was during her last appearance. For some reason, Absolution interrupts her. 

Paige welcomes Rousey to Raw but says this is Absolution's show. She says they are willing to provide Rousey backup if she wants it. Ronda says she is good with Angle watching her back. Paige keeps talking and offers her a spot in Absolution. This is the most Paige has spoken in months. Ronda thanks her for the offer and politely declines. Paige sicks Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville on her. Ronda takes out Sonya with one shot and Rose tries to kick her. Rousey grabs her and throws her into Deville with a suplex. She brings Mandy down into an armbar, but Angle talks her out of doing any serious damage.

Anderson and Gallows vs. Miztourage 

Anderson and Gallows won

Elias vs. Rhyno 

Elias won

WWE recaps all of Cena's promos directed at The Undertaker before he meets Kane in a No Disqualification match tonight. 

John Cena vs. Kane in a No Disqualification Match 

John Cena won 

Cena calls out The Undertaker and screams his name in an attempt to get some kind of response. He says he knows Taker isn't deaf, he is just a coward. The crowd chants Taker's name and Cena says silence from him is not the answer.

Cena says staying quiet is disrespectful to everyone who has ever cheered for The Undertaker and ends by saying he hopes he sees Taker next week. 

The show ends with Cena leaving the ring. 

Rating: 60/60

It was alright but I expected better especially how close it is to WrestleMania but next week should be awesome and if it isn’t then I’ll be disappointed.

SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with a video showing Bryan's retirement speech a couple of years ago on Raw.
When we go live to the arena, Daniel Bryan comes out to alot of YES chants. He has a huge smile on his face as he climbs the ropes and points to the sky with the WWE Universe. Bryan looks around for a bit as the crowd chants his name before he thanks everyone. He starts by talking about the attack on Shane last week and informs the crowd he is still waiting for Owens and Zayn to show up. Then he talks about the day he was forced to retire.
Bryan gets a little choked up while talking about everything he has in his life to be thankful for. He says his wife was always there for him when he was depressed and sad and she helped him fight for his dreams. He recalls how she encouraged him to see specialist after specialist. The crowd chants "Thank you, Brie." 
Bryan says there were times when he wanted to quit and Brie kept encouraging him to fight for his dreams until it finally paid off. He talks about every doctor clearing him for competition and the crowd erupts with YES chants. He thanks the doctors and WWE for giving his case a second look and thanks everyone who has supported him through this tough journey. Bryan takes a moment to give a special thanks to Brie and says nobody can truly understand her level of support and he is grateful to her. Then he says it's time to move onto the fun stuff. He doesn't know when or where he will get back in the ring and the crowd points to the WrestleMania sign and starts chanting WrestleMania.
Bryan says he doesn't know if it will happen at Mania, but he will compete in a WWE ring again for sure. He end the segment with a Yes chant.

 Bryan is walking backstage after the break and he tells Charles Robinson to get KO and Zayn for him when they arrive. Ziggler walks up and congratulates Bryan before saying he can't wait to defeat him And Bryan says he can try before Ziggler walks away. 


Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Rusev w/ AJ Styles at commentary 
Shinsuke Nakamura won 
Aiden English jumps Shinsuke from behind and AJ just sits and watches for a moment. He slowly hands his belt and vest to Graves before turning to walk to the ring. Nakamura manages to drive Rusev and English from the ring without his help.


Tye Dillinger vs. Baron Corbin 
Baron Corbin won

Charlotte Flair vs. Natalya 
Carmella's music hits and she runs to the ring. Charlotte kicks her in the face before she can cash in and Nattie rolls the champ up for a quick pin.


Luke Harper vs. Jimmy Uso
Luke Harper won 

Jinder Mahal talks about being added to the U.S. title match at WrestleMania and takes credit for restoring glory to the WWE title. He says the fans continue to boo him for no reason, which bring out Bobby Roode, the other challenger in the U.S. Title Match.
Randy Orton eventually joins the party to share his thoughts. He says nobody respects Mahal because he can't win without help from his friends. Jinder looks like he is going to fight, but then he throws Sunil Singh into Orton for an RKO and runs away. Roode hits Singh with a Glorious DDT. Roode and Orton each counter the other person's finisher and come to a stalemate. Mahal points to the WrestleMania  sign while Orton and Roode back off their fight.


Becky Lynch and Naomi vs. Sarah Logan and Liv Morgan 
Becky Lynch and Naomi won 

Daniel Bryan comes out after the break and calls out Owens and Zayn.
Owens says he and Zayn weren't even going to show up but then they heard about Bryan being cleared and decided they had to come congratulate him. Zayn says Bryan has always been fair to them when everyone else in the back tried to hold them back. Sami says the three of them together would be a dream team.
Bryan shows a replay of Owens and Zayn beating up Shane McMahon last week. KO gets a good laugh out of it. Bryan says this is a big deal and they should be taking it seriously. He calls them two of the best performers of this generation but says they crossed a line when they assaulted their boss.
Bryan says he doesn't want to have to do this, but he is forced to fire them. The crowd gives a split response to this news. Owens and Zayn look stunned. Bryan says they may be able to return one day and they mean a lot to him. He offers them his hand and Sami eventually shakes it. So does Owens, but then KO turns back and lays Bryan out with a running forearm. Zayn beats on Bryan mercilessly before Bryan manages to trip him. He puts Owens in the corner for the YES kicks and takes down Zayn with a German suplex. Bryan gets them in opposite corners for a series of running dropkicks.
Zayn grabs Bryan and Owens delivers a superkick. Several officials try to stop them, but Zayn lines up and nails him with a Helluva Kick. They bring Bryan outside the ring so Owens can hit him with a powerbomb onto the apron. 
The show ends with Bryan being loaded onto a stretcher while Owens and Zayn exit up the ramp. Bryan and Shane will likely unite to take them on in a tag match at WrestleMania.

Rating 90/90
Insane show and matches as we head to WrestleMania 34.

RAW

The show opens with Kurt Angle heading to the ring.

Angle says Roman Reigns is still suspended and won't be there tonight. He also says Brock Lesnar is not there yet, but he has been assured by Mr. McMahon that Lesnar will be there tonight. Then he addresses Strowman winning the Tag Team Battle Royal last week and says he has to come up with something. Then Reigns appears in the crowd and hops the barricade.

Angle says Reigns is technically trespassing and Reigns says he doesn't care. Roman questions whether Lesnar will actually be there tonight and Angle says he is just running late. He tells Reigns to leave the arena and Roman Reigns asks why he was even suspended in the first place. 

Reigns says he wants Lesnar tonight and refuses to leave the ring until he gets his way like a little kid having a tantrum. Reigns sits in a chair in the middle of the ring while Kurt heads to the back. A few security guards in US Marshal vests head to the ring. One of them starts reading Reigns his rights and Roman talks some trash. He lets one of them cuff him as the crowd boos. He tells the guards not to touch him as he leaves the ring, but one of them grabs him by the arm. Reigns starts fighting them while still in cuffs. He lays them out. 

Lesnar's music hits and he runs down to the ring. He takes out a still cuffed Reigns with a few suplexes and several shots from the chair Roman had brought into the ring. Heyman watches from ringside with a smile on his face while clutching the universal title. Lesnar assaults a helpless Reigns.

Lesnar looks like he is ready to leave and joins Heyman outside the ring, but then he gets right back in and hits Reigns with several more shots to the back from the steel chair. The Beast goes to leave, but he goes back to deliver an F5 to put an exclamation point on his attack.

Reigns is loaded onto a stretcher by medics and taken away after Lesnar finally leaves the ringside area. Lesnar's music hits again and he runs down the ramp to tip over the stretcher Reigns is laying on.

A recap of Lesnar's attack is shown after the break. We see a live shot of Roman being loaded into an ambulance. Cole then moves onto the feud between Bliss and Asuka and throws to a video package.

Alexa Bliss vs. Asuka 

Asuka won by count out 

Nia Jax's music hits and she comes running down the ramp. Alexa pushes James into her path so she can run away. Jax runs Mickie over and chases Bliss until she grabs her by the hair. Mickie saves her but gets thrown into the LED wall on the ring for her troubles. Alexa escapes through the crowd while Nia yells from ringside. Jax gives chase and they end up running backstage.

Bliss is shown complaining to Angle about what happened and he stumbles over his words a bit when he says he is going to book Bliss vs. Jax for the women's title at WrestleMania. 

Braun Strowman comes out to address his situation with needing to find a tag team partner.

The crowd chants "Get these hands" before Braun speaks. He says he doesn't need a tag team partner, which brings out Sheamus and Cesaro. They say Braun is stupid if he thinks he can defeat them alone. 

Strowman tells them to shut up and Sheamus says they have defeated every tag team on Raw and Strowman and whoever he finds will be no different. Braun says Angle gave him a match against one of the members of The Bar right now, so Sheamus steps up to the challenge.

Cesaro actually ends up taking on Strowman for Sheamus

Braun Strowman vs. Cesaro 

Braun Strowman won

The Revival vs. Titus Worldwide 

The Revival won

Banks comes out with a mic and says she wants to fix whatever is wrong between her and Bayley. She tries to justify turning on her inside the chamber by saying it was every woman for herself. She offers her hand and forgiveness for Bayley walking out on her, but Bayley grabs a mic instead.

Bayley says she can't get over what Sasha did to her at the Chamber. She says it was seeing Banks smile after kicking her off the pod is what she hated the most. Before Banks can answer, Absolution comes out and Paige mocks them. 

Sasha Banks and Bayley vs. Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose

Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose won

After the break, John Cena makes his way to the ring to demand an answer to his WrestleMania challenge to The Undertaker. 

Cena says Taker has been in hiding for so long because he is embarrassed and thinks he no longer belongs in the ring. Cena says that is ridiculous and the name Undertaker still has meaning. 

Cena says he has not yet received a response from The Undertaker and that is the biggest mistake he has ever made. He feels disrespected by Undertaker's silence and says it is also disrespectful to every fan. He calls Taker a coward repeatedly and says he just wants some kind of sign of a yes or no.

As Cena is getting ready to leave, Kane's music hits and he makes his way to the ring. Cena asks him if he is here to answer for his brother. Kane grabs him by the throat and delivers a Chokeslam before leaving.

Before Axel and Dallas have their match, Matt Hardy gives a promo from the Hardy compound 

The Miz rants about not getting any respect on the Road to WrestleMania. He asks the fans if he is the bad guy again and they chant Yes. He says he has figured out how to control Rollins and Balor and mocks their former names of 

Tyler Black and Prince Devitt. Before he can finish, Gallows and Anderson come out to serve as opponents for Axel and Dallas.

The Miz and Miztourage vs Finn Balor and Anderson and Gallows 

Finn Balor and Anderson and Gallows won

Dallas and Axel take out Anderson and Gallows while Miz focuses on Balor in the ring. Rollins decides he has seen enough and runs down to clear The Miztourage from the ring. He stomps Miz into the mat and comes face to face with Balor.

Bray Wyatt is shown entering the Hardy compound with his lantern and running into Vanguard 1.

Hardy is shown dancing around while his wife plays the piano and Wyatt approaches the ring. Matt greets him by saying "I knew you'd come." We head to a break with the two staring at each other.

The Ultimate Deletion

Bray says it's not over before Matt knocks him into the lake. He tells Senior Benjamin to retrieve Wyatt from the lake. Benjamin says he can't find Wyatt and hardy declares the great war to be over and Wyatt to be deleted.

Raw ends with Hardy celebrating his win.

Rating: 70/70

Pretty insane show and matches as we look on to WrestleMania 34. 

SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with the announcers recapping the results of Fastlane. When we go live to the arena, AJ Styles makes his way to the ring.

The Phenomenal One talks about retaining the title with the odds stacked against him at Fastlane. He says he Cena putting him through a table made him think he would lose the match, but he found a way to succeed. Styles seems genuinely proud to be going into WrestleMania as WWE champion. He talks about how it was once unbelievable that he would even be in WWE, let alone be the champion.

Shinsuke Nakamura makes his way to the ring after AJ is done speaking.

Nakamura says everyone likes AJ, but everyone likes him, too. He says he respects Styles, but his dream is going to come true at WrestleMania and he will win the WWE title. Rusev's music hits and he gets a huge pop when he comes out on the stage with Aiden English.

AJ Styles vs. Rusev w/ Shinsuke Nakamura at commentary.

English jumps in the ring and attacks Styles to cause a DQ. Nakamura just sits and watches at ringside.

Shinsuke eventually comes in and takes out Rusev and English to make the save. Nakamura leaves without helping AJ to his feet.

Big E and Jimmy Uso will team up to take on The Bludgeon Brothers tonight. They appear to be on the same page after a backstage interview. Uso promises they will have another title match soon, but he wants them to focus on Harper and Rowan tonight.

The Bludgeon Brothers vs. Big E and Jimmy Uso

Big E skips his usual intro and is all business as he heads to the ring. Big E and Jimmy attack Harper and Rowan during their entrance. They grab a pair of steel chairs and bring them in the ring. The Bludgeon Brothers grab their mallets and get on the apron. The ref bails out of the ring as all four men have a standoff. Harper and Rowan knock the chairs out of their hands, but Big E and Uso are able to escape the ring. Back after the break the match has finally started.

The Bludgeon Brothers won

Harper and Rowan attack Big E and Uso after the match just to put an exclamation point on their performance.

Sami Zayn gives an interview backstage and talks about how he should have won the WWE title and blames Owens and 

McMahon for being obsessed with each other.

After the break, Charlotte heads to the ring for Asuka's first 

appearance on SmackDown Live.

Asuka comes out and Charlotte welcomes her to SmackDown. She vows to end Asuka's streak and cement her legacy as the greatest women's champion of all time. Asuka says she likes a challenge and bows to no one because nobody is ready for Asuka. Surprisingly, the 

segment ends without anyone interrupting them or anyone throwing a punch. Even more surprisingly, Randy Orton's music hits and he makes his way to the ring while Charlotte and Asuka are still staring at each other.

Orton says he has been called many different things throughout his career, but he has never been called United States champion until now. Randy talks about being a Grand Slam champion and says Roode earned his respect at Fastlane. He claims nobody can stop him from taking the title to WrestleMania. This brings out Bobby Roode.

Roode congratulates Orton on his win and says their rematch

will take place at WrestleMania. Jinder Mahal comes out and he also congratulates Orton, but he reminds him that Roode won that title before Orton did after over a decade in WWE.

Bobby Roode vs. Jinder Mahal

Sunil Singh gets on the apron and Roode shoves him into the ring post. Mahal crotches Roode on the top rope and hits the Khallas for the pin and the win.

Mahal is celebrating when Orton runs in the ring and hits him 

with an RKO. He holds up his U.S. title and looks at the WrestleMania sign.

Renee Young asks Kevin Owens what he thinks of Sami Zayn blaming him for what happened on Sunday. KO says Zayn was selfish and everything is Shane McMahon's fault. He is mad Sami betrayed him and calls him a liar and manipulator.

Carmella vs. Naomi

Carmella won

Shane McMahon comes out and to make a WrestleMania announcement

Shane talks about his problems with Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn over the past several months. He says he talked to Daniel Bryan today and he is going to be running SmackDown alone since Shane is going to be taking a hiatus as commissioner. Shane books Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn at WrestleMania. This brings Owens out to the stage.

KO says he finally agrees with one of Shane's decisions and he wishes him the best in his future endeavors. He claims he can beat up Zayn whenever he wants, so Zayn comes out to share his thoughts. Sami rips into Shane for listening to the fans to make his decisions. KO distracts Shane so Sami can attack him from behind. Owens holds McMahon so Zayn can nail him with the Helluva Kick.

KO hits Shane with a Popup Powerbomb while he and Zayn fight off several officials. Zayn grabs a chair and sets it up around Shane's neck. They ram Shane and the chair into the ring post before dragging him up the ramp to the backstage area. They powerbomb Shane into some equipment and Shane makes sounds like he is dying. 

The show ends with Shane being loaded onto a stretcher.

Rating: 80/80

Pretty intense show and matches leading us to WrestleMania.

RAW

The show opens with Kurt Angle coming to the ring.

Angle says he is honored to be fighting alongside Rousey at WrestleMania and he won't regret what he does to Triple H. Then he informs the crowd that Lesnar won't be showing up tonight and Roman Reigns comes out to share his thoughts on the matter.

Reigns says he's not surprised Lesnar won't show up and it's just another sign of Lesnar's disrespect for the company and the fans. He asks Angle if Brock will be punished for not showing up to work, but he knows he won't because he is Vince's boy. Angle tries to cover his mic and Roman tells him not to touch it. Reigns gets some cheers when he says the people of Detroit know what would happen if they didn't show up for work. Reigns says the real problem is Vince McMahon.

Reigns says McMahon disrespected him by not telling him about Lesnar and having to find out from Angle just like everyone else. He says he refuses to be disrespected by Vince and walks backstage to confront him. Shane is sitting next to Vince.. McMahon tells Reigns they should go to his office and says to cut to a commercial.

Renee Young tries to interview Reigns as he is coming out of Vince's office after the break, but he walks right past her. Vince comes out and tells Renee that Brock is nobody's boy. He is his own man. Vince says he never intended to disrespect Roman but he told him to know his role. Vince agrees that Brock probably doesn't respect the fans, but he does respect competition. He claims The Beast will definitely be at Raw next week. He also says Reigns has been temporarily suspended.

Sasha Banks vs. Sonya Deville
Sasha won
Bayley prevents Mandy from interfering. Bayley walks away after Sasha captures the win.
Absolution surrounds Sasha and attacks her after the match.

The Miz is in the ring when we return for another episode of MizTV
Miz says Axel and Dallas have a shot to make it on the WrestleMania card later, so they aren't out with him tonight. He talks about his title match at WrestleMania and how he is on the verge of breaking the record for longest IC title reign. Seth Rollins is brought out as his first guest.
Miz says he thinks it should be just him and Rollins at WrestleMania because they are the workhorses of WWE and Balor doesn't have their same level of accomplishments. Miz 
calls Balor "The Man...in bingo halls." He warns Finn not to 
trust Seth because he has a history of turning his back on his friends.
Balor and Rollins have an argument and almost come to blows. They both see The Miz standing there with a huge smile on his face and they decide to attack him instead. After Miz is driven out of the ring, Rollins belts Balor in the face and walks away.

The Bar is out after the break. They are standing in the corner posing when Dallas and Axel attack them from behind.

The Revival eventually join Dallas and Axel. This leads to every team in the division coming out and attacking the champs. It looks like everyone wants a shot at the gold at WrestleMania.

John Cena is out after the break to talk about his path to WrestleMania. He seems to be in good spirits despite losing last night at Fastlane. He says he has found his road to WrestleMania after all these weeks.
Cena says he tried to earn a spot at WrestleMania on both brands and couldn't get the job done. He only blames himself and offers no excuses. The crowd starts chanting Undertaker's name and Cena says he hopes those backstage are listening. Cena says he is here to let everyone know he won't be contributing to WrestleMania this year.. Cena says he will not be attending WrestleMania as a fan.
Cena goes out into the crowd and takes a sip of some guy's beer. He gets a This is Awesome chant going, but the crowd boos when he tries to make them chant Let's Go Roman. Cena says he could just do the thing he wasn't supposed to do in the ring right now. He says "Screw it. I challenge The Undertaker to a match at WrestleMania." The crowd explodes into Yes chants.
Cena says the only thing standing between him and a match with The Undertaker is The Undertaker himself. He tells Taker to get over his own ego and stop hiding behind his lame excuses. He says Taker is not old, washed up or broken down or he wouldn't be posting workout videos on his wife's Instagram. He calls Taker a self-centered, conceited egomaniac. He asks if the crowd wants to see Taker kick his 
butt at Mania and everyone cheers.
Cena says he would want one more match if he was in Taker's position before dropping the mic and walking away.

Sheamus and Cesaro are shown asking to be traded to SmackDown because they are sick of the tag team division on Raw. Angle books a tag team Battle Royal for tonight with the
winners earning a title shot at WrestleMania. 

Then Cole throws to a recap of last week's Symphony of Destruction match
Elias is in the ring after the video wearing a neck brace. He doesn't ask if we want to walk with him, skips his song and leaves the ring after saying "This is your fault." We see Braun Strowman backstage and he brags about dropping a piano on Elias last week and asks why he doesn't have a match at 
WrestleMania yet. He says he will carve a path of destruction until he gets a match.


Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor
Finn Balor won

Cole throws to a special tribute to Fabulous Moolah. WWE announces the first Fabulous Moolah Memorial Battle Royal for the women's division at WrestleMania during the video package.

Asuka is out after the break to explain why she chose to challenge Charlotte for the SD women's title at WrestleMania during an interview with Charly Caruso.

Before Asuka can say anything, Alexa Bliss and Mickie James come down to the ring. Bliss says Asuka is a great competitor and very smart. She puts over her undefeated streak, but James questions how she has remained undefeated for so long. Bliss says Asuka is afraid to step in the ring with someone like her and applauds her decision to choose the champion of the B-show. Asuka paraphrases Ric Flair and says to be the woman, she has to beat the woman, and that is Charlotte.

Asuka challenges Bliss to face her right now. Alexa stumbles over her words a little when she responds. She tries to call out “Nia Jax” to face Asuka, but she is nowhere to be seen. Alexa shoves Asuka and James lays her out with a running forearm

Asuka vs. Mickie James

Asuka won

Nia Jax vs. A Jobber
Nia Jax won 

For some reason, footage of James and Bliss talking trash about Jax backstage is shown on the big screen after the match. The mock Nia's weight and Bliss says uses her because she is a vulnerable human being.
Charly walks in and tells Bliss that the mic and camera for 
their interview has been on the whole time and everyone heard what she said about Nia. We see Jax running toward the backstage area and Alexa is shown freaking out. She and James run out of the room as fast as they can. They escape seconds before Jax comes in and starts tearing the place apart.

WWE plays a video preview for The Ultimate Deletion. We get a view of all the major staples of the original broken gimmick, including Senior Benjamin and the rest of the family. After the video, Wyatt delivers a promo from a smoky room.

Tag Team Battle Royal (Winners face The Bar at WrestleMania 34 for the Tag Team Titles)

As the Battle Royal is about to begin, Braun Strowman 
comes down and gets in the ring. It looks like he wants to be considered as a solo tag team performer.

Braun is declared the winner of the match, which means he now has a tag title shot against The Bar at WrestleMania.

Rating: 80/80

Great show and matches as we look onto WrestleMania 34. Let's see if Lesnar shows up next week or not. I don't know about you but I can't wait tell Reigns takes away that Universal Championship at WrestleMania 34. 

WWE Fastlane

The Fastlane Kickoff show is on the air. Renee Young is joined by Booker T, Sam Roberts and David Otunga.

Tye Dillinger and Breezango vs. Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin
Tye Dillinger and Breezango won


We are live with the Fastlane PPV. The show opens with a video package looking ahead to WrestleMania 34.


Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Rusev
Shinsuke Nakamura won


Bobby Roode (c) vs. Randy Orton for the USTitle
Randy Orton won and is the New United States Champion.

After the match, Orton takes the title and stands tall.  We get replays and come back to Orton celebrating. Jinder Mahal’s music hits and comes out.. Orton stares him down. Jinder enters the ring and kicks Orton in the gut and then drops him. Roode takes out Jinder with  the Glorious DDT. Roode grabs Orton and hits him with the DDT next. Roode stands tall and leaves the ring as his music hits..


Becky Lynch and Naomi vs. Natalya and Carmella 
Natalya and Carmella won

The Usos (c) vs. The New Day for the Tag Team Titles 
The Budgeon Brothers' music hits and they come out on the stage with their comical hammers. They cause a DQ when they attack both teams with their mallets.

Harper and Rowan crush Woods head with a double running kick before planting him on the floor with a double suplex. Kofi gets dumped onto the floor while Rowan runs over Big E like a bulldozer. They pick up The Usos and slam them together before slamming them on the floor on top of each other. Then Rowan scoops up Harper and slams him onto Jey and Jimmy. The crowd chants for tables as Rowan grabs their hammers. The Bludgeon Brothers prepare to leave their crime scene, but then they decide to slam Woods onto the steel steps with a double powerbomb.

Charlotte (c) vs. Ruby Riott for the Women’s Title

Charlotte retains the SDLive Women’s Championship

As Charlotte is celebrating her win, Asuka's music hits and she makes her way to the ring. The Empress stands toe to toe with The Queen smiling. The crowd chants Yes as Asuka points to the WrestleMania sign. The Royal Rumble winner 

has made her choice to challenge Charlotte for the SDLive Women’s Title at WrestleMania 34.

AJ Styles (c) vs. John Cena vs. Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Baron Corbin in a Six Pack Challenge for the WWE Championship

Shane McMahon comes out before any of the competitors so he can watch from ringside.

We did see some involvement from Shane McMahon.

AJ Styles retains the WWE Championship and is heading to WrestleMania 34 to face Nakamura for the 

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Shane walks between Zayn and Owens at ringside as he leaves the ringside area. Cena is sitting in the ring watching AJ celebrate while Ziggler and Corbin are down outside the ring. Cena pushes a camera out of his face as he ponders how he can possibly make it to WrestleMania now. The show ends with AJ pointing to the Mania sign.

Rating 90/90

Incredible show and matches as we look on to WrestleMania 34.