SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with a title card honoring Bruno Sammartino before the show goes live to the arena. 
The Miz's music hits and he comes out to open the show with MizTV and Daniel Bryan.

The Miz does not seem too happy to be back on SmackDown, especially with the way the crowd is treating him. He brings up Bryan threatening to punch him in the face and the crowd goes wild. He says all his anger toward Bryan went away when his child was born and he is surprised Bryan didn't experience the same thing when Birdie was born. 

The Miz finally invites Bryan to the ring, but Big Cass comes out instead.

Big Cass makes The Miz interview him instead of Bryan. He talks about being on the shelf with an injury for seven months and how nobody talked about him being cleared because it happened the same day Bryan was cleared to return. The Miz insults Cass and the big man threatens him.

Big Cass gets heated talking about how much he despises what Bryan stands for. He brags about getting to WWE in a shorter amount of time than Bryan. He ends his promo promising to retire Bryan once and for all.

We see Becky Lynch and Asuka walking backstage when they come across an injured Daniel Bryan on the ground. It appears Big Cass took him out before heading to the ring. 

Becky Lynch and Asuka vs. The IIconics 

The IIconics won 

Jimmy Uso is shown telling Naomi not to come to the ring tonight like she did last week during his fight with Harper and Rowan.

Erick Rowan vs. Jimmy Uso 

Jimmy Uso won thanks to the distraction of Naomi coming out.

Carmella is out first for her contract signing with Charlotte. 

Carmella comes out and demands to be respect as champion. She says she should have been brought out last instead of first and plays her own highlight reel twice.

She plays the video a third time just to get a little more heat. Charlotte finally comes out to stop the replays. Carmella mocks Charlotte with the belt as she sits down. Flair signs the contract and then she slams Carmella's head into the table and flips it over on top of her. 

Shelton Benjamin is in the ring when we return. He will face Jeff Hardy in a rematch from last week. Randy Orton comes out to pay Jeff Hardy back for last week and walks right past him to the ring.

Randy Orton vs. Shelton Benjamin w/ Jeff Hardy on commentary.

Sunil Singh comes out in a Deadpool mask and takes out Hardy at the knee. Orton hits him with an RKO, but then he turns around and gets hit with Paydirt to give Benjamin the win.

After a quick video for Sanity, Daniel Bryan is interviewed by Renee Young. His shoulder is wrapped up with ice but he says he will be ready for the Greatest Royal Rumble. He says Big Cass attacked him from behind so he requested a match at Backlash.

The Club Vs. Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev and Aiden English 

Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev and Aiden English won

Styles tackles Nakamura and beats on him until The Rockstar hits another low blow.Anderson runs in and takes the Kinshasa to block for AJ like the good friend  he is. Nakamura taunts Styles before lining up for another Kinshasa to Anderson right in front of Styles. 

The show ends with Styles tending to his fallen friend while Nakamura watches from the stage with a smile.

Rating 80/80

Great show and matches as we look on to Greatest Royal Rumble and WWE Backlash.