SmackDown Live

The Miz opens the show with MizTV. 

The Miz plugs his upcoming reality show before welcoming Kofi Kingston, Big E and Xavier Woods to the ring to reveal which one will compete in MITB. Miz says New Day has never reached their full potential because they are holding each other back. 

Woods puts Miz over as a living legend, but he also calls him selfish. Miz reminds them that he has done things none of them have ever done. He says Kofi has failed too many times and Big E doesn't take himself seriously, but he puts over Woods as someone with potential. Then he gets angry when they refuse to reveal which member will be in the MITB match. 

Big E challenges The Miz to a match instead of revealing who will be in MITB. Miz says no answer, no match. The New Day starts throwing pancakes at Miz and yelling "Shame" until he runs away. He runs into Paige backstage and she books Miz vs. Big E for right now and sends him back out to the ring.

The Miz vs. Big E 

The Miz won thanks to the distraction of Cesaro & Sheamus

Daniel Bryan is interviewed backstage about taking out Cass and his upcoming Second Chance match against Jeff Hardy for a spot in the MITB match. He calls Hardy a legend, but also says he will make a legend tap out tonight.

Lana vs. Billie Kay - MITB Qualifying Match 

Lana won and qualifies for the MITB Match 

Andrade “Cien” Almas vs. A Jobber

Andrade “Cien” Almas won

AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura come out after the break so Shinsuke can reveal the stipulation for their WWE Championship at MITB. 

Nakamura plays a clip of him beating Styles last week just to rub it in. Nakamura jokingly says their match will be a pillow fight at first. AJ says this isn't the Nakamura they wanted on SmackDown and Shin tries to take a cheap shot. They take the fight into the crowd for a moment. Nakamura uses a chair to get the upper hand after AJ beats him back to the ringside area. He drops AJ across the announce table before hitting the Kinshasa. Then he reveals it will be a Last Man Standing match.

The Usos vs. Anderson & Gallows - (Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Match)

Anderson and Gallows won and will face Bludgeon Brothers at MITB for the SDLive Tag Team Titles.

Noami vs. Sonya Deville- MITB Qualifying Match 

Noami won and qualifies for the MITB Match 

Daniel Bryan vs. Jeff Hardy w/ Samoa Joe at commentary  - Winner faces Samoa Joe next week in a MITB Qualifying Match. 

Danie Bryan won and will face Samoa Joe next week in a MITB Qualifying Match. 

The show ends with Joe giving Bryan a warning about their match next week.

Rating 90/90

It was a great show and matches leading us to MITB.

RAW

After a quick rundown of what we can expect on tonight's show, Kurt Angle heads to the ring to open the show.

Angle hypes an appearance from Ronda Rousey to sign the contract for her match against Nia Jax at MITB. He also announces a Fatal 4-Way match for a spot in the women's MITB match, but he is interrupted by Stephanie before he can reveal who is in the match.

Stephanie says she doesn't hold any hard feelings about what happened at WrestleMania and she will always do what is best for business. She says he has been doing a great job since Mania, but she will be presiding over the contract signing instead of Kurt. This is when Roman Reigns decides to come out.

Reigns threatened to continue beating people up until he gets what he wants. Roman brings up Lesnar again and Stephanie tries to shut him down by saying they have heard his concerns. Kevin Owens decides to come out he brags about qualifying for the MITB match while Reigns did not.

Owens says he is actually a fan of Reigns and tries to get a Thank You Roman chant going. He also tries to suck up to Stephanie and fails miserably. She books Reigns vs. Owens to take place immediately.

Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens

Jinder Mahal jumps Reigns and the ref calls for the bell. Mahal brings Reigns in the ring so he and Owens can double team him. Seth Rollins runs to the ring to make the save.

Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens and Jinder Mahal

Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns won

Jinder Mahal attacks Reigns and Rollins with a steel chair after the match. He hits Roman a couple dozen times before the officials finally drive him off.

Reigns vs. Mahal is announced for MITB before Sami Zayn comes down to interview Bobby Lashley's sisters.

Sami Zayn says Lashley lied during his interview last week and he is here to expose him. He invites Bobby's sisters to the ring, but the people who come out are clearly imposters. The crowd is sitting in stunned silence. The fake sisters tell some lies about Lashley. It takes way too long for Lashley to finally cut him off.

Lashley plays along and pretends these fakes are his sisters for a few moments. Zayn calls Bobby garbage and threatens to kick him out of the ring. The sisters help Sami attack Lashley, but the powerhouse fights them off. The painful long segment ends with Lashley using a broom to take out the last guy in a dress.

Alexa Bliss vs. Ember Moon

Ember Moon won

Baron Corbin vs. No Way Jose

Baron Corbin won

The B Team vs. Breezango

The B Team won

Stephanie McMahon is in the ring after the break to welcome Nia Jax to the ring first for the contract signing.

Ronda teases Stephanie about her arm after their Mania match before sitting down. McMahon asks how it feels to pass the rest of the division to get a title shot. Rousey says she knows there are women who deserve this more, but Nia challenged her and she accepted. Stephanie says Jax may be trying to make a name for herself at Rousey's expense. Stephanie asks Jax why it took her 20 minutes to defeat Bliss for the title. Jax says Ronda would never be able to get the armbar on her. She says she will make a name for herself because she will win at MITB. The champ signs the contract, and so does the challenger. Then Ronda moves the table out of the way and offers her hand to Nia. She looks at Jax's arm and vows to break it at Money in the Bank.

Dolph Ziggler vs. Chad Gable

Dolph Ziggler won

McIntyre grabs Gable after the match and hits the Claymore Kick to add insult to injury.

Natalya vs. Dana Brooke vs. Sarah Logan and Liv Morgan - Fatal 4 Way MITB Qualifying Match

Natalya won and qualifies for the Women's MITB Match

Bobby Roode vs. Elias

Elias won

Braun Strowman vs. Finn Balor

Braun Strowman won

The show ends with Strowman celebrating his win.

Rating 70/70

It was a pretty decent show (besides some segments) but other than that it was decent leading to MITB.

SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with a recap of the Styles vs. Nakamura up to this point. Renee Young is in the ring and welcomes Daniel Bryan to the ring to loud Yes chants. Daniel Bryan talks about wanting to win the WWE Title but he’s interrupted by Big Cass. He brags about beating up Bryan at Backlash and conveniently leaves out how he tapped out to Bryan. He says it is his goal to make sure Bryan never achieves anything in WWE ever again. This leads to a brawl and takes out the knee of Cass. Bryan applies a submission and tightens it as officials and referees break it up and fans chant "yes!" as Cass is helped to the back.

The New Day vs The Bar w/ The Miz on commentary 

The New Day won

The New Day will now get to select a member to enter the men's Money In the Bank Ladder Match. (My money is on Big E) 

Backstage promo with SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Bludgeon Brothers inviting teams to come and play.

Backstage segment with Paige making Sonya Deville vs. Mandy Rose vs. Becky Lynch in a Money In the Bank qualifying match.

Renee Young interviews backstage about his match again Shinsuke Nakamura tonight. 

Andrade "Cien" Almas Vs. A Jobber 

Andrade “Cien” Almas won

SmackDown Women's Champion Carmella comes out for her big Royal Mellabration and it's a grand spectacle. She is interrupted by SmackDown General Manager Paige, who announces Asuka vs. Carmella at Money In the Bank.

Becky Lynch vs. Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose - Triple Threat MITB Qualifying Match

Becky Lynch won and qualifies for the Women’s MITB Match.

Samoa Joe vs. Big Cass & Lana vs. Billie Kay will take place next week as MITB Qualifying Matches

AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura  (Winner chooses the stipulation for their WWE Championship Match at MITB) 

Shinsuke Nakamura wins and will now get to choose the stipulation for their title match at MITB. 

The show ends with Nakamura celebrating his win over a fallen AJ Styles.

Rating 80/80

It was a great show and matches leading us to MITB. 

 

RAW

The show opens with a quick recap of the NBC Universal upfronts from earlier today where Nia Jax vs. Ronda Rousey for the Raw Women’s Championship was made. 

In the arena, Roman Reigns makes his entrance. 

He says last week he was robbed, and this time it wasn’t by WWE management, but rather by Jinder Mahal. So he’s gonna cut right to the chase, and if Jinder wants to be more relevant than he’s ever been, he’ll come down to the yard and face him like a man.

Kurt Angle comes out instead and says that Mahal won't be coming out. Angle received a call over the weekend and was told that Mahal should be in a MITB and will face Bobby Lashley and Elias tonight.

Roman says he should be added so he can beat Jinder and qualify for the MITB.

Angle tells Roman that WWE won't give him another opportunity but Reigns says that he will go and do what he has to do and walks to the back. 

Backstage, Roman asks around for Jinder. The two find each other and get into a fight, which spills back to the stage. However, security separates the two and Roman is sent to the back. 

Seth Rollins (c) vs. Kevin Owens for the IC Title

Seth Rollins retains the IC Title

After the break, Ronda Rousey and Nia Jax's confrontation at the NBC Upfronts is highlighted.

No Way Jose vs. Bobby Roode  vs. Baron Corbin - Triple Threat MITB Qualifying Match 

Bobby Roode qualifies for the MITB Match 

The B Team (Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas) vs. Breezango 

The B Team won

6 Woman Tag Team Match:

Sasha Banks and Natalya and Ember Moon vs. Riott Squad 

Sasha Banks and Natalya and Ember Moon 

Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt vs. The Revival 

Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt won

Sami Zayn comes out and talks about how he looks like Prince Harry and he heard the prince is a fan of his. He brings up Bobby Lashley's return on the same night as his return to Raw and how Lashley tried to embarrass him. He says the vertical suplex Lashley gave him caused him to get vertigo. Sami shows the video interview with Lashley and Renee from last week but fans were booing and chanting "boring" before it was over. Sami reveals that he is bringing Lashley's sister to next week's RAW to expose him.

Alexa Bliss vs. Mickie James vs. Bayley - Triple Threat MITB Qualifying Match 

Alexa Bliss qualifies for the Women’s MITB Match 

As Mahal is shown walking backstage, Roman Reigns comes out of nowhere and attacks him. Sunil calls for help as Mahal lays knocked out on a pile of broken wood.

Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre vs. Finn Balor and Braun Strowman 

Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre won

Kevin Owens is revealed as the replacement for Jinder Mahal in the main event due to Roman Reigns injuring Jinder.

Kevin Owens vs. Elias vs. Bobby Lashley - Triple Threat MITB Qualifying Match 

Kevin Owens qualifies for the MITB Match.

The show ends with Owens and Zayn celebrating on the stage. 

Rating 70/70

It was a decent show but could’ve been better leading to MITB. 

SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with Paige making her way to the ring to talk about tonight's matches. 

Paige wastes no time getting to the action and brings out Jeff Hardy for the first MITB qualifier of the night.

Jeff Hardy vs. The Miz - MITB Qualifying Match

The Miz won and qualifies for the MITB Match 

Charlotte vs. Peyton Royce- Women’s MITB Qualifying Match 

Charlotte won and qualifies for the Womens MITB.

Cesaro vs.  Xavier Woods 

Cesaro won 

Paige is shown telling Sonya Deville she is barred from ringside for Mandy's match against Becky Lynch.

Becky Lynch vs. Mandy Rose

Becky Lynch won 

Daniel Bryan vs. Rusev - MITB Qualifying Match 

Rusev qualifies for the MITB Match 

The show ends with Bryan looking depressed about losing his chance to be in the MITB match. The crowd chants his name as the show goes off the air.

Rating 80/80

Pretty decent show and matches as we look onto MITB. 

RAW

Raw opens with Kurt Angle talking about the Money in the Bank qualifying matches.
After Angle announces two Triple Threat matches for tonight, Braun Strowman makes his way to the ring. He tells a story about destroying someone's tree house out of anger. Kevin Owens comes out and says he deserves a spot in the MITB match.
Owens says the wrong man was pinned last night and the result should be thrown out. Instead, Angle books Owens vs. Strowman for a spot in the MITB match to start after the break.

Braun Strowman vs. Kevin Owens - (MITB Qualifying Match)

Braun Strowman won and is in the MITB Match.


Baron Corbin and The Revival vs. Titus Worldwide and No Way Jose
Baron Corbin and The Revival won


Sasha Banks vs. Ruby Riott vs. Ember Moon - Triple Threat Qualifying Match For MITB
Ember Moon won and qualifies for the Women’s MITB Match


Jinder Mahal vs. Chad Gable
Jinder Mahal won

Mahal attacks Gable after the match.



Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre vs. Rhyno and Heath Slater
Dolp Ziggler and Drew McIntyre won


Bobby Roode va. Elias
Bobby Roode won


Seth Rollins is out after the break
Rollins puts over The Miz as a tough competitor but says he wants to be a better champion. He talks about being a fighting champion and issues an open challenge for the IC title to take place right now. Mojo Rawley's music hits and he comes out on the stage with a mic. The crowd chants "We want Ryder" at him as he promises to take the IC Title.

Seth Rollins (c) vs Mojo Rawly for the IC Title
Seth Rollins retains the IC Title


Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt vs. Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas
Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt won 



Roman Reigns vs. Sami Zayn vs. Finn Balor - Triple Threat Qualifying Match for MITB

Mahal appears out of nowhere and trips Reigns. 

Finn Balor won and qualifies for the MITB Match. 

The show ends with Balor celebrating his win to qualify for the MITB match.


Rating 80/80

Great show and matches as we look onto MITB. 

WWE Backlash

The pre-show for WWE Backlash is on the air! The panel for this event includes Renee Young, Booker T, David Otunga and Pete Rosenberg.
The panel is doing its usual job of recapping feuds and hyping tonight's matches.

Bayley vs. Ruby Riott
Bayley won



Seth Rollins (c) vs. The Miz for the IC Title 
Seth Rollins retains the ICTitle


Nia Jax (c) vs. Alexa Bliss for the RAW Women’s Championship 
Nia Jax retains the RAW Women’s Championship 
Nia gives a nice victory speech after the match about embracing who you are and she dedicates her win to everyone who has ever felt different.


Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Randy Orton for the USTitle
Jeff Hardy retains the USTitle


Elias appears in the ring after a quick break to sing us another one of his classics. He claims to be friends with Bruce Springsteen and says The Boss wishes he wasn't from Jersey.
The New Day comes out to interrupt Elias. Woods says Elias is talented and Kofi asks if Elias wants to jam with them.
Titus Worldwide and Breezango joins No Way Jose for a conga line to the ring. Elias keeps trying to restart his song after every distraction. Bobby Roode appears in the ring from nowhere and hits a Glorious DDT.


Daniel Bryan vs. Big Cass
Daniel Bryan won

Cass attacks Bryan after the match and lays him out with a running boot to the face.

Carmella (v) Charlotte for the SDLive Women’s Championship.

Carmella retains the SDLive Women’s Championship

AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in a No Disqalification Match for the WWE Championship

They both kick each other below the belt at the same time. Neither man can get up and the ref calls for the bell.

AJ Styles is still is the WWE Champion.

Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn

Lashley tags in and hits a vertical suplex to get the pin and the win after Zayn decides not to save his partner. This 

friendship took a turn for the worse tonight. Owens may not have been the legal man at the end of the match.

Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley attack Owens after the end of the match while Zayn watched and then eventually they got their hands on Sami Zayn.

Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe

Roman Reigns won

— Note this Match was seriously the most boring and most longest crap EVER —

The show ended with Roman Reigns standing tall celebrating his win.

70/70

Half of this rating goes to the IC Title Match & Daniel Bryan fighting but honestly this PPV was not the best.. Quite the night and I am looking forward to see what’s to come soon.. I know we’ll see MITB in June and I hope it’s better than last years.

SmackDown Live

Paige opens the show by announcing Styles vs. Nakamura will be a No DQ match at Backlash. 
Back in the arena, The Miz is standing in the ring.

Miz welcomes Jeff Hardy to MizTV after ranting about how he will beat Seth Rollins for the IC Title at Backlash.
The Miz surprised Hardy by bringing Randy Orton out as his second guest. Orton says he is not mad at Hardy and The Miz tries stirring the pot.
Shelton Benjamin comes down and tries to get in the ring, but Orton attacks him. The Miz jumps in and Hardy makes the save.

Jeff Hardy and Randy Orton vs. The Miz and Shelton Benjamin
Jeff Hardy and Randy Orton won
As they celebrate their win, Orton nails Hardy with an RKO.

Daniel Bryan has not been cleared to compete tonight due to the chest injuries he suffered at the GRR.

Big Cass comes out and talks about what it's like to be from New York and how people always stereotype him because of it. He says he is better than everyone in the arena, especially Daniel Bryan.

Big Cass brings out a guy dressed as Daniel Bryan just so he can make some short jokes. He lets the guy get some love from the crowd before he lays him out with a boot to the face.

Renee Young brings out AJ Styles after the break because Shinsuke Nakamura feels like AJ owes him an apology for how their GRR match ended.

AJ talks about how Nakamura has been going for low blows in all of their matches recently. He laughs at the idea of apologizing to Shin for anything. Surprisingly, Samoa Joe comes out instead of Nakamura

Joe says everyone should be focusing on his match with Reigns instead of Styles vs. Nakamura. Shinsuke Nakamura’s music hits and Joe prepares for a fight. Nakamura appears in the ring and delivers another low blow followed by a Kinshasa.

Sheamus vs. Xavier Woods

Xavier Woods won

Charlotte and Becky Lynch and Asuka vs The IIconics and Carmella

Charlotte and Becky Lynch and Asuka won

After the match, Asuka's music hits and they  stand tall together in the ring as we go to replays. Carmella sits on the ramp and clutches the title as she recovers. Flair exits the ring and looks on from the bottom of the ramp, motioning for the title around her waist. Carmella clutches the title and stares back at Flair as SmackDown goes off the air.

Rating 80/80

Pretty decent show and matches as we look onto WWE Backlash.