SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with a recap of Team Hell No's reunion last week.

Renee Young opens the show with an interview in the ring with Daniel Bryan and Kane. Team Hell No comes out. They talk about their unorthodox relationship and how they have come a long way together.

Kane says he returned because he could tell Bryan was going to lose his temper dealing with Harper and Rowan. Bryan vows to become the new tag team champions with Kane, but he also mentions how their last interaction was as opponents, not partners. Kane says he was just trying to win and Bryan brings up how many Tombstone Piledrivers Kane gave him when they weren't even having a match. He also mentions Kane attempting to abduct Brie and Kane brushes it off.

The Usos come out to interrupt Kane and Bryan while they are arguing. They seem upset that they aren't in the tag title match and make fun of Team Hell No and how much they hug each other. Bryan challenges them to a match, but Kane says they will get back to them. Before anything else can happen, Paige comes out to announce The Usos vs. Team Hell No in the main event. The Usos will be added to the title match at Extreme Rules if they win.

Jeff Hardy heads to the ring after the break for his United States Championship open challenge. He is rocking some sweet red, white and blue face paint.

The Miz answers the challenge.

Jeff Hardy (c) vs. The Miz for the US Title

Jeff Hardy retains the US Title

The New Day is out after the break for its first annual July 3rd pancake eating contest. Byron Saxton is overseeing the event.

The lights go out a few seconds after they start eating. Then Sanity appears in the ring to attack them from behind. They destroy all three members of The New Day immediately. The attack ends with Xavier Woods being put through a table. Asuka vs. Ellsworth

Asuka nails a spinning back fist that connects with a loud crack to send Ellsworth running through the crowd. She chases him all the way to the back as they both get counted out. They run back through the arena and Carmella shoves Asuka into the barricade to protect Ellsworth.


Kane apologizes to Bryan for his past indiscretions and they get back on the same page during a backstage segment.

AJ Styles vs. Aiden English

AJ Styles won

Rusev yanks Styles out of the ring and runs him into the ring post. He sticks AJ with a Machka Kick and rolls him in the ring for the Accolade.

Paige informs Ellsworth that he will have a rematch against Asuka in a lumberjack match next week.

Becky Lynch vs. Peyton Royce

Becky Lynch won

Team Hell No vs. The Usos
Team Hell No won


Bryan tries to show Kane how to do a proper Yes chant until The Bludgeon Brothers come out on the stage to end the show.


Rating 80/80

Decent show and matches as we look on to Extreme Rules.

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

The show opens with a quick recap of the Royal Rumble.

Stephanie McMahon heads to the ring to kick off the show. Michael Cole and Corey Graves welcome back The Coach to the commentary team. Stephanie talks about everything that happened in the women's Rumble match.
McMahon brings out Asuka to celebrate her victory last night. Stephanie announces the first women's Elimination Chamber match before allowing Asuka to address the crowd. She says everything in English and Japanese. She says she will become the champion at WrestleMania, and this brings out Sasha Banks.
Banks says she proved last night she is ready for Asuka and challenges her to a match tonight. Stephanie books the match.

Braun Strowman comes out for a Last Man Standing Elimination Chamber qualifying match and he immediately starts taking chairs and tables out from under the ring.

Braun Strowman vs. Kane in a Last Man Standing Match

Braun takes part of the stage the announce table is on and flips it over onto Kane.

Braun Strowman won ( I mean he was the last man standing)

Kurt Angle finds Braun backstage and starts yelling at him. Strowman says Angle is lucky he didn't do more to Kane and he vows to be the last man standing inside the chamber.

Matt Hardy vs. Elias (Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match)

Elias won thanks to Bray Wyatt distracting Matt but Elias is going to be in the Elimination Chamber!

The Miz (c) vs. Roman Reigns for the IC Title

The Miz won thanks to some involvements from Miztourage



The Revival vs. Heath and Rhyno
The Revival won



Asuka vs. Sasha Banks

Sasha Banks



The Bar (c) vs Titus O’Neil and Apollo Crews for the Tag Team Titles
The Bar won



John Cena vs. Finn Balor (Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match)
John Cena won and will be going to the Elimination Chamber


The show ends with John Cena sitting on the rope and pointing to the sign and saying he’s going to WrestleMania! Honestly, why do people have to be so mean to him? I mean come in everyone wants to go to WrestleMania.


Rating 80/80

Great show leading us to Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania 34!

RAW: Aftershow

Royal Rumble

The Kick off panel consists of Renee Young and Petter Rosenberg and David and for the second half JBL joined the panel.  

Gran Metalik , Kalisto and Lince Dorado vs. Drew Gulak and TJP and Jack Gallagher 

Gran Metalik and Kalisto and Lince Dorado won

 The Club vs The Revival 

The Revival won

The US Champion Bobby Roode is here, to issue his open challenge 

Ah, the challenger is Mojo Rawley.

Bobby Roode (c) vs. Mojo Rawley for the US Title

Bobby Roode won 

AJ Styles (c) vs. Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens in a 2 on 1 handicap match for the WWE Title

AJ Styles won 

The Usos (c) vs. Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin in a 2 out 3 falls match for the Tag Team Titles 

The Usos won 

30 - Man Royal Rumble Match 

Shinsuke Nakamura won and is going to WrestleMania 34! 

Post-match Renee Young interviews Nakamura in the ring. She asks who he will face at WrestleMania. The crowd chant “AJ Styles”.

He picks to face AJ Styles at WrestleMania 34 for the WWE Championship!

Seth Rollins and Jason Jordan (c) vs. The Bar for the Tag Team Titles 

The Bar won 

Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Braun Strowman vs. Kane in a Triple Treat Match for the Universal Title

Brock Lesnar retained the Universal Title

30 Women Royal Rumble 

Asuka won the first EVER women’s Royal Rumble! 

Asuka stands with both Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss in the ring. Which champion will she face?

Ronda Rousey is here!

Royal Rumble ends with Ronda Rousey pointing at the WrestleMania sign at the ramp  and Charlotte and Alexa Bliss and Asuka in the ring!

Rating: 100/100

This rating absolutely goes to the Women’s Royal Rumble Match! The PPV was amazing and had so many great matches and returns. Now we’re on the road to WrestleMania 34!

RAW

The show opens with a recap of WWETLC
Kurt Angle comes out at the top of the show to talk about TLC. The fans chant "You still got it" as he talks about how his story isn't over. He quickly moves onto Survivor Series and runs down the matches already confirmed. We will see Bliss vs. Natalya, The Miz vs. Baron Corbin, The Usos vs. Rollins and Ambrose and Jinder Mahal vs. Brock Lesnar.

The Miz interrupts Angle and goes at Angle for replacing Reigns at TLC. The A-Lister accuses Angle of abusing his power for a last taste of the spotlight and demands his immediate resignation. 

The Miz, The Bar and Curtis Axel surround Angle in the ring, but Ambrose and Rollins are out to even the odds. The Miz accuses the Shield of selling out and sucking up to Kurt Angle. He announces that The Miz and The Bar will face Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and a mystery Superstar: AJ Styles!                            

Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose and AJ Styles vs. The Miz and The Bar
Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose and AJ Styles won

Rollins and Ambrose and Styles were celebrating when Kane's music hits
Styles, Ambrose and Rollins get ready to fight. Kane stops on the apron and stares them down before entering. Rollins attacks first but Kane hits him. The others try to attack but Kane fights them and in comes The Miz, The Bar and Axel to join in on the beatdown. Kane then chokeslams Rollins, then decks Ambrose. Some fans chant for Roman Reigns. Kane tosses Ambrose out of the ring. Kane is left alone with Rollins in the ring now. Kane looks down at Rollins as his music hits.

Kane says he kept hearing about how Braun Strowman 

wanted competition, how he walked away from an ambulance match, how he tossed Big Show through a Steel Cage, how he broke Roman Reigns. They kept calling him a Monster Among Men. Kane liked what he heard but he had to see it for himself and when he did, he saw a pile of trash. 385 pounds of nasty, stinking, human refuse. Kane wants to be the only monster RAW has. He says he wants competition are else and Finn Balor music hits.

Kane vs. Finn Balor
Kane won


Asuka vs. Emma
Asuka won

Alexa Bliss comes out and heads to the ring

She says last night she beat Mickie James and she can put her in the past where she belongs now. So she's focusing on Survivor Series, where she'll dismantle that cat lady Natalya. There may be two brands, but she's going to remind everyone that there's only one Goddess. And she wasn't even going to bring it up with us, but the fact that she had the performance of her career at TLC and to say that she feels unappreciated would be understating it.

Finn Balor and AJ Styles can stand in the middle of the ring doing nothing and get "This is awesome!", but where's her chant? Where's her appreciation? Is it because she's not old and doesn't have a three-year-old son like Mickie James? Just like Mickie, she claims the fans are all jealous of her. She wants to get a "You deserve it!" chant going, but few of the crowd are interested. She reiterates that she deserves appreciation and demands the chant.

Mickie James comes out and enters the ring. No words, just a kick to the gut she then tells Bliss that she does deserve it.

Bayley and Sasha Banks are meeting with Kurt Angle backstage. Bayley gives him a hug, and Kurt says he needs to talk Survivor Series and the team needs a captain. Alicia Fox rolls up to yell about deserving the spot, and Angle says they're gonna do what they always do on Raw, which Fox thinks is paper/rock/scissors, but Sasha and Bayley correctly define it as "settle it in the ring".

Jason Jordon vs. Elias Samson
Elias hit Jordon with his guitar and got disqualified.
Jason Jordon won by DQ

We get a recap of Jinder Mahal's challenge from SmackDown last week and Paul launches into his usual introductory schtick. He says it's funny how everyone reacts to his introduction, because someone has a problem with the word "undisputed" and wants to dispute the fact that Brock is THE champion in World Wrestling Entertainment. This same someone over on SmackDown has barely survived the title challenges of Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura and is sitting up at night trying to figure out how to barely survive AJ Styles.

Meanwhile, right here on the flagship show, Lesnar has eaten through the single most stacked heavyweight division in the history of WWE. That fact is undisputed, We live in the age of trash talk, everybody wants to hurl insults and not give props where props are due. And the king of the trash talk is the
advocate with the mic in his hand right now. Despite the fact that you may claim him for trash talk, he doesn't do so to Brock's opponents, because any man deemed worthy of stepping into the ring to fight Lesnar must be a real man who

deserves the shot. He didn't trash talk Goldberg, Samoa Joe, or Braun Strowman, but praised them, and rightfully so. But Jinder Mahal, the make-believe Maharaja with the Singh Brothers stealing Paul's own stick with introductions.

He's not Brock's contemporary or counterpart, he's not even a worthy pretender to the WWE Championship. When we think of that title (AGREED).

We think of men like Bruno Sammartino, Hulk Hogan, Macho Man, Ric Flair, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, John Cena, and Brock Lesnar, we don't think of Jinder, a consolation champion offered to SmackDown. (Again, I agree).

Shane McMahon realized they got the shaft in the draft.

And don't think Lesnar is marching in defense of Raw there is no battle for brand supremacy, because any brand that has Brock Lesnar is number one, the flagship that's the place to be, and that's undisputed. And because Mahal disputes that fact, at Survivor Series, he's going to Suplex City. But that's only where his night begins, because the last time a SmackDown star wrestled Brock, they had to stop the match.

Why? Because on that night Lesnar violated every single rule, regulation, moral ethic parameter and boundary of the PG era. Therefore, his challenge is accepted by the undisputed number one champion in WWE, Brock Lesnar.

Sasha Banks vs. Bayley vs. Alicia Fox in (WWE Raw Women's Survivor Series Team Captain Deciding Match)

Alicia Fox won and is the leader to the RAW Women's Team at Survivor Series (should be interesting).

 Team Lucha! Lucha! ( Kalisto,Cedric Alexander, Gran Metalik, Mustafa Ali, & Rich Swann) vs. The Zo Train (Ariya Daivari, Drew Gulak, Enzo Amore, Noam Dar, & Tony Nese)

Kalisto,Cedric Alexander, Gran Metalik, Mustafa Ali, & Rich Swann won

Kurt Angle comes out to announce who will represent RAW at Survivor Series

He says on behalf of the Raw superstars, he can tell you they can't wait for Survivor Series. It's the only time of the year they go head to head with SmackDown and pit their best stars. He has their five best men right now and he's going to announce them. The first will be..

Enter Shane McMahon. He's coming through the crowd with the SmackDown roster in tow! They circle the ring and Shane gets inside and squares up against Angle. He looks in his eyes and says the words "under siege", which gets Angle to head for the hills. McMahon addresses the SmackDown roster and tells 'em to get 'em! They head up the ramp an mass and head to the back.

They run into Titus Worldwide first and attack! Rusev lays Titus out with the thrust kick and they move on! They move up on a tech and Corbin throws him offscreen! They tip a monitor over, it's a riot! They continue through the back tipping things over when they run into some more Raw guys, Goldust and Curt Hawkins and Rhyno, with the same results.

They hit the locker room and beat up Jason Jordan, and Matt Hardy, Rusev at one point getting up on a table and directing traffic before they move on. To another locker room, beating
up more RAW guys, including Gallows and Anderson this time. They run into some of the Raw Women next and the SmackDown women take center stage for this one, again wiping them out.

SmackDown continues backstage when Ambrose and Rollins try to get the jump on them with chairs but it's not good
enough to overcome the numbers game!

Rusev and Corbin bring Kurt Angle over and they whole group follows as they take him back onto the stage. They bring him to the ring and Shane beckons him back in

He wants Kurt to bring his gold medal and what's left of his roster at Survivor Series, and they're all gonna finish what they started. It's true, it's damn true.

They leave Angle shell shocked in the ring.

Rating 90/90

Now, that is one way to end RAW and lead us to Survivor Series. SDLive should be interesting tomorrow. SDLive is on top will RAW come back?.

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