SmackDown Live

The man to kickoff the show is AJ Styles, who is now on RAW, but is using the Wild Card rule to make an appearance on SmackDown.

Styles is glad to be back in SmackDown and explains the Wild Card rule... and he's interrupted by Sami Zayn. Zayn tells Styles that his "toxic ego" has gone out of control. 

He's interrupted by Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods. Kofi tells Styles that he does not "live here anymore" and asks him what he's doing on SmackDown tonight.

Kofi and Styles look like they may face off tonight, but Sami Zayn tells Kofi to not offer Styles a shot at the WWE Championship. 

Kofi says that he's a fighting champion and that he will put the title on the line tonight against Zayn or Styles. 

Ali vs. Andrade Cien Almas 

Andrade and Ali are on the top, and Ali lands a Spanish Fly from the top rope... and out of nowhere, Randy Orton attacks Ali but Ali retaliates with multiple punches; Orton then lands an RKO on both Andrade and Ali!

Ali vs Almas ends in disqualification

Shane comes to the ring and talks about what The Miz did to him last night. He says Miz failed to get the job done last night just like he will in their cage match at MITB. He says picking new champions was easy and invites them to the ring. Daniel Bryan and Rowan come out.

The Usos comes out as part of the wildcard rule while Shane is trying to hand over the titles. Shane says they aren't on SmackDown anymore. The Usos say Roman told them to drop by anytime because this is his yard. They tell Shane that people should have to earn the tag titles and suggest they fight Bryan and Rowan for the belts right now. Shane agrees and books the match for right now.

Daniel Bryan and Rowan vs. The Usos for the vacant SDLive Tag Team Titles

Daniel Bryan and Rowan won and becomes the new SDLive Tag Team Champions.

While Shane is talking about MITB in the ring, The Miz comes out of the crowd to attack him. He beats up Shane for a long time before Axel and Dallas come to help McMahon. Shane returns with a steel chair and attacks The Miz, like Miz did to Shane last night on RAW.

Carmella and Ember Moon vs. Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose

Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose won

Paige makes her way to the ring with Asuka and Kairi Sane and she announces a match between Asuka and Sane, and Rose and Deville for next week!

Matt Hardy is interviewed backstage, and is joined by R-Truth, as the two talk about Lars Sullivan, with Truth calling him vicious. Truth and Hardy don't realize that Sullivan is right behind him as he goes on to brutalize them both yet again!

Kofi Kingston (c) vs. AJ Styles vs. Sami Zayn in a Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship

Kevin Owens comes out of the crowd an attacks Woods at ringside. Zayn runs in and hits Kofi with the Blue Thunderbomb for a close two count. He hits it again for another near fall. He hits a third and Kofi still finds a way to kick out. Sami lines up for the Helluva Kick and runs right into Trouble in Paradise. Kingston makes the cover and gets the win to retain his title for the second night in a row.

The show ends with Kofi celebrating his win with Woods at ringside. Woods is nursing his shoulder after being sent into the steel steps by KO. Kayla Braxton interviews Kofi and he says Owens is not in his head and there will be hell to pay at Money in the Bank.

Rating: 70/70

Great show and matches as we head to MITB.

WrestleMania 35

Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Tony Nese for the Cruiserweight Championship 

Tony Nese won and becomes the NEW Cruiserweight Champion 

Women’s Battle Royal

Carmella won 

The Revival (c)  vs. Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder for the RAW Tag Team Titles 

Curt Hawkins and Zack Hawkins won and become NEW RAW Tag Team Champions

Andre ‘The Giant’ Memorial Battle Royal

Braun Strowman won 

The host of WrestleMania is out now and that is Alexa Bliss. She said that she can make an WrestleMania moment at the snap of her fingers and she proves it by surprising everyone with the appearance of Hulk Hogan. They pose together and leave.

Paul Heyman comes out and says that if Lesnar is not on last, then he wants to be first. They don’t want to hang around. 

Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship 

Brock Lesnar attacks Rollins prior to the bell ranging. 

Seth Rollins won and is the NEW Universal Champion. 

AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton 

AJ Styles won 

The Usos vs. Aleister Black and Ricochet vs. Sheamus and Cesaro vs. Rusev and Shinsuke Nakamura for the SDLive

 Tag Team Titles

The Usos retain the SDLive Tag Team Titles 

Shane McMahon vs. The Miz in a Falls Count Anywhere 

Shane McMahon won 

Boss N Hug Connection (c) vs. Nia Jax & Tamina vs. IIconics vs. Beth Phoenix and Natalya for the Women’s Tag Team Titles in a Fatal 4 Way Match

IIconics win and become the NEW Women Tag Team Champions. 

Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship

Kofi Kingston becomes the NEW WWE Champion. The New Day celebrates and they unveiled the WWE Championship Belt and got rid of the earth belt. 

Samoa Joe (c) vs. Rey Mysterio for the USTitle 

Samoa Joe retains the USTitle

Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre 

Roman Reigns won 

Elias is in the ring and does an performance. While he is performing a random video package of Babe Ruth making a home run and then John Cena comes out as Thuganomics. He’s back. Man it feels like 2002. 

After delivering a classic Cena insult rap, The Dr. of Thuganomics lays out Elias and hits the Five Knuckle Shuffle followed by the AA, which he calls the FU again for one night only.

Triple H vs. Batista in a No Holds Barred Match & Triple H’s 

career is on the line.

Triple H won thanks to involvement form Ric Flair 

Kurt Angle vs. Baron Corbin (Kurt Angle’s Farewell Match) 

Baron Corbin won 

We did see a great “you suck chants” as requested by Angle and standing ovation after the match. Sad to see him go. But I am thankful for all he has gave us all these years.

Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Demon King for the ICTitle 

Demon King won and becomes the NEW IC Champ. 

Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Becky Lynch in a Triple Threat for both RAW and SDLive Women’s Titles – Winner Takes All.

Becky won and becomes the NEW RAW & SDLive Women’s Champion.

The show ends with Becky Lynch celebrating her win.

Rating: 80/80:

There was some decent matches and moments tonight. It was a decent WrestleMania. It was long but great though. NOW who’s ready for RAW & SDLive after WrestleMania? It’s going be awesome.

SmackDown Live

SmackDown Live opens up with a video package of what’s to expect tonight.

Daniel Bryan heads to the ring to battle Mustafa Ali in the opening match.

Ali comes out and Bryan says he knows The Heart of 205 Live is a great performer and the crowd doesn't deserve to see them perform together. Ali asks what happened to make Bryan this way. Bryan mocks him for driving an SUV and hits him a few times. Ali fires back and sends him out of the ring with a hurricanrana. He hits a huge senton from the top rope to the floor as we head to a break.

Daniel Bryan vs. Mustafa Ali

Daniel Bryan won

Bryan attacks Ali in the aisle and puts him back in the heel hook.

Rap Battle

Cesaro and Sheamus rap first to the melody from Ice Ice Baby. They think they do an amazing job but it's actually pretty awful. The Usos are up next and do this more like a standard rap battle.

The Usos clearly win the rap battle. Cesaro and Sheamus try to attack but end up being thrown out of the ring. They come back in and interrupt a standoff with The Usos and New Day. The Bar ends up being the last men standing.

The Miz is in the ring after the break and he begs Shane McMahon to come to the ring so they can talk. Shane eventually comes out as requested. Miz really wants this tag team to work.

The Vegas Boys vs. Shane McMahon and Miz

Shane McMahon and Miz won 

The Miz celebrates with Shane like they won they match together. Shane seems somewhat happy after the match.

Paige is shown yelling at the ref for officiating an unsanctioned match and the two jobbers try to give her invoices for $5000 each. She tells them all to get out of her office.

Back in the arena, Randy Orton heads to the ring.

As Orton gives a promo about how he will end Rey Mysterio's career at TLC, Rey comes out of nowhere and attacks him with a chair. He gets in several good shots and a 619 before Orton escapes the ring.

Jeff Hardy and Rusev vs. Samoa Joe and Shinsuke Nakamura

Jeff Hardy and Rusev won

Asuka vs. Charlotte Flair

The Queen grabs a kendo stick and attacks Asuka to get herself disqualified. Becky smiles and goes to walk away, but Charlotte hits her in the knee with the kendo stick. Lynch goes after her and drives her into the steel steps. Becky grabs the kendo stick and unloads on Charlotte. Asuka kicks Lynch in the stomach and throws her over the announce table. The Empress picks up the kendo stick and beats on both women as hard as she can. 

The show ends with her standing on the table holding up the kendo stick. 


Rating 80/80: 

Great show and matches as we look to WWE TLC.

RAW

Raw opens with Bray Wyatt delivering a quick promo about his match with Roman Reigns tonight.
After Reigns responds to Wyatt with his own promo, both men head to the ring to kick the show off with their Elimination Chamber qualifying match.

Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt (Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match )
Roman Reigns won and qualities for Elimination Chamber

Matt Hardy appears in the ring behind Wyatt and drops him with the Twist of Fate as the crowd chants "Delete."

We see Jason Jordan backstage with Seth Rollins talking about their upcoming match against The Bar. Jason Jordon assures Rollins he has nothing to worry about tonight as far as his injuries are concerned.

The Revival vs. Anderson and Balor

Anderson and Balor won 

Mustafa Ali and Cedric Alexander vs. Tony Nese and Drew Gulak

Mustafa Ali and Cedric Alexander won 

He talks about the first women's Royal Rumble match and touts Raw's Asuka as the winner. he talks about the women's Chamber match. He announces the participants.

Bayley, Mandy Rose, Mickie James, Sonya Deville and Sasha Banks are named as the five competitors who will challenge Alexa Bliss for the title. Angle says the reason Nia Jax isn't included is that she will be facing Asuka at Elimination Chamber in a singles match. If Nia wins, she will be added to Asuka's title match at WrestleMania. Alexa matches to the ring looking very upset.

Bliss says it's not fair that she has to defend the title inside the chamber while Brock Lesnar isn't defending the Universal Championship in the men's match. She has a good point. She accuses Angle of valuing Lesnar more than her and giving him preferential treatment. She calls him sexist and he says it's his job to book the best matches. He says he will leave it up to the audience and asks if they want to see her defend the title inside the chamber. The crowd gives a loud YES chant in response. Alexa storms off to end the segment.

Asuka vs. Bayley

Asuka won

The Miz vs. Apollo Crews (Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match)

The Miz won and advances to WWE Chamber

Jordan is shown telling Rollins the doctors won't let him compete after all. Angle says he may have to forfeit the match, but then Reigns walks up and Angle agrees to the 

replacement.

The Bar (c) vs. Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns for the Tag Team Titles

Reigns tells Jordan to leave the ringside area. Rollins tags him in for the Shield Powerbomb, but Cesaro pulls his partner out of the ring. Jordan blocks their exit as they try to leave and he causes a DQ when he punches Cesaro. Rollins and Reigns are pissed. Cesaro and Sheamus are still Tag Team champions.

That was a great match though

Nia Jax vs. A Jobber.

Nia Jax won

Nia Jax gave a quick interview with Renee Young and she talks about her upcoming match with Asuka at WWE Chamber and the fact is if Nia wins she’ll be added to Asuka’s match at WrestleMania and it will become a triple threat match for the Womens Title. She says she defeat her.

Sonya Deville vs. Mickie James

Mickie James won

Rose and Deville immediately attack James, but Bliss surprisingly comes down to make the save for her former friend.

John Cena vs. Braun Strowman vs. Elias (Winner will enter Elimination Chamber at number 6)

Elias won and will enter the Elimination Chamber at number 6.

Braun Strowman attacks both Elias and John Cena after the match. He isn’t done yet he again attacks both John Cena and Elias.

The show ends with Strowman leaving the ring and leaving John Cena and Elias laying in the ring.

Rating 70/70

Great show as we look onto Elimination Chamber

RAW: Aftershow

RAW

Raw opens with a recap of last week's opening segment involving Reigns, Strowman and Samoa Joe before we go the usual opening video. When we go live to the arena, Kurt Angle makes his way to the ring.
Angle says he has a great show planned and hypes Big Show vs. Big Cass, MizTV with Jason Jordan and the Triple Threat main event with Joe, Roman and Braun. Angle says he wanted to address the WWE Universe and talks about this being the 21st anniversary of when he won a gold medal with a broken freakin neck.
Brock Lesnar makes a surprise appearance and heads to the ring.
Paul Heyman says he has figured out what Angle is trying to do by booking him in a Fatal 4-Way match so he is almost guaranteed to lose the Universal Championship.
Angle stands there while Heyman gives a promo about why the match at SummerSlam is a bad idea. Heyman says if Lesnar loses the title at SummerSlam, both of them will leave WWE for good.


The Hardy Boyz vs. Anderson and Gallows w/ The Revival at commentary
The Hardy Boyz won
They celebrate on the stage until Dash and Dawson start talking some trash. A fight breaks out, which Anderson and Gallows decide to join. Matt and Jeff end up taking out everyone to be the last team standing.


Ambrose tells Rollins backstage that he still doesn't trust him despite how well they worked together last week.


Rollins will battle Sheamus later tonight. We probably we'll see Ambrose at some point.

Swann, Tozawa and Alexander vs. Daivari, Nese and TJP

Swann, Tozawa and Alexander Won.

Miz Tv w/ The a Guest Jason Jordan who is the "son" of Kurt Angle.

Miz says Jordan will just have everything handed to him since he is Angle's son. Jordan says he doesn't want preferential treatment and wants to earn his spot. Miz tells him not to be an idiot and take his advice. Jordan says he would rather lose his job than be associated with The Miz.

Miz runs down Angle and Jordan in his usual vicious manner, even bringing some realism by calling out Angle for his past transgressions. Jordan gets defensive and gets in Miz's face. Axel and Dallas gets in his way, but Miz backs them off. He takes a wild swing and Jordan suplexes him into Dallas and Axel before leaving the ring.

Seth Rollins vs. Sheamus w/ Cesaro at ringside
Seth Rollins won
Cesaro attacks Rollins from behind after the match.
Sheamus and Cesaro hit a super White Noise on Rollins while the crowd 
chants for Ambrose. The tag champs are about to leave, but change their mind and head 
back for more. Ambrose finally appears to even the odds. Cesaro and Sheamus get the upper hand and put Dean away with a Neutralizer.
Ambrose wants more and Cesaro and Sheamus give it to him; Sheamus finishes off Ambrose with a Brogue Kick.Both Ambrose and Rollins are down and out.I still want Ambrose and Rollins to become Tag Team Champions. (I can wish)

Bray Wyatt heads to the ring while the crowd lights up the arena with phone lights.
He criticizes the Balor Club and says everyone has been infected by the sickness of hope.
The crowd is growing restless as Wyatt continues to rant about the same things we have heard him talk about for the past few years. He breaks down into creepy laughter before asking how it felt to see Balor beaten up last week.
The lights go out and Balor appears in the ring with his back turned. Wyatt tries to attack, but Finn sends him out of the ring with an overhead kick and into the crowd with a dropkick over the barricade. Balor celebrates as the crowd cheers him on.



Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe vs. Braun Strowman - (Triple Threat Match)

Roman Reigns won

Elias Samson vs. Kalisto

Elias Samson won



Bayley vs. Nia Jax
Bayley won by count out
Bliss tries to attack Bayley after the match, but Bayley escapes the ring and celebrates her win.



Big Show vs. Big Cass
Enzo jumps Cass and causes a DQ. The big man throws Enzo off his back and knocks him out with one shot to the head. Big Show gets up and hits a KO Punch to a charging Cass.
The show ends with Big Show and Enzo celebrating and Big Show carrying Amore up th ramp to close the show.

Rating 60/60

Great show and matches. Wish there was more women apart of raw though. But, it was great leading up to SummerSlam. It could've been better but had decent parts.


RAW Aftershow:
https://youtu.be/CPKOhN-j6oA

RAW

Video Package for Memorial Day opened the show.
The Miz and Maryse come out for another episode of MizTV. He talks about earning a title shot only to have Ambrose get himself disqualified. After discussing their upcoming match at Extreme Rules, he shows a clip of last week's show.
The Miz welcomes his guests, Sheamus and Cesaro. They will be facing The Hardys for the tag titles at Extreme Rules in a Cage match. Miz says they are the only Superstars who deserve a shot at a title besides him.
Sheamus says the fans turned their back on Cesaro because they are fickle. He vows to win back the titles on Sunday.
Dean Ambrose comes out.
The Miz says Ambrose is stupid for coming out when it's three on one, so Dean brings out the Hardys. They rush the ring and Miz runs for the hills while Cesaro and Sheamus are dispatched by the IC and tag champs.



Dean Ambrose and The Hardy Boyz vs. The Miz and Cesaro and Sheamus
The Hardy Boyz and Dean Ambrose won

Elias Samson vs. Zac Evans

Elias Samson Won.

Bray Wyatt vs. Samoa Joe vs. Finn Balor  in a Triple Threat 
Samoa Joe won 

Noam Dar vs. Rich Swann

Rich Swann won 


Kalisto Vs. Titus O'Neil 
Titus O'Neil won 




Alexa Bliss comes out to a ring filled with people and props for her This is Your Life segment starring Bayley, who she calls everyone's favorite sock puppet.


Bliss shows off some mementos from Bayley's time growing up like a doll, trophy for sportsmanship and some random toys. She also has Bayley's yearbook, which shows her as most likely to apologize. Then she gets to the people who are in the ring.
She talks to a woman who is supposed to be one of Bayley's former teachers. She says Bayley couldn't go to school without her father going with her because she would cry. A girl who says she was Bayley's best friend claims she was a nice girl, but would get taken 
advantage of by others.
Bayley's ex tells a story about how he almost ended up kissing Bayley's father because he was always around.
ayley takes out Bliss with a series of punches and a suplex. She stands over the champ and looks up at the kendo stick on the pole. Bliss pulls her off the turnbuckle and grabs another kendo stick from under the table. She takes one shot before Bayley rolls out of the ring. 
Which leads to Bliss standing tall.

Jack Gallagher and Austin Aries vs. TJP and Neville

Jack Gallagher and Austin Aries won

 

Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins 

Roman Reigns won

Roman Reigns stands tall to end the show.

Rating 70/70

Great show and matches leading us to a Extreme Rules.

RAW Aftershow 
https://youtu.be/4-cj50srq4Q