SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with Daniel Bryan coming out to a massive ovation
Bryan brings out Shane McMahon right away, and he too gets a great reaction from the live crowd. They shake hands and appear to be back on good terms after months of building tension. Shane praises Bryan's passion and determination. He congratulates him on being cleared to return to the ring and gets a Yes chant going.
Bryan admits he has made mistakes when it comes to Zayn and Owens because he allowed their friendship to cloud his judgment. He apologizes to Shane for not listening to his warnings and offers a sincere apology. Shane says he has done a lot of thinking and realizes he has been stubborn recently. Bryan proposes they hug it out to resolve their issues like Team Hell No used to.
Shane offers his own apology and offers another handshake. Bryan says Nashville wants to see them hug it out and another Yes chant breaks out. They eventually hug and Shane says they are back on the same page again. They end the segment with yet another Yes chant.

Charlotte vs. Natalya
Carmella's music hits and she runs down to the ring with a ref. Charlotte kicks the case out of the ring and then lays Carmella out with a boot to the face. She kicks out of a roll-up and locks Natalya in the Figure Eight for the win.
As Charlotte celebrates her win, Asuka's music hits and she struts her way to the ring. She tries to say her signature catchphrase, but Charlotte rips the mic out of her hand and asks if Asuka is ready for her. Both women look at the WrestleMania sign as Charlotte's music plays.

After the break, WWE recaps Bryan's return to the ring and attack at the hands of Zayn and Owens.

Bobby Roode is out after the break to watch Jinder Mahal face Rusev.

Rusev vs. Jinder Mahal
Rusev won
As Rusev celebrates, Randy Orton appears and hits another classic RKO out of nowhere. English jumps on him, but he also takes an RKO. Roode gets in the ring and hands Orton his title belt. The crowd is still chanting Rusev Day as Roode and Orton both stare at the sign.

After a backstage segment with The Usos, The New Day and The Bludgeon Brothers, we head back to the ring for an eight-man tag match.

Breezango, Dillinger and Ryder vs. 

Rawley, Corbin, Ziggler, and Primo

Baron Corbin, Mojo Rawley, Dolph Ziggler and Primo won 

Gable and Benjamin give a promo from backstage. When we go back to the arena, Zayn and Owens storm the ringside area and jump up on the table. They grab mics and says WrestleMania will still be the Sami and Kevin show. Zayn apologizes to Brie and Birdie for the man they will send back to them after WrestleMania.

Owens and Zayn have their mics turned off and they leave through the crowd as Shane and Bryan make their way out. Bryan tells everyone to take a pic of KO and Sami because this is the last time we will ever see them on SmackDown.

Shinsuke Nakamura and AJ Styles vs. Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin 

Shinsuke Nakamura and AJ Styles won 

Benjamina attacks Nakamura after the match and Styles doesn't rush back to help. Shin fights him off and AJ leaps over the top rope to fake him out with a Phenomenal Forearm just like Nakamura did to him with the Kinshasa last week. He pats Nakamura on the head before taking his title and leaving. This match is going to be insane at WrestleMania.
The final SmackDown before Mania ends with Nakamura looking angry as Styles walks up the ramp.

Rating: 80/80

I mean it there was some great moments tonight leading us to WrestleMania and I can't wait to see what happens at WrestleMania. 

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 

WWEChampionship.

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.

SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with Dasha Fuentes in the ring to welcome Charlotte Flair.

Dasha also brings out Ruby Riott and  her squad to talk about the title match on Sunday. Ruby cuts off Dasha and says she will take it from here. She talks about how this all began in November when Charlotte won the title. She claims Charlotte has been set up for success her whole life because of her family.

Riott says Charlotte being the personification of the women's revolution is a myth, and that's why she formed The Riott Squad. Charlotte says the only myth is that she hasn't had to work for what she has. She claims her failures are always magnified because of who she is and that's why she works so hard. Ruby says she's going to knock Charlotte off her pedastal on Sunday.

Ruby signals her squad to get in the ring and Charlotte takes off her robe to prepare for a fight. Then Bobby Roode's music hits and he appears on the stage. Apparently his presence was enough to stop an attack before it happened.

Randy Orton can. Jinder Mahal (W/ Bobby Roode at commentary)

Roode gets on the apron and yells at Orton, allowing Mahal to take advantage and hit the Khallas for the pin and the win.

Rusev and Nakamura have a confrontation backstage and end up agreeing to a match at Fastlane.

Becky Lynch vs. Carmella 

Becky Lynch won 

Natalya walks up to Naomi backstage and says Becky got lucky. Nattie warns her to stay away from Becky because she is bad luck. They argue until Naomi challenges Nattie to a tag match with Carmella and Becky as their teammates.

AJ talks about the five men he has to defend the title against this Sunday, but he takes some extra time to address Cena's claim that he will become a 17-time champion.

Ziggler comes down and criticizes AJ for calling himself a man of the people. They trade insults and Dolph says Styles is going to lose because his head isn't in the match. He says the fans will stab him in the back as soon as he lets them down once. He talks about his own journey to the world title and how everyone jumped on his bandwagon. He says the fans don't deserve him because he is the best thing to happen to this company.

Styles says they shouldn't wait until later and they agree to start their match now.

AJ Styles vs. Dolph Ziggler 

Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn run down to the ring and start attacking both men to cause a DQ. 

Shane comes out and instead of making this into a tag match, he adds Baron Corbin and turns this into a Fatal 5-Way match. 

AJ Styles vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens vs. Baron Corbin in a Fatal 5 Way Match 

Sami Zayn (pinned KO) to get the win.

The show ends with Sami Zayn celebrating his win as everyone looks stunned. Owens finally recovers and looks at Sami on the ramp as he walks away. Dasha comes out and asks Sami why he turned on Owens. Sami brushes it off and says he is the best WWE has and the most underlooked performer on the roster. 

Rating: 60/60

Pretty great show and matches as we look on to WWE Fastlane.

RAW

The show opens with Kurt Angle making his way to the ring. 

Angle talks about Triple H sucker punching him last week and he calls out The Game. Stephanie comes out instead and Angle looks furious. She says Triple H isn't even there tonight.

Stephanie says Angle has an expensive life due to having kids and both an ex and current wife. She says it was Angle's fault that Rousey put Triple H through a table and Angle had the sucker punch coming. Rousey's music hits and she makes her way to the ring with a smile on her face.

Ronda says she is starting to realize how things really work in WWE. Stephanie says she should be grateful for everything she has, including having her debut match at WrestleMania. Rousey says her contract said she could pick her opponent for WrestleMania and she wants to face Stephanie. Triple H comes out before Stephanie can answer.

Angle says because Stephanie has a contract as a WWE Superstar she has to face Rousey at WrestleMania. Then he says Triple H has a contract, too, so this will be a tag match with Rousey and Angle taking on McMahon and Triple H. Stephanie  tries to slap Kurt, but Rousey grabs her arm to block. Triple H tries to punch Angle but Angle  sees it coming and gets him on the mat in an Ankle Lock. Triple H kicks him away while Stephanie attacks Rousey from behind. Ronda chases her away and then turns back to see Triple H going for a Pedigree. Angle counters and puts him in the Ankle Lock again. Stephanie barely manages to pull her husband out of the ring. Rousey grabs Stephanie by the hair and brings her back in the ring.. She picks up Stephanie and hits an Angle Slam. The segment ends with Rousey and Angle celebrating on the stage.

Asuka vs. Nia Jax 

Asuka won 

Jax gets a great reaction when she finally gets up to leave after the match. 

The Bar vs. The Revival (if Dash and Dawson win they will get a shot at The Bar's title at WrestleMania.)

The Bar won

John Cena comes out

He says he wants to talk about SmackDown and how he found his path to WrestleMania. He says he doesn't take his status as a free agent lightly. He knows is he tried to give this promo on Tuesday that he would be interrupted, so he decided to give it tonight. Then he gets to the real subject, winning his 17th title. 

Cena declares his intention to win the title on Sunday and become the first 17-time WWE champion. He talks about what the critics will say when he beats AJ Styles and steals his WrestlleMania moment. He suggests Styles use his rematch clause to challenge with Nakamura at WrestleMania in a Triple Threat as if he has already won the title. For some reason, Goldust decides to head to the ring.

John Cena vs. Goldust 

John Cena won 

Bayley vs. Mandy Rose 

Bayley won

Deville immediately runs into the ring to attack her. Sasha Banks runs down to make the save.

Banks helps Bayley to her feet and offers her a hug. Bayley stops her and leaves with a hug

Alexa is shown checking on Jax backstage as she ices her arm. She really lays it on thick by mocking Nia while sounding like she is being her friend. Jax cries when Bliss brings up her size.

Braun Strowman vs. Elias in a Symphony of Destruction Match
Braun Strowman won 

Bray Wyatt vs. Rhyno 
Bray Wyatt won 

After the match is over, Bray calls out Matt Hardy. Woken Matt appears on the big screen and agrees that the great war is not over. He proposes one more match to settle their differences at the Hardy Compound. We get a video featuring Vanguard 1 and some footage of his compound.

The Miz and Miztourage are in the ring after the break for the 3rd Mizzie Awards.
The Worst Decision by a General Manager goes to Kurt Angle, who was the only nominee. Miz says he is too busy sucking up to Rousey to accept the award. The next award is the Lifetime Achievement Mizzies, and he gives it to himself. Before he can actually say it, Rollins interrupts.
Rollins is soon joined by Balor on the stage. The Miz lays into Balor for claiming he's over but not having the success to back it up. He challenges Balor and Rollins to take on the whole Miztourage in a handicap match. They accept.

The Miz and Miztourage vs. Seth Rollins and Finn Balor  in a 3 on 2 Handicap Match Match 

Seth Rollins and Finn Balor won

Angle comes out and announces The Miz will defend the IC title in a Triple Threat match at WrestleMania against Balor and Rollins.

Paul Heyman comes out after the break to deliver a message from his client. 

He lays the Universal Championship in the ring and says he can do that because Lesnar allows him to touch the title, but he won't let Reigns touch it at WrestleMania.

Heyman gets a little fired up as he talks about Lesnar being the man. He promises to bring Lesnar next week just in case Reigns wants to respond in person. Heyman ends by saying he will see Roman next week, but then Reigns' music hits and he makes his way to the ring.

Reigns gets in Heyman's face and tells him to pick up the title and show it some respect. He says he thought Brock would be a man and show up tonight, but he sent Heyman instead. He tells Heyman to make sure Lesnar comes prepared to fight next week. 

The show ends with Heyman backing out of the ring as Reigns stares a hole through him.

Rating: 70/70

Pretty awesome show and matches and segments as we look forward to WrestleMania 34. I’m pretty pumped for RAW NEXT WEEK! 

SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with John Cena heading to the ring.
Cena talks about not having a spot at WrestleMania and says he wants a spot in the Fastlane title match, which already has five people. He claims he doesn't want to be handed anything and is more than willing to earn it. This brings out Shane McMahon. 

Shane says it's good to have Cena back on SmackDown, but he doesn't seem too keen on the idea of putting Cena into the WWE Championship match at Flastlane right away. Daniel Bryan's music hits and he comes to the ring to share his thoughts on the matter.

Bryan says he thinks he and Shane are on the same page for once. He talks about how all five guys already earned their spot in the title match, but he is willing to give Cena a chance, too. Bryan books Cena to face AJ Styles tonight, and if he wins, he is in the title match at Fastlane.

Sami Zayn vs. Baron Corbin

Dolph Ziggler comes out of nowhere and superkicks Owens. The distraction allows Corbin to hit the End of Days for the pin and the win.

Ziggler runs in and drops Corbin with a Zig Zag after the match is over.

Naomi vs. Ruby Riott

Ruby Riott won 

The New Day is out after the break to give out some pancakes, much to the dismay of Corey Graves. Woods talks about how they want to secure a spot at WrestleMania, but they have to focus on The Usos first.

The Usos come out and talk about how they used to be just like The New Day. They used to dance around and wear bright colors, but they had to change in order to rise up to the next level. They talk about how they have never had a match at WrestleMania and how that will change this year.

Big E gets fired up and talks about how they have been breaking down barriers and setting records while The Usos were in the back eating catering. They almost come to blows, but then The Bludgeon Brothers' music hits.

The Usos and New Day choose to leave instead of engaging with Harper and Rowan 

Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Adin English 

Shinsuke Nakamura won

Before Nakamura can even leave the ring following his match, John Cena makes his entrance for the main event. They stare at each other for a moment before Cena gets in the ring.

John Cena vs. AJ Styles (if Cena wins he’ll be added to the WWE Title match at WWE Fastlane)

John Cena won. He is now part of the  WWE Championship match at Fastlane which is a Six Pack Challenge now! Poor AJ Styles. Really rooting for him. 

Owens and Zayn start walking toward the ring, but Cena gets blindsided by Baron Corbin. KO goes after AJ while Sami and Baron team up on Cena. Ziggler's music hits and he runs down to take out Corbin with a superkick. He hits another one to Zayn after sending KO out of the ring. Dolph attacks AJ out of nowhere, but Cena hits him with an AA to end the show.

Rating: 80/80

Great show and matches as we look on to WWE Fastlane. 

RAW

Raw opens with a recap of the Elimination Chamber

Alexa Bliss and Mickie James head to the ring to kick things off. Alexa Bliss talks about how historic the women's Chamber was and how amazing she was in the match.

Alexa Bliss says she likes to give credit when it's due ad praises James as one of the best ever. She says James has taught her a lot and everyone can learn from her. Then she starts insulting the other four women who were in the match. She vows to break Asuka's undefeated streak at WrestleMania.

Asuka's music hits and she walks right to the ring.

Bliss says Jax should have won last night and mocks Asuka for not being fluent in English. Nia Jax walks to the ring. Asuka lays out James and Bliss before Nia takes her down. The Empress of Tomorrow gets triple teamed until Bayley and Banks run down to even the odds. Alexa nails Asuka with a big right hand to put her down. James, Bliss, and Jax leave while Sasha, Bayley, and Asuka try to recover. 

Alexa Bliss and Nia Jax and Mickie James vs. Sasha Banks and Bayley and Asuka

Sasha Banks and Bayley and Asuka won

John Cena is out after the break to talk about his plans for WrestleMania.

Cena says a person's character is tested when their back is against the wall, and that is where he is at right now. He says it's time he put out a WrestleMania challenge to The Undertaker. 

Cena gets the crowd fired up, but then he says he has been told by management that a match against Taker is impossible. He says he is going back to SmackDown as a free agent tomorrow so he can earn a spot at WrestleMania.

Bray Wyatt comes to the ring for a match against Heath Slater, but he ends up attacking both Slater and Rhyno before the bell. The match never starts and Wyatt ends up destroying both men with ease. He grabs a mic and says Matt Hardy made him hurt these innocent men and that the great war is far from over.

The Miz comes to the ring to find out who he will face at WrestleMania

The Miz berates WWE for not using his picture on posters or selling his merchandise as much as others. He says he is sick of being taken for granted and the disrespect he receives. He really starts to lose it when he talks about how Angle didn't have a plan in place for him at Mania. He says his opponent tonight will get a beating. Seth Rollins' music hits and he heads to the ring.

The Miz vs. Seth Rollins

Seth Rollins won

Rollins celebrates his win until Finn Balor interrupts him.

Angle booked The Miz in a second match against Balor, but Axel and Dallas attack Finn before the match can really get going. The Miz gets disqualified and we see Gallows and Anderson run to the ring to save their friend. The Balor Club gets the upper hand easily. Angle comes on the screen and says everyone but Miz and Balor are ejected from ringside and the match will restart.

The Miz vs. Finn Balor

Finn Balor won

Roman Reigns heads to the ring for his confrontation with Brock Lesnar.

Reigns soaks in the cheers and boos for a long time before finally speaking. He says he is a man of his word and he proved it by winning the Chamber match. Reigns reveals something happened to cause Lesnar to miss tonight's show. He calls Lesnar entitled and says he hides behind his contract. He calls Lesnar out for hanging out with Dana White in Vegas last night instead of being at the Chamber.

Cesaro and Sheamus vs. Titus Worldwide in a 2 our 3 Falls Match for the Tag Team Titles

Cesaro and Sheamus retains the Tag Team Titles

WWE reveals this year's winner of the Warrior Award to be Jarrius Robertson.

Braun Strowman vs. Elias

Elias grabs a fire extinguisher from under the ring and shoots it at Strowman to get himself disqualified.

Elias takes advantage of a blinded Strowman, but Braun eventually recovers and runs him over on the ramp. He keeps wiping his eyes as he drags Elias toward the announce table. Elias rakes the eyes and runs away to avoid being put through the table. Braun chases him backstage, but his eyes are still messed up. A limo pulls up next to Strowman as Elias runs away.

Stephanie McMahon and Triple H come out after the break and say last night should have been the best night of their executive careers, but it was ruined by Kurt Angle.

Stephanie says since Rousey signed her contract, WWE owns her now. She tells Angle to come out and apologize for what he said last night, but Rousey's music hits instead and she marches to the ring. Kurt comes out and tells her to calm down. She says she wants to be in WWE more than anything, but she refuses to be disrespected.

Angle claims he lied last night and says it was due to being sick for the past few weeks. He back peddles on everything he said and Steph thanks him. Ronda says Steph need to apologize for slapping her or she will rip Stephanie's arm out of its socket. McMahon says she is sorry and she overreacted. Then, out of nowhere, Triple H takes a cheap shot at Angle and lays him out. This is clearly leading to Triple H and Stephanie McMahon vs. Ronda and Kurt at WrestleMania.

The show ends with Rousey helping Angle to his feet.

Who was in the limbo though?! How you going to end on that?!

Rating: 80/80

Great show and matches as we look on to WrestleMania 34!

RAW: Aftershow