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

Elimination Chamber

Anderson and Gallows vs. Miztourage (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel)

Anderson and Gallows won 

RAW Women’s Championship Elimination Chamber 

Alexa Bliss (c) vs. Sasha Banks vs. Mickie James vs Sonya Deville vs. Mandy Rose

Alexa Blisx retains the Women’s Championship 

Cesaro and Sheamus (c) vs. Titus Worldwide for the Tag Team Titles 

Cesaro and Sheamus retain the Tag Team Titles

Asuka vs. Nia Jax (If Nia wins she’ll be added to the Women’s Championship Match at WrestleMania34)

Asuka won 

“Woken” Matt Hardy vs. Bray Wyatt 

Matt Hardy won 

Kurt Angle, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon all come out for the contract signing with Ronda Rousey.
Ronda makes her way out and Stephanie gives her the mic. She seems a little uncomfortable as she starts to speak.
Triple H says Rousey asked for no special treatment in her contract, but he does say she will be in a non-title match at WrestleMania. Angle tells Rousey Triple H and Stephanie want to manipulate Rousey for what she did to them at WrestleMania.
tries to downplay what Angle said and says he has been suffering from the flu and doesn't know what he is saying. Stephanie admits she was embarrassed at WrestleMania 31, but she says she was also impressed and encourages her to sign the contract. Angle claims Stephanie told him he could take Rousey in a fight and called her a has been. Triple H runs back to the ring to keep the peace after escorting Angle away. Ronda pushes Hunter's arms away and gets in his face, but he keeps trying to calm her down. She picks him up and puts him through the table. Stephanie slaps her in the face, which just pissed her off.
Stephanie slaps her in the face, which just pissed her off.


7 Men Elimination Chamber
John Cena vs. Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman vs. The Miz vs. Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor vs Elias (Winner will go in to WrestleMania34 to face Brock Lesnar for the Universal Title)

Roman Reigns won and will go on to WrestleMania 34 to face Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship!


Braun Strowman took out Roman Reigns after the match!

The show ended with Roman Reigns destroyed inside a pod and Strowman standing tall and leaving the ring.


Rating: 80/80

Awesome show and matches as we look to WrestleMania 34!

SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with Renee Young welcoming WWE champion AJ Styles to the ring.
Styles talks about how he controls his own destiny, but a Fatal 5-Way is also very unpredictable. He talks about how he doesn't have to be involved in the decision to lose the title. He lists off things he would like to do to the other competitors in the match like putting them through tables or throwing them into the ring steps.
Baron Corbin comes out and says AJ may be a great athlete, but he isn't the same kind of fighter Corbin is. Before long, Kevin Owens joins them to add his two cents to the conversation. Corbin brags about beating KO last week.
Owens says Corbin's title shot was handed to him while he had to fight for it. Styles gets under Owens' skin by calling Sami Zayn a boil he had to have lanced off his back. Surprisingly, Shane McMahon comes out
Shane books Owens to battle Dolph Ziggler right now.

Kevin Owens vs. Dolph Ziggler
Kevin Owens won thanks from the distraction from Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens took advantage of the distraction and got the win.

Jinder Mahal comes out after the break to "expose" a secret of Bobby Roode's. He claims Roode voted to put himself in the top spot of the SmackDown Top 10, which isn't really a huge surprise. Jinder reminds us that neither he nor Randy Orton is in the top 10. This brings out the U.S. champ to offer a response.
Roode says not only could Jinder not make the top 10, but he can't win a fair fight. Mahal wants Roode to admit he thinks he is better than Orton and Roode says he never said that. Roode tells him to forget about Orton because this is between the two of them. Of course, Orton has to come out and issue his own statement.
Orton and Roode work together to take out Mahal, and then Randy tries to hit the RKO. Roode sees it coming and counters with a Glorious DDT. As his music starts to play, Jinder comes in and hits the Khalas.


Charlotte and Naomi and Becky Lynch vs. Riott Squad
Riott Squad won

The New Day vs. Gable and Benjami

The New Day won and gets a shot at the Tag Team Titles at WWE Fastlane against The Usos 

The Bludgeon Brothers come out as The New Day is celebrating.

The Bludgeon Brothers vs The Jobbers

The Bludgeon Brothers won

Charlotte Flair(c) vs. Ruby Riott has been officially made at WWE Fastlane for the Womens Title. (I dig it)

Also, Bobby Roode(c) vs. Randy Orton for the USTitle was officially made for WWE Fastlane. (YES)

AJ Styles vs. Baron Corbin
AJ Styles won

Owens and Zayn immediately attack Styles after the bell, but Corbin ends up taking out both men with the End of Days to be the most unlikely savior Styles has ever had. 

The show ends with Corbin as the last man standing.

Rating: 80/80

Great show and matches as we look to WWE Fastlane.

SmackDown Live: Aftershow

RAW

Raw opens with jojo asking the crowd to observe a moment of silence for the victims of the recent shooting in Parkland, Florida.
Roman Reigns makes his way to the ring to start the show with the gauntlet match featuring all of the Elimination Chamber participants from the men's match.

Gauntlet Match

1st Match: Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns 
Seth Rollins won. Reigns (Eliminated).

2nd Match: Seth Rollins vs. John Cena
Seth Rollins won. John Cena (Eliminated)

Renee Young interviews Cena in the back and he gives Rollins props.

3rd Match: Seth Rollins vs. Elias 
Elias won. Seth Rollins (Eliminated)

Renee Young interviews Rollins backstage and he says his performance will mean nothing if he can't win the Chamber. 

4th Match: Elias. vs. Finn Balor 
Finn Balor won. Elias (Eliminated)

5th Match: Finn Balor vs. The Miz
The Miz has Axel and Dallas distract Balor so he can attack him from behind. 
The Miz won. Finn Balor (Eliminated)

6th Match: The Miz vs. Braun Strowman 
Braun Strowman won the Gauntlet Match.

After a quick interview, Strowman heads back to the ring to deliver a powerslam to Dallas and Axel while The Miz tries to run away. Strowman chases him to the back and Miz comes flying back onto the apron through the entrance. He brings The Miz back into the ring so he can hit another powerslam

WWE plays the video for Jeff Jarrett's Hall of Fame induction

Renee Young is in the ring to interview Asuka after the break. Asuka says she controls her own destiny and she will win the title at WrestleMania. Nia Jax tries to attack her from behind, but Asuka sees her coming and gets the upper hand. Jax eventually overpowers her and hits a Samoan drop. She hits a trio of leg drops and leaves the ring smiling.

The Bar vs. Titus Worldwide 
Titus Worldwide won

Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt do their dueling promo thing again where the camera cuts between them delivering insults to each other.

Bayley, Banks, and James vs. Deville, Rose, and Bliss

Sasha Banks, Bayley, and Mickie James won

Rose and Deville take out Banks and Bayley after the match. They turn their focus to Bliss, but Mickie comes in and helps her take out Absolution. 
The show ends with Bliss and James together on the stage.

90/90
Great show and matches as we look forward to WWE Chamber. 

RAW: Aftershow