Smackdown Thread

Corbin is hanging out with the forklift when an interview rolls up to ask him about it. He scoffs at the idea that he crossed the line, because in his world there's no lines, just action and consequences. Dean came looking for him so he put him in the hospital.

And if Dean can crawl out of the hospital bed, he'll take everything from him, including the Intercontinental Championship, and put him down for good.

American Alpha vs The Usos: Alpha look for the Steiner-Dog on Jey, but Jimmy takes out Gable then Superkicks Jordan with Jey landing on top of him for the win

Shane McMahon heads through the Gorilla Position and Adam Pearce checks on him, but he insists on taking a microphone and heading to the stage. He says AJ says he doesn't have an opponent at WrestleMania? He does now

Bryan's on the phone with Shane, asking him if he feels better and warning him about AJ Styles. He says it sounds like that'll work and he'll see him later when Baron Corbin rolls up. He wants to know if Dean Ambrose accepts his challenge, and Bryan says he hasn't heard from Dean in several weeks.

Corbin's about to go hit the blackjack tables, but the American Dragon stops him and tells him he's gonna have a first-time match against Randy Orton tonight

American Alpha vs The Usos: Usos with a Superkick, Samoan Splash on Gable, but Chad kicks out, both Jimmy & Jey goes up, but Jordan drops one, then Gable with an Avalanche Belly to Belly to the other, Alpha with the Steinerdog on Jey, but Jimmy breaks it up, Gable with a Moonsault to the floor, then Jey chucks him over the barricade, Jordan with the Superman Spear, The Usos split is leg over the ropes then Jey connects with a Superkick and the Usos win the Smackdown Tag Team Titles

Baron Corbin vs Randy Orton: Corbin blocks the RKO then plants Randy with the Deep Six for a near fall, Orton doges a charge as Baron goes into the steps, Ambrose asks Corbin if he's busy from a forklift on the stage, Randy uses the distraction to drop Corbin with a RKO for the win

Dean comes to the ring and accepts Corbin's challenge for WrestleMania before picking him up and planting him with Dirty Deeds!

Fandango makes his entrance, flanked by... Nikki Bella? Certainly not Tyler Breeze, no sir.

Fandango gets on the mic to shush us before telling Cena that he was exposed for being a lousy boyfriend earlier tonight and tells Nikki to give him a ticket. Jorts in 2017? Another ticket. And tonight, Fandango's gonna expose him as a lousy wrestler, also a ticket.

Oh, Fandango tells us it's actually Breezy Bella, Nikki comes down herself to, uh, even the odds, I guess?

Fandango waves a ticket in Cena's face and tickets him again. A few more for good measure, including one throwing to the face. Cena ducks a lariat, shoulder block, shoulder block, Proto-Bomb, Five Knuckle Shuffle.

Breezy comes in, Nikki spears her out of her boots, tandem Attitude Adjustment & Rack Attack 2.0 and Cena with the STS, Nikki with an actual STF for the submission

Onto more Total Bellas Bullshit. Cena tells Nikki he loves her over and over in different tones of voice before asking if they're rolling and asking the guy with the cue cards to move. Nikki says she loves herself too. Despite tours being against the rules, Cena's gonna give us a tour.

The living room is where Nikki and Brie solve problems like how to bury young new superstars, and Cena reminds us of rule 40, which is about using coasters, but they don't have to worry about that anymore, because they don't have friends. Next up is the TV, where they watch the Marine, which isn't very good, but that's why they can't watch the sequel, featuring the very good Miz.

Cena says he bought Nikki a Diamond... Dallas Page Yoga DVD set! Onto the kitchen, where all their meals are prepared by servants who aren't allowed on camera, rule 79. Cena offers Nikki a reward, he bought her a ring... a WWE toy ring, to scale! Now where the magic happens, the TV bedroom.

The bedroom John actually sleeps in is down the hall and Nikki sleeps upstairs, but this one is important to make their relationship legit for the cameras. Bella asks for the SmackDown Women's Championship, which violates rule 8, never ask him to advance her career while the cameras are rolling.

She starts crying but he gets on one knee and says he can cheer her up. He wants to tie the knot... of his shoelaces, but he has trouble doing the bunny ears. Cena resolves to get velcro shoes.

Cut to AJ, where Renee asks him his intentions. He says she knows exactly what he's planning and he walks up to a car coming in. Rhyno and Heath Slater get out and ask him what's up, to which he awkwardly waves them off.

In the arena, Shane McMahon makes his entrance and heads to the ring. He asks us how we're doing and says now he's looking for AJ. Cut to Styles, leaning against the hood of the car when Renee lets him know that Shane is waiting

Daniel Bryan making his entrance. The ring is set up for a contract signing here.

He thanks the crowd for chanting for him and asks if they're ready for WrestleMania. (They do seem to be ready.) He wants to start the show on the right foot and introduces Shane McMahon. He shuffles his way into the ring and Bryan introduces AJ Styles next.

Shane talks a little about how he and Bryan set out to make SmackDown the land of opportunity, a place where everybody can tune in and be entertained, and AJ was always part of that vision. And no matter what happens at WrestleMania, he thinks Styles is, without a question, one of the greatest talents to ever step foot through these ropes and be in the ring, and in that respect, he is truly phenomenal.

AJ agrees, naturally. McMahon continues, talking about how Styles blew the doors off and got everybody chanting his name. And he used that adulation to get all the way to the WWE Championship, but that adulation grew and fed his ego and made him arrogant, and cost him the title.

His ego couldn't handle not being scheduled at WrestleMania, so he made his own opportunity at Shane's expense. Shane says he makes his opponents reach down and find their very best, and when he put Styles through that table last week, he looked in his eyes and saw him coming to the same realization.

And how phenomenal will he feel when it's his hand being raised? With that, Shane signs the contract and pushes it across the table. AJ leans in and signs it himself before asking Shane if he realizes what kind of match they're having. It's not Hell in a Cell, it's not Falls Count Anywhere, if Shane is out of the ring for more than ten seconds, he loses.

No tables, ladders, or chairs, if he uses any of that he gets disqualified. He doesn't know if Shane's had a match like that, but if he gets in that ring, he enters the world of AJ Styles. This is his home, this is what he does, and between these ropes, he is untouchable.

So, if Shane wants to come in and wrestle, they'll wrestle, if he wants to throw hands, they'll throw hands, if he wants to fly, they'll fly, but AJ will embarrass them on every level. You'd think he'd know, for being in the ring with the likes of Kurt Angle, Shawn Michaels, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, the Rock, and last year the Undertaker.

But here's the thing-- he's never been in the ring with somebody like AJ Styles before. He is all-around, the best performer to ever step foot in a WWE ring, and at WrestleMania, Shane will find out how phenomenal he really is. They stand up and square off and AJ throws the table aside but Daniel Bryan gets between them.

Bryan bids them calm down and seal the deal with a handshake. Shane offers his hand, but AJ just walks away, saying he's gonna embarrass Shane

Becky Lynch & Mickie James vs Alexa Bliss & Carmella: Nattie comes out mid-way, she gets on the apron distracting Lynch, so Becky knocks her off the apron then Lynch gets tripped by Ellsworth and Carmella with a La Magistral for the win

All hell breaks loose after... and Naomi's here! Frankensteiner on the ramp for Neidhart! Forearm for Alexa, Speedball kicks for Carmella! Bliss takes the Rear View!

Naomi gets on the mic and says she knows we were wondering if she'd be back in time for WrestleMania and well, she's back, baby! And she's officially entering the SmackDown Women's Championship match, so in her hometown, everybody is gonna feel the glow.

Bryan is backstage on his phone saying something is a great idea when Breezy Bella rolls up, declaring herself available for the SmackDown Women's Championship match. Bryan declines and Breezy yanks the wig off, leading a shocked Bryan to declare that it's Tyler Breeze!

Fandango rolls up and Tyler complains about not being on WrestleMania, so Bryan offers them a spot in the Fourth Annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and a ten-man tag later tonight to boot. Breezango gladly accept and then all three dudes bounce up and down shouting together