Smackdown
WWE Performance Center
March 20, 2020
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WWE Friday Night SmackDown kicks off from the Performance Center.
Michael Cole is in the ring as he starts off mentioning that
WrestleMania will be a two night event calling it “Too big for one
night”. Cole mentions that Rob Gronkowski will be hosting the show
as we see a small video package talking about the former NFL
Superbowl champion.
In the ring with Cole is Mojo Rawley. He slaps Cole around telling
him he has to be hyped about it. Rawley introduces Gronkowski to the
ring. Out comes the former NFL star as he dances down to the ring
wearing a GronkMania t-shirt. Cole welcomes him as Gronk says he was
watching since he was a kid, watching since the FCW arena to support
Mojo. Gronk said he’s been to sold out WrestleMania’s in front of
80,000 people and now he is here in front of zero people but he’s
still hyped and he will be hosting the show.
Rawley says he is here to watch his back because the WWE is
different from the NFL. They get hit on the field, off the field, in
the ring. The two start to joke around as Gronkowski gives Mojo a
few chops to the chests and out comes Baron Corbin to the ring.
Corbin congratulates him on being the host but he’s setting himself
up for failure if he’s taking advice from Mojo. As he should already
know, his name is Kin Corbin and as his king, he expects to be
greeted in a certain way. He expects him to get on his knees and bow
down. Gronk says no as Corbin says it’s not for him, he’s a party
guy. He says he was in the NFL and now he’s here. Gronk is used to
wearing protective pads but in the WWE, they don’t wear that. Corbin
says he is bigger and stronger than Gronk and if he wants to have a
good time at WrestleMania, he has to fall in line just like everyone
else or his party is over.
We hear a guitar strum and it’s Elias. Corbin asks why he’s here.
Elias says for the past few weeks, he has had a song ready to go
that he wants Corbin to listen to. Corbin agrees only if Elias will
go away. Elias says yes. The song goes:
“Oh Corbin can’t you hear how dumb you sound, Gronk will rip your
skull and spike it like a touch down. So off with your head, I don’t
think you’ll survive, I just wish there were people here to see it
live. Because…”
Corbin cuts him off as Gronk is laughing. Corbin gets in his face as
Mojo gets on all fours behind Corbin and Gronk pushes him to the
ground over Rawley. Corbin gets up but Elias hits him and throws him
over the top rope.
Gronk says as the host, he is advocating that Elias and Corbin have
a match at WrestleMania.
Daniel Bryan and Drew Gulak vs. Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura
Bryan and Nakamura start off the match. Zayn is on commentary. Both
men exchange reversals to start the match. Gulak is tagged in and an
arm bar on Nakamura but Nakamura reverses it and Cesaro is tagged
in.
A headlock take down by Cesaro but Gulak reverses it. Once more
reversals by both men as Bryan is tagged in. Bryan goes after
Cesaro’s leg but Cesaro reverses it and hits him with an uppercut.
Nakamura is tagged in. Both men with right hands and Bryan with an
uppercut. He sends Nakamura to the ropes and Cesaro is tagged in.
Nakamura is sent to the outside and a suicide dive by Bryan. He
climbs the top rope and a cross body but Cesaro catches him and hits
him with a back breaker. Cesaro knocks Gulak off the ring apron.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, Cesaro and Bryan are in the ring. Both men
exchange uppercuts. Nakamura is tagged in. They double team Bryan in
the corner. Nakamura with a snapmare take down followed by a knee to
the face. Nakamura goes for the cover but Bryan kicks out. Cesaro is
tagged in and he goes for the cover but Bryan kicks out. Uppercuts
by Cesaro as he sends Bryan to the corner but Bryan hits him with a
drop kick.
Nakamura and Gulak are tagged in. Gulak with a right hand followed
by a German suplex. He goes for the cover but Nakamura kicks out.
Gulak goes for a submission but Nakamura reverses it and Gulak
reverses that. A spinning kick by Nakamura to the head. Cesaro is
tagged in. They double team Gulak in the corner. Cesaro goes for the
cover but Bryan breaks it up.
Nakamura in the ring as he attacks Bryan. Cesaro and Nakamura throw
Bryan to the outside. Cesaro with uppercuts to Gulak in the corner.
Nakamura is tagged in and he kicks Gulak. Nakamura runs towards
Gulak but Gulak hits him with a clothesline. Cesaro is tagged in.
European uppercuts by Cesaro. He gets Gulak in the corner but Gulak
with a back elbow and Bryan is tagged in. Gulak with a cross body
off the top rope, Cesaro catches him and drops him, Bryan goes for a
sunset flip off the top rope on Cesaro and gets the pin.
Winners: Daniel Bryan and Drew Gulak
Michael Cole talks about WrestleMania and says that over the next
three Sundays, we will get to watch WrestleMania’s in their
entirety. The first one will be WrestleMania 30 this Sunday and that
will air on ESPN.
Bryan and Gulak are backstage stretching. In comes Nakamura, Cesaro
and Zayn as Zayn says that Gulak is not helping Bryan. He calls it a
mediocre win. He calls Gulak a nobody and says he is untouchable.
Bryan says he’s barely Intercontinental champion. He tells Zayn to
defend his Intercontinental championship against himself and Gulak
at WrestleMania. Zayn says if Gulak can somehow defeat Nakamura next
week, then he will defend his Intercontinental championship at
WrestleMania. Daniel Bryan says he’s on as Gulak looks at Bryan and
Zayn says he’s on.
Michael Cole welcomes Paige as she’s on Skype in Los Angeles but
she’s interrupted by Bayley and Banks who come down to the ring.
Bayley tells Cole to leave. Bayley says Paige no shows again. Bayley
welcomes Paige to her show as Paige says she has a way with words.
Bayley tells Paige to say what she has to say.
Paige says it’s bad enough having to listen to them but they know it
takes more than greatness to change people’s hearts. It takes
courage and any woman who went into that ring showed courage and
that’s courage that they lack. Bayley calls herself the most
dominant SmackDown champion in history. She asks Paige if she wants
to do something about it but Paige can’t do anything about it. Paige
says her career is over but it’s WrestleMania season. And that means
she can’t wait to see her title. Paige says she has a match for
Bayley at WrestleMania.
Bayley says they’re skipping WrestleMania. Paige says she will
defend her SmackDown championship against Lacey Evans. Bayley says
she has already defeated her. Paige says she will defend it against
Evans and Dana Brooke. Bayley and Sasha laugh and asks if she wants
Tamina too. Paige says it’s Lacey, Brooke and Tamina. Bayley adds
Naomi to the match.
Sasha Banks calls Paige a bitch. Paige says Bayley’s final opponent
is her, Sasha Banks. The camera cuts to Sasha as her and Bayley look
at each other. Bayley storms out of the ring as Sasha shakes her
head.
-Commercial Break-
John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt from WrestleMania 30 airs
A clip of last week’s SmackDown airs involving John Cena and Bray
Wyatt.
-Commercial Break-
We see a clip of last week’s match involving Bayley and Sasha Banks
vs. Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross.
Kayla Braxton is backstage with Bliss and Cross. She asks them about
the Kabuki Warriors. Cross is angry about last week as Alexa tells
Asuka that last week she sneaked and attacked her. She says she can
play that game and better. She asks Nikki about next week, Cross
says she has nothing. Alexa says she is challenging Asuka to a match
next week.
The Dirt Sheet – The Miz and John Morrison
John says this week he taught himself how to whip and nay nay. Miz
says he feels like they’re missing something. Morrison says aside
from fans chanting “Miz and Morrison, hey hey, ho, ho”. Miz says
they’re on their way to WrestleMania and have no challengers. Miz
says they should ask the audience tonight who they think they should
face at WrestleMania.
Miz asks who they think they should face at WrestleMania. We caught
to a previously taped segment where Miz and Morrison are dressed as
the New Day and they challenge themselves to a match at
WrestleMania. Miz says some fans must have snuck in.
Next clip is them dressed as The Usos where they say they deserve a
match. They caught to them dressed as bacon pretending to be Heavy
Machinery.
Back in the ring, Miz says not even they can decide who their
challengers should be. Morrison says they should take the night off
as Miz agrees. Heavy Machinery’s song hits and out come Otis and
Tucker.
-Commercial Break-
The Miz and John Morrison vs. Heavy Machinery
Back from commercial, Otis and Miz are in the ring. A head lock by
The Miz as he goes for a head lock take down but Otis reverses it
and drops him. Morrison is tagged in. Morrison kicks Otis but Otis
starts to dance. Morrison with punches and kicks as Otis drops to
one knee. Morrison tries to send him to the corner but Otis blocks
him and reverses it. He goes for a splash on Morrison but Morrison
gets on the ring apron and kicks Otis in the face. He runs towards
Otis but Otis with a shoulder block.
Otis lifts Morrison up as Tucker is tagged in. Tucker takes over
from the vertical suplex and drops he drops Morrison. Tucker goes
for the cover but Morrison kicks out. Tucker sends Morrison to the
ropes but Morrison rolls and tags Miz into the match.
A hip toss by Tucker onto Miz. With Miz in the corner, a splash by
Tucker as Otis is tagged in. A shoulder tackle by Otis takes Miz
down. Otis goes for the cover but Miz kicks out. Tucker is tagged
in. They double team Miz. In comes Morrison but they double team
him. Morrison is clothesline to the outside of the ring. Tucker gets
on the ring apron and a running flip onto Morrison and The Miz.
Tucker throws Miz back into the ring. Tucker runs to the ropes but
Morrison lowers the top rope as Tucker falls to the outside. Miz
with a baseball slide as Tucker slams into the barricade. He throws
Tucker back into the ring. Miz with a slingshot as Tucker is tagged
in and Morrison knocks Tucker down. Morrison goes for the cover but
Tucker kicks out.
A running knee onto Tucker. Morrison again goes for the cover but
Tucker kicks out. Tucker is in the corner and Miz is tagged in. They
double team Tucker taking him down. Miz mocks Otis with his dancing.
Miz goes for a right hand but Tucker blocks it. Tucker knocks
Morrison off the ring apron and knocks Miz down.
Dolph Ziggler’s music hits and out comes Ziggler as Otis turns his
attention to Ziggler. Miz knocks Otis off the ring apron. He hits
Tucker with a DDT. He goes for the cover but Tucker kicks out.
Morrison hits Otis out with a super kick. Ziggler is on commentary.
-Commercial Break-
Back in the ring, Tucker and Morrison are in the ring. Morrison with
a kick to the face. He goes for the cover but Tucker kicks out. Miz
is tagged in. Miz and Morrison go for a suplex but Tucker reverses
it into a suplex of his own taking them both down.
A glitch in the camera.
Otis is tagged in. He knocks Miz and Morrison down. Otis with a
powerslam on Miz. He turns around and slams Morrison down on the
mat. Otis with a splash taking both men down. Otis goes for the
caterpillar and as he’s about to land it, Ziggler gets on the
microphone. He mentions Mandy and tells him he wants to see some
pictures.
We see pictures of Ziggler and Mandy together on the screen. Ziggler
riles Otis on and Otis is getting mad. He turns his attention to
Ziggler and gets out of the ring. He grabs Ziggler and throws him
down. Otis grabs a chair but Miz and Morrison grab the chair from
behind and throw Otis back in the ring. Otis clotheslines them to
the outside.
Otis throws Morrison into the steel steps and he slams Miz into the
announce table. Otis throws Miz into the ring post. Morrison jumps
off the announce table but Otis catches him and slams him into the
ring post. He runs towards Miz and Morrison as both men are sent
through the barricade. Otis grabs a chair but Tucker tries to talk
him out of it but Otis hits both men with the chair as the bell
rings.
Winners: The Miz and John Morrison by disqualification
Tucker ties to stop Otis but he can’t. Ziggler is on stage watching
Otis throw chairs around.
-Commercial Break-
Contract signing – WWE champion Goldberg and Roman Reigns
Michael Cole introduces both men to the ring. He asks them to sit
down but both men throw their chairs outside of the ring. Cole says
no one saw this match coming. He asks Goldberg that he asked who was
next, who did he expect to accept the challenge? Goldberg says he
was hoping it would be Roman Reigns but he didn’t think Roman had
the balls to come out and face him.
Roman Reigns says he’s been fortunate. All the greats chose him.
John Cena, Triple H, Brock Lesnar, The Undertaker and they all lost
to him too. Roman says Goldberg won’t be any different. We see a
tweet by Roman from a few months ago where he mentions headbutting a
door would be stupid, hinting at Goldberg. Roman says he sees a
little bitch bulldog in his yard, holding a title he never earned.
Roman signs the contract.
Goldberg says he has been destroying steel doors all across the
world for years with that headbutt. And come WrestleMania, he’s
going to be the next victim. Goldberg signs the contract. Goldberg
grabs his title and flips the table over as both men go face to
face.