SmackDown's WrestleMania 39 fallout episode takes place tonight from the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
Sami Zayn and Jey Uso will continue their feud when they clash in singles action. Zayn and Jey have been central to The Bloodline's tension for months. It culminated in Zayn and Kevin Owens defeating The Usos for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles last Saturday at WrestleMania.
The LWO's Rey Mysterio and Santos Escobar team up to take on Judgement Day's Dominik Mysterio and Damian Priest. Rey defeated Dominik in a highly anticipated match at WrestleMania 39 when Bad Bunny took a chain away from Dominik. That led to Priest chokeslamming Bad Bunny through a table on Monday's Raw.
Speaking of Judgment Day, new Smackdown Women's Champion Rhea Ripley appears tonight to claim her throne after defeating Charlotte Flair for the title.
Imperium are taking on The Brawling Brutes in a six-man tag team match. We'll also get an appearance from Triple H as he addresses the fans tonight.
Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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– They showed an in-memory graphic for Bushwacker Butch Miller.
– A video package recapped WrestleMania 39 last weekend.
The Brawling Brutes defeated Imperium (11:43)
These two teams couldn't have a bad match if they tried. They had an intense and fun opener with hard-hitting action. Sheamus got a big reaction to his showdown with Gunther.
Butch and Giovanni Vinci started off with some fast-paced action. Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser took over by isolating Ridge Holland. Gunther caused a distraction allowing Kaiser and Vinci to work together. Vinci caught Holland with a brainbuster as they went to a break.
Vinci went for a suplex on Butch but landed on his feet. Butch then rocked Vinci with a kick to the head. Kaiser and Holland tagged in, with Holland getting the better of Kaiser. Imperium recovered and cut Holland off from his corner. Gunther knocked Sheamus off the apron and scored a near fall on Holland with a powerbomb.
After Holland escaped a Boston crab, Sheamus got the hot tag and ran wild on Gunther. Sheamus rocked Gunther with the ten beats of Bodhran. Sheamus went from the Brogue, but Gunther countered with a German suplex. Vinci tagged in, and everyone started hitting a big move as Butch wiped out Kaiser at ringside with a moonsault.
Sheamus rocked Vinci with a knee to the face. He then hit the Brogue Kick for the win.
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– A long video package recapped Cody Rhodes challenging Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa on last Monday's Raw. Brock Lesnar agreed to team with Rhodes but turned on the American Nightmare.
Michael Cole and Wade Barrett noted they still need to figure out why Lesnar turned on Rhodes. Barrett claimed Lesnar was upset that his match went on first WrestleMania Sunday.
– Kayla Braxton spoke with Paul Heyman and Sikoa. Braxton wondered if Heyman knew the reason Lesnar turned on Rhodes. Instead, Heyman wanted to talk about Reigns reaching 1,000 days as champion.
Jey Uso interrupted, looking for his brother, Jimmy Uso. Reigns ordered Jimmy to stay home and watch Jey defeat Sami Zayn later. Heyman pumped up Jey to solve the Sami Zayn problem tonight.
When Jey walked away, Heyman told Sikoa that either Jey would take care of the Sami Zayn problem or Sikoa would take care of their problems tonight.
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Ricochet defeated Ivar (w/Valhalla) (4:07)
Ricochet defeated Ivar in a fun sprint in a four-minute match.
Adam Pearce banned Eric and Braun Strowman from ringside.
Ricochet used his speed early to send Ivar to the floor. He attempted a suicide dive, but Ivar caught him. Ivar threw Ricochet into the LED side of the ring and hit a crossbody splash. Ivar placed Ricochet in the corner, but he escaped.
Ivar avoided a springboard elbow and hit a spinning heel kick for a close near fall. Ricochet cut off Ivar as he climbed to the top. Ivar knocked him to the apron. Ricochet recovered, hitting a springboard hurricanrana and a shooting star press for the win.
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– Kevin Owens was staring at the tag team titles in the locker room. Sami Zayn entered and noted tonight was a great night. Owens pointed out that Zayn has a chance to end everything with Jey Uso and The Bloodline later.
However, something doesn't sit right with Zayn. He wants to talk to Jey about tonight. Owens was confused and couldn't believe Zayn wanted to speak to Jey. Zayn is certain The Bloodline is crumbling, but Owens feels they're more dangerous now. Owens knows he can't tell Zayn what to do but thinks it's a bad idea. Zayn told Owens he was right, but he's talking with Jey anyway.
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Raquel Rodriguez & Liv Morgan defeated Natalya & Shotzi (2:51)
Rodriguez and Morgan got a quick win to build them up for their title shot against Becky Lynch and Lita on Raw.
In an inset interview, Natalya and Shotzi feel they deserve the title shot on Monday's Raw because they're ballsy baddies.
Natalya and Shotzi worked over Rodriguez, sending her to the floor. Natalya held the ropes open, and Shotzi hit a suicide dive.
Morgan and Rodriguez took over, cutting Shotzi off from her corner. Natalya and Shotzi recovered with an assisted sliced bread. They set up for the Hart Attack, but Rodriguez cut off Natalya. Morgan used a DDT and hit oblivion on Shotzi for the win.
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– Emma watched Xavier Woods and Madcap Moss play WWE 2K in the back. LA Knight walked into the room to a big pop from the crowd. Knight was furious that he wasn't on WrestleMania, but Snoop Dogg and Bad Bunny had a spot. He mocked Woods for playing video games at WrestleMania. They argued until they agreed to a match.
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Triple H Announces the WWE Draft
Triple H announced the draft but didn't give a date.
Triple H entered the ring to a huge reaction. The fans broke into a loud "Triple H" chant. He noted there's nothing better than WrestleMania. It's a place where hearts are broken, and dreams are fulfilled. He turned his attention to all the records they broke over WrestleMania weekend.
As great as WrestleMania was, it's time to discuss the future. In a few weeks, the WWE Draft returns with every superstar eligible for the draft. He promised that this year's draft would change the game. Triple H then introduced the new SmackDown Women's Champion, Rhea Ripley.
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Judgment Day Segment
Ripley walked to the ring with Dominik Mysterio, Damien Priest, and Finn Balor behind her. Ripley discussed beating and dethroning Charlotte Flair. Thus, she wants everyone to rise for Mami. The fans stood up for Ripley.
Balor mentioned Edge splitting his head open and needing 14 stitches. He pointed out that he was there, but Edge wasn't.
Dominik took the mic, and the fans erupted in boos. They were so loud he couldn't even talk. The heat was off the charts as they broke into a "You suck" chant. He couldn't believe his father hit him at WrestleMania. He claimed he chose not to hit his father, which somehow got even more heat. He briefly mentioned Bad Bunny.
They recapped Priest attacking Bad Bunny on Raw. Cole noted Bad Bunny's not a contracted star, so they don't know his medical condition. Priest hopes Bunny can forgive him because Priest forgives Bunny for making him choke slam him through the table.
Rey Mysterio's music hit as the LWO made their way to the ring.
Dominik Mysterio & Damien Priest (w/Rhea Ripley & Finn Balor) defeated Rey Mysterio & Santos Escobar (w/Zelina Vega, Cruz Del Toro, & Joaquin Wilde) (10:12)
Dominik and Priest defeated Rey and Escobar in a fast-paced match with tons of action. They also appeared to set up Ripley and Vega for the future.
Dominik teased starting with Rey but tagged in Priest instead. Judgement Day took over, isolating Rey on their side of the ring. Rey escaped and tagged in Escobar. He caught Dominik with two tilt-a-whirl backbreakers. Escobar launched Rey into Priest, hitting a hurricanrana. Rey and Escobar hit suicide dives on opposite sides of the ring.
Back from the break, Judgement Day was firmly in control, cutting Escobar off from his corner. Escobar broke free and tagged in Rey. Rey knocked Priest off the apron. He set up for the 619 on Dominik, but Ripley interfered. Vega then took out Ripley with a hurricanrana. A furious Ripley chased Vega out of the arena. In the ring, Priest made the blind tag. Rey hit the 619 on Dominik, allowing Escobar to set up for the phantom driver.
However, Priest was the legal man. He knocked Mysterio off the apron and hit South of Heaven on Escobar for the win.
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– In the back, Sami Zayn searched for Jey Uso.
Back from the break, Zayn approached Jey. Zayn told Jey he still had a chance to get out of this. He noted Jimmy's not there, Reigns doesn't trust him, and Heyman's telling him lies. The Bloodline is crumbling just like Zayn promised.
Suddenly, Zayn heard a loud crash and ran over to the commotion. Solo Sikoa attacked Kevin Owens and dropped one of those large cases on him. Owens was screaming in pain as a concerned Zayn called for help.
Back from the break, Kayla Braxton spoke with Zayn behind the curtain. He noted that Owens is in the trainer's room and won't be out tonight. He admitted that Owens was right; the Bloodline is more dangerous.
Jey Uso defeated Sami Zayn (9:49)
Jey Uso defeated Zayn in a solid main event. Throughout the show, they teased Jey turning on The Bloodline, building to a spot where he stopped Solo Sikoa from attacking Zayn. Instead, Jey ended up attacking Zayn until Matt Riddle made the save.
Uso had the early advantage with a side headlock. Zayn fired up and sent Uso to the floor. He was about to go for a dive when Solo Sikoa walked to ringside.
Back from the break, Zayn and Jey fought on the top turnbuckle. Zayn took over with a superplex. Uso and Zayn traded shots in the middle of the ring. Zayn leaped off the top rope, but Uso rocked him with a superkick for a two-count.
Uso got in Zayn's face. Zayn took advantage and hit the exploder in the corner. Uso avoided the helluva kick with a roll-up for a near fall. Zayn fought back with the blue thunder bomb for a near fall.
Zayn slowly climbed to the top rope, but Uso cut him off. Uso distracted the referee, allowing Sikoa to hit the Samoan spike. Jey then hit a dropkick for the win.
After the match, Sikoa helped up Uso. Sikoa turned his attention to Zayn and beat him down. He went for the Samoan spike again, but Uso stopped him. The fans broke into a "Jey" chant until Uso wiped out Zayn with a superkick. Jey told Sikoa to grab a chair.
Suddenly, Matt Riddle's music hit to a giant pop. Riddle ran down for the save, clearing the ring. Riddle and Zayn watched Sikoa and Uso back up the apron as SmackDown ended.
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Next Week: Shinsuke Nakamura returns to SmackDown. Plus, Xavier Woods goes one-on-one with LA Knight.
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