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SmackDown (3/9/2023).
Preview.
- Fatal 5-Way - WWE Intercontinental Championship Qualifier: Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus vs. LA Knight vs. Xavier Woods vs. Karrion Kross.
- Braun Strowman & Ricochet vs. The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar) (w/ "Valhalla" Sarah Logan).
- Jey Uso returns to The Bloodline.
- Legado del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro) (w/ Zelina Vega) vs. The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Dominik Mysterio & Damian Priest) (w/ Women's Royal Rumble Winner Rhea Ripley).
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Live Coverage.
- Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso arrived at the arena before being confronted by Paul Heyman in the parking lot. Jey told Heyman to contact Roman Reigns. Kayla Braxton tried to get an interview with Jey, but Jey said that he would say everything he had to say later in the night, while Jimmy told Kayla to not be nosy about the Bloodine's business.
- Michael Cole & Wade Barrett welcomed the audience to the broadcast before transitioning to the opening match.
Fatal 5-Way - WWE Intercontinental Championship Qualifier.
Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus vs. LA Knight vs. Xavier Woods vs. Karrion Kross.
The 5-man scramble began with Kross & Knight tossing Woods out of the ring before they exchanged strikes with the Banger Bros, but Sheamus & McIntyre laid in punches on them before tossing them out of the ring. McIntyre & Sheamus exchanged words, but Knight & Kross attacked them from behind before tossing them to the outside ahead of the commercial break.
Back from the break, Kross & Knight had Woods cornered before McIntyre came in to attack Kross, but Kross took him out of the ring.Sheamus dragged Knight out of the ring & slammed him onto the barricade, but Kross attacked him before Knight slammed McIntyre's head onto the ring post. Back in the ring, Kross & Knight hit a double-flap jack on Woods, but McIntyre got back in the ring before Kross was sent to the apron with a Bandera to allow Kross & Knight hit a double suplex back into the ring. Sheamus hit a diving crossbody on Kross and attacked Knight, but Knight slammed Sheamus onto the ring post. Kross had McIntyre in a Single Leg Crab but broke the hold to break Night's pin. Kross & Knight talked strategy, but Knight instead hit a jab on Kross. Woods got back up and ran the ropes before hitting a rolling forearm on Knight, an Honor Roll on Kross, a drop toe-hold into the middle rope on Knight, a sliding dropkick on McIntyre to the outside, a lariat on Sheamus on the outside, a slingshot DDT on Kross back in the ring, and a Gut Buster on Knigth before climbing to the top rope and hitting a walk-rope elbow drop on Knight, but Kross & The Banger Bros broke the pin as IMPERIUM (Giovanni Vinci, Ludwig Kaiser & Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER) watched the match on the ramp before the commercial break.
Back from the break, Kross hanged McIntyre upside down on the corner before climbing to the top rope but Night climbed to the top rope and went for a Superplex on Kross, but McIntyre assisted the move by slamming Knight onto the mat with a Hanging Suplex. McIntyre hit two lariats and a back elbow on Kross, an overhead suplex on Knight, a neck breaker on Kross, and got Knight for the Future Shock, but Knight reversed it with a lariat. Sheamus got back in and hit two lariats on Knight, a backbreaker on Woods, a power-slam on Knight, and set Woods before hitting the 10 beats of the battering on Woods. Kross got on the apron, but Sheamus got him and 10 Beats of the Battering on Kross before getting Knight and hitting another 10 Beats of the Battering on Knight. Sheamus set up to hit the Brogue Kick on Knight, but McIntyre hit a headbutt on Knight before confronting McIntyre. Woods dove off the top rope, but Sheamus hit a Brogue Kick on Woods while McIntyre hit a Claymore on Knight as the Banger Bros got stereo pinfalls. The two exchanged words as two referees discussed who would be the winner.
Winners: Sheamus & Drew McIntyre.
- Kayla Braxton interviewed Paul Heyman backstage, but Heyman was distracted. Heyman said that he was bamboozled because Cody Rhodes is getting involved in Bloodline Business. Heyman said that Rhodes was a stylistic nightmare for the Bloodline because The Bloodline could not see if to go gangster or with the truth. Heyman then said that Rhodes will only get his shoulders off the mat after he loses to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania.
- Sheamus & Drew McIntyre argued backstage before The Brawling Brutes (Butch & Ridge Holland) pulled Sheamus away.
- It was announced that Rey Mysterio would become the first inductee of the 2023 WWE Hall of Fame. After the announcement, Rey Mysterio came to the ring to cut a promo, during which he was serenaded by "You Deserve It" chants from the crowd, but was immediately interrupted by Dominik Mysterio & The Judgement Day. Dominik ran down on Rey Mysterio for missing out on his childhood before saying that he was ashamed of being Rey's son. Legado del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro & Zelina Vega) confronted Judgement Day before suggesting. to have their scheduled match right now, which the Judgement Day accepted.
Legado del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro) (w/ Rey Mysterio & Zelina Vega) vs. The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Dominik Mysterio & Damian Priest) (w/ 2023 Women's Royal Rumble Winner Rhea Ripley).
Balor & Del Toro began the match before Del Toro went for a sunset flip on Balor, but Balor rolled over and hit a shotgun dropkick on Del Toro. Priest tagged in and hit a boot kick on Del Toro before stomping away at him in the corner and hitting a flying elbow on Del Toro for a near fall. Dominik tagged in and hit the Three Terrible Amigos on Del Toro before Balor tagged in and hit a chop on Del Toro. Del Toro hit a running Rana on Balor before Escobar tagged in and hit. aV-Trigger on Balor in the corner. Wilde, Del Toro & Escobar took turns hitting corner lariats on Balor before Wilde hit a suplex into a springboard Vader Bomb for a near fall. Wilde got to the middle rope, but Balor slammed Wilde onto the mat before tagging in Damian Priest. Priest choked Wilde in the corner before hitting a back elbow on Wilde for a near fall. Priest hit a Falcon Arrow on Wilde before Balor hit a springboard into Dominik's springboard senton on Wilde. Balor & Priest hit an assisted Backbreaker/ elbow drop combo on Wilde before sending Escobar & Del Toro off the apron before the commercial break.
After the break, Escobar & Balor tagged in before Escobar ran the ropes and hit two leaping forearm strikes on Balor, an enziguri kick on Priest, and a standing leg drop on Balor for a near fall. Escobar went for a cutter, but Balor reversed it with the Bloody Sunday before Dominik tagged in, but Escobar hit a Gamonguri before Del Toro tagged in and hit a diving crossbody and a running Spanish Fly on Dominik for a near fall. Del Toro hit a springboard dropkick on Priest before Escobar & Wilde hit Topes Suicida on Priest & Balor. Ripley got Vega and powerbombed her onto Escobar & Wilde before Dominik hit a baseball slide on Rey on the outside. Rey got in the ring and distracted the referee as he tried to attack Dominik, but this allowed Priest to hit a Thrust Kick on Del Toro while the referee was distracted before Dominik got an Inside Cradle on Del Toro for the pinfall win.
Winners: The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Dominik Mysterio & Damian Priest).
- Dominik and Rey Mysterio were in the ring after the match, where Dominik said that he should have been Eddie Guerrero's son, a call back to Rey Mysterio's feud against Eddie in 2006. Dominik tried to attack Rey, but Rey lowered the rope to send him to the outside flying as Rey said that he would not fight Dominik.
- SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair confronted Adam Pearce backstage before requesting a match, to which Adam Pearce obliged.
Braun Strowman & Ricochet vs. The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar) (w/ "Valhalla" Sarah Logan).
Ricochet & Erik began the match locking up before getting a side-headlock takedown on Erik, but Erik slammed Ricochet into the corner before Ricochet leaped over Erik and hit a Hurricanrana, but Erik hit a knee lift on Ricochet before tagging in Ivar. Ivar hit a shoulder block on Ricochet, but Ricochet hit the Tijeras on Ivar, but Ivar went for a running splash, but Ricochet evaded before hitting a knee strike into Strowman's clothesline to send Ivar to the outside. Strowman then tossed Erik out of the ring before he tossed Ricochet onto The Viking Raiders on the outside before the commercial break.
Back from the break, Erik hit a back elbow on Ricochet before Ivar tagged in, as the two Raiders laid in the blows on Ricochet's back. Erik tossed Ricochet into Ivar's knee lift before Ivar tossed Ricochet into Erik's lariat for a near fall. Erik twisted Ricochet's jaw, but Ricochet got back up. Erik promised to break Ricocehet's pretty face, but Ricochet responded with four forearm strikes, but Ricochet responded with a vicious forearm strike before talking trash to Strowman and sending him off the apron, allowing Ivar to hit a side splash on Strowman onto the barricade. Erik went for a suplex, but Ricochet flipped over and hit a V-Trigger on Erik and went for the Recoil. Ricochet hit a handspring kick on Ivar before hitting a kick on Erik for a near fall, but Erik responded with a knee lift to the face before hitting a Liger Bomb on Ricochet for a near fall. Ricochet hit a rolling elbow on Erik before hitting a Springboard Moonsault Press on Erik. Strowman finally got on the apron before Strowman & Ivar tagged in. Strowman hit shoulder tackles on Erik & Ivar, a boot kick on Ivar, and a shotgun dropkick to send Ivar to the outside Strowman ran around ringside and hit the Pounce on Ivar before going for it on Erik, but Erik evaded him and caused Strowman to be sent flying onto the broadcast table. Ricochet hit a Tope Suicida on Strowman, but was distracted by Valhalla briefly. Ricochet went for a 450, but Ivar evaded before hitting a Spinning Leg Lariat before climbing to the top rope and squashing Ricochet with a Frog Splash for the pinfall win.
Winners: The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar) (w/ "Valhalla" Sarah Logan).
- Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER ran down on Pearce after the result of the opening match, saying that this situation would not be tolerated. Pearce said that McIntyre & Sheamus would face each other next week to determine the #1 Contender for the Intercontinental Champion.
- SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair came to the ring for a match against an opponent of Adam Pearce's choosing. The opponent was revealed to be Shotzi.
Charlotte Flair vs. Shotzi.
Flair & Shotzi began the match bumping fists before they locked up, with Flair hitting a side headlock takeover on Shotzi. Shotzi pushed Flair to the corner, but Flair responded with a shoulder tackle. Flair did a leapfrog to evade Shotzi, but Shotzi hit a Hurricanrana and went for a sunset flip, but Flair evaded and hit a Waist takedown on Shotzi before hitting a second one for a near fall. Shotzi got back up, but Flair hit a big boot on Shotzi before going for the Figure-Eight Leg Lock, but Rhea Ripley came to the ramp to distract Flair. Shotzi got an inside cradle on Flair for a near fall, to which Flair responded with a German Suplex on Shotzi before locking eyes with Ripley before the commercial break.
Back from the break, Flair got on the middle rope, but Shotzi caught her with a roundhouse kick before hitting an Avalanche Frankensteiner on Flair for a near fall. Shotzi got Flair in the middle rope and went for a senton, but Flair evaded and sent her to the outside with a big boot. Flair went for a springboard cross-body, but Shotzi evaded and hit a kick on Flair. Back in the ring, Flair hit a series of chops on Shotzi before hitting a Fall-Away Slam into a kip-up on Shotzi. Flair hit a spear on Shotzi before staring directly at Ripley on the outside before locking in Figure Eight for the submission win.
Winner: Charlotte Flair.
- After the match, Rhea Ripley said that watching Charlotte Flair tonight reminded her of why she chose to fight her on the Royal Rumble. Ripley said that she saw all the insecurities Flair had and that she would expose them to the world when she beats her for the title. Flair responded that Ripley may be proud of her improvement, but Flair said that she would outwork everyone because she takes this business seriously. Flair put over Ripley for taking out anyone that is up in front of her, but Flair clarified that Ripley would not be able to take her down.
- Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos (Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso) came to the ring to cut a promo, saying that the Bloodline was back together in the city of Pittsburg. Jey got the and addressed his betrayal on Sami Zayn on Monday Night Raw, to which he responded by asking the crowd what would they do if they were in his position. Jey state that he only betrayed Zayn because he had to for his brother Jimmy, not for Sami Zayn. Jey said it was Zayn is to blame and that all he had to do was fall in line before Jimmy called out Cody Rhodes. 2023 Men's Royal Rumble Winner Cody Rhodes interrupted proceedings on the ramp and said that if The Usos were gonna talk about him, what if they talk directly to him. Rhodes told the Usos that they were here to fight, but The Usos said that he was not gonna make it to WrestleMania. Sami Zayn immediately came from behind and attacked Jimmy before Rhodes came in and attacked Jey. The four brawled on the ringside area before the four got back in the ring, but Zayn & Rhodes clotheslined Jimmy & Jey out of the ring. Rhodes & Zayn stood tall in the ring to end the broadcast.
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