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We are in St. Petersburg, Florida and your announcers are Michael Cole and Corey Graves.

Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair are arguing in the back.  Bianca wants to know why did Sasha accept the match against Nia with their title match on Sunday.  Sasha says Reginald set this up.  Bianca blames Sasha for caring so much about Reginald.  Sasha says that Nia is in her head.  Bianca says she won't come out to save Sasha and Sasha says she doesn't want Bianca's help.

We are told that Reginald is not at ringside because Nia gave him a spa day.

Match Number One:  Sasha Banks versus Nia Jax (with Shayna Baszler) for the Smackdown Women's Championship

Sasha goes after Shayna and she kicks Nia from the apron.  Sasha sends Nia into the turnbuckles and kicks Nia.  Sasha with a running double knee strike and she hits a bulldog.  NIa escapes the Banks Statement and follows with a back elbow.  Nia with a splash into the corner.  Nia presses Sasha over her head and drops Sasha face first to the mat and Nia gets a near fall.  Nia with another slam.  Nia with an elbow drop for a near fall.  Nia gets Sasha up and hits a Samoan drop for a near fall.  

Bianca Belair's music plays and she makes her way to the ring, but not to help Sasha because Bianca is a woman of her word.  Bianca gives Sasha some motivation as we go to commercial.

We are back and Nia with a side slam for a near fall.  Nia with a Stretch Muffler and she swings Sasha into the bottom turnbuckle.  Nia gets a near fall.  Nia with a chin lock and she has the leg trapped against Sasha's back.  Nia returns to the Stretch Muffler and Sasha tries to counter into a sunset flip but Nia does not go down and Nia misses a seated splash.  Sasha with double knees to the back for a near fall.  Nia sends Sasha to the floor and Sasha with a kick to the head.  Sasha with a rear chin lock and Nia gets to her feet.

Nia sets for a Samoan drop but Sasha with elbows and Sasha with a tornado DDT and applies the Banks Statement.  Bianca and Shayna get involved and the referee stops Bianca.  Shayna accidentally kicks Nia.  Shayna and Bianca fight to the floor while Sasha gets the three count with a jackknife cover.

Winner:  Sasha Banks (retains Championship)

After the match, Shayna and Nia argue.

Kayla Braxton is in the back with Edge.  

Kayla asks Edge about the feeling of having his first match on Smackdown in a decade.  Edge says it has always felt like home.  He had some of his greatest moments on Smackdown.  He says he beat the Undertaker on Smackdown.  He had his worst night as well when he had to relinquish his title and retire.  Edge says it feels surreal and it feels right.  Edge says Daniel needs a fair shake at Fastlane and if he is not out there, he cannot win without me.  Edge says he would have done the same thing that Daniel did to him last week.

Edge says that Jey can be one of the greatest talents, but not while he is in Roman's shadow.  He will continue to be in trouble if he goes that way.

Seth Rollins makes his way to the ring and it looks like the top half of his suit was not told that it had to match the bottom half of his suit.

We are back with a look at Edge winning the Tag Titles with Hulk Hogan on Smackdown.

Michael Cole mentions that Hulk Hogan is going to be one of the hosts of Wrestlemania with Titus O'Neil.

Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler are in the back and Nia says she should be a double champion now.  Nia says if Shayna costs them the titles on Sunday, she is coming after Shayna.  Nia wants to know what Shayna is going to do.  Shayna says she will get a match with BIanca and give her the nastiEST beating of her lifetime.

Seth Rollins says he made his triumphant return to Smackdown after a lengthy hiatus.  When he came back, the entire roster came out to surround the ring and greet him like a king.  They don't all like me.  They came to greet me because they respect me and everything I have accomplished in this ring.  When they turned their backs and walked away, I respected their decisions to be idiots.  There was one person who took the disrespect too far.

Cesaro stayed out here by himself and he stood right there and he looked him in his eyes and he disrespected him, embarrassed him, and humiliated him.  Seth says it is because Cesaro is jealous of him at his success in everything he does.  He is jealous that I am loved everywhere.  He is jealous because I am a Wrestlemania main eventer while Cesaro is a failure.  When I get knocked down, I get back up.  Cesaro can't really say the same thing about himself.

We see what happened last week between Seth and Cesaro.

Seth mocks Cesaro and he asks what is keeping Cesaro.  You having a hard time standing up for yourself?  Maybe it is all of those years running around and reaching for that brass ring.  

Seth tells Cesaro that he swung him 22 times.  You will never disrespect me or embarrass me like that again because I am Seth Rollins and you are the biggest waste of potential in WWE history.

Shinsuke Nakamura makes his way to the ring.

Seth tells Nakamura not to walk any closer or what I did to Cesaro will be ten fold.  He tells Nakamura he is better than Cesaro.  

Nakamura tells Rollins to shut up.  Nakamura punches Rollins after Rollins swings at him.  Rollins goes to the floor.

Rollins gets back into the ring and Nakamura with an STO and Kinshasa.

Corey Graves mentions that Eric Bischoff is going to be in the Hall of Fame this year.

Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler are at ringside for the next match.

Match Number Two:  Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford versus Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio

Ford and Dominik start things off and Ford with a take down into a front face lock.  Dominik with a wrist lock and Ford with a leg sweep and a cover.  Dominik with a leg sweep and cover for a near fall.  Dominik with an arm drag or two.  Dominik offers his hand and Ford shakes it but he kicks Dominik in the midsection.  Dominik lands on his feet on a belly-to-back suplex and Rey tags in and he hits a drop kick for a near fall.  Rey with a kick and he goes through the legs.  Dawkins tags in and he kicks Rey and then Dawkins sends Ford onto Rey and Angelo gets a near fall.  Angelo with a twisting splash into the corner and Ford tags in.  Dawkins misses a twisting splash and Rey with a head scissors that sends Ford into the ropes.  Dominik tags in and he hits a head scissors on Dawkins.

Ford with a clothesline and choke slam for a near fall.  Dawkins gets Dominik on his shoudlers and Rey goes through the legs and knocks Ford off the turnbuckles.  Dominik with a victory roll for the three count.

Winners:  Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio

After the match, Otis Dozovic and Chad Gable make their way to the ring.

Chad has a mic and he asks if that victory puts you in line for a title match before us?  Chad says they embarrassed Rey and his little son already.  Lest you forget, when my prized pupil squashed you like a pancake.

The Mysterios attack Chad and Otis.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Three:  Chad Gable and Otis Dozovic versus Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio

Gable and Rey start things off while the match is joined in progress.  Chad puts Rey on the turnbuckles and tries for a superplex.  Rey head butts Gable to the mat and Rey with a seated splash and head scissors that sends Gable into the ropes and Rey with a 619 and Dominik knocks Otis off the apron.  Rey goes up top and Otis crotches Rey.  Gable with a suplex and Otis with a diving head butt to Rey.  Otis with a slam to Rey and he gets Rey up for another slam.  Otis kicks Rey in the ribs.  Otis sends Rey sternum first into the turnbuckles.  Otis with a double sledge to Rey.  Otis with a bear hug.  Rey bites Otis and kicks Otis.

Otis with a slam and he misses a diving head butt.  Rey with a drop kick and Dominik and Gable tag in.  Dominik with elbows and a head scissors take down.  Dominik with a sunset flip for a near fall.  Gable sends Dominik over him but Dominik lands on the turnbuckles.  Dominik with a tornado DDT for a near fall.  Rey sends Otis to the floor.  Otis sends Rey into the ringside barrier.  Dominik sends Gable itno the ropes and Gable blocks a 619 and Dominik gets to his feet.  Otis tags in and Gable with Chaos Theory.  Otis with a frog splash for the three count,.

Winners:  Chad Gable and Otis Dozovic

After the match, Dolph and Roode talk about taking on all takers at any time as the three known challengers surround them.

Sami Zayn is in the back and he says he is goingot finish up his documentary and he has to face Baron Corbin.  

Kevin Owens stops by and Sami makes the offer to have Kevin in his documentary.  Kevin says he is not sure about it.  Sami tells Kevin this is going to be huge.  Sami asks what is the hang up.  Kevin asks Sami if he realizes he is twisting history to fit his narrative.  Kevin says he never heard Sami says things were his fault when things didn't go his way.  Sami says we have seen what THEY have done to them.  Kevin wants to know who THEY is.  

Sami asks Kevin to be ringside for his match against Baron Corbin and he can look to see if there is anything fishy.

Daniel Bryan makes his way to the ring.

We go to commercial.

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