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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: WRESTLEMANIA IS AROUND THE CORNER, CODY SPEAKS, FOUR WAY MATCHES APLENTY, WHO WINS THE TROPHY, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2023-03-31 22:00:00

We are back and Moss eliminates Lumis and Lumis shows his sadness.  Kross eliminates Woods.  Lashley has Escobar in the corner.  Ali sends Ziggler over the top rope and then Ziggler pulls Ali over the top rope.  They hang from the ropes and kick each other.  Butch chops Moss but Moss with a punch.  Knight eliminates Ali.  Kross with a Kross Jacket on Knight.  Lashley with a full nelson on Ziggler.  Bobby and Karrion release their submissions.  Lashley goes for a full nelson on Kross.  Lashley gets Kross up and Kross gets to his feet.  Lashley sends Kross over the top rope but he holds on to the ropes and gets back to the apron.  Reed eliminates Moss as we lose the satellite feed.

Escobar goes after Lashley and Reed spots Braun in the ring.  Lashley stops the interaction by eliminating Ziggler.  Lashley joins in and Braun and Bobby take care of Reed.  Lashley with a clothesline to Reed.  Strowman goes for a power slam but Lashley escapes.  Braun backs Lashley into the corner and Reed with a splash.  Gargano with an enzuigiri to Ridge but Butch with a kick to Gargano.  Gargano counters Bitter End into a DDT.  Knight sends Gargano into the mat but Gargano holds on to the ropes.  Kross with a back body drop to Knight.  Escobar with a head scissors to Kross.  Gargano with a slingshot spear.  Gargano is eliminated by Lashley.  Braun eliminates Escobar.

Ridge gets Reed up but Reed gets to his feet and he eliminates Ridge with a clothesline.  Ridge catches Butch off the apron and Butch gets on Reed's back but Reed eliminates Butch.

We are down to Reed, Knight, Braun, and Lashley.  

Reed sends Knight to the apron and Knight gets back into the ring.  Knight tries to get Reed over the top rope but Reed stays in the ring.  Reed gets Knight on his shoulders to eliminate him.  Lashley punches Braun.  Lashley with a clothesline to Reed in the corner followed by one to Braun and another one to Reed.  Lashley punches Braun and Braun gets Lashley up for a running power slam.  Braun poses and Reed gets Braun over the top rope but he stays on the apron.  Reed with a running shoulder tackle to eliminate Braun.  Reed goes up top for a Tsunami but he misses.  Lashley with a spear and then Lashley tries to send Reed over the top rope but Reed reverses it.  Reed turns around so he does not see Lashley return into the ring to eliminate Reed.

Winner:  Bobby Lashley

We take a look at Cody Rhodes.

We see Cody sitting in the back.

Match Number Three:  Raquel Rodriguez (with Liv Morgan) versus Natalya (with Shotzi) versus Shayna Baszler (with Ronda Rousey) versus Sonya Deville (with Chelsea Green)

Sonya tells Nattie and Raquel to go after Sonya and they listen to her.  Natayla with a rollup on Sonya for a near fall.  Nattie with a clothesline to Sonya and she goes to the floor.  Nattie with a side head lock on Raquel and Nattie goes for an arm bar.  Raquel blocks a rollup and Sonya with a kick to Raquel and a bulldog to Nattie for a near fall.  Sonya gets a near fall on Raquel.  Sonya with punches to Raquel and Nattie with a rollup into a Sharpshooter on Sonya.  Shayna with a Kirifuta clutch on Nattie and Nattie with a back elbow in the corner.  Shayna with a Kirifuta clutch in the corner but Raquel gets Nattie and Shayna on her shoulders but Sonya with a chop block.  Raquel kicks Shayna and Sonya kicks Raquel and sends her into the ring post.  Sonya goes to the turnbuckles and goes for a body scissors but she gets Sonya up for the Tejana Bomb.  Shayna tries to stop it but Raquel with a boot to Shayna and the Tejana Bomb to Sonya for the three count.

Winner:  Raquel Rodriguez

We see Rey Mysterio and JBL in the back.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Solo Sikoa stands in Roman's locker room while Paul stares at Roman.

We take a look at Rey and Dominik Mysterio ahead of their match tomorrow night.

Rey is in the locker room and Legado del Fantasma show up. 

Rey thanks them for having his back last week.  Escobar says that is the least they can do for a legend.  He says he hopes Rey teaches Dom a lesson this weekend.  Rey says it will be a lesson he will never forget.  Escboar tells Rey that if THE Judgment Day gets involved, they have his back.

Rey gives them shirts and they are the Latino World Order.

Match Number Four:  Sheamus and Drew McIntyre versus Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci

Sheamus and Drew have some words while Gunther watches MATCH on MONITOR.

Drew and Vinci start things off and Sheamus is not happy.  Drew goes for a hip toss but Vinci lands on his feet.  Drew blocks a hip toss and clotheslines Vinci.  Drew with a chop and he goes for a slam but Vinci lands on his feet.  Kaiser with a kick and he tags in and he joins Vinci with punches.  Sheamus tags in and hits a clothesline off the turnbuckles followed by a double sledge and clothesline in the corner.  Sheamus gets Kaiser up but Kaiser gets to his feet.  Sheamus sends Kaiser over the top rope but Kaiser holds on so Sheamus feels it is time for some forearms.  Sheamus sets for a Brogue Kick and Drew tags himself in.  Sheamus pushes Drew and Drew pushes back.  Kaiser and Vinci attack Drew and Sheamus.  Sheamus sends Vinci to the floor and Drew with a head butt to Kaiser and he sends Kaiser to the floor.

We see Gunther continuing to watch MONITOR as we go to commercial.

We are back and Kaiser gets a near fall on Sheamus.  Kaiser with a rear chin lock and Gunther shows APPRECIATION watching MONITOR.  Sheamus with a uranage back breaker and both men are down.  Drew tags in and so does Vinci.  Drew with clotheslines and an overhead belly-to-belly suplex.  Drew with another overhead belly-to-belly suplex followed by neck breakers to Vinci and Kaiser.  Drew sets for a Claymore but Sheamus aborts the count down.  Drew and Sheamus have more words and Vinci drop kicks Sheamus into Drew and Drew is sent to the floor.  Vinci and Kaiser with a high low on Sheamus for a near fall.  Sheamus with a knee to Vinci for a near fall.  Sheamus goes to a neutral corner to set for the Brogue Kick and he hits it.  Drew with a Claymore to Kaiser for the three count.

Winners:  Drew McIntyre and Sheamus

Cole and Barrett run through the card for Wrestlemania.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Cody Rhodes makes his way to the ring.

Cody looks at the Wrestlemania sign and asks Los Angeles what do ya want to talk about.  We could talk about how we are at the end of the road.  This is it.  We sit at the precipice of the biggest event.  Wrestlemania is here.  On this ride, all of you have sat shotgun with me.  All of my cards are on the table.  No ace in the hole.  I get here and the media starts.  You have to make sure that everything is ready for Sunday so he can execute and do what he says he can do and become the WWE Champion.  

When it comes to Sunday, the actual day of Wrestlemania for him.  He says he is the most prepared he has ever been.  In the spirit of full transparency, in this moment, speaking to you, I feel wildly unprepared.  We could talk about literally anything.  You guys want a showdown and duel.  We have talked too much.  Cody says he could do the Tupac part of California Love.  He says it might be a hair too adult for Fox so he decides to stop.  He says he can talk about gratitude.  You welcomed me back and you let me be me.  I am trying to be poised and composed, but that means something is broken inside.  The medicine that he needs is to defeat Roman Reigns on Sunday.

Speaking of Roman, the last time we stood face to face, he laid the titles down in front of him and he talked about how Cody couldn't be the guy in his company.  Roman has been here for eleven years but he didn't start to pay off until year eight.  Roman likes to talk about how everybody thinks they are the guy until they meet the guy.  Cody says allow himself to introduce himself.  He says he is not Dusty's son, he is not dashing, but he is your successor.  Cody says he is the next Undisputed Champion.  Sunday, I finish . . . 

Roman Reigns'  music interrupts and he makes his way to the ring with Paul Heyman.

Roman gets in the ring and he is handed the mic by Paul Heyman.  

Roman tells Los Angeles . . . he tells Paul he doesn't care about any of them.  Roman turns to Cody and tells Cody it isn't there turn, it is yours.  He tells Cody to ACKNOWLEDGE HIM and he drops the micc and holds up the title belts.

We go to credits.

 


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