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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT; LAST MAN STANDING, LIV'S QUEST TO QUALIFY CONTINUES WITHOUT ANYONE TO QUALIFY AGAINST, A FAMILIAR FACE RETURNS, AND MORE

We start off with a look back at last week's interaction between Roman Reigns and Edge.

We are in Tampa, Florida and your announcers are Pat McAfee and Michael Cole.

Edge's music plays and he makes his way to the ring.

Edge says Wrestlemania was supposed to be the culmination of a ten year story.  Winning the Universal Championship ten years to the day after being forced to retire as the World Champion.  It would have been a hell of a story.  Edge says he knew it would happen . . . and then it didn't.  Edge says he didn't see that coming. That wasn't in his plans or his vision.  Edge says it rocked him so he took some time.  Eventually, in that time, I started to run the match back and I even watched the match again.  Roman glossed over a lot of moments in the match.

Edge says his one fear of Daniel Bryan being involved and costing him the championship, it did.  How he broke up the crossface.  How he pulled the referee out of the ring after the spear.  I could complain about how Jey Uso stopped him from hitting the conchairto. I could complain about it and I would be justified.  Edge in 2006 would have done it.  In 2021, there are always going to be excuses and obstacles.  I have been knocking down obstacles my entire life, or I wouldn't be here right now.  I don't stop.

Here is the thing.  Now that I have been in here with Roman one-on-one, I know that I can beat him.  More importantly, Roman you know I can beat you.  We are the only ones who know because we both felt it.  You will never admit it, but I have proof.

We take a look at photos from Wrestlemania when Edge has Roman in the crossface.  He says there is fear in those eyes.  If you tilt up, you see the eyes of a man who knows he lives inside that other man's head.  When you make a man look like that at your hands, you live in his head for life.  Last week, when you heard my music, the look on your face solidified what I know.  You know deep down that for whatever reason and what the odds are, I am the guy who has your number.  I'm gonna beat you, it is just a matter of when.  I am inevitable and I will be the Universal Champion.

Paul Heyman is in the back and Jimmy Uso talks about what Edge said and he knows that Edge isn't saying that.  I have Roman's back, just like Roman has my back.  When Roman gets here, we are going to put Edge down and plant the family flag in his heart.

Rick Boogs is on the stage with his guitar and he welcomes everyone to Smackdown and he introduces the 'true king of Smackdown' Shinsuke Nakamura.

We see an interview with Baron Corbin where he says he lost hundreds of thousands of dollars.  He says he was a wealthy man and now . . . 

Match Number One:  Big E and Shinsuke Nakamura (with Rick Boogs) versus Apollo Crews (with Commander Azeez) and Baron Corbin

Nakamura and Crews start things off and Nakamura with a side head lock.  Nakamura goes for a shoulder tackle and Crews stays on his feet.  Crews with a side head lock.  Crews with a shoulder tackle and he tells Corbin to focus.  Nakamura with a kick to Crews and an Irish whip.  Nakamura with an elbow in the corner and then he gets Crews on the turnbuckles.  Nakamura with a running knee into the corner.  Big E wants to tag in and Nakamura allows it.  They both choke Crews in the corner with a musical assist from Boogs.  Big E with an abdominal stretch and Corbin looks bored.  Big E with a back elbow and he gets a near fall.  Crews tags in Corbin and Big E knocks Corbin off the apron.

Corbin with a clothesline on the floor when he chases Crews.  Corbin sends Big E over the ringside barrier and we go to commercial.

We are back and Corbin with elbows to the neck and he applies a chin lock and half nelson.  Big E with elbows and Corbin with a back elbow for a near fall.  Crews tags in and he hits a double sledge to the back.  Crews with a drop kick.  Crews with a front face lock on Big E.  Big E tosses Crews away but Crews with an enzugiiri.  Big E sends Crews over the top rope to the floor but Corbin tags in and sends Big E into the turnbuckles and knocks Nakamura off the apron.  Corbin with a slam and he gets a near fall.

Crews with a German suplex to Nakamura and they fight to the floor.  Nakamura with a kick to Crews.  Corbin with more elbows and he returns to the half nelson and chin bar.  

Boogs makes an announcement about a car being towed and we see the footage from the parking lot and it is very sunny in Tampa on 8:30 PM.  Big E with a Big Ending for the three count.

Winners:  Big E and Shinsuke Nakamura

We take a look at what happened last week in the mixed tag match.

Bayley makes her way to the ring as we go to commercial.

We are back and Bayley says she is not the type of person to come out and brag and say I told you so, but I told you so.  I proved that Bianca's win at Wrestlemania was a fluke when I beat her last week.  The best part was the look in her eyes.  The look of loss, despair, defeat.  She was sitting there questioning everything she did wrong.  We know how strong Bianca is, but mentally she is weak.  Bayley says she made it look easy being champion for 380 days.  A loss this early is not a good sign.  Bianca is crumbling under the weight of your expectations.  Bianca better get her head in the game because in two weeks, we will be performing in front of you fans. 

Bayley says she would hate to see Bianca fall apart in front of all of the boys and girls who worship her.

Bayley says Bianca ain't nothing to Bayley.  Never has and never will be.

Bianca Belair's music plays and she makes her way to the ring.

Bianca says what Bayley needs is a little crack in that mouth.  You may want this, but I have this.  I keep beating you over and over and over again.  You keep coming like you can't let go.  You are obsessed with me.  You think you are in my head.

Bayley says she knows that she is in Bianca's head.

Bianca says Bayley is in her head.  No matter how many times I beat you, your voice will always be in my head.  There is only one way to end this.  I have to embarrass you to the point of no return so you can't get in my head any more that I am over you.  If the officials will allow it, at Money in the Bank, I'll put my title on the line in an I Quit Match.

Bayley laughs at Bianca's plan and then she realizes that Bianca is serious.  She is in Bianca's head.  Bayley says she has never quit in her life and she has accomplished everything she ever wanted to do.  If you can make me say 'I Quit", I would quit Smackdown, no, the WWE, I would quit completely.  You are not the champion you portray yourself to be.  You are not winning this match, and I accept.

Bianca laughs and Bayley wants to know what is so funny.  Bianca says she realized how excited she is to hear the words "I Quit".

Paul Heyman paces in Roman's dressing room and Jimmy comes in and he says that Edge is waiting to jump on Roman when he gets here.  Jimmy says that Roman is waiting for hin to step up.  Jimmy is going to tell Sonya and Adam to save some time at the end of the show so he can call out Edge and beat the hell out of him.

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