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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: ACKNOWLEDGING, ZAYN VERSUS NAKAMURA, GULAK VERSUS GUNTHER, AND MORE

Your announcers are Michael Cole and Pat McAfee.

We begin with a look back at last week's Beat the Clock Challenge.

Match Number One:  Charlotte Flair versus Aliyah in a Non Title Match

Before the match starts, Charlotte acknowledges the fans who paid their hard earned money to see her.  She says she does not know why people call Long Island the armpit of New York.  Charlotte says people are saying that she was humiliated when she did not win the Beat the Clock Challenge.  Charlotte says she was screwed.  This woman clearly tapped out and said I Quit before the clock ran out.  Drew Gulak is an idiot.  The time went down and it confused her.  She says she will make Ronda say I Quit on Sunday.  She will cry like her own baby.  When she says I Quit, Charlotte says she would not be surprised that Ronda leaves WWE.

Charlotte tells everyone to say hello to Aliyah.  Charlotte asks her if she is enjoying her fifteen seconds of fame.  Charlotte says she will give everyone a preview of what is going to happen on Sunday.  Charlotte says she will pretend that she is Ronda.

Charlotte with a forearm and clothesline before the bell rings.  Charlotte with more forearms and she tells Aliyah to say I Quit.  Charlotte with more forearms.  

Ronda Rousey's music plays and she makes her way to the ring.  

Ronda pulls Charlotte to the floor and they exchange punches.  Charlotte runs Ronda into the apron.  Ronda with knees to Charlotte and Charlotte gets away.  Charlotte sends Ronda into the ringside barrier.  Charlotte gets into the ring and Ronda follows.  Charlotte with a double leg take down and forearms.  Charlotte with a boot from the corner followed by shoulders.  

Officials and referees make their way to the ring to pull Ronda and Charlotte apart.

Charlotte misses a boot on Ronda and takes down Shawn Daivari.  

Ronda with forearms.

They are finally separated but that does not last long and Ronda with a take down.

We take a look at the feud over the Women's Tag Team Titles.   We are told that Naomi suffered a rotator cuff strain.

Match Number One:  Shayna Baszler (with Natalya) versus Sasha Banks (with Naomi)

Sasha with forearms but Shayna pushes her away.  Sasha with a kick and Meteora for a near fall.  Sasha stands on the hand and grinds it into the mat.  Sasha misses a boot tot he arm.  Sasha with an arm breaker and then she works on the fingers.  Shayna goes for a cross arm breaker but Sasha traps the hands and gets a near fall with a rollup.  Shayna with a double wrist lock.  Sasha with a head scissors and rollup for a near fall.  Sasha goes for an arm bar and Natalya gets on the apron and distracts Sasha.  Shayna with a gutwrench gourdbuster.  Shayna kicks Sasha in the corner.  Sasha sends Shayna into the turnbuckles and Shayna misses a knee.  Sasha with punches and Shayna with an Irish hip.  Sasha goes for a head scissors out of the corner but Shayna catches Sasha and hits a side slam for a near fall.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Sasha gets a near fall.  Shayna with a double wrist lock.  Sasha sends Shayna through the ropes to the floor.  Sasha sends Shayna to the other side.  Sasha with a baseball slide to Shayna and she slams the arm into the announce table.  Sasha sends Shayna back into the ring and hits a double knee drop for a near fall.  Shayna with a punch and kick but Sasha goes to the apron and connects with a shoulder and kick.  Sasha with a wheelbarrow into a bulldog.  Sasha with a head scissors to Natalya on the floor.  Shayna with a knee when Sasha gets back into the ring and Shayna gets a near fall.

Sasha with a back slide for a near fall.  Shayna with an inside cradle and Natalya holds Sasha's leg to get the three count.

Winner:  Shayna Baszler

After the match, Natalya and Shayna attack Sasha and Naomi.  Natalya holds Naomi while Shayna tries to stomp on the elbow but Naomi kicks Shayna.  Sasha and Naomi with a double Sole Food to Natalya.

We take a look at the events that led to the six man tag match for Backlash.

Kayla Braxton is with the Usos in the back.  She asks them about the match on Sunday.

Jey says the time for talking is done.  He says Riddle talks to much and he puts his foot in his mouth.  Jimmy says he is not afraid of snakes.  Jey says they are going to have some snakeskin Air Jordans after Backlash.

Baron Corbin makes his way to the ring.

We are back and Kayla Braxton is in the back with Riddle and Randy Orton.  She asks them about the Uso's comments.

Riddle says he was confused by what they said about putting his feet in his mouth.  Orton tells Riddle to stop.  Orton says they heard the Usos yapping their gums.  Orton says at Backlash, the Usos don't have to worry about what shoes they will be wearing after the match because they will be in the ring with RK-Bro.

Baron is in the ring and he says if you think that bothers him, you are crazy.  Corbin says he has been thinking about what he is going to do to Moss on Sunday.

Moss shows up on the TitanTron and says that no one wants to hear Corbin talk.  They want to hear him crack jokes.  Moss says that Corbin looks like he is trying out for a Pitbull cover band.  

Corbin cuts off Moss and says that Moss says he thinks he is safe in the back.  Corbin says you don't have the guts to say it to his face.

Moss makes his way to the ring.  

Moss says he will say it to Corbin's face now and he has some jokes and calls him a Big Bald Wolf.

Corbin leaves the ring.

We go to Drew Gulak and his many jobs.

Now, Drew Gulak gets to wrestle again.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Two:  Drew Gulak versus Gunther (with Ludwig Kaiser)

They lock up and Gunther with a wrist lock and he takes Gulak to the mat.  Gunther with an arm bar and Gulak with a reversal.  Gunther with a chop across the chest.  Gulak with a forearm and Gunther with a boot to the head.  Gunther with a chop and Gulak falls into the corner.  Gunther sends Gulak into the turnbuckles and then he puts Gulak on the turnbuckle and Gungher with a chop and he stretches Gulak on the turnbuckle.  Gunther with a sleeper and then he hits a power bomb for the three count.

Winner:  Gunther

We take a look back at Rick Boogs' injury at Wrestlemania.  

We see what Roman did to Shinsuke Nakamura after Wrestlemania.

Megan Morant is with Shinsuke Nakamura in the garage.  Megan asks about the Bloodline and his issues.

Nakamura says they tried to hurt him and he hasn't forgotten.  One day soon, he will get his hands on Roman Reigns and he will never forget.

We see Sami Zayn hiding behind a truck.

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