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We begin with a look back at the end of last week's Smackdown.
We are in St. Petersburg, Florida (for the last time) and your announcers are Michael Cole and Corey Graves.
Daniel Bryan makes his way to the ring.
Daniel says we are so close to the biggest event of the year, Wrestlemania. Everyone is excited and Daniel is excited for everything. He is excited to see the set, smell the pyro, and see the human reaction in Raymond James. He is excited to hear the roar of the WWE Universe in person. He says he loves the Thunderdome, but there is absolutely nothing like wrestling in front of a live audience, nothing like wrestling in front of a live audience at Wrestlemania, and there is nothing like winning the Universal Championship in the main event of Wrestlemania. That is what I cannot wait for. Walking down to the ring with 25,000 people chanting YES in unison. There is nothing else like it.
Daniel says he is associated with the word 'yes', but most of his career revolves around being told no. Is Daniel Bryan big enough? No. Does Daniel Bryan belong in the WWE? No. Is Daniel Bryan a superstar? No. Is Daniel Bryan what's best for business? Can Daniel Bryan be the face of WWE? No. Does Daniel Bryan belong in the main event of Wrestlemania? If you ask Batista, Randy Orton, Triple H, Edge, or Roman Reigns, they would say no, but I think the answer is yes.
My mentors told me to ignore those who tell you no. That is why I say Yes. Every time life told me no, I said yes. Will Daniel Bryan be able to wrestle again? Doctors said no, I said yes. Can I become champion again? People said no, I said yes. Would I be able to tap out Roman Reigns at Fastlane? Roman Reigns said no, and I said yes. Can Daniel Bryan main event Wrestlemania? Adam Pearce said no, but then he said yes.
This Sunday, at Wrestlemania, this is by far, the biggest match of my career. A Triple Threat Match for the Universal Championship. You have Edge, who is furious because he thinks I have stolen his spotlight. You have Roman Reigns who is furious that I made him tap out and if I do it again, he will no longer be champion. When people are enraged, they are at their most dangerous.
What Daniel Bryan will they face? Not the Daniel Bryan who was the general manager. It won't be family man Daniel Bryan. They will get the most dangerous Daniel Bryan. Daniel says that he will do anything,
Can Daniel Bryan walk out of the main event of Wrestlemania as Universal Champion? YES.
We see the Street Profits in Gorilla Position and Kayla Braxton asks them how does it feel to get a title match. Montez Ford says Daniel Bryan will win the Universal Championship and they will win the tag titles tonight.
Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode attack Ford and Dawkins.
Ford and Roode fight to the stage and then Ziggler and Dawkins join in. Otis and Chad Gable show up to join the fight and then Rey Mysterio and Son Dominik Mysterio make sure everyone is involved. They fight to the ring as we go to commercial.
Match Number One: Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode versus Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins versus Father Rey Mysterio and Son Dominik Mysterio versus Chad Gable and Otis Dozovic for the Smackdown Tag Team Championship
The match is joined in progress and Gable with a waist lock to Dominik. Dominik with a drop kick and arm drag into an arm bar. Otis tags in and Otis with a double sledge that allows Gable to hit a German suplex. Dolph tags in and gets a near fall on Dominik. Dolph sends Dominik into the turnbuckles. Roode tags in and hits a back elbow for a near fall. Roode with a knee to the back. Dominik with punches and Roode with a forearm to the back. Gable tags in and he drops a knee to Dominik's arm a few times. Gable with an arm bar. Gable tries for a belly-to-back suplex but Dominik counters and gets a lateral press. Rey tags in and connects with forearms on Gable followed by a head scissors. Rey with a kick and Gable with an Irish whip.
Rey with an elbow and Gable catches Rey on a quebrada but Rey counters with a DDT for a near fall. Roode and Ziggler send Ford and Dawkins to the floor. Dominik sends Gable over the top rope onto Gable. Rey with a splash onto Gable and Otis. Dominik with a suicide dive onto Otis and Chad and then Father and Son return to the ring.
We are back and Roode with a knee to Ford. Roode with an Irish whip and Ford floats over and does some flips followed by a drop kick for a near fall. Roode with forearms to the back and Ford lands on his feet on a belly-to-back suplex attempt. Ford punches Roode and Ziggler but Roode with a spinebuster. Otis tags in and hits a discus clothesline for a near fall. Otis with an elbow drop to Ford. Otis with a punch to the midsection and Gable tags in. Gable with a Northern Lights suplex for a near fall. Ziggler tags in and he applies a reverse chin lock on Ford. Ziggler lands on his feet on a belly-to-back suplex attempt followed by a drop kick.
Ford blocks a Fameasser and hits a power bomb. Ziggler tries to keep Ford from making the tag but Dawkins and Roode tag in. Dawkins with clotheslines and a flying back elbow to Roode and an exploder to Gable. Dawkins with a twisting splash to Roode and a bulldog. Rey tags in and hits a seated splash on Roode. Dawkins is sent to the floor by Rey. Rey sends Roode into Otis and Dominik tags in and Roode is drop kicked into the ropes and Rey sends Dolph into the ropes with a drop toe hold. Rey and Dominik with 619s and Dominik goes up top and hits a frog splash but Otis breaks up the cover.
Otis catches Rey and sends him under the bottom rope. Ford and Dawkins with a double drop kick to Otis and Ford with a flip dive onto Otis. Dawkins with a sunset flip to Gable and Gable with a near fall. Gable with a back slide to Dawkins for a near fall. Gable with Chaos Theory to Dawkins but Ford tags in and hits the seven star frog splash. Ziggler with a super kick to Ford and Roode tags in and gets the three count.
Winners: Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler (retain championship)
Kayla Braxton is in the back and she is with Bianca Belair.
Kayla asks Bianca about her first Wrestlemania. Bianca says she has butterflies but that isn't a bad thing. She is excited and nervous. She says her daddy told her being nervous means you are ready. She says that he told her not to be scared. She says she needs to be mentally tough for Wrestlemania. She has been working so hard and the world will see what she can do.
Kayla brings up what Sasha is willing to do and she asks if Bianca will. Bianca says that being the EST of WWE gives her the tools to win. That makes her dangerous and when she beats Sasha and becomes the Smackdown Women's Champion, that will be the greatest night of her life.
We are back and we take a look at Big E returning to his roots in Tampa.
Big E says Apollo spends a lot of time talking about remembering where you came from. I never forgot. Wrestlemania is in my city and this is my barber. This is where I come when I need to get my mind right. We see Big E at his old school Tampa Prep where he was taught discipline and what made him a state champion. We go to Raymond James Stadium, where he played his high school all star game. This is the stadium I will walk in and walk out as the Intercontinental Champion. This is where your Intercontinental Championship dreams die.
We take a look at the feud between Randy Orton and The Fiend.
Match Number Two: NIa Jax (with Shayna Baszler and Reginald) versus Tamina (with Natalya)
They lock up and Nia sends Tamina to the mat. Nia and Tamina have words for each other and they lock up again and Tamina sends Nia to the mat. Nia pie faces Tamina and Tamina with a back fist and forearms. Tamina with knees and Reginald gets on the apron and Tamina grabs him and Shayna grabs Reginald's leg and he is not torn in half. NIa with a shoulder tackle to Tamina. Nia with a splash into the corner. Nia chokes Tamina in the corner. Nia with an Irish whip and she misses a shoulder in the corner when Tamina moves and Nia hits the ring post shoulder first. Tamina goes up top and Shayna tries to go after Tamina and Natalya stops Shayna.
Tamina with a super kick and Samoan drop. Shayna breaks up the cover and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Tamina (by disqualification)
After the match, Natalya goes after Shayna and then Shayna gets out of the ring.
Kayla Braxton is in the back and she is joined by The Riott Squad.
Billie Kay interrupts and Liv says she doesn't have a partner.
Carmella shows up.
Ruby says they are laser focused.
Ruby says they have learned from their losses.
Carmella says if she was worried about friendship, she would be in an afterschool special.
Dana Brooke and Mandy Rose, as well as Lana and Naomi teleport from Raw and we have a four team brawl.
We cannot forget the fifth team as Natalya and Tamina come through warp speed to get involved.
We have a Seth Rollins political ad pointing out how horrible Cesaro's Wrestlemania record is. We find out how great Seth Rollins is.
Edge makes his way to the ring and he has a chair.
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