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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: TAG TITLE MATCH, MITB QUALIFIERS, SONYA AND MANDY, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2020-04-17 21:57:00

We begin with a graphic In Memory of Howard Finkel.

We are at the WWE Performance Center and your announcers are Michael Cole and Corey Graves.

We have chairs in the ring so that means we are going to have a Moment of Bliss.

The WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross make their way to the ring.

Nikki and Alexa welcome everyone to the show.  Alexa says they have a big guest tonight and she brings out the Universal Champion Braun Strowman.

Alexa congratulates Braun for winning the title.

Braun thanks them and congratulates them for winning the tag titles back.  

Alexa asks Braun about Bray Wyatt and brings up how cunning and psychotic Bray is.  We take a look back at last week's challenge.

Alexa asks Braun what is his response.

Braun says no one knows Bray like he does.  He used to be a part of his family.  That was a part of his past that he is trying to forget.  Everything he has achieved, he has done it on his own.  He knows how Bray thinks and works.  He is a manipulator who tries to get inside your head and manipulate reality.  I will not play your games.  If you come for me, the only thing you are going to get are these hands.

Braun sees something in the corner and he asks if that is for him.  He tells Alexa he didn't have to get him a gift for being on her show.  

Alexa says he didn't get Braun anything.

Braun opens the package and it is Braun's old Wyatt Family mask.

Alexa and Nikki decide to get out of the ring.

Braun looks around while there is laughing in the building and we see a photo of Braun from his Wyatt Family days.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Cole and Graves talk about what we saw before the commercial break.  

We are told that Braun Strowman will defend the Universal Title against Bray Wyatt.

Match Number One:  Sasha Banks (with Bayley) versus Tamina in an If Tamina Wins she gets a Title Match Match

Sasha offers Tamina a shirt, but it is not the right size so she sends Sasha to the mat and Tamina throws the shirt at Bayley.  Sasha with a rollup for a near fall.  Tamina with a head butt.  Sasha floats over and Tamina catches Sasha and sends her to the apron.  Tamina knocks Sasha off the apron.  

We go to commercial.

We are back and Tamina with shoulders in the corner.  Sasha moves when Tamina goes for a shoulder in the corner.  Sasha with a kick and Meteora for a near fall.  Sasha with punches.  Sasha kicks Tamina in the head.  Sasha with a drop kick to the side of the head and Sasha gets a near fall.  Sasha kicks Tamina in the head and applies a sleeper.  Sasha with a rear chin lock.  Sasha gets on Tamina's back and returns to the sleeper.  Tamina backs into the turnbuckles to get out of the hold.  Tamina misses a splash into the corner.

Sasha with a knee from the apron and Tamina wtih a clothesline.  Tamina grabs Sasha on the floor and Bayley throws the shirt at Tamina.  Sasha sends Tamina into the ring post and Sasha with a kick on the apron and she sends Tamina into the ring steps.  Bayley takes off her shoe and goes to check on Tamina but Lacey Evans' music plays and she hits a clothesline off the ring steps.  Sasha goes to the floor and Tamina with a super kick.  Tamina with a super kick for the three count.

Winner: Tamina

Jey Uso is in the back and he says that Miz and Big E are facing the Uce with the Juice and the Usos will become Tag Team Champions tonight.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Lacey is walking and wiping herself down.  Charly Caruso asks Lacey about Sasha.  Lacey says Sasha got what she deserved.  After what she has done, she is going to go wherever Sasha goes.  She will not stop until the mission is complete.

Match Number Two:  Sheamus versus Denzel Dejournette

Sheamus with an Irish whp and Denzel with a rollup for a near fall.  Denzel with a waist lock but Sheamus with elbows.  Sheamus with more elbows to the head followed by knee drops to the head.  The referee pulls Sheamus off Denzel.  Sheamus with a Brogue Kick for the three count.

Winner:  Sheamus

Sheamus stops Michael Cole from talking about Jeff Hardy.  He says he was dominant last week and you talked about Jeff Hardy.  Then you do the same thing today.  He asks Cole what is his major malfunction.  Sheamus says he will not be disrespected.

Jeff Hardy says he is going to do something to make you remember him.  Edge says all of those things take a toll.  

We go to Chapter Two:  The Fall.

Big Show talks about how Jeff was in a lot of pain on the tour bus.  Jeff said he was okay but Show says he knew he was in pain.  We see Jeff Hardy's comments from September 2009 when he said it was not goodbye.  Jeff says he had a painkiller issue.  Christian says Jeff would tell him that he was fine but that is what drug addicts do.  Jeff says he was getting pills illegally and then he got busted.  He says he was a selfish person.  He got arrested for drugs in 2009 and for drinking in 2018.  

Big Show says he told Jeff he was there for him but he had to get help.  Samoa Joe says that it was apparent that Jeff needed help.  Jeff says he knew he needed help.  He says jail scared the hell out of him.  He says he had a lot of making up to do.

We will see Part Three next week.

Dana Brooke is getting ready for her match against Naomi and Carmella stops by and says that she needs to focus on their tag title match next week. 

Dana says she is not giving up the opportunity for a chance at the Women's title and she can beat Naomi tonight and then focus on next week's match.

We are told that the Money in the Bank ladder matches will take place at the WWE Corporate Headquarters and will start in the basement and move to the roof.

Match Number Three:  Naomi versus Dana Brooke in a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match

Naomi with a rollup for a near fall.  Naomi with a crucifix for a near fall.  Dana with an O'Connor Roll but Naomi reverses and gets a near fall.  Naomi with a drop kick for a near fall.  Dana with an Irish whip and Naomi tries to float over and send Dana into the turnbuckles but Dana sends Naomi over the top rope to the floor.  Dana with a baseball slide.  Dana sends Naomi back into the ring and she gets a near fall.  Dana with a body scissors and she gets a near fall.  Naomi with a rollup for a near fall.  Naomi with forearms and a round kick to the temple followed by another kick.  Naomi with a springboard round kick for a near fall.  Naomi with more kicks.  Dana with a power bomb for a near fall.

Dana with a handspring elbow into the corner but Naomi gets her knees up on a handspring splash.  Dana blocks Rear View and gets a near fall.  Naomi with Rear View for a near fall.  Naomi misses the split legged moonsault and Dana with a sunset flip for the three count.

Winner:  Dana Brooke

We take a look at the Otis and Mandy story.

We go to commercial.

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