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WWE Fastlane is all set to pop off tonight (Sun., Mar. 10, 2019) from the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio at 7:00 p.m. ET, live on the WWE Network. You may also be able to watch this on pay-per-view (PPV) if your cable provider is carrying the event.
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WWE FASTLANE QUICK RESULTS
The Shield def. Baron Corbin & Bobby Lashley & Drew McIntyre
Becky Lynch def. Charlotte Flair by disqualification
Daniel Bryan def. Kevin Owens and Mustafa Ali
Sasha Banks & Bayley def. Nia Jax & Tamina Snuka
Samoa Joe def. R-Truth, Rey Mysterio, and Andrade
The Revival def. Chad Gable & Bobby Roode and Aleister Black & Ricochet
The Bar def. Kofi Kingston
Asuka def. Mandy Rose
The Usos def. Shane McMahon & The Miz
The New Day def. Shinsuke Nakamura & Rusev
WWE FASTLANE LIVE BLOG & MATCH COVERAGE
Miss the beat, you lose the rhythm, and nothing falls into place, no. Only missed by a fraction, slipped a little off your pace. The more things you get, the more you want, just trade in one for the other. Workin so hard, to make it easier, got to turn, c’mon turn this thing around while I liveblog this here pro wrestling show for you, folks.
The pre-show starts with Jonathan Coachman welcoming us to the show and introducing his fellow panelists, tonight comprising Beth Phoenix, Sam Roberts, and David Otunga. They run down tonight’s card for us before moving on to the Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair match, in video package and panel discussion. Women’s tag titles up next and the Iconic Duo interrupt the discussion to run down Sasha Banks and Bayley for not coming to SmackDown since winning the titles.
Asuka vs. Mandy Rose is next on the agenda and Mandy is interviewed alongside Sonya Deville backstage. She claims that she’s in Asuka’s head and it’s the champion with the longshot chance to win. Deville says this is the biggest night of Rose’s career, and she has the mental edge. EC3 rolls up to say Mandy’s name and says he does a lot of things and introduces himself as a bit of a hot commodity.
Sonya scoffs at him running that as his opener and calls him lame before telling him Mandy isn’t here to flirt with a human tanning bed and she’s got her eyes on a prize that ain’t him so he can take a hike. We cut to a video from earlier today of Carmella passing a petition around to get R-Truth a United States Championship match, whereupon Zelina Vega berates her for trying and saying that her man Andrade “Cien” Almas is next in line.
Mella points out Andrade got pinned, they bicker at each other and eventually Samoa Joe comes over and tells them to calm down. He wants to make it abundantly clear that he’s champion and he’s going to continue doing so, and if Truth, Rey Mysterio, or Andrade have a problem with that, they can come see him and he’ll be happy to put them and their problems to sleep.
He signs the petition before leaving because he’s just that goddamn cool.
The SmackDown Tag Team Championship is up next for discussion and Christian (at last!) joins the panel for that. Ricochet and Aleister Black get a handcam promo where they talk about creating moments and how every victory they get turns into fear for the established tag teams in the locker room. Video package and discussion of the WWE Championship match follows with AJ Styles in the rotating spot.
We go backstage where Kevin Owens is interviewed and he suggests anybody who wants to talk about him replacing Kofi Kingston should go talk to Vince McMahon because he agrees with them. But he’s not gonna turn down a title shot, a chance to make life better for his family, and he’s been sitting for five months watching Bryan talk down to people and tonight he’s gonna punch Dan in his stupid face for everybody that’s wanted to do that for the last five months.
And then when he does that, he’s taking the WWE Championship--
Enter the New Day. Kofi says he’s got no problem with Owens, and tonight is his moment, so good luck. Kev says that really means a lot and thanks him, and they shake on it. KO wishes them luck with their tag match and leaves New Day to have a crew member roll up to tell them the McMahon family wants to talk to Kofi about the WWE Championship match!
And speaking of that tag match, we head to ringside for our action!
New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods) vs. Rusev & Shinsuke Nakamura
Nakamura and Woods to start, circling, taunting each other, Shinsuke with probing kicks, collar and elbow, into a waistlock but Xavier reverses to a wristlock. Cartwheel reversal, knee to the gut, backing Woods into the corner for some strikes, whip across, up and over, off the ropes, duck a lariat, anothero ne, tilt-a-whirl headscissors for a one count!
Shinsuke lands a kick and tags Rusev and we get a picture in picture preview video for tonight’s Shield match. When the match comes back to fullscreen, Nakamura’s back in and putting boots to Woods. Tag to Rusev, shoulder thrusts, and into the bear hug! I can hardly bear it! Xavier boxes his ears to escape, the Bulgarian Brute tags out, pop-up knee to the midsection and Nakamura comes in with a kick for two!
We go picture-in-picture with Miz and his dad and my blood pressure spikes. When it returns to normal, Rusev is setting Xavier up top and looking for a superplex. Jockeying for position, Woods knocks him down and hits the missile dropkick! The path is clear... tags made! E in with the trifecta of belly-to-belly suplexes, hip swivel, off the ropes for the big splash and he’s fired up!
Scoop Shinsuke up, he reverses to a guillotine choke but Big throws him off! Off the ropes, cut off with a knee and Nakamura hits wristlock kicks to the chest before arm wringering him into the apron and landing an axe kick across the back of the neck! To the second, diving Kinshasa... NOPE! Tags made after that, Rusev gets a nearfall and sets Xavier up top once more.
Jockeying for position, nobody home on the dive, Woods with la casadora... REVERSED INTO A WHEELBARROW SUPLEX FOR TWO! Tag made, double team, off the ropes for a sliding Kinshasa... STILL NO! Charging in, second Kinshasa reversed to a schoolboy for two! Tag to E, Rock Bottom lungblower double-team, scoop him up but Lana interferes and cuts Xavier off up top! E improvises and runs into a boot!
Tag to Rusev, E passes Shinsuke to the apron, the Bulgarian Lion legal... MACHKA KICK! WOODS BREAKS THE PIN UP! Xavier with the low bridge and the tag, fired up, off the ropes... TOPE CON GIRO BUT THE RUDOS CATCH HIM AND POWERBOMB HIM INTO THE FLOOR! Back inside, Rusev with the cover... XAVIER WON’T STAY DOWN! Calling for it, stomp to the back and the Accolade is locked on!
Woods screaming agony, fighting, one arm free but the Bulgarian Brute yanks it back into place! Crawling for the ropes, King of Strong Style holding them back and Big E comes over to pass him into the barricade! Xavier makes it loose, small package... SO CLOSE! Sidestep a charge, hard into the post, tag made, scoop Rusev up, Woods hurting but it connects...
New Day win by pinfall with Up Up Down Down on Rusev.
Back to the panel, we get some quick last minute predictions and shilling for the Network to close the pre-show out.
The main show kicks off with a video package focused on the Road to WrestleMania and how tonight’s show plays into all that through our major feuds.
Best Tag Team in the World (Shane McMahon & the Miz) vs. the Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso) (c) (WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship)
McMahon and Jimmy to start, circling, Shane with a front kick and a straight left, a hip toss, another one, catch a lariat into a Russian legsweep and he takes Miz in. Tandem punches in the corner, shuffle, and stereo hooks drop Uso! Tag to Jey, he runs into a boot for two, big chop. Tag made, bear hug... HART ATTACK FOR A NEARFALL! Shane putting boots to Jey in the corner, rolling back elbow drops Uso and he follows with an elbow to the kidneys.
Clear the apron, Jey catches him with a boot and Jimmy tags in. Off the ropes, drop down into a flying forearm and repeated headbutts to the back and neck for one! Big slicing right hand, tag to Jey once again and they wishbone McMahon’s legs! Mounted punches, stomp to the ear into a rear chinlock, shift to a side headlock but Shane fights to his feet so Uso hits an enzuigiri for one.
Tag to Jimmy, he clears Miz off the apron with a forearm and steps on McMahon’s jaw. Choking Shane over the middle rope, keeping referee Jason Ayers occupied while Jey runs interference and Jimmy locks a reverse chinlock on. Shane out, floatover DDT and the A-Lister is fired up for the tag! Tag made, springboard axehandle, flapjack, chest kicks in the corner, off the ropes for the repeated shotgun knees!
Awesome Clothesline connects, to the apron and back in with a sunset flip for two! Back body drop puts Jimmy on the floor, Miz takes his jersey off and heads up top... PLANCHA TO THE FLOOR! Back inside, enzuigiri ducked and Miz hits the basement DDT... NOPE! Off the ropes, Jimmy ducks a kick, schoolboy gets a nearfall and he tags Jey in. Flapjack into a Samoan Drop but Miz won’t stay down!
A-Lister trying for his finish, countered into a superkick, tag back to Jimmy, springboard... THE USOS CATCH HIM WITH THE SUPERKICK PARTY BUT MCMAHON BREAKS IT UP! Jey catches him and Jimmy assists, Samoan Drop / neckbreaker combo! Miz puts Jey to the floor, Skull-Crushing Finale but Ayers is checking on Shane and by the time he counts the pin... ONLY TWO! A-Lister going to work on the legs, knee to the hamstring, spinning toehold but Jimmy kicks him into the post!
Tag to Jey, electric chair, Jimmy perched up top but Miz slips out and throws Jey into his brother! Schoolboy... SO CLOSE! Pass Jey to the apron, he lands an enzuigiri! Shane up top, Jey on the next corner, they stand off... COAST 2 COAST PLUCKS JEY USO OUT OF MID-AIR ON THE SPLASH! Miz up top, trying to impress his dad... FROG SPLASH BUT THE KNEES ARE UP! Jey folds him up...
The Usos win by pinfall with a small package from Jey Uso on the Miz to retain the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship.
Miz and Shane share a moment in the ring together dejected while the Usos make their exit. The A-Lister helps McMahon out of the ring and checks on him and they leave raising each other’s hands and consoling each other, Miz stopping by his dad at ringside for a hug... AND SHANE BLINDSIDES MIZ WITH A NORTHERN LARIAT! MOUNTED PUNCHES, KICKS, BEATING HIM UNMERCIFUL RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIS FATHER!
Tearing his shirt off, McMahon blinds him with it for more punches before wiping his sweat off his face and throwing it at him. More kicks, Shane goes over to Miz’s dad and grabs him by the face before shoving him back into his seat! Punches to the side of Miz’s head, not done with him yet, stepover and roll-through and the triangle choke is on at ringside! McMahon yells at Miz’s dad to watch his son pass out!
Once the A-Lister’s out, Shane leaves him and his dad hops the barricade to hold his hand while referees Jason Ayers and Danilo Anfibio check on him and help him to the back.
Baron Corbin’s Dork Legion get a handcam promo talking about how they’re going to break the Shield and they run Raw and that they’re the new dominant force in WWE.
Elias is in the ring to sing us a song.
It’s about how Miz just got his ass kicked and how he can see the future and Miz isn’t going to age well if that’s really his dad.
That’s that for that, and commentary recaps the pre-show for those of you who came in late.
Asuka (c) vs. Mandy Rose (WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship)
Circling, collar and elbow, Rose with a wristlock but Asuka immediately reverses and lands a kick to her back before locking a side headlock on. Reversed, takeover but Asuka shifts and goes for a heel hook and Mandy scrambles for the ropes to get the break! Double leg, shoulder block, the Empress of Tomorrow rolling and she passes Rose face-first into the turnbuckles.
Set on the apron, Sonya Deville running interference and it’s enough for Mandy to graba front chancery but when she goes for a kick she gets reversed into the ankle lock. Escape, waistlock, off the ropes and Rose lands the knee lift for two! Mounted punches, vertical suplex, only two! Cobra Twist applied, elbow to the ribs but Asuka fights out. Mandy goes for a suplex, Asuka floats out, German suplex denied but she gets the octopus hold!
Sonya looking under the ring as Rose posts to her feet, front fireman’s carry drop to escape and get the two count! Drawing the champion to her feet and jawing at her, right hands beget a huge right that staggers her! More palm strikes from Asuka, whip reversed, to the second for a missile dropkick and she’s feeling it! Rights and lefts, catch the kick, roundhouse kick flush to the face!
Asuka lying in wait, running hip attack in the corner sets up a German suplex and the sliding knee... NOPE! Probing kicks while Mandy hangs in the ropes and referee Danilo Anfibio warns the champion off. Off the ropes, hip attack misses and Asuka gets caught in the ropes, another knee strike... STILL NO! Dragging the Empress into position, underhooks, denied and Asuka hits the hip toss knee to the face!
Forearms to follow, again Deville under the ring and she gets a kendo stick out! Whip reversed, Mandy trips up on the ring skirt, Asuka is able to get into position...
Asuka wins by pinfall with the reverse roundhouse kick to retain the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship.
Post-match Sonya tends to Mandy but Rose isn’t having any of it and shrugs her off as she tries to apologize.
Backstage, Big E and Xavier Woods are walking backstage to collect Kofi Kingston, who tells them he’s been waiting outside the door since they called him and has been knocking on the door and was told to wait repeatedly. E and Woods aren’t having it and they barge in, to which Vince says he’s been waiting for an hour. New Day pitch him on Kofi’s story, telling him all the things he’s been looking for have been there for 11 years in Kofi Kingston.
You want to talk about listening to the people, the people want Kofi, and if McMahon wants to do the right thing, he’ll make the title match a triple threat. VINCE SAYS THE MATCH IS A TRIPLE THREAT! Big and Xavier are banned from ringside and it’s up next!
Kofi Kingston makes his entrance but ring announcer Greg Hamilton and referee Mike Chioda are flagged down by a crew member. They announce that the WWE Championship match will be later tonight and this is actually a no-tag handicap match against The Bar.
Kofi Kingston vs. the Bar (Cesaro & Sheamus) (Handicap Match)
Kingston charges in valiantly but the Bar put boots to him! Slowing the pace, knees in the corner, Cesaro with a whip and Kofi gets the boots up! Pass the Celtic Warrior into the post, right hands to Cesaro but Sheamus recovers and cuts him off! Choking him with a knee as the Swiss Superman grabs a half crab, then Sheamus grabs the other leg for a tandem crab!
They break and take a moment to breathe before putting Kingston into the corner and double-teaming him. Pass to the floor, following out after, hammering forearms against the barricade before putting him up on the apron for hammer blows. Kofi back rolls into a mule kick on both guys and puts Sheamus into the post! Throwing Cesaro back in the ring, he climbs up top... DIVING BRAIN CHOP ON SHEAMUS!
Up on the next corner... CESARO CUTS HIM OFF WITH SWISS DEATH! Powerbomb lift, Celtic Warrior off the top... DIVING LARIAT / POWERBOMB COMBINATION! Firing each other up, taunting the crowd, Cesaro holds him in position for the Brogue Kick! Drawing Kofi up for a second... HERE COME XAVIER WOODS AND BIG E BUT RUSEV AND NAKAMURA CUT THEM OFF IN THE RAMP!
KINSHASA TAKES E OUT, MACHKA KICK FOR WOODS! The Bar up top...
The Bar win by pinfall with the spike White Noise.
Boss and Hug Connection are interviewed backstage and tell Kofi not to stop fighting.
Bayley says we all know how physically dominant Nia Jax and Tamina are but Sasha says they welcome the competition and the titles are all they’ve ever worked for. It’s not enough to be the first champions, they want to be the greatest of all time, and they’re going to defend them on all brands, and that starts tonight.
Elias is in the ring to sing us a song again, for some reason.
His song runs the New Day down for being a bunch of beat up losers just like everyone here and [LOCAL SPORTS TEAM]
Back to commentary, they recap Shane McMahon’s turn and we go backstage for an interview with him, but he refuses to speak on his actions.
Aleister Black & Ricochet vs. Bobby Roode & Chad Gable vs. the Revival (Dash Wilder & Scott Dawson) (c) (WWE Raw Tag Team Championship)
All three teams in at once, a shoving match takes the Revival out and our two ampersand teams brawl! NXT lads dump Roode & Gable and we get flips into poses! Match settles down, Gable and ricochet, Chad with the mat grappling, waistlock takedown, German suplex but the One and Only lands on his feet! Back handspring into a Frankensteiner, dropkick, Chad fires back with a forearm, monkey flip, Wilder tags himself in.
Ricochet with a headscissors takeover, Dash with a fireman’s carry, tag to Dawson, he takes Ricochet and drops him with a sheerdrop brainbuster for two! Picking him up, smashing him into the corner, chops and boots, tag made into the assisted gutbuster for a nearfall. Uppercut, Ricochet kicks Wilder into a tag from Gable! Snap suplex for two, stepover armbreaker into a top wristlock to grind the King of Flight down.
Jawbreaker escape, Dawson tags in and gourdbusters Ricochet over the top rope. Following it with a leg drop, an elbow drop, a fist drop, back suplex for two! Fishhooking the One and Only’s nose before grabbing a reverse chinlock but he escapes with a snapmare. Elbow connects, right hand for Dash, Scott picks him to block the tag and throws him into the corner. Rolling thunder dropkick and the way is clear! Tags made, Roode and Black legal and Aleister comes off the ropes with forearms! Fending Chad off, kick combo takes Bobby down, off the ropes for the sliding boot and a kip-up! Quebrada connects and Black is fired up! Drawing him up for Black Mass but Roo puts his foot into Dawson and hits the spinning spinebuster! Dragging Aleister over, tag to Chad, slip under the moonsault, waistlock, standing switch, elbow to break and a boot and a tag to Ricochet!
Meteora but Gable knocks Ricochet off the apron, Chaos Theory and a blind tag from Wilder! Diving splash! Ricochet off the top with the Shooting Star Press... ROODE MAKES THE SAVE! The One and Only passes Bobby to the floor as Dawson tags in. Wilder puts him to the apron, Ricochet with a boot and a low bridge, headed up top, fending Gable off but Scott cuts him off with a right hand!
Dawson up top, the One and Only cuts him off in turn and climbs up with him... AVALANCHE FRANKENSTEINER TO THE FLOOR WHAT IN THE WORLD?! Roode puts Black into the barricade, Ricochet charges... OVER THE RINGPOST TOPE CON GIRO TAKES BOB OUT BUT CHAD MADE A TAG AS HE PASSED! Diving crossbody, roll through... NOT ENOUGH TO RETAIN! Chad with a cradle, nope, electric chair, he gets hung up over the ropes, the Revival think fast...
The Revival win by pinfall with Shatter Machine on Chad Gable to retain the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship.
Post-match Roode attacks them from behind and hits a Glorious DDT that sets off a “everybody do something cool” chain of finishers and signatures from the losing teams, culminating with Ricochet’s 630 senton.
We go backstage with Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch as they get ready for their match.
Andrade “Cien” Almas vs. R-Truth vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Samoa Joe (c) (WWE United States Championship)
Mysterio snaps off a headscissors on Almas to start, Joe in with right hands, Rey slides low but gets caught with a boot and passed into a front chancery on the floor, which Truth finishes with a lariat! Samoa off the ropes... BIG MAN SUICIDE DIVE! Back inside, Joe lays chops in on Cien and Mysterio, another forearm for Rey and Ron trips him up off the ropes, letting Almas hit a forearm and assiset Rey with the seated senton!
Back elbow on Mysterio, Truth goes for a back suplex, Andrade lands on his feet but he changes gears to the corkscrew forearm! Fired up, the splits, Almas with a waistlock, standing switch... MYSTERIO HITS A DIVING FRANKENSTEINER ON BOTH OF ‘EM! La casadora headscissors / bulldog combo on both of them as well! Forearm on Truth, whip reversed, knee strike off the ropes, la casadora again and Joe freight trains the both of ‘em!
Knee lifts to the greatest of all time, jabs and a headbutt for Truth, Samoa running hot while Zelina Vega gives Almas a pep talk. Ron off the ropes and caught in the Coquina Clutch! Mysterio breaks it up, sets Joe up but no one’s home on the 619! Hossing Mysterio up... REY REVERSES TO A DDT FOR TWO! Setting Mysterio up top, Andrade returns to the action and climbs up after him.
Going for the Eddie Guerrero taunt, looking for a superplex but Truth joins the fun, electric chair... REY SNAPS OFF THE AVALANCHE FRANKENSTEINER! Truth tries to dump him but he just springboards back in and breaks Ron’s cover up! Joe in, he throws Mysterio through the ropes and turns to Truth for the corner elbow / enzuigiri combo! Rey springboard crossbody, Joe catches him but Almas hits a missile dropkick to take both of them out!
Andrade fired up, front chancery into Three Amigos... REY REVERSES THE LAST ONE TO A SMALL PACKAGE FOR TWO! Almas follows with a Gory Special but Truth breaks it up with a kick! Cover comes up empty, as does one on Rey and Ron tries to go corner to corner but gets back body dropped to the apron and picked into the corner of the ring! Almas hits a tornillo to wipe the champion out!
Mysterio up top... DIVING FRANKENSTEINER TO THE FLOOR! Vega runs interference and lands a kick on Truth, which leads Carmella to take her down for mounted punches! Ron and Andrade break it up as Joe returns to the ring, true uranage... TRUTH AND ALMAS BARELY BREAK IT UP! Hammerlock DDT connects but Ron breaks it up! Stinger Splash, Truth tries for an impromptu alliance with Cien!
Shoulder block, shoulder block, spinebuster, Blue Thunder Driver, “You can’t see me!”, off the ropes, Five Knuckle Shuffle on Joe! Kick folds Almas up, the Scissors Kick lands... JOE BREAKS IT UP WITH A CRUSHING SENTON THAT TRUTH BARELY DUCKS! Samoa ducks him, puts him into the post, and gets headscissored into the ropes for the 619! Springboard splash but Joe rolls away and locks the Coquina Clutch on! IT’S OVER!
Samoa Joe wins by referee stoppage with the Coquina Clutch on Rey Mysterio to retain the WWE United States Championship.
Beth Phoenix joins the commentary booth for the Women’s Tag Team Championship match.
Boss and Hug Connection (Bayley & Sasha Banks) (c) vs. Samoan Slaughterhouse (Nia Jax & Tamina) (WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship)
Bayley and Tamina to start, collar and elbow, Snuka backing her into the corner with her strength and breaking with a shove at referee John Cone’s behest. Hugger fired up with right hands, wristlock, tag made and they ram Tamina into the corner. Cravate applied, Snuka backs her over, tag to Jax. Drop down, lift, Banks floats out, tags back to Bayley and gets caught in a fireman’s carry and press dropped into her own partner for a two count!
Clubbing forearms, tag to Tamina, whip into a lariat but the cover’s only good for two. Tag back to Nia, Bayley fighting back with forearms and getting headbutted back into the heel corner. Tag to Snuka, right hands, powerbomb from Jax sets up a nearfall. Half nelson chinlock to grind the Hugger down but she gets to her feet so Tamina headbutts her back into the corner.
Bayley not staying down, Stunner over the middle rope on Jax, flapjack for Snuka, the path is clear and she fends Tamina off to make the tag! Sasha with a knee, diving crossbody, alternating kicks, off the ropes with a knee for two! Tamina with a palm strike, the Boss sidesteps the charge, shotgun knees, off the second but nobody’s home, wheebarrow blocked, back suplex lands on her feet and she clocks Nia with a forearm!
Tamina tags in, double-team Samoan drop goes awry but connects in the end and Bayley has to break it up! Passing Banks into the corner, she sidesteps and tags Bayley in. Running knee in the corner, back elbow, fired up, back elbow, pass Snuka to the floor, another back elbow but Jax catches her! Hugger slips out, back body dropped to the apron, sidestep both heels in turn and they hit the post hard!
Tag to the Boss, assisted Meteora into an assisted crossbody and Bayley punctuates with a suicide crossbody! Back in the ring, tag made, Meteora into the diving elbow drop... TAMINA YANKS HER OUT OF THE RING! Back inside, Nia with a powerbomb lift, Hugger reverses...
Boss and Hug Connection win by pinfall, Bayley reversing a powerbomb into a hurricanrana on Nia Jax to retain the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship.
Post-match, Samoan Slaughterhouse attack and leave the champions lying at ringside! Nia throws Banks over the announce desk! BETH PHOENIX GETS UP FROM COMMENTARY AND GETS IN TAMINA’S FACE! They jaw at each other and PHOENIX HAS HAD ENOUGH AND DECKS HER WITH A FOREARM! JAX BLINDSIDES BETH AND THEY PUT BOOTS TO HER! Back in the ring, off the ropes, Nia hits a leg drop!
NATALYA MAKES THE SAVE BUT FALLS TO THAT DAMN NUMBERS GAME! Referees flood the ring to pull Samoan Slaughterhouse off!
We get entrances for the WWE Championship match and find out there’s still going to be a third man... IT’S MUSTAFA ALI!
Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Kevin Owens vs. Mustafa Ali (WWE Championship)
Bryan tells both of his opponents they don’t deserve to be in the match and Owens grabs his finger and wrenches it before beating him down with Ali! Dumping Dan to the floor, Kev gets into it with Mustafa, side headlock applied, shot off and he hits the shoulder block. Drop down, leapfrog caught to a fireman’s carry, Ali slips out, duck a lariat, drop down, shoulder block!
Bryan back in, chopping away at Owens and KO gives him chops right back in kind! Clobbering Bryan to the floor he returns to Ali, big chops, whip across, up and over, off the ropes, drop down, handspring backflip, off the ropes, pop-up dropkick connects right on the button but the American Dragon breaks the pin up! Chest kicks against the ropes, back body drop puts Bryan to the floor and KO comes right over.
Whip across, duck a lariat, suicide dive takes the champion out! Shoulder thrust to Owens, springboard blocked with a shove and Mustafa takes the apron hard! Kev to the apron... CANNONBALL! ANOTHER ONE FOR DAN! Back inside for the cover, only two, following it up with leather scoring chops. Bryan lays him out and shakes his head at the “Kofi!” chants that have been near-omnipresent.
Ali fighting back in, up top... BRYAN DROPKICKS HIM OFF THE TOP AND INTO THE BARRICADE! Posing for the crowd, going back to Owens and putting boots to him, chops and kicks in the corner, laying into the former Universal Champion with vigor. Arm wringer, taking KO down into a hammerlock, applying the Ode to Jim Breaks he wrenches back on the hand and wrist for extra leverage!
Stepping on the armbar, into a pin... NOPE! Forearms and chops, Kev fighting through the pain, backflip up and over, duck a lariat, flying lariat from the champion! Mustafa back in, Dan dumps him out and goes back to Owens, laying the chest kicks in while telling him he doesn’t deserve to be here. Buzzsaw finale connects... ALI BREAKS IT UP! Chest kicks on Ali but he ducks the buzzsaw, shove into the corner, back body drop to the apron, rolling thunder X-Factor connects!
Former Freelance World Champion fired up, chops into the corner, whip reversed, up and over, off the ropes and the champ decks him with a lariat! Running corner dropkicks, Owens sidesteps his and crushes Mustafa with a cannonball before hitting the champion with one as well! Trading superkicks, ali with a sleeper hold and KO breaks it with a senton into Bryan!
Owens draws Dan up and lays chops in before setting him up top, jockeying for position, Ali charges in, KO gets under him with the electric chair and Mustafa snaps off the Poison Frankensteiner! SPANISH FLY ON BRYAN BUT HE ROLLS OUT OF THE RING! Kev in the corner, Ali sees his opening and heads up top... NOBODY HOME ON THE 054! KICK TO THE GUT, STUNNER... DANIEL BRYAN SAVES HIS TITLE!
Another Stunner attempt but Dan blocks, lands a kick, both men down and out! Charging in for the Busaiku Knee... COUNTERED INTO THE POP-UP POWERBOMB BUT IT’S NOT ENOUGH! To the apron, drawing Bryan into position but he counters with a back body drop! Busaiku Knee on Ali... BUT MUSTAFA SIDESTEPS AND BRYAN TAKES THE POST HARD! Catapult the champion into the bottom rope, Ali sees his opportunity and climbs up top... 450 SPLASH ON THE APRON!
Cover made... THE AMERICAN DRAGON FINDS THE WILL TO KICK OUT! Rowan takes his flannel off and gets on the apron where our babyfaces superkick him until he falls down and Ali punctuates with a diving headscissors that puts the big man into the post! Owens off the ropes... TOPE CON GIRO ON ERICK ROWAN! DAN WITH THE DIVING KNEE OFF THE APRON! Putting KO back inside, Bryan climbs up top and Ali comes over to cut him off.
Jockeying for postion on the apron, Mustafa decides to go for it but Dan shoves him to the floor... HE LANDS ON HIS FEET AND DUCKS A KNEE! DIVING TORNADO DDT TO THE FLOOR! KO over, Ali charges in... POP-UP APRON POWERBOMB! ROWAN CUTS KEV OFF AND HITS THE REVERSE ROUNDHOUSE! He puts Bryan back inside and dumps Kev into the timekeeper’s area, Dan makes his cover... MUSTAFA ALI ISN’T DONE FIGHTING YET!
Erick fired up at ringside, signaling to the Planet’s Champion as he slowly turns to face Ali again. Palm strikes, telling Mustafa he doesn’t deserve to be here as he gets up time and again and fires his own strikes back! Uppercut, going for a tornado DDT... BRYAN CUTS HIM OUT OF MID-AIR WITH THE BUSAIKU KNEE?! IT’S OVER!
Daniel Bryan wins by pinfall, countering a tornado DDT from Mustafa Ali with the Busaiku Knee to retain the WWE Championship.
Post-match, Rowan hits the clawslam on Ali for good measure!
Commentary shills for the WWE Network a bit.
Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair
Lynch hobbling but game to fight as Flair keeps shoving her. Right hands, hammering Charlotte against the ropes. Collar and elbow, Flair backs her in the corner and goes to wrench her leg over the ropes but is forced to break by referee Charles Robinson before she can do any damage. Becky with right hands, Charlotte meets her with chops and takes her leg out from under her!
Probing kicks, slaps, ducking Lynch’s return shots and wrenching her leg successfully over the middle rope this time until the count of four! Becky gets a kick or two in, springboard off the bottom into a Lou Thesz Press and mounted punches but Flair shrugs her off, picks her leg, and elbows the bad knee! Takedown into a half-crab, wrenching back on the injured leg but The Man fights her off enough to force her to fall back and readjust.
Harsh angle, torture half-crab, Becky with upkicks to break free and she rolls away. Dumping the Queen to the floor but she immediately pays for it as Charlotte hammers her knees into the corner of the ring! Hobbling to her feet just as Flair comes back in... CHOP BLOCK! The Queen points to the WrestleMania sign and takes her knee out again. Lynch drags herself up the ropes, goes to get the boot up but Flair catches it and posts it into the mat before stomping her knee in!
Mock hobbling, pressing the attack with chops in the corner again trying to stomp the knee but Becky slips away and... gets her leg kicked out from under her anyway. Hammer fists, Lynch gets a small package for two! Exploder suplex from Flair into a kip-up and Becky rolls to the floor as the Queen struts and “Wooo!”s. To the floor, throwing The Man into the barricade before taking things back in the ring.
Stepping on Lynch’s face, that gets The Man kicking and fighting, Flair up top... BECKY KNOCKS HER OFF AND TO THE FLOOR! Back inside, Lynch has her in the Dis-Arm-Her but Flair rolls out and counters into the figure four leglock! Looking to bridge back... AND HERE’S RONDA ROUSEY! SHE ATTACKS BECKY AND REFEREE CHARLES ROBINSON HAS NO CHOICE...
Becky Lynch wins by disqualification, earning a spot in the WrestleMania match for the WWE Raw Women’s Championship.
Elias is in the ring to sing us a song again, this time about how he’s not a fan of Becky Lynch.
Lacey Evans comes out and walks down the ramp and back up as per usual.
As she leaves... RKO OUTTA NOWHERE TAKES ELIAS OUT! AJ STYLES IS ON THE APRON... PHENOMENAL FOREARM ON ORTON!
Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, & Drew McIntyre vs. the Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, & Seth Rollins)
Squaring up three-on-three and we got a brawl! The heels get routed and regroup on the floor as the Shield stand tall. Rollins and Lashley to start as referee Chad Patton calls for the bell. Bob with a knee, a right hand, double leg lift into the corner sets up repeated shoulder thrusts. Charging into a punch, Rollins ducks a lariat and hits the Sling Blade!
Lashley puts him into the corner and tags Corbin in, who smashes Seth’s face into the turnbuckles. Boot up on the charge, reverse STO into the turnbuckles and Rollins tags Ambrose in. Slingshot into the ring, snapmare into a sliding forearm, knee drop, elbow drop, only one and Corbin recovers enough to take Dean into the corner and tag McIntyre in.
Whip across, Ambrose with a mat slam, backing Drew into the corner, shoulder thrusts, tag to Rollins, tag to Reigns, Poetry in Motion, Roman off the ropes, leaping lariat... ONLY TWO! McIntyre rolls to the floor, the Shield celebrate briefly before Drew returns to square up with the Big Dog. Front kick, right hand, smashing his face into the turnbuckles to set up repeated boots and jaw at him.
Whip across, back elbow, Reigns looking for the tag and he gets it after cracking a right hand across Drew’s jaw. Shoulder blocks, wishbone the legs, chops in the corner, whip reversed, up and over and McIntyre lands a precious upkick to the ribs to cut Rollins off! Tag to Lashley, he prowls out after Seth on the floor and rams him into the barricade! Throwing the Architect back inside, the cover gets two and he tags Baron in.
Right hand in the corner, another in the middle of the ring, but Rollins blocks a third and fires back only to get cut off with an elbow and taken into the half nelson chinlock. Seth breaks free, enzuigiri for separation, both men are down and out but Drew tags right in. Powerbomb lift countered to a Frankensteiner, wristlock, the path clear but Drew whips him into the ropes.
Rollins rolls through and tags Ambrose in! Off the ropes, duck a lariat, hit a lariat, hit a lariat, whip reversed, crossbody caught but Dean slips out of the counter and gets a schoolboy for two! Lariat sends the Scot to the floor, Ambrose up top... DIVING ELBOW DROP TO THE FLOOR! Back inside, Corbin tries to cut Ambrose off but gets decked! Dean back in... BOB CATCHES HIM WITH THE SPEAR AND REIGNS HAS TO BREAK THE COVER UP!
Lashley and Corbin throw Rollins into the barricade as McIntyre lies in wait... CLAYMORE BUT AMBROSE ROLLS TO THE FLOOR! Drew happy to take the countout as referee Chad Patton and his beard count but Dean makes his way back in! Mounted punches from McIntyre, tag to Corbin and he kicks Dean’s ribs in. Drawing him up, right hand, tag to Bob and he grabs a standing neck crank.
Ambrose with elbows to escape, off the ropes he gets caught with the reverse STO for two! Drew tags in and puts boots to Dean, jawing at him the whole way. Front chancery applied, suplex blocked repeatedly and it’s Ambrose that snaps McIntyre over with the straight suplex! Boot up on the charge, Drew tags Lashley back in and he climbs up top with Dean.
Jockeying for position, up and over, duck a right hand and Ambrose hits the neckbreaker to get some separation! McIntyre tags back in, pendulum lariat from Dean and the way is clear! Tag made, here comes THE BIG DOG! Lariats, whip reversed, leaping lariat connects, clear the apron, boot up on the charge and a Mafia kick off the ropes! Baron on the apron, Roman runs around ringside... DRIVE-BY AND DREW BREAKS THE PIN UP!
Seth takes Drew out, Bob takes Rollins up for a powerbomb but Dean makes the save, dropkick into an enzuigiri and they run Bob off! Off the ropes... STEREO SUICIDE DIVES! Reigns clotheslines Corbin to the floor and he’s feeling it, off the ropes... BARON’S BACK AND HITS DEEP SIX BUT ROMAN WON’T LET HIS FIRST MATCH BACK END LIKE THAT! Bob and Drew beating on Seth in the timekeeper’s area... DEAN RUNS THE ANNOUNCE TABLES TO DIVE ON THEM!
Corbin draws Reigns up but the Big Dog shrugs him off for the big slicing right! Trading shots, Baron off the ropes, he fights out of the Samoan Drop and puts Roman shoulder first into the post for a nearfall! CHOKEBREAKER FOR ANOTHER TIGHT NEARFALL! The other four men are brawling into the crowd, over by the pre-show set, Lashley putting Rollins into a road case as Dean hammers Drew with a flurry of right hands.
Back in the ring, Corbin has Roman up top, jockeying for position... REIGNS HITS THE SITOUT POWERBOMB FOR TWO! Back with the other lads, Bob and McIntyre set Dean up on top of the preshow table but he recovers and dives on them, they catch him, Seth up on the balcony... ROLLINS DIVES OFF THE BALCONY AND WIPES THEM OUT! The Big Dog cocks his fist... SUPERMAN PUNCH COUNTERED INTO A GOOZLE BUT ROMAN BLOCKS IT!
Pass outside and back in... SUPERMAN PUNCH FOR TWO! Ambrose and Rollins make their way back to ringside as the Big Dog gets fired up in the corner but Lashley and McIntyre are right behind. Superman Punches for both of them, Baron with End of Days... SETH AND DEAN BOTH BREAK IT UP! Baron puts boots to Seth and mounted punches on Dean before heading to ringside and clearing the Spanish announce table.
Picking the Big Dog up as they clear the English table for good measure, McIntyre howls... AND AMBROSE AND ROLLINS ARE STILL FIGHTING! Pairing off, giving Roman a chance to recover... HE COUNTERS A CHOKESLAM INTENDED FOR SETH WITH THE SUPERMAN PUNCH! BLACKOUT ON LASHLEY! SPEAR! CORBIN’S DOWN! THE HOUNDS OF JUSTICE BEAT MCINTYRE DOWN WITH THAT DAMN NUMBERS GAME!
Fired up, egging each other on, they drag Drew over and lift him up for the Big Dog... TRIPLE POWERBOMB THROUGH THE SPANISH ANNOUNCE TABLE! The Shield return their focus to Corbin in the ring and circle the Lone Wolf, giving him time to realize just how screwed he is. SUPERKICK! SUPERMAN PUNCH! DIRTY DEEDS! Seth’s fired up and swearing, they hoist him up... TRIPLE POWERBOMB! IT’S OVER!
The Shield win by pinfall with the triple powerbomb on Baron Corbin.
The Shield do the fist bump one last time.
That’s the show, folks.