Tonight’s SmackDown live will take place from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans as the fallout from WrestleMania 34 continues.
* How will AJ Styles respond to Shinsuke Nakamura’s savage attack?
* What does the future hold for the leadership of SmackDown LIVE and the Superstar Shake-up?
* Where does Charlotte go after beating Asuka?
* Who will be the light in The Bludgeon Brothers’ new age of darkness?
* Who might debut on SmackDown LIVE after WrestleMania?
Tonight’s WWE 205 Live takes place from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.
* Is Drew Gulak too aggressive for Mark Andrews?
* Cedric Alexander finally claims the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Paige thanks everyone on Twitter for the outpouring of support that she’s received following announcing her retirement on last night’s RAW.
“Completely overwhelmed with the love and support,” Paige wrote. “Thank you everyone. Seriously means so much to me. This isn’t the end though. Just the beginning of something special.”
At WrestleMania 34, Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn lost their match against Daniel Bryan & Shane McMahon. As a result, Owens & Zayn must remain fired from the SmackDown Live brand. If Bryan and McMahon were defeated, Owens and Zayn would have been reinstated to SmackDown Live.
Looking for a job, Owens & Zayn appeared on RAW last night and asked General Manager Kurt Angle if they could work there. It did not take long for Owens and Zayn to betray each other’s friendship and individually state their case for why they should be the one Angle hires. Instead, Angle booked a match pitting Owens & Zayn against each other, with the winner earning the spot on Raw.
During the backstage discussion, Kurt Angle initially declined the duo’s offer, stating that “my tag division is full, but I hear that TNA is hiring.”
Owens & Zayn fought to a draw, ref reached a 10 count with both down on the mat. So neither one of them got the spot on the RAW roster.
The new documentary about Andre the Giant premieres tonight on HBO at 10:00 p.m. Eastern (9:00 CT), a documentary produced alongside WWE.
NXT performers Ember Moon, No Way Jose and The Authors of Pain made their main roster debuts on WWE RAW on Monday night in New Orleans.
AOP tells Paul Ellering that his chapter ended in NXT.
Last night on WWE RAW, Bobby Lashley made his long-awaited return to WWE, interrupting Elias and layed him out with a stalling vertical suplex. It was Lashley’s first WWE appearance in 11 years. Lashley has since competed for TNA/Impact Wrestling in two stints from 2009-2010 and 2014-2018, winning the TNA/Impact Championship multiple times. Lashley has also gotten into the world of MMA, competing for the Strikeforce and Bellator promotions. It is unknown if Lashley will be wrestling for WWE full-time, or will continue to compete in MMA
Jeff Hardy made his return to in-ring action after undergoing rotator cuff surgery last fall. Hardy competed in a 6-Man Tag Match, teaming with Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins and Finn Balor against The Miz and The Miztourage, and appearing in a backstage segment with his brother, “Woken” Matt Hardy, and Bray Wyatt.
Samoa Joe returned for the first time since going out with a foot injury back in January, interrupting Roman Reigns and setting up a match between the two at the Backlash PPV on May 6th
Last night on RAW Braun Strowman and Nicholas relinquished the RAW Tag Team Championship to RAW GM Kurt Angle. Braun said Nicholas has a scheduling conflict, he’s still in the fourth grade. Braun said when Nicholas is out of school, they’re coming back for the titles. Nicholas said, “And somebody is going to get these hands!”
Last night on RAW WWE announced that next week on RAW and SmackDown Live there will be a Superstar Shake-Up, just as they did last year.
WWE.com announced that Brock Lesnar, who’s deal with the company was set to expire shortly, has again agreed to terms on a new deal with the company.
The length of the new deal was not revealed, which comes just one day after Lesnar retained the WWE Universal Championship against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 34.
The announcement, which was made by Vince McMahon earlier today, noted that Lesnar would be defending the Universal Championship against Roman Reigns in a re-match from WrestleMania 34 at the upcoming Greatest Royal Rumble event on April 27.
Already announced for the Greatest Royal Rumble is a 50-man Royal Rumble match (featuring Daniel Bryan, Bray Wyatt, Kane, Big Show and Braun Strowman so far) John Cena vs. Triple H and six other championship matches to be determined.
Tickets for the event officially go on sale this Friday (April 13).
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