Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown Live recap for March 19, 2019

The Miz shows up to start tonight's show. After a video recap of Shane McMahon's explanation of his betrayal of The Miz from last Tuesday, The Miz says he has been laser-focused on the road to WrestleMania for the last years, but it has been at a cost. He says he has sacrificed every relationship to make it to where he is today, save for his relationship with Maryse and his daughter, and his relationship with Shane McMahon has been no different. He says it was all to make his own father proud of him, and when his father stood in the ring with him, it was the first time his father said he loved him and that he was proud of him, and Shane made that happen for him. Miz also admits that people warned him to watch himself after tag teaming with Shane, and at Fastlane, he found out the hard way how different Shane is behind the scenes when Shane attacked him and put his hands on his father. He says the latter action will be ingrained in his mind forever, and calls Shane "a vile, disgusting human being" who is rotten to the core just like his father, and says he was not born the best in the world; he was born the worst. Miz says Shane and Vince think they are special because they are billionaires who owns WWE, and that they don't own him or Kofi Kingston. He says he was born poor and told he would not amount to anything, and proved everyone wrong. He also says that he accomplished everything he has ever done on his own, and that his work ethic cannot be denied and he knows that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard enough, and that he had to earn love and respect after thirteen long years. The crowd chants "You deserve it," and Miz agrees. Miz says all Shane has earned is as ass-whipping from him at WrestleMania.

Before the next match, Billie Kay announces that Bayley and Sasha Banks have finally arrived on SmackDown Live, and Peyton Royce says that they look small and scared inside their ring. They make fun of their appearance on NXT and their being chased out of the ring on Raw, and state that Bayley and Sasha are in unfamiliar territory. They say that Bayley and Sasha have saved the best for last, and the last will be IIconic.

The IIconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce) beat Sasha Banks and Bayley after Billie Kay pulls at Sasha's arm as Peyton rolls Sasha Banks up. During the match, Lacey Evans shows up, walks down the ramp, poses, then walks back up the ramp to the back.

Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Rey Mysterio, who brings out his now grown-up son Dominic as he announces that he will face Samoa Joe for the WWE United States Championship at WrestleMania. Dominic says Samoa Joe is just a bully, and at WrestleMania, he will watch his father do what he does: take care of bullies and win another championship.

It's time for The Kevin Owens Show. Tonight's guests are Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch. Becky Lynch is introduced first, followed by Charlotte Flair. Owens says that sometimes friendship can go wrong, and that nothing can get under the skin more than a former best friend. He goes over some of the things that have been said by "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey in the past, and says that while Ronda isn't here, Charlotte is. Owens goes over some of the things said about Charlotte by Ronda and Becky, then says Charlotte and Becky have said a lot and says that he speaks for himself and the fans when he says that nobody wants to see them talk. He says that tonight is "Fight Becky Fight" and "Fight Charlotte Fight." Charlotte and Becky stand up, and Charlotte says she would beat the holy hell out of Becky. Kevin Owens leaves the ring and moderates from the apron, and Becky punches Charlotte as Owens leaves to get away from the ensuing brawl. Referees show up to stop the brawl as Becky and Charlotte take it out of the ring, and security also has to get involved. Becky and Charlotte beat up a few security guards before both women are finally pulled apart.

Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, who says that Randy Orton has advantages in the WWE that nobody else has. He admits that Orton is a great wrestler, but despite being the walk-on to Orton's first-round draft pick, he's good, too. He admits that Orton may have the home field advantage, he is ready to tear it down at WrestleMania. He also wishes Kofi Kingston luck in his match tonight.

We look back on "Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 14, courtesy of Snickers.

"The New" Daniel Bryan and Rowan show up. Daniel brings up the word "injustice," and says that Kofi Kingston being in tonight's gauntlet match is an injustice, as Kofi does not deserve the opportunity. He says he knows what it is like to have the deck stacked against him and to be held back better than anyone else, and says that this has not happened to Kofi. He says Kofi was chosen to replace Mustafa Ali and given an opportunity he had never earned. He says Kofi fought his heart out in the gauntlet match and in the Elimination Chamber, but he earned nothing and is just "a B+ player." He says that is good enough for the fans and The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods), then says B+ is not good enough, and no matter how much the fans chant for Kofi, it will not change the fact that he lost both matches and the opportunity handed to him. Suddenly, The New Day shows up, and Kofi gets in the ring.

Kofi Kingston beats Sheamus, Cesaro, Rowan, Samoa Joe and Randy Orton in a gauntlet match to face "The New" Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35. During the match, Rowan is eliminated after hitting Kofi with a steel chair on the outside, and he goes for a bear hug in which he slams Kofi into the ring post as part of an attempt to deal some more damage before he leaves. After the match, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon shows up and congratulates Kofi Kingston for performing nothing short of a miracle in the ring tonight. Vince tells Kofi that he will be going to WrestleMania as long as he can beat one last opponent. Vince tells Xavier Woods and Big E to leave the ring, and he wishes Kofi luck as it is revealed he must beat "The New" Daniel Bryan in the ring.

"The New" Daniel Bryan beats Kofi Kingston, ending Kofi Kingston's dreams of a WWE Championship match at WrestleMania 35.

Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!