Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Jimmy Uso. Jimmy says he has not spoken with Jey Uso yet and that he cannot get a hold of him, but has told him that he can meet him in the middle of the ring tonight to get things off his chest.
Imperium (Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser, Giovanni Vinci) beats Braun Strowman, Ricochet and Madcap Moss. During the match, Drew McIntyre watches from the ramp. After the match, McIntyre takes off his jacket, but he is attacked from behind by The Viking Raiders (Ivar and Erik). Sheamus runs out to even the odds, but it takes Braun Strowman and Ricochet jumping in to take out the Raiders. McIntyre and Sheamus soon boot The Viking Raiders over the barricade.
Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Rey Mysterio. Rey says he will put an end to Karrion Kross once and for all when Santos Escobar shows up. He says that both of their families value respect, and that he wants to show the fans how much he respects Rey. Rey says it is a mutual feeling, then Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley show up, and Dominik asks Escobar how long he will kiss up to Rey after Kross destroys him. Escobar says that if he will not respect his father, he will show him. Dominik says that in prison, those who didn't back their words up got dealt with, then Rhea Ripley gets in Escobar's face before she and Dominik leave. Escobar tells Rey not to let Dominik get to him, but Rey reminds Escobar that Dominik is his own son.
Backstage, Solo Sikoa and Jimmy Uso talk. Jimmy tells Solo that he knew Jey Uso would be there for them, but now things feel different after Elimination Chamber and Jey may be spooked. Paul Heyman says that Solo Sikoa will stay with him while Jimmy Uso personally handles things with Jey in the ring.
LA Knight heads to the ring. Knight says everyone is talking about having a WrestleMania moment, then says he is here to make money, win titles and be recognized as the best, and to do that, he has to head to WrestleMania. He then says he is not having a WrestleMania moment, as one cannot have "an L.A. WrestleMania" without LA Knight and that he will give WrestleMania "an LA Knight moment." Suddenly, The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) show up. Kofi says LA Knight has only been on SmackDown for two-and-a-half months and is not in the position to demand anything. Knight says he does not remember inviting them out here, and says that if they were not busy with their video games, they would realize who they are looking at. Woods says being nerds have made them "a hell of a lot of money," then says Knight loves hand-outs given the fake leather he is wearing right now before stating that WrestleMania moments are earned, like when Kofi Kingston became WWE Champion. Knight says that the circumstances that he creates are advantageous to him, then asks Kofi how the "KofiMania thing" worked out for him. Kofi says it worked out all right, then says he will not wait to shut LA Knight up. Knight chuckles, then takes his as a challenge, and Xavier Woods asks WWE official Adam Pearce to send a referee to the ring if he has made it official. A referee appears, and a match begins.
Kofi Kingston beats LA Knight after Knight attacks Xavier Woods on the outside only for Woods to distract him with his trombone later on so that Kofi can hit Trouble In Paradise for the win.
Charlotte Flair heads to the ring. She says that Rhea Ripley loves to run her mouth on Raw and cannot wait to see what she has to say to her face before calling Rhea out. When Rhea does not show up right away, Charlotte says she smells hesitation. As Charlotte says it is okay for Rhea to have second thoughts about challenging her, Dominik Mysterio says up and says he will not let Charlotte run Rhea down. Charlotte says this is adult time and tells Dominik to bring Rhea out, but Dominik says Rhea is the hottest thing in WWE right now and no other woman has entered the Royal Rumble at #1 and won it all. Dominik then says that Charlotte should smile more often, as the female gender is "the softer sex," then talks about how strong Rhea is before Charlotte says that she has Andrade el Idolo at home. Dominik says he just wanted to chat, especially when they are the children of past WWE Superstars, then calls Rey Mysterio a deadbeat dad who was never there for him and messed him up and compared Rey to Ric Flair. He then says that when Rhea Ripley beats Charlotte, Charlotte will realized that her father Ric Flair was right and that she is not good enough. Charlotte says she loves her dad, unlike Dominik, and says Ric can still go and kick Dominik's butt. She then says he would do that if he were her, then entertains beating up Dominik before Rhea Ripley shows up. Rhea confronts Charlotte, then Dominik holds Rhea back while Charlotte just stands there and waves goodbye at Rhea before lifting up the SmackDown Women's title. Rhea confronts Charlotte again, but once again, Charlotte is not intimidated.
"The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler beats Natalya with a cross arm breaker following the distraction from "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey. After the match, Baszler boots Tegan Nox off the apron, but when Ronda and Baszler gang up on Natalya, Nox drop kicks Ronda, and Ronda and Baszler escape, with Ronda threatening to beat up Tegan Nox next week.
It's time for Firefly Fun House. The Fun House lights turn red, and we see an action figure fight on the television followed by Bray Wyatt watching what is going on behind the scene before the show transitions to "FFN." Uncle Howdy hosts the weather by stating "I am all of us," then Bray Wyatt hosts a show called "Can You Keep A Secret." Bray Wyatt then asks "Well, Can ya." We then see an emergency broadcast system followed by weird visuals at the Fun House front door. We then see someone in a Uncle Howdy mask say "If I told a story, can you keep a secret?"
Backstage, Paul Heyman shows Jimmy Uso a text from Roman Reigns stating that he will be live at SmackDown next week and that if Jimmy does not handle Jey Uso this week, he will handle him personally next week.
Karrion Kross beats Rey Mysterio with the Kross Jacket after Rey unknowingly flips Scarlett over the top rope during the 619 and Dominik Mysterio blocks the Tiger Feint Kick and dares Rey to hit him. After the match, Dominik dares Rey to hit him again, and Dominik pushes Rey enough to confront him, but not hit him. Dominik keeps pushing Rey further, but Rey leaves the ring.
Jimmy Uso heads to the ring. Jimmy says that if Jey Uso is not here, then he is watching somewhere. he says that he knows he is torn and hurt, and when Jey is torn and hurt, so is he, and he will always be there for him like Jey has been there for him. He says that he knows things have been going on as he appeals to Jey. All of a sudden, Sami Zayn shows up in all black, and tells Jimmy that he is not here to fight; instead, he is here to talk to him. He says that when Jimmy calls Jey a brother, it hurts him, as they used to be brothers and have each others' back, especially when the rest of The Bloodline did not see value in him. Sami then says that at Royal Rumble, Jimmy did not even think twice and took him down with no hesitation, and that it hurt. Jimmy says Sami is selfish and wants to blame him when he made the choice to step on him and Jey, and that Sami made the choice and he did what he had to do. Jimmy says family does not betray, but Sami says that family does not put your loyalty to the test every single test or manipulate people like Roman has done for years. Suddenly, Jey Uso shows up in the crowd. Sami says The Bloodline is not about one man, and while he wants The Bloodline to come crumbling down, Jimmy does not have to go down with the ship. As Sami sees Jey, Jimmy attacks Sami. Jey Uso then heads towards the ring, and Sami soon hits Jimmy with the Helluva Kick as Jimmy looks back at his brother. Sami then sees Solo Sikoa approaching the ring, and leaves through the crowd.
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