Friday, April 5, 2024

Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for April 5, 2024

We are introduced to Jerry Soto and Marcelo Rodriguez at the Spanish announce table.

It's time for The Kevin Owens Show to start tonight's show. Tonight's guest is Randy Orton. Owens and Orton talk about their Triple Threat Match against Logan Paul - and each other - and their common disdain for Logan Paul. When asked how much he hates Logan on a scale of 1 to 10, Orton says 11. to start tonight's show. Logan Paul then shows up on the TitanTron calling out Orton and Owens from the set of WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia, and says he is already focused on victory while Owens and Orton are talking about him. Owens immediately notes that WrestleMania 40 is across the street from the site of tonight's show, and he and Orton head down the street. As they do, Grayson Waller and Austin Theory crawl out from underneath the ring to follow Orton and Owens.

After the commercial break, Kevin Owens and Randy Orton look for Logan Paul in the parking lot of the Lincoln Financial Field while on a golf cart, and Gryason Waller and Austin Theory chase after them on foot.



"Big" Bronson Reed last eliminates Ivar to win the 2024 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.



Backstage, Logan Paul is seen backstage in the Wells Fargo Center and not Lincoln Financial Field.

We hear from The Final Testament (Karrion Kross, Scarlett, Akam, Rezar, Paul Ellering). Karrion Kross says he targeted Bobby Lashley to teach him humility, and says they are all at WrestleMania because he has carried him and The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) into a fight so big it was worth of the show. He then says The Final Testament will light them up with shots that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.

Logan Paul shows up on the ramp. He mocks the crowd, saying that all he sees are idiots who cheer for Kevin Owens and Randy Orton. As he insults Owens and Orton, he says that he is playing 4D Chess and that they are about to be assaulted by Grayson Waller and Austin Theory. He mentions that there is a camera on site at Lincoln Financial Field and that the beating will not be pretty, then we see Waller and Theory at Lincoln Financial Field looking for Owens and Orton, unable to find them. Orton and Owens crawl out from underneath the ring at the Wells Fargo Center, and Logan soon receives a Stunner. When Logan gets up, Owens passes him to Orton for an RKO.



Zelina Vega and Rey Mysterio find out that Dragon Lee has been attacked backstage, thanks to Carlito.

Before the next match, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio and Andrade show up alongside Santos Escobar and Elektra Lopez.

Elektra Lopez beats Zelina Vega following the distraction by "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio. After the match, as Rey helps Zelina out of the ring, Dominik attacks Rey, and Santos Escobar joins in. All of a sudden, Andrade turns on Dominik and then everyone else, before hugging Rey and Zelina and siding with the Latino World Order.





WrestleMania 40 is this weekend!

19,833 people are at tonight's show for WWE's 14th consecutive televised sell-out.

Naomi and Bianca Belair head to the ring. Bianca says she has the longest history with Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai, Iyo Sky, Asuka, Kairi Sane) and that she has been fighting for their life against them at every turn and that it became so exhausting that she wanted to give up until Naomi reminder her of what she was fighting for. Bianca says Damage CTRL has done way too much for far too long, and as Naomi rambles on about taking on Damage CTRL and getting to WrestleMania, Bianca says that Damage CTRL got too cocky, which led to the appearance of their tag team partner, Jade Cargill. Jade Cargill shows up and heads to the ring, and Bianca and Naomi had to stop her from cussing before she thanks Damage CTRL for giving her a fight at WrestleMania where she can show what she is all about. She says that there will soon be no damage control, then warns Damage CTRL that they are in the eye of the storm.



Backstage, "Main Event" Jey Uso says he will beat Solo Sikoa tonight and beat Jimmy Uso tomorrow.

Backstage, Rey Mysterio, Zelina Vega and Andrade find out that Dragon Lee cannot compete at WrestleMania from one of the referees. Andrade tells Rey that he has his back at WrestleMania, and Carlito shows up and gets up to speed on the situation.

New Catch Republic (Tyler Bate and Pete Dunne) beat Grayson Waller and Austin Theory. After the match, both teams are laid out by The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, JD McDonagh).



We see a video package chronicling the history of Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai, Iyo Sky, Asuka, Kairi Sane) leading up to their turning on Bayley after Bayley challenges Iyo Sky for the WWE Women's Championship at WrestleMania.

LA Knight heads to the ring. LA Knight says that he has "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles at WrestleMania, and says that he is phenomenal at not showing up and running away, then says that he will be phenomenal at getting stomped by LA Knight. He also says Styles should be thanking him instead of crying about him, because when he puts the boots to him, he makes him relevant, and at WrestleMania, he will kick up the uprights like Philadelphia Eagles kicker Jake Elliott.



We hear from Bobby Lashley, B-Fab and The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford). B-Fab says the story has been the same over and over with The Final Testament (Karrion Kross, Scarlett, Akam, Rezar, Paul Ellering) attacking them over, but at WrestleMania, there will be no running or hiding when they square off in a Philadelphia Street Fight. Lashley says that at WrestleMania, they will finish The Final Testament.



"Main Event" Jey Uso beats Solo Sikoa by disqualification after he is attacked by Jimmy Uso. After the match, Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa gang up on Jey Uso, but "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and Seth "Freakin'" Rollins rush into the ring and make the save. Cody then pulls out his weight belt and whips Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa with it. Solo and Jimmy flee, but Jey grabs Jimmy and throws him back into the ring. Cody tosses his weight belt to Rollins, distracting Jimmy so that he can hit him with the Cross Rhodes. Rollins whips Jimmy with the weight belt, then Jey hits Jimmy with the Uso Splash. Cody then grabs the microphone and says that tomorrow, he and Seth Rollins are going to slap The Rock in the face so hard that his ego lifts out of his body like his soul and he remembers what it is like to be the people's champion. He says they will shatter the foundation of The Bloodline before he dethrones Roman Reigns, that he is fighting for every moment and every fan, and that when one good story ends, another begins.



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