Backlash 2018 - The Results

In the locker room, Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel are figuring out who they should team up with when The Miz shows up. He says he could not be happier about them due to their mind games with Seth Rollins and Finn Balor. Miz looks back on the day he knew Bo and Curtis were destined to become The Miztourage, and he hopes they can do something as a team again tonight. Bo Dallas tops Curtis from following Miz, telling Miz they are not the supporting cast in his story anymore.

In the locker room, Bayley is met by Sasha Banks. Bayley says she is done fighting with her and wants her in her corner with Ruby Riott. Sasha thinks this is too convenient. Bayley says she can handle Ruby like she did Sasha. Bayley says she wanted to extend the olive branch after what happened to her at the hands of The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Liv Morgan), but if she is too pigheaded to admit it, she will do this herself. Sasha tells Bayley she is on her own.

Raw General Manager Kurt Angle and SmackDown Live General Manager Paige field questions from social media. Angle says his dream opponent in this generation is Daniel Bryan, and says he has wanted to wrestle him for about five years. Paige says the hardest part of being General Manager is calling things down the middle, and Angle says the hardest thing is having so many hours in the show per week. Paige says she is looking forward to "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles vs. "The Artist" Shinsuke Nakamura in a no-disqualification match for the WWE Championship as well as Charlotte Flair vs. Carmella for the SmackDown Women's Championship. Angle is looking forward to Alexa Bliss vs. Nia Jax for the Raw Women's title and Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe.

Ruby Riott beats Bayley following the distraction by Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan.

Seth Rollins retains the WWE Intercontinental Championship against The Miz despite hurting his right knee during a missed Revolution Knee that hits the ring post.

Nia Jax retains the WWE Raw Women's Championship against Alexa Bliss. After the match, Nia Jax says that her victory is for everyone has been bullied or is being bullied, and says that no one is alone and that it is okay to be different. She tells everyone not to be ordinary, but to be extraordinary, and that you don't have to change for anybody. She says that she is proud of who she is, and that at tehe end of the day, a bully always get their ass kicked.

Dasha Fuentes interviews Samoa Joe, who says that Roman Reigns has lost, confidence, speed, power and determination, and tonight, Roman Reigns loses to him. Joe wants Roman to feel pain, and tonight, Roman will see his face and lament all his failures when he closes his eyes, for he will turn "The Big Dog" into a whimpering puppy.

Jeff Hardy retains the WWE United States Championship against Randy Orton.

Elias is in the ring. He claims that he is close friends with Bruce Springsteen and that they talk about a lot of things, and that Bruce always mentions that he is from New Jersey. Elias says the state is a toilet, and says he has told him to tune in tonight for the song he is about to play. As he tells everyone to be quiet, people cheer. He eventually threatens to leave, but as he goes from leaving to getting back to his stool, the crowd alternates between cheering Elias and booing him. Suddenly, The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) shows up, and Xavier Woods gives Elias props for his music. Kofi asks Elias if he wants to jam with The New Day. Elias asks if they want to jam with Elias, but Xavier says they want to walk with Elias. Elias says he is a solo act, then The New Day start playing the cymbals, drums and trombone. Elias calls a halt to the music and says there is potential for them to open for him, but tonight is his night. Before Elias can play, however, Aiden English interrupts. Aiden English introduces Rusev, then Elias calls to a halt to the music again. Rusev says he and Aiden do whatever they want, and there is only one person who celebrates a holiday in his honor as he calls Elias a "bootleg Bob Dylan." Elias gets irritated and goes back to playing, but he is interrupted a third time by No Way Jose. Titus O'Neil, Apollo Crews, Dana Brooke, Tyler Breeze and Fandango are part of No Way Jose's conga line. Elias calls for the music to be stopped, then says tonight is his night and he demands nobody interrupt him again. No sooner does Jojo announce Elias again that Bobby Roode comes out from out of nowhere and hits Elias with a Glorious DDT. Everyone then dances with No Way Jose again.

Daniel Bryan beats Big Cass with the Yes! Lock in his first singles match since his return to full-time competition, having to pummel the side of Cass' head to lock the hold in. After the match, Big Cass assaults Daniel Bryan from behind. The crowd chants "You tapped out!" at Cass as he tosses Daniel Bryan into the ring and hits him with a big boot.

Carmella retains the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship against Charlotte Flair after Charlotte tweaks her left knee after landing on her feet from backflipping off the top rope.

"The Artist" Shinsuke Nakamura vs. "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles in a no-disqualification match for the WWE Championship ends in a double count-out after both men fail to get back up from kicking each other in the groin.

Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley beats Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn after Owens and Sami disagree on whether or not to retreat. This leads to Sami grabbing Owens by the hair and slapping him before running away again and leaving Owens high and dry, even though Sami Zayn is the legal man. After the match, Strowman and Lashley refuses to let Sami leave, and they get Owens back into the ring. Strowman hits Owens with a running powerslam, then does the same to Sami Zayn when he tries to leave afterwards.

Money In The Bank is live on pay-per-view on WWE Network on June 17th!

Roman Reigns beats Samoa Joe.

On the post-show, The Miz talks about how he makes everything he is part of must-see.

Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for May 5, 2018

Caprice Coleman guests on commentary this week.

Coast To Coast (Shaheem Ali and LSG) beat The Beer City Bruiser and Brian Milonis.

We hear from Jay Lethal, who says that without ROH gold around his waist, he is lost. He has went to management, and has been told to rack up a few more wins if he wants championship gold. He has decided to do one better and beat the people who have beaten him, and he will wrestle as many matches as he has to in order to stand on top with gold around his waist. He may be lost right now, but that will soon change.

The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jason) want to go at it for the ROH World Tag Team Championships with The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) one more time, since they put on a show and because they want to invite The Briscoes to a superkick party. That match will happen next week.

Before the next match, Rhett Titus says that Will Ferrara will tear Jonathan Gresham into calamari. He then guests on commentary for the next match.

Jonathan Gresham beats Will Ferrara, then Ferrara and Rhett Titus attack Gresham after the match until The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) make the save.

We hear from Cody and Marty Scurll. Cody says that the #1 contender will face Dalton Castle at Best In The World on June 29th, and Scurll says it is him and that he will beat Dalton Castle for the ROH World Championsip. Cody takes Scurll aside and tells him that Bullet Club is fine and that he had his shot, and to go with him on this. Nevertheless, Scurll tells Castle he will beat him for the ROH World Championship again.

We hear from SoCal Uncensored ("Almighty" Christopher Daniels, "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky), who say that The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia, TK O'Ryan) proved they are as dumb as they look when they stole the six-man tag titles, pissed off Bullet Club and infuriated them. Scorptio Sky says they should pay attention to tonight's main event, as there is nothing stopping them from taking back what is theirs. Daniel says the difference between them and The Kingdom is that they do not play by the rules and that they will end The Kingdom any way they see fit.

Before the next match, Shane Taylor says that for eight years, he ran the streets of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania the same way he rules ROH right now, and that is being paid to beat people down and knock them out. No matter how much money he makes, however, there is only so much money to go around, and that leads to guys like Ryan Nova who do not even have a spot on the roster, as the money they make could just as easily be in his pocket, and he might as well knock people out until he is the only one left.

Shane Taylor quickly beats Ryan Nova by referee stoppage after he knocks Ryan Nova out. After the match, Shane Taylor stays at ringside and takes a payment from The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia, TK O'Ryan).

The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia, TK O'Ryan) beat Dalton Castle and The Boys. During the match, "Almighty" Christopher Daniels tries to take the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships away from Shane Taylor, but Shane Taylor does not let him. In the midst of this, which distracts the referee, The Boys switch positions. Later in the match, Matt Taven hits Dalton Castle from behind with a championship belt, and is able to hit the Climax on one of The Boys to lead The Kingdom to a win. After the match, The Kingdom continue to attack Dalton Castle and The Boys, and put a steel chair around Castle's right wrist before Taven stomps on it from the top rope in an attempt to injure Castle.

Saturday Night's Main Event - Main Event recap for May 5, 2018

The Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado) beat The Brian Kendrick and "Gentleman" Jack Gallagher.

Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango) beat The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson).

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for May 3, 2018

Eli Drake shows up to start tonight's show. He says that he sees dummies as he looks into the crowd, and says Scott Steiner is busy and that he has asked Scott to take the night off as "he's got freaks...and he's got peaks." Last week, he talked about the possibilities of cashing in his shot at the Impact Wrestling World Championship and winning the title for a second time, then Austin Aries and Petagon Jr. both showed up. He says it does not matter who runs his mouth, for when it comes time to take the title, he will take it. He tells Pentagon Jr. that he has one week before he walks down the aisle and gives him a one-way ticket to the gravy train. Suddenly, Pentagon Jr. shows up and stares down with Eli Drake in the ring.

We see footage from earlier today where Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Kiera Hogan. Kiera may have lost at Redemption, but her redemption is coming a little later when she beats Taya Valkyrie in their rematch tonight. Suddenly, Tessa Blanchard shows up and says Redemption should be Kiera's last pay-per-view match as she is in the division now and she is the whole package and women like Kiera will always take a backseat to her because she is better than Kiera. Kiera says Tessa is better than her at sitting and watching, and tells Tessa to do what she does best while she beats Taya in the ring.

Backstage, Joseph Park is reunited with Grado, who is now back after his immigration problems. He also announces that he has a girlfriend. As Grado looks for his fanny pack, Grado and Joseph are met by Austin Aries, who tries to assert power, rejects Grado's jellybeans and hands Grado a banana - which Joseph Park eats - before he leaves.

oVe (Jake and Dave Crist) beat KM and Fallah Bahh, despite some teamwork beat KM and Fallah Bahh. After the match, KM and Fallah Bahh despite their miscommunication.

Backstage, Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Moose, who says that he has been a top player in the NFL and never won a Super Bowl. Ever since he has been in Impact, he has been a top player but never a world champion. However, he is Mr. Impact Wrestling" has promised that this year will be the year that he wins gold and becomes Impact Wrestling World Champion. Suddenly, Jimmy Jacobs shows up and says he loves the confidence and bravado, but wonders why Moose would want to call himself "Mr. Impact Wrestling" before boasting about what he and Kongo Kong did to Johnny Impact. Moose grabs Jimmy and warns him that he is not Johnny Impact, and asks what he wants. Jimmy says he wants Moose to face Kongo Kong next week. Moose tells Jimmy to bring his monster so he can "whup his big ass," then lets Jimmy go and leaves.

Taya Valkyrie vs. Kiera Hogan ends in a no-contest. During the match, Tessa Blanchard shows up and brawls with Kiera Hogan as the referee checks on Taya Valkyrie, but Tessa quickly gets the upper hand and lays Kiera out with a Hammerlock DDT.

We see a video package for "The Machine" Brian Cage.

"The Machine" Brian Cage beats Slex, Nick Moretti and Brodie Marshall for World Series Wrestling in Australia in this week's Global Wrestling Network-exclusive match.

DJ Z, Dezmond Xavier and Andrew Everett beat Drago, Aerostar and El Hijo del Fantasma in a Lucha Rules six-man tag team match. Both teams shake hands after the match, then celebrate.

Backstage, Eli Drake runs into Austin Aries. He admits things got out of control last week, but that is to be expected when the stakes are high. He does not blame Eli for cashing in on Pentagon Jr., and wishes him luck before telling him that the World title is come back to him regardless of who wins. He then says he is rooting for Eli to win, because he knows he can beat him.

This week's Global Wrestling Network Flashback of the Week is the Ultimate X Match for the vacant TNA X Division Championship from Destination X 2012.

KM tells Fallah Bahh that if he follows him, he will change his entire life and make him cool. Suddenly, a backstage worker finds another person backstage mysteriously attacked. Once again, a red card with a black circle with an X going through it is found at the scene.

Next week: Eli Drake vs. Pentagon Jr. for the Impact Wrestling World Championship! The Latin-American Xchange (Santana and Ortiz) vs. Z&E (DJ Z and Andrew Everett)! Aerostar vs. El Hijo Del Fantasma vs. Taiji Ishimori vs. Drago!

We see footage from last Friday where Eddie Edwards is out of jail. Suddenly, Tommy Dreamer parks in front of Eddie and tells him to get in the car.

"Reborn" Matt Sydal retains the Impact Wrestling X Division Championship against Taiji Ishimori.

Tommy Dreamer tries to help Eddie Edwards and reason with him, but Eddie leaves.

Allie tells Rosemary that she will be there for her tonight, but Rosemary tells her not to go down to the ring tonight and tells her to promise not to do so. Allie promises not to come to the ring, and Rosemary says it is not what she wants, but how it has to be.

At the Latin-American Xchange clubhouse, Santana and Ortiz are losing everything. Santana says that DJ Z and Andrew Everett will feel their anger next week, and that is it time for them to do something about their situation.

Su Yung vs. Rosemary ends in a no-contest. During the match, Su Yung summons some undead bridesmaids, who bring out a casket. Allie comes out, despite her promise to Rosemary, and attacks Su Yung before telling Rosemary that she would never leave her. Rosemary screams at Allie to leave before it is too late, but the undead bridesmaids grab at Allie while Su Yung attacks Rosemary. Rosemary is able to fight back and grab Su Yung's Kendo stick, but Su Yung spits mist into Rosemary's eyes and hits Rosemary with a Panic Switch through a table next to the ramp. Su Yung then gets Rosemary up again, and two of the undead bridesmaids drags Rosemary towards the casket and palce her inside while Allie is forced to watch.

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

Generation NXT - NXT recap for May 2, 2018

We hear from The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong). Adam Cole says that he made Oney Lorcan famous when Oney failed to take the North American title from him. Kyle O'Reilly says Danny Burch got what he deserved for sticking his nose in their business, and Bobby Fish says that all The Undisputed Era has to do is say the word, and they will be sending some more people to rehab soon. Roderick Strong then brags about turning on Pete Dunne at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans, and says it will pale in comparison to what he will do to him tonight.

Kairi Sane beats Shazza McKenzie. (This is Shazza's first appearance on NXT television since losing to Emma in 2015.) After the match, Lacey Evans shows up and says a true lady with class has to be able to admit they were wrong. She says she is sorry to Kairi Sane, and says that from her debut in the Mae Young Classic to now, Kairi belongs in NXT. She hopes that she can accept her apology, then extends her hand. Kairi refuses to shake hands with her, and Lacey Evans hits her with a cheap shot.

Cathy Kelley interviews Candice LeRae backstage. She says that this has not been an easy year after what Johnny Gargano has gone through, but now it has been up and down ever since Tommaso Ciampa turned on him. She says that this should be over and done with, but now Ciampa has stretchered her husband Gargano out of the building. She tears up and leaves to get ready for her match, never providing an update on Gargano.

We see a vignette for Lars Sullivan, where he says that he touched championship gold at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans and warns that he is going after anyone with a title as the era of destruction will begin.

TM61 (Nick Miller and Shane Thorne) beat Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) after Shane Thorne puts Nick Miller's feet on the ropes following the reversal of a Sunset Flip by Montez Ford.

Next week: War Raiders (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) vs. Heavy Machinery (Tucker Knight and Otis Dozovic)!

"The Finest" Kona Reeves is up next!

Cathy Kelley interviews Kassius Ohno. He has known Johnny Gargano for over ten years and knows what kind of person is, but he also knows the person that Tommaso Ciampa has become, and he calls him a coward. When he saw Gargano get stretchered out, he wanted to make Ciampa feel just as helpless, and now he wants to put words into action.

"The Finest" Kona Reeves beats Patrick Scott.

Next week: Ethan Carter III makes his NXT television debut!

We see footage from earlier today where Dakota Kai talks about the state of the NXT Women's Division. She says she wants to make her mark in NXT. She refuses to say anything about "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler, and Vanessa Borne mocks Dakota Kai before saying she will slap Baszler in the face and saying she is not afraid of anyone. Dakota Kai says that she is not afraid of her despite her issues with Baszler, and Vanessa Borne leaves in a huff. Dakota then tells reporters she can take Vanessa on.

Bianca Belair beats Candice LeRae after showing off her impressive strength.

Next week: Raul Mendoza vs. Ethan Carter III! Kassius Ohno vs. Tommaso Ciampa!

Pete Dunne beats Roderick Strong by disqualification after Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly get involved in the match after Pete Dunne hits the Bitter End. After the match, O'Reilly and Cole stomp Pete Dunne (and O'Reilly loses one of his shoes in the process), then Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch run in to make the save for Pete Dunne. Dunne tosses O'Reilly's shoe back at Roderick Strong.

205:Alive - 205 Live recap for May 1, 2018

The Brian Kendrick and "Gentleman" Jack Gallagher beat Akira Tozawa and Hideo Itami after some miscommunication between Tozawa and Itami. After the match, Hideo brushes Tozawa off and shoves him to the mat before leaving.

We hear from Drew Gulak, who says Kalisto squandered his opportunity at Greatest Royal Rumble and that he is not surprised. He says that Kalisto barely squeaked by last week, too. He then says his tactics will not work this week, and that he will show how to earn a victory in his vision of a better 205 Live when he makes him tap out.

It is revealed that Buddy Murphy's weight is back down to 203.9 lbs. When General Manager Drake Maverick offers to shake his hand, Murphy demands his title match.

Buddy Murphy quickly beats Liam Louis by referee stoppage after a destructive double powerbomb. After the match, Cedric Alexander shows up, and he and Buddy Murphy brawl on the entrance ramp. Cedric gets the upper hand in the brawl, and chases Murphy to the back.

Next week: The Brian Kendrick and "Gentleman" Jack Gallagher vs. Lince Dorado and Gran Metalik!

Dasha Fuentes interviews Cedric Alexander, who says he sent his message. If Buddy Murphy wants the WWE Cruiserweight Championship, he knows where to find him.

We hear from The Lucha House Party (Kalisto, Gran Metalik, Lince Dorado). Greatest Royal Rumble may not have been what he hoped for, but Kalisto says that his friends picked him back up. He then says Drew Gulak is no match for him.

Drew Gulak beats Kalisto with the Gulock in a match that also sees Gulak nearly rip Kalisto's mask off. During the match, Mustafa Ali vs. Buddy Murphy is announced for next week.

Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown Live recap for May 1, 2018

The show starts with footage of Braun Strowman tossing Commissioner Shane McMahon into a table at Greatest Royal Rumble. The camera then zooms out from a TV, then General Manager Paige talks about the WWE Championship at the aforementioned event. Paige says both "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles and "The Artist" Shinsuke Nakamura acted beyond the bounds of good sportsmanship, and because of that, their WWE Championship rematch at Backlash will be a no-disqualification match.

It's time for Miz TV. The Miz announces that Daniel Bryan is banned from Miz TV until further notice due to the history between them as well as recent events, then tells Seth Rollins that he has something of his and that it will be the two of them for the WWE Intercontinental Championship that he made relevant at Backlash. After promising that he will take the title back, he announces his guest for tonight: Jeff Hardy. When Miz asks Jeff Hardy if he thinks he is a better Intercontinental Champion than Seth Rollins, Jeff tells Miz that if he feels that way, then that is him. He also says that if he was better than Seth, he would have won at Greatest Royal Rumble like he did. Miz tells Jeff that when he came to SmackDown Live, he blatantly disrespected a future Hall of Famer in Randy Orton not once, but twice, when it came to recent entrances on the blue brand. Miz then asks what Randy Orton would think of this, then brings Randy Orton out to the show. Miz tells Orton he interrupted his introduction, but Orton just says "So?" On the subject of Jeff Hardy, he is not mad with him and does not see what the big deal is. As far as he is concerned, they are "cool." After a "Oui!" chant from the Montreal, Quebec, Canada crowd, The Miz tells everyone to shut up and reminds Orton that he is not well known for playing with others. He brings up the one (and only) SmackDown Live top ten list, but Orton says he nor anybody cares about the list. The Miz feels Orton cares more than he is leading on, and accuses Jeff Hardy of costing Randy Orton a victory against Shelton Benjamin. The Miz tries to drive a wedge between them, but Orton tells Miz nobody tells him when to strike as he does it when he wants to. As far as the WWE United States Championship goes, Orton says he has earned his rematch, and at Backlash, he is taking the title back regardless of how he feels about Jeff Hardy. Jeff tells Orton he can try. Miz is appalled, and asks "A mutual agreement?" Before Miz can ask what happened to Orton, Shelton Benjamin shows up. Shelton tells Orton he should not try and should not deserve to, as he does not deserve anything after beating him last week. He says that if anybody deserves a title opportunity, it is him. Orton boots Shelton, Miz goes after Orton, and Jeff goes after Miz, hitting Miz with Whisper in the Wind. Orton and Jeff Hardy stand tall in the ring.

Jeff Hardy and Randy Orton beat The Miz and Shelton Benjamin. After the match, Randy Orton hits Jeff Hardy with an RKO.

Backstage, Renee Young interviews The IIconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce) and Carmella. The IIconics show up, but Carmella does not. The IIconics mock Renee Young, but Renee points out that Peyton used a Minnesota accent, not a Canadian one. After shooing Renee Young away, The IIconics then welcome Carmella backstage. Carmella brags about how they beat their recent opponents and how they will beat them again, and tonight, they will be invincible and show why "'Mella is money" and why the future is IIconic.

It is announced that Daniel Bryan will not be allowed to compete tonight due to a potential infection in his chest due to the risk of a chest infection following the action he went through in the Greatest Royal Rumble Match.

Backstage, Sheamus and Cesaro are walking backstage with a SmackDown Live contract in their hands when they come across The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods). After Sheamus and Cesaro say that they will batter them around like a couple of pancakes, Xavier Woods rings a bell and summons "Mr. Bootyworth," who welcomes Sheamus and Cesaro with a plate of pancakes. Cesaro tosses all the pancakes into the air, and Sheamus challenges The New Day to a one-on-one match tonight. Big E accepts, but Sheamus does not want the match with him; he wants the match with Xavier Woods. Xavier Woods tells Sheamus "Your soul is mine." (This is a reference to Shang Tsung in the first Mortal Kombat movie.)

As Rusev and Aiden English practice their Rusev Day song backstage, Lana shows up in a "Happy Rusev Day" shirt, wanting to talk to Rusev privately. Aiden English leaves, then Lana tells Rusev that Rusev Day is bigger than ever, but Rusev lost at Greatest Royal Rumble against The Undertaker and that something is holding him back. Aiden English returns to get back his coat, and it is implied that this something might be Aiden English and not having Lana around.

Big Cass shows up in an unscheduled appearance. Big Cass says he is from New York City, where people carry the stigma of a lot of negative stereotypes. He then says New York City is unfriendly to people from other places, and that they are better than everyone else. He then says he is better than Daniel Bryan, who is the same size as everyone else, and says that when people think of a WWE Superstar, people think of a "superhuman' person more like him instead of a relatable "small and weak" person like Daniel Bryan. Cass says that when he faces Daniel Bryan, he will deliver a five-second match instead of a five-star match, as he does not need to be a technical wrestler or even time to prepare. He then asks why he should wait until Backlash, and calls Daniel Bryan - who is not cleared to compete tonight - to come down to the ring so he can kick his teeth down his throat. Daniel Bryan's music hits, but a little person who is dressed like Daniel Bryan - all the way down to the exaggerated long hair and beard - makes his way to the ring. Big Cass makes some short person jokes towards the fake Daniel Bryan, who proceeds to kick at Cass a couple of times, then says he used to be his height when he was five years old. He then announces that the role of Daniel Bryan was performed by a local actor named Pierre Lafleur, then lets him take a bow. After a while, Big Cass boots him in the head and proceeds to beat him up. Referees then run into the ring and check on the little person as Big Cass leaves.

Renee Young interviews "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles in the ring. Styles says "The Artist" Shinsuke Nakamura might as well continue to play his games now that their match at Backlash is no-disqualification, as he is trying to defend the WWE title and Nakamura is "interested in the wrong jewels." When asked if he should apologize to Nakamura, Styles says he should have been left in the Arabian desert and that he took away a dream match and a match against him and Daniel Bryan from the fans. Styles says that Nakamura has made this beyond wanting the WWE title, and says that Nakamura is a coward. This Sunday, the rules will be thrown out the window and he will be breaking the rules, too. He says that it will be an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, and that he will rip Nakamura to pieces before he gets done and the look on Nakamura's face after Backlash will be one of torture. Before Styles can say much more, Samoa Joe shows up. Joe says that Styles is making a spectacle out of himself and that he has lost focus of what is dangerous about him. He then tells Styles he should be focused on the match where he proves that Roman Reigns is a failure. He tells Styles to make peace with one destiny that is coming his way, for when he puts Roman Reigns to sleep, he will be coming for the WWE Championship and he will beat him - or Nakamura - down. Suddenly, Nakamura's music hits, but Nakamura is seen in the ring, hitting Styles from behind with yet another low blow. Nakamura playfully and mockingly bats at the head of Styles, then runs to the other corner of the ring and hits him with a Kinshasa. Nakamura then lifts up the WWE Championship in front of a downed Styles.

In the women's locker room, Becky Lynch is trying to size up the current situation and blames herself for Asuka losing her first match on SmackDown Live last week. Asuka tells Becky to forget about last week, and that this week, they will hit three times as hard. Charlotte says Carmella and The IIconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce) are not invincible and that they have lost their mind, and that she will take the SmackDown women's title back. The three of them agree that they will do everything they can to win tonight.

Xavier Woods beats Sheamus with an inside cradle after taking out Cesaro on the outside.

We see footage from last week where Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose disrespect Becky Lynch, then we see Sonya and Mandy meet with General Manager Paige backstage. Paige then tells Sonya and Mandy that Mandy Rose will be facing Becky Lynch next week. She then says Absolution is dead when Mandy and Sonya expect special treatment.

SAnitY (Eric Young, Alexander Wolfe, Killian Dain) are coming soon...

We hear from Zelina Vega, who says that we will know when Andrade "Cien" Almas debuts when she says so, and when he does, SmackDown Live will change forever.

Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch and Asuka beat The IIconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce) and Carmella with an Asuka Lock to Peyton Royce.

Here are the top 10 moments from tonight's show!