4/4 WWE SmackDown Results – Tonight’s WWE SmackDown from the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois, begins with a look at last week’s contract signing.
CM Punk’s music hits in the arena and The Best in The World makes his way to the ring. Fans are loudly chanting “CM Punk! CM Punk!”
Punk says he doesn’t know where to begin, but they told him the best television audiences were overseas but he knew they were coming to Chicago. Punk takes the camera and he shoots the crowd. Punk says that is why they don’t listen to ‘them’ or outside voices. He says he is not supposed to be here. He was born with a cord around his neck. He was blue and they had to bring him back to live. He says he wasn’t supposed to be here. No matter where he shows up, his goal is to make new fans every time. Punk apologizes for not getting new fans, but he wanted to thank his friends and family in Chicago.
When they tell you that you are not supposed to be here, who is going to tell him to leave. He says nothing has changed just because he is main eventing Wrestlemania. Punk mocks Dwayne and the goosebumps.
Punk says he earned it. It started in the backyards of Chicago when they told him he wasn’t supposed to be there. He went to Steel Domain. He signed a contract and he was told not to be here. He was in a gangster suit for John Cena’s entrance and he was told he isn’t supposed to be here. Punk says now, the hard work begins. He says he is a product of this town. Punk says someone might be mad at him for people chanting his name, but he knows Larry won’t be mad. There are way too many people to thank to get him where he needs to be. He figured that was a good start. He wouldn’t be who he is or where he is because of this city. Now, the hard work begins because he has a date at Wrestlemania and he promises he will whip Seth Rollins’ ass. He is going to put a beating on Roman Reigns in the main event of Wrestlemania.
Paul Heyman interrupts and he makes his way to the ring. He apologizes for being late and he says it is no disrespect to the Second City or to his best friend CM Punk.
Punk thanks Paul and welcomes him into the ring. Punk says Paul can’t escape the ECW chants.
Paul says don’t ask Chciago what they can do for their wise man, ask what your wise man can do for you. Paul says he wanted to be the voice for the voiceless and he tells Punk that he belongs here. He belongs in this ring, he belongs in Chicago, and he belongs in the main event of Wrestlemania. The last time they were in the ring together was because of what Solo, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu did to him. Paul talks about Punk winning Hell in a Cell and contemplating not coming back but Paul went to Punk and he said he had no one else to help him. You said yes and you saved the Family. You saved the Bloodline. You deserve all the credit in the world. Paul says he has one more favor for Punk.
Punk says he is stockpliing favors and he asks Paul what is the favor.
Paul wants to know what the favor is. He says Roman is coming and he is not in a good mood. Paul asks Punk if he knows what happens when a Samoan is not happy.
Punk asks if Roman is not here yet. Paul says he is training. Punk says the favor has to deal with Roman so he wants to tell Roman as well as Paul and he will tell him later tonight.
– Rey Fenix’s debut is next. But first, we go to commercial. Stay tuned for more on 4/4 WWE SmackDown Results.
Rey Fenix vs. Nathan Frazer
They lock up and Frazer with a wrist lock and Rey with a reversal. Frazer with a reversal of his own but Rey kicks Frazer away and they get back up at the same time. Fenix teases a kick and Frazer backs off. They lock up and Frazer with a side head lock. Frazer floats over in the corner and Frazer avoids Fenix and he kicks Rey. Rey swings in the ropes and hits a spinning back heel kick. Rey with a few near falls and a jumping rana for a near fall. Rey with a chop and Irish whip. Frazer floats over and sends Rey to the floor with a head scissors. Frazer with a suicide dive. Rey kicks Frazer from the ring and Rey goes to the turnbuckles for a double jump twisting cross body onto Frazer.
Rey with a chop against the apron and he sends Frazer back into the ring. Rey with a double wrist lock and elbows to the collarbone. Rey with a double wrist lock. Rey with a chop and he gets Frazer on his shoulders. Frazer avoids a driver and hits a reverse DDT followed by a shooting star press for a near fall. They go to the floor and Frazer sends Rey into the announce table and chops him. Rey chops back. Frazer with a kick when they get back to the ring. Frazer with a snap mare and kick followed by a knee to the back and a leap frog neck snap for a near fall. Frazer with a reverse chin lock. Frazer with shoulders in the corner and he chops Rey on the turnbuckles. Rey chops Frazer and pushes him off the turnbuckles. Rey looks around and Frazer leaps up and Rey pushes Frazer off but Frazer lands on his feet. Frazer goes up top again and hits a superplex and a twisting suplex for a near fall.
Frazer goes up top and he sets for a Phoenix Splash but Rey moves. Frazer with a kick and a knee. Frazer goes for a suplex but Rey escapes and he hits a drop kick. Rey goes up top and hits a springboard kick followed by an Fire Driver for a near fall. Rey pulls Frazer off the mat and Frazer lands on his feet and he kicks Rey. Rey with a kick and a springboard round kick. Rey with a Muscle Buster for the three count.
Winner: Rey Fenix
After the match, Byron Saxton asks Rey how does he feel about his WWE debut. Rey thanks Chicago. He says he has a lot of history in this city with all of you. Tonight, it is not the debut of Rey Fenix. It is so much more. Tonight, he is rewarded with love and passion. He says he waited his whole life to say that he is WWE.
Backstage:
Legado is in the back and Santos says that was impressive and what he expects from them. Humberto says that Rey is a flying lizard. A flash in the pan. He says he is better than him. Santos wants to know where this fire has been. He tells Humberto he needs to show it. He is going to taalk to Nick Aldis.
We go to commercial. Stay tuned for more on 4/4 WWE SmackDown Results.
– We are back and Drew McIntyre says it wasn’t enough that he gave everything he had. Every girl you talked to at the bar. All the money I made you. People only cared about you because of him Damian. He asked Damian to explain why he was wrong and face him like a man. You did what you always do. You hid in the shadows like a vulture. You attacked him and put him through a window. Shards of glass went into his eye and he might never be the same. He needs to pray. When Drew McIntyre prays, bad things happen.
– We take a look back at what happened last week in the Strowman/Knight match.
Backstage:
Byron is in the back with Braun Strowman. Braun says he has had enough of Jacob getting in his way. He is going to run through him like a buzzsaw and go to Wrestlemania.
Solo and Tama show up and Solo says you don’t have a chance against Fatu. LA Knight shows up and he tells Braun not to waste his time with this pumpkinhead. He tells Braun to keep his eyes on the prize. Tama says Knight should be worried about him. Knight says he is worried because if you want to make noise, do it out there. He will stomp you in the ring.
Back to commercial. Stay tuned for more on 4/4 WWE SmackDown Results.
LA Knight vs. Tama Tonga
Solo distracts Knight but that does not work. Knight with punches and a kick followed by a back elbow. Tama with a head butt and elbow in the corner. Knight with a suplex. Tama send Knight into the turnbuckles and he connects with European uppercuts. Tama with a belly-to-back suplex and he gets a near fall. Knight with a boot to the head. Knight sends Tama into the turnbuckles a few times as they go around the ring. Knight with kicks in the corner. Knight with a running hip into the corner. Tama rolls to the floor. Knight with a drop kick through the ropes and then Solo has some words for Knight. Knight sends Tama into the announce table many times.
Knight with a shoulder and then Solo tries to pull Knight off the apron but the referee sees it. While the referee warns Solo, Knight is distracted and Tama sends Knight off the apron and into the announce table. Tama with an elbow drop on the floor and he sends Knight into the announce table. Tama with a slingshot senton. Tama chokes Knight in the ropes. Solo with a punch when the referee deals with Tama. Tama with punches in the corner and he hits a splash into the corner. Tama gets a near fall and then he applies a reverse chin lock. Tama with a knee to the midsection. Tama with a drop kick in the corner and he chokes Knight in the ropes. Tama with a back rake and a punch to the midsection and back. Tama with a reverse chin lock.
Knight with punches and they exchange punches. Knight with a shoulder tackle and a sunset flip for a near fall. Tama with a clothesline. Tama with a roll through into a jackhammer for a near fall. Tama punches Knight and he goes to the turnbuckles. Tama mocks the Knight elbow drop and he misses when Knight rolls away. Knigth runs into a boot and Knight blocks punches and connects with punches. Knight with jabs and discus clothesline and another clothesline. Knight with an Irish whip that sends Tama sternum first into the turnbuckles. Knight with a neck breaker and a power slam. Knight sets for the YEAHple’s Elbow and connects.
Knight signals for the BFT and Solo tries to use his telepathy to alert Tama. Tama escapes and he sends Knight into the ropes. Solo misses a clothesline and Knight knocks him off the apron. Tama with a rollup for a near fall. Knight with BFT for the three count.
Winner: LA Knight
Backstage:
Byron bothers Paul from behind. He asks if Punk has given any hints about the favor. Paul asks why is he talking to Byron. Paul talks to the camera. He says he is on record saying no matter what the favor is, his answer is yes.
A vehicle arrives at the building while Paul talks about getting out of the jam with Roman and he says the answer is yes. Paul is happy that Roman is here, but it is Seth who emerges.
Seth tells Paul to cheer up. He says Paul was expecting the other Shield guy. He says this is the worst he has ever seen Paul. Seth says he has had a great week since the CM Punk celebration. He says he has formulated a plan. Seth says this favor has put Paul in a hole. Seth says when Roman gets here, he wants to know so he can be present to see what this favor is.
– Charlotte Flair makes her way to the ring as we go to commercial. Stay tuned for more on 4/4 WWE SmackDown Results.
– We are back with the Aleister Black tease.
In the Arena:
Tiffany Stratton makes her way to the ring to join Charlotte and Tiffany. Wade says due to the heated nature of recent actions, he is here to moderate this interview.
Charlotte says that is power. Tiffany asks the people what time is it. Charlotte says that was cute.
Wade asks Charlotte why did she choose Tiffany to face her at Wrestlemania and if it was the wise choice.
She says Tiffany kept begging and Charlotte says she is the gift that keeps on giving. She says she hadn’t done any charity. She wanted to show the smartest wrestling fans that there is no comparison.
Tiffany asks Charlotte if she is done and if she got her woo in. Your biggest competitor has never been in the ring. No matter how long it has been she will win. You put on a facade. The saddest part of all of this is no matter how many titles you win, you will be second to your father. At Wrestlemania, you will be second to her.
Charlotte asks if Tiffany thinks she is the first to She says what Tiffany’s last opponents have regurgitated for years that she is second to her father. If she has to come second to her father , , ,it doesn’t matter if you win 100.
Charlotte asks Chicago what they want her to say. You can have the last word.
Tiffany asks Charlotte what was she doing at 25? You were trying to be a volleyball player drinking in your daddy’s basement. She is going into Wrestlemania as champion. She says she has gotten to Charlotte. Your record may be 4-3 and in the ring you might be the queen. Outside the ring, you aren’t the Queen of S***. You get to call yourself the least favorte Nepo Baby for the next 16 days.
When she beats Charlotte at Wrestlemania, you are going to be like you are outside the ring… alone. What is that record? 0 and 3? Charlotte asks if that is why (Ludwig) Kaiser is in her DMs.
Backstage:
Nick Aldis says next week, they will present a tag team gauntlet match with the winners facing Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez at Wrestlemania. Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins make their way to the ring.
We go to commercial. Stay tuned for more on 4/4 WWE SmackDown Results.
WWE Tag Team Championship – #1 Contenders Match
Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa)
Johnny and Sabin start things off and Sabin with a wrist lock. Johnny with a reversal. Sabin with a reversal and an arm drag. Sabin with another arm drag and Ciampa tags in. Sabin with an arm drag into an arm bar. Alex tags in and he hits a double sledge off the turnbuckles. Sabin and Shelley with a double shoulder tackle to Ciampa and a double kick to Johnny. They aoid each other in the corer until Sabin and Shelley hit clotheslines in the corner. Alex punches Ciampa from the turnbuckles. Alex with a punch to knock Gargano off the apron. Shelley clotheslines Ciamap over the top rope and then he slidse to the floor but Ciampa avoids him. Gargano with a slingshot spear on Shelley followed by kicks.
Ciampa tags in and he connects with an elbow. Gargano with knees in the corner and Ciampa with a running knee to Alex. Ciampa sends Shelley into the turnbuckles and Gargano tags in. Gargano with a kick. Alex with chops. Gargano with a forearm and a snap mare. Johnny with a drop kick to the back of the head for a near fall. Gargano draws Sabin into the ring to force the referee to focus on Sabin to double team Alex. Ciampa tags in and kicks Shelley and chokes him in the ropes. Ciampa slams the arm into the mat and Gargano tags in. They make a wish. Johnny with a punch and he knocks Sabin off the apron. Gargano goes to the turnbuckles and he goes for a double sledge but Alex with a punch. Ciampa tags in and Alex with a neck breaker. Alex kicks Johnny away and tags in Sabin.
Sabin with a cross body to both men and he punches Johnny and Ciampa. Sabin with kicks and a running knee to both men and a kick to Ciampa and a tornado DDT off Johnny. Sabin with a suicide dive onto both men. They return to the ring and Alex tags in. Ciamp with punches and elbows. Sabin with an enzuigiri and more kicks. Alex gets a near fall. They set for Greetings from Hell but Johnny crotches Sabin and Ciampa sends Alex to the floor. The top turnbuckle falls off when Sabin goes to the mat. The referee takes the pad and Ciampa tries to send Sabin into it ut Sabin avoids it and gets a near fall with a rollup. Ciampa with a knee.
Ciampa with Project Ciampa to Sabin for a near fall. Gargano tags in and he gets a near fall after a kick. Ciampa with a kick and he sends Alex to the floor. Ciampa tags in and they set for the knee and super kick combinatoin but Sabin moves. Sabin sends Ciampa into Gargano. They hit Dream Sequence on Ciampa. They set for Skull and Bones but Alex is sent to the floor. Ciampa uses the ropes on a rollup and the referee stops his count. Ciampa runs into the exposed turnbuckles and Sabin gets the three count.
Winners: Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin
After the match, Sabin and Shelley get in the Street Profits’ faces.
Backstage:
Miz and Carmelo Hayes see Pretty Deadly and talk about how they failed in their home country. Kit and Elton talk about Miz’s Marine filmography. Miz asks about their musical. Elton says their new musical is about someone who hasn’t been relevant in 10 years. They say it is called The Miz. Elton and Kit ask Miz how many tag team partners has he had. They want to know how Carmelo feels about being relegated to the Miz.
We go to commercial. Stay tuned for more on 4/4 WWE SmackDown Results.
B-Fab versus Naomi
Jade Cargill attacks Naomi in the aisle.
Security tries to pull Jade off Naomi and Jade breaks free and the referee starts the match.
Fab with clotheslines and she blocks a kick. Fab sends Naomi into the turnbuckles and follows with an Irish whip and spinning heel kick. Fab with a kick and she gets a near fall. Fab punches Naomi many times. Naomi with a punch and Fab with more punches. Fab with a uranage for a near fall. Fab misses a spinning heel kick in the corner and her leg gets caught in the turnbuckle. Naomi puts Fab in the tree of woe and sends her into the turnbuckles. Naomi wtih a face buster for the three count.
Winner: Naomi
After the match, Naomi gets on the mic and she calls out Jade. Jade with a bicycle kick and she sets for Jaded but security stops her. Naomi gets out of the ring while Jade kicks and punches security.
Nick says he has had enough of this and there is only one solution. That is Naomi will face Jade Cargill at Wrestlemania.
– Damian says you are the victim. No holes in your logic. You had your moment at Wrestlemania but you got involved with CM Punk. You screwed yourself at Money in the Bank and at Clash in the Castle. You screwed yourself but he is the villain? Rumble, Chamber, I eliminated you from both? You attacked me like a coward and cost me a title match at Wrestlemania. You are a hypocrite and you blame everyone else. You are a junkie for telling cheap ass jokes for a cheap ass pop. You don’t have to paint me as the victim, I am the victim. I want you to be in the ring with me, face to face… eye to eye. I want you to be my victim at Wrestlemania.
– Kevin Owens walks in the back as we go to commercial.
In the Arena:
We are back and Nick Aldis is in the ring.
He says this is a part of his job that is not very fun. People come back like everything is fine, but then you find out you may never set foot in the ring again. There is a reason why they say ‘don’t try this at home’. Nick says he would rather have you hear it from the man himself.
Kevin Owens makes his way to the ring.
Kevin says he has been doing this for 25 years and he has given everything in the ring. He says he has experienced things he never thought he would. He has been able to support his family in ways he never thought he could. This takes a toll on your body and everyone has paid that price and it is his turn. For the last four months he has been dealing with a serious neck injury. This week, he figured it out and he needs neck surgery. He says the timing couldn’t be worse. Not getting to be in the ring with Randy Orton at Wrestlemania really sucks. He says he is thankful for WWE to allow him to come out to tell you about this.
Kevin says he does not know when he will have the privilege to be in front of you again. The last few years, he has learned not to take things for granted and he will never take this for granted. For now, he wants to say thank you and he is sorry.
Kevin leaves the ring but Randy Orton’s music plays and he makes his way to the ringside area.
Kevin remains on the apron and Orton joins him. Kevin walks to the back and he’s last seen arguing with a fan.
Nick tells Randy he hates to be the one to tell him, but that means Randy does not have a match for Wrestlemania. Randy looks around and… he gives Aldis an RKO!
Back to commercial.
WWE United States Championship – #1 Contender’s Last Man Standing
Jacob Fatu vs. Braun Strowman
They start on the floor and Braun sends Fatu into the ring steps. Braun chops Fatu and Fatu limps around ringside. They get in the ring and Fatu kicks Braun and hits a thrust kick and flying clothesline. Braun gets Fatu up but Fatu escapes the power slam. Fatu sends Braun into the turnbuckels and hits a thrust kick. Fatu with a flying back elbow. Fatu with a double jump moonsault and the referee starts her count but Fatu with another double jump moonsault. Braun rolls to the floor to stop the count. Fatu with a punch and head butt. Braun with a punch and he sends Fatu into the ring steps. Braun picks up the ring steps and hits Fatu with them. Braun hits Fatu a second time. Braun with a double sledge off the top half of the steps.
Braun sends Fatu into the drink cart. Braun hits Fatu with the hood of the announce table. Braun hits him again and tosses it aside. Braun with a European uppercut. Fatu sends Braun into the ring steps. Braun beats the count but Fatu with a thrust kick and they return to the ring. Fatu with head butts. Braun with a spinebuster to Fatu and both men are down. Braun goes under the ring and he gets a table and brings it into the ring. Braun with a punch to Fatu before he sets up the table. Braun puts the table in the corner and Fatu with a thrust kick and then he runs into a boot from Braun. Braun charges at Fatu and Fatu drops down so Braun goes over the top rope to the floor. Fatu with a suicide dive and Braun goes over the announce table.
Fatu sends Braun into the ring post. Fatu sets for the running back elbow against the ringside barrier but Braun hits Fatu in the head with a chair. Braun with a Wacky Lap and both men go through the ringside barrier. They both beat the count but fall to the floor again. The referee starts her count and they beat the count. Fatu falls into the production area and Braun follows. Braun with punches. Fatu with a punch and he gets a trash can and hits Braun with it. Fatu does the wacky dance. Fatu gets the trash can again and hits Braun again. Braun hits Fatu with the trash can multiple times. Braun hits Fatu with a chair. Braun hits Fatu in the ribs and back with the chair. Fatu goes up the aisle and Braun hits Fatu wtih the chair. Braun with many more chair shots.
Braun and Fatu fight to the production area and get on a case. Braun looks around and sets for a suplex and they both go through a table. They both beat the count. They make their way to the ringside area. Braun has trouble staying on his feet. They both get back into the ring and Fatu with a running back elbow through the table. Both men are down and the referee starts her count. Fatu gets to his feet at nine and Braun cannot get up before the ten count.
Winner: Jacob Fatu
We go to commercial.
– We take a look at what happened on Monday between John Cena and Cody Rhodes.
– Next week, Cody Rhodes will appear. The Tag Team Gauntlet Match will take place. Rey Fenix will face Humberto Carrillo. Damian Priest and Drew McIntyre will be face to face.
– Paul Heyman stands at the ramp outside the arena and Byron asks Paul when will Roman arrive and Paul says any minute.
We go to commercial.
In the Arena:
We are back and FINALLY Roman Reigns decides to arrive at the building. Roman walks past Paul on his quickly way to the ring.
Roman wants Chicago to acknowledge him. Roman asks Paul ‘IS HE HERE”? and Paul says he is.
The crowd chants for Punk and he says that is who he is talking about.
Roman asks Paul if he is still talking about this favor. Roman asks Chicago how do they deal with this guy. He asks if he should share a secret with Chicago and Paul suggests that he does it.
Roman says CM Punk wouldn’t be back here if it wasn’t for him. He says CM Punk wouldn’t be in the main event of Wrestlemania because of him. Roman says you are good people and you mean well, but you aren’t too smart. Punk has wrestled everyone under the sun, but he has never been in the main event of Wrestlemania. Not until he was introduced to him. Roman says the people in his city are chanting for him so he tells CM Punk to come out to tell us about that favor.
Before Punk can come to the ring, Seth Rollins’ music plays and he makes his way to the ring.
Seth says he doesn’t know what this little favor is, but the reality is that it will probably knock your socks off. You don’t jive well with reality. You don’t like to live in the real world. When you step outside your universe, reality bites you in the ass. He doesn’t want to do a history lesson, but . . . Heist of the Century. Main Event of Wrestlemania last year.
You underestimate CM Punk and try to ignore him but he does not go away. Now he is in the main event of Wrestlemania and now he has to live it. Roman could have stopped it at War Game or he could have stopped it at Madison Square Garden. Seth says he is in a better place and he has perspective. You can let things leave you behind or you can adapt and stay in control.
Roman says the reality is you aren’t trustworthy. Roman says Seth has no clue what loyalty means. Punk is here because he made a promise to Paul and he is a man of his word. Roman says he didn’t call out Seth, he called out Punk.
Seth says he is out here to hear CM Punk. There is only one thing missing.
CM Punk’s music plays and he comes to the ring.
Punk says the favor is about friendship, legacy, promises made, and promises kept. It is about loyalty. This goes back to OVW when they told Paul that he didn’t belong and they told him to fire Punk and Paul said no. Your wise man is wise. You prophesized this on Raw. Everyone else might have forgotten it, but Punk says he hasn’t. Punk says him, Big Show, Paul,, and RVD were talking among themselves and Punk mistakenly said it was about him and he said without Paul he will be fired. Paul says Punk will be fine. Punk asked Paul what can he do. Paul said, when you main event Wrestlemania force them to deal with us.
THEY aren’t here any more but you are here so he will force Paul. He is going to force Paul out of his comfort zone. He wants Paul to deal with US. In the main event, in his corner, it will be your wise man, his best friend . . . Paul Heyman.
Roman looks around and is confused about what was just said.
Seth says he told Roman.
Roman asks if that is the favor. Roman starts to laugh. Roman says Paul needs him. He says he saved Paul. Even if he let him, Paul wouldn’t. Roman asks Paul to let this desperate fool down easy.
Paul starts to talk and Roman does not look happy.
Roman asks Paul if he is crying. He tells Paul to wipe them up and tell him no.
Roman says he took Paul in, he made Paul relevant. He tells Paul to tell him no.
Roman says he will give Paul one more opportunity to say no.
Paul says he cannot do that.
Roman grabs Paul and places him in the corner while Seth laughs.
Punk hits Roman from behind with the mic and punches him. Punk with a GTS to Roman.
Punk stares down Seth, but Seth leaves the ring.
We go to credits.
–– Here is what’s in store for 4/4 WWE SmackDown ––
- Spoilers News & Notes for April 4 WWE SmackDown
- Rey Fenix debuts
- WWE United States Championship – #1 Contender’s Last Man Standing: Jacob Fatu vs. Braun Strowman.
- Naomi vs. B-Fab.
- WWE Tag Team Championship – #1 Contenders Match: Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa).
- Seth Rollins, CM Punk, and Roman Reigns to appear.
4/4 WWE SmackDown Preview
Tonight’s episode of WWE SmackDown is set to deliver major developments across multiple divisions, including two high-stakes Number One Contender’s Matches, the continued road to WrestleMania 41, and a long-awaited debut in the ring.
United States Champion LA Knight will soon learn who his next challenger is, as Jacob Fatu goes one-on-one with Braun Strowman in a Number One Contender’s Match. The rivalry between Fatu and Strowman has intensified over the past few weeks, with both men making it clear they have their eyes on Knight’s title. Their tension reached a boiling point last week when Fatu interfered in a U.S. Title match between Knight and Strowman, causing a disqualification and denying Strowman a fair opportunity to capture the championship.
The tag team division will also take center stage when The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) face off against #DIY (Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano) in another Number One Contender’s Match. The winners will earn a shot at The Street Profits, who dethroned #DIY on March 14 to become WWE Tag Team Champions. Last week, the champions retained in their first title defense against Pretty Deadly.
In the lead-up to their Triple Threat Match at WrestleMania 41, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns will each appear live tonight. Their match was made official last week during a contract signing in Las Vegas, where all three exchanged words. Paul Heyman revealed that the match would main event one night of WrestleMania, despite Punk’s belief that Heyman still owed him a favor.
Naomi is scheduled to return to in-ring action tonight for the first time since February 28, when she competed in a Six-Woman Tag Team Match. She will take on B-Fab in singles competition. Last week, Naomi interrupted B-Fab at ringside during Michin’s match against Charlotte Flair, only for Jade Cargill to even the odds, forcing Naomi to retreat.
Additionally, Rey Fenix will make his in-ring WWE debut tonight, though his opponent has not been announced.
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