The Big Takeaway
The main event between Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre ended in a DQ after Braun Strowman attacked McIntyre. Strowman laid out both men with multiple powerslams to end the show. Rhea Ripley pinned Asuka (in Asuka’s second match of the evening), and Jinder Mahal returned to defeat Jeff Hardy.
Show Recap
The show kicked off with a big fireworks display (for the first time in a little while, I think) and the announcers plugged Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre.
6-woman tag team match: Asuka, Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke defeated Charlotte Flair, Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler (8:40)
The WWE Women s Tag Team titles will be on the line on next Friday s episode of SmackDown.
WWE has announced that Women s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler will defend their titles against Natalya & Tamina on SmackDown next Friday. Natalya & Tamina defeated Jax & Baszler in a non-title match on SmackDown last week.
On tonight s Throwback edition of SmackDown, Tamina vs. Reginald ended in a disqualification when Jax pulled Reginald out of the ring and Baszler pushed Tamina off the top rope as Tamina was going for a splash. Jax and Baszler then laid out Tamina and Natalya after the match. Baszler stomped on Tamina s elbow and Jax gave Tamina a Samoan Drop into the barricade.
WWE SmackDown Results – Special Throwback Episode, Jimmy Uso Returns, 10-Man Match, More
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WWE SmackDown Viewing Party. Tonight’s show comes from the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida.
– Tonight’s Throwback WWE SmackDown on FOX opens up with a throwback-style intro video. We cut to a classic opening video with The Rock and others featured. We’re live from the WWE ThunderDome at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida as pyro goes off. There’s throwback theme music and graphics. The SmackDown fist is also there on an updated set. Michael Cole welcomes us to the show and he’s at ringside with Pat McAfee, who is dressed like a young WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon. They lead us to a look back at the August 26, 1999 SmackDown main event between The Rock and Triple H, which was the first main event of SmackDown. They tout how there have been 1,133 SmackDown episodes in a row. Cole says we will make more magic tonight.
Tonight s Throwback SmackDown is a special retro episode and continues the build to WrestleMania Backlash.
Last week, Universal Champion Roman Reigns defeated Daniel Bryan to retain his title and banish Bryan from SmackDown. Bryan s WWE contract legitimately expired last Friday at midnight.
After the match, Reigns went to give Bryan a con-chair-to, but Cesaro made the save. Cesaro beat down Reigns but was eventually tied up in the ropes after being attacked by Jey Uso. Reigns then gave Bryan a con-chair-to as Cesaro was powerless to help Bryan.
Cesaro goes one-on-one with Seth Rollins tonight. Cesaro defeated Rollins at WrestleMania 37 last month, but Rollins has continued to target Cesaro since. Rollins was offended that Cesaro wants a Universal title shot and promised him that their feud isn t over.