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Following two weeks of vicious assaults at the hands of Brock Lesnar and WWE World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, The Lunatic Fringe opened old wounds and a new chapter of his longstanding rivalry against Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens. Plus, Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks battled for a chance at WrestleMania and Bray Wyatt set a Roadblock for The Beast.
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Following two weeks of vicious assaults at the hands of Brock Lesnar and WWE World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, The Lunatic Fringe opened old wounds and a new chapter of his longstanding rivalry against Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens. Plus, Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks battled for a chance at WrestleMania and Bray Wyatt set a Roadblock for The Beast.
Three days after one of Dean Ambrose’s often self-destructive “five-second plans” earned him both a beatdown and a WWE World Heavyweight Title Match against Triple H at WWE Roadblock — March 12, exclusively on WWE Network — a battered and bruised Lunatic Fringe kicked off SmackDown.
Speculating on the numerous ways in which a potential title win over The Game could change the WrestleMania landscape — not only for him, but also for Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar and The King of Kings — the unpredictable Superstar was soon interrupted by Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens.
Displaying a strong mixture of mockery and contempt for his war-torn adversary, The Prizefighter attempted to take advantage of Ambrose’s “broken” state with a sneak attack. But Ambrose caught a glimpse of his advancing attacker in the TitanTron and instead countered with a steel chair assault. He then challenged KO to a SmackDown showdown, which was made official for later that night.
Three days after one of Dean Ambrose’s often self-destructive “five-second plans” earned him both a beatdown and a WWE World Heavyweight Title Match against Triple H at WWE Roadblock — March 12, exclusively on WWE Network — a battered and bruised Lunatic Fringe kicked off SmackDown.
Speculating on the numerous...
In recent weeks, WWE bore witness to all sorts of domination by The League of Nations, and it continued on SmackDown against The Usos. Though the high-octane Samoan warriors were able to take down the entire League by diving outside the ring in the height of the action, Sheamus had enough presence of mind to lift his knees and block Jimmy’s Samoan Splash from the tope rope — before finishing him off with a devastating Brogue Kick.
But the carnage didn’t stop there. As the dust cleared, The Dudley Boyz emerged to deliver a brutal post-match assault on their war-paint-wearing adversaries. While Bubba Ray and D-Von did not use the table they brought into the ring, they did admit to lying when they told The Usos not to take their onslaught personally.
In recent weeks, WWE bore witness to all sorts of domination by The League of Nations, and it continued on SmackDown against The Usos. Though the high-octane Samoan warriors were able to take down the entire League by diving outside the ring in the height of the action, Sheamus had enough presence of mind to lift his k...
After Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch’s Raw No. 1 Contender’s Match for the Divas Title ended in a double pin, the former NXT Four Horsewomen engaged in an ultra-fierce rematch on SmackDown. And as the action grew more and more intense, Divas Champion Charlotte and her father WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair emerged for a closer look.
When the action spread to the ringside floor, The Boss and the Irish Lass Kicker hit each other with a double clothesline that sent them both crashing to the floor. This inspired The Nature Boy to deliver a barrage of taunting “Wooooos!” to the fallen competitors.
But when both Sasha and Becky rose and turned their attention to Flair, they left themselves open to an attack on both of them from behind by Charlotte, which forced the referee to call for the bell and rule the match a double disqualification. With another uncertain ending, who would face Charlotte for the title at The Show of Shows?
That question was answered later on SmackDown when Renee Young dropped a bombshell from The Authority, informing Charlotte that she will put the butterfly-emblazoned title in a WrestleMania Triple Threat Match against both Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch!
After Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch’s Raw No. 1 Contender’s Match for the Divas Title ended in a double pin, the former NXT Four Horsewomen engaged in an ultra-fierce rematch on SmackDown. And as the action grew more and more intense, Divas Champion Charlotte and her father WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair emerged for a clos...
That question was answered later on SmackDown when Renee Young dropped a bombshell from The Authority, informing Charlotte that she will put the butterfly-emblazoned title in a WrestleMania Triple Threat Match against both Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch!
Four days before “Y2AJ” will challenge The New Day for the WWE Tag Team Champions on Raw, the outlandish trio addressed the WWE Universe on SmackDown — mocking not only their opponents and The League of Nations, but also SmackDown’s host city (and Xavier Woods’ hometown) of Atlanta.
But when Woods and Big E tried to get in involved in the subsequent one-on-one match pitting Kofi Kingston against AJ Styles, the referee sent both of them to the back. The commotion gave The Phenomenal One the opportunity to hit the Styles Smash on Kingston from off the top rope for the victory.
Four days before “Y2AJ” will challenge The New Day for the WWE Tag Team Champions on Raw, the outlandish trio addressed the WWE Universe on SmackDown — mocking not only their opponents and The League of Nations, but also SmackDown’s host city (and Xavier Woods’ hometown) of Atlanta.
But when Woods and Big E tr...