– Thanks to Kim and Patrick for the following WWE SmackDown spoilers from tonight’s tapings in Newark, New Jersey. These will air this Friday on SyFy:
Dark Match:
* Jinder Mahal defeated Alex Riley
SmackDown, Airing Friday:
* World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan and his girlfriend AJ Lee open the show. Bryan gets massive heat from the crowd as he tells AJ to explain why she loves him. Sheamus interrupts the segment and declares he will win the World Heavyweight Title at WrestleMania 28.
* Mark Henry squashed R-Truth.
* Yokozuna is announced for the WWE Hall of Fame.
* The Great Khali and Zack Ryder were announced for Team Long at WrestleMania 28.
* AJ Lee beat Brie Bella after a distraction from Daniel Bryan.
* Zack Ryder defeated Jack Swagger.
* We get a video from earlier in the day with Cody Rhodes. He guarantees a win over Big Show at WrestleMania 28 and leaves so he can catch is plane.
* Big Show beat Kane by DQ after Cody Rhodes interfered. After Show chased Cody off through the crowd, Randy Orton slid into the ring and hit Kane with a RKO.
* Brodus Clay beat Heath Slater in a quick squash match.
* Backstage segment with Eve Torres and Zack Ryder.
* Christian comes out to join commentary.
* Dolph Ziggler comes out with John Laurinaitis and David Otunga and The Great Khali comes out with Teddy Long and Santino Marella. Laurinaitis calls for the bell when Ziggler applies the sleeper to end the match. Teddy restarts the match and threatens to count Ziggler out and he does. Santino and Kofi Kingston take care of Ziggler and toss him back in the ring where Khali lays him out with a big chop.
* CM Punk and Sheamus defeated Daniel Bryan and The Miz in the main event. Sheamus got the pin over Miz after a Brogue Kick.
