WWE SmackDown Live results from 4/4/17

Here are the results from tonight’s (Tues. April 4, 2017) episode of WWE SmackDown Live (courtesy of PWInsider):

 


 

We start off with a look back at Wrestlemania.

We are in Orlando, Florida and your announcers are John Layfield, David Otunga, and Tom Phillips.
 
Randy Orton makes his way to the ring.

Randy reminds everyone about what he said if you can’t beat them join them.  He says that he forgot to say that if you are going to win, beat their ass.  Randy says that he proved that he is Bray’s master and Bray will never forget his name.

Bray appears on the TitanTron.  Bray says that Randy is the master of nothing.  Make no mistake about it, their feud has just begun.  Bray says he will reclaim what she said is his.  He has his rematch coming, but he has something special planned for Randy.  He wants to fight Randy in a different type of match.  A match that will work your body as well as your mind.  Bray says he will change the way you view this entire world.  Light into darkness.  Kindness into wrath.  He says he will watch Randy cry.  He will watch Randy’s soul devour itself.  At the end of the night, the other will be sentenced to eternal damnation.  

Bray says he wants to fight Randy in a House of Horrors match.

Randy says he does not know what a House of Horrors match is, but he will accept the challenge.  He tells Bray to come to the ring so he can whip his ass again.

The lights go out and they come back on and Bray is standing behind Randy and he tells Randy that he is here.

Wyatt with punches but Orton with a power slam.  

Orton is pulled to the floor by Erick Rowan in a new mask.  Rowan sends Orton into the ring and they double team Orton.

Luke Harper’s music plays ane he comes to the ring.  Harper takes care of Rowan on the floor and then Wyatt tries to give Harper Sister Abigail, but he escapes and hits a boot.

Orton and Harper stand together in the ring.

Renee Young is with Miz and Maryse in the back.  She asks them about the proposal.

Miz says only John Cena uses a proposal and turns it into a Wrestlemania moment.  Maryse says Nikki should be thanking her for backing John into a corner.

Miz says that due to the Superstar Shake Up, they are calling out John Cena and Nikki Bella.  He says that this will be the last time you see John and Nikki on Smackdown in a long time.

We go to commercial.

Match Number One:  Naomi versus Alexa Bliss for the Smackdown Women’s Title

Alexa with a forearm and she chokes Naomi in the ropes.  Alexa sends Naomi to the mat using the hair and she gets a near fall.  Alexa with a side head lock and Naomi with a bulldog into the turnbuckles.  Alexa goes to the floor and Naomi follows with a leg lariat.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Alexa with kicks and a near fall.  Alexa works on the knee because Alexa hit a knee breaker.  Alexa with a knee bar but Naomi gets to the ropes.  Alexa puts Naomi in the ropes and uses them to add more pressure to the leg.  Alexa kicks the leg.  Alexa sends Naomi into the turnbuckles and then she works on the leg.  Alexa sends Naomi to the mat again and she gets a near fall.  Alexa gets a near fall.  Alexa misses a splash into the corner but Naomi cannot capitalize.  Naomi with forearms followed by a belly-to-back suplex.  Naomi continues to limp.

Naomi gets Alexa on her shoulders and she hits a round kick after sending Alexa to the mat and Naomi gets a near fall.  Alexa with a DDT and she gets a near fall.  Alexa pulls Naomi to the mat again by using the hair.  Naomi with Rear View but she cannot make the cover immediately so Alexa is able to kick out at two.  Naomi goes for the split legged moonsault but Alexa grabs the leg and then she pulls Naomi off the turnbuckles.  Alexa tries for a cover using the ropes but Naomi forces Alexa to tap out to the Slay-O-Mission.

Winner:  Naomi

We go to commercial.

We are back and Curt Hawkins is in the ring.  He says all he hears about is the Superstar Shake Up.  We should be hearing about him.  Curt says he is making an open challenge to anyone in the locker room and he will give until the count of ten.

Since ten was mentioned, it means Tye Dillinger makes his way to the ring.

Match Number Two:  Tye Dillinger versus Curt Hawkins

They lock up and Dillinger with a snap mare and cartwheel.  They lock up again and Hawkins with a punch and kicks in the corner.  Hawkins with a belly-to-back suplex.  Dillinger with punches and chops.  Dillinger with a flying forearm and kicks followed by a short arm clothesline and a stomp to the chest.  Dillinger with punches and then he hits the Tye Breaker for the three count.

Winner:  Tye Dillinger

We go to commercial.

Mojo Rawley is in the interview area and he has his trophy with him.  He is asked about the victory.  Mojo says he saw his friend win a Super Bowl and then his friend saw him celebrate the Andre the Giant Battle Royal win.  Mojo talks about the celebration and how he wishes Andre was there with them.  He says he had the best moment of his life and he had his Wrestlemania moment.  This is the start for Mojo Rawley.  The bar has been raised and it is time to put some weight on it.

We go to footage from Vince McMahon’s announcement of the Superstar Shake Up.

Miz and Maryse walk in the back as we go to commercial.

We are back and John Cena’s music plays and Miz comes out dressed like Cena.  Maryse is out dressed like Nikki Bella.  

Miz introduces himself as John Cena.  He says that Rule One is that you cannot say Cena Sucks at any time in this building.  Miz says Cena would like to get romantic for a minute.  He tells Nikki he loves her.  Maryse says that Nikki is glad she manipulated John into what she wanted. 
Miz says that John was able to get what he wanted, a moment that will make him seem more human.  He says that everything in their life is not real.  

Maryse says that Nikki says that they will do what they said they would never do.

Miz says that John and Nikki are leaving WWE immediately.  They are going to Hollywood.  They are going to be gone a very very long time.  You won’t be able to seem them.  He says goodbye.

A violinist appears on the stage and that means the Smackdown debut of Shinsuke Nakamura.

Nakamura stands in the ring while the crowd chants for him.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Three:  Baron Corbin versus Dean Ambrose in a Street Fight 

Corbin sends Ambrose into the corner and kicks him.  Corbin with more kicks.  Corbin catches Ambrose on a cross body but Ambrose gets to his feet and he punches Corbin.  Corbin sends Ambrose to the mat.  Corbin kicks Ambrose and he goes under the ring for a chair, but Corbin admires the chair so much that Ambrose with a baseball slide to stop Corbin followed by a suicide dive that sends Corbin over the table and then Ambrose sends Corbin into the ringside barrier.  Ambrose with a running forearm over the ringside barrier.  Ambrose with an elbow off the ringside barrier as they go into the crowd.

We go to commercial.

We are back and tables and chairs are in the ring and Ambrose leaps over Corbin but Corbin sends Ambrose through a table with a running tackle.  Corbin goes under the ring again and he has a leather strap.  Corbin whips Ambrose with the strap.  Corbin whips Ambrose in the chest with the strap.  Corbin wedges a chair in the turnbuckles.  Corbin sends Ambrose towards the chair but Ambrose slides into the corner and Corbin is sent face first into the chair and Corbin goes down.

Ambrose with a kick but Corbin with a punch.  They go back and forth until Corbin gains the advantage.  Ambrose with forearms but Corbin with a knee.  Ambrose with a clothesline and he gets the strap and he whips Corbin with it and he clotheslines Corbin over the top rope to teh floor.  Ambrose with an elbow drop to the head and both men are down.  Ambrose puts Corbin on a table that is set up on the floor.  Dean goes to the turnbuckles. Ambrose with an elbow drop through the table.

Ambrose goes up top and Corbin hits Ambrose wtih a chair that he throws at Ambrose and Corbin hits End of Days for the three count.

Winner:  Baron Corbin

We go to commercial.

We are back and it is time for Shane McMahon and after the battle with Shane McMahon 48 hours ago, he is still able to do the Shane-O Shuffle

Shane thanks everyone for the reception.  He says it has been quite a ride in the Sunshine State.  On Monday night, Vince said there would be a Superstar Shake Up.  It means excitement and new challenges.  Shane says everyone on the Raw roster should pray they will end up on Smackdown because this is the land of opportunity.

AJ Styles’ music plays and he makes his way to the ring.

AJ says he does not know what is going on with this Superstar Shake Up, but he does not want to go anywhere.  Shane knows it, these people know it.  Smackdown is the house that AJ Styles built.  AJ says he will be damned if someone is going to come over and try to take that from him.  That is not why he came out here.

AJ says he owes Shane something after Wrestlemania.  AJ offers his hand and Shane shakes it.  AJ teases a punch and he smiles at Shane and then he poses.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Austin Aries says he came close to winning the Cruiserweight Title.  Tonight he will be seeing triple in a Fatal Four Way Match and he will be the number one contender.

Match Number Four:  Luke Harper and Randy Orton versus Bray Wyatt and Erick Rowan

Rowan and Orton start things off and Orton avoids a clothesline and goes for an RKO but Rowan escapes.  Rowan with a spinning heel kick and Orton is down.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Orton moves when Wyatt charges into the corner and both men are down.  Harper tags in and he clotheslines Wyatt and then he hits a running elbow.  Wyatt with an Irish whip but Harper goes to the apron and punches Wyatt and hits a slingshot senton.  Rowan is knocked to the floor and Wyatt is sent to the floor.  Harper with a suicide dive that sends Rowan over the announce table.  Wyatt with a clothesline to Harper.  Rowan tags in and Wyatt with a back senton followed by a splash from Rowan for the three count.

Rowan with chops and Harper with forearms.  Rowan with an Irish whip that sends Harper sternum first into the turnbuckles.  Harper with a kick but Rowan with a spinning power slam for a near fall.  Wyatt tags in and connects with forearms to the head.  Wyatt with kicks to the ribs and a forearm to the head.  Wyatt runs into a boot in the corner but Wyatt with a clothesline for a near fall.

Rowan tags in and he kicks Harper and follows with an elbow drop for a near fall.  Rowan puts Harper on the turnbuckles and connects with forearms.  Rowan rakes the eyes in the ropes and he Irish whips Harper and hits a drop kick for a near fall.  Wyatt tags in and he connects with forearms and a reverse chin lock.  Wyatt with a series of knees but Harper with a Bossman Slam.  Orton and Rowan tag in and Orton with a power slam.  Orton sets for the IEDDT on Rowan but Wyatt stops him so Orton sends Wyatt to the apron for an IEDDT of his own. 

Orton looks around for the RKO and he punches the mat. 

The lights go out and then they come back on and Wyatt is gone.  He is on the floor and Rowan goes for a full nelson slam but Orton escapes and Harper with a super kick and an RKO from Orton for the three count.

Winners:  Randy Orton and Luke Harper

We go to credits.

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