Smackdown – April 8

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*Live from Milwaukee, WI.

*Ronda Rousey to the ring…she wants a rematch with Charlotte, & she wants it to be an “I Quit” match…Charlotte appears on the ‘tron…says she never quits, but Ronda goes to the back of the line…Ronda says the match will happen.

(1)  Xavier Woods defeats Butch…Butch charges at Woods…Woods steps out of the way & catches Butch with a Roll Up for the win (08:33)…AFTER…Butch’s temper leads to him shoving & slapping both Sheamus & Ridge Holland.

*Sami Zayn backstage complaining to Adam Pearce about his Anything Goes match from WrestleMania..he demands a match to get his respect back with the next man to walk out of the Men’s locker room…and out comes Drew McIntyre…a stage hand delivers a note to Pearce…Pearce has to postpone his meeting with Ronda Rousey.

*Ludwig Kaiser (Marcel Barthel) introduces the Ring General, Gunther.

(2)  Gunther defeats Joe Alonzo…Ragdoll Powerbomb for the win (02:06).

*Raquel Rodriguez (Raquel Gonzalez) backstage with Kayla…Los Lotharios interrupt, want to welcome her with a kiss…Raquel politely declines.

*Happy Talk…Happy Corbin is very sad…and he blames Madcap Moss for his Mania loss…Moss can’t seem to deliver a joke that will make Corbin laugh…Corbin attacks Moss…Moss eventually gets the upper hand & clotheslines Corbin over the top rope to the floor.

*Jinder Mahal backstage complaining to Adam Pearce about wanting an Intercontinental title match…Ronda Rousey interrupts, wants an answer about her “I Quit” match…Pearce says he’s working on it & should know by tomorrow.

(3)  Drew McIntyre defeats Sami Zayn by COUNT OUT…Sami tries to walk away, but Drew drags him back down the aisle to the ring…Drew sets up for the Claymore, this time Sami leave through the crowd & succeeds at getting himself counted out (03:39).

*Lacey Evans tells her story…dad suffered drug & alcohol issues & was abusive…mom moved her away…she learned to adapt & overcome…(to be continued).

(4)  Liv Morgan defeats Sasha Banks…Sasha hits a superplex, but when he tries to kick over & hold on for another move, Liv catches Sasha’s leg for the Roll Up win (07:09).

*Roman Reigns (& the Bloodline) to the ring…the Universal title wasn’t enough, so Roman took the WWE Championship, too…but the Usos only have one title each, so Roman wants them to go to Raw & unify the tag titles as well…Shinsuke Nakamura interrupts…Roman hugs Nakamura, after all, he recently lost his partner…Usos deliver stereo-Superkicks to Nakamura & the Bloodline bounces.

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WWE SmackDown PREVIEW – April 15, 2022

+ Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn

+ Ricochet (c) vs. Jinder Mahal – for the Intercontinental Championship

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