Smackdown – March 18

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*Live from Charlotte, NC.

*Roman Reigns & the Bloodline to the ring…Charlotte, NC acknowledges him…the Wiseman informs Roman that Brock’s plane was grounded…Roman talks trash…UPDATE: Brock found another way to NC…Roman has suddenly had enough of the talking & leads the Bloodline to a waiting SUV…but Brock Lesnar is already here & drives a forklift through the windows & flips their SUV on its’ side.

*Brock Lesnar is all smiles as we return from commercial…the Bloodline finds a way out of the SUV & commandeers a nearby pickup truck…Brock rips a door off but can’t stop them from speeding away…Brock heads to the ring with the truck door in hand to deliver a message to Roman: WrestleMania…two weeks…blood for blood.

(1)  Shinsuke Nakamura & Rick Boogs defeat Los Lotharios…Boogs Cruise on Garza for the win (04:54).

(2)  Drew McIntyre & Viking Raiders defeat Happy Corbin, Jinder Mahal, & Shanky…McIntyre delivers a Claymore to Shanky for the win (07:13).

*Sami Zayn backstage…blames Johnny Knoxville for his loss of the IC title…challenges Knoxville to make their Mania match “anything goes.”

(3)  Naomi & Sasha Banks vs. Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan ends in a NO CONTEST…when Natalya & Shayna Baszler attack both team (11:46)…AFTER…Queen Zelina & Carmella assist Natty & Shayna in decimating the two teams.

*Johnny Knoxville accepts Sami’s challenge for an “anything goes” match.

*Pat McAfee is summoned from ringside to report to the office of Mr. McMahon…

*Sonya Deville approaches Natty & Shayna backstage…she loved what they did by interrupting the tag match & is adding them to the women’s tag title match at Mania.

*Pat McAfee returns from Mr. McMahon’s office & grabs a mic…starts talking about wrestling being a life long dream…Austin Theory interrupts, joins Pat in the ring…Pat was told to apologize or lose his dream match…Pat gives a rather cutting & insincere apology…Theory shoves McAfee & bails.

*Big E. medical update…same stuff most of us have seen on social media…can move all extremities & no surgery needed…the Universe is relieved & firmly behind the big man on his road to recovery.

(4)  Ridge Holland defeats Kofi Kingston…Butch caught interfering & tossed from ringside…Holland hits Northern Grit for the win (06:54).

*Charlotte to the ring…she always has a plan, as Ronda saw last week…calls Ronda out…Ronda Rousey obliges & the brawl is on…Charlotte has kendo sticks strategically hidden that allow her to keep the upper hand & eventually powerbombs Ronda through the commentary table as the show ends.

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