WWE SmackDown Results and Highlights: WWE kicked off Friday with a special WrestleMania edition of SmackDown was live show from Dallas. The show began with the Intercontinental Championship was up for grabs as Ricochet defended against Angel and Humberto, two tag team specialists who scored upset victories over The One and Only a week ago. Follow WWE WrestleMania 38 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN
WWE SmackDown Results and Highlights: Drew McIntyre Gets Furious on Happy Corbin’s Mean Comments
Drew McIntyre Gets Furious on Happy Corbin: Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss showed up on Friday Night SmackDown with Drew McIntyre’s sword Angela. Eventually, Happy Corbin insulted McIntyre but crossed the lines by joking about McIntyre’s mother.
'What does Drew McIntyre's sword and his mother have in common? He lost them both.'
Excuse me?
What was that @BaronCorbinWWE? pic.twitter.com/NOZPpeq3M5
— WWE on TNT Sports (@wweontnt) April 2, 2022
With this disrespecting move from Happy Corbin, the Scottish Psychopath made his way to the ring, smashing Madcap Moss. He picked up the steel chair and smashed Corbin to regain his sword, Angela. Later, he destroyed the Happy Talk set in the ring, unleashing his temper. At WrestleMania 38, both men will battle each other to settle their dispute for the last time.
WWE SmackDown Results and Highlights: Drew McIntyre Gets Furious on Happy Corbin’s Mean Comments
Austin Theory Pins Finn Balor: After Austin Theory and Finn Balor’s interference in the singles match was made into a six-man tag team match featuring Rick Boogs, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Finn Balor against The Usos and Austin Theory.
.@ShinsukeN giving @austintheory1 a little taste of STRONG STYLE👑 on #WrestleMania #SmackDown! pic.twitter.com/HMPXGjhFxS
— WWE (@WWE) April 2, 2022
Rick Boogs and Nakamura gave a dominant start, slamming Jimmy Uso. Later, Austin Theory involved himself to beat Balor. The match continued with decisive blows on both sides, but Austin Theory picked up a big win pinning the United States Champion. On the other hand, Austin Theory poked Pat McAfee ahead of their WrestleMania 38.
Charlotte Flair Isn’t Scared of Ronda Rousey: The SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair showed up on Friday Night SmackDown to address her plans for WrestleMania 38. Earlier, Ronda Rousey gave a big warning about ripping Charlotte’s arm.
Eventually, Charlotte isn’t scared of Ronda Rousey ripping her arm. Charlotte Flair addressed that she will walk out retaining the SmackDown Women’s Champion at WrestleMania 38. Both women will battle at WrestleMania 38 Night 1 for the SmackDown Women’s Championship.
WWE SmackDown Results and Highlights: Drew McIntyre Gets Furious on Happy Corbin’s Mean Comments
Sasha Banks and Naomi vs Carmella and Queen Zelina: Sasha Banks and Carmella started the match with heavy blows to each other. Carmella, the one half of the women’s tag champion picked her momentum to keep The Boss down. Later on, Queen Zelina entered to fight.
Statement made!
Can @SashaBanksWWE & @NaomiWWE take home the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship at #WrestleMania 38?!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/1ErMVi0XiD
— WWE (@WWE) April 2, 2022
Eventually, the plans flipped off for the tag champions when Sasha Banks tagged Naomi to finish off the match. Naomi pinned Queen Zelina to win the match. A big win for Sasha Banks and Naomi just before WrestleMania 38. At WrestleMania 38, both women will be a part of the fatal 4-way match-up on Night 2.
Ricochet Retains his Intercontinental Championship: The Intercontinental Champion Ricochet defended his title in a triple threat match against Los Lotharios. Last week, with back-to-back wins, both men won the opportunity for the Intercontinental Championship.
Can @KingRicochet overcome the odds?!#ICTitle #WrestleMania #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/snC3D5Jgb8
— WWE (@WWE) April 2, 2022
The match started with furious strikes from Ricochet to keep both Lotharios on the ground. But the Intercontinental Champion couldn’t stand for long with Los Lotharios’s dominance. Both men pitched an excellent strategy from the start. Although both men worked together to slay down the champion, they had certain disagreements regarding the championship victory.
WWE SmackDown Results and Highlights: Drew McIntyre Gets Furious on Happy Corbin’s Mean Comments
Hold on a minute… 👀#ICTitle @humberto_wwe @AngelGarzaWwe pic.twitter.com/Pz67jYcg5W
— WWE (@WWE) April 2, 2022
However, Ricochet took advantage of the Los Lotharios miscommunications and fought back, retaining his Intercontinental championship.
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Madcap Moss wins Andre the Giant Memorial Battle: Friday Night SmackDown kicked off with Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. Damian Preist did the first 3 eliminations. The match had a dominant start from the superstars, with everyone aiming to eliminate each other.
LET'S GO!!!#WrestleMania #SmackDown@CommanderAzeez @DilsherShanky pic.twitter.com/35HhuQSgZf
— WWE (@WWE) April 2, 2022
However, in the battle of the Giants, Shanky and Commander Azeez showed their power but failed to win the battle. With 4 superstars left in the ring, NXT Champion Dolph Ziggler and his allied partner Robert Roode tried to eliminate the United States Champion Finn Balor.
WWE SmackDown Results and Highlights: Drew McIntyre Gets Furious on Happy Corbin’s Mean Comments
.@MadcapMoss makes history!
A round of applause for the 2022 Andre the Giant Battle Royal WINNER!#WrestleMania #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/RH00jfgqj0
— WWE (@WWE) April 2, 2022
But things changed when Madcap Moss sneaked in, eliminating all the three men to win the battle royal. A big win for Madcap Moss in his WWE career.
WWE SmackDown Results and Highlights: Drew McIntyre Gets Furious on Happy Corbin’s Mean Comments
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