WWE SmackDown Live results, updates and commentary, title match announced for Fastlane

Will Charlotte have payback?

Updated: 21 February 2018 08:40 IST - Published: 21 February 2018 07:52 IST

SmackDown Live Results:
Kevin Owens def. Dolph Ziggler
The Riott Squad def. Charlotte, Becky Lynch and Naomi
The New Day def. Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin
The Bludgeon Brothers def. Jobber Squad
AJ Styles def. Baron Corbin

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After the match, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn look to assault AJ Styles and put him through the announce table. However, Corbin hits both of them with the End of Days to close out the show.

Both competitors trade nearfalls with Corbin even landing the Deep Six at one point. Styles reversed the End of Days into a calf crusher, but the Lone Wolf powers out. Corbin proceeds to taunt the WWE Champion, but the former TNA man nails Corbin with another Phenomenal Forearm for the win.

AJ Styles def. Baron Corbin

As we return from commercial, Corbin nearly decapitates Styles with his patented clothesline and gets a nearfall. The Lonewolf goes shoulder first into the ring post and eats a knee to the jaw. After dishing out more punishment to the former NFL player, Styles hits a Phenomenal Forearm for a near fall.

Styles knocks Corbin outside the ring, but he cannot connect with a plancha. He eats a backbreaker for his troubles.

AJ Styles vs. Baron Corbin
Styles immediately goes after Corbin with a flurry of strikes until the Lonewolf blocks an Irishwhip and connects with a lariat.

This is now official: Charlotte will defend the SmackDown Live Women's Championship against Ruby Riott at Fastlane.

Bludgeon Brothers vs. Jobber Squad
After the next commercial break, Eric Rowan and Luke Harper demolish a couple of jobbers. Now, this is glorious!
Bludgeon Brothers def. Jobber Squad

A trip to #WWEFastlane is at stake for #TheNewDay and @WWEGable & @Sheltyb803!

Which duo will challenge the @WWEUsos for the #SDLive #TagTeamTitles?! pic.twitter.com/DxxSUUPxuE
— WWE (@WWE) February 21, 2018

Benjamin looks for a superplex, but he only eats a missile dropkick for his troubles. Big E and Gable are tagged in. The former American Alpha member cuts off Big E's comeback and looks for a moonsault, which misses.

Gable and Benjamin look to have the match won when a distraction from Kingston delays the pinfall long enough for Woods to make the save. Xavier connects with a Shining Wizard, and that's a wrap for this one!

The New Day def. Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin

The New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods) vs. Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin
Woods and Gable kickoff proceedings, exchanging a series of holds. However, Benjamin and makes the tag and floors with Woods with a spinebuster before connecting with a knee for 2.

Kevin Owens reaches out to Sami Zayn, who reaffirms his loyalty to the former Universal Champion. The former El Generico even promises to lay down for Owens at a Fastlane. The seeds are clearly being planted for a WrestleMania feud. Is a Sami Zayn babyface turn around the corner?

After an extended period of selling, Naomi makes the tag to Charlotte who looks to be on top until she's felled by a chop block. However, the Queen manages to make the tag to Becky Lynch who puts the now-legal Ruby Riott in a disarmer. After Morgan makes the save, Riott manages to capitalise on the ensuing chaos and hit the Riott Kick to claim the victory!

The Riott Squad def. Charlotte, Becky Lynch and Naomi

As we return from commercial, Lynch is working on the arm of Ruby Riott. Even after Naomi and Morgan get tagged in, the babyfaces remain firmly on top. That is, until Naomi attempts to take out all 3 members of the Riott Squad with an aerial manoeuvre.

Charlotte, Becky Lynch and Naomi vs. the Riott Squad
The match begins with the babyfaces bullying Sarah Logan. They clear the ring and send the Riott Squad scurrying as we cut to commercial.

Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan are having a debate about the number-one contender for the US title. However, McMahon overrules Bryan and stipulates that Bobby Roode will defend against Randy Orton at Fastlane.

Orton interrupts and a melee breaks out, resulting in Jinder Mahal standing tall after hitting Roode with a Khallas.

Roode is out to interrupt, and he denies having any knowledge of this list that Mahal just presented. After shooting down some more accusations from the Modern Day Maharaja, Roode removes his jacket and gets ready to fight.

Jinder Mahal is out next and ranting about Bobby Roode, making it a point to disparage the former TNA man's Top 10 List. Mahal says that Roode fancies himself the new Legend Killer and proceeds to rip Randy Orton, who is also involved in this angle.

WORLD FAMOUS #Famouser from @HEELZiggler but it's not enough to keep @FightOwensFight down! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/E8CZvivZkE
— WWE (@WWE) February 21, 2018

After a grapple on the turnbuckle, Owens looks for a senton only to run into the knees of Ziggler. Famouser connects, but its only good for 2. Pop-up powerbomb attempt is reversed into a Zig-Zag... Owens kicks out! Just as Ziggler is getting ready to put an end to this contest, he is distracted by Sami Zayn, allowing the Prizefighter to connect with a brutal superkick to the back of the head. This one's all over!

Kevin Owens def. Dolph Ziggler

When we return from commercial, both competitors are supine outside the ring. When they re-enter, Ziggler spikes Owens' head onto the canvas and drives him shoulder-first into the post. The OVW product looks for a superkick, but it's reversed into a gutbuster. Owens hits a huge Vader Bomb!

Owens looks to be on the offensive as he hurls Ziggler into a barrier but can't find home with a senton. Ziggler misses a lariat in the corner, allowing the former Universal Champion to score with a cannonball!

Dolph Ziggler vs. Kevin Owens
Both competitors come out of the blocks with a volley of strikes until Owens slams his foe's head on the announce table. As he makes his way back to the ring, the Quebec native is intercepted by a dropkick. He then tastes the announce table.

That settles that! @AJStylesOrg vs. @BaronCorbinWWE TONIGHT, but RIGHT NOW it’s @FightOwensFight versus this man, @HEELZiggler!!! #SDLive @ShaneMcMahon pic.twitter.com/rsr38oUEza
— WWE (@WWE) February 21, 2018

"You didn't look like a #LoneWolf last week, you looked like a SCARED, LITTLE CUB!" - @FightOwensFight to @BaronCorbinWWE #SDLive pic.twitter.com/F1HXH9qK52
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) February 21, 2018

McMahon makes a match between Corbin and Styles while inserting Owens into an impromptu bout with Dolph Ziggler.

Kevin Owens then makes his way to the ring and claims that Corbin was only inserted into the WWE Championship match at Fastlane because of Shane McMahon's vendetta against the former Universal Champion. Just as Owens proceeds to launch into a tirade against the tyranny of Shane McMahon, he is interrupted by none other than... Shane McMahon.

Just when Styles proceeds to ramble about being able to defeat all of his Fastlane opponents in singles competition, Baron Cobrin interrupts and takes exception with the former TNA man, claiming that it is he who will leave WrestleMania purgatory as WWE Champion.

Styles says that he's still in control of his own destiny, despite the addition of 2 more men to the WWE title match at Fastlane. He then proceeds to state that there is a possibility of him losing the strap without being pinned or submitted. No one can state the obvious like your WWE Champion.

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Charlotte Flair, Naomi & Becky Lynch to battle The Riott Squad tonight on SmackDown LIVE
Charlotte Flair’s quest for payback on The Riott Squad will explode tonight when the SmackDown Women’s Champion teams up with Becky Lynch and Naomi to battle Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan & Sarah Logan on SmackDown LIVE.

The Riott Squad left Charlotte unconscious for the first time in her career, nearly costing The Queen her title. Though Flair did not lose the championship, she vowed to get retribution on her attackers. She walked into the lion’s den, facing Liv Morgan by herself with Riott & Logan on the outside. When the other two Riott Squad members were ejected from ringside, Charlotte earned the victory, then made her intentions clear afterwards, saying “one down, two to go.”

One week later, she took on Logan, this time with Lynch and Naomi in her corner. With the odds evened, The Riott Squad did not meddle in the match, and Flair picked up another win.

In a video posted to Ruby Riott’s Twitter, The Riott Squad issued the challenge for a six-woman showdown, saying that it’s only a matter of time before Flair’s whole world crumbles.

How will WWE Champion AJ Styles deal with his upcoming Fatal 5-Way Match?
Last Tuesday, WWE Champion AJ Styles went into SmackDown LIVE with only two opponents challenging for his title at WWE Fastlane. By the end of the night, The Phenomenal One had four challengers, as Dolph Ziggler and Baron Corbin earned their way into what has become a Fatal 5-Way Match.

Styles has made it clear that he’s not the biggest fan of how Daniel Bryan has been handling the situation with Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, but what will he have to say now that Bryan and McMahon’s decision-making has backed him into a corner on The Road to WrestleMania?

The New Day to battle Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable on SmackDown LIVE

SmackDown LIVE has just gotten “serious.”

One week after Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable interrupted Big E’s attempt to break an all-time pancake-eating record — an insulting interruption that preceded a loss to The New Day — SmackDown LIVE General Manager Daniel Bryan has decreed that the teams will square off once again this week, and the winners will challenge The Usos for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles at WWE Fastlane.

Benjamin & Gable are looking for “serious” competition and view the breakfast-favourable trio as a joke, despite their four Tag Team Championship reigns across Raw and SmackDown LIVE. Tonight, they’ll learn just how serious The New Day can be.

Is Bobby Roode’s U.S. Title reign in danger?

The Glorious One is out to prove that he’s a fighting United States Champion, and last week, he issued an open challenge to anyone willing to step up, though he really wanted Randy Orton to answer the call after being RKO’d by The Viper last week.

Bobby Roode nearly got his wish when The Viper arrived, but Jinder Mahal followed to cut the proceedings short and stir the pot between The Viper and the United States Champion. The Modern Day Maharaja set off a brawl that led to Mahal hitting both Roode and Orton with his patented Khallas. Orton has vowed that he’s coming after Roode’s title, but with Mahal ready to interject himself, will he have a clear road to the star-spangled championship?