WWE News: Comedy angle takes place in huge dark match main event after SmackDown Live

What’s the story?

A comedy angle reportedly transpired as part of this week’s dark match main event, after the SmackDown Live and 205 Live tapings.

Apparently, a man dressed in a chicken costume got involved in the matchup, with a couple of WWE Superstars doling out a few dance moves as well.

In case you didn’t know…

The WWE generally puts forth dark matches before and after the television tapings, primarily to examine the live crowd’s reactions to the matches/segments.

The dark matches/segments usually feature funny segments that have the WWE Superstars engage the fans and interact, without the pressure of strictly having to adhere to a TV script.

The heart of the matter

This week’s dark match main event that transpired after the SmackDown Live and 205 Live tapings, and featured a Tag Team Match which saw Shinsuke Nakamura & Bobby Roode take on Dolph Ziggler & Jinder Mahal.

The match also saw a man dressed in a chicken costume enter the ring—something which led to raucous laughter throughout the arena.

While Nakamura & Roode defeated Ziggler & Mahal, the highlight of the matchup is said to have been Nakamura & Roode doing the chicken dance with the man donning the chicken costume—

@WrestleTalk_TV a wild chicken apears on a #SDLIVE dark match pic.twitter.com/HIwpMe1WsU

— Jeremy DeLeon (@JDKing0711) March 21, 2018

During a dark match after #SmackdownLive , a chicken hopped by and the wrestlers get into it. pic.twitter.com/x6hQwAGc6A

— MatSplat (@MatSplat02) March 21, 2018

Tonight's dark match involved a chicken @SeanRossSapp @SLNB777 #wwe #SmackDownLIVE pic.twitter.com/nETdPtvylf

— Bryan Coonrod (@djbryanc) March 21, 2018

Dark match #WWEDallas @ShinsukeN pic.twitter.com/yEeVT7xrxv

— Monica (@MiKa1325) March 21, 2018

So for some reason the dark match after 205 live tonight ended with nakamura and roode doing the chicken dance with some random chicken. Still fun show tho. #sdlive #yesyesyes #wrestlemania pic.twitter.com/sRkTGExMDp

— Jordan Gee (@JordanGee23) March 21, 2018

What’s next?

Shinsuke Nakamura challenges WWE Champion AJ Styles for the WWE Championship title at WrestleMania 34 which takes place at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on April 8th.

Bobby Roode, Jinder Mahal and United States Champion, Randy Orton face one another in a Triple Threat Match with the title on the line.

Meanwhile, Dolph Ziggler—who was rumored to be accorded a spot in a Singles Match at WrestleMania 34—is yet to be booked on the card.

Author’s take

Well, this is why the attending WWE events in person is one of the most sports-entertaining (sic) experiences one could ever have.

Without the pressure of keeping things tip top on a live television broadcast, the WWE Superstars are known to be incredibly relaxed—letting their creativity and comic mannerisms flow unabashed—during the dark matches.