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SmackDown was set to kick off with Miz TV but the Usos came out instead and said that they were walking out of WrestleMania as SmackDown tag champs. The New Day came out to interject and the two teams started bickering. Miz & Morrison came out and said that while the two teams fight, they will secure their titles once more. Usos and the New Day attacked the champs and the champs laid them out on the ramp using the steel ladders that were there.
Lacey Evans vs. Naomi vs. Tamina
Sasha Banks and Bayley were on commentary and Cole kept asking if one of them, given the choice would pin the other in the Fatal Five-Way Elimination match at WrestleMania.
The duo kept dodging the question before Sasha went up and attacked Lacey at ringside and Naomi took her down with a kick. Tamina hit a Samoan Drop for a near fall on Naomi in the ring. Bayley distracted Naomi for Tamina to hit the Superkick for the win.
Result: Tamina def. Naomi & Lacey Evans
After the match, Bayley and Sasha tried to rally favors and shake Tamina's hand before she was hit with a Superkick and Sasha went down with a Samoan Drop.
Match rating: B
Backstage, Mandy Rose was talking to Tucker but the mics didn't pick up what she said.
We got a recap of Ric Flair's retirement match against Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 24.
Otis was hyped about his WrestleMania match when Tucker told him that Mandy had been asking about him. Otis got a text message and was suddenly very excited and ran off.
We had known for a while but WWE confirmed that Roman Reigns was out for WrestleMania and Goldberg would be facing Braun Strowman instead.
Tucker vs. Dolph Ziggler
Tucker came out alone to face Dolph Ziggler. Roode was missing and Otis was nowhere to be seen. Cole gave us a recap of the Ziggler-Otis feud as Tucker kicked the snot out Ziggler in the ring. Dolph managed to turn things around with a neck breaker and took control of the match.
Ziggler went for Tucker's eyes as the match went outside and hit a ZigZag on the steel steps and earned a DQ loss. Ziggler was about to hit Tucker with the steel steps but Mandy and Sonya DeVille stopped him.
Otis came out and then a hooded man came on the Titantron who claimed to know all the secrets. He showed us footage of Sonya sabotaging Otis's date and conspiring with Ziggler. Mandy was furious with Sonya and stormed off before Otis went after Ziggler who also took off.
Result: Tucker def. Dolph Ziggler via DQ
Match rating: A
Backstage, Mandy wasn't ready to forgive Sonya and both Superstars were really upset with the fallout.
Daniel Bryan vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Bryan took Nakamura down with a dropkick before hitting a wrecking ball dropkick on the outside early before hammering Nakamura with kicks in the ring while staring at Sami Zayn, who was staring back in fear.
Nakamura countered a Huricanrana and followed up with a flying knee to the face. A sliding German suplex dropped Bryan on his neck as Sami and Cesaro high-fived from the announce table.
Back from the break, Bryan was lighting up Nakamura with the alternating Yes Kicks. Nakamura avoided the final one and sneaked in several knees to the head of Bryan. Gulak was ringside and coached Bryan into a near fall.
Nakamura was caught in a submission move and Cesaro interfered before a Brawl broke out and Bryan and Gulak were wiped out by the trio. Nakamura and Zayn hit their finishers on Bryan in the ring before walking out.
Result: Daniel Bryan def. Shinsuke Nakamura via DQ
Match rating: A
John Cena was out next and thanked the fans for sticking with WWE through the crisis we are facing. Cena said that he didn't know what the firefly match was and that Bray wants him to panic due to the uncertainty of not knowing what happens next. He said that he will crush Bray Wyatt and finish what he started six years ago because none of The Fiend's advantages will matter.
Ramblin Rabbit came on screen and the other animals started showing up around the ring in a nightmarish scene and the ring went dark. as the being showed up on a platform near Cena.
Wyatt suddenly crept up behind cena and said 'Let me in' before dissapearing.
Episode Rating: B
Mandy and Otis' story took a big turn while John Cena got an ominous message on the SmackDown before WrestleMania.
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