Triple H kicked off the special episode of SmackDown in an empty Performance Center and Sasha Banks and Bayley were the first ones out and they demanded to know where Paige was. Cole said that Paige was not able to make it due to travel issues.Out came Bliss and Cross to challenge the Boss N' Hug connection in order to prove themselves to the WWE Tag Team Champions, The Kabuki Warriors..@TripleH welcomes the @WWEUniverse to the @WWEPC for Friday Night #SmackDown LIVE on @FOXTV! pic.twitter.com/T08ltMsjoo— WWE (@WWE) March 14, 2020Sasha Banks & Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss & BayleyThat's a "W" for your ROLE MODELS @SashaBanksWWE & @itsBayleyWWE on #SmackDown! They're so cool. pic.twitter.com/kHX3Jaj9vn— WWE (@WWE) March 14, 2020Bayley and Banks separated Bliss from her tag team partner early on and it was apparent from the silence that things were a little unusual. Nikki Cross tried to get an empty arena to chant "Lexi" which was a little awkward.Cross tagged in and nearly countered a Meteora before several close roll-ups left Banks flustered. Asuka showed up and took out Bliss while the ref was watching the action. Cross was forced to tap to the Bank Statement in the ring.Result: Sasha Banks & Bayley def. Alexa Bliss & Bayley.@NikkiCrossWWE is ALL fired up, but she can't seem to put #TheBoss away as she and @AlexaBliss_WWE battle @SashaBanksWWE & @itsBayleyWWE on #SmackDown! pic.twitter.com/CcLVJH30NL— WWE (@WWE) March 14, 2020Match rating: BRoman Reigns was in an interview with Michael Cole and he brought up the critics who believe Roman Reigns didn't deserve to be in the main event at WrestleMania. He responded by saying if he can main event any other night of the year, why shouldn't he be able to main event the biggest show of the year?Cole said that Goldberg claimed he'll bulldoze Reigns at Mania. Reigns questioned if Goldberg was even smart enough to operate a bulldozer. Reigns stated that he was going to whoop Goldberg."He doesn't know what he's in for."#TheBigDog @WWERomanReigns has a message for @Goldberg ahead of their battle at @WrestleMania! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/qAIIf4txgw— WWE (@WWE) March 14, 2020Backstage, we got an interview where Kayla Braxton was talking to Jeff Hardy. Well, she attempted to, but Sami Zayn, Cesaro, and Nakamura interrupted them. As they left, Hardy talked about how excited he is to be back on SmackDown.WELCOME BACK, @JEFFHARDYBRAND!!!We missed you. 💚#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/NwSm8h4fuY— WWE (@WWE) March 14, 2020King Corbin came in and challenged him to walk a straight line, recite the ABCs backward, or touch his finger to his nose.