WWE SmackDown video highlights: Final build to WM Backlash
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WWE finished building to WrestleMania Backlash on last night’s go-home edition of SmackDown.
SmackDown’s side of the WrestleMania Backlash card will see Roman Reigns defend his Universal Championship against Cesaro, Bianca Belair make her first SmackDown Women’s Championship defense against Bayley, and Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode put their SmackDown Tag Team titles on the line against Rey & Dominik Mysterio. On last night’s show, Cesaro faced Jimmy Uso, Belair and Bayley took part in a promo segment, and Ziggler faced Mysterio in a singles match.
The WWE Women’s Tag Team titles were also on the line last night. Natalya & Tamina defeated Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax to win the titles. Aside from one reign with the 24/7 Championship, this is the first title Tamina has held in her WWE career.
Plus, Big E, Sami Zayn, and Kevin Owens interrupting Apollo Crews and Commander Azeez’s Nigerian Medal of Honor ceremony led to a fatal four-way Intercontinental title match being made for next Friday’s SmackDown.
More coverage from last night —
- Speak Now: The SmackDown before WrestleMania Backlash 5/14
- Fatal four-way IC title match set for next week’s WWE SmackDown
- WWE 205 Live results: Tony Nese vs. Ari Sterling
- Natalya & Tamina win WWE Women’s Tag Team titles
- WWE SmackDown live results: WM Backlash go-home show
WWE SmackDown video highlights —
Roman Reigns convinces Jimmy Uso to issue a challenge to Cesaro
Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler vs. Natalya & Tamina for the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles
Big E, Zayn, and Owens interrupt Crews and Azeez’s Nigerian Medal of Honor ceremony
Rey Mysterio vs. Dolph Ziggler
Cesaro says he’ll be acknowledged as the new Universal Champion on Sunday
Bayley vows to end Bianca Belair’s fairytale at WrestleMania Backlash
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Baron Corbin
Adam Pearce makes a fatal four-way Intercontinental title match for next week
Aleister Black reads “The Lesson”
Cesaro vs. Jimmy Uso
SmackDown fallout: Cesaro won’t let all of his pain and sacrifice be for nothing
SmackDown fallout: Shinsuke Nakamura does a photoshoot with Baron Corbin’s crown
SmackDown fallout: The Mysterios think they have the advantage heading into Sunday
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