My WWE 2K19 Results: WWE SmackDown Live (Apr.W2.18)

WWE SmackDown Live

April.Week 2.2018

Bloomington, IL

CHAMPIONS

WWE Champion: AJ Styles

WWE United States Champion: Xavier Woods

WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions: The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Big E)

WWE SmackDown Women's Champion: Becky Lynch

Ms. Money in the Bank: Tamina

WWE SMACKDOWN LIVE POWER RANKINGS

1 Big E (WWE United States Champion)

2. Kofi Kingston (WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion)

3. Baron Corbin

4. Xavier Woods (WWE United States Champion)

5. AJ Styles (WWE Champion)

LAST WEEK ON SMACKDOWN LIVE: Shelton Benjamin defeated Shinsuke Nakamura who is scheduled to challenge “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania!

SHOW OPENER PROMO

Shelton Benjamin reminisces about winning the Royal Rumble two years ago and challenging for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania where he came up short. With his win against Nakamura last week Shelton realized that he still belongs in the WrestleMania title picture despite his doubters and he demands to be added to the WWE title match this Sunday! The WWE Champion AJ Styles tells Shelton simply that he is in if he wins tonight in a match against AJ Styles!

Shelton Benjamin vs AJ Styles

PROMO BATTLE WINNER: Shelton Benjamin

MATCH #1

(Dark Match)

Normal Match

Carmella vs Charlotte Flair

WINNER: Carmella

MATCH #2

(Dark Match)

Tag Team Match

The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor) vs The Colóns (Primo & Epico Colón)

WINNERS: The Colóns (Primo & Epico Colón)

MATCH #3

(Dark Match)

Normal Match

Brie Bella (w/Nikki Bella) vs Ruby Riott (w/Liv Morgan & Sarah Logan)

WINNER: Ruby Riott

NEXT: After a rough several weeks following the savage attack he suffered at the hands of Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, SmackDown Live Commissioner Shane McMahon returns focused on his tag match alongside Daniel Bryan against The “Yep!” Movement this Sunday at WrestleMania!

MIDDLE CARD PROMO

Shane-O-Mac expresses his intentions to bury the hatchet with SmackDown Live GM Daniel Bryan over their misunderstandings during these tumultuous months, as Owens and Zayn had been trying to divide them. Shane might even go a step further and opt to hug it out! Shane views WrestleMania as a chance to get well-deserved retribution on KO and Sami after all they've put them through and finally rid SmackDown Live of The “Yep!” Movement once and for all!

NEXT: After scoring a somewhat controversial win over Becky Lynch two weeks ago, Natalya looks to continue depriving the SmackDown Women's Champion of her momentum as she heads toward her title defense against Asuka and Sonya Deville at WrestleMania!

MATCH #4

Non-Title

Normal Match

Becky Lynch vs Natalya

WINNER: Natalya!

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Nattie by Nature

Post-Match: Tamina cashes in her Money in the Bank contract!

WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP

Normal Match

Becky Lynch (c) vs Tamina

WINNER and STILL WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN'S CHAMPION: Becky Lynch

Method: Submission

Finish: Dis-Arm-Her

MIDDLE CARD PROMO

Royal Rumble Winner Sonya Deville of Absolution puts the SmackDown Women's Champion Becky Lynch on notice but is interrupted by “The Empress of Tomorrow” Asuka who is also competing in the SmackDown Women's Championship Match at WrestleMania.

Sonya Deville vs Asuka

PROMO BATTLE WINNER: Asuka

LAST WEEK ON SMACKDOWN LIVE: With the Triple Threat Match for the United States Championship at WrestleMania approaching, the champ Xavier Woods teamed up with challenger Randy Orton to take on second challenger Mojo Rawley and his partner Jinder Mahal in a match that saw “The Modern Day Maharajah” bring home the victory for his team with a pinfall on the champion!

THIS SUNDAY AT WRESTLEMANIA: Xavier Woods defends the WWE United States Championship in a Fatal 4-Way Match against “The Modern Day Maharajah” Jinder Mahal, “The Viper” Randy Orton and Mojo Rawley!

MATCH #5

Normal Match

Jinder Mahal (w/Samir & Sunil Singh) vs Mojo Rawley

WINNER: Jinder Mahal

Method: Pinfall

Finish: The Khallas

NEXT: With the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal approaching, some of the Superstars from SmackDown Live (looking to add their name to the record books by eliminating seven other Superstars from the ring this Sunday) square off in an Eight-Man Tag Team action!

MATCH #6

Eight-Man Tag Team Match

Rusev, Aiden English, Dolph Ziggler & Baron Corbin vs Chris Jericho, Buzz, Zack Ryder & Bobby Roode

WINNERS: Chris Jericho, Buzz, Zack Ryder & Bobby Roode

Method: Pinfall from Roode on Ziggler

Finish: Pumphandle Slam

MIDDLE CARD PROMO

Kevin Owens crashes SmackDown Live and apologizes to Daniel Bryan's family for what Sami Zayn and him are going to do to him and Shane McMahon at WrestleMania, who he promised to send crying to his daddy.

However, KO's mic was then cut out as Daniel Bryan told the WWE Universe to take a long look at KO because, after WrestleMania, they would never be seen on the blue brand again!

Kevin Owens '18 vs Daniel Bryan

PROMO BATTLE WINNER: Kevin Owens '18

MAIN EVENT

Normal Match

AJ Styles (w/Shinsuke Nakamura) vs Shelton Benjamin (w/Chad Gable)

Mid-Match: Gable is ejected from ringside for continual interference.

WINNER: AJ Styles

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Styles Clash