My WWE 2K19 Results: WWE SmackDown Live (Apr.W4.18)

WWE SmackDown Live

April.Week 4.2018

Louisville, KY

CHAMPIONS

WWE Champion: AJ Styles

WWE United States Champion: Jinder Mahal

WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions: The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper & Rowan)

WWE SmackDown Women's Champion: Sonya Deville

WWE SMACKDOWN LIVE POWER RANKINGS

1. Harper (WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion)

2. AJ Styles (WWE Champion)

3. Rowan (WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion)

4. Becky Lynch

5. Undertaker

THIS SUNDAY AT THE ROYAL RUMBLE IN MONTREAL: Daniel Bryan challenges “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles for the WWE Championship! This comes after Bryan's match with AJ ended in a disqualification after Samoa Joe interfered with intent to ruin.

EARLIER TODAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Mr. McMahon deemed Paige competing in the SmackDown Live women's division while also holding a position as General Manager was a conflict of interest and has installed Christian as the GM of SmackDown Live!

TONIGHT ON SMACKDOWN LIVE: The Club reunite as the WWE Champion AJ Styles teams up with Gallows and Anderson to take on Daniel Bryan and The Usos who were often seen on-air together as friends on Talking Smack!

MATCH #1

(Dark Match)

Tag Team Match

The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro) vs The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods)(w/Big E)

WINNER: The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods)

Method: Pinfall from Kofi on Sheamus!

MATCH #2

WINNER CHALLENGES THE UNDERTAKER AT THE ROYAL RUMBLE IN MONTREAL

Normal Match

Shinsuke Nakamura vs Rusev (w/Aiden English)

WINNER: Rusev

Method: Submission

Finish: The Accolade

MATCH #3

Fatal 4-Way Match

Asuka vs Paige vs Naomi vs Carmella

WINNER: Asuka

Method: Submission on Paige

Finish: Cross Armbreaker

MIDDLE CARD PROMO

The Miz and Big Cass have a common target in Daniel Bryan. Both refuse to be overshadowed by Bryan or anyone else and intend to take down anyone in their way (even each other if either gets in the other's way)!

LAST WEEK ON SMACKDOWN LIVE: The IIconics tried to make a name for themselves at the expense of Charlotte Flair in tag team action but walked away with a submission loss at the hands of “The Queen” after Billie tapped out to the Figure Eight!

MATCH #4

Normal Match

Charlotte Flair vs Billie Kay (w/Peyton Royce)

WINNER: Billie Kay!

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Shades of Kay

LAST WEEK ON SMACKDOWN LIVE: Kofi Kingston got through the unstoppable aura of the SmackDown Tag Team Champions, The Bludgeon Brothers, when he defeated Harper in singles action!

THIS SUNDAY AT THE ROYAL RUMBLE IN MONTREAL: The New Day challenge The Bludgeon Brothers to a rematch for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship!

MATCH #5

Normal Match

Rowan (w/Harper) vs Big E (w/Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods)

WINNER: Big E

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Big Ending

IN TWELVE DAYS AT WWE BACKLASH: Former SmackDown Women's Champion “The Irish Lasskicker” Becky Lynch challenges Sonya Deville to a rematch for the SmackDown Women's Championship!

MIDDLE CARD PROMO

Sonya Deville spoke boldly about deserving the SmackDown Women's Championship and the respect of the WWE Universe. Demanding their cheers, Sonya played a highlight reel of her winning the Women's Royal Rumble and winning the SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania in hopes of receiving a standing ovation. However, all Sonya got was the arrival of a focused Becky Lynch!

Sonya Deville vs Becky Lynch

PROMO BATTLE WINNER: Becky Lynch

THIS SUNDAY AT THE ROYAL RUMBLE IN MONTREAL: Former United States Champion Xavier Woods challenges “The Modern Day Maharajah” Jinder Mahal of RAW to a championship rematch for the WWE United States Championship!

IN TWELVE DAYS AT WWE BACKLASH: Andrade “Cien” Almas challenges Jinder Mahal for the United States Championship after defeating Rusev and Randy Orton in a Triple Threat Match last week on SmackDown Live!

INTERVIEW: Jeff Hardy challenges Shelton Benjamin for a rematch when Buzz steps in to ask about Jeff's attempted attack on the WWE Champion AJ Styles at WrestleMania. Jeff says that he was simply done waiting his turn and wanted to send the champ a message. However, Hardy realized that he wasn't quite ready to come at the champ. Hardy suggests that Buzz might want to test himself in similar fashion rather than wait seemingly forever for an opportunity that may never come.

NEXT: After appearing as if Shelton Benjamin and Jeff Hardy would compete in a rematch, “The Charismatic Enigma” got a dose of his own medicine when “The Viper” Randy Orton interrupted Hardy, getting him back for last week and taking Hardy's place in this match.

MATCH #6

Normal Match

Shelton Benjamin vs Randy Orton

WINNER: Shelton Benjamin!

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Paydirt

Post-Match: OVW alumni: Shelton shakes Randy's hand who raises Shelton's arm.

MAIN EVENT

Six-Man Tag Team Match

The Club (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson) vs Daniel Bryan & The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso)

WINNERS: Daniel Bryan & The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso)

Method: Pinfall from Jimmy Uso on Anderson

Finish: Superkick

NEWS

Paige has suffered a minor injury during her match. Although still cleared to compete, the threat of further injury should be a concern on this Superstar's mind.