My WWE 2K19 Results: WWE SmackDown Live (May.W1.18)

WWE SmackDown Live

May.Week 1.2018

Montreal, Canada

CHAMPIONS

WWE Champion: Daniel Bryan

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. Rowan (WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion)

3. AJ Styles

4. Becky Lynch

5. Big E

THIS PAST SUNDAY AT THE ROYAL RUMBLE IN MONTREAL: Kane emerged victorious in the SmackDown Live Royal Rumble! Also, Daniel Bryan defeated AJ Styles to win the WWE Championship!

MATCH #1

(Dark Match)

Tag Team Match

The Club (Gallows & Anderson) vs Rusev Day (Rusev & Aiden English)

WINNERS: Rusev Day (Rusev & Aiden English)

Method: Fall by Rusev on Gallows

LAST NIGHT ON RAW: “The Lunatic King” Dean Ambrose capitalized on his momentum by challenging The Miz for the Intercontinental Championship at Backlash!

MIDDLE CARD PROMO

The Miz accepts Dean Ambrose's challenge!

THIS PAST SUNDAY AT THE ROYAL RUMBLE IN MONTREAL: The Undertaker defeated Rusev!

NEXT: After earning The Undertaker's respect in a losing effort against “The Dead Man”, Shinsuke Nakamura is looking for another match against “The Phenom”!

MATCH #2

REMATCH

Normal Match

The Undertaker vs Shinsuke Nakamura

WINNER: Shinsuke Nakamura

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Kinshasa

LAST WEEK ON SMACKDOWN LIVE: Shelton Benjamin picked up a huge victory over former WWE Champion Randy Orton!

MIDDLE CARD PROMO

Shelton Benjamin uses his big win last week to demonstrate to the WWE Universe why he is the best athlete in WWE today. Randy Orton suggests Shelton perhaps face him in a rematch before Shelton throws a coronation parade.

Shelton Benjamin vs Randy Orton

PROMO BATTLE WINNER: Shelton Benjamin

LAST WEEK ON SMACKDOWN LIVE: When Buzz asked Jeff Hardy about his attempted attack on then-WWE Champion AJ Styles at WrestleMania, Jeff said that he was simply done waiting his turn and wanted to send the champ a message. However, afterwards Hardy realized that he wasn't quite ready to come at the champ but suggested that Buzz test himself in similar fashion rather than wait forever for an opportunity that may never come.

MATCH #3

Normal Match

Buzz vs Jeff Hardy

WINNER: Buzz

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Whippersnapper

THIS SUNDAY 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 two weeks ago on SmackDown Live!

MIDDLE CARD PROMO

As Jinder Mahal goes on about how he is the best thing to ever happen to the United States as its champion, he is suddenly interrupted by the WCW United States Champion, DDP, who is interested to see if “The Modern Day Maharajah” can back up that claim at Backlash. Mahal turns down the challenge much to the chagrin of the WWE Universe, citing his title match against Andrade “Cien” Almas.

Jinder Mahal vs DDP

PROMO BATTLE WINNER: Jinder Mahal

ANNOUNCEMENT: SmackDown Live General Manager Christian adds the WCW United States Champion DDP to the WWE United States Championship Match at Backlash between Jinder Mahal and Andrade “Cien” Almas, making it a Triple Threat Match!

MATCH #4

Six-Man Tag Team Match

Jinder Mahal, The Miz & Shelton Benjamin vs Diamond Dallas Page, Randy Orton & Rick “The Model” Martel

WINNERS: Jinder Mahal, The Miz & Shelton Benjamin

Method: Pinfall from Mahal on Orton

Finish: Double Arm Suplex Pin

INTERVIEW: Paige congratulates Asuka's Fatal 4-Way win last week and wouldn't mind a one-on-one match with “The Empress of Tomorrow” to see if the result would remain the same or not.

NEXT: The Superstar currently ranked last in the WWE Championship division is Big Cass who is looking to immediately change that tonight by taking down a WWE Legend!

MATCH #5

Normal Match

Big Cass vs Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart (w/Bret “Hitman” Hart)

WINNER: Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Anvil Flattener

Post-Match: Neidhart shakes Cass' hand who raises Neidhart's arm.

THIS SUNDAY AT WWE BACKLASH: Daniel Bryan defends the WWE Championship against “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles in a rematch!

MIDDLE CARD PROMO

Samoa Joe runs Seth Rollins’ name through the mud ahead of their match at Backlash. Joe calls out the WWE Champion Daniel Bryan, letting Bryan know that after he takes care of Seth on Sunday, he would be coming for the WWE Championship! Joe then delivers a cheap shot, prompting a brawl that he gets the better of.

Samoa Joe vs Daniel Bryan

PROMO BATTLE WINNER: N/A

IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA: Lana says Rusev Day is bigger than ever and Rusev did good against The Undertaker at The Royal Rumble in Montreal but something is holding him back. Rusev wonders what that could possibly be as he has a holiday in his name every day.

EARLIER TONIGHT: The Bar run into The New Day in the backstage area who offer The Bar some pancakes as a welcoming gift for their arrival on SmackDown Live. Upon The Bar's quick and disrespectful disposal of the pancakes, Big E steps to Sheamus who says that Xavier Woods is the one that he wants in the ring tonight.

MATCH #6

Normal Match

Xavier Woods (w/Kofi Kingston & Big E) vs Sheamus (w/Cesaro)

WINNER: Xavier Woods

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Brogue Kick

IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA: Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose meet with Paige about a mistake by management. Apparently, Mandy is facing Paige in a match next week on SmackDown Live. Paige says there's no mistake and confirms the match as well as Absolution's demise.

ANDRADE “CIEN” ALMAS: As Andrade “Cien” Almas' business manager, Zelina Vega promises that SmackDown Live will change very soon!

LAST WEEK ON SMACKDOWN LIVE: Billie Kay of The IIconics picked up her first SmackDown Live victory with a huge win over Charlotte Flair!

NEXT: Charlotte Flair teams up with The Bella Twins and the former SmackDown Women's Champion Becky Lynch to take on The IIconics, Mandy Rose and Becky's Backlash opponent, the SmackDown Women's Champion Sonya Deville!

MAIN EVENT

Eight-Woman Tag Team Match

Sonya Deville, Mandy Rose & The IIconics (Billie Kay & Peyton Royce) vs Becky Lynch, The Bella Twins (Brie & Nikki Bella) & Charlotte Flair

WINNERS: Becky Lynch, The Bella Twins (Brie & Nikki Bella) & Charlotte Flair

Method: Count out from Charlotte on Sonya

NEWS

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