Smackdown General manager came out to the arena for the contract signing between Shane McMahon and AJ Styles. Bryan first introduced Shane McMahon first, then he called out AJ Styles.
Both came out and joined the ring. Shane McMahon spoke out first, as he said when Smackdown became a superior brand eight months ago, Shane and Bryan always wanted to give Smackdown superstars fair opportunities, AJ was always a part of that vision. Shane praised AJ Styles a lot.
Then he said that later his ego became bigger, he said if he lost the WWE title or the main event opportunity at WrestleMania 33 that was because of his ego. Then he signed the contract. AJ Styles said that they were not going to have any hell in a cell or falls count anywhere match, it would be a traditional match. When he would step foot into the ring with him he would be inside the world of AJ Styles.
Shane faced wrestlers like Kurt Angle, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Undertaker but he never faced anyone like AJ Styles before. AJ signed the contract. Bryan wanted them to finish the segment with a handshake, Shane offered to shake hands, AJ Styles did not accept it and left the ring.
Match 1 – Becky Lynch vs. Carmella
It was a rematch from last week which could not continue due to outside interference. Mickie James and the Smackdown Women’s champion Alexa Bliss remained on the commentary table during the match. For this match, it could not continue for log either as Alexa and Mickie started arguing outside the ring and they fought. The fight went inside the ring and the two legit competitors also got involved in the fight.
Result – No Contest
Match 2 – Mickie James and Becky Lynch vs. Carmella and Alexa Bliss
As the previous match was scrapped, these four women are given another match including all of them, this time a tag team contest. For the match, it was good and entertaining. The total segment was given a twenty minutes booking and the women really utilised it well. James Ellsworth pulled Becky’s feet from outside as Carmella took the advantage with a roll up pin. After the match, Naomi returned as speculated and she beat down everyone. She announced herself in the Smackdown Women’s championship match at WrestleMania 33.
The Miz and Maryse welcomed the fans to the Miz TV. They showed the footages of the parody of Total Bellas which they claimed to be the ‘shocking conclusion’ and it was really funny as usual. In this segment, Miz also acted as Daniel Bryan. At the end, they revealed themselves and Miz said that they would make sure that WrestleMania would be the curtain call for Cena and Nikki because after that they would realise that they have nothing left here.
John Cena and Nikki Bella interfered the Miz TV segment next. Cena said that they enjoyed the parody just like everyone. But what they were saying was not right. Nikki did not stop Maryse from coming to WWE, they did not want her here. Cena said that he was loyal to WWE. He made fun of Miz for acting in the sequels of Cena’s previous films. He said at least Miz was doing something but Maryse. There was a divas revolution going on in WWE and Maryse was not a part of it. The segment went on for a while long and it was hilarious, and no way it was PG. At the end of the segment, Cena said that they were going to destroy Miz and Maryse at WrestleMania 33.
Match 3 – 10 Man tag team match – The Usos, Breezango and Ziggler vs. American Alpha, Heath Slater, Rhyno and Mojo Rowley
Ten man tag team matches are not very common these days. But we had one this week on Smackdown including the jobbers of Smackdown. Yes, currently, we have no option but to count Dolph as a jobber. For the match, it was okay, it was not boring, you can watch it. It was actually booked to promote the Andre the Giant memorial battle royal. Mojo Rowley picked up the win over Tyler Breeze for his team.
Winners – American Alpha, Heath Slater, Rhyno and Mojo Rowley
Main Event – WWE champion Bray Wyatt vs. Luke Harper
It was really a good match. It was worthy of being the main event of any show. The match was booked for over ten minutes and both athletes performed really well in the scheduled time. After the match, Randy Orton was seen on the big screen who cut a really cryptic and scary promo. We have got to say, it was a really good build up, this is how every feud of Bray Wyatt should be booked.