WWE SmackDown SPOILERS from Barcelona

Although the Mar. 14 episode of SmackDown will air in its usual time at 8 p.m. ET on USA in the United States, it won’t be live. That’s because the show kicks off WWE’s three-week pre-WrestleMania 41 tour of Europe and the United Kingdom, and comes our way from Olimpic Arena in Barcelona, Spain — and airing live there (and, as far as we know, everywhere SmackDown calls Netflix home) at 3 p.m. ET. That means spoilers will be available for those who wish to partake.

Advertised for the show: Undisputed WWE champ Cody Rhodes will talk about his ‘Mania program with The Rock and John Cena, and #DIY defend the WWE Tag titles against Street Profits. Two big stars will be in singles action when Randy Orton faces Carmelo Hayes, and Charlotte Flair takes on B-Fab. Plus, the latest developments in the Naomi/Jade Cargill/Bianca Belair drama, new United States champion LA Knight, and more!

We’ll update this post as results come in from Barcelona.

  • It’s the usual hot international crowd as you can hear “Ole!” chants as we’re welcomed to the show. Among the arriving wrestlers is World champ Gunther, making a visit to the Friday show.
  • New U.S. champ LA Knight opens the show with a promo (YEAH). He’s cut off by Big Jim Uso, who gives the Megastar his props but isn’t out to congratulate him, he needs a spot on the WrestleMania card and wants to challenge Knight in Vegas.
  • Solo Sikoa is out next, flanked by Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu. Solo argues that Fatu should be next in line for the red, white, and blue belt. He wants Jim to step aside as he’s a failure to the family. Uso says his failure was trusting Solo, and Solo’s failure was losing the Ula Fala. Things break down, and Sikoa, Tonga & Fatu stand tall over Knight & Uso.
  • Braun Strowman appears and clears Solo & Tama out of the ring, and after a bit more work, Fatu too. Here comes General Manager Nick Aldis and we’ve got a match (playa)!
  • Big Jim Uso, Braun Strowman & LA Knight def. Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga & Jacob Fatu by pinfall (Strowman on Fatu). The finish came when Strowman bulldozed everyone with a lap around the ring, followed by dropkicking Sikoa, Uso diving to send Fatu over the announce desk, and Braun planting Tama with powerslam.
  • Things break down afterward when the losers attack. Knight and Sikoa brawl off into the crowd. Fatu superkicks Big Jim, then levels Braun with an elbow and a series of headbutts. His finishes with not one, not two, but THREE moonsaults to Strowman that leave him laying.
  • After a break, we get a video package on the Naomi/Jade/Bianca situation.
  • Cathy Kelley interviews Cargill in an empty arena. Jade says she’s physically ready to go, and runs down Naomi for playing the victim. Kelley asks why Jade didn’t tell anyone who her attacker was, and Cargill remembers being hit from behind, being thrown onto a car, and seeing Naomi run off. Naomi didn’t just attack her physically, she made it so Jade can’t trust anyone. She’s talking about how hard it was to see Bianca team with Naomi when Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez just happen to stroll by.
  • They banter, with Liv complaining about being blamed for the attack and Cargill firing back that they never would have been champions if she was around. A match gets made for next week, and Morgan jokes that Jade should make sure she doesn’t fall on any cars between now and then.
  • B-Fab gets a few words to say she hopes Charlotte Flair isn’t sleeping on her.
  • Charlotte Flair def. B-Fab by submission with a Figure Four. This got some time, and Fab had her moments, but the outcome was never in doubt.
  • Flair won’t release the hold after the bell… until Tiffany Stratton’s music hits. The Queen takes down the champ when she enters the ring and the brawl is on! Security can’t hold Charlotte back, and she splashes Tiff before things head to the floor. Stratton gets the last big spot when she dives on Flair and the security team.
  • Pre-recorded Drew McIntyre promo. An intense McIntyre says he was so focused on all the obstacles in front of him he failed to notice who benefited each time he got screwed over… Damian Priest. He recounts how that’s been the case, and then talks about Priest eliminating him from the Royal Rumble and their issues at Elimination Chamber. He says their feud isn’t about “taking the title from me”, it’s “about putting you down so you can’t take anything from me ever again.”
  • Miz is out for his TV, but the start is delayed as Flair and Stratton are STILL brawling after a break. After a kick sends Tiffy into an LED board, she climbs on top of one for another big swanton to wipe everyone out. The champ gets in one last kick on Flair for good measure before being taken to the back.
  • Loving the way the ladies kicked off Miz TV, Miz starts talking about his guest. He says he would have taken The Rock’s offer, and that Cody Rhodes’ rejection of it got him beaten down “by two of the best rappers on the planet”. He reminds us that, unlike his guest, he’s beaten Cena at WrestleMania…
  • “Wrestling has more than one royal family” hits, and the champ makes his entrance. Miz says he doesn’t have time for sing-a-longs and need to ask tough questions. Rhodes punches him in the face, hits CrossRhodes, and grabs the mic. He only wants to talk to John Cena, and if he can find the time to join them Monday on Raw, Cody will be there to have that talk.
  • We get a scene of Aldis yelling at Shinsuke Nakamura for misting a referee last week. He considered a suspension, but books a rematch instead. Priest is looking for McIntyre, which draws a sharp response in Japanese from Nakamura. Priest issues a threat, and the GM books him a match against Shinsuke.
  • Damian Priest def. Shinsuke Nakamura via disqualification. Priest seemed to have this back-and-forth match won, but before he could hit South of Heaven, Drew McIntyre showed up. Distracted by McIntyre standing on the announce desk, Priest almost gets rolled up. Nakamura sets up for Kinshasa, but Priest counters. Before he can capitalize, Drew attacked.
  • The post-match brawl between Priest & McIntyre leads to Drew gouging his eyes, then Nak hits Kinshasa on Priest. Shinsuke leaves, but McIntyre stays to beat his nemesis to the floor and repeatedly slam him into the barricade. He slams his head with the ring steps. Refs back him off, but he returns to Claymore Damian and stomp on his head, declaring that his only goal is to make Priest’s life a living hell.

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