With Fastlane approaching, tonight SmackDown will see a huge main event, as AJ Styles and Shawn Michaels will look to get on the same page, as they face American Alpha. Earlier this week, Randy Orton challenged Baron Corbin to an Intercontinental Title match at Fastlane. How will Corbin respond? Natalya vs Becky Lynch, The Club's SmackDown debut and more!
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SmackDown
February 21st, 2017
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Prime Time Players vs The Club
Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson made a big impact at Elimination Chamber, helping AJ Styles retain his WWE Title against The Rock. They have now been signed to SmackDown, and made their debut on the blue brand against the red hot Prime Time Players. The magical run of Darren Young and Titus O'Neil met a brick wall, as Gallows and Anderson proved how good they are. A Magic Killer to Titus was enough for a relatively easy win.
Winners: The Club
Sheamus vs Fandango
This was certainly a clash of styles, as the hard-hitting Sheamus took on the eccentric Fandango. The Celtic Warrior took control early, beating Fandango up. The Lord of Dance was not going to stay down for long, and with the SmackDown fans cheering him on, rallied to hit a Last Dance and pick up the win.
Fandango didn't have much time to celebrate his win, as he was jumped by former tag team partner Tyler Breeze. Breeze was obviously not happy about Fandango getting the spotlight, hitting a Beauty Shot that left Fandango out cold.
Winner: Fandango
Big Title Match for Next Week
At Elimination Chamber, we saw the end of Paige's incredible run as SmackDown Women's champion, as Alexa Bliss picked up the win. Paige has been offered a rematch by Daniel Bryan, and that match will take place next week, in SmackDown's main event.
Baron Corbin vs Tye Dillinger
The Perfect Ten looked for a big win over the Intercontinental Champion, and was looking good early on. Dillinger even connected on his Perfect Ten facebuster, but Corbin powered out at two. One End of Days later and that was all she wrote. That wasn't all we would get from Corbin though...
Winner: Baron Corbin
Baron Corbin Promo
The Lone Wolf then grabbed a mic to address Randy Orton's challenge. He called Orton "weak" before accepting the challenge, and we will now get an Intercontinental Title match at Fastlane.
Natalya vs Becky Lynch
Two women very much in the title hunt faced off in what was an excellent encounter, another impressive display from SmackDown's women's division. Both Natalya and Becky Lynch are very technical competitors, and the early part of the match was slow as a result. Things picked up when Becky dodged a clothesline to lock in the Dis-arm-her, but she hadn't done enough damage to the arms and Natalya fought her way out. The Queen of Harts rallied using her power, taking Becky down to the mat and locking in the Sharpshooter. Becky fought with everything she had, and powered out. A big Bex-ploder followed by another Dis-arm-her earned the Irish Lass-Kicker a big win.
Winner: Becky Lynch
AJ Styles and Shawn Michaels vs American Alpha
We moved on to our big tag team main event, as AJ Styles and Shawn Michaels looked to get ready for Fastlane. Early on, it seemed like there were some communication issues between Styles and HBK, issues that Chad Gable and Jason Jordan took full advantage of. It was close to being over quickly, as Grand Amplitude connected on Styles, but Shawn made the save. As the match went along, champion and challenger began to click. Some impressive double team offense led to a Sweet Chin Music on Gable, but a mistake from AJ allowed Jordan to break up the pin. Styles tagged in and connected on a Styles Clash, but Jordan was ready to break things up again. Before he could, Gallows and Anderson hopped the barricade and took him out behind the official's back, while AJ got the three count in the ring. Michaels looked none too happy with the way it happened, but he and AJ Styles were victorious to close SmackDown.
Winners: AJ Styles and Shawn Michaels
The two men who will meet at WrestleMania picked up a big win, albeit through outside help from The Club, who appear to be targeting the tag team champions. Tune in tomorrow for Main Event, where the Cruiserweight Title will be on the line.
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SmackDown
February 21st, 2017
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Prime Time Players vs The Club
Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson made a big impact at Elimination Chamber, helping AJ Styles retain his WWE Title against The Rock. They have now been signed to SmackDown, and made their debut on the blue brand against the red hot Prime Time Players. The magical run of Darren Young and Titus O'Neil met a brick wall, as Gallows and Anderson proved how good they are. A Magic Killer to Titus was enough for a relatively easy win.
Winners: The Club
Sheamus vs Fandango
This was certainly a clash of styles, as the hard-hitting Sheamus took on the eccentric Fandango. The Celtic Warrior took control early, beating Fandango up. The Lord of Dance was not going to stay down for long, and with the SmackDown fans cheering him on, rallied to hit a Last Dance and pick up the win.
Fandango didn't have much time to celebrate his win, as he was jumped by former tag team partner Tyler Breeze. Breeze was obviously not happy about Fandango getting the spotlight, hitting a Beauty Shot that left Fandango out cold.
Winner: Fandango
Big Title Match for Next Week
At Elimination Chamber, we saw the end of Paige's incredible run as SmackDown Women's champion, as Alexa Bliss picked up the win. Paige has been offered a rematch by Daniel Bryan, and that match will take place next week, in SmackDown's main event.
Baron Corbin vs Tye Dillinger
The Perfect Ten looked for a big win over the Intercontinental Champion, and was looking good early on. Dillinger even connected on his Perfect Ten facebuster, but Corbin powered out at two. One End of Days later and that was all she wrote. That wasn't all we would get from Corbin though...
Winner: Baron Corbin
Baron Corbin Promo
The Lone Wolf then grabbed a mic to address Randy Orton's challenge. He called Orton "weak" before accepting the challenge, and we will now get an Intercontinental Title match at Fastlane.
Natalya vs Becky Lynch
Two women very much in the title hunt faced off in what was an excellent encounter, another impressive display from SmackDown's women's division. Both Natalya and Becky Lynch are very technical competitors, and the early part of the match was slow as a result. Things picked up when Becky dodged a clothesline to lock in the Dis-arm-her, but she hadn't done enough damage to the arms and Natalya fought her way out. The Queen of Harts rallied using her power, taking Becky down to the mat and locking in the Sharpshooter. Becky fought with everything she had, and powered out. A big Bex-ploder followed by another Dis-arm-her earned the Irish Lass-Kicker a big win.
Winner: Becky Lynch
AJ Styles and Shawn Michaels vs American Alpha
We moved on to our big tag team main event, as AJ Styles and Shawn Michaels looked to get ready for Fastlane. Early on, it seemed like there were some communication issues between Styles and HBK, issues that Chad Gable and Jason Jordan took full advantage of. It was close to being over quickly, as Grand Amplitude connected on Styles, but Shawn made the save. As the match went along, champion and challenger began to click. Some impressive double team offense led to a Sweet Chin Music on Gable, but a mistake from AJ allowed Jordan to break up the pin. Styles tagged in and connected on a Styles Clash, but Jordan was ready to break things up again. Before he could, Gallows and Anderson hopped the barricade and took him out behind the official's back, while AJ got the three count in the ring. Michaels looked none too happy with the way it happened, but he and AJ Styles were victorious to close SmackDown.
Winners: AJ Styles and Shawn Michaels
The two men who will meet at WrestleMania picked up a big win, albeit through outside help from The Club, who appear to be targeting the tag team champions. Tune in tomorrow for Main Event, where the Cruiserweight Title will be on the line.
Want to follow the series, but missed a few posts? No problem! Check out my brand new Universe Mode Wiki, constantly updated to keep you up to speed with the latest Universe Mode happenings.
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