Bengaluru, May 22: WWE Friday Night SmackDown presented the post WrestleMania Backlash edition where all the fallouts from the PPV were reserved, while the Blue brand's Women’s Champion and one-half of the tag team champions were in action on the night.
A Fatal-4-Way for the Intercontinental Championship served as the main event of the show that took place at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida.
Check out the results and recap of SmackDown after WrestleMania Backlash:
– SmackDown kicked off with Sonya Deville mentioning that WWE will be leaving their Thunderdome facility on July 16th with fans returning for the live events from that date onwards.
Sonya then introduced all the Champions from the blue brand. Paul Heyman gave proxy for Universal Champion Roman Reigns as he isn’t just a titleholder like the rest of the champs. He will come out when he feels like doing it.
Bayley interrupted saying that she carried WWE during the Thunderdome era while also Dominik Mysterio, Natalya, and Tamina Snuka. Bayley also accused Bianca Belair who apparently cheated her way for a win at WrestleMania Backlash. Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler joined Bayley as they went after Natalya and Tamina and to set up a Six-Woman Tag Team Match.
– In the opener of SmackDown Bayley, Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler defeated SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair and WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Natalya and Tamina. Baszler sent Tamina to the floor while Bayley dropped Belair with a Bayley-to-Belly suplex on the floor.
Natalya prevented Bayley from coming back to the ring as Baszler took advantage of the situation by applying the Kirifuda Clutch on Nattie for the submission victory.