Here are your quick and dirty, editorial-free WWE Smackdown Live results for March 20, 2018. The show featured the return of general manager Daniel Bryan, who was cleared to return to in-ring action on Tuesday afternoon prior to the show. Also, there was some other stuff.
Be back here tomorrow for the full Best and Worst of Smackdown column.
WWE Smackdown Live results:
– Daniel Bryan opened the show, delivering an emotional promo to the crowd about how much it means to him to have been cleared to return to action. He thanked the fans, and said he didn’t know when he’d be returning to the ring, and looked at the WrestleMania sign before leading the crowd in a “YES” chant.
1. Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Rusev. AJ Styles sat at ringside for this match. Nakamura rolled up Rusev for the pin. After the match, Aiden English and Rusev attacked Nakamura. Styles started preparing to help, but Nakamura drove off Rusev Day before Styles could even get in the ring to assist.
2. Baron Corbin defeated Tye Dillinger. Corbin won by pinfall after the End of Days.
3. Natalya defeated Charlotte Flair. This was a non-title match. Carmella attempted to cash in Money in the Bank in the middle of the match, but Flair dispatched her with the big boot, then Natalya took advantage of the distraction to roll up Flair for the pin.
– The Usos came to the ring and cut a promo about how the Bludgeon Brothers changed the mix, but they would not be denied their chance at a WrestleMania moment.
4. Harper defeated Jimmy Uso. Harper slammed Uso’s head into the top of the ringpost, then hit a discus lariat for the pin.
– Jinder Mahal came to the ring and talked about being disrespected by Smackdown Live. Bobby Roode entered and promised to win his United States title back at WrestleMania. Randy Orton entered and said Mahal is nothing without Sunil Singh. Mahal fled while Orton attacked Singh. Orton hit the rope-hung DDT on Singh, then Roode hit the Glorious DDT. Roode tried to DDT Orton, Orton tried to hit the RKO on Roode, and it ended in a stalemate.
5. Becky Lynch and Naomi defeated Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan. Lynch was able to get Logan to tap out to the Disarmer.
– Daniel Bryan returned to the ring and welcomed Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. Zayn and Owens congratulated Bryan for getting cleared and thanked him for being their biggest supporter. Bryan showed them footage from their attack on Shane McMahon last week, and they laughed. Bryan said what they did last week was unacceptable, and pointed out that they attacked McMahon after they’d already won the war.
Bryan then told Owens and Zayn that they’re fired. Bryan tried to shake their hands, but they attacked him. Bryan turned the tables and hit some signature moves on both of them before Zayn and Owens regained the upper hand. Zayn hit a Helluva Kick, Owens hit a powerbomb on the ring apron, and Bryan was stretchered out.
