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SmackDown After WrestleMania: January 1st, 2025
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A NASTY Ending to SmackDown leaves John Cena retreating in the face of a wild Gunther + The O.C. is going EXTREME + A Championship Match and a SHOCKING debut!
WRESTLEMANIA 18 WAS LAST WEEKEND!
🔵 The O.C.'s cold SmackDown open after WrestleMania win over Brock Lesnar gets interrupted by the new SmackDown Tag Team Champions Owens & Zayn, who don't want another Bloodline forming on SmackDown: 12min*
**Still to come: "Ruthless Aggression" John Cena's Championship Coronation + The Miz vs. LA Knight + Becky Lynch addresses WrestleMania injury.
🔵 AJ Styles w/ The O.C. vs. Sami Zayn w/ Kevin Owens: 13min*
With the fear of a new Bloodline rising on SmackDown after Owens & Zayn successfully dethroned The Usos of the SmackDown Tag Titles at WrestleMania, they tasked themselves to take care of The "O.C. Problem" TONIGHT!
AJ Styles and The O.C. cheat their way to victory and what followed is a brutal three-on-one beatdown that left the SD Tag Team Champions flattened!
🔹 BACKSTAGE: Paul Heyman & Solo Sikoa will take charge of Bloodline affairs from now on as Reigns takes time off.
🔵 Becky Lynch is apologetic at losing at WrestleMania to Rhea Ripley and injuring her leg but the Thank You chants translate to a warm reception from Damage CTRL in a savage three-on-one beatdown! The Raw Women's Champion Bayley shows no mercy!: 8min*
🔵 LA Knight vs. The Miz; Shinsuke Nakamura strikes: 12min*
LA Knight and The Miz have had intense war of words over who should have been the Host of WrestleMania for a number of weeks. With the Show of Shows now behind us, the two stars take it to the ring in singles action!
LA Knight wins only to be hit with the Red Mist from a wild Shinsuke Nakamura, who won the Andre the Giant Battle Royal last Friday!
On the ramp, appears The Great Muta! Is this signaling a union between these two forces?!
🔹 BACKSTAGE: The O.C. say it's "Too Sweet" that Owens & Zayn were dropped like bullets tonight.
🔵 Jacy Jayne & Chelsea Green (c) vs. Shotzi & Gigi Dolin w/ Tegan Nox - WWE Women's Tag Team Titles: 7min*
Jayne & Green put their Women's Tag Titles on the line against fierce rivals Shotzi & Gigi after weeks of confrontations where the latter came up on top!
The animosity between Jacy Jayne and Gigi Dolin is impalpable!
Jacy Jayne & Chelsea Green win and retain their Titles!
However, watching from the backstage area are Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre...
🔵 Charlotte Flair is livid at Trish Stratus but is ecstatic to be the person who ends her career after she cost her the Raw Women's Title at WrestleMania: 8min*
🔹 BACKSTAGE: A furious Gunther arrives in the arena and he pushes Imperium out of his way! Gunther's loss at WrestleMania has transformed The Ring General!
🔵 Solo Sikoa w/ Paul Heyman vs. Dexter Lumis: 6min*
Solo Sikoa is now on a mission to represent The Bloodline and he goes back to familiar territory as he battles Dexter Lumis!
Solo Sikoa wins!
**NEXT WEEK: Trish Stratus returns to SmackDown!
🔵 MAIN EVENT: Gunther wrecks Pat McAfee during John Cena's US Title Coronation: 15min*
In a tumultuous post-WrestleMania SmackDown, the air was charged with tension as the newly crowned heel US Champion John Cena gloated in the ring during the segment named "John Cena's Championship Coronation." Surrounded by a sea of boos, Cena reveled in the chaos he had orchestrated at WrestleMania, where Cena ruthlessly defeated Gunther with McAfee's assistance. As Cena soaked in the hostility from the crowd, the furious Gunther stormed to the ring, his demeanor reflecting an unwavering determination to settle the score. However, in a shocking turn of events, when Gunther managed to corner Cena, the wily champion escaped, leaving the Ring General seething with anger. Seizing the opportunity, Gunther shifted his focus to Pat McAfee on commentary, unleashing a brutal beatdown that culminated in a bone-crushing assault on the announce desk. The sight of Pat McAfee writhing in pain served as a chilling visual, solidifying the sinister alliance between Cena and McAfee and setting the stage for a heated and unpredictable chapter in the post-WrestleMania fallout.
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