{"id":195192,"date":"2025-04-04T16:48:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T21:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=195192"},"modified":"2025-04-04T16:48:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T21:48:26","slug":"5-yrs-ago-wwe-smackdown-tv-report-4-3-2020-naomi-vs-lacey-vs-tamina-nakamura-vs-bryan-plus-usos-new-day-tucker-ziggler-cena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/04\/04\/5-yrs-ago-wwe-smackdown-tv-report-4-3-2020-naomi-vs-lacey-vs-tamina-nakamura-vs-bryan-plus-usos-new-day-tucker-ziggler-cena\/","title":{"rendered":"5 YRS AGO \u2013 WWE SMACKDOWN TV Report (4-3-2020): Naomi vs. Lacey vs. Tamina, Nakamura vs. Bryan, plus Usos, New Day, Tucker, Ziggler, Cena"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4109591832\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><em>\u00a0The following report originally published 5 years ago this week here at PWTorch.com\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>KELLER\u2019S WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN REPORT<br \/>\nAPRIL 3, 2020<br \/>\nAIRED ON FOX NETWORK<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcer: Michael Cole<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>[HOUR ONE]<\/h3>\n<p>-The Smackdown opening theme aired.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: They have that \u201cvirtual crowd\u201d in the opening. I\u2019m actually kind of surprised they haven\u2019t experimented with that in the empty venues somehow on wrap-around screens against the back wall around ringside.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-They cut to the empty venue and Cole introduced the show. There were ladders on the stage and in the ring.<\/p>\n<p>-The Usos walked out and said they\u2019re about to become Smackdown Tag Team Champions. The New Day theme played next. Big E and Kofi Kingston came out and sang \u201cOh no, oh no, oh no.\u201d (I\u2019ll be surprised if there are any viewers left at this point.) They entered the ring and gyrated. Big E said they are used to 75,000-100,000 screaming fans, and this year\u2019s situation is unique, but this is still WrestleMania. The back and forth escalated and they ere about to fight when Miz and John Morrison walked onto the stage. Miz said as much as they like to pretend they\u2019re all buddy-buddy, once the match starts, they\u2019ll beat each other up, which will allow them to climb the ladders and retains their titles. Miz and Morrison each climbed a ladder on the stage. Miz said this is why they are the greatest tag team of the 21st century. \u201cBe Jealous!\u201d they said. The Usos and New Day ran to the stage and attacked them. An Uso super kick landed on Kofi\u2019s chin when Morrison ducked. The fight continued with ladders being knocked over. Miz and Morrison actually left everyone lying on the ramp after they were done. Then they climbed the ladders on the stage again with their tag titles.<\/p>\n<p>-Cole hyped the tag team triple threat ladder match. He said this is the only WrestleMania too big for one night. He pushed the WWE Network and PPV providers. He said John Cena was there and he\u2019ll answer Bray Wyatt\u2019s challenge to a Firefly Funhouse match at WrestleMania. Cole said also tonight they\u2019ll look back at WrestleMania 24 and relive Ric Flair\u2019s emotional farewell.<\/p>\n<p>-Naomi made her ring entrance. [c]<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1913610454\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>(1) NAOMI vs. LACEY EVANS vs. TAMINA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cole\u2019s announce desk was at ringside. Bayley and Sasha Banks joined him (with no extra social spacing). Cole told Sasha that her title is in great jeopardy with five challengers on Sunday. Lacey put her big red hat on Cole\u2019s head. Cole commented on a clip of Tamina attacking Sasha and Bayley last week. Before the bell, Cole made his obligatory comment about the winner \u201cgaining momentum.\u201d [c]<\/p>\n<p>Cole tried to stir trouble between Bayley and Sasha. He said some say Bayley is the new legit boss. Cole asked Sasha if Bayley is down and out and no one else is around, would Sasha go for the pin. Sasha and Bayley talked over him and called the action in the ring in an exaggerated way. They hugged and agreed they are equal role models. Sasha said she had to go to the bathroom, but she\u2019d be right back. She threw Lacey into the ringside steps. Naomi kicked her at ringside. Naomi then round kicked Tamina in the ring and sunset flipped her for a two count. Tamina came back with a Samoan drop for a two count. Bailey ran up to Naomi and snapped her head over the top rope. Cole noted the (absurdly ridiculous) rule in a triple threat match that absolutely anything goes and there\u2019s no DQs. Tamina then superkicked Naomi for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Tamina<\/p>\n<p>-Bayley offered Tamina a handshake. They shook hands trepidatiously and then Tamian superkicked Bayley. Cole said she was trying to curry favor with Bayley and paid the price for it. Sasha walked in and tried to fist bump with her. Cole said she was trying to rekindle the days of Team Bad. Tamina grabbed Sasha and gave her a quick Samoan drop. Cole said Tamina might be the odds on favorite to win at WrestleMania.<\/p>\n<p>-Cole said the Ric Flair Farewell match was up next against Shawn Michaels.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: Farewell match is a good euphemism for \u201cRetirement match that didn\u2019t lead to Flair actually retiring.\u201d Flair was always the Go-To Guy in the late 1990s to help save WCW ratings when Nitro needed a boost. Can Flair do it two decades later again?) [c]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Mandy walked up to Tucker who was using a stretch band. Cole said he takes on Dolph Ziggler later tonight. A graphic appeared on the screen briefly that said \u201cThe truth will be heard.\u201d Cole paused briefly, but otherwise didn\u2019t address it.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2370698882\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>-On camera, Cole said over the past few weeks they\u2019ve been looking at some of the greatest WrestleMania matches of all-time. He said this week is one of his favorites.<\/p>\n<p>-The ring entrance began 30 minutes into the show with the Shawn Michaels ring entrance. Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler had the call. It was tough watching the camera pan past Reid Flair in tears watching his dad\u2019s ring entrance. And a 21 year old Ashley Flair (Charlotte) was standing to his left (our right). A crawler on the screen a minute in said John Cena was coming up later. They cut to a break 37 minutes into the hour, a few minutes into the action. [c]<\/p>\n<p>A crawled plugged WrestleMania on FoxSports.com\/wrestlemania available for $59.99 for both nights. (Or you could get it for $9.99 on WWE Network, or free for new subscribers. They seem to be laying the groundwork to pull it from WWE Network next year, and maybe the empty-venue and COVID-19 caused that to be delayed a year.)\u00a0They cut to another break 47 minutes into the hour. [c]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>My PWTorch Newsletter cover story on this match from 12 years ago (issue #1018\/1019)\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>COVER STORY HEADLINE: A Five\u2013Star Finish for Ric Flair<\/h3>\n<p><strong>HEADLINE ANALYSIS<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>By Wade Keller, Torch editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The biggest, most devout Ric Flair fan could not have devised a more appropriate final weekend for the retiring star. Flair, the greatest pro wrestler in history by almost any definition, had a weekend that suited his achievements.<\/p>\n<p>The weekend began with a classy induction into the WWE Hall of Fame on\u2008Saturday night, peaked with a stellar five\u2013star final match against Shawn Michaels on\u2008Sunday night in front of 70,000 at the Citrus Bowl, and closed with 20 minute retirement ceremony live on Raw featuring a gathering of many of the wrestlers of past and present who helped make his career as special as it was.<\/p>\n<p>So much could have gone wrong or been disappointing or not lived up to hopes and expectations. Nothing did go wrong. Everything lived up to or exceeded expectations.<\/p>\n<p>What was most gratifying was that in Flair\u2019s final match, he lived up to his reputation for being a great worker. With considerable help from co\u2013star Shawn Michaels, Flair delivered one of absolutely the best matches of his career. Maybe the best in many respects. It is not charity to rate their match five\u2013stars. It was that dramatic and that well played out. It was perfect.<\/p>\n<p>For twenty dramatic minutes, Flair and Michaels had a fight. They slapped, chopped, punched, dove onto, and flipped over each other leading to one of the best match finishes in pro wrestling history. After a string of dramatic, believable near falls, Michaels set up his Sweet Chin Music superkick in the corner. As he stomped the mat and waited for Flair to rise, he seemed to lose his will to finish off his idol. He hesitated. Flair finally stood up. He looked over at Michaels and signalled for him to bring it on. Michaels mouthed, \u201cI\u2019m sorry, I\u2008love you,\u201d then he kicked Flair flush in the face. Flair went down hard and fast. Michaels dropped to his knees and made the final cover.<\/p>\n<p>Referee Charles Robinson, one of the biggest fans of Flair who ever lived, counted to three. When that hand slapped the mat the third time, something felt different. Immediately. Pro wrestling\u2019s greatest wrestler for as long as most everyone watching had ever been a wrestling fan was over. Unlike many retirements in the past, including one by Flair more than a decade ago, this one felt real. Because of Flair\u2019s age, mostly, but also because a big enough deal was being made of this that it felt like they were serious. Flair was retiring<\/p>\n<p>The finish of the match may be a subject of debate. Did Flair say \u201cbring it on\u201d to Michaels because he wanted to fight some more, but fell prey to the kick. Or did Flair tell Michaels to bring it on because he was ready for the final blow because he had given it his all and knew he couldn\u2019t give it any more. Was he, in essence, dramatically volunteering to end his career on his terms, at that chosen moment?<\/p>\n<p>Michaels, overwhelmed with emotion, hugged Flair\u2019s head in a scene that could have been in a war movie with a soldier leaning over a fallen friend. He spoke a few emotionally charged words into Flair\u2019s ear, then quickly slid out of the ring, leaving Flair to have this moment all to himself.<\/p>\n<p>Flair eventually sat up and looked around.\u2008He saw 70,000 fans cheering. Flair left the ring for the final time as an active wrestler, hugged his crying family (kids and wife) at ringside, and then took the long walk back to the locker room as fireworks shot over his head. It was an image that will be burned into many fans\u2019 memories as the end of an era. Not since the final episode of WCW Nitro aired has something so significant come to an end in the industry with millions of fans watching together.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps no weekend in pro wrestling history had more genuine emotion shared by wrestlers and fans collectively than this one.\u2008From the Hall of Fame ceremony on Saturday night to the Flair\u2013Michaels five\u2013star classic on Sunday to Flair\u2019s farewell segment on Raw on Monday, it was three draining, but satisfying days.<\/p>\n<p>The storybook final weekend for Flair made it easier for everyone who has followed and appreciated his career to accept the end of it. As broken up as he was at the Hall of Fame ceremony and before and after his match at WrestleMania, he seemed at peace on Raw on Monday when walking to the ring to say farewell. Flair\u2019s final Raw appearance was pro wrestling fans\u2019 equivalent to May 22, 1982 for Americans who watched Johnny Carson say goodbye. There are many ready to step in and fill Flair\u2019s shoes, but pro wrestling will never feel the same knowing his full time career is over.<\/p>\n<p>Will there be another match down the line? Flair said never. On Raw, he said he was through. He seemed to mean it. He also told everyone not to feel sadness. He seemed to be genuinely at peace with the timing. Flair has never been more ready to move on to the next phase of his life. There was a time where stepping away from an active in\u2013ring career would have been difficult to do. Flair, in recent years, has become more grounded and more ready for life after wrestling than ever.<\/p>\n<p>A perfect final weekend makes it easier for everyone to accept. It\u2019s over.<\/p>\n<p><em>My match analysis and star rating:<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 18\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>STAR RATING: ***** \u2013\u2013 That couldn\u2019t have been done better. Twenty minutes of history. A mistimed flip or a failed bridge up didn\u2019t matter here. This was just tremendously executed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>NOTE: PWTORCH VIP MEMBERS (<a href=\"http:\/\/pwtorch.com\/govip\">VIP SIGN-UP INFO<\/a>) can read the full newsletter covering the historic match and all of WrestleMania 24 weekend <a href=\"https:\/\/members.pwtorch.com\/artman\/publish\/2008DigitalNewsletters\/article_71561.shtml\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show covering the latest episode of Smackdown: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/wwe-smackdown-post-show-3-28-keller-adams-react-to-punk-getting-wrestlemania-main-event-slot-and-saying-it-s-not-the-favor-live-chat--65209707\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cwade Keller\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=65209707&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>[HOUR TWO]<\/h3>\n<p>-Cole said that was the final match of Flair\u2019s career in WWE. (Flair would wrestle in TNA and elsewhere after this match, unfortunately.) Cole said he had news on match at this year\u2019s WrestleMania. He threw to a clip of Baron Corbin knocking Elias off the platform to the floor last week. Cole said the match is still scheduled for this weekend, but \u201cyou have to wonder what Elias\u2019s condition is and if he\u2019ll be cleared in time.\u201d He shifted to announcing that Goldberg would now defend against Braun Strowman.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: That\u2019s it?!?! They falsely advertised Roman Reigns for a full week and then they just announced the change without explanation tonight? That is peculiar. I expected an angle or some storyline development to explain it. Very strange.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Otis was pacing backstage when Tucker walked up to him. Otis told Tucker to leave him a little piece of Ziggler for this weekend. Tucker said he saw Mandy earlier and she asked about him. Otis asked what she was wearing. Tucker said he thinks she was heading to Ziggler\u2019s dressing room \u201cso I think she was just being nice.\u201d Otis got a text and got very excited. [c]<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) TUCKER vs. DOLPH ZIGGLER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tucker made his ring entrance without Otis. Cole talked about both being accomplished amateur wrestlers. Ziggler made a comeback with a DDT as they cut to a break a few minutes in. [c]<\/p>\n<p>Tucker took it to Ziggler at ringside, throwing him into the announce table in front of Cole. Ziggler thumbed Tucker in the eye, then gave him a Zig Zag onto the ringside steps. The ref called for the DQ.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Tucker via DQ.<\/p>\n<p>-Afterward, Ziggler lifted the stairs to smash Tucker, but Mandy and Sonya Deville walked out and Mandy yelled for him to stop. Ziggler stopped and walked away as the Heavy Machinery music played. Otis ran out to check on Tucker. Ziggler bailed out. The screen was taken over briefly by \u201cThe Truth With Be Heard\u201d graphic, then someone in a hoodie from behind sitting at a control booth. Then that person spun around and asked, \u201cAre you paying attention? I told you the truth will be heard\u201d His face was totally dark. Then they cut to Mandy backstage with a security cam as Mandy said to Sonya, \u201cHe\u2019s big. He\u2019s really big, but I think Otis is cute in different kind of way. And he\u2019s really sweet.\u201d Mandy said she doesn\u2019t think Sonya is supportive of him. Sonya told Mandy to promise her details when she gets home. Mandy left the room. Then Sonya picked up Mandy\u2019s phone and typed a message. Otis then got the text and sent heart emoji\u2019s back. Sonya deleted them. Sonya was then shown telling someone off camera that he\u2019ll get what he wants, and everyone will win. Then the camera panned over and showed Ziggler saying he looks forward to winning when it comes to Mandy.<\/p>\n<p>-Back on the ramp, Mandy was teared up and looking at Sonya. Ziggler looked exposed. Mandy turned and walked away. Sonya asked for forgiveness and followed Mandy to the back. Otis chased after Ziggler, who ran away. Cole said Otis knows he gets Ziggler this weekend at WrestleMania.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: Well, that fills in with unexpected video proof what seemed like the real story all along. Cole completely under-reacted, though, and it really hurt the segment. He didn\u2019t react with any emotions at all to the revelation. He reacted like he just watched secret footage of someone at Lowes picking out an off-white color of paint for their living room.\u00a0Should we expect more hidden\u00a0camera footage of\u00a0others\u00a0wrestlers in coming days and weeks?) [c]<\/i><\/p>\n<p>-A clip aired of Drew Gulak beating Shinsuke Nakamura last week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) SHINSUKE NAKAMURA (w\/Sami Zayn, Cesaro) vs. DANIEL BRYAN (w\/Drew Gulak)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Bryan and Drew Gulak came to the ring together to Bryan\u2019s music. Then Shinsuke Nakamura came out with Cesaro and Sami Zayn. Sami joined Cole on commentary. Cole said Sami wasn\u2019t in his usual jovial mood. Sami said this match against Bryan this weekend shouldn\u2019t be happening. Cole said he can\u2019t do anything about it and he\u2019s going to have accept it\u2019s happening. Nakamura kicked Bryan in the back of his head. Cesaro and Sami high-fived as they cut to a break. [c]<\/p>\n<p>Sami was prickly and said he knows how good Bryan is and what he\u2019s in store for this weekend. Bryan came back with Yes Kicks. Cole said he can imagine Sami in the middle of the ring suffering Yes Kicks from Bryan. Sami said nobody has touched him in months. Nakamura made a comeback with kicks. Sami smiled and said he\u2019s suddenly in a better mood. When Bryan applied the Yes Lock, Cesaro interfered for a DQ. Gulak made the save and tackled Cesaro to the floor and then put Cesaro in the Dragon sleeper. Cesaro backdropped Gulak over the barricade. Bryan leaped at Cesaro, but Cesaro slammed Bryan onto the announce table. \u201cOh my god, yes, yes!\u201d said Sami. Sami said this is a preview and a strategy. All three attacked Gulak and Bryan at ringside. The ref yelled at the wrestlers to get out of there. \u201cThis is ridiculous!\u201d she said. Cesaro gave Bryan a Neutralizer mid-ring. Nakamura then hit a Neutralizer. Sami yelled at Bryan that if he doesn\u2019t want to listen to reason, this is what happens. The ref yelled, \u201cYou\u2019ve done enough!\u201d Sami then delivered a Helluva Kick to Bryan\u2019s face as Nakamura and Cesaro held him. Cole said if that happens at WrestleMania, it\u2019s all for Bryan. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-A clip aired of the Firefly Funhouse segment last week.<\/p>\n<p>-Cena made his ring entrance and played to the camera. Cena thanked Cole for setting the stage and then Cena addressed the camera. He said one month ago WWE announced they\u2019d continue their performances \u201cright here at the Performance Center in front of no live audience.\u201d He said it\u2019s a message that left everyone asking, \u201cWhat\u2019s really gonna happen? It\u2019s been a bit of a learning curve. There\u2019s been some meh moments and some great moments, and together we have navigated this uncertainty. Thank you very much for allowing us to do so, because it has led us here, the final minutes of the final broadcast before an unprecedented WrestleMania where once again all of us are asking, \u2018What\u2019s really gonna happen?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said on WWE Network, there will be an epic broadcast that will be the most viewed and most talked about in WWE history. He said it\u2019s the first time ever when no one really knows what\u2019s going to happen. He said he\u2019s been challenged to a Firefly Funhouse match and he cannot get a single human being to tell him what that is. He said he doesn\u2019t know if Bray Wyatt even knows what a Firefly Funhouse match is. He said that\u2019s exactly what The Fiend wants. \u201cThe Fiend loves uncertainty, because uncertainty can lead to fear, and fear can lead to panic, and panic can lead to collapse,\u201d he said. (Uplifting.) He said The Fiend has dominated the WWE landscape with uncertainty, fear, and panic. \u201cAnd here we are on the eve of WrestleMania, all of us staring into the uncertain, asking what happens next? \u201cI\u2019m here to tell you what happens next,\u201d he said, stepping toward the camera. \u201cI will not panic, I sure as hell am not afraid, and I will sure as hell squash Bray Wyatt and finish what I started six years ago.\u201d He shook with intensity. He called Bray a poor man\u2019s Mr. Rogers and accepted the challenge.<\/p>\n<p>The puppets showed up at ringside popping up from behind the barricade. The rabbit said, \u201cUh oh, he\u2019s here!\u201d The lights began to turn off and Cena looked around concerned. When the lights came back on, they were briefly red. The Fiend showed up on the platform in the corner. Cena stared him down as horror movie music played. Then Bray Wyatt suddenly appeared behind Cena. He said, \u201cLet me in!\u201d Then he disappeared when the lights flickered again and Cena was left standing alone.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: A strange finish to the final show before WrestleMania. 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