{"id":77191,"date":"2019-03-29T15:40:24","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T20:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=77191"},"modified":"2019-03-29T15:40:24","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T20:40:24","slug":"weekly-overview-wwe-thru-3-27-top-stories-of-week-major-show-lineups-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-noteworthy-social-media-posts-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/03\/29\/weekly-overview-wwe-thru-3-27-top-stories-of-week-major-show-lineups-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-noteworthy-social-media-posts-more\/","title":{"rendered":"WEEKLY OVERVIEW \u2013 WWE (thru 3\/27): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3418677573\" 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><i>The following is the latest in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/category\/prowrestlingnews\/weekly-overviews\/\">a new series of\u00a0weekly in-depth articles<\/a>\u00a0exclusive to PWTorch which will help put in perspective major wrestling promotions with a weekly overview, looking at news and roster developments, results, future line-ups, social media activity, key interviews, plus a timely commentary at the end. We will be featuring similar features on other promotions each week and each will be updated weekly.<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Top Stories of the Week<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>WWE officially announced that the Raw Women\u2019s Championship match between Ronda Rousey (c), Becky Lynch, and Charlotte will be the main event of WrestleMania 35 on April 7.<\/li>\n<li>WWE also announced that Bret Hart and Jim \u201cThe Anvil\u201d Neidhart are being inducted into the Hall of Fame together as The Hart Foundation.<\/li>\n<li>Charlotte won the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship from Asuka on Smackdown this week. It\u2019s unclear if the triple threat at WrestleMania will be a unification match, or if the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship will be involved at all. As of Wednesday morning, WWE.com still has this triple threat match listed as a match for the Raw Women\u2019s Championship only.<\/li>\n<li>Finn Balor &amp; Kofi Kingston both officially get championship matches at WrestleMania. Balor will take on Bobby Lashley for the Intercontinental Championship and Kofi Kingston finally gets his one on one match with Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022WWE Weekly Event Results<\/h3>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Trenton, N.J.) 3\/22\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Drew McIntyre beat Dean Ambrose<br \/>\n(2) No Way Jose defeated EC3<br \/>\n(3) Apollo Crews beat Luke Harper<br \/>\n(4) Natalya defeated Alexa Bliss via Disqualification after interference from Lacey Evans. Nikki Cross would come out to help Natalya in the two-on-one beatdown<br \/>\n(5) Nikki Cross &amp; Natalya beat Alexa Bliss &amp; Lacey Evans<br \/>\n(6) The Ascension &amp; Mojo Rawley defeated Curt Hawkins, Zack Ryder, &amp; Titus O\u2019Neil<br \/>\n(7) The Revival (c) beat Chad Gable &amp; Bobby Roode to retain the Raw Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(8) Braun Strowman defeated Baron Corbin in a No Disqualification match<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/news\/2019\/03\/wwe-live-event-results-652277\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Utica, N.Y.) 3\/23\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Drew McIntyre beat Dean Ambrose<br \/>\n(2) No Way Jose defeated EC3<br \/>\n(3) Apollo Crews beat Luke Harper<br \/>\n(4) Natalya defeated Alexa Bliss via Disqualification after interference from Lacey Evans. Nikki Cross would come out to help Natalya in the two-on-one beatdown<br \/>\n(5) Nikki Cross &amp; Natalya beat Alexa Bliss &amp; Lacey Evans. The Riott Squad attacked after the match.<br \/>\n(6) Sasha Banks &amp; Bayley defeated The Riott Squad (Sarah Logan &amp; Ruby Riott)<br \/>\n(7) Mojo Rawley &amp; The Ascension beat Curt Hawkins, Zack Ryder, &amp; Titus O\u2019Neil<br \/>\n(8) The Revival beat Chad Gable &amp; Bobby Roode<br \/>\n(9) Braun Strowman defeated Baron Corbin in a No Disqualification match<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prowrestling.com\/wwe-raw-live-event-results-from-utica-ny-3-23-drew-mcintyre-vs-dean-ambrose-more\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (Buffalo, N.Y.) 3\/24\/19<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2338807629\" 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 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) The New Day (Xavier Woods &amp; Big E) beat Sanity<br \/>\n(2) Billie Kaye defeated Carmella<br \/>\n(3) Samoa Joe (c) beat Mustafa Ali, R-Truth, The Miz, and Rey Mysterio in a United States Open Challenge<br \/>\n(4) Becky Lynch beat Charlotte<br \/>\n(5) The Hardy Boys defeated The Bar<br \/>\n(6) Asuka (c) beat Mandy Rose to retain the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n(7) A.J. Styles &amp; Kofi Kingston beat Daniel Bryan &amp; Rowan<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/news\/2019\/03\/wwe-live-event-results-652338\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Amherst, Mass.) 3\/24\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Drew McIntyre beat Dean Ambrose<br \/>\n(2) No Way Jose defeated EC3<br \/>\n(3) Apollo Crews beat Luke Harper<br \/>\n(4) Natalya defeated Alexa Bliss via Disqualification after interference from Lacey Evans. Nikki Cross would come out to help Natalya in the two-on-one beatdown<br \/>\n(5) Nikki Cross &amp; Natalya beat Alexa Bliss &amp; Lacey Evans<br \/>\n(6) Sasha Banks &amp; Bayley defeated The Riott Squad (Sarah Logan &amp; Ruby Riott)<br \/>\n(7) Mojo Rawley &amp; The Ascension beat Curt Hawkins, Zack Ryder, &amp; Titus O\u2019Neil<br \/>\n(8) The Revival (c) beat Chad Gable &amp; Bobby Roode to retain the Raw Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(9) Braun Strowman defeated Baron Corbin in a No Disqualification match<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightful.com\/wrestling\/results\/wwe-amherst-ma-live-event-results-32419-no-way-jose-defeats-ec3-harper-action-more\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (Allentown, Pa.) 3\/25\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Big E beat Eric Young (w\/ Killian Dane)<br \/>\n(2) Mustafa Ali defeated Shelton Benjamin<br \/>\n(3) Rey Mysterio beat Shelton Benjamin<br \/>\n(4) Peyton Royce (w\/ Billie Kay) beat Carmella<br \/>\n(5) The Miz defeated Rusev (w\/ Lana)<br \/>\n(6) The Hardys beat The bar<br \/>\n(7) Asuka (c) defeated Mandy Rose (w\/ Sonya Deville) to retain the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n(8) A.J. Styles &amp; Kofi Kingston beat Daniel Bryan &amp; Rowan<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/news\/2019\/03\/wwe-live-event-results-652391\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1226279578\" 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><em>If you attend a live event, please send results to pwtorch@pwtorch.com. Thanks!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022WWE TV Match Results<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Monday Night Raw TV Results 3\/25\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Women\u2019s Beat the Clock Challenge<br \/>\n&#8211; Ronda Rousey beat Sarah Logan in 1:25<br \/>\n&#8211; Charlotte vs. Ruby Riott ended in No Contest after the clock expired. Charlotte had Riott in the Figure Eight with a few seconds left, but Ruby didn\u2019t tap out before the clock expired.<br \/>\n&#8211; Becky Lynch defeated Liv Morgan in 1:18 to win the Beat the Clock Challenge<br \/>\n(2) Finn Balor beat Bobby Lashley (w\/ Lio Rush) &amp; Jinder Mahal (w\/ The Singh Brothers) in a Two-on-One Handicap match when he pinned Bobby Lashley to earn an Intercontinental Championship match at WrestleMania.<br \/>\n(3) Aleister Black &amp; Ricochet defeated The Revival<br \/>\n(4) Sasha Banks (w\/ Bayley) vs. Natalya (w\/ Beth Phoenix) ended in a No Contest when Tamina &amp; Nia Jax attacked everyone<br \/>\n(5) Baron Corbin defeated Apollo Crews<br \/>\n(6) Kurt Angle beat Samoa Joe<br \/>\n(7) Drew McIntyre beat Dean Ambrose in a Last Man Standing match<\/p>\n<p><strong>Smackdown Live TV Results 3\/26\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Charlotte defeated Asuka to win the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n(2) A.J. Styles vs. Kurt Angle ends in a No Contest after Randy Orton hit Styles with an RKO<br \/>\n(3) Tag Team Gauntlet Match \u2013 If New Day won, Kofi Kingston goes to WrestleMania<br \/>\n&#8211; New Day beat Karl Anderson &amp; Luke Gallows when Big E pinned Anderson<br \/>\n&#8211; New Day defeated Shinsuke Nakamura &amp; Rusev (w\/ Lana) when Xavier Woods pinned Nakamura<br \/>\n&#8211; New Day beat The Bar when Woods rolled up Cesaro. After the match The Bar put Big E through a table<br \/>\n&#8211; New Day beat The Usos via Forfeit after The Usos announce they\u2019re refusing to compete because The New Day have earned their respect and Kofi deserves the WrestleMania match<br \/>\n&#8211; The New Day defeated Daniel Bryan &amp; Rowan via countout after Big E flipped the announce table onto Rowan so he couldn\u2019t reenter the ring<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>New Day won the Gaunlet and Vince confirmed Kofi is going to WrestleMania<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>205 Live Results (Aired on WWE Network) 3\/26\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Lucha House Party beat Humberto Carillo, Drew Gulak, &amp; Jack Gallagher<br \/>\n(2) Ariya Daivari defeated Cedric Alexander<\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Main Event (Aired on Hulu and WWE Network) 3\/28\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) EC3 beat Tyler Breeze<br \/>\n(2) Heavy Machinery defeated The Ascension<\/p>\n<p>Source: WKPWP Post-Raw On-Site Correspondent<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Upcoming Lineups for Stadium\/PPV Events<\/h3>\n<p><strong>WWE WrestleMania on April 7 from New York City, N.Y.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Charlotte (c) vs. Becky Lynch for the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<\/li>\n<li>Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship<\/li>\n<li>Samoa Joe (c) vs. Rey Mysterio for the United States Championship<\/li>\n<li>Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Finn Balor for the Intercontinental Championship<\/li>\n<li>Bayley &amp; Sasha Banks (c) vs. Beth Phoenix &amp; Natalya vs. The IIconics vs. Nia Jax &amp; Tamina for the WWE Women\u2019s Tag Team Championships in a Fatal Four-Way<\/li>\n<li>Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Tony Nese for the Cruiserweight Championship<\/li>\n<li>Triple H vs. Batista in a No Holds Barred match\n<ul>\n<li>If Triple H loses, his in-ring career is over.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Kurt Angle vs. Baron Corbin in Kurt Angle\u2019s final match<\/li>\n<li>Shane McMahon vs. The Miz in a Falls Count Anywhere match<\/li>\n<li>A.J. Styles vs. Randy Orton<\/li>\n<li>Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre<\/li>\n<li>Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal\n<ul>\n<li>Known Entrants (3): Braun Strowman, Colin Jost (from S.N.L.), Michael Che (from S.N.L.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Upcoming Events<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Fri. 3\/29\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Supershow, Eastern Kentucky Expo Center, Pikeville, Ky.<br \/>\nSat 3\/30\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Supershow, Wesbanco Arena, Wheeling, W.Va.<br \/>\nSun. 3\/31\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Supershow, Giant Center, Hershey, Pa.<br \/>\nMon. 4\/1\/19 WWE Raw, Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.<br \/>\nMon. 4\/1\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Berglund Center, Roanoke, Va.<br \/>\nTue. 4\/2\/19 WWE Smackdown, Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, Md.<br \/>\n<strong>Sun. 4\/7\/19 WWE WrestleMania, Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J.<\/strong><br \/>\nMon. 4\/8\/19 WWE Raw, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.<br \/>\nTue. 4\/9\/19 WWE Smackdown, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.<br \/>\nMon. 4\/15\/19 WWE Raw, Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada<br \/>\nTue. 4\/16\/19 WWE Smackdown, Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada<br \/>\nFri. 4\/19\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Mo.<br \/>\nSat. 4\/20\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.<br \/>\nSat. 4\/20\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Bank of Springfield Center, Springfield, Ill.<br \/>\nSun. 4\/21\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Mayo Civic Center, Rochester, Minn.<br \/>\nSun. 4\/21\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Tax Slayer Center, Moline, Ill.<br \/>\nMon. 4\/22\/19 WWE Raw, Wells Fargo Center, Des Moines, Iowa<br \/>\nMon. 4\/22\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Sioux City, Iowa<br \/>\nTue. 4\/23\/19 WWE Smackdown, Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Neb.<br \/>\nMon. 4\/29\/19 WWE Raw, Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky.<br \/>\nMon. 3\/29\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Big Sandy Superstore Arena, Huntington, W.Va.<br \/>\nTue. 4\/30\/19 WWE Smackdown, Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio<br \/>\nSun. 5\/5\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Ford Center Evansville, Evansville, Ind.<br \/>\nMon. 5\/6\/19 WWE Raw, U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio<br \/>\nMon. 5\/6\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, The Corbin Arena, Corbin, Ky.<br \/>\nTue. 5\/7\/19 WWE Smackdown \u2013 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Ky.<br \/>\nWed. 5\/8\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland<br \/>\nThur. 5\/9\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland<br \/>\nThur. 5\/9\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Forest National, Brussels, Belgium<br \/>\nFri. 5\/10\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki, Finland<br \/>\nFri. 5\/10\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Arena Du Pays D\u2019Aix, Aix-en-Province, France<br \/>\nSat. 5\/11\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden<br \/>\nSat. 5\/11\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Utilita Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, England<br \/>\nSun. 5\/12\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway<br \/>\nSun. 5\/12\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, M&amp;S Bank Arena, Liverpool, England<br \/>\nMon. 5\/13\/19 WWE Raw, The O2, London, England<br \/>\nMon. 5\/13\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England<br \/>\nTue. 5\/14\/19 WWE Smackdown, The O2, London, England<br \/>\nTue. 5\/14\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Accorhotels Arena, Paris, France<br \/>\nWed. 5\/15\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, England<br \/>\nWed. 5\/15\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Getec Arena, Magdeburg, Germany<br \/>\nThur. 5\/16\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Flydsa Arena, Sheffield, England<br \/>\nThur. 5\/16\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany<br \/>\nFri. 5\/17\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales<br \/>\nFri. 5\/17\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin, Germany<br \/>\n<strong>Sun. 5\/19\/19 WWE Money in the Bank, XL Center, Hartford, Conn.<\/strong><br \/>\nMon. 5\/20\/19 WWE Raw, Times Union Center, Albany, N.Y.<br \/>\nMon. 5\/20\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Tsongas Center, Lowell, Mass.<br \/>\nTue. 5\/21\/19 WWE Smackdown, Dunkin\u2019 Donuts Center, Providence, R.I.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Latest TV Highlights<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Monday Night Raw<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Raw opened with the announcement that Ronda\/Charlotte\/Becky would be the headline match at WrestleMania. After that announcement, Ronda came out to her music. She said you\u2019re welcome to the fans for helping the women headline, she dropped the mic, then picked it back up to say she doesn\u2019t know what a Beat the Clock challenge is, but it sounds like another lame gimmick, so let\u2019s get to it. Becky came out and took credit for helping them headline WrestleMania. Charlotte came out next to take the credit for them headlining because of the work she\u2019s been doing for seven years, unlike Ronda who\u2019s done it for a year, and Becky who\u2019s only been popular for a few months. Then we had the Beat the Clock challenge. Ronda beat Sarah Logan in 1:25, Charlotte didn\u2019t get Ruby Riott to submit in under that time, and Becky would beat Liv Morgan in 1:18 to win the Beat the Clock challenge.<\/li>\n<li>Finn Balor qualifies for WrestleMania after beating Bobby Lashley and Jinder Mahal in a two-on-one handicap match. The match was announced as Lashley and Lio Rush, but Rush claimed he wasn\u2019t medically cleared after what Braun Strowman did to him during their tag match. Balor would eventually pin Lashley for the win. Lashley would take out his frustrations on Mahal and The Singh Brothers. Balor vs. Lashley for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania is official.<\/li>\n<li>Roman Reigns accepted Drew McIntyre\u2019s WrestleMania challenge. Drew called Reigns out demanding an answer, but tried to appeal to \u201cJoe the man, the father, the husband\u201d saying he\u2019s put his family through enough after his battle with leukemia. Roman finally came out stood face to face with Drew and accepted the challenge, but told Drew to listen closely. Roman warned Drew to never run his mouth about his wife and kids again and he attacked him. As Drew tried to flee, Roman continued the beat down until Drew climbed back into the ring and hit Roman with a low blow. Later in the night Dean would challenge Drew to a Last Man Standing match. That match would be the main event and Drew would win as Raw went off the air.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Smackdown Live<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Charlotte is the new Smackdown Women\u2019s Champion. In a backstage segment, Becky emphasized that Charlotte was the third wheel in their match saying that she\u2019s bringing the fans, and Ronda is bringing the title, so what is Charlotte bringing? Charlotte\u2019s music hit in the arena and she walked onto the stage and told Becky and the audience that she\u2019d show them how deserving she was to be in the match as the show went to commercial. The show came back from commercial to the ring announcer announcing that the match between Charlotte and Asuka was for the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship. Eventually Charlotte would win the match with the Figure 8 for the tap out finish.<\/li>\n<li>Kofi Kingston is finally headed to WrestleMania. The New Day came out at the start of the show talking about the fact they\u2019ve considered quitting WWE in the past week due to everything going on. They called out Vince who came down. Before Vince really began speaking Daniel Bryan and Rowan came onto the stage. Bryan told Vince not to let them get in his head. He called Kofi a B+ player and said if New Day wants to quit, let them because \u201cwe can just call up three NXT wrestlers, call them Fresh Afternoon, and have them throw waffles to the crowd.\u201d Vince eventually got down to the point, saying that Kofi\u2019s opportunities are over with, but Big E and Xavier could send him to WrestleMania if they could win a Tag Team Gauntlet match tonight. In the main event, they would beat four teams, and the Usos willingly forfeited their match in the gauntlet to them. Smackdown ended with Vince confirming that Kofi is headed to WrestleMania.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022WWE Social Media Highlights<\/h3>\n<p>Becky was very busy on Twitter this week. Notice the shirt on Travis Browne, Ronda\u2019s husband, in this first tweet. Good photo editing by Becky!<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1109140345776828416<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1109904765780135942<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1109905913748557826<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1109906188530081792<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1110639800615428096<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsCharlotteWWE\/status\/1109955066339962882<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1109971101738770432<\/p>\n<p>She had some thoughts about Charlotte winning the title from Asuka too\u2026<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1110705163768086528<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1110731791390949376<\/p>\n<p>So, you may have missed this, but Mustafa Ali had his name changed on WWE.com and on his Twitter page. Apparently he\u2019s just Ali now. He made this comment about the name elimination.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mustafa means the &quot;chosen one&quot; with an emphasis on being chosen from amongst the people. <\/p>\n<p>Name or not, nothing has changed. I fight for the people. I am one of them.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mustafa Ali (@MustafaAli_X) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MustafaAli_X\/status\/1110361241837551617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Revival are also still being very vocal on Twitter<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/DashWilderWWE\/status\/1109963144347172866<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MickieJames\/status\/1109999726051688453<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/DashWilderWWE\/status\/1110008103725158400<\/p>\n<p>Kofi did his best to dismiss someone who showed him the Instagram ad that featured him being listed for WrestleMania before Smackdown where he was officially put into the WrestleMania match. I liked the effort, even if we all saw the end result coming.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last week the gauntlet match was also advertised to kick off the show. It did not. Vince has been messing with us for a while now. Wouldn\u2019t be surprised if this was just more of the same. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/txc08S3aEZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/txc08S3aEZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kofi Kingston (@TrueKofi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrueKofi\/status\/1110574177151582208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kofi took to social media after Smackdown too to express his gratitude.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sVyzGHPN7r\">pic.twitter.com\/sVyzGHPN7r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kofi Kingston (@TrueKofi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrueKofi\/status\/1110767751784787969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEUsos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWEUsos<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9eKIOFrIPf\">pic.twitter.com\/9eKIOFrIPf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kofi Kingston (@TrueKofi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrueKofi\/status\/1110782009742376960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Closing Commentary<\/h3>\n<p><strong>&#8211; So, I\u2019d like to just take a minute to compliment two small things from WWE television this week: Ruby Riott on Raw and The Usos on Smackdown.<\/strong> First, I loved the finish to the Ruby Riott vs. Charlotte match during the Beat the Clock challenge on Monday. With seconds to go, Charlotte gets Riott in the Figure 8. Instead of tapping out with only seconds to go, like others in the past have done, Riott held on through the end of the clock. Now, I know that was done so Charlotte wouldn\u2019t set the time, but it\u2019s illogical for someone to tap out with seconds to go in a match. When this has been done in a Beat the Clock match or an Iron Man match previously, I just want to scream because it\u2019s just unbelievable. People withstand submission holds for 30+ seconds sometimes depending on the hold, but with five seconds left in a match, they tap out to lose? I just find that to be such an insulting finish to the match. The last second pinfall victory is way more believable than someone being unable to withstand three more seconds of the submission to not lose. One of the reasons I loved this was Riott appeared to look up to the stage to see the clock when she contemplated tapping, only to realize she only had to endure four more seconds, so she didn\u2019t tap out.<\/p>\n<p>The second thing I loved this week was The Usos forfeiting their match. When their music hit for The New Day Gauntlet match, I was completely stunned. My first thought was, \u201cThey can\u2019t be heels now; they were just seen prominently on television cheering Kofi on backstage last week during his Gauntlet match!\u201d I was so happy when they forfeited because it was consistent with their characters recently. Yes, they were the heel team in their feud with The Miz &amp; Shane McMahon, but were they really all that heelish? Unless I\u2019m just not remembering, I don\u2019t think anything they did was over the top heel. They seemed more like a team somewhere in the middle that was leaning heel given who their opponents were at the time. After seeing them backstage cheering on Kofi just as prominently as Big E and Xavier Woods were last week, The Usos forfeiting was perfect. I loved that they gave an explanation, there was enough time between them coming out and them forfeiting for fans, or at least me, to get caught up in the moment and trying to figure out what they would do. 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