{"id":94272,"date":"2020-03-06T14:24:01","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T20:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=94272"},"modified":"2020-03-06T16:35:09","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T22:35:09","slug":"wwe-smackdown-primer-3-6-final-elimination-chamber-hype-firefly-funhouse-tag-team-gauntlet-match-with-elimination-chamber-implications-alexa-will-say-hey-yo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/03\/06\/wwe-smackdown-primer-3-6-final-elimination-chamber-hype-firefly-funhouse-tag-team-gauntlet-match-with-elimination-chamber-implications-alexa-will-say-hey-yo\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER 3\/6: Final Elimination Chamber Hype, Firefly Funhouse, Tag Team Gauntlet Match with Elimination Chamber Implications, Alexa Will Say Hey Yo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2356344996\" 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><h3><strong>WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>MARCH 6, 2020<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>BUFFALO, N.Y. AT THE KEYBANK CENTER<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>AIRS ON FOX NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EST<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH SPECIALIST<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Michael Cole and Corey Graves<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Top 10 Moments from Last Week<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 10 Friday Night SmackDown moments: WWE Top 10, Feb. 28, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MElRbEEZz0I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arena and Items Advertised by WWE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WWE Smackdown to a familiar site in the Keybank Center in Buffalo, N.Y.\u00a0 The show last appeared in this arena on November 1 of last year, the night after Crown Jewel.\u00a0 That was the event where WWE\u2019s chartered airplane got stuck in Saudi Arabia and they brought in the NXT wrestlers to work the show.\u00a0 On that night, Adam Cole retained the NXT Championship over Daniel Bryan.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s edition of Smackdown will be the go-home show for this Sunday\u2019s Elimination Chamber.\u00a0 Here\u2019s what\u2019s on tap for tonight:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WWE Elimination Chamber final entrance on the line in Tag Team Gauntlet Match<\/li>\n<li>Firefly Funhouse returns after \u201cThe Fiend\u201d Bray Wyatt\u2019s WrestleMania challenge<\/li>\n<li>Lacey Evans &amp; Naomi team up for rematch against Bayley &amp; Sasha Banks<\/li>\n<li>The NWO to appear on \u201cA Moment of Bliss\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Gauntlet Match to Determine Final Entrant in Elimination Chamber Tag Team Championship Match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week we learned that Miz &amp; John Morrison would defend their newly won Smackdown Tag Team Championship in an Elimination Chamber match.\u00a0 Their opponents will be Heavy Machinery, Lucha House Party, New Day, Dolph Ziggler &amp; Robert Roode, and the Usos.\u00a0 They then went on to lose a non-title match to the Usos.\u00a0 They were none too pleased and expressed as such in a WWE exclusive.\u00a0 On the other hand, Ziggler &amp; Roode were happy after Roode defeated Kofi Kingston of New Day:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Miz &amp; John Morrison livid after celebration cut short: SmackDown Exclusive, Feb. 28, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lNn-docYAaQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Robert Roode &amp; Dolph Ziggler unwavering in victory: SmackDown Exclusive, Feb. 28, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VkWHC3AGn3E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, all parties involved will wrestle a gauntlet match to determine the final entrant into the match Sunday.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2483686686\" 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><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis:\u00a0 Shouldn\u2019t the champions be the default final entrant?\u00a0 What\u2019s the factor that\u2019s determining the order of how teams come out tonight?\u00a0 The team coming out last in the gauntlet match tonight has the biggest advantage, therefore wouldn\u2019t it make them look bad if they can\u2019t win?\u00a0 How fair is it to the teams starting the gauntlet match just because they were chosen to start?\u00a0 These gauntlet and elimination chamber matches are so problematic because there\u2019s no rhyme or reason to the order of entrants.\u00a0 I\u2019m not saying don\u2019t do them but have a logical way to make that determination.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Firefly Funhouse Returns after WrestleMania Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week on Smackdown, 16-time world champion John Cena returned to WWE for the first time since July of last year.\u00a0 He talked the usual tropes about loving the fans, this was his home, etc. etc.\u00a0 When he addressed what he was doing for WrestleMania, he said it was the right thing for him not to partake and bet on the future stars of the company.<\/p>\n<p>As Cena was making his way back, well you know what happened.\u00a0 The lights started dimming and the horror music interlude sounded.\u00a0 When the lights came back on, former Universal Champion \u201cThe Fiend\u201d Bray Wyatt was standing behind Cena on the entrance ramp.\u00a0 Moments later, he pointed to the WrestleMania sign.\u00a0 Cena tipped his cap and gave Bray the \u201cyou can\u2019t see me\u201d hand motion for which he is famous.\u00a0 Here he is on Twitter:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Want to thank <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEonFOX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWEonFOX<\/a> and more importantly <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEUniverse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWEUniverse<\/a> for such an emotional experience on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Smackdown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Smackdown<\/a>. I went to Boston to say \u2018goodbye\u2019 but realized that no matter where life takes me, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWE<\/a> is always home.<br \/>Now, onto <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WrestleMania?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WrestleMania<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XFFPQg6bHR\">pic.twitter.com\/XFFPQg6bHR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Cena (@JohnCena) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCena\/status\/1234634938797957120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s like 2014 all over again.\u00a0 Bray faced Daniel Bryan at that Royal Rumble and went on to face Cena at WrestleMania.\u00a0 This year, it appears that will happen again.\u00a0 As we get ready for that match, Bray Wyatt will deliver another episode of the Firefly Funhouse tonight.\u00a0 Here\u2019s Bray:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To my mockingbird,<\/p>\n<p>Not a loss, but instead a sacrifice. <\/p>\n<p>He wasn\u2019t a chapter in my tale. <\/p>\n<p>I began with a mission. <\/p>\n<p>And now I\u2019m where I was supposed to be. <\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WYATT 6 (@Windham6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Windham6\/status\/1233701460971544576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis:\u00a0 If Bray Wyatt raps in honor of Cena\u2019s Doctor of Thuganomics character from his early days, I will mark out, believe me.\u00a0 Overall this is fine. I thought Bray pointing at the sign and Cena tipping his cap was a weird dynamic. Usually all of that would be reserved for wrestlers who respect each other (Triple H and Undertaker in 2011, Sting and Triple H in 2015).\u00a0 Anyway, I have more of an issue with Cena.\u00a0 Who the (expletive) are you?\u00a0 I know you\u2019re great, but you think you\u2019re so special that YOU decide WrestleMania should go on without you because YOU believe in the future, and it\u2019s the right thing because YOU make that decision?\u00a0 Stop making it about you man and stop patronizing people.\u00a0 I know it\u2019s storyline and all, but don\u2019t hand me that happy horse(expletive).\u00a0 Just be honest and say you want to be at WrestleMania, and let\u2019s see somebody step up.\u00a0 That would have been more honest and non-pandering.\u00a0 No wonder this guy got booed a lot through the years.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lacey Evans &amp; Naomi vs. Smackdown Women\u2019s Champion Bayley &amp; Sasha Banks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week on Smackdown to open the show, Smackdown Women\u2019s Champion Bayley took on Naomi after defeating her to retain her title the night before at Super Showdown in Saudi Arabia.\u00a0 Before the match started, Bayley called for her best friend and Boston, MA. native Sasha Banks to join her at ringside.\u00a0 Naomi won the match via DQ when Sasha did an interference spot.\u00a0 As they were double-teaming Naomi, Lacey Evans came out for the save.\u00a0 In the spirit of former long-time Smackdown G.M. Teddy Long, they had themselves a tag team match playa!\u00a0 Lacey and Naomi went on to defeat Bayley and Banks when Naomi sunset flipped Bayley for the win.\u00a0 Here\u2019s Lacey and Naomi in an exclusive after the match:<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4028800078\" 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><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Naomi &amp; Lacey Evans happy to team up against Bayley &amp; Banks: SmackDown Exclusive, Feb. 28, 202..\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Vt5aGNfnec?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It was announced on WWE Backstage that there will be a rematch from last week, and that takes place tonight.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis:\u00a0 I\u2019m getting apathetic about a lot of things in WWE, if I haven\u2019t gotten there already.\u00a0 Why are champions wrestling previously unadvertised matches on TV?\u00a0 Why does the challenger that lost get another match with the champion?\u00a0 Why does WWE constantly do the impromptu tag match?\u00a0 They can be and are usually cool, but not every week.\u00a0 If feels like that\u2019s what they do.\u00a0 It takes away from it happening feeling special.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Moment of Bliss with Impending Hall of Fame Inductees the nWo <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At this year\u2019s Hall of Fame induction ceremony, one of the greatest factions in the history of wrestling will be inducted in the New World Order (nWo).\u00a0 It\u2019s hard to put into a short paragraph what they meant to the business, but the simplest thing I can say is they changed its course upon their debut in WCW in 1996.\u00a0 The key to its success was having Hulk Hogan, long-time babyface hero and champion, join the faction and become the top heel in the company.\u00a0 Many people, including family members and friends of mine, started watching wrestling again when they heard of this occurrence.<\/p>\n<p>If Wikipedia is not lying, Alexa Bliss had not even turned five years old that when Hogan infamously dropped the leg on \u201cMacho Man\u201d Randy Savage and later told everyone \u201cyou fans can stick it brother!\u201d\u00a0 Nikki Cross had turned seven just a few months earlier.\u00a0 Tonight, all grown-up Alexa &amp; Nikki welcome Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Sean Waltman into \u201cA Moment of Bliss.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nWo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nWo<\/a> comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SmackDown<\/a> tomorrow night when <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealKevinNash?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RealKevinNash<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Scotthallnwo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SCOTTHALLNWO<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRealXPac?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheRealXPac<\/a> appear on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AMomentofBliss?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AMomentofBliss<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexaBliss_WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AlexaBliss_WWE<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>What will the legendary group have to say ahead of their <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWEHOF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWEHOF<\/a> induction?<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iBcHnSKnZJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/iBcHnSKnZJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1235656038004604928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis:\u00a0 It just brings me a chuckle when Vince brings back the nWo to pop a rating (let\u2019s be honest, that\u2019s what this is about).\u00a0 Meanwhile, back in 2002, he purposely brought back a watered down nWo and made them look bad.\u00a0 Anyway, it\u2019s all good.\u00a0 It\u2019s always fun to see those guys and even cooler to see them with Alexa and Nikki, whom I\u2019m sure adored them as children.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Match Results and News Items from Last Week<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Roman Reigns challenged new Universal Champion Goldberg for the title.\u00a0 Later in the show, the match was announced for WrestleMania.<\/li>\n<li>Braun Strowman signed a contract to defend his Intercontinental Champion against former champ Shinsuke Nakamura, Cesaro, and Sami Zayn at Elimination Chamber.<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Bryan defeated Curtis Axel with Drew Gulak on commentary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Final Thoughts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been standard operating procedure that the championship that has not been challenged for by the Royal Rumble winner, would have its challenger determined by the Elimination Chamber match.\u00a0 It\u2019s not that I\u2019m not going to watch the match, but I don\u2019t need that to be in the chamber.\u00a0 Roman Reigns has been winning his matches, but he just gets the title match at WrestleMania?\u00a0 Doesn\u2019t a \u2018Mania title match have to be earned?\u00a0 Then again, Goldberg was just gifted a Universal title match.\u00a0 This is where we are with Smackdown.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani.\u00a0 Questions and discussion are welcome.\u00a0 Thank you for reading!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/03\/02\/wwe-smackdown-hits-misses-2-28-goldberg-reigns-opening-segment-strowman-ic-title-contract-signing-john-cena-hype-and-angle-with-fiend-roode-vs-kofi\/\">WWE SMACKDOWN HITS &amp; 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