{"id":95887,"date":"2020-04-10T12:51:57","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T17:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=95887"},"modified":"2020-04-10T12:51:57","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T17:51:57","slug":"wwe-smackdown-primer-4-10-spoiler-free-continued-audience-free-show-and-more-wrestlemania-fallout-bliss-cross-invite-former-champs-for-rematch-a-monster-among-championship-runs-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/04\/10\/wwe-smackdown-primer-4-10-spoiler-free-continued-audience-free-show-and-more-wrestlemania-fallout-bliss-cross-invite-former-champs-for-rematch-a-monster-among-championship-runs-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER 4\/10 (Spoiler-Free): Continued Audience-Free Show and more WrestleMania Fallout, Bliss-Cross Invite Former Champs for Rematch, A Monster Among Championship Runs Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-462645366\" 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>WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER<br \/>\nAPRIL 10, 2020<br \/>\nORLANDO, FL. AT THE WWE PERFORMANCE CENTER<br \/>\nAIRS ON FOX NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT<br \/>\nBY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH SPECIALIST<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Top 10 Moments from Last Week<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 10 Friday Night SmackDown moments: WWE Top 10, April 3, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kqgov-T39nA?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>WrestleMania Results Pertinent to Smackdown<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cesaro defeated Drew Gulak on the night one kickoff show.<\/li>\n<li>Alexa Bliss &amp; Nikki Cross defeated the Kabuki Warriors (Asuka &amp; Kairi Sane) to regain the WWE Women\u2019s Tag Team Championship.<\/li>\n<li>Elias defeated King Corbin.<\/li>\n<li>Sami Zayn defeated Daniel Bryan to retain the Intercontinental Championship.<\/li>\n<li>John Morrison defeated Kofi Kingston of New Day and and Jimmy Uso of the Usos in a ladder match to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Championship for the Miz and himself (hey hey, ho ho).<\/li>\n<li>Braun Strowman defeated Goldberg to win his first Universal Championship.<\/li>\n<li>Otis defeated Dolph Ziggler. He then kissed Mandy and carried her out.<\/li>\n<li>Bayley defeated Sasha Banks, Naomi, Lacey Evans, and Tamina to retain the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Fiend\u201d Bray Wyatt defeated John Cena in a Firefly Funhouse match.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Arena and Items Advertised by WWE<\/h3>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s WWE Smackdown has been pre-recorded and once again took place in the WWE Performance Center with no audience. We move away fromWrestleMania, \u201ctoo big for one night,\u201d (&#x1f644; how many times did they say that) and head towards Money in the Bank, at least for the time being. The event was advertised during WrestleMania and according to Wikipedia, is scheduled for May 10 in the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, MD. We\u2019ll soon find out what happens with that as we still continue to navigate the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, we\u2019ll (perhaps) anticipate a roster move or two. Apollo Crews arrived on Raw via an \u201cexpiring draft pick\u201d (&#x1f92a; well at least they explained it) and Bianca Belair arrived saying \u201cshe goes here now,\u201d referring to Raw. Here\u2019s what\u2019s on tap for tonight thus far:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alexa Bliss &amp; Nikki Cross welcome the Kabuki Warriors to Smackdown for title rematch<\/li>\n<li>Braun Strowman ushers in Universal Championship reign on Smackdown<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WWE Women\u2019s Tag Team Championship: Alexa Bliss &amp; Nikki Cross (champs) vs. the Kabuki Warriors (Asuka &amp; Kairi Sane)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alexa Bliss &amp; Nikki Cross regained the WWE Women\u2019s Tag Team Championship from the Kabuki Warriors at WrestleMania after losing the titles to them back at Hell in a Cell in October. It\u2019s their second run with the titles, and if you\u2019re keeping score at home, they are the fourth team to hold the titles since Bayley and Sasha Banks won them initially at Elimination Chamber in 2019. Here\u2019s Alexa &amp; Nikki celebrating their win in a WWE exclusive:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alexa Bliss &amp; Nikki Cross celebrate WrestleMania victory: WWE Exclusive, April 4, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7NtN_q0MRpk?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>Tonight, they put their newly won titles on the line against the team from which they took them in the Kabuki Warriors. Two weeks ago, on Smackdown, Alexa picked up a singles victory over Asuka. We\u2019ll find out if Alexa &amp; Nikki\u2019s luck continues tonight.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: Technically shouldn\u2019t this rematch be on Raw since Asuka &amp; Kairi Sane are members of that show? I\u2019m nitpicking and it\u2019s not a big deal in the grand scheme of things right now (logistics are playing a part I\u2019m sure), but I had to point it out, nonetheless. I don\u2019t expect a quick title change, although you never know. I\u2019m ready to see what Kairi can do on her own. We already know Asuka can be a top-of-the-card singles act.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Braun Strowman\u2019s Universal Championship Reign Begins<\/h3>\n<p>After pursuing the title for nearly three years, Braun Strowman finally captured the WWE Universal Championship after beating Goldberg at WrestleMania during night one. The match went about two minutes and I honestly lost count of the spears and powerslams. Braun was a replacement for Roman Reigns who backed out of the match out of concern for his health, seeing as he is in remission for leukemia. Here\u2019s Braun in a WWE exclusive celebrating his win and video of his photoshoot if you care (I don\u2019t, but some of you may so here you go):<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1909117288\" 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><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Braun Strowman takes in his Universal Title win at WrestleMania: WWE Exclusive, April 4, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SvzdlS7uHAE?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=\"Braun Strowman enjoys his first Universal Championship photoshoot: WWE Exclusive, April 4, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f_e40oZDUpM?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><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: There were so many times Braun should have been given the \u201cKane\u201d treatment and given a month-or-two run as champion. They could have had him beat Brock and then lose it back, and at least it would have meant more. This is so after the fact for it to mean much. That said, I was still in favor of Braun beating Goldberg. They won\u2019t keep the title on Braun for long. I would think eventually all roads lead to Roman Reigns, although I\u2019m starting to question that now.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Other Match Results and News Items from Last Week:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Smackdown Tag Team Champions Miz and John Morrison had New Day and the Usos on MizTv to hype their triple threat ladder match ultimately won by John Morrison.<\/li>\n<li>Tamina defeated Lacey Evans and Naomi. Here\u2019s Bayley in a WWE exclusive after defeating these three women and Sasha Banks at WrestleMania:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bayley has a message for Paige after WrestleMania win: WWE Exclusive, April 5, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yrKAn425cjs?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<ul>\n<li>They replayed the Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair match from WrestleMania 24 in 2008 in which Michaels defeated Flair to retire him from WWE. This was the match where Michaels famously said \u201cI\u2019m sorry, I love you\u201d before super-kicking Flair and scoring the pin.<\/li>\n<li>Tucker defeated Dolph Ziggler via DQ. They then revealed that Sonya Deville commiserated with Dolph Ziggler to send Otis the text from Mandy Rose\u2019s phone saying she was running late, enabling Dolph to get to the dinner table before Otis. Here\u2019s Otis and Mandy in a WWE exclusive after Otis defeated Dolph at WrestleMania:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Otis basks in glow of Mandy Rose and first WrestleMania win: WWE Exclusive, April 5, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hBenfqFrH8I?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<ul>\n<li>Daniel Bryan defeated Shinsuke Nakamura via DQ when Cesaro got involved. He ultimately came up short against Sami Zayn for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania. Here\u2019s Sami in a WWE exclusive:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sami Zayn says justice was served at WrestleMania: WWE Exclusive, April 4, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CzL9_vTH3Rg?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<ul>\n<li>John Cena accepted Bray Wyatt\u2019s invitation to a Firefly Funhouse match to close out the show.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Final Thoughts<\/h3>\n<p>I always look forward to what comes of the shows after WrestleMania. Usually we get some roster moves and returns and thus tonight should be no exception. I have a few ideas for what they should do for Smackdown, but I\u2019ll just sit back and watch what they do and evaluate. I don\u2019t have high expectations for Braun as Universal Champion, but I\u2019m glad they gave it to him despite it being after the fact. Smackdown is thin on talent so hopefully with this being \u201cpost-WrestleMania\u201d season they make some moves to boost the roster.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. Questions and discussion are welcome. Thank you for reading!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/04\/03\/leclairs-wwe-smackdown-report-4-3-alt-perspective-on-going-coverage-of-wrestlemania-go-home-show-john-cena-answers-the-fiend-miztv-more\/\">LECLAIR\u2019S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 4\/3: Alt perspective, detailed coverage of WrestleMania go-home show, John Cena answers The Fiend, MizTV, more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2262217145\"><div id=\"pwtor-1208883785\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER APRIL 10, 2020 ORLANDO, FL. 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