WWE SmackDown Results From WrestleMania Axxess
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- We kick off tonight with the opening theme and go to crowd shots as Ryback's music hits and he comes to the ring. Josh Mathews is at ringside with Jerry Lawler. Josh says Michael Cole and JBL are already at Axxess. They show footage of the bench press contest from last week. Rosa Mendes comes down with Primo & Epico as Josh sends to JBL and Cole in an inset promo from Axxess.
Handicap Match: Ryback vs. Primo & Epico
Primo gets slammed and tags Epico who fares no better. They get a small opening and make quick tags and double team Ryback. Ryback comes back and hits a double spear. Ryback picks up both men on his back and hits Shell Shock for the win.
Winner by pin: Ryback
- Back from a commercial to shots from Axxess at the Izod Center. Michael Cole and JBL banter and send to a video package for Triple H and Brock Lesnar. Cole and JBL hype the match and talk about the Hall of Fame. We'll take a special look at Bruno Sammartino after the break.
- Back to more footage from Axxess. We see people posing for pictures in front of the Andre The Giant statue including a pic of JBL in front of it. We see Ricky Steamboat and Dusty Rhodes and Pat Patterson signing autographs. Cole sends to the Bruno Sammartino video package.
- A nice, upbeat video package runs for Fandango. Faandaaangoo! Cole sends to footage of Fandango taking out Chris Jericho on RAW.
- The Shield brings us a short hand-held promo video. They tell us to believe in The Shield.
- Back from a break as Cole sends to a video package for The Shield.
- The music hits in the arena and The Bella Twins and Team Rhodes Scholars come out dressed as Tons of Funk and The Funkadactyls. One of the Bellas has padding in her butt and she feeds cookies to Cody who has writing on his face. Sandow says they did this to illustrate the lunacy of Tons of Funk and they don't belong in the same ring as he them. The music hits and Tons of Funk come out for real and they are not happy.
The Funkadactyls rush the ring and attack The Bellas and Tons of Funk clean house of Team Rhodes Scholars. Brodus, Tensai, and The Funkadactyls dance in the ring.
- Footage is shown of the WrestleMania Press Conference.
- A CM Punk-Undertaker video package runs.
- The Donald Trump Hall of Fame video is shown.
- John Cena's promo from RAW is shown with Rock's rebuttal.
- JBL puts the match over big-time and calls it 'history.' Cole signs-off from Axxess and says we will return to the arena after the commercial.
- Cole is a liar as we return to footage from Axxess and he sends to the lovely new announcer, Renee Young who is standing by with Alberto Del Rio. She sends to the footage of him getting beaten with crutches by Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger. He puts over the World Title and says that is what it is all about.
- We go to the arena as Jack Swagger makes his way to the ring with Zeb Colter. Kofi Kingston is out next with 10 minutes left in the show.
Jack Swagger vs. Kofi Kingston
Swagger takes control and grounds Kofi early. Kofi mounts some offense and Swagger goes out to regroup as we go to commercial.
- I just got a tweet from Mr. McMahon and it turns out, the #BigReveal is a sneak peek at the WrestleMania set. Yay! It is a pretty cool set, for the record.
- Back from the break as Swagger works Kofi over in the ring. Kofi comes back with a flurry but Swagger cuts him off and applies the Patriot Lock for the win.
Winner by submission: Jack Swagger
Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter stand tall in the ring as Josh Mathews signs off.
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