WWE SmackDown Results (3/12): Daniel Bryan's WrestleMania Match Announced, Former Champion Returns
- Daniel Bryan is out to a great ovation to start the show. He says the Intercontinental Title is the working man's title, and it's the only championship he hasn't held. He officially enters the Intercontinental Title ladder match at WrestleMania.
Bad News Barrett comes out and says Bryan won't win it. Dolph Ziggler comes out and says 6 other guys will be tossing Barrett off of ladders at WrestleMania. This brings out Luke Harper, who says he wants his WrestleMania moment. Dean Ambrose appears to a huge reaction and says he'll fight anyone right now. Stardust shows up and he's being all weird and Stardusty. R-Truth is there, too, along with his burlap sack. He says he's hanging on to the IC title at WrestleMania.
A huge brawl breaks out, with Ziggler, Bryan and Ambrose standing tall to end the segment.
The Usos & New Day (w/ Naomi & Big E) vs. Tyson Kidd, Cesaro & Los Matadores (w/ Natalya & Torito)
The Matadores work over Xavier Woods until Jimmy Uso makes a blind tag and takes advantage. Diego knocks Uso off the top rope as we go to a commercial.
Back from the break Matadores are still in control of Jimmy Uso, playing the heel role. Jey Uso gets the hot tag and takes out Kidd and Diego until Kofi blind tags himself and hits a cross body on Kidd for 2.
One of the Matadores hits his teammates which leads to Jimmy Uso and Xavier doing big dives to the outside. Kofi hits an SOS, but Fernando hits a backstabber and holds the tights for the win.
Winners: Los Matadores, Tyson Kidd and Cesaro via pinfall (backstabber)
- They show a clip of John Cena taking out Rusev on Monday.
Ryback vs. Miz
Cole brings up Ryback and Miz's past on Tough Enough in 2004. Ryback controls things early, until Miz drops his head across the top rope. Miz boots Ryback a couple of times, but eats a spinebuster. Meat Hook, Shellshocked. That's it. MizDow is shown laughing in the back.
Winner: Ryback via pinfall (Shellshocked)
- Roman Reigns is out to address Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman's promo from Raw. He says at WrestleMania he's going to win the WWE title.
He's interrupted by Mark Henry, who is in much better shape. Henry says Reigns can't beat Brock Lesnar, and Roman has no identity. He says that Lesnar almost killed him when he F5'ed him on the floor. Henry says the people, the wrestlers, and Lesnar don't respect Reigns. He gets Superman punched and speared through the ringside barricade.
- The Bray Wyatt promo from Raw is shown.
Paige & AJ Lee vs. Summer Rae & Cameron (w/ Eva Marie)
The Bella Twins are on commentary as the heels take control early on. Paige hits a few clotheslines and a PTO, and Summer taps out.
Winners: Paige & AJ Lee via submission (PTO)
- Backstage, Mark Henry says that Roman Reigns made a believer out of him.
- Randy Orton's interview with Michael Cole from WWE.com is shown.
Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler, & Dean Ambrose vs. Stardust, Bad News Barrett & Luke Harper
The action starts off back and forth until Daniel Bryan locks Stardust in a surfboard. Bryan starts taking it to Stardust with a big dropkick, and a top rope huracanrana, but misses his running knee. Stardust rolls out of the ring and regroups before the commercial.
Back from the break Luke Harper is working over Daniel Bryan with a gator roll and a headlock. Ambrose and Stardust get tags and Ambrose dominates, finally landing a nice reverse powerbomb. Ambrose goes up top and hits a flying elbow to the outside on Stardust and Harper as we go to our final commercial.
After the break all hell breaks loose when Ziggler lands a superkick. The heels are sent outside as the faces all go for suicide dives. Harper boots Ziggler before he can and gets a two off a sit down powerbomb. Ziggler escapes a Torture Rack and hits a Zig Zag, and Bryan follows up with a knee for the pin.
Winners: Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler & Dean Ambrose via pinfall (running knee)