Reports indicate that the following was taped Tuesday night for the episode of SmackDown set to air this Friday, April 11 from Lafayette as the WWE continues to wade through the fallout of WrestleMania XXX and looks ahead to the Extreme Rules pay-per-view on May 4 live from the Izod Center in New Jersey.
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In the main event of the evening, Daniel Bryan teamed up with The Usos and fought Randy Orton, Kane and Batista to a no-contest after both teams were counted out for brawling on the floor. The heel team got the upper-hand after the bell until The Shield came out to aid the face team. The show ended after Bryan hit Kane with the Knee Plus and celebrated with The Shield.
The show opened with a promo by John Cena, who came out and said the future is now in the WWE. The Wyatt Family interrupted on the big screen. Bray Wyatt said he couldn't stop smiling and didn't feel like he lost at WrestleMania while warning that things were about to get extreme.
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Bryan appeared earlier on the show when Hulk Hogan came out and talked about WrestleMania XXX. Hogan brought Bryan out and Bryan talked about winning the title and getting married to Brie Bella later this week. Bryan requested that "Real American" should be played, and he and Hogan celebrated in the ring.
Elsewhere on the show, Rob Van Dam cut a promo and then defeated Damien Sandow on the show while Ryback and Curtis Axel defeated Los Matadores.
In other action Cesaro had Paul Heyman in his corner as he took on The Big Show. Cesaro used heel tactics in the match, which ended when Jack Swagger came down and put the Patriot Lock on him to draw the DQ. Show then threw Swagger out of the ring before being attacked by Cesaro, who hit him with the Neutralizer.
Elsewhere, Bad News Barrett defeated Kofi Kingston while Fandango (w/ Layla) defeated Santino (w/ Emma) while Layla taunted Emma at ringside.
This episode of SmackDown airs just over three weeks before Extreme Rules, but so far there are no matches reported for the show.
Quick Results:
--John Cena cuts a promo and gets interrupted by The Wyatt Family.
--Cesaro w/ Paul Heyman def. The Big Show via DQ after Jack Swagger interfered.
--Ryback and Curtis Axel def. Los Matadores.
--Rob Van Dam cut a promo and then def. Damien Sandow.
--Hulk Hogan and Daniel Bryan cut a promo.
--Bad News Barrett def. Kofi Kingston.
--Fandango w/ Layla def. Santino w/ Emma.
--Daniel Bryan and The Usos fought Randy Orton, Kane and Batista to a double countout. After a brawl ensued, The Shield helped the face team.
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