WWE SmackDown live results: WrestleMania 35 fallout
The SmackDown after WrestleMania takes place from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York tonight.
The New Day will celebrate Kofi Kingston winning the WWE Championship. Kingston defeated Daniel Bryan for the title at WrestleMania 35.
A Tag Team title match is also set for tonight, with The Usos defending against The Hardys. The Usos retained in a fatal four-way match against Cesaro & Sheamus, Shinsuke Nakamura & Rusev, and Ricochet & Aleister Black at WrestleMania.
Becky Lynch defeated Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair to win the Raw and SmackDown Women’s Championships on Sunday. Last night on Raw, Lacey Evans confronted Lynch. WWE.com is teasing that a SmackDown competitor might confront the new double champion tonight as well.
The IIconics captured the Women’s Tag Team titles at WrestleMania. The new champs are scheduled to appear tonight. The Miz is also set to appear after losing a falls count anywhere match to Shane McMahon at the PPV.
Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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WWE Champion Kofi Kingston and The New Day came down to the ring for the celebration. Kingston’s kids are sitting at ringside. The fans love Kingston and gave him a huge reaction. The fans erupted in a huge “Kofi” chant. There are Kofi-Mania signs all over the arena.
Big E called Kingston an A-plus player and the fans broke into an “A Plus” chant. He pointed out they showed up on Raw to make history. Xavier Woods asked if it was when he did the splits. The fans chanted “One More” time. Big E did the splits again to a huge reaction.
Big E noted Kingston almost made history by becoming a double champion last night like Becky Lynch. The fans broke into a “Becky” chant. He liked being on Raw but nothing compares to the blue brand. They’re going to celebrate the career of Kingston.
Woods talked about the first time he met Kingston. It felt like he met his hero. Woods congratulated Kingston and told him they love him. The fans broke into another huge “Kofi” chant.
Kingston noted this wasn’t supposed to happen. It wasn’t in the script for him to be WWE Champion. He pointed out his family at ringside. They inspire him to be the best possible father and husband. He thanked them for supporting him.
The Bar interrupted the celebration. The fans hated them for interrupting. They took credit for Kingston still being champion. They claim he almost lost the title to Seth Rollins last night. The Bar then challenged The New Day to a six-man tag match for later tonight. The Bar noted they made a friend on Raw. They then introduced their partner Drew McIntyre.
The New Day vs. The Bar & Drew McIntyre is official for later.
Aleister Black, Ricochet & Ali defeated Shinsuke Nakamura, Rusev (w/Lana) & Andrade (w/Zelina Vega)
The heels isolated Ricochet in their corner to gain control of the match. Ricochet hit a neckbreaker and the faces took over. Black nailed Rusev with a knee and Ricochet caught him with a dropkick. The heels rolled to the floor. Black teased a dive but instead did a backflip and did his cross-legged pose with Ricochet and Ali.
Back from break, Rusev slowed the pace down with a bear hug on Ali. Ali fought back and hit a tornado DDT. Black got the hot tag and ran wild. He hit a moonsault on Andrade but Nakamura and Rusev broke up the pin.
Ricochet hit a moonsault on the floor off the barricade on Rusev. In the ring, Vega distracted Black and Andrade rolled him up for a near fall. The finish came when Ali hit a reverse hurricanrana on Andrade and hit a 450 splash for the win.
After the match, Randy Orton suddenly hit the RKO on Ali. Orton left. Suddenly, Kevin Owens appeared and hit the stunner on Rusev.
In the back, Kayla Braxton interviewed The Usos. They congratulated Kofi Kingston for winning the WWE Championship. They said they have to win tonight and promised to defeat The Hardy Boyz.
R-Truth and Carmella were in the ring. Truth mentioned that Becky Lynch is the Raw and SmackDown Woman’s champions. Carmella pointed out that Kofi Kingston is the WWE Champion. Truth then said that Carmella defeated Andre The Giant in the battle royal. Carmella tried to correct him but Truth didn’t understand.
Carmella pointed out that a year ago she won the SmackDown Woman’s Championship. She lost the title but Truth helped her have fun again. She said winning the battle royal was just the beginning.
Samoa Joe ran out and brawled with Truth. Truth had the brief advantage but Joe took over and locked on the Coquina Clutch. Joe bragged about beating Rey Mysterio in record time. He promised to defeat any superstar.
Braun Strowman’s music hit and he ran down to a big pop. Strowman and Joe brawled. Joe locked on the Coquina Clutch but Strowman fought back. He picked up Joe for a power slam but Joe slipped out and escaped the ring.
As Strowman posed on the stage the new Women’s tag team champions The IIconics came out. They tried to shake Strowman’s hand but he just walked off.
A video aired of a puppet popping out of a box with sinister laughter.
Women’s tag team champions The IIconics defeated The Brooklyn Belles
Before the match, The IIconics talked about winning the belts at WrestleMania. They promised to be fighting champions and introduced Karrisa and Kristen The Brooklyn Belles. They claimed the Belles are undefeated. On commentary, Corey Graves kept getting the Belles’ names wrong. The IIconics dominated the match and won easily.
In the back, Kayla Braxton interviewed Paige who was watching the match. She mocked The IIconics and promised to bring a tag team to SmackDown next week.
Shane McMahon came down to the ring. The Best in the World trophy’s set up in the ring. He appeared to have a black eye. McMahon pointed out that next week is the Superstar shake-up.
McMahon then talked about all the big WrestleMania moments. He claimed that everyone watched WrestleMania to see him defeat The Miz. He said that Miz isn’t here tonight because he’s tending to his father.
McMahon noted that Mr. Miz came in the ring and punched him. He claimed the black eye was a result of the punch. He bragged about attacking him and beating Miz. He called himself the Best in the World and the fans broke into a huge “CM Punk” chant.
McMahon brought announcer Greg Hamilton in the ring and wondered why the intro wasn’t as good as Sunday night. Hamilton claimed that several fans threatened him if he introduced McMahon as the best in the world. McMahon told him not to worry about the fans and grabbed him by the collar.
McMahon forced Hamilton to do the intro over and over. McMahon pulled him by the tie and dragged him out of the ring. He took Hamilton up to the top of the stage. Hamilton did the intro again and McMahon finally liked it.
The Hardy Boyz defeated The Usos to win the SmackDown tag team championship
The Usos sent Matt to the floor and whipped him into the barricade. They isolated Matt on their side of the ring. Back from break, Jeff was firmly in control but Jey fought back. Jimmy missed a whisper in the wind and Jeff hit his own for a close near fall.
The Hardys hit poetry in motion and Matt hit the side effect for a two count. Matt went for the twist of fate but Jimmy countered with a superkick. Jey hit a huge splash on Jeff for a near fall.
The Usos missed the double splash. Matt hit the twist of fate on Jimmy and Jeff hit the Swanton Bomb to win the SmackDown tag team titles.
After the match, Kayla Braxton tried to interview The Hardys but Lars Sullivan interrupted. Sullivan attacked both Matt and Jeff. He beat them down and hit a diving head butt on Matt.
Raw and SmackDown Woman’s Champion Becky Lynch made her way to the ring. The fans sang her theme music and broke into a huge “Becky” chant. She talked about winning at WrestleMania and called herself the Champ-Champ and Becky Two Belts. The fans broke into a “Becky Two Belts” chant.
Lynch showed footage of Lacey Evans confronting her last night. Lynch noted that she has two huge targets and will be pulling double duty. She walked through hell to win the titles. She will take on all challengers. Suddenly, Evans jumped Lynch as she posed with the belts on the stage.
The New Day defeated The Bar & Drew McIntyre
Before the match, Sami Zayn walked out onto the ramp. He said the fans weren’t worth it and walked off.
The New Day had the early advantage and worked over Sheamus. Cesaro attacked Xavier Woods behind the referees back to gain control. McIntyre dropped Woods face first on the announce table.
Back from break, Big E got the hot tag and caught Cesaro with a suplex. Big E went for the spear but got caught with a knee. Sheamus made the blind tag. He set up for the Brogue kick but Big E rocked him with a clothesline.
Kingston hit a splash on Sheamus and followed up with a dive on Cesaro. Kingston went for the trouble in paradise but Sheamus caught him. Kingston fought back and hit the trouble in paradise for the win.
After the match, Kingston celebrated in the ring with his wife, kids, Woods and Big E.
Next Week: The Superstar shake-up starts Monday on Raw and continues Tuesday night on SmackDown.