WWE SmackDown spoilers from Barcelona, Spain

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WWE kicked off their extensive European tour in Barcelona, Spain, Friday with SmackDown from Olimpic Arena.

The show is airing live on Netflix for international viewers while U.S. viewers will have to wait until 8 PM Eastern on USA in its usual time slot.

Here are the spoilers for tonight’s show with our usual coverage coming tonight.

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  • Gunther, Randy Orton and his wife, and Paul Heyman were all shown entering the building in separate clips.
  • New U.S. Champion LA Knight opened the show putting over the first SmackDown in Barcelona. Jimmy Uso interrupted him and said his only path to WrestleMania was challenging for the title. The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga) then interrupted them with Sikoa claiming Fatu should get the shot instead. A brawl broke out and Braun Strowman ran out to even the odds, leading to an impromptu trios match.
  • LA Knight, Jimmy Uso & Braun Strowman defeated The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga). Sikoa and Fatu both attacked Strowman afterward with Fatu leaving him laying after several moonsaults and driving him through the barricade.
  • A Triple H WWE Hall of Fame vignette aired.
  • In an interview taped before the show in the empty arena, Jade Cargill was interviewed by Cathy Kelley about the Naomi car incident. Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez interrupted and insulted Cargill, leading to Cargill vs. Morgan being made for next week.
  • Charlotte Flair defeated B-Fab. Afterward, Tiffany Stratton and Flair had a brawl that had to be broken up by security but lasted into the beginning of the next segment which included a Stratton dive from from above the videoboard.
  • A Drew McIntyre promo aired where he is targeting Damian Priest.
  • Cody Rhodes joined Miz TV where The Miz cut off Rhodes’ entrance to get to the tough questions. Rhodes laid out Miz and said he only wanted to talk with John Cena and hoped to do so this Monday at Raw in Belgium.
  • Damian Priest defeated Shinsuke Nakamura by DQ. This was made after a backstage issue between Nakamura and Priest as Priest was looking for Drew McIntyre and Nakamura was asking for a title rematch against LA Knight. McIntyre attacked Priest for the DQ and both he and Nakamura left Priest laying.
  • Women’s U.S. Champion Chelsea Green was with Piper Niven and Alba Fyre when Zelina Vega challenged Green for a title match. Niven said she’d have to go through her first so Vega agreed to do that next week and then, it was onto Green.
  • Randy Orton defeated Carmelo Hayes. After hitting another RKO post-match, Orton went to punt Hayes but Kevin Owens ran in to attack Orton before running away.
  • Jacob Fatu vs. Braun Strowman II is set for next week.
  • WWE World Heavyweight Champion Gunther defeated Axiom
  • Paul Heyman came out for an in-ring promo, saying it was “Roman Reigns Day,” insulting Seth Rollins and that next week, Reigns would be on SmackDown and if anyone had an issue, they could say it to Reigns’ face.
  • Legado Del Fantasma wished the Street Profits luck ahead of their title match tonight.
  • Gunther talked with Jimmy Uso in hopes of getting Jey Uso to withdraw from their title match at WrestleMania. Jimmy said they will be yeeting when Jey gets the title at WrestleMania.
  • The Street Profits defeated The Motor City Machine Guns for the WWE Tag Team titles

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