The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga) def. Kevin Owens and Randy Orton in a Street FightThe two teams brawled before the bell, leading to Nick Aldis coming out and making it a Street Fight. It would have been a very good match regardless, but the stipulation made it even better. They made excellent use of it by taking their fight all over the arena and had an incredible opener. Everyone was expecting Jacob Fatu to arrive and aid Bloodline to victory, and as awesome as that would have been, Tanga Loa (Tonga's Guerrillas of Destiny tag team partner from New Japan Pro-Wrestling) debuting was a cool surprise. This was a stellar start to the show.
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Eddy Thorpe def. Kale DixonI always forget Thorpe is on the roster until I see him pop up on Level Up. He clearly fell out of favor with officials because he went from winning feuds with Damon Kemp and Dijak on NXT TV to completely disappearing in the new year. Being relegated to Level Up isn't exactly an encouraging sign for his future, but at least he's still winning matches. This was solid but featured nothing out of the ordinary.
Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill, Naomi and WWE Women's Tag Team Champion Bayley def. Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai and WWE Women's Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors) and Tiffany StrattonThis was quite the star-studded affair made even better by the white-hot crowd. Of course, that was the case throughout the entire episode, but they were especially into this match and everything they did. Damage CTRL are on their way to Raw after being drafted, so this was their SmackDown swan song. With the win, the babyfaces built momentum heading into their respective title matches at Backlash.
Pre-Show: Rhyno def. VSKVSK was doing his thing for a little while in Ring of Honor last year with that group I can't remember what they were called. He's a good hand in the ring, but this was all about Rhyno and giving him a dominant victory. They were wise to keep this short and sweet. The crowd was into Rhyno throughout and popped for his win. I don't know why this was necessary, but it got Rhyno on the card, I suppose.
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