SMACKDOWN - 24 MAR 16 - SPOILERS

[Dolfan in NYC]

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* SmackDown opens with WWE Divas Champion Charlotte and Ric Flair in the ring for a heel promo

* Sasha Banks defeated Charlotte in a solid non-title match. Becky Lynch was on commentary and Sasha got the huge hometown pop. Sasha countered the Figure Eight with a roll up for the win. After the match, Becky drops them both and leaves. Sasha recovers first and drops Charlotte with a Backstabber

* WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day are out next to a huge pop. They cut funny promos but get interrupted by The League of Nations, minus Alberto Del Rio

* Sheamus defeated Kofi Kingston. Sheamus dominated the early part of the match but Kofi came back strong. Sheamus won with a Brogue Kick after an assist from King Barrett and Rusev

* The Usos defeated The Ascension in a quick match with a double superkick to Viktor. After the match, The Usos hit a top rope splash through the tables on Konnor and Viktor

* Renee Young interviews The Dudley Boyz backstage. They trash The Usos, Rikishi and The Wild Samoans. Roman Reigns interrupts and tells Bubba Ray Dudley he wants a fight tonight

* Sami Zayn and Dolph Ziggler defeated The Miz and WWE Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens. There was tension between the heels early on but they got on the same page and dominated until Ziggler made a hot tag to Zayn. Owens tried leaving but Stardust, Sin Cara and Zack Ryder stopped him. Miz attacked Owens from behind and brought him back in the ring for a Skull Crushing Finale. Zayn hit Miz with a Helluva Kick for the win. Everyone gets involved and hits their finishers. Ryder is left standing after dropping Owens with a Rough Ryder

* Roman Reigns vs. Bubba Ray Dudley ends in a double count out. Reigns was out first to a big pop and D-Von came out with Bubba Ray. The match quickly went to the outside and turned into a very physical brawl for the count out. Reigns was in control when D-Von ran into save Bubba but Reigns hit him with a Superman punch, then a steel steps shot outside of the ring. Bubba came back in the ring dazed as Reigns slid in and speared him before going to the back

* Backstage comedy segment with Goldust and R-Truth

* Sin Cara and WWE United States Champion Kalisto are backstage talking about their WrestleMania 32 matches. Kalisto bumps into Ryback, who knocks Kalisto for his size. Kalisto guarantees he will win at WrestleMania

* AJ Styles defeated Tyler Breeze in a quick match with the Phenomenal Forearm

* Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar come to the ring for a promo on Dean Ambrose. Heyman calls Ambrose out to fight Lesnar. The Wyatt Family comes out instead. They surround the ring but Ambrose's music hits and he comes out. Lesnar and Ambrose take out The Wyatts. Ambrose attacks Lesnar with a kendo stick. Lesnar drills Ambrose with a clothesline and drops him with a F5 to end SmackDown

Woo woo woo!

[victor]

During Main Event, Ryder defeats Stardust with a top rope elbow drop. The big Ryder push has begun. Maybe?

Okay smackdown I guess, Ambrose not getting any heat on Lesnar may indicate he's winning at Mania.

[Charlie M.]

A couple highlights from the show...

Charlotte and Sasha had a damn good match. It wasn't that long but it was probably the best Sasha's looked on the main roster so far, IMO. Charlotte's character work during the match was great. I know what they were going with Becky laying them out after the match but it didn't really fit her character. Anyone could win at Mania and I wouldn't be disappointed. I'm guessing Charlotte will sneak out the win.

Sheamus murdered poor Kofi Kingston with the Brogue Kick. Even Lawler was shocked by it.

MizKO is a Top 5 Short Lived Tag Team for me. The interplay between those two cracks me up.

Bubba should have come in as a singles act and had a feud with Roman Reigns if they wanted to get Reigns over as a face. I'm not sure about the "piped in boos" report. I didn't really notice anything out of the ordinary.

Bray didn't take any suplexes from Brock during the Main Event angle.

[Curt McGirt]

The white guy in the suit doing the booty dance and getting dunked on with the mini Nerf net, then hanging his head and walking away in shame as fast as possible in the background was hilarious.

That's about all I got; I lost interest and put on a record instead

[Trocar Slush Weasel]

I'd just like to give props to Charlotte for fixing her chops.  She has gotten way better in all aspects in this heel run.  Hopefully, she can keep it going once Ric isn't there anymore.

[Godfrey]

That Miz and Owens vs Zayn and Ziggler match (and the angle surrounding it) was a lot of fun. Ziggler seems to be giving more of a shit these days? And Ryder gets a chance to shine? I care about the IC title? It's like bizarro world WWE.

[ChrisM]

Good to see Ryder getting his moment in the spotlight on this show. Obviously, he isn't winning at WM, but hey at least he's there. 

Really fun show, overall. Brock threw Strowman around like he was El Torito. It's gonna be interesting to see what role the Wyatts play in the Ambrose/Lesnar match.