WWE Friday Night SmackDown Full Results (March 4th, 2022)

– Ronda Rousey vs. Sonya Deville

– Sami Zayn (c) vs. Ricochet for Intercontinental Championship

– The Usos (c) vs. The Viking Raiders for SmackDown Tag Team Titles

– Tonight’s WWE SmackDown open with Paul Heyman at backstage. He introduces himself and says tonight SmackDown will be blessed with Universal Champion Roman Reigns’ presence and an opportunity to acknowledge him. 

– Now, we go to Ronda Rousey and she hypes her blue brand in-ring debut and says the match with Sonya Deville will be one to remember and she will show Deville that SmackDown isn’t just the name of the show.

– Now, we cut to Sonya Deville ans she says the only thing memorable about Rousey’s first SmackDown match will be her first SmackDown loss because nothing can compete with the power of authority. 

– Now, we go to The Viking Raiders and they say SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos have been playing hide & seek but Vikings don’t play games, they raid and tonight they will rip the titles from whatever is left of them. 

– Now, The Usos appears and they dismiss what The Vikings just said and knock them for their size. They are The Ones. 

– We go to Ricochet and he takes shots at WWE Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn but gives him some props for his work, and says Sami won’t be champion after tonight. 

– Now, Sami Zayn appears, he mentions Johnny Knoxville and Shinsuke Nakamura, and says after tonight everyone will be calling him the greatest Intercontinental Champion and walks off.

– Ricochet defeated Sami Zayn and became the new Intercontinental Champion. At the closing moments, Johnny Knoxville came out, showing off his t-shirt that calls Sami Zayn a chump. Zayn enters the ring and yells at Knoxville but Knoxville hops back off the apron, still taunting Sami. Ricochet comes back and spikes Zayn into the mat with the modified hurricanrana, then pins him to win the IC title.

– Sami Zayn at backstage now and throwing a fit and seething. He spots the camera man and starts ranting into the camera. Then, Sami Zayn challenges Knoxville to a match at WrestleMania 38.

– WWE Raw Superstar Austin Theory makes his way to the ring. Theory says he competes on Raw and he is the protege of WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon, who is here tonight. Theory says he goes where Vince goes and addresses Pat McAfee. He says Vince was on Pat’s show because he set him up. Theory says McAfee probably thinks Vince likes him, but he does everything for a reason and like everyone else, he thinks McAfee is a loud mouth who needs to shut up. 

Austin Theory asks McAfee what he’s going to do when his mouth is wired shut. Theory goes to ringside and McAfee stands up. Theory says he is McAfee’s opponent for WrestleMania 38, and he’s going to beat McAfee to a pulp. Theory smacks McAfee and walks off. McAfee stands on top of the announce table and tells Theory to come back, calling him a little bitch. 

Austin Theory backs away to the stage, taunting McAfee and stopping to take a selfie. McAfee looks on from the announce table as Michael Cole tries to calm him down. McAfee puts his headset back on and keeps asking who Theory is. McAfee is furious and at one point blames Cole for what just happened. Cole says he had no idea what was going to happen. Cole asks if what Theory did hurt, and McAfee says it did not.

– Naomi defeated Carmella via pinfall.

– Happy Baron Corbin at backstage playing poker with Madcap Moss and some of their friends. He gives Drew McIntyre some props but touts some of his WrestleMania success, including his win over WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle. He says Drew will be just another feather in his fedora. He talks about putting Drew in a retirement home. Corbin gets Moss to crack another joke on McIntyre. The TV screen in the room turns on and shows Drew McIntyre making his way to the ring.

– Drew McIntyre defeated Jinder Mahal via pinfall. After the match, Drew McIntyre stood tall, then, Kayla Braxton interviews Drew in the ring. She asks if it bothers him that Corbin and his friends were having a laugh at Drew’s expense backstage. Drew goes on about how no one can stand Corbin and he has no locker room respect.

Drew says he will be doing the world a favor when he beats Corbin at WrestleMania. Drew says Corbin may be undefeated as Happy Corbin, but all good things must come to an end and he will take Corbin out at WrestleMania. Drew grabs his sword and celebrates some more. We go backstage to the poker game as Moss cracks another joke about Drew. Corbin looks a bit worried.

– Rick Boogs came out with his guitar and he gives a grand introduction for Shinsuke Nakamura and he comes out. They heading to the ring together but suddenly SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos attacks from behind. The Usos destroy Boogs and Nakamura, and leave them laying. Officials come over to check on Boogs and Nakamura while The Usos step back and raise their fingers in the air.

Now, WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns music hits and here comes Roman Reigns with Paul Heyman. Cole says it all makes sense now – The Usos took out Nakamura and Boogs because The Tribal Chief wanted to be acknowledged and felt like it was his time to come to the ring on his show. The Bloodline head to the ring together.

Roman Reigns holds his hand out and Heyman places a mic in his palm. Reigns smiles and calls on Miami to acknowledge him. Reigns says tomorrow night he and WWE Champion Brock Lesnar will defend their titles at Madison Square Garden. Reigns says we already know what he’s going to do – he will smash whoever steps up and send them to the back of the line like he’s been doing. Reigns says Lesnar’s defense is where it gets interesting. 

Reigns says not all of us want to see Brock with that title, or even make it to WrestleMania. Not Reigns, though, he wants Brock to make it to WrestleMania as champion and hand-deliver the title to The Tribal Chief. Reigns gets Heyman to say his “not a prediction, but a spoiler” line. Reigns asks if they should give Miami a spoiler tonight. Reigns says he’s like Babe Ruth, he calls his shot and doesn’t miss. Just look at WrestleMania 37 last year.

Roman Reigns further says he’s going to call his shot again this year. He says in the biggest match of all-time, he’s going to smash Lesnar, pin Lesnar, and stand over Lesnar with both titles in the air as about $5 million worth of fireworks go off. He says Lesnar will have no choice but to acknowledge him. Reigns starts yelling about being acknowledged. Reigns says at WrestleMania… Brock Lesnar will acknowledge him. Reigns drops the mic and The Bloodline raises their fingers in the air one more time. Reigns and Heyman exits the ring while The Usos getting ready for their match.

– The Usos defeated Viking Raiders via pinfall and successfully retained their SmackDown Tag Team Titles.

– Big E and Kofi Kingston making their way to the ring with riding the four-wheeler down the ramp. Big E is driving and Kofi is slapping hands with people from the back. They park it and hit the ring. Now, Sheamus and Ridge Holland makes their way to ring.  They stop and take a look at the four-wheeler at ringside. Sheamus argues with Big E and the referee before the match begins. Kofi stands on the quad and honks the horn to the tune of The New Day chant.

Holland comes from behind and smacks Kofi in the back with a steel chair, knocking him off the quad. Big E comes over to the ropes to see what’s going on but Sheamus takes him out from behind with a chop block to the knee. Holland beats on the quad with the chair while Sheamus taking on Big E over in the ring. Sheamus hops on the four-wheeler and rides away with Holland on the back.

– Kayla Braxton at backstage with Knoxville and asks for his response to Sami’s WrestleMania challenge. Knoxville says Sami is a sad, strange little man and he only came here tonight to remind him he’s the Intercontinental Chump, which is the message on his custom t-shirt tonight. Knoxville talks about how he’s put his body through more than Zayn has, and says he’s not scared to get into the ring with a low-down cheat like Zayn. Knoxville says he will see Zayn at WrestleMania.

– Happy Corbin at backstage playing darts with Madcap Moss. Corbin isn’t looking when Drew McIntyre’s sword suddenly launches into the dart board. Corbin retreats and Drew smiles at the camera.

– Ronda Rousey defeated Sonya Deville vis submission. After the match, Rousey stood tall. Charlotte Flair tells Cole and McAfee that she is not impressed by the armbar, calling Rousey a one-trick pony. Rousey wants Flair to come into the ring. Flair notices this and takes the headset off, and moves towards the ring. Flair takes her time entering the ring and tells Rousey to back away. 

Rousey charges and takes Flair down, then goes right into the ankle lock submission. Flair quickly starts tapping as Rousey tightens the hold in the middle of the ring. Flair screams out and the referee finally gets Rousey to let go. Flair limps around at ringside as Rousey taunts her. Rousey is all smiles as she looks up at the WrestleMania 38 sign. Rousey bounces around some more and smirks at Flair as SmackDown goes off the air.