Smark Out Moment

Tonight's episode of WWE SmackDown for February 28, 2017 is coming to you live from the Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, MN. Follow along here for ongoing coverage of the results of the show to find out what happens as things occur and chat with fellow WWE fans in the comments below!



BACKSTAGE: Shane McMahon, Daniel Bryan and a stage tech are looking at the footage of last week's battle royal finish and still can't determine a winner (even though it's obvious AJ Styles falls first). Styles goes to talk to them to say it's clear Luke Harper falls first. He starts making fun of Harper, who appears behind him. When he sees this, he leaves. Harper thanks McMahon and Bryan.

MIZ TV: The Miz and Maryse welcome John Cena, but they cut his mic from the start. He says Cena manipulates WWE management and is jealous of him. He mentions that Cena is hypocritical for doing the same thing he complained The Rock did. The fans start chanting "you sold out." Cena gets a chance to speak and says if he was really the one calling the shots, he'd be spending his Road to WrestleMania toe to toe against The Undertaker, not The Miz. He throws some shade Miz's way and says "you're not The Undertaker, but if you press me again, you're a dead man." Great line. Maryse tells him he can't leave until they say he can, then slaps him. Out comes Nikki Bella to stand by her man. (Now I have that song in my head)

2-OUT-OF-3 FALLS MATCH: Becky Lynch defeats Mickie James

BACKSTAGE PROMO: Luke Harper hangs out with lightbulbs (who are also hanging—that's what they have in common) and says that when he wins the battle royal tonight, he's coming for Bray Wyatt.

BACKSTAGE PROMO: Bray Wyatt has his own foggy area backstage to talk to a camera, but no lightbulb friends. He says he's the holder of the Holy Gail (the WWE Championship) and refers to himself as "the god you know as Bray Wyatt" before laughing. At least he finds his own jokes funny. That's something I can identify with.

BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW: Dasha Fuentes asks Alexa Bliss about Becky Lynch winning her match earlier. She takes offense to this because she's asking her about someone else and not herself. Natalya comes over to them and asks Dasha to leave them alone for a minute. She congratulates Alexa and says they're both beautiful winners who are championship caliber superstars and puts it out there that she's going to take the title away from her.

BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW: Renee Young speaks to AJ Styles about the upcoming match against Luke Harper. He says its bogus.

#1 CONTENDER'S MATCH: Luke Harper vs. AJ Styles ends with Styles pinning Harper while Harper's foot is on the ropes. Shane McMahon comes out to restart the match and gets in the way eventually, eating a kick from Harper by accident. Styles still ends up winning the match.

BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW: Renee Young's interview with John Cena and Nikki Bella is interrupted by James Ellsworth and Carmella. Cena and Bella suggest a match against the two of them next week.

BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW: Daniel Bryan congratulates AJ Styles on winning his match.

MATCH: Dean Ambrose vs. Curt Hawkins doesn't start as Ambrose immediately hits Dirty Deeds on him and then grabs a microphone to talk about Baron Corbin, who appears on the TitanTron to talk trash as well.

CHAIRS MATCH: Dolph Ziggler defeats Apollo Crews

PROMO: Bray Wyatt comes to the ring to ramble about nonsense. On the TitanTron, Randy Orton says Wyatt's world isn't his and never was. When he said "if you can't beat them, join them" he meant "when it's the right time, screw them." He's going to ruin Sister Abigail's burial ground. He decides to douse the whole area in gasoline including the rocking chair and the section of the ground with Sister Abigail's body. He lights the match and it all goes up in flames.