- We kick off the show with the contract signing for the match between Shane McMahon & AJ Styles at WrestleMania. Daniel Bryan brings out both men and they sit down to talk. Shane says Styles is one of the best wrestlers of all time, which Styles agrees with. However, Shane says AJ's ego got too big and it cost him the WWE Championship. He says his ego couldn't handle not having a match at WrestleMania, and that's why he attacked him. Shane says he forces everyone he steps in the ring with to bring their A-game and if Styles doesn't bring his A-game, then Shane will win. Shane signs the contract and slides it to Styles. Styles warns Shane that he can't use weapons like he usually does, it'll be a straight up singles match in the world of AJ Styles. He says he is untouchable in the ring and while Shane has faced tons of legends, he's never faced him. He says he'll show Shane how phenomenal he really is at WrestleMania. Styles signs the contract and pushes the table to the side before Bryan gets in between them. Bryan asks them to seal the deal with a handshake, which Shane offers, but Styles just walks away.
- Becky Lynch vs Carmella with James Ellsworth-Alexa Bliss & Mickie James are on commentary for the match. After the bell rings, Carmella stops the match so she can give Ellsworth her gum...AND HE STARTS CHEWING IT! THAT'S DISGUSTING! Becky takes the fight to Carmella, but Carmella is able to take control. The match continues while Mickie & Alexa leave the commentary table to fight at ringside. Mickie flapjacks Alexa into the ring and starts punching her before slapping Carmella for the DQ. All four women fight, ending with Mickie hitting the Mick Kick on Alexa before staring down Becky. Two heels & two babyfaces get into a fight during a match? You know what that means!
- Becky Lynch & Mickie James vs Alexa Bliss & Carmella-The babyfaces control the match at first until Carmella tags in. However, Alexa shoves Carmella into the ring. Mickie kicks Carmella a bunch before taking a forearm from Carmella. The heels control the match until Natalya comes out before the commercial break. We come back to see Natalya has taken a seat at commentary. Meanwhile, Mickie takes Alexa down with a hurricanrana before hitting a neckbreaker. Becky gets the hot tag and runs wild on Carmella, hitting a spin kick, a Bex-Ploder, and a Flying Fire-arm. Suddenly, Natalya leaves commentary and hops up on the apron, only to get decked by Becky. Becky then gets tripped up by James Ellsworth on the outside, allowing Carmella to pin her for the win. After the pin, the heels beat down the babyfaces until Naomi returns! She hits a hurricanrana on Natalya on the ramp, forcing her to land right on her head, before taking out Carmella and hits Alexa with the Rear View. She takes a mic and says everyone was wondering if she'd be back for WrestleMania, and she is! She enters herself in the SmackDown Women's Championship match and says everyone will feel the glow this Sunday.
- Daniel Bryan is talking on the phone with Brie Bella when her "sister" walks in. In actuality, it's Tyler Breeze, still dressed up as Nikki Bella. "She" offers to be in the SmackDown Women's Championship match at WrestleMania, but Bryan says no. Breeze & Fandango sulk over not being on the WrestleMania card, but Bryan offers them a spot in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and places them in a 10-Man Tag Match with some of the other participants.
- It's MizTV! They play the conclusion of "Total Bellas Bullsh*t", with Miz mocking Cena for being an emotionless robot who only says he loves Nikki when cue cards tell him too and for being a freak about the rules. This one also features the Miz on his knees as Daniel Bryan, and it's hilarious. "Nikki" asks "Cena" to marry her before going back to MizTV, where Miz & Maryse tell them will find out what "Cena" says after the commercial break. When we come back, "Cena" says no, says he hustles the fans, he is only loyal to himself, and only respects money. He says when the Miz & Maryse beat him & her at WrestleMania, he'll fade into obscurity and he'll dump her. Miz & Maryse drop the act, telling Cena he'll be nothing after WrestleMania and says Cena's life is total bullsh*t. The real Cena & Nikki come out to the ring and say the spoof was funny, but the real Miz & Maryse are full of it. Cena says that Nikki didn't stop Maryse from getting her job back; the WWE never wanted Maryse back. He says he's loyal to the WWE and rags on the Miz's straight-to-DVD movies. He says Maryse is a waste of space and that the only reason she's back is because the Miz begged WWE to let her back so he could be on Total Divas. He also ball taps Miz. He says he & Nikki will crush Miz & Maryse at WrestleMania before calling Miz a pussy and him & Maryse the sh*t couple. Cena challenges them to a fight right now, but Miz & Maryse back off, only to walk back. Miz gets on the apron, but they back off again.
- American Alpha, Heath Slater, Rhyno, and Mojo Rawley vs The Usos, Breezango, and Dolph Ziggler-Jordan & Ziggler start off with some mat wrestling, which Jordan gets the better of. Ziggler hits a dropkick, only for Jordan to follow up with one of his own for a near fall. Gable tags in and works over Ziggler's arm before tagging in Slater, who quickly tags in Rhyno. Rhyno runs through Ziggler with clotheslines and a belly-to-belly suplex. Rhyno calls for the Gore, but Breezango pulls him out of harms way before the commercial break. We come back to see Gable lock in a hanging armbar on one of the Usos. However, a Breezango distraction allows the Uso to clothesline Gable. The heels control the match until Gable dodges a Stinger Splash from an Uso in the corner. Gable hits a side suplex on the Uso before making the hot tag to Mojo Rawley, who runs through the heels before hitting a gorilla press slam on Breeze, but the pin is broken up by one of the Usos. Chaos ensues before Rawley hits the running punch in the corner on Breeze for the win.
- Luke Harper cuts a promo, saying Bray Wyatt didn't listen to him when he told him Randy Orton wasn't loyal to the family, and instead cast him aside. Harper says he is free now and tells him to run.
- Bray Wyatt vs Luke Harper-Hey, Luke Harper finally changed his shirt! Wyatt takes the fight right to Harper before hitting a cross body block. Harper responds with a single leg dropkick before taking the fight to the outside, where Harper hits a big running elbow. Harper throws Wyatt into the timekeeper's area before the commercial break.We come back to Wyatt laying the boots to Harper. Wyatt goes for a Ura-nage, but Harper counters it with a spinning side slam for a near fall. Wyatt is able to hit the Ura-nage on the second try followed by a senton for a near fall. Wyatt calls for Sister Abigail, but Harper goes for it himself. Wyatt avoids it by rolling out of the ring, only for Harper to hit two suicide dives, sending Wyatt over the announce table. Back in the ring, Harper hits a slingshot senton bomb followed by a big boot for a near fall.Wyatt goes for a quick Sister Abigail, but Harper counters it and hits a superkick followed by a discus clothesline. Harper makes the cover, but Wyatt grabs the ropes to save himself. Wyatt & Harper stare eachother down before Wyatt hits Sister Abigail for the win. Pretty good match. The only good match on the show, really. After the match, Randy Orton appears on the screen where Wyatt's compound used to stand. He jams a staff into the ground before saying he's coming for Wyatt at WrestleMania.
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