WWE SmackDown Live Results and Coverage (2/27) Los Angeles, California

Welcome to WWE SmackDown Live and this week we are in Los Angeles and we kick things off with John Cena making his way down to the ring

Cena says they are weeks away from Wrestlemania and the one person on Smackdown with a guaranteed match at Wrestlemania is Shinsuke Nakamura and he says at FastLane there is a 5 way tag team match and he wants in.

He's here to find out what he has to do to make that happen. Shane McMahon comes out and calls Cena one of the most decorated superstars in WWE history standing in the middle of a Smackdown ring and welcomes him back.

Shane says as a superstar of his magnitude is looking for a pathway to the grandest stage of them all but the pathway he's proposing puts him right in the middle of a championship match. Cena says half the crowd wants him to win and half want him to lose so he thinks it's a great idea that he's in that match

Shane repeats the pathway and tells Cena if he won then he would go on to main event Wrestlemania and history would be made because he would walk in as the 17 time WWE Champion. This is the land of opportunity however....Cue up Daniel Bryan's music and the General Manager makes his way out.

Bryan gets a 'Yes' chant going then steps into the ring. Daniel shakes Shane and Cena's hand as the crowd starts a 'Daniel Bryan' chant. Bryan says he thinks he and Shane are on the same page tonight. Smackdown is the land of opportunity and everyone in that 5 way match earned their opportunity and tonight they are going to give Cena an opportunity and if he wins the main event of tonight's Smackdown then he will be in the match. Cena asks who his opponent is and Daniel says tonight John Cena will go one on one with WWE Champion AJ Styles

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SAMI ZAYN VS BARON CORBIN

Corbin backs Zayn into the corner. Zayn shoves Corbin and Corbin misses with a right hand. Zayn jumps out of the ring. Back on the apron, Sami slowly re-enters the ring and hits a shoulderblock in to Corbin. Zayn off the ropes gets leveled with a shoulderblock from Corbin. Back on the outside, Zayn is on the offense but Corbin puts a stop to that as he catches Zayn with a right sending him crashing off the apron.

Zayn gets thrown against the barricade and Zayn with a backdrop sending Corbin over the barricade. Zayn takes the fight to Corbin and rolls him back into the ring as Smackdown goes to break

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Back from break, Zayn in control as Kevin Owens looks on from the commentary table. Zayn fires off with punches and Corbin lands a strike of his own. Zayn still in control jumping off the second rope but gets caught by Corbin who delivers a choke slam across his knee. Guillotine locked in by Zayn but Corbin slides out and back in connecting with a clothesline folding Zayn up like an accordion.

Corbin gets sent back to the outside, Corbin picks Zayn up and drops him face first on the announce table. Back in, nearfall by Zayn. Tornado DDT by Zayn. Out of nowhere, Ziggler runs in and delivers a kick to Owens' head. Meanwhile, back in the ring Corbin delivers the End Of Days for the three count

The winner of the match: Baron Corbin

Post Match: Ziggler hits the ZigZag on Corbin

Backstage: Sami and Kevin are walking and bump into Shane and asks if he saw what happened. Shane says before they go on another conspiracy Daniel Bryan left and suggests they catch up to him

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NAOMI VS RUBY RIOTT

Ruby shoves Naomi and they trade forearms. Irish whip Naomi sending her into the corner. Naomi with a headscissors kicks Ruby away and Ruby slides out of the ring to re-group and its a stand off between Charlotte, Becky and Naomi and The Riott Squad as we go to commercial

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Back from break, Ruby in control with a full nelson locked in on Naomi keeping her grounded on the mat. Chinlock on Naomi and Naomi gets to her feet trying to put separation between her and Ruby. Both women miss with the first kick but connect with the second sending them to the mat. Naomi with a series of kicks and she unloads on Ruby. Ruby misses with a clothesline. Enziguri by Naomi for a nearfall.

Jackknife cover and a nearfall. Naomi goes for the Rearview but Ruby holds onto the ropes and connects with a kick. Naomi on the apron connects with a kick to the head. Naomi off the top rope misses with one kick and hits a Scorpion Kick. Ruby gets to her feet and hits the Riott Kick for the three count

The winner of the match: Ruby Riott

We see the Fashion Police and Josh Duhamel shows up. Josh says they are his fashion icons. Tyler says they solve all of their cases while Josh is on a show called Unsolved. Josh says those aren't real cases, just a way to do parodies. Fandango says they solved their case and they show him Big E.

The New Day show up and Josh says they are solving the death of Biggie, not Big E.

Fandango reminds Josh that Big E won a rap battle.

Josh tells Fandango and Tyler that he is not a real detective, it is all make believe. Fandango and Tyler are in shock.

Xavier wishes Josh luck with the show.

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The New Day make their way to the ring and they have something to say.

They say that with Wrestlemania on the horizon they are looking to establish their place at Wrestlemania. Kofi says at Fastlane they face their biggest rivals for the tag titles. Big E says that rivalry is hotter than his inner thighs in the summer or winter. Big E wants to be spritzed as he interrupts Xavier. Xavier says in less than two weeks, they will do it again. They won last week to be first in line for the Smackdown Tag Team Titles.

Kofi says they respect the Usos, but this is about winning. When they win, they will make their way to the Big Easy and party on Bourbon Street.

The Usos make their way to the ring. Jimmy says there they go again, spreading the power of positivity through pancakes. They have gone head to head and gone to war and there was one tag team standing tall, with the titles. Jey says they haven't looked back since. Jey says they used to be just like the New Day. Singing around and dancing looking like a box of Skittles. That didn't take them to the next level. Jimmy says they have been grinding for the last nine years. They have tried to prove to everyone that they belong on Wrestlemania. Jey says year after year, they have been getting passed over. Nine years in the game and zero Wrestlemanias.

They say that this year is their time. Jey says it is the goal line at Fastlane and they will run through the New Day into the end zone. Jimmy says the New Day will be on the sidelines. Jey says they have adapted and they are the future.

Big E says they have been at the top where they belong for the last five years. They hosted Wrestlemania when you were in the back eating catering. They didn't get here because of their daddies. They didn't stand on the sidelines because they rushed the field and took what was theirs. They will take the titles at Fastlane and the will become Five Time WWE Tag Team Champions.

While they stand face to face in the ring, the Bludgeon Brothers' music plays and they appear on the stage. They make their way to the ring.

All five men leave the ring.

Backstage: Shane McMahon is on the phone when Aiden English and Rusev enter the office. Aiden tells him not to patronize them by wishing them a Happy Rusev Day. You have kept them off television for two weeks. Shane tells them that there will be a match tonight. Aiden English will have a match tonight. It will be against Shinsuke Nakamura.

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We are back and Dolph Ziggler says he did not come back to get lost in the shuffle. He says he is the greatest superstar in WWE history. He will even beat the golden boy if he has to. He will win at Fastlane and go on to Wrestlemania.

Bobby Roode is in the interview area and he is asked about his US title match at Fastlane against Randy Orton. Bobby says he is excited. He wants to be the greatest United States Champion and he needs to beat the best. Randy is one of the best. After all that Randy has accomplished, is Randy worried that Bobby is ranked ahead of him on the Top Ten list?

Randy Orton shows up and he says it isn't about the list, it is about that title. The US Championship is the only title he never got his hands on. Bobby, you are the guy he has to run through to get it.

Aiden English and Rusev are in the ring and Aiden English serenades the people of Los Angeles.

AIDEN ENGLISH VS SHINSUKE NAKAMURA

They lock up and Aiden with a back elbow.   Aiden with a wrist lock and Nakamura with a reversal.  Aiden with a shoulder tackle and he bows over Nakamura but Nakamura with a kick and he tells Aiden to 'come on'.  Nakamura with a knee and snap mare followed by a knee drop.  Aiden rolls to the floor and Rusev checks on Aiden.  Nakamura kicks Aiden on the floor and sends Aiden back into the ring.  Rusev with a round kick to Nakamura.

Aiden sends Nakamura back into the ring and he goes up top and hits a diving head butt and gets a near fall.  Aiden with a kick to the bck and a punch.  Aiden with a snap mare and kick to the back before applying a reverse chin lock.  

Nakamura with punches but English with a thrust kick to send Nakamura into the corner. Aiden with kicks and the referee warns him. Aiden with a hard Irish whip.

Aiden kicks Nakamura and sends him into the turnbuckles. Aiden puts Nakamura on the turnbuckles and Nakamura knocks him off with forearms. Nakamura misses a kick when Rusev gets on the apron. Aiden with a spinning round kick into the corner and then he hits a Death Valley Bomb for a near fall. Aiden with an Irish whip and he charges into the corner but Nakamura puts Aiden on the top rope but Nakamura misses the knee. Aiden with a cross body but Nakamura with a flying boot to the head.

Nakamura with a punch and more strikes. Nakamura with kicks to the chest followed by a drop kick. Nakamura with an Irish whip and running knee into the corner. Nakamura with kicks and then he puts Aiden on the top turnbuckle and hits a running knee. Nakamura with Kinshasa for the three count.

The winner of the match: Shinsuke Nakamura

Post Match: As Nakamura leaves the ring, John Cena makes his way to the ring for his match against AJ Styles. Cena points to the Wrestlemania sign and so does Nakamura.

JOHN CENA VS AJ STYLES

We see Kevin Owens watching while Sami Zayn stands next to the monitor.

They lock up and Styles with a waist lock and Cena with a back elbow. Cena with a reverse chin lock into a side head lock. Cena with a shoulder tackle and he gets a near fall. Cena punches Styles in the corner. Cena with a snap mare for a near fall. Cena with a reverse chin lock. Cena with a half nelson but Styles with an elbow and chop. Styles with an Irish whip but he runs into a boot. Cena with a tornado DDT for a near fall.

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We are back and Cena with a Blue Thunder Bomb and a Five Knuckle Shuffle. AJ gets his hands on the ropes when Cena goes for an Attitude Adjustment. Styles with a Ushigoroshi for a near fall. Styles sets for the Styles clash but Cena with a double leg take down into a catapult and a TKO. Cena puts Styles on the turnbuckles and John sets for a Super Attitude Adjustment but Styles counters with a torture rack bomb and a near fall.

We go to Dolph Ziggler watching a monitor in the locker room.

Styles is on Cena's shoulders for a sit out gourdbuster and a near fall.

We go back to Kevin and Sami watching the match.

Cena tells Styles not to get up but AJ does not listen. Cena with a clothesline and he gets a near fall. AJ with an enzuigiri as Cena charges at him.

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We are back and both men are down. We see Styles hitting a Styles Clash but Cena kicked out. Then we see Cena with an Attitude Adjustment but Styles kicks out at two. Styles with a clothesline for a near fall. Styles goes for a Lionsault but Cena moves. Cena with Code Red for a near fall and then he applies an STF. Styles rolls througn and gets a near fall. Cena misses a forearm in the corner and Cena hits the turnbuckles ribs first. Styles with a Phenomenal Forearm for a near fall.

Styles goes to the apron and he tries for a springboard 450 but he lands on Cena's knees. Cena with an Attitude Adjustment and he rolls through but Styles goes to the floor. Cena follows and he charges at Styles, but AJ moves and Cena hits the ring steps and both men are down. Styles gets back into the ring and the referee starts his count, but AJ stops it. Cena with an Attitude Adjustment through the announce table.

Cena rolls into the ring as the referee checks on Styles. The referee starts his count. Styles gets back in the ring at nine. Cena picks up Styles and AJ counters into a Calf Crusher. Cena thinks about tapping out but he sees the Wrestlemania sign and he picks up Styles for an Attitude Adjustment and the three count.

The winner of the match: John Cena

Post Match: Kevin Owens an

Sami Zayn make their way to the ring, but Baron Corbin attacks Cena from behind. Zayn and Owens join in the attack on Cena and then Owens goes after Styles. Dolph Ziggler with a super kick to Corbin and Zayn.

Ziggler, Cena, and Styles stand in the ring together and Ziggler punches Styles but Cena hits Ziggler with an Attitude Adjustment

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