– Tonight’s SmackDown kicked off with Rey Mysterio & Zelina Vega challenging Dominik Mysterio & Rhea Ripley to a Mixed Tag Team Match.
– The Good Brothers (Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson) def. The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar)
– RAW Women’s Champion Bianca Belair said she’s going to be become the longest reigning Women’s Champion of the modern era after she wins tomorrow at Backlash.
Damage CTRL interrupted and talked about how IYO SKY will defeat Bianca and that Bayley & Dakota Kai are looking to go after the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship.
They attacked Bianca, which led to Women’s Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez making the save.
– Street Profits def. Imperium (Ludwig Kaiser & Giovanni Vinci)
– Solo Sikoa told The Usos that they better do their part at Backlash.
– Cody Rhodes said when he thinks about Brock Lesnar, the word that comes to his mind is ‘gatekeeper’. He said Lesnar never explained why he attacked him, but maybe he will tomorrow after he gets beat by The American Nightmare.
Rhodes ended his promo by saying that tomorrow at Backlash, he will get back on the road to finishing the story and claiming the kingdom after defeating The Beast.
LET'S GO! 😤😤😤@CodyRhodes is ready to TAKE DOWN #BrockLesnar, FINISH HIS STORY and claim his KINGDOM!
Can he do it tomorrow night at #WWEBacklash? #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/jbUxQTEq9j
— WWE (@WWE) May 6, 2023
In a backstage segment with Matt Riddle and Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn, Riddle said that they will defeat Solo Sikoa & The Usos tomorrow at Backlash and there will be no Bloodline left for Roman Reigns to come back to.
– Shinsuke Nakamura def. Karrion Kross
– Baron Corbin mocked the debuting Cameron Grimes for being the last person drafted to SmackDown and called him irrelevant. Grimes pointed out that neither brand wanted Corbin and left him a Free Agent. Adam Pearce booked Grimes vs. Corbin for next week.
NEXT WEEK @CGrimesWWE makes his #SmackDown debut against @BaronCorbinWWE!
Time for Grimes to show the WWE Universe what he's got! 💪😤#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/BDh5bIi9kC
— WWE (@WWE) May 6, 2023
– LWO (Rey Mysterio & Zelina Vega) def. Judgment Day (Dominik Mysterio & SmackDown Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley) after Rey pinned Dominik in a Mixed Tag Team Match
After the match, The Judgment Day attacked them, but Bad Bunny & other members of the LWO made the save.
Rey gave Bad Bunny an LWO T-Shirt to end the show.
BAD BUNNY HAS ARRIVED WITH THE LWO! 🔥🫨@ArcherOfInfamy goes head-to-head with @sanbenito in a San Juan Street Fight TOMORROW NIGHT at #WWEBacklash in Puerto Rico! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/mxYEY34mvX
— WWE (@WWE) May 6, 2023
