Damage CTRL Stands Tall, Escobar Beats Lee, Takeshita Defeats Komander | WWE SD x AEW Recap
Here is your fight size update for WWE Friday Night SmackDown and AEW Rampage on Friday, March 15, 2024.
Here is your fight size update for WWE Friday Night SmackDown and AEW Rampage on Friday, March 15, 2024.
WWE SmackDown
– Bayley faced Dakota Kai. Bayley scored the disqualification win when IYO SKY attacked her. Naomi came out and tried to make the save, but she was outnumbered by Damage CTRL (IYO SKY, Dakota Kai, Kairi Sane, and Asuka). Damage CTRL attacked Bayley and stood tall.
The New Damage CTRL shows no mercy#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/d04PcNBEPF
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) March 16, 2024
– Dragon Lee faced Santos Escobar. Interference from Legado del Fantasma helped Escobar clinch the win.
– The Rock sang about Cry Babies, Ja Morant, Cody Rhodes, and Seth Rollins. He also brought back the Hollywood Rock theme.
– Kayla Braxton spoke with LA Knight. He challenged AJ Styles to face him at WrestleMania 40. Styles blindsided him and accepted the challenge after he hit him with a chair.
IT’S GOING DOWN! YEAH! —@RealLAKnight is tired of the talkin’ and challenged @AJStylesOrg to a one-on-one match at #WrestleMania! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/Zg2nYI3xrh
— WWE (@WWE) March 16, 2024
– Jimmy Uso accepted Jey Uso’s challenge to a match at WrestleMania 40.
– Randy Orton faced Grayson Waller. Orton beat Waller, and Kevin Owens made the save when Austin Theory and Logan Paul attacked him.
With the help of @_Theory1, @LoganPaul gets @RandyOrton right where he wants him… —-#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/Fx5yeqDKee
— WWE (@WWE) March 16, 2024
– As announced by Nick Aldis, Logan Paul will defend the WWE United States Championship against Randy Orton and Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 40.
— TRIPLE THREAT MATCH FOR THE #USTITLE AT #WRESTLEMANIA! —#SmackDown GM @RealNickAldis just announced that @LoganPaul will defend his US Title against @RandyOrton and @FightOwensFight on The Grandest Stage of Them All! —-#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/2ruXbYLRF2
— WWE (@WWE) March 16, 2024
– Legado del Fantasma (Angel and Berto) defeated The LWO (Joaquin Wilde and Cruz Del Toro) in a WrestleMania 40 qualifying match.
Legado Del Fantasma moves one step closer to #WrestleMania! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/Ep0MGYd08x
— WWE (@WWE) March 16, 2024
Who will punch their ticket to #WrestleMania?#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/EgcKvRR6yl
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) March 16, 2024
Rey Mysterio challenged Santos Escobar to face him on the March 22 episode of WWE SmackDown. Check out the card here.
“I WILL SLAP THAT STUPID, ARROGANT SMILE OFF YOUR FACE!” —-@reymysterio just challenged @EscobarWWE to a one-on-one match next week on #SmackDown! pic.twitter.com/8Hlj6dOo89
— WWE (@WWE) March 16, 2024
– Triple H will appear on The Pat McAfee Show on April 5.
Don’t miss @TripleH on The @PatMcAfeeShow!
LIVE! FRIDAY, APRIL 5th!
–️: https://t.co/MtC5NXMYue pic.twitter.com/xnNtzjfCNE
— WWE (@WWE) March 16, 2024
– Michin expressed her hope that The OC would be a family again.
EXCLUSIVE: @MiaYim is hopeful that a win from The Good Brothers on The Road to #WrestleMania will help @AJStylesOrg revert back to his old self. #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/6tN1p0Sdbp
— WWE (@WWE) March 16, 2024
– Rey Mysterio made it clear that he intended to get payback on Santos Escobar.
EXCLUSIVE: @ReyMysterio is officially back and he is determined to defeat @EscobarWWE on behalf of his LWO family.#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/Q2SDM0Q4P4
— WWE (@WWE) March 16, 2024
– Legado del Fantasma made it clear that they were determined to win the tag team titles.
EXCLUSIVE: Legado Del Fantasma are determined to bring the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles home at #WrestleMania XL. #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/o9qZkQQxpR
— WWE (@WWE) March 16, 2024
– Bayley vowed to take out Damage CTRL one by one.
– Santos Escobar sent a message to Rey Mysterio ahead of their match on the March 22 episode of WWE SmackDown.
— SANTOS ESCOBAR—— (@EscobarWWE) March 16, 2024
– Ja Morant responded to The Rock.
Click here to catch up on our coverage of the March 15 episode of WWE SmackDown. For a full review, check out the post-show podcast on our YouTube channel.
AEW Rampage
– Konosuke Takeshita defeated Komander in a hard-fought match.
What POWER from Konosuke Takeshita!
Watch #AEWRampage on TNT!@takesoup @komandercrMX pic.twitter.com/BMXqJJy9EX
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 16, 2024
– AEW announced the bracket for the AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament.
The #AEW World Tag Team Tournament Brackets have been released!
TOMORROW on #AEWCollision LIVE at 8pm ET/7pm CT on TNT, a Wild Card Match between House Of Black vs. The Infantry will go down!
Watch #AEWRampage on TNT!@BrodyXKing @snm_buddy @shawndean773 @carliebravo pic.twitter.com/V045a1UlrZ
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 16, 2024
– Mariah May and Toni Storm scored a decisive win against Kayla Sparks and LMK. Deonna Purrazzo confronted them and revealed Thunder Rosa as her partner for a tag team match against the duo.
Deonna’s Mystery Tag Team Partner for Wednesday on #AEWDynamite is revealed!
Watch #AEWRampage on TNT!
“Timeless” #ToniStorm @mariahmayx @DeonnaPurrazzo @thunderrosa22 pic.twitter.com/3vJk2aQamv
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 16, 2024
– Undisputed Kingdom (Roderick Strong, Mike Bennett, and Matt Taven) defeated Top Flight (Dante and Darius Martin) and Action Andretti.
Mike Bennett and Matt Taven are showing off to their hometown crowd in Boston!
Watch #AEWRampage on TNT!@realmikebennett @MattTaven @actionandretti pic.twitter.com/6dOZAoS5rp
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 16, 2024
– Orange Cassidy and Trent Beretta defeated Evil Uno and John Silver of Dark Order.
Trent Beretta is suplexing everything that moves!
Watch #AEWRampage on TNT!@OrangeCassidy @trentylocks @silvernumber1 @EvilUno pic.twitter.com/zdxWQ0rj5x
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 16, 2024
– The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch) sent a message to the AEW roster.
“When people try to bury you, remind yourself that you’re a seed.”
₮ⱧɆ Ɽł₲Ⱨ₮ɆØɄ₴Watch #AEWRampage on TNT!@NoNamexVincent @DEATHxWALKS pic.twitter.com/maprCpDcvw
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 16, 2024
– Backstage, Saraya said Zak Knight wanted a fight. He attacked some bystanders. Angelo Parker took the fight to him, and officials separated them.
Things get out of hand when an unhinged Zak Knight crosses the path of Cool Hand Angelo Parker!
Watch #AEWRampage on TNT!@saraya @TheZakZodiac @itsdanni_ellexo @@TheAngeloParker pic.twitter.com/tsEMi2LksO
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 16, 2024
– A video package highlighted Queen Aminata. She previewed her upcoming match against Red Velvet in ROH.
Queen Aminata is determined to claim the #ROH Women’s TV Championship, but first, she must get past the always-dangerous Red Velvet
Watch #AEWRampage on TNT!@amisylle pic.twitter.com/Ca1mji04Sh
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 16, 2024
A video package highlighted Serena Deeb. Deeb vowed to become a champion.
“Absolutely, undeniably unbreakable.” The Professor Of Professional Wrestling, Serena Deeb has made her intentions very clear in #AEW.
Watch #AEWRampage on TNT!@serenadeeb pic.twitter.com/oLUS4aFold
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 16, 2024
– Ruby Soho and Angelo Parker sent a message to Saraya and Zak Knight.
EXCLUSIVE: Cool Hand Ang isn’t mincing his words when he delivers a strong message to Zak Knight#AEWRampage@TheAngeloParker @realrubysoho pic.twitter.com/5LocZmjkOs
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 16, 2024
– Check out the card for the March 16 episode of AEW Collision here.
Click here to catch up on our coverage of the March 15 episode of AEW Rampage.
