GUNTHER Retains Intercontinental Title, The Elite Retains Trios Titles, More | WWE SD x AEW Recap
Here is your fight size update for WWE Friday Night SmackDown and AEW Rampage on Friday, February 17.
WWE SmackDown
– GUNTHER successfully retained the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Madcap Moss, continuing his Intercontinental Championship run, which is the longest run with the title in the 21st century.
– Sami Zayn returned home to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Zayn brought back his old theme song for the night and received an overwhelming ovation from his hometown crowd. Tomorrow night, he will try to dethrone Roman Reigns and become the new Undisputed WWE Universal Champion at WWE Elimination Chamber.
– Natalya, who was on the losing end of a tag team match as she and Shotzi failed to defeat Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler, also spoke about her relationship with Canada and how she’s feeling heading into the WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.
.@NatbyNature attempts to express how much Canada means to her and her family and how honored she is to compete in the #WWEChamber in Montreal. #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/PD9LyWWDAH
— WWE (@WWE) February 18, 2023
– Uncle Howdy and Bray Wyatt seem to be on the same page now, and they are setting their sights on Brock Lesnar and Bobby Lashley.
– There was no sign of The Bloodline because as Roman Reigns requested, Jimmy and Jey Uso were watching from home.
– Drew McIntyre and Sheamus defeated The Viking Raiders tonight. Now, these former World Champions must find their way on the Road to WrestleMania
– There will be a press conference following the WWE Elimination Chamber event.
– Ariel Helwani was on SmackDown and Tony Khan put out a tweet comparing the journalism skills of Helwani to those of Tony Schiavone
You’re a fraud @arielhelwani. You’re as legitimate of a reporter as @tonyschiavone24. #AEWRampage
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) February 18, 2023
– Check out the card for next week’s episode of WWE SmackDown here.
– Catch up on our coverage of WWE SmackDown here.
AEW Rampage
– AEW All-Atlantic Champion Orange Cassidy was interviewed backstage by Mark Henry, but was immediately confronted by ROH Pure Champion Wheeler Yuta. Yuta is the bully now, or so he says.
“You let @trentylocks bully me but now I’m the bully.” @WheelerYuta @orangecassidy
Watch #AEWRampage on TNT! pic.twitter.com/NIMnfyLpZM
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) February 18, 2023
– Jade Cargill is still undefeated. She squashed Vert Vixen tonight.
Utter domination by TBS Champion @Jade_Cargill, who brings her record up to 53-0. Who can possibly stop her now?!
It’s #AEWRampage SLAM DUNK on TNT! pic.twitter.com/8AtXrph31v
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) February 18, 2023
– Evil Uno is ready for Jon Moxley on AEW Dynamite:
.@EvilUno is going bring back respect to the name of #DarkOrder!#AEWRampage is on TNT! pic.twitter.com/Q2pIjBaZyP
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) February 18, 2023
– Check out the card for next week’s episode of AEW Dynamite here.
– The Elite retained their titles tonight over AR Fox & Top Flight in a wild opener. Afterward, The House of Black came calling.
Did the #HouseOfBlack just call out the #AEW World Trios Champions #TheELITE, without saying a single word?@malakaiblxck @brodyxking
Watch #AEWRampage Slam Dunk on TNT right now! pic.twitter.com/XXgcbiKGao
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) February 18, 2023
– The Gunns stand atop the tag team division ahead of AEW Revolution.
“Me and @coltengunn are at the TOP of this division” @theaustingunn
Tune in to #AEWRampage on TNT! pic.twitter.com/ed7O34S9rO— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) February 18, 2023
– Keith Lee returned tonight, saving Dustin Rhodes from an attack by Swerve Strickland and Parker Boudreaux.
LOOK WHO’s BACK!#Limitless @RealKeithLee makes his return to #AEW, after that horrific cinderblock incident, saving @DustinRhodes from the hands of the #MogulAffiliates ——
What a night of action it’s been on #AEWRampage on TNT! pic.twitter.com/NauZpfOWub
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) February 18, 2023
– Check out the card for next week’s episode of AEW Rampage here.
Catch up on our coverage of AEW Rampage here. For a full review of SmackDown and Rampage, check out our post-show podcast on our YouTube channel.
