On Tuesday, March 11, WWE taped the March 14 edition of “WWE Smackdown” at the Verizon Arena in Little Rock.
Below are the spoilers for the March 14 edition of “WWE Smackdown”:
1) Sheamus def. Heath Slater.
* Out comes heel Triple H to announce that Daniel Bryan will not be on the show tonight. He claims that now, after “Occupy RAW,” he’s going to take away the fans’ “happiness.” He says he will destroy the “Yes Movement” at WrestleMania XXX, and says that Bryan fans will not be happy at the end of WrestleMania. Trips then orders Damien Sandow to come out to the ring and scolds him for not doing what he told him to Monday night. Sandow then apologizes. Pretty funny ending here.
2) Seth Rollins def. Damien Sandow. When the match was over, The Shield lays Sandow out with a triple power bomb. They continue to try and show the fans that The Shield are again a unified team.
3) *Intercontinental Champion* Big E def. Fandango. Squash match. May have lasted 2 minutes.
* They play a video of Paul Heyman and The Undertaker interacting on “Monday Night Raw.” This cues Bad News Barrett, who of course claims that he has some bad news. He says the “Streak” will end at WrestleMania XXX.
4) Cody Rhodes / Goldust def. The Real Americans. Definite frustration between Swagger and Cesaro. Likely building towards a match between the two at Mania. They attack Cody Rhodes following the match and the Usos make the save.
5) Bray Wyatt def. Kofi Kingston.
* Backstage segment is shown. Kane is ordering The Shield to be at ringside during tonight’s main event. They say they’ll be out there, but that they don’t take orders from anyone.
6) Nikki Bella def. Tamina Snuka. *WWE Divas Champion* AJ Lee appeared on commentary during this match, much like Natalya did on “Monday Night Raw.”
7) Dolph Ziggler def. Alberto Del Rio. After the match, Ziggler announces that he will be a part of the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania XXX. The crowd was definitely behind him.
* Lana and Alexander Rusev arrive to cut a promo like they have the last few weeks.
8) Big Show def. Kane. After the match, Kane is irate with The Shield. He grabs Rollins for a chokeslam, but Reigns makes the save with the spear. The Shield stand in unity over Kane as the show ends.