WWE SmackDown live spoilers from Bologna, Italy

The following are live spoilers for Friday’s WWE SmackDown which is taking place live from Bologna, Italy, and airing live on Netflix throughout the world with the exception of the U.S.

The show will air in the U.S. at 8 PM Eastern on USA per usual with our usual detailed live coverage.

This post will be updated as the show progresses.

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• The show opened with separate shots of Jade Cargill, Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez, Braun Strowman, the New Bloodline, and CM Punk entering the arena.
• Randy Orton kicked off SmackDown as the Bologna crowd loudly sang his theme. Before Orton could say anything, Kevin Owens interrupted and blamed Cody Rhodes for his actions towards Orton. Owens claimed that he saved Carmelo Hayes because he didn’t want Orton to go back to being the Legend Killer. Orton refused to accept Owens’ apology and offer to vie for the WWE Tag Titles at WrestleMania 41, instead challenging him to a match. Orton promised to kick Owens’ head “off his freakin’ shoulders” in Las Vegas.
• Drew McIntyre & Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Damian Priest & Jimmy Uso was the first match of the night. Priest and Uso got the victory after the former hit South of Heaven on Nakamura. After the match, McIntyre attacked Priest, as he laid him out with a Claymore kick.
• LA Knight and Braun Strowman talked backstage, with Strowman calling his shot for the US Title once he took care of Jacob Fatu tonight.

Notes

• Orton namedropped Italian football legend Roberto Baggio during his promo, mentioning that he was going to punt Owens’ head as hard as Baggio’s kicks.

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