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GM Nick Aldis informed Trick Williams that he would have a spot on the WrestleMania 42 match card, while Sami Zayn would not. After a heated back-and-forth verbal exchange, Nick Aldis stopped them from exchanging blows and announced that they would compete in an Unsanctioned match at WrestleMania 42. Lastly, Rhea Ripley was subjected to another 3-on-1 attack by Jade Cargill and her cohorts, B-Fab and Michin, following an impromptu match between Ripley and B-Fab.
After the match, Zayn caught up with Nick Aldis, who announced that Zayn will defend his newly won title against Williams at WrestleMania this year. Tiffany Stratton lost a non-title match to Women’s US Champion Giulia following a distraction from Kiana James. Randy Orton battled Matt Cardona in the main event of the match. He picked up a win over Cardona; however, right after his match, Cody Rhodes returned to SmackDown, two weeks after he was brutally beaten down by Orton. He headed towards the ringside area and stopped on the way to speak to various officials. The American Nightmare got into the ring and went right after Orton as the security officials attempted to intervene. Orton got the upper hand for a bit, but Rhodes was able to counter. The final scene saw them being stopped by security, and Orton hit an RKO on Jelly Roll and left the ring. This led Zayn to answer Carmelo Hayes’ US Title open challenge later that night. With an unintentional assist from Williams, Zayn was able to defeat Melo and become the new WWE United States Champion. Drew McIntyre and Jacob Fatu appeared on the show after last week’s brawl and subsequent falling off the balcony at the end of the show. Jelly Roll competed in his first-ever singles match in WWE and defeated Kit Wilson. The Bella Twins scored a win over Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss, which led to Lash Legend and Nia Jax attacking them, and Bayley and Lyra Valkyria appearing on the show to even the odds.