Reports indicate that the following was taped Tuesday night for the episode of SmackDown that is set to air this Thursday from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. as the WWE counts down to Fastlane this Sunday live from the FedEx Forum in Memphis.
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In the main event, Seth Rollins defeated Dolph Ziggler with a Curb Stomp in a match that had J&J Security banned from ringside.
Kane and Big Show came out in support of Rollins during the match while Ryback and Rowan came out to back Ziggler.
Mercury and Noble then came out and The Authority surrounded the ring with Rowan and Ryback inside. The Authority beat them down, leading to Big Show and Kane hitting a double chokeslam on Rowan and Rollins landing a Curb Stomp.
Ryback then tried to make the save, but was beaten down and Rollins hit him with a Curb Stomp as SmackDown closed with The Authority standing tall.
The show opened with Daniel Bryan in action as he defeated The Miz with the Yes Lock. Miz came out with Damien Sandow, but sent him to the back after being frustrated with the large pop he got.
Bryan's Fastlane opponent, Roman Reigns, was also in action as he defeated Luke Harper via the spear in a back-and-forth match.
In other action, Ryback defeated Kane with Shellshocked while The Big Show topped Erick Rowan in a squash match.
Elsewhere, Bad News Barrett lost a non-title match to R-Truth after Barrett trash talked Dean Ambrose, who was on commentary and ignoring him, and was rolled up.
In a tag bout, The Ascension defeated The New Day after hitting the Fall of Man on Big E.
In other action, Jimmy Uso and Tyson Kidd fought to a no-contest after Rusev came out and attacked The Usos and Kidd before cutting a promo.
Bray Wyatt also cut another cryptic promo, saying, "Find me or I'll find you," likely to The Undertaker.
In Divas action, Paige defeated Cameron via submission with the Bella Twins on commentary and the girls talked trash to each other after the match.
The WWE also announced a match pitting Goldust vs. Stardust for Fastlane.
This episode of SmackDown continued the buildup to Fastlane this Sunday night.
Quick Match Results:
--Daniel Bryan def. The Miz via the Yes Lock
--Ryback def. Kane via Shellshocked.
--R-Truth def. Bad News Barrett in a non-title match w/ Dean Ambrose on commentary via a rollup.
--The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) def. The New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods).
--Roman Reigns def. Luke Harper via the spear.
--Big Show def. Erick Rowan.
--Paige def. Cameron via submission w/ The Bella Twins on commentary.
--Jimmy Uso w/ Jey Uso and Naomi and Tyson Kidd w/ Cesaro and Natalya fought to a no-contest after Rusev interfered.
--Seth Rollins def. Dolph Ziggler via the Curb Stomp.
This episode of SmackDown airs three nights before Fastlane at the FedEx Forum in Memphis and here is the final card:
Singles Match to determine the No. 1 contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 31:
Roman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan
WWE United States Championship:
Rusev (c) w/ Lana vs. John Cena
WWE Intercontinental Championship:
Bad News Barrett (c) vs. Dean Ambrose
WWE Tag Team Championships:
The Usos w/ Naomi vs. Cesaro & Tyson Kidd w/ Natalya
WWE Divas Championship:
Nikki Bella (c) w/ Brie Bella vs. Paige
Singles Match:
Goldust vs. Stardust
Face-to-Face Encounter:
Triple H and Sting meet in the ring
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