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Cody Rhodes Sends Brock Lesnar A Heated Message, Jade Cargill Wins Again | WWE SD x AEW Recap

Wrestling
Colin Tessier May 6, 2023 12:59AM

Here is your fight size update for WWE Friday Night SmackDown and AEW Rampage on Friday, May 5, 2023.

WWE SmackDown

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- Cody Rhodes cut a final promo ahead of his match with Brock Lesnar at WWE Backlash. He called Lesnar a gatekeeper and noted that beating the former world champion would get him back on the road to finish the story. "The American Nightmare" passionately vowed to emerge victorious.

- WWE Raw Women's Champion Bianca Belair looked ahead to her return to WWE SmackDown once the WWE Draft rosters take effect on May 8. She also eyed making history; with a win at WWE Backlash, she would become the longest-reigning women's champion of the modern era.

- Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai, and IYO SKY) confronted Belair and ganged up on her, but WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez made the save.

- The O.C. (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) defeated the Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar).

- The Usos got hyped up for their six-man tag team match at WWE Backlash, Solo Sikoa clearly wasn't on the same page. He said he'd do his part and told Jimmy and Jey to do theirs.

- The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) picked up a decisive win against Imperium (Giovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser).

- A video package highlighted SmackDown's NXT draft class.

- Matt Riddle hyped up the six-man tag team match where he, Kevin Owens, and Sami Zayn will face The Bloodline (The Usos and Solo Sikoa) at WWE Backlash.

- Rey Mysterio and the LWO kicked off the show and discussed WWE Backlash. The Judgment Day (Dominik Mysterio, Rhea Ripley, and Finn Balor). The heated confrontation set up a mixed tag team match in the main event.

- Shinsuke Nakamura gained more momentum with a win over Karrion Kross.

- A video package showcased the rivalry between Brock Lesnar and Cody Rhodes.

- Cameron Grimes arrived on WWE SackDown. When Baron Corbin confronted him and they clashed over their respective statuses following the WWE Draft, Grimes challenged Corbin to a match, which was made official for the May 12 episode of WWE SmackDown.

- Rey Mysterio and Zelina Vega defeated Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley in a hard-fought main event.

- The Judgment Day attacked Rey Mysterio after the match, but Bad Bunny made the save and put an LWO shirt on.

- In a SmackDown Exclusive, The O.C. (AJ Styles, Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, and Michin) vowed to take over and win gold.

- Check out the card for the May 12 episode of WWE SmackDown here.

- In a SmackDown Exclusive, Rey Mysterio reflected on the LWO's special night and previewed WWE Backlash.

- Catch up on our coverage of the May 5 episode of WWE SmackDown here.

AEW Rampage

- TBS Champion Jade Cargill scored a dominant win against Gia Scott and climbed to 57-0.

- The Lucha Brothers (Rey Fenix and Penta El Zero Miedo) and El Hijo del Vikingo defeated Powerhouse Hobbs, QT Marshall, and Aaron Solo.

- Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Isiah Kassidy, and HOOK defeated The Firm (Big Bill, Lee Moriarty, Ethan Page, and Stokely Hathaway) in The Firm Deletion.

- A brief clip showed that AEW World Champion MJF was frustrated after he and Sammy Guevara lost on the May 3 episode of AEW Dynamite.

- Chris Jericho wasn't on commentary; he said he would need assurances that Adam Cole couldn't be in the building at the same time.

- Mark Briscoe defeated Preston Vance in a competitive match and celebrated with his family after the bell.

- Brian Cage attacked Dustin Rhodes backstage, and Swerve Strickland looked ahead to another match between the two.

- Jay Lethal expressed his confidence that he and Jeff Jarrett will win the AEW World Tag Team Championship at AEW Double or Nothing.

- Check out the card for the May 10 episode of AEW Dynamite here.

- Adam Cole responded to Chris Jericho and said he'll beat up him every week.

- Matt Hardy announced that the extended cut of The Firm Deletion was available on Bleacher Report.

- QTV noted that the team came up short, but they impressed the right people.

Catch up on our coverage of the May 5 episode of AEW Rampage here. For a full review, check out our post-show podcast on our YouTube channel.

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