WWE SmackDown Live Results 24th April 2018, Latest SmackDown Live winners and video highlights

Randy Orton vs Shelton Benjamin

Randy Orton and Shelton Benjamin went at it after years

Next up, we thought we were going to see Jeff Hardy face off against Shelton Benjamin, but in a throwback to last week, as Hardy made his way to the ring, Randy Orton's music hit and the Viper glided past the United States Champion without so much as eye contact. Hardy took his place at ringside to watch the match.

The pair exchanged some strikes but Randy Orton went for an RKO super early, only for Benjamin to counter and take over, pummelling Orton into the corner. Orton hit back with some uppercuts and Benjamin fell to the outside. Orton tried for the apron DDT but Benjamin snapped his arm on the ropes before unleashing some brutal knees to Orton's face, with the Viper falling out of the ring in front of Hardy.

Back from commercial break, we saw that Benjamin had hit Orton with a knee from inside the ring to Orton, knocking him off the apron - and Benjamin had a rear naked choke on Orton back in the ring, with Orton reversing to be hit with a spinning heel kick and put back in the choke hold. Orton managed to counter with a suplex to go back to square one.

Orton hit Benjamin with clotheslines and a snap powerslam before finally hitting his patented apron DDT, setting up for the RKO - but Benjamin spotted it and slithered to the outside.

Orton followed and slammed Benjamin on the announce table, with Jeff Hardy moving out of the way only to see Benjamin slammed once more.

A masked man attacked Hardy on the outside before security forced him to take the only path into the ring. Orton unmasked the man as Sunil Singh and gave him an RKO - but the distraction allowed Benjamin to pick up the win.

Winner: Shelton Benjamin

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We then cut backstage where The New Day were around a table, eating pancakes and, well, drinking Booty-O's out of wine glasses. The Bar interrupt and say they're winning back the Raw Tag Team Championships on Friday and moving back to Monday nights.

Kofi toasted that announcement before Sheamus said the competition on SmackDown doesn't stack up, grabbing a handful of pancakes, but he put them down before leaving - only to jump back in with the "We are the Bar" catchphrase.

We then saw AJ Styles reunite with The Club and "too sweet" ahead of their match and we also saw a video package on SAnitY.

Renee Young finally got an update on Daniel Bryan. The former General Manager said he was blindsided by Cass and will get a match with him at Backlash, but he'll be back at the Greatest Royal Rumble as he's come back from worse than this.

Joe then cut a promo from backstage on Rollins and Balor, saying he'll win the Intercontinental Championship on Friday then watch Reigns be massacred on Friday - but said if Reigns wins the title, he'll be waiting for him at Backlash.