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Charlotte Flair kicked off SmackDown to a mixed response from the crowd after a recap of last night's proceedings. Charlotte told us that she wasn't picked by Mr. McMahon because she's his favourite but because she was a winner. She swore that the same crowd booing her would be chanting 'This is awesome' at WrestleMania. The crowd chanted 'you s*ck' but Charlotte shrugged it off before pointing to the WrestleMania sign and walking off.
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The first match of the night was a triple threat tag team bout between the teams of Carmella & Naomi, Mandy Rose & Sonya DeVille, and The IIconics
Carmella & Naomi vs. Mandy Rose & Sonya DeVille vs. The IIconics
Carmella kicked off the match with Royce but the latter quickly tagged in Mandy Rose. Carmella and Naomi hit a double team move on Mandy and then focused on DeVille. Naomi was prying for a tag and before she could, Mandy Rose knocked Naomi down with an elbow. She took time to drag DeVille to her corner, not realizing that Naomi had gotten up immediately.
Rose and Naomi tagged in at the same time. Naomi attacked Rose and threw DeVille out of the ring, allowing Carmella to kick her down. Naomi hit her finisher and pinned Rose, getting the win.
Result: Carmella & Naomi def. Mandy Rose & Naomi and The IIconics
The IIconics attacked the winning duo from behind after the match.
It's was made official that Mustafa Ali was not clear medically to compete and a member of The New Day will replace him inside the Elimination Chamber.
Up next was a special episode of MizTV with The Usos as special guests.
Miz TV with special guests The Usos
The Miz and Shane McMahon were out for a "McMiz TV" episode, with The Usos as special guests. The Usos refused to take a seat. The crowd started chanting for them and they said that they see a wannabe tag team trying to be The Usos. McMahon said that they're not trying to be The Usos, but they are the Best Tag Team in the World.
The Usos put them through a "tag team test". they had to guess what each other's favorite colors, favorite food, etc was. The Usos didn't seem to buy the credibility of McMahon and The Miz. The A-Lister wanted to change the topic to Mandy Rose.
Things soon got tense and The Usos imitated The Miz, refusing to let him talk and even gave him a mic drop. Shane McMahon said the only thing that was real was the SmackDown tag titles. The Usos seemed ready to retreat but they hit the champions with dual superkicks and walked away.
Daniel Bryan was going on a rant about how he shouldn't be a part of the Elimination Chamber when the New Day interfered. The trio hinted that Kofi Kingston would take Mustafa Ali's place in the Elimination Chamber as well the gauntlet match that was up next.
6-Man Gauntlet Match
Kofi started off strong as he and Daniel traded submissions before getting caught in a painful hold. Bryan hit an inverted surfboard but Kofi escaped the hold and Bryan ran outside and whispered something in Rowan's ear. Kofi hit a few arm-drags but took a running knee.
Kofi sent Bryan through the ropes and hit a huge dive over the ropes as we headed for a break. Rowan interfered and Big E stepped up to aide Kofi by taking out Rowan. The official sent E and Xavier to the lockers and when Rowan sent Kofi into the timekeeper's area, he too was sent off. Daniel was arguing with the official when Kofi hit the trouble in paradise and got the pinfall.
Daniel Bryan was eliminated by Kofi Kingston
6 Man Gauntlet Match (cont...)
Jeff Hardy came in third and hit a Swanton Bomb right away but Kofi rolled out in time. Hardy took Kofi to the top rope but he fought back and hit a crossbody on Hardy who almost turned it around and missed the Trouble in Paradise. He hit the SOS and pinned Jeff Hardy.
Jeff Hardy was eliminated by Kofi Kingston
Samoa Joe came in in fourth place and put the pressure on Kofi who had been in the ring for nearly 40 mins. Joe hit a huge lariat after both competitors were at risk of being counted out. Joe threw Kofi off the ropes and he was almost about to be eliminated but Kingston managed to beat the count.
Joe locked in the Coquina Clutch but Kofi turned it into a cover and got the three count.
Samoa Joe was eliminated by Kofi Kingston
Joe dropped Kofi hard and hit the Coquina Clutch on the floor as the officials tried to separate them.
6 Man Gauntlet Match (cont...)
AJ Styles ran in and took on Joe instead of his actual competitor as we broke for commercials yet again. When we returned, AJ tried to convince Kofi to stop the match but Kofi took a shot at the former WWE Champion. AJ hit a huge backbreaker and went for a submission move on the right knee of Kingston.
AJ sent Kofi into the post and rolled out but beat the count yet again. AJ went for the Calf Crusher and Kofi tapped out at last. The crowd gave him a standing ovation as he limped off to the lockers.
Kofi Kingston was eliminated by AJ Styles
Randy Orton's music hit and while AJ was distracted, Orton came out from nowhere and hit the RKO. AJ went down right then and there as Orton got the three count with just one move.
Result: Randy Orton won the 6-Man Gauntlet and will be the last entrant in the Elimination Chamber on Sunday.
