Friday Night SmackDown Results 4/19: Following Monday's reunification of one of the most dominant factions in WWE history and their demonstration of "what true power really is" at the expense of The Shield, WWE COO Triple H issued an ultimatum to the black-clad trio during his exclusive WWE.com interview with Michael Cole on Wednesday: Crawl back and apologize and all will be forgiven.
Dismayed with Roman Reigns' tweet that "kings don't win wars, soldiers do," The Game opened SmackDown with a blockbuster announcement: Evolution will battle The Hounds of Justice in a Six-Man Tag Team showdown at Extreme Rules. He then put the exclamation point on what Evolution is about, stating that, "in life, you adapt or perish."
Batista def. Sheamus
Four days after a reunited Evolution stepped back into the spotlight to take The Shield to task, a reinvigorated Batista once again squared off against Sheamus.
In a brutal slugfest main event that took both Superstars to the absolute brink, The Animal caught The Celtic Warrior on the top turnbuckle and dropped him onto the ropes. This ultimately allowed the six-time World Champion to triumph with a Batista Bomb!
Big E def. Alberto Del Rio by Disqualification
In the final moments of the fevered contest, "Mexico's Greatest Export" failed to release his attempted Cross Armbreaker at the five-count, forcing the referee to call for the bell. Outraged, Del Rio turned his anger back on his powerful opponent, only to suffer a Big Ending for his troubles.
Divas Champion Paige def. Aksana
Three days after Tamina won a Divas Battle Royal to become the new No. 1 contender to the Divas Championship at Extreme Rules - airing during WWE Main Event, exclusively on WWE Network - titleholder Paige continued to prove she is not "a flash in the pan" by making Aksana submit to her modified Scorpion Crosslock.
El Torito def. Hornswoggle
One of the 'biggest' matches in WWE history just happened tonight.
In the midst of growing friction during the WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony and this past Tuesday's WWE Main Event, a 3MB-backed Hornswoggle battled Los Matadores' El Torito on SmackDown. In the height of the action, El Torito would ultimately reign supreme, hitting the Bullsault for the victory.
Alexander Rusev def. R-Truth
The Bulgarian Brute dominated The Rapping Superstar before making him submit to The Accolade. Then, after the bell, Woods attempted to stop the continued destruction, only to be overtaken and tossed over the top rope.
Santino Marella def. Fandango
For the second week in a row, Layla helped her new dance partner, Fandango, in his SmackDown clash against Santino - stealing The Milan Miracle's Cobra mere moments before it was about to strike its prey. This time, however, Emma was ready for Layla, launching a counter assault on the former Divas Champion.
The commotion carried into the ring, where Marella utilized a sunset flip on his smooth-stepping opponent to pick up the three-count. After nearly hitting a post-match Cobra attack on his foe, though, Santino made the mistake of using his slithering sidekick to high-five Emma - making her entire arm go lifeless!
