Friday Night SmackDown Results 4/26: General Manager Vickie Guerrero opened SmackDown by announcing that, while The Authority was taking the night off, she would personally make The Shield suffer for their actions on Monday's Raw by putting them in an 11-on-3 Handicap Match.
The Hounds of Justice ran rabid over Friday night, systematically decimating the competition to help even the odds in an 11-on-3 Handicap Match main event.
Cesaro def. Jack Swagger
In the highly personal slugfest between the former tag team partners, The King of Swing ultimately reigned supreme with a devastating Cesaro Swing/Neutralizer combination.
However, the action didn't stop there. For, as the dust was still clearing, The Shield suddenly attacked the war-torn Swagger and dropped him with a Triple Powerbomb - hence neutralizing one of the 11 Superstars scheduled to take them on later in the night. In reference to Triple H's statement to "adapt or perish," The Hounds pointed out that Swagger had failed to adapt and that they were just getting started.
Tamina def. Natalya
Poised to battle Divas Champion Paige at Extreme Rules, fierce No. 1 contender Tamina conquered third-generation Diva Natalya with an explosive kick out of nowhere.
The Shield laid waste to 3MB
Following up their earlier assault on Jack Swagger, The Hounds of Justice launched a second attack on scheduled 11-3 Handicap Match opponents, this time leaving 3MB in tatters.
Moments later, a phone call from Triple H gave Vickie Guerrero "the night off." In her place, Raw General Manager Brad Maddox was called in to handle The Shield situation.
Curtis Axel def. Jey Uso
Chalk up another huge victory for Rybaxel on SmackDown, as Curtis Axel used a neckbreaker to overcome WWE Tag Team Champion Jey Uso in singles competition.
Luke Harper & Erick Rowan def. Cody Rhodes & Goldust
After Wyatt climbed to the top of the cage to sing "He's Got the Whole World in his Hands" - with a surprising numbers of the WWE Universe apparently warming up to his influence - his disciples, Luke Harper & Erick Rowan, bested the Rhodes brothers, sending Cody flying from the top rope and out to the ringside floor before Wyatt's followers finished off Goldust.
The Shield took out Brad Maddox
Though Brad Maddox was tasked with taming The Hounds of Justice, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns launched a preemptive strike on the Raw General Manager.
Santino & Emma vs. Fandango & Layla ended in a No Contest
Before Fandango & Layla could go to battle against Santino & Emma, The Shield once again emerged, taking out another of their opponents in the 11-on-3 Handicap Match by Triple Powerbombing Fandango off the stage and through a table.
The Shield triumphed in a 5-on-3 Handicap Match
Moments before SmackDown's main event, Curtis Axel was found decimated in the back - presumably another strategic attack by The Shield. The Hounds of Justice then went head-to-head with their remaining foes: Alberto Del Rio, Bad News Barrett, Damien Sandow, Ryback & Titus O'Neil.
In the height of the action, Barrett and Del Rio elected to take a walk. But, as Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins continued to pulverize their opponents, Roman Reigns caught up with Mexico's Greatest Export.
Then, after Reigns defeated Damien Sandow with the Spear, the still hungry Ambrose & Rollins passed Titus and Ryback into the ring to suffer a pair of post-match Reigns Spears, before the black-clad trio finished off The Human Wrecking Ball with the Triple Powerbomb.
