1) Charlotte Flair Was Pulled From Smackdown Live Due To Injury
News broke before Smackdown Live went on the air that Charlotte Flair was injured. The good news is that Charlotte’s injury is reportedly not serious.
Charlotte had some minor dental surgery done and won’t miss much time.
BREAKING: #NAIWrestling has just been informed Charlotte Flair will miss tonight’s #SmackDownLIVE after undergoing successful surgery for a gum infection #WWE Inside Sources have said she is expected to be fully recovered in time for #WrestleMania#SDLive pic.twitter.com/nnRkTRxX4U
— The New Age Insiders (@NewAgeInsiders) March 27, 2018
2) Jinder Mahal Replaced Sunil Singh With Rusev
Smackdown Live this week kicked off with a tag team match: Bobby Roode and Randy Orton vs Jinder Mahal and Sunil Singh. Jinder announced before the match that Sunil had been replaced.
His replacement was none other than Rusev! Happy Rusev Day!
.@JinderMahal is trading in a 🐯 for a 🦁as he will join forces with @RusevBUL against @REALBobbyRoode & @RandyOrton RIGHT NOW! #RusevDay #SDLive pic.twitter.com/2AgI3AwPQz
— WWE (@WWE) March 28, 2018
3) Rusev Pinned The United States Champion
Rusev was able to pick up the victory this week, pinning Randy Orton. That means Rusev now has a pinfall win over the United States Champion.
A big win for Rusev. We saw later that this earned him a Title match at Wrestlemania.
.@RusevBUL: TRENDING in the United States and WINNING on #SDLive!
What a GREAT #RusevDay as The #BulgarianBrute picks up the victory over #USChampion @RandyOrton! @WWEDramaKing @JinderMahal pic.twitter.com/YtjEE8ToTh
— WWE (@WWE) March 28, 2018
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