WWE SmackDown on February 28, 2025, the go-home show before Elimination Chamber, featured United States Championship tournament qualifying matches, intensified women's rivalries, and key segments building towards the upcoming event and WrestleMania. LA Knight won the United States Championship tournament, and there were confrontations between Elimination Chamber participants and a final segment between The Rock and Cody Rhodes.
Key Match Results and Events:
Tiffany Stratton (with Trish Stratus) defeated Chelsea Green (with Piper Niven) by disqualification.
Jacob Fatu vs. Andrade: Fatu won with a moonsault. This followed a backstage segment where Solo Sikoa tasked Fatu with representing their family in a tournament to determine the next US Championship contender.
Los Garza vs. Street Profits: This match descended into chaos with interference from DIY (the WWE Tag Team Champions), Pretty Deadly, and the Motor City Machine Guns.
Drew McIntyre, Damian Priest, Seth Rollins, CM Punk and Logan Paul Segment: This segment saw a confrontation between McIntyre, Priest, Rollins, and Punk, interrupted by Logan Paul's attack on John Cena and the other Elimination Chamber participants. Punk chased Paul away.
LA Knight vs. Santos Escobar: LA Knight won with his finisher, the BFT.
Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens Segment: Zayn and Owens addressed their upcoming Elimination Chamber match, with Owens expressing his lack of remorse and Zayn showing concern for the potential consequences of their match.
Braun Strowman vs. Carmelo Hayes: Hayes won by disqualification after tricking the referee into thinking Strowman had attacked him with a chair. The Bloodline interfered.
Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez vs. Bianca Belair, Naomi & Bayley: Roxanne Perez's team won. Alexa Bliss attacked Perez after the match.
Triple Threat Match for US Championship Contender: Jacob Fatu vs. Carmelo Hayes vs. LA Knight: LA Knight emerged victorious, earning a US Championship match against Shinsuke Nakamura.
Cody Rhodes Segment: The Rock, via video message, continued his attempts to recruit Cody Rhodes, presenting a custom-made vehicle and a belt with Dusty Rhodes' death date engraved on it.
The episode heavily promoted Elimination Chamber, with several matches and segments directly related to the upcoming pay-per-view event. The main focus was the build-up to the US Championship match and the ongoing feud between Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens. The show ended with the continued storyline between The Rock and Cody Rhodes, hinting at a potential alliance or conflict.
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