SmackDown LIVE results, April 9, 2019: Kofi Kingston continues his hot streak against a gargantuan group on the blue brand

The New Day throws a heartfelt celebration for WWE Champion Kofi Kingston, until The Bar and Drew McIntyre interrupt.

New WWE Champion Kofi Kingston and his New Day brethren kicked off SmackDown LIVE with a championship celebration that featured everything from rainbow-colored balloons to a seemingly never-ending supply of pancakes. The group was still amped to the nines as Big E hit another iconic split before Xavier Woods and Big E shared their feelings and reflections on their time with Kofi and their bond as a unit. The Dreadlocked Dynamo was incredibly touched, and he called his WWE Championship victory an “impossible moment,” before showing his love for his family, who were sitting at ringside. 

However, clearly salty after their loss to Kingston & Seth Rollins the previous night on Raw, The Bar interrupted, saying they were owed a thank you for “saving Kofi’s skin” in the Winner Take All Match against Rollins that preceded that tag team match. Sheamus & Cesaro then suggested that Kofi was nothing without his New Day partners and challenged them to a Six-Man Tag Team Match tonight. The New Day were game, but they were curious as to who The Bar’s partner would be. Sheamus & Cesaro revealed that it would be their new friend from Raw … Drew McIntyre.

A Six-Man Tag Team Match turns chaotic when Randy Orton and Kevin Owens make their presence felt.

Six of SmackDown LIVE’s brightest Superstars collided in Six-Man Tag Team action, as Ali teamed up with Ricochet & Aleister Black to take on Andrade and Shinsuke Nakamura & Rusev on the blue brand.

With both sides wanting to make a major impression ahead of next week’s Superstar Shake-up, Andrade, WWE’s Rockstar and The Bulgarian Brute looked to corner their opposition with an attack that included a relentless pounding of The One and Only. The temperature changed when Ricochet tagged in his partners, as all three sensations hit the jets and laid waste to their opponents to get the upper hand. Ali landed a decisive blow when he drilled Andrade with a ring-rattling Reverse Hurricanrana and a 450 to pick up the victory for his squad.

Ali would have little time to celebrate, however, as Randy Orton swooped in out of nowhere and connected with an RKO onto the young sensation. The Viper made his exit, but that wouldn’t be the last surprise, as Kevin Owens then popped up and hit Rusev with a Stunner before making a swift exit. The sentiment? Everybody was ready for the Superstar Shake-up.

Billie Kay & Peyton Royce bask in the glory of their WrestleMania victory, then defend their titles against a pair of undefeated local competitors.

Still boasting after their WWE Women’s Tag Championship victory at WrestleMania 35, The IIconics claimed that they were going to be fighting champions, which would start with their very first defense of the titles right here tonight against the supposedly undefeated tandem of The Brooklyn Belles.

Despite claiming that their opponents had a 45-0 record, Peyton Royce & Billie Kay made easy work of their opposition, winning their first title defense in dominant fashion. The IIconics celebrated as if it was WrestleMania all over again, but Paige, who was watching from backstage, let the WWE Universe in on a little secret: She would be bringing in a tag team of her own next week, just in time for the Superstar Shake-up.

Shane-O-Mac can't help but revel in his victory over The A-Lister at The Show of Shows, then torments ring announcer Greg Hamilton.

Fresh off his controversial victory over The Miz in their Falls Count Anywhere Match at WrestleMania 35, Shane McMahon arrived on SmackDown LIVE with a black eye but a very clear spring in his step. Shane-O-Mac announced that The Miz was in his rearview mirror before proceeding to lambast The Miz’s father, or “Mr. Miz” as Shane calls him, for trying to step to him on The Grandest Stage of Them All. The “Best in the World” revealed that Mr. Miz was actually the one responsible for his shiner, and that is why he dropped Miz’s father this past Sunday. Shane then called WWE ring announcer Greg Hamilton into the ring and began to question why his “Best in the World” announcement tonight didn’t have the gusto that it had in weeks’ past. Hamilton told Shane that his announcement was lacking luster tonight because several WWE Universe members had threatened him to soften the call or “something bad would happen.”

Shane then threatened Hamilton, grabbing him by his tie and forcing him to “do it right” time and time again, but Shane-O-Mac was never satisfied with Greg’s effort. Shane gave Hamilton one last try, and a frightened Hamilton gave it all he had, finally pleasing Shane-O-Mac. At which point, Shane allowed Hamilton to go back to his post and took off, clearly leaving one lasting impression … “The Best in the World” still makes the calls.