Smackdown
The first Smackdown since Summerslam, and we were set to see the debut of two new titles.
Backstage
The show opened with a couple superstars talking in the back, and Dolph Ziggler sitting on a chair looking pretty glum. The rest of the superstars were talking when AJ Styles barges in and tells them all that since he beat John Cena at Summerslam he is the new face that runs the place. AJ then looked at Dolph and whispered in his ear "here's a word of advice, I don't like losers." Dolph then attacked AJ yelling at him to stay the hell away and referees had to separate the two. The vignette then played and we were sent to the ring.
New Smackdown Womens and Tag Team Championships.
After the vignette we were met in the ring by all the women and tag teams on Smackdown plus Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon. On top of that there were 2 tables with a set of tag titles on one and a Womens Title on the other. Daniel and Shane told us that the first Womens Champion would be decided in the first ever Womens Six Pack Challenge at Backlash with Naomi, Becky Lynch, Carmella, Nikki Bella, Natalya, and Alexa Bliss.
They then explained that the Inaugural Smackdown Tag Champs would be decided in a tag team tournament culminating at Backlash. They just finished explaining when Heath Slater interrupted on the mic, and walked in through the crowd. Heath said he should be able to win some gold, specifically the tag team titles since Shane told Heath he "isn't equipped" to win the Womens Championship. Shane also notes that Heath doesn't have a tag partner either, Heath responded saying he could go to the back anytime and find a partner. Daniel told him if he found a partner by the end of the night they'd be entered in the tournament, and if they won he'd get his Smackdown Live contract.
I hope Heath wins, and finds a decent partner, although I'm not sure if they'd let him beat American Alpha. Anyways Heath was on his way up the ramp and AJ Styles came out, wanting to talk about the new face that runs the place, but before he could say anything else Dolph Ziggler attacked him from behind. Refs and the superstars in the ring were needed to separate them again and I hope this lil feud is a one night thing because no offense to Dolph, AJ just beat John Cena. He should be challenging for the World Title.
Becky Lynch defeated Alexa Bliss
This was a rematch from a couple weeks ago when Alexa Bliss beat Becky Lynch because of a distraction from the now suspended Eva Marie, except this time Becky Lynch came out on top, reversing an arm drag in to the Disarmer to make Alexa tap out. The Women matches I have a feeling aren't going to mean much as we approach Backlash, since at the moment they're all on even ground there's no top girl.
After the match backstage, Heath asked The Miz if he wanted to be his partner. Heath was ecstatic after he thought The Miz agreed, but left after he realized Miz was just talking in to an ear piece. Better luck next time Heath.
The Usos defeated The Ascension
Not going to lie this is a super boring match to kick off the tag team tournament. Like in all seriousness I'm not sure anyone cares about either of these teams. So it didn't really matter but The Usos won after hitting a splash on Viktor of the Ascension and pinning him.
AJ Styles
The Phenomenal One graced us with his presence and said that since he beat John Cena at Summerslam he deserves to be the number one contender for the WWE World Championship. As he was talking Dolph Ziggler came out but refs stopped him before he could make it to AJ. Daniel Bryan came out and told them to calm down. he said they both deserve to be number one contender and at Backlash Dean Ambrose would defend the title against AJ Styles, but since it seems like Dolph and AJ want to fight they will. Daniel made the main event of Smackdown Dolph Ziggler vs AJ Styles and if Dolph wins he would be added to the match at Backlash. It would kill AJ's momentum so much if Dolph won and on top of that he lost at Summerslam! Why should he get any chance at all?
Carmella vs Nikki Bella
Before the match Renee Young wanted to ask Nikki Bella some questions in the ring, but before she could give any real answer, Carmella attacked her from behind. She even hit Nikki with her sisters old finisher; The Bella Buster. Is this Carmella turning heel? Nikki is definitely a face but what I didn't expect was Carmella turning heel. Randy Orton
Randy began to talk about how Shane thought he was doing the right thing, but he didn't talk for long before Bray Wyatt's music hit. Bray Wyatt sits on his rocking chair on the outside of the ring and told Randy that he's just a man, he himself is a god. And you can't kill a god, "but don't worry, you'll learn that soon enough." The lights go out and when they come back the chair is rocking but Bray is gone.
Backstage Heath finds his tag team partner to be...Rhyno. Really? Ugh. I'm not a fan of Rhyno at all, but hopefully he'll go with Heath Slater to the end.
American Alpha defeated Breezango
In the second match of the tag team tourney, I expected for American Alpha to win. They did, but in a better match than I expected. I thought Breezango had a shot for a second and despite my love for Breezango, the unfortunately lost after getting hit with Red Amplitude.
AJ Styles defeated Dolph Ziggler
In a smart outcome, AJ side stepped a Superkick then hit Ziggler with the Styles Clash to win the match and secure a one on one match at Backlash between him and Dean Ambrose.
Until next time,
Devon Wizard
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