Smackdown
There was some great promo work from big stars on Smackdown tonight, so let's get in to it.
Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler
Dean Ambrose came out and requested that he get to know a bit more about Dolph Ziggler, so then Dolph Ziggler came out to talk. Dolph said that Dean and him are a lot alike, but Dean disagreed saying that the biggest difference between them two is that Dolph just wastes his time complaining and that at Summerslam Dolph will steal the show, and lose.
Dolph countered by telling Ambrose "I'm the man who's going to walk in to Summerslam, burn Brooklyn to the ground, beat your ass and become champion because I am that damn good." Before leaving Dean tells Dolph that his biggest problem is he's not as good as he thinks he is. As Dean leaves the lights go out, and when they come back Bray Wyatt is delivering Sister Abigail to Dolph Ziggler. He then goes on the mic and offers Dolph a match in which if Dolph loses,Bray Wyatt wuld become the number one contender. It ended after that but this was a great segment and great promo work. If anything it maybe went a little long but it was really good.
After that backstage Dolph tells Daniel and Shane that he has to have the match with Bray to prove everyone wrong and show everyone that he deserves to be the number one contender. That would be set as the main event.
Apollo Crews defeats Baron Corbin and Kalisto to become the number one contender for the Intercontinental Championship
After a simple roll up on Kalisto from Apollo Crews, Crews won in a lack luster match to become the number one contender and would face The Miz at Summerslam for the Intercontinental Championship. After the match as Apollo was leaving, Corbin began a beat down on Kalisto. Apollo ran back to save Kalisto and backed Corbin in to a corner, only to take a Skull Crushing Finale from The Miz. The Miz however forgot about Baron Corbin who delivered End Of Days to the champ. I didn't like this because neither the champion nor the challenger stood tall at the end, just the irrelevant Baron Corbin.
Becky Lynch vs Eva Marie
After Becky made her entrance, Eva Marie did the same but before the match could start, Eva's Smackdown debut was interrupted by a supposed hurt calf. She called the trainer over and claimed she couldn't compete, so the match was cancelled. Didn't like this because it was kind of a huge waste of time. Then after there was an interview with Carmella that was interrupted by Natalya and they fought about who's better or something. I don't know I kind of zone out when Natalya is on the screen.
American Alpha defeated The Vaudevillains
In the main roster debut of American Alpha they defeated the Vaudevillains who have now become jobbers, by Jason Jordan first hitting the Corner Spear on Aiden English then tagging in Chad Gable to perform Red Amplitude to pin English for the win. It was a solid debut from American Alpha but the crowd didn't seem to react as much as I thought they would, maybe American Alpha aren't as popular as I thought.
AJ Styles
AJ Styles came out and said he had a message for John Cena, and then John Cena came out literally seconds in to AJ's promo. AJ basically then asked Cena why the hell he's still here, to which Cena went on a long talk/yell about how he's here for love and to preach Hustle Loyalty and Respect, yenno the classic Cena BS. AJ replied by saying that's the answer he expected and that's the Cena he knows and loves, it's also the Cena that never backs down from a challenge. Styles then challenged Cena 1 on 1 at Summerslam with "no Club and no excuses." Cena accepted. I'm looking forward to this match a lot, this feud I think is awesome and I know that John Cena will probably win but hopefully AJ ends up winning clean. I especially liked what AJ said at the end of the promo; "The best part will be the following Tuesday on Smackdown when you admit that I'm better than you. If you don't, you're a liar. If you do, you're a loser. Either way I win."
Fandango vs Randy Orton
Durng the match as Orton was setting up for an RKO on Fandango, Brock Lesnar appeared from within the crowd. Orton stared him down before delivering an RKO to Fandango, but Lesnar quickly jumped in the ring and gave Orton an F5. The security then escorted him out and this feud is really heating up which makes this match feel really important. Hopefully it lives up to its expectations.
Carmella
As Carmella was on her way down to the ring to face whoever, Natalya attacked her from behind and put the Sharpshooter on her. But seriously what is with Natalya always attacking people out of the damn blue?
Dolph Ziggler defeated Bray Wyatt
After Dolph smashed Bray's head in to the exposed steel turnbuckle he hit him with the Superkick to hold on to his spot as the number one contender. However after when Dolph was having a stare down with Dean who was still at the commentary table, Dolph was attacked by Erick Rowan. Dean then got involved but was taken out as well.The show ended with the Wyatts standing tall which I'm like why? Why'd they attack Dolph or Dean in the first place?
Star Of The Night: Promos from AJ Styles, Dolph Ziggler, John Cena, and Dean Ambrose
These four top stars of Smackdown tonight proved they're not just good in the ring, but they're excellent on the mic too. Their promos were awesome and make their matches seem that much more important.
This was a pretty good episode of Smackdown, I think Smackdown had Raw beat this week in my opinion. Let me know yours in the comments or on twitter @devon_wizard
Until next time,
Devon Wizard
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