SmackDown Live produced the most entertaining show the crew has had since the first program after the Brand Draft.
Credit: WWE.com
Marvelous mic work from Dolph Ziggler and Dean Ambrose, surprisingly entertaining matches and a solid main event to punctuated the show.
Here’s the details:
Results and Analysis
Randy Orton Has An Idea For Slater
.@HeathSlaterOMRB wants his #SDLive contract that was about to be offered to him. @RandyOrton says he has "an idea."
The Viper is backstage to sign his contract to face Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam with Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan, but Heath Slater shows up bearing gifts.
He still wants a contract, but Shane and DB aren’t ready to accept him after he dissed them last week. Orton has an idea and it probably isn’t going to be good news for Slater.
Grade: B
Ambrose, Ziggler, MizTV…Awesome
The Miz is this era’s Chris Jericho, so he’s perfect to facilitate these verbal sparring sessions.
Dean Ambrose entered the ring first and Dolph Ziggler followed. What happened next was the definition of professional wrestling dopeness.
Both Ambrose and Ziggler delivered excellent mic work with The Show Off owning a slight edge thanks to a bit more passion and smoothly delivered lines.
He really took the advantage when he punctuated his spiel like this:
Can @TheDeanAmbrose defeat @HEELZiggler with ONE LAST MOVE at #SummerSlam? @HEELZiggler thinks otherwise...#SDLive
These two are doing a great job building their SummerSlam match. it’s officially the match I’m most looking to on the card–yes even more than Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor.
Grade: A+
Crews, Not Creed
To make up or embrace Bryan’s botch of Apollo Crews’ name from two weeks ago, The Miz had a scripted botch of his SummerSlam opponent’s name. The Miz was made to pay for his slip of the tongue:
During the break ... don't call @ApolloCrews "CREED" again@MikeTheMiz, or else this happens.... #SDLive
Grade: C+
Usually, large tag-team matches are terrible, but this one was actually pretty entertaining. The formula for success was pitting a number of athletic teams against each other, which helped to produce some high-flying offense.
Here’s one of the entertaining segments in the match:
It was only a matter of time before the 12-Man Tag Team Match broke out into CHAOS! #SDLive
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SmackDown Live produced the most entertaining show the crew has had since the first program after the Brand Draft.
Credit: WWE.com
Marvelous mic work from Dolph Ziggler and Dean Ambrose, surprisingly entertaining matches and a solid main event to punctuated the show.
Here’s the details:
Results and Analysis
Randy Orton Has An Idea For Slater
.@HeathSlaterOMRB wants his #SDLive contract that was about to be offered to him. @RandyOrton says he has "an idea."
The Viper is backstage to sign his contract to face Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam with Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan, but Heath Slater shows up bearing gifts.
He still wants a contract, but Shane and DB aren’t ready to accept him after he dissed them last week. Orton has an idea and it probably isn’t going to be good news for Slater.
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Grade: B
Ambrose, Ziggler, MizTV…Awesome
The Miz is this era’s Chris Jericho, so he’s perfect to facilitate these verbal sparring sessions.
Dean Ambrose entered the ring first and Dolph Ziggler followed. What happened next was the definition of professional wrestling dopeness.
Both Ambrose and Ziggler delivered excellent mic work with The Show Off owning a slight edge thanks to a bit more passion and smoothly delivered lines.
He really took the advantage when he punctuated his spiel like this:
Can @TheDeanAmbrose defeat @HEELZiggler with ONE LAST MOVE at #SummerSlam? @HEELZiggler thinks otherwise...#SDLive
These two are doing a great job building their SummerSlam match. it’s officially the match I’m most looking to on the card–yes even more than Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor.
Grade: A+
Crews, Not Creed
To make up or embrace Bryan’s botch of Apollo Crews’ name from two weeks ago, The Miz had a scripted botch of his SummerSlam opponent’s name. The Miz was made to pay for his slip of the tongue:
During the break ... don't call @ApolloCrews "CREED" again@MikeTheMiz, or else this happens.... #SDLive
Grade: C+
It's an EPIC 12-Man Tag Team Match LIVE NEXT on #SDLiveon @USA_Network!
Usually, large tag-team matches are terrible, but this one was actually pretty entertaining. The formula for success was pitting a number of athletic teams against each other, which helped to produce some high-flying offense.
Here’s one of the entertaining segments in the match:
It was only a matter of time before the 12-Man Tag Team Match broke out into CHAOS! #SDLive
Of all the memorable moves, none of them was as good as American Alpha’s sweet finisher:
This was their best appearance.
Grade: B+
Eva Marie Did It Again…Well at Least Naomi Is Back And Looking Spectacular
"EVA MARIE… has been delayed due to traffic and will be unable to compete. @NatalieEvaMarie apologizes." #SDLive
Eva Marie’s excuse for not competing this time was traffic. OK, that was kind of funny, but hopefully she’ll perform at SummerSlam.
Her opponent for the match was supposed to be Naomi who has a new look, entrance and approach.
Eva Marie’s excuse for not competing this time was traffic. OK, that was kind of funny, but hopefully she’ll perform at SummerSlam.
Her opponent for the match was supposed to be Naomi who has a new look, entrance and approach.
Naomi is obviously a face now and that role fits her much better. I’d love to see her get a run with the SmackDown’s Women’s title that is undoubtedly on the way.
Grade: B-
Curt Hawkins HWKN -0.60% is The WWE’s Most Interesting Man
Get ready for @TheCurtHawkins, COMING SOON to #SDLive!
With an advertisement that was similar to The Most Entertaining Man in The World ad–only with a WWE twist–Curt Hawkins’ return to the promotion is confirmed.
Grade: B-
Randy Orton Beats Up Heath Slater…For Like 15 Minutes
Orton’s idea for Slater to earn a contract is to face and beat him in a match. That match never officially got underway as Orton attacked The One Man Band and ultimately got disqualified.
.@RandyOrton refuses to heed the referee's warnings ... it's a DQ WIN for @HeathSlaterOMRB! #TheViper
Orton did his signature DDT outside the ring and he even emulated Brock Lesnar by delivering two German suplexes to a lifeless Slater.
Finally, he hit the RKO the crowd chanted for to complete the beatdown.
Slater technically won the match, so Bryan and Shane came to the trainer’s room to offer him a contract. A woozy Slater mistook Bryan for Mick Foley and Shane for Stephanie McMahon.
Shane promptly took back the contract to the chagrin of fans who have taken to Slater and his entertaining segments on both shows.
Grade: B+
They’re Here, But Why?
The Wyatts are still looking like a family without a feud. They show up as Orton leaves the ring, but nothing more than a partially cool staredown takes place.
Grade: C
Ambrose Beats Erick Rowan and Bray Deserts Him
Dean and Rowan put on a fairly good match considering everyone knew what the outcome would be, but the question we wanted answered in this segment was: what direction are The Wyatt Family headed?
After Rowan was pinned cleanly, Bray held the goat mask and then left it in the rocking chair as he left his follower in the ring.
It’s good to see them splitting, let’s just hope a meaningless feud between the two isn’t on the way.
Grade: C
Carmella and Becky Defeat Natty and Alexa Bliss
Natty is as solid as they come in the Women’s division. Alexa Bliss is one of the best of the up-and-comers. Becky’s ring work is getting better, but Carmella’s isn’t.
Oh well, you can’t have everything.
.@BeckyLynchWWE had PLENTY of Irish Lass Kickings to dish out on #SDLive! @NatByNature @AlexaBliss_WWE@CarmellaWWE
This match was still solid, and it got even better when Eva Marie finally made it through traffic and showed up.
Fashionably late ... @NatalieEvaMarie is here to compete!!#SDLive
This time, Naomi, the opponent she stood up earlier came out looking for answers. Naomi gave chase, but Eva Marie escaped. The diversion allowed Becky to get the drop on Natty and she made her tap with the Disarm-Her.
Eva Marie stood on the ramp playing coy. Suddenly, her debut tease got a little easier to take.
Grade: B-
Baron Corbin Continues to Bully Kalisto
"Some people are just victims. So every time you get up, I'm going to put you BACK DOWN!" - @BaronCorbinWWE #SDLive
For the third straight week, Baron Corbin picks on Kalisto and the diminutive luchador is left looking helpless. I get the build for Corbin, but Kalisto has some talent.
It’s going to be hard top build him back up after this program. I’m just saying.
Grade: D
Six-Woman Tag Match is Announced for SummerSlam
Eva Marie will in fact be in action at SummerSlam, and it’ll be in a six-woman tag match. Hopefully, this isn’t terrible.
JUST ANNOUNCED: Carmella, Naomi & Becky Lynch face Natalya, Eva Marie and Alexa Bliss at @SummerSlam on@WWENetwork!
John Cena Beats Alberto Del Rio, And Then Flattens Style
ADR had his share of moments against The Face That Runs the Place.
However, unfortunately for Del Rio, Cena powered out of the cross arm breaker and hit the Attitude Adjustment to get the pin.
AJ Styles was doing commentary and he dropped a Phenomenal Forearm on Cena.
Styles had the advantage, but he turned back to attempt the Styles Clash on his rival.
It didn’t work.
Cena reversed it and landed an AA.
That wasn’t enough for Cena. He’d drag him outside the ring, maneuver the ring steps close to the announce table to send The Phenomenal One through the wood with a Super AA.
"@JohnCena DELIVERS AN AA THAT JUST REGISTERED ON THE RICHTER SCALE!!" - @mauroranallo #SDLIVE@AJStylesOrg
Good finish to a really good show.
Grade: B+
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