We are back and ready for the Sin City edition of Smackdown Live. Thanks again to everyone who sent my family and I well wishes during Hurricane Irma. Please continue to share and comment on each of my articles and boy does it feel good to write and watch wrestling. We open with a video package detailing last week’s Kevin Owen’s and Shane McMahon confrontation. Let’s get to it as Kevin Owens is walking to the ring.
Kevin Owens is suing everyone in the WWE and that includes anyone named McMahon or with power. Owens goes on to say on the Kevin Owens show he would fire Sami Zayn (to a boo), Make Saxton and Phillips share a suit (to a cheer) and threatens to cancel the Fashion Files. He calls out Mr. McMahon and Ziggler comes out as Shane and that’s amazing. Daniel Bryan is out to confront Kevin Owens and makes a fat joke, how cool would this be if it led to an Owens and Bryan mania match? The focus of Smackdown Live is Kevin Owens and that’s a great thing. Styles will get a twenty minute match weekly, Owens will be the center of the main storyline and others will get opportunity.
AJ Styles and Tye Dillinger is up next and I want to thank WWE for laying out the show in the beginning of each show. WWE again shows love to different places who have had difficult times kudos to them. What’s awesome is how AJ still looks so excited to.be in WWE and is just as hungry every week. I’ll say this about Dillinger he has an IT factor about him. Your eyes gravitate to the screen during his entrance. A little sloppy to start but they work through it. There is something off with these two as they can’t seem to find a rhythm. Not necessarily bad just not as crisp as you’re used to with a Styles match. Corbin with a run in to give a hope spot for Dillinger and man I love his look but hate his finisher. Styles rolls into a calf crushed and Dillinger fights but ends up tapping out. I like how he didn’t do the rope spot or immediately tap. Good stuff. After the match Corbin lays out everyone and challenges Styles for next week. Good look and showing for Corbin there.
Rusev gets a backstage segment and talks about his loss at SummerSlam. He talks about his fellow Bulgarians being ashamed of him due to his loss. Rusev says in order to get his killer instinct back he must break a legend. They should find a way to get Lana/Rusev back together and have a babyface run.
Mahal is up next and wasn’t in the run down earlier in the night and isn’t in the nine o’clock slot. That’s bad news for Mahal as champion.Mahal opening this promo very well by putting over his opponent and how he is preparing for this match. So we’ve gone from xenophobia to toilet humor like legitimate toilet humor. I guess it’s a step in the right direction. The Singh Brothers mock his entrance and the crowd chants for Nakamura. Wait did Mahal just make fun of the way he looks and talks? Oh this was all a way to get.back to xenophobia damnit you got me WWE. We get Owens backstage and have a promo with he and Zayn. This has to lead to Zayn eliminating Owens at Survivor Series right?
I absolutely love Big E giving a Booty O shower during the entrance to someone in the crowd. Honestly I would like to see Big E break away for a singles run and have Woods/Kofi as the tag team. How much would you love a Big E and AJ Styles match for the US title? We get an awesome looking superkick chairshot to Big E. Now the Usos begin to beat Big E with a kendo stick and that always looks brutal. The chemistry these two teams have is something we haven’t seen since the Hardys/Edge and Christian. Jimmy Uso just had that kendo stick broken over him by Kofi. The crowd is getting their money’s worth tonight with this match alone.Jey just took a NASTY shot through a table setup outside. New Day hit the midnight hour and we have new tag team champions. I’m not over this feud and want it to continue on even longer.
The women get no entrances and Rhonda Rousey is shown in the front row. Only a matter of time before we get a Rousey appearance in a WWE ring. Carmellsworth is at the announcer’s table during this match.I’m such a fan of Natayla but the damn cat ears have to go. Ellsworth is on a leash and Carmella just says she’s in charge. Naomi with an awesome outside dive onto Carmella and Ellsworth. Naomi takes a brutal bump into the ring post as Natayla locks in the best sharpshooter in the business. Good little match and I’m glad we can move on from Naomi in the title picture.
Ziggler is out to let the world know he’s the.best wrestler ever but is overlooked due to a non flashy entrance. Oh goodness Ziggler is out dressed as Bayley doing her entrance to make a point. He now goes to the back and mocks the Ultimate Warrior entrance. I have a feeling we are getting close to a pipe bomb type moment for Dolph Ziggler. I like the fire and passion Ziggler is bringing in his promos every week. We have to get through some silly stuff but we are getting some real emotion on the microphone.
Benjamin and Gable now have a match with.The Hype Bros in a match I would love to get time on a network special. I’m so impressed with Benjamin’s athleticism at his age. I absolutely love the finisher that Gable and.Benjamin just did but I would have loved to see this match go longer. We get a Ryder heel turn tease… wonder if the Miztourage has any room left. Mr. McMahon looks absolutely fantastic tonight.
Kevin Owens is out now to confront the boss Mr.McMahon. Owens claims that Vince (as he calls him) is intimidated. There goes the fourth wall again with Vince making a fat joke. If anyone thinks that Kevin Owens isn’t the crown jewel of Smackdown Live you’re not paying attention. Vince makes the match at Hell in a Cell between Owens and Shane. Owens then uses semantics to allow him to.attack Vince. Owens now begins to destroy everyone and his facial expression of insanity is great. Welcome to the next level Kevin Owens you deserve it. We get a Stephanie McMahon sighting on Smackdown Live as she helps her father to the back.
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