7/9 WWE Smackdown Report

WWE: Then. Now. Forever.
We open the show with footage from RAW of Seth Rollins calling out Brock Lesnar. We are reminded of what happened as Brock Lesnar beat the car of J&J to a pulp and we see Seth Rollins run scared out of the arena as Lesnar holds up the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in the ring.
Jerry Lawler, Tom Phillips and Jimmy Uso on commentary tonight.
Seth Rollins' music hits. Seth says he did the unthinkable by calling out Brock Lesnar. Rollins says that Lesnar proved to the world that he is a coward because he took his frustrations out on the car instead of coming down to the ring. Seth says that Brock messed with his family and that crossed the line. He claims that at Battleground, he will slay the beast and humiliate him. As he continues on his rant, we hear a weird beeping noise in the background. He stops talking and we see a tow truck bringing in the beat up car from Monday night. “Ladies and Gentleman” it’s Paul Heyman to the ramp now. Heyman says he could spew a bunch of metaphors about the comparison between the car and Rollins...and he does. He then goes on to say Seth Rollins will lose his title when he gets to Suplex City at Battleground. Rollins turns it on Heyman saying that Brock is the one that will leave looking like the car after the match. Heyman is asked by Seth who he thinks will walk out champion after all that he has done. Heyman responds by saying that Brock will hold up the title and declare once again to be the champ. Rollins interrupts Heyman and tells him to shut up. He continues to tell everyone to shut up. He says no one will beat him and he will leave Battleground as the champ. Rollins holds up the title and his music hits with Heyman looking on in disgust.
Tonight’s main event will be a Champion vs. Champion match featuring WWE Intercontinental Champion Ryback facing WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins.
Also tonight: The Big show and Roman Reigns will face each other one on one.
Dean Ambrose’s music hits and the crowd come alive.
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Back from the break, Bo Dallas’ music hits. Bo comes down the ramp with a mic and says Ambrose could use some inspiration and maybe a shower. He says he just inspired The Rock to be the hottest thing in the world right now and he can do the same for Ambrose if he will just “BO-LIEVE”!
Dean Ambrose vs. Bo Dallas
The match begins with a lock up. They have a series of lockups and reversals. Dallas heads toward the ropes to break an arm bar that Ambrose has applied. Dean backs up and Dallas makes his move running off the ropes. Ambrose ducks him and rolls him up for a two count. Dallas off the ropes again is hit with a clothesline taking him to the mat. Ambrose hits a big chop. Dallas gaining momentum after the chop takes Ambrose out of the ring and sends him in to the barricade. Dallas hits a series of forearms to Ambrose on the apron. Ambrose is slammed to the mat and pinned for a two count. He kicks out and Dallas throws Ambrose into a headlock.
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Back from the break Ambrose gains momentum hitting an inside out clothesline on Dallas. Dallas is sent out of the ring and Ambrose flies through the middle rope sending Dallas into the announce table. Ambrose up top but Dallas counters and takes him to the mat with a slam off the top. He covers Ambrose for a two count. Dallas goes for the running BO dog. Ambrose counters with a bulldog of his own. Ambrose goes for Dirty Deeds but Dallas counters. Dallas hits the ropes but Ambrose catches him and this time hits Dirty Deeds and gets the pinfall victory.
Winner: Dean Ambrose
Later tonight: Randy Orton will be on Smackdown.
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Back from the break, we see Seth Rollins in the back shaking his head. Big Show comes in and tells Seth that times are tough right now. Rollins says he should be ok, but if Big Show wants to he can help conquer Suplex City. Big Show declines and says Rollins should focus on facing Ryback later tonight. Seth gets fired up and Big Show wishes him luck saying he will be watching later, but first he will take care of Roman Reigns.
We see footage from RAW between Rusev and Ziggler fighting over Lana once again. Summer Rae and Rusev take out Ziggler and Lana. We are told that Dolph Ziggler is out indefinitely after the attack by Rusev.
Rusev’s music hits and he brings out Summer Rae. Rusev is now wearing shoes as he makes his way to the ring.
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Back from the break, we see Fandango trying to impress Summer Rae with some of his dance moves.
Rusev vs. Fandango
The match begins with a lock up. Fandango hits Rusev with a series of chops before he is sent off the ropes. Fandango bounces back hitting a hurricanrana on Rusev. Rusev is sent off the ropes and hits Fandango with a big body block. Rusev hits a series of elbow drops on Fandango. Rusev hits Fandango with a big kick to the ribs. Fandango gets up and tries to mount a comeback but Rusev squashes that sending him to the mat once again. Summer Rae looks pleased, but then a “WE WANT LANA” chant breaks out. Rusev is flustered by the chant. Rusev applies a pressure point maneuver on Fandango pressing his knuckles into the neck of Fandango. Fandango breaks the hold and hits a dropkick on Rusev. Fandango off the top rope hits Rusev and covers him for a two count. Fandango back to the top rope now but he is caught by Rusev. Rusev sends him down and hits Fandango with a massive kick to the head. He applies the Accolade and Fandango taps.
Winner: Rusev
After the match, Rusev applies the hold again. Summer Rae comes in the ring and Rusev makes her raise his hand in victory.
Up next: Roman Reigns vs. Big Show
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Back from the break, Roman Reigns makes his way to the ring through the crowd. We see footage of Reigns vs. Sheamus from RAW. We see Bray Wyatt’s decoy taken out by Reigns as Wyatt mocks him from the screen.
Big Show’s music hits and he makes his way down to the ring.
Big Show vs. Roman Reigns
The match begins with Roman Reigns hitting a series of punches to the body of Big Show. They go back and forth trading punches and Reigns sends Show to the corner. Reigns mounts Big show and hits him with a series of punches to the head as Show is stuck in the corner. Show then counters and hits Roman with a huge shoulder block taking Reigns to the mat. Big show hits a series of punches to the body of Reigns and then slams him to the mat. Reigns mounts a comeback now but it is short lived as Big Show sends him out of the ring. Big show goes after Reigns but misses and hits the ring post head first. Reigns hits show with a kick sending him toward the announce table. Big show gets back in the ring and Reigns hits him with a series of kicks. He attempts to take the big man down and finally succeeds hitting a clothesline on Show. Reigns is pumped up now and loads up for a Superman punch. He hits the mat with his fist but the screen shifts and we see the graphic of Bray Wyatt. The screen goes black. We then see the fireflies and Wyatt making his way to the ring. Roman is trying to make sure it is really him after what happened on RAW. We then see Wyatt sneak up from behind coming in the ring. Reigns feels his presence and turns toward the ropes hitting Wyatt with a Superman punch. Big Show takes advantage but misses a clothesline. Reigns hits Big Show with a Superman punch but it’s not enough to take him down. He connects again with a Superman punch on Show taking him down. Reigns loads up and is ready to spear the big guy but he is grabbed from behind by Wyatt and the pulled in to the post. The referee rings the bell.
Winner: Roman Reigns via DQ
Big Show picks up Roman Reigns and hits a chokeslam leaving Reigns in the center of the ring. Wyatt circles the ring like a vulture. He goes in and the buzzard crawls backwards towards Reigns. Wyatt hits Sister Abigail and the screen goes black.
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Back from the break, we see The Prime Time Players swaying in the ring. The New Day’s music hits and the crowd pops. New Day claps their way down to the ring as Big E will take on Titus.
Titus O’Neil vs. Big E Langston
The match begins with Big E kicking Titus down to the mat. Big E hits a big clothesline and covers Titus for a two count. Big E is sent out of the ring and Titus drags him back in hitting a series of clotheslines and then a big slam on Big E. Big E though comes back and hits a belly to belly suplex on Titus. The New Day are all on the apron now trying to take advantage of the numbers game. Kofi goes to take out Titus but the ref intervenes. The referee then decides it is time for New Day to go. He demands that Kofi and Xavier go backstage and bans them from ringside. Big E is livid as he argues with the referee. Titus sees his opening and grabs Big E hitting him with Clash of the Titus in the center of the ring getting the pinfall victory.
Winner: Titus O’Neil
After the match, PTP celebrates as New Day attend to their fallen member.
We see a promo for WWE 2K16 with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin being named the cover boy.
Randy Orton’s music hits and the Viper is here on Smackdown
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Back from break, we see footage from RAW where Orton was taking on Kane. Sheamus interrupts and Kane declares the match No Holds Barred. Sheamus hits a Brogue Kick on Orton. We then see footage of Orton coming back out later on RAW hitting an RKO out of nowhere on Sheamus.
Back in the ring, Orton cuts a promo saying that he has been in the WWE for 13 years and that he has had many enemies throughout the years, but no one has gotten under his skin like Sheamus. He says that the only thing entertaining about Sheamus will be when he rips that stupid mohawk off his head and shoves it up his arse. Orton fires up the crowd and goes to leave the ring. The Ascension's music hits and they make their way out to the ramp. Konnor and Viktor say that Randy needs to leave and that this is their match time. The Ascension claims that they will rip Randy limb from limb and demand that he leave before he is introduced to the Wastelands. Orton backs off and goes to leave the ring...RKO out of nowhere for both members of The Ascension.
We see footage of RAW where Kevin Owens answered the United States Championship open challenge. Cesaro interrupts and says that the match is his. Cena and Cesaro put on a match of the year candidate and then Owens goes to hit the champion, but Cena isn’t having it and hits an AA on Owens.
The Bella’s music hits and they make their way to the ring with Alicia Fox.
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Back from the break, Naomi and Tamina make their way to the ring.
Brie Bella and Alicia Fox vs. Naomi and Tamina
The match begins with Brie taking Naomi down hitting her with a knee on the ropes. Brie covers for a two count. Naomi tags in Tamina. Brie gets Tamina into the corner and hits a series of kicks. Brie goes up to the top and jumps towards Tamina. Tamina catches Brie and slams her to the mat. Tamina covers for a two count. Tamina throws Brie to the corner and tags in Naomi. Naomi takes it to Brie with a series of kicks. Naomi goes to send Brie into the corner but Brie slips out and Naomi hits face first off the top turnbuckle. Brie is crawling towards a tag to Alicia Fox. She gets there and makes the tag. Fox in now hits a two dropkicks to Naomi. Alicia then takes out Tamina in the corner sending her to the floor. Fox turns her attention back to Naomi in the corner and hits her with a kick to the face. Nomi is sent off the ropes but Tamina tags herself in as she goes by. Fox pins Naomi but Tamina is the legal competitor. Tamina breaks up the pin. Tamina takes Fox up on her shoulders and Nikki Bella jumps on the apron to distract the referee. Brie sneaks behind the ref and pulls Fox down. She sends Tamina into the ropes where she runs into her own partner taking Naomi to the floor. Alicia Fox is off the ropes and Alicia Fox hits a scissor kick to Tamina to get the pinfall victory.
Winners: Brie Bella and Alicia Fox
We go backstage and Ryback is being interviewed. He says that Seth Rollins is pathetic and is a terrible excuse for a champion. He says tonight there is no running and he will show Seth how to be a real champion.
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Back from the commercial, we are told of breaking news. This Monday night, Brock Lesnar will be on RAW Live in Atlanta.
Feed me More! Ryback’s music hits and he makes his way to the ring. Seth Rollins music hits and he is out to finalize the main event. He looks at the car on the ramp as he makes his way to the ramp.
Champion vs. Champion
WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins vs. WWE Intercontinental Champion Ryback
The match begins with a lock up. Rollins is thrown to the mat by Ryback. Ryback hits Rollins with a big shoulder and he rolls out of the ring frustrated. Rollins walks back up the steps and meets Ryback. Rollins on the offensive now, hitting a series of punches to The Big Guy. Rollins goes for a suplex but Ryback blocks it. He counters taking Seth Rollins straight up into the air. He holds him there for 30 seconds marching around the ring with Rollins like he is a musical instrument. Ryback then suplexes the WWE World Heavyweight Champ and sends him back out of the ring with a clothesline.
Rollins lies outside the ring as we go to break.
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Back from the break Rollins has taken control of the match as we see him forcing Ryback’s throat down to the top rope. The two men battle on the apron but Rollins hits Ryback with a super kick sending him to the concrete. Ryback tries to get back in the ring but Seth has a different idea running and hitting him through the middle rope. Ryback is sent flying into the barricade at ringside. Rollins throws Ryback into the ring. He then bounces at ringside and jumps to the apron, mocking Brock Lesnar. Seth gets back in the ring. Rollins hits Ryback in the corner and sends him to the mat. Rollins locks up Ryback in a sleeper hold. Ryback fights out. Rollins is dropped by Ryback. Rollins is slammed in the center of the ring and pins Rollins for a two count. Rollins now on the offensive goes up top. He misses and Ryback hits him with a big slam. Rollins is dropped with a Power slam and Ryback says its feeding time. He loads up and hits the Meathook Clothesline on Rollins. He says its time finish it as he takes Rollins up for Shell Shock. Rollins squirms out and crawls toward the ropes. Ryback pursues and Rollins counters with a spinning kick off the mat. Rollins rolls out of the ring and demands for his title belt. He walks up the ramp as he has had enough of the Big Guy. Ryback says no no and grabs Seth by the hair dragging him back to the ring. Seth rolls back out the other side running away from Ryback again. He tries to escape through the crowd but Ryback catches him and sets him up for Shell Shock on the concrete. Again Rollins weasels out and takes off running. This time he eludes Ryback and makes his way through the crowd. The referee continues to count and Ryback wins via count out.
Winner: Ryback via count out
Ryback is disgusted as Rollins stands at the top of the ramp holding up his title. Ryback holds up the Intercontinental Championship and the Big Show’s music hits. He makes his way out and he and Seth head toward the ring together. Ryback readies himself for battle in the ring. Ryback attacks first, but the numbers game prevails and he is taken out by both men. Roman Reigns' music hits and he runs down the ramp to even the score. Reigns takes out Rollins and hits a spear on Big Show. Rollins grabs Reigns and goes for a pedigree. Reigns slips out and he sends Rollins over to Ryback who takes him up for a Shell Shocked. Reigns and Ryback stand tall in the ring as Rollins and Show retreat to the back.
We go off the air as Ryback and Reigns continue to celebrate.

7/9 WWE Smackdown TV preview

Dean Ambrose vs. Bo Dallas.
-Rusev vs. Fandango.
-Roman Reigns vs. Big Show.
-Big E vs. Titus O'Neil.
-Brie Bella and Alicia Fox vs. Naomi and Tamina.
-Seth Rollins vs. Ryback in a non-title champion vs. champion match.

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WWE Smackdown Spoilers

The following was taped on Tuesday from Milwaukee.
WWE Smackdown taping results for July 7, 2015:
* In-ring segment with WWE World Champion Seth Rollins & Paul Heyman, going back-and-forth. Rollins vs. Ryback and Roman Reigns vs. Big Show announced for later.
* Dean Ambrose def. Bo Dallas.
* Rusev w/Summer Rae def. Fandango. Rusev is now wearing wrestling boots.
* Roman Reigns def. The Big Show by DQ after Bray Wyatt interfered, fooling Reigns with the decoy and attacking him from behind. Wyatt hit two Sister Abigails on Reigns afterwards, laying him out.
* WWE Tag Team Champion Titus O'Neil def. Big E.
* In-ring promo by Randy Orton. The Ascension interrupt, they get laid out by Orton with RKOs.
* Brie Bella & Alicia Fox def. Naomi & Tamina Snuka.
* WWE Intercontinental Champion Ryback def. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins by count-out. Afterwards, Big Show and Rollins attacked Ryback until Roman Reigns made the save to end the show.

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7/2 WWE Smackdown Report

We start out with footage from RAW where Seth Rollins shows off his “power” by giving Kane and J&J Security some pretty lavish gifts this past Monday. We then see footage of Kane and Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns where Reigns Superman punches everyone in his path until Bray Wyatt interrupts and attacks Reigns leaving The Authority to punish Reigns and Ambrose.
Jerry Lawler, Tom Phillips and Jimmy Uso on commentary tonight.
Seth Rollins and J&J Security kicked off the show, celebrating the recent attacks of Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Brock Lesnar. Rollins did some more advertising for the Apple Watch. He then reveals that Kane has booked Dean Ambrose vs. Bray Wyatt and Rollins vs. Roman Reigns for Smackdown’s two main events even though he is on the way to Tokyo for the July 4th special event on the WWE Network. Rollins says he will face Roman Reigns "if he decides to show up."
Dean Ambrose’s music hits and he makes his way to the ring. He stops half way and walks back behind the entrance ramp. He comes back out and chases the heels from the ring with a kendo stick and Rollins ordered the Lunatic Fringe vs. Bray Wyatt to start immediately. Ambrose is fired up in the ring waiting for his match after the break.
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Back from the break Bray Wyatt comes out to his fireflies and makes his way to the ring.
Dean Ambrose vs. Bray Wyatt
The match begins with Ambrose and Wyatt locking up in the center of the ring. Ambrose takes it to Wyatt with a series of chops and punches and then hitting a clothesline off the ropes. Wyatt catches Ambrose with a clothesline of his own though to change the momentum. Wyatt head-butts Ambrose and sends him to the corner. Wyatt slams Ambrose in the center of the ring. Wyatt covers and a kick out by Ambrose. Wyatt locks in a reverse chin lock now on Ambrose. Ambrose begins to fight his way out and punches Wyatt until he releases the hold. Ambrose tries to gain the offensive but Wyatt sends him inti the ropes. Ambrose ducks a clothesline and hits a flying forearm smash on Wyatt. Wyatt runs right into a spinning neck breaker from Ambrose. Ambrose is focused in the center of the ring. Ambrose to the top rope and Wyatt rolls out of the ring. Ambrose goes to get Wyatt but is met with a kick to the gut as Wyatt throws him back into the ring. Ambrose spins back out though connecting with a clothesline that sends Wyatt to the floor.
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Back from commercial, we see Dean Ambrose on the top rope. He is caught midair by Wyatt and hit in the gut. Wyatt sets up Ambrose for Sister Abigail but Ambrose rolls him up for a two count instead. Ambrose then goes for Dirty Deeds but Wyatt reverses. Wyatt goes in for Ambrose but is flipped over the top rope. Ambrose runs across the ring and dives through the second rope hitting Wyatt outside the ring once again sending him to the floor. Ambrose is up first and sends Wyatt back into the ring. Ambrose sends Wyatt into the corner and hits swinging DDT off the ropes. Ambrose covers for a two count. Wyatt tries to mount a comeback now and sends Ambrose off the ropes. He hits him with a monster clothesline and looks into the crowd with a wild eyed gaze. Wyatt hits the ropes and drops a Senton on Ambrose as he lies in the center of the ring. Wyatt covers for a two count. Wyatt does the creepy upside down crawl towards Ambrose. Ambrose kicks him in the face and they exchange blows in opposite corners. Wyatt sends Ambrose off the ropes but Ambrose bounces back and hits a clothesline on Wyatt. Ambrose goes up top and hits an Elbow drop on Wyatt. He covers but Wyatt kicks out. Wyatt rolls out of the ring again. A “This is Awesome” chant breaks out with the crowd loving the action in this opening match.  Ambrose goes out to Wyatt. Ambrose jumps on the announcers table and runs toward Wyatt. Wyatt catches Ambrose and sends him into the barricade spine first. Wyatt sends him back into the ring. Wyatt hits Sister Abigail in the center of the ring and pins Ambrose.
Winner: Bray Wyatt
Wyatt looks pleased in the ring as we go to break.
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Back from the break, Adam Rose is in the ring with microphone in one hand, lollipop in the other. He tells the crowd that they don’t get it and never will because they are too "JELLY" of him. "What’s Up!" as R-Truth’s music hits and he makes his way out with his "robe" and "scepter."
Adam Rose vs. R-Truth
The match begins with a lock up in the center of the ring. The two have a series of back and forths until R Truth hits Rose with an elbow knocking him to the mat. Truth sends Rose to the corner and misses a splash. Rose hits a series of strikes to the head of Truth and covers for a one count. Truth is sent into the ropes and rolls up Rose for a two count. Rose tries to mount some offense but Truth isn’t having it. He hits Rose with The Lie Detector and gets the pinfall
Winner: R-Truth
Truth puts on his robe and crown and waves to his kingdom after the victory.
We are shown footage on WWE’s YouTube channel of The Rock making a surprise appearance at a WWE live event in Boston where he interrupted Bo Dallas just as he began to sing a song to the crowd. The Rock broke the internet with all the talk about the appearance.
Up next we take a look at John Cena and Kevin Owens' rivalry.
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We are shown footage of RAW where Owens fakes out Cena as he accepted the US Championship Open Challenge just to bring Cesaro out for the match. Owens interrupts the match and hits Cena with a Pop Up Powerbomb saying he will take the US Championship from Cena at Battleground.
We then see footage from WWE.com of Intercontinental Champion Ryback talking about taking care of business starting with his opponent tonight, Mark Henry. He promises to Shell Shock Mark Henry.
We see Mark Henry backstage. He is asked for his thoughts on what Ryback just said. Mark Henry cuts a promo where he says Ryback has bit off more than he can chew. He says there is no doubt that Ryback will be put in The Hall of Pain. Mark Henry’s music hits and he makes his way to the ring.
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Back from commercial, Ryback’s music hits and it is Feeding Time!
WWE Intercontinental Champion Ryback vs. Mark Henry (Non-Title)
The match begins with a lock up. The two men are broken up by the referee and Henry sends Ryback out of the ring. When he comes back in Henry takes it to Ryback. Throwing him around the ring like a rag doll. Ryback counters now taking it to Henry in the corner with a series of punches. Ryback tries to take Henry up for Shell Shock but Henry slips away. Henry hits Ryback with a clothesline. Henry stands on top of Ryback putting pressure on his back. Henry sends Ryback into the ropes. Ryback ducks Henry and hits a shoulder block sending Henry down. He hits a splash on Henry and covers for a two count. Ryback tries to suplex Henry but is not successful as Henry reverses. Henry takes it to Ryback focusing on his back. He sends Ryback into the corner, mocking him with a FEED ME MORE of his own. Henry slams Ryback in the center of the ring. He then clinches Ryback with a bear hug. Henry slams Ryback and gets a two count on Ryback. Ryback up now hits a clothesline off the ropes. Ryback takes it to Henry in the corner. Ryback takes Henry up and suplexes the World’s Strongest Man. Ryback feeds off the crowd and hits a meat hook clothesline on Henry. “Finish it”. Ryback in now to go for Shell Shocked but Henry counters going for a slam of his own. Ryback slips out and hits a spine buster on Henry. The straps come down and Ryback hits Shell Shocked on Henry for the win.
Winner: Ryback
We see J&J Security with WWE Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins backstage hyping those Apple watches again. They confirm that Roman Reigns has not made it to the arena yet.
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Back from commercial, we see Brie Bella and Alicia Fox making their way to the ring. Naomi is already in the ring.
Brie Bella w/ Alicia Fox vs. Naomi
The match begins with a lock up. There is a series of back and forths until Naomi gains the upper hand and kicks Brie to the mat. She pins Brie for a one count. Brie comes back now and slaps Naomi right across the face. She laughs but quickly retreats when Naomi comes back at her. Bella slips out of the ring. Naomi gives chase and Alicia Fox attempts a clothesline but misses on Naomi. Brie out of nowhere turns and hits Naomi sending her to the floor outside. Brie sends her back in the ring and stomps on Naomi with a series of boots to the gut. Naomi tries to gain some offensive momentum but Brie climbs to the top rope and hits a flying kick on Naomi. She covers Naomi for a two count. Brie has a choke hold on Naomi now but Naomi is able to slide out. She hits a kick of her own to Brie sending her to the corner. Brie bounces back hitting a knee to Naomi on the ropes. Brie covers for a two count. Brie hits a bulldog on Naomi and covers for a two count. She goes back to the choke hold on Naomi. Naomi counters sending Brie to the corner. Naomi is sent to the corner where Alicia Fox grabs her foot giving Brie the opening she needs to slam Naomi down face first for the win.
Winner: Brie Bella
Bray Wyatt hits the screen calling out Roman Reigns. He says he thinks Reigns is hiding from everyone. Wyatt says he has no one to hold him back which makes him stronger than Reigns. Wyatt says he will burn all that Reigns has and that he should run.
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Back from the break, The Ascension is in the ring. The Prime Time Players music hits and the WWE Tag Team Champions Million Dollar Dance their way down to the ring.
WWE Tag Team Champions The Prime Time Players vs. The Ascension (Non-Title)
Titus and Viktor start with Viktor hitting some slaps to the chest of Titus. Titus then sends Viktor to the corner for some slaps of his own. Titus slaps the chest of Viktor multiple times. Titus tags in Darren Young. They double team on Viktor. Young covers for two. Konnor tags himself in. Young and Konnor go back and forth. Konnor takes Young out of the ring. Viktor tries to go after Young off the apron but is taken out. Konner comes at Young but he is struck with a big punch to the face. Young is then sent face first into the post by Viktor. Titus looks concerned as we go to break.
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Back from the break, we see Viktor taking it to Darren Young. Jerry Lawler informs us that Roman Reigns still has not been seen yet at the arena. The Ascension continues to take it to Darren Young as he can’t get a tag to Titus. Young trying to gain momentum flips Viktor over the top rope. Titus wants in the match. Young makes the tag to Titus and here he comes. Titus takes out The Ascension with a series of shoulder blocks. Viktor comes off the ropes and is caught in midair by Titus. He slings him across the ring like a rag doll. Konnor misses a clothesline on Titus. Titus hits a big boot on Konnor. Titus hits a running shoulder on Konner and covers for a two count as Viktor breaks it up. Darren Young is in to take care of Viktor. He sends him out of the ring. Konner goes after Titus in the corner but Titus turns and hits him with Clash of the Titus.
Winners: The Prime Time Players
We see Summer Rae and Rusev walking in the backstage area as we go to commercial.
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Rusev comes out to the ring and we see footage of RAW where there was a confrontation between Summer and Lana. Rusev tells the crowd that Summer has something to say. She says she wants to apologize for her actions on RAW. She is being contrary though and says that Rusev is Lana’s loss and her gain. Rusev then kisses her hand. He says that Summer is a real woman who knows her place. He says he doesn’t need Lana anymore. He tries to get the crowd to chant Summer’s name now instead of Lana’s. He says he has a “New Lana...ooops...new Woman now." He says when he returns he will tear Ziggler apart.
We see Seth Rollins making his way to the ring with J&J Security, but will Roman Reigns show up?
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Back from the break we hear Seth Rollins music. He makes his way to the ring with J&J Security. Rollins gives Roman Reigns to the count of 10 to come out. Jamie begins to count. He gets to 7 and Roman Reigns music hits. Reigns appears in the crowd and makes his way down to the ring looking hurt and banged up.
WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns (Non-Title)
Rollins attacks Reigns as he hits the ring. Reigns lifts Rollins and sends him into the corner. Reigns hits a big right hand on Rollins and turns his attention to Joey Mercury. He brings Mercury into the ring. Reigns goes to Power Bomb Mercury but Rollins seizes the opportunity and kicks Reigns in the gut. Rollins lifts up Reigns and Power Bombs him into the corner. Rollins covers for a two count.  Rollins stomps on Reigns as he lies in the center of the ring. Reigns is left on the ropes and Joey Mercury punches him as he walks by. Rollins is up top now. He hits a stomp on Reigns and covers for a two count. Rollins continues to punch Reigns in the corner now and starts to hit a series of kicks to the body of Reigns.  Reigns tries to counter but is slammed to the mat by Rollins. Rollins back up to the top now and jumps right in to an uppercut by Roman Reigns. Reigns hits a series of punches on Rollins. Rollins then goes back to the body of reigns exposing his ribs with a series of punches. Reigns counters with a series of 10 clotheslines to Rollins in the corner. Joey Mercury is on the apron but Roman takes him out. Rollins sees this as an opportunity and attempts a power bomb on Reigns. Reigns counters and hits a power bomb of his own. Reigns is grabbed by Jamie Noble and Joey Mercury attacks Reigns in the ring. The referee rings the bell and the match is over.
Winner via DQ: Roman Reigns
J&J and Rollins take it to Reigns after the match is over. Dean Ambrose music hits and he comes down with the kendo stick taking out everyone. Rollins goes for a pedigree on Ambrose, but Reigns hits him with a Superman punch. Reigns gears up for a spear, but Joey Mercury pulls Rollins out of the ring. J&J and Rollins attempt to escape through the crowd. Reigns and Ambrose grab Joey Mercury as Noble and Rollins look on from the crowd.  Rollins leaves Mercury hanging and Ambrose hits him with the kendo stick and Reigns hits him with a Superman punch. Ambrose continues to attack Mercury with the kendo stick and Reigns hits him with a spear. Rollins will not help his friend and looks on in fear as Reigns and Ambrose celebrate in the ring.
We go off the air with Ambrose and Reigns watching as Noble and Rollins retreat to the back.

Complete WWE Smackdown Taping Results (SPOILERS)

The show started with an in-ring promo from The Authority and a RAW recap. Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns is announced for the main event. Mark Henry vs. Ryback is also announced
* Bray Wyatt defeated Dean Ambrose clean.
* Mark Henry vs. Ryback was announced for later.
* Adam Rose attempts to cut a promo but he’s interrupted by King R-Truth. Truth defeats him by pinfall.
* Mark Henry is upset and comes out to cut a promo on Ryback. Ryback wins their match by pinfall after Shellshocked.
* Brie Bella defeated Naomi with help from Alicia Fox.
* The Prime Time Players defeated The Ascension in a non-title match.
* Rusev comes out with Summer Rae to cut a promo on Dolph Ziggler and Lana. Fans were booing them so loudly you could barely hear them. Rusev insulted Lana so bad it seemed to upset Summer. Rusev accidentally called Summer Lana.
* Seth Rollins cut a promo in the ring saying if Roman Reigns doesn’t come out by the count of 10 then he wins by forfeit. Reigns makes it out but the match ends in DQ when J&J Security attacks Reigns. Ambrose runs out to make the save. Rollins and Noble escape while Reigns and Ambrose destroy Mercury to end SmackDown.

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Non-Spoiler Match Listing For Tonight’s WWE Smackdown

* Dolph Ziggler vs. Sheamus
* Naomi vs. Alicia Fox
* Non-Title Match: Champion Ryback vs. Kane
* The Prime Time Players and The Lucha Dragons vs. New Day and Bo Dallas
* Non-Title Match: Champion Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose

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6/23 WWE Smackdown TV taping spoilers:

WWE Smackdown Taping
Jimmy Uso was on commentary...
Seth Rollins came out with Kane and Joey Mercury. Seth said he is dedicating tonight's match to Jamie Noble. He cut a typical Authority promo, then they show the fight from Raw between Ryback and Big Show. Ryback was called out to the ring. Seth and Ryback went back and forth with verbal jabs with Ryback getting the upper hand. Ryback vs. Kane is set for later in the show. Right before Seth got to the back, he called out Dean Ambrose for later tonight... Dolph and Lana walking backstage before the break...
Dolph Ziggler came to the ring with Lana and they showed the backstage scene from Raw of Rusev freaking out and then Summer Rae helping him up. Sheamus was out next...
1. Sheamus beat Dolph Ziggler. Not two minutes into the match, Rusev came out with a mic to talk to Lana. He even dropped "Lana, I will kiss you the right way" before she turned her back on him. He was so embarrassed that he hobbled to the back. The match picked back up with Shamus in complete control. After some back and forth, Sheamus hit Ziggler with the Brogue Kick while Ziggler was straddling the ropes for the pin...
Rusev was shown in the back again, and Summer Rae said something to him...
2. Alicia Fox (w/The Bellas) beat Naomi (w/Tamina). The match was pretty back and forth until it spilled out to the ring with Tamina super kicking both Bellas (it was actually pretty sick). Naomi got back into the ring and rolled into a school boy and pinned by Alicia Fox...
Another Raw Replay of the verbal spar last night between John Cena and Kevin Owens was shown...
New Day was shown in a backstage interview with JoJo. Prime Time Players decided to interrupt the interview. Titus O'Neil did a pretty good Big E impression. Bo Dallas later approached the New Day and asked to join them. They tried to teach him the clap, but he couldn't get it right...
They cut to Kane coming out to the ring by himself. Ryback did his Feed Me More chant at the top of the ramp and then Big Show attacked him. Ryback put up no fight. The crowd tried to revive Ryback to no avail. After a good five minutes, Big Show finally threw Ryback into the ring.
3. Ryback defeated Kane by DQ. Kane went for the quick cover but Ryback kicked out. Ryback finally got the upper hand after the Meathook Clothesline, and went for Shellshocked, but Big Show stepped in the ring and kicked Ryback to force the DQ. Afterwards, they gave Ryback separate chokeslams and left him motionless in the ring...
It is impressive how fast the ring crew is at changing the apron in between commercials...
4. The Prime Time Players and The Lucha Dragons beat New Day and Bo Dallas. The Lucha Dragons wore sick new black and lime green masks and tights. After a lot of back and forth, Kalisto hit the 450 splash off the top rope for the pin on Xavier Woods.
The Raw replay of Bray Wyatt singing to Roman Reigns was shown...
Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose were shown talking in the locker room (both got huge pops). Dean suggested they go after Bray together, but Roman said he crossed the line and he wants to do this alone. Dean left and Roman found a picture of himself in his bag with the words "anyone but you" on it. Later, Roman was shown searching for Bray in the back and told a crew guy to get on his headset and find Bray. Kane confronted him and then banned him from the building for, as Kane called it, "being a liability"...
Ambrose came out first to the biggest pop of the night. Seth was out next, with Kane and Joey by his side for the most heat of the night. This main event is going to be so much better than what was being advertised the past few weeks on local television (which was Ambrose and Reigns vs. Rollins and Big Show).
5. Seth Rollins defeated Dean Ambrose. Ambrose was in complete control in the beginning and Rollins tried to leave the match. Ambrose brought him back into the ring, but Rollins gains the upper hand and put Ambrose in a leg lock similar to the figure four but with Dean on his stomach (I've never seen that type of leglock before). Dean finally gets to the rope and eventually hits the superplex. After two kickouts by Seth, Seth fought back and set up Dean on the top rope. Dean got out just to be on the receiving end of the Rollins super kick. Business picked up with kick outs back and forth action. These two are so good together in the ring and the crowd was eating it up. Dean got a little too confident at the end and tried to hit Dirty Deeds on Joey, but Seth stopped it and won with the Pedigree. The Authority was than shown standing over an incapacitated Dean to end the taping...
After the taping, Big Show came out and they started kicking Dean. Ryback came out to help and was followed closely by Roman for a monster pop. All three hit their finishers to send the crowd home happy...
Biggest Pops
1. Roman Reigns
2. Dean Ambrose
3. Ryback
(Shout out to Lucha Dragons for a surprisingly large pop)
Most Heat
1. Seth Rollins
2. The New Day
3. The Big Show

Match Set for WWE Smackdown

WWE.com has announced that Sheamus will face Dolph Ziggler on the 6/25 WWE Smackdown on Syfy, that will be taped tonight from Toledo, Ohio.

Opinionated View- Oh god again? How many fucking times do we have to see this match.

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6/18 WWE Smackdown Report

Sheamus comes out and talks about how he’s feeling great, like a million bucks, but he’s worth even more than that. He says if he has a problem he takes care of it, just like he took care of Randy Orton, and no one is stopping his rise back to the top. Dean Ambrose cuts him off and says Sheamus stole that briefcase, so Sheamus says Ambrose is the thief and he should try and take this from him. Sheamus says Ambrose doesn’t have the stones to face him, but Ambrose hops on the apron as Kane makes his way out. Kane says no one is stealing anything, and he figured Ambrose out, so Ambrose’s disrespect just got him a two-on-one handicap match, and that arse-kicking starts right now.
Kane & Sheamus vs Dean Ambrose 
Ambrose chases Sheamus and kicks him outside, then he blocks a chokeslam and sends Kane outside. He knocks Sheamus back down and tackles Kane, then snaps Sheamus’ head on the ropes before Kane uppercuts him from the turnbuckles. Sheamus and Kane stomp Ambrose in the corner, then Roman Reigns runs out and attacks Kane for the disqualification. He knocks Sheamus outside and clotheslines Kane, then Ambrose dropkicks Kane on the floor.
Winners (via disqualification) – Kane & Sheamus

Paige vs Brie Bella 
Brie hits Paige in the corner a few times and hits a facebuster off the ropes for two. We get back from a break to see Brie send Paige outside, then Paige tackles her and whips Brie back inside. Brie feigns an injury as Paige heads up top, and the ref stops to check on her. Alicia Fox runs out and slams Paige on the mat, then Brie uses the distraction to hit a Bella Buster for the win.

Winner – Brie Bella
Kevin Owens asked Renee Young if she’s a Machine Gun Kelly fan, then says he already apologized. He says MGK got hurt because he put his hands on him [Owens] first, and it should have been John Cena. Owens says Cena would’ve been powerbombed if he showed up, and he wants another match against Cena. Owens says he already beat Cena once and earned it, then reminds Renee there won’t be a NXT Open Challenge tonight. Cesaro walks over and mocks Owens’ apology attempt, then implies he wants to fight and pushes Owens, saying that’s him putting his hands on Owens first.
Bo Dallas vs Dolph Ziggler (w/ Lana)
Bo cuts a promo about Lana making a bad choice with Dolph, and breaking Rusev’s heart. Bo attacks Dolph and hits him in the corner, but Dolph comes back with some strikes and kicks and a Zig Zag for the win.
Winner – Dolph Ziggler

Xavier Woods vs The New Day
Woods repeatedly stomps Neville and splashes him for two, then Neville comes back with a somersault dive to the floor. Neville attacks as the Prime Time Players run out to even things up, but Woods crotches Neville on the ropes. Kofi and E fight with Titus and Young on the floor, and Neville uses the distraction to hit Red Arrow for the win.
Winner – Neville
Seth Rollins comes out and says they don’t understand what it’s like to be him, and he is constantly scrutinized. He says he was shocked to see Brock Lesnar Monday, because it’s the last person he thought The Authority would recruit. Rollins says his shock turned to understanding, and he knows beating Lesnar will cement his legacy as WWE Champion. He says Lesnar didn’t touch him because he remembers Wrestlemania, and he knows he [Rollins] would have knocked him out and ruin Lesnar’s reputation. Rollins says he’s a diamond that will shine bright at Battleground, and he can’t wait for the match.

Cesaro vs Kevin Owens 
Cesaro hits Owens a few times and tackles him on the floor, then connects with a rolling uppercut and throws him inside. Owens blocks a suplex on the apron and hits a forearm shot, but Cesaro comes back with a clothesline. Owens whips Cesaro into the ringpost as we go to a break, then we get back to see Cesaro slam Owens down. Owens comes back with some strikes and a cannonball in the corner, then he heads up top but Cesaro knocks him of the ropes. Cesaro tries to slam him down, but Owens shoves him into the ropes and hits a pop-up powerbomb for the win.
Winner – Kevin Owens
Miz presents “Miz at the Movies” and promotes the new WWE Studios film Vendetta, while he rips on Big Show. He talks about how he could’ve been in the movie, and it’s good despite Big Show being in it. He says the Intercontinental Championship will look good on him and goes on a rant about being a headliner, and says goodnight. 

Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns vs Sheamus & Kane
Sheamus kicks Ambrose a few times, then he knocks him outside and Kane tags in and stomps him. Kane hits Ambrose in the corner, then he snaps his head into the bottom rope and punches him. Ambrose fights back with some punches and skins the cat when thrown outside, then he snaps Kane’s head on the ropes and hits a standing elbow. Ambrose favors his knee as he gets up, then Reigns gets the tag and he unloads on Kane and Sheamus in the corner.
Reigns hits Sheamus with a Samoan drop, then he calls for a Superman punch but Kane runs back in. Ambrose dives off the ropes and Kane catches him and tries to chokeslam both of them, but Ambrose rebounds off the ropes and clotheslines him. Reigns ducks a Brogue Kick by Sheamus and connects with a Superman punch, then readies in the corner for a spear. Bray Wyatt cuts in on the Titantron and sings ‘I’m A Little Teapot’, alluding to Reigns’ fatherhood commercial, and Sheamus Brogue Kicks Reigns for the win.
Winners – Sheamus & Kane

Non-Spoiler Match Listing For Tonight’s WWE Smackdown

* Dean Ambrose vs. Kane and Sheamus
* Paige vs. Brie Bella
* Dolph Ziggler vs. Bo Dallas
* Neville vs. Xavier Woods
* NXT Champion Kevin Owens vs. Cesaro
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6/16 WWE Smackdown Spoilers

WWE Smackdown tapings for June 18, 2015:
Sheamus came out and cut a promo stating nobody will stop him as he beats all of his competition. Mentioned the "You look stupid" chants he got for his updated look (I think the WWE is really missing a niche merch opportunity by not selling Sheamus Beard Beads --- "For the distinguised man who thinks Johnny Depp was understated in Pirates of the Carribean"). Raised his MITB Briefcase and asked "Who looks stupid now?" Cue Dean Ambrose!, The Lunatic Fringe (don't you need more than one person to count as a "Fringe?") said Roman Reigns would have won MITB if Bray Wyatt had not interfered. Sheamus mentioned that Ambrose was a loser who always had to steal things since he could never "win The Big One." Sheamus laid down the briefcase and told Ambrose to come in and get it as he stood over it. Before Ambrose could get in the ring, Kane interrupted and made a handicap match teaming with Sheamus vs. Ambrose...
1. Kane and Sheamus defeated Dean Ambrose via DQ when Roman Reigns interfered and made the save as Ambrose was getting beat down.
A graphic showed Ambrose & Reigns vs Kane & Sheamus later tonight..
2. Brie Bella pinned Paige after interference by Alicia Fox...
Stills from the MITB PPV was shown...
Kevin Owens backstage interview with Renee Young. Owens blamed John Cena for not being at RAW to prevent him from beating up Machine Gun Kelly. Also stated that MGK started it by touching him first. (Not sure if this will come through but the crowd applauded the hell out of Owens powerbombing Kelly. Pretty sure that move made Owens a semi-face everywhere outside of Cleveland). Owens stated there would be no NXT Championship open challenge match on Smackdown. Enter Cesaro who challenged Owens to a match later in the show. And to show Owens he was serious, Cesaro touched Owens and dared him to do something about it.
3. Dolph Ziggler (w/Lana) defeated Bo Dallas. They showed Rusev watching the match on a backstage monitor. He looked like he was about to go all Chernobyl after Lana kissed Ziggler after his win.
The Roman Reigns fatherhood PSA played. Foreshadowing???
4. Neville defeated Xavier Woods (with Big E & Kofi Kingston). During the match, The Prime Time Players came out to defend Neville from interference by Kofi and Big E. After an outside-the-ring shmozz, Neville hit the Red Arrow for the win. Kids, don't try that at home. Or anywhere for that matter.
Seth Rollins came out and cut his becoming-usual promo about being the best the WWE has to offer. Stated how he never gets a thank you or a pat on the back but disrespect instead. Discussed his shock at Brock Lesnar's return and pointed out that once Brock got in the ring, he did NOTHING! Said he needs to beat Brock to cement his legacy and at Battleground, he will become the diamond Triple H challenged him to be.
5. Kevin Owens beat Cesaro with his Pop-Up Powerbomb. Owens in another Match of the Night. Side note: I couldn't find an Owens shirt in Large or Extra Large (was buying one for a co-worker. Not telling you which shirt was for him.) until I hit the 4th merchandise stand I could find. Was sold out in those sizes at the first 3. The person manning the merch stand said that the Owens merch is the hottest seller they've had recently.
The Dusty Rhodes tribute aired. Crowd chanted Dusty's name.
6. Kane & Sheamus defeated Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns after a Bray Wyatt Titantron distraction led to Sheamus pinning Reigns. Post-match, the lights went out and when they came back on, the PSA picture of Reigns with his daughter was laying next to Reigns. Reigns looked at it with concern.

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6/11 WWE Smackdown Report

WWE: Then. Now. Forever.
Jerry Lawler, Byron Saxton and Tom Phillips on commentary building up hype for Money in the Bank on 6/14. Just three days away.
Tonight’s matches include:
* WWE Intercontinental Champion Ryback vs. Miz
* Jack Swagger vs. King Barrett
* WWE Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins vs. Dolph Ziggler
* Paige vs. Alicia Fox
* Six Man Tag Main Event: Roman Reigns, Randy Orton and Neville vs. Sheamus, Kane, and Kofi Kingston
Dean Ambrose opens up the show with ladders everywhere and the "Money in the Bank" briefcase hanging over him in the ring. Ambrose enters the ring from the crowd complete with Mardi Gras beads and says he’s had a great time in New Orleans. He reviews his wacky time through his Instagram posts. He recalls this past Monday night on Raw where he got to sit ringside for a match between Seth Rollins and J&J Security. We see a replay of J & J Security beating Seth Rollins last Monday on Raw with Ambrose watching from his ring side seat that Roman Reigns saved for him. Ambrose says that he hopes Seth Rollins remembers what happened on this past Monday on RAW because it is going to happen again this Sunday at Money in the Bank. Ambrose says he will walk out of MITB as WWE Champion.
Seth Rollins’ music hits. Rollins makes his way to the ring and interrupts Ambrose. Rollins promises that he will win on Sunday. Rollins says Ambrose is not in his league. He goes to take back the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and Ambrose drops it in the ring for him to pick up. Ambrose says it was just a joke and he’s sorry. Ambrose gets the last laugh and tells him it is actually just a replica and that he left the real WWE World Heavyweight Championship somewhere in New Orleans. He doesn’t remember where he actually left it. Ambrose promises to bring it to MITB. Ambrose leaves through the crowd.
Kane then comes out and informs Rollins that The Authority will not be there to help him this Sunday. He tells Rollins to get ready for his match later against Dolph Ziggler.
Up next: Miz vs. Ryback.
-Commercial Break-
WWE Intercontinental Champion Ryback vs. The Miz
Miz makes his way to the ring and does his usual posing to boos from the Cajundome crowd. Ryback’s music hits and "It's Feeding Time." The crowd responds with a big pop for the Intercontinental Champion. We see footage from Monday Night Raw where the Big Show is taken up and Shell Shocked by Ryback on Miz TV.
Miz starts the match by quieting the crowd. Ryback goes in to lock up and Miz retreats to the outside. He slides into the ring and Ryback slams his head into the mat multiple times. Ryback takes Miz straight up for what seems like forever. He slams him down for a pin and Miz kicks out. Miz rolls out to the floor and then takes Ryback into the announce table head first.
-Commercial Break-

Back from the break we see Ryback held by Miz in the center of the ring by a headlock. Ryback takes Miz up from the mat and slams him down. Ryback with a series of clotheslines and a pin on Miz for a two count. Miz takes it to the knees of Ryback and applies a Figure Four on the Big Guy. Ryback tries to counter but Miz hits with a DDT and a pin for two on Ryback. Ryback on the offensive now goes for a Meathook clothesline but Miz rolls to the outside. Back in the ring Miz takes advantage and hits Ryback with a Skull Crushing Finale. Miz takes it to Ryback and taunts him by going for a Meathook clothesline. Ryback catches Miz with one instead and takes Miz up for the Shell Shocked. 1..2..3.
Winner: Ryback
Big Show comes out from the back and congratulates Ryback. He says will take the WWE Intercontinental Championship away from Ryback this Sunday. Ryback offered to fight now behind the support of the Ragin Cajuns and Big Show makes his way to the ring before back pedaling and declining the challenge. Big Show says his "Feeding Time" will be this Sunday. Ryback holds up the tiitle to "Feed Me More" chants as Big Show walks back.
-Commercial Break-
Back from the break we see R-Truth has joined the commentary for the next match between King Barrett and Jack Swagger.
King Barrett vs. Jack Swagger
Swagger is already in the ring as Barrett makes his way to the ring. The match begins with an attempted suplex by Swagger. Barrett counters with an elbow and down goes Swagger. R-Truth is seen trying on King Barrett’s robe and crown and Barrett turns his attention to that instead of Swagger. Swagger takes advantage sending Barrett into the ropes. He goes for a clothesline but Barrett ducks through and hits Swagger with a kick to the gut. Barrett turns back to Truth now wearing the King’s outfit. Truth poses for the crowd and Barrett is livid. He slides out of the ring towards R-Truth with Truth trying to reason with him. He drops the crown and takes off running. Swagger takes Barrett down with a huge clothesline as Barrett was chasing Truth around the ring. Swagger sends Barrett back into the ring and hits him with the Swagger Bomb. The pin on Barrett but he kicks out at 2. Swagger drags Barrett to the center of the ring and goes for the ankle lock. Barrett counters out and hits Swagger with the Royal Bull Hammer. 1…2…3.
Winner: King Barrett
Still to come: WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins vs. Dolph Ziggler.
-Commercial Break-
Back from the break, we see footage from two weeks ago on Monday Night Raw where the Bellas used “Twin Magic” to defeat Paige.  We see Paige’s response from last Thursday on Smackdown where she says if you want to change the world you have to do it yourself and she is going to change the world at MITB. We see footage of the Bellas responding on Raw saying that Paige is not good enough to change the world. Paige is seen walking in the locker room area where she is approached by Alicia Fox. Fox says Paige doesn’t need to worry about changing the world and she needs to focus on their match tonight instead.
The commentary team then shows us footage of what happened during Dolph Ziggler and Kane’s match this past Monday night. We see Rusev approach Lana. She tries to get out of the way and falls off the ramp twisting her ankle. Rusev looks on smiling about what has happened.
We are now shown footage courtesy of the WWE Network where Michael Cole is sitting down with Lana. Rusev appeared and begged her to come back to him. Lana tells him it is over and leaves Rusev yelling and screaming yet again.
Dolph Ziggler’s music hits and he makes his way to the ring.
Up next: Ziggler vs. Rollins.
-Commercial Break-
Back from the break now as Seth Rollins music hits and he makes his way down the ramp.
WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins vs. Dolph Ziggler (non-title)
The match begins with a lock up. Rollins takes Ziggler down to the mat. Ziggler counters and ties up Rollins. Rollins to the ropes and the ref makes Ziggler break the hold. Rollins and Ziggler lock up again and Rollins gains the upper hand locking up Ziggler. Ziggler up and throws Rollins into the ropes missing a clothesline. Rollins counters with one of his own. Ziggler then goes to counter and Rollins rolls out of the ring.  Rollins stalls outside and slowly climbs the steps back into the ring. He and Ziggler lock up again and Ziggler takes Rollins into the corner. Ref breaks the hold and Rollins sends Ziggler into the ropes. Ziggler hits Rollins with a neck breaker. Rollins up now takes Ziggler to the corner and off the top rope with what Jerry Lawler calls “The electric chair”. Rollins pins Ziggler for a two count. Rollins now with a headlock on Ziggler in the center of the ring. Ziggler fights his way out and hits a series of punches to the midsection of Rollins. Rollins with a counter now taking Ziggler back down with a headlock. Ziggler up. Rollins misses a clothesline and Ziggler clotheslines him right out of the ring. Outside the ring they battle. Rollins sends Ziggler flying into the timekeeper’s area. We go to commercial with Dolph lying among the chairs and cables.
-Commercial Break-
Back from the break we see Rollins taking it to Ziggler back in the ring. Rollins is toying with Ziggler stalking over him. Ziggler on the offensive but not for long as Rollins takes him to the mat again.  Rollins locks up Ziggler. Ziggler up again and drops Rollins to the mat with a Chin breaker. Ziggler sends Rollins out of the ring again. Back in the ring Ziggler hits Rollins with a DDT and covers the champ for a two count. Both superstars lay on the mat exhausted. Both competitors up to their feet and Rollins and Ziggler go for a series of failed maneuvers until Ziggler hits Rollins with a Famouser. Pin on Rollins and he kicks out at two. Ziggler is stunned that he kicked out. Both are up again and Rollins tries to gain the upper hand but Ziggler again takes control and goes to the top rope. He hits the cross body and lands on Rollins. Rollins rolls with it on the mat gaining leverage for the pin of Ziggler. Rollins holding the tights of Ziggler gets the 1…2…3

Winner: Seth Rollins
Seth Rollins celebrates outside the ring as Dolph Ziggler looks on in defeat.
Still to come: Paige vs. Alicia Fox.
-Commercial Break-
Back from the break we see a promo for WWE Tough Enough with the top 40 finalists being selected now.
Alicia Fox is in the ring. Paige’s music hits and she makes her way to the ring.
Paige vs. Alicia Fox
The match begins with a lock up in the center of the ring. Paige takes it to Alicia with elbows in the corner. Paige puts a crossface on Fox in the center of the ring. Fox fights her way to the ropes and breaks the hold. Fox on the offensive now and pins Paige for a two count. Knees to the head of Paige now by Fox. Paige taken down by Fox and put back into a headlock. Paige elbows her way out and rolls up Fox for a two count. Fox throws Paige to the corner and hits a huge kick to the face of Paige. Paige gets the upper hand though and drops Fox from the top rope down to the apron and out of the ring. Paige hits Fox with a rolling senton off the apron taking Fox down to the floor, declaring “This is my House!”.  Paige throws Fox back into the ring. She attempts The PTO and Fox rolls out. Paige hits a kick to Fox and sets up the PTO. Fox submits and Paige gets the victory by Submission.
Winner: Paige
Next: Preview of John Cena vs. Kevin Owens part two at MITB this Sunday.
-Commercial Break-
Back from the break we see a montage of highlights between John Cena and Kevin Owens setting up the rematch for this Sunday at Money in the Bank. We are shown the card for Sunday's event on the WWE Network.

We go to the back with Renee Young. She is joined by The Prime Time Players. They say that they are ready to take the WWE Tag Team titles this Sunday. Titus says it will be a coming out party for the Prime Time Players. He’s interrupted by Darren Young who says that his coming out was last summer poking fun at the fact that he is the first openly gay WWE Superstar. They end making fun of New Day mocking their clap.
Roman Reigns makes his way down through the crowd. Neville is out next. Randy Orton gets the biggest pop as his music hits and he makes his way to the ring.

-Commercial Break-
Back from the break, Kane and Kofi Kingston are ready for the match to begin. Kane rolls his eyes as The New Day claps on. Sheamus’ music hits to the loudest boos of the night.
Six Man Tag Team Match
Randy Orton, Roman Reigns & Neville vs. Kane, Sheamus & Kofi Kingston
The match starts with Kofi and Reigns. They lock up. Kingston taken down and kicked in the face by Reigns. Kofi is covered and kicks out. Reigns tags in Neville. Neville takes it to Kingston. Kingston reverses and punches Neville in the face forcing him to the corner. Neville escapes by rolling his way across the ring to the other corner of the ring where he leaps back catching Kingston and taking him to the mat. Pin by Neville and a kick out from Kingston. Sheamus tags himself in and disposes of Neville in the corner. Sheamus uppercuts and sends Neville into the corner where he tags in Orton escaping from Sheamus’ wrath.
Orton in now with Sheamus where they exchange blows. Orton takes out Kane and Kingston but is caught by Sheamus in the middle of the ring with a huge slam. Orton lies on the mat and Sheamus gloats as we go to commercial.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial we see Orton still in with Sheamus. Orton with a suplex out of a Sheamus headlock. Orton tags Neville and he flies around the ring kicking Sheamus multiple times. Sheamus is sent to the corner. Neville takes out Kane and Kingston with a diving kick and delivers one to Sheamus in the opposite corner of the ring. Neville up to the top rope and Kane drags him down while Kingston distracts the referee. The official New Day Sucks chant fills the arena now. Sheamus takes it to Neville in the corner with a series of knees before throwing Neville to the mat. He drags Neville to his corner and tags in Kane. Kane kicks on Neville while he is down. He continues sending Neville to the corner with another elbow. Kane with a side slam on Neville, pins and a kick out from Neville. Kingston is tagged in. Kingston in now and rolls up Neville for a two count. Kingston on the offensive as Xavier Woods cheers him on from the floor. Kingston connects with a drop kick. Covers for two. He tags in Sheamus. Sheamus in now and demolishes Neville with a barrage of back breakers to Neville. Xavier Woods is doing some color commentating of his own during the exchange. Sheamus locks up Neville with a headlock. Neville gaining some crowd support gets up and hits some punched to the midsection of Sheamus. Sheamus goes out of the ring as he misses Neville in the corner. Neville tries to make it to the corner and he does. Reigns is in. Sheamus tags in Kingston. Reigns takes it to Kingston with a series of clotheslines. Reigns takes out the New Day as they try to interfere. Reigns hits a Samoan Drop on Kofi. Reigns loads up for a Superman Punch. Kane catches Reigns and Choke slams him. As Kane turns around Orton hits him with an RKO. Sheamus then hits Orton with a Brogue Kick as the parade of finishers continues on. Neville hits Sheamus with a missile dropkick from the top turnbuckle and Kofi hits him with Trouble in Paradise. Kingston spots Reigns in the corner and runs to him. Reigns ducks a clothesline as Kofi jumps to the turnbuckle. Kofi flying towards Reigns is caught with a Superman Punch in midair and Reigns covers. The Ref doesn’t even count as the New Day is in to break up the pin
The referee calls for the bell and the match is over. The New Day takes it to Reigns. They call for the ladders. Woods grabs one from under the ring. They send Kingston up the ladder towards the briefcase.
Winners: Randy Orton, Roman Reigns & Neville via DQ
Dolph Ziggler's music hits and he runs down to the ring carrying a ladder of his own. Now all seven men in the MITB match are out. Ziggler hits Big E and Xavier Woods with the ladder. He pulls Kofi Kingston down and sends him out of the ring. Neville sees his chance and climbs the ladder. Neville flies and takes out everybody on the floor as they are fighting each other. Neville takes the ladder and climbs to the briefcase and grabs it from the hook as Smackdown goes off the air.

6/9 WWE Smackdown TV taping spoilers:

Ladders were out and the Money in the Bank briefcase was hanging above the ring. Dean Ambrose came out and talked about his time in New Orleans and the pictures he took with fans. He talked about showing up on Raw and then a Raw recap was shown. He hopes Seth Rollins remembers what happened on Raw because it will happen again Sunday.
Rollins came out and said he's going to win on Sunday. He went to get his title belt but Ambrose told him it's a replica and that he left the belt somewhere in New Orleans. He said the last few days were a blur and it feels like a Tuesday still (hehe). Ambrose left and Kane came out to tell Rollins that the Authority won't be helping him this Sunday.
1. Intercontinental Champion Ryback beat The Miz. A nice back and forth match with a couple of close pinfalls by Miz...
Big Show came out and spoke about wrestling for 20 years and being a giant all his life. He takes what he wants and he is taking the Intercontinental Title. Ryback offered to fight right now, but Big Show said no. Big Show's feeding time is this Sunday...
Roman Reigns, Neville, and Randy Orton were shown in the back. Neville wanted them to work as a team for their match, but they all began taunting each other over Sunday's match...
2. King Barrett beat Jack Swagger. R-Truth was out on commentary distracting Barrett. R-Truth ran off. Bull Hammer by Barrett for the win...
Paige and Alicia Fox were shown backstage. Fox doesn't like that Paige is trying to represent the Divas backstage and doesn't mind getting physical in their match...
A pre-taped Michael Cole interview with Lana was shown. She's all googley eyed for Dolph Ziggler, but Rusev appeared and begged her to come back. She said it's over and left while he yelled at her and everyone else in the room...
3. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins defeated Dolph Ziggler. The crowd was mixed, but it seemed like Ziggler was getting a little more cheers. There was also a "We want Lana" chant. Rollins was on the offensive for the most part, but Ziggler took over every once in a while. The action was taken outside the ring. Ziggler barely made the 10 count, and Rollins continued to beat and taunt him. There was a small comeback from Ziggler, but Rollins took control once again. There were so many headlocks in this match. Ziggler countered and tossed Rollins out of the ring. Ziggler took control with a nice DDT and got a near fall. Multiple counter pins by Ziggler followed by another close near fall by Ziggler. He went to the top rope and attempted a body splash, but Rollins countered with a pin for the win...
Sheamus was shown backstage with Kane. He talked about the tag team match and how he would win Money in the Bank on Sunday. New Day walked in and said the negativity was strong in the room and that positivity will help with the tag match later on. Kane said even though he hates positivity, he agreed with them and feels joy when thinking about Randy Orton getting decimated...
4. Paige beat Alicia Fox. The divas locked up and Paige took control. The crowd was definitely behind Paige. Submission moves by both women and Fox was on the offensive. Short comeback from Paige, but Alicia stopped that. The girls went up to the top rope and Paige kicks Fox off the turnbuckle to the floor outside. Paige flipped off the apron onto Fox. The girls went back in the ring where Paige puts Fox in a submission move (I'm sure it's a finished) and Fox tapped...
Renee Young interviewed The Primetime Players. They are ready to fight the New Day and win the tag team titles. They showed off their clapping chant, mocking New Day...
5. Roman Reigns, Neville, and Randy Orton beat Kane, Sheamus, and Kofi Kingston (w/Big E, Xavier Woods) by DQ. Kofi and Reigns started off the match. Reigns took over and tagged in Neville. Back and forth with Neville and Kofi. Kofi tagged in Sheamus, who attacked Neville, but Neville gets in the corner to tag Orton. Back and forth with Sheamus and Orton. Orton tagged in Neville, who out the entire opposing team. He set up on the ropes for the Red Arrow, but Kane knocked him down. Sheamus took control and tagged in Kane. Kane beat up Neville, then tags Kofi. There was a comeback attempt by Neville that was stopped by Kofi. Kofi tagged Sheamus. Sheamus ended up outside the ring after hitting the ring post. Neville tagged Reigns. Reigns cleaned house and everyone began doing their finishers. Reigns performed a Superman punch to Kofi and covered him, but Big E and Xavier Woods broke up the pin for the DQ finish.
After the match, New Day beat up Reigns, but Ziggler came out and took them out with a ladder. Everyone fought outside and Neville set a ladder up inside the ring. Neville jumped off the ladder onto everyone outside the ring, then climbed back into the ring and set up the ladder to grab the briefcase that was hanging above the ring still to end Smackdown...

6/4 WWE Smackdown Report

*Welcome, tonight’s WWE Smackdown is in Houston, Texas. The only advertised match is a Kevin Owens NXT Championship open challenge.
*We open up with a recap video of the Ambrose and Rollins feud, including hype for the upcoming WWE Championship Ladder Match at Money in the Bank next weekend.
*Seth Rollins is out to cut a promo. Rollins grabs a chair from ringside as well. There’s a small “Where’s your title?” chant going on. Seth says nearly a year ago to the day he took a chair and single handily dismantled the Shield. Since that day, the question the fans have asked more than anything else is “why, why Seth, why did you use it to send a message to Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose?” He laughs and says from day one he said his goal was to be the very best in the history of this industry. Not one OF the best, THE best, and he was sick and tired of sharing the spotlight with two chumps obviously beneath him. He was the only one who had the guts to pull the trigger. He joined up with the Authority and he was anointed the undisputed future of the WWE and he validated that by winning Money in the Bank, all by himself. He says the best part is that he was only getting started. Soon after the Royal Rumble he had a vision. Big “You suck” chants. He says he had a vision to make history, to do the impossible, to beat Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar at the same time. He says it’s one thing to come up with that plan, but to execute it flawlessly took courage, guts and the heart of a champion. He screams that he ripped Roman’s dreams right through his hands and slayed the beast at the same time. Roman is living in his shadow while Lesnar is licking his wounds. He says Roman is trying to recreate what he did, but says “Remember, Brother, the sequel is never as good as the original.” He calls himself the greatest champion of all time, and he’s got no championship around his waist. He brings up Dean Ambrose. He says Ambrose thinks stealing a championship will make him a champion, but he knows that’s not true. Rollins says the fans know who the real champ really is. He says he doesn’t need anything or anyone to validate who he is and what he’s capable of. He says he appreciates the Authority for all they’ve given him, but he doesn’t need any of them to destroy Dean Ambrose. He says at Money in the Bank his title will be hanging overhead and he will retrieve it. Ambrose interrupts from the big screen, WWE Championship over his shoulder. Ambrose asks if Seth has a bad memory is just a liar. He says Rollins has always needed help and has more luggage than a rich girl with daddy issues. He always knew Seth was a liar and calls himself a scumbag. He says the only thing he can’t stand is Seth calling himself WWE Champion after the whole world saw him beat Seth for the championship. He says we all know the Authority will send monsters, demons and giants to protect what they own. Ambrose calls Rollins soft and weak. He says he has been surviving for the past year in the Authority’s world and is stronger because of it. He said he scratched and he clawed and finally he reached the top of the mountain and Elimination Chamber. He says you can’t be afraid to fall off the top, and he’s never been afraid of fall. Ambrose says he is the real and rightful WWE World Heavyweight Champion. He says he’s walking in and out of Money in the Bank with the belt, or he’ll die trying.
*Roman Reigns vs Sheamus is announced as our main event, plus we get some more hype for Kevin Owens’ open challenge later as well.
*Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Match:
Prime Time Players vs The Ascension vs The Lucha Dragons
Prime Time Players make their way out as we go to commercial. Back from break as Ascension is entering the ring. Darren Young and Sin Cara start the match. They lock up and chain a bit into a stalemate before locking up again. Kalisto tags in and Lucha Dragons hit a double kick and then a wheelbarrow senton for a two count. Kalisto hits the ropes and Young takes him down with a clothesline. Butt drop by Young gets a two count. Viktor tags himself in and goes to work on Kalisto with an elbow drop before tagging in Konnor. We see New Day watching backstage as Kalisto sends Viktor and Konnor to the outside. Stereo suicide dives by Kalisto and Sin Cara as we go to commercial. Back from break, Kalisto is sitting on the top rope as he kicks Konnor away. Viktor tries to throw him off, but Kalisto knocks him off the apron. Konnor gets Kalisto on his shoulders however and hits an electric chair drop for two. Viktor tags in elbow drops Kalisto for a two count. Konnor tags back in and hits a leg drop to the back of Kalisto’s head for a two. New Day is laughing at a monitor backstage. Viktor tags back in and chops away at Kalisto. He throws him into the turnbuckle and charges at him, but Kalisto gets a boot up and hits a headscissors. He tries to tag Sin Cara, but Konnor knocks Sin Cara off the apron. Konnor tags in and Ascension hit the H Bomb for a two count. Konnor goes for a stalling suplex, but Kalisto knees him in mid air and flips over Konnor. Titus tags himself in and clears house before hitting a Viktor with a powerslam. The pin was broken up by a Sin Cara swanton, who was then hit by a Gutcheck by Darren Young, who was then knocked out of the ring by Konnor who was then kicked in the face by Titus. Sin Cara goes for a sprinboard crossbody, but Titus catches him and throws him into Konnor and that sends both men over the ropes. Viktor rolls up Titus for two. Titus hits a Pumphandle Slam for the win.
Winners: Prime Time Players in 5:53
*New Day cuts a promo about the Prime Time Players. Xavier says their future is as bright as a morning sun rising…on a new day. Ohhhh that’s punny. He says PTP is corrupt and all they want, as Big E chimes in, IS THE MONEY!!! Kofi says they will listen to the entire WWE Universe with glorious chanting and magnificent clapping while saying NEW…DAY ROCKS! Xavier says Kofi is going to win the Money in the Bank ladder match with the contract, because of positivity. Kane comes in and puts Kofi in a match against Neville tonight as we go to commercial.
*We get some more Sonic commercial auditions. Nothing interesting here. Big Show apparently drank 25 shakes though.
*Ryback vs Stardust
They lock up and Ryback pushes Stardust into the corner, but Stardust rolls out. They lock up again and do the same spot. Ryback ducks a clothesline and does an armdrag surprisingly. He throws Stardust into the corner who kicks him in the face and goes for a crossbody. Ryback caught him and tried to turn it into a powerslam, but Stardust hits a reverse DDT for two. Stardust stomps away and hits a rope assisted knee drop followed by a kick to the chest for two. Cravate now by Stardust, but Ryback shoves him into the corner. Ryback charges but eats an elbow and Stardust goes for the crossbody again but Ryback turns it into a spinebuster. Meathook clothesline and a Shellshocked finish it.
Winner: Ryback in 2:11
*Paige is backstage walking around as we go to commercial.
*Dwight Howard showed up for Smackdown, because he didn’t show up for the Conference Finals.
*We get a recap from Raw when the Bellas turned heel again and used Twin Magic despite them not looking alike anymore. Paige comes out to the stage to be interviewed by Renee Young. Renee asks how Paige is feeling after Monday. Paige says it feels like it is never gonna change. They’ve been pulling twin magic for years and she’s sick of it. They smile for the camera and act like they’re giving divas a chance, when in reality, they’re the ones holding back the division back. She says they’re holding back Paige, Summer, Naomi. They hog the spotlight and it holds everyone back. They’re consumed with walking red carpets and living the celebrity life style. Paige’s life is consumed by what happens in the ring and she prides herself on remaining different and herself. If you don’t like the world you live in, you have the power to change it. Paige says she’s gonna have to change hers.
*Harper and Rowan are backstage. They tried to fit into our world, but we rejected them. They don’t look like us, they don’t act like us, and they don’t think like us. Rowan says they’re family. At every turn, the door has been closed on them. The reapers are at our doorstep and it’s time to pay for our sins.
*We get Kevin Owens hype. His NXT Championship Open Challenge is next.
*Kevin Owens comes out to not much a reaction at first, but a louder chorus of boos as he started down the ramp. Or his music was too loud. Owens gets on the mic. He says he doesn’t need Michael Cole to introduce him this week, because after what he did last Sunday, everyone knows exactly who he is. He is the NXT Champion, Kevin Owens. He’s the guy who beat John Cena in his very first match in WWE. He’s also the guy who’s going to do the exact same thing at Money in the Bank. Everyone knows what he is about, except for John Cena. He says Cena thinks that Owens is some kid in John Cena merch who hangs on every word he says, much like Kevin’s seven year old son who doesn’t know any better. He stood in the ring Monday and listened to Cena ramble on and he realized something. John Cena is completely delusional. He thought it was an act for years, but Cena actually believes his nonsense. Cena said that Owens is not a real man, but Owens simply cannot let his son be influenced by someone so out of touch with reality. Owens mocks Hustle, Loyalty and Respect, as well as Never Give Up and says that’s now how it works in the real world. The “Happily Ever After” fairy tale fantasy he’s been force feeding kids for ten years is absolute garbage. Someone needs to put an end to the corruption of our children’s minds by John Cena. Owens is going to do just that at Money in the Bank. He’s going to show the world what a real champion, a real role model and a real man is. He issues the open challenge to the locker room, mocking John Cena’s “come get some” and we get our challenger…
*NXT Championship Open Challenge
Kevin Owens(c) vs Zack Ryder
Ryder gets his second title match in two weeks! Owens starts right away with a kick to the gut of Ryder. He hits a few strikes and whips Ryder into the ropes, but is hit with a facebuster. Ryder whips Owens into the ropes, but Owens hangs on and goes outside. Ryder follows him, but gets thrown into the barricade. Owens rolls him back into the ring and stomps away. He whips Ryder into the corner and charges, but Ryder gets his knees up and hits a missile dropkick on the NXT Champion. Ryder goes for a splash in the corner, but Owens hits a superkick and a Pop-Up Powerbomb for the win.
Winner and still NXT Champion: Kevin Owens in 1:10
*After the match, Kevin Owens hits Ryder with the cannonball in the corner and another Pop Up Powerbomb.
*Renee Young is backstage with Sheamus. She says Roman Reigns is the favorite going into Money in the Bank. Sheamus is confused by this. He asks if she saw him tear apart Randy Orton on Raw, or if she was not entertained. He’s going to do the same to Roman tonight and then he’s going to win Money in the Bank. He mocks Reigns and says “Believe That.” We go to commercial.
*Neville vs Kofi Kingston
They start with Kofi immediately going on the attack with a kick. He whips Neville to the corner, but Neville does a shit ton of flips to the opposite corner and hits a crossbody off the middle rope. Headscissors by Neville and then a headlock. Kofi whips him off the ropes and slides under the bottom rope to trip and pull Neville out of the ring. Kofi slides in and distracts the ref while Big E attacks Neville on the outside. He rolls Neville in for a two. Neville falls back outside as we go to commercial.Back from break, Neville is fighting out of a chin lock. Kofi fights back and hits a reverse suplex for a two count. Kofi picks Neville up and chops him in the face. What a dick. Neville hits a few spinning back kicks and dropkicks a kneeling Kofi in the face. Neville rams Kofi’s head into the turnbuckle and goes to the middle rope. Dropkick from Neville and a standing shooting star press for a two count. Neville goes towards a seated Kofi in the corner, but Kofi pulls him face first into the middle turnbuckle. Kofi goes for knees in the corner, but Neville catches him and hits a tornado DDT. He goes up for the Red Arrow, but Xavier distracts the ref while Big E pulls Kofi out of the ring. Neville hits a moonsault onto Big E and Kofi before rolling Kofi back into the ring. Kofi tries to roll up Neville after a distraction from Woods, but Neville reverses it into an O’Connor Roll for a two count. Neville knocks Woods off the apron, and Kofi tries to sunset flip him, but Neville hooks Kofi’s legs instead and gets the three count.
Winner: Neville in 4:21
*MizTV time and here comes Lana. Miz shows us a recap of the Lana and Rusev soap opera. Rusev is a broken man. Now get him off TV and bring him back when he’s healed. Miz says Rusev’s apology was sincere, and asks Lana how she can just abandon Rusev. Lana said Rusev didn’t respect her, so he didn’t deserve her. Miz claps mockingly and says Lana is real good and she can fool the WWE Universe because they’re blinded by her beauty. He’s seen it all before and she was just using Rusev. Once he lost to Cena and he broke his ankle, he served no purpose to Lana so she cut him loose. Miz commends her for a smart business decision. Lana says she cared for Rusev, but his behavior lead her to doing what she did. Lana says Miz’s questions give him two options: Either she leaves or she slaps Miz. Miz says he’s just trying to get her side of the story, but with every story there are two sides. Miz introduces Rusev. Rusev comes down with his crutches and track suit. Rusev says he’s not here to pick a fight or start trouble, he’s here as a broken man. He called her so many bad things and he doesn’t have an excuse except he was raised differently. He thought he didn’t need her, but it’s like her favorite American song. You don’t know what you got till it’s gone. America is all about giving second chances, and that’s all Rusev is asking for. Without the crutches, Rusev says he can’t walk or stand, he will always lean to Lana. He says please, be my crutch. She says she’ll show him where to put his crutch and shoves his crutches back to him. He flips out and calls her stupid and says “YOU…PATHETIC…STUPID LANA.” Ziggler comes out and takes Lana away from this segment.
*Our main event is up next as we go to commercial.
*We get a recap of Roman Reigns going through basically a three man gauntlet on Raw to stay in Money in the Bank.
*Roman Reigns vs Sheamus
They lock up and circle around the ring until they stop and lock up again. Roman applies a headlock and shoulder blocks Sheamus down. Roman sells his ribs and they exchange strikes. Sheamus hits a knee to the ribs and Roman rolls outside the ring. Sheamus follows and gets his head taken off with a clothesline. Sheamus revives himself and rams Roman into the ring apron and then slams him rib first onto the announce table, and then throws him over the announce table as we go to commercial. Back from break, Sheamus is beating up on Roman inside the ring. Sleeper by Sheamus doesn’t get the job done as Roman fights out. Sheamus throws him into the turnbuckle, but eats a big boot. Roman charges but Sheamus hits a rolling fireman’s carry for two. Sheamus hits another knee to the ribs before Sheamus tosses him onto the apron. Sheamus ties Reigns up in the ropes and hits a bunch of shots to the ribs. Reigns fights back and guillotines Sheamus. Sheamus hangs out on the bottom rope and Roman goes for his apron dropkick but misses and feels it in his ribs. Sheamus takes advantage and hits a shoulder in the corner to Roman. He tries another, but Roman moves and Sheamus hits the pole and falls outside the ring. Both guys are down and Sheamus drags Roman’s legs to try and crotch him on the ring post, but Roman pulls Sheamus face first into it. Sheamus charges at Roman, but Reigns hits a couple of clotheslines before hitting a big jumping one. Multiple clothesline by Reigns in the corner, but Sheamus fights back with a boot to the face. Roman goes for the Samoan Drop, but Sheamus tosses him outside. Sheamus goes onto the apron and Roman cuts him at the legs, forcing Sheamus to bump on the apron. Apron dropkick by Reigns followed by a Samoan Drop inside the ring. Reigns calls for the Superman Punch, but Kane’s music hits and out he comes with J&J. Sheamus rolls up Roman off the distraction for two. Irish Curse backbreaker gets another two for Sheamus. Brogue Kick is missed and Roman hits a Superman Punch. Roman calls for the spear, but hey, here’s Kane. Kane boots him in the face and causes the disqualification.
Winner: Roman Reigns via DQ in 6:54
*After the match, Kane grabs Roman by the throat and Sheamus Brogue Kicks him. Kane then chokeslams Sheamus and announces that Kane himself is the last participant in the Money in the Bank ladder match. Kane then chokeslams Roman Reigns, and stands tall as we go off the air.

Non-Spoiler Match Listing For Tonight’s WWE Smackdown

* The Ascension vs. The Prime Time Players vs. The Lucha Dragons
* Non-Title Match: Champion The Ryback vs. Stardust
* The Kevin Owens NXT Title Open Challenge
* Kofi Kingston vs. Neville
* Sheamus vs. Roman Reigns

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6/2 WWE Smackdown Spoilers

The following was taped on Tuesday night in Houston, Texas.
WWE Smackdown tapings for June 4, 2015:
* WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins opens the taping gloating about dismantling The Shield, not needing Kane's help to win the "Money in the Bank" briefcase and that he is the greatest WWE World Heavyweight Champion of all time. Rollins, still without his title, said he doesn't need The Authority's help to beat Dean Ambrose at the Money in the Bank PPV. Ambrose shows up on the tron and cuts a promo on Rollins.
* The Prime Time Players def. The Ascension and The Lucha Dragons to become the new No. 1 Contenders for the WWE Tag Team Championships.
* Backstage, WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day were cutting a promo on The Prime Time Players. Kane walks up and tells them that they will defend their titles against The Prime Time Players at Money in the Bank in two weeks.
* WWE Intercontinental Champion Ryback def. Stardust in a non-title match.
* Backstage, Paige said The Bella's have ruined the Divas division and if you don't like the world you live in, you must change it. Paige promises to change the world.
* Kevin Owens def. Zack Ryder to retain the NXT Championship in an Open Challenge match. Before the match, Owens cut a promo about John Cena promising to show his son, who loves Cena, what a real man is after he beats him again.
* Backstage, Sheamus promised to beat Roman Reigns later tonight and to capture the "Money in the Bank" briefcase in two weeks.
* Neville def. Kofi Kingston.
* Miz TV with special guest Lana. A video package plays replaying the break up between Lana and Rusev. Miz asked Lana why she would leave Rusev in his time of need and implied that she was only using Rusev. Miz introduces a special guest, Rusev. Rusev asks Lana for a second chance and goes for a hug. Lana doesn't accept his apology. Dolph Ziggler comes out and Rusev insults Lana. Lana leaves the ring with Ziggler.
* Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus never took place. Kane attacked Reigns right away and then announced he would also be in the "Money in the Bank" ladder match. Kane, Seth Rollins and J&J Security beat down Reigns until Dean Ambrose ran out for the save.

NXT Title To Be Defened on Smackdown

– Kevin Owens announced on Raw that he’s holding an NXT Championship Open Challenge on Smackdown this week. This of course will a mockery of John Cena’s US Championship Open Challenge.
The show tapes tomorrow in Houston and airs Thursday on SyFy.

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WWE Smackdown viewership minus NBA and NHL competition

Thursday's WWE Smackdown averaged 2.574 million viewers, down slightly from the 2.589 million viewers the previous week, according to Zap2It.com.

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5/26 WWE Smackdown TV spoilers

WWE Smackdown Taping
Dean Ambrose opened with a promo...
1. The Lucha Dragons beat Tyson Kidd and Cesaro in a lumberjack match. The lumberjacks were The Ascension, New Day, Los Matadores, Prime Time Players. A funny spot that I hope makes the show was when Cesaro used the trampoline to jump onto the apron. A decent back and forth match. Kalisto got the victory over Tyson Kidd after interference from New Day...
Backstage Seth Rollins was talking with Kane and J&J security. The Smackdown main event is Kane and Seth Rollins vs Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns...
2. R-Truth defeated King Barrett. Sheamus entered afterward and laid out R-Truth...
Backstage, Renee Young interviewed Lana about Rusev. She said she won't be fooled by Rusev again. She and Dolph are just friends according to her. Rusev interrupted...
3. Ryback defeated Rusev via DQ. Ryback no longer has his ribs taped. Lots of "USA" and "Feed Me More" and "We want Lana" chants. Good, back and forth match between the two. Rusev was favoring his right ankle for most of the match. Ryback won via DQ when Rusev pushed him into the ring post. I guess that's a DQ now...
During the break, doctors carried Rusev to the back after the match. He was grabbing his ankle for most of the match...
4. Paige beat Naomi. Paige won with the Rampaige. After the match, the Bellas stood on the stage and Nikki held up her title...
Michael Cole interviewed NXT Champion Kevin Owens. Owens spoke about how he is going to dominate John Cena at Elimination Chamber. Owens ran through Cena's accomplishments and made fun of his t-shirts. Cole asked if Owens is going to be able to back it up. A clip played of what Owens did to Sami Zayn and NXT Takeover. Owen said if he did that to his best friend, imagine what he'll do to Cena. He closed by saying this Sunday we will find out the real champ is here...
5. Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose beat Seth Rollins and Kane (w/Jamie Noble, Joey Mercury) by DQ. Huge pop for Reigns. Lots of "Justin Bieber" and "You sold out" chants directed at Rollins. Ambrose was selling for most of the match, which surprised me since he's the number one contender. Ambrose had a cool spot. When J&J were beating on him, he did his rebound double clothesline, sending J&J over the announce table. Roman got the hot tag and took it to Kane and Rollins. Things begin to break down. Reigns hit the Superman punch and covered Rollins. J&J recovered and caused a DQ. New Day came out and we're beating up on Ambrose. Reigns did his dive over the top rope. There was even a spot where Kofi jumped off the top rope into a Superman punch. Kane and Rollins gained the upper hand when Kane chokeslammed Reigns and Rollins Pedigreed Ambrose. Rollins stood over Ambrose to close the show.

NXT Stars Backstage at Smackdown

Kevin Owens and Charlotte are backstage at the WWE Smackdown taping today. Both NXT talents were at the Raw taping as well, with Owens of course appearing on screen last night to further his feud with John Cena leading into Elimination Chamber this weekend.

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