This week’s Smackdown opened up with a MizTV segment. The Miz interviewed Maryse and they pretty much just both talked about how awesome they are. Zack Ryder interrupts and challenges the Miz to a match for the Intercontinental Championship. The Miz pretends to accept but ultimately Baron Corbin comes out to fight Ryder.
Zack Ryder vs Baron Corbin
This was a quick match in which Baron Corbin looked dominant. He hit the “End of Days” on Zack Ryder for the easy victory. After the match, Corbin continued to beatdown Zack Ryder. Dolph Ziggler came out and Corbin wanted nothing to do with him. This looks like a match we could see at Payback.
Game over!!!!! @BaronCorbinWWE is in beastmode. You can almost feel it! #SmackDown
— WWE Staci Strong NXT (@SJB479) April 15, 2016
Paige vs Emma
Mauro Ranallo made sure to mention the complete character change in Emma. The announce team commented on her change in attitude and increased aggression. She is far from the days of coming out to the ring doing that bizarre dance along with the crowd. Emma controlled most of the match and got the win over Paige.
EMMA HAS WON A MAIN ROSTER MATCH.
REPEAT, EMMA HAS WON A MAIN ROSTER MATCH!#smackdown pic.twitter.com/TUYebd46f0
— What a Maneuver! (@WAManeuver) April 15, 2016
Enzo & Cass vs The Ascension (#1 Contender Tag Team Tournament)
For most of the match, Enzo Amore was getting beatdown by the Ascension. Everything changed when he finally got the tag to Big Cass. Colin Cassady is incredibly athletic for his height and was flying around the ring. Big Cass took over the match and Enzo hit with a massive frog-splash for the win. Enzo & Cass now advance to round two of the tag team tournament and will go up against the Dudley Boyz next.
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Alberto Del Rio vs AJ Styles
What a great match this was. The inverted superplex by Del Rio on AJ Styles was incredible. This was the first time AJ Styles and Del Rio have wrestled in the WWE and hopefully it is not the last. AJ Styles squeaked out a win via a roll-up.
The best news to come out of this Smackdown is that Del Rio didn't actually kill Styles with that inverted superplex.
— Brett Gallman (@brettgallman) April 15, 2016
The Vaudevillians vs Goldango (#1 Contender Tag Team Tournament)
To clear up any confusion, Goldango is Goldust and Fandango. Just before the match, the two decided to form a tag team and call themselves that. This one was over before it began and the Vuadevillians got the easy victory. The Vaudevillians advance to the second round of the tag team tournament and will face off against the Usos next.
I won't lie, they're making #SmackDown a must-see show now by having Enzo & Cass and The Vaudevillians only wrestle on there so far!#RAW
— Riz. (@johncenaAm) April 12, 2016
Chris Jericho vs Sami Zayn
A couple of minutes into this match, Kevin Owens came out and took his sweet time walking to the ring. Both Jericho and Zayn were staring at him and then Dean Ambrose’s music hit. Ambrose came to the ring with a bunch of Ambrose Asylum flyers and handed one to Kevin Owens as well as several people in the crowd. Owens and Ambrose then both joined in on commentary and it was very entertaining.
Nothing wrong with a little bit of self-promotion! #SmackDown #DeanAmbrose pic.twitter.com/EgssqIjF7S
— Dean-Ambrose.Net (@DeanAmbroseNet) April 15, 2016
During the match, Jericho kept yelling at Dean Ambrose. Jericho finally lost it towards the end of the match and attacked Ambrose. The match ended with Sami Zayn getting the win over Jericho by DQ because Kevin Owens interfered and attacked him. Jericho and Owens then both attacked Zayn until Dean Ambrose made the save. The show ended with Sami Zayn and Dean Ambrose standing tall while Jericho and Owens retreated.
#WWE's @fightowensfight brings his hostility towards @iLikeSamiZayn into the ring! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/6KPNvgEEfe
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 15, 2016
Dean Ambrose and Sami Zayn stand tall to end the night. What an awesome sentence that is. #WWE #SmackDown
— Matt (@MShadows17) April 15, 2016
