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WWE Smackdown Reaction (9/20)

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This week’s episode of Smackdown started off with Daniel Bryan in the ring. Becky Lynch and Alexa Bliss joined him in the ring for a contract signing for their Women’s Championship match at No Mercy. Alexa Bliss stated that Becky Lynch was not born to be a champion. Bliss went on to call Becky Lynch a loser and a one-hit wonder. Becky Lynch responded with a solid promo about how hard she has worked to capture the Women’s Championship. Lynch then told Bliss that she would rip her head off if she tried to take her title from her. Alexa Bliss then hit Lynch with the binder the contract was in and then flipped the table on top of Becky. However, Becky recovered and attacked Bliss on the entrance ramp. Alexa was able to escape Becky and ran backstage.

# 1 Contenders for the Tag Team Championship Match: The Usos vs American Alpha

Chad Gable started off this match on a mission. He beatdown Jimmy Uso right after the bell rung. American Alpha had control of this match up until the commercial break. When Smackdown returned, The Usos had control of the match. The Usos were targeting Gable’s injured leg throughout the match. This played a pivotal role in the match because Jordan did not want to tag in Gable because of his injured knee. This allowed The Usos to double team Jordan and ultimately win the match. The Usos will face Rhyno and Heath Slater at No Mercy for the titles.

Winners & #1 Contenders for the Tag Team Championship: The Usos

Baron Corbin vs Apollo Crews

A miracle happened tonight on Smackdown. Apollo Crews came down tot he ring without a gigantic smile on his face. To be fair, Crews has no reason to smile. He has done nothing but lose matches recently and tonight was no different. Baron Corbin hit the End of Days and defeated Crews rather easily. After the match, Corbin had a confrontation with Jack Swagger outside the ring.

Winner: Baron Corbin

Reaction: The Usos and American Alpha put on a very good in the first hour of Smackdown. Everything else has been very forgettable. I do not understand what the WWE is doing with Apollo Crews. I’d also rather see Corbin chasing after the IC Title or the World Championship rather than having a random feud with Jack Swagger.

Intercontinental Championship Match: The Miz (c) vs Dolph Ziggler

The Miz tried to weasel out of this match by asking Daniel Bryan to cancel it earlier in the night. Daniel Bryan stated that The Miz must not have read his new contract. The Miz has to defend his title. Bryan then offered to cancel the match but only if The Miz allowed his contract to be canceled as well. The Miz obviously didn’t want to do that and accepted the fact that he had to defend his championship. Before the match, Dolph Ziggler cut yet another promo about how he has to prove himself.

The Miz used Daniel Bryan’s kicks in this match. Ziggler barely got in any offense early on and was getting schooled by The Miz. Eventually, Dolph captured some momentum by hitting a Dropkick on The Miz while he was jumping off the turnbuckle. Ziggler’s momentum didn’t last long though. The Miz hit a Powerbomb but Ziggler kicked out at two.

Ziggler hit the Zig-Zag but The Miz powered out at two. Maryse went to spray something in Ziggler’s face again but the referee caught her. The referee then told Maryse to go backstage and The Miz became frustrated. The Miz grabbed his title and tried to run to the back. Ziggler ran after him and threw The Miz into the steel steps. The Miz wound up spraying something in Ziggler’s face and followed it up with a Skull Crushing Finale for the victory.

Winner & Still Intercontinental Champion: The Miz

Randy Orton vs Erick Rowan

Orton went for the RKO right away but Rowan blocked it. Rowan then hit a Spinning Powerslam on Orton. After a few minutes, Orton hit the RKO on Rowan for the victory. After the match, Bray Wyatt cut a promo. Wyatt once again referred to himself as God and claimed that he is immortal. Wyatt told Orton to run and that was the end of the promo.

Winner: Randy Orton

Nikki Bella & Naomi vs Carmella & Natalya 

Natalya got the Sharpshooter locked in pretty much right away. Carmella then dragged Nikki Bella out of the ring and wouldn’t stop punching her. The referee disqualified Carmella and Natalya literally thirty seconds into the match.

AJ Styles was interviewed backstage and continued to refer to himself as the “Champ that runs the camp”. Styles stated that he was going to enjoy watching Cena and Ambrose beat the hell out of each other tonight.

John Cena vs Dean Ambrose

There was a commercial after Cena’s entrance and then a commercial right when the match started. Ambrose had control of the match early. Ambrose hit a Clothesline in the corner and followed it up with a Running Bulldog. Cena then locked in the STF in the middle of the ring. Ambrose was able to power his way to the bottom rope to break the hold. Ambrose dove onto Cena outside the ring. Dean then hit a Crossbody on Cena in the middle of the ring but Cena rolled through and hit Ambrose with the Attitude Adjustment. Dean Ambrose was able to kick out at the last second.

Cena went for another Attitude Adjustment but Ambrose landed on his feet and hit Cena with the Dirty Deeds. Amborse went for the cover but Cena kicked out at two. Cena went for another Attitude Adjustment but Ambrose countered into a roll-up for the victory.

After the match, AJ Styles attacked Cena from behind and then hit the Pele Kick on Ambrose. Daniel Bryan came out from backstage and made a match for next week’s Smackdown. It will be AJ Styles defending his World Championship against Dean Ambrose next Tuesday. Dean Ambrose recovered from the Pele Kick and hit Styles with the Dirty Deeds to close out the show.

Winner: Dean Ambrose

Reaction: This entire episode of Smackdown felt uneventful. There was some storyline progression on this episode but for the most part it felt like a throwaway show. Ambrose getting the victory over Cena via a roll-up was surprising. The main-event was only five minutes long on television. Bray Wyatt cut another promo that will mean nothing if he loses to Orton at No Mercy. AJ Styles versus Dean Ambrose for the title next week is exciting but I would be shocked if Styles dropped the belt in his first defense.

What did you think of this week’s episode of Smackdown? Let us know in the comments below.

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