SmackDown 7/18/14

1. Dean Ambrose don't look happy. And he doesn't sound happy with Seth Rollins. He calls out Rollins, but Rollins appears on the tron to call Ambrose a lunatic and that he'd stomp Ambrose if he hadn't tweaked his knee. He announces that Dean has a match against Kane. Good mic work from both.
2. Fandango & Miz v. Sheamus & Dolph Ziggler. I'm picking Sheamus and Ziggler. Will this set up something in the IC Battle Royal at Battleground? Final four?
3. Come on. As if people didn't already want to punch Miz in the face.
4. This crowd seems pretty quiet.
5. Zig Zag on Miz! Sheamus and Ziggler win! Pretty good match, but I'd like to see Ziggler get more time against Fandango and other better technical wrestlers.
6. Nikki Bella is the special guest ref for Eva Marie v. Alicia Fox. Yeah, this won't get ugly for her.
7. I wonder if it ever bothers JBL to sound so stupid as a commentator when he's quite an intelligent man.
8. The match doesn't get very far when Eva and Alicia start the beat down. And it seems they're no longer letting Alicia sound like a lunatic. I guess that's solely an Ambrose gimmick now.
9. Stardust is pure gimmick gold!
10. Jericho v. Luke Harper should be an excellent match. Prediction: Jericho wins to set up a loss to Bray on Sunday.
11. Is that makeup on Jericho or a real contusion?
12. Another great promo from Bray. Will they finally let him shine on Sunday? Or will that wait for Summer Slam?
13. Harper is a buzz saw, and it seems like he can do everything. I wonder if he's getting the props he deserves.
14. Harper's shirt got ripped. How many back-ups do you think they've dirtied up for him?
15. A lot of near-falls, a lot of back and forth, counters.
16. Walls of Jericho! Rowan tries to attack, and Jericho stops him! Missed clothesline, and Jericho rolls him up for the win! Rowan immediately attacks, and Bray comes in. And the Usos make the save! Excellent match. I like the build for Sunday.
17. Zeb Colter sounded much better on the mic than he did on RAW. A little build with Rusev and Lana.
18. AdR v. Kofi Kingston. Two good ring workers. I assume AdR wins, since Kofi apparently isn't allowed to win anything lately. (I'm still waiting for that stable of disgruntled employees. Or maybe a new Nation of Domination with Big E. But would he have to be a heel for that?)
19. AdR tried to throw Kofi into the apron, but Kofi jumps into the ring, hits the ropes, and jumps through the ropes to hit AdR! Nice!
20. AdR stops on Kofi in the ropes, pulls him to the center, and gets the pinfall victory. Good match, disappointing result.
21. Summer Rae and Layla dis Fandango backstage. Bo Dallas tries to comfort him. The whole segment reeked of ugh.
22. AJ and Paige v. Layla and Summer. I expect the frenemies to get the win over the jilted dancers.
23. Tension between the frenemies when AJ tags herself in and picks up the win over Summer. Paige backs off and hugs AJ, but the heel turn is building.
24. Usos with product placement for Sonic. And Hornswoggle gets brain freeze! Nice!
25. Ambrose v. Kane. Prediction: Ambroae gets the win by DQ.
26. Unsurprisingly brutal thus far. Fun to watch.
27. Until Rollins attacks Ambrose from behind with the briefcase. And Kane chokeslams Ambrose. Rollins hits Curbstomp on the steel steps in the ring. Plenty of heat for Rollins as the show ends.

Pretty good show with some good building for Battleground. Some really lame moments too, but that's Creative lately.