Saturday, August 16, 2014

SmackDown 8/15/14

1. The Miz opens SmackDown in his pimpin' Santa outfit with Miz TV. As long as we don't need to see him wrestle. His guest is Roman Reigns, who apparently is coming to be mentored. Wake me up when Miz is done talking, eh?
2. Apparently that's the shtick, because Miz keeps interrupting him. Finally Reigns punches him in the face. Best Miz TV ever! Quick promo, and...CUT!
3. Dean Ambrose v. Cesaro. Cesaro is perhaps the biggest afterthought in WWE today. Expect an Ambrose win.
4. Good back and forth before Cesaro takes control.
5. Ambrose launches himself over the top rope to land on Cesaro. He always looks like he has no regard for his own safety.
6. Back from commercial, and Cesaro hits a running european uppercut in the corner. Ambrose knocks Cesaro out of the ring and leaps over the top rope again to land on Cesaro.
7. Ambrose blocks a Superplex. Then he bites his nose. Tornado DDT from Ambrose! Two count!
8. Big clothesline from Cesaro and a two count.
9. Cesaro launches Ambrose and hits a flying european uppercut! Two count. Sick! And then what looks like a face-first AA! Two count.
10. Ambrose bounces off the ropes and hits a clothesline for two. Ambrose hits Dirty Deeds out of nowhere! Three count! Ambrose wins a show-stealer!
11. Rollins comes out to interrupt the celebration. Nice heel promo.
12. Nice. Miz is walking in back with ice on his face. Kane pulls him aside and makes Miz v. Reigns for tonight.
13. Next is Dolph Ziggler v. Titus O'Neil (with Heath Slater in his corner--sort of). Ziggler comes out to a big pop. I'm probably wrong, but I'm picking Ziggler.
14. Ziggler shows of early. He hits a beautiful drop kick on Titus. Titus answers with backbreakers and starts barking and cover Dolph for two. Splashes in the corner.
15. Ziggler with a leaping clothesline and another dropkick. O'Neil answers with a kick to the face. Two count.
16. Zig Zag out of nowhere! Three count! Ziggler wins! Good quick match.
17. Mark Henry (with Big Show) v. Luke Harper (with Eric Rowan). Harper and Rowan have seemingly fallen off the map faster than even Cesaro. Henry will probably get the win off a botched Rowan distraction.
18. Henry throws Harper out of the ring. Harper is unfazed.
19. Harper with a running boot to the face to knock Henry over, gets a two count. Big uppercut. Two count.
20. Henry is grounded. Power punches to get free. Henry preps for World's Strongest Slam when Rowan interferes. DQ win for Henry.
21. Tag match: Show/Henry v. Jr Wyatts made by Kane. Show is working over Harper. Harper makes a comeback and blocks a chokeslam. Show splashes Harper and runs him over. Harper ducks out to avoid chokeslam. Rowan runs show over from behind.
22. Harper tags Rowan to work over Show. One-count. Chokes Show in the ropes. Quick tag, Superkick from Harper. Two count.
23. Harper has Show grounded. Side slam! Show makes the hot tag! Henry takes it to Rowan with splashes. Harper tries to interfere as Henry picks Rowan up. Show blocks Harper and then KOs Rowan as Henry hits the World's Strongest Slam! Three count! Show/Henry win!
24. AJ Lee v. Eva Marie. Again. *sigh* Paige will cost AJ the match again. (Anything that makes Eva look even remotely like a winner is a bad thing.)
25. Eva doesn't even look convincing when she goes for slaps! Neckbreaker by AJ. Two count. Wow. AJ just pulled out a big hunk of hair extension!
26. Paige skips out, and AJ attacks Paige immediately. AJ throws Paige into the barricade and beats her head into the barricade over and over. Quickest 10-count ever as AJ can't make it back in the ring in time. Eva gets the count-out win.
27. AJ turns around, and Paige kicks her in the head and hits the Paige Turner.
28. Swagger v. Bo Dallas. Calling it for Swagger. Can Bo...Leave? WE...THE PEOPLE!!!
29. Swagger's ribs are taped. Bo goes after them. Swagger locks in the Patriot Lock quickly. Bo taps! That's about 30 seconds. Plenty of Bo.
30. Rusev and Lana come out, and Lana cuts a promo about the flag match.
31. Main Event: Miz v. Reigns. I'm picking Reigns.
32. Reigns takes control early. Miz hits a face punch, and he runs away again. Reigns catches him and throws him into the barricade twice.
33. Miz goes up top, but Reigns hits a gut punch. Miz works on Reigns' leg to set up the Figure Four. He uses the ring post to damage Reigns.
34. Figure Four! One-count. Reigns powers out. Miz with clubbing head shots. Miz misses Reigns and shoulders the ring post. Samoan drop! Punch to the face! Jumping kick on the apron!
35. Miz runs from Superman, but Ziggler comes out. Miz turns around and takes Superman! Reigns throws him in the ring and hits the Spear! Three count! Reigns wins!

Pretty good matches for the last show before Summer Slam. Bring on the show!

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