WWE SmackDown Review: Dean Ambrose vs. Sheamus
By Evan Gomes
wwe.com
Ryback & Dolph Ziggler w/Lana vs Big Show & Rusev w/ Summer Rae
Result: Dolph Ziggler & Ryback def. Rusev & Big Show via pinfall (KO punch).
Rating: 2.9 out of 5 stars
Big Show starts off against the Big Guy, Ryback. The two large athletes trade blows until Big Show hits Rybach with a big spear. Ryback avoids a chokeslam and takes Big Show off his feet with a shoulder block. Big Show starts to get the upper hand as Rusev tags himself in, angering the giant as we go to break.
Back from the break and Ryback is in the ring with Rusev. Rusev waves off Big Show when he tells him to tag in. He even fakes a tag in to Big Show and tells him “I don’t trust you.” Rusev knocks Ziggler off the apron and talks smack to Lana on the outside. Ryback catches Rusev with a spinebuster and finally Rusev reverts to tagging in Big Show.
Ziggler gsst the hot tag and hits Show with a series of dropkicks. He gets a big DDT and superkick to Big Show, but when he goes for a Fameasser he gets it reversed into a powerbomb facebuster. Ziggler gets hit with a KO punch by Big Show, and then Rusev tags himself in. The Bulgarian, being cocky, locks in the Accolade, but Big Show comes in and knocks out Rusev with a KO punch. Big Show walks out of the matchup and Ziggler crawls onto Rusev for the cover and the win.
Evan’s Note: Interesting, another Big Show face turn. Smart to not do this in Brooklyn as I feel like the city of Brooklyn would’ve taken this as a Rusev face turn. Looks like Show’s next job might be to put over the Bulgarian Brute.
A recap of the Undertaker-Lesnar match is shown, as well as a recap of Heyman and Lesnar’s appearance on RAW on Monday. We then also get a recap of Jon Stewart being on RAW defending his actions, so we’ve found the elusive triple header of recaps.
Ambrose and Reigns are shown backstage talking about Sheamus and how to deal with the Wyatts. Reigns says he’s dealing with the Wyatts, and Ambrose has to focus on the Sheamus.
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