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WWE SmackDown Live Review: Results, Analysis and Grades for Sept. 27

By Evan Gomes

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WWE World Championship
AJ Styles (c) vs Dean Ambrose

Result: Styles def. Ambrose by pinfall (Roll-up)

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

John Cena is on commentary for this one, there to assess his two rivals at No Mercy. He’s also probably still scratching the ever-growing bald spot on the back of his head about how Dean Ambrose beat him clean a week ago.
Styles is trying to prove to everyone that he is the “Face That Runs The Place” by defending his championship against Ambrose. The Lunatic Fringe just wants his title back, and also wants to make Styles feel immense pain for robbing him of his belt.
The action quickly spills to the outside, with Ambrose pounding Styles on top of the announce table. On commentary, Cena talks up his quest to become a 16-time world champion. While some may not want Cena to break the record, he talks about his quest to become the greatest of all-time.

Styles and Ambrose traded control early on in the match, and Ambrose hits one of his patented Tope Suicida’s to Styles on the outside. He clears out Styles with a diving elbow as well.

Ambrose gets locked in the Calf Crusher, but slams Styles heads repeatedly to free himself. The injury to the leg gives Styles the upper hand, but Ambrose manages to stick with him. Ambrose crotches Styles on the top rope again, and while seated there he clotheslines him out of his boots.

Styles goes for a springboard 450, but Ambrose isn’t there and he can’t connect. Ambrose follows up with a diving elbow, but can only get a two. On the outside, Cena gets nailed with a forearm by Styles. Cena hops up and talks to the ref about it. While the ref is distracted, Ambrose rolls up Styles for long enough to win, but there’s no count. At two, Styles kicks out.
He runs out and attacks Cena for costing him his shot. Once back in the ring, Styles rolls up Ambrose and uses a handful of jeans to ensure he keeps his title for at least another week and a half.

Post-match, Cena and Ambrose exchange heated words. Eventually, Ambrose goes for a Dirty Deeds but gets an AA for his efforts. Styles tries to attack Cena, and gets an AA as well. The man with the doctorate in Thuganomics stands tall to end SmackDown Live this week.