WWE SmackDown Live Review: Results, Analysis, and Grades for October 18

WWE.com

WWE World Championship Match
AJ Styles (c) vs James Ellsworth

Result: Ellsworth def. Styles by DQ

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Ellsworth got this shot after pinning the champ last week thanks to a tremendous amount of assistance from Dean Ambrose. Now he gets to battle the champ for the title.

Dean Ambrose subs in as ring announcer for this matchup, and introduces Ellsworth to a massive round of “Ellsworth” chants. WWE should bring Ellsworth back as their next Gillberg.

Ambrose also subs in as the official timekeeper and drives Styles mad by constantly ringing the bell. Ambrose then calls for a commercial time out, so we take one. He’s the higher power!

Back from the commercial break, and Styles is firmly in control. Ambrose puts an advertisement on the titantron for Ellsworth’s shirt. Despite all of the distractions, Ellsworth is still getting dominated. Styles takes time out to go taunt Ambrose at ringside. Styles has Ellsworth ready for a top rope suplex, but Ambrose goes for more distractions. Ellsworth misses a crossbody attempt terribly.

Styles tries to toss Ellsworth out repeatedly, but Ambrose keeps tossing him back in. Ellsworth connects with an amazing super kick which Otunga calls “No Chin Music” and gets a ridiculously close near fall.

That was ridiculous. He charges at Styles but gets spinebustered. Styles is getting berated by Ambrose on the microphone while laying kicks into Ellsworth. He refuses to break the count, and gets disqualified by the referee for not breaking his beating.

Ambrose comes in and announces Ellsworth as the winner, and the man that now has two more wins over Styles than John Cena. He plants a Dirty Deeds on Styles to end the show.