WWE SmackDown Live: Results, Analysis, and Grades for Aug. 22
By Rob Furness
WWE.com
KO Struggles to Find a Referee
Owens meets with Zayn once again in the back and offers Sami the ref shirt. Zayn said he had thought about KO’s offer, and the more he thought about it the more he thought about all the pain that KO has inflicted on him over the years. He says KO does need help, but it’s not going to be from him. Zayn tosses the shirt back in KO’s face.
We interrupt your @Twitter timeline for an update on @FightOwensFight's #USTitle Match referee search... #SDLive @SamiZayn pic.twitter.com/jJ20lIhNRx
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) August 23, 2017
Hype Bros. vs The Usos
Result: Usos def. Hype Bros. via Super Kick
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
Once upon a time, the Hype Bros were number one contenders for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. But on that same night Ryder blew out his knee and the division moved on without them. Nine months later, the Hype Bros are still trying to find their way and the happened to wander into the reigning tag champs.
It's @WWEUsos' birthdays, and they'll put @ZackRyder and @MojoRawleyWWE in the #UsoPenitentiary IF THEY WANT TO! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/o9gjksl8R7
— WWE (@WWE) August 23, 2017
Despite the obvious outcome it was still very exciting. Mojo Rawley, the winner of the Andre the Giant Battle Royal, is starting to grow on me and Ryder is just a feel good wrestler I want to see succeed. The match was anything but a squash, as it actually looked like the Usos would pick up the victory. Ultimately, Ryder ate the pin on a superkick.