WWE Live Event Results: Knoxville (27th May 2017)
Superstar’s from WWE’s blue brand had a Live Event at Knoxville last night. The show featured a good card, and the main event saw Kevin Owens defend his WWE US Championship. The card also featured fan favourites Tye Dillinger and Shinsuke Nakamura as well as new WWE Champion Jinder Mahal.
Breezango vs. The Colons
The first match of the night saw the former #1 contender’s Breezango take on The Colons. The Colons started off strong on SmackDown Live by taking out American Alpha, but they’re back to staring at the lights as the Fashion Police beat them in Knoxville with relative ease.
Breezango def. The Colons
Mojo Rawley vs. Aiden English
Mojo Rawley got a small pop from the fans in attendance. Aiden English didn’t really create a stir with the with his operatic singer gimmick.
Rawley got the win quickly, and it never actually looked like English had a shot.
Mojo Rawley def. Aiden English
Sin Cara vs. Aiden English
After losing to Mojo Rawley, Aiden English got a second bite at trying to win a match as he faced Sin Cara.
However, the former Lucha Dragon overcame and defeated the former vaudevillian with relative ease.
Sin Cara def. Aiden English
Sami Zayn and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Jinder Mahal and Baron Corbin
This was one of the most anticipated matches of the night as fan favourites Sami Zayn, and Shinsuke Nakamura took on new WWE Champion Jinder Mahal and Baron Corbin.
All four men gave it their all, but in the end, Jinder Mahal tasted defeat as Zayn and Nakamura pulled off the win.
Sami Zayn and Shinsuke Nakamura def. Jinder Mahal and Baron Corbin
Charlotte and Becky Lynch vs. Tamina, Natalya and Carmella (Handicap Match)
Charlotte has had a quite rough introduction to life on SmackDown Live thanks to the Welcoming Committee. The odds were against her once again at Knoxville as she teamed up with Becky Lynch for a handicap tag-team match.
Facing Tamina, Carmella and Natalya, the babyfaces overcame the odds and ended up with the win
Charlotte and Becky Lynch def. Tamina, Natalya and Carmella
Dolph Ziggler vs. Tye Dillinger
Tye Dillinger has had a pretty good run since his main roster debut. Dillinger’s mostly faced Aiden English since his main roster debut but faced Dolph Ziggler last night.
After his loss to Nakamura at Backlash, things didn’t get any better for Dolph as he lost to Tye Dillinger after a Tye Breaker.
Tye Dillinger def. Dolph Ziggler
Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles (for the WWE US Championship)
WWE United States Champion Kevin Owens faced AJ Styles in the main-event for the title. As with their match at Backlash, this match ended in a DQ with Styles winning after Owens got himself disqualified.
The match itself was good, but the DQ finish took a little bit away from it.
AJ Styles def. Kevin Owens by DQ
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