WWE SmackDown, 27th September - Results
This week’s SmackDown was taped in Milwaukee, WI. The show opens with Lilian Garcia introducing Triple H to the ring.
Triple H talks about all the criticism directed at him despite he doing what was good for business. He says he is ready to take this burden and continue doing what he feels is best for business.
The Miz interrupts Triple H and says that HHH and Stephanie had it planned to make Big Show KO him. Triple H calls Miz a perfect example of someone who is at fault but blames the management. He gives Miz another opportunity at retribution by announcing his match with Orton later on in the show.
Alberto Del Rio vs R-Truth
Short and quick match that ended with ADR connecting the cross-arm breaker for the victory. R-Truth had a brief moment of control in the match after Del Rio hit the post outside the ring.
Winner: Alberto Del Rio
RVD and Ricardo then make it to the ring as ADR still has the arm breaker locked in. RVD hits Del Rio with a steel chair dropkick that opens him up. Vickie and HHH are watching backstage and plan on a stipulation for their match at Battleground. After some thought they settle for a hardcore rules match between the two.
The Prime Time Players vs The Real Americans
One of the better tag matches we have seen in a while. The match started with Swagger and Titus with the latter starting strong. Swagger managed to counter some moves and tagged Cesaro.
The two then made quick tags and kept the pressure on Titus who was finding it difficult to make a tag. The moment of the match and the show came when Cesaro started his spin on Titus. Cesaro spun Titus for almost 20 turns which blew the gas out of the big man.
Titus somehow makes the tag on Young, who comes in strong and takes out both the Americans. Cesaro hits a Rock Bottom on Young but Titus breaks the count. Swagger takes Titus outside the ring and Young pins Cesaro. The referee is distracted by Swagger and Titus and doesn’t notice Young’s pin. Cesaro then tags Swagger who locks in the Patriot Lock to make Young tap out.
Winner: The Real Americans
Bray Wyatt vs Zack Ryder
Short squash match that saw Wyatt completely own Ryder. Wyatt hit the Sister Abigail on Ryder for the three count.
Winner: Bray Wyatt
Dean Ambrose vs Dolph Ziggler (US Title Match)
Dean Ambrose makes his way to the ring from the crowd. He’s accompanied by Rollins and Reigns. Ziggler comes in and calls for backup and Kofi Kingston and RVD make their way to support him and watch his back.
After some back and forth action all the wrestlers end up in a brawl inside the ring. The match ends in a no finish and HHH comes out and announces a six man tag match between the group.
RVD, Ziggler and Kofi vs The Shield
This was an excellent match and mostly managed to make people forget the disappointment of a title match ending in a no finish. All the wrestlers worked really well in the ring and the match was given ample amount of time to be considered interesting.
The end saw a flurry of moves from all the wrestlers. Ziggler hit the Fame Asser on Rollins and was immediately speared by Reigns out of nowhere. RVD then takes out Reigns with a moonsault to the outside. Rollins hit the blackout on Kofi and Ambrose the legal man rolled him up for the win. Great teamwork from the Shield.
Winner: The Shield