WWE Smackdown results - June 6, 2014
The first Smackdown episode after WWE Payback was held in Cincinnati, Ohio as the entire WWE universe looked forward to hearing from Seth Rollins after his shocking move to betray The Shield and join Evolution. It was also the night when Bray Wyatt would address the fans for the first time since loosing the Last Man Standing encounter to John Cena. The Cincinnati crowd were also in for an Intercontinental title matchup as Bad News Barrett was booked for the night to defend his titles in a Triple Threat match.
Here are the results from the Friday Night show.
Seth Rollins addresses the WWE fans
After turning his back on Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns, the crowd was waiting for an answer from Seth Rollins himself who came out in the opening segment to start the night off. With Triple H accompanying the former Shield member, Rollins entered the ring amongst “you sold out” chants from the crowd. Rollins did talk about what he did last monday night on Raw, but he did not reveal the reasons behind his actions as he stated that he is the only person who knew why he had to betray his former team-mates. Dolph Ziggler, surprisingly, came out to a huge pop as he interrupted Triple H’s new acquistion. The Show Off labelled Rollins as a “sell out” which prompted Triple H to announce a match between Rollins and Ziggler.
Seth Rollins vs Dolph Ziggler
Rollins and Ziggler locked horns in the inaugural match of the night as Hunter watched from ringside. It was a competitive duel between the two as Dolph nearly defeated the Hounds of Justice turncoat. But Seth hit the Curb Stomp on Dolph Ziggler to pick up a win.
Winner: Seth Rollins
The duo head into backstage where they meet Randy Orton. The Viper welcomes Rollins to the “dark side.” The conversation is interrupted by Big Show who calls Rollins a “piece of trash” who sold his “soul” to Triple H. The giant wanted to see if Rollins could do to him what he did to Ziggler. Triple H stepped in to stomp his authority over the situation as he announced Big Show vs Randy Orton as the Main Event match of the night.
The Usos vs Rybaxel
The tag-team champions were in action next as they went head-to-head against Ryback and Curtis Axel in a non-title match. Usos were looking to make some grounds after their loss to The Wyatts while Rybaxel were on their route to book the no.1 contendor’s seat for the tag-team titles. The Samoans emerged victorious after a good spell of momentum from Rybaxel as Jimmy Uso hit Axel with the Superfly Splash for a three count.
Winner: The Usos
Alexander Rusev vs Xavier Woods
Alexander Rusev and Xavier Woods were in line for a match next after Rusev was honored with a gold medal on last Modnay Night Raw. The Belgian Brute emerged as the rightly honored Hero of the Russian Federation as he made a meal out of Xavier Woods. Inspite of giving his best shot, Woods did not last long as he tapped out to Rusev’s Accolade submission maneuver. Rusev registered a convincing win with Lana watching from the ringside.
Winner: Alexander Rusev
Bad News Barrett vs Antonio Cesaro vs Rob Van Dam
Bad News Barrett was on course of defend his title for a thrid straight week as he squared off against Rob Van Dam and his assualter on Raw, Cesaro, in a Triple Threat match. With Paul Heyman at ringside, the three rivals engaged in a thrilling fight as Rob Van Dam hit The King of Swing with a Five-Star Frog Splash. But it was Barrett who took advantage of the situation by hitting the Bull Hammer on RVD and pinning him to regain his championship on the night.
Winner: Bad News Barrett