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The 4th of July episode of WWE Smackdown taped from Newark, New Jersey was broadcasted last night as WWE wrapped up its fallout week from Money In The Bank PPV.
Seth Rollins came down to the ring as Friday night kicked off. The MITB briefcase holder reminded the crowd about what happened on last Monday night Raw with John Cena and said that he got lucky. But he won’t be lucky next time as the clock is ticking and he will run out of his time for survival. Rollins tells the fans to get used to this situation as he will become the new face of the WWE.
Dean Ambrose comes out and interrupts Rollins. He vows that he will never let Rollins get close to any titles. He calls his former partner delusional and rolls the footage from last week where Rollins was prevented from capitalizing on Cena’s situation. He says that this will be his life for the next year before rushing into the ring and attacking him. Randy Orton follows him and soon it turns into a 2-on-1 assault on Ambrose. Roman Reigns comes out in aid of his team-mate and they both fight Orton and Rollins out of the ring.
Triple H comes out on the stage and makes his point by putting Ambrose in a main event against Seth Rollins. The Game also barred Reigns from making any kind of interference in the match by putting his spot in the Fatal 4-way match at Battleground PPV in jeopardy.
Here are the results from the show.
Sheamus vs Alberto Del Rio for US title
US champion Sheamus’ 4th of July challenge was answered by Alberto Del Rio as both the superstars engaged in a title bout in the first match of the night. It was an exciting encounter between two superstars who were of course very familiar with each other. Sheamus managed to escape from the Cross Armbreaker before Del Rio scored a nearfall by delivering a Moonsault. But the Mexican export could not get the better of the Celtic Warrior as Sheamus landed a Brogue Kick to retain his US title.
Winner: Sheamus
Stardust and Goldust cut a bizarre promo.
What’s in the names? The weird brothers play a name game in a weird promo
Bo Dallas vs Diego
After Michael Cole’s interview with Daniel Bryan at MITB is shown, Bo Dallas talks about “Little Fella” Daniel Bryan while he makes his way into the ring and promises to become the new Intercontinental Champion at Battleground. Diego came out next and the match commenced. Bo hit a Clothesline on Diego in the corner ropes, but the El Torito member came back by slamming Bo’s head into the corner. But the Bo-lieving streak continued after Bo hit the Bo-Dog on Diego to pick up a victory.
Winner: Bo Dallas
Chris Jericho returns to Smackdown
After his big return was cut short by the Wyatt Family on Raw last Monday, Jericho appeared on Smackdown and addressed the WWE universe on the situation with the Wyatts. The former WWE champion promised that he was ready for Bray’s craziness and was definitely up to the challenge . The Eater of the Worlds responded as he appeared on the Titantron and warned Jericho to save himself instead of saving others. The screen went black and Jericho called him out to come down to the ring.
Instead , The Miz came out and asked Jericho how it felt to be interrupted. He said that the WWE fans were deprived of his return because of him and hurting his face would cost the WWE. But before he could say anymore, Jericho landed another Codebreaker to break the not so awesome interference.
Big E vs Cesaro
After viciously beating up Kofi Kingston on the last episode of Raw, Cesaro faced Kofi’s friend and Battle Royal opponent Big E who stood up to the challenge to take out the Swing King. But before the match could occur, both the superstars engaged in a brawl outside the ring that led to the match ending in a No Contest.
No Contest
AJ Lee vs Eva Marie
After returning to the WWE on Raw and reclaiming the Divas Championship from Paige, AJ Lee faced Eva Marie in a match that was shortlived as AJ made her opponent tap out to the Black Widow. Paige who was at ringside, surprisingly shook hands with AJ after the match and clapped for her victory.
Winner: AJ Lee
American vs Russian stand-off
Damien Sandow came out dressed up as Bruce Springsteen as the crowd in Newark were in for another weekly gimmick. But Rusev interrupted and ended Sandow’s segment with a Superkick. Lana grabbed the microphone as she disrespected the special occasion of Independence day. That prompted the Real Americans to do something as Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger entered the ring. Colter and Lana engaged in a heated argument which ultimately led to a fierce stare down between The Bulgarian Brute and The Real American.
Dean Ambrose vs Randy Orton
With Roman Reigns banned from ringside and Seth Rollins joining the commentary team, Dean Ambrose and Randy Orton engaged in the main event battle of the night. Ambrose could not resist from attacking Rollins as he leaped on his former partner and took him out of the scenario with multiple shots to the head. After that, he turned his attention back to Orton and went for a dive from the top ropes. But he was nailed in mid-air by Rollins who recovered in time to hit Ambrose with his briefcase leading to a disqualification
Winner: Dean Ambrose
After the match got over, another 2-on-1 assault was in progress as Rollins and Orton teamed up on Ambrose. But Triple H’s warning did not stop Reigns from coming out to rescue his brother as he tossed Rollins to the canvas before delivering a Superman Punch to Randy Orton. He signals for the spear, but Rollins pulls Orton out of the ring and they escape up the ramp to end the show.
