The first live event of the blue brand following the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view was held in Oakland, California on Monday. The show featured a total of seven matches, including two title defenses. In the main event of the night, John Cena teamed up with Luke Harper to take on the team of Randy Orton and the brand new WWE Champion, Bray Wyatt.
The results of the event have been provided below:
#1 American Alpha(c) vs. The Usos vs. Breezango vs. Rhyno and Heath Slater [Fatal 4-way match for the Smackdown Tag team Championship]
The current Smackdown Tag Champions received a decent reaction from the fans in attendance and there were pops for Slater and Rhyno as well. The match was exciting that the Alphas dominated.
Result: American Alpha retained the Smackdown Tag team Championship over Breezango, The Usos and Heath Slater and Rhyno
#2 Apollo Crews vs. Curt Hawkins
Just another typical Hawkins match lasting simply a few minutes. Apollo Crews dominated Hawkins since the bell rang and delivered the spin-out powerbomb to pick up the victory.
Result: Apollo Crews defeated Curt Hawkins
#3 Mojo Rawley vs. Konnor (with Viktor)
This match was unexpectedly enjoyable. Although there were a few interference attempts from Viktor to aid his tag-team partner, Rawley delivered the tilt-a-whirl powerslam on Konnor and got the win.
Result: Mojo Rawley defeated Konnor
#4 Dean Ambrose(c) vs. The Miz (with Maryse) vs. AJ Styles vs. Baron Corbin [Fatal 4-way WWE Intercontinental Championship match]
This was one of the best matches of the night. Despite losing, Corbin dominated the entire match and mainly targeted Ambrose. In the end, Ambrose hit the Dirty Deeds on the Miz and pinned him to pick up the victory.
Result: Dean Ambrose defeated AJ Styles, The Miz and Baron Corbin to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship
#5 Nikki Bella, Becky Lynch and Naomi vs. Carmella (with James Ellsworth), Alexa Bliss and Natalya
All of the ‘babyface’ women were greeted with decent pops from the crowd. The new Smackdown Women’s Champion Naomi put up an impressive performance in this match. Also at one point of the match, James Ellsworth tried to interfere but Nikk Bella knocked him out.
Result: Naomi, Nikki Bella, and Becky Lynch defeated Alexa Bliss, Natalya and Carmella
#6 Dolph Ziggler vs. Kalisto
There were 'Lucha! Lucha!" chants throughout this match. Kalisto and Ziggler delivered a decent back-and-forth bout with Ziggler gaining the pinfall victory following a superkick.
Result: Dolph Ziggler defeated Kalisto
@KendraLust @TanyaTate @PMarizzle @alliehaze @FarrahDahl @inna_sirina here is @HEELZiggler doing the Super kick last night in #WWEOakland pic.twitter.com/JkDbaWQbjD
— John Cox (@John316Cox) February 14, 2017
#7 John Cena and Luke Harper vs. Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton
Cena received the best pop of the night. In this action-packed tag team contest, the brand new WWE Champion Bray Wyatt rarely wrestled inside the ring. Cena pinned Orton following the Attitude Adjustment and picked up the win for his team.
Result: John Cena and Luke Harper defeated Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton
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