The Superstars of SmackDown LIVE performed in front of a raucous crowd in San Jose, Costa Rica. AJ Styles and Randy Orton headlined the event in a tag team match against Kevin Owens and Jinder Mahal. The Usos took on The Colons, Breezango, and American Alpha in a Fatal-4-Way Tag Team Match for the SmackDown Tag Titles.
The rest of the card featured singles matches between Shinsuke Nakamura and Dolph Ziggler, a Fatal-4-Way match for the SmackDown Women's Title, and much more. So without further ado, here are the results from WWE's live event in San Jose, Costa Rica.
#1 Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Dolph Ziggler
The Artist Known as Shinsuke Nakamura took on The Showoff Dolph Ziggler in singles competition. The Kent State Hall of Famer put to use his amateur wrestling background against The King of Strong Style. Nakamura used his unique striking to one-up Ziggler's mat-based techniques.
In the closing moments of the match, Nakamura went through his routine moves and set up Ziggler for the deadly Kinshasha.
Results: Shinsuke Nakamura def. Dolph Ziggler
#2 Tye Dillinger vs. Aiden English
The Perfect Ten Tye Dillinger took on the former Vaudevillian Aiden English in a solid singles contest. The two former NXT superstars began the match with a bunch of holds, and then progressively started introducing a considerable number of scoop slams and back body drops.
The crowd knew that this was anyone's match, but Dillinger proved to be the better wrestler in this contest and won after hitting English with the Tye Breaker.
Results: Tye Dillinger def. Aiden English
#3 Mojo Rawley, Sin Cara & Luke Harper vs. The Ascension & Erick Rowan
The crowd assumed that this might be the filler match of the evening. However, they were proved wrong by all the six contestants. The Babyfaces were heavily cheered by the crowd, especially Luke Harper. The heels were rightly welcomed, with a barrage of boos.
Mojo Rawley and Sin Cara gelled together extremely well. Both of them took down Connor and Viktor of The Ascension, while Luke Harper attacked his former Wyatt Family member Erick Rowan. In the match, Sin Cara performed a bunch of high-flying moves to the delight of the audience. Rawley, a former Football player, used his linebacker techniques to take out his enemies. Harper, a brawler by nature, used his fists to rough-up Erick Rowan.
The heels tried every trick in the book, but they were eventually overwhelmed by the baby faces.
Result: Mojo Rawley, Sin Cara & Luke Harper def. The Ascension & Erick Rowan
#4 Baron Corbin vs. Sami Zayn
The Lone Wolf Baron Corbin took on the Underdog From the Underground in a singles contest. Corbin, who's been tormenting Zayn for weeks on end, proved to be a tough wall to break for the Canadian superstar.
Corbin put to use his freakish agility and power moves to take down Zayn. While, Zayn, on the other hand, used a variety of high-flying techniques and strikes to defeat Corbin. In the closing moments of the match, Corbin hit The End of Days on Zayn to take the win.
Results: Baron Corbin def. Sami Zayn
#5 Naomi (c) vs. Tamina vs. Natalya vs. Carmella (w/ James Ellsworth) vs. Becky Lynch in a Fatal-5-Way Match for the SmackDown Women's Championship
The leader of the GLOW Movement took on the members of the Welcoming Committee and Becky Lynch in a Fatal-5-Way Match for the SmackDown Women's Title. The members of Welcoming Committee tried to take down Naomi by ganging up on her, but Becky Lynch came to Naomi's rescue and took out the heels. The babyfaces had some one-on-one action before the heels came back and started working on the two women.
James Ellsworth tried interfering in the match, but The Irish Lasskicker took care of the Chinless One. Carmella used her brawling techniques to gain the upper hand, while Tamina, on the other hand, used her Brute strength to become the new Women's champion. Elsewhere, Natalya used her lessons from the Hart Dungeon to win the title.
However, in the end, Naomi stood tall and won the match by using the Rear View.
Result: Naomi def. Becky Lynch, Tamina, Carmella, and Natalya to retain her SmackDown Women's Championship
#6 The Usos (c) vs. The Colons vs. American Alpha vs. Breezango in a Fatal-4-Way Match for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships
Jimmy & Jey aka The Usos took on four other teams in a Fatal-4-Way Match for the SmackDown Tag Titles. The Colons, who've been working in the lower mid-card since forever, were the weakest tag team from all the three. However, Epico and Primo Colon made sure not to go down without a fight.
American Alpha used their mat-based wrestling skills to take on the other teams. Breezango used their slick moves to entertain the audience. The Usos, on the other hand, used their no-nonsense tactics to take down their opponents and to show the world who's the most dominant tag team on SmackDown LIVE.
Jimmy and Jey used a lot of uppercuts and superkicks to gain the advantage, and in the final moments of the match, used their superkick-senton combination to win the bout.
Result: The Usos def. The Colons, American Alpha, and Breezango to retain the SmackDown Tag Team Championships
#7 Randy Orton & AJ Styles vs. The WWE World Champion Jinder Mahal & The United States Champion Kevin Owens
In the main event, Randy Orton and AJ Styles teamed up to take on the forces of the WWE World Champion Jinder Mahal and the United States Champion Kevin Owens. Orton, who's scheduled to face Mahal at SmackDown's upcoming Money in the Bank PPV for the World Title, tried RKO'ing the World Champion but couldn't do so. Styles, who'll be competing against Kevin Owens at MITB for the Money in the Bank briefcase, took on The New Face of America head-on.
The two Champions proved their worth by hammering the heroes with their hard-hitting moves. The Babyfaces retaliated by using some explosive moves of their own. At the final moments of the match, Randy Orton, along with assistance from Styles, won the match by pinning Owens for the win after hitting him with the RKO.
Results: Randy Orton & AJ Styles def. Jinder Mahal & Kevin Owens
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