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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: THE TAG TOURNAMENT CONTINUES, THE LATEST FROM MIZ AND DANIEL BRYAN, WHO CHALLENGED AJ STYLES?, DIVAS ACTION, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2016-08-30 22:00:00

Last week on Talking Smack, Miz and Daniel Bryan had a dialogue about the Miz' in ring style and Daniel Bryan's history of injuries.  What will happen tonight?

Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon are in the office watching the footage.  Shane tells Daniel he owes Miz an apology.  He says you cannot provoke talent like that.  Shane says he agrees with what Daniel said, but he cannot get in the talent's face. 

Daniel says he finds this advice interesting considering what Shane did with Brock Lesnar.

We are in Dallas, Texas and your announcers are Mauro Ranallo, David Otunga, and John Layfield.

Miz makes his way to the ring with his wife Maryse and he looks angry.  He tells them to cut the music.  Miz wants to know if you have his attention.  He tells the people not to boo him.  After he has been pushed aside by the general manager and commissioner, you are going to boo him?  It took 148 days to get everyone's attention for a prestigious title that was once prestigious, but now it is tarnished by quitters and serial failures.  It will be restored to prestige by him.  Miz says he has a soft style and he does not like to get hit in the face.

Miz says he is smarter and he finds a way not to get hit.  Miz says if Daniel Bryan wants to apologize and the commissioner agrees with him.  All you see is what is on the surface.  You don't see what is going on in the back.  Who do they call when they need a spokesman, a commercial, a movie star, or play a fricking chicken?  It is him.  He does it day in and day out and he does not get injured.  You find him unworthy because he does not get injured or fight in VFW halls in front of 50 people.  You cheer and applaud people who get opportunity after opportunity after opportunity and they fail.

Miz wants to know what it means to the fans when they consider him unworthy?  It makes you cowards.

Dolph Ziggler's music plays and he makes his way to the ring.  He says Miz is making a good point.  He does it all.  There is a reason why the people will not get behind you.  They see through you.  Everyone goes above and beyond the call, but MIz, you just want to be famous.  That is why no one will ever believe in you.  That is why Daniel Bryan calls you soft and a coward.  They see through the facade.  You just want to walk the red carpet and hold up a title and be famous.  Every single week, you and you alone have a chance to change that perception and prove that you are not a coward and not soft.  You have the ability to prove that you are not a coward, but you don't.

You want to prove it to the people, Daniel Bryan, or your wife?  You want to prove to yourself that you are not a coward, do it right now.  No title shots, no referees, no ring bells.  Just you and me.  Prove that you can fight me right here and right now and you can prove you are not a coward.

Miz says that Ziggler is on and Ziggler takes off his shirt.  Miz tells Ziggler to wait a minute and  he goes to the floor and removes his jacket.  Miz gets on the apron and then he goes back to the floor.

Ziggler says that Daniel Bryan was right.  You are nothing but a soft, safe coward.

Miz turns around and goes to the ring while Maryse tries to hold him back.

Miz goes to the back.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Simon and Aiden talk about things that they value.  Aiden says at the top of the list is the Tag Titles.

Match Number One:  Mojo Rawley and Zack Ryder versus Aiden English and Simon Gotch in a Tag Title Tournament First Round Match

English with a shoulder tackle to Ryder but Ryder with a drop kick and a running forearm into the corner and more forearms.  Ryder sets for the Broski Boot and Gotch pulls English to the floor.  Ryder with a baseball slide to Gotch but English with a swinging neck breaker.  English with a hammer lock using the leg and then he does some squats and drops back.  Gotch tags in and he hits a belly-to-back suplex and gets a near fall.  Gotch with a hammer lock and a Finlay Slam.  English tags in and he misses a swanton.  

Rawley tags in and he connects with shoudler tackles.  Rawley with a Stinger Splash and he hits a second one.  Rawley sends English face first to the mat and Gotch breaks up the cover.  Ryder with a Broski Boot to Gotch and then Rawley with a forearm to English.  Ryder tags in and they hit the Hype Ryder for the three count.

Winners:  Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley  (Advance to semifinals)

After the match, Cathy Kelly congratulates Mojo and Zack.  Zack says there are a lot of great teams and the Hype Train has left the station.  Mojo says they are going to take the tag titles at Backlash.

AJ Styles walks in the back and he says hello to everyone.  He stops and talks to Apollo Crews.  

Crews reminds AJ of his name.

AJ says this is not a spelling bee, this is Smackdown live.  He says that he is the face that runs the p-l-a-c-e.

We go to commercial.

We are back and AJ Styles makes his way to the ring and the Face that Runs the Place is going to address the Smackdown crowd.

AJ tells everyone the Phenomenal One is here.  The face that runs the place is here.  The face that beats up John Cena and the face that beat John Cena at SummerSlam and the Face that will beat Dean Ambrose.  Dean Ambrose will see this face in his nightmares.  Dean Ambrose will see this face while lying on his back when AJ Styles is declared the WWE Champion.

AJ is interrupted by Apollo Crews.

AJ is not happy that he is interrupted by Apollo Crews.  He asks Apollo if he went to Daniel Bryan to challenge him to a spelling bee.  

Apollo says he went to Daniel Bryan and he was given the chance to have a match against AJ and that match is now.

Match Number Two:  Apollo Crews versus AJ Styles

Styles punches Crews and chops him in the corner.  Crews kicks Styles and Crews with a leap frog and drop kick.  Styles goes to the floor and Crews follows.  Styles goes back in and he tries to kick Crews but Crews pulls Styles to the floor and sends Styles into the apron and punches AJ.  Crews goes to the announce table to spell out punch as we go to commercial.

We are back and Styles with a rear chin lock and we see Styles knocking Crews off the apron during the commercial break.  Crews with punches but Styles punches back.  Crews with clotheslines and a kick.  Crews with a boot to the head and a Stinger Splash and jumping clothesline.  Styles with an arm drag but Crews back drops Styles over the top rope to the floor.  Crews with a moonsault from the apron.  Crews sends Styles back into the ring.

Crews with punches and then he puts Styles on the turnbuckles.  Styles avoids the superplex attempt and he drops Crews on the turnbuckles.  Styles with a flying clothesline into the corner and then he goes to the turnbuckles but Crews catches Styles and hits a fallaway slam and gets a near fall.  Crews goes up top and he leaps over Styles.  Styles drops Crews on the top rope and Styles sets for the Phenomenal Forearm and connects for the three count.

Winner:  AJ Styles

We go to commercial.

We are back and John and Mauro talk about Heath Slater while David Otunga flexes.

We go to Renee Young visiting Heath Slater last week.  Rhyno is there and Heath says that Rhyno is focused.  Heath introduces Renee to his wife Beulah.  Heath tells her to calm down.  Heath is asked how long they have lived there and he says a few years.  Beulah brings some crackers and string cheese.  Renee says this is so lovely and she is okay with the food situation. 

Renee asks Heath about not being drafted.  He says it wasn't that they didn't want him, but it was an oversight.  One thing that Heath Slater is not is an afterthought.  Beulah tells Heath she got some pizza crusts for dinner.  Renee asks Heath about standing up to Brock Lesnar while Rhyno makes frowny faces using the string cheese.  Heath says it was a wonder he is still alive after Brock.  Heath says he was honored to be one of Randy's first matches back and it was the icing on the cake.  Beulah says she loves icing.  Heath explains what happened in the medical room.  Heath says they probably couldn't have reached his salary demands.

Renee asks about what is next and teaming with Rhyno.  Heath says it is not for him any more, it is for his family.  Beulah belches while Rhyno continues to eat crackers.  Renee asks Rhyno why would he team with Heath.  Heath says Rhyno is doing it to help his family.  When he wins the tag titles, they are going to upgrade to a double wide.  Beulah says she wishes Renee could meet the kids and Renee asks if they are in school.  Heath and Beulah say that they are picking up cans.

Heath is about to show Renee the above ground pool when he has to deal with Roscoe outside.  Heath and Beulah go outside while Rhyno continues to eat crackers and Renee wonders about her professional choices.

We go to commercial

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