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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: IS JAMES ELLSWORTH YOUR WWE CHAMPION?, WHAT DID CURT HAWKINS DO?, CARMELLA WITH 'REAL TALK'?, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2016-10-18 21:58:00

Last week, AJ Styles did some charity work giving James Ellsworth a match, but then it backfired thanks to Dean Ambrose acting in his role as the guest referee.

We are in Denver, Colorado and your announcers are Mauro Ranallo, David Otunga, and John Layfield.

James Ellsworth is in the locker room and he has trouble putting on his wrist tape.  He is in shock at the sight of his own t-shirt.  Dean Ambrose tells James he has confidence in him. 

Randy Orton makes his way to the ring.  

Randy says he has to give credit where credit is due.  The evil inside Bray Wyatt runs deeper than he ever thought.  Trying to escape his world is like trying to escape quicksand.  The more you fight, the more you are pulled down.  He says he feels like he is losing his mind and that he is going crazy.  It is a bigger problem for Bray Wyatt.  He has shredded every last bit of sanity he has.  Randy says he is wrath, he is vengeance, and he is coming after Bray.

A series of masked men surround a casket and Bray is lying inside.  

Bray tells Randall to get over himself.  He does not have to come after Bray because Bray says he is coming after him.  Bray says he is about to take Randy on a journey . . . journey where you will be gasping for your last breath of air over and over again.  He asks Randy if he is enjoying this.  Bray says 'He's Here'.

The lights go out and Luke Harper makes his way to the ring.  

Match Number One:  Luke Harper versus Randy Orton

They lock up and go to a stalemate.  Orton with a kick and European uppercuts.  Harper with a drop kick and Orton goes to the floor.  Harper goes for a suicide dive but Orton with a forearm to stop him.  Harper with kicks to Orton and Harper goes to the turnbuckles but Orton with punches to stop him.  Orton climbs the turnbuckles for a superplex.  Harper with a punch to send Orton to the mat.  Orton goes back up for a superplex and both men are down.

The lights go out and Bray's music plays.  Bray is wheeled to the ring in the casket.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Bray kneels over Orton on the floor as Bray gets out of his coffinmobile.  Orton gets back into the ring.  Harper with an elbow drop for a near fall.  Harper with a reverse chin lock and body scissors.  Harper with a Michinoku Driver for a near fall.  Wyatt opens and closes the casket while Harper gives Orton a Gator Roll. Harper with an uppercut and Orton avoids being sent into the casket but Harper almost goes in.  Orton with two clotheslines and he ducks one from Orton and hits a power slam.  Orton looks around and Harper goes to the apron.  

Wyatt hits Orton from behind and the referee calls for the bell.

Winner:  Randy Orton (by disqualification)

After the match, Harper with a boot and Wyatt with punches and kicks. 

Wyatt and Harper prepare to put Orton in the casket but when the casket opens, Kane is inside.  Orton with an IEDDT to Wyatt and Kane with a clothesline off the turnbuckles to Harper.

Orton drops down for RKO pushups and the lights go out.

The lights come back on and Wyatt and Harper are no longer in the ring.

AJ Styles is in the back and he is asked about his match against James Ellsworth. 

AJ says he cannot believe it is happening.  He says he is the WWE World Champion.  He has scratched and clawed to earn the right to be called The Face that Runs the Place.  However, he is getting in the ring with the waste of space, fat, skinny turd James Ellsworth.  He says Dean Ambrose will find a way to slither in and do something.  He will try to embarrass AJ.  It could be like WCW again.  It would be like David Arquette winning the title.  He cannot believe he is in the ring with a wet noodle of a man like James Ellsworth.  He tells Dean he will find him if he costs AJ the title.  He does not care where Dean is, he will find him.  AJ says he will rip Dean apart piece by piece.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Two:  Alexa Bliss versus Naomi

They lock up and they each push the other away.  They lock up again and the referee separates the women and they push each other.  Alexa hides behind the referee and then Naomi blocks a kick and Alexa avoids a pick and gets to the ropes.  Naomi with a Thesz Press and she punches Alexa.  Alexa with a knee and punches.  Naomi with kicks and then she goes Speedball and hits a drop kick.  Alexa sends Naomi to the apron and Naomi with a round kick to the temple.  Naomi with a springboard cross body for a near fall.  Naomi with a front face lock.  

Naomi with a snap mare and sliding clothesline.  Naomi with a leg drop for a near fall.  Naomi with a reverse chin lock.  Alexa sends Naomi to the mat by pulling the hair.  Naomi with a drop toe hold that sends Alexa into the turnbuckles.  Alexa goes to the floor and we go to commercial.

We are back and Naomi with punches.  We see footage from the commercial break when Alexa punched Naomi while they were on the floor.  Alexa with a rolling mare and she runs Naomi's face along the ropes.  Alexa holds on to the cravate.  Naomi with a back breaker.  Naomi avoids a clothesline and Naomi with a flip clothesline and drop kick followed by a jaw breaker.  Naomi with a boot to the stomach followed by a double jump split legged moonsault for a near fall.  

Naomi goes up top but Alexa crotches Naomi and she hangs from the turnbuckles.  Alexa with a knee to the back and she pulls Naomi to the mat.  Alexa goes up top for Twisted Bliss and hits it and gets the three count.

Winner:  Alexa Bliss

Renee Young interviews Alexa in the ring and she asks Alexa about her title match against Becky Lynch.  Alexa says the fairy tale will be over in three weeks.  There is no magic slipper and the wicked witch will be dead.  There will be a new champion and it will be the fairest one of them all.

We take a look at what happened last week on Smackdown when the tag team champions came out to help the Intercontinental Champion.

Match Number Three:  Apollo Crews versus Curt Hawkins

Curt tells Apollo Crews to face the facts.  He tells Apollo all he has to fear is fear itself . . . and Curt Hawkins.  He says Apollo will have a dilemma because he will have to change his name to Apollo Lose after this match.

Crews punches Hawkins and he goes to the floor.  

Hawkins says that Crews ruined his big debut and you deprived everyone from seeing him in action tonight.

Curt says he is leaving and he walks to the back.

Carmella walks in the back and we go to commercial.

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