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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: DOUBLE DUTY, BIG MATCH NEXT WEEK, WHEN FRIENDS ARE NOT FRIENDS, MORE WITH GOLDUST AND R TRUTH, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2016-02-04 21:57:54
We are in Memphis, Tennessee and your announcers are Jerry Lawler, Byron Saxton, and Mauro Ranallo.

Match Number One: Roman Reigns versus Rusev (with Alberto Del Rio and Wade Barrett)

They lock up and Rusev with a clean break and Del Rio distracts Reigns but Reigns avoids Rusev and he punches Rusev. Reigns goes to the floor and Rusev follows and taps him on the shoulder which allows Reigns to punch Rusev. Rusev Irish whips Reigns into the ring steps. Rusev kicks Reigns in the back. Rusev with a back elbow and he gets a near fall. Rusev with a double sledge to the back and then he continues to work on the neck.

Rusev punches Reigns but misses a running shoulder into the corner and Rusev hits the ring post. Reigns is sent to the apron but Reigns with a stunner on the top rope. Reigns with the Juggernaut Broad Jump drop kick. Rusev is sent into the turnbuckles and Reigns with a clothesline and a flying clothesline. Reigns with Neverending Story to Rusev followed by a punch.

Reigns sets for the Superman punch but Barrett and Del Rio attack Reigns.

Winner: Roman Reigns (by disqualification)

After the match, Reigns is sent into the ringside barrier by Del Rio and Barrett.

Ambrose makes his way to the ring and he goes after Rusev. Ambrose with a running forearm and a clothesline that sends Rusev over the top rope to the floor. Barrett and Del Rio hold Reigns and Ambrose tries to make the save for Reigns but Del Rio and Barrett move and Ambrose accidentally clotheslines Reigns. Barrett holds Ambrose and Del Rio with a punch followed by a super kick. Barrett and Del Rio send Ambrose back into the ring and Rusev stomps on the back and applies the Accolade.

Reigns gets a steel chair and Rusev releases the hold. Barrett, Del Rio, and Rusev leave the ring.

Kevin Owens and Kalisto walk in the back as we go to commercial.

We are back and because of what happened after the opening match, we will get a tag match. Rusev and Alberto Del Rio will face Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns.

Dean Ambrose is walking in the back and Renee Young stops him to ask if that was a preview of what he is going to do to Roman Reigns at Fastlane.

Dean assures Renee that was an accident. He says he gets too wrapped up or out of control at times. That was an accident. He says when he comes after Roman, he will know it.

Renee asks if Dean is coming after Roman and if it will happen tonight in the tag match.

Dean says they have talked and they might accidentally hit each other. Tonight, they will be hitting other people.

Kalisto appears in the Goldman Box and he says all his life, he fought those who underestimated him. He will do it tonight against Kevin Owens and against Alberto Del Rio at Fastlane. He is fighting for the tradition of his title and himself.

Dolph Ziggler is at the announce table for the next match.

Match Number Two: Kalisto versus Kevin Owens in a Non Title Match

Owens kicks Kalisto as the bell rings. Owens with a chop and he tries for a belly-to-back suplex but Kalisto lands on his feet. Kalisto with a waist lock and Owens with a standing switch. Kalisto with a handspring round kick that sends Owens to the floor. Kalisto with a flip dive onto Owens and Ziggler applauds him.

Kalisto tries for Salida Del Sol but Owens escapes and he sends Kalisto into the turnbuckles and he hits a German suplex as we go to commercial.

We are back and Owens with a forearm to the back and then he drops Kalisto on the top rope. Owens kicks Kalisto and then he hits a back senton for a near fall. Owens picks up Kalisto and he gets Kalisto up for what appears to be a belly-to-back suplex but he turns it into a gutbuster and he gets a near fall. Owens with kicks but Kalisto kicks back and Owens misses a back senton when Kalisto moves.

Kalisto with an enzuigiri and then he leaps over Owens and he hits a springboard corkscrew cross body. Kalisto with a kick to the knee and then he hits a head scissors driver for a near fall. Kalisto with kicks but Owens with a back elbow. Owens runs into a boot and Kalisto hits a tornado DDT and he gets a near fall. Kalisto misses on a baseball slide and he gets Kalisto on his shoulders and he hot shots him on the ringside barrier.

Owens rearranges the announce table and Owens sets for a power bomb on the announce table, but instead he power bombs Kalisto into Ziggler. Owens with a super kick to Ziggler. Owens is distracted by Ziggler and Kalisto with a rollup for the three count.

Winner: Kalisto

After the match, Owens gets in a shot on Kalisto and leaves the ring before Ziggler can do anything.

We take a look back at MizTV with AJ Styles from Raw.

JoJo is with Miz. Miz says that AJ Styles claims that he interrupted AJ Styles, but Miz says that he is a professional and he would never interrupt anyone. JoJo starts to ask a question and Miz interrupts. He says he was blindsided when he was giving his expertise. If anyone should be offended it should be him. Santa's Little Helper was snubbed by the Oscars and he was kept off Grease Live because he was outperforming the T-Birds. Now this Southern Fried Rookie snubs his support? The same support he gave to Daniel Bryan. They both main evented Wrestlemania. AJ turns down his offer to better himself. He is going to show AJ that it will take more than a Pele Kick to make it in WWE.

We go to commercial>

Match Number Three: Ryback versus Erick Rowan (with Braun Strowman)

They lock up and Rowan misses a punch in the corner and Ryback with punches. Ryback with a cross body and he punches Rowan. Rowan gets to the apron. Rowan drops Ryback on the top rope and Rowan with a running shoulder tackle. Rowan punches Ryback and then he walks across Ryback's chest. Rowan with a forearm to the chest and the back. Rowan with a kick to the head.

Rowan with the double atomic noogie and Rowan with a knee when Ryback tries to get out of the hold. Rowan puts Ryback on the top turnbuckle and Rowan with forearms. Ryback with a missile drop kick. Ryback with a running knee into the corner followed by a spinebuster. Ryback sets for the clothesline but Strowman gets on the apron. Ryback sends Rowan into Strowman and Ryback with a clothesline for the three count.

Winner: Ryback

After the match, Strowman attack Ryback and he is knocked to the floor.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Renee Young is with Becky Lynch. Renee asks Becky about her focus on becoming Divas Champion but then we see footage of Becky and Sasha Banks fighting off Tamina and Naomi.

Renee asks Becky why would she help someone who is fighting for the same title she wants.

Becky says that she is not friends with Sasha but . . .

Sasha interrupts and she says that it is time to turn this into an episode of Table of Three. She says if Becky was on fire and she had a bottle of water, she would pour out ever drop before using it.

Becky says unlike Sasha, who used a cheap shot at the Royal Rumble to make a statement, she prefers to help people.

Sasha says that she was not looking for help.

Becky points out that Sasha looked like she had everything under control on Raw so she didn't really have to help.

Sasha says she would have lasted longer than Becky.

Becky says that it looks like the remainder of Team B.A.D. is coming after Sasha.

Sasha says they are gunning after Becky after last week.

Becky says it looks like they will have to help each other out and Sasha says she guesses they do.

Becky says when she is done with that, she will get her rematch against Charlotte.

Sasha says not if she can get a title match first.

They go back and forth with a fine and good exchange until Sasha leaves.

Renee asks Becky if we saw Becky and Sasha decide to work together.

Becky says she does not know and she walks away.

Chris Jericho makes his way to ringside to join the commentary for the next match.

Match Number Four: Miz versus AJ Styles

Miz misses a punch but Styles with punches of his own. Miz with a back elbow but Styles with a drop kick. Styles with a suplex and Miz backs into the corner. Miz covers up and the referee holds Styles back. Miz with a kick to the knee but Styles with a double leg take down. Miz goes to the floor. Styles with a slingshot Phenomenal forearm. Styles sends Miz back into the ring and Miz goes over the top rope to the floor.

Miz pulls Styles off the apron and then Miz sends Styles into the ringside barrier. Miz sends Styles back into the ring and Miz gets a near fall. Miz with punches and he works on Styles' back. Miz with a reverse chin lock. Styles with a jaw breaker. Miz with Reality Check for a near fall. Miz chokes Styles in the ropes. Miz with a splash in the ropes and Miz gets a near fall. Miz tries to stretch AJ and AJ tries to fight Miz off. Styles with an elbow and chops.

Miz with a knee to the midsection followed by a running boot to the head and Miz gets a near fall. Miz with a boot to the head. Miz with another boot to the head but Styles with forearms. Miz with a clothesline for a near fall. Miz with another boot to the head and he taunts Styles. Miz with another boot to the head.

Styles avoids a boot and Styles with a rollup for a near fall. Miz runs into a boot. Miz with a punch but Styles with forearms and kicks followed by a clothesline. Styles is sent to the apron and then Styles with a springboard over Miz. Both men go for clotheslines at the same time and both men are down as we go to commercial.

We are back and Styles with a forearm into the corner followed by a neck breaker out of a Death Valley Driver and Styles gets a near fall. Miz with a DDT for a near fall. Miz waits for Styles to get up for the Skull Crushing Finale but Styles with an elbow and Pele Kick. Styles gets a near fall. Styles sets for the Styles Clash but Miz escapes and backs Styles into the corner. Styles moves when Miz goes for the Awesome Clothesline.

Styles with a springboard forearm. Styles sets for the Styles Clash again but Miz with a back body drop. Styles tries for a sunset flip but Miz drops down and gets a near fall. Styles with the Calf Killer and Miz taps out.

Winner: AJ Styles

After the match, Jericho gets into the ring and he says he wanted to get a front row seat to see what AJ can do and he is impressed. You are proving to the world how good you are, but it is no surprise because we know how good you are. If you were not good, you would not have won three matches in three night. If you were not good, you would not have beaten Chris Jericho. Are you great? Can you be a WWE Champion? Are you worthy of getting your own WWE Network Special? Do you have what it takes to beat him twice? Chris suggests that they have a rematch of their classic contest on Raw. Do the rematch next week on Smackdown? Jericho tells AJ to prove that he is great.

Jericho offers his hand and AJ shakes it.

AJ pulls Jericho close and tells him that he is Phenomenal and you will find out again.

JoJo is in the interview area with Roman Reigns. She asks him about the miscommunication they had earlier and if it will affect their match. Roman says they are never on the same page. He says that Dean is crazy and Roman digs that. They have their own styles. That was an accident earlier. At Fastlane, it won't be an accident, it will be serious. Tonight, they will ride together and fight together. They will also win together, believe that.

The New Day make their way to the ring.

Xavier says that they want to talk to you about something important to them, and it is not Ride Along on the WWE Network. They have something that everyone wants and a select few can have. That is GOOOOOOOOOOOOLD.

Kofi says it is the feeling that you get when you take your first spoonful of BOOTY-Os cereal. They make sure that you aren't BOOTY.

It is what separates them from the pack. They are big golden beautiful butterfly flying high in the sky above a nest of nasty, dirty, disgusting, hairy, no title having caterpillars.

They clarify who are the butterflies and caterpillars.

Big E says this gold is not like a participation trophy you give to your little leaguers for showing up. If you ain't first, you last.

Big E says as Ricky Bobby once famously said, NEW DAY ROCKS.

Heath Slater, Adam Rose, and Curtis Axel come out and Heath Slater says that Bo-Rida is not with them tonight because he is still laying tracks for that gold album. Adam says your championships are bronze. They are going to take those bronze championship from around your waists.

Big E and Xavier tell them not to touch their waists.

Adam says they will touch them and take them.

Curtis tells Adam and Heath to look at their horns. They think they are rhinoceroses. He has trouble saying the word so he calls them rhinos.

Xavier says they are not rhinos, they are unicorns.

Heath says they will soon be extinct.

Match Number Five: Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, and Big E versus Adam Rose, Heath Slater, and Curtis Axel.

Woods and Slater start things off and Slater with punches and Mick Foley clothesline that sends them both over the top rope to the floor. We have a six man stand off as we go to commercial.

We are back and Slater with a boot to Kofi for a near fall. Rose tags in and he kicks Kofi. Rose with a European uppercut. Rose misses a splash into the corner and Big E tags in and hits an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Big E kicks Rose in the corner. Woods tags in and he kicks Rose. Kofi tags in and kicks Rose. Big E tags back in and he kicks Rose some more. Kofi tags in and Big E Irish whips Kofi into a drop kick in the corner as Woods plays. Now it is time on Smackdown when New Day dances. Kofi with a kick to Rose.

Kofi gets a near fall. Woods tags in and he hits a springboard tornado DDT for a near fall. Woods goes for Honor Roll but Rose catches Woods and hits a spinebuster. Axel and Kofi tag in and Kofi leaps over Axel. Axel knocks Big E off the apron while Kofi takes care of Slater. Axel with a clothesline.

Kofi with a kick to Axel but he misses a back kick. Axel avoids SOS and Trouble in Paradise. Axel with a running knee to the head. Woods breaks up the cover and Slater sends Woods to the floor. Big E takes care of Slater and sends him to the floor. Rose with a Harley Race knee to send Big E to the floor. Kofi with Trouble in Paradise to Rose. Axel with a rollup with his feet on the ropes but Woods breaks up the cover and pushes Axel off the ropes.

Slater hits Woods and Big E with a clothesline to Slater. Kofi with a rollup and his feet on the ropes for the three count.

Winners: Kofi Kingston, Big E, and Xavier Woods

Charlotte and Ric Flair walk into commercial.

Match Number Six: Charlotte (with Ric Flair) versus Alicia Fox (with Brie Bella) in a Non Title Match

They lock up and Charlotte with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Charlotte with a kick to the midsection followed by an Irish whip. Alicia tries to float over but Charlotte stops short. Charlotte with a forearm and then Alicia goes for a split legged sunset flip but Charlotte stops her. Charlotte puts Alicia in the ropes and hits a neck breaker. Charlotte kips up.

Charlotte with a baseball slide and Alicia goes to the floor. Charlotte sends Alicia back into the ring and Charlotte tells Brie 'one time' before returning to the ring. Alicia with forearms but Charlotte moves. Alicia with a split legged sunset flip for a near fall. Charlotte with a clothesline and she gets a near fall. Charlotte with elbows to the neck and then Charlotte with a figure four head scissors and she drives Alicia's head into the mat.

Alicia bridges back and gets a near fall. Both women go for boots to the chest and both go down. Alicia wit a knee and forearms. Alicia with drop kicks followed by a tilt-a-whirl back breaker for a near fall. Charlotte with a forearm and she tries for a neck breaker but Alicia counters into a Northern Lights suplex and she gets a near fall.

Charlotte sends Alicia into the ropes and then she clips Alicia. Charlotte with the bridging figure four and Alicia taps out.

Winner: Charlotte

We go to footage from earlier today when R Truth was discussing his movie charges. BellHopDust stops by to ask if he needs any help. Truth says he does not want Goldust as his partner. Truth tells Goldust he does not want him to help. They both pull at the suitcase and it opens and everything flies out of the suitcase and all over the lobby.

Match Number Seven: Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns versus Rusev and Alberto Del Rio (with Wade Barrett)

Rusev and Ambrose start things off and Ambrose with a waist lock into a side head lock and take down. Ambrose with a wrist lock and he gets Rusev to the mat. Ambrose kicks Rusev I the arm and follows with a side head lock. Rusev with a shoulder tackle and Ambrose with a drop toe hold and he rubs Rusev's face in the mat. Ambrose with a chop and he tags in Reigns. Reigns punches Rusev. Reigns with a kick to Rusev followed by a punch. Rusev fires back. They go back and forth until Reigns gets the advantage.

Rusev with a kick and then Rusev with a round kick for a near fall. Del Rio tags in and he goes to the turnbuckles and hits a double sledge. Del Rio with a reverse chin lock. Reigns with punches to the ribs and head. Reigns runs into a boot and Del Rio with a clothesline. Del Rio gets a near fall. Rusev tags in and he kicks Reigns in the midsection. Rusev with a short arm clothesline and he knocks Ambrose off the apron.

Rusev with a suplex and he gets a near fall. Rusev with kicks to the back. Rusev chokes Reigns in the ropes and then Del Rio chokes Reigns when Rusev takes the referee out of position. Rusev taunts Reigns and goes after Ambrose. Reigns with a Samoan drop. Ambrose tags in and hits a few running forearms and follows with a clothesline in the corner and a bulldog. Ambrose goes up top and he hits a missile drop kick.

Ambrose swings at Del Rio and then Ambrose drops down and Rusev goes over the top rope to the floor. Ambrose with a suicide dive onto Rusev. They get back into the ring and Ambrose goes for a cross body but Rusev catches him. Rusev goes for a uranage but Ambrose escapes and Ambrose with a rollup for a near fall. Ambrose goes for the double underhook DDT.

Rusev with a round kick and Ambrose falls into the ropes and bounces back and hits a clothesline. Reigns makes the tag and he hits the Juggernaut Broad Jump drop kick on Rusev. Reigns with a punch to knock Del Rio off the apron. Reigns sets for the Superman punch and Barrett gets on the apron. Reigns avoids Rusev and Reigns with a Superman punch but Del Rio breaks up the cover with a kick. Del Rio punches Reigns. Ambrose with a suicide dive but he misses Del Rio and he hits Reigns but Reigns catches him. Reigns and Ambrose talk and then Reigns moves Dean out of the way and he hits Rusev with a Superman punch. Del Rio is sent into the announce table by Ambrose. Reigns with a spear to Rusev for the three count.

Winners: Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose

We go to credits.

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