{"id":13554,"date":"2016-03-17T21:00:27","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T02:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=13554"},"modified":"2016-03-20T03:33:18","modified_gmt":"2016-03-20T08:33:18","slug":"317-wwe-smackdown-parkss-complete-real-time-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/03\/17\/317-wwe-smackdown-parkss-complete-real-time-report\/","title":{"rendered":"3\/17 WWE Smackdown \u2013 Parks\u2019s Complete, Real-Time Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3455920822\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>On this St. Patrick&#8217;s Day edition of WWE Smackdown, A.J. Styles clashes with Kevin Owens. Plus, after his emphatic return to Raw Monday night, will Roman Reigns make his presence felt tonight?<\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Smackdown review<br \/>\nMarch 17, 2016<br \/>\nTaped 3\/15\/16 in Cincinnati, Ohio<br \/>\nAired on USA Network<br \/>\nBy Greg Parks, PWTorch Columnist (Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gregmparks\" target=\"_blank\">@gregmparks<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE Open.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; As we saw in video package form, Roman Reigns returned with vengeance Monday night on Raw.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; In the arena, no fireworks, but we did get the theme for Roman Reigns right off the bat. He emerged through the entranceway. Hopefully that\u2019s now a permanent change. A graphic was shown for Reigns vs. Triple H at Wrestlemania. With the house lights dim, Roman paused, allowing the crowd to react. Reigns said The Big Fight knocked Triple H into next week. He said Hunter wouldn\u2019t be on the show, but knows he\u2019s watching. He said he\u2019s the man standing in Triple H\u2019s ring. The next time they\u2019re in the same area code, he vowed to beat Hunter\u2019s ass again \u201cbecause I can.\u201d At Wrestlemania, he said he\u2019d destroy Triple H. Reigns said if Hunter is as smart as he says he is, he\u2019ll believe that. Short and to the point, which is what Reigns promos need to be. It came across fine on television with WWE having the ability to control the crowd reaction in post-production.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Mauro Ranallo, Jerry \u201cThe King\u201d Lawler, and Byron Saxton were shown on camera. They talked about the Chris Jericho-A.J. Styles feud and they showed Jericho\u2019s turn from two weeks ago. Also shown was Jericho burning a Y2AJ shirt on Smackdown last week. Then on Monday, Jericho cut a post-match promo before being interrupted by a Styles attack.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Renee Young was backstage with Styles. She asked him about his deteriorating relationship with Jericho. Styles said the WWE Universe can chant for whoever they want. He said Jericho made it personal and it felt good to do what he did on Monday. Styles\u2019 train of thought was interrupted by the appearance of Kevin Owens. Owens said Styles sounds an awful lot like another new guy: Sami Zayn. He said they\u2019re both too stupid to realize that friendship doesn\u2019t matter in this business. Styles said Owens reminds him of Jericho: A smug, arrogant, jackass. Styles talked about their upcoming match tonight and Owens walked off after noting Styles and Renee Young have the same haircut.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Dolph Ziggler came out. He&#8217;s facing The Miz, next. Because of course he is.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4186882459\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>[Commercial Break]<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE has a lot of Instagram followers. They just thought we\u2019d like to know. Also: A Burger King plug.<\/p>\n<p>1 \u2013 DOLPH ZIGGLER vs. THE MIZ<\/p>\n<p>Ziggler worked a mat-based attack at the outset, with Ziggler going for a few fall attempts early. The two traded side-headlocks. Ziggler skinned the cat to stay in the ring and followed it up with a number of elbowdrops to the chest of Miz. Dropkick for two. Ziggler took another hard, chest-first bump in the corner. Miz landed a baseball slide that knocked Ziggler out of the ring. They went to break at 3:16 of the match.<\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break]<\/p>\n<p>Back at 7:03 with Miz landing a double axe-handle from the top for a two-count. Body scissors applied by Ziggler. Saxton actually mentioned the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal taking place at Wrestlemania. Ziggler came back but Miz dodged a knee and rolled his foe up for two. Big boot found the mark for two by Miz. Miz applied the figure-four leg-lock. Lawler mentioned that it was Ric Flair who taught it to Miz. Ziggler grabbed the ropes, however. Superkick surprised Miz after the ref lectured Miz about not breaking the hold quickly enough when Ziggler got the ropes. It was enough for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Ziggler, at 10:58. The match was fine, but in the end, it was another Ziggler vs. Miz match that feels like it doesn\u2019t matter with both men constantly treading water.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; They showed clips of the League of Nations attacking New Day on Raw. Tonight, King Barrett takes on Kofi Kingston.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-968269610\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#8211; Also: Sasha Banks, Charlotte, and Becky Lynch go face-to-face-to-face.<\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break]<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Rock returns to Wrestlemania\u2026in 17 days. And I actually don\u2019t mind \u201cMy House\u201d by Flo Rida as the theme.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The announcers sent it to a video of Ryback defeating Sin Cara on Monday, followed by his post-match challenge to Kalisto.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Earlier this week in Michael Cole\u2019s WWE.com sit-down interview, Kalisto accepted Ryback\u2019s challenge.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Back to the announcers, only for them to send it to another video from Raw: Brock Lesnar backing down from Dean Ambrose and his crowbar. Later, Mick Foley gifted a baseball bat covered in barbed wire to Ambrose. On commentary, Lawler seemed disgusted by the present from Foley.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Earlier today, Ambrose got to shoot on location, looked over the city of Cincinnati, his hometown. Ambrose talked about growing up in the tough neighborhoods in Cincy. He said it taught him lessons, like how to BE Dean Ambrose. Lessons that he hopes to pass on to Lesnar at Mania.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Dudley Boyz came out. Bubba Ray is in singles action against Goldust, next. Mauro said it would be the first time those two would square off in a singles match in WWE. They should save comments like that for matches that are worthy of that kind of hype.<\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break]<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Jacqueline was recently announced as joining the latest WWE Hall-of-Fame class.<\/p>\n<p>2 \u2013 BUBBA RAY DUDLEY vs. GOLDUST<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy don\u2019t you tell him to get up and fight!?\u201d yelled Bubba at ref John Cone when Goldust was squatting in the corner, as per his usual. I found this particularly funny for some reason. D-Von took a table from under the ring as soon as the match began. It distracted Goldust and allowed Bubba to go on offense. Bubba yelled at Goldust throughout the match, calling him a \u201cfreak,\u201d and shouting at him for painting his face, just like The Usos do. Neck-breaker by Bubba. Bubba taunted Goldust before Goldust finally fought back. It didn\u2019t last long, though. Bubba was striking Goldust with fists and prepped for an elbow, \u201cjust like your daddy\u201d as he noted to Goldust. But Goldust kicked Bubba in the gut before the elbow came. Goldust fought off D-Von at ringside. He caught Goldust with a boot to the gut coming back in and that surprisingly picked up the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Bubba, at 3:23. Odd finish, coming with basically a kick to the stomach. Bubba is morphing more and more into his bully role, which is good for him.<\/p>\n<p>The Dudleys continued their attack on Goldust after the match, leading to R-Truth coming out to make the save. He was dispatched and it took The Usos to come out to chase off Bubba and D-Von.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Tonight, we\u2019ll see what happened in the final segment of Raw this past week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Divas\u2019 face-to-face-to-face is next.<\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break]<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Charlotte came out first, with her father, Ric. Charlotte talked about the upcoming match at Wrestlemania and said she wouldn\u2019t be where she is today without the other two. She asked them to accept her invitation. I guess, to come out? But I thought that was already scheduled? Anyway, Becky Lynch came out first. Charlotte asked Lynch where her BFF was. Lynch said she doesn\u2019t \u201cdo\u201d best friends anymore, after what happened to her last one. Lynch said she\u2019d take the title at Wrestlemania. Charlotte told her to hold on, which led to Sasha Banks coming out. Banks told Charlotte she doesn\u2019t tell her when to show up. Charlotte talked about their experience together in NXT and how she called her dad to tell him what talented women she\u2019d met. He told her they sound like the Horsemen. Charlotte said maybe they\u2019re the Horsewomen. And Ric approved of that. Charlotte said she brought the other two out to apologize in front of them, as well as everyone sitting at home. Charlotte apologized to her father for thinking the other two were worthy of the Horsewomen moniker.<\/p>\n<p>Banks was not happy about that and Lynch said she was wondering when the \u201creal\u201d Charlotte would show up. Lynch said she thought there was a shred of human decency left in Charlotte, but not now. Lynch told Charlotte to call her whatever she wanted, but at Wrestlemania, she\u2019ll be known as the one ripping off Charlotte\u2019s arm and taking her title. Banks, naturally, had a problem with this prognostication. Banks reminded them she has yet to be beaten since her debut. She said Lynch didn\u2019t deserve to be in the match. She said Lynch failed in her opportunity to win the title. Lynch reminded her it was Ric that led to her loss. She made fun of Banks\u2019 attire and the two came to blows. Charlotte was reveling in it, so they decided to take her out instead. Exploder suplex by Lynch, then a backstabber to Charlotte. Sasha\u2019s music played as Charlotte retreated with her father.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Tonight, it\u2019s Kevin Owens vs. A.J. Styles.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Next, Kofi Kingston vs. King Barrett.<\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break]<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; This week\u2019s Great Dog in WWE History (sponsored by Burger King): Matilda, with the British Bulldogs. At this rate, we\u2019ll be watching Burger King Presents WWE Monday Night Raw by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; New Day came out. The finish of the tag title match (which Lawler pointed out New Day won by cheating and Saxton basically blew him off) was shown, as was the League attacking New Day post-match. Xavier Woods said they\u2019ve been recuperating with Booty O\u2019s cereal, which to the best of my knowledge, doesn\u2019t actually exist. I\u2019m not sure if that\u2019s the joke or not. Big E. transformed into an old-school promo to cut down the League of Nations. Even he seemed surprised by that. Kofi accepted the challenge of the League of Nations. They said the Nation was simply four bags of hot garbage. They even had four bags of garbage in the ring, and with each one, made fun of that respective Nation member and kicked the bag out of the ring. They celebrated the fact that New Day rocks before the League interrupted.<\/p>\n<p>3 \u2013 KOFI KINGSTON vs. KING BARRETT<\/p>\n<p>Kingston felled Barrett with a dropkick at the sound of the bell. He stampeded Barrett in the corner. Barrett escaped to confab with the rest of the League. Break time at :42 of the match.<\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break]<\/p>\n<p>Back at 3:45 with Barrett delivering a boot to Kingston, sending him toppling from the apron to the floor. In the ring, the onslaught from Barrett continued. Kingston managed to springboard into a cross-body for two. Nice DDT by Kingston for two after it looked like Barrett was planning on hitting Wasteland. Woods and Alberto Del Rio found themselves on the apron. Rusev kicked Kofi, leading to Big E. going after him. Sheamus then attacked Del Rio, with Rusev and Del Rio following up with stomps. In the ring, spinning heel kick by Kingston. The League got on the apron to distract, but the other members of New Day took care of them. Kofi kicked Sheamus and rolled up Barrett for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Kingston, at 6:46. So New Day has now won at Roadblock, on Raw, and tonight in singles action. Not a good look for the League of Nations heading into the tag title match at Wrestlemania, unless they turn it around in the next two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The announcers plugged Wrestlemania Week on the WWE Network.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; More from Dean Ambrose, this time inside Madonna\u2019s Bar and Grill, which was helpfully made up to look like it was St. Patrick\u2019s Day. Ambrose said you can learn about yourself in a bar like that. He said what matters is fighting for pride, fighting for where you came from. And he\u2019s bringing the entire city of Cincinnati with him against Lesnar. He said Lesnar doesn\u2019t know what pain is, but he\u2019ll find out at Wrestlemania.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Next, the confrontation between Shane McMahon, Vince McMahon, and Undertaker from Raw.<\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break]<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The exterior of the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati was shown.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Raw Rebound aired.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Social Outcasts were all sitting on the apron, with Heath Slater cutting a promo. He said they are top-flight talent. Bo Dallas announced they\u2019d be the first team in history to win the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal\u2026together. Slater said he was the leader and he thinks he\u2019ll win. Curtis Axel reminded them he was never eliminated from the 2015 Royal Rumble match so he\u2019s going to win. Adam Rose said he\u2019s tired of hearing about battle royals from Axel. Dean Ambrose\u2019s theme interrupted and he came out with a kendo stick. He took a few shots at Dallas and Axel as they met him in the aisle. Axel and Rose fought in the ring over who would go get Ambrose. Rose was thrown to the wolf and Ambrose wailed on him. Axel got a few shots in, but Ambrose responded with kendo stick shots.<\/p>\n<p>Ambrose got a mic and said, \u201cI\u2019m sorry, were you guys done?\u201d He said he had been walking the streets of his hometown throughout the day. Rumor is, Lesnar is going to be on Smackdown next week. Ambrose said next week, he\u2019ll be standing in the middle of the ring, and wondered aloud if Lesnar had the baseballs to step up to the plate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; In a split-screen, Styles and Owens were walking backstage. That match is next.<\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break]<\/p>\n<p>4 \u2013 KEVIN OWENS vs. A.J. STYLES<\/p>\n<p>When Styles came out, they again showed Jericho tuning on him on Raw two weeks ago. That was followed by Jericho\u2019s tirade on Raw and A.J.\u2019s attack. High dropkick began the match for Styles. Whip into the buckle, but Owens sent Styles to the apron. Styles tried to springboard in, but Owens caught him and gave him a fireman\u2019s carry into a gut-buster then a back senton. They cut to break at 1:19 of the match.<\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break]<\/p>\n<p>Back at 4:23 with Owens holding Styles in a rear chin-lock. For whatever reason, Charles Robinson\u2019s pants are distracting me \u2013 it looks like he rubbed up against a chalkboard or something. Certainly not as pristine as we\u2019re used to seeing referees\u2019 outfits. Owens back-dropped Styles to cut off his momentum. Styles catapulted himself over the top rope and outside the ring, hitting Owens with an elbow. Styles elbowed out of a rear waist-lock, but found the well dry on a springboard moonsault. Blue Thunder Bomb by Owens for two. Enzugiri from Styles, but Owens shrugged it off to turn Styles inside-out on a clothesline. Both men slowly climbed to their feet. They exchanged blows, but Owens superkicked Styles. Pele kick by Styles. Styles put Owens in a back-breaker on his shoulders, but turned it into somewhat of a powerbomb. Owens clobbered Styles when Styles went to the top rope. He tried to suplex Styles off, to no avail. Styles headbutted Owens down. Styles was about to springboard elbow Owens, but Jericho\u2019s music began to play. Jericho walked out, distracting Styles. Owens laid into Styles with a boot, then the pop-up powerbomb.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Owens, at 11:10.<\/p>\n<p>As Owens left the ring with his Intercontinental Title, Jericho entered the squared circle. He picked Styles up by the hair and gave him the Codebreaker. Jericho got a mic and mocked the \u201cA.J. Styles\u201d chants as he did on Monday, lording over the fallen competitor. The show closed with Jericho raising his arm over Styles, who still wasn\u2019t moving.<\/p>\n<p>Did you watch Thursday\u2019s Smackdown episode? Send your 0-10 score &amp; Reax to pwtorch@gmail.com for our TV Reax feature.<\/p>\n<p><em>Greg Parks has been covering WWE Smackdown for PWTorch.com since January of 2007. He is the host of \u201cMoonlighting with Greg Parks,\u201d a PWTorch VIP-exclusive audio show posted each weekend. Follow him on Twitter @gregmparks for live Tweeting during Raw, Impact, and PPVs, as well as other bits of wisdom. 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