{"id":17,"date":"2015-10-12T19:40:08","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T19:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/desktop\/?p=17"},"modified":"2015-10-21T16:03:06","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T21:03:06","slug":"wwe-smackdown-report-108-roman-reigns-randy-orton-vs-bray-wyatt-braun-strowman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/10\/12\/wwe-smackdown-report-108-roman-reigns-randy-orton-vs-bray-wyatt-braun-strowman\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Smackdown TV Report 10\/8 by Greg Parks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2259747548\" 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 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>WWE Smackdown review<br \/>\nOctober 8, 2015<br \/>\nTaped 10\/6\/15 in Philadelphia, PA<br \/>\nAired on SyFy<br \/>\nBy Greg Parks, PWTorch Columnist (Twitter: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/gregmparks\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>@gregmparks<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; WWE Open.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Smackdown Open.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Coming up tonight: Roman Reigns &amp; Randy Orton face Bray Wyatt &amp; Braun Strowman. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; First out was New Day. As they came to the ring, John Cena\u2019s Open Challenge from Monday was shown with Big E. accepting. New Day talked about standing tall and dropping everyone on Monday. They were at their gloating finest here. Xavier Woods said the fans know nothing of being champions and made fun of Philadelphia\u2019s football team and coach. They faked a chant for the Eagles and instead, said the fans were booty. Kofi Kingston said The Dudleys have politicked and conned their way into another tag title shot, at Hell in a Cell. Big E. talked about beating the Dudleys because \u201cNew Day rocks.\u201d That went on until Dolph Ziggler interrupted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Ziggler came onto the stage and called New Day \u201cthe Three Stooges of WWE.\u201d Ziggler reminded New Day they cost him his chance at the United States Championship on Monday. But tonight, The Authoritiy gave him an opportunity tonight. He asked for a match against Big E. Woods sarcastically said it would be a fair fight. \u201cYou\u2019re damn right it\u2019ll be a fair fight,\u201d responded Ziggler. That led to the Dudley Boyz coming out. Booker T. on commentary said Ziggler is finally smartening up. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">1 \u2013 BIG E. vs. DOLPH ZIGGLER<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Ziggler hit an immediate flurry of offense that sent Big E. to the outside. They cut to break 22 seconds into the match, which may be a record.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2633340386\" 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 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">[Commercial Break]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Back at 3:13 with Big E. clotheslining Ziggler down. A kick to the mid-section followed. Woods played the trombone at ringside. Big E. choked Ziggler in the ropes as Woods pretended to interview the prone Ziggler. Ziggler made his comeback but Big E. caught a cross-body attempt and delivered a back-breaker for two. The Dudleys did the cheerleading on the outside for Ziggler. Bear-hug by Big E. After a bit of a back-and-forth, Ziggler planted Big E. with the Fameasser for two at 7:29. \u201cWe want tables,\u201d in the least surprising chant to occur in Philadelphia. Big splash by Big E. Things broke down outside the ring with Bubba trying to kick Woods but instead kicking the steel steps. A distraction by Woods led to Kingston bringing Ziggler down throat-first across the top rope. Big E. laid on him for the cover and Kingston held Ziggler\u2019s foot from outside the ring. It was enough to get the pin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">WINNER: Big E., at 9:11. Kind of a lame finish. One of the underrated aspects of New Day\u2019s ascension is how far Big E. has come in the ring.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Replays of the finish were shown, and New Day got TV time to celebrate, too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Stills from Lesnar vs. Big Show from the MSG WWE Network special aired.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Up next, we\u2019ll see what they\u2019re referring to as the \u201cRoad To Hell\u201d between Show and Lesnar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">[Commercial Break]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; The announcers discussed the battle between Show and Lesnar at the MSG WWE Network special. They showed a clip of the end of Paul Heyman\u2019s promo from Monday, and Big Show\u2019s interruption.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3303052850\" 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 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; A graphic was shown for Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar at Hell in a Cell. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Back to the announcers, who cued up a clip of Summer Rae proposing to Rusev on Raw.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Backstage, Summer Rae was getting her makeup done and looking at a Bridal Magazine. She was talking to the makeup artists when Rusev walked up and dismissed them. He asked Summer why she is telling everyone about their engagement. He said first, he has to have gold around his waist. Summer said she\u2019s being proactive, and she got him a match with Ryback tonight. She said if he beats the #1 contender for the I.C. Title, he\u2019ll surely be in line for a title shot. She walked away and he gave her a lil\u2019 pat on the bum as she walked away. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Team Bella came out. Apparently, they challenged Charlotte and Becky Lynch to find a partner for a six-Diva tag match. It\u2019s not difficult to guess who the ladies would pick at this point. That match is next.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">[Commercial Break]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; They showed a clip from two weeks ago on Raw, when Charlotte bumped Paige during a tag match and Paige walked out. Natalya then tried to make the save before Paige got to her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">2 \u2013 TEAM BELLA vs. BECKY LYNCH &amp; CHARLOTTE &amp; NATALYA<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The announcers acting like they had no idea who Lynch and Charlotte\u2019s partner could be, despite seeing a video of her making a save right before this match, was pretty absurd. Couple of quick arm-drags by Lynch on Alicia Fox at the start. Double-team by Charlotte and Nattie. Paige was shown awkwardly watching the action on a backstage monitor. She didn\u2019t look pleased. Second-rope dropkick by Brie on Lynch. They cut to break at 2:40 of the match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">[Commercial Break]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Back at 6:07 with Team Bella having cornered Lynch. Frequent tags made it difficult for Lynch to break free. Northern Lights suplex by Fox for a near-fall. More backstage shots of Paige, who literally had to look over her shoulder to watch the monitor. Team Bella taunted the babyfaces as they worked over Lynch. Brie Mode was unsuccessful, but Nikki tagged in and prevented Lynch from tagging out. Back elbow by Nikki knocked Lynch back to the mat. Lynch finally made the tag to Charlotte at 9:33. Neck-breaker followed by a kick from the Divas Champion. Springboard kick by Nikki turned the tide, however. Nikki knocked Charlotte\u2019s teammates off the apron. Charlotte fought off a Rack Attack and speared Nikki. Figure-four applied, but Brie ran in to stop it. Nikki reversed the move as everyone got involved outside the ring. Lynch ran in and kicked Nikki to reverse it again and Charlotte was able to turn it into the Figure Eight. Nikki tapped.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">WINNERS: Lynch, Charlotte, and Natalya, at 11:02. Babyfaces had to win in order to further the story of Paige being jealous of their success without her. A little surprised that Charlotte made Nikki tap, though, considering their upcoming match at Hell in a Cell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Renee Young walked up to Paige and asked her about \u201cTeam NBC\u201d winning tonight. That\u2019s a bad name for a number of reasons. Paige said Natalya is trying to horn in on her team. She seemed to still consider herself a part of Team PCB.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Reigns &amp; Orton vs. Wyatt &amp; Strowman, tonight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; The Philadelphia skyline was shown. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Rusev and Summer Rae came out. He takes on Ryback next.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">[Commercial Break]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Kevin Owens was at the commentary table out of break. He faces Ryback at Hell in a Cell. Ryback did an inset interview. He said Rusev will be engaged tonight, with a man who has a voracious appetite.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">3 \u2013 RUSEV vs. RYBACK<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Ryback chopped at Rusev in the corner, but Rusev fought out. Thesz Press by Ryback. An elbow knocked Ryback out of the ring, and Ryback got his hand caught up in the ropes in the process. Rusev slammed Ryback\u2019s hand into the announce table, then into the apron, ring post, and finally, into the ring steps. Rusev was working over the shoulder and arm of Ryback in the ring as Owens on commentary mentioned that Rich Brennan looks exactly like Milhouse from The Simpsons. I guess I see the resemblance, but I wouldn\u2019t have made that connection on my own. Ryback fought back with right hands. Back elbow by Rusev, but it only garnered him a one-count on a pin attempt. Rusev tried to do some amateur dental work on Ryback, but Ryback ended up delivering a belly-to-belly suplex. Powerslam by Ryback. Alabama Slam by Rusev on Ryback for two at 5:39. Rusev escaped a vertical suplex and applied a sleeper. Jumping side kick by Rusev. Summer shoved Ryback\u2019s foot off the bottom rope when he had it on there. Ryback caught Rusev\u2019s foot on a stomp attempt. Shell Shock finished Rusev.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">WINNER: Ryback, at 8:12. This was fine. I had low expectations, but it was just okay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Tonight\u2019s tag team main event is still to come.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Up next, the Corporate Nightmare of Seth Rollins from Raw.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">[Commercial Break]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Brennan thanked Shinedown for \u201cCut the Cord,\u201d the official theme to Hell in a Cell. That title seems appropriate with WWE pushing their major events on the WWE Network.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; The announcers sent it to the Raw Rebound, featuring the interaction between Kane and Rollins on Raw.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; A graphic was shown for Rollins vs. Kane for the World Title at Hell in a Cell. Also, Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt inside the Hell in a Cell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Backstage, Bray Wyatt cut a promo. He addressed Reigns, discussing their match at Hell in a Cell. He said he will put Reigns down. But tonight, Reigns and Orton will face his judgment. And the wrath of the black sheep. Strowman then appeared in his mask. He took it off and talked about squeezing rabbits. It was a comparison to Reigns and Orton. \u201cRun, little rabbits\u2026run.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">[Commercial Break]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; King Barrett came to the ring. As he did, they showed a quick hype video on Barrett, starting from when he won King of the Ring.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">4 \u2013 KING BARRETT vs. NEVILLE<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Neville flipped out of a wrist-lock and arm-dragged Barrett. Brennan brought up that these two met in the finals of the 2015 King of the Ring tournament. Springboard cross-body for two by Neville. Neville flipped over Barrett to get back into the ring but Barrett took him down. Big boot for two. They went to break at 1:26 of the match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">[Commercial Break]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The show returned at 5:23 of the match. Barrett threw Neville up into the air and kicked him in the chest on his way down. Running knee to the gut with Neville hung up on the top rope. Barrett missed a running boot in the corner and an enzugiri knocked Barrett out of the ring. He went to the top and moonsaulted onto Barrett. German suplex with a bridge by Neville for two. Barrett downed Neville with a clothesline. Roll-up by Neville again for two. Barrett put Neville onto his shoulders but Neville countered for a DDT. He went to the top, but Barrett moved out of the way before Neville could jump. Barrett was caught up in the ropes as Neville pounded away. The ref created enough separation that when Neville charged at him, Barrett caught him with the Bull Hammer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">WINNER: Barrett, at 8:58. Neville provided a needed dose of athleticism on this show. Good to see Barrett pick up a win as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The Bull Hammer was replayed in slow motion. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Stardust cut a promo backstage as a card dealer. He fanned out the deck at his table. He was choosing who would be next for him, but he didn\u2019t show the card he eventually settled on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; The main event is next.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">[Commercial Break]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; The Susan G. Komen partnership with WWE was spotlighted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Randy Orton and Roman Reigns made separate entrances for the main event. Reigns did an inset interview where he addressed his Hell in a Cell match against Wyatt, as well as tonight\u2019s bout. The heels then came out together. They stayed in the aisle near the ring as the show went to the final break of the show before the match began.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">[Commercial Break]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">5 \u2013 RANDY ORTON &amp; ROMAN REIGNS vs. BRAY WYATT &amp; BRAUN STROWMAN<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The match began right out of break. Orton went for the rope-assisted DDT early on, but Wyatt squirmed out. Orton met him at ringside and clotheslined him. Strowman tagged in, shoving off some Orton offense before knocking him down with a shoulder tackle. Orton backed away and tagged Reigns. Reigns hit Strowman with rights, then ran into a shoulder tackle like his partner did. Orton tagged in and the babyfaces tried to take the big man down working as a duo. They both ran right into Strowman, getting knocked down with shoulder tackles. European uppercut by Orton, but Strowman responded with a big boot. Wyatt tagged back in. Orton fought back against Wyatt and both men were down. Strowman made the tag but Orton was in a neutral corner. Orton avoided a Strowman splash and Reigns tagged in. Flying clothesline couldn\u2019t take Strowman off his feet. He got Strowman up on his shoulders, but only briefly. Reigns was thrown out of the ring. Reigns came back in and he hammered away on Strowman. Superman punch knocked Strowman off the apron, but he lands on his feet. Reigns and Wyatt brawled at ringside, with Wyatt being thrown into the timekeeper\u2019s area. After another shot to Strowman, Reigns wanted more of Wyatt. Wyatt caught Reigns in the mid-section with a steel chair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">WINNERS: Reigns and Orton, via disqualification, at 7:51.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Wyatt continued his assault with a chairshot to the back of Reigns. \u201cECW\u201d chants from the fans, because of course. Orton, from out of nowhere, attacked Wyatt back in the ring. Strowman grabbed Orton and applied his sleeper. Reigns broke it up with a Superman punch. Strowman was then dumped out of the ring. RKO to Wyatt by Orton. Reigns then speared Wyatt, with Strowman pulling Wyatt out of the ring to avoid further damage. Reigns\u2019 music played as the show ended.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Did you watch Thursday\u2019s Smackdown episode? Send your 0-10 score &amp; Reax to pwtorch@gmail.com for our TV Reax feature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>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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