{"id":20568,"date":"2016-05-26T21:00:07","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T02:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=20568"},"modified":"2016-05-26T21:24:23","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T02:24:23","slug":"may26smackdownnewsnotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/26\/may26smackdownnewsnotes\/","title":{"rendered":"5\/26 Smackdown News &#038; Notes &#8211; two title matches, MITB qualifier, Seth Rollins returns, Reigns post-Smackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1079449536\" 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><strong>WWE Smackdown News &amp; Notes 5\/26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Alberto Del Rio<\/strong> beat Zack Ryder in a Money in the Bank qualifying match. Del Rio is the sixth of seven entrants in the match.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; In the main event, <strong>The Miz<\/strong> (w\/Maryse) beat Cesaro to retain the Intercontinental Title. (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oE8vVhQC5CQ\" target=\"_blank\">Video Clip<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cesaro vs. The Miz - Intercontinental Championship Match: SmackDown, May 26, 2016\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oE8vVhQC5CQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Rusev<\/strong> beat Kalisto to retain the U.S. Title, clearing Kalisto&#8217;s re-match from the Extreme Rules PPV. (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Fh01woGVZyg\" target=\"_blank\">Video Clip<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kalisto vs. Rusev - United States Championship Match: SmackDown, May 26, 2016\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fh01woGVZyg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Seth Rollins<\/strong>, the #1 contender to the WWE Title, returned to Smackdown for the first time this year to promote his WWE Title match against Roman Reigns at the MITB PPV. (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Wip4zW_DvOk\" target=\"_blank\">Video Clip<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Women&#8217;s Title feud between <strong>Charlotte<\/strong> and <strong>Natalya<\/strong> continued from Extreme Rules. Charlotte beat Dana Brooke via DQ in a singles match when Charlotte interfered against Natalya. (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1FaeefCEZFQ\" target=\"_blank\">Video Clip<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>The Dudleys<\/strong> continued their feud with <strong>Enzo Amore <\/strong>&amp;<strong> Big Cass<\/strong>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8Xamd-pTxa4\" target=\"_blank\">Video Clip<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8220;The Golden Truth feud&#8221; continued between Goldust &amp; R-Truth and Fandango &amp; Tyler Breeze. (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VnPBtOg2izU\" target=\"_blank\">Video Clip<\/a>)<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3123148535\" 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>&#8211; After Smackdown went off the air, WWE World Hvt. champion <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong> made an appearance. Reigns and The Usos beat\u00a0The Club&#8217;s Karl Anderson &amp; Doc Gallows and Sheamus in a six-man tag match.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">much Respect to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWERomanReigns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWERomanReigns<\/a> after seeing him live. 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