{"id":31012,"date":"2016-09-06T21:00:07","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T02:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=31012"},"modified":"2016-09-08T21:48:52","modified_gmt":"2016-09-09T02:48:52","slug":"96-wwe-smackdown-live-parkss-ongoing-real-time-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/09\/06\/96-wwe-smackdown-live-parkss-ongoing-real-time-report\/","title":{"rendered":"9\/6 WWE Smackdown LIVE \u2013 Parks\u2019s Complete, Real-Time Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3597222575\" 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 LIVE review<br \/>\nSeptember 6, 2016<br \/>\nFrom Lincoln, NE.<br \/>\nLive 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; Smackdown Open.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Daniel Bryan was in the ring, in the middle of conducting a \u201cYes!\u201d chant. The Smackdown Women\u2019s Title was on a podium in the ring with him. He talked about the first ever women\u2019s Six-Pack Elimination Challenge at Backlash. Bryan discussed how the match will progress vis-\u00e0-vis eliminations. The winner will be crowned champion. But tonight, all the women in that match will be involved in a six-woman tag match. Before that, there will be a women\u2019s championship forum. First up: Becky Lynch. <\/p>\n<p>Lynch thought for sure Nikki Bella would be first. Bryan said Lynch was the first Smackdown draft pick amongst the women. Bryan plugged the Total Bellas season premiere. He asked Lynch what it would mean being the first Smackdown Women\u2019s Champion. She talked about all that has happened to her in WWE, including the losses, stitches, and those who have turned on her. She said everything she has fought for has led her to this moment. She said Sunday would be the greatest night of her life. Natalya\u2019s music interrupted and she came out. <\/p>\n<p>Nattie, from the aisle, said the worst night of her career was the WWE Draft, because she got stuck with Lynch. She said Smackdown Live was supposed to be her kingdom. She made fun of Lynch\u2019s \u201ccheap, unnatural hair color.\u201d Lynch said Nattie has changed and asked what has happened to her. All of a sudden the camera caught Alexa Bliss already at ringside. No music for her I guess. Bliss took shots at both Natalya and Lynch, as well as Bryan, calling him \u201ca Bella trophy husband.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carmella was in the ring by the time she interrupted. She bragged about taking out Nikki Bella. Lynch broke in and asked Bliss if she was going to let Carmella interrupt her like that. Bliss and Carmella then went at it verbally, eventually involving Natalya. Nattie finally realized Lynch was trying to turn them against each other. They advanced on Lynch as the crowd chanted \u201cBecky.\u201d Naomi ran out to stand by Lynch\u2019s side, as did Nikki. Natalya punched Nikki in the face, leading to a brief fracas. The babyfaces stood tall in the end. Nice to see the women getting multiple segments in a show, but this was not the writing of women at their best.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Backstage at catering (or the snack table as it were), Dean Ambrose walked in and sipped someone\u2019s coffee, then poured a ton of sugar in it when he didn\u2019t like the taste. He handed it back to the guy and said \u201cyou\u2019re welcome.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3544586652\" 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; Tonight, Ambrose and A.J. Styles will meet in the middle of the ring. <\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break]<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Bryan and Shane McMahon were discussing the opening segment backstage. Shane was stumbling all over his lines. The Miz and Maryse walked in and complained about them worrying more about the Women\u2019s Title than the Intercontinental Title. He complained about having to defend against \u201ca loser like Dolph Ziggler\u201d at Backlash. Miz thought Bryan was doing this to spite him. Bryan said unlike Miz, the women out there were willing to fight, but when Ziggler challenged him last week, MIz walked away. Bryan volunteered that Miz can hand over the title if he doesn\u2019t want to defend it Sunday. Miz\u2019s music played, so he grudgingly walked away.<\/p>\n<p>As Miz came to the ring, Dolph Ziggler was shown at the announce desk with Mauro Ranallo, JBL, and David Otunga.<\/p>\n<p>1 \u2013 THE MIZ vs. APOLLO CREWS<\/p>\n<p>Crews with a shoulder tackle and Miz crawled to the ropes to create separation. Ziggler\u2019s attitude seems that he\u2019s resigned to losing but will always give 100%. That must be reassuring to his fans. Crews showed some great athleticism, followed by a dropkick. Miz held his mouth in pain as he fled to Maryse at ringside. Moonsault from the apron onto Miz\u2019s arm. I\u2019m really getting to despise that move. They went to break at 2:06 of the match.<\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break]<\/p>\n<p>Back at 5:59 with Miz grabbing Crews by the nose, leading to a punch. Neckbreaker combo by Miz for two. JBL claimed it was Ziggler who re-ignited Miz\u2019s fire, despite the obvious evidence to the contrary. Sunset flip by Miz, rolled through by Crews, with Crews hitting one of his own. After a near-fall, Miz delivered a big boot. Corner clothesline by Miz. Ziggler reminisced about his previous gimmicks as a cheerleader and caddy. Crews fired back on offense, hitting a corner splash and a flying clothesline. Miz elbowed out of a suplex attempt and went to ringside. He open-hand slapped Ziggler. Crews went outside and Miz pushed Crews into Ziggler. Crews was sent shoulder-first into the ring-post by Miz. Back in, Skull Crushing Finale.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-411383226\" 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>WINNER: Miz, at 10:12. This was decent, but Ziggler\u2019s character is all over the place. When Crews fires up for his comeback, he really looks good and can get the fans behind him even if they hadn\u2019t been during the match.<\/p>\n<p>Miz and Maryse were outside the ring post-match with ZIggler in the ring. The title was still in the ring. Miz whispered something to Maryse. She went in and got the title while Ziggler called Miz a coward off-mic. <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Renee Young was at the Talking Smack set with A.J. Styles. She cued up Styles crossing paths after the main event of Smackdown last week. Styles yelled at a stage-hand, blaming him for giving Young the footage she just ran. He took the headset off the man and said if he smashed it, the guy would probably get fired. He pushed the guy away as they faded out. <\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break]<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ranallo plugged Connor\u2019s Cure and the \u201cGet the Gear, Give the Gear\u201d campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The announcers threw it to a video package of American Alpha. <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Usos were chatting backstage when Charly Caruso came up to them. She simply made a statement that they\u2019d be facing American Alpha later on in the semi-finals of the tag tournament, then stuck a mic in their face without even asking a question. It\u2019s so weird how the backstage announcers are produced. The Usos talked about AA being drafted ahead of them and certainly came off as babyfaces in this promo.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; In his smoky, anonymous bunker, Bray Wyatt was in his rocking chair. He talked about what life was like back in the day, how men had to scour the woods for their next meal. But in the woods was another creature, an apex predator. He said they both had the same mentality: survival. But the predator had no morality or conscience. It was described as \u201csurvival of the fittest.\u201d But, he said, mankind learned to adapt. And those once great predators became nothing more than playthings. He told Randy Orton that history repeats itself and that Orton is no longer the great predator. He said he is the evolution of man, a god. Predator becomes prey. <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Nikki Bella came out. Six-woman tag action follows. <\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break]<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Becky Lynch was finishing up her entrance out of break. No one else came out during the break. Naomi followed her, then the heels <\/p>\n<p>2 \u2013 NIKKI BELLA &#038; BECKY LYNCH &#038; NAOMI vs. NATALYA &#038; ALEXA BLISS &#038; CARMELLA<\/p>\n<p>Bliss pie-faced Naomi to start the match. Naomi responded with her series of bicycle kicks. Otunga called the match Sunday a must-win for Lynch. Waist-lock take-down by Naomi on Carmella. Lynch and Carmella did a series of counters wherein Lynch ended up backsliding Carmella for two. Roll-up by Lynch, also for two. Nikki tagged in and she went hard after Carmella, but Carmella managed to escape Nikki\u2019s wrath. The show went to break at 2:19 of the match. <\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break]<\/p>\n<p>Back at 5:41 with Lynch working offense against Carmella. Bex-ploder for two. The heels managed to team up to take out Lynch. Hair-pull take-down by the double-team of Carmella and Natalya. Next it was Bliss and Nattie showing solid teamwork. Small package by Lynch for two. \u201cBecky\u201d chant as she fought from behind in a long heat segment. Lynch missed an enzuigiri, but Bliss missed an elbowdrop. Tag to Nikki at 11:11. She missed a corner charge but fought back with a forearm and a kick off the second rope. Jaw-breaker by Bliss. Carmella tagged in, but Nikki caught her in a fireman\u2019s carry and turned it into a cutter for two, with the pin broken up by Bliss. Everyone got involved here. Once it was down to Carmella and Nikki, Carmella locked in the Code of Silence. Nikki tapped.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: Natalya, Carmella, and Bliss, at 12:54. I liked the decision to go with Carmella submitting Nikki there. The crowd stayed with the match despite the length and the relative newcomers in it. It helped that Lynch is a babyface over with the crowd and the heels got heat on her for most of the match.<\/p>\n<p>They replayed some key moments late. <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Tonight, a meeting of the minds with Ambrose and Styles. <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; They Hype Bros take on Heath Slater &#038; Rhyno in a Tag-Team Tournament Match later on.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Usos were walking backstage. They also showed American Alpha sauntering down the hallway. The two teams meet in the tournament semi-finals, next.<\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break] <\/p>\n<p>3 \u2013 THE USOS vs. AMERICAN ALPHA \u2013 TAG-TEAM TITLE TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINAL MATCH<\/p>\n<p>The two teams shook hands prior to the match, but with Alpha\u2019s backs turned as soon as the bell rang, The Usos attacked him. Alpha recovered quickly and Grand Amplitude ended The Usos\u2019 run.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: Alpha, at :28. Shocking. I was settled in for a good, long match. I guess they\u2019re just teasing us, but I don\u2019t see Alpha getting a great match out of either of the other semi-final teams at Backlash.<\/p>\n<p>Post-match, The Usos offered a handshake. Alpha accepted, but The Usos turned heel by attacking both men. Jason Jordan was posted shoulder-first. They went after Chad Gable\u2019s knee next. Gable was locked in a half-crab while one of The Usos came off the top and splashed the other. Finally, a number of refs came out to run off The Usos. The ringside doc, as well as Jordan, came in to check on Gable. <\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break]<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A replay was shown of what happened moments ago in the finish of the match, and the post-match attack.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The announcers were shown solemnly addressing the actions of the Usos. <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Randy Orton was walking backstage when Caruso approached him. She asked for his reaction to what Wyatt said earlier on. Orton tried to speak Wyatt\u2019s language by giving a parable of his own. It was about a hunter, a rabbit, and a snake. But they didn\u2019t walk into a bar. He said he\u2019d wait patiently for Wyatt at Backlash, and Wyatt won\u2019t know what hit him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Fandango was in the ring. He said Tyler Breeze couldn\u2019t be there tonight. The fans actually booed. He said Breeze is in Dubai, looking for the finest silks for their fashion line. But he did have someone to dance with him tonight. It was some random, middle-aged, tattooed woman named Patty. She said the tattoos meant she liked nature. Fandango asked if her hips were as wild as her tattoos. Fandango cued the music and encouraged her to dance. She ended up dabbing after doing some moves. Fandango said her hips were full of lies. She said her hips were the truth and he can\u2019t handle the truth. He excused her from the ring and asked if anyone else had fire in their belly to dance. Kane came out. Fandango called Kane \u201ca big ol\u2019 red fiery dancin\u2019 machine.\u201d He asked if Kane wanted to dance. Instead, Kane chokeslammed him. \u201cGo Big Red\u201d chant from the Cornhusker faithful. <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Paranoid A.J. Styles continued his warpath backstage. He thought two guys on phones were looking at pictures of him. It was one of the guy\u2019s family. Styles whipped the phone at the wall and gave them the, \u201cdon\u2019t you know who I am?\u201d routine. He told the guy to pick up his broken phone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Next, the other semi-final Tag Team Title Tournament Match.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The video package on Connor The Crusher aired for Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month. <\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break]<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The exterior of Pinnacle Bank Arena was shown.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Curt Hawkins Facts: \u201cCurt Hawkins tells his GPS where to go\u201d; \u201cGhosts are reported to have had Curt Hawkins sightings\u201d; \u201cForest fires worry about the spread of Curt Hawkins.\u201d He returns to Smackdown Live next week.<\/p>\n<p>4 \u2013 THE HYPE BROS vs. HEATH SLATER &#038; RHYNO &#8211; TAG-TEAM TITLE TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINAL MATCH<\/p>\n<p>The Slater clan was shown at ringside. Slater caught Zack Ryder with an atomic drop. He ran into a double-knee from Ryder, and a middle-rope dropkick. Tackle by Mojo Rawley took out Slater\u2019s knee. He used some football moves to keep Slater from his corner, then clotheslined him over the top. Rhyno ran into a Rawley clothesline at ringside. The Hype Bros were in control as they went to break 1:30 into the match. <\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break]<\/p>\n<p>Back at 5:08 of the match with Rawley holding Slater in a rear chinlock. Corner splash from Rawley missed. The crowd was firmly in the Slater\/Rhyno camp. Big pop when Rhyno tagged in. Spear on Ryder in the corner. Spinebuster by Rhyno, but Rawley broke up the pin. Ryder schoolboyed Slater for two. Rhyno pulled Slater out of the way of a Broski Boot. Rhyno tagged himself in as the crowd chanted \u201cGore.\u201d He obliged, taking out Ryder and picking up the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: Slater and Rhyno, at 7:03. <\/p>\n<p>Slater celebrated with his family at ringside. The tournament graphic was shown, with American Alpha vs. Rhyno &#038; Slater in the finals on Sunday. The announcers reacted to the finals match-up, and again talked about The Usos attacking American Alpha. They replayed that attack. <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; At the Talking Smack desk, Renee Young said Shane McMahon was told that American Alpha is \u201cquestionable\u201d for Backlash. She said McMahon would join her to give a further update on Talking Smack. The Usos invaded the set and said American Alpha was at the wrong place at the wrong time. He said the fans turned their back on them after they\u2019ve busted their ass for six years trying to get respect. \u201cWe done with that,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ambrose was getting his hair done backstage, readying for his face-to-face encounter with Styles. <\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break]<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Dean Ambrose came out, followed by A.J. Styles. Greg Hamilton referred to Styles as, \u201cthe man who would like to be announced as The Face that Runs the Place.\u201d Charly Caruso was in the ring to officiate this face-to-face confrontation. Ambrose said things could get a little ugly and said they\u2019ll take it from here. Caruso put up a bit of a protest, but ended up leaving the ring. Styels was handed a bag by Ambrose, a gift of sorts. It was a bowling trophy, and a participation trophy at that. He said he felt bad for Styles, saying that\u2019s the only trophy Styles will ever get from him. Styles chastised Ambrose for treating this as a joke. <\/p>\n<p>Ambrose reminded Styles he looked like a joke last week and he showed that footage again. Ambrose said he was just trying to give Styles a high-pitched voice to go with his soccer-mom haircut. \u201cSoccer mom\u201d chant ensued. Styles showed off the arm-band he procured from beating John Cena. He said THAT was HIS trophy. Styles said the trophy over Ambrose\u2019s shoulder (the WWE World Title) would be the one he\u2019s taking from Ambrose on Sunday. Styles said Cena took him seriously and he beat him clean in the middle of the ring. \u201cYou\u2019re not John Cena,\u201d Styles said of Ambrose.<\/p>\n<p>Ambrose agreed, saying Styles beat Cena in a wrestling match. But that\u2019s not the game he plays. He fights in a battlefield. And the only time he and Styles were in the ring together, Ambrose came out on top. He said he\u2019ll drive Styles\u2019 head into the canvas like a railroad spike. He said they don\u2019t give trophies to \u201cthe face that comes in second place.\u201d That\u2019s a deep burn. Styles kicked Ambrose low. He broke the trophy over Ambrose\u2019s knee. Styles lorded over Ambrose as Ambrose held himself in pain. <\/p>\n<p>Did you watch Tuesday\u2019s Smackdown episode? Send your 0-10 score &#038; 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.  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