{"id":39871,"date":"2017-03-12T22:28:26","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T03:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=39871"},"modified":"2017-03-12T22:30:23","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T03:30:23","slug":"311-wwe-fairfax-va-bray-vs-harper-styles-vs-orton-ambrose-vs-corbin-bliss-vs-lynch-alpha-vs-usos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/03\/12\/311-wwe-fairfax-va-bray-vs-harper-styles-vs-orton-ambrose-vs-corbin-bliss-vs-lynch-alpha-vs-usos\/","title":{"rendered":"3\/11 WWE in Fairfax, Va.: Bray vs. Harper, Styles vs. Orton, Ambrose vs. Corbin, Bliss vs. Lynch, Alpha vs. Usos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1656925566\" 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><h3>WWE LIVE EVENT RESULTS &#8211; SMACKDOWN<br \/>\nMARCH 11, 2017<br \/>\nFAIRFAX, VA.<br \/>\nREPORT BY MICHAEL HOTTLE, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT<\/h3>\n<p>Kayla Braxton is the host for the evening &amp; Greg Hamilton is the ring announcer. Prior to starting the event they presented a social media poll to the audience asking you to use the appropriate hashtag to vote for the following:<\/p>\n<p>Which match would you like to see in its entirety before tonight&#8217;s event?<br \/>\n-Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart from WM 10: 15%<br \/>\n-Eddie Guerrero vs. Kurt Angle WM20: 50%<br \/>\n-Daniel Bryan vs. Triple H at WM30: 35%<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Bryan opens the show appearing (pre-taped) on the small video wall asking if the crowd was ready to have a good time. Greg Hamilton then announces the first contest. All times are approximate.<\/p>\n<p>(1) Heath Slater &amp; Rhyno &amp; Mojo Rawley beat Breezango &amp; Curt Hawkins at\u00a07:12.\u00a0There was a smattering of \u201cHe\u2019s got kids.\u201d chants for Slater chants prior to the bell.\u00a0Lots of chant for Rhyno as the match built to his hot tag. Rhyno nailed the Gore for the win.<\/p>\n<p>(2) The Miz (w\/Maryse) beat Kalisto\u00a0at\u00a010:18.\u00a0The Miz arrived to great heel heat from the crowd. It later intensified when he began chastising the crowd by mockingly saying, &#8220;You&#8217;re from Fairfax.\u201d \u201cWe&#8217;re from Hollywood! That means we&#8217;re better than you!\u201d Miz began his, \u201cBecause I\u2019m the Miz and I\u2019m\u2026\u201d and was interrupted by Kalisto\u2019s entrance.\u00a0After the bell rang The Miz spent the majority of the time demanding Kalisto return to his corner because the audience demanded to hear his catch phrase. He probably killed five minutes doing that.\u00a0There were a lot of lucha chants generated by Kalisto. The Miz had great heat throughout.<\/p>\n<p>(3) Apollo Crews beat Dolph Ziggler\u00a0at\u00a07:28.\u00a0Dolph jumped Crews during his entrance. You heard a few kids shout out in support of Apollo Crews here and there throughout the match.\u00a0Dolph had no reaction other than one time the fans chanted, \u201cGet the chair! Get the chair!\u201d He retrieved one from ringside then dropped it to gain heat. That was about the only booing he got all night. Later he did retrieve the chair, the ref took it from him, and Crews scores the pin during the distraction. This was match very flat in terms of reaction for either person.<\/p>\n<p>(4)\u00a0American Alpha beat The Usos\u00a0at\u00a08:56.\u00a0There was little to no reaction for AA when they came out. The crowd didn\u2019t seem to know who they were despite them being the tag champs. You\u2019d think they\u2019d never seen them before.\u00a0There was an uprising every now and then in support of the Usos.\u00a0The match was the typical heels working over Gable, cutting off the ring, Gable teasing tags to Jordan. Eventually Jordan gets the hot tag. Teams work back and forth teasing a few false finishes. Jordan scores the pin after the Steiner Brothers bulldog finisher off the top. Crowd acknowledged their victory but was still kind of flat. I hate to see this for them.<\/p>\n<p>(5)\u00a0Bray Wyatt beat Luke Harper at 12:26.\u00a0Of course everyone (expect me) did the phone light gimmick during Bray\u2019s entrance. When Hamilton attempted to hand the lantern to ringside he teased multiple times that it was very hot seemingly burning his hand.\u00a0There was surprisingly good support for Harper throughout the match. Often lots of \u201cHarper! Harper!\u201d chants when he was down.\u00a0They wrestled a good television style\/level match that was stiff for a house show which saw Harper get launched into the steel steps that Bray had erected vertically in the entrance way.\u00a0Great back and forth match. Bray scored the pin following a sister Abigail\u2026 You\u2019d think he\u2019d be so distraught he couldn\u2019t bring himself to do that move anymore. I digress.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-183011467\" 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>Intermission: They announced WWE is coming to D.C. for Raw\u00a0on July 24. Presale code: FAIRFAX<\/p>\n<p>(6) Alexa Bliss beat\u00a0Becky Lynch, Tamina, Nattie, Mickie James, Carmella (w\/James Ellsworth)\u00a0at 6:14<br \/>\nBecky Lynch came out to a decent pop but not one that ever topped the big pops for the men.\u00a0The match quickly became the lackluster four persons down, two in the ring, switch out battle.\u00a0When Tamina was in the ring I heard someone say, \u201cI don\u2019t even know who this girl is.\u201d\u00a0The match was very quick. Seemed everyone got in their two, 30 second showcases in-ring and then they went home for the finish.\u00a0Bliss scored the pin (Carmella?). The finish came abruptly. No real heat on her winning or at all.<\/p>\n<p>(7)\u00a0Baron Corbin beat Dean Ambrose\u00a0at\u00a016:16 by DQ after Corbin used a chair so Dean retained the Intercontinental Title.\u00a0Corbin destroyed Dean for the first half of the match playing to the crowd for heel heat. He\u2019d throw the crowd a look and they\u2019d boo the shit of out him.\u00a0They teased multiple pinfalls ultimately building to the heat-garnering chair shots for the DQ.\u00a0This too was a good television style\/level match.<\/p>\n<p>(8)\u00a0Randy Orton\u00a0beat\u00a0A.J.\u00a0Styles in about 20:00 (forgot to stop the clock 3-4 mins prior).\u00a0Orton was over huge despite his recent arson. AJ had major mixed reactions at first.\u00a0Styles\u00a0worked the crowd getting in people\u2019s faces for heat. One time he flicked a guy off at ringside that had been heckling him. When the crowd hated AJ, they really hated him. Dueling AJ Styles\/RKO chants.\u00a0Near the end, Styles throws up too sweet sign and a lot of people started clapping. Later a deep &#8220;A.J. Styles&#8221; chant broke out against a high pitched Randy Orton chant.\u00a0Orton scored the pin following Styles&#8217;\u00a0attempt at the flying forearm. Styles leapt to the ropes and kind of froze there perched like a frog as Orton grabbed the head and threw his legs out to the center of the ring. It looked like a diamond cutter more than the flashy RKO we\u2019re used to (see photos). I surmised they\u2019re building (practicing) for the day when we\u2019ll see that great flying forearm jump into an amazing RKO. Orton hit all posts posing and celebrating. Styles disappeared without fanfare.<\/p>\n<p>Top Face Pops: Orton, Ambrose, (Styles), Becky; Good support for Luke Harper, Rhyno, Kalisto<br \/>\nHeel Heat: Corbin, (AJ), Miz.\u00a0And then there\u2019s A.J\u2026 I\u2019d place him behind Ambrose in terms of face support and behind Corbin on heat.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd seemed to be very family oriented; lots of kids. The arena was almost 3\/5 full; capacity says 10K. Overall, good show. Match rankings- IC title, Orton\/AJ, WWE title, Tag title, Miz\/Kalisto, Women\u2019s, Opener, Dolph\/Crews.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THESE RECENT RESULTS:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/03\/12\/36-wwe-bloomington-ill-report-adult-fan-attending-first-live-pro-wrestling-event-bray-defends-dean-defends\/\">3\/6 WWE in Bloomington, Ill.: Report from adult fan attending his first live pro wrestling event, Bray defends, Dean defends<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>Please send any news tips and results to: pwtorch@gmail.com.<\/strong>\u00a0For instance, let us know if you hear a pro wrestling reference on a popular talk show, see a pro wrestling related Tweet or Instagram from celebrity, hear an ad for matches advertised for an upcoming WWE event, or anything else pro wrestling related that\u2019d be of interest to our readers.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3652243846\" 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><em><strong>If you attend a live event, please send results.<\/strong>\u00a0We don\u2019t set up correspondents ahead of time and count on readers like you to send an email with a report on live events you attend \u2013 not just WWE, but also ROH, NXT, international groups. and anything else.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3680778837\"><div id=\"pwtor-2394543296\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE LIVE EVENT RESULTS &#8211; SMACKDOWN MARCH 11, 2017 FAIRFAX, VA. 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