{"id":40126,"date":"2017-03-19T01:14:11","date_gmt":"2017-03-19T06:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=40126"},"modified":"2017-03-19T01:14:32","modified_gmt":"2017-03-19T06:14:32","slug":"318-wwe-albany-n-y-cena-vs-styles-bray-vs-luke-dean-vs-miz-womens-title-six-woman-match-ziggler-vs-crews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/03\/19\/318-wwe-albany-n-y-cena-vs-styles-bray-vs-luke-dean-vs-miz-womens-title-six-woman-match-ziggler-vs-crews\/","title":{"rendered":"3\/18 WWE in Albany, N.Y.: Cena vs. Styles, Bray vs. Luke, Dean vs. The Miz, Women&#8217;s Title six-woman match, Ziggler vs. Crews"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3021251273\" 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 &#8211; SMACKDOWN<br \/>\nMARCH 18, 2017<br \/>\nALBANY, N.Y.<br \/>\nREPORT BY MATT Z., PWTORCH\u00a0VIP MEMBER<\/h3>\n<p>A good showing for the Smackdown live show in Albany tonight. All of the bottom half was full and a good showing in the upper level as well. I\u2019d estimate around 10k in attendance. A lot of kids, have to think Cena being advertised played a big role in the turnout.<\/p>\n<p>(1) Dean Ambrose defeated The Miz and Baron Corbin to retain the \u00a0Intercontinental Championship. Solid opening match. The Miz was first out and cut a good promo to get the heat early. Corbin was actually cheered when he cut him off. Ambrose received one of the biggest pops. Pretty good match, Ambrose won with dirty deeds on Miz.<\/p>\n<p>(2)\u00a0Rhyno &amp; Heath Slater &amp; Kalisto defeated\u00a0The Vaudevillians &amp;\u00a0Curt Hawkins. Nothing special here. The crowd, being a lot of kids loved Kalisto and Rhyno and Slater were pretty over also. Rhyno won with a gore on Aiden English.<\/p>\n<p>(3)\u00a0Dolph Ziggler\u00a0defeated Apollo Crews. Pretty good match. A lot of athleticism. Crowd wanted to cheer Dolph, but Apollo received a decent reaction also. Ziggler won with a rake to the eyes followed by the zig-zag.<\/p>\n<p>(4)\u00a0Bray Wyatt defeated Luke Harper to retain the WWE\u00a0Title. Good match, Luke looks slimmed down from what I\u2019m used to on TV. Bray was really over even as the heel. Bray won with Sister Abagail. After the match, Harper received a decent ovation and chants of Luke from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Intermission.<\/p>\n<p>(5)\u00a0Mojo Rawley defeated Viktor of the Ascension. Slow start to the match, likely to allow people to return to their seats. Nothing special. Crowd was solidly behind Mojo. A lot of kids, what can I say? Mojo won with his running corner punch move.<\/p>\n<p>(6)\u00a0Alexa Bliss defeated Becky Lynch, Tamina, Natalya, Carmella, and Mickie James to retain the Smackdown Women&#8217;s Title. Crowd was behind Becky big time. This match was okay, probably less action than you\u2019d expect having 6 women in the match. Decent, although out of no where finish, when Becky had the disarmer on Carmella, Alexa ran in from behind and rolled up Becky for the three count. Chants of Becky after the match, they actually played her Music off once Alexa was in the back.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3517588458\" 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>(7) John Cena defeated A.J. Styles in an Albany Street Fight.\u00a0This was the match everyone was here for. The crowd delivered with a lot of intensity throughout the match. This crowd was very pro Cena. About 80-20 in favor of John. Makes sense with the kids in attendance. The crowd treated both as stars and it was pretty electric for a house show. Some big spots with foreign objects being a no DQ Match. Styles did a low blow and put Cena through the table for a believable near fall. AJ set up another table and Cena did an AA on him through the table for the 3 count. The crowd exploded after the three like Cena won another championship. I was there to see AJ, but i admit the crowd reaction was cool.<\/p>\n<p>OTHER THOUGHTS:\u00a0Solid, if not spectacular show. Was hoping to see Asuka during the women\u2019s match. Also no American Alpha was really surprising. Not as surprising not seeing Randy Orton at a house show, but American Alpha not being there was really puzzling. Being the tag champs and young acts that haven\u2019t been featured on TV much, I would have thought they\u2019d be a sure thing on the show, but I guess that\u2019ll have to wait for next time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THIS REPORT FROM TONIGHT&#8217;S OTHER WWE LIVE EVENT:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/03\/19\/318-wwe-allentown-pa-reigns-vs-braun-new-day-without-xavier-vs-gallows-anderson-vs-cesaro-sheamus-swann-vs-neville\/\">3\/18 WWE in Allentown, Pa.: Reigns vs. Braun, New Day (without Xavier) vs. Gallows &amp; Anderson vs. Cesaro &amp; Sheamus, Swann vs. Neville<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>Please send any news tips and results to: pwtorch@gmail.com.\u00a0<\/strong>For 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>\n<p><em><strong>If you attend a live event, please send results.\u00a0<\/strong>We 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-721923587\"><div id=\"pwtor-476042095\"><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 &#8211; SMACKDOWN MARCH 18, 2017 ALBANY, N.Y. 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