{"id":41361,"date":"2017-04-18T01:24:19","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T06:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=41361"},"modified":"2017-04-18T01:26:17","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T06:26:17","slug":"416-wwe-cincinnati-ohio-braun-reigns-brawl-hardys-shine-big-show-beats-two-men-owens-joe-vs-jericho-seth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/04\/18\/416-wwe-cincinnati-ohio-braun-reigns-brawl-hardys-shine-big-show-beats-two-men-owens-joe-vs-jericho-seth\/","title":{"rendered":"4\/16 WWE in Cincinnati, Ohio: Braun and Reigns brawl, Hardys shine, Big Show beats two men, Owens &#038; Joe vs. Jericho &#038; Seth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-868581979\" 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 BRAND<br \/>\nAPRIL 16, 2017<br \/>\nCINCINNATI, OHIO<br \/>\nREPORT BY MARCUS DIETZ, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT<\/h3>\n<p>I brought my 5 year old son with me and it was his first live event.<\/p>\n<p>(1)\u00a0Matt &amp; Jeff Hardy defeated Enzo &amp; Cass, Sheamus &amp; Cesaro, and Gallows &amp; Anderson in a Fatal Four Way for the Raw Tag Team Championships. \u00a0This was an excellent opening match! \u00a0Great response to the Hardy&#8217;s, lots of delete chants throughout the match. \u00a0Matt was in his &#8220;Broken&#8221; character about 75 percent of the match. \u00a0Every team got all their normal spots in, but the Hardys retained after Jeff hit Karl Anderson with a Swanton. \u00a0Looking back, this was probably the best match of the night.<\/p>\n<p>(2)\u00a0Sami Zayn defeated Curtis Axel with his finisher. \u00a0Decent match. \u00a0Axel actually got in a considerable amount of offense and looked pretty good. \u00a0It&#8217;s too bad he didn&#8217;t get moved over to Smackdown. \u00a0He could use a fresh start, or as Shane McMahon likes to claim, an opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>(3)\u00a0Neville defeated\u00a0Austin Aries via submission to retain the WWE Cruiseweight Championship. \u00a0This was a nice, fast-paced match. \u00a0Neville is a beast in the ring. \u00a0There were actually several in the crowd that were cheering for him, which I think surprised him.<\/p>\n<p>They showed Roman Reigns on the big screen, which brought the loudest boos of the night. \u00a0Then they showed clips of Braun Strowman beating Reigns up from Raw last week (crowd mostly loved it). \u00a0JoJo announced that Reigns was not cleared to wrestle. \u00a0Strowman came out, cut a solid promo, and asked for a challenger to face him in the ring. \u00a0Nobody came out, so he headed up the ramp. \u00a0Then Reigns came out and the two of them started brawling. \u00a0The crowd was hot for this! \u00a0Strowman had the upper hand the entire time. \u00a0He got a table out from under the ring and set it up in the corner. \u00a0Suddenly, Reigns recovered like nothing ever happened to him and speared Strowman through the table. \u00a0The crowd was very conflicted during this segment. \u00a0Lots of boos and cheers for both guys.<\/p>\n<p>(4) Bayley beat Charlotte, Sasha Banks, and Nia Jax to retain the\u00a0Raw Women&#8217;s Championship. \u00a0Bayley hit a Bayley-to-Belly on Charlotte to retain. \u00a0Solid match. \u00a0Nia Jax actually looked very good tonight. \u00a0She&#8217;s improving and will be a force in the future.<\/p>\n<p>(5)\u00a0The Big Show beat Jinder Mahal &amp;\u00a0Titus O&#8217;Neil in a two-on-one match. \u00a0Great pop for The Big Show! \u00a0Mahal and O&#8217;Neil are physically shredded. \u00a0Each of them got in a generous amount of offense, but The Big Show prevails as he pinned both guys following a double chokeslam.<\/p>\n<p>(6)\u00a0Chris Jericho &amp;\u00a0Seth Rollins beat Kevin Owens &amp;\u00a0Samoa Joe. Owens came\u00a0to the ring first and cut a short promo about how terrible Cincinnati is (true) and that we&#8217;re all bad parents (questionable). \u00a0Out came\u00a0Joe. \u00a0Next was\u00a0Jericho, to an enormous pop. \u00a0He was wearing a lighted scarf, which was actually pretty cool. \u00a0Finally, Seth Rollins made\u00a0his way to the ring. \u00a0The match started off slow, but quickly picked up steam. \u00a0Lots of back and forth between both teams. \u00a0Jericho hit a Codebreaker on Owens and got\u00a0the pin. \u00a0After the match, Jericho put the entire arena on The List, and he and Rollins took pictures with fans and ringside.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4078634434\" 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><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:<\/strong> Overall, this was a good show put on by the WWE. \u00a0Finn Balor and The New Day were originally advertised for the show, but injuries caused them to be pulled from the event. \u00a0The two most impressive moves of the night were actually the same move, a double suplex. \u00a0The first was performed by Nia Jax on Sasha Banks and Bayley. \u00a0The second was The Big Show suplexing Jinder Mahal and Titus O&#8217;Neil, which looked incredible.<\/p>\n<p>Biggest pops of the night:<br \/>\n1. Chris Jericho<br \/>\n2. Enzo &amp;\u00a0Cass<br \/>\n3. The Hardy Boyz<br \/>\n4. The Big Show<br \/>\n5. Sasha Banks &amp; Sami Zayn (tie)<\/p>\n<p>Loudest boos of the night:<br \/>\n1. Roman Reigns appearing on the big screen from Raw<br \/>\n2. Kevin Owens<br \/>\n3. Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman live (crowd was split between who to cheer and who to boo)<br \/>\n4. Jinder Mahal (he actually got a &#8220;you hurt Finn&#8221; chant)<br \/>\n5. Gallows &amp;\u00a0Anderson<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THIS PREVIOUS REPORT:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/04\/17\/415-nxt-charlotte-n-c-called-wrestlers-nakamura-dillinger-revival-give-farewell-speeches-nxt-fans-main-event\/\">4\/15 NXT in Charlotte, N.C.: Called up wrestlers Nakamura, Dillinger, Revival give farewell speeches to NXT fans after main event<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>Please send any news tips and results to:<\/strong>\u00a0pwtorch@gmail.com.\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>\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. 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