{"id":42328,"date":"2017-05-12T22:43:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-13T03:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=42328"},"modified":"2017-05-12T22:53:56","modified_gmt":"2017-05-13T03:53:56","slug":"512-wwe-newcastle-england-shinsuke-opener-orton-defends-styles-mahal-owens-vs-sami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/05\/12\/512-wwe-newcastle-england-shinsuke-opener-orton-defends-styles-mahal-owens-vs-sami\/","title":{"rendered":"5\/12 WWE in Newcastle, England: Shinsuke in the opener, Orton defends against Styles and Mahal, Owens vs. Sami"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3768157027\" 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 \/>\nMAY 12, 2017<br \/>\nNEWCASTLE, ENGLAND<br \/>\nREPORT BY JAMES WHALE, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT<\/h3>\n<p>(1)\u00a0Shinsuke Nakamura beat Dolph Ziggler.\u00a0Cameras everywhere were out for Nakamura&#8217;s entrance which in the\u00a0flesh\u00a0is quite special. With it being the opening match Nakamura was able to showcase his stuff and the crowd were excited for it.<\/p>\n<p>(2)\u00a0Tye Dillinger &amp;\u00a0Breezango beat Aiden English &amp;\u00a0The Ascension.\u00a0Tye\u00a0Dillinger doesn&#8217;t have much except for the 10 gimmick and so this is pretty much his level.\u00a0The\u00a0match itself\u00a0had some comedy spots, but overall not much to it.<\/p>\n<p>(3) Luke Harper beat Erick Rowan.\u00a0These two should never wrestle each other again.<\/p>\n<p>(4)\u00a0Naomi &amp; Becky Lynch &amp;\u00a0Charlotte beat Carmella (w\/James Ellsworth) &amp;\u00a0Tamina &amp;\u00a0Natalya.\u00a0Charlotte being \u00a0a smiling\u00a0babyface\u00a0is okay, but her heel work is so much more effective.\u00a0Becky\u00a0needs to work on a more relatable comeback as it just seems to come across as the thing she has to do.<\/p>\n<p>(5)\u00a0Kevin Owen beat\u00a0Sami Zayn\u00a0to retain the U.S. Title.\u00a0On entrance, Owens\u00a0took a fan&#8217;s List Of Jericho and casually threw it to the ground like it was rubbish. As the bell rang, Owens went\u00a0out\u00a0the ring and would be reluctant to come back in. He then got the microphone from the\u00a0announcer\u00a0and mocked a\u00a0parent. The match itself was very\u00a0good as you&#8217;d expect from these two. After the\u00a0match, Owens\u00a0continued to insult all the parents and demanded silence, but\u00a0Zayn returned to give him the helluva kick.<\/p>\n<p>Intermission<\/p>\n<p>(6)\u00a0Tyler Bate &amp; Trent Seven &amp;\u00a0Saxton Huxley beat Pete Dunne &amp; Joseph Connors &amp;\u00a0James Drake.<\/p>\n<p>(7) Baron Corbin beat Mojo Rawley.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3670566403\" 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>(8) Usos beat American Alpha and Epico &amp;\u00a0Primo\u00a0to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Titles.\u00a0The heel teams joined forces to beat up American Alpha most the way through the match. Then the heels began to fall out and American Alpha gained the upper hand from not their own doing. After American Alpha did\u00a0a tag team move in Epico, an Uso rolled up Gable for the win. American Alpha were the biggest losers of all time here as they did nothing to excite the crowd and were pinned by fluke. The way the match was setting up with the good guys being beaten up, you would have\u00a0thought\u00a0a massive comeback and a win were coming. American Alpha could have used a\u00a0Revival feud\u00a0to help them get over<\/p>\n<p>(9) Randy Orton\u00a0beat Jinder Mahal and A.J. Styles\u00a0to retain the WWE Championship.\u00a0Mahal looked good throughout the match and seemed in control of both Orton and Styles. Orton was very much a\u00a0favorite\u00a0of the kids, getting most of their cheers. Orton winning\u00a0at the end sent the everyone home happy for an alright show in terms of matches.<\/p>\n<p>FINAL THOUGHTS: One thing I do take issue is that Mahal before the match did a promo talking about how he gets booed for being &#8220;different&#8221; then said he would talk in his native language\u00a0and whilst speaking was cut off by Styles&#8217;s music and that was it. WHERE WAS THE BABYFACE COUNTERING HIS PROMO WITH ACTUAL REASONS AS TO WHY HE&#8217;S DISLIKED?\u00a0As there wasn&#8217;t a\u00a0rebuttal, it came across as though what Mahal\u00a0was saying was correct\u00a0which is\u00a0an\u00a0awful message for an arena full of kids to be a part of. This is another example of the\u00a0distasteful\u00a0morality that is in the WWE,\u00a0and\u00a0what they are telling\u00a0children in a very direct way is good guys are chumps and being different is bad.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THIS REPORT:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/05\/11\/511-wwe-sheffield-england-orton-vs-mahal-vs-styles-owens-vs-sami-shinsuke-vs-ziggler-six-woman-tag\/\">5\/11 WWE in Sheffield, England: Orton vs. Mahal vs. Styles, Owens vs. Sami, Shinsuke vs. Ziggler, Six-Woman Tag<\/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. No need to ask ahead of time.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-512591849\"><div id=\"pwtor-3732554904\"><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 MAY 12, 2017 NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND REPORT BY JAMES WHALE, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT (1)\u00a0Shinsuke Nakamura beat Dolph Ziggler.\u00a0Cameras everywhere were out for Nakamura&#8217;s entrance which in the\u00a0flesh\u00a0is quite special. 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