{"id":55845,"date":"2018-02-25T01:02:44","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T07:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=55845"},"modified":"2018-02-25T01:02:44","modified_gmt":"2018-02-25T07:02:44","slug":"2-24-wwe-denver-col-styles-defends-wwe-title-four-way-shinsuke-celebrates-birthday-roode-vs-mahal-u-s-title-rawley-kanellis-usos-new-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/02\/25\/2-24-wwe-denver-col-styles-defends-wwe-title-four-way-shinsuke-celebrates-birthday-roode-vs-mahal-u-s-title-rawley-kanellis-usos-new-day\/","title":{"rendered":"2\/24 WWE in Denver, Col.: Styles defends WWE Title in four-way, Shinsuke celebrates his birthday, Roode vs. Mahal for U.S. Title, Rawley, Kanellis, Usos, New Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2547550737\" 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 SMACKDOWN LIVE EVENT<br \/>\nFEBRUARY 24, 2018<br \/>\nDENVER, COL. AT PEPSI CENTER<br \/>\nREPORT BY JON EKS, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Please send results of live events you attend to <a href=\"mailto:pwtorch@pwtorch.com\">pwtorch@pwtorch.com<\/a>. Thank you! Also, please include any photos you take of either the arena setting, entrance stage, and clear pictures of wrestlers on way to ring or inside the ring.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Pepsi Center holds about 16,000 people. I\u2019d guess there were 5,000-6,000 people in attendance. Here\u2019s how it went:<\/p>\n<p>Fans got to vote on which match they\u2019d like to see before the event started. Kurt Angle vs Shawn Michaels from WrestleMania XXI\u00a0won, so we got highlights from it.<\/p>\n<p>(1) The Usos beat New Day and Chad Gable &amp; Shelton Benjamin and Rusev &amp; Aiden English for the WWE Tag Team Championship.\u00a0Ton of comedy and hilarious bullsh&#8211; including Big E slingshotting Aiden English into Chad Gable\u2019s nuts. The Usos retain after a double superkick to English coming off the top rope. Every team in the match was over and the crowd was very into it.<\/p>\n<p>(2) Sin Cara beat Mike Kanellis\u00a0with a Swanton. Entertaining match. Crowd in Denver was also good for this. Kanellis managed to get nice heel heat and looked really good.<\/p>\n<p>(3) \u00a0Mojo Rawley beat\u00a0Tye Dillinger.\u00a0Crowd was pretty dead for this, which wasn\u2019t surprising considering the match quality wasn\u2019t great. Mojo won with some sort of shoulderblock.<\/p>\n<p>(4) The Bludgeon Bros. (Luke Harper &amp; Erick Rowan) beat\u00a0Breezango.\u00a0Comedy match that lasted roughly two minutes. Harper slapped Rowan, so Breeze and Fandango slapped each other trying to mimic the hype up. It was funny. Bludgeon Bros win with an assisted powerbomb.<\/p>\n<p>(5) Bobby Roode beat Jinder Mahal to retain the U.S. Title.\u00a0The heat for both Jinder and Roode were tremendous, especially after the dead crowd for the previous two matches. Really fun match that the crowd was into. One of the Singhs tried to distract the ref, Roode moved as Jinder ran into him, Roode hit the Glorious DDT, and won.\u00a0Crowd was geeked for him.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1801312910\" 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<\/p>\n<p>(5) Naomi &amp; Becky Lynch &amp; Charlotte beat The Riott Squad.\u00a0Great pop for the faces, less so for the heels, who the crowd was largely apathetic toward. There was a \u201cWe want Charlotte\u201d chant and all the faces were very over. Sarah Logan tapped to the Figure-Eight.<\/p>\n<p>(6) Shinsuke Nakamura pinned Dolph Ziggler.\u00a0It was Shinsuke\u2019s birthday, so Dolph led the crowd in &#8220;Happy Birthday,&#8221; then tried to cheapshot him. Shinsuke saw it coming, countered, and rode him and spanked him. Not as much heat as I expected, but an okayish match that saw Shinsuke win with the Kinshasa.<\/p>\n<p>(7) A.J. Styles beat Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens and Baron Corbin to retain the WWE Championship.\u00a0Sami and Kevin were so obnoxious that Styles and Corbin had to join up at the start of the match. Really solid match. Corbin has presence that is better appreciated in person. A.J. won after hitting the Styles Clash on Zayn.<\/p>\n<p>Best pops:<br \/>\n1. AJ Styles<br \/>\n2. Bobby Roode<br \/>\n3. Charlotte<\/p>\n<p>Most heat:<br \/>\n1. Kevin Owens\/Sami Zayn<br \/>\n2. Jinder Mahal<br \/>\n3. 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Also, please include any photos you take of either the arena setting, entrance stage, and clear pictures of wrestlers on way to ring or inside the ring.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THE PREVIOUS REPORT:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/02\/23\/2-22-nxt-ontario-ricochets-first-match-wwe-ember-vs-bel-air-match-cut-short-injury-gargano-la-rae-vs-almas-vega\/\">2\/22 NXT in Ontario: Ricochet\u2019s first match in WWE, Ember vs. Bel Air match cut short after injury, Gargano &amp; La Rae vs. Almas &amp; Vega<\/a><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1018288613\" 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<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-4235170970\"><div id=\"pwtor-1905796088\"><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 SMACKDOWN LIVE EVENT FEBRUARY 24, 2018 DENVER, COL. 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