{"id":83607,"date":"2019-07-22T23:11:23","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T04:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=83607"},"modified":"2019-07-23T15:55:34","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T20:55:34","slug":"7-22-wwe-in-ft-myers-florida-five-titles-on-the-line-ziggler-vs-kingston-vs-orton-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/07\/22\/7-22-wwe-in-ft-myers-florida-five-titles-on-the-line-ziggler-vs-kingston-vs-orton-main-event\/","title":{"rendered":"7\/22 WWE in Ft. Myers, Florida: Five Titles on the line, Ziggler vs. Kingston vs. Orton main event"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-857781506\" 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><p><strong>WWE LIVE EVENT REPORT &#8211; SMACKDOWN BRAND<br \/>\nJULY 22, 2019<br \/>\nFT. MYERS, FLORIDA AT HERTZ ARENA<br \/>\nREPORT BY GREG PARKS, TORCH COLUMNIST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Crowd was thin. I don&#8217;t do estimates, but you can see the pics of the crowd five minutes before bell time on my Twitter @gregmparks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Ali and Matt Hardy at 11:!0 in a Triple-Threat Match to retain the WWE Intercontinental Title<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nakamura pinned Hardy after a Kinshasa. Lots of stalling by Nakamura. Hardy got a good reaction and Ali received a polite pop.<\/p>\n<p>Ember Moon made her way out for the next match, but was attacked on the stage by Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) Shelton Benjamin &amp; Chad Gable defeated The B-Team at 6:36<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>B-Team actually got decent heel heat when they did get a reaction. Benjamin pinned Curtis Axel with Paydirt. Bo Dallas pitched a fit post-match, claiming Benjamin and Gable aren&#8217;t even a &#8220;real&#8221; tag team. So he demanded another team come out. Heavy Machinery answered the call.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) Heavy Machinery defeated The B-Team at 1:40<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1797287712\" 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>Crowd popped huge for Otis performing the Worm. Their double-team finish on Dallas earned Machinery the win.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(4) The IIconics retained the Women&#8217;s Tag Team Titles at 8:20 over The Kabuki Warriors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The heels did some pre-match mic work. This wasn&#8217;t too bad. There was some silliness in the match to keep the crowd into it. Kairi Sane was pinned by Peyton Royce while Billie Kay held Sane&#8217;s leg from outside the ring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(5) Ember Moon defeated Mandy Rose at 5:22<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ember won with the Eclipse. She was still selling the attack from earlier. Sonya Deville accompanied Rose to the ring.<\/p>\n<p>Elias did a performance that was cut short by Kevin Owens. Owens delivered a stunner to Elias then strummed a little on the guitar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(6) New Day defeated AOP in 8:39 to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Titles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Big E. is fun to watch. AOP&#8217;s power doesn&#8217;t translate live. Xavier Woods pinned one of the AOP with the Midnight Hour to retain.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3838015639\" 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><strong>(7) Apollo Crews defeated Andrade at 5:39<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was the first match out of intermission. Andrade cut a promo first in Spanish, then in English. The crowd reacted positively to a few moves by Crews.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(8) Bayley defeated Charlotte Flair to retain the Smackdown Women&#8217;s Title at 16:17<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best match on the show. Charlotte did a lot of stalling early on. Bayley won with a Bayley-to-Belly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(9) Kofi Kingston defeated Randy Orton and Dolph Ziggler in a Triple-Threat Match to retain the WWE Title at 10:15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Orton and Ziggler worked together for the first eight minutes of the match. Kofi pinned Dolph with the Trouble in Paradise.<\/p>\n<p>BIGGEST POPS:<br \/>\n1. Otis&#8217;s Worm<br \/>\n2. New Day<br \/>\n3. Matt Hardy<br \/>\n4. Randy Orton&#8217;s RKO to Kofi<\/p>\n<p>MOST HEAT:<br \/>\n1. Elias<br \/>\n2. Ziggler<br \/>\n3. 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