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Smackdown Live couldn't build up to the hype created by Raw, but in its own defense, it did take away a lot of buzz-worthy storylines that could've developed after. A failed cash-in and Shane's involvement in the US Title picture headlined the show. Let's have a look. Credits: WWE.com Results: Natalya defeated Becky Lynch. Rusev vs. Chad Gable ended in a double count-out. The Usos defeated The New Day. Jinder Mahal vs. John Cena ended in a no contest. Mahal's Independence Speech Jinder Mahal kicked off the show along with the Singh Brother by inviting a live band performance of the Indian National Anthem. Mahal then took to address the audience by stating that he would beat John Cena in a more dominating fashion than Nakamura did and started his usual ranting in Punjabi. Nakamura interrupted him and claimed that he would take the title from him at Summerslam. This was a sub-par segment. Hopefully, WWE are done experimenting with Jinder Ma...

Continuing the build-up to the Biggest Party of The Summer, Raw's go-home show, emanating from Boston, was nothing short of stunning. With PPV teases and huge match-ups already in place, we were treated to a spectacle of the first Big-4 PPV, masquerading as a TV show. What went down last night? Where does Summerslam stand with all the match-ups from the red brand? Let's have a look. Results: #1 Contender's Match: Sasha Banks defeated Nia Jax. R-Truth vs. Elias ended in a No-Contest. Cruiserweight Championship: Akira Tozawa defeats Neville (C). Bray Wyatt defeated Finn Balor. Mickie James defeated Emma. The Hardy Boyz and Jason Jordan defeated The Miz and The Miztourage. The Fist Bump (Finally!) Raw was kicked-off by Dena Ambrose, addressing his issues and the recent proceeding between him and his former Shield brother, Seth Rollins. Both Rollins and Ambrose tried their best to address the elephant in the room. They tried to understand why they wa...

WWE must have realized that Battleground was everything but a PPV - apart from it being labelled as one. Seemingly back on track to compete with Raw's surging viewership ratings and gravitational storylines, Smackdown Live made the best show possible to reinvigorate its stardom on TV. Smackdown Live is now on the course, sprinting swiftly towards establishing mouth-watering storylines for The Biggest Party of The Summer. Let's have a look at the proceedings. Credits: WWE.com Results: Shinsuke Nakamura defeats Baron Corbin. Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch defeat Tamina Snuka and Lana. Sami Zayn and Tye Dillinger defeat Mike Kanellis and Aiden English. AJ Styles defeats Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho to become new US Champion. Jericho's Big Return Kevin Owens, the new US Champ after Battleground, kicked the show off as he began gloating about conquering what was rightfully his and eventually concluding that he was a better champion that AJ Styles. A s...

What a show! To all those people who actually paid to watch this, there is no amount of sympathy I have that would satiate your unfathomable loss. To all those people, including myself, who actually wasted time watching the Smackdown-exclusive PPV, there is not enough empathy in the world that could give us back our precious time. Let's just get into the proceedings.  Credits: cagesideseats.com Results: Kickoff: Aiden English defeats Tye Dillinger. Tag Team Championship: The New Day defeat The Usos to become new champions. Shinsuke Nakamura defeats Baron Corbin via DQ. #1 Contender's Match for the Women's Title: Natalya wins. US Championship: Kevin Owens defeats AJ Styles to become new champion. Flag Match: John Cena defeats Rusev. Sami Zayn defeats Mike Kanellis. WWE Championship Match: Jinder Mahal escapes the Punjabi Prison to retain his championship. Kickoff: Aiden English vs. Tye Dillinger Before the match, Aiden English starts singing as...

The Smackdown Live-exclusive PPV, Battleground 2017 doesn't really look impressive, given the fact that this is the last PPV before Summerslam. A total of 8 matches have been announced, out of which, 3 will be Championship matches, a Flag Match, a #1 Contender's match and 3 non-title matches. Multiple rematches don't really call for exciting bouts, however, a few of them have the potential to steal the show. Here's looking into the complete match-card and my predictions: Credits: WWE.com Kickoff: Aiden English vs. Tye Dillinger There is no real story-line here. This is the second consecutive time that these two are crossing paths due to the sole fact that WWE Creative needs something to ignite the crowd ahead of a forgetful night. The Perfect 10, Tye Dillinger, has been on a role, given the fact that he went up against WWE Champion Jinder Mahal a couple of weeks back. These two prospects have the ability to pull off a good match in terms of technicality and e...

With Five days to go for the Smackdown Live-exclusive Pay-Per-View Battleground, WWE is gearing up for a monumental task of maintaining its viewership for the underwhelming event. With a lackluster main-event and packed up midcard and undercard matches that have the potential to steal the show, let's take a look into how WWE plans to put in the finishing touches at the go-home show for Battleground. Credits: WWE.com Results: Jimmy Uso defeats Kofi Kingston Mike Kanellis defeats Sami Zayn Becky Lynch defeats Charlotte Flair Baron Corbin and Kevin Owens defeat AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura Return of The Punjabi Prison: With the aggressive entry that WWE is trying to approach into India, The Punjabi Prison opened the show. Cameras moving here and there, catching every glimpse of the bamboo-prison, does little to accentuate the threat it poses. WWE Champion Jinder Mahal enters, flanked by the Singh Brothers to address the WWE Universe. The Modern Day Maharaja ...