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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...

WWE has really been pulling all the right plugs to consolidate its viewership. Facing heavy competition from the red-brand, Smackdown Live didn't disappoint. With marquee PPV matches packaged into a regular TV show, Smackdown Live has lived up to all expectations leading into Summerslam. Let's have a look at the proceedings. Credits: WWE.com Results: US Championship: AJ Styles(C) defeated Kevin Owens. Aiden English defeated Sami Zayn. Naomi and Becky Lynch defeated Natalya and Carmella. Rusev defeated Chad Gable. #1 Contender's Match: Shinsuke Nakamura defeated John Cena. US Championship Match: AJ Styles(C) vs. Kevin Owens Smackdown Live was kicked off by the US Championship match, heavily relying on AJ Styles and Kevin Owens to set the tone for the big night to follow. Both wrestlers pulled off amazing moves, as has become a norm whenever they are battling. They have set the standard so high and their chemistry has become so impeccable, that anyt...

Picking up from their below-par offering at yesterday's Smackdown Live-exclusive PPV, Battleground, WWE seemed to have hit the nail on the head with Raw this week. In what seemingly has become a regularity, WWE Raw continues to awe the WWE Universe with amazing storylines and brawls that carry a heavy reminder of the bygone golden eras! Let's have a look at the proceedings. Credits: wrestlingnewssource.com Results: Elias Samson defeats Finn Balor in a No Disqualification match. Big Cass defeats Enzo Amore. Nia Jax defeats Emma. #1 Contender's Match for Women's Title: Bayley defeats Sasha Banks. Jason Jordan defeats Curt Hawkins. The Revival defeat Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows. Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins defeat The Miz, Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel. Kurt Angle-Braun Strowman-Samoa Joe-Roman Reigns Kurt Angle made a quick work of addressing Jason Jordan's reveal as his son and was happy to put him up for a match tonight. He then subtly m...

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...

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 ...

Disclaimer:   Given the continuous changing nature of major events in the WWE, rumors are just a way to stay updated with the proceedings in WWE. Please note that these are not legitimately underway. Here's a look into the weekly round-up of all the rumors and the updates taking place in WWE. Credits: WWE.com 1. July 23, 2017, we will witness the storied Smackdown Live PPV from Philadelphia. As observed on several media sources like Sportskeeda, Wrestling Observer, WWE isn't quite pleased with the ticket sales of the Smackdown-exclusive Battleground PPV. Despite the huge following WWE has in Philly, they're having a hard time selling the tickets for the PPV. Take a look at the match card: Jinder Mahal(C) vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship (Punjabi Prison Match) John Cena vs. Rusev (Flag Match) AJ Styles(C) vs. Kevin Owens (US Championship) The Usos (C) vs. The New Day (Smackdown Live Tag Team Championship) Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Baron Corbin Charl...

Centered upon a huge tease for a John Cena-AJ Styles feud late into the summer, Smackdown Live was off to an explosive start! Here's looking into the Blue-Brand's offering for this week. Credits: watchwrestling.uno Results: Jinder Mahal (C) defeats Tye Dillinger Xavier Woods defeats Jey Uso Natalya Hart and Tamina Snuka defeat Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch John Cena and AJ Styles defeat Kevin Owens and Rusev US Open Challenge: The show opened to a video segment of AJ Styles defeating Kevin Owens at the hallowed Madison Square Garden to capture the US Championship Title. As the WWE Universe started chanting AJ Styles'name, his music hit and the new US Champ entered the arena to address the audience. Reinstating prestige to the overlooked title, Styles declared the US open challenge as popularized by Cena and called upon his first challenger. To his surprise, Cena answered the call and out he came to a thunderous applaud. Affirming his inclusion to...