DRAFT RESULTS
RAW
- Seth Rollins
- WWE Women's Champion: Charlotte
- Finn Balor
- Roman Reigns
- Brock Lesnar
- The New Day
- Sami Zayn
- Sasha Banks
- Chris Jericho
- Rusev (w/Lana)
- Kevin Owens
- Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady
- The Club
- Big Show
- Nia Jax
- Neville
- Cesaro
- Sheamus
SMACKDOWN
- WWE Champion: Dean Ambrose
- AJ Styles
- John Cena
- Randy Orton
- Bray Wyatt
- Becky Lynch
- Miz (w/Maryse)
- Baron Corbin
- American Alpha
- Dolph Ziggler
- Natalya
- Alberto Del Rio
QUICK RESULTS
- 1. John Cena def. Luke Gallows
- 2. Darren Young and Zack Ryder def. Rusev and Miz
- 3. Bray Wyatt def. Xavier Woods
- 4. Kevin Owens vs Kane - No Match, No Winner
- 5. Charlotte and Dana Brooke def. Sasha Banks
- 6. Chris Jericho def. Cesaro
- 7. Natalya vs Alicia Fox - No Match, No winner
- 8. Dean Ambrose def. Seth Rollins
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WWE SMACKDOWN LIVE - TUESDAY JULY 19,2016
Welcome to Smackdown Live and we kick things off with the very first draft pick which goes to Raw and the first draft pick for Monday Night Raw is Seth Rollins
Smackdown is up next and for Smackdown's first draft pick is WWE Champion Dean Ambrose. Raw is up for its second pick and it is WWE Women's Champion Charlotte
Smackdown up with its second pick and Shane announces AJ Styles as its second draft pick. Raw announces its third draft and it is NXT Superstar Finn Balor
1. JOHN CENA VS LUKE GALLOWS
Enzo and Cass come out to watch Cena's back. Enzo goes through his usual routine and the match begins with Gallows missing with a right hand but flooring Cena with a shoulderblock. Gallows in control of the match as Smackdown goes to its first break of the night
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Back from break Cena goes for a crossbody, caught by Gallows who slams him to the mat. Gallows with elbow strikes and Gallows works over Cena's neck.
Cena gets to his feet, turning things around. Cena grabs gallows leg and trips him delivering the five knuckle shuffle. Gallows takes control once more and Styles and Anderson stand up on the apron which brings Enzo and Cass into the ring. Styles and Anderson charge but Enzo and Cass send them to the outside as Cena hits an Attitude Adjustment to Gallows for the three count
The winner of the match: John Cena
Up Next: Rusev and Miz vs Darren Young and Zack Ryder
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Back from break and we go back to the stage for the next draft picks and Raw is up once again and their next pick is Roman Reigns. Smackdown's 2nd round draft pick is "The Face That Runs The Place" 15 time WWE Champion John Cena
Raw up for their second pick and it is "The Beast incarnate" Brock Lesnar. Smackdown's next pick is "The Viper" Randy Orton. And Raw up with its 3rd and final pick of its 2nd round draft pick and their next pick is The New Day
2. MIZ AND RUSEV VS ZACK RYDER AND DARREN YOUNG
Rusev and Miz in control early on. Rusev with a suplex to Ryder. Rusev picks Ryder up for a suplex but it's countered into a hangman's neckbreaker by Ryder. Miz and Young get the tags for their teams and Young with series of clotheslines
Overhead belly to belly suplex by Young. Young with the Gut Check but Rusev in to break the pin. Rusev with a suplex. Ryder with a missile dropkick from the apron takes out Rusev and Young locks the Crossface Chickenwing in on Miz for the submission
The winners of the match: Darren Young and Zack Ryder
Up Next: Xavier Woods vs Bray Wyatt
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3. XAVIER WOODS VS BRAY WYATT
Wyatt with a right hand unloads on Woods. Woods completely dominating the match. Wyatt off the ropes hits a senton on Woods as Big E and Kingston look on.
Wyatt charges and Woods rocks Wyatt with right hands. High knee to the jaw by Woods and Wyatt is stunned. Woods fired up runs into Wyatt who plants Woods with Sister Abigail for the three count
The winner of the match: Bray Wyatt
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4. KEVIN OWENS VS KANE
OWens was making his way out to the ring for his match but Sami Zayn ran down and a brawl broke out. Owens put a stop to Zayn once in the ring and threw him into Kane who grabbed Zayn by the throat. Owens yelled for Kane to chokeslam Zayn but Kane grabbed both Owens and Zayn and delivered a double chokeslam
The winner of the match: None
Onto the next draft picks and Raw is up with their choice and Stephanie says the #1 show always gets the #1 pick and Raw choose "The Underdog From The Underground" Sami Zayn. Smackdown fires back with "The Face Of Fear" Bray Wyatt.
Mick Foley reminds Shane and Daniel Bryan there are also women available and their next draft pick is "The Boss" Sasha Banks. Daniel Bryan acknowledges Foley's previous statement and Smackdown's next pick is "The Lasskicker" Becky Lynch. Raw's third and final pick for this round is Chris Jericho
Up Next: Sasha Banks vs Charlotte and Dana Brooke
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5. SASHA BANKS VS CHARLOTTE AND DANA BROOKE
Kick by Sasha and Dana gets thrown into Charlotte who crashes to the floor. Irish whip by Sasha and a right hand. Charlotte goes to pull Sasha off the apron but Sasha kicks her away and delivers double knees to Charlotte. Dana from behind with a clothesline
Back in the ring, Dana with the ground and pound. Dana with a chinlock and it's broken by Sasha who unloads with clotheslines. Slap to Dana. Charlotte aqgain sent crashing to the floor. Dana picks Sasha up for a fireman's carry. Sasha with the backstabber.
Charlotte tries to interfere but Sasha puts a stop to that and goes to lock in the Bank Statement. It's broken up by Charlotte who hits the Natural Selection for the three count
The winners of the match: Charlotte and Dana Brooke
Mick and Stephanie announce their next draft pick US Chaampion Rusev and Lana. Shane says they need the Intercontinental Champion and pick The Miz and Maryse
Raw's next pick is "The Prizefighter" Kevin Owens. Smackdown on the other hand chooses The winner of the Andre The Giant Battle Royal, Baron Corbin. The final draft pick for Raw goes to Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady
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6. CESARO VS CHRIS JERICHO
Jericho slaps Cesaro and Cesaro fires back with an uppercut and clothesline over the top rope. Moonsault off the apron and a running uppercut.
Back in the ring, crossbody from the top rope. Jericho counters the Cesaro Swing, Cesaro counters The Walls. Enziguri by Jericho.
Snapmare into a chinlock by Jericho. Series of reversals. Jericho with chops and Cesaro sent over the ropes onto the apron. Cesaro on the top turnbuckle is cut off. Cesaro fires back with headbutts. Jericho back on the top rope and a Frankensteiner to Cesaro.
Codebreaker block and Cesaro unloads with uppercuts. Jericho with an elbow. Cesaro counters Lionsault with a Russian Legsweep. Cesaro Swing to Jericho and Cesaro looks for the sharpshooter but Jericho counters. Cesaro with double stomps. Jericho counters the Corkscrew uppercut with a codebreaker for the three count
The winner of the match: Chris Jericho
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7. NATALYA VS ALICIA FOX
Back from the break and Natalya is brawling at ringside with Becky Lynch as officials try to separate them. Natalya was set to have a match but Becky attacked her. Becky eventually heads to the back as we go to the stage.
The winner of the match; No match, no winner
Stephanie drafts Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson to RAW. Bryan drafts NXT’s “American Alpha” Chad Gable and Jason Jordan to SmackDown. Big Show is headed to RAW. Shane selects Dolph Ziggler for SmackDown. Stephanie announces NXT’s Nia Jax for RAW.
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Back from the break and RAW selects Neville, SmackDown drafts Natalya, RAW drafts Cesaro, SmackDown picks Alberto Del Rio and RAW selects Sheamus. That’s it for the TV picks, another 30 will be announced on the post-show
8. WWE CHAMPIONSHIP: DEAN AMBROSE VS SETH ROLLINS
We go to the ring and out comes Seth Rollins. He greets Stephanie McMahon and out comes WWE Champion Dean Ambrose. We get formal ring introductions from JoJo but Rollins attacks before they are over.
We still have no bell. Rollins leaves Ambrose laying on the floor and comes back in to raise the WWE Title in the air as Smackdown goes to break
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Back from the break and the bell rings. Rollins unloads and beats Ambrose down. Rollins with more offense before keeping Ambrose down in the middle of the ring. Ambrose rolls to the floor for a breather but Rollins follows. Ambrose gets whipped into the barrier but he backdrops Rollins over the barrier into the timekeeper’s area. Ambrose jumps from the announce table but Rollins moves and he hits the barrier. Back to the ring now. Rollins with a springboard knee and a kick to the face for a close 2 count.
-Commercial-
Back from the break with Rollins still in control. Lots more back and forth. Ambrose ends up getting the win with Dirty Deeds after countering Rollins.
The winner of the match: Dean Ambrose
Post Match: After the match, Ambrose celebrates as Shane and Bryan come to join him in the ring. We get replays as Ambrose puts on his SmackDown t-shirt and we see Rollins down on the outside. A big “yes!” chant breaks out as Ambrose hits the corners and the announcers run down the Battleground card. SmackDown goes off the air with Bryan, Ambrose and Shane celebrating in the ring.
-- END SHOW--
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