Wednesday, October 4, 2017

SmackDown Live's Battleground, Year 4

A very good card with some great matchups.

Match 1. DIY vs. The Ascension
All four men got some offense in early. DIY wore down Konnor as they hit an assisted diving cross body for a near fall. Gargano hit Viktor with a Samoan driver for another two count. After a running knee, Ciampa locked in a modified cloverleaf. Viktor hit Ciampa with a Tiger Bomb and won.

Whoa. The Ascension might have gotten their first win and a huge win at that.

Match 2. Naomi vs. Sasha Banks vs. Tamina - SmackDown Women's Championship
Sasha went after both women early. She hit Naomi with two German suplexes. Sasha hit Tamina with one as well. Naomi hit Tamina with a split-legged moonsault. Sasha locked Naomi in the Bank Statement. Naomi took out Sasha and Tamina caught Naomi with a superkick to win.

Wow. I was not expecting Tamina to pull this one out. A huge win for her career.

Match 3. TM61 vs. The Usos - SmackDown Tag Team Championship
Jimmy hit both opponents with neck breakers. Jey hit Nick with a Samoan Driver. Miller came back with a Widow's Peak but Jey grabbed the ropes. He also hit a frog splash. All four men fought in the ring. Jey kicked out of a sit-out powerbomb. Miller kicked out of a superkick/diving splash combo. The Usos hit another kick/splash combo and got the win.

A great tag match for our second title change.

Match 4. Rusev vs. The Miz - United States Championship
Miz caught Rusev off the ropes with a big boot and then a knee to the face. He quickly hit a front headlock driver. Rusev landed a backbreaker and bicycle kick. Rusev kicked out of the Skull Crushing Finale. Rusev cracked Miz over the head with a bat. Miz shook that off and hit a second finisher but got a two count. He hit a third SCF to win the title.

Holy crap. These two went to war over the US title. Miz is resilient.

Match 5. Last Man Standing - Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho
We haven't seen these two much. Jericho hit a back suplex and delayed suplex on the outside. Jericho later hit a brainbuster. Orton caught Jericho with a t-bone suplex. Suplex City! He continued to target Jericho's back. Jericho busted out the Codebreaker and a superplex. Orton could not answer the count.

A good LMS match. Not sure why it has the stip, but I enjoyed the match.

Match 6. Sami Zayn vs. Samoa Joe vs. Goldberg vs. Braun Strowman
This is a stacked co-main event. Goldberg hit Joe with a bat. Joe returned the favor. Braun pummeled Zayn on the outside. He hit the pump handle piledriver. Goldberg powerbombed Joe on the outside. Braun hit a second piledriver to get the win.

A car crash of a 4-way. Braun dominates.

Main Event. Undertaker vs. Macho Man - WWE Championship
Two of the all-time greats. Taker hit a couple of suplexes. He then sent Savage head-first into the post. Taker got a near fall with Old School. Savage took apart the announce table but Taker followed him by landing a dive over the top rope. Savage landed a super back suplex. Taker recovered and won with just one Tombstone.

Not the best showing from Savage. Maybe he's on his way out. 

Recap: A good event with three big title changes yet Taker remains at the top. 

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