WWE SmackDown: Ryback & Erick Rowan Team Up, IC Title Match, Dean Ambrose Stretchered Out

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Tonight's episode starts with the grand news that Santino Marella is running the show tonight. Intros roll and then we get down to business. Kind of. WWE re-racks Raw's "Anonymous General Manager" material and all of the big feuds from this week's episode first.

Inside the venue, Dolph Ziggler hits the ramp and enjoys a warm welcome. Luke Harper's intro follows. Looks like we have an IC title match.

Intercontinental Championship Match: Dolph Ziggler vs. Luke Harper

Harper takes it to Zigs pretty hard and heavy to start. Dolph comes back and gets a near fall but Harper roars back and steps on Dolph's throat. He stays on top for quite a while. At one point, he drills Ziggler with a boot and pits Zigs on the floor. Break time.

After commercials, Harper is still in charge. Things turn in Ziggler's favor when Harper gets a shoulder full of ring post. Ziggler lands a drop kick soon after and covers for a near fall. After some back and forth, Dolph hits the "Famouser" and tries for another pinfall. Harper kicks out and Ziggler lands a cross-body and gets another near fall. Harper and Ziggler go at it briefly and Harper hits Zigs with a low blow, earning the DQ.

Result: Ziggler wins via DQ but Harper retains the title.

Post-match, Harper drags out a ladder and tries to power bomb Ziggler on to it but Ziggler reverses it and plants Harper's face into the ladder instead. Santino comes out and announces these two will have a ladder match at TLC.

After some commercials, we return to find the remnants of The Authority in the ring. Rollins says he's looking forward to TLC and mentions Big Show's "stairs" match against Erick Rowan. He then discusses the provision for his tables match with Cena which states that Cena will lose his status as number one contender for Lesnar's title if Rollins beats him. He also tells folks that Cena will "get a lot of splinters in his butt along the way."

Show takes the mic and says that he's going to make Rowan eat stairs at TLC and then acts it out. Kane addresses the crowd and says he's going to feed Ryback a hot mess of chairs. This segment is unbelievably long. Thank goodness for Santino Marella. Marella comes out and books Rollins and Big Show in a match against Ryback and Erick Rowan for tonight's main event.

The announce team revisits Monday Night Raw and shows the footage of The Miz offering career counseling to Naomi. And the ensuing dust-up between Jimmy Uso and The Miz. That's budding feud, right there. Jimmy Uso and Miz will meet in the ring later tonight. How about some more commercials?

Back from the break, we're getting a big ol' tag fracas.

Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston vs. Cesaro and Tyson Kidd

Xavier and Cesaro lock up first and Xavier goes for a quick pinfall, coming up short. Cesaro works him into the corner and tags in Kidd who stays on top of things until he brings Cesaro back in. Woods fights his way to Kofi for a tag. Kofi gets fired up and drops Kidd with some big moves. He covers Kidd but Cesaro breaks it up. He forces Kidd back to the New Day corner and tags in Woods who hits a huge move off the top. Woods pins Kidd and it's over.

Result: Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston defeat Cesaro and Tyson Kidd via pinfall.

After the match, Goldust and Stardust appear on the 'tron and tell everyone that they're bringing darkness to the New Day. The New Day guys say it ain't gonna happen. Hard to tell if the live crowd is really buying into it or if that applause is piped in.

Commercials follow and then backstage, we see Naomi admiring some flowers. Jimmy walks in and says they're not from him Once he learns they're from Miz, he trashes 'em properly. The announce team revisits Swagger's vow to take the title from Rusev and then we go to break again.

Once we're back on the show we get another recap and this time it covers the Ambrose/Wyatt feud. Dean's music hits and he has a microphone. He talks about busting up bray's rocking chair and makes a crack that Bray might've bought it from a Cracker Barrel. Rusev comes out next. It's a match, people. Well?maybe not.

Lana says Rusev will not compete tonight and we review footage of Swags laying out the big Bulgarian in retaliation for Rusev's assault on Zeb. Lana says that Americans are a disgrace and Rusev reminds everyone that he is the one who took out Zeb. He also prompts the Putin graphic on the 'tron and everybody boos on cue.

Ambrose is not impressed and says he came to fight. He steps out of the ring and walks towards Rusev but Wyatt ambushes him and a brawl erupts. Wyatt gets the upper hand and picks Dean apart. In a particularly nasty spot, Bray puts a chair on Deans throat and then tosses him into the steel steps with the chair leading the way. Doctors scramble to the scene and Dean is stretchered out.

Following some more advertisements, we're back in the ring with The Miz and Damien Mizdow. Miz says his overtures towards Naomi are misunderstood and he's just trying to help with her career. Jimmy Uso storms the ting and Jey holds him back. Jimmy goes outside so the match can start.

Jey Uso vs. The Miz

Jimmy is ejected from the ring area after he storms the ring again and goes after Miz. Once they get down to fighting, Miz takes control. Jey comes back and delivers a Samoan drop and then he tosses Miz around a little. Mizdow distracts Jey with some pantomime stunt-moves and Miz delivers the "skull-crushing finale" followed by a pinfall.

Result: The Miz defeats Jey Uso via pinfall.

We get another break and then we're rewarded with some Divas action for our patience.

Naomi vs. Brie Bella

Brie and Naomi mix it up and Brie lands a nice dropkick, staying one move ahead of Naomi for a good while. Naomi keeps kicking out though. Meanwhile, Nikki sits at ringside with the strap as AJ is stationed at the announce table on commentary. Naomi starts to turn it around and brie goes outside for a rest. Naomi takes out both sisters with a baseball slide. AJ sneaks up on Nikki and takes her out and Namoi rolls up Brie for the pin and the victory.

Result: Naomi defeats Brie Bella via pinfall.

Santino hams it up with Adam Rose's bunny after the commercials and then we get a look at Rollins and Show getting ready for their match with Kane hanging out in the background. Show points out that they are the most selfish team in history but despite that fact, they're ready to get things done. Let's go to ringside?

Ryback and Erick Rowan vs. Big Show and Seth Rollins

Rollins starts out with Erick Rowan and gets the ragdoll treatment. He backs Seth into the corner and tags in Ryback who continues the punishment. Rollins musters a comeback and peppers Ryback with shots but he doesn't stay on top for long. He does manage to land a drop kick that puts Ryback down as we go to break.

When the show resumes, Big Show is in against Ryback and he's all over The Big Guy. Rowan gets to tag in and after a couple ties, he puts Show down on his keister with a clothesline. Some brawling outside follows as J&J distracts Rowan long enough for Big Show to take command. Rollins comes in as the legal man and he whoops up on Rowan before tagging Show in again. Show kicks and taunts Rowan, planting him with a DDT and then covering for a near fall. Rowan fights to get back up and Show goes at him again, teasing Ryback for good measure. Rowan manages to tag Ryback in ad Show brings in Rollins. Rollins almost gets a surprise pinfall on the Big Guy. They go back and forth and Rollins almost puts Ryback away after another distraction from J&J. Seth misses with a curb stomp and Ryback delivers a spinebuster. Kane protests to the ref and gets ejected and escorted out by a cadre of other officials. Show tries to distract the ref next and Rown dumps him outside as Ryback delivers some huge power moves to Rollins, ultimately putting him down for the count.

Result: Ryback and Erick Rowan defeat Big Show and Seth Rollins via pinfall.

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