{"id":1732,"date":"2016-08-02T11:32:42","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T17:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?p=1732"},"modified":"2016-08-04T12:08:55","modified_gmt":"2016-08-04T18:08:55","slug":"smackdown-recap-review-episode-885","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/smackdown-recap-review-episode-885\/","title":{"rendered":"SmackDown Recap & Review – Episode 885"},"content":{"rendered":"

August 2, 2016<\/strong><\/span>
\nEpisode 885<\/strong>
\n(aired live)
\n#SDLive<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

City: Nashville, TN<\/strong>
\nVenue: Bridgestone Arena<\/strong><\/p>\n

Commentary: Mauro Ranallo, David Otunga, JBL<\/strong>
\nRing Announcer: Greg Hamilton<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Backstage<\/em><\/span>
\nShane McMahon, Randy Orton, and Daniel Bryan watch footage from Orton appearing on RAW. Shane scolds him, but also tells him that it was awesome. Orton questions the need for the many security guards around them, but Shane says it is necessary. Orton walks away.<\/p>\n

The Miz and Maryse show up, and Miz is upset that he wasn’t celebrated at Battleground when he kept the IC Title on SmackDown. Daniel Bryan makes a number one contender match. Miz and Maryse walk away.<\/p>\n

Dean Ambrose then shows up and says he’s going to address the new number one contender for his title.<\/p>\n

Intro Video<\/em><\/span>
\n“Take a Chance” by CFO$<\/p>\n

Ring Area<\/em><\/span>
\nDean Ambrose heads to the ring. He talks about building his legacy on SmackDown. He then calls out Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler says the two of them are a lot alike, but Ambrose disagrees. He says he clawed his way to the top. Dolph questions this, saying he came in with The Shield at the top while Ziggler came in as a make cheerleader.<\/p>\n

Ambrose says Ziggler complains too much. He says Ziggler is too worried about his image and of what people think of him. He should be worried about winning. Ziggler then tells Ambrose who he is. The guy that has been overlooked for the last seven years. He’s going to prove how good he is. Ambrose tells him he’s not as good as he thinks he is. Ziggler is left alone in the ring to think about it.<\/p>\n

As the commentators start to wrap up the segment, Bray Wyatt appears and hits Sister Abigail on Ziggler. Wyatt gets on the mic and tells Ziggler that he stole something from him. He wants it back. He challenges Ziggler to a match, the winner being the number one contender.<\/p>\n

** I like this quite a bit. I actually want both Ziggler and Wyatt to win the title at some point. I think I want Ziggler to get the push right now, but I wouldn’t be heartbroken if Bray took it. I liked the surprise here, and I liked Ziggler’s speech. Dean Ambrose is definitely a heel in the fight with Ziggler. **<\/span><\/p>\n

Backstage<\/em><\/span>
\nDolph Ziggler tells Shane and Daniel that he wants to accept Bray’s challenge. Nobody thinks Ziggler deserves the number one contendership, so he wants to prove them all wrong.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Match 1<\/strong><\/span>
\nTriple Threat Intercontinental Title Number One Contender Match<\/strong>
\nKalisto vs Baron Corbin vs Apollo Crews<\/strong>
\n(referee: Charles Robinson; guest commentary: The Miz, Maryse)<\/p>\n\n

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