{"id":1791,"date":"2016-03-03T19:00:03","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T01:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?p=1791"},"modified":"2016-08-13T21:44:58","modified_gmt":"2016-08-14T03:44:58","slug":"smackdown-recap-review-episode-863","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/smackdown-recap-review-episode-863\/","title":{"rendered":"SmackDown Recap &#038; Review &#8211; Episode 863"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>March 3, 2016<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Episode 863<\/strong><br \/>\n(taped March 1, 2016)<\/p>\n<p><strong>City: Atlanta, GA<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Venue: Philips Arena<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Commentary: Mauro Ranallo, Jerry Lawler, Byron Saxton<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Ring Announcer: Eden Stiles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nFrom RAW, a recap of Triple H beating up Ambrose and agreeing to his challenge for a title match.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ring Area<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nAmbrose takes a seat in the middle ring. He talks about living the life that&#8217;s in front of his face and how sometimes it sucks, but sometimes it works. Like when he got Triple H to agree to a title shot. He wonders about what he&#8217;ll do at Wrestlemania if he wins the title. Reigns? Lesnar? Triple H? He continues until Kevin Owens interrupts.<\/p>\n<p>Owens asks Ambrose what gives him the right to start Smackdown by spewing crap. Ambrose makes Owens sick. He takes a swing at Ambrose, but Ambrose dodges and hits Owens with a chair. As Owens backs away, Ambrose wants a fight.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">** Dean Ambrose seems to be the only guy who is in one of the big matches and Wrestlemania and is also consistently on TV. He seems to be carrying a large amount of the story from week to week. **<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 1<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>The Usos vs Sheamus &amp; Rusev<\/strong> w\/ King Barrett, Alberto Del Rio<br \/>\n(referee: Charles Robinson)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e61bb3d9fb0','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e61bb3d9fb0\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e61bb3d9fb0\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Sheamus pins Jimmy Uso after a Brogue Kick<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 5:10<\/strong> (1 break)<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nGood match. It started off pretty average, but one the pace picked up it didn&#8217;t really stop. It looked realistic how the Usos were able to deal with the superior numbers of the League of Nations for an extended, exciting period of time in the match.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ring Area<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nAfter the match, the Dudley Boyz head to the ring with a table. They set it up, but they don&#8217;t use it as they attack the Usos.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 2<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Dolph Ziggler vs The Miz<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Rod Zapata)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e61bb3da0b8','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e61bb3da0b8\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e61bb3da0b8\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Dolph Ziggler wins via pinfall with a backslide<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 0:49<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nAnother quick match like the one they had on RAW on Monday. This was actually an answer to that match and it looks like a start to minor feud. Hopefully the matches will start to get longer rather than shorter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nR-Truth gets some food in catering and sees Goldust eating alone. Truth sits down and tries to sort of apologize. He tells Goldust they should be partners. Goldust doesn&#8217;t buy it. Expecting Truth to shove Goldust&#8217;s food in his face, Goldust does it to himself first. Who&#8217;s the idiot now?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 3<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Divas Title Number One Contender Match<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Becky Lynch vs Sasha Banks<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Dan Engler)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e61bb3da0f3','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e61bb3da0f3\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e61bb3da0f3\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: The match ends in a double DQ when Charlotte attacks Becky and Sasha at the same time<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 8:43<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nAnother very good match between these two, but the ending to this one wasn&#8217;t as good. The end result wasn&#8217;t unexpected, but I don&#8217;t really like how they did it. Flair just started getting in Becky and Sasha&#8217;s faces for no reason which led to Charlotte getting involved. I guess it makes sense, but I&#8217;m tired of the Flair\/Charlotte thing. I never really liked it much to begin with.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nRenee Young asks Charlotte about her game plan. She says neither Becky nor Sasha deserves a title shot. Renee Young informs Charlotte that her actions have led to a triple threat match at Wrestlemania. Charlotte has no comment.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">** Yeah, this seemed pretty obvious. A double DQ can either mean that neither won or both won depending on how you look at it. It makes Charlotte and Flair look really dumb to not realize that. And what was her end goal anyway? She was going to face someone at Wrestlemania, why not try to influence the match to get the person you think you have a better chance of beating? Anything else just delays the decision or leads to something like what happened. But whatever, I got the triple threat I wanted to see, so I should stop nitpicking I guess. **<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ring Area<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nNew Day wonders how Y2AJ managed to get a title shot. Kofi says the world is a magical place. Just look at Jell-o. Or the fact that Xavier Woods became a success despite being from Hot-Garbage-Lanta.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 4<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Kofi Kingston<\/strong> (Tag Champ) w\/ Xavier Woods, Big E <strong>vs AJ Styles<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Jason Ayers)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e61bb3da127','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e61bb3da127\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e61bb3da127\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: AJ Styles wins via pinfall after a springboard forearm smash<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 6:25<\/strong> (1 break)<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nGood match. Kofi dominated a lot of the match due to distractions by New Day, but AJ held his own. The match had a lot of shenanigans that influenced its outcome, but it was still good.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nBray Wyatt saw a beast with seven heads and ten horns. The beast will soon bow to him.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">** Bray will face Lesnar at Roadblock. I like it. Lesnar sounds more like one of the &#8220;titans&#8221; he was talking about a few weeks ago. **<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 5<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Kevin Owens<\/strong> (IC Champ) <strong>vs Dean Ambrose<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: John Cone)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e61bb3da15a','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e61bb3da15a\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e61bb3da15a\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Dean Ambrose wins via pinfall after Dirty Deeds<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 11:13<\/strong> (1 break)<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nVery good underdog\/injured guy match. Great exchanges, great build, believable comebacks, good stuff. Definitely one of their better TV matches, and that&#8217;s saying something. It was a well-called match by Ranallo too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Show Impressions<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nDespite the announcement of the Divas Title match being triple threat, this show seemed kind of like it didn&#8217;t matter in the long run, but it was still a very entertaining show.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match of the Night<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Kevin Owens vs Dean Ambrose<\/strong><br \/>\nEasily the best match tonight for all the reasons stated above.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the announcement of the Divas Title match being triple threat, this show seemed kind of like it didn&#8217;t matter in the long run, but it was still a very entertaining show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[297,10,622],"tags":[234,389,633,494,511,489,525,438,493,527,524,518,435,160,692,530,484,55,516,291,446,445,468,514,628,151,794,483,737,517,310,451,464,632,533,183,563,564,444,488,7,965,482],"class_list":["post-1791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-show-results","category-smackdown","category-wwe","tag-aj-styles","tag-alberto-del-rio","tag-becky-lynch","tag-big-e","tag-braun-strowman","tag-bray-wyatt","tag-bubba-ray-dudley","tag-byron-saxton","tag-charles-robinson","tag-charlotte","tag-d-von-dudley","tag-dan-engler","tag-dean-ambrose","tag-dolph-ziggler","tag-dudley-boyz","tag-eden-stiles","tag-erick-rowan","tag-goldust","tag-jason-ayers","tag-jerry-lawler","tag-jey-uso","tag-jimmy-uso","tag-john-cone","tag-kevin-owens","tag-king-barrett","tag-kofi-kingston","tag-league-of-nations","tag-luke-harper","tag-mauro-ranallo","tag-new-day","tag-r-truth","tag-renee-young","tag-rod-zapata","tag-rusev","tag-sasha-banks","tag-sheamus","tag-smackdown","tag-the-miz","tag-the-usos","tag-the-wyatt-family","tag-wwe","tag-wwe-divas-title-number-one-contender-match","tag-xavier-woods"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1791"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1791\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1793,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1791\/revisions\/1793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}