Reports indicate that the following was taped Tuesday night from Norfolk, Va. for the episode of SmackDown that is set to air this Thursday as the WWE continues to hash through the fallout of Payback and build toward Elimination Chamber.
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In the main event, Dean Ambrose defeated Bray Wyatt after hitting the Dirty Deeds. The match saw several run-ins from J&J Security and WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, as well as Roman Reigns.
The show ended with The Lunatic Fringe staring The Architect down as they await their match at Elimination Chamber.
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The show opened with Reigns, who discussed Payback and announced that he will be in the Ladder Match at Money in the Bank 2015. Ambrose then came out and vowed to defeat Rollins at Elimination Chamber.
This led to Kane entering the arena and saying The Authority always wins and that Reigns wasn't in the Ladder Match because he lost at Payback and WrestleMania. He then announced the main event and gave Reigns the night off.
In other action, R-Truth defeated Stardust and Dolph Ziggler overcame King Barrett with Lana looking on at ringside. There was a previous segment backstage with The Showoff and the Ravishing Russian flirting with each other.
In tag team action, The Meta Powers defeated Adam Rose and Heath Slater while The Lucha Dragons topped Los Matadores, The Ascension and Cesaro & Tyson Kidd in a Fatal 4 Way Tag Team Match with the Prime Time Players and The New Day on commentary. The Lucha Dragons pinned Los Matadores for the win.
The Divas had a segment in which Paige came out and said it was still her house and she was the No. 1 contender for the Divas Championship. Naomi and Tamina then interrupted and eventually jumped her, leading to Nikki Bella making the save. It was revealed Paige vs. Nikki vs. Naomi would happen at Elimination Chamber.
This episode of SmackDown continued to build toward Elimination Chamber.
Quick Match Results:
--The Lucha Dragons (Sin Cara & Kalisto) def. Los Matadores (Diego and Fernando), The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) and Cesaro & Tyson Kidd w/ Natalya. The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) and The Prime Time Players (Darren Young & Titus O'Neil) were on commentary.
--Dolph Ziggler def. King Barrett.
--R-Truth def. Stardust.
--The Meta Powers (Damien "Macho Mandow" Sandow & Curtis "Axelmania" Axel) def. Adam Rose & Heath Slater.
--Dean Ambrose def. Bray Wyatt via Dirty Deeds.
This episode airs 10 nights before Elimination Chamber in Corpus Christi, TX and here is the updated card:
WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Seth Rollins (c) w/ J&J Security vs. Dean Ambrose
Vacant WWE Intercontinental Championship Elimination Chamber Match
Sheamus vs. Ryack vs. R-Truth vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Rusev vs. King Barrett
WWE Tag Team Championships Elimination Chamber Match
The New Day (c) (Kofi Kingston & Big E) w/ Xavier Woods vs. Tyson Kidd & Cesaro w/ Natalya vs. The Lucha Dragons (Sin Cara & Kalisto) vs. The Prime Time Players (Darren Young & Titus O'Neil) vs. The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor) vs. Los Matadores (Primo & Fernando)
WWE United States Championship
John Cena (c) vs. Kevin Owens
Triple Threat Match Divas Championship:
Nikki Bella (c) vs. Paige vs. Naomi
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