WRESTLING RECAP: Breaking down WWE SmackDown from 10/01/15

 

(www.PlaytimeCares.com) - There will be a big wrestling event taking place this Saturday at Madison Square Garden.  This can only be seen on the WWE Network, and promises to be an exciting match.  After still feeling the fallout from the Night of Champions (NOC) Pay Per View (PPV), and having a blah Monday Night RAW, I expected nothing from SmackDown.  I was pleasantly surprised that I was wrong.  I was actually happy to see a decent Divas match as well.  This one of the better SmackDown episodes I have seen in a while.

Some things I still need to happen in the WWE Universe:

1. Bring back the Cruiser Weight Division
2. Make all the matches mean something to some sort of belt or rivalry.  
3. Show more of the roster.  You guys recycle the same talent too much.
4. You may wish to consider bringing the Diva's division full circle and have them with Tag Title belts, lightweight belts, etc.
5. The Tag Team Division is starting to look better than the singles division.  Get more people graduated from NXT and get that division showcased more.

Here are the highlights of the show:

Air Date: Thursday, October 1, 2015
Location: Albany, NY
Commentators:  Booker T, Rich Brennan and Jerry "The King" Lawler


RAW recap of Human Resource assessment manager assessment of Corporate Kane being positive, but having a surprise assessment of Seth Rollins, which was negative.  Those assessments caused Rollins to snap and attack Kane with a steel chair.  Corporate Kane is loaded in a ambulance, then Demon Kane comes out the ambulance and attacks Rollins.



Seth Rollins comes to the ring

1. Says Corporate Kane is phony and a cover up for Demon Kane
2. Calls out Kane
3. Corporate Kane comes out on crutches
4. Corporate Kane said Rollins is taking away the joy of being Director of Operations
5. Rollins said Kane started all of this by his actions at Night of Champions (NOC)
6. Rollins said if Kane wants him to believe that Demon Kane and Corporate Kane aren't the same people, then either he thinks he is stupid, or Kane needs medical attention
7. Kane says he does need medical attention because of Rollins' steel chair attack
8. Kane says Rollins is becoming negative, so he is teaming him up with the really positive New Day to take on The Dudley Boyz and Demon Kane
9. Rollins says he will accept the match if Corporate Kane agrees to sit ringside
10. Corporate Kane agrees

• Team Bella VS Team B.A.D.

1. Team BAD said they will end the Divas Revolution
2. Back and forth action
3. Tamina was very dominate
4. Great in ring action 
5. Showcasing of moves and abilities definitely done
6. After all the ladies beat on each other, and are thrown outside the ring, only Sasha Banks and Nikki Bella are left in the ring
7. Nikki gets distracted by Tamina and is put in the "Bank Statement" finish move
8. Team BAD with a submission victory
9. 8out of 10 for the match

The New Day tells Seth Rollins he needs to stay positive.  If he wants to undermine both Kane personas, then he has to remember positive things.  They get Rollins to repeat that he is the man.

•  JoJo interviews Charlotte and Becky Lynch

1. RAW recap of Charlotte accidentally getting knocked into Paige which causes Paige to leave the match.  Natalya comes out and tries to fill the void that Paige left for her team, but is attacked by Paige.  A distracted Charlotte is hit with a finishing move to lose the tag match.
2. When asked if Team PCB could get back on track, Paige comes out before they can answer
3. Charlotte gives Paige an ultimatum of being with or without the team
4. Natty comes out and tells Paige that is she disrespects her again, she will be sorry she ever met her 

• Ryback VS Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens - for the title

1. Both come out pounding on each other
2. Ryback gets the early advantage
3. Both show off power and skills from big guys
4. Ryback finally gets his signature clothesline on Owens and puts him in the Shell Shock
5. Owens grabs the top rope and gets out the ring
6. Ryback goes after Owens and they both end up clotheslining each other
7. Ryback beats the 10 count in the ring but Owens opts not too beat the count
8. Ryback wins via countout
9. Owens is still the champion
10. Owens attacks Ryback after the match and Ryback lays out Owens 
11. 7 out of 10 for the match 

Video:

• Neville and Lucha Dragons VS Stardust and The Ascension

1. Back and forth action
2. Ascension way bigger than their opponents
3. Much high flying action
4. CRUISER WEIGHT DIVISION NEEDED
5. All guys gave the crowd something to gasp at
6. Calisto does an aerial finishing reverse bulldog
7. Neville and Lucha Dragons gets the pin victory
8. 8 out of 10 for the match

RAW recap of the Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns match that left both men batter and bruised, and laying through the announcer's table.

• The Wyatt Family comes to the ring

1. Bray said he proved on RAW that Roman Reigns was a mortal man 
2. Bray still feels that is is anyone but Roman
3. Reigns comes to the ring by himself
4. Bray tells Harper and Strowman to stand down
5. Reigns has a stare down with Bray then snatches the mic from him
6. Bray motions for his family to stand down
7. Reigns says "Hell in the Cell," drops the mic, and then leaves the ring

• The Dudley Boyz and Demon Kane VS World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins and Tag Team Champions The New Day

1. Corporate Kane is sitting ringside
2. All people come out to the ring except Demon Kane
3. "New Day sucks" chants
4. With uneven numbers, Team 3D is overwhelmed
5. The crowd really enjoyed the trombone antics of Xavier Woods
6. Rollins crashes into Corporate Kane and Kane is helped to the back
7. Seth tries to get Kane to sit back at ringside but Kane just turns around and smiles
8. All me in the ring beat on each other until they are all laid out
9. Demon Kane comes out and attacks Rollins
10. Rollins escapes through the crowd
11. Team 3D does the Dudley Death Drop on Kofi Kingston
12. Team 3D and Demon Kane gets a pin victory
13. Bubba Dudley raises Kane's hand in victory
14. Kane choke slams Bubba, then Devon, the delievers a double choke slam to Kingston and Big E after he kicks Woods in the face.
15. Kane then tombstone pile drives Woods
16. Kane holds the title over his head while Rollins yells that the title is his title
17. 8 out of 10 for the match