WRESTLING RECAP: Breaking down WWE SmackDown from 09/17/15

 

(www.PlaytimeCares.com) - The Night of Champions (NOC) Pay Per View (PPV) is only a few days away, and outside of the Heavyweight/U.S. Champion, there isn't any truly meaningful matches with any true significance.  This episode of SmackDown, was one of the better episodes of wrestling so close to a PPV, but still a normal showing.  The only real question mark now is who will join Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns to face the Wyatt Family at NOC. 

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:

AirDate: Thursday, September 17, 2015
Location: Little Rock, AR
Commentators:  Booker T, Rich Brennan and Jerry "The King" Lawler


RAW recap of Sting wrestling in a Raw ring for the first time ever against the Big Show and the way Sting won twice on the same night.

Seth Rollins comes to the ring

1. "You sold out" chants
2. Seth says he will beat both John Cena and Sting at the Night of Champions (NOC) Pay Per View (PPV)
3. "We want Sting" chants
4. Say he will them with Sheamus tonight to keep his enemies close
5. Sheamus comes to the ring
6. "You look stupid" chants
7. Sheamus tells Rollins that he doesn't want him as an enemy
8. Says he can't wait to team with him for the main event tonight so he can study his strengths and weaknesses 
9. Says Rollins will lose the title when he cashes in his Money in the Bank contract

• Becky Lynch and Paige with Charlotte VS Naomi and Sasha Banks with Tamina

1. RAW recap of Paige losing to Sasha Banks and then team PCB getting beat up by team B.A.D.
2. Lynch starts off on fire
3. Sasha and Naomi worked well together
4. Paige comes in with a lot of energy but gets caught in a small package roll up pin
5. Naomi and Banks wins via pinfall
6. 7 out of 10 for this match

Stardust and The Ascension cuts a promo saying they will win at NOC

•  Kofi Kingston with The New Day VS Devon Dudley with Bubba Ray Dudley

1. The New Day comes to the ring with 3 signs: 1. Broken Wood is NO GOOD; 2. #SaveTheTables; 3. "Wait 4 It" on one side and  "#Booty" on the other side
2. The New Day say that breaking tables is disrespectful to Mother Nature
3. They ask people to sign a petition to save the tables
4. The Dudley Boyz comes out
5. Devon dominates
6. The New Day tries to get the table from underneath the ring
7. Bubba attacks Big E, Woods jumps on the ring apron
8. Devon flips woods into the ring allowing Kofi to get a roll up pin
9. Kofi hooks the tights of Devon for the 1-2-3
10. Kofi Kingston with a pin fall victory to cap a short match 
11. 7 out of 10 for the match

RAW recap of Dolph Ziggler giving Summer Rae a gift ringside during Rusev's match, and causing Rusev to lose that match because of that distraction.

RAW recap of Charlotte winning the title from Nikki Bella but Stephanie McMahon taking it from Charlotte because she pinned the wrong twin in the ring.  Steph then let Nikki know that she will lose the title if she loses in any capacity at NOC.

Team Bella is talking about the celebration they are giving Nikki for being the longest reigning Diva champion in WWE history.

RAW recap of the Wyatt Family being face to face with Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose

The Miz hands The Big Show a folder marked "Confidential" and tells him good luck

• Cesaro VS The Big Show

1. RAW recap of The Big Show giving the KO punch to Cesaro 2 weeks ago
2. Cesaro concentrates on injuring the right arm of The Big Show
3. Big Show dominates the majority of the match
4. While trying to get out of a situation with Show, Cesaro tweaks his knee from a awkward landing
5. Show delivers a KO punch to an injured Cesaro
6. Big Show with a pin victory
7. 7 out of 10 for the match 

Video:

Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns are interviewed and asked who their 3rd partner will be in the NOC match against The Wyatt Family.  They say you have to just wait until NOC to find out.

• Kevin Owens VS Dolph Ziggler

1. Back and forth action
2. Owens keeps hurting Ziggler outside the ring so he can get a count out victory
3. Ziggler keeps getting back to the ring
4. Ryback runs to the ring and attacks Owens
5. Owens wins via disqualification
6. 7 out of 10 for the match

Video montage of Connor and the Connor's Cure Campaign

Nikki comes to her "Bellabration" to find no one showed up.  Team PCB shows up and Charlotte tells her to get used to being lonely after NOC.  Adam Rose shows up and tells Nikki her party sucks.  Nikki throws her cake and hits Brie and Alicia Foxy.

Summer Rae approaches Dolph Ziggler about his gift to her (earings).  Ziggler said it was just a peace offering, the turns around and says it may actually mean more...then walks away.

• Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose VS World Heavyweight and U.S. Champion Seth Rollins and Sheamus

1. "You look stupid" chants
2. Back and forth action
3. Sheamus eventually takes control of the match
4. Sheamus and Seth Rollins dominates until Dean Ambrose is able to make a tag to Roman Reigns
5. Reigns beats on Rollins until Rollins tags an unwilling Sheamus
6. While Sheamus is stalking Rollins due to an unwanted tag, Ambrose and Reigns plots up on Sheamus
7. After a few hard moves to Sheamus, he is out cold
8. Pin victory for Reigns and Ambrose
9. Video montage comes on the Jumbotron of Brawn Strowman beating up all he has come across so far
10. Wyatt said no matter who is foolish enough to join Ambrose and Reigns at NOC, it will not matter because they all fall down
11. 7 out of 10 for the match