Dean Ambrose vs. AJ Styles
(Ambrose Must Win or Will Never Get Another World Championship Match)
Results via WZ Live Coverage:
Ambrose attacks Styles from behind before the bell rings. Ambrose with a suicide dive. Ambrose bounces Styles head on the announcer’s table. Ambrose brings Styles back into the ring. Ambrose goes for a pin, but Styles kicks out at the count. Ambrose with a series of knife edge chops. Styles with a sunset flip for a two count. Ambrose with a small package for a two count. Ambrose goes for another roll up for a two count. Ambrose applies the Texas Cloverleaf, but Styles reaches the bottom rope to break the submission. Ambrose places Styles on the top rope. Ambrose with a Butterfly Suplex off the top rope for a two count.
Ambrose with a collection of jabs to Styles in the corner. Ambrose goes for a hip toss, but Styles gets Ambrose trapped in the Calf Crusher. Ambrose reaches the bottom rope and proceeds to roll out of the ring. Ambrose drives his knee to the midsection of Styles. Ambrose places Styles crotch first on the barricade. Ambrose with a running forearm to Styles. Ambrose goes for the pin, but again Styles kicks out at the count of two. Styles eats a back elbow from Ambrose. Ambrose goes for the Blockbuster, but Styles ducks out of the way. Styles goes for a Springboard Forearm, but Ambrose dropkicks Styles out of the ring. Ambrose with a flying elbow drop off the top rope.
Ambrose plants Styles with a Half Nelson Driver for a two count. Styles and Ambrose knocks each other down with a double clothesline. James Ellsworth appears at ringside trying to cheer on Ambrose. Styles with a Pele Kick to Ambrose for a two count. The security team comes out and starts chasing Ellsworth. Ambrose with the O’Connor Roll for a two count. Ambrose goes for the Lunatic Lariat, but Styles blocks it. Styles goes for a springboard into a neck breaker, but Ambrose blocks it. Styles gets Ambrose back into the Calf Crusher and Ambrose reaches the bottom rope. Ellsworth runs into the ring, but the security teams catches up to him. Styles spears Ellsworth over the announcer’s table. Styles goes for the Phenomenal Forearm, but Ambrose counters with Dirty Deeds to pickup the victory.
It is hard to talk about this feud and not focus 75 percent of it on James Ellsworth, who will obviously be involved for the next few weeks. But, I wonder if his time is up. He received a nice pop tonight, but I feel his few weeks of fame should be over. I would not mind him on Smackdown, but the focal point of the WWE World Championship when you have AJ Styles performing at his absolute best? I just want to see the logic. I am somewhat entertained by him in the past, but what else can he do? He made a mistake and then made up for it. That should be it. Do not have him overshadow these two guys every single week.
An excellent main event match on Smackdown Live reminds us that the world championship storylines and feuds (RAW and Smackdown) are picking up steam and producing some interesting scripts to write.
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