Smackdown – November 14, 2014: Story Advancement And Good Matches. Mass Hysteria!
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November 14, 2014
Location: Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
Attendance: 2,500
Commentators: Michael Cole, Tom Phillips, John Bradshaw Layfield
Video on Wyatt costing Ambrose the Cell match.
Bray Wyatt vs. Sin Cara
Bray nails him a few times to start but misses a charge. Cara goes up for the Swanton but only hits mat. Back up and the charge hits this time, setting up the suplex slam. The Spider Walk sets up Sister Abigail for the pin at 2:16. Total squash.
Salvation is at hand so let Bray fix him. Cue Ambrose but Bray bails and calls Dean predictable. All he has to do is push the right buttons and Dean will be there right on time. Ambrose wants to punish him, just like he wants to punish his daddy. Bray gets in but gets knocked out by a single right hand. As he walks away, Bray says Dean is crying out for help and that he is the key.
Goldust/Stardust vs. Adam Rose/The Bunny
Rose Party Fouls the Bunny post match.
WWE2K15 stuff.
Video on Ryback.
Intercontinental Title: Tyson Kidd vs. Cesaro vs. Dolph Ziggler
Ziggler is defending under elimination rules. Kidd gets shoved away to start and Cesaro kicks Dolph in the face. The smaller guys dropkick Cesaro down but Dolph has to kick out of a rollup from Tyson. They trade rapid fire rollups for two each until Dolph dropkicks Cesaro down again. We take a break and come back with Cesaro suplexing both guys at the same time in a nice power display. A powerbomb plants Dolph and Kidd comes back in with a springboard elbow drop.
For once that hurts the knees so Kidd puts on the Sharpshooter with Cesaro adding a Crossface at the same time. In what JBL calls a very stupid move, Kidd lets go of his half and stomps on Cesaro, earning him a Cesaro Swing. Ziggler comes back with the running DDT for two on Cesaro but Kidd kicks the champ in the face, right into a German suplex from Cesaro. Back up and a Zig Zag nails Cesaro but Kidd dropkicks the champ down and steals a pin to eliminate Cesaro at 18:17.
Rating: B+. This had the time to get going and worked out quite well by the end. I like that Kidd is getting a solid push and getting to show off his skills instead of just being an accessory to Natalya. This feud is doing a great job to build up Ziggler, and more importantly the Intercontinental Title, which have been needed for a long time now. Really good, long match here.
Natalya vs. Layla
Recap of the opening segment.
Ryback vs. Kane
Ryback shrugs off the chair shots and nails Kane with the chair. He stares HHH down to end the show.
Results
Bray Wyatt b. Sin Cara – Sister Abigail
Stardust/Goldust b. Adam Rose/The Bunny – Dark Matter to the Bunny
Dolph Ziggler b. Cesaro and Tyson Kidd – Zig Zag to Kidd
Natalya b. Layla – Sharpshooter
Ryback b. Kane via DQ when Kane used a chair
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