Smackdown – December 26, 2014: Oh Brother
Smackdown
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December 26, 2014
Location: Tyson Events Center, Sioux City, Iowa
Attendance: 4,000
Commentators: John Bradshaw Layfield, Tom Phillips, Michael Cole
Opening sequence.
Kane vs. Ryback
After a break, Hogan runs into the Russians to tell Rusev that the US Title is on the line tonight. Giving champions almost no notice to defend their titles is the American way you see, BROTHER. And SISTER!
Alicia Fox vs. Naomi
We recap the matches Hogan set up on Raw.
Jimmy and Naomi have a badly scripted conversation about Jimmy beating Miz later tonight.
R-Truth vs. Adam Rose
US Title: Dean Ambrose vs. Rusev
Miz vs. Jimmy Uso
Ascension is coming next week.
Seth Rollins/Big Show vs. Roman Reigns/Dolph Ziggler
Rating: C. The match was your standard main event tag (with another bad ending but I guess that huge fall over Show is supposed to make Reigns) but the chants were the most interesting part. Of course they were piped in, but I find it interesting that they seem more interested in playing down Big Show than playing up Reigns.
Results
Ryback b. Kane – Shell Shock
Naomi b. Alicia Fox – Split legged moonsault
Adam Rose b. R-Truth – Party Foul
Dean Ambrose b. Rusev via DQ when Bray Wyatt interfered
Jimmy Uso b. The Miz – Superfly Splash
Roman Reigns/Dolph Ziggler b. Big Show/Seth Rollins – Spear to Rollins
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