Smackdown – November 5, 2015: The Calm Before The Tournament
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November 5, 2015
Location: World Arena, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Commentators: Jerry Lawler, Rich Brennan, Booker T.
Opening sequence.
Alberto Del Rio vs. Neville
Non-title. Del Rio starts with the kicks in the corner and another to the back for an early two. A quick headscissors takes Alberto down and Neville gets two of his own off a standing shooting star, only to have a Backstabber send him to the floor. Back from a break with Del Rio in control until Neville sends him outside for a moonsault to the floor. Neville slams him on the top of his head with a hurricanrana (intentionally, called a spike rana by Brennan). He tries a few too many flips though, allowing Del Rio to kick him off the top and into the Tree of Woe, setting up the double stomp for the pin at 9:46.
Post match Del Rio hits the low superkick. So much for any rhyme or reason. Neville gets put in the cross armbreaker but Jack Swagger makes the save.
Usos vs. Ascension
Wyatt Family vs. Prime Time Players/Lucha Dragons
Strowman pulls Titus off the apron, leaving Kalisto to kick Harper down. A handspring into an enziguri staggers Bray but Rowan gets in a full nelson slam to put Kalisto out at 16:01, leaving Titus alone 4-1. Rowan starts so Titus fires off right hands and a clothesline. The Clash of the Titus puts Harper down but Bray and Erick make the save. Strowman chokes him out and Sister Abigail FINALLY ends this at 19:59.
Rating: D-. What the heck was the point of this? This is supposed to make me want to watch Survivor Series? A twenty minute squash where you knew what the lone high spots were Kalisto and Sin Cara doing their stuff before getting squashed as you knew they were going to be? Bad idea here in a match that should have taken half as long.
King Barrett vs. Ryback
Recap of Team Bad beating Natalya down last week.
Natalya vs. Tamina
Recap of the Survivor Series match from Monday.
Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens
The replay shows that the kick was way above the waist. Dean goes after him but Owens bails into the crowd to end the show.
Results
Alberto Del Rio b. Neville – Top rope double stomp
Usos b. Ascension – Superfly Splash to Viktor
Ryback b. King Barrett – Shell Shock
Natalya b. Tamina – Rollup
Kevin Owens b. Dean Ambrose via DQ when Ambrose kicked him low
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