Backlash

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The Backlash Preshow kicks off from Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia and Renee Young, Booker T, Lita, and Jerry Lawler welcome us to the show as the usual preshow panel. We join Tom Phillips in the Social Media Lounge and he informs us that his guests later on tonight will be Heath Slater and Rhyno. We go back to the panel and we see the preview hype package for the feud between The Miz and Dolph Ziggler. We rejoin the panel and asks if this is Ziggler’s last chance. Booker says it is because he has had chance after chance and his stock has plummeted over the last year. Booker says The Miz is crafty and has been performing at a very high level. Lawler says The Miz tells it like it is and everyone gets mad at him. Lawler says in his last WWE match four years ago, he beat Ziggler. Lita says Ziggler always seems to come up short and he will do so again tonight. All three panelists pick Miz to retain.

We go backstage and see Apollo Crews and Daniel Bryan. Bryan says Crews is athletic and has the total package. Bryan says Crews needs to be more loose and Crews starts joking around with him. Baron Corbin walks in and says this is a waste of time. He says he beat Dean Ambrose two weeks ago, and was rewarded by not being on Smackdown Live last week and not being on Backlash tonight. Corbin says Bryan is spending too much time with nobodies like Crews. Crews says he is free tonight to kick Corbin’s ass, and Bryan makes the match official for later on the kickoff show. We go back to the panel and Lawler says Corbin will remove Crews’ smile tonight. Renee asks who will be the bigger star between Corbin and Crews. Booker says it’s a tough choice, but goes with Corbin. We then see the video hype package for the feud between Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt.

We rejoin the panel and Renee asks if it is possible for someone to get the advantage over Wyatt when going into a match. Lita says Wyatt is the master of mindgames, but you can’t play those with Orton. Lita says Wyatt is going to underestimate what Orton is going to do tonight. Lawler says he completely disagrees and says Orton is a wounded animal and Wyatt is waiting for him to fall over so he can pick the pieces. Booker says Orton is cool, calm, and very calculating. He says Orton has an extraordinary sense for going out and winning and Wyatt bit off more than he can chew tonight. He says Orton is dangerous in every aspect and picks Orton to win, as does Lita, while Lawler picks Wyatt. We see Rhyno and Heath Slater getting ready for the Social Media Lounge and then take a look at some of the original shows that are on the WWE Network.

We’re back and we see that “Stronger” by Through Fire is the official theme song for Backlash. We then take a look back to last week’s Smackdown Live and see The Usos losing to American Alpha, but then attacking them after the match and injuring Chad Gable’s knee. We then take a look back at Talking Smack when Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan removed American Alpha from Backlash and announced that The Usos will take on The Hype Bros tonight, with the winners advancing to the Smackdown Tag Team Championship Match against Heath Slater and Rhyno. Lita says she wouldn’t want to be the first-ever Smackdown Tag Team Champions on a second chance. Booker says you win by any means necessary, and The Usos have done just that. Lawler says McMahon and Bryan couldn’t have come up with a better plan than they have put in place. Renee asks how much of a setback this will be for American Alpha, and Booker says they will have a target on Gable’s knee and it’ll be good for everyone but American Alpha.

We join Tom Phillips, Heath Slater, and Rhyno in the Social Media Lounge. Someone asks what happens if they lose. Slater says they are not going to lose because he cannot lose. He says he has everything riding on this match. Rhyno says they have trained to win. The next question asks how have Heath’s kids helped him prepare. Heath says they haven’t helped and Rhyno rats out one of Heath’s kids for driving without a license and then Heath says they’ve inspired him. The last question asks how they will celebrate if they win. Heath says he will scream his head off and then get his above-ground pool. Rhyno says he will make a list of opponents that they can beat up. Phillips asks them if they have settled in on a tag team name, and Rhyno brings up Beauty and the Man Beast. We go back to the panel and Lawler dogs on Slater and says he and his wife, Beulah, have produced more tragedies than Shakespeare.

We take a look back to Smackdown Live three weeks ago, when Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon introduced the Smackdown Women’s Championship and announced the Six-Pack Elimination Match with Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch, Carmella, Naomi, Natalya, and Nikki Bella for tonight. Alexa Bliss, looking like Harley Quinn, has joined the preshow. Booker asks how she expects to win with so little experience. She says experience has nothing to do with it. She says she is what the New Era is designed to be. Lawler says she looks awesome and apologizes for his panel members. Lita asks Alexa if she has a strategy tonight, and Alexa says she does. She says she is not leaving the ring without the title belt because no one is beating her and then gets up and leaves. Lita says she is a big fan of Alexa, but Booker picks Nikki Bella to win. Lawler picks Alexa to win and Lita picks Becky Lynch. We join Mauro Ranallo, David Otunga, and JBL at ringside.

Apollo Crews vs. Baron Corbin
They tie up and Corbin shoves Crews into the corner. They tie up again and Corbin shoves Crews away again. Crews applies a headlock and Corbin sends him off the ropes. Corbin drops Crews with a shoulder block and goes for a stomp, but Crews moves and kicks up. Crews takes Corbin down with a dropkick. Crews sends Corbin to the corner and charges, but Corbin lifts him over the top rope to the apron. Corbin decks Crews with a right hand and sends him to the floor as we go to a break.
We’re back and Corbin is still in control and sends Crews to the apron. Crews gets back into the ring and takes Corbin down with a leaping lariat. Crews splashes Corbin in the corner and then sends him to the floor. Corbin gets back in the ring and drops Crews with a forearm shot to the back of his head. Corbin kicks Crews in the midsection and then decks him with a right hand. Corbin knees Crews in the face, but Crews comes back with a right hand of his own. Corbin drops him with a huge clothesline and goes for the cover, but Crews kicks out at two. Corbin decks Crews in the corner, but Crews comes back and sends Corbin to the floor again. Corbin gets back into the ring, but Crews takes him down with a running knee. Crews connects with an enzuiguri and then connects with the standing moonsault. Crews goes for the cover, but Corbin kicks out at two. Corbin comes back and slams Crews to the mat with a modified STO. Corbin goes for the cover, but Crews kicks out at two. Corbin charges at Crews in the corner, but Crews moves and drops Corbin with an Olympic Slam. Crews goes for the cover, but Corbin kicks out at two. Corbin comes back and nails Crews with the Deep Six and goes for the cover, but Crews kicks out at two. Crews and Corbin go to the outside and Corbin crashes into the steel steps. Crews delivers a back-body drop to Corbin on the floor and rolls him back into the ring. Crews goes up top, but COrbin rolls out of the way. Crews backs Corbin into the corner and delivers a series of rights and lefts, but Corbin counters with a right hand and then drops Crews with the End of Days and gets the pin fall.
Winner: Baron Corbin.

We rejoin the panel and they talk about the match. We then see Renee Young interviewing some kid from Nickelodeon from earlier today. The panel then talks about the match between Dean Ambrose and AJ Styles. Booker says everything Styles has done so far has been the right plan. Booker says Styles is the guy right now. Lawler says Ambrose is responsible for the WWE World Championship on Smackdown and that needs to be on the scales and that makes the scales go in Ambrose’s favor. Lita hypes up Styles, but loves Ambrose as the face of Smackdown because he isn’t supposed to be the face of Smackdown. Booker picks Styles to win, Lawler picks Ambrose, and Lita picks Ambrose as well. We then see the vidoe hype package for the feud between Styles and Ambrose as the preshow comes to a close.

Backlash opens with a scrolling statement of the September 11th attacks from back in 2001. We then see the opening video for Backlash, which is narrated by Shane McMahon and focuses on Smackdown Live’s Superstars and matches for tonight. We then go live into the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia, and Mauro Ranallo, David Otunga, and JBL welcome us to the show. Shane McMahon’s music hits and the Smackdown Live Commissioner makes his way to the ring. Daniel Bryan’s music hits, and the Smackdown Live General Manager joins Shane in the ring.

Shane welcomes everyone to the show and thanks all the fans for making Smackdown Live a success. Shane says the fans are responsible for the ratings soaring and responsible for the Smackdown Live Superstars getting their shots. Bryan says we are going to keep Team Blue’s momentum going tonight and talks about the Intercontinental and WWE World Championship matches, and then brings up the crowning of the very first Smackdown Tag Team Champions and very first WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion.

Six-Pack Challenge Elimination Match to crown the inaugural WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion: Alexa Bliss vs. Becky Lynch vs. Carmella vs. Naomi vs. Natalya vs. Nikki Bella
Naomi and Natalya battle it out and Alexa goes for a quick pin on Nikki. Nikki kicks out and gets sent to the outside. Natalya gets taken to the ooutside, as does Carmella. Becky and Naomi battle in the ring and Becky takes her down with a couple arm drags and then locks in an arm-bar. Naomi comes back with a counter and goes for the cover, but Becky kicks out. Naomi kicks Becky rapidly, but Becky comes back with sends Naomi to the floor. Becky goes up top, but Carmella cuts her off. Becky kicks Carmella away, but Carmella comes back and takes her down with a head-scissors. Carmella goes for the cover, but Becky kicks out at two. Nikki gets back into the ring and she and Carmella face off. Natalya and Alexa get back into the ring. Natalya sends Carmella to the floor and then slams her into the barricade. Alexa drops double-knee onto Nikki and then moonsaults with double-knees. Alexa goes for the cover, but Nikki kicks out. Nikki takes Alexa down with a kick to the face and goes for the cover, but Alexa kicks out at two. Alexa flips Nikki down to the mat and goes for the cover, but Nikki kicks out at two. Natalya gets back into the ring and dropkicks Alexa down to the mat and goes for the cover, but Alexa kicks out at two. Becky gets back into the ring and connects with a forearm to Alexa, but Natalya takes Becky down with a German suplex. Naomi takes Natalya down with a Full Nelson bomb and then locks in a bridged arm bar. Alexa breaks it up and goes after Naomi. Naomi counters with a face-buster and then Carmella takes Naomi down. Nikki takes Carmella down with a spear and they brawl. Carmella kicks Nikki in the face and then drives Nikki to the mat. Carmella goes for the Code of Silence, but Nikki stand up and drops Carmella with the Alabama Slam. Nikki goes for the cover, but Carmella kicks out at two. Nikki puts Carmella on the top turnbuckel and climbs up herself. They exchange elbows, but Natalya powerbombs them both down to the ring. Alexa goes for a pin on Natalya, and then Nikki, and then Carmella, but they all kick out. Alexa beats down Carmella and tries another pin, but Carmella kicks out. Alexa tosses them all out of the ring and then kicks becky in the face. Becky comes back and goes for the Disarmer, but Alexa slams her into the corner. Alexa slams Becky down to the mat and goes for the cover, but Becky kicks out at two. Carmella gets back into the ring and decks Alexa with a left hand and sends her to the floor. Nikki tosses Carmella to the floor and then goes to dive through the ropes, but Carmella takes her out. Carmella tosses Nikki to the floor and Naomi gets back into the ring. Naomi dives and takes everyone out on the outside. Naomi tosses Natalya back into the ring and Alexa gets back in and drops Naomi with a clothesline. Alexa focuses on Natalya and delivers some right hands in the corner. Natalya and Naomi come back and double-team Alexa down to the mat. Naomi pins Alexa.
Alexa Bliss has been eliminated.
Naomi sends Natalya to the floor with a head scissors and then comes off the ropes. Nikki drops Naomi with a clothesline and Natalya slams Nikki into the ring post. Natalya locks Naomi in the Sharpshooter and Naomi taps out.
Naomi has been eliminated.
Carmella slams Becky into the steps on the outside as Natalya and Nikki are in the ring. Natalya drops Carmella in the ring and Nikki drops Natalya with a clothesline. Nikki picks Natalya up and slams her down with an Argentine Backbreaker and Natalya gets pinned and Carmella pins Nikki.
Natalya and Nikki Bella have been eliminated.
Becky gets back into the ring and Carmella slaps her repeatedly and beats her down to the mat. Carmella slaps Becky repeatedly again and then slams her face-first into the mat. Carmella delivers another slap and goes for a forearm, but Becky counters with the Becks-plex. She delivers another suplex, and another, and then charges, but Carmella counters with a boot to the midsection. Carmella kicks Becky down on the mat, but Becky counters an locks in the Disarmer and Carmella taps out.
Carmella has been eliminated.
Winner and the inaugural WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion: Becky Lynch.
After the match, the crowd chants “You deserve it!” and she thanks the crowd. She says this is first time she has held a title and she thanks the fans again.

We see an advertisement for the next WWE PPV, Raw’s Clash of Champions, which is two weeks from tonight on September 25th from Indianapolis, Indiana.

We see The Miz walking backstage and he meets up with that kid from Nickelodeon that Renee Young interviewed earlier. He says the kid is in his dressing room and the kid apologizes and says The Miz was amazing in The Marine movies. The kid invites The Miz to be on his show, unless they can get John Cena instead.

We see Bray Wyatt attacking Randy Orton backstage as a referee runs up and tells Wyatt to back away. Orton grabs his leg as Wyatt laughs and backs away.

We see footage of The Usos attacking American Alpha and injuring Chad Gable on this past Tuesday’s Smackdown Live.

Second Chance Challenge Match: The Usos (Jimmy and Jey) vs. The Hype Bros (Mojo Rawley and Zack Ryder)
Rawley and Jey start the match for their teams. Rawley takes Jey down with a back-body drop and Jey rolls to the floor as Jimmy checks on him. Jey gets back into the ring, but Rawley takes him down again. Ryder tags in and drops a leg on Jey and goes for the cover, but Jey kicks out. Jey takes Ryder to the corner and tags in Jimmy, who delivers a few chops to Ryder. Jimmy sends Ryder off the ropes, but Ryder delivers a face-buster. Ryder delivers forearms to Jimmy in the corner and goes for the Broski Boot, but Jey pulls Jimmy out of the ring. Ryder delivers a double-dropkick to the Usos on the otuside and then delivers an elbow shot. Ryder dropkicks Jimmy again and Rawley sends them flying into the barricade with a double-shoulder block. Ryder tosses Jimmy back into the ring, but Jimmy counters and tags in Jey. Jey slams Ryder down to the mat and goes for the cover, but Ryder kicks out at two. Jimmy tags back in as Jey delivers a back-breaker to Ryder. Jimmy drops an elbow on Ryder and then takes him down with a snap suplex. Jimmy goes for the cover, but Ryder kicks out at two. Jimmy applies a headlock down on the mat. Jey tags back in and delivers a running hip attack to Ryder in the corner. Ryder comes back, but Jey beats him down again. Jey goes for the cover, but Ryder kicks out at two. Jey applies a rear chin-lock and then Ryder counters with a neck-breaker. Jimmy tags in and knocks Rawley to the floor. Jimmy pulls Ryder to his corner and The Usos double-team Ryder and then Jimmy chokes Ryder down on the mat. Jimmy applies the rear chin-lock again, but Ryder fights to his feet. Jey tags in, but Ryder fights his way out. He tosses Jimmy to the floor and elbows Jey off the apron. Rawley tags in and takes Jey down with a few clotheslines. Rawley splashes Jey in the corner a few times and then tosses Jimmy back out to the floor. Jey comes off the ropes, but Rawley catches him and slams him down to the mat with a military press slam. Ryder goes for the Hype Ryder, but Jimmy takes Rawley out. Jey connects with an uppercut, but Ryder comes back with forearm shivers on the turnbuckles. Ryer takes Jey down with a head scissors and goes for the cover, but Jimmy saves the match. Ryder tosses Jimmy to the floor and Rawley charges at Jimmy, but Jimmy sends Rawley into the barricade. Ryder takes out Jimmy, but Jey takes out Ryder’s knee. Jimmy gets into the ring and holds Ryder as Jey takes out Ryder’s knee again. Jimmy locks in a single leg crab submission and Ryder taps out.
Winners: The Usos.

We join Renee Young backstage, who welcomes Heath Slater and Rhyno. Slater says The Usos are not going to ruin their plans and he is feeling good. Slater says nothing can stop a Rhyno and walks away as Rhyno looks on. Slater comes back and shakes Renee’s hand and then talks about his stomach being queasy and brings up his wife’s cooking. Rhyno says they are still live and Slater looks embarrassed and says he was swerving Rhyno.

We see a video for WWE’s partnership with the V Foundation and Conor’s Cure. We then see the video hype package for the Cruiserweight Classic finale which is this Wednesday night at 9 EST/8 CST on the WWE Network.

We take a look back at Daniel Bryan and The Miz’s confrontation three weeks ago, and then the video hype package for the feud between The Miz and Dolph Ziggler.

WWE Intercontinental Championship Match: The Miz (c) (w/Maryse) vs. Dolph Ziggler

Before the match, we see The Miz and Maryse backstage with Daniel Bryan. Miz says Bryan and Shane need the Intercontinental title and The Miz, so he wants to renegotiate his contract. Bryan says nothing and Miz says Bryan needs to go back to his cubby hole office and watch Miz do what Bryan can’t do anymore.

Ziggler takes Miz down with a spine-buster and goes for a headlock, but Miz gets to the ropes and rolls out to the floor. Miz gets back into the ring and Ziggler takes him down again. Ziggler goes for a quick cover, but Miz kicks out at one. Ziggler goes for another quick cover and Miz kicks out again. Ziggler goes for a clean break against the ropes, but Miz kicks him in the midsection. Miz slams Ziggler down to the mat and then stomps away on him. Miz goes for a back-body drop, but Ziggler lands on his feet and takes Miz down with a couple dropkicks. Miz comes back and sends Ziggler into the ropes and then chokes him over the bottom rope. Miz catapults Ziggler into the bottom rope and then chokes Ziggler over the middle rope. Miz charges across the ring and drops a leg on the back of Ziggler’s head. Miz goes for the cover, but Ziggler kicks out at two. Miz applies a bow-and-arrow stretch submission to Ziggler, but Ziggler counters into a jack-knife cover and Miz kicks out at two. Miz comes back and sends Ziggler out to the floor. Miz goes out after Ziggler and tosses him back into the ring. Miz goes for the cover, but Ziggler kicks out at two. Miz chokes Ziggler over the bottom rope again and then applies a headlock down on the mat. Ziggler gets to his feet and backs Miz into the corner. Ziggler backs away and charges, but Miz moves out of the way and Ziggler hits the turnbuckles. Miz drags Ziggler to the middle of the ring and goes for the cover, but Ziggler kicks out at two. Miz grabs Ziggler and locks in the Romero Special submission and then turn it into a rear chin-lock. Miz stomps down onto the back of Ziggler’s knees and then charges in the corner. Miz delivers a corner dropkick, followed by two more to take Ziggler down. Miz mocks Daniel Bryan by using Bryan’s signature moves and then delivers a corner clothesline to Ziggler. Miz goes up top and takes Ziggler down with a double ax-handle. Miz goes for the Skull Crushing Finale, but Ziggler counters with a roll-up. Miz kicks out at two and Ziggler takes him down with a standing dropkick. Both men get to their feet and Ziggler catches Miz with a back elbow. Ziggler drops Miz with a few clotheslines and then splashes him in the corner. Ziggler takes Miz down with a neck-breaker and then a spine-buster. Ziggler delivers an elbow drop and goes for the cover, but Miz kicks out at two. Ziggler comes off the ropes, but Miz catches him. Ziggler rolls through and goes for the cover, but Miz kicks out. Miz charges at Ziggler, but Ziggler moves and Miz goes shoulder-first into the ring post. Ziggler goes for the Fameasser, but Miz catches him and power bombs him. Miz goes for the cover, but Ziggler kicks out at two. Miz charges Ziggler in the corner, but Ziggler gets a boot up. Miz grabs the leg and slams Ziggler to the mat. Miz works over Ziggler’s leg, but Ziggler kicks Miz in the shoulder. Ziggler hits the Fameasser and goes for the cover, but Miz kicks out at two. Ziggler goes for the Zigzag, but Miz blocks it. Ziggler comes back and applies the sleeper hold and Miz drops to his knees. Miz fights back to his feet and slams Ziggler face-first into the turnbuckle. Miz charges at Ziggler, but Ziggler catches him and drops him with a DDT. Ziggler goes for the cover, but Miz kicks out at two. Ziggler goes for a superkick, but Miz counters and delivers a DDT. Miz locks in the Figure-Four in the middle of the ring. Ziggler fights his way to the ropes and Miz breaks the hold at the four-and-a-half count. Miz kicks Ziggler in the face and goes for the Figure-Four again, but Ziggler kicks him away. Ziggler delivers a superkick and goes for the cover, but Miz gets his foot on the bottom rope at the two count. Miz rolls to the outside. Ziggler goes out after Miz and stomps on him. Ziggler picks Miz up and tosses him back into the ring. Maryse distracts Ziggler and he and Miz trade rolls-ups. Maryse sprays something in Ziggler’s face and Miz hits the Skull Crushing Finale for the pin fall.
Winner and still the WWE Intercontinental Champion: The Miz.

We rejoin the Backlash Preshow panel and Booker talks about The Usos and says they will win the tag titles later tonight, and Lita says she loved the women’s match earlier. We then take a look back at the preshow match, which saw Baron Corbin defeat Apollo Crews.

Bray Wyatt’s music hits and he makes his way to the ring. We take a look back at Wyatt’s attack on Randy Orton earlier. The timekeeper hands Greg Hamilton a note and Hamilton says that Orton is not cleared to complete. Hamilton says Wyatt wants the ten-count to ensure his victory via forfeit.

Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton
The referee counts to ten and the match is over.
Winner via Forfeit: Bray Wyatt.

Wyatt goes to leave, but Hamilton says Wyatt has a No Holds Barred Match against “this man.”

Kane’s music hits and he makes his way to the ring.

No Holds Barred Match: Bray Wyatt vs. Kane
Kane takes Wyatt to the outside and slams him into the barricade and then slams him into the timekeeper’s area. Kane takes apart one of the announce tables, but Wyatt clocks him with the ring bell. Wyatt slams Kane into the ring apron and then grabs a chair. Kane coutners with an uppercut and then tosses Wyatt back into the ring. Wyatt takes Kane down with a cross-body. Kane comes back and sends Wyatt to the floor, but Wyatt nails Kane in the knee with a chair. Wyatt tosses the chair into the ring and clotheslines him in the corner. Wyatt nails Kane with the chair again and again and again. Wyatt goes for the cover, but Kane kicks out at two. Wyatt grabs Kane, but Kane counters and DDT’s Wyatt onto the chair. Kane clotheslines Wyatt in the corners a few times and then takes him down with the sidewalk slam. Kane sets up for a chokeslam, but Wyatt kicks his way out of it. Kane charges at Wyatt, but Wyatt pulls the ropes down and Kane goes to the floor. Kane grabs Wyatt and goes for a chokeslam through the table, but Wyatt fights back and drops Kane with a big clothesline. Wyatt puts Kane on the announce table and beats him down. Wyatt mocks Orton with the Orton post and then delivers a senton that sends Kane through the table. Wyatt tosses Kane back into the ring and goes or Sister Abigail. Kane counters with a chokeslam and goes for the cover, but Wyatt kicks out at two. Kane sets the chair in position, but Wyatt counters and slams Kane down onto the chair. Wyatt goes for the cover, but Kane kicks out at two.
Randy Orton walks his way to ringside and then delivers an RKO to Wyatt in the ring. Kane waits for Wyatt to get to his feet and then delivers a chokeslam and gets the pin fall.
Winner: Kane.

We see AJ Styles walking backstage and we comes across two local talents. He says they are destined for failure, but they shouldn’t let it bother them. He says they can now say that they met AJ Styles on the night he became WWE World Champion.

We see a video preview for some of the WWE Network original shows. We then see a preview for the next Smackdown PPV, No Mercy, which will be on Sunday, October 9th from Sacramento, California.

Tournament Final Match to crown the inaugural WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions: Heath Slater and Rhyno vs. The Usos

My WWE Network stream went out for a bit, and it picks up with Jimmy and Jey double-teaming Slater on the outside. Jimmy tosses Slater back into the ring and delivers a stiff uppercut and then chokes Slater over the middle rope. Jey helps out and decks Slater with a right hand and then Jey tags in. Jimmy holds Slater as Jey kicks him in the face. Jey applies a rear chin-lock down on the mat, but Slater fights to his feet. Slater elbows Jey, but Jey delivers a headbutt. Jey sends Slater to the corner and charges, but Slater counters and takes Jey down to the mat. Jimmy tags in and stops Slater from tagging in Rhyno. Jimmy slams Slater into the corner and then tags Jey back in. Jey goes up top and drops a leg on Slater while Jimmy is holding him down. Jey kicks Rhyno’s hand away and then slams Slater into the corner. Jey applies a headlock down on the mat, but Slater fights to his feet. Jey slams Slater back to the mat and then back him into the corner and tags in Jimmy. Jimmy kicks Slater down on the mat and then drops a leg. Jey tags back in and they double-team Slater for a second. Jey sends Slater off the ropes, but Slater ducks under and both men collide with cross-bodies in the ring. Slater finally makes it to Rhyno and tags him in as Jimmy tags in as well. Rhyno takes Jimmy down and then drops him again with a belly-to-belly suplex. Rhyno sets up for the Gore, but Jimmy moves and sends Rhyno head-first into the turnbuckle. Slater tags back in and drops Jimmy with a neck-breaker, and the delivers one to Jey as well. Slater delivers a DTDT to Jimmy and goes for the cover, but Jey pulls Slater out to the floor. Slater sends Jey into the announce table, but Jimmy takes Slater out with a superkick. Rhyno drops Jimmy with a Gore and Slater gets the pin.
Winners and the inaugural WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions: Heath Slater and Rhyno.
After the match, Slater thanks Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan and he says this is the best moment of his match except for a couple of his kids being born. He tells his wife that they are getting a double-wide and he and Rhyno celebrate in the ring.

We see the KFC commercial with Dolph Ziggler as Col. Sanders and The Miz as the chicken.

We see another preview for Raw’s PPV in two weeks, Clash of Champions.

WWE World Championship Match: Dean Ambrose vs. AJ Styles
Styles takes Ambrose down with a snap-mare takeover and goes for a quick roll-up, but Ambrose kicks out. Styles takes Ambrose down with a waist-lock takedown and backs Ambrose to the ropes. Ambrose comes off the ropes and shoves Styles to the floor. Ambrose delivers a few right hands and then takes Styles down with a couple arm-drags and then a scoop slam. Styles rolls to the floor, but Ambrose comes after him. Styles gets back into the ring and delivers a double ax-handle to Ambrose. Styles sends Ambrose off the ropes, but Ambrose counters with a sunset flip for a two count. Styles comes back with a forearm to the face. Styles delivers a chop and then takes Ambrose to the corner. Styles drives his shoulder into Ambrose’ midsection in the corner and then sends him off the ropes, but Ambrose counters and sends Styles flying with a back-body drop. Ambrose starts running the ropes, but Styles takes him down with a drop toe hold. Styles drops Ambrose with a neck-breaker and then chokes him over the top rope. Styles delivers an elbow shot to the back of Ambrose’s neck and then applies a rear chin-lock. Ambrose fights free and delivers a few right hands to Styles. Ambrose comes off the ropes, but Styles counters with a dropkick. Styles goes for the cover, but Ambrose kicks out at two. Styles slams Ambrose into the corner and delivers a few right hands. Styles delivers a scoop slam and then drops a forearm. Styles goes for the cover, but Ambrose kicks out at two. Styles delivers a knee shot to Ambrose’s jaw, followed by another, and Ambrose goes to the corner. Styles delivers a forearm shiver and then backs away. Ambrose comes back and tosses Styles into the corner and then stomps Styles down to the mat. Styles whips Styles to the other corner and charges, but Styles moves and Ambrose goes shoulder-first into the ring post. Ambrose comes back with some headbutts, but Styles sends Ambrose to the corner with a series of forearms. Styles charges, but Ambrose moves and puts Styles up top. Ambrose goes for a suplex, but Styles elbows his way out of it. Ambrose comes right back and goes for the suplex again, but both men crash down to the mat.
Both men get back to their feet and exchange moves from the ropes before Ambrose finally drops Styles. Styles gets back to his feet and comes off the ropes with a cross-body, but Ambrose catches him and delivers a back-breaker. Ambrose goes for the cover, but Styles kicks out at two. Styles rolls to the floor and Ambrose goes up top. Ambrose delivers an elbow drop and both men are down on the floor. Back in the ring, Ambrose drops Styles with a face-buster and goes for the cover, but Styles kicks out at two. Ambrose goes up top, but Styles charges at the ropes. AMbrose jumps over Styles, but Styles grabs Ambrose and suplexes him into the turnbuckles. Ambrose jumps down onto the back of Ambrose’s legs and then delivers a stiff kick to the hamstring. Styles kicks Ambrose in the back of the knee and then applies a submission down on the mat. Ambrose punches his way out of the hold and goes for a suplex, but Styles rolls through and locks in the Calf Crusher. Ambrose makes it to the ropes, but Styles goes right back to the hold in the middle of the ring. Ambrose grabs Styles around the throat and slams Styles’ head into the mat like a basketball. Styles kicks Ambrose in the leg again and goes for the Styles Clash, but Ambrose grabs the ropes and goes to the apron. Styles comes right back with a kick and goes to the apron with Ambrose. Styles goes for the Styles Clash on the apron, but Ambrose counters and catapults Styles into the ring post. Ambrose slams Styles into the barricade and then tosses Styles back into the ring. Ambrose places Styles in the corner and then connects with a clothesline and a running bulldog. Ambrose goes for the cover, but Styles kicks out at two. Styles comes right back with a few quick kicks and punches and then drops Ambrose with a clothesline. Styles picks Ambrose up and deliver a neck-breaker and then goes for the cover, but Ambrose kicks out at two. Ambrose comes back with a back-body drop and then a forearm in the corner. Styles comes back and slams Ambrose down with a sit-out power bomb and goes for the cover, but Ambrose kicks out at two. Styles slams Ambrose down to the mat again and then connects with the springboard 450 splash. Styles goes for the cover, but Ambrose kicks out at two.
Styles goes for a discus clothesline, but Ambrose counters with a neck-breaker. Ambrose delivers a series of quick rights and a series of knee strikes. Ambrose dropkicks Styles through the ropes and Styles is down and out on the floor. Ambrose delivers a tope suicida through the ropes and Styles flies over the announce table. Ambrose tosses Styles back toward the ring and then tosses him over the barricade into the crowd. Ambrose gets back into the ring to break the count and then runs across the announce tables to take Styles down in the crowd again. Ambrose tosses Styles back into the ring and goes for a clothesline, but Styles counters with the Pele Kick. Ambrose falls against the ropes and comes back with the Lunatic Lariat. Ambrose grabs Styles and goes for Dirty Deeds, but Styles shoves Ambrose back into the referee. Styles deliver a low-blow and hits the Styles Clash and gets the pin fall.
Winner and new WWE World Champion: AJ Styles.
After the match, Styles exits the ring and holds the title overhead as Ambrose is left lying in the ring as Backlash comes to a close.