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WWE SMACKDOWN SHOW SUMMARY 1/15: Poll Results, Match Times, Title Implications, more

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WWE Smackdown Show Summary

Thursday, January 15

- Top Story: This was Smackdown's first show back on Thursday nights featuring Daniel Bryan's in-ring return after an eight-month absence.

- Title Matches: Bad News Barrett retained the Intercontinental Title over Sin Cara.

- Match Times: 40:47 bell-to-bell (up from 33:37 last week), 8:09 average per match (up from 4:23 last week).

- Main Event: Clean Finish - Bryan & Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose beat Big Show & Seth Rollins & Kane in a six-man tag match. (Last week's main event was Reigns & Ambrose beating Show & Rollins.)

- Poll Results: The Best Match was D-Bryan & Reigns & Ambrose vs. The Authority (84%).

39% - "Average" 5 score
35% - "Above Average" 6-7 score
13% - "Excellent" 8-10 score

- Match Results: (1) Daniel Bryan beat Kane via DQ. ... (2) The Miz & Damien Mizdow & Alicia Fox beat WWE tag champions The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso) & Naomi in a six-Divas tag match. ... (3) Natalya beat Divas champion Nikki Bella via submission in a non-title match. ... (4) IC champion Wade Barrett beat Sin Cara to retain the Intercontinental Title. ... (5) Daniel Bryan & Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns beat The Authority (Seth Rollins & Big Show & Kane) in a six-man tag match.

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Friday, January 9

- Top Story: This was the final Friday night airing of Smackdown before the show shifts to Thursday nights on January 15.

- Title Matches: The Usos retained the WWE Tag Titles over the Rhodes Bros. and The Miz & Damien Sandow in a three-team match.

- Match Times: 33:37 total bell-to-bell (down from 42:05 last week), 4:23 average per match (less than half of 9:26 average last week).

- Main Event: Clean Finish: Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose beat Big Show & Seth Rollins.

- Poll Results: The Best Match was Reigns & Ambrose vs. Rollins & Big Show (55%), three-team Tag Title match (29%).

29% - "Average" 5 score
25% - "Dreadful" 0-2 score
16% - "Below Average" 3-4 score

- Match Results: (1) Big E. beat Adam Rose. ... (2) The Ascension squashed two jobbers. ... (3) Alicia Fox beat Naomi. ... (4) WWE tag champions The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso) beat Goldust & Stardust and The Miz & Damien Sandow in a three-team match to retain the WWE Tag Titles. ... (5) Sin Cara beat IC champion Bad News Barrett in a non-title match. ... (6) Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose beat Seth Rollins & Big Show.

- Parks's Smackdown TV Report. (Free) (VIP)

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Friday, January 2

- Top Story: Edge & Christian hosted the show, were scripted to threaten a lawsuit against WWE from events on Raw where Edge's life was threatened, and quickly shifted tone to having a fun show.

- Match Times: 42:05 total bell-to-bell, 9:26 average per match, four clean finishes, two non-clean finishes.

- Main Event: DQ Finish - Roman Reigns beat U.S. champion Rusev.

- Poll Results: The Best Match was Reigns vs. Rusev (34%), then Cesaro & Kidd vs. Los Matadores (27%)

34% - "Average" 5 score
25% - "Below Average" 3-4 score
16% - "Above Average" 6-7 score
15% - "Dreadful" 0 score
10% - "Excellent" 8-10 score

- Match Results: (1) Bray Wyatt beat Erick Rowan. ... (2) WWE tag champs The Usos & R-Truth beat Adam Rose & Rhodes Bros. (Goldust & "Stardust" Cody Rhodes) in a six-man tag match. ... (3) Big Show beat Ryback via count-out. ... (4) Cesaro & Tyson Kidd (w/Natalya) beat Los Matadores (Diego y Fernando w/El Torito). ... (5) The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor) squashed an unidentified tag team. ... (6) Roman Reigns beat U.S. champion Rusev (w/Lana) via DQ in a non-title match.

- Parks's Smackdown TV Report. (Free) (VIP) 


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