12/18 WWE in White Plains, N.Y.: Styles vs. Jinder, Ziggler vs. Roode vs. Corbin, Charlotte vs. Natalya, Orton vs. KO

WWE LIVE EVENT
DECEMBER 18, 2017
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. AT WESTCHESTER COUNTY CENTER
REPORT BY MIKE OMANSKY, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT

Crowd: Full house – estimate 4800.

Very strong house show overall

(1) The Usos defeated Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable and The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods w/Big E) in a triple threat to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Titles. Challengers worked most of the match; Usos in for the last two minutes, pinning Gable with a dive off of the ropes.

(2) Shinsuke Nakamura beat Sami Zayn. Shinsuke won with a running kick and pin. Good back and forth match.

(3) Aiden English & Rusev beat Zack Ryder & Sin Cara when Rusev pinned Ryder with the Accolade. Decent match. English very funny with “Rusev Day.” Ryder had a flurry with Enligh before the tag to Rusev and his demise.

(4) Erick Rowan & Luke Harper & Epico & Primo defeated Tyler Breeze & Fandango & The Ascension. Once Harper and Rowan came in, it was over – they even tossed out their partners. Harper pinned Breeze after a double-team.

(5) Randy Orton beat Kevin Owens (w/Sami Zayn) with an RKO in 15:00. Best match of the night. Excellent work by Zayn at ringside to “help out.” In the end, Owens went for Pop-up Powerbomb, but Orton turned the attempt into an RKO.

(6) Charlotte beat Natalya with a Figure-Eight Submission in a lumberjack match in 10:00 to retain the Lumberjacks were Naomi, Carmella, Lana, Tamina, Riot Squad. Good match, a few lumberjack incidents.

(7) Dolph Ziggler beat Baron Corbin and Bobby Roode to retain the U.S. Title in a Triple Threat match. Roode got huge pop for his entrance. Conversely, no reaction to Ziggler when he entered – no boos, no cheers. In the end, Roode hit his Glorious DDT on Corbin, but Ziggler tossed him out of the ring and covered Corbin. Good match, also.

(8) A.J. Styles pinned Jinder Mahal (w/The Singh Brothers) after a Phenomenal Forearm to retain the WWE Title. Good match, loads of expected interference by Singhs. Crowd totally into Styles. Second best match of night.

NOW CHECK OUT THE PREVIOUS REPORT: 12/16 WWE in Portland, Maine: Styles vs. Mahal, Charlotte vs. Natayla, Nakamura vs. Owens, Roode vs. Ziggler vs. Corbin

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