SmackDown Live

Recap of No Mercy is shown.



The New Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler comes out.


Ziggler says he belongs in a WWE ring, and he was going to overcome anything The Miz threw at him on Sunday. As expected, The Miz comes out to offer his own perspective on what happened Sunday night.

The Miz and Maryse stand in silence so they can mourn the death of the IC title. He says Ziggler winning the title has killed it. He says it was him who brought prestige to the title, not Ziggler or Bryan.



Miz calls himself the hero of this story, and he says this is just act two where he is the underdog. Ziggler plays a video of him beating Miz on Sunday, with extra emphasis on Miz's face after he lost.

Miz gets fired up and delivers another promo about how he plans on regaining the title from Ziggler. Then he brings out The Spirit Squad.


Dolph Ziggler vs. The Spirit Squad
Dolph Ziggler won

The Miz immediately jumps on Ziggler as soon as the bell rings and hits his finisher to put him down. Slater and Rhyno run to the ring and make the save.


Daniel Bryan and  Shane McMahon talk about Survivor Series
They propose a traditional elimination match featuring Raw vs. SmackDown competitors, a five on five tag team eliminations match and a five on five women's elimination match.


Carmella vs. Naomi
Nikki makes her way down the ramp and security cuts her off. Naomi uses the distraction to roll up Carmella for the pin and the win.
Naomi won
Nikki chases Carmella around the ring and into the crowd.


Chad Gable vs. Jimmy Uso
Jimmy Uso won



AJ Styles comes to the ring as soon as he grabs a mic, he starts bragging about beating Cena and Ambrose at the same time.
He says he is going to give someone an opportunity tonight, but when he tasks for his opponent, Dean Ambrose comes out.
James Ellsworth heads to the ring as the opponent AJ was going to give a chance to.
As AJ tries to tell Ambrose to leave the ring, Bryan comes out and says the match will start right now, with Ambrose as the special guest referee.

AJ Styles vs. James Ellsworth

AJ hits the Styles Clash and Ambrose refuses to make the count. He hits Dirty Deeds on Ambrose and puts Ellsworth on top him so he can count the pin. but Styles manages to kick out.Ambrose hits a second Dirty Deeds and this time counts to three.
James Ellsworth won.

Styles is shown complaining to Shane and Bryan about what happened in his match. Shane tells him he only has himself to blame. He walks away and Bryan says he has an idea for Ellsworth for next week.


Randy Orton and Kane vs. Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper
As Orton reaches for the tag, the lights go out. When they come back on, we see Harper standing in Kane's place and Kane is nowhere to be seen. Wyatt grabs Randy and hits Sister Abigail for the pin and the win
Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper won.
The show ends with Wyatt and Harper celebrating as Orton looks on from the ring in pain.


Rating 50/50
Great show and matches. As we look forward to Survivor Series

SD Live Aftershow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG7V_G9HMQk