WWE SmackDown Results 4th October 2016, Full Show Match Updates and Video Highlights

WWE SmackDown Live! came to us live from the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California. The episode was a build up to WWE No Mercy – which takes place on Sunday, 9^th October – and a few new matches were expected to be announced for the PPV.

Here are the complete WWE SmackDown Results for 4^th October 2016:

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#1 Bray Wyatt vs. Kane

Bray Wyatt is scheduled to face Randy Orton at No Mercy but tonight he came head-to-head against The Big Red Machine to kick-off SmackDown. The Eater of Worlds was the first to the ring followed by Kane.

Wyatt started an outright assault on Kane and got the momentum early on during the match. However, Kane fought back after he evaded a Senton from Bray and reversed it into a Jumping DDT.

Kane tried to take advantage of the situation by nailing a Choke Slam but was slammed instead by The Eater of Worlds, who followed it with a Senton.

Bray then lines up for Sister Abigail by going upside down on one corner when an upside down Randy Orton appears on the Titantron. The never-ending hide and seek between the two continues as The Viper promises to set Bray’s world ‘right side up’ on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Kane tried to take advantage of the situation by hitting a ChokeSlam but Bray evaded it and left the ring, only to be counted out by the referee. He then went backstage in search of Orton.

Result: Kane beats Bray Wyatt via count out

#2 Nikki Bella vs. Alexa Bliss (#1 Contender for SmackDown Women’s Championship)

Alexa Bliss was the first to the ring followed by the Bella twin. Carmella was present ringside. Alexa has the advantage early on before she is tripped by Nikki. Bella follows it with a knee to her head and a few dropkicks.

The action then shifts ringside where Carmella mocks Nikki. The Bella Twin responds by shoving Alexa into Carmella. As the two legal contestants move inside the ring, Carmella enters and attacks Nikki forcing the referee to award her the win via disqualification.

Result: Nikki Bella defeats Alexa Bliss via disqualification

Carmella and Alexa then continue their assault on Nikki before Becky Lynch makes her way to the ring to rescue her. The duo then force the heels away from the ring. We cut to commercials.

Back from the break and the commentators reveal that Daniel Bryan has announced a tag-team match between the four with Nikki Bella teaming up with the SmackDown Women’s Champion against The Princess of Staten Island and Alexa Bliss.

#3 Nikki Bella and Becky Lynch vs. Alexa Bliss and Carmella

Carmella and Alexa are seen double teaming on Nikki with The Princess of Staten Island hitting a modified Bronco Buster on the surgically repaired neck of the Bella twin.

Carmella continues to work on Nikki but she hot tags the SmackDown Women’s Champion, who starts to unload on Alexa after she was tagged in by her partner. Nikki then comes back and lands the Spear on Carmella and follows her out of the ring.

Alexa takes advantage of the situation and nails a reverse crossbody from the top rope before pinning the reigning champion for the win.

Result: Alexa Bliss and Carmella defeat Becky Lynch and Nikki Bella via pinfall

Following the match, it was announced that Nikki Bella will face Carmella on Sunday at No Mercy.

#4 Bray Wyatt locked in a container by Randy Orton

Wyatt is seen looking for Orton backstage and during his search finds an empty room with a rocking chair in the middle. Wyatt makes his way to the chair and out of nowhere The Viper appears and closes the door as it becomes clear that the room was indeed an empty cargo container, which now had Bray locked inside it with a camera strategically placed to monitor the Eater of Worlds and he obliges by saying: ‘Walls cannot hold me in’.

We cut to the shipping container again during the show and Wyatt is seen sitting on the chair. He then says ‘I’m ready to go home’ while apparently talking to Sister Abigail.

Orton then comes to check on Wyatt after a while and when he opens the container, to his bemusement, Wyatt is nowhere to be found. As if he disappeared in thin air.

#5 The Vaudevillains vs. The Hype Bros

Mojo Rowley and Simon Gotch kick off things in the middle with the Hype Bros member performing a ridiculous dance move and follows it with a move he calls the ‘Hammer’.

The Ascension also join the fun and are seen standing on the ramp. Aiden English and Zack Ryder are then tagged into the game with the former getting the upper hand. Ryder tags in his partner, who runs riot inside the ring.

After some to and fro, Ryder and Rowley double team and throw Gotch out of the ring before nailing The Hype Ryder on English to secure the win. They then trash talk The Ascension, who stood there on the ramp.

Result: The Hype Bros beat The Vaudevillains via pinfall

#6 Dolphumentary by The Miz (with Maryse)

With Dolph Ziggler set to face The Miz for the Intercontinental Championship on Sunday at No Mercy in a Title vs. Career match, the reigning champion invited Ziggler to ring for a special episode of Miz Tv, where he displayed a Dolphumentary.

Dolphumentary is nothing but a promo video aimed to mock the failures that Ziggler has encountered in his WWE journey so far and was titled “The Success of a Failure – The Story of Dolph Ziggler”.

The Showoff follows the Dolphumentary with an emotional tirade – reminiscent to the one last week. He even accepts that he has had many failures but highlights that for every 10 bad moments he has one magical one. The Miz then reveals that he has a special gift for his challenger and invites Ziggler’s former stable mates (or what’s left) of the Spirit Squad.

Kenny Dykstra and another guy make their way to the middle and perform Spirit Squad’s shtick before attacking their former stable mate. Ziggler fights back and nails Superkicks on them both as The Miz bails out with his wife.

#7 Jey Uso (with Jimmy Uso) vs. Jason Jordan (with Chad Gable)

In what looked nothing more than a squash match Jordan pinned Jey within a minute to win the bout. The duo kicked off things with Jordan working on Jey, who fights back via a neckbreaker. However, The American Alpha member reverses an Irish Whip and rolls up the Samoan twin for the win.

Result: Jason Jordan defeats Jey Uso via pinfall

However, The Usos are not done as they attack American Alpha once again. Jimmy slams Gable knee first into the steel steps before Jey knocks out Jordan from behind after attacking his knee.

Jordan is then dragged into the ring but SmackDown Tag-Team Champions, Heath Slater and Rhyno, make their way to the ring to defend Gable and Jordan.

#8 Jack Swagger vs. Baron Corbin

Jack Swagger makes his in-ring SmackDown Live debut against Baron Corbin. Swagger has the upper hand during the initial stages before The Lone Wolf gains the momentum after nailing the Deep Six. JBL has just professed that Corbin has the potential to be a future World Champion.

Swagger hits a belly-to-belly to fight back and follows it with an Ankle Lock. As Corbin makes his way towards the rope the referee mistakes it for tapping out and rings the bell.

Result: Jack Swagger defeats Baron Corbin via submission

Corbin is furious by the referee’s controversial decision while Swagger celebrates a victory on his SmackDown debut. The Lone Wolf then goes on a rampage destroying the steel steps. There were shades of Montreal Screwjob there, just shades though.

Curt Hawkins also cut a promo announcing his in-ring debut on Sunday at No Mercy

#9 AJ Styles (c ) vs. Dean Ambrose vs. John Cena: Face To Face To Face!

The WWE World Champion is first to make his way to the ring for the Face To Face To Face with his challengers Dean Ambrose and John Cena. The Phenomenal One reveals that he will beat both Cena and Ambrose on Sunday, but The Lunatic Fringe’s music hits and he joins Styles in the middle.

Ambrose first trash talks Styles before shifting his focus on the Leader of Cenation for interrupting with his Championship match last week. Cena is the last to enter the fray and receives a huge pop from the crowd.

Cena is asked to shut up by Styles just as he was about to start, before warning him to not even dare about equalling Ric Flair's record. The Phenomenal One then insists that the 15-time champion can never match up to The Nature Boy’s legendary status.

Ambrose is next to cut a brilliant promo insisting Cena has remained in the WWE so long because he is a political figure and as he has a tendency to play ‘suck-ass’ behind the scenes to become a ‘bonafide superstar’. The Lunatic Fringe insists that he would rather be real and remain Dean Ambrose.

Cena was done with the talking and hits Ambrose with the Attitude Adjustment but Styles takes the Leader of Cenation out with a Phenomenal Forearm. The Lunatic Fringe recovers and nails Dirty Deeds on Styles on the ramp. Ambrose is seen holding the WWE World Championship title high as the show comes to a conclusion.