WWE Smackdown spoilers & analysis: 2nd July 2015

SmackDown spoilers & results – 02/07/15

Spoilers

-Smackdown opened with an in ring promo by Seth Rollins who had J&J Security by his side. Dean Ambrose interrupted and chased Rollins away with a kendo stick.

-Bray Wyatt defeated Dean Ambrose cleanly with Sister Abigail.

-R-Truth defeated Adam Rose.

-Mark Henry cut a promo where he talked trash about Ryback. Ryback then defeated Henry with shell shocked.

-J&J Security checked out their new watches in a backstage segment.

-Brie Bella defeated Naomi.

-Prime Time Players defeated The Ascension in a non-title match

-Rusev, accompanied by Summer Rae, cut an in-ring promo discussing what happened on Raw. Rusev said he is over Lana and that he has Summer now instead. Rusev also threatened Dolph Ziggler.

-Roman Reigns defeated Seth Rollins in the main event via DQ when J&J Security got involved. Dean Ambrose made the save as Rollins and Noble ran away, but Mercury remained in the ring. Ambrose attacked Mercury with multiple kendo stick shots before Roman Reigns hit him with a superman punch and a spear.

Wyatt/Ambrose stole the show

Analysis

Bray Wyatt and Dean Ambrose added another bout to their collection of previous performances, and just like the past contests, this match was very entertaining. Wyatt picked up the clean victory as he builds momentum towards his feud with Reigns. Ambrose however still finds himself without a clear defined feud for Battleground. Ambrose appears to be stuck in limbo as he either continues his feud with Rollins while Lesnar is away or randomly appears to offer Reigns help in his feud with Wyatt. Hopefully WWE has a plan in store for the extremely talented Ambrose heading into Summerslam.

Mark Henry was once again used as a jobber in the Ryback/Show/Miz feud. On Raw he was a face and lost to Big Show in less than two minutes. This time he worked as a heel, taking a pinfall loss to Ryback. So don’t be surprised if he appears on Raw as a face again to lose against The Miz.

Nikki Bella has held the divas championship far too long and desperately needs to lose it as soon as possible. When Naomi turned heel, her future seemed bright as she flourished in the new role, and her first divas title reign seemed imminent. Instead, WWE has now chosen to bury her, in favour of keeping the entire spotlight on The Bella Twins and Paige. Hopefully some new NXT talent, potentially Charlotte, debuts very soon and swiftly take the title away from Nikki because her reign had grown stale a long time ago.

Primetime Players picked up a win over The Ascension which should help increase their credibility as tag team champions.

Summer Rae paired up with Rusev

The pairing of Rusev/Summer Rae now appears to be permanent for the time being as they build towards a feud with Ziggler/Lana. If Rusev’s ankle is healed in time, it’s likely that we could see a mixed tag team match at Summerslam with Dolph Ziggler & Lana taking on Rusev and Summer Rae.

Seth Rollins gained some good heel heat as he, along with J&J, ambushed Reigns. However Ambrose interfered and the babyfaces ultimately got the upper hand. However Rollins escaped, allowing him to maintain credibility, while Mercury took the beat down to send the fans home happy.

Overall, this week’s episode of Smackdown doesn’t look extremely interesting. However the Dean Ambrose v Bray Wyatt is sure to be amazing and will definitely be worth a watch.

We are slowly drawing closer to the next special event, Battleground, which will set up the road to Summerslam. However this Saturday, we have the very special live event in Japan that will air live on the WWE Network. The live event will feature an NXT title match, Brock Lesnar taking on Kofi Kingston and many other intriguing matches. own