Sean Ross Sappdown Live (9/26): Smackdown Live Match Ratings, Analysis, Podcast Notes

Opening segment

• Kevin Owens calls out (to no avail) Shane McMahon and says that he likes Vince McMahon, so imagine what he'll do to Shane.
• Sami Zayn comes out to try to talk sense into Owens. This is a really cool touch. I love their history.
• Owens says he's fine and says Zayn is just trying to steal his spotlight. 
• This was exceptional as most of their segments are. They'll have a match later. Usually I have a problem with matches being done to death, but part of the charm of these characters is how they're always intertwined. 

Baron Corbin defeated Tye Dillinger via countout

• Greg Hamilton is to Tye Dillinger as Tony Chimel is to Edge
• Baron Corbin has a new theme, it's good. 
• AJ Styles comes out to ringside.
• They started the match during the commercial break, and I'd love to hear what you all think about that.
• Solid match, and Corbin throws Dillinger into Styles for the countout win.
• Corbin runs from Styles after a boot to Dillinger.
• This is a good way to keep Dillinger on TV without pinning him.

Jinder promo

• We see another shitty Jinder promo. He shows pictures of Nakamura.
• I don't even have a clue if anything racial was implied or not, I just know the promo was dooooooooooooooooooooooooooooody.
• Nakamura beats everyone up after one of the pictures "move" and he's on video. This is so lame
• Yeah, have Nakamura talk with a mouth guard in. Smooth.

Usos defeated Hype Bros

• New Day come sit in the crowd. New Day are seat fillers cause nobody's at the show.
• This is quick. Usos win due to Mojo and Zack miscommunication.
• This gets a few things done at once. It furthers the Hype Bros storyline and New Day vs. Usos is happening in the cell. I'm down for all of that.

RUSEV CELEBRATION!

• Smackdown has been really good lately about getting guys on TV even when they don't have a program — specifically Aiden English. 
• I love Aiden English being the heels' favorite singer.
• It's named Rusev day in Bulgaria or something, and he's given a key.
• Randy Orton attacks during a song and RKOs everyone. This segment was a lot of fun outside of Rusev's dumb "this is my jungle now" line.
• Hitting RKOs is what Orton does best. Keep him doing that. 
• Aiden English's song is better than Snoop Dogg's 2k18 song

Charlotte defeated Carmella
4/10

• Carmella is back to her old gear.
• Carmella's selling outside during the commercial was hilarious.
• I'm almost not used to seeing Charlotte wrestle on TV now. 
• Carmella controls the majority of this match. Also, she has Ellsworth on a leash tethered to the turnbuckle.
• Ugly as hell reverse DDT from Carmella.
• A big boot pins Carmella. She's been using that a lot lately. 
• Natalya comes out and cuts a bad promo on Charlotte.

Bobby Roode and Dolph Ziggler

• Ziggler comes out as The Undertaker. This is his best one yet.
• Those are actually Undertaker's gloves.
• Bobby Roode comes out, as we've noted was the plan on the Podcast.
• They're facing each other at Hell in a Cell.
• Fashion Files are back next week.

Kevin Owens defeated Sami Zayn via TKO
6/10

• This is a Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn match. They aren't afraid to hurt one another.
• A brainbuster on the apron, Sami's tornado DDT, a couple of big Owens superkicks, Blue Thunder Bomb — their chemistry is great. 
• Zayn hits his big dive outside, and Shane McMahon is in the house as Owens powerbombs Zayn on the apron.
• That match was good, per usual from these two. 
• Owens tosses a chair-wrapped Zayn into Shane to close an underwhelming show.