Sean Ross Sappdown Live (8/22): Match Ratings, Analysis, more

Opening segment

• AJ Styles is bringing back the United States Championship open challenge.
• Kevin Owens answers it. I never thought I'd be disappointed to say that.
• Owens says a McMahon screwed another legendary Canadian. Well played.
• Shane is making the match for tonight, but Owens demands he picks the ref. Ah boy.

Backstage crappenings

• Daniel Bryan isn't happy with Jinder Mahal. Tonight the Singh Bros. face Nakamura. Sweet! 
• Kevin Owens wants Sami Zayn to be the special ref. He drops a funny line saying he knows Sami isn't busy tonight. Zayn later turns him down. Breezango offers their services, and Owens goes off. Baron Corbin wants it, but wants a title shot if Owens wins. 
• Backstage, Chad Gable is talking to Daniel Bryan. Bryan reveals that in exchange for sending Jason Jordan to Raw, Angle helped him sign Shelton Benjamin. Great continuity. 
• Dolph Ziggler is back and cuts a promo about all the gimmicks on Smackdown Live. 
• Lana is trying to motivate Tamina and it's hilariously bad.

Bobby Roode defeated Aiden English
5/10

• Bobby Roode as a babyface, and it's going to work very, very well by the looks of it.
• I'm all for this. The way that Roode was working before was a crowd killer after the entrance. This isn't.
• Glorious DDT! I'm a fan of anyone using the Impaler.
• Very optimistic about Roode as a babyface. 

Usos defeated Hype Bros
4.5/10

• Hey, Hype Bros are alive.
• Paint by numbers outside of the teams working out of opposite face/heel corners.
• Mojo Rawley runs through an Uso, but Zack gets superkicked and pinned.
• Usos cut a nice promo on the tag division.
• Was told there were three beach balls during the tag team match. 

Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Singh Bros. (w/ Jinder Mahal)

• I never would have thought one year ago I'd be a fan of the Bollywood Boyz. Give the bros some gear though.
• They get their asses kicked REAL PROPER. 
• Jinder tries to attack and eats a knee to the grill.

Becky Lynch & Naomi defeated Carmella & Natalya (w/ James Ellsworth)
4.75/10

• Natalya cuts a really bad promo, and even drops "glow" twice.
• Carmella's gear. Carmella's ring gear is the biggest news story of Smackdown. 
• This isn't bad. Carmella teases not wanting to tag in, and hopes Natalya gets beat up. 
• Naomi transitions from a sunset flip into her submission. She ends up getting Carmella with a split legged moonsault.
• I like the heel-on-heel action.

Special guest referee Baron Corbin
United States Championship
AJ Styles (c) defeated Kevin Owens
5.5/10

• AJ Styles' sliding forearm is a nice move.
• Baron Corbin is a pretty good ref.
• He stops a Calf Crusher because Owens had the ropes.
• Corbin points at his WWE logo a lot. 
• Shane McMahon stops a Baron Corbin count, and Corbin hands over the ref shirt. 
• Styles gets the win. Great crowd reaction