WWE Smackdown Live results 19.7.16

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1. John Cena defeated Luke Gallows. Enzo Amore and Big Cass came to ringside before the match started to make sure The Club wouldn’t interfere. Sure enough, Enzo and Cass thwarted the evil machinations and Cena won via pinfall with the Attitude Adjustment.

2. Darren Young and Zack Ryder defeated The Miz and Rusev. This was a “champions vs. challengers” match heading into Battleground. Darren Young got Miz to tap out to the Crossface Chickenwing to get the win for his team.

3. Bray Wyatt defeated Xavier Woods. Woods acted terrified and hesitant for the duration of the match, while Wyatt taunted the New Day on the outside. Wyatt won via pinfall following the Sister Abigail.

— Kane vs. Kevin Owens never happened. Sami Zayn jumped Owens on the ramp during his entrance, so Owens threw him at Kane. Kane chokeslammed both men, then hit his pyro and left.

4. Dana Brooke and Charlotte defeated Sasha Banks in a 2-on-1 handicap match. Sasha had the Banks Statement locked in on Dana, but Charlotte stomped her and hit Natural Selection to get the pinfall.

5. Chris Jericho defeated Cesaro. Jericho, wrestling in a Raw shirt, was able to catch a springboarding Cesaro in the Code Breaker and get the pin.

— Natalya vs. Alicia Fox never happened, as Becky Lynch beat down Natalya and the two women had to be separated by referees and officials.

6. WWE Championship Match: Dean Ambrose (c) defeated Seth Rollins. After another nearly 20-minute match, Ambrose was able to hit Dirty Deeds and get the clean pin.

— After the match, Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan ran to the ring to congratulate SmackDown pick Dean Ambrose, who heads into Sunday’s Battleground pay-per-view still WWE Champion.