Heath Slater and Rhyno Have First Title Defense, WWE Cruiserweight Classic Start Time Note, Who Was AJ Styles’ Partner Tonight?

Heath Slater

Heath Slater & Rhyno 

Following the contract signing segment tonight on WWE Smackdown Live, Heath Slater and Rhyno successfully defended their WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship against The Ascension. 

The match came about after The Ascension cut off Slater’s promo, and Shane McMcMahon made the match official, calling for it to start on the spot. The final moments of the match saw Slater get whipped outside after he jumped on Konnor’s back. Rhyno turned and shoulder tackled him outside, then gored Viktor for the win. 

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AJ Styles 

Daniel Bryan named a partner for AJ Styles after he had a hard time finding one, and introduced him to James Ellsworth, who fans might remember as an opponent of Braun Strowman. Ellsworth entered for the main event but was attacked by The Miz, who inserted himself into the match as Styles’ partner, screaming that he is a main event star. 

WWE Cruiserweight Classic 

Tonight on WWE Smackdown Live a graphic hyping tomorrow’s WWE Cruiserweight Classic live finale promoted the show going live at 9 pm EST on WWE Network.

It should be noted that yesterday WWE / NXT sent out an advisory email noting the event start time is 8 p.m. EST, with doors opening at 7:30 EST. It’s unknown what content will be featured in the first hour of the event; the semifinals and finals of the CWC will air live starting at 9 p.m. on WWE Network. 

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