{"id":53291,"date":"2019-08-28T05:58:14","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T09:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=53291"},"modified":"2019-08-28T05:58:14","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T09:58:14","slug":"smackdown-highlights-ali-murphy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/08\/28\/smackdown-highlights-ali-murphy\/","title":{"rendered":"SmackDown Highlights Rundown \u2013 Ali and Murphy Steal the Show (8\/27\/19)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Heading into <strong>SmackDown LIVE<\/strong>, there was plenty of hype heading into the <em><strong>King of the Ring<\/strong><\/em> matches, including one that was sure to steal the show. Here are the Smackdown highlights:<\/p>\n<h2>Smackdown Highlights (8\/27\/19)<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>King of the Ring Night 4 Results<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52829\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52829\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52829\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/Bracket.jpg\" alt=\"King Of The Ring\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/Bracket.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/Bracket-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The hype was alive and well as the final night of Round 1 took place with two matchups to solidify the first round.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>King of the Ring First Round &amp; SmackDown MVP: Ali vs Buddy Murphy<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The match that everyone hoped and expected to steal the show. <strong>Ali<\/strong> vs <strong>Buddy Murphy<\/strong> is a match people have seen on the <strong>205 Live<\/strong> brand but it taking place on SmackDown only opens up their greatness to even more fans who may not watch 205 Live. Ali and Murphy shook hands before and after the match as the attempted to one-up each other in the first round to get a shot against Elias. While words may not do this match justice, it was one that looked to go either way before the final bell. Murphy would hit a Powerbomb into a Kamigoye knee and into a Brainbuster to get a near fall. As the match ended, Murphy would be hung up in the ropes. Ali would hit an insane Satellite DDT on Murphy, allowing him to hit the 450 Splash and move onto the next round. If there is anything to go out of your way to see, it is certainly this one.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ali vs. Buddy Murphy \u2013 King of the Ring First-Round Match: SmackDown LIVE, Aug. 27, 2019\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mvX_VaTXYpM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5><strong>King of the Ring First Round: Chad Gable vs Shelton Benjamin<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>This one was far shorter, but still rather entertaining. The former tag partners went one on one as <strong>Chad Gable<\/strong> was seen as the ultimate underdog of this tournament and <strong>Shelton Benjamin<\/strong> did his best to let him know that. Gable would not go down, however. After the former Olympian and former NCAA All-American battled for a few minutes, Gable would win when he reversed Shelton\u2019s Powerbomb attempt into a Sunset Flip Powerbomb pin to steal the victory. Gable will face <strong>Andrade<\/strong> in the next round.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chad Gable vs. Shelton Benjamin \u2013 King of the Ring First-Round Match: SmackDown LIVE, Aug. 27, 2019\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MeMtUC4jaAk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>#AndNEW: Drake Maverick wins the 24\/7 Championship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53298\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53298\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53298\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/Drake-Mav.jpg\" alt=\"Smackdown Highlights\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/Drake-Mav.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/Drake-Mav-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It feels like it has been a while since the 24\/7 Championship hunt has really been on television. <strong>Elias<\/strong>, the now-former champion, sat on the King of the Ring throne, possibly giving a preview when <strong>Kevin Owens<\/strong> would surprise him and beat him down. He would then hit a Stunner on Elias in the middle of the ring before taking off. <strong>R-Truth<\/strong> would attempt to pin Elias before <strong>Drake Maverick<\/strong> showed up and pulled Truth out of the ring. He would then pin Elias to become the new champion has he left jumping up and down.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drake Maverick wins the 24\/7 Championship from Elias: SmackDown LIVE, Aug. 27, 2019\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9HIZbT-dmf4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>SmackDown was a smooth show this week, highlighted by the Ali, Buddy Murphy match that left the fans on their feet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<p>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. Subscribe to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/wwenetwork\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Network to see all of WWE\u2019s content.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heading into SmackDown LIVE, there was plenty of hype heading into the King of the Ring matches, including one that was sure to steal the show. 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