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OFF AIR NOTES FROM SMACKDOWN

By Tony Pires on 2017-08-16 10:27:00

SmackDown was a legit sellout at the Dunkin Donuts Center.  I'd estimate the crowd to be about 8,000, 6,000 of which stuck around for 205 Live.

Dark Matches:

Pre Show: Sami Zayn, Luke Harper and Tye Dillenger beat The Ascention and Mike Kanellis.  Zayn pinned Kannellis after a Helluva Kick

Dark Main Event: Randy Orton and Shinskue Nakamura beat Dolph Ziggler and Rusev in about 8:00.  Orton pinned Ziggler after an RKO

Jinder Mahal appeared to be seriously over with the crowd.  They reacted passionately to him as a heel and, interestingly enough, his T Shirt sold out.

There was an initial huge pop when Mahal pinned Corbin, followed by stunned silence over the Cash in failure.

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