WWE SmackDown Spoilers: Complete Results and Analysis for October 10

SmackDown celebrates its 15th birthday this Friday night on Syfy, and World Wrestling Entertainment is planning on celebrating in style.

Familiar faces from the blue brand's past will be present as the show emanates from Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center.

With special appearances by The Rock and former general managers John Laurinaitis, Teddy Long and Booker T, a gigantic 16-man tag team main event and a showdown between Dolph Ziggler and Rusev, this week's broadcast figures to be the most noteworthy episode of SmackDown in quite some time.

What can fans expect when WWE wishes its B-show a happy birthday?

Find out now, courtesy of our friends at WrestlingInc!

Venue

Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia

Broadcast Team

Michael Cole, Tom Phillips and John Bradshaw Layfield

Results

• Stephanie McMahon started the show, welcoming the audience to the 15th Anniversary episode of SmackDown. Laurinaitis returned, then was interrupted by Long, who made a surprise appearance. The memorable general managers argued over who could make the biggest tag team match, and before they knew it, an eight-on-eight main event was announced.
• Adam Rose came to the ring to tell Stephanie not to be a lemon. This resulted in the Billionaire Baroness booking Rose in a match with Kane.
• Kane defeated Adam Rose. After the match, he destroyed the Rosebuds, who were protecting the Bunny.
• AJ Lee defeated Alicia Fox with the Black Widow. Paige tried to attack AJ, but the Divas champion fought both her and Fox off.
• Seth Rollins defeated Kofi Kingston. Jamie Noble and Joey Mercury came to ringside with Mr. Money in the Bank and were on the lookout for Dean Ambrose.
• Rusev defeated Intercontinental champion Dolph Ziggler in a non-title match. After the match, Lana cut a promo on The Rock, promising revenge for the events on Raw, and Big Show, whom Rusev challenged to a match this coming Monday night.
• A backstage segment involving The Rock, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon aired.
• Team Teddy (Mark Henry, Sheamus, The Usos, Los Matadores, Jack Swagger and El Torito) defeated Team Johnny (Bo Dallas, Goldust, Stardust, Heath Slater, Titus O'Neil, Cesaro and Hornswoggle).
• The Miz hosted "Miz TV" with Ambrose and John Cena to close the show. The Miz announced that Cena and Ambrose will meet with a contract to face Rollins on a pole. Ambrose and Cena exchanged barbs before they assaulted Miz and Cena delivered an Attitude Adjustment as payback for Monday's DDT by the Lunatic Fringe.

Analysis

On paper, Friday's show looks incredibly fun. The returns of Laurinaitis, Long, Booker T and a pre-taped appearance from The Rock add an air of importance and significance to the broadcast while the face-to-face between Ambrose and Cena should make for a much more meaningful show in regards to the build to Hell in a Cell.

That the stipulation to the Cena-Ambrose bout is announced only adds credibility to the event.

The huge tag team main event looks to be fun, but the real bread and butter could be in the form of the Ziggler-Rusev match.

Those two Superstars have competed against one another in the past, a spirited contest in NXT won by Ziggler. Rusev scores the win, obviously, but the quality of the match is key.

Can Ziggler pull a quality bout from Rusev, who has improved with every passing week? That is the question heading into Friday's broadcast.

The Rock, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon's backstage segment could be extraordinary, especially if they allow the Attitude Era icons to improvise without the constraints of a script.

For the first time in months, it feels like SmackDown has something to offer the WWE Universe beyond just a series of average-to-good wrestling matches. There are storyline advancements, surprises, strolls down memory lane and appearances by major headliners.

This Friday night, SmackDown is not the B-show. Tune in, check it out and celebrate some of the greatest moments, matches and stars in show history while enjoying the work of today's brightest young stars.