WWE SmackDown Spoilers: Complete Results and Analysis for November 21, 2014

World Wrestling Entertainment will make its penultimate stop on the road to Survivor Series this Friday night when SmackDown hits the SyFy airwaves.

Ryback has been on a roll entering this Sunday's pay-per-view event but can he sustain the momentum he has built thus far when he teams with Big Show to square off with Kane and Seth Rollins in this week's main event? More importantly, what role did Triple H and The Authority have in his fate?

With former Wyatt Family members Erick Rowan and Luke Harper on opposing teams at Survivor Series, what would they have in store for each other on this week's broadcast? What issues can Rowan possibly have with his former tag partner, with whom no tension was ever teased?

What exactly was in Dean Ambrose's so-called "survival kit" as he prepares to battle Bray Wyatt at the fall classic?

Fans in Knoxville, Tennessee got a sneak peak at WWE taped its Friday night staple Tuesday evening. Find out what went down as the action unfolded in the Volunteer State, courtesy of our friends at WrestlingInc.com.

Venue

Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee

Broadcast Team

Michael Cole, Tom Phillips and John Bradshaw Layfield

Results

• Triple H cut a promo about Survivor Series to kick off the show.
• Rusev defeated Dolph Ziggler
• Los Matadores defeated The Miz and Damien Mizdow. There was tension between the heels.
• Dean Ambrose revealed his "survival kit." Bray Wyatt interrupted and cut a promo.
• AJ Lee (dressed as Nikki Bella) defeated Brie Bella.
• Luke Harper defeated Cesaro with a Torture Rack. Erick Rowan and Harper teased a fight but did not strike each other.
• Team Cena cut a promo about not being afraid of The Authority. A new stipulation to the match was added by Triple H. If Team Cena loses, the entire time is fired.
• Ryback and Big Show defeated Seth Rollins and Kane via disqualification. The Authority attacked Team Cena and beat them down, with the focus mostly on Ryback, to end the show.

Analysis

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For the first time in weeks, SmackDown feels very much like a must-see show based on the results from Tuesday's tapings.

Every match has implications on a pay-per-view bout and the presence of John Cena and Triple H really adds star power to the show that typically is not there.

It appears as though the focus remains on Ryback as the company attempts to rebuild him in the eyes of the fans after a year of jobbing as one-half of RybAxel. Having him at the heart of one of the biggest matches of the year is the perfect way to do it.

Of interest was the tidbit about the growing tension between Miz and stunt double Damien Mizdow. Fans have been touting the brilliance of Mizdow in the role and breaking him away from The Miz after serving as his flunky as long as he has may be exactly what the talented, former Intellectual Savior of WWE needs to rebound and begin a babyface run that could take him to places he had only previously dreamed of.

Or it could spell his demise, kind of like Money in the Bank.

Overall, Friday's broadcast is one that bears watching, especially with so many stars and pay-per-view implications throughout.

Dolph Ziggler vs. Rusev, specifically, could be a dark-horse contender WWE TV match of the week.