WWE SmackDown Spoilers: Complete Results and Analysis for July 14 Show

Wave goodbye to the concept of WWE SmackDown spoilers, because on Tuesday night, Vince McMahon's wrestling empire presented its final tapings of the blue brand in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

And thanks to our friends over at Wrestling Inc, we know all the results and developments you can expect to see from this week's final prerecorded broadcast.

With just over a week until WWE Battleground on July 24, two of the fiercest rivalries in the company collided for a star-studded main event.

WWE champion Dean Ambrose partnered with Sami Zayn to battle Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens in a match that should not only satisfy fans looking for an emotionally intense bout but also those looking for an outstanding tag team war.

Enzo Amore and Big Cass continued their battle with The Club as they met AJ Styles and Karl Anderson in tag team action. Did the Certified Gs secure a victory, or would The Phenomenal One and Machine Gun once again prove their superiority?

The Miz hosted Miz TV with guests Darren Young and Bob Backlund, Sasha Banks battled Dana Brooke for the right to challenge Charlotte for the WWE Women's Championship and soon-to-be SmackDown commissioner Shane McMahon made his presence felt.

Who scored key victories ahead of the upcoming pay-per-view? How did the top stories progress?

Results

• Sasha Banks defeated Dana Brooke to earn a WWE Women's Championship match.
• Dolph Ziggler defeated Rusev after Zack Ryder, who sat in on commentary, provided a distraction.
• AJ Styles and Karl Anderson defeated Enzo Amore and Big Cass.
• Ryder defeated Alberto Del Rio. After the match, Rusev tried to attack, only to suffer a dropkick at the hands of his No. 1 Contender.
• Miz TV featuring Darren Young and Bob Backlund ended with the Hall of Famer applying the Crossface Chicken Wing to The Miz.
• Charlotte announced during a backstage promo that she will partner with Dana Brooke at Battleground to face Sasha Banks and whoever she can find to side with her.
• Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens ended in disqualification when Seth Rollins interfered and attacked The Lunatic Fringe. Sami Zayn made the save, and suddenly, in the spirit of Theodore Long, a tag team match was booked.
• Owens and Rollins defeated Ambrose and Zayn when Rollins pinned Zayn.

Analysis

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The final taped SmackDown in WWE history (at least for now, anyway) featured a hellish main event involving four of the best wrestlers in the industry. The feuds between Ambrose and Rollins and Zayn and Owens have been among the most intense of the last three years. They are easily understandable stories that will make for some outstanding wrestling matches come Battleground.

The match was absolutely the right choice for this week's show, especially considering how vital the four men involved have been to the blue brand over the last two years.

According to the report, the Miz TV segment came across as more comedic than anything, which is unfortunate. Miz has been so good and worked so hard to regain credibility among the WWE Universe that to see him wasted in a comic feud, one in which he is likely to go over anyway, is disheartening.

The biggest revelation from a storyline standpoint is that Charlotte set Sasha Banks up with another match against Dana Brooke, promising a championship match if she won, only to yank it away from her anyway. It is classic heel work from a young performer who has been one of the MVPs of WWE in 2016.

More importantly, it continues the slow burn to an eventful Banks-Charlotte match at SummerSlam, which The Boss will hopefully win.

Overall, Thursday's broadcast is worth watching. The talent alone is spectacular, while the continued development of stories is a central theme. Check it out, and at the same time, wave goodbye to an era in which we all knew what would happen on Thursday nights but watched anyway.