Five Point Recap: “Tables, Ladders and Chairs 2016”

It’s the short version. “Tables Ladders and Chairs 2016” has come and gone and in case you don’t have three hours to kill, here’s the show broken down to its five most important points. These are ranked in the general order they happened on the show and not meant to be in any order of significance.

1. Bray Wyatt is a champion. Wyatt and Randy Orton won the Smackdown Tag Team Titles in less than six minutes by defeating Heath Slater and Rhyno. The match was little more than a squash with Rhyno getting in only brief spurts of offense. The title change received a big face pop from the crowd.

2. The Miz is still champion. Miz defeated Dolph Ziggler in the final match of their feud over the Intercontinental Title via a low blow, allowing him to pull down the title. This was a long match, running over twenty five minutes, and no one interfered to help Miz retain. The match felt like a blowoff and Ziggler lost all on his own.

3. One More YES? The teasing of Miz vs. Daniel Bryan continued as Bryan said that he wanted Ziggler to win the title because he liked Ziggler more. After Miz retained, he dedicated the match to Bryan and credited Bryan’s hatred of him for the win. Despite Bryan’s injuries, a match between the two continues to be teased.

4. New Women’s Champion. Becky Lynch lost the Women’s Title to Alexa Bliss when Bliss powerbombed her through a table. This was another long match with over fifteen minutes of run time. Both women took some hard bumps and though the fans weren’t interested at first, they cared about the ending.

5. Keep Your Chin Up. James Ellsworth cost Dean Ambrose the main event and the Smackdown World Title when he turned on Ambrose by shoving him off a ladder. Ellsworth also celebrated when Styles won the title to close the show. The announcers were stunned and suggested that Ellsworth was confused somehow.