10 Must-See WWE Matches, Moments & Segments From This Week

4. James Ellsworth Beats AJ Styles Again

The feel-good story of James Ellsworth continued Tuesday night on SmackDown when he challenged WWE World Champion AJ Styles in a title match. That is right: a jobber got a title shot on account of one of the most biased guest referee stints in wrestling lore. It's all tongue-in-cheek, but the crowd has totally bought into the angle, giving Ellsworth as good a reaction in Colorado Springs as Goldberg received in Denver.

Dean Ambrose again did his best to get under AJ's skin, at one point opening the door for Ellsworth to snap the champ's head on the top turnbuckle and follow with a move that actually trended on social media: No Chin Music (alluding to JE's distinctly tiny jaw-line). The NCM even earned a massive two count!

Styles went on to get so fed up with Ambrose's antics that he would not answer the referee's five count while he was repeatedly punching Ellsworth in the head, prompting a disqualification that now makes, however tainted the victories might be, the jobber 2-0 against the WWE World Champion.

Authored by Chad Matthews

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"The Doc" Chad Matthews has written wrestling columns for over a decade. A physician by trade, Matthews began writing about wrestling as a hobby, but it became a passion. After 30 years as a wrestling fan, "The Doc" gives an unmatched analytical perspective on pro wrestling in the modern era. He is a long-time columnist for Lordsofpain.net and hosts a weekly podcast on the LOP Radio Network called "The Doc Says." His first book - The WrestleMania Era: The Book of Sports Entertainment - ranks the Top 90 wrestlers from 1983 to present day, was originally published in December 2013, and is now in its third edition. Matthews lives in North Carolina with his wife, two kids, and two dogs.

Posted On: 22nd Oct 2016

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