6 Ups And 2 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (Aug 16)

2. John Cena Crashes AJ Styles Through The Announce Table

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SmackDown's main event pitted John Cena against Alberto Del Rio. In a cool moment, the announcers continually referenced Del Rio's victory over Cena back at Hell In A Cell last October. Footage was even shown from the event, and it went a long way to building anticipation for the repeat.

Providing guest commentary at ringside, AJ Styles couldn't help but be partisan towards Alberto. Styles repeatedly cheered on the Mexican, more because he wanted to see Cena lose than because he wanted to see Del Rio win. When the match was over and Cena had won, AJ decided to strike.

After dropping his SummerSlam opponent, Styles delivered a fine promo. Unable to resist trying to hit the Styles Clash, AJ was then floored by an Attitude Adjustment. Following that up, Cena scaled the steel steps and thumped Styles through the announce desk with another.

On occasion, the announce table doesn't break. Without doubt, that can hurt these spots, but Styles crashed through the wood in a satisfying way.

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