{"id":56171,"date":"2025-10-20T21:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T01:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/dragunov-champion-rhodes-dq-and-more-on-smackdown-wwe-summary\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T21:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T01:40:07","slug":"dragunov-champion-rhodes-dq-and-more-on-smackdown-wwe-summary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wwe\/dragunov-champion-rhodes-dq-and-more-on-smackdown-wwe-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragunov Champion, Rhodes DQ and more on SmackDown: WWE Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"The last episode of &#8220;SmackDown&#8221; presented a show with ups and downs, although it left memorable moments for wrestling fans.\n\n<h2>Dragunov Crowned Champion<\/h2>\n\nThe return of Ilja Dragunov marked a milestone by defeating Sami Zayn and conquering the WWE United States Championship. This match, full of emotion, saw Dragunov demonstrate his worth and determination in the ring.\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n  \n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss defeated Zaria and Sol Ruca.<\/li><li>Ilja Dragunov defeated Sami Zayn to become the new United States Champion.<\/li><li>Motor City Machine Guns defeated Los Garza.<\/li><li>Drew McIntyre defeated Cody Rhodes by disqualification.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cody Rhodes: A New Villain?<\/h2>\n\n\nCody Rhodes showed a more aggressive side, using the championship as a weapon against Drew McIntyre. This attitude has generated speculation about a possible character change towards the dark side. Despite this, it is unlikely that Rhodes will become a full-time villain, given his role as a main figure in WWE after the eventual retirement of John Cena.\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n  \n<\/div><\/figure>\n\nThe rivalry between McIntyre and Rhodes remains unresolved, and a number one contender was not determined on &#8220;SmackDown.&#8221; The attack on Jacob Fatu, who suffered an injury that prevented him from competing, adds more tension to the situation.\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n  \n<\/div><\/figure>\n\nDragunov&#8217;s return was a moment of surprise. His victory over Zayn opens the door to future rivalries, including a possible confrontation between Zayn and Solo Sikoa, with the participation of The MFTs. This event could lay the groundwork for a series of matches between The MFTs and a group of wrestlers, including Zayn, Dragunov, Fenix and Shinsuke Nakamura, with The Wyatt Sicks also in the equation. This could lead to an exciting showdown at Survivor Series: WarGames on November 29.\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n  \n<\/div><\/figure>\n\nSami Zayn once again demonstrated his ability to deliver high-quality matches, facing different styles of wrestlers during his challenge for the United States title.\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n  \n<\/div><\/figure>\n\nBlake Monroe was present in the audience, observing Sol Ruca, whom she will challenge for the NXT women&#8217;s title. The match between Flair and Bliss against Ruca and Zaria seemed rushed, diminishing the impact of the expected NXT title match.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last episode of &#8220;SmackDown&#8221; presented a show with ups and downs, although it left memorable moments for wrestling fans. Dragunov Crowned Champion The return of Ilja Dragunov marked a milestone by defeating Sami Zayn and conquering the WWE United States Championship. This match, full of emotion, saw Dragunov demonstrate his worth and determination in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[195,9934,9256,191],"class_list":{"0":"post-56171","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-wwe","7":"tag-cody-rhodes","8":"tag-ilja-dragunov","9":"tag-smackdown","10":"tag-wwe"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56171\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}