{"id":58631,"date":"2025-10-23T06:07:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/smackdown-dragunov-champion-rhodes-dq-heel-wwe-analysis-4\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T06:07:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:07:41","slug":"smackdown-dragunov-champion-rhodes-dq-heel-wwe-analysis-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wwe\/smackdown-dragunov-champion-rhodes-dq-heel-wwe-analysis-4\/","title":{"rendered":"SmackDown: Dragunov Champion, Rhodes DQ, Heel? WWE Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"The last episode of &#8220;SmackDown&#8221; presented a show with ups and downs, although it left highlights. Despite not reaching the intensity of the previous week, the event crowned a new champion and developed key rivalries.\n\n<h2>Dragunov Conquers the United States Championship<\/h2>\n\nIlja Dragunov&#8217;s return to WWE action was triumphant. Dragunov, after overcoming an anterior cruciate ligament injury, answered the open challenge for Sami Zayn&#8217;s United States Championship. In an electrifying match, Dragunov defeated Zayn, thus securing the 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\nDragunov&#8217;s victory was not only a surprise, but it also opened up new possibilities. Solo Sikoa&#8217;s interference during the match distracted Zayn, facilitating Dragunov&#8217;s victory. This situation could trigger a rivalry between Zayn and Sikoa, as well as involve other wrestlers.\n\n<h2>Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre: A Rising Rivalry<\/h2>\n\nCody Rhodes showed a more aggressive side, exacerbated by Drew McIntyre&#8217;s actions. An impromptu Undisputed Title match, following an attack on Jacob Fatu, ended with Rhodes losing by disqualification after using the belt as a weapon against McIntyre.\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n  \n<\/div><\/figure>\n\nThis aggressive attitude could hint at a change in Rhodes&#8217; personality, although it seems unlikely at the moment due to his role as a main figure in WWE.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;SmackDown&#8221; Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss defeated Zaria and Sol Ruca.<\/li>\n\n<li>Ilja Dragunov defeated Sami Zayn to become the new United States Champion.<\/li>\n\n<li>Motor City Machine Guns defeated Los Garza.<\/li>\n\n<li>Drew McIntyre defeated Cody Rhodes by disqualification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\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 attack on Fatu, which left him bleeding and with possible dental injuries, prevented his participation in the championship match. If the speculations about his injury are true, his return could be key to the plot.\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 match between Zayn and Dragunov was outstanding, demonstrating Zayn&#8217;s ability to deliver great matches with various opponents. The rivalry with Sikoa and the possible participation of other wrestlers, such as Rey Fenix, promise exciting future confrontations.\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n  \n<\/div><\/figure>\n\nIn another encounter, Blake Monroe witnessed the defeat of Sol Ruca and Zaria against Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss, an event that could anticipate a match for the NXT women&#8217;s title.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last episode of &#8220;SmackDown&#8221; presented a show with ups and downs, although it left highlights. Despite not reaching the intensity of the previous week, the event crowned a new champion and developed key rivalries. Dragunov Conquers the United States Championship Ilja Dragunov&#8217;s return to WWE action was triumphant. Dragunov, after overcoming an anterior cruciate [&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-58631","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\/58631","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=58631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58631\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}