{"id":59788,"date":"2025-10-24T00:32:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T04:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/smackdown-dragunov-champion-rhodes-dq-heel-wwe-analysis-6\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T00:32:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T04:32:11","slug":"smackdown-dragunov-champion-rhodes-dq-heel-wwe-analysis-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wwe\/smackdown-dragunov-champion-rhodes-dq-heel-wwe-analysis-6\/","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 memorable moments for wrestling fans.\n\n<h2>Dragunov Crowned Champion<\/h2>\n\nIlja Dragunov, in his return to action, defeated Sami Zayn to become the new WWE United States Champion. This match marked a crucial moment, with Solo Sikoa getting involved and distracting Zayn, which allowed Dragunov to secure the victory.\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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rhodes and McIntyre: A Rising Rivalry<\/h2>\n\n\nThe tension between Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre reached a new level. Rhodes showed a more aggressive side, using the championship as a weapon. The match for the undisputed title, interrupted by an attack on Jacob Fatu, culminated in Rhodes&#8217; disqualification.\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 confrontation could be the prelude to a series of important events, especially considering Fatu&#8217;s possible absence due to an injury.\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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;SmackDown&#8221; Results<\/h2>\n\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<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 opens the door to future confrontations, including a possible rivalry between Zayn and Sikoa, as well as the irruption of the MFTs.\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n    \n<\/div><\/figure>\n\nZayn once again demonstrated his ability to deliver high-quality matches, facing various opponents.\n\nIn another encounter, Blake Monroe was present observing Sol Ruca, whom she will challenge 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 memorable moments for wrestling fans. Dragunov Crowned Champion Ilja Dragunov, in his return to action, defeated Sami Zayn to become the new WWE United States Champion. This match marked a crucial moment, with Solo Sikoa getting involved and distracting Zayn, [&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-59788","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\/59788","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=59788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59788\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}