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Name of the event:
WWE SmackDown Live #885
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Broadcast type:
Live
Broadcast date:
02.08.2016
TV station/network:
USA Network

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7.34
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Valid votes: 67
Number of comments: 30
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Average rating: 7.36  [67]
Average rating in 2025: 6.50  [2]
Average rating in 2024: 6.50  [2]
Average rating in 2023: 7.00  [1]
Average rating in 2022: 7.00  [1]
Average rating in 2018: 4.00  [1]
Average rating in 2017: 3.00  [1]
Average rating in 2016: 7.56  [59]
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Open The Vault wrote on 14.04.2025:
[7.0] "The August 2nd, 2016 episode of SmackDown Live was nothing short of another dang good show from the blue brand. Good matches, interesting developments, a 2 hour blast from beginning to end. Highlight for me was the Ziggler vs. Ambrose feud and the development of Bray Wyatt being included in it. [***3/4]"
see base 2cubed wrote on 10.01.2017:
[3.0] "A couple of decent matches but there was maybe 25 minutes of actual wrestling on this show . Pretty boring show . The main was only slightly better than the Alphas squash match . 2 women's non matches to put that division on a strong footing . While Appollo Creed might make a good Intercontinental Champion it would be better if the Powers that be knew the names of the wrestlers they are putting in contention for titles . Matches worth watching : American Alpha (Chad Gable & Jason Jordan) vs. The Vaudevillains (Aiden English & Simon Gotch) and my top match was Bray Wyatt vs. Dolph Ziggler ."
ErycK24 wrote on 01.09.2016:
[8.0] "I loved to see Ziggler so fired up to start the show. This event overall was good I would've liked it a lot more if the camera angle wasn't so terrible. The Randy Orton and Brock Lesnar rivalry is really getting interesting. After this episode though, I don't exactly know what's next for Bray Wyatt. Apollo Crews being the #1 contender for the I. C title is the right choice. Lastly, Baron Corbin needs to be booked better. SmackDown definitely won this week."
jboyaquar wrote on 04.08.2016:
[7.0] "Well, after foreswearing off Smackdown I relented and was surprised with a, by Smackdown's standards, a very good show. Kudos to WWE to building a show around an out-of-nowhere surging challenger who scored a television pinfall against a man who rarely lays down for 3 on TV and PPV. The storyline put forth during the compelling Ambrose-Ziggler interview segment also now has me interested in the title match more than I thought possible. I'm not expecting Ziggler to win, but tonight's show has done more for his babyface character than the entirety of his 'good guy' career combined. The other surprise was the appearance of 'The Beast' who heightened the vibrancy of the event with a single F-5. Granted WWE has a lot of TV time to fill, but not every Lesnar appearance has to also bring out the blah-blah-blah guy whose mic work is beginning to be a boring retread. Finally, never one to be outdone, Cena turned up his meter by appealing to the consistency and length of his WWE run in a speech that almost appeared directed at those people who are aware that his days as a full-time roster member may be in the past. I wish AJ would have had the opportunity to 'come back' and express his 'love for the business' in that if love could be measured it would be greater than that of Cena's due to how much, physically, AJ puts into his matches. 7. 5 rounded down because A Alpha's debut was just ok, and I'm not into Crews."
Carrot Junkie wrote on 04.08.2016:
[7.0] "This show had its fair share of problems. The Brock Lesnar story was absolutely terrible and made no sense whatsoever. The triple threat was a very fun match and a unique matchup that was unfortunately cut short. Having both women's matches end before they began felt like a slap in the face to that division. However, that doesn't change the fact that the show was well-paced, well-produced, and fun to watch. The main Ziggler story was great. It was a well-written, well-booked, perfectly contained character arc with a clear beginning, middle, and end, showing that wrestling can be used to tell great episodic stories that build up to something greater instead of being a sequence of disjointed vignettes. This was a great way to build hype for the Summerslam title match and prove that Dolph is worthy. American Alpha were highly impressive; can't wait to see more from them. I'm also really enjoying Shane and Bryan as GMs; face GMs are so refreshing. Overall, if this becomes the average quality of a Smackdown episode, I'm definitely going to waatch weekly."
The Chosen One wrote on 03.08.2016:
[2.0] "The opening segment between Dolph Ziggler and Dean Ambrose was very good. The right guy won the triple threat but that match wasnt good. Both Randy Orton and American Alpha matches were bad. The main event was okay but I hated how Ziggler beat Wyatt. He should have beat someone who doesnt need a win. Overall a bad episode but better than RAW this week."
xtreme619 wrote on 03.08.2016:
[10.0] "Very good show, beating RAW for the better show of the week. Good promo battles with Ambrose/Ziggler and Styles/Cena. All matches were entertaining to watch. A fresh combination for a Triple Threat Match with some nice sequences to start and the finish was the right one, with the aftermath setting up the IC title division quite nicely. A good first up display by American Alpha to introduce them to a new audience, although it doesn't look too pretty for the Vaudevillains. I was genuinely shocked to see Brock Lesnar show up, as I thought that they were just doing the big tease to create some buzz for the show, which made for a nice segment to follow up from RAW. I didn't mind the two non-matches with the women either, as it creates a bit of animosity for when they eventually have those matches. And, given the small number of women on the roster, I find it better that they would hold off having such matches frequently. The biggest take-away from the show was Dolph Ziggler, with all the segments throughout the show made it easy to get behind him, which culminated in a good story-driven match with some believable near-falls and a satisfying finish to a very good show."