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Smackdown Tag Team Qualifies For WWE Survivor Series Elimination Match, Did Dean Ambrose Become #1 Contender?

WWE Smackdown Live

Dean Ambrose was unsuccessful in his bid to become #1 contender to AJ Styles’ WWE World Championship after James Ellsworth inadvertently cost him the match.

Ambrose ended up losing the match against Styles tonight by disqualification; the final moments saw Ambrose send Styles outside after avoiding a Styles Clash, and Ellsworth got fired up after being threatened by Styles earlier. Ellsworth superkicked him on the floor, but Ambrose realized what had happened, and the referee signaled for the bell. Ellsworth was at ringside because he offered to be in Ambrose’s corner after all Ambrose had done for him in the past few weeks, after Ambrose initially refused the offer.

Related: WWE SmackDown Results (10/25): Ambrose vs Styles, Becky Lynch Returns, A New Wyatt Member?

WWE Survivor Series

The Hype Bros qualified for Smackdown’s Survivor Series Tag Teams Elimination match tonight, defeating The Ascension on tonight’s show. It was noted by Daniel Bryan earlier in the night that Heath Slater and Rhyno were automatic entrants into the match due to being the current Smackdown Tag Team Champions.

Following their win, The Hype Bros talked to Tom Phillips about being the first team to win a qualifying match and what it means to them:

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