I will always remember where I was on Tues., Oct. 11, 2016, when the great James Ellsworth made his return to WWE on SmackDown Live in San Jose and pinned World Champion AJ Styles in a singles match with Dean Ambrose as special guest referee.
Here’s how the match came about:
.@WWEDanielBryan makes the match: @AJStylesOrg vs. @realellsworth... w/ @TheDeanAmbrose as the Special Guest Referee, RIGHT NOW on #SDLive! pic.twitter.com/gBwdmYJVF2
— WWE (@WWE) October 12, 2016
That was, of course, a set up for a bunch of shenanigans involving Ambrose acting wacky all throughout the match and doing everything he could to help Ellsworth on his way to sweet victory. That included hitting his finish on Styles twice before rolling ol’ chinless on top of the champion and fast counting the pin.
A win is a win, folks.
THAT'S RIGHT! @realellsworth has DEFEATED the @WWE World Champion @AJStylesOrg on #SDLive! @TheDeanAmbrose pic.twitter.com/46GCT7Mziv
— WWE (@WWE) October 12, 2016
Ellsworth forever.