SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with a recap of the recent attacks on Roman Reigns.

We get a recap of Randy Orton attacking The New Day and Kofi Kingston attacking Orton in retaliation. Kingston is in the ring to deliver a promo and the crowd chants his name before he begins. He talks about how Orton likes to talk trash and mentions how he knocked The Viper out last week.

Orton appears on the big screen and calls Kofi stupid more than a dozen times. He says he would love to come out and beat Kofi up but he is going to wait until Clash of Champions. He says someone gave him a letter today and he wants to read it to Kofi. He says the letter is from Kofi's son and it is asking him to stop hurting his dad.

Kofi runs backstage and gets into a fight with Orton near the Gorilla position. Producers try to break them apart but Orton ends up hitting a DDT on the floor that takes Kingston down

Ali vs. Buddy Murphy (KOTR Round 1)

Ali advances to KOTR

The Miz vs Sami Zayn is next

The Miz starts talking about Sami Zayn and calls him a spokesperson because he can't hack it in a WWE ring.

The Miz sends out a challenge to Shinsuke Nakamura at Clash of Champions for the Intercontinental Championship.

Zayn comes out and distracts Miz so Nakamura can attack him from behind. Sami taunts Miz on the mic while Shinsuke delivers a Kinshasa.

Bayley vs. Lacey Evans

Bayley won 

Randy Orton vs. Big E

Randy Orton won

Now that the match is done, The Revival get ready for a beatdown. They assist another RKO and stand tall.

Elias is giving a promo about how he will become King of the Ring when Kevin Owens attacks him from behind. He hits Elias with a Stunner before leaving. R-Truth sneaks in after he is gone and tries to cover Elias. Drake Maverick pulls him out of the ring and makes the cover to win the 24/7 Title.

Shelton Benjamin vs. Chad Gable (KOTR Round 1)

Chad Gable advances in KOTR

Reigns is out after the breaks and Bryan demands an apology. Roman says he is going to play a video first. It shows someone who looks like Rowan walking away from the scene of the crime. Bryan sees this and starts slapping the hell out of Rowan. He says he hates liars and sends him away. He heads to the ring and tells Roman he did not know anything about this.

Bryan gets in the ring and Reigns immediately hits him with a Spear.

The show ends with Roman walking away from the ring.

Rating: 80/80

Great show and matches as we get closer to Clash of Champions.

RAW

Sasha Banks comes out at the top of the show. WWE plays a recap of her return and attack on Natalya before she speaks.

Banks says everyone wants to know where she has been and why she did what she did to Natalya. She says she has been gone for four months and all she heard was people saying her name. She says she deserves to be the center of attention because she is The Boss and the best in the division.

Natalya runs down and attacks Banks. It takes several officials to finally separate them. Natalya had the upper hand before they were forced apart.

Ricochet vs. Drew McIntyre (KOTR Round 1)

Ricochet won and advances to KOTR

Rollins and Strowman discuss their title defense at Clash of Champions and Braun asks who Rollins will face for the Universal Championship. Strowman challenges him for the title and Rollins accepts. It looks like we will get Rollins vs. Strowman at Clash of Champions in addition to a Raw Tag Title Match.

The Miz vs. Baron Corbin (KOTR Round 1)

Baron Corbin advances to KOTR

Bayley vs. Nikki Cross

Bayley won

Tag Team Turmoil

Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler won and will be facing Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman at WWE Clash for the RAW Tag Team Titles

Sasha Banks vs. Natalya

Sasha Banks won

Sasha Banks attacks Natalya after the match.

Cedric Alexander vs. Cesaro

Cedric Alexander won

AJ Styles (c) vs. Braun Strowman for the United States Championship

Anderson and Gallows run down and attack The Monster Among Men. He fights them off with the chair. The ref gets up and sees Braun holding the chair. He calls for the bell and disqualifies Strowman. Braun takes out his anger on The OC with the chair.



Raw ends with Strowman standing tall over The OC. He poses with the United States Championship before tossing it down onto AJ. 




Rating: 80/80

Great show and matches as we get closer to Clash of Champions.

SmackDown Live

Randy Orton kicks off SmackDown by heading to the ring.

We get a video highlighting the attack on The New Day by Orton and Revival on RAW last night.

“Unlike Kofi Kingston, I am not a liar," claims Orton, as he declares the WWE Champion to be "stupid"

New Day's music hits and Kofi sneaks in behind Orton to deliver Trouble in Paradise. The WWE Champion grabs a steel chair and wraps Orton's ankle with it. Kingston is about to jump on it when The Revival come down to save The Viper. Kofi fights them off with the chair while Orton escapes the ring.

Andrade Almas vs. Apollo Crews (KOTR Round 1)

Andrade Almas won and advances in the KOTR

Rowan and Daniel Bryan bring a hoodie, disguised figure into a backstage room, they threaten him and say to not move from that spot. 

A Moment of Bliss 

Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross come out for another talk show segment so they can interview Charlotte Flair. The Queen comes out in street clothes and says she should be sitting in the throne that is on the stage, not Alexa's chair.

Bayley comes out after Flair talks some trash about her. The Hugger says she is the champion and that makes her better than Charlotte. The Queen says people were talking about her match with Trish, not Bayley vs. Moon. She promises to beat Bayley at Clash of Champions and Bayley says she accepts her challenge. Bayley shoves Charlotte over in the chair before leaving.

Daniel Bryan vs. Buddy Murphy

Buddy Murphy won

Daniel Bryan and Rowan attacked Buddy Murphy backstage.

The Revival vs. Heavy Machinery

The Revival won

 

The Miz welcomes Sami Zayn to his show. Zayn admits he has been losing a lot lately, but he had an epiphany last night. He says he got caught up in the WWE trap of greed. He says he has realized the right path is to help other people. Miz asks who he wants to help, and Sami says he has someone backstage who fits the bill. Shinsuke Nakamura's music hits and he heads to the ring.

Sami gives a rant about Nakamura not being able to properly express himself. Miz tries to talk to Shin but the IC champ just points to Sami. It ends with Nakamura taking Miz down with a kick and a Kinshasa. Nakamura keeps attacking him until Zayn tells him to stop.



Elias vs. Kevin Owens (KOTR Round 1)

Elias won thanks to the involvement of Shane and advances in the KOTR.



Now we're about to find out who Bryan and Rowan have backstage 
and, it’s just some dude with a red beard. Reigns just looks confused at the situation and this ends the show.



Rating: 80/80

Great show and matches as we get closer to Clash of Champions.

RAW

Roman Reigns makes his way to the ring to kick off the show.

After a video plays recapping the recent attacks against Reigns, Dolph Ziggler makes his way to the ring. Dolph says he wants to be a gentleman and claims he is glad Reigns is ok. Then he says he doesn't get why Reigns is getting so much attention for almost getting hurt. He says being Speared by Goldberg was worse.

Roman Reigns vs. Dolph Ziggler

Ziggler nails Reigns with a superkick out of nowhere before the match begins.

Roman Reigns won

Also, before King's Court, we're treated to a "Recorded Earlier Today" interview with Raw Women's Champion Becky Lynch, responding to Sasha's attack.

As Lawler talks about the King of the Ring tournament, the lights go out. He gets out of the ring but Bray Wyatt attacks him on the stage anyway. The Fiend brings him down with the Mandible Claw.

Ricochet and The Miz vs Drew McIntyre and Baron Corbin

Ricochet and The Miz won 

AJ Styles (c) vs. Braun Strowman for the USTitle 

Gallows superkicks him to cause a DQ when he is about to hit the powerslam.

The OC continue to destroy Braun until Universal Champion Seth Rollins makes the save.

Seth shakes Braun's hand after the save, although Strowman held on a little bit long, suggesting some tension between the two.

Rollins catches up with Strowman backstage and knows that Strowman sets his eyes on his title and if it was up to him that he would be his next challenger and then he asks Strowman if he wants to take on Anderson and Gallows for the tag titles tonight.

Cesaro vs. Samoa Joe (KOTR Round 1) 

Samoa Joe advances in the KOTR.

Elias keeps having sound issues during his final performance. R-Truth is there as his roadie and gives him a new guitar. He reveals himself and then we see Maverick there with him. Truth rolls him up for a couple of two counts. He hits the scissor kick and Elias still kicks out. Truth grabs a guitar and tries to hit Elias. The singer rolls out of the ring with his belt and leaves up the ramp.

Mysterio gets a little choked up while talking to Charly. He says things have not been going his way and this day comes for everyone. He says it's time for him to hang up his mask and retire. He is about to take it off when his son comes in and stops him. He gives Rey a pep talk and says he wants Rey to be his partner when he finally debuts. Rey says he will do it for his son, and they hug.

The New Day vs. The Revival

Dawson attacks Woods to prevent Midnight Hour. Randy Orton runs in and hits Big E with an RKO out of nowhere

Orton makes Kofi watch as The Revival tries to break Woods' leg with a double team move.

Now it's time for Michael Cole to talk to Sasha Banks, since she can't talk to Jerry Lawler.

Cole asks Banks to explain her actions. 

Banks thanks Cole for this time, and then begins to explain why she changed her hair color.

Cole asks Banks to address her attack on Natalya and Becky Lynch "We would thank you for addressing these issues"

Banks simply responds with "You're welcome" and walks off the set.

Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross vs. Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville 

Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross won

Cedric Alexander vs. Sami Zayn (KOTR Round 1) 

Cedric Alexander won and advanced to KOTR.

Anderson and Gallows (c) vs. Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman for the RAW Tag Team Titles 

Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman won and is the New RAW Tag Team Champions

The Show ended with Rollins and Strowman celebrating as the New RAW Tag Team Champions.

Rating: 80/80

Great show and matches as we get closer to Clash of Champions.

 

SmackDown Live

Kevin Owens comes out at the top of the show and the fans chant his name before he can speak. He eventually talks about his match against Shane McMahon and says SummerSlam will be a night he will remember forever.

Owens moves on to the King of The Ring tourney and says he will win it and cement his name in history. Shane McMahon comes out and Owens collapses out of frustration. He and Owens exchange the usual insults.

Shane fines Owens 100K for hitting Elias, who was an official, with a steel chair. KO protests but Shane says he won't reverse the fine.

Charlotte Flair vs. Ember Moon

Charlotte Flair won

Bryan and Rowan come out after the break to address the accusations against them. Bryan says someone is out to get Roman Reigns but claims they had nothing to do with the attacks. Bryan says society is the problem and lies spread through social media.

Roman Reigns vs. Buddy Murphy

Roman Reigns won

Kevin Owens vs. Samoa Joe

Elias pulls the ref out of the ring. Joe rolls up Owens and Elias makes the fast count to give Joe the win

Rowan and Bryan are now confronting Buddy Murphy backstage, trying to intimidate him into admitting that he lied about Rowan attacking Reigns.

Rowan got impatient and just starts beating the crap out of him.

Murphy "admits" that he lied.

Daniel Bryan says he doesn't like liars.

Murphy gets tossed across the room.

Randy Orton comes out and says Kofi took the easy way out at SummerSlam. He suggests he and Kofi join the tag match with New Day and Revival to make it a six-man. Kingston accepts the challenge.

The New Day vs. Randy Orton and The Revival

Randy Orton and The Revival won

After a post-match brawl, Orton ends up hitting Kofi with the RKO to be the last man standing. Instead of continuing to attack Kingston, Orton grabs Woods and hits another RKO. Dawson and Wilder help him hit another on Big E before Orton grabs Kofi to deliver one final RKO to end the show. 
As we get near the last few minutes of the show, Roman Reigns confronts Bryan and Rowan backstage. Bryan and Rowan insist that Reigns apologize. Bryan and Rowan insist they know who attacked Reigns and they'll let everyone know next week.

Rating: 80/80

Great show and matches as we are on the road to Clash of Champions.

RAW

Raw opens with a recap of Seth Rollins beating Brock Lesnar last night for the Universal Championship.

Seth comes out looking tired but happy to have the universal title back. He says he wasn't sure he would beat The Beast last night. He puts Lesnar over as everything you would expect him to be in the ring. He says it was the crowd that got him through the match.

 

AJ Styles' music hits and he comes out with Anderson and Gallows.

Styles congratulates him but says Rollins now has to worry about the man standing in front of him. He challenges Rollins because he wants to prove he is a better champion. Seth says he lost respect for AJ and he never backs down from a fight. He accepts the challenge and promises to teach Styles some respect. AJ holds out his hand for a shake and even sends Anderson and Gallows out of the ring to prove he is being genuine. Rollins shakes his hand hesitantly.

Samoa Joe vs. Sami Zayn

Samoa Joe won

The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler

The Miz won

Ziggler grabs a mic and says Maryse is a better wrestler than him. Miz comes back in and hits his finisher to shut Ziggler up.

Elias says he wants to have an uninterrupted performance but he is quickly interrupted by Ricochet. Elias calls for a ref so they can settle this.

Elias vs. Ricochet

Ricochet won

Rey Mysterio vs. Andrade Almas in a 2 out of 3 Falls Match

Andrade Almas won

Drew McIntyre vs. Cedric Alexander

Drew McIntyre won

Robert Roode vs. No Way Jose

Robert Roode won

Lucha House Party vs. Revival

R-Truth’s music hits and he runs down the ramp being chased by Drake Maverick and tons of other Superstars. The Revival hit their finisher on Truth and pin him together to become co-champions. Carmella helps Truth pins Dawson to regain the belt

Elias hits Truth with his guitar backstage and pins him to become the 24/7 champion.

As Natalya tries to give a heartfelt promo, Sasha Banks' music hits and she comes to the ring.

Banks gives Nattie a hug before attacking her. She takes off a pink wig to reveal new blue hair. She starts unloading on Natalya and goes after her injured arm. The crowd chants Thank You Sasha as she throws Natalya into the steps.

Becky Lynch runs down to the ring to make the save. She and Sasha fight in and out of the ring. Banks grabs a chair and uses it to hit Lynch in the back several times.

The Viking Raiders vs. Jobbers

The Viking Raiders won

Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross vs. Kairi Sane and Asuka for the Women Tag Team Titles

Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross retain the Women Tag Team Titles

Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles (Champion vs. Champion)

The ref figured out what happened and boots them from ringside. Rollins avoids a Pele kick and hits a side kick to the face. Anderson and Gallows attack Rollins to cause a DQ.

Ricochet tries to come help Rollins, but Anderson and Gallows take him out with The Boot of Doom. Braun Strowman's music hits and he runs down to the ring. He takes out Anderson and Gallows before hitting Styles with a huge powerslam. The show ends with Strowman grabbing the universal title and handing it to Rollins. They shake hands but this might lead to something more in the future.

The show ends with Rollins, Strowman and Ricochet standing tall.

Rating: 80/80

Great show and matches following SummerSlam and now as we are on the road to Clash of Champions.

SummerSlam

The Kickoff Panel consist of Charly, Coach, David Otunga, and Beth Phoenix and they hype tonight’s match card. 

Drew Gulak (c) vs. Oney Lorcan for the Cruiserweight Championship

Drew Gulak retains the Cruiserweight Championship.

Apollo Crews vs. Buddy Murphy 

The match is suddenly broken up with the involvement of Erick Rowan. Rowan attacks Buddy Murphy. He repeatedly throws him against the barrier again and again, before he runs through him.

This was obviously in response to the fact that Murphy had pointed out Rowan as the culprit of the Roman attack. Rowan sends Buddy Murphy into the ring post with a huge powerbomb.

Buddy Murphy wins via Disqualification

Elias is out and he is doing his usual schtick of insulting the town with a promo.

OH MY GOD! It’s EDGE! Edge has interrupted Elias.

The Rated - R Superstar is making his way out to his hometown to one of the biggest pops in a while. 

A spear to Elias. 

Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross vs. IIconics for the Women Tag Team Titles 

Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross retains the Women Tag Team Titles 

Becky Lynch (c) vs. Natalya in a Submission Match for the RAW Women’s Championship 

Becky Lynch retains the RAW Women’s Championship 

Goldberg vs. Dolph Ziggler 

Goldberg won

Ziggler grabs a mic and says Goldberg won't fight him man to man, so Goldberg heads back to the ring. Ziggler gets back to his feet and Goldberg hits him with another Spear.

Ziggler gets a mic and talks some more trash, so Goldberg comes back down for round three. He picks Ziggler up and gets a running start so he can hit one last Spear.

AJ Styles (c) vs Ricochet for the United States Championship 

AJ Styles retains the United States Championship 

Bayley (c) vs. Ember Moon for the SmackDown Live Women’s Championship

Bayley retains the SmackDown Live Women’s Championship 

Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon - if Owens loses, he’ll have to quit WWE.

 

Kevin Owens won 

Trish Stratus vs. Charlotte Flair 

 

Charlotte Flair won 

Kofi Kingston (c) vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship 

 

Orton stares at Kofi's family for a moment and it makes Kofi go nuts. He attacks Orton with everything he has as the ref calls for the bell due to a countout. Kofi grabs a kendo stick and starts swinging away.

 

Kofi Kingston retains the WWE Championship

Finn Balor vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt 

"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt won

 

Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship

Seth Rollins won and is the New Universal Champion.

The Show ends with Seth Rollins celebrating his win as the New Universal Champion.

 

Rating: 80/80

 

Great show and matches. However, I wish WWE Network was working a bit better tonight it had so much buffering throughout the show. So that was annoying, but the show was great though.