SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with Renee Young welcoming Becky Lynch to the ring for an interview.

Becky talks about how long it has been since she held the title and how it drives her to win even more. Carmella comes out and says she isn't here to make excuses for losing last week and seems sincere, at least at first.

Carmella says she realized they are going to be part of the first all women's PPV together. She says she has always been a little jealous of Becky and was told she would only ever be a manager in NXT. She thanks Lynch for being there for her to give advice and inspire her.

She cries a little when talking about the way people talk about her on social media. The crowd doesn't seem to feel any sympathy for her. She says she is excited to face Lynch at SummerSlam so they can tear the house down together. Mella wishes Becky good luck and offers her hand. Before Lynch can do anything, James Ellsworth's music hits. Becky gets distracted and Carmella attacks her from behind. She grabs a steel chair and brings it in the ring.

Charlotte returns to make the save for her friend. She knocks the chair out of Carmella's hands and sends her running with her title.

The Usos vs. Sheamus and Cesaro

Sheamus and Cesaro won

The New Day and The Bar get into an argument, but it doesn't turn physical.

Samoa Joe comes out and says he respects AJ, the house he has built and how he has made the WWE title the most prestigious in WWE. He also respects how much AJ puts into his performances, but he says it became more important to Styles than his own family.

Joe says Styles loves the business more than he loves his own wife and kids. The promo ends with Joe dropping the mic and leaving.

Jeff Hardy comes out after the break to address the situation with Randy Orton. He vows to get the U.S. title back after he beats Orton. He calls Randy out to the ring for a fight.

As Orton prepares to get in the ring, Nakamura attacks Hardy from behind. He gets ready to hit the Kinshasa, but Orton gets in his way and stares him back to the corner. Then he tells him to do it and Shinsuke hits Hardy with the Kinshasa. Orton gets in his face and makes him leave the ring. Randy lines up for the RKO, but then he just trips him and stomps on all of his limbs.

Orton brings Hardy out of the ring and beats him up on top of the announce table. He rips the armbands off of his arms and his shirt off his chest. He pulls Jeff's necklace off and puts it in his pocket. Orton dumps a bottle of water on Jeff's face to wake him up just so he can beat him up some more. He wipes the paint from his face before finally leaving.

Lana vs. Zelina Vega

Zelina Vega won

Daniel Bryan comes out to the ring and gets on the mic. Bryan talks about his love for his wife, and how proud he is of the upcoming all women’s pay-per-view. Bryan changes the subject to last week’s incident with The Miz, where Miz threw a baby doll at him pretending it was real. Bryan says The Miz never thought Bryan would be medically cleared again, but he is, and now The Miz has no protection from him. Bryan says Miz knows in a fair fight he would destroy him, and if he’s wrong, The Miz should come out and prove it. 

The Miz comes on the big screen and says he isn't there tonight because he is filming his show. He tells Bryan he has to earn the right to face him. Miz claims he has carried Bryan for 10 years and takes credit for making him famous. Bryan says he doesn't care about fame.

Bryan says Miz will never be The Rock or John Cena when it comes to Hollywood and nobody will ever remember him as a great wrestler because he is too soft. Bryan says if Miz needs a big stage then he should talk to his agent and come fight Bryan one-on-one at SummerSlam. Miz tells Bryan he should just let his contract expire and go wrestle in high school gyms because the Yes Movement is over. He says, All these people, they look at you, and all they see is one thing... WAH, WAH WAH - We see a bunch of photos of babies on the big screen and cries through the arena as Bryan watches.

Carmella vs. Charlotte - if Charlotte wins she’ll be added to the title match at SummerSlam.
Charlotte won and now Charlotte is added to the SmackDown Live Women’s Title Match at SummerSlam. Now it’s a Triple Threat.


Rating:

70/70 Great show as we look forward to SummerSlam.

RAW

RAW opens with two title cards paying tribute to the late Nikolai Volkoff and Brian Christopher. Then we see a recap video of last week's No. 1 Contender's match.

We see a live shot of Lesnar standing backstage before Roman Reigns heads to the ring.

Reigns is trying to get the crowd to cheer for him by talking about how Lesnar never shows up and doesn't respect the fans. It doesn't take long for Paul Heyman to come out and talk about his client.

Heyman says Lesnar is in the arena but won't come out until he feels like it. Reigns insults Lesnar and Heyman a few times to end the segment. Then we see a shot of Seth Rollins preparing for his match tonight.

Heyman is shown having a tense exchange with Lesnar backstage. Brock throws Heyman's phone against the wall before going back to his magazine.


Finn Balor vs. Baron Corbin
Baron Corbin won

Corbin attacks Balor after the match and pummels his head against the barricade with his elbow.



Alicia Fox vs. Natalya
Alicia Fox won thanks to some involvement from Alexis Bliss.

Rousey chases after Bliss, but she settles for getting her hands on Fox. She eventually catches up to Alexa, but Foxy takes Ronda down and drives her into the barricade.


Heyman is shown trying to convince Lesnar to appear for the crowd and Brock orders Paul to go get him a steak.


Elias is out after the break to plug his new album and his doumentary airing on the WWE Network tonight after Raw.
Elias mocks Miami for liking Pitbull and The Rock. As he prepares to play, Bobby Lshley interrupts him again.
Elias agrees to play a song with Lashley for one night only. It predictably leads to Elias ambushing Lashley from behind. Bobby fights back and sends him flying with a belly to belly suplex.



Braun Strowman vs. Jinder Mahal
Kevin Owens appears at ringside and grabs the Money in the Bank briefcase. Strowman blocks his escape and chases after him. Owens tosses the case to Sunil Singh and runs away. Mahal gets the win by countout while Braun marches back to the ring Mahal escapes through the crowd.

Bobby Roode and Mojo Rawley get into a fight backstage after Mojo criticizes several members of the roster to their faces.

Akam vs. Apollo Crews

Apollo Crews won 

Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre 

Ziggler attacks Rollins right after he hits the Stomp to cause a DQ.

Rollins manages to fight off Ziggler and escape before McIntyre recovers.

Angle is shown telling Reigns he has to leave the building before Lesnar appears in the ring. Reigns slugs Corbin on his way out.

Charly Caruso welcomes Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas to the ring for an interview. Dallas calls her Charles and Axel says they are living their dreams. Dallas dubs their fans the B-Teammates and thanks them for their support. They call Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt sore losers, but then the lights cut out and The Deleters of Worlds appear in the ring with them.

Hardy and Wyatt call themselves the B-Team's nightmares come to life and they promise to haunt the champions. The Revival's music hits and they march down to the ring. Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson brag about some of their accomplishments to prove they deserve a title shot. Axel and Dallas somehow escape when a brawl breaks out. Hardy and Wyatt send The Revival out of the ring to end the segment.

Deleters of World vs. The Revival

The Revival won

Riott Squad vs. Sasha Banks and Bayley

Sasha Banks and Bayley won

Kurt Angle and Baron Corbin are out after the break, Paul Heyman slowly heads to the ring and introduces himself without his usual confidence. He informs Angle that Lesnar still refuses to come out to the ring. Angle reads him the riot act and calls Lesnar the worst champion of all time.

Heyman agrees with Angle and throws a fit about what he tried to do with Lesnar and how he tried to make him just like Angle. Heyman says Angle should punish Lesnar, not him. Angle says his contract is terminated, but then Lesnar's music hits and he walks to the ring.

Heyman's smile has returned. Lesnar asks Angle if he has a problem with him, but before he can respond, Brock grabs him and hits the F-5. Corbin exits the ring before suffering the same fate. Heyman thanks Brock for coming out, but the champ grabs him by the face and pushes him to the mat. The crowd chants for Reigns, but he never shows up. 

The show ends with Lesnar leaving a scared Heyman laying in the ring.

Rating: 70/70 Great show as we look forward to SummerSlam.

SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with a shot of a limo pulling into the arena. The Miz and Maryse get out and Maryse brings their baby daughter with her.

When the show goes live in the arena, Randy Orton makes his way to the ring while WWE plays a recap of his attacks on Jeff Hardy in recent weeks.

Orton says the reason he has been attacking Hardy is because of the WWE Universe. He says he has busted his butt for us for 16 years and he has been the one constant in WWE in that time, but he doesn't feel like he gets the same level of respect as guys like Hardy. He says he's not some indy darling and he didn't steal some hand gesture to look cool. He says he was trained by the best and paid his dues in front of millions of people to become the Legend Killer, but he has realized we are the real legend killers. He says he went from Legend Killer to Legend and it is his mission to destroy all the Superstars we put on pedestals.

Orton drops the mic and exits the ring.

Rusev Day vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas

Andrade “Cien”Almas won

Samoa Joe vs. R- Truth

Samoa Joe won

Asuka vs. Billie Kay

Asuka won

Paige is in the ring after the break to announce who AJ Styles will be facing at SummerSlam. She talks a bit about being excited for the upcoming women's PPV before bringing Styles to the ring.

The crowd chants AJ's name for a long time before he calms them down and talks about being proud of WWE for giving the women their own event. Then he talks about SummerSlam and his history at the event so far. He signs the contract without even knowing who his opponent is. She is about to reveal who it is when James Ellsworth's music hits and he walks out with a mic. He says the real reason he came back to WWE is to win the title. He brags about beating AJ three times in the past.

Paige tells Ellsworth he is a joke and he says she is the joke. He mocks her accent, so she ends up firing him. She calls for security to remove him from the building. Paige walks with security all the way to the door. Back in the ring, Samoa Joe ambushes Styles from behind and puts him out with the Coquina Clutch. Then he signs his own name to the contract and tips the table over onto Styles.

Carmella vs. Becky Lynch - (if Becky wins she’ll face Carmella at SummerSlam for the Women’s Title)

Becky Lynch won and will go on to SummerSlam to face Carmella for the SDLive WomensTitle.

New Day vs. Sanity

New Day won

The Bar comes out after the match and says they are back to win the tag team titles at SummerSlam.

The Miz, Maryse and Monroe Sky come out after the break to celebrate the debut of their new show, Miz and Mrs.

The Miz comes out and puts his wife over as the best wife and mother ever. Maryse talks about the upcoming Evolution PPV and says it all started with her. He introduces his daughter to the world and the crowd chants her name. Then Miz says mentioning Bryan's name made Monroe go to sleep.

The video package he tries to play has been replaced with a video of all his career lowlights thanks to Daniel Bryan. Bryan blames Kerwin in the truck for the mistake. Daniel says he should apologize in person and heads to the ring. The Miz's security stops Bryan from going to the ring, so he lays them out.

The Miz throws what turns out to be a fake baby at Bryan before kicking him in the face and hitting the Skull Crushing Finale. What a legend! Then he unloads on the crowd and says he would never actually bring his baby to a city like this and reveals the baby we saw backstage was an actor.

The show ends with The Miz plugging his show while Bryan tries to recover in the ring.

Rating: 70/70

Great show as we look to SummerSlam.

RAW

Vince McMahon makes a rare appearance to open the show and welcome Triple H and Stephanie McMahon to the ring to make a historic announcement. Most of the roster is on the stage for this.

Before they make the announcement, Triple H says he wants to acknowledge all of the Superstars across all of the brands and anyone who has ever stepped into a WWE ring and then he talks about the bonds and trust formed between Superstars who work together in the ring. Then he asks all of the women to step forward on the stage.

Stephanie says things only happen if the fans want it to happen and that is why the women's division has grown so much over the past few years. Stephanie announces all women's PPV called Evolution with upwards of 50 Superstars competing that night.

The B Team (c) vs. Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy for RAW Tag Team Titles

The B Team retained the RAW Tag Team Titles

Hardy and Wyatt applaud The B-Team before attacking them and hitting their finishers. Wyatt and Hardy pose to end the segment.

Sasha Banks and Bayley vs. Jobbers

Sasha Banks and Bayley won

Elias is back after the break to plug his new album, but he is interrupted again. This time, Braun Strowman is the man who heads to the ring while Elias sits on the stage.

Strowman congratulates all of the women on the opportunity to have their own PPV, especially Alexa Bliss. Then he talks about Lashley and Reigns fighting for a shot at Lesnar's Universal Championship and how he doesn't care who holds the title when he decides to cash in his MITB contract. Kevin Owens' music hits and he comes out onto the stage with his arm wrapped up.

Owens says Braun has a lot of nerve acting like business between them is over after what he did at Extreme Rules. He says he tried to be friends with Strowman because his son wanted him to. He says his kids are afraid for him now because of what Braun did, so he vows to take everything away from Strowman. Constable Corbin comes out and says Steph gave him the power to handle this situation. He claims he found someone who can make Braun control his temper before Jinder Mahal comes out.

Mahal says he wants to help Strowman find his calm. He tries to teach Braun some breathing exercises, but Strowman says he doesn't need Mahal's help. He teaches Jinder his own mantra of "Get these hands" before he takes out Mahal and Sunil Singh.

Natalya vs. Mickie James

Mickie James won

AOP ask for some real competition and specify they want to face anyone but Titus Worldwide, which forces Titus, Apollo and Dana to come out for a response. Titus puts them over as a great team, but also says they have a lot to learn. Crews talks about everything Titus has taught him since they joined forces. Akam and Rezar say the only thing Titus can do for them is walk away and retire. O'Neil and Crews pounce on them. They end up sending AOP out of the ring.

Mojo Rawley vs. Tyler Breeze

Mojo Rawley won

Apparently at SummerSlam Kevin Owens will have a chance to take everything away from Braun Strowman because if he loses in any way Owens gets his MITB contract.

Drew McIntyre vs. Finn Balor

Ziggler trips him on the top turnbuckle to cause a disqualification. Dolph and Drew start to attack him, but Seth Rollins runs down to make the save.

Kurt Angle comes out and starts a Tag Match

Seth Rollins and Finn Balor vs. Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler

Seth Rollins and Finn Balor won

Ember Moon vs. Liv Morgan

Ember Moon won

Dolph Ziggler will be defending the ICTitle against Seth Rollins at SummerSlam.

Roman Reigns vs. Bobby Lashley. (Winner will face Brock at SummerSlam for the UniversalTitle)

Roman Reigns won and will be facing Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam for the Universal Title.

Lashley offers Reigns a handshake after the match. Reigns accepts it and Lashley leaves to let him celebrate the win. As he walks up the ring, Bobby shows his frustration with losing.

Rating: 70/70

Great show as we look forward to SummerSlam.

SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with a video package showing how the U.S. Title match at Extreme Rules played out. When the show goes live to the arena, Jeff Hardy makes his way to the ring.

Hardy gives a slightly woken promo talking about wanting to win back his U.S. Title. Nakamura pretends to cry backstage after the promo, but then he just laughs at Hardy. They will have a rematch for the title later tonight.


AJ Styles vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas
AJ Styles won


Becky Lynch vs. Mandy Rose
Becky Lynch won
Becky grabs a mic and says winning feels great, but she has been waiting patiently for her chance. She says racking up win after win is just the beginning and she is coming for Carmella's title.

Paige informs Carmella that she’ll be facing Becky Lynch next week and if Becky wins she’ll be defending her title at SummerSlam against Becky.


Samoa Joe vs. Tye Dillinger
Samoa Joe won


The Miz comes out after the break to funeral parlor music dressed all in black with Kane's mask on a pedestal. The ring has a few wreaths and some pictures of Team Hell No. He gives his reality show a shameless plug before talking about Daniel and Kane.

Miz asks for a moment of silence for Team Hell No, but he doesn't get it. The crowd starts a Yes chant instead. The Miz changes from mourning to mocking when he says he predicted Kane and Bryan would fail. Bryan's music hits, but he ends up attacking The Miz from behind. He takes out a few of the guys helping Miz, too. The segment ends with Bryan staring down The Miz from the ring.


Eric Young vs. Xavier Woods
Eric Young won


Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Jeff Hardy

Randy Orton pulls him out of the ring to cause a DQ. He slam's Jeff's head into the steel steps several times before beating the life out of him at ringside. Hardy tries to fight back, but Orton is too much for him.

Orton tries to rip Jeff's earlobe off in a disturbing scene before throwing him over the announce table. Several producers and officials try to stop the attack, but Orton ends up hitting a brutal DDT on the floor.

The show ends with Orton leaving as everyone tends to Jeff.

Ratings: 
70/70

Great show and matches as we look onto SummerSlam.

RAW

Raw opens with a title card paying tribute to the late Masa Saito before the show goes live to the arena with Kurt Angle standing in the ring. He thanks everyone for their performances at Extreme Rules and says he is proud to be the Raw GM. Then he brings up Brock Lesnar and his lack of dedication to being the universal champion.

Before Angle can announce he is stripping Lesnar of the title for not showing up, Paul Heyman comes out to interrupt. Angle says if Lesnar isn't here right now, Heyman may as well save his breath. Heyman teases Lesnar appearing, but then he says Brock isn't there and Angle starts to say he is stripping him of the title. Heyman cuts him off again and gets in the ring.

Heyman says everyone has the wrong idea about Brock Lesnar. He says The Beast does care about being the universal champion and he is not solely focused on the UFC title. He claims Lesnar loves being in WWE as the champion and Angle asks why he isn't around. Heyman says Lesnar wants to represent WWE when he becomes the UFC champion by wearing the universal title in the Octagon. Angle says if he doesn't defend the title at SummerSlam, he will no longer be the champion. He demands an answer right now, so Heyman agrees to his terms.

Heyman says Angle has to pick Lesnar's next victim, and that is when Bobby Lashley's music hits and he makes his way to the ring. Lashley says he had two goals when he came back to WWE. He wanted to beat Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar. He accomplished one goal last night, so now he wants to face Lesnar for the title. He corners Heyman, but Drew McIntyre comes out before Paul can respond.

McIntyre says helping Ziggler was phase one of his plan, and now it's time for phase two. Then Seth Rollins comes out with a mic to throw his hat in the ring.

Elias comes out and says he deserves to challenge Lesnar, and so does Finn Balor. As expected, Roman Reigns eventually joins the party. Angle books two Triple Threat matches for tonight, with the winners facing each other for the right to face Lesnar at SummerSlam. The first will be Reigns vs. Balor vs. McIntyre and the second will be Lashley vs. Rollins vs. Elias.

Baron Corbin yells at Angle for not discussing his plans with him ahead of time and not booking him in one of those matches. Angle says he doesn't deserve the shot and walks away.

Roman Reigns vs. Finn Balor vs. Drew McIntyre Roman Reigns won

Angle books Bayley and Banks against Dana Brooke and Alicia Fox. She doesn't think it's a good idea, but he says one of them will be traded to SmackDown if they can't get along.

Dolph Ziggler comes out after the break and brags about his win in last night's Ironman match over Seth Rollins. He also brags about how the IC Title main-evented the PPV for the first time in 17 years. He says he respects everything Seth Rollins did to make the IC title what it is today, but he also says Rollins is no Dolph Ziggler. He is interrupted by Bobby Roode's entrance music.

Roode says being on the sidelines sucks and he is here to challenge Ziggler for the title right now. Dolph is hesitant at first, but Roode goads him until he agrees.

Dolph Ziggler vs. Bobby Roode

Dolph Ziggler won

Mojo Rawley vs. Tyler Breeze

Mojo Rawley won

Bayley and Sasha Banks vs. Dana Brooke and Alicia Fox

The ref declares the match a count out. Banks walks away after the bell without seeing if Bayley is alright.

Bayley approaches Banks backstage and they talk about their friendship. Banks flips out and says she doesn't talk about her feelings. She says she loves Bayley in an angry way and walks away. Bayley smiles.

The B Team vs. The Ascension

The B Team won

As they celebrate, Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy appear on the big screen to challenge them to a rematch for the titles.

Alexa Bliss comes to the ring with Mickie James after the commercial to gloat about beating Nia Jax. She says her strongest muscle is her brain and it wasn't hard to outsmart Jax last night. She says she has defeated every single woman in the locker room. She says Ronda Rousey doesn't count because she is suspended. The crowd starts reacting to something and we see Rousey walking down the stairs in the arena toward the ring. Bliss and James hightail it from the ring, but Ronda cuts them off on the stage. She chases them to the ring and catches Mickie. She drops her with a slam before Bliss and some officials drag her from the ring to save her from an armbar. Rousey chases them up the ramp and takes down the group of refs and the two women.

Ronda grabs Alexa by the hair and drags her to the ring. She gets her in position for the armbar, but Angle comes out and talks her down. He says Rousey needs to go home and wait out the last two days of her suspension. Corbin comes out and says Rousey needs to be reprimanded and he tells Kurt to do his job. Angle agrees and adds a week to her suspension. The Constable thinks this is too lenient and says he is calling Stephanie right now. He can't find his phone so he heads backstage to make the call. Angle reveals he has the phone and says Rousey will get a match with Bliss once her suspension is up, but it won't happen if she violates her suspension again. Ronda will get a title shot at SummerSlam.

AOP vs Titus Worldwide

AOP won

Ember Moon vs. Sarah Logan

Ember Moon won

Seth Rollins vs. Elias vs. Bobby Lashley in a Triple Threat Match

Bobby Lashley won Next week will feature an Extreme Rules rematch between Lashley and Reigns

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Rating: 60/60

It was a decent show following Extreme Rules and as we look onto SummerSlam