SmackDown kicked off with Michael Cole in the ring who was interviewing the newcomer from NXT, Matt Riddle. Riddle said that after his win over AJ Styles last week, he thought that 'he could get used to this'. About wrestling bare feet, he said that he got frostbite in his foot as a kid and due to that it hurts when he wears shoes.
Baron Corbin interrupted the interview and kicked Cole out of 'his ring' before saying that Riddle disrespected him last week. Corbin said that someone needed to 'put him in his place' and Riddle said 'let's go, bro'. Corbin said that wasn't how it worked on SmackDown before he called in John Morrison to fight in his stead.
Matt Riddle vs. John Morrison
Matt Riddle won
AJ Styles (c) vs. Drew Gulak for the Intercontinental Championship match
AJ Styles won and retains the Intercontinental Championship
Sasha Banks and Bayley were out and made fun of the Undertaker on SmackDown, who according to Bayley, had called her to tell her that the two of them deserved a tribute more than himself. They cut to a showreel of their recent title reigns, complete with interviews from themselves about themselves.
They ended with chanting 'Thank you Bayley' and 'Thank you Sasha' before Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross came out to mock them. They listed some fake accomplishments to prove a point before calling Banks and Bayley out in the ring.
Nikki Cross said she'll take the SmackDown title off Bayley before the champ laughed in her face and Alexa punched her before the two set up for a match.
Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley
Bayley won via DQ
Kofi Kingston vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Shinsuke Nakamura won
Jeff Hardy was out next on SmackDown and was met with a cart full of alcohol and drinks of all kinds. Sheamus showed up on the Titantron and started telling Jeff how he had a problem with facing reality.
Sheamus said that the answer to Jeff's problems were in the bottles as he proposed a toast. Jeff asked if it was funny to Sheamus to cause him and his family pain by doing this and Sheamus said he was helping him.
Jeff pretended to drink but stopped at the last second and poured his drink on the bartender before smashing the glass on his head and then hitting a swanton bomb on him as the show ended.
Rating:70/70
Decent show and matches.
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