SmackDown - July 24

Jeff Hardy and Sheamus were backstage before SmackDown kicked off and they hyped up tonight's bar fight. Even JBL made a small appearance to promote the match. We got a glimpse of the bar the match was going to take place in and Sheamus' bartender was already there, getting things ready.

Bayley and Sasha Banks came out and  told us the new definition of greatness, which was them.

Nikki Cross came out with Alexa Bliss and said that they stole her chance. Nikki demanded a rematch and Bayley said that she would give her a rematch if she could beat Alexa. Nikki was fired up and shoved Alexa down before heading to the ring.

Nikki Cross vs. Alexa Bliss

Nikki Cross won and will face Bayley next week for the RAW Women’s Championship 

The FireFly Funhouse was back on SmackDown and after a recap short of the Swamp Match, Bray Wyatt fondly recalled it as a 'Family Reunion'. He hinted that Braun was trapped in the swamp forever before speaking to the lantern that represented his past self, telling it that its time was 'done now' and that it was 'his (the Fiend's) turn now.

Matt Riddle vs. Tony Nese

Matt Riddle won

After the match, Riddle  called out King Corbin for attacking him previously on SmackDown. Corbin came out and put a 'King's Ransom' for anyone who could take him down. Nese crept up behind The Original Bro but was taken out before the segment ended.

JBL was back on SmackDown to hype the Bar Fight and gave us his out previous experience getting into the same kind of match with Ron Simmons.

Miz and Morrison were up next on SmackDown and gave us the hashtag MoreMorrison before calling in Naomi. They kept making jokes about Naomi's losses and made the 'Seth Rollins rating of sickness' joke a second time.

Miz and Morrison called in their second guest, Lacey Evans who came out and made even more fun of Naomi. Naomi attacked Lacey, messing up her makeup and before Evans retreated while fixing her lipstick

We learned on SmackDown that Kofi Kingston would be out for at least six weeks after the injury he sustained at Extreme Rules. Kofi pushed Big E to go on a singles run for the meantime.

Gran Metalik vs. Lince Dorado vs. Chad Gable vs. Drew Gulak - No.1 Contender's match for the Intercontinental Championship

Gran Metalik won and will face AJ Styles for the Intercontinental Championship.

After the match on SmackDown, AJ Styles went for a handshake but slapped Metalik. Metalik hit him back and then threw AJ out of the ring.

We got a recap of Mandy and Otis' 'love story' and they were scheduled to show up on SmackDown next week.

Jeff Hardy vs. Sheamus - Bar Fight

Jeff Hardy won

Rating: 70/70

Great show and matches.

Extreme Rules

We are live with the Extreme Rules pre-show. Renee Young is leading the panel made up of Sam Roberts and David Otunga.
Young predicts Ambrose will retain the IC Title, I love her rooting on her hubby. If only she could be on his ringside like Maryse just once.

The panel has just been previewing the matches

Apollo Crews vs. Kalisto
Kalisto won

We are officially on the air with Extreme Rules. The show opens with a video package hyping the dangerous nature of tonight's matches.


Dean Ambrose (C) vs. The Miz for the ICTitle (if Dean is DQ'd he'll lose the ICTitle).
The Miz won (sadly) and is the New IC.




Sasha Banks and Rich Swann vs. Alicia Fox and Noam Dar
Sasha Banks and Rich Swann won


Alexa Bliss (C) vs. Bayley in a kendo stick on a pole Match for the RAW Women's Championship
Alexa Bliss retains the Women's Championship


The Hardy Boyz (C) vs. Sheamus and Cesaro in a Cage Match for RAW Tag Team Titles
Sheamus And Cesaro won and is the NEW RAW Tag Team Champions



Neville (C) vs. Austin Aries in a submission match for the Cruiserweight Championship
Neville retains the Cruiserweight Championship


Bray Wyatt vs. Seth Rollins vs. Samoa Joe vs. Roman Reigns vs. Finn Balor in a Fatal 5 Way Match (#1 Contender to the Universal Championship and faces Brock Lesnar to the Great Balls of Fire)
Samoa Joe wins and is facing Brock Lesnar at Great Balls of Fire for the Universal Championship

The show ended with Samoa Joe standing tall to end the show.

Rating: 80/80

That Main Event Though! Insane! Awesome! Great show and matches.

RAW

Video Package for Memorial Day opened the show.
The Miz and Maryse come out for another episode of MizTV. He talks about earning a title shot only to have Ambrose get himself disqualified. After discussing their upcoming match at Extreme Rules, he shows a clip of last week's show.
The Miz welcomes his guests, Sheamus and Cesaro. They will be facing The Hardys for the tag titles at Extreme Rules in a Cage match. Miz says they are the only Superstars who deserve a shot at a title besides him.
Sheamus says the fans turned their back on Cesaro because they are fickle. He vows to win back the titles on Sunday.
Dean Ambrose comes out.
The Miz says Ambrose is stupid for coming out when it's three on one, so Dean brings out the Hardys. They rush the ring and Miz runs for the hills while Cesaro and Sheamus are dispatched by the IC and tag champs.



Dean Ambrose and The Hardy Boyz vs. The Miz and Cesaro and Sheamus
The Hardy Boyz and Dean Ambrose won

Elias Samson vs. Zac Evans

Elias Samson Won.

Bray Wyatt vs. Samoa Joe vs. Finn Balor  in a Triple Threat 
Samoa Joe won 

Noam Dar vs. Rich Swann

Rich Swann won 


Kalisto Vs. Titus O'Neil 
Titus O'Neil won 




Alexa Bliss comes out to a ring filled with people and props for her This is Your Life segment starring Bayley, who she calls everyone's favorite sock puppet.


Bliss shows off some mementos from Bayley's time growing up like a doll, trophy for sportsmanship and some random toys. She also has Bayley's yearbook, which shows her as most likely to apologize. Then she gets to the people who are in the ring.
She talks to a woman who is supposed to be one of Bayley's former teachers. She says Bayley couldn't go to school without her father going with her because she would cry. A girl who says she was Bayley's best friend claims she was a nice girl, but would get taken 
advantage of by others.
Bayley's ex tells a story about how he almost ended up kissing Bayley's father because he was always around.
ayley takes out Bliss with a series of punches and a suplex. She stands over the champ and looks up at the kendo stick on the pole. Bliss pulls her off the turnbuckle and grabs another kendo stick from under the table. She takes one shot before Bayley rolls out of the ring. 
Which leads to Bliss standing tall.

Jack Gallagher and Austin Aries vs. TJP and Neville

Jack Gallagher and Austin Aries won

 

Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins 

Roman Reigns won

Roman Reigns stands tall to end the show.

Rating 70/70

Great show and matches leading us to a Extreme Rules.

RAW Aftershow 
https://youtu.be/4-cj50srq4Q