SmackDown Live

The show opens with Charlotte, Carmella and Becky Lynch coming to the ring. Carmella brags about how her life is great because she is the champion. Then she mocks Becky for not getting the one on one match she wanted. She tells Lynch to go back to being a clown because it’s the only thing she is better than Charlotte at. Becky says she is not happy Charlotte is in the match, but she still plans on walking out of SummerSlam as champion. Carmella says the only reason Becky even won the title in the first place was because Charlotte was on Raw at the time. Charlotte steps in and says no matter who wins, Carmella will lose at SummerSlam because she can’t hang with the rest of the division. Charlotte calls Carmella a Diva in the women’s area. Carmella says she is damn proud to be a Diva because she has beauty, a body, and charisma they will never have. Paige comes out and says she knows the SmackDown women will steal the show on Sunday, but we won’t have to wait until Sunday to see them compete. She books Becky and Charlotte in a tag match against Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville right now. Carmella will sit with the commentary team for this one.

Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose vs. Charlotte and Becky Lynch 

Charlotte and Becky Lynch won 

The Miz appears in a video announcing Miz and Mrs. has been picked up by USA for a second season.

We see part one of a video package that leads to the historic match of Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz at SummerSlam. - definitely one of the matches I am excited for.

New Day vs. Sanity

New Day won

After the match, part 2 of the video series for Bryan and The Miz airs showcasing Bryan's retirement up to their showdown on Talking Smack.

Paige is shown warning Samoa Joe not to attack AJ Styles when he addresses the WWE Universe tonight. Joe says he was hired because he is dangerous and unpredictable and nobody can stop him from doing what he wants to do. Back in the arena, Aiden English prepares to face Andrade Almas.

Andrade "Cien" Almas vs. Aiden English 

Andrade “Cien” Almas won 

Almas and Vega brag about their win until Rusev and Lana come out to respond. Rusev gets a chant going for Lana and the Revishing Russian says they will crush Andrade and Zelina.

After the break, WWE plays the final part of the Bryan vs. Miz video series.

Jeff Hardy vs. Shelton Benjamin

Jeff Hardy won

Shinsuke Nakamura comes out after the match and attacks Hardy from behind. Jeff counters the Kinshasa and hits the Twist of Fate and a Swanton Bomb.

AJ Styles comes out after the break to close the show with a promo. He says he is blessed to be able to do what he has done for almost 20 years. He talks about how holding the WWE title is hard because it puts pressure on him. He says Joe hit his pressure point and shows a clip of Joe attacking him a few weeks ago.

Joe comes out and says he has a letter from a member of the WWE Universe. He claims the letter says Joe was right about AJ being a bad father who never wanted kids or a wife. It's supposedly from AJ's wife, Wendy. 

The show ends with Joe walking away.

Rating: 90/90

Awesome show as we look forward to SummerSlam

RAW

Ronda Rousey comes out to kick off the go-home episode of Raw before SummerSlam. She talks about the passing of Jim Neidhart and tries hard to keep herself from crying when talking about Natalya.

Ronda says Nattie was the first person to welcome her into WWE and she will fight for her when she faces Alexa Bliss. She brings out Ember Moon, who will be facing Alexa Bliss next.

Bliss says Ronda is kissing up to the crowd and says there is no way she will lose the title to an overhyped rookie. She vows to humiliate Rowdy Ronda at SummerSlam. Alexa claims Angle is playing favorites with everyone but her. She spoke to Constable Corbin and he suggested she hire security to protect her from Rousey. She brings out four bodyguards.

Bliss takes down Ember with a cheap shot and then hides behind her security when Rousey goes after her. Ronda takes down the biggest guy first and then goes through the rest like a steamroller. The last guy bails before she has a chance to take him down. Bliss runs and Ronda takes Foxy down by her bad arm.

Alexa Bliss vs. Ember Moon

Alicia Fox breaks up the pin and causes a DQ. Rousey takes Fox down by her bad arm a few times before she sends her out of the ring.

Baron Corbin vs. Tyler Breeze

Baron Corbin won

Corbin brags about his win before introducing Jinder Mahal as Finn Balor's opponent.

Corbin reveals Balor will actually be in a 
handicap match against Mahal and Kevin Owens. Kurt Angle comes out and says Stephanie might have approved the match but he can add to the match and he says the handicap match is now a Tag Team Match and Finn Balor’s partner is Braun Strowman.

Finn Balor and Braun Strowman vs. Jinder Mahal and Kevin Owens

Finn Balor and Braun Strowman won

Corbin comes out and hits the End of Days on Balor after Strowman has left the ring.

Ricky Roberts talks about how much he admires Elias before the man himself comes out on the stage to play a song and insult the young man.

Lashley interrupts Elias before he can play his song. He tells Roberts to find a new schtick. Ricky hits him with a guitar, but it does nothing. Lashley hits a huge spinebuster to end the segment.

Roman Reigns comes out and talks about how Lesnar's reign needs to end at SummerSlam.

Paul Heyman comes out and seems like he is happy to see Reigns. He gets in the ring with a big smile on his face and talks about how this is Roman's week to make history. He offers him the chance to make history tonight by becoming his new client. He offers to give him all of Lesnar's secrets and weaknesses.

Heyman offers his hand to Reigns, but The Big Dog doesn't seem interested. Heyman shows Reigns what it would be like to be introduced by him after he wins the title. Roman says he has been groomed from a young age for the spot he is in now and he knows how to spot a shark. He tells Heyman he is drowning and not worth saving and wishes him luck in his future endeavors. Heyman says he used to ride with Reigns' dad and he once told him in Samoan. It seems to have an impact on Reigns. Heyman presents him with an agreement and asks him to look it over before SummerSlam.

Reigns looked at the contract and Heyman surprises him with a can of pepper spray. He leaves the ring while Reigns tries to get his vision back. Then Brock Lesnar's music hits and The Beast comes out with a smile he hands the title to Heyman and gets in the ring with a blind Reigns. Brock hits him with several knees to the body.

Lesnar grabs Roman in a guillotine and chokes him out. 
Heyman and Lesnar leave as Roman tries to recover in the ring.

AOP and Mojo Rawley vs. Bobby Roode and Titus Worldwide

Bobby Roode and Titus Worldwide won

We see a video package celebrating Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart.

Sasha Banks vs. Ruby Riott

Ruby Riott won

Angle comes out for the ICTitle contract signing between Dolph Ziggler and Seth Rollins for their match at SummerSlam

Angle addresses Heyman and Lesnar's attack on Reigns and says he hopes to see Roman kicks Lesnar's ass at 
SummerSlam. He is interrupted by Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre.Ziggler says Rollins is not there, but Angle introduces him anyway. Rollins doesn't come out. Ziggler complains about having to defend his title and the crowd not respecting him.

As Dolph signs the contract, Rollins' music finally hits and he makes his way to the ring. He apologizes for being late, but he says he wanted to wait for Dolph to actually sign the deal before he revealed Dean Ambrose will be in his corner at SummerSlam. The crowd pops big as a bearded, short-haired Ambrose comes out on the stage.
Ambrose and Rollins clear Ziggler and McIntyre out of the ring to end the show.

Rating 90/90

Awesome show as we look forward to SummerSlam

SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with Randy Orton making his way to the ring.

Orton talks about how Hardy called him out last week and ended up regretting it. He shows a clip of the attack and asks if the crowd still believes in Hardy. Orton says he will become so violent during his feud with Hardy that it will make people want to change the channel.

Orton vows to erase everyone the WWE Universe believes in and tells the crowd it's their fault for not respecting him. 

Backstage we see Charlotte and Becky talk about their SummerSlam match. They throw a little shade at Bayley and Sasha.

Charlotte and Becky vs. The IIconics w/Carmella on commentary

Charlotte and Becky Lynch won

Miz accepts Daniel Bryan’s challenge for SummerSlam. It’s about time we get this match.

AJ Styles comes out to talk about his match with Samoa Joe.

AJ Styles addressed Samoa Joe's statements about his role as a father and husband from last week.

He said leaving family at home while traveling the world is the sacrifice they make. It pisses Styles off the most, he said, that Joe knows his wife. That he has a history with The Phenomenal One and that he threw it all away in a matter of moments.

"At SummerSlam, you'll be lucky to walk out at all!" Styles ended his promo emphatically as Joe was shown backstage, amused by what AJ Styles said. 

Zelina Vega vs. Lana

Aiden English runs down and spears Almas so hard he ends up knocking Lana off the top turnbuckle when he hits the apron. Vega makes the cover and gets the win.

Shinsuke Nakamura gives an interview backstage about his SummerSlam match against Jeff Hardy. R-Truth and Tye Dillinger walk up and Truth challenges Nakamura to a match.

The Miz gives an interview by satellite and brags about the success of his reality show. Instead of talking about his SummerSlam match against Bryan, Miz plugs tonight's new episode of Miz and Mrs. Saxton asks him what will happen if he can't back up all his trash talk. Miz goes on another one of his tirades about Bryan.

Bryan bursts into the room and starts attacking The Miz and his security guards. He has the upper hand until Miz hits him with a vase over the head. Bryan gets up and walks it off after Miz leaves.

Shinsuke Nakamura vs. R - Truth

Shinsuke Nakamura won

The Bludgeon Brothers vs. Jobbers

The Bludgeon Brothers won

Cesaro and Sheamus vs The New Day - Tag Finals

The New Day won and will face Bludgeon Brothers at SummerSlam for the SDLive Tag Team Titles.

The show ends with The New Day celebrating their big win.

Rating: 80/80

Great show as we look to SummerSlam!

RAW

RAW opens with a recap of Lesnar seemingly turning on Paul Heyman last week.

Kurt Angle and Baron Corbin come to the ring to open the show. Kurt begins by talking about Rousey. He puts her over as a true professional, unlike Brock Lesnar. Corbin warns him to watch his mouth, but Angle tells him Lesnar is ruining the universal title. Before Angle can say what he plans to do about Lesnar attacking him, Roman Reigns heads to the ring.

Reigns calls out Corbin for not coming to Angle's aide last week when Lesnar attacked him. Angle says he hopes Reigns beats Lesnar at SummerSlam and Corbin calls him unprofessional.

Angle books Corbin to face Reigns right now after The Lone Wolf insults him. Corbin takes a cheap shot at Reigns right as the bell rings.

Roman Reigns vs. Baron Corbin

Baron Corbin decides to bail and walks up the ramp as the ref counts him out. Finn Balor's music hits and he blocks Corbin's path. Roman hits another Superman Punch before rolling him back into the ring for a Spear to get the win.

Finn Balor comes into the ring and takes out Corbin. Just a little revenge after these past few weeks.

Angle tells Seth Rollins he can face Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler in a tag match if he can find a partner.

Bobby Roode vs. Mojo Rawley

Mojo Rawley won

Elias is in the ring after the break and he begins to strum a tune. He is apparently filming another documentary and he keeps telling the cameraman how to shoot him as he plays.

Elias gets some heat when he insults the crowd in Jacksonville. He insults Bobby Lashley a few times, so Lashley makes his way to the ring to respond.

Lashley says he enjoyed Elias' documentary, but Elias says it portrayed him as too egotistical. Bobby says it was accurate.




They throw a few insults at each other and Elias tries to leave the ring. Then he takes a cheap shot at Lashley and knocks him down. Bobby makes the camera crew come back in the ring so they can film him hitting a vertical suplex.

Rezar vs. Titus O’Neil

Rezar won

We return to see Owens sitting on the stage with the new set for The Kevin Owens Show. He welcomes Jinder Mahal as his guest. KO says Mahal's techniques have taught him how to relax. He credits Jinder with helping him through the pain of being thrown off of a steel cage.
Owens talks about how he and Mahal both have wins over The Monster Among Men in recent weeks. He keeps talking over Mahal every time he tries to talk. Owens gets a little heated when talking about wanting to regain the universal title. He tells Mahal he should face Strowman again and teases bringing Braun out for a match right now, but then he reveals Strowman is nowhere to be found. Then the stage 
starts to move. Strowman ends up tipping the whole thing over from underneath.

Braun Strowman vs. Jinder Mahal
KO sneaks back and grabs the briefcase again. Strowman catches him and hits a hard right hand. He gets disqualified when he hits Mahal with the case, making Jinder the winner by DQ.


We see a video package of a look into Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns feud leading to SummerSlam.

Angle and Corbin tell Reigns Stephanie has decided he can't work a second match as Rollins' partner. Seth heads to the ring by himself. Roman walks back and punches Corbin in the ribs.

Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler
Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler won


The B Team vs. The Revival

The lights go out and we see Wyatt and Hardy appear on the apron where Axel and Wilder were standing. They cause a DQ when they attack Dawson and Dallas.



Renee Young interviews Paul Heyman about what happened with Brock Lesnar last week. Heyman says he doesn't know where he stands with Brock right now because he changed his number. Heyman gets uncomfortable and says this interview will just make Lesnar angry. He accuses Young of taking pleasure in his pain. He says he still think of Lesnar as a friend.

Heyman still says Lesnar will beat Reigns at SummerSlam, especially against a man as angry as Lesnar is right now.

Riott Squad vs. Sasha Banks and Bayley

Riott Squad won thanks to a distraction from Ruby Riott

Ronda Rousey vs. Alicia Fox

Ronda Rousey won

Alexa tries to attack her from behind, but Rousey easily throws her away. The show ends with Ronda and Nattie celebrating while Bliss runs away.

Rating: 80/80

Great show and matches as we look onto SummerSlam.

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.