Smackdown
WWE Performance Center
July 17, 2020
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WWE SmackDown kicks off with a number of WWE superstars hyping up
the show. Up first is AJ Styles talking about his title match later
tonight against Matt Riddle. He says last time, Riddle beat him
because of the element of surprise but this is still the house that
AJ Styles built.
After that is Matt Riddle who asks what does AJ stand for? Arrogant
Jackass? Last time was no fluke and after he wins the
Intercontinental title, he will be the Bro that Runs This Show.
Daniel Bryan also hypes up the match saying he thinks there will be
a new champion.
Alexa Bliss says she has a very special guest tonight, who will it
be? She doesn’t Bliss and Tell.
Miz and Morrison are backstage and Miz asks him if he’s afraid of
fighting Strowman tonight. Morrison says no, that would be like if
he would be nervous to fight Jean-Claude Van Damme. Miz asks him
again if he’s afraid and Morrison says he is freaking terrified.
Strowman says the Horror Show at Extreme Rules might start tonight.
He just hope Bray Wyatt is watching.
Cesaro and Nakamura are talking about how they will become new tag
team champions on Sunday. Cesaro says when he beats Big E tonight,
he will pick the stipulation for their tag team match at Extreme
Rules.
The New Day say they won’t defeat them for their WWE world tag team
championships at Extreme Rules.
Big E with Kofi Kingston vs. Cesaro with Shinsuke Nakamura: The
winner picks Sunday’s stipulation
The bell rings and we are under way. Big E with a clothesline to
start the match. He gets Cesaro in the corner and throws him to the
outside. Big E slides to the outside and Cesaro with a kick and a
European uppercut but Big E pushes him into the steel steps. Big E
with a spear into the steps. Big E throws Cesaro back into the ring.
He goes for another spear but Cesaro moves out of the way and Big E
hits shoulder first.
Big E now on the ring apron and Cesaro with a basement dropkick
takes Big E to the outside. Cesaro slams Big E into the ring post
and sends him back into the ring. Cesaro gets on the top rope and a
double ax handle onto Big E. He goes for the cover but Big E kicks
out. Cesaro with a headlock in the middle of the ring. Big E slowly
gets to his feet and gets out of the headlock. He runs to the ropes
but Cesaro grabs him and a big body slam.
Cesaro climbs the rope rope and goes for another double axe but Big
E catches him into a belly to belly. And a second belly to belly.
Cesaro goes for a clothesline, Big E catches him again and another
belly to belly. Big E runs to the ropes and the big splash. Cesaro
gets up and Big E gets Cesaro onto the ring apron. Big E slams him
head first into the ring post. Big E goes to the outside and
clobbers Cesaro. Big E gets onto the ring apron and hits Cesaro with
the big splash on the ring apron.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, both men are in the ring and Big E plants
Cesaro. He goes for the cover but Cesaro kicks out. Cesasro rolls to
the ring apron, Big E goes for the spear but Cesaro hits him with
the big boot. Cesaro gets back in the ring and jumps off the second
rope and hits him with a back elbow. He goes for the cover but Big E
kicks out. A European uppercut by Cesaro as he grabs Big E, he goes
for the Neutralizer but Big E gets out of it and reverses it into a
submission. However, Cesaro reverses ti into a cover but Big E kicks
out. Cesaro grabs Big E and swings him around.
Cesaro slams Big E and gets the sharpshooter in. Cesaro lets go and
gets the crossface on. Nakamura knocks Kofi out at ringside as Big E
looks furious. He gets Cesaro up on his shoulders but Cesaro grabs
the top rope. The official is almost knocked out, Nakamura gets on
the ring apron and hits Big E with a kick to the face. Cesaro lands
the Neutralizer. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Cesaro
Nakamura and Cesaro beat up on BIg E in the middle of the ring. They
go to the outside and are grabbing a table as Kofi flies over the
top rope onto both men. Kofi sets up a table at ringside. He places
Cesaro on the table and he gets in the ring. Big E on the ring apron
as Kofi climbs the top rope. Kofi gets on Big E’s shoulders but
Nakamura grabs Cesaro off the table and flee the ring.
Kayla Braxton is backstage with King Corbin. She asks him about Matt
Riddle. Corbin says Riddle attacked him and he started it. And as
for tonight, AJ is one of the best to ever step in the ring and
Riddle doesn’t even have shoes. It will be quick, decisive and AJ
remains champion. Kayla asks him if Riddle’s win against AJ a few
weeks ago meant nothing. Corbin says it’s a honeymoon phase. If you
want to make a name for yourself, you go for the biggest, baddest
guy. Riddle is playing with fire and he will get burnt. And after AJ
beats up Riddle tonight, the bro will realize he is nothing but a
little boy.
-Commercial Break-
Cesaro is backstage with Nakamura and says they finally get the
respect they deserve. And this Sunday at the Horror Show: Extreme
Rules, Nakamura says steel cage is unforgiving. Bones can break.
Cesaro says he loves a steel cage but he really enjoyed when they
smashes Kofi and Big E through a table last week. That was a good
feeling and he’d like to repeat it. And this Sunday, it’s going to
be a Tables Match.
A Moment of Bliss: Alexa Bliss with Nikki Cross
Bliss says she wants to talk about something that happened this
week. This week was the fifth year anniversary of the women’s
revolution as everyone gives the women of WWE a round of applause.
Alexa says she can see the future, so it’s time for Bliss to predict
that the LA Lakers will win the NBA championship. She predicts that
Matt Riddle will become the new Intercontinental champion tonight
and that her friend Braun Strowman is going to walk out of the Wyatt
Swamp Fight victorious. And that her special mystery guest will tear
the rood on Sunday. She is very close with her. Nikki says it’s her!
She is a bit unconventional but she is going to blow the roof off
the place!
Alexa tries cutting her off but Nikki keeps talking about how she
will become the new SmackDown women’s champion. Alexa says she loves
the enthusiasm but she will have to tone it down. Alexa says she is
sorry to say but she is not the mystery guest tonight. Nikki says
she is sorry, she just lost her mind a bit. Bayley’s music hits and
out she comes with Sasha.
Bayley says she better get used to disappointment because Sunday she
will lose. Sasha calls her a hyper chihuahua and it’ll be back in
Alexa’s shadows after Sunday. And before they get in the ring and
beat them, Alexa did say it is the fifth anniversary of the women’s
revolution and she is right. But she forgot to give credit where
credit is due. Sasha and Bayley are the architects of the evolution.
They built the ring, paved the cement. They are the first ever
women’s tag team champions.
Sasha says they are welcome as they get in the ring. Bayley says as
for Alexa, she has a prediction too. This Sunday, she will beat
Nikki Cross, Sasha Banks will beat Asuka and they will be double
champions. Sasha says and there is nothing anyone can do about it.
Alexa says she was never allowed to finish and introduce her guest.
Asuka’s music hits and out comes the Raw women’s champion. Bayley
and Sasha attack Nikki and Alexa as Asuka gets in the ring and she
helps clear house. Alexa says they need to settle their issues and
Alexa asks for a referee.
-Commercial Break-
Matt Riddle is backstage preparing with Drew Gulak for his
Intercontinental championship match tonight.
Daniel Bryan cuts a pre-recorded promo talking about tonight’s
match. He says AJ can become the greatest Intercontinental champion
of all time but if he’s not careful, his reign will be short.
Bayley and Sasha Banks vs. Asuka and Nikki Cross with Alexa Bliss
The bell rings and we are under way. Bayley asks for Nikki to get in
the ring as Asuka tags her in. Nikki goes right after Bayley taking
her down. Nikki throws Bayley into the corner and she stomps on her.
She goes to throw Bayley again in the opposite corner but
Bayleyblocks it and gets Nikki in the corner. She runs towards Nikki
but Nikki throws her onto the ring apron. Sasha tries to get in the
ring and with the referee distracted, Bayley slams Nikki down.
Bayley tags Sasha into the match. A suplex by Sasha as she goes for
the cover but Nikki kicks out. Bayley is tagged back in and they
double team Nikki. Bayley goes for the cover but Nikki kicks out.
With the referee distracted by Bayley, Sasha slams Nikki into the
ropes. Bayley tags Sasha in and they double team Nikki. Sasha with a
knee to the face. Again, she throws Nikki into the corner and beats
up on her. Bayley is tagged in, she goes for the suplex but Nikki
reverses it into a small package but Bayley kicks out. Bayley gets
back up and a head lock on Nikki as Nikki gets out of it and
makes the tag.
In comes Asuka with kicks. Sasha is tagged in but Asuka takes them
both down. Asuka beating up on Sasha as she hits Bayley with the hip
attack. Asuka runs towards Sasha but Sasha slams her and throws her
to the outside. Sasha goes for a baseball slide but Asuka gets her
caught up in between the ring apron. Nikki is tagged in and Nikki
beating up on Sasha. Bayley goes after Nikki and Nikki gets her
caught in between the ring apron.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, Sasha with a clothesline on Asuka in the ring.
She goes for the cover but Asuka kicks out. Sasha sends Asuka in the
corner and gets her stuck horizontally on the ropes. Sasha with the
double knees. She goes for the cover but Asuka kicks out. Bayley is
tagged in as they double team Asuka. Bayley goes for the cover but
Asuka kicks out. Bayley with an elbow as she goes for the cover but
again Asuka kicks out. Bayley throws Asuka in the corner and Sasha
is tagged in. Sasha with a snap mare head lock.
Asuka with elbows as she gets out of it but Sasha gets her in the
corner and Bayley is tagged back in. Asuka with a back elbow on
Bayley as she rolls her up but Bayley kicks out. A knee to the face
by Asuka and both women are down. Nikki is tagged in and as is
Sasha. Nikki with a clothesline followed by a drop kick. Nikki with
a big splash in the corner followed by a bulldog. She goes for the
cover but Sasha kicks out. Nikki climbs the top rope as she goes for
a cross body but Sasha moves out of the way.
Sasha with a basement drop kick as she goes for the cover but Nikki
kicks out. Bayley is tagged in and Bayley climbs the top rope. Nikki
drops Bayley down but Bayley throws her to the outside. Bayley on
the outside but Nikki with a tornado DDT on the outside. She throws
Bayley into the ring and goes for the cover but Sasha breaks it up.
In comes Asuka who beats up on Sasha but Sasha with a big kick takes
Asuka to the outside.
Sasha gets ion the ring apron, Bayley goes for the tag but Sasha
jumps towards Asuka on the outside but Asuka moves out of the way.
Nikki goes for the tornado DDT but Bayley reverses it into the cover
as she puts her legs on the ropes and gets the pin.
Winners: Bayley and Sasha Banks
Miz and Morrison are backstage as Miz tells him Strowman isn’t
scary. Morrison tells him Strowman is 6 foot 9, they call him a
monster. Miz says just like in every horror movie, the hero defeats
the monster. Morrison says and in that movie, there’s an even more
awesome best friend who steps in and fights the monster in case he’s
not ready. Miz says he’s not much into horror movies but Morrison
has this win.
-Commercial Break-
FireFly Fun House
Bray Wyatt is outside at a swamp at night. He says it’s beautiful,
peaceful. He says when Strowman first stepped foot on the swamp, he
was a lost sheep looking for a home and he found it. He looked the
devil in the eyes and he gave him the truth. He gave him a purpose.
And he created the monster. But then he left or so he thought. Wyatt
laughs.
Wyatt says this is a place where darkness comes to life, where the
devil comes to dance and all the horrors of the world feel right at
home. When you enter, you can never truly leave. A part of you of
you will live here forever but he knows Bruan. He knows the truth.
He knows that the monster he created is just scratching, waiting to
come home. He can see that it still lives within Braun. But he’s not
capable on his own. He says he must control it. He didn’t embrace
the monster he was destined to be, so now Wyatt must destroy the
monster that he has become. Bray tells him he knows where to find
him.
John Morrison with The Miz vs. Braun Strowman
Braun says he will give him a very important piece of information.
There comes a time in a man’s life when he has to grow up and face
his fears. And t hat’s what he will do on Sunday when he enters the
gates of hell and slap the devil himself in the face. And that is
the only way he knows how to end this. He has to go home, go to the
swamp and face his fears. Because the last thing he wants is for him
to turn into the Fiend because the Fiend is everything bad he has
ever done in his life. He has to go home and end him before Wyatt
ends him.
Morrison and Miz look scared as they leave the ring. Strowman starts
yelling as Morrison gets in the ring and the bell rings.
Strowman grabs Morrison and throws him across the ring. He hits
Morrison with a big clothesline. Strowman rubs his boot on
Morrison’s head. Strowman with punches as he man handles Morrison.
Strowman lifts Morrison up with a one handed chokeslam and slams him
into the mat. Strowman with a sadistic laugh. He lifts Morrison up
and a big powerslam. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Braun Strowman
After the match, Strowman grabs a mic and looks at the camera. He
tells Wyatt he hopes he was watching because he is coming home. Miz
and WWE officials help Morrison as Miz helps him to the back.
-Commercial Break-
Lacey Evans vs. Naomi
Evans is on the mic before the match. She says after tonight,
Naomi’s glow will be nothing but a little sparkle. Naomi makes her
way down to the ring.
The bell rings and we are under way. Naomi throws Lacey across the
ring and a knee to the face. She throws Lacey onto the ring apron
but Lacey with a shoulder block and a leg sweep. Lacey with an elbow
on Naomi. She goes for the cover but Naomi kicks out. Lacey with
another elbow. She climbs the second rope, goes for the moon sault
but Naomi gets the knees up. Naomi with a split onto Lacey. She goes
for the cover but Lacey kicks out.
A kick to the midsection by Naomi, Lacey goes for the Woman’s
Rights, Naomi ducks and hits her with a hurricanrana. Lacey on the
ring apron and Naomi with a big kick to the head. Naomi grabs Lacey
but Lacey grabs Naomi’s hair and ties her up to the middle rope
using her hair. The referee helps Naomi untie her hair as Evans hits
her with the Woman’s Rights. She goes for the cover and gets the
pin.
Winner: Lacey Evans
Kayla is backstage with Jeff Hardy. She says since his return to the
WWE, Sheamus has made fun of his addiction and why he accepted the
match against Sheamus. Jeff says fighting a bully like Sheamus is
like fighting an addiction. You can’t hide from it, you have to
plant our feet on the ground and fight it. It’s a risk fighting him
at Extreme Rules but it’s one worth taking. Kayla asks him who he
thinks will win tonight. Jeff says it’s a bitter question because
Sheamus framed him and he had to pull out of the Intercontinental
title tournament. Sheamus attacks Jeff from behind and says Jeff is
right, you can’t run, hide or wish it away. But he is here to help
and he will cleanse him of his demons and to see him on SmackDown
next week.
-Commercial Break-
Kayla is backstage with Bayley and Sasha. She congratulates them on
their win and asks if the momentum will continue at Extreme Rules.
Bayley says yes because no one has more momentum than her. Momentum
is mass x velocity as she looks at her championships. She says when
she holds them, she has more mass than Nikki and more velocity. And
after Sasha decimates Asuka, she will be a double champion. It’s
fate. Sasha says it’s their destiny to win all championship gold.
Bayley says Nikki thinks she is disappointed in herself now? She
will hate to see her after she loses her title match.
Alexa and Nikki are backstage and Nikki says she lost last week and
tonight. Alexa says she has been there and she won’t blow it. Nikki
says she loves her, they are best friends but this is her first
chance of being champion. They are watching her lose every week. She
says her confidence is shaken and she is worried it will happen.
Bliss says she will defeat Bayley. We hear Bayley laughing as Nikki
attacks her from behind and Sasha breaks it up. In comes Alexa who
pulls Nikki away.
-Commercial Break-
Intercontinental Championship match – AJ Styles (c) vs. Matt Riddle
The bell rings and we are under way. Riddle with a waist lock but AJ
backs him up in the corner and back elbows by AJ as the referee
breaks it up. AJ with forearms but Riddle with a gut wrench on AJ
taking him down. AJ goes to the outside as he climbs the turnbuckle
and Riddle hits him with a knee to the face taking him down. Riddle
goes to the outside and a kick to the side of the head by Riddle.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, Riddle is in control of the match as he slams
AJ with another waist lock take down. Riddle with right hands but AJ
makes it to the ropes. The referee breaks it up. Riddle with a
fisherman’s suplex but AJ kicks out. AJ slams Riddle on the ropes
and plants Riddle face first as both men are down. AJ the first onto
his feet and forearms by AJ in the corner and a dragon screw takes
Riddle down.
AJ with kicks on Riddle’s left leg as Riddle slides to the outside.
Riddle gets back in the ring and AJ keeps attacking Riddle’s left
knee. AJ with forearms and a sleeper hold in the middle of the ring.
AJ lifts Riddle up but Riddle lands on his feet and kicks AJ into
the corner. Riddle with a flying forearm followed by a running kick
to the face.
Riddle lifts AJ up on his shoulders and lands the Bro to Sleep
followed by the powerbomb and a running knee. He goes for the cover
but AJ Styles kicks out.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, AJ with a big clothesline on Riddle takes him
down. Forearms by AJ on Riddle but Riddle with a chop to the chest.
AJ with a chop to the chest and a kick to the knees. Riddle with a
release German suplex. Riddle gets AJ in the corner but AJ with a
kick to the face takes Riddle down. AJ with right hands and a big
forearm splash. AJ goes for the Styles Clash but Riddle drops down.
AJ with a suplex but Riddle lands on his feet and hits AJ with the
Final Flash. Riddle on the top rope as he goes for the Floating Bro
but AJ moves out of the way.
AJ lifts Riddle up but Riddle grabs the ropes and gets on the ring
apron. AJ with a right hand and a brain buster from the ring apron
into the ring. He goes for the cover but Matt Riddle kicks out. AJ
with a knee to the back of the neck. He goes for the cover but
Riddle kicks out. AJ gets on the ring apron, he goes for the
Phenomenal Forearm but Riddle catches Styles but AJ fights back and
both men are down.
Riddle with right hands, he goes for a kick but AJ ducks and hits
him with right hands of his own. AJ with the calf crusher in the
middle of the ring. Riddle reverses it into the Bromission. AJ gets
out of it and reverses it into a cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Still WWE Intercontinental Champion, AJ Styles
Both men are face to face after the math as AJ extends his hand and
Riddle shakes it. Corbin attacks Riddle from behind as AJ leaves the
ring. He hits Riddle with the End of Days.