WWE announced the big return of the former United States Champion to hype-up Smackdown. We were about to see a confrontation on the show against his attacker.
Plus, an interesting matchup was there on the match card from the women’s division. Also, the tag team tournament continued, as the show came live from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
Smackdown Live kicked off with Renee Young introducing Becky Lynch. She cut a promo until Carmella came out to insult her. James Ellsworth’s music hit letting Carmella attack Becky from the back. Charlotte Flair ran out to make the save. She gave a kick and suplex to Mella to shove her away from the ring.
Tag team tournament continued on Smackdown, as The Bar took on the Usos. Jimmy hit a superkick on Sheamus making way for Jey to connect with a splash. But Cesaro broke the pinfall providing interference. Jey ate an uppercut from Cesaro and Sheamus rolled up a legal Jimmy to advance to the second round of the tourney.
Samoa Joe delivered a strong message to AJ Styles for being a soft father. Last week marked the beginning of a path of destruction for Styles. Joe finished off his promo by saying, “After I’m done putting you to sleep oh your wife and kids, they will have daddy back, but I will be WWE Champion.”
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Jeff Hardy returned on Smackdown demanding Randy Orton to come out. While The Viper was making his way down to the ring, Shinsuke Nakamura attacked Hardy from the back. He put him down with a Kinshasa after which Orton picked up the bones. He continued assaulting Hardy outside the ring until the officials broke it up.
Zelina Vega vs Lana took place on Smackdown that was entertaining. Vega delivered the double knees to the ropes which Lana countered with a series of takedowns, kick and reverse neckbreaker. Andrade Almas and Aiden English created chaos outside the ring that allowed Vega to pick up the win via a roll-up.
Daniel Bryan had a promo segment with The Miz. He called out the A-lister who appeared through the Tron. His insulting words led Bryan to challenge for a match at Summerslam. The Miz was not ready to accept it. Rather he advised Bryan to go back to retirement to finish the segment.
Charlotte Flair vs Carmella was the main event of Smackdown Live. Paige added a stipulation that if Charlotte wins the match, the title match at Summerslam becomes a triple threat.
The Queen took control by hitting a moonsault and Natural Selection, consecutively. Later, she locked in the Figure Eight on Mella to make her tap out. Charlotte ended Smackdown by a celebrating her opportunity at Summerslam.
