This edition of Smackdown Live marked the last episode before we get to the Hell in a Cell PPV, this Sunday. A major buildup got created for the exciting night headlined by the matchup between Shane McMahon and Kevin Owens. Check out how the other storyline angles were also heated up on the night hosted by the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.
Smackdown Live kicked off with another tribute to the Las Vegas victims. Renee Young then had an interview segment with Shinsuke Nakamura inside the ring which was interrupted by Jinder Mahal. The champion and Singh Brothers attacked Nakamura, right away. Jinder hit the Khallas to stand tall.
Charlotte and Becky Lynch teamed up to take on the team of Natalya and Carmella. The latter one distracted by hitting Becky with her MITB briefcase. Charlotte got locked in into the Sharpshooter by Natalya, after this and was forced to tap out.
Randy Orton got a singled match against Aiden English after last week’s altercations. Rusev was standing at the ringside and tried to provide a distraction, but Orton delivered a mind-boggling RKO in mid-air on English to pick up the win.
The New Day and The Usos had a confrontation to hype up their upcoming match inside Hell in a Cell. Bobby Roode and Dolph Ziggler had yet another face-off in which the latter one promised to do a special entrance at the upcoming PPV.
Before the segment, Roode pinned Mike Kanellis in a total squash match by a Glorious DDT. Tye Dillinger defeated Baron Corbin in a singles matchup with a sudden roll-up. After the match, AJ Styles cut a promo on his title match against Corbin.
The final segment featured Shane McMahon who informed the Hell in a Cell match against Kevin Owens will be a falls count anywhere match. The Smackdown commissioner called out Owens for multiple times before he finally came out through the crowd and refused to get into the ring.
It forced Shane to chase Owens through the crowd. The heel one took full advantage and attacked Shane from behind by putting him through a table. A vicious assault continued for Owens as he laid down Shane McMahon with a pop-up power-bomb before leaving the ring.