Stephanie McMahon joined Sasha Banks and Bayley on SmackDown via a video conference. She informed that Sasha Banks may have to defend her Raw Women’s Championship against Asuka at SummerSlam after Raw. As for Bayley, she would also have to defend the SmackDown Women’s Title against an opponent that would be determined via a triple brand Battle Royal on next week’s show.
.@StephMcMahon called @itsBayleyWWE & @SashaBanksWWE to the ring for a video conference RIGHT NOW on #SmackDown… ? pic.twitter.com/3xnI9eILFC
— WWE (@WWE) August 8, 2020
The main event of SmackDown featured The Miz and John Morrison vs. Heavy Machinery which was interrupted by Mandy Rose. She pounced on Sonya Deville standing at ringside to ensue brawl as the referee called off the match. Deville and Mandy continued to fight each other as the officials tried them to separate.
HERE WE GO!#SmackDown @SonyaDevilleWWE @WWE_MandyRose pic.twitter.com/tzuFck8EK4
— WWE (@WWE) August 8, 2020
While SmackDown was about to go off the air, a group of masked men named Retribution appeared on the show starting to destroy everything all around the arena. They threw all the production equipment and used paint spray to write anti-WWE on the Plexiglass to end the show.
RETRIBUTION IS TEARING THE PLACE APART!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/d7UyDD4I6b
— WWE (@WWE) August 8, 2020