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WWE's Blue Brand stopped over at Augusta, Maine, a day before SmackDown Live. The SmackDown superstars put on a show for the audience, who packed in to see the Live Event.
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The audience was rowdy, and the wrestlers let loose as well, knowing that they were performing for a live audience, instead of a television audience at home.
The show saw the main event No Disqualification Match, where AJ Styles put his title on the line against Shinsuke Nakamura, before the duo's battle on SmackDown Live. An NXT star was called up, with Nikki Cross making her main roster house show debut, teaming up with Becky Lynch.
The Bludgeon Brothers also defended the SmackDown Tag Team Titles, while Jeff Hardy put his United States Title on the line in a Triple Threat Match.
The No.1 Contender for the WWE Championship, Rusev took part in a match, while The New Day, Sanity, Sin Cara, Andrade 'Cien' Almas and more stars all featured on the card.
Thanks to F4WOnline for the heads up. Without any further ado, let's get into the results from Augusta!
#1 Jeff Hardy [c] vs Samoa Joe vs The Miz [United States Championship]:
Jeff Hardy put his United States Title on the line to kick off things in the house show. His challengers were Samoa Joe and The Miz, who both looked to pick up some momentum with Extreme Rules less than a week away.
The Miz had a lot of fun, hitting Hardy in the chest with the 'Heart Punch' and did the robe removal in the style of Rick Rude.
Joe and Hardy both got a strong reaction from the crowd, but at the end of the day, it was Jeff Hardy who came away with the win.
He hit Miz with a Twist of Fate to pick up the pinfall.
Result: Jeff Hardy defeated The Miz and Samoa Joe to retain the United States Title.
2. Sin Cara vs Andrade 'Cien' Almas (w/ Zelina Vega):
Sin Cara and Andrade 'Cien' Almas continued their feud in August. The two have been engaged in an on and off feud for the past few weeks.
Sin Cara looked good in the match, with high spots which excited the crowd. He hit a Slingshot Hurricanrana to the outside on Almas and even had him pinned at one point.
Unfortunately, a distraction by Zelina Vega saw Almas out of the sticky situation, and Almas hit Sin Cara with a Hammerlock DDT to pick up the win.
Result: Andrade 'Cien' Almas defeated Sin Cara.
#3 Becky Lynch and Nikki Cross vs The IIconics:
The female member of Sanity found herself called up to take part in the SmackDown Live house show. Nikki Cross teamed up with Becky Lynch to take on familiar opponents in the form of the IIconics.
While the rest of Sanity was called up to the main roster early on around the time of the Superstar Shakeup, Nikki Cross was left down in NXT.
She was unable to win the NXT Women's Championship from Shayna Baszler at Takeover: Chicago. There is a chance that WWE may bring her up to SmackDown Live now and join her with Sanity.
The match itself was not so great, but Lynch's hot tag popped the crowd. Lynch won the bout for her team with the Arm Bar.
Result: Becky Lynch and Nikki Cross defeated The IIconics.
#4 Tye Dillinger vs Rusev (w/ Aiden English):
The No.1 Contender for the WWE Championship, Rusev, faced the Perfect Ten, Tye Dillinger in a Singles Match. The chants of 'ten' and 'Rusev Day' were equally heard throughout the stadium, but Dillinger got treated as the heel in the bout.
The match got the most reaction from the crowd, but in the end, it was Rusev who won the bout by applying the Accolade on Tye Dillinger. The match felt like it was strapped for time.
Result: Rusev defeated Tye Dillinger.
#5 The New Day vs Sanity:
The next match on the show saw a Six Man Tag Team Match between the record holders for being the longest reigning tag team champions, The New Day, and the newly called up stars from NXT, Sanity.
The match featured over the top action, with both teams giving it their all to entertain the crowd present at the stadium. New Day hit Wolfe with the Big Ending, but Young pulled the referee to the outside. As a result, New Day won the match by disqualification.
Result: The New Day defeated Sanity by Disqualification.
#6 The Bludgeon Brothers [c] vs The Good Brothers [SmackDown Live Tag Team Championship Match]:
Gallows and Anderson got a decent reaction from the crowd, with 'Two Sweet' chants shaking the stadium.
The match itself was short, but the performance of both teams was solid.
Gallows and Anderson were unable to pick up the win against the dominant Luke Harper and Erick Rowan.
Result: The Bludgeon Brothers defeated The Good Brothers to retain their titles.
#7 Carmella [c] vs Naomi [SmackDown Live Women's Championship Match]:
Carmella and Naomi faced off against each other in the penultimate match of the house show, where Naomi challenged Carmella for the SmackDown Live Women's Championship.
Both women put on a good performance and got reactions from the fans, but Carmella cheated her way to a roll-up victory, with her legs on the ropes.
Result: Carmella defeated Naomi to retain her Title.
#8 AJ Styles [c] vs Shinsuke Nakamura [No DQ Match for the WWE Championship]:
AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura faced each other in the main event of the night, in a No Disqualification Match for AJ's WWE Championship.
With only a few days left before Extreme Rules, AJ put his title on the line yet again. Nakamura returned to competition for the first time since he had to take time off from in-ring work due to a dog bite.
They used Kendo Sticks and Styles threw Nakamura through a table that had been set up in the corner.
Styles won the match with a Phenomenal Forearm and pinned Nakamura.
Result: AJ Styles defeated Shinsuke Nakamura and retained his title.
