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Charlotte Flair kicked off SmackDown Live and had a message for her opponent at SummerSlam - Trish Stratus. Charlotte said Trish felt threatened by her greatness. Charlotte showed us a video clip and Trish Stratus' music hit.
Trish came out and said that she wanted one more match to prove that she was one of the greatest of all time. She slapped Charlotte across the face as fans chanted "one more time". Charlotte just laughed and walked out of the ring.
Segment rating: A
Goldberg's music hit and it was Dolph Ziggler who was mocking the Hall Of Famer's legendary entrance. Ziggler was set to face Rey Mysterio but the unhinged former world champion superkicked Mysterio's head off before he could even get into the ring.
Ziggler followed it with a second and then took to the mic to send a message to Goldberg. Ziggler said he wasn't next but the match at SummerSlam would be Goldberg's last.
Ali's music hit and he made a beeline for Ziggler. Ali hit a spinning heel kick and followed it up with a suicide dive as we headed to commercial.
Dolph Ziggler vs Ali
Ali and Ziggler's match started during the commercial break. When joined them, Ali was on top, hitting Ziggler with a boot to the head followed by a rolling Facebuster. Ziggler replied with a clothesline, nearly turning Ali inside out.
Ziggler went for a Superkick but missed Ali the first time. He went for it again and this time it hit the mark. Ziggler pinned Ali ahead of his showdown with Goldberg.
Result: Dolph Ziggler def. Ali
Match rating: B
Roman Reigns was in a backstage interview regarding the recent attacks on him. He said his family was greatly concerned about him and his well being after the repeated attempts that threatened his life. He then said that he owed Samoa Joe an apology and said he was sorry for dragging Joe's name through the mud. With that. Joe's face turn was complete. The Big also said that he wants answer and expects to get it by the end of tonight's episode.
We got a touching tribute from WWE for the legendary Harley Race who passed away earlier this week.
Natalya was out and she looked like someone had taken her cats away as The Queen Of Harts seemed pissed and ready to snap. Ember Moon came out next and was immediately ready to start the match.
Natalya vs. Ember Moon
Natalya sent Moon outside the ring and hit her with a spinning clothesline. She locked in the sharpshooter on the concrete and refused to let go.
The bell was rung but Natalya, much like yesterday, still held on. Bayley came rushing out and got Moon free but Natalya pushed her down to show how angry she was, in case you didn't know. She then stormed out to the backstage area, very angrily indeed.
Bayley helped Moon up but after last week, Moon knew better than to trust the champ. Bayley shrugged it off and that was that.
Result: Natalya vs. Ember Moon DNF
Match rating: A
Kevin Owens was in the ring when we returned and he called Shane McMahon out to the ring, and Shane-o-Mac came out. KO interrupted the ring announcer and kicked off the KO Show. He said the SummerSlam match was unfair and only Kevin put his career on the line and Shane didn't and people had been pointing it out to him.
He then told Shane to put his career on the line as well so if he lost at SummerSlam, he would have to quit as well. Shane just told him 'no'. KO told Shane that he didn't have any balls and the two started brawling as Elias stepped in from behind.
KO fought both attackers off and cleared the announce table before hitting a stunner on Elias on it. Shane took the opportunity to take down KO and started unloading on him. KO was down and Shane flipped the entire table on top of him.
He then hit more kicks to the head and a sliding dropkick straight to KO's head. Owens was out cold and Shane still returned to punch KO in the head a few dozen times.
Segment rating: A
Sami Zayn came out next and called out Aleister Black for not accepting his SummerSlam challenge. Black showed up and said that he would give Sami the match, but not at SummerSlam, the match would take place right then.
Sami Zayn vs. Aleister Black
Black started off with his mind games early and Sami took control with some big moves. Zayn hit a backbreaker and got a headlock in. Black took back the momentum with some stiff kicks and hit a knee to head as Sami went down. Aleister hit the Black Mass for the win.
Result: Aleister Black def. Sami Zayn
Match rating: B
Shelton Benjamin was backstage and was still playing his cryptic games of not answering the questions he was asked.
The Firefly Fun House returned and Bray was saying Finn Balor was stupid to invite the Fiend willingly to his doorstep.
Elias ran into Chad Gable backstage and threw some shade at him for being short.
The New Day vs. Daniel Bryan & Rowan
Daniel Bryan attacked Xavier Woods as soon as the match began and sent him out of the ring. Rowan tagged in after the commercials and Woods fought hard but was taken down by the giant. Bryan and Rowan traded tags, trying to keep Woods from making the tag to Big E. The match spilled outside again as Rowan sent Woods into the steel steps and we headed for yet another commercial break.
We returned to see Woods dropkick Rowan into the next century and finally make the tag. E and Bryan met in the ring and the former WWE Champ went for the 'yes kicks'. Big E was locked in the Labelle and managed to overpower Bryan and lift him up for a powerbomb. Big E speared Bryan through the ropes but Woods was caught with the steel steps by Rowan and the match ended in a DQ.
Result: The New Day def. Daniel Bryan & Rowan via DQ
Rowan hit the Iron Claw on Big E after the match and Bryan hit the running knee on Woods before it was over.
Match rating: A
Roman Reigns entered the locker room and confronted Buddy Murphy saying that after reviewing the footage, he knew Buddy was there. Murphy said he wouldn't tell Roman anything and Reigns proceeded to beat the snot out of him.Murphy finally revealed that the attacker was Rowan and Reigns was shocked.
Episode rating: A
Big reveal at the end made up for the slower paced show tonight. On to SummerSlam then!
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