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SmackDown kicked off after a short recap of last week's match between Seth Rollins and Edge. Roman Reigns came out with Heyman and The Usos to start the show before Heyman went on a rant about how everyone, including Brock Lesnar, feared Roman.
Big E walked out to interrupt Heyman and ran around at ringside, showing off the WWE Championship to the crowd. Big E entered the ring and stared down Reigns and the Usos before Finn Balor made his entrance, and we headed to a tag team match.
Finn Balor & Big E vs. The Usos on SmackDown
Finn Balor and Jimmy Uso kicked off the match, and Uso took Balor into the corner before Finn countered and hit a big basement dropkick. Big E was tagged in, and so was Jey. However, E caught Jey on the ropes and hit a big crossbody splash on the apron.
Big E was isolated, and Jey took cheap shots from ringside after Jimmy was tagged in. E dodged a big move in the corner before he brought Balor in, and Jey sneaked in a tag before pulling Finn by the leg.
Jey sent him outside before Jimmy hit a big dive through the ropes.
Back on SmackDown after a break, Jimmy got a near fall on Balor before he came back with a Pele Kick and tagged Big E in.
E hit a few big Suplexes but took a Samoan drop from Jey but managed to send both The Usos out of the ring.
Jey got a kick on the ropes and hit a superkick for a near fall before Balor came and took out Jimmy. Big E hit the Big Ending on Jimmy while Balor hit the Coup de Grace on Jey for the win.
Result: Finn Balor & Big E def. The Usos
Grade: B
Backstage on SmackDown, Heyman kept telling Roman that he did not know that Brock was supposed to show up at SummerSlam. Roman asked if he would show up at Extreme Rules, and Heyman said no. Reigns said that it was Heyman's job to know in advance before we moved on.
Rick Boogs vs. Robert Roode on SmackDown
Ziggler ran a distraction early on during the match on SmackDown and let Roode get the advantage and a near fall. Boogs reversed the Glorious DDT and hit a massive Samoan Drop.
Boogs tossed Roode around the ring and hit a bulldog before going for the Boogs Cruise and getting the win.
Result: Rick Boogs def. Robert Roode
Commander Azeez and Apollo Crews attacked Nakamura and Boogs after the match. They sent the champ into the announcers table before Apollo got in the ring to taunt Nakamura, saying that he made a mockery of the Intercontinental Title and that he demanded a rematch.
Grade: C
Kevin Owens was backstage and said that he would beat the hell out of Happy Corbin tonight in a match for ruining his show two weeks ago.
Owens was making his entrance when Corbin attacked him and sent KO into the barricades and the LED screens on the apron. He hit a chokeslam on the apron and wiped him out, and there was no match.
Paul Heyman was backstage on SmackDown and still insisted that he wasn't in cahoots with Brock Lesnar. Big E came in to make fun of him, and Roman before The Usos wiped him out.
Seth Rollins has a message for Edge on SmackDown
Seth Rollins was out next on SmackDown and said what happened to Edge last week was scary. When his boot landed on Edge's neck, he felt a crunch, and it felt like he 'stepped on a cockroach'.
Rollins ran the footage back, and we got "you look stupid" chants from the crowd before Seth asked the audience what they thought was going to happen. He flipped out about everyone backstage and even WWE management saying that he went too far in the match.
He denied the accusations and said that it was Edge who went too far before blaming the fans for encouraging The Rated-R Superstar to do it.
Rollins then said that he wasn't done with Edge. He then addressed the WWE Hall Of Famer and asked him if he was physically and emotionally capable of being back in the ring.
Rollins said that he felt sorry for Edge on SmackDown and that he hated it. So, Rollins had to beat Edge once more before he would be done before we headed backstage on SmackDown.
Becky Lynch was backstage and hinted at interrupting Bianca Belair's homecoming tonight.
Zelina Vega & Carmella vs. Toni Storm & Liv Morgan on SmackDown
Carmella and Storm kicked off the match and Morgan was sent off the apron by Mella early on with a strike.
Morgan tagged in and hit an inverted surfboard in the corner and sent Mella into the turnbuckles. She started screaming, holding her nose, and ran out of the ring before being counted out.
Morgan got on the mic and said that she wasn't sorry for breaking Mella's nose and challenged her to a match at Extreme Rules.
Result: Toni Storm & Liv Morgan def. Zelina Vega & Carmella via count out
Grade: C
The Street Profits were backstage and threatened to take The Usos' titles while calling them out for attacking Big E earlier in the night.
Carmella found out backstage on SmackDown that her nose was fine, and she accepted Morgan's challenge, but Vega said she would face Morgan first.
Finn Balor cut a backstage promo about the Demon being a manifestation of everyone who doubted or denied him what he wanted. He said that at Extreme Rules, we would see the Demon come out before transformed into his alter-ego thanks to a bit of help from the VFX team.
Naomi was mad about not getting a match on SmackDown and threatened Sonya Deville backstage.
Dominik Mysterio vs. Sami Zayn on SmackDown
Sami ran out of the ring and approached Rey at ringside before blindsiding Dom in the ring, getting an early near fall. Sami took a big hurricanrana before hitting a big boot.
Sami went up the ropes, but Dom kicked him outside before hitting a big dive from up top. Dom countered a big move and hit a Tornado DDT before getting the 619 and the splash, but Sami got his knees up.
Sami went for a pin off the counter and picked up the win before trash talking Rey, saying his son wasn't ready yet.
Result: Sami Zayn def. Dominik Mysterio
Grade: B
Bianca Belair's homecoming celebration on SmackDown
Kane was out next as Mayor of Knoxville, tonight's venue for SmackDown. He invited Bianca Belair to join him in the ring before she walked out and said she was glad to be back home.
Bianca said that at Extreme Rules, she would take back the SmackDown Women's title, and Kane promised her a big celebration back in Knoxville. Kane handed Bianca the key to Knoxville before they started singing a song with the crowd.
Becky Lynch walked out and mocked Bianca before saying that she was there to show respect to Bianca and held out her hand. Bianca shook it but did not let go. Becky went for a strike, but Bianca reversed it into the KOD. Becky turned the tables on Belair and hit the Manhandle Slam before walking out.
Episode rating: B
Carmella was challenged to a match at Extreme Rules tonight on SmackDown, and Apollo asked Nakamura for a title rematch. Heyman and Roman had some tension brewing while Rollins promised to end Edge for good. Bianca Belair's homecoming celebration was interrupted by The Man, and we got a visit from a WWE Legend on SmackDown tonight.
