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Becky Lynch kicked off SmackDown before Extreme Rules, and after reminding us how she won the Women's Title back in record time, she said that no one threw her a party as they did for Bianca Belair last week.
Belair walked out after a bit of trash-talking from Becky and said we would not get a repeat of SummerSlam on Sunday. Becky fired back, and they argued about who among them was strong-EST before Lynch slapped Bianca in the face.
A brawl broke out and the champ went for the Manhandle Slam, but Bianca reversed it into the KOD and laid out Becky before walking out.
Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Apollo Crews - Intercontinental Championship match on SmackDown
Nakamura hung Apollo on the ropes for a running knee, but Crews dodged it and sent the Champ out of the ring before we headed for a break.
Back after a break on SmackDown, Apollo was in control, but Nakamura came back with a dropkick before getting a big series of kicks in.
The Champion hit a modified snap suplex on the ropes before getting a knee strike from the second rope for a near fall.
A few more kicks to the head later, Azeez tried to drag Apollo to safety, but Nakamura and Boogs attacked him before Rick hit a big suplex on the outside.
Back in the ring, Apollo tried to roll Nakamura up off the distraction, but the champ reversed it and picked up the win.
Result: Shinsuke Nakamura def. Apollo Crews to retain Intercontinental Championship
Grade: B
Montez Ford was in a backstage interview and called The Usos and Roman Reigns names. Roman was watching in his locker room and told Heyman to make a match between Montez and him tonight.
Heyman made the match official shortly after with Deville and Pierce before teasing something special in store for the upcoming Draft.
Seth Rollins was backstage on SmackDown and bragged about possibly ending Edge's career. He said that Edge better crawl his way into the ring next week and admit the Rollins is better than him or that he will find the WWE Hall of Famer.
Liv Morgan vs. Zelina Vega on SmackDown
Liv hit a dropkick on Zelina right off the bat and took her to the corner, but Vega came back with a kick of her own. Zelina was nearly rolled up before she locked in an abdominal stretch.
Liv lifted Vega and slammed her in the corner before hitting an inverted surfboard. Carmella ran a quick distraction before Vega picked up the win with her trademark Sunset Bomb finish.
Result: Zelina Vega def. Liv Morgan
Grade: C+
Happy Corbin was out next on SmackDown to debut his show, Happy Talk. His first guest was...erm...him. He talked about what he ate on the flight over and his pricey outfit.
Corbin rolled footage of him attacking Kevin Owens last week before he bragged about how happy it made him do it.
Riddick Moss returns and attacks Kevin Owens
Owens walked out as SmackDown continued, and someone in a black hoodie attacked him. It was the returning Riddick Moss.
The two brawled before Corbin joined in, and they sent Owens into the steel steps. They hit a double chokeslam on KO onto the steel steps before walking out.
We learnt via Twitter that Edge said he would be on the blue brand next week.
Nikki A.S.H vs. Natalya on SmackDown
Nikki dodged the early offense from Natalya and hit a dropkick. Nattie grabbed her by the hair and smacked Nikki's head into the turnbuckles. A.S.H took a suplex before Natalya got a near fall off a suplex
Nikki took Natalya to the corner and tried for a Tornado DDT, but Tamina ran an interference. Rhea wiped Tamina out at ringside before Nikki countered with an inside cradle and picked up the win.
Result: Nikki A.S.H def. Natalya
Shotzi and Nox came out in their tank and fired a shot at the Champs, signalling a title challenge.
Grade: C
Backstage, The Mysterios had a small argument before Sami Zayn tried to tell Dominik to trust his instincts more than Rey.
Naomi was out next and demanded a match on SmackDown after complaining about it for weeks. Naomi laid out an open challenge and Sonya Deville came out to tell her it wasn't happening.
She then challenged Deville to make a match between them and Sonya tried to get out of it by saying she wasn't a competitor anymore.
Naomi kept pushing for the match before Sonya asked the crew to cut her mic and called security to escort her out.
Backstage on SmackDown, the Usos had a run-in with the Alpha Academy while the Bloodline were on their way to the ring.
Becky Lynch cut a promo saying she was going to break Bianca at Extreme Rules.
Roman Reigns vs. Montez Ford on SmackDown
Roman got a headlock in right away before hitting a tackle. Montez got two dropkicks and sent Roman out of the ring before we headed for a break. Back to the match, Roman was dominating and took Ford down with a clothesline in the corner before locking in a hold using the ropes.
Roman Reigns vs. Montez Ford on SmackDown (contd...)
Roman was showboating as the match went on on SmackDown and punishing Montez in the corner. Ford came back with some kicks and chops before countering a big move and sending Roman outside and into the barricades.
Ford tried to climb the announce table but it collapsed before he could. Reigns dropped Ford back in the ring and after another break on SmackDown, Montez hit a massive blockbuster but got planted to the mat for a near fall.
Montez dodged the Superman Punch before Ford went for the splash but Roman got his knees up. Roman locked in the Guillotine and picked up the win via submission.
Result: Roman Reigns def. Montez Ford
Heyman was in the ring after the match and asked Roman to make an example out of Ford. The Usos and Roman beat Ford up with steel chairs before sending him through a table.
The lights went out and when they came back on, The Demon appeared on the top rope and hit a dive on The Bloodline at ringside.
The Demon attacked The Usos and Roman with a kendo stick and hit a sling blade on Reigns before hitting another dive outside, taking out The Tribal Chief before the show closed.
Grade: A
Episode rating: B
The Extreme Rules Go Home episode of SmackDown saw Owens get attacked, Nakamura retain his title, and Shotzi and Nox laying out a challenge to the women's tag team champs. Roman Reigns took on Montez Ford for the first time ever while Naomi and Sonya Deville's feud intensified, tonight on SmackDown.
