This Friday night, WWE will host another live edition of SmackDown, straight from Oakland Arena in Oakland, California. Check out the highlights announced for the show below:
- Charlotte Flair vs. Jade Cargill;
- Kevin Owens will return to SmackDown after becoming the new No. 1 Contender for CM Punk’s Undisputed WWE Championship;
- Randy Orton cost Cody Rhodes the top title in WWE at SummerSlam. The Viper will be in attendance tonight;
- Chelsea Green will make her first appearance as Interim WWE Women’s Champion;
You can follow real-time coverage of the show starting at 8/7c, right here on Wrestling Noticias.
Results:
This week’s show opens with footage from earlier today, showing the arrivals of the night’s biggest names, including Trick Williams, Baron Corbin, Charlotte Flair and Jade Cargill.
Cody Rhodes heads to the ring, officially opening the broadcast. Rhodes demands that Randy Orton come out so he can settle their issues once and for all, bringing up The Viper’s return at SummerSlam, which cost him the Undisputed WWE Championship match.
CM Punk interrupts Rhodes and also makes his way to the ring. The champion says he is just as furious as Rhodes, so he suggests they head backstage, find Orton and beat the hell out of him. Rhodes refuses and says he wants to handle this on his own before settling his unfinished business with Punk. Rhodes and Punk smile as The American Nightmare leaves the ring.
As Rhodes was heading backstage, Kevin Owens’ music hit on the entrance ramp. The Prizefighter came face-to-face with Rhodes before Rhodes handed him the microphone. Once Owens reached the ring, he confronted Punk, and a heated argument broke out.
SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis came out and said he didn’t want things getting out of control. Punk asked Owens if he wanted to fight. The Canadian said he had been waiting 17 months for this and, despite all the doubt, he proved at SummerSlam that he could do it.
Owens talks about Punk’s arrogance, saying that, despite what many believe, Punk is still the same asshole he has always been. Punk fires back, saying he continues to prove that he is the Best in the World, and the title around his waist proves it. Punk mocks Owens’ physique, saying the Canadian only made it to WWE because of Punk’s so-called arrogance, since WWE never would have given someone like Owens a chance.
Owens says he spent a lot of time thinking about his return and what it would be like to become the new Undisputed WWE Champion. Owens guarantees that nothing would be better than doing it by beating the hell out of Punk. Owens acknowledges that Punk opened the door to WWE for him, but says he is grateful every day that he never became an asshole like Punk. The two start shoving each other, setting off a huge brawl.
At that moment, Aldis and several officials enter the ring to separate them. Punk leaves the ring, while Owens remains tangled up with several officials, bringing the segment to an end.
Backstage, during an interview with Cathy Kelley, Charlotte Flair vows that tonight’s match against Jade Cargill, despite not having a title on the line, will be about defending Alexa Bliss’ honor.
At the Gorilla Position, Trick Williams vows to overcome Baron Corbin’s cheating at WWE SummerSlam and regain the United States Championship.
WWE United States Championship Match: Baron Corbin (c) vs. Trick Williams
– Corbin hits Williams with the title belt behind the referee’s back to get the pinfall.
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