We acquired a recap of Bray Wyatt and The Fiend’s actions from past 7 days right before SmackDown kicked off with the Firefly Funhouse. Wyatt greeted us and reported that all people was blaming him for what happened to Alexa Bliss final 7 days. He stated Strowman was the 1 to blame and claimed that the Fiend was waiting around for Braun to demonstrate up and has taken Alexa hostage.
Matt Riddle kicked factors off in the SmackDown ring with the initially match of the evening.
Matt Riddle vs. Sheamus
Riddle went for an early standing sleeper keep but Sheamus locked in a headlock of his possess. Sheamus strike some kicks prior to Riddle locked in an armbar. Sheamus strike a enormous powerbomb and then the chops in the corner just before Riddle kicked him off the top rated rope to the exterior.
We returned to SmackDown right after a break to see Sheamus hit a trio of backbreakers before Riddle arrived back with a large sequence of moves for a near fall. Riddle went up top rated but missed the Floating Bro ahead of taking the White Sounds for the in the vicinity of drop.
Sheamus skipped a spear and finished up exterior exactly where Riddle joined him for a ringside brawl. Chad Gable attacked Riddle mid-match and permitted The Initial Bro to choose up the DQ win.
End result: Matt Riddle def. Sheamus via DQ
Matt Riddle took Gable out soon after the attack and right after the outcome was introduced in Riddle’s favor, Sheamus took Gable out with the Brogue kick and then strike a 2nd one just to be absolutely sure. Not quite the king’s ransom Gable was hoping for.
Match rating: A
Backstage on SmackDown, Sheamus walked up to King Corbin and threatened to kick his head off in advance of Corbin walked out indicating he had to get prepared for his match with Jeff Hardy later in the evening.
Revealed 08 Aug 2020, 07:52 IST