Welcome to the Smackdown review for July 16, 2019.
Story Progression
The first ever Smackdown Town Hall did not go according to plan for Shane Mcmhaon. Roman started off by telling the boss to “kiss his ass”. Charlotte tried to brown nose, but was cut off by Liv Morgan. Buddy Murphy said he did not need Kevin Owens to fight his battles. Apollo and Andrade got into a war on words. Kofi tried to talk sense, but his microphone was cut. Shane ended the talk, but was attacked by a banned Kevin Owens.
Surprise
Daniel Bryan had teased that an announcement would be made in regards to his future. The New Day believed that it would be a rematch, but The Beard never spoke a word. He teased doing so a few times, but in the end he dropped the microphone and walked off. There is some speculation that he might be making a move to 205 Live. This would be a major boost to a program that usually does not get the respect it deserves.
Results
Aleister Black beat Cesaro with Black Mass.
Liv Morgan tapped out to Charlotte and the Figure 8
Mandy Rose and Sonya Devill fell to Ember Moon and Bayley
Randy Orton, Elias and Samoa Joe beat The New Day with an RKO
The Kabuki Warriors beat. The IIconics by count out.
Andrade lost to Apollo Crews with a small rollup.
Dolph Ziggler and Kevin Owens was No Contest
Summerslam Matches (Official)
Seth Rollins vs Brock Lesnar (WWE Universal Championship)
Becky Lynch vs. Natalya (Raw Women’s Championship)
Bayley vs. Ember Moon (Smackdown Women’s Championship)
Final Thought
This was more about setting up a civil war on the blue brand. Owens needs some allies.
