Here is your post-SmackDown fight-size update for 7/3/2020:
- In a banger Intercontinental Championship match, AJ Styles successfully retained the gold against Drew Gulak but that wasn't his only action of the evening. AJ Styles started the evening by attacking Matt Riddle.
.@SuperKingofBros takes down @TheRealMorrison but @AJStylesOrg spoils the party on #SmackDown! pic.twitter.com/dNWBFQceaZ
— WWE (@WWE) July 4, 2020
- Prior to the attack from AJ Styles, Matt Riddle defeated John Morrison in the opening contest of the evening in a highly competitive match. This followed a promo by Riddle which was interrupted by King Baron Corbin.
That's win for @SuperKingofBros on #SmackDown! pic.twitter.com/ub142fxFgo
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) July 4, 2020
- Jeff Hardy's segment with Sheamus "toasting him" was awkward as ever and ended with the joke being on Sheamus' personal "bartender." Sheamus was presented via video wall.
----------#JeffHardyToast #SmackDown @JEFFHARDYBRAND pic.twitter.com/ZZ4EwFMk0C
— WWE (@WWE) July 4, 2020
- Tonight, SmackDown presented a tribute to Sasha Banks and Bayley, which was interrupted by BlissCross Applesauce.
It's @SashaBanksWWE & @itsBayleyWWE's world, we're just living in it. #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/1AjpVNWT8z
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) July 4, 2020
How would you rate @itsBayleyWWE's impersonation of the @undertaker? #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/yg7cCkW2u3
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) July 4, 2020
.@AlexaBliss_WWE & @NikkiCrossWWE have heard ENOUGH out of @itsBayleyWWE & @SashaBanksWWE!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/tNkpKnMWyA
— WWE (@WWE) July 4, 2020
- This then led to an impromptu match between Bayley and Alexa Bliss where Nikki Cross got Bliss disqualified.
Things are breaking down at ringside!!#SmackDown @NikkiCrossWWE @SashaBanksWWE pic.twitter.com/SDXGXc5RZi
— WWE (@WWE) July 4, 2020
- At Extreme Rules: The Horror Show, Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman will return to the Swamp in a non-title Swamp Fight. Tonight, there was a preview of the cinematic brawl.
-- -- --#SmackDown @WWEBrayWyatt @BraunStrowman pic.twitter.com/qJV0OPWaes
— WWE (@WWE) July 4, 2020
- Elsewhere tonight, Shinsuke Nakamura beat Kofi Kingston in a brief, but high-octane bout.
Who did it better? #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/KXqGvud552
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) July 4, 2020
.@ShinsukeN. @TrueKofi. RIGHT NOW on #SmackDown!! pic.twitter.com/7CD6OtyN0A
— WWE (@WWE) July 4, 2020
We recommend you turn the volume ALL THE WAY UP for this one. #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/qjlrBUJyaT
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) July 4, 2020
Art.#SmackDown @ShinsukeN pic.twitter.com/LHgJJOrAtP
— WWE (@WWE) July 4, 2020
.@ShinsukeN picks up the win over @TrueKofi on #SmackDown! pic.twitter.com/Siv4qCZmDN
— WWE (@WWE) July 4, 2020
- After the bout, Cesaro and Nakamura tried to introduce a table but were thwarted before anything could actually happen.
- Next week, BlissCross Applesauce will face Sasha Banks and Bayley in a non-title match, Cesaro and Nakamura will get a WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship opportunity, and Bray Wyatt versus Braun Strowman from WWE Money in the Bank 2020 will be played in its entirety.
Are you ready for a good time?
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) July 4, 2020
Next week, same #SmackDown-channel, same SmackDown-time. pic.twitter.com/wKc1okswKu
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