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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: A NEW NUMBER ONE CONTENDER, A NEW KROSS TO BEAR FOR ROMAN, LIV NOT FEELING THE LOVE, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2022-08-05 21:58:00

Your announcers are Michael Cole and Pat McAfee.

We begin with a look back at SummerSlam highlights.

We see a vehicle arrive at the building and The Usos emerge from the front seats.  They walk to another vehicle and Roman comes out of the back.  

Roman tells them it is time to walk into the building.

Pat asks the people in the truck to replay McAfee's illegal kick to the groin from SummerSlam.

Baron Corbin is in the BACK watching MONITOR and people are laughing at Corbin and Ricochet says that is karma.

Corbin tells Ricochet he will wipe that smile off his face.

Ricochet says he will be going to the ring to wait for Corbin.

Match Number One:  Baron Corbin versus Ricochet

They lock up and Corbin tosses Ricochet into the corner but Ricochet goes to the apron when Corbin charges into the corner.  Ricochet with a kick and he leaps over Corbin.  Ricochet with a kick and drop kick.  Ricochet with a Fosbury Flop onto Corbin.  Ricochet goes up top and he leaps over Corbin as Corbin goes to the floor and does the wacky slide and hits a clothesline when he returns to the ring.  Corbin with a punch.  Ricochet with punches and Corbin with a back elbow.  Corbin with a hard Irish whip and Ricochet hits the turnbuckles sternum first.  Ricochet is sent to the apron and Corbin with a punch to stop a slingshot move by Ricochet.

Corbin with a knee.  Ricochet floats over and Corbin does the wacky slide but since it is the second time, Ricochet stops him with a kick.  Ricochet with a thrust kick on the apron.  Ricochet lands on his feet when Corbin moves.  Corbin sends Ricochet face first into the ring post.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Corbin with a half nelson and chin bar.  Ricochet with punches and Corbin with a back body drop.  Corbin gets a near fall.  Ricochet flips over Corbin and punches Corbin followed by a jumping knee.  Ricochet with a handspring back elbow and a shoulder into the corner.  Ricochet with a springboard clothesline and shooting star press for a near fall.  Ricochet goes for Recoil but Corbin blocks it.  Ricochet with a knee.  Corbin catches Ricochet on a handspring move and Corbin with a neck breaker for a near fall.   Corbin goes for a choke slam and Ricochet counters with a rana for a near fall.  Ricochet with a sunset flip for a near fall.

Ricochet with kicks and Corbin with Deep Six for a near fall.  Corbin put Ricochet on the turnbuckles but Ricochet punches Corbin and sets for a sunset flip power bomb but Corbin holds on to the ropes.  Corbin pulls Ricochet back to the turnbuckles.  Ricochet with punches and Corbin grabs Ricochet by the throat and drops Ricochet onto the top rope.

McAfee gets up and addresses Corbin because he does.  Ricochet crotches Corbin on the top rope.  Ricochet with Recoil.  Ricochet goes up top to hit a shooting star press for the three count.

Winner:  Ricochet

After the match, McAfee and Ricochet play catch and McAfee kicks the football into the crowd.

We take a look at what happened at SummerSlam in the Smackdown Women's Title Match.

Sami Zayn walks in the back and he stands next to Roman Reigns' locker room door and he knocks as we go to commercial.

We are back and Sami continues to knock on the door and the Usos finally answer.  

Sami says what the Usos did was unbelievable.  Sami asks how Paul is doing.

Jimmy says Paul is relaxing at home.

Sami says he wants to talk to Roman to wish him luck after Saturday but the Usos tells Sami they will text him later.

We take a look at the controversial finish of the Smackdown Women's Championship match between Ronda Rousey and Liv Morgan.

Michael Cole mentions that Ronda has been suspended for this week.

Match Number Two:  Shinsuke Nakamura versus Ludwig Kaiser (with Gunther) in an If Nakamura wins, he gets an Intercontinental Title Match

They lock up and Kaiser with a top wrist lock and take down into a wrist lock.  Kaiser with a hammer lock into a reverse chin lock.  Kaiser with an elbow to the back of the head.  Kaiser with an elbow to the head and then he sends Nakamura into the turnbuckles.  Kaiser kicks Nakamura.  Kaiser with kicks in the corner.  Gunther tells Kaiser what to do and Kaiser sends Nakamura into the turnbuckles and he follows with a punch and kicks.  Nakamura with an elbow to the knee and punches and kicks in the corner.  Nakamura kicks Kaiser but Kaiser blocks a kick.  Nakamura with a knee drop for a near fall.  Nakamura with a waist lock and Kaiser with a punch.

Nakamura drops Kaiser on the top turnbuckle and Nakamura with a running knee.  Nakamura with a kick to the back but Kaiser with a reverse suplex.

We go to commercial.

We are back and both men are down.  Nakamura with knees and he drops Kaiser on the top rope.  Nakamura with a kick to the back and a baseball slide.  Nakamura runs into boots but Kaiser is put in the ropes and Nakamura with a sliding German suplex.  Nakamura gets in Gunther's face and Kaiser with a baseball slide to Nakamura.  Kaiser goes to the floor and Nakamura with an elbow and he puts Kaiser over the apron and hits a knee lift.  Nakamura sets for Kinshasa and Kaiser with an uppercut for a near fall.  Nakamura misses a kick and Kaiser with a package suplex for a near fall.  Kaiser goes for a swinging reverse DDT but Nakamura with a triangle.  Kaiser with a kick and a near fall.  Nakamura with a kick and a running thrust kick for the three count.

Winner:  Shinsuke Nakamura

After the match, Gunther gets in the ring and Nakamura tells Gunther to COME ON.

We take a look at the Viking Raiders and their new and vicious attack on Xavier Woods last week.

Megan is in the back with Kofi Kingston.  Megan asks about the attack on Woods and how he is doing.  Kofi says that Woods is recovering and it will be some time before he is back on Smackdown.  It does not matter how many times the Viking Raiders knock them down, they will get back up.  Kofi says it is almost time for him to make the Vikings pay for what they did to Woods last week.

We go to commercial.

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