A SmackDown Tag Team title match is the latest addition to the card for Extreme Rules.
WWE has announced that The Usos will defend their SmackDown Tag Team titles against The Street Profits at Extreme Rules on Sunday, September 26. The pay-per-view is taking place at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
A Tag Team title match between The Usos and The Street Profits headlined last week’s episode of SmackDown. The Street Profits were on the verge of getting the win after Montez Ford hit a frog splash on Jimmy Uso, but Roman Reigns interfered to cause a disqualification.
Reigns put Ford in a guillotine after last week’s title match. The show ended with Finn Balor’s “Demon” character making its return as Balor came out to the ring and had a staredown with Reigns. Balor is challenging for Reigns’ Universal Championship at Extreme Rules.
A non-title match between The Usos and The Street Profits on SmackDown two weeks ago also ended with The Street Profits winning by DQ. After Ford hit a frog splash on Jimmy near the end of that match, Jey Uso broke up the pin, attacked Ford, and wouldn’t leave the ring. The Street Profits got the better of a brawl with The Usos after the match.
Here’s the updated card for Extreme Rules:
Universal Champion Roman Reigns defends against “The Demon” Finn Balor
SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defends against Bianca Belair
United States Champion Damian Priest defends against Sheamus
Raw Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair defends against Alexa Bliss
SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos defend against The Street Profits
Last night’s SmackDown saw Erick Rowan admit to being behind the attacks on Roman Reigns.
Daniel Bryan demanded an apology from Reigns in the main event segment of last night’s show. As Reigns was coming out to the ring, he was blindsided by Rowan. Rowan admitted to being solely responsible for the attacks and said he’s no one’s puppet. He laid out Reigns with the steel steps and put Bryan through the announce table to close the show.
Reigns will face Rowan at Clash of Champions on September 15.
After reuniting with Sasha Banks on Raw, Bayley explained her actions on SmackDown. Bayley claimed she was trying to be a role model by showing what it means to be loyal. Bayley said she couldn’t turn her back on Banks just because things got rough. She told the crowd that they deserve the kind of champion that gets the same type of recognition as Becky Lynch.
Bayley called Charlotte Flair the most selfish person on the roster, which led to Charlotte coming out to the ring. Charlotte tried to strike first by attacking Bayley after Banks’ music hit, but Bayley and Banks ended up getting the upper hand by using a steel chair and repeatedly striking Charlotte.
SmackDown’s quarterfinal matches in the King of the Ring tournament took place last night. Elias defeated Ali, while Chad Gable defeated Andrade.
Erick Rowan has been announced as Roman Reigns’ opponent for Clash of Champions.
WWE confirmed Reigns vs. Rowan for Clash of Champions prior to tonight’s SmackDown. Reigns, Rowan, and Daniel Bryan then took part in the main event segment of the episode, with Rowan admitting to being the culprit in Reigns’ mystery attacker storyline.
Tonight’s segment began with Bryan demanding an apology from Reigns for calling Bryan a liar and thinking he was involved in the attacks. Rowan then ambushed Reigns while he was making his entrance. The show ended with Rowan standing tall after laying out Reigns and putting Bryan through the announce table.
Clash of Champions is taking place at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 15. Here’s the updated card:
Universal Champion Seth Rollins defending against Braun Strowman
WWE Champion Kofi Kingston defending against Randy Orton
Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defending against Sasha Banks
SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley defending against Charlotte Flair
Roman Reigns vs. Erick Rowan
Raw Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Braun Strowman defending against Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode
SmackDown Tag Team Champions Big E & Xavier Woods defending against The Revival
Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura defending against The Miz
The finals of the King of the Ring tournament
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Drew Gulak defending against Humberto Carrillo and Lince Dorado in a triple threat match
The latest turn in the Roman Reigns mystery attacker angle took place last night as Reigns showed new footage from the first attack.
The footage appeared to confirm Rowan as being the culprit. Daniel Bryan slapped Rowan and said he didn’t know anything about Rowan being involved. Bryan said someone told Rowan to do this — and it wasn’t him.
Reigns gave Bryan a spear to close the episode.
Earlier in the night, the final two matches in the first round of the King of the Ring tournament took place. Ali defeated Buddy Murphy, while Chad Gable defeated Shelton Benjamin.
Randy Orton taunted Kofi Kingston and laid him out at the end of a brawl. Orton later defeated Big E, with Orton and The Revival hitting a Shatter Machine/RKO combo on Big E after the match.
Bayley defeated Lacey Evans as Charlotte Flair watched on, The Miz issued a challenge to Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura for Clash of Champions, and Drake Maverick won the 24/7 title from Elias.
WWE is hyping that Daniel Bryan and Erick Rowan are “demanding an apology” from Roman Reigns on tonight’s SmackDown.
The segment comes after last week’s show ended with a cliffhanger. Bryan & Rowan said they had been conducting their own investigation into the attacks on Reigns and would reveal the “real culprit” last Tuesday. At the end of the episode, they revealed the culprit to be someone who looks like Rowan.
Reigns tweeted after last week’s reveal: “Y’all call that an answer? This whole situation is getting out of control and I don’t know what to think….but I know what I need to do.”
Tonight’s SmackDown is taking place at the Raising Cane’s River Center Arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It will also feature the two remaining first-round matches in the King of the Ring tournament. Ali is facing Buddy Murphy, and Chad Gable is taking on Shelton Benjamin.
The winner of Ali vs. Murphy will face Elias in the quarterfinals. The winner of Gable vs. Benjamin will face Andrade.
After announcing a SmackDown Tag Team title match for Extreme Rules earlier in the day, another team was added to the mix on this week’s SmackDown.
Heavy Machinery defeated Kevin Owens & Dolph Ziggler in the main event of Tuesday’s show. The stipulation was that the winning team would be added to the SmackDown Tag Team title match at Extreme Rules. It will now be Daniel Bryan & Rowan defending their titles against Big E & Xavier Woods and Heavy Machinery in a triple threat match at the pay-per-view.
Heavy Machinery vs. Owens & Ziggler was set up during tonight’s opening segment. Owens and Ziggler argued on the KO Show and both wanted a title shot against WWE Champion Kofi Kingston. Shane McMahon responded by having them team together in a match where they could earn a Tag Team title shot.
After their loss, Owens attacked Ziggler and gave him a stunner. Ziggler had accidentally hit a superkick on Owens at the end of the match, which led to Heavy Machinery hitting The Compactor on Owens to get the win.
Bryan, Rowan, Big E, and Woods were on commentary at the start of Heavy Machinery vs. Owens & Ziggler. New Day started a brawl with Bryan and Rowan. Bryan hit a running knee on Big E, then Rowan slammed Woods through an announce table.
Bryan defeated Big E in a singles match earlier on tonight’s SmackDown after Rowan interfered.
The updated card for Extreme Rules is listed below. The PPV is taking place at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 14:
The Undertaker & Roman Reigns vs. Shane McMahon & Drew McIntyre in a no holds barred match
Universal Champion Seth Rollins & Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defending against Baron Corbin & Lacey Evans in an extreme rules match (winners-take-all stipulation with both titles on the line)
WWE Champion Kofi Kingston defending against Samoa Joe
SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley defending against Alexa Bliss
SmackDown Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Rowan defending against Big E & Xavier Woods and Heavy Machinery in a triple threat match
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Drew Gulak defending against Tony Nese
The SmackDown Tag Team titles will officially be on the line at Stomping Grounds.
WWE has announced that SmackDown Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Rowan will defend their titles against Heavy Machinery (Tucker & Otis) at Sunday’s pay-per-view. The show is taking place at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington.
Heavy Machinery defeated The B-Team (Curtis Axel & Bo Dallas) on tonight’s SmackDown. Bryan and Rowan were on commentary for the match, with Bryan pushing that Tucker and Otis are legitimate athletes but are too focused on joking around.
Bryan & Rowan’s program with Heavy Machinery began on the May 28 episode of SmackDown. They accepted a challenge from Heavy Machinery but refused to face them that night.
The updated lineup for Stomping Grounds is listed below:
Universal Champion Seth Rollins defending against Baron Corbin (special guest referee to be announced)
WWE Champion Kofi Kingston defending against Dolph Ziggler in a steel cage match
Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defending against Lacey Evans
SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley defending against Alexa Bliss
Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre
United States Champion Samoa Joe defending against Ricochet
SmackDown Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Rowan defending against Heavy Machinery
The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods) vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn
WWE has announced a pre-show match for Sunday’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view.
SmackDown Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Rowan will take on The Usos on the Money in the Bank pre-show. It doesn’t appear that Bryan & Rowan’s titles will be on the line in the match.
After The Hardys vacated the titles, Bryan & Rowan became SmackDown Tag Team Champions by defeating The Usos last week.
Bryan, Rowan, Shane McMahon, and Elias attacked Roman Reigns and The Miz in the opening segment of tonight’s SmackDown. The Usos made the save for Reigns and Miz, and Shane announced a four-on-three handicap match for later in the night. As a stipulation of it, Miz’s steel cage match against Shane at Money in the Bank would’ve been canceled if Miz got involved.
Shane got the win for the heels in the handicap match. Miz then came out with a chair and stopped Shane, Elias, Bryan, and Rowan from beating down Reigns and The Usos.
The Usos moved to Raw in the Superstar Shake-up but have been on the past two episodes of SmackDown as part of the Wild Card rule. They’ve also been in a storyline with The Revival on Raw.
The XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut is hosting Money in the Bank on Sunday. Here’s the updated card:
Universal Champion Seth Rollins defending against AJ Styles
WWE Champion Kofi Kingston defending against Kevin Owens
Raw & SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defending the SmackDown title against Charlotte Flair
Raw & SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defending the Raw title against Lacey Evans
Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match (Ricochet, Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre, Sami Zayn, Finn Balor, Ali, Andrade, Randy Orton)
Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match (Alexa Bliss, Naomi, Natalya, Dana Brooke, Bayley, Mandy Rose, Ember Moon, Carmella)
Roman Reigns vs. Elias
The Miz vs. Shane McMahon in a steel cage match
United States Champion Samoa Joe defending against Rey Mysterio
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Tony Nese defending against Ariya Daivari
SmackDown Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Rowan vs. The Usos (pre-show)
The road to WrestleMania continues as SmackDown takes place from Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana tonight.
Kofi Kingston competes in a gauntlet match for a WWE Championship shot at WrestleMania 35. Kingston was set to challenge for the title at Fastlane, but Vince McMahon took the title shot away in storyline. Last week, Kingston and The New Day demanded another chance. In order to get the title shot, Kingston must defeat Randy Orton, Samoa Joe, The Bar, and Rowan in the gauntlet match.
The gauntlet match will take place at the start of tonight’s show.
At Fastlane, Shane McMahon turned against The Miz and gave him a brutal beatdown in front of his father. The Miz returns to address McMahon and the attack. Women’s Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks & Bayley are also coming to SmackDown to face Peyton Royce & Billie Kay in a non-title match.
Plus, Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair are both scheduled to appear tonight.
Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair will be guests on The KO Show hosted by Kevin Owens later tonight.
The Miz made his way to the ring to address Shane McMahon. He talked about the sacrifices he made and his friendship with McMahon. His greatest moment was when his father stood in the ring and told him he was proud of him. Miz noted McMahon helped make that happen.
When Miz teamed with McMahon everyone in the back warned him. They told him that McMahon’s different behind the scenes. He said McMahon is rotten to the core, just like his father. He said they don’t own him and don’t own Kofi Kingston. Miz wasn’t born rich. People told him he was just average and would never be successful. He proved them all wrong and won the WWE Championship.
Miz did it all on his own. Boo him or cheer him he always had a good work ethic. His father didn’t give him love he had to earn it. The fans didn’t give him respect he had to earn it. He said after 13 years he thinks he finally earned the fans respect. The fans chanted “You Deserve It.” He promised to beat McMahon at WrestleMania. Miz did a good job with this promo.
Before the match, The IIconics noted Sasha Banks and Bayley finally came to SmackDown. They pointed out that Banks and Bayley returned to NXT first. They mocked the champs for their issues with Nia Jax, Tamina, Natalya, and Beth Phoenix. They claimed that Banks and Bayley were avoiding them. They promised to defeat the champs tonight.
The IIconics defeated Women’s tag team champions Sasha Banks & Bayley in a non-title match
The faces were firmly in control when Lacey Evans music hit. She made her way to the ring and walked back. This distracted Bayley and The IIconics took advantage to gain control. The heels isolated Bayley in their corner. Banks got the hot tag and ran wild. Banks pulled Billie Kay to the floor. Peyton Royce went after her but Banks countered.
Banks sent Royce back in the ring. She did a springboard in the ring but Kay tried to grab her leg. Banks kind of landed of Royce and looked at Kay. Bayley ran around the corner but Kay rocked her with a boot. Royce then rolled up Banks and Kay held her down for the win. The finish seemed like a mess.
Kayla Braxton interviewed Rey Mysterio. He brought in his son Dominic because he wanted him there for this announcement. Mysterio announced that he’s challenging United States Champion Samoa Joe at WrestleMania 35 after pinning him last week. Dominic’s proud of his father and is going to sit front row at WrestleMania to watch his father beat the bully.
Kevin Owens made his way to the ring for The KO Show. It’s the new and improved KO Show because of the graphics and his tie. He always calls WrestleMania KOMania but this year it’s all about Kofi Kingston.
Owens then turned his attention to his guests. He brought out his guests Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair. Lynch walked to the ring with a slight limp. The fans broke into a loud “Becky” chant. They booed Flair when she made her way to the ring. Owens said nobody knows about best friends falling apart better than him. He noted there is nothing more annoying than a best friend.
He read comments made by Ronda Rousey. Owens pointed out that Rousey’s not there. He then read comments made by Flair. He said they’ve done a lot of talking but nobody wants to see Lynch and Flair talk. The fans want to see them fight.
They went face-to-face. Flair promised to beat the holy hell out of Lynch. Owens asked Lynch to wait before responding and stepped out of the ring. Lynch and Flair started brawling in the ring and around ringside. Security ran out to break it up. Flair and Lynch both hit the officials. The fans broke into a loud “Becky” chant.
Kayla Braxton interviewed AJ Styles in the back. He discussed his upcoming WrestleMania match with Randy Orton. Styles pointed out that Orton had advantages that most people don’t have. He promised to tear the house down at WrestleMania. He then wished his good friend Kofi Kingston luck in his match later tonight.
WWE Champion Daniel Bryan and Rowan entered the ring. Bryan said Kofi Kingston being in the gauntlet match is an injustice because he doesn’t deserve the opportunity. Bryan knows how it feels to be held down. He said Kingston wasn’t held down. He was given the opportunity to replace Mustafa Ali in the Elimination Chamber.
Bryan said that unlike him Kingston is a B plus player. Kofi Kingston interrupted and made his way to the ring for the gauntlet match. The fans broke into a huge “Kofi” chant. Big E and Xavier Woods are banned from ringside. They watched the match from the back.
Kofi Kingston defeated Sheamus (w/Cesaro)
Sheamus locked on a chin lock but Kingston fought out and worked over the arm. Kingston sent Sheamus to the floor and followed up with a huge dive. Sheamus regained control with a knee. Cesaro interfered behind the referee’s back with an uppercut to Kingston.
Back from the break, Kingston fired back with chops. He hit the boom drop and set up for trouble in paradise. Sheamus caught the leg and attempted the Cloverleaf. Kingston hit a cross body for a close near fall. Sheamus hit the Irish Backbreaker for another near fall. He then locked on the Cloverleaf submission.
In a cool spot, Kingston rolled out of the Cloverleaf and rolled up Sheamus with an inside cradle for a near fall. Sheamus attempted the Brogue Kick but Kingston rolled him up for a two count. Kingston then hit the trouble in paradise for the win.
The New Day continued to watch in the back. Now The Usos, Mustafa Ali and The Hardys joined them. The Usos had a plate of pancakes.
Kofi Kingston defeated Cesaro
Cesaro jumped Kingston right after he pinned Sheamus. Cesaro was firmly in control but Kingston fought back. Kingston attempted a springboard cross body but Cesaro caught him and hit a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for a near fall.
Back from the break, Cesaro was firmly in control and locked on the Cloverleaf submission. In a cool spot, Kingston tried to escape the submission but Cesaro countered with a suplex. Cesaro attempted the Neutralizer but Kingston fought out of the hold. He then hit the SOS for the win.
The New Day and the roster celebrated Kingston’s second win.
Kofi Kingston defeated Rowan by disqualification
Rowan jumped Kingston and dominated the match. They fought on the floor. Rowan then grabbed a chair and attacked Kingston for the disqualification.
Rowan continued to beat Kingston around ringside. Corey Graves pointed out that New Day can’t help or they risk getting Kingston disqualified. Rowan gave Kingston the Iron Claw through the announce table.
Kofi Kingston defeated Samoa Joe
Joe was firmly in control. Kingston tried to fight back but Joe shut his comeback down. Kingston fired back with chops but Joe took back over. Joe rocked Kingston with a clothesline for a close near fall. Joe attempted the Coquina clutch but Kingston hit a jawbreaker. Joe hit an uranage for a two count. The finish came when Joe went for the Muscle Buster but Kingston rolled him up for the win.
After the match, Joe locked on the Coquina Clutch on Kingston in the ropes. In the back, The New Day and the roster started a “Kofi” chant.
Kofi Kingston defeated Randy Orton
Orton beat Kingston around ringside. He held Kingston against the barricade and called him stupid. Kingston fought back and sent Orton into the steps. Orton regained control and slowed the pace down with a chin lock.
Kingston fought back with hard chops. He attempted a dropkick but Orton sidestepped the move. Orton attempted the RKO but Kingston countered with the trouble in paradise. Kingston crawled to Orton but he rolled out of the ring.
Back from break, Orton and Kingston fought on the top turnbuckle. Tom Philips pointed out that Kingston has lasted roughly 50 minutes. Kingston attempted a cross body but Orton rolled through for a near fall.
Orton hit the draping DDT and set up for the RKO. Orton attempted the RKO but Kingston rolled him up for the win.
Big E and Woods ran into the ring to celebrate with Kingston. Suddenly, Vince McMahon’s music hit. Vince came out and congratulated Kingston on his win. He announced that Kingston’s going to WrestleMania as long as he can defeat this last opponent. He then introduced the WWE Champion Daniel Bryan. Woods and Big E must go to the back.
WWE Champion Daniel Bryan defeated Kofi Kingston
Bryan attacked Kingston with kicks in the corner. Bryan hit a huge back suplex off the top turnbuckle. He applied the LeBell lock but Kingston made the ropes. Kingston hit the SOS for a close near fall. Kingston pretty much landed on his head.
Bryan hit the running dropkicks in the corner. Kingston rolled up Bryan for a near fall. Kingston attempted a cross body but Bryan avoided the move. The finish came when Bryan hit the running knee for the win.
Erick Rowan suffered an injury during the SmackDown Tag Team Championship match at SummerSlam.
PWInsider reported last night that Rowan injured his arm during The Bludgeon Brothers vs. The New Day on Sunday and that the word was that it was a biceps injury. Dave Meltzer has confirmed that Rowan tore his biceps in one of his arms.
Rowan didn’t appear at last night’s SmackDown-brand house show in Atlantic City, New Jersey, with Karl Anderson (w/ Luke Gallows) instead defeating Harper in a singles match at the event. Harper & Rowan defending their Tag Team titles against New Day in a no disqualification match has been announced for tonight’s episode of SmackDown.
The Bludgeon Brothers vs. New Day at SummerSlam ended in a DQ when Rowan attacked Xavier Woods and Big E with a mallet. Harper & Rowan have held the SmackDown Tag Team titles since winning them at WrestleMania 34 this April.
