Smackdown SPOILERS for July 29
Triple H came out to address the World Title situation, but was interrupted by Christian. Hunter isn't fond of being interrupted, and he put him in a re-match against Orton in a No DQ match at Summerslam. R-Truth then came out to continue their "chat" from Raw, but was put in a match later against Orton. Christian then got put in a match against John Morrison...next!
Backstage, Zack Ryder confronted both Hunter and Teddy Long. Zack was such an irritant that Hunter made him Teddy Long's personal assistant.
(1) World Hvt. champion Christian beat John Morrison via Killswitch in a non-title match. Pretty good match, despite some sloppy parts. It was surprising Morrison would lose clean, though.
Wade Barrett came out to call Daniel Bryan overhyped, over-rated, etc. Bryan interrupted and, after an altercation, made Barrett tap out.
Zack Ryder volunteered to find an opponent to face Mark Henry tonight.
(2) Alicia Fox & Rosa Mendes & Tamina beat Kaitlin & A.J. & Natalya in a six-Divas tag match. Really botchy match that ended with Fox botching her finisher on A.J.
(3) Mark Henry beat Bobby Howard, a scrawny jobber. Typical squash match. The jobber was especially hilarious.
Afterwards, Henry tried to attack Howard with the chair, but Long stopped him. Sheamus then came out to a good face reaction and said that he would take on Henry. Sheamus got the better of an exchange between them. So... he's face now?
(4) New Nexus beat the Usos to retain the Tag Titles. Short and unsatisfying match.
Backstage, Zack was on his phone and suggested a handicap match for later tonight with the IC champ Jackson and Rhodes & DiBiase.
Backstage, Johnny Curtis announced his debut for next week, then the Raw Rebound aired. After, R-Truth cut a promo on Orton.
(5) Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase beat IC champion Ezekiel Jackson in a handicap match when Rhodes pinned Jackson. Average match.
Afterwards, Jinder Mahal cut a promo (not in English) at the top of the arena.
(6) R-Truth beat Randy Orton via DQ. Truth set Randy into IED mode with a water bottle attack. Average match. Afterwards, Randy RKOed Truth twice on the table to close the show.
Overall, the show was pretty decent. After the Smackdown taping ended...
Bonus Match: World Hvt. champion Christian beat Randy Orton via roll-up in a Street Fight to retain the World Title when DiBiase and Rhodes interfered. Average match with only a Singapore cane involved. Rhodes and DiBiase beat on Orton afterward, but Orton came back and gave the former Legacy members and Christian RKO's. He shook hands with everyone to close the show.
