The Monster Among Men is back!

Braun Strowman returned to the WWE on Monday Night Raw, and now he’s coming to SmackDown! Will he step up and challenge the Tribal Chief?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Six Man Tag: The Brawling Brutes VS Imperium; Imperium wins.
• Aliyah & Raquel Rodriguez VS Toxic Attraction; Aliyah & Raquel win.
• SmackDown Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 5 Way Elimination Match: Ronda Rousey VS Natalya VS Sonya Deville VS Xia Li VS Lacey Evans; Rousey wins and will challenge Liv Morgan for the title at Extreme Rules.
• 8 Man Tag: Hit Row & The Street Profits VS Los Lotharios & Maximum Male Models; Hit Row & The Profits win.
• Drew McIntyre VS Solo Sikoa w/ The Bloodline; McIntyre wins, by disqualification.

PLAY BY PLAY

Six Man Tag: The Brawling Brutes VS Imperium!

As if the battling before and during Clash at the Castle wasn’t big enough, now we get a massive 3v3 to start the night in Seattle! Sheamus, Ridge Holland & “Butch” Pete Dunne take on GUNTHER, Ludwig Kaiser, and Giovanni Vinci, which side of this will still be standing when it’s all over?

The teams sort out and the Pride of Italy starts against “Ridge the Fridge.” They circle, tie up, and Vinci waistlocks to CLUB Ridge! And CLUB him again! Vinci whips, Ridge reverses and they RAM shoulders, but neither man falls! Ridge eggs Vinci on but he kicks low and headlocks. Ridge powers out but Ludwig tags in, Vinci springboard CROSSBODIES Ridge down! Ludwig drags Ridge up to cravat and snapmares to then scrape his soles off Ridge’s face! Basement uppercut and cover, TWO! Ludwig drags Ridge up to ROCK him with a haymaker. Tag to Vinci and Imperium mugs Ridge. Vinci EuroUppers and tries to scoop, but Ridge is too big!

Ridge scoops Vinci and carries him, but Vinci slips out. Vinci runs, but into a hip toss! Ridge runs Vinci over! Tag to Dunne and Ridge underhooks Vinci, SHOGTUN BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! Fans fire up and Dunne hammerlocks an arm to keep Vinci down. Dunne then bends Vinci’s arm, BENDS the fingers, and isolates the arm to STOMP it! Dunne stalks Vinci to a corner, wrenches the arm, but Vinci ROCKS Dunne! Tag to Gunther! Der Ring General and Bruiserweight meet again! Dunne CHOPS away but Gunther choke grips. Dunne BENDS fingers! Gunther breaks free to CHOP Dunne down! Sheamus scowls but Gunther eggs him on.

Fans fire up and Dunne backs away, Sheamus tags in! Dunne is a bit surprised, but now the Celtic Warrior and Gunther are giving us an Intercontinental Championship match revisit! They circle and fans are thunderous as SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and Ludwig has Ridge in a headlock. Ridge breaks free to choke grip Ludwig, but Ludwig breaks free to CHOP! But Ridge clamps on again and HEADBUTTS Ludwig down! But Ludwig sweeps the legs and Ridge hits ropes! Ludwig then POSTS Ridge in the Imperium corner! Tag to Vinci and they put Ridge in the ropes. Vinci and Ludwig go side to side and meet at the corner with DOUBLE DROPKICKS! Vinci pushes Ridge in, kicks Ridge around, and taunts the Brutes. Vinci then stomps and CLUBS Ridge before he drags him up. Vinci snap suplexes, covers, TWO! Vinci keeps cool as he drags Ridge over.

Tag to Gunther and Imperium mugs Ridge. Gunther brings Ridge up and suplexes, but Ridge fights that off! Ridge tries to suplex Gunther but Gunther fights it! They fight for control but Gunther just wrenches out and CHOPS Ridge down! Then he sucker BOOTS Sheamus and DECKS Dunne! Fans boo but the ref has to keep Dunne back. Gunther stomps Ridge, tags Ludwig, and the Impeccable German kicks Ridge around. Ludwig taunts Ridge then SLAPS him! Ridge snarls and he picks Ludwig up for a SPINEBUSTER! Fans fire up and Ridge crawls, hot tags to Vinci and Dunne! Dunne dodges Vinci to GAMANGIRI Ludwig!

Vinci runs in but Dunne dodges and GAMANGIRIS him now! Dunne shoves Vinci down, KNEE DROPS the arm, then shoves to SNAP GERMAN! Dunne STOMPS the hands, and BUZZSAWS Vinci down! Cover, TWO!! But into an ARMBAR!! Dunne has Vinci but Vinci clasps hands. Ludwig runs in, but Dunne picks a leg to get the ARMBAR! The ref has Dunne let off, Ludwig isn’t legal. But then Ludwig distracts the ref so Gunther can CLUB Dunne! Sheamus storms over and fans fire up! They start brawling! Vinci WRECKS Sheamus! Dunne KNEES Gunther down! Fans are thunderous again as the ref tries to figure this out.

“This is Awesome!” as Dunne whips Vinci. Vinci reverses but Dunne BOOTS him! Vinci blocks the next boot to short arm LARIAT! Fans boo as Imperium is back in control and SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns again and Gunther EuroUppers Dunne off his feet! Gunther gets the legs for a BOSTON CRAB! Dunne endures as Gunther sits deep! Fans rally, Dunne reaches out for the Brutes, but Gunther drags him away! And shifts to an STF! Dunne BENDS the fingers! Dunne is free but Gunther scoops and SLAMS him! Gunther glares at Sheamus and Sheamus snarls back. Gunther goes back to Dunne, drags him up, fans chant, “We Want Sheamus!” Gunther scoop SLAMS Dunne first! Gunther stomps Dunne, then he CHOPS Ridge down just because! Sheamus dares Gunther to do something, but Dunne fires off KICKS on Gunther!

Gunther blocks, reverses, GERMAN SUPLEXES, but Dunne lands on his feet! Gunther runs in but only gets buckles! Both men crawl, hot tag to Vinci! Vinci keeps Dunne from Sheamus with a wristlock! Dunne reaches for Sheamus, but he powers up to reel Vinci in, ENZIGURI! Both men are down and fans are thunderous again! Hot tags to Ludwig and Sheamus! The Fella rallies on the lieutenant! Sheamus tosses Ludwig out, gives Vinci an IRISH CURSE BACKBRAEKER, and then he has Ludwig hooked up! BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN!! All the way to TWENTY-FIVE!! Vinci gets up but gets a ROLLING SENTON for his troubles!

Sheamus BLASTS Gunther down! Sheamus fireman’s carries Ludwig to WHITE NOISE him onto Vinci! Fans are all fired up for Sheamus and he aims from the corner. Sheamus pounds his chest, runs in, BROGUE to Vinci! But Ludwig’s legal and he rolls Sheamus up! TWO! Sheamus urns in, blocks a boot but not the KICK! Ludwig runs, into a POWERSLAM! Tag to Ridge and he shouts, “FIGHT NIGHT!” Off comes the elbow pad, for the BLINDSIDE LARIAT! Cover, Gunther CHOPS it apart! Sheamus gets back in and he stares Gunther down. The brawl is on!! Vinci and Dunne fight, too!! And Ridge and Ludwig!

Sheamus throws Gunther out but Gunther drags Sheamus out with him. Dunne and Vinci knock each other down, Sheamus dodges chops to KNEE Gunther! Ludwig kicks Ridge, CLUBS him, but Ridge runs to POUNCE Ludwig! Vinci runs but into Dunne’s BOOT! Dunne leaps, into Vinci’s BRAINBUSTER! Gunther BOOTS Sheamus down!! All six men are down all over the ring! Ridge drags Ludwig up, gut wrenches, but Vinci tags in! Vinci HOTSHOTS Ridge, Ludwig goes up, IMPERIAL BOMB!!! Cover, Imperium wins!!

Winners: Imperium, by pinfall

A war was waged in Seattle, Washington, but the mat has been sanctified by Der Ring General and his soldiers. Will they soon dominate SmackDown, and then all of the WWE?

WWE honors the memory of Queen Elizabeth II.

The Usos head to the ring, with Sami Zayn!

The Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions and the Honorary Uce are here, all in a great mood after Clash at the Castle saw The Bloodline stay on top of the WWE. Sami gets them all mics, and Sami shouts out Seattle. “The Bloodline is in! Your! City! Throw those ones up! Every single one of you, throw those ones up right now! That’s what I’m talking about. I feel it. You feeling it, Uce?” Jimmy’s feeling it! He and Sami do the handshake, and then Sami hesitates around Jey. There is business to talk about, though. Sami says growing up as a young Honorary Uce… Jey smiles, that was kinda funny. But chill, Jey’s got this.

“To all the haters and all the doubters, your Tribal Chief is still Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.” Fans are torn about that, but Jey says at Clash at the Castle, Roman beat Drew McIntyre on his home turf! Jimmy adds, “Road game!” Little does Drew know just how deep The Bloodline runs. Sami says that’s right, dawg! Jey frowns. But Seattle, get up on your feet, put your ones to the sky, and help them welcome the newest member of The Bloodline, the Street Champion, the Usos’ younger brother, SOLO SIKOA!! Solo makes his way to the ring, knee still in a brace from his injury in NXT, but now a full part of the SmackDown roster.

Solo high-fives his brothers, but Sami wants a hug. Solo says no to that. But Solo gets a mic while fans cheer and jeer. “You come for my family, and I come for you. You create problems, and I finish them. Solo Sikoa is here to stay! And the Bloodline just got bigger and stronger.” Jey says they all the twos, and #WeTheOnes! But here comes Drew McIntyre! He wants payback for the Sikoa screw job in Cardiff! The Usos and Sami get out to give Solo space, but McIntyre has a chair! McIntyre JAMS Solo, but Sami takes the SMACK! The Usos distract McIntyre so Sami and Solo can get out of the ring, and the Bloodline regroups at the ramp!

Fans fire up for the Scottish Warrior, and he calls out Solo for a match TONIGHT! Solo says if McIntyre wants it, then fine! Solo kicks McIntyre’s ass tonight! But will Solo be the one to #KneeltotheSteel?

Aliyah & Raquel Rodriguez VS Toxic Attraction!

The Bougie & The Badass may be preparing for a title defense against the team they beat in the tournament finals, but they’ll take on a team that never actually lost their shot! Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne are back from NXT, will they spice things up in this second chance?

The teams sort out and Jacy starts against Big Mami Cool. Fans rally but Jacy kicks low. Jacy headlocks, Raquel powers out and swings, but Jacy dodges to mule kick! Jacy CHOPS, howls, then talks trash. But Raquel blocks the whip to whip Jacy into buckles! Raquel then CLOBBERS Jacy, and tags in Aliyah. Raquel bumps Jacy off buckles, then lifts Aliyah for the ROCKET LAUNCHER CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Aliyah keeps on Jacy but Jacy ROCKS her! Jacy fireman’s carries but Aliyah fights free. Aliyah then dodges, springboards, and THESZ PRESSES for fast hands! The ref keeps Gigi back but that distracts Aliyah.

Jacy RAMS Aliyah into the corner, tags Gigi, and Gigi stomps away on Aliyah! Gigi taunts Raquel, whips Aliyah out to send her back in, and then ROCKS Aliyah with a right! Tag to Jacy, Gigi whips Jacy in for a back body block, then Jacy whips Gigi in for a BRONCO BUSTER! Jacy adds a CANNONBALL! Cover, TWO! Jacy drags Aliyah up, tags Gigi in, and Toxic Attraction mugs Aliyah. Gigi cravats, Aliyah fights the snapmare but Gigi powers her through and KICKS her in the back! Gigi taunts Raquel more, drags Aliyah up, but Aliyah throws body shots! Gigi CLUBS Aliyah down, then brings Aliyah around to tag Jacy.

Toxic Attraction double wrench and double kick Aliyah down, to then BUZZSAW and SENTON! Cover, TWO! Jacy is frustrated but she drags Aliyah into a motorcycle stretch. “This is OUR division, now!” Aliyah endures and fans rally up! Raquel is ready, and Aliyah fights up to her feet! Aliyah turns around to KNEE Jacy! Jacy keeps Aliyah from Raquel by pulling hair! Jacy bumps Aliyah off buckles, tags Gigi in, and Gigi whips Jacy in, but Aliyah dodges! Aliyah ELBOWS Gigi, but Gigi keeps her from Raquel! Aliyah ducks ‘n’ dodges to hot tag Raquel! Ricky Desperado rallies on Toxic Attraction! She CLOBBERS Gigi then scoops her for a FALL AWAY SLAM!

Gigi BOOTS Raquel from the corner! But Raquel scoops her for a SIDEWALK SLAM! Raquel goes up, TWISTING VADER! Cover, TWO! Gigi survives but Raquel is having fun now! Raquel drags Gigi up, whips her to ropes, but Gigi BOOTS back! Jacy tags, Toxic Attraction kick, but Aliyah SPEARS Gigi! Raquel suplexes and TOSSES Jacy, to then reel her back in! TEXANA BOMB!! Cover, Raquel & Aliyah win!

Winners: Aliyah & Raquel Rodriguez, by pinfall

The champions have momentum now going into their title defense! Will the Bougie & Badass be able to stop Kai & Sky from taking control?

SmackDown Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 5 Way Elimination Match: Ronda Rousey VS Natalya VS Sonya Deville VS Xia Li VS Lacey Evans!

The Baddest Woman on the Planet is back in business! But will she break the Queen of Harts, the Gladiator Gal, the Eliminator and the Model Soldier to get back to Liv Morgan? Or will her growing ego weigh her down in this match?

Liv Morgan is up in the VIP skybox having a drink and watching the show. The bell rings and Ronda finds herself surrounded. Sonya jumps on but Ronda throws her off and gets the arm! Lacy runs in but Ronda BOOTS her down! Natty & Xia mug Ronda together while Sonya slips away. Natty & Xia then throw Ronda out, and Xia rolls Natty up, with feet on the ropes! TWO, and Natty hits a DISCUS on Xia! Natty covers Xia, TWO! Natty has the legs and steps in, but Lacy gets in to use a WOMAN’S RIGHT! Cover, but Sonya KNEES Lacey apart! Sonya kicks Lacey out of the ring, but Ronda drags Sonya out of the ring!

Ronda RAMS Sonya into barriers then gets back in the ring. Ronda finds Natty and gets her arm! ARMBAR!! Natty flails but taps, Ronda ELIMINATES the Queen of Harts! But Lacey CLUBS Ronda and turns her for a NECKBREAKER! Roll back, into an ARMBAR!!! But Xia KNEES Ronda down! Xia CLUBS away on Ronda, rains down palm strikes then stomps and a leg drop! Cover, ONE!! Xia fireman’s carries Ronda but Ronda fights free to drag Xia down, into the ARMBAR! But Lacey rolls Ronda up, TWO! Sonya ROCKS Xia, and clamps on a COBRA CLUTCH! Ronda has the ARMBAR on Lacey! Lacey and Xia tap out, DOUBLE ELIMINATION!!

That just leaves Sonya and Ronda! They stare down and fans fire up. Liv is getting into this match now as the two circle. Sonya puts her hair up, time to square up! The hands fly but Sonya guards. Sonya shoots in to get a leg but Ronda slips around to get a top mount! Ronda rains down forearms, but Sonya kicks free with a leg. Ronda just gets that leg and rolls through into the fireman’s carry! PIPER’S P- NO, Sonya slips into the COBRA CLUTCH! Ronda BACKAPCK ESNTONS, but Sonya holds on! Ronda rolls out of the ring and RAMS Sonya into barriers! Both women are down and fans fire up! And Liv approves.

Ronda puts Sonya in, fireman’s carries again, PIPER’S PIT! But Ronda doesn’t cover, she asks Seattle if they want a souvenir. YES! So she puts on the ANKLE LOCK!! GRAPEVINE!! Sonya taps, Ronda wins!

Winner: Ronda Rousey, by submission (NEW #1 Contender to the SmackDown Women’s Champion)

Liv holds up the belt but Ronda says it’s coming back home with her! Will Ronda be able to undo the controversy at SummerSlam? Or will Liv find a way to go 3-0 against The Baddest Woman on the Planet?

The Usos talk with Solo backstage.

The Street Champion’s ready. Tonight’s his big shot. They know this is what he’s been waiting on. Then Sami walks over. Sami and Solo stare down, and Solo says Roman Reigns was right. Solo appreciates the help from Sami. Well, y’know, Roman knows what he’s talking about. Jey grumbles, “Man, please.” Uh, please what? What’s going on? Jimmy says c’mon, tonight isn’t about this, it’s about Solo. They’re making a statement for The Bloodline! YEET. Right, right. Sami wants everyone to know that anything Solo needs, they are all looking out for him. Jey says Solo knows. Sami says he knows Solo knows. He’s just saying.

Jey says McIntyre called Solo out, he has to do it on his own. Solo agrees, he has to do this solo. But if he were to ask for help, he’d ask Sami. Sami goes for a handshake but Jey slaps that down. Change of plans, Uce. They’re all going out there tonight. Well okay, then! Let’s go! The Bloodline is fired up, but is it for the wrong reasons?

Ronda runs across Shayna Baszler backstage.

“Check you out, huh?” Great match, Ronda looks unstoppable. Now, she knows Ronda doesn’t need it, but good luck against Liv. Ronda appreciates Shayna putting on a brave face, but she can tell Shayna’s upset after losing to Liv. But y’know what’s better than winning? Revenge. Let Ronda know when Shayna’s ready to break bones and take over the show again. Does the Baddest Woman on the Planet still doubt the Queen of Spades’ resolve?

8 Man Tag: Hit Row & The Street Profits VS Los Lotharios & Maximum Male Models!

Top Dolla, Ashante THEE Adonis and B-Fab join forces with Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins to put some haters in their place. Will they humble Humberto Carrillo, Angel Garza, and Max Dupri’s top clients? Or will the Lethal Lovers and the MMM duo titillate the juices of everyone’s guilty pleasures?

The teams sort out and Adonis starts against Mansôör. They circle, Mansoor kicks but Adonis blocks to flip him on his face! Adonis then bumps Mansoor off the buckles, RAMS into him, and Dawkins tags in. Adonis whips Dawkins for the CYCLONE SPLASH and Top Dolla tags in. Dolla taunts Los Lotharios, then runs in to SPLASH Mansoor! Tag to Ford and they feed Mansoor to the LARIAT! Fans fire up and then everyone rushes the “handsome” corner! They all get away and the fans fire up with the #ProfHits as SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and Mansoor wrangles Adonis down to the mat with a chinlock. Adonis reaches around, fans rally up, but Mansoor pulls back on the hold. Adonis fights up but Mansoor throws him down! Finger boop tag to Maçé, and MMM double whips to DOUBLE ELBOW Adonis down! BLUE STEEL! Don’t worry, it’s just the pose from Zoolander. Mace drags Adonis up, CLUBS him, then drags Adonis up to wrench the arm. Tag to Garza, ELBOW BREAKER and the SUPERKICK! Tag to Carrillo, they BLAST Dolla! Fans boo but OFF COME THE PANTS! Garza shows off for Maxxine, but Adonis throws him out of the ring!

Carrillo runs in and DROPKICKS Adonis out! Garza drag Adonis up, Carrillo builds speed, Carrillo DIVES but Adonis moves! Carrillo wipes out Garza, sending him over the desk! Carrillo freaks out, how tag to Dawkins! Dawkins POUNCES Carrillo! Mansoor runs in but Dawkins CLOBBERS him! Dawkins ROCKS Mace, hurdles Mansoor and hits a FLYING ELBOW! Fans fire up with the Curse of Greatness! CYCLONE SPLASH! ENZIGURI! Mace tags in and runs in, into the SILENCER! Cover, TWO!! Garza gets in to go after Dawkins but Dawkins throws him back out! Adonis CANNONBALLS Garza!

Ford gets in, ducks Carrillo’s kick but not the ENZIGURI! Carrillo builds speed but Dawkins TOSSES him out! Dawkins builds speed and Dolla tags in as he FLIES!! Direct hit and down go Los Lotharios! Fans fire up, is Dolla gonna take to the sky? But Maxxine stands in his way! B-Fab yanks Maxxine down! Max jumps in so no one hits his sister, but Dolla BOOTS Max! Mace rolls Dolla up, TWO! Mansoor tags in, leaps, but into Dolla’s arms! Dolla fireman’s carries Mansoor. BOPS Mace with him, then pops Mansoor around! Adonis tags in, for the HEAVY HITTER!! Cover, #ProfHits win!

Winners: Hit Row & The Street Profits, by pinfall

Time to get that… money money money money! Will Hit Row & Street Profits keep things going to get at those Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships?

The Alpha Academy is here!

Chad Gable & Otis are visiting from Raw, and Chad says it’s Seattle’s lucky night! The Alpha Academy is back on SmackDown, right where The Alpha Academy was born! And Gable can tell from that “warm response,” they missed them dearly. So from his heart, he says A THANK YEW~! C’mon, Seattle, they haven’t been gone that long, he shouldn’t need to remind them. When you’re in the presence of the Academy, Gable needs you to do one thing. SHOOOOSH! Shoosh, please. But the reason they’re here tonight is to ruin Braun Strowman’s return to SmackDown, the same way he ruined the Academy’s contenders status by sticking his big head in their match.

Gable & Otis go to the ring, and Gable says that match was all but won by The Academy before Braun jumped them from behind. Because trust Gable, if Otis saw Braun coming, Otis would’ve decimated Braun and left him laying! Look at that face! And that’s because Otis, much like Gable, is a superior athlete. Oh, right, Seattle doesn’t know anything about superior athletes. Seattle couldn’t even hold on to their own pro basketball team. Fans boo really hard now, but Gable says shoosh. That only riles the fans up more, so Gable says shoosh, please. Fans chant, “You Suck!” at The Academy, but that’s what Gable thought! They’re all idiots!

But Gable will show off how his genius turned Otis into the monster he is! But speaking of, here comes BRAUN!! The Monster Among Men storms his way down to the ring, and Otis is staring him down! Braun roars, Otis runs in, and Braun ROCKS him! Gable gets out of the ring and Braun CLUBS away on Otis! But then Gable attacks Braun from behind! Uh oh… Braun turns around to glare at Gable, and grabs him by the shirt to throw him down! Gable gets up but Braun BOOTS him! Otis fires off on Braun! Otis runs corner to corner, and he SPLASHES Braun! Gable gets up, he tells Otis to keep going, but Braun runs Otis over!

Braun LARIATS Gable! Braun drags Gable up to POWERBOMB him down! Otis stands and Braun reels him in!? Seattle is thunderous as Braun hits a POWERBOMB on Otis!! Superior athlete? Maybe. Superior monster? NOPE! Will Braun steamroll his way back to the top of the mountain now that he’s back?

Backstage interview with Drew McIntyre.

Kayla Braxton says he ultimately fell short at Clash at the Castle. But how satisfying will it be, then, to get his revenge on Solo Sikoa here tonight? McIntyre says Clash should’ve been the biggest moment of his life. 21 years of giving everything to this industry. All the sacrifices led him to that moment. He should be standing here right now as Universal Champion. But he’s not, and for one reason: Solo Sikoa. McIntyre glares right into the camera as he tells Solo, “I’m sure your Head of the Table is very happy with you. But actions have consequences. And I promise you tonight, you are not gonna like the consequences of your actions.” Will the Scottish Warrior slay the Street Champion in the main event?

Drew McIntyre VS Solo Sikoa w/ The Bloodline!

No more talk, it’s time to fight! Will McIntyre make things right from the Sikoa screw job in Cardiff? Or will Solo and his brothers be the ones that screw him over again?

The bell rings and McIntyre fires off on Solo! He stomps Solo, CHOPS Solo, ROCKS Solo, and repeat! The ref has McIntyre back off and Solo sucker punches McIntyre! Solo fires off hands, but the ref backs him off now. McIntyre ROCKS Solo back, CHOPS him again, then ROCKS him with more hands. Solo throat chops! Solo whips, McIntyre reverses but Solo KICKS him back! McIntyre CLOBBERS Solo! McIntyre puts Solo in a corner, whips him corner to corner, then runs in, but into an elbow! Solo storms up, into a kick and FUTURE SHOCK! McIntyre fires up and so does Seattle! McIntyre aims from the corner, counts it down, but the Usos get Solo out!

Fans boo as the Usos make sure the young Uce is safe, at least for now. McIntyre glares at them all as SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and Solo has a claw digging into McIntyre’s shoulder. Fans fire up as McIntyre endures and fights to his feet. McIntyre kicks low, CHOSP him, and whips him, only for Solo to reverse! McIntyre hits buckles, and Solo hits a SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO! The Bloodline cheers Solo on and he stomps away on McIntyre. Solo rains down fists then dares McIntyre to get up. McIntyre gets to ropes but Solo CHOKES him! The ref counts, Solo lets off, Jey gets a cheap shot in! Sami talks trash but the ref tells him to back off. Solo raises the finger, #WeTheOnes. Solo stalks McIntyre to a corner and throws down hands!

The ref counts, Solo lets off, but McIntyre CHOPS him! And CHOPS again! Solo knees low, then hits a BELLY2BELLY! Cover, TWO! McIntyre crawls to a corner and Solo stands. Solo goes to the far side and runs corner to corner, HIP ATTACK! McIntyre sputters but he drags himself up. Solo talks trash while fans are torn. “Get your ass up! You don’t belong here!” Solo pie faces McIntyre but that angers McIntyre. Solo whips McIntyre corner to corner but McIntyre CLOBBERS him on the return! And again! McIntyre whips and ELBOWS Solo down! Solo staggers, McIntyre clinches him to OVERHEAD Belly2Belly!

McIntyre dodges Solo’s haymaker to hit a NECKBREAKER! And a kip up! Seattle is thunderous but Jey distracts McIntyre. McIntyre DECKS Jey, scares off Jimmy, but Solo rolls him up! TWO, and McIntyre TOSSES Solo out! Jimmy gets up but McIntyre DECKS him, too! Fans fire up as McIntyre calls his shot. McIntyre builds speed, but Sami trips McIntyre up! The ref is busy with the Usos, but McIntyre TOSSES Sami into the ring! Fans fire up and McIntyre stalks Sami! The countdown is back, THREE! TWO! ONE! SUPERKICK from Solo!! Cover, TWO!! McIntyre survives and the Bloodline can’t believe it!

The Usos coach their brother up, he drags McIntyre up and throws hands,. McIntyre throws hands back, they go back and forth with heavy haymakers! GLASGOW KISS! But Solo dodges and the Usos dump McIntyre out while Sami distracts the ref! The Usos mug McIntyre at the ramp! But here comes the Profits! Ford & Dawkins take the Usos down but Sami goes after them! They make things 3v1 against Dawkins but Ford is up top! SUPER CROSSBODY!! Direct hit on the Usos and Honorary Uce and McIntyre gets in the ring. Solo fireman’s carries but McIntyre slips off! Shove and dodge to the CLAYMORE!! Solo is sent outta the ring!

BUT KROSS ATTACKS MCINTYRE!! He has the KROSSJACKET right on him!!

Winner: Drew McIntyre, by disqualification

The Scottish Warrior fades out as Kross shouts, “TICK TOCK!” Scarlett taunts McIntyre as Mr. Doomsday chokes the life out of McIntyre! Or not?! McIntyre stands up with Kross on his back, but then Kross wrenches back on the hold! McIntyre falls back, and his eyes are flickering! McIntyre gets a third wind?! McIntyre tries to rise again, but Kross has a wild look in his eyes as he just squeezes tight! Even the cameras fade out as McIntyre is losing consciousness! Can nothing stop the apocalypse?

My Thoughts:

A great SmackDown to follow that great Clash at the Castle event. Opening with the Six Man Tag was a great choice, the Brawling Brutes and Imperium got that crowd fired up. I was a little worried when Ludwig landed out of Ridge’s throw as he landed on his own knee, but he shook it off pretty easily. Imperium winning makes sense, it keeps their dominance from back in their NXT and NXT UK days going, and it escalates things in the feud with the Brutes. Sheamus might get a rematch for Extreme Rules, and that would be awesome. As hard as they went in a standard match at Clash, imagine how much harder another round would be.

Chad Gable calling out Braun of course meant Braun was going to destroy him and Otis, but how awesome was that powerbomb to Otis? But I would think in kayfabe, this was a detour from what Braun really wanted to do here on SmackDown. Now whether that’s call out Roman Reigns or call out the tag team champions has yet to be seen. I still bet this is a swerve waiting to happen where Braun wants his rematch for him and “Nicolas” from years ago. Great stuff out of the 8 Man Tag, from the character stuff of Los Lotharios still flirting with Maxxine to the actual action. The Faces win to keep Hit Row hot, and it also gives Profits momentum going into the second try on the tag title contender’s match.

Great stuff out of Sami and The Bloodline. Their interactions are still hilarious with Jey being so blatantly upset about Sami being around, and now with Solo as the tiebreaker between the sons Rikishi, it’s even better that Jey is in a bad mood. McIntyre VS Solo, even with the overbooking, was good stuff. But I should’ve figured Kross would attack McIntyre to divert him from going back after Roman. I also like that they chose to make everything black ‘n’ white when Kross attacked, like he’s the one sapping the color away from the world. McIntyre VS Kross should/will probably be the Extreme Rules match at Extreme Rules, and that will be awesome stuff.

The women’s tag match was very good, especially with the surprise return of Toxic Attraction. But of course the champions win, they need momentum for the title defense on Monday. That match can go either way as it’s for the larger story of Damage Control wanting to be on top of Raw. As for Toxic Attraction, I hope this feeds into their NXT story where it seems Gigi & Jacy are breaking away from Mandy Rose. And then there was that Fatal 5 Way. For one, the elimination element caught me by surprised. But it really only served to feed Ronda’s power levels as she eliminated the majority of the others. Ugh.

Then Ronda snaps at Shayna when Shayna is trying to be a good friend! I hope Shayna shows her “killer instinct” by screwing Ronda over. Then those two can feud because Shayna can be Pearce’s proxy for that story. Now, Ronda will certainly try to be the Face but I feel like they could use “her ego” to turn her Heel instead of into “Stone Cold” Ronda. Because as far as I’m concerned, “Stone Cold” Ronda isn’t working.

My Score: 8.5/10