Cleveland Rocks!

With just over a week left, Cody Rhodes is here to talk about his upcoming Street Fight for the Undisputed WWE Championship with John Cena!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Alexa Bliss w/ Charlotte Flair VS Roxanne Perez w/ Raquel Rodriguez; Roxie wins.
• Jade Cargill VS Chelsea Green; Jade wins.
• Jacob Fatu VS The Miz; Fatu wins.
• WWE Tag Team Championships: Joe Gacy & Dexter Lumis w/ The Wyatt Sick6 VS Andrade & Rey Fenix; Andrade & Fenix win, by disqualification, and Gacy & Lumis retain the titles.

PLAY BY PLAY

WWE mourns the loss of Hulk Hogan.

All the superstars and legends are on stage as Triple H says, “Ladies and gentlemen, yesterday, we lost one of the biggest and most globally recognized icons in the world. A man I grew up watching, was fortunate enough to share the ring with, and like so many of us, were honored to call a friend. The truth is, he captivated millions of people and inspired them around the globe.” The fans cheer that, and HHH continues with, “We would not be standing here right now, all of us together, if it was not for him.” The fans cheer that, too, and HHH says, “So please, help us honor him now as we give a ten bell salute to Terry Bolea, the one and the only, the immortal Hulk Hogan.”

The fans applaud, and then fall silent for the ten bells. Then a video tribute plays. Hogan said, “I just love the business. There’s nothing else likeness. It’s just magic, it’s the most exhilarating experience you’ll ever have.” Highlights of Hogan’s legendary career play as HHH narrates that Hogan defined Sports Entertainment, and was Sports Entertainment. The bronze physique, the 24 inch pythons, the bandana, the power, personality, persona, a box office attraction and a global icon. But before all that, he was just Terry Gene Bolea, born in Augusta, Georgia. He loved sports, and could play the bass guitar.

Hogan wanted to be a rockstar, but then decided to be the best pro-wrestler the world had ever seen. His original character was “The Super Destroyer,” a masked wrestler, and he made his debut in 1977. Hogan made his WWF debut in 1979. The allure grew and grew, and got to go Hollywood with his part in Rocky 3. Then Madison Square Garden, January 23rd, 1984 was the day Hulkamania was born. Hogan’s first world title, and from there, Hogan was woven into pop culture and became a slice of Americana. Rock ‘n’ Wrestling, Grammys, Saturday Night Live, and of course, WrestleMania.

Then in 1987, WrestleMania 3, the slam heard ’round the world. His rivalries became stuff of legend, with those who would themselves become legends. TV, movies, and shockingly, leaving WWE for WCW. From there, the New World Order was born, and they turned the business upside-down. When you’re NWO, you’re too sweet 4 life. Hogan would come home to the WWE in 2002, and only one man could match his stardom. Hulk Hogan VS The Rock was truly one of the must-see Mania moments, and three years later, Hogan was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. And in the years that followed, Hogan never left the spotlight.

Over decades, with so many changes to the business, even Hogan could never have dreamed of such a life. Hogan’s steps may have slowed, but his work ethic never did. Hogan loved his fans, young and old, even to the end. July 24th, 2025, surrounded by family and friends, Terry “Hulk Hogan” Bolea passed at just 71 years old. But Hulkamania will live forever. “When you develop a love for this business, it’s something that’s in your spirit. It’s something that you can never lose. It’s something that will be with you ’til the day you die, as it will with me.” RIP Hogan, and thank you.

Logan Paul heads to the ring!

It doesn’t matter that The Maverick is from Cleveland, the fans boo him as hard as ever. Logan is never affected, though, he just sips his Prime and grabs a mic as he has his ImPAULsive posters already up in the ring. The fans boo more but Logan says it’s good to be home. What’s up with the switch-up? Weren’t they chanting “Thank You, Logan” earlier? The fans boo, that was for Hogan, not this idiot. But Logan says you’re welcome. Yes, this city raised him. But this city did not make Logan Paul. In fact, Logan Paul made Cleveland, and you all know it. And he knows they’re all thinking how Logan’s from Cleveland, he’s just like them.

FALSE. He and the rest of Cleveland have nothing in common. No, seriously. He made it out, and they didn’t! The fans boo Logan more but he says tonight isn’t about him. Tonight is about the community. He’s giving back tonight. Because tonight, he is giving Cleveland a once in a lifetime opportunity> This is a live edition of ImPAULsive TV! Yes, he’s bringing out “the human donut hole” who made a mockery of “our” business on Jimmy Kimmel Live. He’ll show that Kentucky Fried Convict what a real inspiration to their hometown looks like! Because Jelly Roll- makes his way out to a song by the late, great Toby Keith!

Jelly Roll waves while the fans cheer, but Logan has the music stop. Jelly says you don’t need to play a song to know who Logan’s daddy is. And did Logan say something about being an inspiration? The only thing Logan’s ever inspired is little a-hole kids filming themselves being a-holes! Logan tells Jelly to shut up but Jelly says he’s sick of Logan talking like people from Cleveland like Logan !Jelly’s more Cleveland than Logan! Logan says Jelly clearly can’t read, it is ImPAULsive TV, this is LOGAN’s show. Show some respect! And Logan will make this clear: He brought Jelly out here to let him know he is getting in the ring with two of WWE’s finest!

Jelly is going to be in the ring with Logan Paul, the moment maker, and Drew McIntyre, the Scottish giant that Logan gets to tag in! Randy Orton gets to tag in JELLY ROLL? Jelly, Jelly, Jelly, other than those cheap shots, he’s got nothing. Who the hell does Jelly think he is? Who does Jelly think he is? He’s the guy fixing to put Logan in a body bag and ship him back to West Lake! The fans cheer that! Jelly storms into the ring and says what really pisses Jelly off is that Logan’s never had to struggle in his life. He’s been a silver spooner his whole life! Jelly isn’t getting int he ring just for himself. He’s in the ring to represent ever poor kid with a dream that got picked on by jocks like Logan!

And just so we’re clear, Logan is in the ring to bring light. The only thing Logan’s ever brought is a ring light. Jelly is here because he has been a WWE fan his entire life! The WWE represented Jelly Roll! It represented every single one of the fans! Logan makes fun of Jelly’s story, but Jelly’s story has inspired millions and MILLIONS of- Logan interrupts with “Rednecks around the world?” Jelly can’t believe Logan has the audacity to talk to Jelly crazy when we know in his heart and soul, Logan’s about as hard as Charmin toilet paper! And we know for sure Logan ain’t nothing but a Prime pedaling punk ass b*tch!!

The fans fire up for that, but here comes Drew! The Scottish Terminator rips his shirt away, but the fans cheer for “RANDY! RANDY!” Jelly says Logan’s made a big mistake thinking Jelly’s here alone. Jelly sings Voices, the fans sing along, and then the music plays! Logan gets worried but Jelly’s got a smile ear to ear. Because yes, Randy Orton is here! The Viper storms to the ring, he fist bumps Jelly, and then he DECKS Drew! Jelly fires off on Logan, but Drew CLAWS Orton’s eyes! Drew CLUBS Jelly, the shoves him down! Drew gets ready to ground ‘n’ pound, but then decides to “tag” Logan in! Logan rains down fists on Jelly!

The fans boo and Drew laughs as Logan bullies Jelly. But then Orton DRAGS Drew outta the ring! And THROWS him into barriers! Logan gets worried again as Orton stomps Drew! And Jelly is up to JAB! JAB! JAB! Then a whip and ELBOW! Jelly CLOBBERS Logan again! Jelly fires up, the fans are with him, and Logan stands up, but he LOW BLOWS Jelly! The fans boo but Logan clears out the posters. Logan winds up that One Lucky Right, but Logan dodges it! And hits the BLACKHOLE SLAM! The spirit of the Big Bossman lives in Jelly! Orton is just as fired up, but will #RKRoll be ready to rock Logan & Drew in Jersey?

Andrade y Rey Fenix speak.

El Idolo says, “I know very well who Rey Fenix is. El Animal.” And the Firebird says, “I know who Andrade is. La Sombra.” They have defended their culture La Raza, lucha libre, and they are money at it! In the Tag Team Division, every move is intentional. They are on a different level. “It’s only a matter of time until that gold is around our waists.” They are the standard, and they are money. Then will they hit the jackpot here tonight as they go right for the tag titles? Or will the Wyatts stay golden this close to SummerSlam?

Alexa Bliss w/ Charlotte Flair VS Roxanne Perez w/ Raquel Rodriguez!

Speaking of SummerSlam and tag titles, the alliance of convenience is primed to challenge Judgment Day for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships. And while Alexa & Charlotte worked together to get one over on Big Mami Cool, can they do the same to The Prodigy? Or will this be where Roxie & Raquel get some revenge?

SmackDown returns as Roxie makes her entrance, Raquel by her side and a remix of her theme playing. The bell rings and Roxie shoves Alexa. Alexa swings, Roxie slips around but Alexa switches to roll Roxie up. ONE, but Alexa dodges to roll up again, ONE! Roxie kicks but Alexa blocks to spin and roll up! ONE, and Roxie THROWS Alexa down by her hair! The ref reprimands but Roxie drags Alexa up to whip. Alexa dodges to roll up again! TWO, but Roxie SLAPS Alexa! The fans boo and Alexa frowns. Alexa clamps onto Roxie for an STO! The fans rally, Alexa runs up, but Roxie puts up her guard. Alexa stops short, BODY BLOWS, then she SLAPS Roxie down!

Alexa smiles while Roxie bails out. Alexa goes to the apron while Roxie regroups with Raquel, and then Alexa CANNONBALLS! Charlotte steps over Roxie to get in Raquel’s face, and the fans “WOO~!” Raquel dares Charlotte to do something while SmackDown goes picture in picture.

The ref reprimands everyone, Charlotte stands down, and Alexa brings Roxie up. Alexa pushes Roxie into the ring, stalks her then steps on her. Alexa hits INSULT2- NO, Raquel swipes at her! Roxie CLOBBERS Alexa in the distraction! Roxie HAMMERS away on Alexa, then brings her up. Roxie whips Alexa to a corner, runs in, and UPPERCUTS! Roxie wrenches Alexa, clinches, RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, TWO! Roxie is upset but Charlotte rallies the fans for Alexa. Roxie drags Alexa up to THROW her by her hair again! The ref reprimands, Alexa swipes at Roxie, but Roxie CLUBS away on Alexa!

Roxie puts Alexa on the ropes, CHOKES her, but stops as the ref counts 4. Raquel mocks Alexa, but Alexa takes a swipe! Roxie CHOKES Alexa again! The ref counts, Roxie steps off, but she pushes Alexa down for a cover, TWO! Roxie clamps onto Alexa with a chinlock and grinds her down. Alexa fights up, and JAWBREAKERS free! Roxie comes back to LARIAT Alexa down! Cover, TWO! Charlotte cheers Alexa on but Roxie wraps her up in a STRAITJACKET STRETCH! Alexa endures, Charlotte keeps the fans going, and Alexa fights up. But Roxie SLAMS her down! Roxie grins, stalks Alexa to ropes, then steps on her.

Roxie gives Alexa those skateboard stomps, a la Alexa! Roxie even mocks Alexa’s old taunt before pushing her down again. Roxie steps on Alexa again, but Alexa powers up! SmackDown returns to single picture as Alexa has a leg, and DRAGON SCREWS! Roxie clutches the leg but stands up. Roxie runs up but Alexa ELBOWS her away! Alexa goes to a corner, Roxie runs in again, btu into a BOOT! Alexa runs up and RUNS Roxie over! And RUNS her over again! Roxie SLAPs, ROCKS, and KNEES Roxie, to then SHOTGUN her down! Alexa steps on Roxie to show her how those stomps are done! The fans fire up as Alexa snapmares Roxie, runs, and BLOCKBUSTERS!

The fans fire up and Alexa stalks Roxie. Alexa clinches, but Roxie CLAWS Alexa’s eyes! Alexa goes to ropes, Roxie argues with the ref, but Raquel HOTSHOTS Alexa! Roxie goes up, LIONSAULTS, and covers, TWO! But Charlotte TOSSES Raquel over barriers! The fans fire up but Roxie is furious! Charlotte blows a kiss, and Alexa ROCKS Roxie! DDT! Alexa climbs, but Raquel’s back to BOOT Charlotte! Alexa sees that and has to choose, Roxie or Raquel? Raquel reels Charlotte in, but Alexa chooses Raquel! SUPER CROSSBODY! Down goes Raquel and the fans fire up! Alexa hurries back into the ring, tells Raquel that’s what she gets, but Roxie rolls her! And holds ropes! ROXIE WINS!

Winner: Roxanne Perez, by pinfall

Alexa helped her “not friend” with fighting the enemy, and it cost her tonight. But will Alexa & Charlotte still use teamwork to make the dream work when the titles are on the line? Or will Judgment Day be just fine?

Backstage interview with Jade Cargill.

Cathy Kelley is with The Storm and notes she is a week out from her title match with Tiffany Stratton. How is Jade feeling? Jade says she’s fought through things that were supposed to take her out, and here she is as Queen of the Ring! Next week at SummerSlam, she shows everyone why she is a natural born champion. Jade heads out, Cathy says Jade is radiating confidence, but Chelsea Green & The Secret Her-vice step in. The Hot Mess is sure Cathy wasn’t talking about Jade radiating confidence. Chelsea has her team get her coffee while she deals with this. Alba & Piper leave, and Chelsea says she was screwed out of the Queen of the Ring!

Wait, is that Solo Sikoa & MFT in the background? Anyway, Chelsea says she should be the one facing Tiffany at SummerSlam for the WWE Women’s Championship, not that crown stealing Jade Cargill! She’s just so… stupid! Slow! Useless! There’s a cuter word for it. Oh wait, she’s right behind Chelsea, isn’t she? Yes, and Jade ROCKS Chelsea! Chelsea runs away but Jade says she forgot her hat! Jade keeps after Chelsea, SMACKS her off the mirror by gorilla, and now they’re going out to to the stage! Well, Chelsea was dressed to compete, will she have no choice but to put her money where her mouth is? Jade TOSSES her down the ramp, chases her to the ring,

The ref hurries out here, here’s the match!

Jade Cargill VS Chelsea Green!

Jade dodges Chelsea to BOOT her down! Chelsea tumbles out of the ring, Jade tells her to get up, but the Secret Her-vice hurry to Chelsea’s side. They have Jade stay back while they help the Hot Mess to her feet, and SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and Chelsea salutes, but Jade gets up again. Jade ELBOWS Chelsea down, then CLOBBERS her again! Chelsea jumps up but Jade catches her! FALL AWAY SLAM! Jade kips up, the fans fire up, and Jade runs in for an ELBOW! Jade keeps going, runs again, and another ELBOW! Then a choke grip and SLAM DUNK CHOKE SLAM! Chelsea sputters, but Alba gets on the apron! Jade runs Alba off, but Chelsea hits a ZIGZAG! Cover, TWO! Chelsea hurries to chicken wing and she turns Jade, but Jade uses that to shove Chelsea for her own chicken wings! JADED!! Cover, Jade wins!

Winner: Jade Cargill, by pinfall

But here comes Alba! SUPERKICK! Then Piper HEADBUTTS Jade! They mug The Storm, but here comes Tiffany?! The champ rushes in, she won’t let them bully her challenger! She TACKLDES Alba, Piper is after her, but Tiff ROCKS Piper! Jade ROCKS Piper! The champ and challenger look to each other, and they DROPKICK SUPERKICK COMBO! Piper tumbles out, and Jade picks up the belt. Jade likes how it looks on her arm, but she gives it back to Tiff. But she does smile as she pats the belt before truly letting it go. Will Jade be unstoppable when she comes after that belt next week? Or will #TiffyTime weather The Storm?

Alexa and Charlotte regroup backstage.

Not only did Alexa lose, she got quite the bloody nose for her efforts. Charlotte sits with Alexa, apologizes about the nose, but says this cannot happen at SummerSlam. Alexa tahnks her for being cool about it. Well, why wouldn’t she be? They’re… partners, aren’t they? She was about to say friends, huh? No! Partners. But after they become champions at SummerSlam, maybe Charlotte will think about it. The Queen heads out, but will she and Alexa be ready to reign in New Jersey?

Cody Rhodes heads to the ring!

Cleveland fires up for the American Nightmare, and they sing along with Kingdom, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody gets the pyro, and he shakes hands as he goes down the ramp. Cody signs autographs, even gives a hug or two, then gets the second “WHOA~ OH~!” and pyro. Cody has the mic and he fires the fans up more before he says, “Yesterday, WWE and pro-wrestling lost one of its giants in Hulk Hogan. And I know emotions and feelings regarding it are complicated. But what is not complicated are his accomplishments and his contributions to WWE, to sports entertainment, to pro-wrestling, to entertainment as a whole. They are staggering, and there are undisputable.”

The fans cheer that, and Cody says as someone who stands here as a WWE superstar, Hogan was the original, so he wants to take this moment to say, “Thank You, Hulk Hogan.” Now, Cleveland, there are Street Fights, and then there is what will happen at SummerSlam. We’re not talking about virtue, about victory, we’re talking about violence! Because that is what virtue demands. Sometimes doing the right thing doesn’t look like the right thing. Last week, John Cena saw that, he’ll get plenty more at MetLife Stadium. But here’s the tricky thing. I don’t want to wrestle this John Cena. I don’t wanna fight the guy who didn’t even want this match in the first place.

“I don’t wanna fight the guy who’s counting the days until he’s out the door. No! At SummerSlam, I want to fight THE REAL John Cena!” The fans cheer that! Cody says if he’s gonna stand here and own it, he needs to know he can go through the very best. The title Cena has is the biggest title in the game, it means Cena is the very best. This isn’t about nostalgia, or about headlines, or about a once in a generation superstar who redefined what it is to be a pro-wrestler. John Cena, if this is your last SummerSlam, come like it is your first! Cody wants Cena up there, talking to Stu the cameraman, wearing the title the right way, and running into the ring!

Cody wants all the Hustle, the Loyalty, and the Respect so that they can beat it out of each other! The fans cheer that, then they sing for “Cody! Cody Rhooodes~!” Cody gets on the corner to feel that, then he says the reason he wants that fight against The Real John Cena is because Cody needs to know. Cody needs to know that the story we’ve all been part of is not just fantasy, is not just legacy, but that it meant something, that it was real. The only person who has the answer to that question is John Cena. See you next week. Cody drops the mic but the fans fire up! Will the Last Real Champion give us the REAL Cena we all want?

Jacob Fatu speaks.

The Samoan Werewolf calls out Solo, “Let’s get right to the point. I loved you, but YOU made it like this! You tried to get me framed! You tried to send me to jail, when I told my family, you and everybody else that I ain’t ever going back! Last week, Adam Pearce told me he was gonna lock you down in a cage at SummerSlam. YOU! See, I don’t mind being locked down in that cage 1-on-1 for the US title with you. Because at the end of the day, I’ma dog walk yo’ ass, YADADA MEAN!?” Btu then The Miz walks in? And he says they have unfinished business! A few weeks ago, Fatu took Miz out, put him on the shelf!

But Miz had enough time to figure out who he is. He’s a man who went toe-to-toe with legends, who outlasted monsters, and beaten icons. Solo reminded him that there’s a bigger game to play, and Fatu is just a pawn. Miz is not a victim, a target, but the main character! Miz went to Nick Aldis to get Fatu a match tonight! Fatu got the wrong guy on the wrong day, because Cleveland is MIZ’S hometown! Because he’s The Miz and he’s… BACK! Fatu snarls, but Miz SLAPS him! Fatu laughs that off, and says okay, then. A match right now? Then come on with it! Miz hurries to gorilla, but will he wish he’d taken the time to cool off?

WWE hears from Aleister Black and Damian Priest.

The Dark Father says, “You know what’s funny, Damian? You felt that it was necessary to stick your nose in my business. And a debt that I wanted to collect is now inherited by you.” But Damian replies, “So Aleister, you think I owe you a debt? You remind me of this collector I used to know back on the street. You know the type: He would collect what was owed, then take a little extra for himself. I stepped in for one of my boys, like I did with Truth, and he didn’t like that too much. And when I gave him my best shot, he never collected from anybody ever again.”

Aleister says many think he and Damian are cut from the same cloth. The truth is, Damian fights to prove who he is, while Aleister fights to reveal who everyone else is. Priest says he’s nothing like Aleister. Aleister sees everything he wants to be in Priest. Aleister vows to “unmake” Priest, tear down the walls he has built, and when there is nothing left, Priest will truly see himself for the first time, and he won’t like it. Priest says he ain’t hiding who he is. He’s The Bad Guy! And when he shows up in his backyard, he ain’t coming to play peacemaker. He’s bringing these hands, and he’ll punish Aleister. Who will stand tall when SmackDown lands in Newark?

Jacob Fatu VS The Miz!

SmackDown returns and Miz waits in the ring as the Samoan Werewolf makes his entrance. The bell rings and the two tie up. Fatu powers Miz back but Miz turns things around to put Fatu in the corner. Fatu runs up, Miz slips around to waistlock, but Miz ducks an elbow to fire haymakers! But Fatu TOSSES Miz to a corner! Miz BOOTS back, runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but the BODY CHECK hits! The fans fire up, Fatu SPLASHES Miz in the corner, and sits him down! “YADADA MEAN!?” The fans fire up and Fatu stomps Miz. Fatu then goes corner to corner and back again, HIP- NO, Miz dodges the hip attack!

Fatu staggers, Miz hurries up, but Fatu LARIATS Miz down! The fans fire up again and Fatu has Miz back in a corner. Fatu rains down fists, and shouts he all gas, no brakes with it! BUT WAIT! Here comes MFT! Solo Sikoa, JC Mateo, Tonga Loa & Talla Tonga all make their way to the ring. But Miz CHOP BLOCKS Fatu in the distraction! And POSTS him! Fatu flops to the floor, Solo laughs at him, and SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns while both men are down, but the fans rally up for Fatu. Fatu goes to rpoes, Miz slowly rises at center. Fatu heads for Miz, counters a punch with a punch, and repeat! Fatu backs Miz down with haymakers, then whips. Miz KICKS Fatu, but Fatu just fires up! Fatu LARIATS Miz down, then SENTONS! Miz goes to a corner, Fatu SPLASHES, then Fatu goes up! Fatu rains down headbutts and the fans count! Fatu goes to nine, then winds up for TEN! Miz sits back down, JC talks trash, but Fatu builds speed to HIP ATTACK! MFT drags Miz to safety?! Fatu just builds speed to DIVE! Down goes Miz AND MFT!

The fans cheer, Fatu drags Miz into the ring, but here comes Talla Tonga! Fatu POSTS him, then SUPERKICKS Solo! Fatu hurries into the ring, he pops Miz up, SAMOAN DROP! Cover, Fatu wins!

Winner: Jacob Fatu, by pinfall

But now MFT attacks! Solo, JC, Loa & Talla all stomp and punch away, then they shove him into a corner! But wait! JIMMY USO is here! The fans fire up as #BigJim has a chair! He dodges Loa, CHUCKS the chair at JC, then SUPERKICKS Loa! Jimmy goes to the apron, Talla is on him, but Jimmy GAMANGIRIS! Then he DUMPS Solo out, and he uses the chair to JAM Talla up! And SMACK him on the back! Talla stays up!? Jimmy is a bit stunned, but he swings again! Talla BOOTS Jimmy first! Solo returns, along with JC & Loa. They all beat up on Jimmy, then Talla stands Fatu up. Solo talks trash, but Fatu BOOTS him!

Fatu RAMS Talla into a corner, fires elbows, and SUPERKICKS JC! Then he sends Loa into Talla! SUPERKICK after SUPERKICK! HIP ATTACK for Solo!! The fans are fired up as Jacob geeks out, and Jacob sees the chair! Fatu grabs the chair, and he storms over to Solo. Fatu puts the chair right on Solo’s head and he says he tried to warn them! Fatu gonna do this! Fatu runs, but Talla LARIATS Fatu down! The fans boo but Talla gets the chair off Solo’s head. Solo tells to get Fatu’s “big ass” up! Talla YANKS Fatu right up, for the GIANT CHOKE SLAM! The fans boo as MFT stands over Fatu, but Solo isn’t done! Solo sits Fatu up, “All gas, no BRAINS!” SAMOAN SPIKE!!

Solo holds up the US Championship and says this is his! Fatu is never getting it back! The fans boo more but MFT stands tall. Will no one stop Solo’s reign of terror?

Backstage interview with The Street Profits.

Cathy Kelley is with Montez Ford, Angelo Dawkins & B-Fab, and she brings up the tag titles being on the line in the main event tonight. She was hoping to get their perspective on what Andrade & Fenix need to do to win against the Wyatts. B-Fab says the Wyatts are a different kind of enemy, so they must be dealt with in a different kind of way. Montez says that’s true. The Wyatts have their own kind of rules. But you know what rules they don’t understand? The fact that the Profits weren’t even in the contenders match last week. Dawkins says that’s alright. They don’t give a damn who wins, they got next.

But then DIY steps in. Johnny Gargano says no, hold on, wait a minute. First, take off that Cleveland Guardians jersey, HE is the Cleveland guy! Second, Profits had the titles, lost ’em, they blew it, it’s over for them. Tommaso Ciampa says step aside to let the Best Tag Team in the World fix this mess. The Profits laugh, and says DIY are both funny and funny looking! Dawkins brings up Gargano hitting Ciampa in the face last time. Ciampa says that’s none of your damn business! That is family business! Candice LeRae calms DIY down and says that is none of the Profits’ business. Their business is simple: STAY OUTTA THE WAY!

DIY storms off, but the Profits are definitely not staying out of the way. But who will get their way as the chase for the WWE Tag Team Championships continues on?

Zelina Vega finds Giulia backstage.

La Muneca confronts the Beautiful Madness, but then in steps Kiana James. Kiana is Giulia’s “official representation,” so if you want to talk to her, you have to go through the proper channels. AKA Kiana. Out of the way, “Clipboard Karen!” Zelina knows Giulia thinks she has no competition just because no one’s had the balls to step to her since winning the Women’s US title, but no. Zelina wants her rematch. Well, Kiana is one step ahead of everyone on that. She talked with Aldis, and Zelina gets her rematch next week. And when Giulia beats Zelina again, Zelina will just be a footnote in Giulia’s portfolio.

Zelina wants Giulia to look at her when she’s talking to her, and Giulia says she likes the fire. Zelina says Giulia shouldn’t get too comfortable. Tragedy lures with fortune first. See you next week. Giulia scoffs at that, then leaves with Kiana in tow. Will Zelina once again reign? Or will she once again succumb to the Beautiful Madness?

WWE Tag Team Championships: Joe Gacy & Dexter Lumis w/ The Wyatt Sick6 VS Andrade & Rey Fenix!

The Wyatt Sick6 were united by the feeling of being forgotten and the desire for connection, and with it came the tag titles. El Idolo y Immortal Firebird were united by their culture and the desire for glory. Bonds will be tested, but which one will be strengthened by gold? We find out, after the break.

SmackDown returns and the Wyatts make their entrance. The lights go down but the fireflies come out as the piano plays. The Wyatts emerge from the mist, and Uncle Howdy sits in the rocking chair. Gacy & Lumis go to the ring and the fans cheer. The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who stands atop the division!

The teams sort out and Fenix starts against Gacy. Gacy rushes up, Fenix dodges to mule kick, and they fire hands. Fenix puts Gacy in the corner, tags Andrade, they double whip Gacy to SOBAT! KICK! BLINDSIDE FOREARM! Gacy is on the ropes, Lumis runs up, but he gets the SOBAT and KICK! Lumis still runs up but Andrade drop toeholds him onto ropes to join Gacy! Fenix then slides out, Andrade runs, GAMANGIRI DROPKICK COMBO! The fans fire up and Andrade snap suplexes! That’s Uno Amigo! Then Dos Amigos! Then THREE AMIGOS! The fans fire up, Andrade tags Fenix, and Fenix goes up!

Fenix gives some Lation Heat, but Lumis SHOVES him down! Andrade runs Lumis off, but Gacy runs up! Andrade dodge but Gacy handsprings into the UPSIDE-DOWN! Lumis DIVES onto Fenix! The fans are torn but the Wyatts are in control while SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Lumis drags Fenix up, puts him in, and Gacy stands Fenix up to DECK him! Gacy CHOKES Fenix, sits him up, then tags Lumis. The Wyatts mug Fenix, then Lumis CLUBS Fenix on the back. Fenix drops to his knees, but Lumis eggs him on. Fenix CHOPS, but Lumis UPPERCUTS! Lumis then rains down fists on Fenix! Howdy enjoys what he sees as Lumis drags Fenix up and tags Gacy. The mugging continues, then Gacy DECKS Fenix! Gacy suplexes Fenix high and hard, then drops an ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Fenix toughs it out but Gacy brings him around to bump off buckles. Tag to Lumis and the mugging continues.

Lumis UPPERCUTS Fenix, then scoops him for a SLAM! Lumis runs to drop an AX HANDLE! Lumis clamps onto Fenix, pushes on the neck wrench, but Fenix endures. Fenix KICKS from below, fights free, and then CHOPS! Lumis kicks low, reels Fenix in, and lifts Fenix up, only for Fenix to fire hands! Fenix is free again but Lumis reels him back in! Lumis lifts for a BIG back suplex, but Fenix lands out! Fenix somersaults, SmackDown returns to single picture, but Lumis DECKS Fenix first! Fenix kips right up to SUPERKICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! Fenix and Lumis crawl, push past each other, hot tags to Gacy and Andrade!

El Idolo rallies, DRAGON SCREWS Gacy, then dodges Lumis to FLYING FOREARM! Andrade kips up and the fans fire up! Andrade sees targets in the corner, and he builds speed for CIEN SHADOWS on Gacy! Andrade pushes Gacy to a cover, TWO! Gacy stays in this but Andrade stays focused. The fans rally behind Andrade as he brings Gacy up, but Gacy wrenches out, and HEADBUTT! Tag to Lumis, feed to the atomic drop! Gacy LARIATS Andrade for the Hart Attack! Then whip and SENTON! Cover, Fenix SUPERKICKS it apart! But then Gacy whips Fenix! Fenix goes Spider-Man, but Gacy SHOTGUNS him down!

Gacy tags in, Lumis brings Andrade up, scoop SLAM! Then Gacy whips Lumis for the POP-UP BOMB SENTON onto knees! Andrade saves himself, then rolls Gacy to a cradle, TWO!! Gacy is up, but the SHADOW ELBOW hits! Fenix runs in, he FLIES out onto Lumis! Andrade hits THE MESSAGE! Cover, NIKKI CROSS DRAGS THE REF OUT! The fans boo but that disqualifies the match!!

Winners: Andrade & Rey Fenix, by disqualification (The Wyatts retain the titles)

Champion’s Advantage saves the Wyatts, but now there’s no one to save Andrade y Fenix! Erick Rowan CLOBBERS Andrade! And he LEG LARIATS Fenix! “Yeah yeah yeah yeah!” Rowan stomps away on Andrade, but FRAXIOM is here! Axiom leaps in, but Rowan catches him to THROW him onto Frazer! Motor City Machine Guns rush out, they dodge Rowan, but he comes back to DOUBLE CROSSBODY! The fans fire up as Rowan then clamps onto MCMG, but Andrade & Fenix SUPERKICK! The MCMG, Andrade & Fenix brawl with Rowan, but Gacy gets in! Howdy drags Fenix out, Rowan still holds his own, but Gacy & Lumis drag people away!

But wait, THE PROFITS rush in! They wear those Guardians jerseys as they fight as the guardians of this division! Rowan blocks one kick but the ENZIGIRI hits! Then Dawkins POUNCES Big Red outta the ring! The fans fire up, DIY brings Aldis out here like the tattletales they are, but Fraxiom DIVES onto them! Dawkins FLIES out onto the Wyatts!! Ford is not to be outdone, he goes OVER THE CORNER to take out everyone else!! Security, referees and producers rush out here and Aldis storms into the ring! “I have had enough of this! It’s obvious to me and everybody watching that you lot are hellbent on destroying each other over those tag team titles.

“And since you didn’t get it out of your systems the first time around, here’s what’s gonna happen! At SummerSlam, those tag team titles go high above the ring! And it will be TABLES, LADDERS & CHAIRS for the WWE Tag Team Championships!” Cleveland loves that, and so do the teams of SmackDown! And then the brawl starts again! “This is Awesome!” It is chaos in The Land, but who will bring the gold home in the end?

My Thoughts:

A great SmackDown tonight, even with the sobering news of Hogan’s passing. Now obviously, nobody’s perfect, and Hulk Hogan/Terry Bolea was perhaps even farther from that than most. It’s a shame he died from a heart attack after all his other health issues, it is a shame never really apologized for the things he did, but may that be a lesson to us all. And as HHH said to start the night, WWE wouldn’t be what it is today without him. RIP Hulkamania.

Perhaps some things were changed for tonight, but it is hard to say when they didn’t really advertise that much for this show. And even then, pro-wrestling always leaves itself open to “impromptu” matches. Jade VS Chelsea was like the perfect example and the perfect execution of that. Chelsea had a good promo running her mouth, Jade got right after her, and Jade got a good win to prepare for the title match. Tiff helping Jade against The Secret Her-vice was a bit surprising, but Tiff is still a Face and she wants Jade at her best for their match. I almost thought this could’ve been a tag match, but maybe they leave that for the go-home next week.

Fatu had a great promo to call out Solo, and it was a good detail for Solo to motivate Miz into confronting Fatu. That match was definitely just bait for the trap, and even with Jimmy helping, MFT stands tall. If this were the go-home, then I’d say Fatu is winning the cage match, but we’ve still got next week. Plus, cage matches don’t really stop interference, so MFT could still show up and mess things up for Fatu. But I feel like Fatu should still win out if this is to continue at all. Though that depends on the WWE Draft… Good promo from Zelina, Giulia and Kiana, but I sadly don’t see Zelina winning the title.

Great stuff from Alexa VS Roxie, especially with Charlotte and Raquel having their part on the outside. But with last week being Charlotte winning thanks to the outside distractions, it was fitting that Alexa losses for it. That makes the math equal right now, so the tag title match could probably go either way. As with Evolution, it probably depends on what they’re going to do with the Judgment Day story, if the dysfunction is going to increase or decrease while we wait on Liv Morgan’s return. But at the same time, for this Alexa & Charlotte relationship to keep going, they might need the tag titles to keep them together.

Good promo from Aleister and Damian to hype up their match next week, and I’m leaning towards Aleister winning so that he can head for the US title. Very good promo from Cody Rhodes to call out Cena and hype up their Street Fight. I do appreciate Cody wanting the Cena of like the Ruthless Aggression Era, the one that got bloodied with JBL in their I Quit match among other highlights. Now, physically, can’t be sure Cena can do that again, but if he can at least bring the same fire of that character, we’re going to get an awesome match for SummerSlam.

Good promo from The Profits and DIY, and a good promo from Andrade & Fenix. We finally get something of Andrade and Fenix being a team, and I’m pretty sure they’ll call themselves “The Standard” or “El Estandar.” Great main event for the tag titles, but I should’ve figured the Wyatts would use Champion’s Advantage like that. But then we got an awesome brawl and awesome news that we’re getting a FIVE TEAM TLC for the titles at SummerSlam! That is going to be a show stealer for sure, and with it being five teams and TLC, it is anyone’s game.

My Score: 8.8/10