Could this be the last time the Last Real Champion is here?

Cody Rhodes and John Cena have one last face-to-face before their Street Fight for the Undisputed WWE Championship at SummerSlam!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• WWE Women’s United States Championship: Giulia w/ Kiana James VS Zelina Vega; Giulia wins and retains.
• AAA World Tag Team Championships Open Challenge: Los Garza w/ Santos Escobar VS Mr. Iguana & Psycho Clown; Los Garza win and retain the titles.
• Aleister Black VS Damian Priest; Priest wins, by disqualification.
• Jimmy Uso VS Talla Tonga w/ Solo Sikoa; Talla wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

The first THIRTY MINUTES will be commercial free!

On top of that, there will be limited commercial interruption, all sponsored by Jimmy John’s!

JOHN CENA is here!

Newark, New Jersey is all fired up as THE Undisputed WWE Champion makes his way out in the colors of the J E T S, Jets, Jets, Jets! Cena paces with belt worn backwards, a sign that he isn’t giving Cody the “real” John Cena at all. The fans duel, “LET’S GO, CENA!” “CENA SUCKS!” Cena still cues Mark Nash to give the “proper” introduction: “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Greatest Of All Time! The Never-Seen Seventeen! Gracing Newark with his presence one final time… He is the Last Real Champion, JOOOOHN CEEENAAA~!” The fans duel again as Cena grabs the mic, but then, “Wrestling has more than one… royal family.”

The fans cheer and sing along with the song as The American Nightmare makes his entrance, “WHOA~ OH~!” and gets his pyro. Cody high-fives fans, pounds the steel steps, and we get the second “WHOA~ OH~!” and pyro before Cody steps inside the ring. Cody grabs himself a mic and the fans cheer as both men step onto the WWE logo in the ring. The fans either chant “LET’S GO, CENA!” “CENA SUCKS!” or they sing for “CODY, CODY RHODES~!” Cena tells Cody that he said how he was exhausted and that a match for SummerSlam would be too difficult. Cody didn’t listen, he assaulted Cena, forged his signature, and forced Cena into one of the most dangerous matches in the WWE on one of the grandest stages for the biggest championship.

Cena has only one thing left to say to Cody. “Thank you.” Huh? “Because that was just the boot in the ass that I needed. For 25 years, day in and day out, I have forged a reputation off of hard work, honesty, and respect.” The fans cheer that, and Cena says he now realizes that five months ago, he flushed it all down the toilet chasing false glory when he bought into someone else’s crazy idea for shocking TV. And yeah, they shocked the world! But then the dust settles, everyone goes back to their normal lives, and the guys who were supposed to be on Cena’s side left. And they left Cena alone, trying to pretend to be something he’s not.

Cena holds up the belt and says he wants to leave here with this. After Cena’s last match, he wants to take this home with him. But not because he wants to ruin wrestling. No, he loves wrestling. But Cena wants to take this home with him so that after he’s gone, we don’t forget about him. The fans cheer but Cody is perplexed. Cena says he was so hung up how someone might see him tomorrow, he didn’t realize how stupid he’s acting today. The fans tried to tell him over and over again, but he didn’t listen. Cody, you tried to tell Cena, and Cena didn’t listen> But Cody did what a good friend should do, and forced Cena to face it. Cody forced Cena into a fight.

Not a match, a fight. Something that is going to be brutal, that will force Cena dig down and be who he really is. Something that if he doesn’t show up for war, he shouldn’t show up at all! So mark your calendars! August 1st, 2025, Newark, NJ, the day THE John Cena came back to the WWE! The fans cheer that, but Cody is still confused. Cena says he doesn’t know who leaves with this on Sunday, but he knows who wins, and it’s each and every one of the fans. The fans cheer that, too! Cena says he is finally over his own BS, and at long last, we get to see Cody Rhodes VS the Greatest of All Time at his best, with something to prove in a Street Fight, that Cody wanted!

And if Cody wants some… COME GET SOME! And on Sunday, the only platinum rapper showing up to whip Cody’s ass is Cena! THE CHAMP IS HERE~! The fans are all fired up and Cody smiles. He got what he wanted after all, and Cody slowly takes off his track jacket. Cody asks for something, and two beers are handed to him. Cody tells Cena, “Welcome back, John Cena.” Cody hands Cena a bear, they crack ’em open, and the fans chant for the toast. Cena shakes Cody’s hand, they both drink, and Cena toasts the fans. Cody leaves it at that and takes his leave. The fans cheer Cena on, Cena holds up the belt from the corner, and he’s truly back!

But if John Cena is back to being John Cena, then will Cody even have a chance in that Street Fight? Or will The American Nightmare find a way to bring down #BigMatchJohn?

Jelly Roll trains for SummerSlam.

And Logan Paul being the bully that he is, he shows up uninvited! He mocks Jelly Roll, calling him a buffalo in the wild. Logan “thanks” the trainers for making Jelly look like a star! They’re doing God’s work right there. Jelly says if Logan wants to see God’s work, let’s have service in the ring. Jelly is so sick of this fresh-out-of-Fraggle-Rock looking ferret! Logan asks Jelly what he thinks is gonna happen if Logan gets in the ring, and Jelly fires back that what does Logan think? Jelly isn’t gonna just stand here. Logan slides in, Jelly and Logan scrap! The trainers and other trainees jump in, but then DREW MCINTYRE is here!

Drew CLUBS Jelly, then he sends Logan into Jelly! Logan tells Jelly this is what he means! Jelly is NOT a wrestler! Drew says Jelly needs someone to save him from himself! CLAYMORE! “You’re welcome!” Drew says people pay dues for years to be at SummerSlam! Jelly won’t just walk out there! Logan & Drew gloat as they leave, but will they keep bullying Jelly even at SummerSlam? Or will Jelly and Randy make them both pay for this?

WWE Women’s United States Championship: Giulia w/ Kiana James VS Zelina Vega!

The Beautiful Madness has official representation now, and while Miss James didn’t see the need for this, Giulia convinced her to approve it. Will Giulia prove it to Zelina that she’s not championship material? Or will La Muneca make her homecoming golden?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who sets the tone for this weekend!

The bell rings, the fans rally up, and the two circle. They tie up, Giulia headlocks, Zelina wrenches, but Giulia rolls. Zelina headlocks or Giulia powers out. The fans duel, and the Giulia fans are just as strong as the Zelina fans. Zelina picks a leg, waistlocks, but Giulia throws her away. The two reset again and the fans applaud. They tie up, Giulia THROWS Zelina down by her hair, and the ref reprimands. Giulia ignores that to whip, but Zelina reverses. Zelina dodges a boot, Giulia dodges a haymaker, and she IRON CLAWS! STO! Cover, TWO! Zelina stays in this but Giulia is amused. Giulia drags Zelina up and ROCKS her!

Giulia CHOPS, then ROCKS Zelina again. Giulia CHOPS again, then winds up to ROCK Zelina again! Another CHOP, then Giulia reels Zelina in. Zelina fights the suplex but Giulia powers her up and over! The fans cheer, Giulia covers, TWO! Kiana says it was close, though. Giulia HEADBUTTS Zelina, whips, but Zelina ducks ‘n’ dodges to wheelbarrow and arm-drag! Giulia tumbles out and the fans fire up! Zelina WRECKS Giulia with a dropkick! Kiana hurries over but the ref has her stay back. Zelina METEORAS to the floor! The fans fire up with Zelina and SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Zelina puts Giulia in the ring, slides in and covers, TWO! Giulia is tougher than that but Zelina stomps her in the corner! And KICKS! KICKS! KICKS! Zelina digs her boots in, the ref counts, but Zelina stops at 4. Zelina climbs the corner and stands Giulia up. Giulia goes Matrix to avoid the haymaker! Giulia HEADBUTTS Zelina away! Giulia climbs to the very top, and she MISSILE DROPKICKS! Zelina tumbles and Giulia fires up! Cover, TWO! Giulia drags Zelina up, snapmares, then KICKS! Zelina writhes but Giulia stalks her to ropes. Giulia stomps away, the ref counts, but Giulia steps off. Giulia drags Zelina up and DOUBLE STOMPS her down!

Giulia covers but the ref points out she’s in the ropes. Giulia is annoyed so she pushes Zelina to center. Giulia HEADBUTTS Zelina, bumps her off buckles, then goes corner to corner. Zelina dodges, Giulia hits buckles, and Zelina runs up to roll her up! TWO!! Giulia barely gets free of that, and she SMACKS Zelina down! Giulia is mad now and she stomps Zelina more. The ref counts as they’re in the ropes again, and Giulia puts Zelina in the corner. Giulia runs up and KNEES Zelina down! Cover, TWO! Zelina survives, Giulia covers again, TWO! Another cover, TWO! Giulia grows frustrated but Zelina snarls.

Zelina fires body shots and ROCKS Giulia! SmackDown returns to single picture as Zelina runs, wheelbarrows, but Giulia makes it a FACEBUSTER! WHEELBARROW SURFBOARD! Zelina endures, reaches out, but Giulia adds the legs! The Surfboard teetertotters, Zelina manages to cover! TWO!! Giulia lets go to SURFBOARD STOMP! Cover, TWO!! Zelina survives again, but Giulia scoops! Zelina counters to a cradle, TWO!! Zelina goes to a corner, Giulia run sin, btu Zelina dodges! Another roll up, a roll through, but Zelina basement KICKS! Giulia is mad, she runs up, but Zelina dodges to LARIAT! And LARIAT!

The fans rally, Zelina blocks a knee, and she ELBOWS Giulia! Then the clinch for the SAIDO! Zelina kips up, the fans fire up, and Zelina runs in at the corner! METEORA! Zelina pushes Giulia down, goes up the corner, but Giulia avoids the leap! SHOTGUN BOOT! Zelina ends up in the corner, Giulia hoists her up, and Giulia climbs while the fans rally. Giulia underhooks the arms but Zelina fights the lift! Zelina fires body shots, then slips underneath! She YANKS Giulia into buckles! Then she goes up to SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up while both women are down! Zelina crawls her way over and covers, TWO!!

Giulia survives and Zelina is beside herself! The fans rally up, “This is Awesome!” Giulia rises, Zelina is up top, and Giulia BOOTS the legs out! Giulia climbs, and she says SHE is number one! Giulia HEADBUTTS again and again and again! Then she hoists Zelina up with the underhooks, SUPER DUPER BUTTERFLY PLEX! And then a roll through!? ARRIVEDERCI KNEE! Then the wrench, hammerlock, scoop, and GLORIOUS DRIVER GIULIA!! Cover, TWO?!?! Zelina survives and no one can believe it!! “This is Awesome!” but Giulia is going ballistic! Giulia drags Zelina up, wrenches and scoops again, but Zelina flips down! Sunset, TWO!!!

Giulia escapes with nanoseconds to spare! Zelina dodges a lariat to BACKSTABBER! Zelina hurries to a corner, the fans rally up, and Zelina climbs! MOONSAULT ONTO KNEES!! Giulia drags Zelina up, scoops, NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB!! Cover, GIUILA WINS!

Winner: Giulia, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s United States Champion)

Now that was madness! Zelina survived so much, but that last touch was all it took! Will nothing stop Giulia now that she’s handled her business?

Backstage interview with MFT.

Cathy Kelley is with JC Mateo, Tonga Loa, Talla Tonga, and the WWE United States Champion, Solo Sikoa, and mentions Solo defending that title against Jacob Fatu in a Steel Cage Match for SummerSlam. As for tonight, the cage does hang over the ring as a reminder, per Solo’s request, but why? Solo asks what is she talking about. Does he look like ring crew to her? No. The only things he’s worried about are HIS US Championship, and HIS MFT. Speaking of, Talla makes his in-ring debut against Solo’s big brother- Solo corrects her there and says Jimmy is the “little big brother.” Tonight, “Big Jim” gets a big boot across his big mouth, against the 7 foot monster, Talla Tonga!

Tonight, it is about sending a message. And what’s that stupid saying? Oh, right, “get in where you fit in.” Yadada mean? MFT heads out and Cathy says she doesn’t, but Solo says, “Yes, you do!” But will we all get an idea after this weekend in New Jersey?

AAA World Tag Team Championships Open Challenge: Los Garza w/ Santos Escobar VS ???

As issued on social media, Angel y Berto want to see if anyone from anywhere, whether that be Raw, SmackDown, NXT or AAA, want to fight Legado Del Fantasma! Who will answer the call? And will they take the gold right off Los Garza? We find out, after the break.

SmackDown returns and Santos has the mic. “New Jerseyyyy! It’s time for each and everyone one of you to stand up and show respect for the AAA World Tag Team Champions, LOS GARRRZAAA~! Mi familia!” Now, all they demand is that respect. Not that NJ is familiar with that concept. But hey, they’re here for a reason. Any tag team in the back! If you wanna be lucha libre royalty, just come out here and face Los Garza for the titles right now! We wait and… IT’S MR. IGUANA! The fans are all fired up “The Loveable Lizard,” and he also has Psycho Clown with him! Will the AAA Mixed Tag Team Champion and the AAA Trios Champion combine to become AAA Tag Team Champions?

The teams sort out and the fans are all fired up for Iguana! However, Psycho Clown and Angel start. The fans cheer as the two tie up, but then Angel takes a swing. Psycho dodges, then comes back to RANA! Angel tumbles, Psycho SOBATS, and he UPPERCUTS! Psycho runs, springboards, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, ONE, but Psycho SMACKS Berto for good measure! SMACK for Angel, SMACK for Berto, but Angel runs up! Psycho scoops and hits a BACKBREAKER! Psycho rips his shirt off and the fans fire up! SUPERKICK for Angel! LARIAT for Berto! Psycho RIPS his mask off to reveal the real psycho behind!

Psycho pops Angel up, FOREARM! Cover, TWO! Psycho points to Iguana and the fans fire up! They cheer on Iguana but Angel anchors Psycho. Psycho headlocks Angel, Berto tags in as Angel powers out. Psycho jumps the dropdown, but Berto trips him at the ropes! Berto rains down fists on Psycho but the fans boo. Berto soaks up that heat, then CLUBS Psycho. Berto puts Psycho in the corner to ROCK and stomp away! Berto stops at 4, but Angel gets a cheap shot in. Berto tags Angel, then he drags Psycho to the apron. Angelo runs to PENALTY KICK! Angel TEARS OFF THE PANTS! And he throws them at Iguana!

The fans boo Angel but La Yesca bites the pants. Angel covers Psycho Clown, TWO! Angel drags Psycho up to snapmare, then he chicken wings the arms. The fans rally for “I-GUANA! I-GUANA!” Psycho Clown fights up, fires hands, but Angel shoves him away. Angel DROPKICKS Psycho and covers, TWO! Angelo clamps onto Psycho, whips him to ropes, but Psycho grabs ropes to BOOT Angel! And he ROCKS Berto! Psycho and Angel crawl, hot tag to Berto and he drags Psycho away! Psycho fights up and hops his way forward, hot tag to Iguana! The fans are thunderous as Iguana runs in, ducks ‘n’ dodges, La Yesca in his mouth!

Iguana tilt-o-whirls and DEJA VU RANAS Berto! Then Iguana springboards, FLYING HEADBUTT! Iguana and La Yesca look to each other, and the fans fire up! Angel takes a swing, but Yesca blocks it! The fans fire up and Iguana goes up, up, jumps around, tumbles a bit, but he’s safe! Then he goes back up to RANA anyway! Iguana runs, springboards, and he tilt-o-whirls with Berto into a CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Berto survives, Santos panics, but Iguana and Psycho regroup. They build speed, and Iguana FLIES! But Los Garza catches him! So Psycho Clown runs up, but Iguana is THROWN into him!

DOUBLE BUZZSAWS for Iguana! Angel runs in but Psycho TOSSES him out! Berto somersaults in, but Psycho catches him! Berto fights free, runs, and FLYING CHUCK! Cover, but Psycho isn’t legal! Berto tags Angel, and Angel KICKS Psycho while Berto fetches Iguana. Los Garza sets Iguana up top and Berto tags back in. Los Garza climbs up, and they lift Iguana for the SUPER M T Y!! Cover, TWO!! Iguana survives and the fans fire up! Berto drags Iguana up, the fans rally, and Angel tags in. But Iguana gets loose to tag Psycho Clown! DOUBLE CROSSBODY, but Berto DROPKICKS Psycho! Los Garza mugs Psycho and Angel UPPERCUTS Psycho!

Tag to Berto, they get Psycho up, M T Y!! Cover, Los Garza win!

Winner: Los Garza, by pinfall (still AAA World Tag Team Champions)

Iguana & Psycho Clown tried, but they couldn’t quite overcome the family bond of Los Garza. Will Angel y Berto continue to hold the AAA titles here in WWE? Or will a team rise up that can dethrone them?

Logan Paul & Drew McIntyre arrive backstage.

They still feel good over what they did to Jelly Roll. Cathy Kelley walks over to ask them about that attack, and how they justify the ambush. Logan says no comment, and Drew says anything they have to say, they’ll say it in front of the world later tonight. Drew & Logan leave, a live edition of ImPAULsive set up for SmackDown. Will they just verbally assault Jelly Roll after what they did physically? Or will someone show up to shut them up?

Aleister Black VS Damian Priest!

The Dark Father believes that while others fight to prove who they are, he fights to expose who they really are. Then will Aleister expose the Archer of Infamy’s weakness? Or will Priest refuse to #FadeToBlack?

The bell rings and the two circle. The fans rally up, the two tie up, and Aleister waitlocks. Priest rolls free and the two reset. They circle, tie up, and Priest powers Aleister to a corner. The ref counts, Aleister grabs Priest’s arm and wrenches. Priest wrenches through to arm-drag! Aleister is up and he KICKS Priest’s leg!  Priest snarls and the two reset. Aleister KICKS again, but Priest walks it off. Priest swings, misses, but he blocks a kick to KICK, KICK, and KICK! Aleister bails out before the spin kick! Priest is annoyed but he goes out the side. Priest runs up and uses the steps to leap and AX HANDLE! Down goes Aleister!

The fans cheer and Priest puts Aleister in the ring. Priest steps up but Aleister fires back! Aleister ROCKS Priest, fires more shots, but Priest ROCKS him in return! And he avoids the run-up, only for Aleister to avoid the roundhouse! Aleister ROUNDHOUSES Priest down, then he builds speed to FLY! Direct hit and the fans fire up! Aleister makes his way back to Priest while SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Aleister puts Priest in the ring, then he waistlocks. Priest fights the lift, Aleister ducks an elbow, but Priest BELL CLAPS! Priest runs corner to corner, blocks a boot, but Aleister KNEES Priest away! Aleister goes up, and METEORAS! Down goes Priest but Aleister waits on him. Priest stands, Aleister KICKS, KICKS, but Priest ducks the roundhouse! Priest clinches, Aleister throws elbows, and Priest staggers away. Priest runs back up, but Aleister sweeps the legs! Priest falls into buckles! Aleister rains down fists and forearms, then he drags Priest up to whip. Priest reverses but Aleister ELBOWS him down! Cover, TWO!

Aleister stays cool while Priest goes to ropes. Aleister heads over, brings Priest up, and he ROCKS Priest! Priest sits back against the ropes, and Aleister KICKS him! Priest sputters, Aleister brings him up and fires a strike fest! Then a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Aleister clamps onto Priest with a top wristlock! Priest endures, even as Aleister puts on the pressure. Priest fights up, Aleister fires knees, but Priest fires body shots. SmackDown returns to single picture as Priest ROCKS Aleister. Aleister BOOTS Priest! Aleister brings Priest up but Priest shoves him away. Priest BOOT- NO, Aleister blocks it, and he JUMP KNEES Priest down! Cover, TWO!

The fans fire up as Priest survives. Aleister kicks Priest around, toys with him really, but the fans rally up. Priest pounds the mat and he gets mad! The fans fire up as Priest blocks a boot! Priest spins Aleister and fires off forearms! Priest DECKS Aleister, DECKS him again, then dodges a shot to FLAPJACK! Aleister staggers to a corner, Priest runs up, and he ELBOWS Aleister! Priest knuckle locks and he goes up the corner. The fans cheer as Priest goes Old School to CROSSBODY! The fans fire up again as Priest rises up. Priest powers up the arm, runs the ropes, and he LARIATS Aleister inside-out! Cover, TWO!

Priest snarls but he stands back up. Priest drags Aleister up, kicks low, and reels him in. The fans rally but Aleister wrenches out to KICK! Priest SUPERKICKS! Aleister tumbles out of the ring but Priest goes out the side. Priest runs in around the way, but Aleister JUMP KNEES first! The fans fire up while both men are down! A ring count starts, Aleister drags himself into the ring, but then he goes up, out, and QUEBRADAS! Priest dodges, and he POUNCES Aleister over the desk! The fans fire up, especially as Priest decides to clear off the desk! But then Aleister CHUCKS a chair at Priest’s face!!

Winner: Damian Priest, by disqualification

The fans boo but Aleister no longer cares about winning! He rains down fists on Priest! The ref backs Aleister off, but Aleister just grabs the chair! He SMACKS Priest on the back! The ref reprimands but there’s nothing that can stop Aleister! He RAMS the chair into Priest’s head! The ref takes the chair from Aleister but Aleister grins. Priest is slumped against the steel steps, but Aleister SLAMS Priest’s head against them again and again! The fans are torn but Aleister drags Priest up. Aleister says Priest brought this on himself. BLACK MASS!! Priest falls to the steps and then the floor! The fans boo and the ref calls for help!

Aleister leaves Priest behind, but is this the end of their issue? Or will Priest make the Dark Father pay for his sins?

Tiffany Stratton and Jade Cargill cross paths backstage.

WWE Women’s Champion and 2025 Queen of the Ring both stop, and Jade tells Tiffany that she didn’t need the help last week. Jade was gonna hold her own. Tiff says maybe, but Tiff wouldn’t risk Jade walking into their match with a limp. And besides, when Tiff wins tomorrow, she won’t let there be any excuses. Jade says trust her, there won’t be. Remember, Jade was the first one to step to Tiff after WrestleMania. Now there are no distractions, no cash-ins, nothing else to worry about. Jade will finish what she started. The Storm heads on, will she reign in New Jersey? Or will there still be Tiffy Time on the clock?

Jimmy Uso VS Talla Tonga w/ Solo Sikoa!

The family feud has certainly escalated, especially with MFT bringing in the 7 foot tall Tongan Titan! But will Talla Tonga be bigger than #BigJim? Or can Jimmy help Jacob Fatu by removing this rook off Solo’s chessboard?

SmackDown returns as Jimmy makes his entrance. Only Solo is out here with Talla, but surely JC Mateo & Tonga Loa are lying in wait just in case. The bell rings and Jimmy steps to be face to… chest… with Talla. Talla pie faces Jimmy, Jimmy SMACKS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Talla grabs Jimmy, TOSSES him to the corner, but Jimmy dodges. Jimmy UPPERCUTS and CHOPS, then he climbs up to rain down fists! The fans count but Talla stops Jimmy at two! Talla swings, Jimmy blocks and Jimmy UPPERCUTS! Jimmy leaps, but into a CHOP! Talla looms over Jimmy, stands hm up, and CHOPS him back down!

The fans boo but Solo cheers Talla on. Talla stands Jimmy up just to short arm LARIAT! The fans boo but Talla flexes. Solo says keep after Jimmy, and Talla stomps away! Talla runs to drop a leg, brother! Jimmy sputters away, Solo says all day! Talla steps on Jimmy at the ropes, but the ref counts. Solo talks trash as Talla lets off, and Talla drags Jimmy up. Talla scoops to SLAM Jimmy! Jimmy writhes but Talla stalks him to the ropes. Talla scuffs Jimmy, ROCKS him, and the fans tell Solo off. Talla runs up but Jimmy DUMPS him out! Jimmy runs up, Talla blocks the kick, and Talla spins Jimmy, only for the DRAGON WHIP to hit!

Talla falls to the floor and Jimmy builds speed! Jimmy DIVES and Talla is sent into barriers! The fans fire up, but Talla is still up! Jimmy slides in, and Solo has Talla slow down to talk strategy. Jimmy eggs Talla on while SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Solo has Talla cool off while the ring count climbs. The count passes 5 of 10, but Solo distracts Jimmy. Talla slides in, but Jimmy sees that coming! Jimmy CHOPS, CHOPS, and runs, but into a BOOT! Talla huffs ‘n’ puffs and drags Jimmy up. Talla puts Jimmy on the ropes and CHOKES him! Solo is there to talk trash but the ref backs Talla off. Solo sucker punches Jimmy! Jimmy is down but the fan rally up. Talla stalks Jimmy, HEADBUTTS him down, then stomps him around. Talla whips corner to corner hard and Jimmy slumps down in the corner. Talla storms up on Jimmy, talks trash, then CLUBS Jimmy.

Jimmy staggers away but Talla stalks him again. Talla stands Jimmy up to CHOKE him! The ref counts, but Talla digs his boot in! The ref reprimands, Talla steps off, but Jimmy fires back with haymakers and CHOPS! Talla shoves Jimmy, Jimmy rebounds, but Talla CLOBBERS him! Talla soaks up the heat, then clamps on a neck wrench! Jimmy endures as Talla puts on the pressure. Jimmy fights up, fires body shots, but Talla HEADBUTTS Jimmy down. Talla drags Jimmy up again, SmackDown returns to single picture, and Talla fires off in the corner. Talla throws elbows but the fans rally for “UCE! OH! UCE! OH!”

Talla short arm LARIATS Jimmy, then kicks him around. Talla scuffs Jimmy, eggs him on, and the fans rally up. Jimmy goes to a corner, Talla stands him up, but Jimmy UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS! Talla CHOPS back! Jimmy goes back to the corner but Talla steps on him. Talla CHOKES Jimmy on the ropes like that, but he steps off as the ref counts. Jimmy sputters but Talla drags him up. Talla ROCKS Jimmy, has him in the corner, then brings him around. Talla whips corner to corner, then runs up, but Jimmy BOOTS him! Talla snarls, runs back in, but Jimmy dodges! Jimmy mule kicks, then pops, locks, and UPPERCUTS!

Jimmy fireman’s carries!? No, Talla is too much! Talla slips free to BOOT Jimmy. Jimmy goes to the apron, he RAMS Talla, then GAMANGIRIS! Talla staggers away and Jimmy climbs up. Jimmy leaps, but into a choke grip! CHOKE- NO, Jimmy slips free and SUPERKICKS! And SUPERKICKS! Talla is still on his feet, but Jimmy LARIATS him out of the ring! Talla is on his feet! Solo gets on the apron, Jimmy SUPERKICKS him! Talla is in, Jimmy SUPERKICKS! Jimmy runs and SPEARS Talla down!! The fans fire up and Jimmy climbs the corner! USO SPLASH into the choke grip! Talla stands up, and he CHOKE SLAMS! Cover, Talla wins!

Winner: Talla Tonga, by pinfall

And yes, now Solo calls the rest of MFT to the ring. JC & Loa slide into the ring and they mug Jimmy! The fans boo, and Solo tells the crew to bring the cage down! And indeed, the cage lowers! Solo is all fired up as his guys beat up on Jimmy! Solo stands Jimmy up, but wait! JACOB FATU IS HERE! The Samoan Werewolf storms out to ringside, slides in before the cage is down, and now Solo’s trapped himself in here with the monster! The fans fire up as Fatu helps get Jimmy to the side. Solo finds the door, pops it open, and he runs for it! JC & Loa mug Fatu but Fatu fights them off with haymakers and elbows! Then SUPERKICK after SUPERKICK!

Fatu THROWS JC into the steel! Then he THROWS Loa into the steel! Then POP-UP SAMOAN DROP for Loa! The fans fire up for Fatu as he tells Solo that this is what’s coming! Fatu then runs in at JC to HIP ATTACK! Then HIP ATTACK for Loa! The fans geek out with Fatu, but Solo says Fatu is just stupid! But then Fatu hits the MIGHTY MOONSAULT on JC! And a MIGHTY MOONSAULT on Loa! Fatu shakes the cage, he knows he and Solo will fight soon enough! Will SummerSlam be the end of Solo Sikoa? Or can Solo find a way to leave the animal stuck inside the cage?

Backstage interview with Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss.

Cathy Kelley is with The Queen & Lil’ Miss Bliss, and says that while they’re “not friends,” they could become WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions at SummerSlam. It sure feels like the chemistry between them has evolved over the last few weeks. Would they call this something more than just a tag team? Charlotte admits, she didn’t have her and “Lexi” tagging on the 2025 Bingo Card. They’re so different, and yet, Alexa has has her back, shown up for Charlotte, and Charlotte respects her. Even if she’s super annoying. Alexa says sorry, is that Charlotte’s idea of a compliment? Well, take it or leave it. Yeah, might as well take it.

But Alexa will admit, Charlotte hasn’t been half bad, and has also had her back when it was needed. Cathy says between the witty insults and playful jabs, that feels like a friendship. Charlotte says no, definitely not. Maybe? Alexa says Charlotte doesn’t like “The F Word.” Charlotte says let’s wait until they get the titles before putting a label on this. Alexa says, “And she says I’m the annoying one.” The odd couple heads out, but will they be a couple of champions after facing Roxanne Perez & Raquel Rodriguez? Or will SummerSlam Weekend belong to Judgment Day?

Logan Paul heads to the ring!

New Jersey boos, but The Maverick isn’t alone. The Scottish Terminator also makes his entrance, and Drew fist bumps with Logan. They go to the ring together and grab some mics. The fans boo, but Logan tells them to shut up. Especially “Green Shirt Guy,” he’s the worst of them all! How dare the fans! They have two of the best wrestlers in the industry, and that’s a fact, and they are just trying to defend this place from outsiders! The fans boo but none of them understands what it means to compete at SummerSlam! Which by the way, Jelly Roll thought it was a hot dog eating contest!

Listen, Logan and Drew have dedicated their entire lives to this. And Logan is so sick of these outsiders, they make a name for themselves elsewhere and see WWE as a stepping stone, and that they’re the ones to take this place to the next level. Guess what? That is basically impossible, unless you are Logan Paul, and that’s who he happens to be. The fans boo but Logan tells Jelly to listen. Jelly is an outsider. Jelly is not a wrestler! And Jelly learned what he will learn tomorrow: He is a country star, not a superstar, and he will never, ever belong here! The fans boo but Drew adds on by telling Randy Orton that “whatever happens to Smelly Hole tomorrow” is on Randy’s hands.

Just because Jelly asked for the match doesn’t mean Orton had to give it to him! Orton wants to be BFFs with the guy, get free concert tickets, fangirl over him, fine. But now the match is happening. And what’s that song? Jelly only talks to who when he needs a favor? Logan thinks it’s Weightwatchers. Drew says yes, that’s one of ’em. But Drew says Jelly only talks to God when he needs a favor. Well, how selfish of Jelly. Drew has God on speed dial. And when Drew prays, bad things happen. Logan says that’s right, this is the WWE, not court-ordered community service. But wait, who is this pulling up into the parking lot? IT’S JELLY ROLL!

Logan can’t believe it, and Drew says Jelly better not come out here or the match won’t happen. But duh, Jelly isn’t alone. He brought Randy Orton! The Viper and Jelly storm their way to the ring but Logan says that’s so cute, Jelly called Daddy. Drew says it’s show time! #RKRoll goes down the ramp, Aldis tries to reason with them, but no dice. The teams are staring down, and the brawl is on! The fans fire up as Orton ash Drew, Jelly has Logan, but things turn around! The security rushes out here, they pull the four apart, but the four find each other anyway! Jersey wants to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!”

Orton DECKS Logan! Drew grabs Orton, but Jelly jumps in there! Jelly and Orton back up, but then Orton runs up to DECK Drew! Drew & Logan are furious but there is a sea of security between them and the ring! The fans cheer Randy, and he slowly backs off. Orton and Jelly talk it over, they’re still fired up. So RKO for security! And RKO again! The shirt says “RKO EVERYBODY,” but the last guy is spared. Orton looks to Jelly, and Jelly grabs the guy! JELLY CHOKE SLAM! Will Logan regret lighting this fire that is inside Jelly Roll? Or will Drew help Logan establish himself as the one, the only, and the greatest celebrity turned wrestler ever?

My Thoughts:

A very good SmackDown, but it had a touch of the Go Home Syndrome. There were some really well done video packages, such as the one to hype the massive TLC tag title match. Good promo from Tiff and Jade to have one last interaction before their match, but it didn’t really change the math in that I still see either one as a viable winner. Very good, very fun promo from Charlotte & Alexa ahead of their tag title match, but again I don’t see the math changing. To me, Charlotte & Alexa should win the titles to not only bring them over to SmackDown for a stretch, but to also add to their “dysfunctional friends” story while adding to the Judgment Day dysfunction.

Very good promo from Solo to hype up his match with Jacob and Talla Tonga VS Jimmy Uso tonight. Solo continues to find little ways of being hilarious, like with that last little comment during the segment. Jimmy VS Talla was really good, especially for Talla’s first TV match (he had that Main Event on Hulu match) and commentary did a good job letting everyone know Talla held titles in NJPW as Hikuleo. Talla of course won, and with the cage, I knew they’d have it come down. Fatu making the save was good, though I do feel bad that JC is on the receiving end of Jacob looking strong. The go-home math says Solo finds a way, but I feel like Jacob should defy that math and win.

Great match from Aleister VS Priest, and the disqualification finish was probably the best move. Priest needed a win, he hasn’t gotten much lately, but Aleister couldn’t really lose because he’s just getting going again. Maybe they escalate and have Priest VS Aleister in a Street Fight of their own, even if that’d be like copying Cody VS Cena or something. Great Women’s US Championship match, but I had a feeling Giulia would win out. I’m a little surprised Kiana didn’t have any role to play. Granted, I’m not sure the business partnership thing was needed to start with, but then Kiana wouldn’t be doing anything and she should at least try her hand at being a manager character. In fact, Kiana could even take on a “gatekeeper” role, where the contenders have to beat her first.

Great match but a more awesome moment that Mr. Iguana & Psycho Clown were on SmackDown to face Los Garza. It got a little janky at parts but they were all really going fast to bring that AAA style lucha excitement to the show. Los Garza winning out makes sense, this is still a WWE show so the WWE team wins. Perhaps TripleMania coming up in a few weeks is where Los Garza lose the belts back to a team from AAA, but this was a great sign that WWE fans greatly enjoy AAA talent like Mr. Iguana and Psycho Clown.

Very good stuff with Logan, Drew, Jelly Roll and Orton. The “workout beatdown” was a good move, you see it more and more often these days, and it works given Jelly would need extra training because he’s the celebrity. Not sure I would’ve marketed it as “earlier today,” maybe more like “earlier this week,” but I suppose it isn’t that hard to think Jelly Roll flew up from the Performance Center in Orlando as soon as he could to make it to New Jersey in time for the closing segment. Very good brawl from #RKRoll with Drew & Logan, but with Orton & Jelly getting to stand tall here, I guess that means Drew & Logan find a way to win. Drew does need something given his previous losses, so does Jelly take the loss? Or does Randy “bite the bullet” for Jelly?

And then what a wild development in the Cody VS Cena story, in that Cena really did go back to being Face Cena like Cody wanted. On one hand, Cena got to vent on how The Rock and Travis Scott didn’t really do much of anything to help in the WrestleMania build and still hadn’t after. On the other, he used that absence to explain away this sudden reset happened. But even then, I feel like Cody maybe accepted it all too easily. They can let Cena’s Face return be real, we get a great match from him and Cody, and who knows how it finishes. But if Cena is lying to Cody and Cena does something underhanded, then kudos, that’s a good trick.

I honestly would’ve gone with a different option where Cody didn’t trust Cena tonight, and had this anger towards Cena. Cody would accuse Cena of lying, refusing to believe out of a sense of paranoia, because Cody thinks Cena is lying and is just luring Cody into a false sense of security. Then we can use that to work on Cody’s Heel turn, where he refuses to accept the truth. Honestly, this would be the perfected form of what Cody was doing in AEW, being the character who thinks he’s Face and wants to be Face but is really a Heel.

My Score: 8.8/10