WWE recapped the events from SmackDown last week which showcased the ominous warning from a shadowy figure along with the Brood style blood bath on the WWE Champion Randy Orton. Still feeling disturbed, the Viper is not in the building tonight, but rather in his tour bus, and the main event for tonight was a rematch from No Mercy as the Scottish Warrior battles the American Nightmare of Legacy.
As Cody walked into the Legacy's locker room, he was stunned to see Randy's locker adorned with religious objects such as the crucifix, Bible and the vial of holy water. Disturbed, Rhodes left the locker room and called the Viper to tell him the situation.
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WWE hyped their next premium live event which was SummerSlam, and so far four matches were confirmed for the Biggest Party of the Summer:
Gunther (c) vs. Sami Zayn vs. Chad Gable vs. Bronson Reed - Fatal four way match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
LA Knight and Jey Uso vs. The Bloodline (Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa) - Tag team match
Asuka (c) vs. Cora Jade vs. Charlotte Flair - Triple threat match for the WWE Women's Championship
House of Bliss (Roxanne Perez, Tiffany Stratton and Thea Hail) (with Alexa Bliss) vs. Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai, Kairi Sane and Iyo Sky) (with Bayley)
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Drew McIntyre - Singles match for the WWE Universal Championship
As for the WWE Championship match, Orton has been informed that he'll know his opponent tonight.
For Drew, his only objective is to win the championship in front of a live crowd, so he used it as his motivation for his match against Rhodes.
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As Cody made his usual entrance, nothing seemed out of the ordinary so far, but as the American Nightmare was about to get in sync with "WHOA!" part of his song, the tune glitched and it switched from Kingdom to Rhodes' Undashing version of his theme while the Titantron glitched and flashed a winged figure with red eyes for a few seconds before going back to normal, as if nothing happened.
Cody shook it off and attempts to remain unbothered as he is focused on his match with Drew.
The Scotsman made his entrance with his sword in hand as he is ready for another round with the American Nightmare; after impaling his sword into the ground, McIntyre marched his way to the ring and wasted no time as he traded punches with Rhodes. Drew used his brute strength to back Cody to the turnbuckle before tossing him over for a belly to belly suplex. Wasting no time, Drew set up for the Claymore, but Rhodes rolled out of the ring to catch his breath. McIntyre pursued Rhodes and slammed his face on the announcer's table before throwing him back in the ring to continue the action.
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The WWE Champion came down to the ring to watch the action up close while keeping his head on a swivel in case of any mishaps such as the glitches from earlier. McIntyre fazed Cody with a vicious chop and gets him in position for a powerbomb, but Rhodes powered out and takes down Drew with a Cody Cutter and then a Disaster Kick, but McIntyre managed to get his shoulder up. More trouble came for the Scotsman as Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa came down to scout the action, per orders of the Tribal Chief himself Roman Reigns. Bounded by a common enemy in Drew McIntyre, Orton and The Usos surrounded the ring as the match goes on.
In an attempt to end the match a cheap way, the Viper distracted the referee while Jimmy Uso bounced McIntyre on the ropes, allowing Rhodes to hit Drew with not one, not two, but three Cross Rhodes. As the referee turned around, Rhodes went for the pin, but somehow, McIntyre managed to get his shoulder up at 2.99 seconds, much to the shock of the WWE Champion and the Bloodline.
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