#1 WWE SummerSlam 2018 (19/08/2018)
The Bludgeon Brothers vs. The New Day
On an episode of SmackDown Live before SummerSlam 2018, The New Day defeated Sanity and The Bar for a shot at the SmackDown Tag Team Championships. This earned them a one-way ticket to face the unstoppable Bludgeon Brothers at SummerSlam.
Big E and Xavier Woods stepped into the ring to face Rowan and Harper on a night where Roman Reigns haulted Brock Lesnar’s 504-day reign as Universal Champion and Ronda Rousey won her first RAW Women’s Championship.
The New Day proved to be the strongest competitors for The Bludgeon Brothers, as they gave them their longest match to date. After an elaborate battle, which lasted almost ten minutes, Harper and Rowan saw no escape. The match ended when Rowan struck Woods and Big E with a mallet, earning New Day the victory by disqualification. The result ended Rowan and Harper’s 133-day winning streak, however they managed to retain their titles.
On the SmackDown Live that followed SummerSlam, Rowan and Harper lost the titles to The New Day in a No DQ Match, ending their reign at 135 days. The following day, it was announced that Rowan had suffered a torn right bicep, sidelining him indefinitely and thereby disbanding The Bludgeon Brothers.