WWE SmackDown, August 9: Results

The show opens with Randy Orton‘s music as he makes his way into the ring.

Randy Orton vs Rob Van Dam

An excellent match to open the show, with great back and forth action. RVD looked crisp as usual with a wide variety of high flying moves. Orton looked extremely strong as his offense made the most damage. In the end, RVD countered an RKO and went for the Rolling Thunder. He missed the 5 star frog splash and Orton capitalized and connected an RKO for victory.

Winner: Randy Orton

Miz is in the ring for Miz TV and he has AJ and Big E along with him. Miz asks AJ about her relationship with Big E. She says Big E is her best friend. She talks about Ziggler being a cold-hearted, selfish man as Ziggler interrupts her.

He shows off telling women can’t get over him too easily and AJ says he can’t touch her again. Kaitlyn makes her way into the ring and the four start arguing. Miz shuts them up and as host of SummerSlam, he puts the four into a match.

Kaitlyn & Ziggler vs AJ & Big E Langston is confirmed for SummerSlam.

Kaitlyn then talks about knocking the crazy off AJ as they both start brawling in the ring. Big E separates the two as Ziggler hits the Zig Zag on Big E. Kaitlyn then spears AJ as the two stand tall at the end of the segment.

Fandango vs Kofi Kingston

A decent rematch of sorts after their match at RAW this week. Kofi looked strong right away as he started with strong kicks. Fandango tried to make momentary comebacks but failed. Kofi remained in control as Fandango went out for a breather. Summer Rae interrupted Kingston but he managed to tackle Fandango from the apron. Summer Rae fakes an ankle injury and Kingston gets distracted. Fandango capitalizes and lands a perfect leg drop from the top rope to pick up the victory.

Winner: Fandango

Daniel Bryan vs Wade Barrett

Bryan starts off with a YES kick but Barrett counters with a huge clothesline. Barrett tosses Bryan around at ringside and throws him back for a 2 count. Wade remains in control as he hits the Winds of Change for a 2 count. Barrett gets hold of clippers and tries to cut off Bryan’s beard, but Bryan counters with a huge right knee. Bryan then hits a flying headbutt and then applies the YES lock to make Barrett tap.

Winner: Daniel Bryan

Damien Sandow is interviewed backstage. Renee Young shows him the Gulf of Mexico fiasco, Sandow silences her and reveals his new, sophisticated case. It is brown leather looking and Sandow says he will cash in to become the World Heavyweight Championship.

Kane vs 3MB: 3 on 1 Handicap match

That was the fastest handicap match ever, as Kane wreaks havoc on the 3MB. He tosses all the three out of the ring and throws them around on the furniture. Kane then chokeslams Jinder Mahal to pick up the victory.

Winner: Kane

Bray Wyatt appears on the Titantron on his rocking chair. He talks about Kane’s fire scaring him but the fire won’t affect him because he is already dead. Bray then starts laughing as Kane’s pyro sets off in the ring.

Pre-recorded promo from Lesnar. He says Punk is a joke and he didn’t kill him till now only because of the respect he has for Paul Heyman. He talks about Punk taking beginner’s MMA classes and mocks him. He says he is the beast and the best.

Christian vs Alberto Del Rio

Excellent main event as it involved a lot of near falls and fast paced back and forth action. Christian showed just why he is the best contender for the title as he worked extremely well with Del Rio. Del Rio as usual was strong with his offense as he landed brutal kicks on Christian. In the end, Christian countered a cross arm breaker by Del Rio and rolled him up for the three count.

Winner: Christian

Del Rio is furious as they show the replay. He goes back into the ring to attack Christian but gets caught in the Killswitch instead. The World Heavyweight champion is lying in the ring as Sandow makes his way. He is on his way to cash in the MITB briefcase but Cody Rhodes interrupts and lays the Cross Rhodes as Sandow lays flat in the ring.