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Smackdown Live couldn't build up to the hype created by Raw, but in its own defense, it did take away a lot of buzz-worthy storylines that could've developed after. A failed cash-in and Shane's involvement in the US Title picture headlined the show. Let's have a look. Credits: WWE.com Results: Natalya defeated Becky Lynch. Rusev vs. Chad Gable ended in a double count-out. The Usos defeated The New Day. Jinder Mahal vs. John Cena ended in a no contest. Mahal's Independence Speech Jinder Mahal kicked off the show along with the Singh Brother by inviting a live band performance of the Indian National Anthem. Mahal then took to address the audience by stating that he would beat John Cena in a more dominating fashion than Nakamura did and started his usual ranting in Punjabi. Nakamura interrupted him and claimed that he would take the title from him at Summerslam. This was a sub-par segment. Hopefully, WWE are done experimenting with Jinder Ma...

WWE has really been pulling all the right plugs to consolidate its viewership. Facing heavy competition from the red-brand, Smackdown Live didn't disappoint. With marquee PPV matches packaged into a regular TV show, Smackdown Live has lived up to all expectations leading into Summerslam. Let's have a look at the proceedings. Credits: WWE.com Results: US Championship: AJ Styles(C) defeated Kevin Owens. Aiden English defeated Sami Zayn. Naomi and Becky Lynch defeated Natalya and Carmella. Rusev defeated Chad Gable. #1 Contender's Match: Shinsuke Nakamura defeated John Cena. US Championship Match: AJ Styles(C) vs. Kevin Owens Smackdown Live was kicked off by the US Championship match, heavily relying on AJ Styles and Kevin Owens to set the tone for the big night to follow. Both wrestlers pulled off amazing moves, as has become a norm whenever they are battling. They have set the standard so high and their chemistry has become so impeccable, that anyt...

WWE must have realized that Battleground was everything but a PPV - apart from it being labelled as one. Seemingly back on track to compete with Raw's surging viewership ratings and gravitational storylines, Smackdown Live made the best show possible to reinvigorate its stardom on TV. Smackdown Live is now on the course, sprinting swiftly towards establishing mouth-watering storylines for The Biggest Party of The Summer. Let's have a look at the proceedings. Credits: WWE.com Results: Shinsuke Nakamura defeats Baron Corbin. Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch defeat Tamina Snuka and Lana. Sami Zayn and Tye Dillinger defeat Mike Kanellis and Aiden English. AJ Styles defeats Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho to become new US Champion. Jericho's Big Return Kevin Owens, the new US Champ after Battleground, kicked the show off as he began gloating about conquering what was rightfully his and eventually concluding that he was a better champion that AJ Styles. A s...

Centered upon a huge tease for a John Cena-AJ Styles feud late into the summer, Smackdown Live was off to an explosive start! Here's looking into the Blue-Brand's offering for this week. Credits: watchwrestling.uno Results: Jinder Mahal (C) defeats Tye Dillinger Xavier Woods defeats Jey Uso Natalya Hart and Tamina Snuka defeat Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch John Cena and AJ Styles defeat Kevin Owens and Rusev US Open Challenge: The show opened to a video segment of AJ Styles defeating Kevin Owens at the hallowed Madison Square Garden to capture the US Championship Title. As the WWE Universe started chanting AJ Styles'name, his music hit and the new US Champ entered the arena to address the audience. Reinstating prestige to the overlooked title, Styles declared the US open challenge as popularized by Cena and called upon his first challenger. To his surprise, Cena answered the call and out he came to a thunderous applaud. Affirming his inclusion to...

Reviewing the Blue-Brand's Independence Day Celebrations! Image Source: wrestlingac.com Results: AJ Styles defeats Chad Gable. SD Womens' Championship: Naomi (C) defeats Lana. Aiden English defeats Randy Orton. US Title #1 Contender Battle Royal: AJ Styles wins.  Breaking it down: Cena Returns: The 16-time World Champion is finally back after a long summer. And how! Just as he enters, the crowd comes alive! The last time we saw this was when Shane McMahon had returned. He runs into the ring, and quickly addresses the WWE Universe. He's all fired up and because it's Independence Day, no other return could've meant as much. He immediately makes note of the fact that he's been labelled as the part-time mascot of WWE and rubbishes those claims to state that he is an "All-timer". He also talks about the controversial "Free Agent" tag and goes on to say that if his time is limited, he is going all guns blazing. He drops a fe...