WWE Friday Night Smackdown results, recap and highlights: July 29, 2022

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Bengaluru,
July
30:
The
final
edition
of
SmackDown
before
the
2022
SummerSlam
aired
last
night
with
the
first-ever
Shillelagh
Match
as
the
main
event
to
determine
the
Number-One
Contender
for
the
Undisputed
WWE
Universal
Championship
at
Clash
at
the
Castle.

The
New
Day
continued
their
rivalry
with
The
Viking
Raiders
by
competing
in
a
tag
team
match.
Also,
Brock
Lesnar
made
a
surprise
appearance
to
take
out
Mr.
Money
in
the
Bank
Theory.

Check
out
the
recap
and
results
from
the
July
29
episode
of
Friday
Night
SmackDown
that
took
place
at
the
State
Farm
Arena
in
Atlanta,
Georgia:

–
Drew
McIntyre
defeated
Sheamus
(With
Ridge
Holland
and
Butch)
in
an
Irish
Donnybrook
Street
Fight
to
earn
an
Undisputed
WWE
Universal
Championship
match
at
Clash
At
The
Castle
in
September.

Sheamus
took
an
early
advantage
by
attacking
McIntyre
during
his
entrance.
But
McIntyre
ultimately
powerbombed
Sheamus
through
a
table
and
Claymore-d
his
way
for
the
pin
to
win.

After
the
match,
McIntyre
was
speaking
with
Kayla
Braxton
when
Money
In
The
Bank
contract
holder
Theory
attacked
him
from
behind.
Theory
left
after
hitting
McIntyre
with
the
MITB
briefcase
a
few
times.

.@DMcIntyreWWE
is
going
to

#WWECastle!

#SmackDown
pic.twitter.com/KBnq8QJbmi

—
WWE
(@WWE)

July
30,
2022

Well
there’s
just
simply
no
need
for
this

@_Theory1…

#SmackDown
pic.twitter.com/OJT6rxkuRC

—
WWE
(@WWE)

July
30,
2022

–
Happy
Corbin
bought
a
ticket
so
that
he
could
sit
right
behind
Pat
McAfee
on
the
commentary
table.
He
also
had
a
‘Loser’
sign
with
Pat’s
old
mugshot
stuck
on
it.

Corbin
eventually
threw
popcorn
at
Pat
to
annoy
him
before
and
kicked
him
in
the
ba**s
before
the
officials
came
out
to
stop
him.

–
Shotzi
defeated
Aliyah
in
a
singles
contest.
After
sending
Aliyah
to
the
ring
post,
Shotzi
hit
the
Never
Wake
Up
finisher
on
her
for
the
win.

–
Ronda
Rousey
came
out
after
the
match
and
took
out
Shotzi
before
calling
out
Liv
Morgan.
Ronda
indicated
a
heel
turn
by
telling
a
fan
to
shut
up.

–
SmackDown
Women’s
Champion
Liv
Morgan
and
Ronda
Rousey
then
defeated
Natalya
and
Sonya
Deville
in
a
tag
team
match.
Rousey
delivered
a
knee
to
Deville
followed
by
the
Piper’s
Pit.

She
went
for
the
arm
bar,
but
Natalya
made
the
save.
Morgan
took
Natalya
out
with
an
Ob-Livion,
allowing
Rousey
to
apply
the
Ankle
Lock
on
Deville
for
the
pin
to
win.

obLIVion!@YaOnlyLivvOnce
#SmackDown
pic.twitter.com/Hf4COslHkd

—
WWE
(@WWE)

July
30,
2022

Tonight,
they
get
the
win
as
a
team.

Tomorrow,
they
meet
each
other
for
the

#SmackDown
Women’s
Championship.@RondaRousey
@YaOnlyLivvOnce
pic.twitter.com/oQFCGdrhBW

—
WWE
(@WWE)

July
30,
2022

–
Undisputed
WWE
Tag
Team
Champions
The
Usos
and
The
Street
Profits
came
face
to
face
before
their
title
match
at
SummerSlam.

A
brawl
broke
out
between
both
teams
and
the
Special
Guest
Referee
Jeff
Jarrett
was
taken
out
via
a
Superkick
from
Jey
Uso.
As
The
Usos
checked
on
Jarrett,
Profits
sent
them
out
of
the
ring
to
stand
tall.

–
The
Maximum
Male
Models
(Max
and
Maxxine
Dupri
along
with
Ma.çé
and
Mån.sôör)
showed
off
their
SummerSlam
beachwear
collection.

–
The
Viking
Raiders
(Erik
and
Ivar)
defeated
The
New
Day
(Kofi
Kingston
and
Xavier
Woods)
in
a
tag
team
match.
Ivar
delivered
a
sit-out
powerbomb
on
Kingston
and
tagged
in
Erik
to
hit
a
double
power
bomb
to
get
the
pin
to
win.

After
the
match,
Erik
and
Ivar
wrapped
a
Steel
Chair
around
Xavier
Woods’
ankle
and
hit
the
Chair
with
their
Shields
to
badly
injure
The
New
Day
member.

–
Paul
Heyman
came
out
in
the
main
event
segment
of
Smackdown
and
assured
the
fans
that
Roman
Reigns
is
going
to
be
the
Last
Man
Standing
at
SummerSlam
to
smash
Brock
Lesnar,
and
thereby
continue
his
reign
as
the
Undisputed
WWE
Universal
Champion.

Brock
Lesnar
came
out
and
confronted
Heyman
when
Theory
attacked
him
from
behind
with
his
MITB
briefcase.
Lesnar
easily
fired
back
with
a
series
of
German
Suplexes
to
put
Theory
down.

Welcome
to

#SuplexCity,

@_Theory1!@BrockLesnar
#CowboyBrock
#SmackDown
pic.twitter.com/iWocUB6nN6

—
WWE
(@WWE)

July
30,
2022

Familiar
foes
meet
again.

@DMcIntyreWWE
@BrockLesnar
#SmackDown
pic.twitter.com/sOIiwyyxf8

—
WWE
(@WWE)

July
30,
2022

Then
Drew
McIntyre
appeared
out
of
nowhere
and
leveled
Theory
with
a
Claymore
Kick.
McIntyre
and
Lesnar
shared
a
staredown
to
end
the
show.

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