Reports indicate that the following was taped Tuesday night for the episode of SmackDown that is set to air this Thursday from Milwaukee as the countdown to Battleground resumes.
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In the main event, Ryback defeated Seth Rollins by countout after the WWE World Heavyweight Champion jumped over the barrier and ran away through the crowd. Big Show then came out to help Rollins beat down Ryback and then Roman Reigns made the save to end the show.
The Architect opened up the episode by cutting a promo and the beat up Cadillac was brought out. Paul Heyman then interrupted and the two went back-and-forth about Brock Lesnar and Battleground.
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Reigns and Big Show were in action against each other earlier on in the night and ended in Reigns winning via disqualification.
In that contest, Bray Wyatt's music hit during the bout and he seemed to appear on the ramp, but it was a decoy and the real Eater of Worlds attacked Reigns from behind to draw the bell. The New face of Fear then hit Sister Abigail twice.
Elsewhere, Rusev made his return to the ring from a fractured foot and squashed Fandango. It's notable that he was wearing shoes instead of wrestling barefoot.
In other action, Dean Ambrose overcame Bo Dallas with the Dirty Deeds and Titus O'Neil dropped Big E after Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston were banished from ringside.
In an in-ring segment, Randy Orton came out and cut a promo on Sheamus before being interrupted by The Ascension. Orton hit Konnor and Viktor with RKOs to end the segment.
In Divas action, Brie Bella and Alicia Fox defeated Naomi and Tamina Snuka in a tag team match.
Quick Match Results:
--Dean Ambrose def. Bo Dallas via Dirty Deeds.
--Rusev def. Fandango.
--Roman Reigns def. Big Show via DQ after Bray Wyatt interfered.
--Titus O'Neil def. Big E after Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods were banned from ringside.
--Brie Bella & Alicia Fox def. Naomi & Tamina Snuka.
--Ryback def. Seth Rollins via countout.
This episode airs 10 days before Battleground on July 19 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis and here is the updated card:
WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Seth Rollins (c) w/ The Authority vs. Brock Lesnar w/ Paul Heyman
WWE United States Championship
John Cena (c) vs. Kevin Owens
Singles Match
Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt
WWE Intercontinental Championship Triple Threat Match
Ryback (c) vs. The Big Show vs. The Miz
WWE Tag Team Championships
The Prime Time Players (Darren Young & Titus O'Neil) (c) vs. The New Day (Combination of Kofi Kingston, Big E & Xavier Woods)
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