Reports indicate that the following was taped Tuesday night in Sacramento, Calif. for the episode of SmackDown that is set to air this Thursday as the road to SummerSlam continues.
In the main event, Roman Reigns defeated Rusev to close out the show. The leader of the Roman Empire also opened up the episode and cut a promo on Bray Wyatt before being interrupted by the Bulgarian Brute, who announced their clash for later in the evening.
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There was also a tribute to late WWE Hall of Famer "Rowdy" Roddy Piper to open up the show. Piper, whose real name is Roderick Toombs, passed away due to cardiac arrest on Friday.
In other action, Mark Henry and the reigning WWE Tag Team Champions, The Prime Time Players, overcame The New Day in a six-man tag team match while Stardust topped Zack Ryder in a one-on-one encounter.
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In Divas action, Charlotte took on Naomi, but the match was stopped due to outside interference and a tag team match was made pitting Charlotte and Becky Lynch against Naomi and Sasha Banks.
The Team B.A.D. representatives defeated the members of The Submission Sorority in the ensuing contest.
This episode of SmackDown continued the hype to SummerSlam.
Quick Match Results:
--Mark Henry and The Prime Time Players (Titus O'Neil & Darren Young) def. The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E & Xavier Woods) in a six-man tag team match.
--Charlotte vs. Naomi was called off due to outside interference.
--Sasha Banks & Naomi def. Charlotte & Becky Lynch in a tag team match.
--Stardust def. Zack Ryder.
--Roman Reigns def. Rusev.
This edition of SmackDown airs 17 nights before SummerSlam on Aug. 23 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and here is the card so far:
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