Though the Aug. 30 Bash in Berlin go dwelling episode of SmackDown will air in its traditional time at 8 p.m. ET on USA in the USA, it received’t be stay. That’s as a result of the present is being held on the website of tomorrow’s premium stay occasion, the Uber Area in Berlin, Germany — and airing stay there at 7 p.m. CST (1 p.m. ET). Meaning spoilers will probably be obtainable for many who want to partake.
Marketed for the present: WWE Girls’s champion Nia Jax places her title on the road in opposition to Mia “Michin” Yim, and LA Knight has issued an open problem for his United States title. We additionally anticipate some final minute construct for Bash in Berlin — notably the 2 involving members of the blue model’s roster (WWE champ Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens and Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair’s try and reclaim the Girls’s Tag titled from Unholy Union). And extra!
We’ll replace this submit as outcomes are available from Berlin.
- Avenue Income (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) def. A-City Down Beneath (Austin Concept & Grayson Waller) in a pre-show darkish match. Two post-show darkish matches had been additionally introduced: Damien Priest vs. Dominik Mysterio and Gunther vs. Ilja Dragunov.
- SmackDown begins with movies of Cody Rhodes, Kevin Owens, Nia Jax and Tiffany Stratton arriving on the enviornment.
- LA Knight is out to a giant pop (YEAH!). He talks about the way it took 27 years to get again to Germany for a televised occasion after taping Uncooked within the nation again in Feb. 1997. Since Berlin is the capital of Germany, he suggests calling his U.S. title the Capital championship for the weekend. That brings out the person who will reply his open problem tonight — Ludwig Kaiser! Enormous ovation for the person billed from Hamburg. Kaiser will make it the European title when he wins it, however Knight says that received’t occur.
- LA Knight def. Ludwig Kaiser for the USA championship. The group wasn’t proud of the result, as they had been cheering and singing whereas Kaiser was in management for the center portion of the match. After nearfalls for every man, LA hit a BFT for the win and received booed for it.
- Video package deal for Gunther & Orton’s World Heavyweight title match tomorrow.
- Legado del Fantasma (Angel & Berto) def. Baron Corbin & Apollo Crews. The babyfaces had been in management for a lot of this, however Santos Escobar took out Corbin on the skin whereas Elektra Lopez distracted the referee, leaving Crews alone to take the pin.
- In a pre-tape phase from Bloodline HQ, Solo Sikoa reveals that he, Jacob Fatu, and the Tag champs will face #DIY and Avenue Income in an 8-man match subsequent week. After recapping his reign of terror, he says he’s coming for the winner of Rhodes/Owens after tomorrow’s PLE.
- Talking of Owens & Rhodes, they’re out subsequent for a face-to-face. However first, Common Supervisor Nick Aldis has a video reel of highlights from the European tour and a thanks for German followers.
- KO asks what Cody desires to speak about, however adjustments the topic from Rhodes’ most popular subject (the championship) to hinting that “one thing occurred” to Cody’s knee on the tour. The champ says he doesn’t know what Owens is referring to. Rhodes brings up the best way it seemed like Kevin was going to take him with the belt after their tag match final Friday. He wonders if possibly Owens isn’t indignant as a result of he will get an excessive amount of credit score from the present wrestling “renaissance” whereas KO will get to little (he mentions leaving WWE to work the identical rooms and stroll with the identical folks Owens did earlier than signing with WWE). Kev brings up the knee once more, not wanting Cody to have any excuses if he loses. Rhodes insists his knee is 100%, they usually cowl some extra historical past like how lengthy its been since Kev was Common champ (8 years!) and the way Owens will need to have been indignant that Rhodes’ return stole a number of the highlight from KO’s match with Stone Chilly at WrestleMania 38. It builds to the champ telling Owens he loves him and desires to know in the event that they’ll nonetheless be buddies after he retains tomorrow. KO whispers one thing in his ear and walks off.
- A-City Down Beneath run into Corbin & Crews backstage. The phase is one other tease for the Concept/Waller cut up, nevertheless it nonetheless doesn’t occur.
- Giovanni Vinci teaser that the gang authorized of. He (re)debuts subsequent week.
- Andrade el Idolo vs. Carmelo Hayes