{"id":84299,"date":"2019-08-06T13:19:29","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T18:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=84299"},"modified":"2019-08-06T13:19:29","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T18:19:29","slug":"wwe-smackdown-primer-8-6-summerslam-go-home-show-the-best-guest-in-the-world-kofi-strikes-back-whodunnit-sami-gonna-fade-to-black-woooo-and-some-stratusfaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/08\/06\/wwe-smackdown-primer-8-6-summerslam-go-home-show-the-best-guest-in-the-world-kofi-strikes-back-whodunnit-sami-gonna-fade-to-black-woooo-and-some-stratusfaction\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER 8\/6: SummerSlam Go-Home Show, The Best Guest in the World, Kofi Strikes Back, Whodunnit, Sami Gonna Fade to Black, Woooo and Some Stratusfaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1938654016\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER<br \/>\nAUGUST 6, 2019<br \/>\nDETROIT, MI. AT THE LITTLE CAESAR\u2019S ARENA<br \/>\nAIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT<br \/>\nBY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Tom Phillips, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Arena and Items Advertised by WWE<\/h3>\n<p>WWE Smackdown returns to the Little Caesar\u2019s Arena in Detroit, MI. The arena is just two years old but has already hosted multiple WWE events including Hell in a Cell just one month after its opening. Smackdown last appeared in September of last year in the run-up to last year\u2019s offering of HIAC.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what WWE.com is advertising for the show thus far:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matches &amp; Segments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kevin Owens invites Shane McMahon to \u201cThe Kevin Owens Show\u201d<\/li>\n<li>WWE Champion Kofi Kingston to respond to Randy Orton in exclusive interview<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Storyline Follow-Up:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who tried to run down Roman Reigns?<\/li>\n<li>Will Aleister Black respond to Sami Zayn\u2019s challenge?<\/li>\n<li>Is Charlotte Flair ready for Trish Stratus?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sometime after this comes out expect WWE to announce more specific segments and matches for tonight.<\/p>\n<h3>Kevin Owens Invites Shane McMahon to \u201cThe Kevin Owens Show\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Last week on Smackdown, Shane McMahon gave us the sad news at the start of the show that he would not be present. His life coach had helped him get his aura back and he was at peace. Kevin Owens responded happily saying the show could be about the talent and not his \u201cstupid face.\u201d Drew McIntyre came out and told Kevin he talked too much, followed by attacking him. They then had a match which Kevin won clean in about 13 minutes. Here he is talking about Shane in a WWE.com exclusive:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kevin Owens only sees red when he sees Shane McMahon\u2019s face: SmackDown Exclusive, July 30, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JONzyc4EWDU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Kevin faces Shane McMahon at SummerSlam. Kevin must quit WWE if Shane defeats him. Talk about irony as he \u201cquit\u201d WWE around this time last year in Toronto following a match with Seth Rollins. We\u2019ll see if he has the same fate. Prior to that, Kevin has invited Shane to the Kevin Owens show tonight.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1065282566\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I sadly see Shane winning this match given how they\u2019ve built him up since turning on the Miz prior to WrestleMania. There\u2019s a ton of truth to what Kevin says regarding the TV time Shane gets. I understand Shane is good in his character and I can\u2019t take that away from him. I just wish they built up an actual wrestler for that role. It is what it is, and I get it. As far as the potential of Kevin quitting, we\u2019ve seen it before, and they figured out a way to bring him back. They used to do this with Stone Cold all the time where Vince would \u201cfire\u201d him or \u201csuspend\u201d him and things of that nature. Despite my issues with Shane this is overall a good story and I\u2019m intrigued to see the payoff.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>WWE Champion Kofi Kingston Responds to Randy Orton<\/h3>\n<p>Last week, Randy Orton discussed his upcoming challenge to Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam. To sum it up he re-iterated their history and talked about him just needing to be himself to be successful. He talked about Kofi taking on a Jamaican accent and later \u201cflinging pancakes\u201d and gyrating with New Day. He didn\u2019t think Kofi could hang so he \u201cknocked him down the ladder.\u201d Fast forwarding to 2019, he saw the same thing in Ali, and thus the reason for knocking him out. He claimed responsibility for Kofi-mania and the success Kofi has had as the WWE Champion and he can\u2019t even get so much as a thank you.<\/p>\n<p>Kofi did not immediately respond but rather talked about his upcoming unadvertised non-title champion vs. champion match against U.S. Champion A.J. Styles. Tonight however, he will respond to Randy in an interview according to WWE.com. Here\u2019s a little Twitter chatter to paint the picture. I couldn\u2019t help but get nostalgic seeing Cody Rhodes with Randy in the flashback tweet during their Legacy days. (Oh, what could have been.)<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrueKofi\/status\/1158744011609448448?s=20<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrueKofi\/status\/1155694609810558976?s=20<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: Overall, I\u2019m looking forward to this match the most at SummerSlam. It\u2019s not quite the signature win I think Kofi needs, assuming he\u2019s winning, but it\u2019s still a big moment for him given their history and how they\u2019ve booked Randy Orton. Kofi needs to be serious tonight and rebut Randy and not necessarily bring up the borderline racial issues that were coming in the WrestleMania build, but cite how he was overlooked in favor of guys like Randy (and John Cena for that matter). Kofi was there for majority of the Orton-Cena days. Heck he was even there for Roman Reigns, but I don\u2019t think that\u2019ll come up.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Whodunnit: The Mystery of Who\u2019s After Roman Reigns<\/h3>\n<p>They should totally get the Scooby Doo gang on this.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, last night on Raw Samoa Joe held up Raw in order to confront Roman Reigns in regard to accusing him of the lighting equipment attack on Smackdown last week. When he was advised that Roman had arrived, he decided not to wait but rather meet him in the parking lot. As Joe was approaching his car and Roman was getting out, another sideswiped Roman\u2019s. Joe told Roman to stay still and called for a medic. Triple H would later tend to Roman Reigns.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4192133835\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>WWE ruled the attack on Smackdown last week was a forklift accident. Last night was certainly not. Here\u2019s Roman on Twitter and Joe in a WWE exclusive:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sometimes you want to believe people can\u2019t do what others say they\u2019re able to&#8230;I hear y\u2019all, I really do&#8230;I\u2019m gonna find out the truth about this \u201caccident.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SDLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SDLive<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWERomanReigns\/status\/1158423096753315841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWERomanReigns\/status\/1158603157586554881?s=20<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why Samoa Joe helped Reigns after car incident: Raw Exclusive, Aug. 5, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GfW7PQ1EyjU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll see if they get to the bottom of this tonight. SummerSlam is this Sunday and Roman does not have an opponent.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: It was interesting to see Joe be genuinely concerned and what he said in the interview. I don\u2019t sense he was necessarily concerned for Roman per say, but rather he\u2019s not going to do something like attack Roman with lightning equipment or try to run him over. The problem with him saying \u201cI always tell the truth\u201d is that he constantly says he\u2019s going to win and things of that sort but doesn\u2019t. That\u2019s not on Joe entirely. That said we\u2019ll see if they reveal the attacker tonight. They may or may not do so. They could have a Roman vs. Joe match at SummerSlam and have the attacker reveal himself then, creating a sense of mystery. Said attacker could interfere and set up a program going forward. My money is on Daniel Bryan, or at least Rowan doing the dirty work on his behalf. We still haven\u2019t heard Bryan\u2019s \u201ccareer altering\u201d announcement.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Sami Zayn\u2019s Challenge to Aleister Black<\/h3>\n<p>Aleister Black recently challenged anyone to a fight and was accommodated by Cesaro. He defeated him both at Extreme Rules and the Smackdown that followed. Black has moved on and last week, expressed his desire to write the next chapter of his book and said he was a little less patient this time.<\/p>\n<p>Later on, Sarah Schreiber interview Sami Zayn. He once again talked about the fans being parasitic and complaining and feeling sorry for themselves, in line with most of what he\u2019s said in recent times. In regard to Black he said he would expose him so the hype would end, and he can begin the \u201chealing process,\u201d and would do so at SummerSlam.<\/p>\n<p>We find out tonight if Black accepts the challenge.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: There\u2019s a nice contrast between these to that should make the program fun to watch. Sami has been great in his role and I like how special and different they are treating Black. I hope this isn\u2019t a one-off.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Charlotte Flair and Trish Stratus Head Towards SummerSlam<\/h3>\n<p>Last week on a special edition of the returning King\u2019s Court, Trish Straus was a guest of Jerry \u201cThe King\u201d Lawler. The fellow WWE Hall of Famers discussed her career and Trish\u2019s desire to have one more match. Trish talked about WWE being in her blood, but she has duties as a mother. Charlotte Flair interrupted and talked about being a mother not being an excuse not to wrestle\u2026since everyone has a mom\u2026no I didn\u2019t type that wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Last night on Raw, Trish teamed with Natalya to face Charlotte and Raw Women\u2019s Champion Becky Lynch in a previously unadvertised match. Becky and Charlotte won when Natalya refused to release the Sharpshooter while Becky had her hand on the ropes. Trish never tagged in and pulled Natalya off Becky.<\/p>\n<p>That was last night, and we head towards SummerSlam where Charlotte takes on Trish in Trish\u2019s hometown of Toronto. Here\u2019s Trish and Charlotte in separate WWE.com exclusives:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trish Stratus makes it clear Charlotte Flair will face The Queen of Queens: Exclusive, July 30, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M0hJRIU4eOc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Charlotte Flair vows to embarrass Trish Stratus at SummerSlam: Raw Exclusive, Aug. 5, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GCEi65SG3rE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Frank\u2019s Analysis: This should overall be fine. I am concerned about who will lead the match, as Charlotte has never been one to elevate anyone or carry a match for that matter. See her match against Lacey Evans on Raw recently. Nonetheless she is still a big enough of a star and I would think wrestling is like riding a bike for Trish. It was odd she never tagged in last night. I\u2019m not sure if there\u2019s anything into which we should read there.<\/p>\n<h3>Other Match Results and Segments from Last Week<\/h3>\n<p>In the build-up to his match with Finn Balor later in the evening, Dolph Ziggler called out Goldberg for his bad match at Super Showdown. Ziggler defeated Balor with the help of interference by \u201cThe Fiend\u201d Bray Wyatt. Last night we learned Goldberg will take on Ziggler at SummerSlam. Balor heads towards a match with Wyatt.<br \/>\nAlexa Bliss &amp; Nikki Cross defeated Ember Moon and Smackdown Women\u2019s Champion Bayley. Bayley gave Moom a Bayley-to-Belly after the match. Last night Bliss &amp; Cross won the WWE Women\u2019s Tag Team Championship by way of winning a fatal four-way elimination match.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Daniel Bryan, accompanied by Rowan, did not make his career altering announcement.<\/li>\n<li>Ali defeated Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura in a non-title match in two minutes.<\/li>\n<li>WWE Champion Kofi Kingston defeated U.S. Champion A.J. Styles in a non-title champion vs. champion match. The O.C. and Gallows &amp; Anderson got into it outside of the ring.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Overall Thoughts on Tonight\u2019s Show<\/h3>\n<p>What\u2019s the over\/under on what time Vince McMahon comes in and re-writes the show?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. Questions and discussion are welcome. 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