{"id":84616,"date":"2019-08-13T12:53:05","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T17:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=84616"},"modified":"2019-08-13T12:53:05","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T17:53:05","slug":"wwe-smackdown-primer-8-13-continued-summerslam-fallout-big-dog-vs-best-kept-secret-live-by-the-stick-next-up-for-k-o-who-gets-the-next-hug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/08\/13\/wwe-smackdown-primer-8-13-continued-summerslam-fallout-big-dog-vs-best-kept-secret-live-by-the-stick-next-up-for-k-o-who-gets-the-next-hug\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER 8\/13: Continued Summerslam Fallout, Big Dog vs. Best Kept Secret, Live by The Stick\u2026, Next Up for K.O., Who Gets the Next Hug"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3696351260\" 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 13, 2019<br \/>\nTORONTO, CANADA AT THE SCOTIABANK 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 wraps up its four-night stay at the Scotiabank Arena as Smackdown emanates from where this past weekend\u2019s NXT:Takeover, SummerSlam, and last night\u2019s Raw unfolded before our eyes. As I mentioned in yesterday\u2019s primer WWE did a multi-night stay here last year around this time when they ran Raw and Smackdown.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what WWE.com is advertising for the show thus far. Look for matches and segments to be added later today as well as possible changes:<\/p>\n<h3>Matches &amp; Segments:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Roman Reigns to clash with Buddy Murphy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Storyline Follow-Up:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Will Randy Orton respond to Kofi Kingston\u2019s Kendo stick attack?<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s next for Kevin Owens?<\/li>\n<li>Who will step up to Bayley next?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Roman Reigns vs. Buddy Murphy<\/h3>\n<p>WWE\u2019s Best Kept Secret certainly let out a secret at the close of Smackdown last week. I am referring to Buddy Murphy, whom until SummerSlam last night, had not made his main roster television debut since being moved from 205Live in this year\u2019s \u2026. umm \u2026Superstar Shakeup. Roman Reigns confronted Murphy accusing him of either being his recent attacker or knowing who did it. With his back against the wall, Murphy told Roman it was Rowan. Daniel Bryan refuted this accusation in a WWE exclusive:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Daniel Bryan &amp; Rowan respond to Buddy Murphy\u2019s accusations: SmackDown Exclusive, Aug. 6, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Toxb9zhh49U?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>Murphy took on Apollo Crews in the SummerSlam kickoff show and was attacked by Rowan mid-match. Here he is on Twitter following what happened last week:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I came to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SDLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SDLive<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/205Live?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#205Live<\/a> because I know I belonged&#8230;in a ring. I don\u2019t care about who attacked <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWERomanReigns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWERomanReigns<\/a> but if he wants to put his hands on me again, I have no problem stepping in the ring with him. Anywhere. And smile right in his face&#8230; AGAIN!  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BestKeptSecret?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BestKeptSecret<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Buddy Matthews (@SNM_Buddy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNM_Buddy\/status\/1159169247412654081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Been saying for months I want an opportunity to show what I can do. What do I get? A cheap shot and an attack during what could\u2019ve been a GREAT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SummerSlam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SummerSlam<\/a> match. I\u2019m not waiting&#8230; I\u2019m challenging <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWERomanReigns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWERomanReigns<\/a> to a match tomorrow on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SDLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SDLive<\/a>. GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Buddy Matthews (@SNM_Buddy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNM_Buddy\/status\/1160980701459681280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Roman has accepted Murphy\u2019s challenge and they go one-on-one tonight.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: Shouldn\u2019t Murphy want to get at Rowan for interrupting his match Sunday? That was part of his complaint on Twitter. Anyway, this whole story doesn\u2019t and never has worked in the past at least to me. When they named Rikishi as the guy that ran over \u201cStone Cold\u201d Steve Austin in 2000, it did zero for him and we all know how beloved Austin is. Roman isn\u2019t beloved half as much as he is, so why would anybody care who tried to attack him? Anyway, on the positive side I\u2019ve been looking forward to seeing Murphy getting into the scene. We\u2019ll see how things go.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Randy Orton to Respond to Kofi Kingston\u2019s Kendo Stick Attack?<\/h3>\n<p>This past Sunday at SummerSlam, WWE Champion Kofi Kingston and Randy Orton fought to a double count-out. When both men were out on the arena floor, Orton gave Kofi\u2019s family at ringside a stare down the way similar to what he has done to his opponents\u2019 families before (Miz, Cena, etc.). Kofi didn\u2019t appreciate that and went on the attack causing both men to be counted out. Later on, in the ring, he attacked Orton with a kendo stick.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-581121997\" 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>Here\u2019s Kofi with Cathy Kelley after the match in a WWE.com exclusive as well as a tweet he sent out:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kofi says Orton crossed a line at SummerSlam: SummerSlam Exclusive, Aug. 11, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XQsRpwXCmu8?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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Am I happy about still being WWE Champion? Of course. But I am NOT satisfied with the way the match ended. This thing between Randy and I, is not over. Not by a long shot.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kofi Kingston (@TrueKofi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrueKofi\/status\/1160770838624428032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is far from over. We can expect follow-up tonight.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I\u2019ve said it before. I love the WWE.com exclusives. That\u2019s why I always put them in here when I can. The wrestlers sound so much more real and genuine. Kofi sounded legitimately upset at Randy\u2019s actions Sunday. Hopefully he doesn\u2019t follow this up by throwing pancakes to the crowd and gyrating with his New Day partners. He needs to be serious tonight, especially in wanting to beat Orton overall. He and New Day have it in them to be serious. Now is the time to do so.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Next Up for \u201cStone Cold\u201d Kevin Owens<\/h3>\n<p>I know, there\u2019s only one \u201cStone Cold\u201d and that\u2019s Steve Austin. I couldn\u2019t help it here.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Owens got a large monkey off his back, at least for now, when he defeated Shane McMahon in a match where his WWE career was on the line. The odds were stacked against him as Shane introduced Elias as a special \u201cenforcer\u201d at ringside. Elias interfered a few times and especially at one point when he pulled the referee out during an attempted pin by Kevin. Here\u2019s Kevin in a WWE.com exclusive following the match:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kevin Owens proves what\u2019s best for business: SummerSlam Exclusive, Aug. 11, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZyLMgZi2AvE?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 Shane is done with his antics and what\u2019s next for Kevin.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I can hazard a guess what people want to see. At any rate, run with Kevin as a babyface. He loves what he does, and he appreciates the fans. RUN \u2026 WITH \u2026 IT, plain and simple. There is some truth to what Kevin is saying in regard to Shane. He has been great in his heel character, but to me it\u2019s overstayed its welcome. I do find it interesting that Kevin beat Shane after Shane defeated Roman Reigns at Super Showdown. I don\u2019t know if anybody cares about that, but I noticed it. Greg Parks and I talked about it on Wrestling Night in America last week and he was certainly aware of it. Anyway, hopefully they get out of the business of featuring Shane so prominently. It\u2019s fine for a little while but enough is enough.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Next Up for Smackdown Women\u2019s Champion Bayley<\/h3>\n<p>This past Sunday, Bayley retained the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship by defeating Ember Moon. The match went about ten minutes and ended when Bayley pinned Ember following a Bayley-to-Belly from the top rope, a version of that move we haven\u2019t seen to my recollection. Following the match, Bayley talked to Kayla Braxton in a WWE.com exclusive:<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3514883467\" 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><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bayley praises Ember Moon\u2019s athleticism: SummerSlam Exclusive, Aug. 11, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-Iii7bwhdPw?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>Clash of Champions is a month away. We\u2019ll see who\u2019s lined up to face Bayley next. Bayley did tweet this out, but I don\u2019t know what to think of it:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CandiceLeRae?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CandiceLeRae<\/a> Wanna wrestle at Clash of Champions? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wwe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bayley (@itsBayleyWWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsBayleyWWE\/status\/1161092006090891266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I can\u2019t see Candice LeRae being her next opponent, but stranger things have happened. Perhaps it was a red herring for things to come. Clash of Champions is in Charlotte, N.C. Need I really speculate on Bayley\u2019s next opponent? If they\u2019re not going to go to Bayley vs. Charlotte given Charlotte\u2019s dad Ric Flair\u2019s history with Clash of the Champions through the years and the fact that she\u2019s from there, then what are they doing? If they do go this route it\u2019ll be interesting with Charlotte positioned as the heel and Bayley as the babyface who has shown drips and drabs of heel tendencies lately.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>King of the Ring Tournament<\/h3>\n<p>This is not an advertised item, but WWE announced the return of the King of the Ring tournament to begin next week on Raw. There will be eight Raw and eight Smackdown wrestlers participating (are they even officially split anymore?). Here are the respective lists:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Raw:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Miz<br \/>\nRicochet<br \/>\nCedric Alexander<br \/>\nSamoa Joe<br \/>\nDrew McIntyre<br \/>\nBaron Corbin<br \/>\nSami Zayn<br \/>\nCesaro<\/p>\n<p><strong>Smackdown:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Owens<br \/>\nAli<br \/>\nApollo Crews<br \/>\nChad Gable<br \/>\nElias<br \/>\nAndrade<br \/>\nBuddy Murphy<br \/>\nShelton Benjamin<\/p>\n<p>All we know is the tournament will begin on Raw next week. The brackets, length of time, what the winner gets other than just being called King of the Ring, and things of the sort aren\u2019t known at the moment. WWE Hall of Famer Don Muraco was the first winner in 1985. Fellow HOFer Bret \u201cHit Man\u201d Hart was the winner in 1993 when the event first became a PPV and ran for nine years. The last winner was Wade Barrett in 2015. \u201cStone Cold\u201d Steve Austin cut his famous \u201cAustin 3:16\u201d promo when he won in 1996.<\/p>\n<p>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I\u2019m super-happy this is back. I hope it leads to something for the winner. Tournaments write themselves and could be a good way to elevate someone. Right now I lean on Drew McIntyre winning, and setting up a feud with Seth Rollins over the Universal Championship, but we\u2019ll see how things unfold.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Match Results and Segments from Last Week<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dolph Ziggler defeated Ali in the run-up to his match with Goldberg at SummerSlam<\/li>\n<li>Ember Moon defeated Natalya via DQ in a \u201cSummerSlam challengers\u201d match<\/li>\n<li>Aleister Black defeated Sami Zayn<\/li>\n<li>Elias insulted Chad Gable and Gable soaked it up<\/li>\n<li>Smackdown Tag Team Champions New Day (Big E &amp; Xavier Woods) defeated Daniel Bryan &amp; Rowan via DQ when Rowan hit Woods with the stairs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Overall Thoughts on Tonight\u2019s Show<\/h3>\n<p>Last week, multiple wrestling media outlets reported that Vince McMahon rewrote the show as close to two hours to showtime. If the rewrite was needed because the show needed improving that\u2019s fine, but it\u2019s hard to think that was the case here for what I think are obvious reasons. I really don\u2019t care, but I do get a laugh out of it. We\u2019re heading towards Smackdown being on FOX, so the next two months will be interesting. We\u2019ll see how the post-SummerSlam show unfolds tonight and how hot the crowd is for the festivities. Last night\u2019s Raw was enjoyable on a lot of levels. We\u2019ll see how it goes tonight.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. Questions and discussion are welcome. Thank you for reading!<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2584722094\"><div id=\"pwtor-2392494257\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER AUGUST 13, 2019 TORONTO, CANADA AT THE SCOTIABANK ARENA AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Tom Phillips, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton Arena and Items <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/08\/13\/wwe-smackdown-primer-8-13-continued-summerslam-fallout-big-dog-vs-best-kept-secret-live-by-the-stick-next-up-for-k-o-who-gets-the-next-hug\/\" title=\"WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER 8\/13: Continued Summerslam Fallout, Big Dog vs. Best Kept Secret, Live by The Stick\u2026, Next Up for K.O., Who Gets the Next Hug\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":72389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,52,4403,27,5893,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prowrestlingnews","category-opnionandanalysis","category-smackdown-primer","category-specialists","category-tvprimers","category-news_wwe"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/12\/OwensKevinBrian-Mathesen3x2_600.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84616"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84625,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84616\/revisions\/84625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}