During Friday night’s WWE SmackDown broadcast, Kalisto made his return during the Gran Metalik vs. Shinsuke Nakamura match. He was able to distract Nakamura, which allowed Metalik to pick up the win.
For those unaware, Kalisto suffered a shoulder injury at a WWE live event back in December and has been out of action ever since.
CAUGHT!#SmackDown @ShinsukeN @WWEGranMetalik pic.twitter.com/gZNnHAx4JX
— WWE (@WWE) August 15, 2020
#LuchaHouseParty is once again complete! @KalistoWWE is BACK!!@LuchadorLD @WWEGranMetalik pic.twitter.com/OxjfuZnSW3
— WWE (@WWE) August 15, 2020
LUCHA! LUCHA! LUCHA!@KalistoWWE is BACK on #SmackDown, and he just helped @WWEGranMetalik earn a huge win! cc: @LuchadorLD pic.twitter.com/V7cdY15xVe
— WWE (@WWE) August 15, 2020
Following her win during the tri-brand battle royal during SmackDown, Asuka attacked Sasha Banks and Bayley backstage. As noted during the show, Asuka will be facing both Banks and Bayley for their respective championships at SummerSlam.
Is #Asuka2Belts in @SashaBanksWWE and @itsBayleyWWE's near future at #SummerSlam?#SmackDown @WWEAsuka pic.twitter.com/vmDKmSOXI3
— WWE (@WWE) August 15, 2020
During SmackDown, Matt Riddle was attacked by King Corbin during a backstage segment with Shorty G. While Shorty G was there to apologize for taking Corbin’s bounty, Corbin came up from behind and attacked him:
"This is MY kingdom." – #King @BaronCorbinWWE #SmackDown @SuperKingofBros pic.twitter.com/vKWbr886fz
— WWE (@WWE) August 15, 2020