We begin with Firefly Fun House, where Bray Wyatt issues a warning to Braun Strowman.
Matt Riddle vs. Sheamus
Riddle wins by DQ when Shorty G attacks Riddle on the outside.
Winner by DQ: Matt Riddle
After the match, Sheamus Brogue Kicks Shorty G out of frustration.
We go back to the ring for the return of The Dirt Sheet with John Morrison and The Miz. They welcome us and show us how Sonya Deville attacked Mandy Rose last week.
Miz and Morrison are having technical difficulties with their mics. They joke that RETRIBUTION wasn’t booked for SmackDown tonight. They go on about using their platform to give a platform to a victim who was attacked last week. They play Mandy’s music but it’s Mandy Rose’s Hair instead. The talking hair piece appears on the big screen. They do a bunch of comedy mocking Rose and her hair. They then appear to actually give the real Mandy a chance to speak now, but they bring out Deville instead.
Deville goes on about how it’s not a big deal what she did to Rose because she told everyone what she was going to do ahead of time, and she’s a woman who keeps her word. She talks about enjoying the hair cutting and messing up Rose’s makeup. She goes on and says she has no respect for Rose anymore. Deville says Rose is so weak. She brags about breaking Rose in the ring and now emotionally. The crowd boos and Rose says they’re a terrible crowd. They go on booing and Deville gets angry, daring Rose to come out and correct her if she’s wrong. Miz and Morrison point to how we haven’t heard from Rose since the attack, and she hasn’t posted any selfies. Morrison says we all know how much she loves doing that.
Deville brings up how Rose won an award on The Bump, for making out with Otis. Deville says Rose won an award for making out with a dude. She’s just going to leave that there. They all start insulting Mandy and Otis now. The music interrupts and out comes Heavy Machinery. Tucker and Otis, with his Money In the Bank briefcase, hit the ring. They start brawling with Miz and Morrison. Miz gets sent out to the floor. They go to double team Morrison as Otis prepares to hit him with the Caterpillar. Morrison is able to retreat and hit the floor, joining Deville and Miz. They regroup as Otis and Tucker stand tall in the ring. Back to commercial.
Cesaro vs. Lince Dorado
Cesaro wins with the Neutralizer.
Winner: Cesaro
Otis is pissed backstage and Tucker is trying to talk sense into him. Otis says that everything is usually a joke to him, but Miz and Morrison went over the line. Tucker says there are certain things you can’t let go. Otis won’t stand for any more disrespect of Mandy Rose and no one will be laughing at him anymore.
Cole confirms The Miz and John Morrison vs. Heavy Machinery for later tonight. Tucker and Otis are backstage now and Otis is fired up. Kayla Braxton approaches for comments and asks if he can channel his anger for tonight’s match. Otis says they crossed the line with the so-called jokes about Mandy Rose on The Dirt Sheet. Tucker says what Sonya Deville did last week was despicable, and Miz and Morrison just won’t let it go. Otis says he can take jokes all day but he won’t stand for jokes against his peach Mandy. Otis says Miz and Morrison will see that no one is laughing after tonight. They walk off.
– The Firefly Fun House intro starts playing but it stops and turns into a warning for The Fiend as the lights go out in the arena. The Fiend’s own music starts up as red lights and lasers flash all over the arena. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt heads to the ring as the bizarre entrance plays. We go back to commercial.
Back from the break and The Fiend is in the ring. The red lights are still covering the ring and the menacing sound is playing over and over. Alexa Bliss is down on the mat. The Fiend stands over as she looks up frightened. The Fiend backs up and crawls to Bliss now. The Fiend slowly raises his arm like he did last week. He looks to deliver another Mandible Claw but this time Bliss grabs his arm and stops him. She looks up at him and caresses his face. The Fiend stops her and backs off, apparently frustrated with how she’s getting to him.
WWE Universal Champion Braun Strowman appears on the big screen as Wyatt backs off from Bliss. Strowman doesn’t give a damn about Bliss, he just wants The Fiend. Strowman goes on about how different he is coming out of the Swamp Fight. Strowman says since The Fiend is in the ring, he’s looking at the most evil son of a b—h that the world has laid eyes on. Strowman tried to resist and fight it but he’s at his breaking point. What has been building inside of him is coming out, the evil. Strowman goes on, talking like some kind of monster now. He says he is more than a man, he is the thing that nightmares are made of. He is the The Monster. Strowman says The Fiend can have whatever he wants at SummerSlam. Strowman tells The Fiend to face his fears… face the monster. Strowman continues breathing heavy as The Fiend looks on from the ring, apparently in approval. We get flashes of The Fiend as SmackDown goes to commercial.
Jeff Hardy vs. King Corbin
Hardy wins by DQ when Sheamus comes out and Brogue Kicks him.
Winner by DQ: Jeff Hardy
Sheamus and Corbin argues after the match and the two have an impromptu match.
Sheamus vs. King Corbin
Sheamus defeats Corbin with the Brogue Kick.
Winner: Sheamus
Bayley appears worried backstage and Sasha says there is nothing to worry about and that she has this. Bayley says she’s not worried before an official tells both of them that they are needed for a video conference with Stephanie McMahon.
Big E says that he can finally answer the question to those who wonder what would happen if they let him run it alone and if he was passed the ball. He doesn’t know where this run will take him, but he will give it nothing less than all of him.
Stephanie congratulates Bayley and Sasha on their success. Sasha says it means a lot and Bayley simply wants to be a role model and follow the example Stephanie started. Stephanie references they haven’t been good role models with how they’ve won the titles, and they’ve gotten everyone’s attention. Sasha says they do what’s best for business.
Stephanie says Sasha may very well be defending the title against Asuka at Summerslam and as for Bayley, there will be a triple brand battle royal next week on SmackDown to determine Bayley’s SS opponent. That’s what’s best for business.
Miz and Morrison don’t regret taking things too far with Heavy Machinery. They’re just good at comedy.
Miz and Morrison vs. Heavy Machinery
It’s a no contest when Mandy and Sonya start brawling.
We go right back to Cole and Graves at ringside int he arena. RETRIBUTION suddenly appears and runs wild at ringside, going all through the arena yelling and screaming. They’re destroying stuff with baseball bats, crowbars and other weapons. The men and women are wearing all black, hoodies and face masks. One representative tells the camera that this is their house now, we might want to leave and go home.
RETRIBUTION continues running wild around the arena, some members are running in and out of the ring. It looks like a camera gets knocked on the ground or a camera man gets dropped at ringside. The masked men and women hit the crowd now, attacking the developmental trainees and beating them up. Some of the members return to the ring and continue ranting about how this is theirs now. Two of the guys go out and tip the SmackDown announce table over. Cole and Graves left a few minutes ago. They take black, red and blue spray paint cans now, spraying their name and anti-WWE symbols all over the Plexiglas, the ring and the ramp.
The destruction of the arena continues. One guy brings a chainsaw out and they all get hyped up. He starts cutting the ring ropes as the ring is being destroyed now. We get a shot at some of the developmental trainees laid out in the crowd still. SmackDown on FOX goes off the air with RETRIBUTION standing tall in the ring as the destruction continues.
