WWE SmackDown Live Results – August 1 2017

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SmackDown Live opens with a replay of last week when AJ Styles won the United States Championship.

The United States Champion himself makes his way to the ring and we’re opening with the huge title match! We get ring introductions for both men and the fans in Cleveland are excited.

United States Championship

(C) AJ Styles Vs. Kevin Owens

An aggressive lock-up starts the match and Owens takes control with a headlock. Styles shoves Owens into the ropes but gets met with a shoulder block upon return. Styles manages to get Owens in a headlock but it’s quickly reversed by The Face of America into one of his own.

Again Styles shoves him off and into the ropes, drop down, AJ looks for a dropkick but Owens holds onto the ropes and Styles lands on his back. Owens then knocks AJ from the ring and poses for the fans. KO slides out of the ring, runs around and clothesline’s the hell out of Styles as we head to a break.

*Commercial Break*

We return to see Owens counter Styles in the corner and then try for a pin. Owens shouts at AJ before lifting him up, hitting the ropes, but the Champ hits a dropkick! Styles chops Owens in the corner, before landing a big running knee drop.

AJ whacks Owens’ head off of the top turnbuckle, then pulls him out and lands a suplex for a two count. Again AJ puts Owens in the corner and this time he stomps on him. Owens reverses a whip from Styles, only to get caught with a boot to the face. Owens rolls from the ring and AJ jumps over the ropes and lands a Phenomenal Forearm! Styles waits a few minutes for Owens to get to his feet and then runs at him, only to be thrown head over heels into the barricade! Owens hits AJ with a cannonball against the barricade and we head to a break.

*Commercial Break*

We return to see Styles reverse a back body drop and hit Owens with a flurry of strikes and a running flying forearm to a seated Owens. AJ lands a flying clothesline in the corner, then a fireman’s carry neckbreaker for a near-fall.

AJ looks for the Styles Clash but Owens reverses with a back body drop. Styles gets onto the apron and jumps but nobody’s home, then he turns into a huge superkick from Owens. KO looks for the Pop-Up Powerbomb but Styles rolls-down and applies the calf-crusher! Owens punches his way out.

Owens grabs AJ after a bump in the corner and looks for a powerbomb but Styles slides down his back and hits the Pele Kick. Styles applies the calf-crusher again and Owens comes within a second of tapping before he reaches the bottom rope. The fans are really into this. AJ tries to pull Owens but he holds onto the ropes and shrugs him off, then hits a superkick, then another!

Owens tries to punch AJ but hits the referee! Styles is on his knees and Owens hits AJ with another superkick, then looks for the Pop-Up Powerbomb again but Styles rolls him up and the groggy referee counts the pin…but Owens right shoulder was not on the mat!

Winner: AJ Styles

They redid the finish of their match from Battleground but this time did it correctly, a much better match from these two and the crowd were really into it.

We see Mike Chioda getting his eye looked at backstage and he’s approached by both Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon. They ask how he is before telling him he made a bad call, they say he should have called for a second referee. Kevin Owens runs over and starts screaming and throwing things. Owens shouts that things need to be changed and the decision should be overturned. He shoves Chioda again and Bryan goes to help him get up as Owens and Shane argue. Shane says Owens can get a rematch at SummerSlam and Owens says that’s great but he wants a better referee, one that won’t be knocked over by a gust of wind. Bryan says he knows the perfect guy…Shane. Owens doesn’t much like the idea and storms off.

Later tonight, John Cena faces Shinsuke Nakamura and we get the next instalment of The Fashion Files, this time with a Twin Peaks theme!

*Commercial Break*

Highlights of The Usos attacking The New Day last week is shown.

The Usos mock New Day doing the Big E opening line on the mic. They walk out laughing. Jimmy asks if they were expecting three clowns on a tricycle. Jey asks if they expected three grown men talking about popsicles. Jimmy says New Day isn’t here tonight because of them. Jey says they plan to take the titles and New Day’s own catchphrase. They start up an “USOS ROCK” chant as they laugh and head to the back.

We get a “Fashion Peaks” segment with Breezango. Fandango is missing so Tyler Breeze is on his own. Fandango walks in the room dressed in all red with The Ascension. Konnor pours maple syrup on a piece of wood. Breeze wakes up. It was all a dream. Breeze then points to the photo of Fandango on the wall and knows who kidnapped him.

We see Sami Zayn as he heads to the ring, he’s in action next.

*Commercial Break*

Back live, Aiden English walks out on stage and asks for a spotlight as he sings and the fans boo.

Sami Zayn vs. Aiden English

English with a side headlock early on Sami. English works over the left arm of Sami. Sami counters working the left arm of English as well. Sami with arm drags and then a third big arm drag working over the left arm of English. English rolls Sami over and gets the pinfall!

Winner: Aiden English

After the match, English rolls out and smiles after picking up the win. WWE must really like English.

Mike and Maria Kanellis walk out. They talk about being in love and how they love that Sami Zayn lost tonight. Zayn is upset about his loss inside the ring.

*Commercial Break*

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Curtis does our weekly live match-by-match coverage of WWE RAW and SmackDown for Ringside News. In addition to SmackDown, Curtis also does WWE & NXT special event coverage as well. He has been helping out at for Ringside News for many years.

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