WWE SmackDown Live Results – August 22 2017

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SmackDown Live opens with a series of photos showcasing AJ Styles defeating Kevin Owens to retain the WWE United States Championship at SummerSlam with Shane McMahon as the Special Guest Referee.

WWE United States Champion AJ Styles makes his way to the ring to a big reception. Styles stands in the ring, and the crowd chants, “AJ Styles.” Styles says, “Welcome to Smackdown Live, the house that AJ Styles built!” Styles is still the United States Champion after beating Kevin Owens at SummerSlam. Styles told the world that he is the workhorse of WWE. Nothing will change because he’s reinstating tonight the United States Open Challenge, and it starts right now!

Kevin Owens’ music hits, and he appears to be answering the challenge. Styles says he beat Owens at SummerSlam, so they are over. Owens says Styles did not beat him at SummerSlam. What happened on Sunday is that twenty years later, history repeated itself with a McMahon screwing a legendary Canadian out of a title again. Styles can take no credit for beating him. Shane McMahon screwed him. That’s what happened.

Shane McMahon’s music hits, and the Commissioner of Smackdown Live makes his way to the ring to a good reception. A “Shane O’Mac” chant picks up. McMahon says he couldn’t stand back there anymore and listen to this. McMahon says he called the match right down the middle. In the end, Styles won fair and square. Owens chuckles at that and says he won’t talk about the fact that McMahon, the man who survived a helicopter crash and jumped off Hell in a Cell, got grazed by a 450 Splash by Styles and couldn’t get into position to count Styles’ shoulders down. McMahon also physically assaulted him, which led to Styles beating him.

Owens then shows footage of McMahon counting to three before realizing Styles’ foot was on the bottom rope. Owens says McMahon should focus on his right hand hitting the mat three times. A few weeks ago when the idiot referee counted to three despite his shoulder being up, that decision stood, so why is he not standing here as the champion? McMahon says he noticed the foot on the bottom rope and immediately called it off. The referee’s decision stands. Owens demands he be given back his title and says Styles is a joke.

Styles tells him to shut up before calling him a “whiny ass little bitch.” Styles says he’ll give Owens a rematch since he beat him already. McMahon says it’s against his better judgement, but if he wants to defend the title, Owens has the match. Owens says that’s not enough because he’s been screwed by an official and guest referee. If they were men, they’d let him pick the referee tonight. McMahon says they have plenty of competent officials. Styles agrees to let him get his own referee because he’ll lose anyway. It doesn’t matter if Owens’ mother is the referee. McMahon allows this and says this is Owens’ last shot at the United States Title. No more excuses and Shane drops the mic! Owens seems pleased with this as he walks of grinning.

Daniel Bryan is backstage when The Singh Brothers walk in. They do an introduction for Jinder Mahal to enter Bryan’s office. The WWE Champion enters and says Bryan is a progressive thinker. SummerSlam was a huge international success thanks to him. Bryan also realizes he’s an unstoppable WWE Champion. Bryan says he actually sees a man who can’t win without The Singh Brothers. Mahal says Bryan is just like the xenophobic Americans thinking he’s a bad guy. Bryan says Shinsuke Nakamura deserves a measure of retribution, but Mahal reminds him that he doesn’t have to face him tonight per his contract. Bryan says Mahal doesn’t have to face Nakamura… but The Singh Brothers do. They freak out.

Naomi and Becky Lynch will face Natalya and Carmella later tonight.

*Commercial Break*

We’re back live and Kevin Owens is walking backstage. Owens comes across Sami Zayn and says it’s just the man he’s looking for. Owens says that he and Sami’s careers have been intertwined for a very long time and they’ve been all over the world. Owens says tonight he needs someone he can trust and Sami is the only guy who fits the bill. Sami says he recently watched KO’s DVD and it brought up a lot of previous emotions. He says watching the DVD he had to question what it was they’ve been fighting over all these years. Owens agrees and says that since Sami came to SmackDown he hasn’t done anything of worth, so tonight he can actually do something that matters. Owens walks off and Sami looks like he’s considering it.

We got go the ring to see Aiden English. He calls for a spotlight and starts singing his usual song but suddenly he’s interrupted by a new face…

Wow! Bobby Roode, former NXT Champion with his Glorious music and entrance. The fans love it and sing along, before chanting his name. It’s time for a match!

Aiden English Vs. Bobby Roode

The match begins and Roode gives a big glorious taunt to English and the Barclay’s Centre erupts. English bows for a taunt of his own but nobody cares. English looks to punch Roode but gets clotheslined over the top rope and we head to a break.

*Commercial Break*

We come back from the break to see English slapping away at Roode’s head. The crowd is chanting “Bobby Roode.” Roode tackles him to the corner and hits some shoulder thrusts before chopping the chest. English kicks him before sending him to the corner. Roode sidesteps an avalanche, connects with an inverted atomic drop, and hits him with a running forearm. Roode clotheslines him in the corner and throws him down. Roode hits a blockbuster neckbreaker off the middle rope while JBL quips a line about “Beer Money.” Roode lifts him up, but English elbows out and hits the Director’s Cut for a near fall. English goes to the top rope and leaps, but Roode hits him with a Double R Spinebuster. Roode has the crowd sing, “GLORIOUS” before hitting a Glorious DDT for the win!

Winner: Bobby Roode

Renee Young comes into the ring to interview Bobby Roode. She says he shocked the WWE Universe with his arrival. She asks what brings him here to Smackdown Live. Roode congratulates Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon for breaking the bank and cashing in on the hottest free agent in sports entertainment. If you don’t know by now, you’re about to find out that everything he touches and does is box office gold. In a New York Minute, Smackdown Live went from being great to being absolutely GLORIOUS! Roode’s music plays, and he poses in the ring for the crowd Wwho eat it up.

AJ Styles will defend the WWE United States Championship against Kevin Owens later tonight. Owens will choose the referee. We’ll also see The Singh Brothers take on Shinsuke Nakamura.

*Commercial Break*

Daniel Bryan is texting when Chad Gable walks up to him. Bryan wants to apologize to him about Jason Jordan leaving the show. Gable wants to focus on his own career. Bryan says he didn’t just give Jordan away to RAW. Kurt Angle said he’d help him sign one of his friends. Bryan signed the guy, and he will be Gable’s new partner: Shelton Benjamin! Gable is thrilled to be the new Charlie Haas. Gable gushes about having followed Shelton’s career and Benjamin returns the favour. Bryan says they can test drive the new tag team next week. Gable immediately agrees and walks off without asking Benjamin. Bryan welcomes Benjamin to Smackdown, and they shake hands.

Elsewhere backstage, Kevin Owens is walking when he comes up to Sami Zayn. Zayn says he thought about it hard, and he thought about every rotten thing Owens did to him. Owens needs a lot of help tonight, but he won’t get it from him.

The Hype Bros make their entrance. They’ll face the new WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions, The Usos, next.

*Commercial Break*

The Uso’s Vs. The Hype Bro’s

Jey Uso starts the match against Mojo Rawley. Rawley powers him to the corner before having a whip reversed on him. Rawley slingshots over him, hits a shoulder block, and connects with a wretched gutwrench suplex. Jey landed bad on his hip. Rawley splashes him in the corner and scares Jimmy Uso off the apron.

Jey dropkicks him and tags in Jimmy. Jimmy stomps him down in the corner and hits a running hip bump. Jey tags back in, and they hit a double-team wishbone split. Jimmy tags back in, and he stomps Rawley’s midsection before dropping a leg for a two count. Jimmy applies a chin lock. Rawley fights up and knocks Jey off the apron before sidestepping an avalanche.

Zack Ryder is tagged in, and he hits Jimmy with a pair of clotheslines before hitting a face-buster. Ryder punches him to the corner before going for a Broski Boot, but Jey pulls him out. Rawley viciously wipes Jey out with an avalanche. Jimmy then superkicks him into the barricade. Ryder hits a baseball slide and puts him in the ring. Ryder goes to the second rope, but Jey distracts him. Jimmy takes him down and superkicks him for the win.

Winners: The Uso’s

After The Uso’s grab microphones after the match. Jimmy Uso says they have Smackdown Live and the Tag Team Division on lock. They say that every team will feel what The New Day felt, and that’s not paranoia, that’s The Uso’s. He welcomes Brooklyn to the Uso Penitentiary.

Shinsuke Nakamura is walking backstage. He’ll be in action against The Singh Brothers, next.

*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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