SmackDown LIVE Recap For July 31st, 2018
(Segment 1) Becky Lynch Kicks Off: Becky comes out talking about Carmella and their match at Summerslam. She is soon interrupted by Carmella and then Charlotte. Charlotte came out and saved Becky from getting beat up by Carmella by taking Mella out. This segment set up the main event where if Charlotte wins then she is added to the Summerslam match and make it a triple threat match at Summerslam.
(Segment 2) Usos vs Bar: The winners of this match would face New Day next week where the winner of that would face The Bludgeon Brothers at Summerslam for the Smackdown Live Tag Titles. I expected this match to produce since these are two very good tag teams and can perform really well. New Day joined in on commentary for this one and everyone loves when they’re on commentary because they are so funny. The action in this match was really good, these teams work well together. The Bar picked up a big win and will face The New Day next week.
(Segment 3) Zelina Vega vs Lana: This match was set up after some words were exchanged on social media. I didn’t expect this match to be good at all because of the competitors in the match and their skills. Zelina got the roll up to win to further this feud.
(Segment 4) Charlotte Flair vs Carmella: If Charlotte wins this match then she would be added to the Summerslam match for the Smackdown Live Women’s Title and make it a tripe threat. I didn’t have high hopes for this match anyway because Carmella isn’t good at all. This match was alright, a little better than what i thought. Charlotte got the win via submission by making Carmella tap to the Figure Four Leg Lock. It’ll be Carmella vs Charlotte vs Becky for the Smackdown Women’s Title at Summerslam.
This night was filled with promos, so there isn’t much to type for this night because there isn’t much to add to promos and talking. That is why it is so short and not much depth to the recap because it is hard to analyze talking.
Overall Smackdown Live Grade: D-