WWE SmackDown spoilers from tonight’s tapings in Laredo, Texas 8/5/14 for airing on 8/8/14
– Dean Ambrose kicks off SmackDown with an in-ring promo. Seth Rollins interrupts from the stage. Ambrose announces a Lumberjack Match for SummerSlam. Seriously? Yeah, that sounds like something I’d pick in a match with all this anger behind it. Well that’s what you get for…..wait for it…. $9.99. Rollins picks Ambrose’s opponent for tonight and it’s Randy Orton.
– There were a lot of recap videos reported. Working hard to push this PPV, unfortunately it’s all in video form than in ring product.
– There was a backstage promo with Ziggler and Rollins where they both insulted each other until Rollins challenged Ziggler to a match.
* Seth Rollins defeated Dolph Ziggler. Rollins dominated the match.
* Big Show and Mark Henry defeated Ryback and Curtis Axel.
* Sin Cara defeated Damien Sandow.
* Paige defeated Natalya.
– There was a promo with Chris Jericho talking about Bray Wyatt and SummerSlam.
* Rusev defeated Big E via submission.
– They cut to a screenshot again for a Stephanie McMahon promo and it said “Up Next,” but it just went straight to the Ambrose vs Orton match to close the show. The Stephanie McMahon promo never happened.
* Dean Ambrose and Randy Orton ended in a No Contest when Seth Rollins interfered and a brawl broke out. This was a lengthy match that went close to 30 minutes.
