Spoilers: WWE SmackDown Tapings – 7/7/16

Jul 5, 2016 - by Staff

Thanks to Tyler Shafer, teejmeister (@tjshaw75) and Danesha Thomas (@missdanesha29) for the following WWE SmackDown spoilers from tonight’s tapings in Toledo, Ohio:

* WWE Champion Dean Ambrose kicks off SmackDown as the special guest ring announcer for Jey Uso vs. Seth Rollins

* Seth Rollins defeated Jey Uso. Ambrose trolled Rollins on the mic and made some funny announcements during the match to great reactions. Rollins won a lengthy match with a Pedigree. Ambrose and Rollins had words after the match. Ambrose called Rollins a jackass and Ambrose rushed the ring but Rollins ran away

* Zack Ryder defeated Sheamus with the diving elbow drop

* Tom Phillips interviews Ryder on the ramp and he says he has his momentum back, then challenges Rusev for the WWE United States Title

* Rusev is interviewed backstage by JoJo but he dismisses Ryder as a legit challenger. Apparently he will defend on Monday’s RAW. Rusev with another anti-American speech

* Becky Lynch comes out for a match but Natalya attacks from behind. Natalya beats her down at ringside and applies a Sharpshooter to big heat. Referees finally get her off and Becky is helped to the back

* Sitdown interview with Xavier Woods. He talks about his fear of The Wyatt Family and says he will go to their compound with The New Day

* Enzo Amore and Big Cass come out to talk about saving John Cena on RAW. They’re sending a message to The Club, to stop them from attacking Cena and everyone on the roster. AJ Styles, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson come out with heel promos and comment on Cena not being here tonight. They threaten to beat up Enzo and Cass. Enzo roasts them after they call Cass a “butt nugget”

* AJ Styles defeated Enzo Amore. Styles won a good match with the Styles Clash. There was some action on the outside between Cass and The Club

* Styles challenges Enzo and Cass to find a partner for a six-man later tonight, which may be the dark main event

* Chris Jericho is backstage looking for his blue scarf. Kevin Owens is wearing it and they have words. This was said to be a funny segment but kind of weird seeing Owens showing a humorous side on TV

* Kalisto vs. WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz is made after Kalisto takes credit for throwing potato salad at Maryse on RAW

* The Miz defeats Kalisto in a decent match with a Skull Crushing Finale

* They aired the same Bob Backlund – Darren Young vignette from RAW

* Renee Young interviews Sasha Banks backstage. Dana Brooke and WWE Women’s Champion Charlotte interrupt and Sasha vs. Dana is made for RAW

* Sami Zayn defeated Chris Jericho with Kevin Owens on commentary. The “ole!” chants started early and there were several near falls. The action went outside of the ring and Owens threw a drink at Sami, then Sami threw Jericho at Owens. Sami fought off a distraction from Owens and got the pin on Jericho with a roll-up. After the match, Jericho interrupted Sami’s celebration with a Codebreaker. Owens then destroyed Sami and hit a pop-up powerbomb to end the show

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