By Jason Powell
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-Host Scott Stanford immediately hyped John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio as the Smackdown main event. Stanford was joined on the panel by Jerry Lawler, Lita, and Booker T. Lawler hyped Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler on Miz TV, and Lita said Becky Lynch would join them on the pre-show.
-The broadcast team discussed the Ambrose vs. Ziggler title match for SummerSlam. They questioned whether Ziggler’s superkick on Ambrose last week was an accident. Lawler said Ziggler is trying too hard to prove himself. Lita said that he has been spinning his wheels for a long time. As for predictions, all three panelists predicted that Ambrose will retain at SummerSlam.
-Stanford questioned why Cena would take a match with ADR just five days before his SummerSlam match with AJ Styles. Booker said ADR is very dangerous and this could be a big mistake. Lawler spoke about how what you see is what you get with Cena, and he always steps up to the plate.
-Stanford hyped Jon Stewart appearing at SummerSlam. Stanford set up the footage of Stewart helping Seth Rollins beat Cena by hitting Cena with a chair to the gut. Stanford said it will be interesting to see what Stewart will do this year. Lawler spoke about Andy Kaufman’s involvement in wrestling and said that Cena might have to rough up Stewart.
-Lita announced that John Cena will appear on the Talking Smack show on WWE Network.
-Footage aired from the WWE 24 documentary on women’s wrestling. Charlotte, Sasha Banks, and Becky Lynch were featured in the ring, and Nikki Bella and Bayley were also shown delivering commentary.
-Becky Lynch joined the show. Lawler said the world is buzzing about Eva Marie’s entrances. Lita cut him off and asked Lynch how frustrating her antics are.
-Lynch and Carmella vs. Natalya and Alexa Bliss was announced for Smackdown.
-Booker asked Lynch about a women’s championship coming to Smackdown Live. She said they need one and boasted about the female talent on Smackdown. “That needs to happen, that needs to happen soon,” she said.
-A fan question asked Becky why everyone always turns on her. She said she’s the woman to beat.
-Another fan asked whether Eva Marie will wrestle before Beyonce will give her credit for being Becky with the good hair. Lynch said she has good hair.
-Stanford hyped Eva Marie’s spectacular Smackdown debut. Lita said she doesn’t know why Eva is stalling, but she thinks the incidents are made up. Lawler said he used to pray for wardrobe malfunctions, but he was disappointed by that one because he didn’t get to see her compete.
-The Usos, American Alpha, and the Hype Bros vs. The Vaudevillains, The Ascension, Tyler Breeze, and Fandango in a 12-man tag was announced for Smackdown.
-The hosts hyped Miz TV with Amborse and Ziggler again, and spoke about Miz vs. Apollo Crews at SummerSlam. Booker took exception to Daniel Bryan referring to Apollo Crews as Apollo Creed. Booker said the GM needs to know the name of the superstars on the roster.
-The hosts hyped Randy Orton vs. Brock Lesnar for SummerSlam. They delivered final hype and then closed the show.
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