By Jason Powell
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-Scott Stanford, Jerry Lawler, Lita, and Booker T hosted the show from WWE Headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. Stanford asked Booker for his favorite SummerSlam moment. Booker said everything, then added it’s the fallout after.
-Dean Ambrose joined the show via Skype. He said he respects Ziggler, but his plan was to make Ziggler hate him so that he would use up as much energy as possible early in the match.
-Ambrose said there’s a sense of relief the day after you retain a championship. He said there are shark infested waters in Smackdown.
-Ambrose said it’s impossible to get under his skin because when he says he doesn’t give a rat’s ass he really means it due to the life and career he has had.
-Booker asked how Ambrose is getting along with Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan. Ambrose said they get along great. He said they are positive people, whereas Raw has negativity because of Stephanie McMahon’s “shrill voice.”
-Stanford noted that Daniel Bryan announced there would be two new titles introduced on Smackdown Live. Ambrose said he doesn’t want to spoil surprises and said he doesn’t really know anything anyway. He said he loves to watch beautiful women fight and great women’s athletes compete. Ambrose said that if the women’s championship is exclusive to Raw, then what are the women on Smackdown fighting for. He said he doesn’t know what will be introduced, but they need motivation.
-Stanford hyped AJ Styles addressing his win over John Cena in a Smackdown Live segment, and Lita hyped Nikki Bella vs. Carmella in a match on Smackdown.
-The panel spoke about Brock Lesnar putting his hands on Shane McMahon. Stanford said Stephanie McMahon fined Lesnar only $500. Lawler said it was a joke.
-Stanford said Randy Orton would not appear on Smackdown Live this week as he recovers from the Lesnar match.
-Footage aired of AJ Styles appearing on WPIX with Stanford and venting about being shown the footage of John Cena putting him through a table.
-The hosts spoke about Cena leaving his “Never Give Up” wristband in the ring at SummerSlam. Lawler compared it to his dog crapping in the corner of a bad hotel room and said it was a sign of disrespect for the Brooklyn fans that were disrespectful to him. Ugh.
-There was a brief discussion of the Miz vs. Apollo Crews match at SummerSlam.
-The panel discussed Nikki Bella’s return to the ring. Lita said she spoke with Nikki before the match and she was nervous, but she felt Nikki looked good to go. They aired a Youtube interview with Nikki, who is excited about the women’s division on Smackdown.
-Stanford noted that Bray Wyatt issued a tweet with a caption that read, “It’s a nice day for a revolution.” Booker T said Bray usually targets the person he can make the most money with. He does? Booker said the likely target is Dean Ambrose.
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