Cedric Alexander endures a tough match with Jack Gallagher just days before Summer Slam, Akira Tozawa attempts to shut the mouth of Lio Rush, and Hideo Itami demands more respect on a good episode of 205 Live.
The final SmackDown before Summer Slam promoted all the matches from the blue side, though it didn’t really advance anything in any significant way.
Itami attempts to beat some respect into Ali, and Murphy and Nese try to silence the Lucha House Party on a good episode of 205 Live.
New Day and The Bar have a glorious battle to determine who gets a title shot against the Bludgeon Brothers at Summer Slam!
Hideo Itami makes his intentions known on a good episode of 205 Live.
Best friends battle when Becky Lynch takes on Charlotte, Miz tries to figure out which New Day member will enter Money in the Bank, Asuka endures a handicap match, and more on a good episode of SmackDown.
Cedric Alexander puts his Cruiserweight TItle on the line against the juggernaut of 205 Live, Buddy Murphy.
Even though certain promises were broken, was was an alright episode of SmackDown with a very good six man tag match.
Hideo Itami and Akira Tozawa settle things in the ring after weeks of disrespect.
Jeff Hardy faces Daniel Bryan, two more women qualify for Money in the Bank, new contenders for the tag titles are named, and New Day refuses to answer Miz’s questions on a good episode of SmackDown Live.
Nakamura battles Styles to determine the stipulation for their title match, New Day faces The Bar for a single spot in the Money in the Bank match, Lynch, Rose, and Deville fight for a spot in the women’s MitB, and Almas debuts on a good episode of SmackDown.
Buddy Murphy looks to avenge his loss to Mustafa Ali during the Cruiserweight Title Tournament in a great main event on a good episode of 205 Live.
SmackDown starts getting ready for Money in the Bank with three qualifying matches including a good main event featuring Daniel Bryan versus Rusev.
Despite Backlash being an underwhelming show, there were some matches and moments that make it a show worth watching (or at least skipping through).
Buddy Murphy returns to action, Itami and Tozawa have some issues dealing with Gallagher and Kendrick, and Drew Gulak looks to take down Kalisto in a good episode of 205 Live.
The last SmackDown before Backlash was light on wrestling, but it did have a couple of matches definitely worth checking out.
While the Greatest Royal Rumble was very long and ultimately didn’t mean much, there were some fun moments and good matches on the show.
A five-man gauntlet match to determine a number one contender for the Cruiserweight Title takes up the entirety of this entertaining episode of 205 Live.
The Club reunites to take on Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev Day in the main event of an alright episode of SmackDown Live.
The tensions between Itama & Tozawa and the Lucha House Party come to a dramatic conclusion (maybe) as the two teams battle in a tornado match in the main event of a very good episode of 205 Live.