Making waves in the industry, on Friday, July 10th, WWE SmackDown took place at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The show was headlined by a segment featuring “The Ring General” GUNTHER, SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis, and “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes.
The event moreover included a portion with Nick Aldis, Undisputed WWE Titleholder “The Best In The World” CM Punk, and Cody Rhodes. Additionally, Finn Bálor faced Tama Tonga in a singles showdown. There was a segment involving The Bloodline — consisting of “Big Jim” Jimmy Uso and “The Samoan Werewolf” Jacob Fatu, and Royce Keys.
SmackDown featured Royce Keys competing against Jimmy Uso in singles action, while Alexa Bliss battled Jade Cargill in another singles bout. It's worth noting that wWE United States Defending champion Trick Williams took on Carmelo Hayes in a non-title match, among other bouts.
As per a report from Fightful Select — producers for each section and clash from this edition were identified, and the episode was internally titled “Who’s Das Boss?” The report also clarified that, despite speculation, the episode concluded as planned. It's worth noting that it came to a close with Rhodes running to the ring. The internal rundown indicated that Rhodes’ music played with “five seconds exited in the show.”
You can check out the list of producers below:
– Shawn Daivari produced the singles encounter between Finn Bálor vs. Tama Tonga.
– Michael Hayes produced the opening segment between Nick Aldis, CM Punk, and Cody Rhodes, and the singles showdown between Jimmy Uso vs. Royce Keys.
– Petey Williams and Kenny Dykstra produced the singles clash between Alexa Bliss vs. Jade Cargill.
– Kenny Dykstra what's more produced the women’s division digital exclusive.
– Chris Park (Abyss) produced the non-championship match between Trick Williams vs. Carmelo Hayes.
– Michael Hayes produced the headline match segment between GUNTHER, Nick Aldis, and Cody Rhodes.