Date: 08/13	7:00 PM
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This week's SmackDown Live is the first SmackDown after SummerSlam on Aug. 11, 2019! Enjoy Ian's recap of the latest show.

Smackdown opens with KO. "You know, yesterday marked the five year anniversary of the day I signed my WWE contract. And over those 5 years, I've created memories I'll never forget, I've experienced things I never thought I'd experience, I stood in this ring with people I never thought I'd stand in the ring with. I've shared this ring with the best of the best in this industry. Last night, I stood in the ring with someone who calls himself the best in the world, and while I can assure you that is not the case, last night will go down in history as one of the greatest nights of my life. Not only because my family were in the front row. They got to see a sold-out arena coming unglued for me. People hungry to see me kick Shane's ass, and that's what I did! In fact, his ass wasn't the only thing I kicked. But the greatest feeling was hitting Shane with a Stunner. That was something else. But speaking of something else, I'm turning my attention to something else, and that is the King of the Ring Tournament. I've been a WWE fan my whole life, and King of the Ring was one of the things I looked forward to most, and I'm so honoured to be a participant this year. It would mean just as much to me as any championship I've held, because look at that list of Hall of Famers who have won! Stone Cold, Kurt Angle, Edge, Bret Hard, Owen Hart, and I can add my name to that--"

Shane McMahon comes out.

KO: "Why? Why? Why?"

Shane: "This is a nice little moment for you, Kevin, isn't it? Celebrating your tainted victory over me, announcing your plans for the King of the Ring Tournament. Well I'm out here for several reasons, one to remind these people, I'm going to show some footage that proves my point of what a low-life he is, roll it. (footage of Owens hoofing Shane-o-Mac in the grapefruits) Is that what you call competition, Kevin? We're supposed to be going toe to toe and you pull something like that? Is that what you call being a man?"

"I'm not going to be lectured on being a man by someone who used to be part of something called the Mean Street Posse. Being a man means doing what it takes to win, especially when your job is on the line. Being a man means standing up for what you believe in, and in this case, it means shutting your mouth."

"You will always be known as a cheater, and you'll have to live with that. I shouldn't even be looking at you, you should be in the unemployment line outside. It just makes me want to beat the crap out of you."

"Well I do have my fighting boots on."

"I'm not going to soil my hands tonight, but you will be in action."

"Who is it? Bring it on."

"But the other thing is that I want to put some attention on what you did to poor Elias. Let's see it. (KO attacking Elias with a chair) I mean, seriously? Elias was so traumatized that I gave him the night off and the 24/7 Championship is suspended for the night. But Kevin, use your eyesight. You were looking at him with malice. But what was he wearing? Oh right, an official WWE referee's jersey. He was an official. And we have to protect our officials, you know this. You can never, ever attack an official. So this is part of my management job, what do I have to do to make sure everyone is safe, especially our officials? I'm going to have to lay some very heavy things on you. In American dollars, you will be fined $100,000."

"What? That may be nothing to you, but to me, that's my family's future, it's a down payment. If you are the man you say you are, you'll reconsider this, because you know it's crap."

"Nope."

After a commercial, KO confronts Shane in his office, who reminds him that he's not acting as a competitor right now, and could sue Owens if he hits him. Owens says they should make the fine $105,000 and destroys a TV with a stool.

Match One: Charlotte vs. Ember Moon

Lockup, Charlotte with an armbar, arm wrench, Moon flips through, Charlotte with a side headlock, Ember whips out, staredown, Ember with a forearm, Charlotte with an elbow, Moon with a head scissors, dropkick, whip, blocked, Charlotte with an arm breaker, rolls to the floor, taunts the crowd, blocks a suicide dive with a forearm, Moon rebounds with a dropkick sending Charlotte back to the floor, Moon with a top rope crossbody to the floor, rolls Charlotte into the ring for one, Charlotte rolls back to the floor, Ember follows, trading forearms, Charlotte tosses Moon into the apron, barricade, commercial.

Back on air, Charlotte rolls Ember into the ring, knees to the thigh, Figure Four, blocked, stomps Ember instead, Boston Crab, Ember goes for the ropes, blocked, rolls through instead, Charlotte drops onto her thigh with her knee instead, leaps on the shin in the ropes, repeat, blocked, Moon with a kick to the face, Charlotte with a chop, Moon with a forearm, dropkick, knees, discus forearm, bicycle kick for two, Charlotte with a whip to the clorner, Moon floats over, nurses the knee, Codebreaker for two, goes up top, Charlotte pulls her down for two, misses a spear, hits the turnbuckle, Moon covers for two, superkick for two, trading kicks, Charlotte with a big boot, Figure Eight, Moon taps.

Winner: Charlotte

After a commercial, Rowan and D-Bry come out.

Bryan: "There is no question now that someone is out to get Roman Reigns. But we had nothing to do with the car accident, and we had nothing to do with the horrific backstage accident! Despite Buddy Murphy falsely accusing Rowan, and by association, falsely accusing me, we had nothing to do with it, because Buddy Murphy is a liar! But I don't blame Buddy Murphy. Because any of you, any single one of you, you would all lie, you would all cave if Roman Reigns had your head against a wall, you would all lie, you would all cave! I do not blame Buddy Murphy! He had to give a name. The only problem is he chose the wrong name. You all think that I did it? You all think that Rowan and I did it? You see, you see, you see, that's what's wrong with all of you, and that's what's wrong with society. Somebody tells a lie, it gets spread on social media, and then suddenly it becomes the truth! Well I hate to disappoint you, but Rowan and I had nothing to do with these incidents, and tonight, we are going to prove it."

Backstage, Not-Renee asks Shane if he's chosen KO's opponent. Shane says he has, then mentions the carnage. Samoa Joe walks in and offers his services. Shane names Joe as Owens' opponent.

Backstage, Aleister offers to help people pay for their sins by fighting him.

Match Two: Buddy Murphy vs. Roman Reigns

Lockup, Roman presses Buddy to the corner, break, Murphy with a face wash, Roman with a punch, tosses Murphy across the ring, Murphy with a running boot for two, toss to the corner, stomps, punches on the floor, toss into the barricade, toss into a different part of the barricade, into the announce table, breaks the count, Roman with a punch, tosses him across the announce table, misses a Drive-By, Buddy tosses Roman into the steps, double knees from the steps, commercial.

Back on air, Murphy has Roman in a chinlock, Roman powers out slowly, Murphy misses an avalanche, Roman with a rollup for two into a powerbomb, trading punches, Reigns blocks one, clothesline, another, whip, reversed, Roman with a leaping clothesline, clotheslines in the corner, Murphy tosses him into the ring post, rollup on the ropes for two, ducks a clothesline and sends Roman to the floor, baseball slide, suicide dive, rolls him into the ring, top rope double knees for two, drags Roman up, punches, kicks, stomp on the foot, misses a knee lift, Roman with a punch, Murphy with a kick, Roman rebounds with a Superman Punch for two, calls for a spear, Murphy blocks with a knee, two more knees, brainbuster for two, goes up top, trading punches, Roman with a punch, Murphy lands on the barricade, Roman hits a Superman Punch on the floor, rolls Murphy into the ring, spear for three.

Winner: Buddy Murphy

And that, if you follow it up properly, is an excellent way to build someone up with a loss.

Backstage, Kayla asks The Revival about last night. They respond that chasing the 24/7 Championship was beneath them, and they got momentarily caught up in it. They blame The New Day for making the tag division a mockery, and note that New Day have never beaten them.

After a commercial, Kayla asks New Day for a response. They reminisce on things they've ruined, but tag team wrestling isn't one of them. Kayla asks Kofi why he attacked Randy with a kendo stick. He says that Randy looked over at his family, and given his track record, Kofi felt he was justified in acting proactively.

Match Three: Samoa Joe vs. Kevin Owens

Before the bell, Elias is announced as special enforcer.

Owens opens with a dropkick, punches in the corner, Joe tosses Owens to the corner, punches, headbutt, Owens with a clothesline, goes for a cannonball, Joe dodges, Owens stops, Elias distracts, Joe pulls him to the floor, commercial.

Back on air, Joe is twisting Owens' neck, Owens with punches, Joe with a knee, Owens with a punch, Joe with a headbutt, Owens with an elbow from the corner, boot, clothesline, running senton for two, Joe with an uranage for two, tussle in the corner, Joe hits a top rope senton for two, Stunner, blocked, Joe locks in a Coquina Clutch, Owens rolls out, Pop-Up Powerbomb for two, Elias pulls the ref out of the ring, jaws with Owens, Joe rolls Owens up while Elias counts a fast 3-count.

Winner: Samoa Joe

Backstage, Rowan and Bryan tell everyone except Buddy Murphy to leave the locker room. They sit him down and tell him they know why he lied, but they need him to admit that he lied. Bryan keeps screaming at him to say that he lied, but he won't budge. Rowan attacks Buddy, then tosses him across a table, into a trash can, chokes him against a white board, Bryan keeps yelling at him to tell the world that he lied, and Buddy says, "Okay." Bryan says he needs to say it more clearly, and Buddy starts screaming, "I lied!" over and over again. Rowan tosses him across a garbage can.

After a commercial, Roman asks a production guy where Bryan and Rowan's dressing room is.

New Day come out for their tag match. Before The Revival do, Randy Orton comes out.

"How is it that you can come out here and cheerlead on the sidelines with your boys when you ran away from a fight at Summerslam? Now I know why you ran away from a fight at Summerslam, but do these people know why? You ran away because you know you can't beat me, you're not ready. You ran away in front of your wife, and some day your kids are going to ask you why you took the easy way out. Why you ran away from that big, scary man, and you're going to tell them the truth: that you can't beat Randy Orton. But, I will give you one more opportunity to prove me wrong. Instead of cheerleading on the sidelines while E and Woods do their thing, you and me join in and we have a six-man tag match?"

Main Event: Tag Team Champions and WWE Champion The New Day vs. The Revival and Randy Orton

Dawson and Woods tussle, Dawson with a chop in the corner, Dash in, Dawson with a stomp to the hand, Dash with chops, whip, reversed, Woods with a hurricanrana, dropkick, cover for two, Dash with an elbow, Woods with a chop, Dawson in, misses a punch, Woods with a rollup, Wilder breaks the cover with an armbreaker, Dawson with punches, snapmare, keylock, Dash in, stomps, Woods with a discus forearm, Dawson in, punches, toss to the floor, Orton back suplexes him onto the desk, commercial.

Back on air, Dawson has Woods in a hammerlock, Woods to his feet, goes for a tag, Dawson with a back suplex for two, keylock, Woods goes for a tag, blocked, Dawson tosses Woods into the turnbuckle, reversed, Dash in, E in, E clears the corner, pair of belly to belly suplexes, leaping splash, Dawson distracts, Dash with a forearm, Kofi in, double DDT by The Revival to E, Kofi with a crossbody to both, Boom Drop, Orton goes for an RKO, blocked, dropkick, suicide dive across the desk, Revival go to double team Woods, Woods fights out, hit with a Shatter Machine for three.

Winners: The Revival and Randy Orton

Revival attack New Day after the bell. Kofi makes the save, but Orton drops him with an RKO. He then drags him up, and RKOs him again. He hits a third, then leaves.

Roman confronts Bryan and Rowan backstage, who demand he apologize like he did to Joe. Roman starts prepping for a fight, before Bryan says they've conducted their own investigation, and they'll reveal the culprit next week.