Naomi and Becky Lynch defeated Natalya and Carmella
The Smackdown Live Women’s Champion teamed with Becky Lynch in tag team action. When Natalya was in control of the match, Carmella tagged herself in and tried to lock in her submission hold. Naomi fought out of it, Becky hit Nattie with a Bexploder Suplex and Carmella would tap out to the champion.
This was not anything incredible, but a tap out from Ms. Money in the Bank protects the number one contender. Didn’t it feel like something was missing in this segment? Something like a Queen? You can tell the level of competition takes a bit of a dip when she is not involved. I will keep an open mind on Naomi vs. Natalya, but they had better options. Also, Can Natalya do something with that ridiculous hair? I just do not get her overall look.
Aiden English vs. Sami Zayn
The Mozart of Mayhem took on Sami Zayn and picked up a surprising win. Aiden English is Smackdown Live’s Elias. He is a guy that has unique talent outside of the WWE ring, but is also able to lock horns with opponents of different sizes. English was so damn talented in NXT, but never got the opportunity to really thrive on his own until now. I think a roll-up win here does not hurt Sami and helps WWE look at what they have in the mid card. Now is the time to find out who will be successful and who will not. Smackdown Live has plenty of options and they are able to swap them out consistently.
I expect Zayn and Dillinger vs. English and Bennett on the SummerSlam Kick-off show. A fun, 8 minute match is not a terrible thing to get the crowd warmed up.
