WWE SmackDown spoilers from London: Roman Reigns appears

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WWE taped the 6/30 SmackDown at 8 p.m. GMT time from London’s O2 Arena today. 

The show aired live on BT Sports in the UK. It will air on a five hour delay on Fox at its usual time of 8 p.m. Eastern. 

Below are spoilers from the show:

  • Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens defeated Pretty Deadly to retain the WWE Undisputed Tag Team Championships in the opener. 
    • Zayn pinned Kit Wilson after a Helluva Kick
    • Owens came up limping on his left ankle after a cannonball in the corner. He favored his ankle for the rest of the match.
  • Austin Theory defeated Ridge Holland
    • Finish came after Holland hit a series of suplexes and looked to go for a Running power slam out of the corner but Theory escaped to the outside. Theory then hit a cheap shot to Holland’s throat through the ropes and landed a rolling dropkick for the win.
    • Theory continued the attack after the match until Sheamus came out to make the save. 
  • A video recapping The Bloodline Civil War airs. 
  • Bayley defeated Shotzi to retain her spot in the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match
    • Bayley received her traditional UK chants from the O2 Arena fans.
    • She got the win after a rake of the eyes and Rose Plant.  
    • Shotzi confronted Bayley and IYO in the back after a commercial break but they suplexed her onto a table and cut off a chunk of her hair. 
  • Logan Paul appears on The Grayson Waller Effect
    • A very negative reaction for Paul from the London crowd. 
    • Paul spoke briefly about what he would do if he wins the briefcase tomorrow before he was interrupted by LA Knight, who received a much more positive response. 
    • Knight said the odds favored him at Money in the Bank because he’s a megastar. Paul told Knight that he was only supposed to be a “mega manager” in WWE. 
    • Santos Escobar came out next. Escobar promised that the LWO would win the men’s and women’s MITB matches. 
    • Butch ran out and attacked Paul right away and then everyone started brawling and the show went to commercial. 
  • Butch defeated Santos Escobar and LA Knight in a triple threat match
    • Butch pinned Escobar with The Bitter End. 
    • After the match, Butch set up a ladder and everyone took turns trying to climb it and take down the briefcase. The segment ended with Butch eventually being the one to unhook the briefcase. 
  • In a backstage segment, AJ Styles accepted Karrion Kross’ challenge for a match. 
  • The SmackDown Women’s Championship match between Asuka and Charlotte Flair was thrown out after Belair attacked Asuka. 
    • Belair had been banned from ringside but purchased a ticket and was in the front row. 
    • After the match, Belair gave both Flair and Asuka KODs onto the announce table. 
  • AJ Styles vs. Karrion Kross, and Edge on The Grayson Waller Effect was announced for next week’s show from Madison Square Garden. 
  • Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman, and Solo Sikoa came out for an in-ring promo
    • Reigns said he would give his cousins another chance if they came out, bowed down, acknowledged him and apologized. 
    • This brought out The Usos. 
    • Usos came out and said when Roman loses tomorrow he won’t be Tribal Chief anymore. They then implied that perhaps Sikoa could be the new Tribal Chief. 
    • Things eventually broke down and the two teams brawled to end the show.