WWE Smackdown Results
7/11/2017
Report by Mike Killam for Wrestlezone.com
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– The brand new WWE United States Champion AJ Styles is out to kick off the show, and the fans great him with a big chant. He makes fun of Kevin Owens but says the title is no longer about him, it’s about what it will represent going forward. Styles announces that he is bringing back the true U.S. Championship Open Challenges, and that’s how we’re going to kick off Smackdown Live here tonight… John Cena’s music plays and the crowd erupts the only way they know how for the 16-time world champion. Cena wants to make sure he heard Styles correctly, and wonders if he’d put the title on the line against the face that runs the place. AJ says all challengers are welcome, so the match is on!
– Referee Charles Robinson hits the ring and we get official introductions for this championship match, but before the bell can ring Kevin Owens makes his way out and complains that nobody wants to see another stupid John Cena and AJ Styles match for his title. He asks Cena why he even came back, seeing as how nobody missed him while he was gone. John makes fun of Owens’ look at tells him to come do something about it instead of standing out there talking. Rusev comes out of nowhere and blasts Cena and sends AJ flying to the floor. The heels beat them down and Rusev applies The Accolade on his reborn rival before leaving.
