Backstage Segment
Daniel Bryan was on his phone again. Chad Gable came in and Bryan said he was sorry for trading his tag team partner to Monday Night Raw. That being said, it wasn’t just a one-sided trade. In exchange for trading Jason Jordan to Raw, Kurt Angle helped him sign one of his close personal friends to Smackdown! Bryan said this particular person would make a great tag team partner… SHELTON BENJAMIN has arrived! Gable lost his mind and said that he’d followed Shelton since his college wrestling days, and couldn’t wait to be tag team partners. Shelton is almost a foot taller than Gable. He’s enormous by comparison. The former “Gold Standard” looked hesitant about this tag team, but went along with it anyways.
Backstage Segment
Kevin Owens once again approached Sami Zayn and this time handed him a referee shirt. Sami said that he did think about it (in the ten minutes since that segment) and then he remembered all the numerous times he’s been attacked, stabbed in the back, and had the crap beaten out of him by Owens. He threw the ref shirt on the ground and said Owens is going to need help tonight, but he won’t be getting it from him.
.@WWEDanielBryan introduces new #SDLive acquisition and potential tag team partner for @WWEGable… @Sheltyb803! pic.twitter.com/B6wyf0c7px
— WWE (@WWE) August 23, 2017
