Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown Live recap for July 9, 2019

In footage from earlier today, Dolph Ziggler is interviewed by Kayla Braxton in the parking lot. Ziggler calls Kevin Owens "an endless tub of excuses," then Owens shows up behind Ziggler and honks his horn. People stop to watch as Owens and Ziggler argue, then Owens punches Ziggler in the face, starting a brawl. The people watching have to stop the ensuing brawl, and Shane McMahon has to get security involved. Owens is ejected from the arena, while Ziggler is told to go inside the building. Sarah Schreiber then interviews Shane backstage. Shane says stuff like what happened earlier should be happening in the ring, and that he has a few ideas as to what to replace the original main event of Owens vs. Ziggler with.

An angry Kevin Owens shows up in the timekeeper's area, and says Shane McMahon should know the truth. He says that the McMahons - especially Shane - has gotten more TV time than anyone and that nobody wants Shane on television. As a result, everybody has to listen to Shane call himself "best in the world," and it makes him angry enough to bash his head on the commentary table. Shane demands that Owens' mike be cut, and Owens' mike is cut. Owens grabs another microphone, but Shane goes to the sound area as Kevin Owens yells at him so he can cut the second microphone. Owens then grabs a commentary headset, then Shane sics security on him. Owens then escapes through the crowd and leaves.

Before the next match, we see footage of Shinsuke Nakamura declaring that he is going solo again and that he is going to strike fear.

Shinsuke Nakamura beats Finn Balor with a second Kinshasa after Finn Balor makes it back in the ring in time following the first one.

Backstage, Shane McMahon meets with Drew McIntyre and Elias. McIntyre says they have not only the clear physical advantage, but the clear mental advantage. Elias says he has the perfect funeral song for The Undertaker. Suddenly, Dolph Ziggler shows up, still wanting a piece of Kevin Owens in the ring. Shane decides to pit Ziggler against Roman Reigns in tonight's main event, and says that he, Elias and McIntyre will be out there with him tonight.

We hear from Samoa Joe, who says that Kofi Kingston can deny the truth all he wants, but it cannot change the facts. He says he offered Kofi compassion and offered clemency to those he loved, and that Kofi refused it because he is everything he expected him to be. At Extreme Rules, he will tear down the last of the lie and expose Kofi for who he is before putting him to sleep and take back everything he has taken from those he loves alongside the WWE Championship.

In the ring, Kayla Braxton introduces Nikki Cross (who represents Alexa Bliss) followed by Bayley for a contract signing for the two-on-one handicap match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship at Extreme Rules. Bayley says she is here only to sign the contract and acknowledges that Nikki is here, but not Alexa Bliss. Bayley says she was manipulated by people who only cared about themselves, and she learned to become a champion on her own. Nikki gets mad at Bayley, but Bayley tells Nikki that Alexa is in her head. She then asks Nikki if she is really okay with helping somebody else win a championship before admitting she is bringing everything she has in the face of impossible odds. She then asks Nikki what she will do when she and Alexa lose and Alexa blames her for the loss, but Nikki says Bayley doesn't understand anything because her friends abandoned her. After Bayley signs the contract, Nikki then says that Alexa has promised they will become co-champions before signing the contract. She then asks Bayley to stick around for her match with Carmella, for when she gets to play, she gets all the fun.

Nikki Cross beats Carmella.

We see footage from two weeks ago in Tokyo, Japan where The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) beat The IIconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce) to receive a shot at the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships at Extreme Rules. Backstage, Billie and Peyton run into Paige and The Kabuki Warriors. Billie fakes being sick to get out of their match, but Paige is not buying it and says The IIconics are overrated clowns before slapping Billie. Billie almost fights back, but Paige asks her if she is sick before saying that their match is coming.

Becky Lynch and Allison Brie are on the cover of the newest issue of ESPN Magazine.

Backstage, Sarah Schreiber interviews Roman Reigns, who says that crazy nights have brought out the fight and made his career, and at Extreme Rules, he and The Undertaker will do their thing and Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre will rest in peace.

The New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods) show up. Woods says that he has a Triple Threat Match tonight against Otis and "The New" Daniel Bryan, and on Sunday, he and Big E have a SmackDown tag team title match. Big E says this is not his idea of being in a three-way on Sunday. As he says that they will become six-time tag team champions on Sunday, Daniel Bryan and Rowan show up. Daniel Bryan says the fans should be booing the new day, for despite pinning Big E and Rowan putting Big E through a table, The New Day still make jokes and fail to take their match seriously because nobody else takes them seriously. Woods tells Daniel Bryan he talks too much without saying anything, and says he wants to hear what Rowan has to say, stating that Rowan has taken orders from so many people that he and Big E don't know who his daddy is. This leads to "Who's your daddy?" chants from the fans, and Daniel Bryan says The New Day is deflecting true criticism with humor and jokes, and despite being talented and having great tag team matches, they never escape the middle of the card and are a comedy act. He then says the only thing worse than The New Day winning the SmackDown tag team titles are Heavy Machinery (Tucker and Otis) winning them, as they follow in their footsteps. Heavy Machinery show up. Tucker says they get that Daniel Bryan is the best, the greatest and the champ, but at Stomping Grounds, there was no denying that he and Otis took him and Rowan to the limit. Since then, they have gotten back to work, and last week, they beat Dolph Ziggler and Kevin Owens to earn an opportunity at the SmackDown team titles. Tucker and Otis agree they are blue collar solid, which means they can overcome any obstacle, including The New Day, and that they will become SmackDown tag champs and show that there is no party like a blue collar solid party. Otis reminds Tucker that that is Sunday, and tonight, he, Daniel Bryan and Woods have a match and he is coming.

Otis beats Xavier Woods and "The New" Daniel Bryan in a Triple Threat Match. During the match, Big E, Tucker and Rowan are all ejected from ringside after Big E and Tucker run right into Rowan and send him over the commentary table to stop a claw slam to Woods on the commentary table.

Backstage at catering, Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville confront Ember Moon. Mandy tells Ember Moon to find a tag team partner for a tag team match next week. Ember says she'll face them on her own if she has to.

We hear from Ali, who says that he runs towards evil because he knows that evil only wins when good stands by. He says he has seen - and fought - them all as a police officer and a man. He says there is no monster that he is afraid to dance with, and if you don't show up to dance, you don't win the fight.

We hear from Aleister Black. After being told that his opponent is not revealing himself at this time, Aleister applauds his opponent, but at this point, he does not care who his opponent is, for he will beat him. Suddenly, somebody sits on the right side of the screen. They are wearing a white suit, and when the man sits down, it s revealed to be Cesaro. Cesaro says he is the one who knocked on the door, as he is here to pick a fight with him. Aleister is pleased, and says that this Sunday, he will fight him.

When asked about the main event, Shelton Benjamin looks around silently before saying "Well." He is not heard when he says this, and he then walks away.

Backstage, Paul Heyman walks by before Kayla Braxton interviews Kofi Kingston, who is not stressed about Samoa Joe and his tactics on Sunday, as he got inside Joe's head and hit him with Trouble In Paradise. He admits that Joe is dangerous, but he welcomes the challenge as a fighting WWE Champion.

Shane McMahon, Drew McIntyre and Elias show up to guest on commentary for the next match following a "proper introduction" from ring announcer Greg Hamilton.

Roman Reigns beats Dolph Ziggler. During the match, Shane McMahon gets in the ring, but he is suddenly attacked from behind by Kevin Owens, who hits Shane with a Stunner before jumping back over the barricade.

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