The latest edition of SmackDown Live for July 31, 2018 took place at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL.
Here is a recap of the highlights from this episode for those who may have missed it:
— Renee Young starts the show interviewing Becky Lynch. Carmella comes out and distracts her with James Ellsworth's music, allowing her to get the jump on her. Charlotte Flair makes her return and runs to the ring to save Becky.
— Paige announces that Carmella will face Charlotte Flair tonight and if she loses, her title match at SummerSlam will become a Triple Threat match.
— The Bar defeated The Usos by pinfall to advance to the finals of the mini-tournament to determine who faces The Bludgeon Brothers at SummerSlam for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship.
— Samoa Joe cuts a promo on AJ Styles, saying he's not a good family man and prefers to be on the road instead of at home, but when he's done with him, he'll be home for a long time.
— Jeff Hardy comes to the ring and talks about Randy Orton, who comes out for a confrontation. Shinsuke Nakamura jumps Hardy and attacks him, but doesn't do anything to Orton, who sticks around to beat Hardy some more.
— Zelina Vega defeated Lana by pinfall after an unintentional distraction from Aiden English.
— Daniel Bryan cuts a promo about The Miz, who shows up on the Titan Tron to essentially call Bryan a crybaby and decline wanting to fight him.
— Charlotte Flair defeated Carmella by submission
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