– Shinsuke Nakamura is headed to WWE Summerslam to face Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship after he defeated John Cena in the main event of Smackdown.
Nakamura overcame two Attitude Adjustments by Cena in the final moments of the match, including kicking out of a pin for the first one. Nakamura also countered a third by hitting a stiff looking German suplex before connecting with Kinshasa for the win.At the conclusion of the match, Cena raised Nakamura’s arm in a sign of respect as Jinder looked down at the ring from a skybox in the arena.
– Rusev vs. Randy Orton is now official for SummerSlam. Following Rusev’s win over Chad Gable on SmackDown tonight, The Bulgarian Brute cut a promo on how he has no opponent for SummerSlam. Orton then confronted Rusev and ducked an attack before leaving him laying with the RKO. Video from tonight’s SmackDown segment between the two can be seen below:
#TheViper @RandyOrton isn’t afraid of @RusevBUL, and it seems he wants the #BulgarianBrute at #SummerSlam! But for now… #SDLive #RKO pic.twitter.com/sAfNCgsbJ4— WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2017
Here is the updated card for SummerSlam coming out of tonight’s SmackDown:
Fatal 4 Way for the WWE Universal Title
Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe vs. Braun Strowman vs. Brock Lesnar
WWE Title Match
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Jinder Mahal
SmackDown Women’s Title Match
Natalya vs. Naomi
RAW Women’s Title Match
Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss
WWE United States Title Match
Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles
Special Referee: Shane McMahon
Rusev vs. Randy Orton
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