WWE SmackDown Live Results – August 8th, 2017

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Carmella vs. Naomi in a Non Title Match

They lock up and Carmella with a kick and she slaps Naomi. Naomi with an enzuigiri. Naomi with a sliding slap to the face and Carmella goes to the floor.

We go to split screen and Naomi goes to the floor and she hits Carmella with a forearm and they return to the ring. Naomi with a shoulder and she kicks Carmella in the leg. Carmella blocks a kick and takes Naomi down with a back heel trip. Carmella sends Naomi into the turnbuckles. Carmella kicks Naomi in the corner. Carmella moonwalks and hits a bronco buster. Carmella gets a near fall. Carmella chokes Naomi in the ropes. Carmella with elbows to the neck and a reverse chin lock. Carmella keeps Naomi on the mat when Naomi tries to get back to her feet. Naomi gets Carmella on her back and back to her feet. Carmella with an Edge-o-Matic for a near fall. Naomi with a back breaker and both women are down. Naomi kicks Carmella away and then hits a few flying back elbows and a flying clothesline. Naomi with the Speedball kicks followed by a sit out jaw breaker. Naomi is sent to the apron but she hits a round kick on Carmella.

Naomi goes up top and Carmella crotches her. Carmella goes for a handstancanrana but Naomi blocks it. Carmella tries to pull Naomi by the hair but the referee stops her. James Ellsworth appears from under the ring and she pushes Naomi off. Carmella with a thrust kick for the three count.

Winner: Carmella

We are back and Carmella and James walk in the back. They stop next to Natalya. Natalya says it is so good to see her because her chinless turtle freak of a friend is back for one night and he sticks his nose in her business. Natalya says that they better not stick their nose in her business. She says if they get involved, she will make Carmella’s chin look like Ellsworth’s.

James wishes Natalya luck at SummerSlam and they walk away.

We go to an interview that Renee Young conducted with Shinsuke Nakamura. Renee asks Nakamura about his debut on Smackdown and he says he wanted to be in WWE his entire career and he wanted to compete with the best in the world. First in NXT and now on Smackdown. Renee asks about facing John Cena last week. Nakamura says that for the last decade, Cena has been the measuring stick in the WWE. Cena is that guy. Nakamura says he beat Cena. He cannot describe what it was like to stand in the ring with John Cena. Renee asks Nakamura about facing Jinder Mahal at SummerSlam. He says it is more than an opportunity, it is his destiny. Last week, he beat John Cena. Tonight, he watches the Maharaja. At SummerSlam, the Nakamura Dynasty begins.

Jinder Mahal versus Randy Orton in a Non Title Match
They both start off with punches but Mahal with a knee and punches. Orton with a kick and punches. Orton with a Thesz Press and he punches Mahal. Jinder goes to the floor and Orton follows and punches Mahal and sends him into the ringside barrier. Orton with a backdrop driver onto the ringside barrier and they return to the ring for a moment. Orton with a clothesline on the floor followed by another back drop driver onto the announce table. Orton adjusts the announce table and Mahal returns to the ring.

Mahal with kicks but he misses a clothesline. Orton clotheslines Mahal over the top rope to the floor. Orton sends Mahal over the announce table and then he slams Mahal’s head onto the announce table. Orton goes for an RKO through the table, but Mahal pushes Orton off and he goes into Yeatonville as we go to commercial.

We are back and Mahal kicks Orton. Mahal with knees to the back and he applies a rear chin lock. Orton punches Mahal and connects with a head butt. Mahal with an Irish whip but Orton moves and Mahal hits the ring post.

We see Nakamura watching on the monitor in the back.

Mahal goes to the apron and Orton kicks Mahal a few times. Orton drops Mahal’s arm onto the top rope. Orton sets for a superplex and he hits it. Orton gets a near fall. Orton with punches to Mahal. Orton with two clotheslines and he hits a fallaway slam. Orton with punches but Mahal drops Orton on the turnbuckles. Orton with a power slam for a near fall. Orton kicks Mahal. Orton with a side head lock and elbow to Mahal. Mahal with a Harley Race knee and he gets a near fall.

Mahal sets for the Khallas but Orton with elbows. Orton sends Mahal to the apron and Orton with the IEDDT Orton looks around and sets for the RKO but Mahal with a rollup for a near fall. Mahal with a kick and Orton goes down. Orton counters a Khallas into the RKO for the three count.

Winner: Randy Orton

We go to credits with Rusev hitting Orton with a jumping thrust kick.

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