Before SmackDown Live:
- 2K has released screenshot of AJ Styles for WWE 2K19 game.
- The Miz has finally accepted Daniel Bryan's challenge to a match at SummerSlam.
SmackDown Live Heighlights:
- Smackdown kicks off with Randy Orton announcing he erased Jeff Hardy's identity and puts the locker room on notice.
- Charlotte Flair & Becky Lynch defeated Peyton Royce & Billie Kay.
- AJ Styles sends a message to Samoa Joe by saying Joe will be lucky if he can even walk out of the arena after SummerSlam.
- Zelina Vega defeated Lana after Aiden English accidentally knocked Lana off the ring post.
- Daniel Bryan attacks The Miz on the set of Miz & Mrs, but The Miz and his valet overwhelm Daniel.
- Shinsuke Nakamura defeated R Truth.
- The Bludgeon Brothers defeated 3 local talents to win the 2 on 3 Handicap Match.
- The New Day beat The Bar to earn a Smackdown Tag Team Title Match against Bludgeon Brothers at SummerSlam.