* SmackDown starts with
John Cena coming out to a big pop. He sends his condolences to
Daniel Bryan which gets a cheap pop. Cena cuts a promo on the Last Man Standing match against
Bray Wyatt at Payback. Cena insinuates that Wyatt has no balls. Cena sings, "I've got no pearls in my pants" to mock Bray. He accepts the challenge for Payback. Cena issues an open challenge and says he will face anyone that Bray chooses tonight. Bray appears on the big screen and cuts a promo.
* A
Bo Dallas vignette airs.
*
Cody Rhodes and
Goldust vs. The Usos is up next. Cody played a heel and got pinned after taking a superkick and splash from
Jimmy Uso. Cody acted upset with Goldust after the match.
* Los Matadores and El Torito are out. 3MB is out with Hornswoggle.
Heath Slater vs. El Torito is next. Torito wins what was described as a lame comedy match.
*
Natalya vs.
Nikki Bella is next with
Eva Marie as the special referee. Our correspondent says Eva can't ref any better than she can wrestle. Nikki got the win after what was described as a botchfest.
*
Dolph Ziggler talks to Renee Young and cuts a backstage promo on Batista. He says
Batista is the weak link of Evolution and tonight he will show him up.
* Batista vs. Dolph Ziggler is next. Ziggler comes out first followed by Batista to the Evolution theme. Ziggler wins by disqualification after Batista hits him with a low blow. Ziggler then takes a Batista Bomb. Batista beats Ziggler around the ringside area and comes back to powerbomb him onto the barrier.
*
Sheamus is out first followed by
Titus O'Neil. Titus asks how Sheamus can be United States Champion when he's not even from the US. Titus calls Sheamus a funny color "hot mayonnaise white." The match starts and Sheamus gets the very quick win with a Brogue Kick.
*
Santino Marella and
Emma come out for a match against
Damien Sandow. Santino wins a quick squash with the Cobra. After the match, Sandow cuts a promo about how he's always handcuffed but is a "good little soldier." The mic gets cut out on him. He walks up the ramp acting like his hands are cuffed behind his back, saying he's being held back.
*
R-Truth comes out to a big pop as he's from Charlotte.
Paul Heyman is out next for a promo.
Cesaro vs. R-Truth starts. Cesaro wins a short match with the Neutralizer.
* John Cena is out for the main event. The Wyatt Family comes out and surrounds the ring but The Usos run out to even the odds. Bray picks
Erick Rowan to face Cena tonight. Cena wins with the Attitude Adjustment. SmackDown ends with Bray staring Cena down from the ramp.
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