 Cody Rhodes Confronted Undisputed WWE Champion John CenaWhat a weird, weird segment. We all assumed Cena would be back to being a babyface by SummerSlam, but we're so close to the event that I don't know why they wouldn't have waited until the event itself to do the turn, specifically by having him endorse Rhodes after he loses to him. The explanation for his turn here didn't even make sense. He was a cowardly heel two weeks ago and out of nowhere he's remorseful for his actions? This was way too abrupt and ridiculous to the point where it leaves me wondering whether it's a ruse and Cena will do something heelish at SummerSlam, which would also be moronic. And the idea of Rhodes turning heel would be even worse. Maybe I'm in the minority, but I wasn't a fan of this at all. Women's United States Champion Giulia def. Zelina VegaWWE has done very little to further this feud since Giulia took the title from Vega at the end of June (Giulia has been on television even less as champ, shockingly enough), but they showed out here and had a fun match. They work well together and the crowd came alive down the stretch. The key is making Giulia more of a regular on SmackDown so she can get over with the audience. AAA World Tag Team Champions Los Garza def. Mr. Iguana and Psycho ClownLos Garza issued an open challenge to anyone from Raw, SmackDown, NXT or AAA, so it was cool that they went with a team from AAA to give them more exposure. Of course, Mr. Iguana was a great choice after going viral with WWE fans at Worlds Collide back in June. There was nothing special about the match itself, but the crowd was happy to see Mr. Iguana and that was enough to make this worthwhile. Damian Prest def. Aleister Black by DisqualificationI was disappointed this didn't make the SummerSlam card, especially with Priest being from New York and SummerSlam being nearby in New Jersey, but hopefully the rematch makes Clash in Paris. This was good while it lasted, but they're definitely capable of better. Black getting himself disqualified protects both guys, puts more heat on him and keeps the feud alive. Talla Tonga def. Jimmy UsoI understand this was all about the preview for the United States Championship Steel Cage match we got afterward, but I'm over all of the infighting between the former Bloodline members. It's past the point of being interesting and the matches have not been stellar, to say the least. This was fine albeit forgettable. Thankfully, Tonga won his singles debut and it didn't end in a non-finish. Randy Orton and Jelly Roll Brawled with Logan Paul and Drew McIntyreAs I've said before, these four guys have done what they can to maximize the build to the bout at SummerSlam despite me personally caring very little. Jelly Roll in particular has played his role well and the crowd was behind him here, as I suspect they will be on Saturday night. This was another short and sweet angle to promote the match without giving too much away physicality-wise. Overall ShowI appreciate the effort to load up the go-home show with some bigger matches than usual, making for a solid show on the whole. For as much as I disliked the Cena segment, it will surely get fans talking going into Sunday night. The rest of the episode largely breezed by (may the three-hour era never return). I can't say the show sold me more on SummerSlam than I already was, but it was a quality episode, nonetheless.
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